Happenings

So much has happened since my last post...not surprising since it has been over 6 months since I last said anything about our lives!!! Well the biggest news is that we have finally sold our house!!! It is weird to no longer be home owners, especially because now we are renting the house that we previously owned. It is weird, surreal, and a huge relief!! We are now praying that God would open up a door for us to find a house that we love and can truly call home in North Phoenix. We are so ready to be done with Laveen (no offense to anyone living out this direction). For now we are content to rent for much less than our mortgage was, save money, and pay off more debt. Life is good! =)

Josh's car (the 97 Ford TBird) finally decided to crap out on us! So we are back to carpooling. On the days that I work carpooling is fun; I get to spend the morning and evening with my hubby! But on the days that I am off, I am either stranded at home without a car or have to drive him to and from work, which racks up our daily miles to over 140 miles. Not good!! But soon hopefully we will be closer to everything we drive too far for! Thank you Lord!

Otherwise things are still the same for us...lots has happened in the last six months but I won't bore any readers with major details. I could probably write a book! Anyways I will try to get better at posting but we shall see! =)

i'm horrible

ok, so i have decided that i am the worst blogger ever! a lot of my friends apologize for not posting because they have a newborn at home, are missionaries, or have other life circumstances that prevent them from consistently blogging...bu me, i just stink at it. i have never been very good at the whole email, correspondence, and apparently blogging thing! part of me just thinks "who the heck really reads this thing anyways", but then i remind myself how much i love reading from everybody else's blogs and i guess there may be a few of you actually waiting for a davenport update.

nothing too exciting has happened...we went to vegas in april, had a blast, lost money, you know the typical shananagans that happen there. i have pictures from a disposable camera, because of course we forgot the digital one (guess what else i'm horrible at? taking pics! - it would have been helpful if i married someone who was good at it...then maybe we would have pictures of our life =) hence there are not a lot of pics on my blog). i will try to post those soon.

june and july were uneventful. in august we went to cali to visit my parents. it was so fun! my brother got engaged in february (is he really old enough?), so we had fun visiting with and getting to know jill better. we went to the beach, brought the dogs, and didn't even get burned - thats a small victory. i have noticed that as i get older, i am sad when i leave my parents. so i really savored every moment with them.

september, blair and jill came for a visit and we got to know jill even better. we had fun with the wii and just hung out. they are planning their wedding in spring of 2012, so still plenty of time to get to know my future sister in law better. i am also remodeling our bedroom this week. and i promise i will post pics of that. i am so excited to have that done and a brand new room.

i celebrate my 28th birthday in two days! i cannot believe i am that old (i know it's still young but...). as i reflect on my life...God has blessed me so much in my short lifetime. i have had many friends that have impacted me so much in my life and walk with Christ. some of them i am no longer in contact or close with but i love them and will always appreciate their love and friendship. i know that one day we will all be together again. my prayer for this upcoming year is that God will continue to challenge me and lead me. i hope that i continue to be open to the Spirit's leading and follow hard after His calling. i am so thankful for my job and the opportunity that i have to show the love of Christ every shift. being a nurse is hard, but rewarding when you are able to be used to heal people. i have always enjoyed serving people and this is a wonderful avenue to do that.

i continue to pray for God's will with us starting a family. at times i get so discouraged, but i am content. i know that God's plan for my life is so much better than any plan i could make for myself. we often don't understand God's timing, but it doesn't matter because i know his timing is perfect - my peace comes from understanding that truth. many of my friends have become pregnant within the past year, and it is fun to celebrate with them!

well thanks for listening to me ramble on about my thoughts of the day! i will try to get better at blogging and hopefully post some pics soon!! =)

Praises for My Husband

Well I just thought that I would write and share how wonderful my hubby is. Josh had to get rid of his assistant manager back in the beginning of March and while he is training a new assistant, he has been working 7 days a week! That's right you heard me, 7 days with no breaks! He works 9am-7pm Monday-Saturday; then noon to 5pm on Sundays. Josh has been so great during this stressful period. He has not complained, and he knows how important his job and income is to us, so he grinds it out. He was blessed by having Easter off (go figure I was working), and he got to spend the day with his family. He really enjoyed his day off!

Then finally, last Friday after 30 plus days...he got the entire day off! We hung out the whole day and it was AMAZING! We went shopping, watched a movie, came home for a nap, and then went out to have dinner and watch the hockey game (go Coyotes!!) with our good friends Ryan and Krista. It was so good to have the whole day with him and just be goofy, lazy, and enjoy each others company without work demands.

This upcoming weekend we are going out of town to Vegas, so stay posted for further updates. Hopefully after this vacation, he will be able to have Sundays and Mondays off and our lives will be somewhat normal again...wait is there such a thing? Well whatever normalcy we do have, I am glad that I get to spend my days with such a great guy!

I love my man!!! =)

The time has come...

For me to finally update my blog! I don't really know who reads it, but if you do...I am sure you have been dying to know what is going on with The Davenports...

Well lets start back in November...

In November we celebrated our 4th anniversary!! I cannot believe how quickly time goes by. We went to San Fransisco for the week of our anniversary and it was a blast. We were definitely due for a week of fun and relaxation. We had such a great week...we went to all the different piers, Alcatraz, Ripley's Believe it or not museum, took a double decker tour bus of the entire city, went to China town...and did many more touristy things. It was so beautiful at the end of November. Since our anniversary fell on thanksgiving, San Fran was all decked out in Christmas decorations. It was BEAUTIFUL.

Here are just a few pics from our trip...

Here we are on one of our nights out on the town...

Here we are at Alcatraz with a wonderful view of San Fran behind us...

And of course the Golden Gate Bridge

On our trip God was also really working on my heart...For those of you who don't know, Josh and I have been trying to start a family for a year now. While we were in San Fran, God really impressed on my heart that the time I have with Josh is precious. He gave me a new perspective on my "baby wishing". Of course my new perspective doesn't mean that all of a sudden my desire to have a baby and become a mommy went away...but He gave me a new found peace. I know that I will be a Mommy some day, but I am content with His timing. Every month I wait expectantly hoping that His timing will be "this month", but when it is not...all I can do is thank him for all the blessing that we do have in our lives. Hopefully that makes sense...

December-was crazy busy!! I had an interview for a new position in the hospital. It was to switch floors and go from days to nights...we were really praying that God would open up a position for me to go to days. And guess what...? I got the job!! I started on the Telemetry floor in January. We were blessed to spend time with our families for the holidays, and we had a lot of fun with every one.

January-I started my new job!! Yay! What a blessing...I feel absolutely like a new woman working days. I am sleeping good, eating better, working out daily, and the best of all...spending every day with Josh. Even on the days that I work, I love coming home and being with my hubby every night. It really makes a huge difference! =) Thanks for all the prayers...

February-we are starting our Dr.'s appointments to find out what is going on with our bodies that is preventing us from getting preggo. No results have come back yet, but I know regardless of what the results of any tests say God is still in control of our bodies...so once again I have a peace. But God is definitely teaching me patience while I wait.

I will try harder to keep updating this blog...I just forget about it...I am terrible with things like this. Anyways have to go get din din ready for my hubby!! =) I love being married!!

October Update

Well here I am thinking that maybe I should update my blog that I was so anxious to start, but haven't posted anything in over a month! I told you I was bad at this...

Work news...I am trying to switch to days right now. I am so tired of nights. I have been unable to sleep at night when I am not working, and then all I want to do is sleep during the day. This is so frustrating for both me and Josh. Also it is hard because when I work my nights in a row, Josh and I don't see each other for four days. I hate that! I get so emotional when it is time to go back to work that I just wish I didn't work at all! If I cannot switch to days on my floor, then I will continue to search for possible jobs on other floors or with a different hospital/agency all together.

On the school front...I still don't know why I went back!

News from Josh...God is doing some pretty cool stuff in his life right now. It is always so amazing to see God working in our lives. Sometimes He works silently and changes happen without us realizing it; and sometimes His hand at work is so obvious and we are praising Him for He is FAITHFUL!

Nothing else to update on right now. I am at work so I should get back to it!

We are joining the Blogging world!

I am a little scared about joining this on-line nation, but I think that it is about time I catch up with technology. I have been thinkg..."how can I update people on our life, stay connected with those we rarely see all without going crazy?" Well the answer was to start a blog. Those of you who know me well, know that I am horrible with emails and even worse with calling people back. I want friends and family to be able to read what has been going on with us, but I just seem to never find time to share with everyone...so hopefully I won't royaly stink at this blogging thing!!

We are doing fantastic right now! Josh continues to manage Audio Express in Paradise Valley and I am going on my 9th month as a New Grad RN!! I have learned so much in the short time I've been out of school and on my own. I love patient care, but am finding that already I am getting burned out with "floor nursing." I have decided to go back to school...I know I am CRAZY...I'm in my 3rd week and am already regretting this decision. I am at Grand Canyon Unniversity going thru an RN to BSN program. Lots an lots of writing. But continuing education will ultimately open more doors in the future.

Well that's it for the updates for now. I just got off of work and am exhausted. Working nights is hard! More updates to come...

Brittainy