Much to be Grateful for

I do have much to be thankful for, and really do look forward to this time of year, so that I can reflect on what my Heavenly Father has given me over the past year.

These past few days have been very hard on me, as I am still struggling each and every time a certain visitor comes around each month. I really beat myself up over it, and really wonder why we have such a difficult time getting pregnant. I know that I have to trust in the Lord and in his timing, but it doesn't make it any easier.

I know that my testimony hasn't been where I need it to be, and where the Lord needs it to be, and I have been working on that. I have been really trying to be diligent in saying my morning and evening prayers. I have also been trying to read from the scriptures daily, along with family scripture study too. As I have begun to do this, my testimony has been strengthened I can feel the love that Heavenly Father and our Savior have for each of us. I still have a ways to go, but I can and do feel his love for me.

I am truly grateful for the things that our Savior has given us. I have so much to be grateful for.
I am so grateful for the Holy Ghost who helps lead us and direct us in the paths that we need to be on. I am grateful for my baptismal and temple covenants, and for the chance to renew these covenants weekly. I am grateful for the many family and friends that fast and pray for us on a continual basis. You may never know how your faith, and prayers have helped me to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I look forward to this time of year, as our thoughts turn more to the Savior and what he has given us. I love going to the temple and feeling the love that he has for each of us. I am planning to make weekly trips in to the temple, and have set aside a special day that I will do this.

I bear witness that Jesus is the Christ, and that we can all be saved, if we obey by his precepts. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, and I know that I can feel the truthfulness of it, as I read from it daily. I love it!!!!! There is no doubt in my mind that this gospel isn't true. I know it with all my heart, and I know that He hears and answers our prayers.

I am so grateful for all I have been given in my life. In these things I testify, that I know that this church is true, and that Heavenly Father has prophets and apostles to lead us and guide us through these days. I love my Savior with all my heart, and thank him daily for all that I have been given.

Where have I been?

Where have I been? I wish I could tell you that I had been on some dream vacation, but that just isn't true. I have been slacking majorly on the blogging bit. I am not surprised either!!!!! I have been working horrible hours of 2:00 in the morning for the past couple of months now, and really I don't see an end in sight, and blogging just happens to be at the bottom of the list of things that I need to do.

Today is rainy and gloomy. I love this kind of weather!!!! It's the kind of weather that makes you want to curl up in a toasty warm blanket and watch a good movie or read a good book. It is also soup weather!!!!! One of the many reasons why I love fall. I love fall!!!!! The fall colors, pulling out cold weather clothing, baking, fixing soup, soup and even more soup. Shane has even predicted when soup is for dinner. This bothers me as I hate being anything but predictable.

Shane and I have both been staying busy working. We both are very thankful to have the jobs that we do. Shane hunted this past archery hunt, and was unsuccessful, and didn't get to hunt as much as he would have loved to. He has been very busy with Scouts this year. Hopefully next year might be a little calmer where he can go and enjoy the things that he loves to do.

As for me, I am working in Primary and currently teach the eight year olds. Oh what a hand full they can be. I am dealing with a class that has about seven boys and three girls on a regular basis. Some Sundays are crazier than others, but I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve these young servants.
Like I mentioned earlier work has been CRAZY!!!!! We are headed into the busiest time of the year too. Oh the joys of Christmas and working!!!! I am very grateful for the job that I have (even if it is crazy weird hours), it gives me time to go shopping and hang out with my mom.

I am looking forward to this Thanksgiving season and Christmas season. I have much to be grateful for.

Where did summer go?

I can not believe how time has flown by. I still can't believe that it is mid September, and that I will have to be thinking of Christmas soon. YIKES!!!!!

Shane and I had a busy but very exciting summer. Shane was busy with scout camps, young men's, fishing and hunting (which he didn't get to do a ton of this year, and was very disappointed).
I spent a few weeks visiting with my brother and his family, going here and there. We went to The Kennecott Copper Mine, Thanksgiving Point to the Dinosaur Museum, and saw some very interesting forms of Dinosaurs. We visited Temple Square, and the Church History Museum, and Shane and I even got to do a session with my brother and his wife, and my parents at the Salt Lake Temple. It was an enjoyable time, and look forward to spending time with them in the future. I think what topped the time spent with my brother was that we finally got to spend OUR birthday together. I can't remember the last time that I got to have my birthday with my twin. It had been at least ten years.

I took WAAAYYY to many pictures and it would take forever to post them on here, so here are just a few highlights from our summer.

Fourth of July BBQ at the Egans

Hannah Miller anxiously awaiting her GIANT Smore's


Ryan's messy face after eating his Smore


Aynsley getting her's all over her face



The Millers just hanging out




The Taylor Visit

BBQ on July 24th. Dennis and Sharon came to visit, and eat with us too.



The Taylor Family


Cute Emma!!!! Notice the Chalk drawings behind her, she enjoyed it so much, and was disappointed when it rained that night and washed them all away. Funny thing is there wasn't any rain clouds in the sky.


Emma, Benjamin, Ryan and Jacob enjoying the Fireworks Show put on by Krysten and Nathan



Nathan and Philip


All of my mom's grandkids Philip, Ryan, Benjamin, Aynsley, Jane, Jacob, Emma



My dad telling Nathan the ins and outs of the mine. My dad worked at Kennecott for 35 years



Brotherly love at Bedtime- Benjamin and Philip

California Trip

Shane and I celebrated our fifth Anniversary this past April, and Shane had a wonderful surprise for me this year. As many of you know that I love Baseball, but more importantly Yankees Baseball. I have loved the team since I was little, and have followed them faithfully since the early 90's. Well last fall when they released the schedule for 2010, and found out the the Yankees would be playing Inter-league ball against the LA Dodgers in L.A. I instantly wanted to go, and I was literally trying to find EVERY option to go to this game.
Spring came and the day that tickets were to finally go on sale, and the Dodgers had them blocked out. The only way we would be purchasing tickets to the game was if we purchased a mini plan or were season ticket holders. Way to expensive, and I was not willing to do that for the Dodgers.
So I was disappointed, and resolved that I would be watching the series from home, and I was ok with that, when our anniversary rolled around. Shane came home, and told me a quick story of how he was cleaning out his tool box at work when he found our Wedding Announcement. I thought it was cute how he had held on to it for five years, then I decided to open it up and read it. Total shock came over my face when I read Dodgers.com on the side of the tickets, and was SO SUPER EXCITED!!!!! Shane's boss had helped him score tickets from a ticket dealer in L.A. Wow I have an amazing husband!!!! I love him more every day, and I am so blessed to have him in my life. I am glad that we share some of the same hobbies (baseball being the top of that list).
I love you Shane!!!! Thank you for a wonderful anniversary, with many more to come.

So with that the last weekend in June, Shane and I finally got to take our Anniversary trip. I was anticipating it ever since we had our anniversary. We spent a very nice and beautiful trip filled with Disneyland, a few Yankees/Dodgers games, shopping, the beach and even getting lost a time or two. We both enjoyed the days in Cali and the much needed rest and relaxation.

Here are a few pictures of our trip. Enjoy!!!! Sorry for the picture overload. I got a little camera happy when we were at the games, and drained my camera both nights.

Yankees/Dodgers Game 1

Pau Gasol from the Lakers threw out the first pitch


My dream man!!!!! AHHHHH Derek Jeter!!!!!!


Derek Jeter at bat

Yankees First baseman Mark Teixeira



Yankees Dugout- Man was I in HEAVEN!!!!!



Yankees Third baseman Alex Rodriguez YUMMMY!!!!!



Yankees catcher Jorge Posada


These next few picture are of Jeter!!!!! They are all action shots, but I at least I got a hit by Derek Jeter.






Shane eating his Dodger Dog.



Me enjoying the game. I LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!!



This was the lineup for the Yanks. The score remained 2-1. What a great time we had at the ballpark.

Yankees/Dodgers Game 2

This title is a little misleading. It was really game 3, but game 2 for Shane and I.

Shane surprised me with these tickets when we got to California, and was shocked and thrilled at the same time. We timed this trip to Dodgers Stadium a little better then the first night. Traffic on a Friday in L.A. is horrible, it took about 45 minutes to go 2 miles. We arrived at the stadium in plenty of time for team warm ups. Wow it was so much fun!!!! I should have been braver to see if I could have gone down to see the players closer, and maybe get their autograph and a picture with them.



Dodgers Stadium


A-Rod during team warmups


Team warm-ups Derek Jeter is hitting in this picture.


A-Rod running around warming up


#11- Brett Gardner- Left field, #33- Nick Swisher- Right field





Shane and I enjoying the game



Andy Pettite- Pitcher


#22- Chad Huffman- Left Field


Jeter chatting with a Dodger


Jeter


This game was so completely AWESOME!!!!! The Yanks were trailing all game until the 9th inning, they came back to tie the game up 6-6. These next pictures explain it all.



Second baseman Robinson Cano doubled, scoring A-Rod. Chad Huffman followed singling to right scoring was Cano and Posada, moving Curtis Granderson to third. Collin Curtis grounded out to first, but not before Granderson had a chance to score. Game tied 6-6 in the top of the 9th.


#42- Mariano Riveria- Best closer in the game came out to pitch the bottom of the 9th, and 10th innings.


This was in the bottom of the 9th. This is a dispute between the Dodgers and the Umps. Two of the Dodgers were thrown out of the game for arguing with the Ump over the call of the pitch.



Score tied 6-6 in the 9th inning


Shane and I sat by this kid, man was he FUN!!!! When the Yanks brought out Riveria to close the game he told the Dodgers fan behind us that the game was over. He couldn't have called it better.



The Yanks doing their high fives after the win. I have to say that is and was the best ballgame I have ever been to.



GAME OVER!!!!!! FINAL SCORE 8-6 WAY TO GO YANKEES!!!!!

Disneyland 2010

Shane and I went to California for a late anniversary. We decided that we would spend a few days in Disneyland while we were there.

Here are a few pictures

Snapped this pic while standing in line for over an hour to ride Splash Mountain. This was the first ride that we went on, and it happens to be one of our favorites.


This picture doesn't really show what I was hoping to. I got soaked on Splash, while Shane stayed dry.

I took a picture of this because I thought that it was so cute, and in honor of my favorite sport baseball, and the MLB All-Star Game which was held this year in Anaheim. They had Mickey done up in every teams logo, and were scattered all over Anaheim and L.A. I really wish that we would have had the time to go and find my teams. My only hope was that my sister found it and took a picture of it for me. As she was down in Cali for All- Star Festivities.


I took this picture from Paradise Pier while I was waiting for Shane to ride Screamin California. I always opt to not do this ride, as I get very motion sick, and was really suffering it this trip.


Shane on Screamin'. Can you spot him?



Shane on the MaliBoomer.


I took this picture after riding one our favorites in California Adventure, Tower of Terror, we rode it several times during our trip, as we both love it. The park was having a Glow Fest, and had all of these things which could have really tripped someone out if they were high on drugs. It was really weird, but cool at the same time. Look how the hippie van is glowing.