Chicago and Bri's Bday

It was a great month. I got a new to me Audi and am quite pleased. Tanya came to vist for a weekend and things went well. We had beautiful sunsets and time with our routines. I went and saw Downton Abbey with my pickeball friends and we celebrated Brian's birthday with the Jones, out for Thai and had gelato After. It was a great time and even though we didnt have cake, we celebrated later in Chicago with a few more of Brian's work friends. THe steak resturant we went to was amazing. Celia and I shared Lobster and fele mignon. Celia and I loved walking around and shopping on Magnificent mile and we got so many steps in. Celia liked Build of Bear and I sure loved the Harry Potter store. We all enjoyed the aritecture tour boat ride and of course Chicago dogs and Deep Dish Pizza at Giodanis. Im not a city girl, the sewers could be smelled from above ground and it was quite loud and unclean, but the city was fun and full of life and culture. We stayed at the Royal Sonista and loveed the grounds. We made a lot of good memories and I'm so glad we were able to go. />

Practicing Patience and Compassion

My Beautiful car was rearended by a teen. It was my dream car and I planned on having it for another 10 years at least. I was forced to deal with the underinsured and various shops and insurances. In the end I was happy with how things turned out. Was it better? Yes. Was it difficult to wait and wonder? Absolutely. This replacement car was hand picked by me and Celia rather than my husband which was how the first one was found. I did feel like it was the one and I did get extremely happy seeing it pull up to test drive just as I did before when I drove my First Audi. I know it sounds silly, but it really does make me happy, almost as happy as the first. I feel blessed to have gone through all the hardship of waiting and wondering and dealing with banks to get the funds. I feel a tiny bit stronger for it. I also repaired some relationship with a family member and that was good too. Was it stressful? Yes, but I made it and it went better than I thought that it would. I need to remember things work out and being anxious about it isnt going to help anything. What a beautiful end to August, I can't wait to see what the next months bring.

Best Birthday Ever

Emmy and Jordon were supposed to visit me for my birthday to go see a waterfall. Jordon traded places with Joe and wow I loved having all my kids in town. I couldnt believe how happy I was on the Sunday after my birthday when we went for a ride with Spencer and all our family of origin. My mama heart could burst. I celebrated my birthday the Friday before seeing the Movie Superman, Play ing pickball with friends and picking up the kids from the airport. On Saturday we traveled to Burney Falls which was so beautiful. We were blessed with a close parking spot despite how busy it was. It was unqiue and mesmorizing. The colors of the water and spray seemed tropical. I'm soo glad we went. I loved going out to eat that night in Redding and the next day with my folks at La Huaca. To have an anniversay so close too was fun. We had a beautiful yummy cake from Nugget to commemorate the raspberry topper cake from opur first year married. I'm blessed to be loved and to enjoy my life.

Another Great Cabin Year

July started out great with a ward picnic with my folks for fourth of July. We saw fireworks on the third at Rah Rah's house and saw many fun friends for the month. Joe included his friend and roomate Ethan on our cabin trip this year. We had a vehicle that could seat 7 so we picked them up in Utah and headed for the Cabin. Each day we did something different that we wanted to do. Some highlights were seeing Platoro and the two waterfalls we see each year. We made it to Quincy's for Filet Minion and Chili's the day before. We saw the Top of the World and visited important family sites including the horray for granddad davis memorial, the Sandford Museum and Thee cemetery.Taos was good and all loved the Lotta Burger even though we got a nail in the tire when we went off road to shoot targets for a little. There were slowdowns and road blocks to the vacation, but overall we had a fantastic time and had new experiences. The stars were amazing the first night we were there and we talked and connected with each other as family. I Cherish this time together with our children as many don't live with us anymore.

Walks and Yogurt

June was filled with walking and going to get yogurt time, or boba at Senpai Cafe or Jamba juice. We had Murphy for 8 days and 7 nights. He was starting to get restless by the end, but we enjoyed so many walks with him. We walked all through parks and shopping centers in Sacramento County and even in Loomis in Placer county. When we weren't on duty for the Dog Celia spent time with Friend Joseph. They went to Insitute and church and we even had the missionaries over for dinner and friend Joseph came. It has been a change to have Celia have someone around all the time, but its good. We have been so busy with vacations, it is nice to stay around here. We had a great Fathers Day with yummy steak and enjoyed apricots from the backyard. I've just been hosting new people and family and getting out and about with Celia in the meantime. Brian and I hosted 5th Sunday at church and Brian did a great Job. I'm grateful for a fun filled life with responisblitlies that give me strength to do harder things. I feel blessed and am glad for all the experiences we have.