Things that make me happy

This first one is a picture of the hubby and his mission comp. I wasn't able to get a picture with his wife, but this couple is responsible for the hubby and I meeting. He got a job with the foreign services department and they are leaving for Malaysia in a few weeks. Our visits have been far between, but our relationship is still strong.

This picture has two happy things in it. The family picture was hubby's surprise Valentine's present for me. I have been wanting a nice big family photo for a while. The other happy thing is the bookshelf. My hubby has been going above and beyond the past few weeks. He has been working longer and still getting so much done on the house. He built this bookshelf and is working on the finishing touches.

We went to visit a friend from college that lives down by St George and watch my sister's soccer tournament. We had a little miscommunication and didn't get all the pictures I wanted, but we will just have to do it next time :) The kids got along great and the parents had fun too. I would like to be able to spend some more time with our family down there next time.

We went to to the St George temple on Sunday and got a few pics.

Settling in

We are working on getting all moved in. Had a couple of surprise things to fix asap, but all things considered it has gone well. I'm not used to having no one downstairs yet; I still get a little tense when the kids jump and are loud, then I remind myself there is no one down there to bother :) I also thoroughly enjoyed unloading groceries and only having to go up four stairs. How sweet is that! On a related note, my husband is the best. He has done so much to get things working and organized. I think I'll keep him :)

This has been a week of connecting with old friends. Not that they are old of course, just long time friends :) 1-Saw my friend from elementary school twice this week and once more next week. 2- I get to see a college friend this week. I think she single-handedly helped me pass music history at 7:30 in the morning. 3-And although I haven't seen her in person I have been doing a better job of keeping in touch with one of my roommates from freshman year. She has the most wonderful laugh, hopefully I will be able to hear it soon.

Saw this saying today and it is a little corny, but true-true friendship isn't about who came first and who you've known the longest, it's about who came and never left. I'm so lucky to have so many dear friends, including those who I don't get to see or talk to often, but who frequent my thoughts and heart. Love you all!

Such is life

I made the effort to clean my room today, usually never gets cleaned because the other rooms are more visible. Then I started practicing a song I am playing in a couple of weeks. Little Miss follows me in with a laundry basket full of stuff and happily unloads it and plays. Oh well, at least I was able to practice in peace :)

Got a toy down for Little Miss to play with; one that doesn't get played with very often. Brother suddenly decides he needs to play with it. Is there some sort of name for this phenomenon? It's only cool if someone else has it I guess.

Caught up with a dear friend on the phone last night. It was nice to get that spiritual/emotional/friend reboot that we all need sometimes.

Hoping to get all ready to pack this weekend and maybe start filling some boxes. Keeping fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong between now and a week from today.

And we get to throw jury duty into the mix. I am mixed about it. Kind of a hassle, but glad I have family to help out, my work shift covered and might give me a chance to have some scheduled peace and quiet in between all the waiting.

Happy weekend all!