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Love is in the Air

When Daniel and I got married, we decided not to do the whole gift thing for valentines and our anniversary. We thought we would just trade off each year, and then take turns planing something. So this year, Daniel was in charge of valentines, and then I will be in charge of our anniversary, and then next year we switch. Make sense?? It saves money for us poor folk, and we don't have to worry about what to get each other. It's really fun this way too.

Daniel planned for us to go ice skating on Saturday. It was so much fun. It was something we did when we were dating, but haven't done since we've been married. It was loads of fun.

They had a limbo pole up at one point. Daniel just had to try it. It was a bunch of kids, and then Daniel. He didn't stand much of a chance of winning, but his goal was to not fall or knock down the pole first. And he didn't. He went under a few rounds before knocking it down, but he was the second to go out. It was really fun to watch.
Later that night, we went to a stake dance. It was a really good day!!! I'm pretty sure I have the greatest husband ever=)

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

For the Strength of Youth

This past weekend, we enjoyed listening to Stake Conference. One of my favorite talks was the youth speaker. She spoke about the 'For the Strength of Youth' pamphlet. It was really nice to hear, because I left Young Women shortly after the new pamphlet came out, and so I didn't really study it much. During her talk, she encouraged everyone, young and old, to read and live by the teachings in the pamphlet. That stayed in my mind, and so when I got home, I looked online and read a few passages from the pamphlet.

I was so filled with the spirit at that time, that I truly believe that those are the words of prophets, and encourage everyone to go back and read through it. Just because you are not in youth, doesn't mean you can't live like one. Gratitude, Friends, Media, Music, Honesty, Physical Health and Service are all things that we can always work on. I know I sure can!!

Hoping and Praying

Daniel and I have been very busy these last few weeks, and so I haven't had much time to write. Since we have moved to Washington, we have been trying to get our adoption home study updated and transferred over.

It brings out such a mixture of emotions. When we first got married almost 4 years ago, we knew we wanted a big family, but after a few months, we realized that we might need a little help. After a few years of tests, treatments, and procedures, it really makes you wonder what the Lord has in store for you.

Every month, for 3 years, you build yourself up, hoping that this will be the month there are 2 lines on the stick instead of 1, only to have your heart fall apart in the end. And then, you have to pull yourself together fast, only to go through it all over again the next month. It has been very exhausting, and has added a lot of stress to our lives.

Last summer, we decided to stop all fertility treatments. I just couldn't bare going through the whirlpool of emotions anymore. So, we sat down, had a long talk, and decided on adoption. It has been a huge weight off our shoulders since we made that decision. The moment we decided, we knew it was the right choice for us. But, now that we are coming up on our 6 months of waiting, the emotions are coming back.

It's hard being surrounded by mothers who have no problem building their family, knowing that we can't. But everyday, we just hope and pray, that we will find that perfect person, who is able to help us build our family.

If anyone reading this, knows of a special someone who is considering adoption for their child, we would be thrilled if you could tell them about us.

"Adoption means, you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy."