Try a little harder to be a little better

I was shocked to hear the news that President Hinckley had passed away last night, which is funny because he was 97, but he seemed like he would be with us forever. I loved him SO much and felt like he was MY Prophet I will miss him, but more than anything I am overwhelmingly happy for him and Marjorie. I know the sealing power is real, and that he is with her now. I am so grateful for this knowledge, sometimes I forget that not everyone knows and believes, how hard would life be if this was it. What an example of the perfect couple, plus they were two of the cutest people ever! I will miss his talks in conference and his kind, wise advice. He inspired through his example and I hope that I can be a little better because of all the things he taught.

Catch-up

Bryan graduated this past April Yeah! Bryan had a great job lined up with a fortune 500 company and we were headed to Mississippi. But long story short, he ended up with another great job offer here in Utah that would offer a much better family life: only 40 hours a week, close to our families, etc. We really had to weigh out the decision 'cause we were excited about the other job and moving around the county for a few years. As many of you know I am the worst decision maker in the world, (were talking 10 minutes in the candy bar isle debating between peanut butter M & Ms & Skittles), so this was tough. But in the end it was just the obvious decision to make for our family, so here we are and it has turned out great. We actually work at the same company so we get to carpool and eat lunch together, pretty sweet.

Me & Bryan @ his Graduation(Plus a random old man
'cause I don't know how to use photoshop)

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Happy Anniversary!

Well, we just celebrated our 5th anniversary, crazy how time flies. Its funny, sometimes, we still think we are newlyweds, but this is a pretty serious milestone. Bryan whisked me away for a mini vacation. It was so nice to have a break and to be able to relax together. He planned the whole thing we went up to a castle up in Salt Lake, a Bed and Breakfast called Castle Creek Inn. For all of you in Utah, I highly recommend it. It was an actual castle (kind of randomly placed right in Sandy) with huge doors, metal knights, the works. It was a blast. But it was hard to come back to real life after living in a castle.

After reminiscing about our wedding day and five years of marriage I can't help smiling and just feeling plain lucky, Bryan is so thoughtful, kind, great and fun. I remember 5 years ago I was nervous about getting married, not about Bryan, but just about marriage in general. But I have been pleasantly surprised, married life is wonderful, not perfect of course, but really, really wonderful. I have been blessed to have a husband who is also my best friend. I love hanging out with him, he is my strength, and is always lifting me up. I love him! And I am looking forward to 50+ more anniversaries.

First Blog & Exciting News

I am thrilled to announce. . . our adoption profile is finally online at LDS family services. WooHoo. We are so excited. Since I found out it was up there I have have been grinning from ear to ear. I guess it is like finding out you are pregnant, except that I could be pregnant for years. Luckily I won't keep growing, 'cause a girl could get pretty big in two years :) Seriously though, we are so excited to be parents it is what we want most in life and now that we are one step closer, it is starting to seem real and exciting. Prepare yourselves, here comes a shameless plug . . . if you happen to know anyone who is looking to place a child, don't forget us :) and now you can send them to our profile on-line.

And now that I am officially a "blogger". I hope that you will be able to keep up with our exciting lives. I'm not exactly sure what I will be keeping you up to date on, but I'll come up with something, 'cause I've loved reading other peoples.