Well I started a new job last week. It’s a fantastic job that I never in a million years thought I would be lucky enough to get but then, my luck has been treating me pretty well the last few months!
For a while there it was looking like this was going to be the shortest-lived blog in internet history because even though my job is fantastic, it is also time consuming as jobs tend to be. But, I am determined to keep anyone who is interested updated on the fabulous lives of Mike and Danielle, so I will do my best to continue writing.
I have spent most of my free time the last week or two unpacking the last of our boxes. I’m hoping to be completely rid of every box before my mom and sister come to visit on Tuesday. I have also been doing a little bit of decorating around the house and I want to share one of my favorite decorations and the story behind it.
You may remember this crystal statue of a blue heron from our wedding reception. Admittedly, this is a rather odd place to put a crystal heron and if you saw it, you may have wondered what it meant…
The day Mike proposed to me, we had gone on a hike along a river in Bend, Oregon. After we had walked for a few miles to a waterfall, Mike popped the question and I, of course, said yes.
This is the view from where I was sitting when we got engaged!
As we were hiking back out of the forest, we saw a blue heron in the river next to us. As we continued walking, the heron followed us down the river, which we thought was pretty cool.
Some Native American tribes believe that the blue heron is a good omen. For example, seeing one before a hunt was a sign that the hunt would be a good one. Now for the incredibly cheesy part…Mike and I like to think that the heron that followed us that day was a sign that our marriage would be a happy and harmonious one and I have to say, so far so good! (Spoken with some sarcasm, of course. We’ve only been married for seven weeks!)
But things are going very well for us. Mike has been working hard at Costco and now that I am working we are pretty much on opposite schedules: I work from 7-4 and he typically works from 1:30-10 so we won’t be spending a whole lot of time together but it hasn’t been so bad. When we do find some free time we usually spend it watching movies or going to dinner with friends. I especially love living so close to my old high school, getting caught up with old friends has been a blast. But mostly, I’m just loving being married and getting to hang out with my best friend every day. We really are so blessed!
Driving to California - We got to the beach in about 6.5 hours. Awesome!
Walking down to the water - we lazed around and played in the water for about 3 hours. It. Was. Fantastic. 
Waiting in line for Disneyland, Mike is pouting because I took away his glasses for the picture. You can tell they are missing an arm and give him crazy eyes!
Waiting in line for our first ride
