Each day is important

September was crazy busy just like the rest of the year so far has been! Good and bad, stress and blessings are layered all over the place. Right after getting back from Hawaii there was the Open House for the Feather River Temple. I loved participating in escorting for that day even though Brian was volunteering on a different 7 hour shift than I was. It is such a gorgeous temple, full of beautiful art of the Savior. We had a wonderful Ward Temple Night with sealings at the Sacramento Temple and refreshements after our worship. I was peased it went so well! Celia had quite a bit of back pain this month and will start physical therapy next month. Many challenges came to Spencer this month. He had no washer and dryer, then no kitchen to speak of due to mold. His swing broke and he had a lot of pain caused by a few different potential health problems. Things have been resolved or have begun to be resolved, but wow that pressure was palpitable. I stepped down from writing for the Auburn Journal, but I am feeling less pressure and finding more happiness in serving the family. I figured out all the right decisions for Celias Senior year and she loved statring her new job as a dog whisperer. We had Murphy over night and it was so fun having him around. Other fun things we did was get Grandpa's new book in the mail. I finished almost in one sitting. I'm glad his work turned out great and that it was a fast read. Im on to the next one now. With all the things going on I forgot about self care and got a terrible jaw pain. It is better now, but I know to take care of myself as well. Emmy and Jordon came to visit for a concert week and general conference and of course Brian's birthday, phew! We played games and visited Yuba County a lot. It was so fun and many good memories were made. I especially liked The Killers concert. It was the best I've ever been to and and I am hooked! I'll be reviewing the set list and making a spotify playlist to remember all that went on there. There are always hiccup and concerns, but I am glad to have an eternal perspective and asavior to lean on. I have hope that all will be well as we navigate this pivitol time in my family's lives.

Birthday, Anniversary and Hawaii!

I truly felt like I had not been home in a while after all the fun of August. The day of the wedding was a whirlind and just two weeks later we are heading of to Lehi, Utah for the open house. I love that we had flowers to bring from the previous celebrations of the bridal shower and Luncheon. Emmy's attention to detail on the decor made it so we had plenty of center pieces and frames for the Lehi open house. We pieced together what to serve for dessert and worked hard getting everything looking beautiful. Bri put up the lights and it gave very nice feel to the cabin venue. But first I got to celebrate my birthday with Joe in San Franscico and meet up with the newlyweds for Yellowcard. Joe and I got there early and went to the Ghiradelli Chocolate Factory area and walked around. We found a good parking spot and walked to the venue. The whole thing was quite the experience. Homelessness and drugs were apparent, yet there was fancy architecture and very yummy Carribean food nearby. Joe drove me home to Roseville, which was good. I kept falling asleep in the midnight hour. It was a great birthday. It was a great anniversary too. Just the day after more wedding celebrations, we got to go to Park City and Provo. We toured all the pretty places like Bridal Veil Falls and BYU Campus. I loved our time in Provo and it was so nice to visit and then have fun going out to eat at Carrabas. It is a very tasty Italian resturant. I would defineitely go there again. The most important part of all this was spending time with our older children and running around together as a family. I got more time in with the girls when we went to the Big Island Celia, Emmy, Tanya and my folks. I never have seen so many turtles. Each sunset was so good and we spent quality time trying to be frugal while enjoying our vacay. The Hilton hotel there is impressive in Kona, its a whole desitination in and of itself. We stayed at a nice place though and went ot various advetures. The coolest part was swimming with the manarays. I got bumped and will have good luck for many years, or so they say. It was just surreal being in the ocean and having these beautiful creatures come so close to us. It'll be something I wont forget for sure.