Where will you be in 5 or 10 years?

I have recently read someone's blog about changing plans.  I got me thinking how many times that has happened to me.  Am I where I thought I would be when I was 17?  HUH NO WAY!!! But would I change that?  HUH NO WAY!!!  When I was 17 I was barely going to graduate high school and there was NO WAY IN HELL I was going to College, pshhh. I had no idea how, but I was going to travel the world, own a house with a washer and dryer and have dogs (not crazy cat lady).
I didn't know....
that my traveling would start in New Mexico.
in no time at all really, I would meet the guy of my dreams (only now he has a face).
that we would live here (for what seems like) forever.
I would soon decide what I want to be when I grow up.
I would go to college (I may be a forever student).
My AMAZING hubby would decide he wanted to be a Nurse Practitioner.
I would life in one apartment for almost 6 years.

Am I where I thought I would be now I am 27?  Who really knows, I guess it all depends on how grateful I am for what I have been given.

For almost 6 years now Kendall and I have discussed MANY times where we are going to live, what we are going to do, how many kids are we going to have?  Believe me they are my favorite conversations.  I love saying we are going to have 4 kids by the time I am 32 (that one is definitely going to happen (secretly I hope we have twins sometime and it does)).  I like to dream that I will get my masters degree and then become a CPA.  THE BIG QUESTION is where are we going to live?  I think we have discussed living all over the country evan South America.  Kendall would like to work for IHS which means we will have to live somewhere next to or on the REZ.  I know what you are thinking that that sounds AWFUL.  It really sounds DELIGHTFUL to me.  I have lived in the city long enough to know I belong in the country.  I am not making any announcements we will live in out tiny 1 bedroom apartment in the city for at least another 2 years. Earlier I mentioned telling people about plans that never really happen.  I can say I thought I would live in Utah with my hubby but I do not see that happening anytime soon.  I really LOVE dreaming about where we are going to be.  So if I tell you we are moving someplace in a certain amount of time please know WE ARE ALL TALK!!! We have learned long ago we are not in charge of this life.  We are just listening to what HEAVENLY FATHER wants us to do.  I have to say he is planning my life WAY better than I could have.

Where will I be in 5 or 10 years from now.  I don't know I would probably eat my words if I said.

27?

I have recently turned 27 and I am HATING that number.  I told many people I am going to be 26 just one more year and then I'll give 27 another try.  So since I am picking my own age I thought I would be 18 again and I didn't like that, I don't want to be a teenager EVER again.  21 even sounds too young.  When I turned 24 I didn't realize it until I was 24.5 and that was scary I was driving (I could have been killed).  26 is a good number for me for now but I am scared that when 28 gets here I still won't be ready so I better get used to this 27 stuff before this year is gone too.  I need more time for everything why does it have to go so fast.

Kendall

Anyone who knows me, knows I am hopelessly in love with KENDALL!!!  I say this because I seem to never think of anything else to talk to people about, I seem to only talk about Kendall and how proud of him I am.  I have heard stories from him and other people of how he USED to be.  If the people he USED to hang out with saw him now, I wonder what they would think.  I also wonder what people around here (church, Albuquerque, and Cache Valley), think of my long-haired (is that a word) Indian. It always makes me wonder if people judge him by his looks.  I think people around here just see a "typical"(insert your own definition here) Native American.

I wish ALL people could see the Kendall I get to see everyday.  He is super humble and doesn't like to talk about himself.  I have seen people talk to Kendall about the military and Kendall just lets them talk he doesn't usually pipe up and say I know I have been to BOOT CAMP or I have been to IRAQ or I was there FIRST.

If you where to see him today you never would have thought that he was baptized into the church not only when he was 21 and LEGAL but also in the MARINES.  You probably would never guess that he served a mission and was 23 while on his mission.  If you where to look at him you might think he speaks spanish only because you thought he was latino and not NATIVE AMERICAN.  I love the stories he tells of his mission when he was a greenie people would talk to him in spanish and then scold him for not knowing his language, when really he was just new to speaking spanish.  I think everyone young man has the same thought when they open their call, that they wanted to go out of the states.  Kendall did,  then he soon discovered NEW JERSEY has people from all over the world.  He later realized New Jersey was better because it was like serving in all of South America instead of just one country.

If you were to just look at Kendall and the LIFESTYLE we are living today you might judge him for not working and providing for us.  What you probably wouldn't guess is that Kendall is THE SMARTEST person I know.  He is educated and is getting his MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN NURSING.  That is why he is not working and why we watch People Court everyday and have the occasional LUNCH DATE.  We are living the dream right now!

One day at church some older lady gave Kendall grief for his long hair.  Before I judge her I would like to say I think she thought we were inactive at church because we ARE LIVING THE DREAM.  Her comment disturbed me because she was doing the judging, she doesn't know of how great of a person Kendall really is.

Another Lady at church knew Kendall is an RN so she interviewed him for one of her classes.  I am so grateful I got to be present for that interview because Kendall is so HUMBLE and I wanted her to know just how great Kendall is too.

The reason for this post is because Kendall just turned 31 and he is embracing it and I am so very proud of him.  I want to thank him for EVERYTHING he does for us.  Times are stressful around here with neither of us working and I know we will be OK soon.

If you are reading this (this is mostly a reminder for myself) try not to judge people before you get to know them, they might be a veteran or a student or just being themselves.