So Much Change!

We're back! Well at least to the blogging world. Here's the update on the whirlwind of craziness we've had in the past few months: 

First off, I graduated from BYU on April 19, 2012 with a B.S. degree in Bioinformatics! It's been 4 years filled with stressful nights and lots of studying, and I was so excited to see all my hard work result in something. Also, I was selected as the honored student for the BYU Biology department and got to sit on the stage in the Marriott Center at our convocation exercises. My whole family came down from Idaho, and we were able to spend the whole weekend together. Overall, it was a great celebration!

Next, Shawn finished his internship with Tanner LLC in downtown Salt Lake City (right next to the new City Creek shopping center too!- Lucky!). He loved his experience there! He did mostly corporation taxes at Ernst & Young, so this gave him a great opportunity to get more experience with personal and partnership returns. He also made some great work friends who will be friends for life. We miss them already! 

We also completed our first move of our married life, and it was a big one! We packed all of our belongings (which isn't really much at this point) into our impala and a borrowed truck and made the drive all the way to Moore, Oklahoma! It took us 2 days (21 hours or so), so we stopped for the night (which also happened to be our 4 month anniversary) in Denver, CO. I've spent most of my life in the West, so driving through the Midwest was a new experience for me. Shawn thought I was crazy, and maybe it was because I had been driving for so long, but I thought Kansas was actually really pretty. It was filled with gentle rolling hills and perfectly green grass that rustled in the breeze. We also had clear blue skies and an amazing sunset. So maybe I'm crazy, but I really liked the drive.

In the past couple weeks, we've been adjusting to life in Oklahoma. We're staying with Shawn's parents until we can find jobs and then an apartment. Both of those are turning out to be much harder than we anticipated so any and all prayers would be much appreciated. It has been so great living with the Beans! I couldn't have picked a better set of in-laws and I've loved the time we've got to spend with them so far. I also got an Oklahoma drivers license today, so I guess that makes me a true Okie now :)

Shawn's also officially a graduate student! He started classes on Monday and has intense courses for the next 4 weeks. We're glad that it's only for a few weeks, but with 3 1/2 hour classes 4 nights a week, it's going to be intense. I've been coming with him to campus so I can have a dedicated time to work on some research projects I need to finish up. Most of my time is actually spent on facebook and pinterest, but at least it's the thought that counts :)

We've also managed to have some fun in between all of the craziness. For those of you who are not married to a sports loving guy, it's currently NBA playoff season, and we're loving it! We're only 20 minutes or so from the OKC Thunder arena so we're cheering them on to the championships. We also went to the midnight premire of the avengers and LOVED IT. If you haven't seen it yet, go see it! Shawn's decided that it is now his all time favorite movie ever and even wants to go see it again in theaters. 

In the upcoming weeks, we really hope to have a place to call our own. I've been dying to decorate and make cupcakes (random, I know) and just have a house to take care of. Shawn will continue his classes, and we'll hopefully be working soon.

That's the update! Once life settles down even more, I'll try and post more often. We love and miss you all!!