Tis' the Season!

What a crazy day...Nick and I woke up to find it snowing outside our window this morning. It was a blessed sight as I love snow around Christmas time. We ate breakfast together as it has been awhile since we have been able to spend time with each other. I got all the ingredients out to being the endeavor of baking christmas sugar cookies. I was a little nervous since I've never done this without my mother. As I began to read the ingredient list I noticed I didn't have any baking powder only baking soda. I decided to hurry and run to wal-mart to get a few things.
So all afternoon i've been making sugar cookies. It started out wonderful and ended wonderful. I just wish for a bigger kitchen with more room. I also made wonton stars for Nicholas this evening. They turned out perfect and I can't wait for him to come home from work. We have 4 more days until Christmas. I still have many things on my list left to do before we can offically celebrate. Presents need wrapped, still need to buy a few more presents, back bags to travel out of town, clean up the house and do laundry. I work at the university for the next three days. I also will be nannying on wednesday for one of my families. Nick will be working for the next four days and then he will be off until the 30th. We plan to spend Chrsitmas eve and most of Christmas day with his family. Then on christmas day in the late evening we will be travelling to spend about 3-4 days with my family.
Tis the season...To all

So Thankful~

Good Afternoon,
I always say to my self dont forget to updat the blog and then 4-5 dys have passed. Things have been going well. We were able to dig out of the snow storm and resume our lives as normal. I finished my first semester of Graduate school yesterday at noon. It felt so good to finally be done. It went so fast and was an awesome learning experience. I am so thankful for my mentor Wes Brooks who encouraged me to attend classes. I have really enjoyed every minute even the rough times. I am thankful for a supportive and motivating husband.
The next couple of days will be a relaxing and enjoyable time as we prepare for the holiday season.

Winter Wonderland...AKA Blizzard

Lastnight was crazy...As nick and I sat and watched the snow fall. I kept saying to him.."I 'll believe the predictions when I see it." Little did I know that when I woke us this morning there was 16-17 inches of snow on the ground. We had drifts up to the door that are 5-6ft tall. The wind is blowing and the windows are all iced over.
I woke up at 7:30am this morning to answer my phone and then decided to start cleaning the apartment a bit. I did some dishes, put the dishes away and began to start breakfast. I put a pot of coffee on for Nicholas. I was trying to be quiet so he could sleep in a little this morning. I also decided to start a crockpot with homeade scalloped potato & ham which we will be having for dinner tonight. If feels so good to just spend some quality time with him and to have almost all the chores done.
Our goal today is for me to finish my final papers and then to just sit around and watch a few movies. We will continually keep you up to date on the Winter blizzard.

Where has time gone?

Wow! It has sure been awhile since I was able to get on this site. There have been many changes in The Roberts household. Nick is still diligently working at Hy-Vee as an assistant manager. In his free time he helps the Grand View maintenance department scoop the snow on the campus. He is a great husband. On his days off he does and excellent job helping around the apartment.
Well, If your unaware in August I start back to college pursuing my Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State University. It is crazy to think that I have almost finished my first semester in graduate school. It has been an amazing journey. In september I began the process of converting to catholism. The classes will continue until easter vigil where I will take my first communion and officially join the catholic church. This has been a journey that I feel is bring my relationship closer with God and my husband. The support that Nick has given me through this process has been amazing and I love him for that. I continue to work at Grand View University in the office of Student Life. I still also oversee Jensen and Knudsen Hall.
As a couple Nick and i have been discussing the possiblity of  beginning a family. It has not be an easy decision but it is an important topic for us to discuss. Our faith in God will help us to know when the right time for us as a couple will be.
We look forward to spending our first christmas together as a married couple. We put a tree up in our apartment and decorated the livingroom window with some christmas lights. The holiday season is a great time for us to sit back and reflect on all the special people in our lives.

We have found craziness in our life!

Good Evening! Well, It has been crazy busy here over the last several weeks. I thought to myself along time ago that I would be blogging everyday. Well, that definitely has not been happening. So above are a few things that we have been dealing with. I think the last time that I was on the blog I told you that Nick and I have been dealing with a mess as our apartment has been getting a face lift. The college has been painting the living room, Kitchen, hallway and bathroom. It has been stressful, chaotic and awesome. Nick and I have been super happy with the job that has been done. They have not yet been able to get to the bedroom. I have been working very long and hard getting students moved out of the dorms on campus. We have also been getting the dorms cleaned to transition summer residents to their summer space. I interviewed for the director of housing here at Grand View. The interview took place last Monday. It has now been a game of waiting. Sometimes I feel that no call is not good. But, it is important to keep a positive attitude as possible. Some of the other pictures that I placed are from the wedding photographer. I had to take a picture of the picture. She has the site locked down so you can't take your own photo. This week has been crazy busy for both Nick and I as we are both working many hours and Nick has been applying for more jobs. He no longer will be working for Modern Woodmen Fraternal Financial as he felt the job just wasn't something he was into. We are extremely excited about the pictures that were taken by the Professional wedding photographer. She is an amazing person and we look forward to continuing our work with her. Nick and I would like to recommend her to as many people as possible. Approximately 4 days ago Nick and I Dog sat for his parents dog Hobbs. We brought him over to our apartment and he slept all night at the foot of Nick and my bed. At some points I was afraid to roll and move. I forgot to let you know that we also had a busy weekend as Nick graduated from College on April 24th. His Grandparents and Godparents came back to see him walk across the stage at the Veterans auditorium. It was the most wonderful time to see him walk across stage with a giant smile. I will continue to keep you updated a little better on the happenings in our life. God Bless.

Our Life is a Whirlwind right now!

Good Evening! As I sit here tonight finally at my own computer I thank Grand View for finally getting my living room and kitchen painted. Tonight I was able to get 85% of the things put back together. Nick had to work at Hy-Vee from 6pm-11:30pm. He is now home and ironing his clothes for tomorrow. Things are starting to get busy here now as they are coming almost everyday to paint, sand and patch the walls in the apartment. The last several days have been pure chaos as the apartment has been in shambles. I think my sanity is slowly starting to come back as things begin getting back in order. I have issues with things being out of place. It is my OCD kicking in. I have been waiting and waiting for the wedding pictures to be posted by the photographer. I think I will e-mail her this week and see how much longer. Today, Nick and I have been married for exactly one month....It is even more amazing to be married. We truly enjoy each others company. This coming weekend we will be busy as it is check out week here at Grand View and Nick will be going through Graduation Commencement on Saturday. I will be posting pictures soon. God Bless

The Apartment is getting painted!

Good Evening! Well, I wanted to let you know that I had a crazy busy weekend dealing with residence life issues. The Roberts family on the other hand had a wonderful Easter. Nick and I spent the morning with his parents. He then had to work at 3:00pm at Hy-Vee. I have been working busily in the apartment all weekend to get things in order for the painters. Today that came in and covered all the holes in the walls. It is such a blessing to know that soon we will be able to hang things on the wall. It will look 100 times for homey. Nothing much is really going on. the semester is winding down and the students are getting wild.

Busy week!

Good Morning! Wow I can't believe that it has been almost five days since I last posted. I was trying to avoid that. Things have been crazy busy this week. I've been working 20-25 hours in the office at Grand View and then 20 hours a week at St. Theresa's School. When I come home i either have things to get ready for at Grand View or I nanny. Nick and I tried organizing the apartment a little better. While he was at work lastnnight I tore the entire bedroom apart vacuumed and deep cleaned. I also figured out how to take the closet doors off and but to shelves in the bottom and reorganized the bedroom closet to be more user friendly for short people like me. I then proceed to move the kitchen area around and finished when Nick arrived home. He was extremely excited that I had completed some much while he was away. The apartment is looking great and we can't wait to put some new pictures and things on the walls. Also yesterday the painters came in and began mudding and patching the holes in the walls. It will be awesome once we get the colors picked and put on the walls.
Today I got up after sleeping til 10:00am. I had a really long night lastnight doing Grad Assistant things and taking care of an issue on campus with another Grad Assistant and some of our Resident Assistants. Once I got out of bed I made the bed, opened the curtains and windows to let the sunshine and fresh air in. I proceeded to the kitchen to cook Nick breakfast. We ate breakfast together and then cleaned up...We both headed down stairs to start our laundry. We are trying to keep on top of things as we have a busy weekend ahead of us. I work at the school this afternoon, then nanny until 9pm. Nick works at Hy-vee today from 4-9pm and then will be home. Hopefully things will be quite around campus tonight. Tomorrow Nick and I have a few errands to run and then I have to nanny at 7Pm-1030pm. Nick has the night off and was thinking about doing something with his buddy Robert. Sunday we are going to 7am Easter mass and then out to brunch with Nick's parents. I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend. God Bless

A busy weekend but very productive!

Good Evening! Above you will find pictures of the bathroom, the new shower curtain is up, the rugs are laid, the new cabinets are up and it is finally finished. Nick and I worked evening Friday to get both cabinets put together. They have greatly improved our storage space in the apartment. You will also see that we finally got our bedding placed on the bed that we got as a wedding gift. We are very pleased that with how it goes with everything. We also have been diligently working to get over 200 thank you completed so that we may sen them in the mail tomorrow. We are super excited to say they are ready.... We both have been working and studying. He is studying for a life and health test and i am studying for my boards... Have a great week.

It's hard getting into the swing of things!

Good Morning! As you can see I have been slowly trying to get back into the swing of things. We had such a great time on our Honeymoon sleeping in and resting up that now my body kind of likes it. Over the last several days Nick and I have been working on all the Thank yous for everyone that sent a gift or came and celebrated with us. We are so grateful to have been blessed with awesome gifts. Our families have been amazing and we want to make sure that they all get thanked for their hard work. I've been working in the morning at Grand View and the early afternoon at St. Theresa's School. When I get home I have been trying to keep things cleaned and try to organize the apartment a little bit at a time. I believe that this is going to be a slow process. Nick has the day off tonight so i think we are going to have a night together. We haven't decided if we are going to the Bucs hockey game to see Robert or if we are going to chill and watch movies. I will be nannying tomorrow night and Nick has to work. Therefore we will not be seeing each other very much. Hope your having a great week.
Love,
The Roberts

More Photos from Wedding Weekend!

Rehearsal / Rehearsal Dinner (Below)

Good Morning! So I have been kicking myself because I haven't gotten on here very much to blog. It has been kind of crazy trying to get back in the swing of things here. I wanted to add some photos from the wedding rehearsal and the Rehearsal dinner. Everyone that I run into continues to congratulate Nick and I. It is exciting to finally be married. We are definitely enjoying married life right now. Lately we have been trying to organize the apartment. We brought a few presents back with us and it was like a tornado hit the apartment. I hate unpacking. Over the last couple of days we have been working on thank you and trying to get them done and ready to be sent out. It has been a great process. We are super thankful for everything that we have been blessed with during this special time in our lives. Over the next several days I will continue to add more photos that have gotten. I hope that you enjoy them as much as Nick and I have been. Thank you all

Oh the Honeymoon!

Good Evening! It has been along time since I have been able to get on here and blog. I've been itching to get pictures put up of our honeymoon and some of the pictures we got from our wedding. I hope you enjoy the awesome pictures above...We went to Cancun and stayed at the RIU Caribe Hotel and resort. It was the most amazing and romantic trip Nick and i have ever taken...We learned in a short period of time that early mornings and long flight can cause bicker amongst each other...But were married now and that is part of life...As we flew into Cancun it was like a dream. The ocean was extremely blue and the sand on the beach was white. I tried taking lots of pictures from the airplane of the coast line. It was hard but I was able to capture them. Once we finally landed be deboarded the plane and proceeded to pick up our luggage and head for the transportation gate...We spotted our transportation agent right off the bat.We waited for approximately 5 minutes before leaving the airport with several other couple who were on there honeymoon. We actually talked several times to different couples throughout our stay. Once arriving at our resort we checked in and headed to have lunch. It was an outdoor beach bar. We enjoy lunch while listening to the waves splashing on the shore. We swam several times in the ocean, swam in the pool and laid in hammocks. We meet a very nice couple from Wales named Denise and Mark Quarrington. We had drinks with them in the evening and meet them for dinner a couple of times. We exchanged information so we can keep in touch on facebook. One day we went Jet skiing on the bayside of the ocean for 2 hours. They took us to a deserted island and picked up sea shells and pieces of coral. Another little mission that we did was to take a romantic ride on the Columbus Lobster dinner trip. We visited with other couples on the cruise. We danced and listened to the saxophone player aboard the cruise. We then had a few drinks and we below deck to have a steak and lobster dinner. It was one of the most romantic times on the honeymoon. We couldn't believe the amount of alcohol that was being consumed by people around us at the resort. My fair skin was easily burned on the second day of the trip. My legs swelled a little and got really tight. It was like I had retained lots of water. Overall we had such an amazing time that we plan to take another trip again soon. Hopefully next time we will visit Puerta Vallatra. Please continue to check back as we will be adding pictures from the wedding. God Bless you all