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Guess who FINALLY got a job?! And not just any job, the perfect job! I interviewed with a DDS last week, and the whole interview I knew he would be great to work for. He's an LDS dentist (not that I wouldn't be happy working for a non-LDS dentist) and during the interview he actually told me about Elder Worthlin passing away! He saw on my resume that I had received my YW Recognition award (thanks to another girl who encouraged me to put that on it!). Anyway, he called yesterday with the news, and I've been super excited ever since! I will be working for Dr. Kyle Lambert in Cheyenne. Driving back and forth to Cheyenne will be interesting, but with nobody hiring in Laramie it's totally worth it to me. Dr. Lambert is a newer dentist and just bought out an older practice. He updated the whole office with new operatories and digital everything, so that will be nice. I'll be working 2-4 days a week, but it's not for sure when I'll be starting yet. Most likely after the new year. Steven and I are really excited and feel like this is an answer to our prayers. I definitely think I needed to be humbed and remember that Heavenly Father has his own time table, which doesn't always match up with what we think is best for ourselves! If you want to know more about Dr. Lambert and his practice click here.

Our First Christmas Tree

We finally put up our Christmas tree and decorations on Wednesday night! Steven has been (and still is) super busy with finals being this week, so we had to squeeze it into his schedule. We've been looking forward to doing this since before Thanksgiving and probably would have done it as soon as we got home from Lovell if he hadn't been so busy. We both wanted a real tree, but figured since we'll be gone for over 2 weeks we didn't really want to come home from break to a floor full of pine needles so artificial it was. Steven has always had a "fun tree" with lots of ornaments, while I prefer a "pretty tree". He likes colored lights, I like white. Marriage is about compromise, right? I think I got my way more than he did :) Needless to say, we have a "pretty, fun tree" and we both love it!

Trying to get the branches PERFECT!

Yeah, we ran out of ribbon...Don't worry, I got more

I'm a little OCD when it comes to things like this :)

Steven got to put the star on

The finished product. Fun, yet pretty!

Our Pharmacy and Dental Hygiene ornaments :)

Horrible picture, but our cute stockings. Obviously we had nowhere to hang them, so we got a little creative!

The Filipino nativity my Mom gave us. Our first one! They are made out of cement, and Steven said that's how a lot of them are really done in the Philippines. He brought his mom home one that is bamboo.

Steven has 3 finals this week and will be completely finished on Wednesday. We haven't finished our Christmas shopping yet, so we're heading to Denver for a few days on Thursday. I'm excited to get our shopping done, and get to spend time with my husband who I haven't seen much lately! Anyway, we had so much fun shopping for a tree and decorating and now it finally feels like Christmas in our little apartment! Happy Holidays!