Marshall and I had found a house that was for rent about 1 month before we got married. It was the perfect little house. It was built in the 1940’s and I fell in love with the quaintness of the home. The problem was that it was not ready for rent even though they had it listed as a rentable home. The bathroom was not working there was no running water and the kitchen did not have working fridge or stove. Well we moved our stuff in with their promise that it would be finished in 2 weeks plenty of time before the wedding. Well we ended up having to find a new place 4 days before the wedding because they never finished the bathroom. Oh well Lesson learned. So we rented this little home 400 square feet and lived there for 4 months. Then found an apartment that was below our friends. We ended up there for 2 years and loved it. Before we had been married a year we had moved 3 times. Growing up I moved a ton and so moving was not to big a deal. But Marshall lived in the same home his entire life. He moved only a couple of times on his mission. So moving was not a big thing in his book. So we settled into the apartment and loved it. We had a cozy 2 bedroom apartment. 
We were a happy little couple. We made really good money and had no bills. We had a Tacoma truck, car, and a 4-wheeler. We sold my little Geo within 1 month of being married Marshall’s choice. I got to upgrade to a sedan. We went 4 wheeling almost every weekend and camped in a tent 1 time before we decided to buy a camp trailer the first week of June. We found a really cheap one and made it our own. It was orange inside but it had running water and was only $500. Then we spent the next 2 years fighting the never ending trailer guests the mouse family.
We went to Canada for a family funeral we left on a Wednesday afternoon and made it home by Monday and 2200 mile round trip. We learned that you need more than 100 CD to make a trip like that. Our next trip will have a few books on tape.
We went to St. George to the Tuacahn Theater to see “Beauty and the Beast”. Marshall really surprised me for my birthday that year. We loved going to do something different and relaxing and have made it a family tradition to try to see at least 1 show a year.
Marshall got a new job working the graveyard shift. With the company he is with today. He loved it and worked his way up by his hard work and determination.
My family had a missionary come home who got to meet Marshall for the first time. My other brother graduated high school. Marshall Sister had a baby.
For us life was just fun and exciting. We wanted to wait to start our family. We wanted to get to know each other and have a working relationship before we dove into being parents. Looking back at our decision it was one of the best choices that we ever made. We have a stable relationship. We love each other very much. I am so glad that the choices we made brought us closer to each other and gave us a stronger relationship.
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