Our nephew was baptized yesterday about 2 hours 45 minutes from where we live. It was a beautiful day! We were happy that we could afford to make it there. It was wonderful to share in Clay's day. Clay's parents divorced a couple years ago. Since then they have each remarried. His dad, Jared is Brian's brother. Jared's new wife is WONDERFUL!!! I have known Jared for 17 years and I have NEVER seen him so happy in all that time! It's been such a great thing to see how happy he and Becky are together. We were all more than a little nervous to go to the baptism because there would be 4 extended families gathered and there are still some...shall we say... harsh feelings there. As we sat in the Relief Society room waiting for the baptism to start I thought WOW this is uncomfortable! The thought came to mind that if people could remember that feeling if thinking of being unfaithful then maybe they would think twice about it. I'm just sayin! Think of your poor innocent extended families who have to be subjected to such experiences for the rest of our lives. And the friends! Hello!!!! SHEESH!!! The ex-wife had the brunch afterwards at her new home. The thought of that was uncomfortable but all in all it was a great day. Everyone acted like civilized grown ups and I think it went much better than any of us could have imagined. I am so glad that Clay chose to be baptized. I am so glad that after all Jared has been through that he and Becky found each other and have brought so much joy to each others lives. He found someone who loves him for him and is good to him and it's refreshing I must say! She has also brought a fun, bright light to the family and we all just love her!
~It was 50 degrees up there yesterday! That was awesome! We didn't even wear jackets! It felt WARM to us compared to the freezing temps we've had this winter. I couldn't get over how things have changed this winter. Usually there is snow up there and then when you drive into our town there isn't any snow or there's very little. This year it's the opposite. We have tons of snow and they didn't have much. We have had 3 or 4 foot piles of snow all up and down the sides of the streets and down the middle of some streets here for weeks as they just keep plowing it. I've never seen anything like it in our town before. The kids LOVED it for a long time! Now they are ready to ride their bikes and want it to all just melt away.
~I got to go to Ikea! I just LOVE Ikea!!! Some people don't appreciate the JOY Ikea has to offer. I know it can feel overwhelming because of the enormity of the building but don't let it scare you. I've been there enough now that I know to just skip the upstairs floor unless you are buying furniture, cabinets, or you just need some ideas. It's just the display area. I do go upstairs to the kids department and sometimes we eat up there. 99 cent kids meals!!! And they have really good chicken strips! Then we head right back downstairs. We browse through all the fun departments down there and I usually find some great little tokens along the way. I just LOVE Ikea!!! Thanks to Brian and the boys for being such great sports and not even complaining very much! Gracie was totally happy like me!
~I can't wait for the Super Bowl! I don't know what teams are actually playing in the Super Bowl this year but we are going to eat some sandwiches, have 7 layer dip, french onion dip, and queso dip made with the big block of velveeta and two cans of rotel tomatoes. I CAN'T WAIT!!! Pop and brownies to finish things off. It's going to be a great splurging day! Love those days! AND I always get a kick out of the commercials! They are the best part after all!
~After I made this post I read my cousin John's blog and he had this link that is so neat! It's about LDS members affected by the quake. He served his mission in Haiti for 4 months in the early 90's before being sent to Florida once the conditions in Haiti became too dangerous for the missioaries to stay there. Just thought I'd share the link. It is very touching! The people's testimonies and strength are very inspiring! http://www.meridianmagazine.com/churchupdate/100202church.html
4 comments:
Tara, we too are thankful that Jared finally found Becky. That she loves him for who he is and that he is FINALLY happy! Thanks for this post!! :)
Oh yeah, and I love IKEA too!!!
I love IKEA. It's probably a really good thing we don't have one nearby. :)
I've loved catching up on your posts! I haven't had time to do my usual stalking lately. You've had a lot going on!!
I'm missing out. I've never been to Ikea!
I had to go for the seven layer dip on Super Bowl Sunday too - soooo good, but I skipped out on watching football and read a book while Blake and the kids were cheering downstairs!
Post a Comment