And so life goes on.

School is such a blessing. I thought that once you decide what you want to do for your undergraduate degree your path is set out for you. Get undergraduate degree, get married on the way, work, and have babies. Well, it's not quite working out that way. The plan is MORE SCHOOL! It's like the high school feeling. The first few years you don't think about needing amazing grades because this is a means to an end. Well turns out it's not. All that work is just showing that you are ready to learn harder, faster, and become more competent in whatever you are studying.

The problem is what to study..?

I have already decided that I don't need to decide that right at this moment. As long as I apply and do my best the right doors will be opened (or shut if that's how its supposed to be)

Phew. I had to write about that before I could write about something that would interest my audience a little more. (Okay this might be equally as "journal entry-esk")

Today is our 4 months. YEY! 4 months of married life and I love every second of it. We always try to figure out what our high school life would be like if we would have just said "hi" to each other once. If we would have dated in high school and then I would have had to wait for him on his mission (I dream Nick has to leave me and go on a mission a lot.) He was a cute missionary wasn't he? 

He's worth waiting for :)

But he has already been to Portugual for 2 years serving an mission so the next mission he goes on we will be together. 

So these are the only pics we have of the two of us that I haven't posted of us. From Mexico. There is a more in depth post on our MEX trip from Kensley's adorable blog. 

I am a bit of a scatter brain. But I have an amazing man and I am blessed to be able to go to school and hopefully continue my education. What more could I ask for? 

The Joy of Knowledge

It's amazing how quickly life can change. I wasn't going to blog about my past week but I have amazing examples that were stronger than I. It was very appearnt that Louis Tanner (better known as Maggy) is a loved woman by all. She was my dearest friend and grandmother. I miss her. And like my sister I am hoping that this is a kind of therapy.


Thank you all who came on Saturday to support my family at her funeral services. Thank you for all the kind words and strength you gave me on that tough day. She is amazing and her love was Christ-like. That's all that goes through my mind when I think about her. She was a great example to me and I want to be just like her.

This is one of my favorite pictures out of her book. 

Maggy was an amazing wife to Poppy.

Aren't they just adorable?

My words are lacking for how I have felt the past week or so. I have all the knowledge in the world to know she is happy with her mother and husband and she doesn't have problems with her breathing or with her knees anymore, but I am still selfish and miss her.

 




Some pictures from our wedding. 












A very important thing Maggy taught me was the importance of Temples. Because of the Temple I know I will see her and Poppy again. And more importantly Maggy taught me the most important things in this life are eternal so cherish them. 

 Such a beautiful place! 

A great poem form Maggy:

Words Just Don't Say it All

Words are a poor excuse

for memories and

feelings that were.

My life today is

beyond logic,

beyond discontent,

beyond probable.

Some days I'm

like an old coat,

ragged at the sleeves,

missed stitches around the collar,

but comfortable for gardening.

Other days,

I'm a magnificent ball gown,

astonished all

over again with what

a snappy lady I am.

Believe me, it has been grand,

awesome,

comic,

tragic,

painful,

unforgettable,

and superb

And incidentally,

if my feet would

hold out, I would gladly

do it again.

School-Vacation.

First week of school.

WONDERFUL! 

Me and Kens reppin sparky forever ago!

So, we were welcomed back to ASU! Nick and I get to wake up together, eat breakfast together, go to school together, have institute together, and come home together. (except I slept longer than him and skipped breakfast because of it. We all start somewhere right?) But in general it's wonderfundle! 


Nick is majoring in biochemistry.

This is what pops up when you google biochemistry.

I DO NOT want to know what it is.

I am majoring in Speech and Hearing Science. I am minoring in Psychology and currently in the Speech Language Pathologist Assistant program at ASU. I LOVE it! The start of this semester has made me more confused whether to become an audiologist or a speech pathologist. Good thing I have a year to decide! 

After 2 hard weeks of school and work, we get to go to MEXICO with Jim and Kens this weekend!! I think it's time for a little flashback, shall we?

Okay, Nick and I have never been to Mexico together but he still is in the reminiscing. 

 MEXI COKE!

There's not quite an explanation for this one.

 Beach <3

Aren't they cute?

We can't wait! More picture to come!! 

Summers End

It's here, the dreaded/ anticipated end of summer. I work at a school for children with autism and we had a two week long break for their "summer." The last two days (Thursday and Friday) I had CIT training. Client/Crisis Intervention Training. Basically what to do when a client is in danger to themself, others or property. It was very interesting and I learned a lot! But of course out of all the days of my break, Nick didn't have to to go to work both those days.

He was more productive those two days than I had been in the past two weeks! He:

-Cleaned my car

-Did the laundry

-Cleaned the sheets

-Made me mac n' cheeese

-Vacuumed the house

-Cleaned the Bathroom

-Made me Breakfast

-Met me for Lunch

-Went to Lowes

-Figured out our rent drama (apparently its SUPPPER difficult for people to realize Nick May and Shelby Tanner equal SHELBY MAY!)

-Go to the Mall with me

And the list goes on. 

He's so great. I have a lot of growing up to do. 

After my training we went to the Baseball game. 

The newly weds can't be apart so I got to go with "the boys."

GO D-BACKS!! 

(They won! Duh!)

We got to hang out with our adorable nephew Easton at the game. <3

He loves us! Even though he tries to forget how much.

On Saturday, we went to Rockin R Ranch with my family for my Grandpa's birthday. 

My sister almost vomited when I showed her how cute these pictures were. She told me "You're married now, no more engagement pictures! Gross!" Thanks Shay! hahah 

Sometimes I do little photoshoots. Like I said, I'm still like 14 (Haha mentally) and I have some growing up to do, so don't mind my immaturity. I like my big camera!

I don't know if you can see it, but its a picture of a cat with no ears..

STELLLA!!

Little brother hangs out with me sometimes when Nick is at school. 

Thanks lil bro! 

Same with my wonderful friends who keep me company (Tay, Kens, and Mel (electronically)) and my family that entertains me while Nick is at his 5 hour night class. I owe you guys! (oh and Stella!)

Life is such an adventure! Balancing and keeping our priorities straight will probably come with the rush of school, married life,our church callings, work, homework, studying, cleaning, GROCERIES and many more things on our "To Do" list (I am sure I'll find time to squeeze in blogging.) I may or may not be so good at balancing...HELP!

  

One word, PHLEBOTOMY!!

Of course, the man I marry would become the very thing I fear!!

Our first adventure so far may or may not consist of Nick stealing peoples' blood. Yes it's true, he has started school to become a phlebotomist. if you don't know what phlebotomy is, like I didn't at first, its drawing BLOOD (with a needle, not his teeth!) 

A four week class, Monday thru Thursday 5pm-10pm (Hence why I started blogging). It is the start down a long road of possibly medical school or PA school (which isn't so long.) Luckily, the Arizona Medical Training Institute is literally three minutes from our apartment so I can see him on breaks! 

His first pair of scrubs!

This wasn't quite the ideal end of summer. But he loves it! VAMPIRE NIGHT is on August 23rd if anyone is interested in helping students practice stealing your blood. I am not brave enough to do it, therefore I feel it's my duty to get as many people there. :) 

I love my amazing hard working husband! He is the best thing that has ever happened to me! He is the most selfless person I know. My sweet Nicholas EDWARD May <3 (No pun intended.)

About us....and why I am starting a blog.

Well...here it is, our first blog. Since Nick and I started dating he would ask me "are you going to blog?" My answer was usually maybe, I don't know, or we'll see. With my best friend living in Florida and my friends local telling me they they will actually read this, I was still wondering how I could ever come up with anything anyone in the world would care to read... but today we got internet and look what I am doing... blogging.


About us..

Disneyland trip for my 21st birthday is when sparks began to fly. After chasing me for a year, I realized how much I wanted to be with Nick at the "happiest place on earth."

A fairytale beginning, our first kiss was at the top of the ferris wheel at the State Fair.

Well here we are, on our way to the Bahamas to get engaged!  

(I had no idea!)

3/12/11

<3

One of my favorites of the engagement pictures.

May 27, 2011 we were sealed for time and all eternity in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.

It was the greatest day of my life! 

(Thank you Shay for letting me steal this picture from your blog :) )

Our beautiful honeymoon in Huntington Beach. 

Well there it is. Our (my) first blog post! All about us and my justification for starting a blog. This "May or May not" interest anyone (haha SO cheesy but I needed something a little creative.) Hopefully eventually I will become a pro like my friends and sister whose blogs I read and laugh my head off because I think they are so cool. 

Someday there will be more interesting updates on all our adventures in life.  This is like our cyberspace scrapbook (I hate scrapbooking so this works for me.)