Fun Factoids

So ... I stole this from a friend who was tagged in it on Facebook. Here's my own answers :)

1. My favorite color is eggplant purple. It's the color of my purse, phone, wallet, bathroom ... you get the idea.

2. My full name is Sadey Jo Chadwick.

3. I am a Sophmore at Provo College.

4. I use correct grammar and punctuation in my text messages, Facebook chat, etc.
5. I always drink Pepsi and Root Beer.
6. I played softball in high school
7. I am majoring in Nursing.
8. I could live off of cheese quesadillas and chili sauce

9. I graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 2008.
10. I grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah.
11. I have two younger siblings, Taylor (16) and Savannah (13)
12. I am such a cleaner person since getting married.
13. I’m not very nice to people who aren't real and are dishonest.
14. I’m extremely loyal to the people I love and care about.
15. I hate anything with broccoli, peas, carrots, and mushrooms.
16. I turn 21 next August.
17. My all time favorite book is Lone Survivor.

18. Insects seriously freak me out. Just ask Nick.
19. I hate when other people make me late.
20. I live Orem, Utah in a 2 bedroom apartment.
21. I’ve got sleeping issues. I can't for the life of me sleep through the night.
22. I am currently reading the Book of Mormon (yay!) and my anatomy book (yuck!).
23. I play the piano, guitar, and I love to sing.
24. Anne of Green Gables, Pearl Harbor, and She's the Man are a few of my favorite movies.
25. My eyeliner always has to be done wherever I go.
26. My husband and I love to watch sports together, watch Fox News, and go out with friends.

27. My toe nails are always painted.
28. I am very cranky when I wake up in the mornings.
29. I spend all my money bills it seems like. Funny how 2 bank accounts join and you're both as broke as ever.
30. I am a very nurturing person. I love to take care of people.
31. I’m already stressed about my anatomy class.
32. I would be a great hair stylist.
34. I love the fact that I lived in the same house my whole life until I moved away from home. I don't think my parents will ever ever move.
35. I don’t have time to get sick.
36. I laugh at EVERYTHING.
37. I always have to have the light on when I walk around at night so I can make sure I'm not stepping on any bugs.
38. I have a love of photography.
39. I listen to everything: country, pop, rock, techno, piano ... The list goes on.

40. My favorite time of year is fall.
41. I have had alot of friends come and go but the friends I have now are irreplacable.
43. I hate to cry in front of people.
44. I love chinese food.
45. I’m obsessed with making sure I'm always doing the best I can. This means me putting a little too much on my plate sometimes.
46. I love to cook, and I'm pretty good at it.
47. I’m only 62 inches tall.
48. My favorite genre of music currently is country. I love Miranda lambert, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, etc.
49. Music touches me in ways that words never will.
50. My favorite thing to wear is scrubs or a comfy pair of sweats.

Positives In Life

Life has been so crazy hectic since coming home from the honeymoon back to reality that I haven't had much time to sit back and even breathe. But this morning after getting ready for work, kissing a half awake husband goodbye, and hopping in the car, my mind started to wander to all of the things that I still have to get done within the next little while. Then all the sudden the thought popped into my head, like it has done alot lately, "Look at all the good." I thought "Alright, alright ..." and started numbering off the good things that have happened lately to myself. Here is what I came up with:

I have been so blessed with my job and the ability I have to take time to study there. With school starting I needed to change my schedule. Since I started I've worked every Sunday afternoon from 2:30-10:00 which has been really rough on me. Ever since I can remember Sundays have been a day of family time and really time for my testimony to grow. Well, long story short my new schedule is Wednesdays and Sundays off (I do still work every 3rd Sunday morning) and I couldn't be happier about it.

I'm so lucky to have so much time with this guy. I've been reading alot of blogs and talking to alot of friends about school starting and everyone is complaining of having to go days without seeing their husbands. I got to thinking about our new schedules and Nick and I are so blessed! With both of us doing full time work and school, the time we are going to have together is great! We both work mornings, have school in the afternoons, and get to be together for dinner every night. Perfection.

It has seriously been such a blessing to have gotten about a million of these from the wedding. It's been crazy for me to realize how FAST the small things add up! (Welcome to reality right?) Garbage cans for the rooms, cleaning stuff, tuppeware, stocking the pantry, condiments for the fridge ... the list goes on. Although I have filled my quota on trips to Target and Bed Bath and Beyond for the next 7 years, I am extremely grateful for the friends and family who have supported us and helped us get a jump start on this whole marriage thing :)

It has been such an experience to be able to see Nick and I growing together as a couple with prayer together, scripture study, going to church, family nights together, talking about our thoughts and impressions, going to the temple together, and really trying to make the gospel the center of our lives. I am realizing more and more the power of a testimony and what our faith can do.

 Aren't these two just beauties? My mom is seriously so good at multi-tasking and being creative. I've seen more and more of my mom come out in my personality with this whole decorating the apartment and getting everything settled. I love that i was able to learn that from her. Debbie is just the sweetest thing. It's been fun to learn from her and get her outlook on a positive life. I think it has really helped me and changed who I am and how I look at things.

Okay, so this picture represents Nick a little more than it represents me, but it's still funny. There's a few positive things that have come out of this schooll year starting up. 1: It was pretty easy to be able to schedule our classes around work, and around eachother's schedules which I am SO happy about. I was dreading having to barely see eachother during our newlywed months but I think we just might survive :)  2: We were able to get into all the classes we needed to, no problemo's whatsoever. 3: We've got friends to borrow books from which will hopefully save us some $$'s!

Married life is the greatest. It's been a whole TWO weeks! :) I have never been happier than I am right now. I feel more like who I am supposed to be with Nick than I ever was without him. He is eternally my best friend and sweetheart. I knew life would be good and I knew we would be happy but I couldn't have imagined life to be this wonderful. I am so thankful my Heavenly Father gave me Nick. I am truly blessed.

I am so grateful that I am learning to look more at the positives in life and be happy with where I am at. Life is so much better when you are grateful for what you have here and now, rather than always looking towards the future. It is important to look ahead and plan for a better life but just realize that your life right now is what you need to enjoy. I'm trying to savor every moment of this incredible time of my life right now and I hope that you are too.

" The heart of marriage is memories; and if the two of you happen to have the same ones and can savor your reruns, then your marriage is a gift from the gods." Bill Cosby

Playing With Guns

When Kelly and Mollie invited us to go up with them to Mollie's family cabin we jumped at the chance. I have been telling Nick I want to go camping and 4-wheeling for months now. The cabin was a little ways east of Jordanelle and we had a blast together. Here are a few pics:

Our Little Love Nest

I'm in love with our bedroom set

Yes, majority of that is mine ... and the shelves that line the sides

Here is Nick smiling about the X-Box we bought for him. A few of his friends got him the X-Box live and Call of Duty so he is now functional again :)

Don't mind the clutter. Still getting all settled in

Some of the gorgeous photography from the reception that I stole from mom and put em in frames

Our cutie pie kitchen. The only thing missing is counter top space. Yikes! I survived cooking snicker-doodles with stuff stacked all over the place today so I think I might survive!

Only 1/4 of the family room is showing here because the other 3/4 was covered with cardboard, wrapping paper, and plastic at the time

The hallways that leads from the TV room, family room, and kitchen down to the bathroom and bedroom

Nick and I all sweaty after a day of arranging and rearranging the apartment until it looked just right :)

It's been so awesome to have a place to come home to that is ours and realize that my husband is there waiting for me. Married life is seriously the greatest.

Honeymooners

Ah the honeymoon ... If only it lasted forever. Where to begin?

August 12th: Once we left the reception center we had to take a pit stop to clean the shaving cream, condoms, and lube off of the car (yuck!) After that was taken care of we were on our way to Midway. We stayed at the Blue Boar Inn which was absolutely gorgeous. 

This is what it looked like when we pulled in

I had to get a running jump to even get up on this thing. It felt like I was sleeping on clouds though which made the effort to get on it completely worth it.

More of the room

Here's the bathtub and sink area. The bathroom and shower is through the door.

We took a quick snapshot before we headed down for breakfast the next morning

After breakfast we packed up the car and headed to Vegas. We had to make a few stops before we finally got on the road but we made it. We seriously talked and laughed the entire drive. I love that we never ever run out of things to talk about. We're always laughing together and seriously I am just always grateful for the time I get to spend with him. We finally got there and pulled up to this:

The Golden Nugget! 

This is the chandelier that covers the entire lobby ceiling. I thought it was so gorgeous.

One of the many huge fish tanks around the hotel

Our cute little room

The next morning we decided to grab some lunch (because we slept in way past breakfast of course) and then head to the temple. We did sealings which was so neat to do just a few days after we were sealed ourselves. It was really a neat experience for me to be able to seal sons and daughters to the people we were acting for as well.

It was SO SO hot!

Just a shot of my sweetheart driving. That smile seriously makes me melt!

Nick and I swam at the pool for a little while and then we went and saw Phantom of the Opera that night. It was so incredible! I grew up listening to the play on CD and I definitely was not let down seeing this show. Highly suggest!

Cute picture of Nick and I waiting for the elevator in the parking garage

Sunday we just slept in and wanted to be lazy. As you can see here:

Pretty sure that was us at like 2:30 in the afternoon. That's one of the many upsides of a honeymoon right? Eating what you want, sleeping when you want, and doing whatever you want? 

After that Nick decided to go try his hand at the Black Jack tables. On his second hand I got ID'd and asked to leave. Dangit. I'm old enough to be married but not old enough to gamble my money away? Very stupid in my opinion. After that we left and decided to do dinner at Chilies. For anyone who know me that is clearly my favorite besides PF Changs and PeiWei. Anyways, we ate there and got completely stuffed and decided to go and walk Freemont Street. Here are some pictures :)

After Freemont Street it was back to the room to get everything packed up so we didn't have to do it the next morning. We woke up early, checked out, grabbed some Micky Dees, and were on our way. We made it back home safe and sound on Monday around 5:00. 

The honeymoon was so amazing and so fun to be able to be away from reality for a little while.