Temple Inspiration

The past couple of days, I have had this feeling that Chad and I needed to go to the temple. There are so many temples close to us, we are so lucky to have them just minutes from our house. It had been a while since we had last been, and I felt prompted that we needed to go.

We decided to go with some of our friends to the Timpanogos temple to do sealings. I love doing sealings at that temple because it brings back memories from our sealing (it's almost been one year!). As we were about half way done with our session, the Sealer announced that the next family that was going to be sealed was from Virginia in 1575. As the selaer read the names, he became surprised. The couple was going to seal Pocahontas to her parents. One of the ladies in our group does genealogy and said that that was the actual Pocahontas because she was born in Virginia in 1575 and that was her dad's name (I went home and researched to make make sure she was correct).

This really hit close to home because Pocahontas is my 12th great grandma. What are the chances that she would be sealed on a Wednesday night, in the Timpanogos temple and in our exact sealing room? I would say chances are pretty slim. I am so grateful that we were able to be apart of her sealing. I know that it wasn't just a chance that this happened. I am so grateful for the gospel and I know that it's true!

Fathers Day

My dad has been one of the greatest examples in my life. He has taught me to put the Lord first and everything else will fall into place. He has taught me a strong work ethic and to always try my best in everything. I am so grateful for his example and for everything he has done for me. Happy Father's Day Dad, I love you!

Orem Summerfest

Last week was the Orem Summerfest. I always look forward to the summerfest, not just because it's great for people watching, but because I feel like it's officially summer. Cotton candy, funnel cakes, navajo tacos, parades, and the cheap carnival rides is a great way to bring in the new season.

We met up with some of our friends, ate dinner and walked through the booths. Chad and I have never been to the parade, so we decided we were going to go this year. We got decent seats off the side of the road. It was just like any other typical parade, karate advertisements, high school cheerleaders, and the local mayors running for office, but it was a great night together :) 

Girls Night

Ever since I got married to Chad, his nieces have been wanting to do a girls night with me. Since it was so hard planning around all 5 of our schedules, we never got around to it. Almost a year later, we finally did it. They came to our house, I ordered pizza, did their makeup and we watched movies. It was such a fun night with them. My goal in life is to be the favorite aunt. Hopefully this helped my status :)

New Sport

Chad bought me golf clubs last year, with the intent of me learning how to golf. We went to the driving range a couple times, but I never fully got it down. My parents are big into golf as well, so when my mom found a golf class at UVU, I decided it was the perfect time for me to learn.

There are 6 people in the class and it is held at the Cedar Hills Golf Course (which is beautiful!). The class is on Tuesday and Thursday nights for one hour. Chad came along for support :) 

The instructor taught us how to putt and swing. We spent a majority of the time hitting golf balls at the range. I definitely have a lot of practice ahead of me, but I actually enjoyed it. It was so fun spending time with my mom and Chad. 

i like to ride my bicycle

Chad and I have been wanting bikes since last summer, but we never got around to buying them. Ever since the city finished the Murdock Canal Road trail, that's right down the street from our house, it made us even more antsy. The trail goes down to Provo canyon and up north to Alpine (it might go further, but I'm not quite sure). It's nice because it's an easy ride and it's so beautiful.

We have been researching to find good, cheap bikes. Surprisingly, we found great ones at Walmart. I got a cute, Schwinn, black, beach cruiser and Chad got a sweet GMC road bike. As soon as we got home form the store, we headed down to the trail to test them out.

We had a blast until we decided to turn around and come home. My tire started bulging, which causes it to rub against the brakes. So eventually, I wasn't able to petal anymore because it was like I was constantly holding my brakes. We called Chad's dad to come pick us up. Chad, being the sweet husband that he is, carried my bike from Lindon to 2000 N in Orem, until we were able to get to the street. I was really bummed, especially since we had just barely bought it!

{At least there was a gorgeous sunset to cheer our spirits up}

{"Take a picture of this creepy stalker face" - Chad} >>>> he always knows how to make me laugh #besthusbandever

We took it back to Walmart and the "bike guy" was gone for the day so we left my bike there for him to fix it the next day. We went back today and picked it up. So far, so good. Lets just hope we don't have anymore problems!

I am so excited for our bikes, it's such great exercise and it's so fun to be outside in the beautiful weather together!

Road Trip

My sister, Amy, had her first baby, Ryder, on May 4, 2013. Chad and I decided to take a little road trip to Colorado for his baby blessing. We packed our car with treats and turned on our "Road Trip Playlist". I love road trips. I think it's such a great time for deep conversations with hardly any distractions, especially when you're driving through the desert.

Chad is a super fast driver, which I am very grateful for, because I am a fast driver as well. One of my pet peeves is slow drivers. Instead of taking 4 hours to get to Colorado, we got there in a whopping 3 hours! We shaved off a whole hour!

My brother Mike, his wife Somre, and their family came down as well. Since there was a huge baseball tournament in Grand Junction that same weekend, a lot of the hotels were booked. Our last resort was to stay at a cheap, old hotel. Our room was really ghetto, but you get what you pay for. I was grateful we at least had a bed.

We spent the night relaxing by the pool and eating pizza. We went to Amy and Bryce's house later that night and hung out with them. They live in a cute basement apartment just down the street from our hotel.

Bryce did a great job on Ryder's baby blessing. It was fun going to their little ward. After the meeting, we went to Bryce's parents house for lunch. We had pulled pork sandwiches and yummy salads. It was so good to see Amy and Bryce. Since they live in Colorado, we don't see them that often. Ryder is so cute! He has a ton of dark hair. He is such a handsome little boy :) It was a great weekend with the fam!