Class of 2010

My little brother is all grown up and moving on the college, tear*…it’s about time! When I think about high school I think,"that was forever ago! What are you (Preston) still doing there?!)

So good job Preston, and welcome to the ‘real world.' We’re glad you are now old enough to decide where you eat your lunch.

 

We very classily attacked Preston with silly string at the end of the ceremony.

Summer Harvest

I debated for several days at the beginning of March if I really wanted to plant a garden. I’m not the best at remembering to water and with work and taking care of the rest of the house, gardening usually becomes a neglected chore.

But I sucked it up and told myself my dirt was already and I committed myself to watering every day. And now I’m sure glad I did. Nothing tastes better than a home grown tomato.

Elle’s toy has become our scarecrow. Darn birds keep eating the squash buds.

This was our first cucumber, it didn’t taste so good, but their was a little one hiding behind it that turned out great.

I decided to give cantaloupe another chance this year. Last year didn’t go so well, and I now have my first melon growing. We’ll have to wait and see how it does.

Our peach tree also gave us lots of good peaches, but their aren’t any pictures here because I eat them ALL! :)

To Mothers

 

HaPpY MoThEr’S DaY!

 

A Taste of Greece

After several weekend of nothing but chores, errands, and yard work, I decided early on in the week that the coming weekend would be for play. Time to put away the mop forget about the dust bunnies and have some fun.

We went to Tempe’s Greek Food Festival at Tempe Town Lake and eat some great food.

Of course there were Gyros.

 

And some Greek dancing, which Dave classified as lame, and stated that if someone asked him to pretend like he could dance this is probably what he would come up with. I will admit it was a little less than impressive.

So after being so impressed with the dancing we had to go for some Loukoumades (delicious fried dough soaked in honey and topped with cinnamon and sugar) not so good for you, but sooo delicious.

We had a great time enjoying what will probably be our last cool weekend for a very long time. It was wonderful and I’m now trying not to think of how much make up work there will this coming weekend…

Blessings Will Come After a Trial of Faith

Every day God tries to teach us little lessons. For the past two and a half years I have tried to be an exceptional listener and here is some of what I have learned.

• Patience, patience, patience. It’s the Lord’s timing not mine.
• Good health is something to be cherished.
• God gives us small miracles in the mists of greater storms to help us continue on.
• Hope and faith never fail.
• Things are not always what they seem, don’t judge.
• Being bitter and jealous gets you nowhere.
• Never, ever ask “why?” it’s life, that’s why.
• Complete trust and interdependence with your eternal companion makes everything easier.
• The atonement brings power and peace to life.
• When you say “Not my will, but Gods” you have to really mean it.
• When you feel more alone than you have ever felt in your life God will embrace you.
• Focusing on what you can control in life, rather than what you can’t, brings peace, a sense of purpose, and a renewed feeling to life.
• God answers prayers!

Our little blueberry is growing right on schedule and is due to arrive November 24th. We got to hear its heart beat at 125 beats per minute today, it was amazing! We are so excited, so humbled, and feel so blessed!

San Diego

For our fourth anniversary, (I know I will say this every year, but “Omg, it’s been four years!”) we spent the weekend in San Diego.

My Boss has to make frequent trips there and loves to go boating, so he recently boat a houseboat there and offered to let us stay there. Free place to stay! We were all over that.

So Thursday I came home for work all ready to hit the road, but to my surprise Dave had spent his whole day off cooking hiss famous lasagna for me. So of course we sat and eat. It was delicious. Then we hit the road.

We spent Friday at Sea World (since Dave had never been). We had a nice relaxing time enjoying all the animals. It was so great because there was hardly anyone there.

Dave loved the polar bears,especially their caves.

Shamu was great, and thankfully didn’t try to eat anyone.

But our favorite had to be the dolphins. Dave became good friends with one in particular, and he would follow Dave’s hand side to side in the water and when Dave would lift his hand the dolphin would splash us all.

One dolphin sat in the same spot forever and let me hold his tail.

After Sea World, we went out for dinner to a seafood restaurant that sits out over the water. We got  there right at sunset, it was beautiful, and the food was great!

 

Saturday morning we went to a session at the San Diego Temple (which turned out to be in Spanish!) The beauty of the San Diego Temple is incomparable, it is absolutely gorgeous! Dave and I both agreed that the celestial room is more like what we imagined them to look like before ever going inside one. Beautiful!

The rest of Saturday we spent walking the shops at Sea Port Village, relaxing at Coronado Island, and watching a late movie. We had a wonderful time together, and I am so glad Dave is mine for eternity!

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Just Married

Last weekend Dave and I had the privilege of attending the wedding of a good friend I used to work with at Kids Corner. He seriously is one of the greatest guys I know! There aren’t too many people out there with the character that Brad has. Orchidia (funny name) is a very lucky girl.

It was a beautiful wedding, and was fun to be a guest at a wedding that didn’t involve a “line.”