Nose to the Grind

As sad as this makes me, I have to announce that I will be taking a blog break until my thesis drafts are submitted. I love my blog (maybe a little too much!) and I need to eliminate all distractions in order to get this done. Wish me luck :)

Letting Go

Well I finally did it. I had done it mentally weeks ago, but yesterday, with the help of Kendra and Lesley, we all made a physical manifestion of a mental/spiritual decision. We went and got three black balloons, wrote all of things we are letting go and giving to the Lord in silver pen, and then went to the park and literally let them go.


I didn't feel as great as I thought I would right after but I did feel really good this morning, like a weight had been lifted from my chest. It was probably one of the most spiritual moments I've had outside of church. We read scriptures and a quote from President Monson, then we each took a turn saying what we were giving to the Lord. We all cried but only a little. As we let them go, I thought the relief would be immediate but the more I think about it, the more I realize that it takes work to let go. I have to constantly remind myself that I've let go.


It feels good.

Peonies and Snow Cones: It must be June

The peonies are finally starting to bloom- Yay!!! Only the bushes along the side of the house actually have flowers, but the ones in the garden are thisclose to getting big buds :)

The Snoasis opened this past weekend and I finally was able to go last night. I got butterbeer of course :) Valie, Ashley and I rode in the back of Cameron and Vickie's convertible and had a great time. The line was long of course, but the girls waited as patiently as possible. They are so cute together!



Now to a completely different topic. We moved into Andrea's house a month ago and now I'm finally getting around to posting pictures. These photos were taken on my phone so they are not the best quality and we aren't totally finished yet, but I wanted to share with you how beautiful the slipcovers are that our wonderful and talented mother made for us. I LOVE them!!! I love living in this house and the spirit that lives here. It is peaceful and welcoming; I actually want to stay here, which is something I have not had in a long time in the places I have lived recently (ie: the nightmare that was/is PROVO). It's so nice to be happy again.



Better photos are to follow and I totally just realized that Lesley's blanket is lying on the couch (oops!) We still haven't cleaned the windows yet; there are two tiny handprints of Evan and Jack and I kind of don't want them to go away- can't they be an homage to the boys?! LOL