Kind of a Prologue

I've been meaning to start blogging for a while now but never really felt like I had anything interesting to share. I actually started a blog before this one... and never kept up on it and I forgot the password and stuff... so I started from scratch haha!
Anyway, today I have really been thinking about how important it is to record events, thoughts, feelings, experiences and lessons I learn for my kids and their kids to read after we have gone. I do have a journal but I really think blogging is a great way, not only for that purpose, but to also allow others to learn or benefit from those things as well.  At least I hope all who read this find something useful, helpful, or uplifting from our blog.  And I hope I will be able to better reflect on my life and appreciate the experiences I go through with a greater meaning.
I know most of you who are reading this probably already know Trey and I, but I want to retell our story thus far in our marriage and our dating life just to have on record.
After I graduated from Calaveras High School (Central California), I moved out to Saint George, Utah to attend school at Dixie State College and live with my mom's sister and her family who helped me so much in my growth as a person and became my second family. After a year of going to school I started working at Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches and this is where I met Trey.  He grew up in Saint George and graduated from Pine View High School.  He served an LDS mission in Chile for two years (2008-2010) and when he got home in August he started working at Jimmy John's as well. Come to find out, he was also in my single's ward at church. 
Now if you hear Trey tell this story he has a slightly different version.  I was the ward pianist and Trey came up to me after the meeting and asked if I could give him piano lessons, which I agreed to do.  He asked what I usually did on Sunday's and I told him I spent them at my boyfriends house (which I did).  He thought I was just trying to get a hint across that I wasn't interested in him hitting on me :) So after a couple weeks, I broke up with my boyfriend and I started hanging out with Trey.  I wasn't interested in dating AT ALL, however, and I made it a point to make that clear to Trey.  So we became best friends.  We literally hung out EVERY DAY, along with our best buddy Thomas, and a lot of other kids from the ward.  But Trey and I had a connection and I was scared to admit that to myself.  I wasn't ready for another relationship, and it meant a lot to me that even though Trey was in love with me (haha) he was patient and stuck by my side and earned my trust, while dating other girls and making me insanely jealous in the process!  So, after 3 months of getting to know each other, becoming best friends, and always being there for each other, I was ready to give him a shot.  So November 17 we became "official" and November 18 we decided we wanted to get married!!!! I KNOW WE ARE CRAZY OK??? :) Best decision of my life. Trey proposed on my favorite day of the year, Christmas eve, in California with my family and we were married on March 12, 2011 in the Saint George LDS temple. 
Life has been crazy since then, and as you probably can guess we like to take things fast! And we are now expecting our first baby in April :) I get emotional as I talk about our little family right now.  We've had our ups and downs like any marriage, but I am so happy to say I love my husband more and more each day and I know he feels the same.  I am so blessed to have him in my life and as my husband. He has been so wonderful, from working insane hours to none at all for a while to getting an amazing job and still stressing on weather he is doing enough, to dealing with my crazy pregnancy hormones, and my normal girl ones too. He is always there for me to lean on when I am losing faith, or just need a good cry.  He makes me feel like a princess everyday and he is so quick to love me for my imperfections, and to recognize his own and correct them as best he can.  I am so in love with him and the best part is I get to keep him forever! And now we have something that is both of ours to share and raise and love together.  Our baby boy, Kohen Daniel Guernsey will be here in 3 short months and we couldn't be more excited.
Something I have learned while being pregnant is how much Heavenly Father loves me.  I have realized things about myself that I never knew.  I know with out any doubt that He has a plan for me. And I know he has sent me this precious baby to take care of a teach and love so that I can be humbled and learn charity and how to love unconditionally.  I am scared of a lot of things like going through labor, and the sleepless nights ahead of me, and not being adequate, and so much more. But I am NOT afraid that I will have to do it alone. There will be hard times and there will be wonderful times and I know my Heavenly Father and my amazing husband will both be there for me to help me in my weak moments.  I know my Savior, Jesus Christ, went through so much in the garden, and that because of His suffering I can accomplish anything.  I know that through His atonement I can continue to learn and progress and I can be made strong through Him.  I am so thankful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  It is what has made me who am I today.  I am not perfect and I have made MANY mistakes in my life. But each day is a new day! 

Sorry this was a long first post! I hope it didn't put anyone to sleep :) I'll keep them shorter in the future, but I am excited to be able to share the happenings of our life and hopefully make a difference in yours as well. So get ready because 2012 is going to be a crazy year :)