The Spirit is like a GPS

My grandpa Dorius spoke at my little cousin's baptism last weekend and talked about the spirit. He used the analogy that the spirit is like a GPS. You plug in where you want to go and it tells you how to get there. It gives you step by step directions and even tells you when you need to turn around if you go off course. It can always recalculate another path to where you want to be but you do need to follow the directions along the way or you'll keep getting lost. In the end, it helps you get there with the least amount of difficulty.

How about that for a great analogy?! My grandpa is one smart cookie.

(Also I don't have a picture with the star of the baptism herself because she was rather busy with all her fans. I did however manage to get a picture with her sister, so that will have to do!) And I love her blue shirt. I want one just like it.

PS I have a whole bunch of posts in the works currently. As soon as I grab my camera and find some time, they will be posted! I'm sure both of you are sitting on the edge of your seats waiting!

My 22nd Birthday (May 5)

It was a low key birthday this year, but I did have a FANTASTIC day! My sweet husband surprised me with flowers at work, a pass to go tanning, and a stuffed dog I can practice keeping alive so hopefully one day we may be able to own a real dog. Jesse and I had conflicting work schedules so I worked all morning and he worked all night so I didn't get to see him, but luckily Haylee Caplin came down and saved the day!

Haylee is my best friend from high school and we don't see each other nearly enough and she drove all the way down from Logan just to go to dinner with me. Talk about an awesome friend! You know you wish you had one just like that! I will accept that I am spoiled. It was so fun to see her and we ate, talked, and enjoyed spending a few hours together.

My mom, brother, and his friend came up that night for the regional tennis tournament that was to be played that weekend. Unfortunately their hotel stay with the team didn't work out due to lack of rooms so we stuffed my mom, Brad, and his HUGE friend (probably like 6'4) in our tiny living room of our one bedroom apartment.

But the real topper of the night was when our tv exploded. Yes another one. Who is cursed enough to have 2 tvs explode in 2 years of marriage? We are.

3 years ago my life was changed.

Jesse and I had our first date on June 2, 2007 after an eventful first week of EFY. It was Friday evening while we were walking to the last dance and he asked me if I was busy the next evening. I of course said "no" (All my boyfriends were on missions at the time so I was free!) He suggested Comedy Sportz. I had never heard of it, but since I'm usually up for an adventure I accepted. After trying on at least 4 different shirts, we went to Comedy Sportz, laughed so hard our sides hurt, giggled at all my clothes hanging in the back of my car (I was somewhat of a hobo the summer of 2007) and kept talking and hugging (frontal hugs were a big deal since during EFY since you're only allowed side hugs with other counselors during the week) even though we both needed to leave and catch up on sleep. It may seem trivial, but it was magical.

My EFY girls had given me all the tips on what to do on our date, as though they assumed I had never been on one. I assured them I had been on a date before but listened anyway. They gave me good tips such as: "keep your hand available in case he wants to hold it." (Hard to argue with that logic)

I was rather hooked after that first date. The whole next week I would wait anxiously for my phone to sing to me, notifying me of a text from my new found beau. Each text made me smile and quickly respond back. I would stay up late each night just to read a quick goodnight text from this boy after all the EFY activities were done. We did lots of text-dating that summer.

Now here we are 3 years later, crazy as ever, happily married and laughing back at those funny first dates we had.

Our 2nd Anniversary

We have been married for 2 years! Can you believe it? I can't hardly believe it! It's gone by fast! I am more in love with Jesse today than I was when we got married though. We have grown so much and learned things about one another and keep falling in love over and over again. He is my best friend and I can't wait to see what life has in store for us!

Being the sweet husband that he is he surprised me with a overnight trip up to Sandy. I was expecting a low key date of dinner and a movie. But when I got home from work on Friday (April 23) he told me to pack an overnight bag and that we were heading to Sandy!

I was very surprised because this is my not-so-romantic-but-extremely-cute-and-funny-husband planning a romantic get-away. I was thrilled! We went to see "How To Train Your Dragon" and loved it! This is right after the show. We then headed to our room. Jesse being the manly man that he is very generously offered to carry our luggage, the lovely pink girly bag.
We felt so spoiled with our room. It was so fun to feel pampered with fancy tissue foldings and whatnot.

(I guess when you only stay in a hotel once a year for your anniversary you forget how fun they are)

And I'm pretty jealous that the kitchen is bigger than ours. It even has a dishwasher!

Jesse in the lounging area.

I love him!

Celebrating with some sparkling cider.

Thanks for 2 amazing years my sweet! I look forward to many more. I love you!

Spring Break

Spring Break was a blast! This is the first Spring Break I have had since high school so we lived it up! We went down to California and celebrated with the Shotters and the Holyins (aka Brad and Ashley Shelton and Justin and Haylee Caplin). We hit the beach, a play that Brad designed the set for, and Knott's Berry Farm! We had lots of laughs and too much fun!

Thanks Ash and Brad for letting us crash at your house and play without you. Too bad our schools do not coordinate their breaks better. We love and miss you guys! And I can't believe I didn't even get a picture of you! Failed on that one.

Here are LOTS of pictures from Knott's Berry Farm to demonstrate the explosion of fun!

Thank you Dominos for awesome food in our price range!

Jesse's dead face. He's a natural.

And I'm not quite sure why it looks like the ground is on fire. Who knows what I did to get that to happen....

I felt so brave to have this tarantula on me and I made sure there was a picture for proof.

WEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

A funnel cake. For old time's sake.

(We got a funnel cake in Disneyland when we were newly dating)

These three were all matchy-matchy in their plaid shorts one day.

The result of a long day of fun.

I am probably safe to say that fun was had by all. Thanks so much for the fun memories! We can hardly wait for our next adventure!

Yay for anniverseraries!

In case you didn't know and also in the off chance that you care, today is mine and my wife's second, count'em one two, SECOND anniversary! She asked me to post this so we'd at least have SOMETHING on the actual day of our anniversary. She'll probably add pictures of the awesomeness later, but for now you'll have to just trust me when I tell you... we're awesome.

Thanks!

So close I can taste it.

I am done with class.

And I'm so excited, I want to jump, sing, laugh, and throw a party.

BUT then I remember I still have 3 finals and 1 "final event" (which consists of watching a movie and eating!) to go.

And that's when the almost party ends and I get back to finishing last minute odds and ends and studying for finals.

I just keep reminding myself I've only a few more days and then I am free for summer. That's about the only thing that's keeping me going right now.

It's been a long semester. I am done and ready for sun.

And some of this:
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And some more of this! :)