Catch Up

Most of you don't know what's going on in the life of Jen or only know part of the story. So, this is where I'm going to play catch up and get you all up to speed!

We'll start from about this point last year. Last March Josh and I moved from Bountiful to Idaho Falls because Josh had graduated from Weber and had recieved a job offer in IF. Go forward a few months and you'll find Josh asking me for a divorce. It didn't happen overnight, but he had changed and wasn't the man I married. In a nutshell, think of a gospel principle and he probably had stomped all over it like it was nothing, which in turn destroyed our marriage. We seperated towards the end of July last year. The divorce finalized in December and that was that! It was the hardest thing I've ever had to go through in my life, but I am through it and better for it. I'm back to being myself, good ol fun-loving Jen!

I'm still living in IF for right now. I don't have plans to move, unless something arises. So, we'll see! I have physical custody of Katelyn and have joint legal custody with Josh.

Katelyn is 2 years and 9 months. She'll be turning 3 at the end of April. Wow. Where does the time go? I seriously look at her and still have to sometimes pinch myself, to remind me she is real and that I am a MOM! There's nothing like a serious situation that snaps you back to reality. Last Friday Katelyn and I were trying to walk out the garage door to go over to Jess and Forrest's house, when Katelyn tripped over my foot. She smacked her face onto the tile and split her lip open on the inside of her lip.




The gash was huge! I bawled uncontrollably because I knew she was going to have to go and get stitches, which just broke my heart. I would have much rather have had the injury happen to me, because I'm sure it would have hurt us both less. I can handle the physical pain, but it just ate me up inside to see what she had to go through. That feeling inside, as crappy as it was, gave me the reality check to remind me that I am a mom and that I've always known it. Crazy how life hits you like that.