No news is good news? Summer FUN!

You know it's summer. And that means that I haven't updated my blog because...well. Because...

OK, I have no excuse! But it has been a bit crazy around here. Not a bad kind of crazy. It's actually slower most days. I would compare our lives to an even, rolling bubble right now. Just constantly something on the plate, but not over flowing. And I like it just fine, thank you very much.

So, I have a loose kind of schedule that I've been trying to stick to and it seems to actually be working!

Mondays: Library day/ My cleaning day (See how clever I am with putting the two together...they are occupied with the books and movies)

Tuesdays: I have a really good friend named Sonia and we exchange children every other week so we can do errands and grocery shop YAY!!

Wednesdays: Explore a park day!! Always fun! West Jordan park is this week.

Thursdays: Summer movie club! We got cheap tickets to 10 old release kids movies every Thursday. It's great and everyone else's kids are just as unruly as mine, I PROMISE! :)

Fridays: Friday fun! Something new and grand (or swimming because I'm not creative sometimes)

Anyway, woven into that is a few weekend camping trips that we've done (in the rain), Ben's camp outs with the Young Men, a few dates, work outs, my meetings but not as many as other times of the year, visiting Girl's Camp in Heber, Soccer games (over now! yay!), Piano lessons, Activity days for Princess, backyard water games and Sunday night game nights with friends.

Most of all trying to stay alive (note: Popsicles go a long way in the sanity department and are worth every penny!),

Life is good! No pictures because my camera is broken. I need to get a new part...whenever I get that maybe I will post better. It's always more fun to see the pictures with the story.

I love you, Ben ♥

Dear Benjamin,

3,285 days ago, our lives changed forever. I don't think we really knew what we were doing but our hearts burned with a desire to find out what eternity felt like. Our spirits yearned to feel that connection so deep, that we could fulfill a promise I have no doubt we had already made in another place and time. The circumstances that led us to find each other were remarkable. We would call it a miracle. Yet we expected it. We understood how our souls would blend and make us both complete.

Yet Heavenly Father, in his infinite grace gave us the honor and opportunity to grow and progress like we never thought possible.

That day was warm. I woke to the sun shining through my window, falling on my face. I smiled and knew that my life would never be the same. And it hasn't. It has been better than I ever could have imagined.



Our marriage will be blessed forever for the choice we made that June day 10 years ago. The choice to honor, sustain, and respect each other. It is enriched every day by the sacrifices we make and the lives we lead. Tomorrow is a new day and full of promise and opportunity. May we thank the Lord each day as we sanctify our lives to His will.



I can't wait. Bring it on.

Love forever,
Rachel