27. Schedule a vacation with our Travel Agency

Another one bites the dust! We have scheduled Airfair, hotel stay in Florida in order to get to our vacation spot in.... THE BAHAMAS!!! I can't hardly wait :D   I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing time alone with the love of my life. I'm also looking forward to no work, white sand, blue/clear water, and doing something new and adventurous. Take a look at why I'm so excited...

 

Brian's Big Surprise!!!

 This is a really late post cause this actually happened back in December 2010. Brian had been drooling over this bike for a long long time. He went to Wisconsin for some training before they shipped him over seas. So I went to Honda World and bought him his "Dream Bike".  He got to come home for four days and that is when I surprised him. I picked him up from the airport and we went to dinner so I could give my camera ladies time to get in thier places. Then we came home and I parked outside of the garage and said the remote died so we had to use the keypad to open the garage and when we opened it, this is what he saw... :)

                                           Is that not a sexy bike! So beautiful! Honda VTX 1800

"Your in big trouble" he says...but by the look on his face I think that's a lie

                                                        This is my favorite picutre, classic

He loved it! It was the middle of December but because the roads were dry, we went riding! It was a lot of fun but very cold. Can't wait to ride in warm weather when he comes to visit in August. The guys at Honda World were so jealous and kept trying to set up a dinner so I could "talk" to thier wives. This was the best surprise ever and was SO fun to give!

General Conference April 2011

I took notes at the last conference and didn't post them so here you go.

Uchtdorf- Turn down the volume control of the worldly noise. Learn to harken to the promptings of the spirit and then be ready to heed to them. promptings are for our benefit as well as others. We have made a covenant to uplift, serve, and be sensitive to the needs of those around us. "It's easy for you to cope with your challenges, you have your church." Open your mind, be willing to share the glad message of the gospel. Preach the gospel at all times, and if necessary use words :).

Paul Johnson (of the 70)- The furnish of affliction helps to purify even the greatest of souls. Why me?- to prove yourself. The only way to reach the top of the mountain is to make the climb. We see marvelous blessings on the heel of great trials.Many times a particular trial prepare us for a great blessing that far outweighs the pain of the trial. We don't seek out trials, our journey thru life will provide just enough.

David Burton (presiding Bishop)- Will this buy me any bread. We are interested in the temporal well being of our members. Develop the discipline to distinguish the difference between needs and wants and live within your needs. It is thru service and giving to others that you truly find the celestial blessings of sacrifice. Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the afflicted (this includes more than just sick)
Sister Allred (RS 1st counselor)- We must love one another and serve one another. Help members help themselves. Sisters visit to assess the needs and inform priesthood authority.

Bednar- Have I done any good in the world today? The spirit of revelation- thoughts and feelings that come into our lives by the spirit.Reject the devil's entisments. We recieve light and answers sometimes quickly and sometimes over time. know that if you have had thoughts, you are normal, just keep pressing forward.

President Monson- Temples- are filled with faith and fasting and built with trials.We will be able to overcome every trials and bare every burden. Make every effort to attend the temple.

Life Happens

Do you ever feel like life is just happening around you? Like you are dragging your feet or trying to stay still, but things are going on around you and life is moving on without you? That is how I feel most days lately. I am just...here. Not actively persuing anything, not enjoying lifes little pleasures, but wallowing in self pitty and just waiting for a year of my life to pass by. I wonder sometimes if I could sleep through a whole year because typically time goes by faster when your asleep. I feel like I don't want to live this year of my life, I just want to skip it. I don't want to miss out on a year of Brian's life or him to miss out on a year of my life. But like it or not its happening. He's not there to hold me when I'm sad and tell me its going to be okay...it's happening. He's not here to kiss me goodnight...its happening. He's not here to say witty things that make me laugh...its happening. He's not here to play with our dog...its happening. He's not here to fix things when they brake...its happening. He's not here to give me a back rub...its happening. He's not here to cuddle up and watch a movie with.. its happening. He's not here to go on a date with...its happening. He's not here to go out on a Motorcyle ride...It's happening. He's not here to wipe away these stupid tears that seem to continually fall... its happening. Life...its happening...without him. And there is no solution, he can't come home, no amount of money can fix it, I can't go out with my girl friends and "get over it", I can't just pick up the phone and call him- I have to just wait, wait for this year of my life to go by.

You know, up until about 5 years ago my life was easy. I had always wondered why I've had minimal trials in my life since trials are given according to what you can handle with God's help. Well I'm pretty sure I don't wonder that anymore. Deployment is the hardest thing I've ever had to go thru. I try to take it day by day and I've found that when I'm crying so hard that I can't breath, God is the only one that can rescue me. I pray, and usually the only thing that I can get out of my mouth is, "Father, help me! Please help me!" and he knows... he knows everything, Christ knows everything, he has suffered this pain and you know what, he did it for me. He did it so that when my husband got deployed, I would know that someone else knows the pain I'm going thru. The big picture of our life on this earth seems so simple and the end goal seems so clear to me, but I can't let go of the close up picture where I am left to wait.... while all around me.....Life Happens.

My Goal:   MAKE life happen, don't just sit aroung and WATCH it happen.
Easier said than done...any suggestions?
By the way I didn't write this because I want pity, its just a healthy way (or so I'm told) to show emotion without exploding and being mean and awnry.

Deployment

I haven't blogged in a long time because life is crazy, lets face it. My husband is getting deployed and I'm still trying to cope. He leaves in two weeks and I'm freaking out. I feel like even if I took the whole time off work I still wouldn't get to spend as much time with him as I would like. I'm probably smothering him, but oh well. I am so not ready for this, I know its not all about me and I should stop complaining because I am so blessed in all other aspects of my life. My family is super supportive and understanding. I love my home and the area that its in. My religion (http://www.lds.org/ to see more about it) is so uplifting and gives me strength in the toughest of times. I have great friends and nieghbors. I have a good job and love what I do (most days :) and most of all I have a wonderful husband that is my life.  I charish every moment I have with him knowing that he is leaving. I find myself worrying less about what the house looks like (even though it is super embarassing when people come over) and more on spending every second being with him. But with all these blessings, I can't help but feel the devisatation coming when he will be ripped from my arms for a year. I know we will get through it, we've done it before. But I don't do it well. I am giving you all a fair warning that I get pretty awnry when he's gone. I will try my hardest not to take it out on anyone as long as you don't ask me the dumb questions like "do you miss him?", "do you like having the whole bed to yourself?", etc. I will tell you the answers now, I miss him so much it hurts. I would sleep on the floor for the rest of my life to have him next to me every night, and no matter how opptimistically I try to look at the situation, it is still MISERABLE, so please, if I burst into tears for no reason, or need to stay in my bed for the weekend, forgive me. Hold your loves ones tight and don't let a day pass by without telling them how much you love them. Thanks for letting me vent.

83. Have flowers delivered to 10 ladies for no reason

I accomlished this goal a few weeks ago and didn't remember that it was even one of my goals! I got yellow roses from the store and they were just too pretty to keep to myself, so I brought most of them to some friends. I was pleased to see thier reactions when I showd up at their doors for no reason but to brighten their day :) I have wonderful friends who are supportive, loving, and appreciative of even the small things. I wish I could give a rose to all my friends, but I would run out of money... so I'll just say THANK YOU SO much for being AWESOME. Love you all!

Niece & Nephew Weekend

We had so much fun this weekend with our niece and nephews. I brought them to the highland fling. We watched the parade, played on the playground, went on a ride, watched a hypno therapy show, the kids got to go to the karate booth and break a board in half, and they got drenched by the water from the fire truck. Oh they also had BMX bikes doing tricks. Anyway, Brian was at drill during the day but when he came home... the kids wrestled him.

More like Brian wrestled them...

We didn't know why he couldn't get out of this one, but it was pretty funny.