Adam and Sugar

Sometimes you arrive at an event and find yourself improperly dressed for the activities being done. When that moment comes you have two choices: to abstain from the activities deemed "inappropriate" for you attire, or to disregard what others might say and have fun. I strongly recommend the second option.

Yesterday I spent hours chasing Adam through bounce houses and going with him down slides just because he assured me they were "super fun!" I was in a dress, and for a moment I thought about telling that sweet little boy I couldn't play with him because I had come in the wrong clothes. But the more he said, "Come! Fun!" the less I could resist him. And guess what - he may only be 2, but he knows what he's talking about. I haven't had that much fun in a LONG time.

Luckily our adventures didn't end there. When we went home Adam and I decided to make cookies. I had forgotten how exciting that can be to a 2 year old. The best part was after he discovered the dough was delicious he splatted some on me. (I'm still trying to decide whether or not it was on purpose). Then he decided to help me get it cleaned up by licking it off my arm. Even better still was that it took him a good couple minutes to get it licked completely clean. 

Of all the roles I play, Aunt Sugar is becoming more and more my favorite as time goes on. 

Thanks, Adam, for giving me a break from my crazy life and helping me play and laugh like a kid again! I love you!

What doesn't kill you

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger... or so I've been told.

But honestly this week I was beginning to think that for me it went something like "what doesn't kill you makes you weak enough that they can kill you tomorrow" or "what doesn't kill you leaves you maimed and useless."

But the truth is that Heavenly Father loves His children, which includes you and me and everyone else out there. And the hard things that we go through are not to make us weak, depressed, or ashamed of ourselves.

"And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: 

knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

And hope maketh not ashamed; 

because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts

 by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us."

Romans 5:3-5

If weekends were forever...

Raise your hand if you loved conference!
You can't see it, but my hand is WAY up in the air.
This weekend was absolutely perfect. Not only were the messages given in General Conference exactly what I needed to hear, as always, but the rest of the weekend fell so happily in to place that I can't think of a single thing I didn't love.
Saturday morning I got to sleep in all the way to 8:00am, which NEVER happens! It was a beautiful morning and my brother and I went for a run together (one of our favorite activities) and danced around the apartment to Earth, Wind, and Fire (another one of our favorite activities) all before making waffles and settling down for Conference. After the first session we met up with family to watch Boise State kick Nevada's trash for 2 quarters, watched the second session of Conference, and then finished the game. (GO BRONCOS!!!) Sunday was equally wonderful. Again I got to sleep in, spend time with family, be spiritually fed, and in keeping with tradition get together with some very close family friends for a delicious feast between sessions.
After a seriously stressful week of work it was the perfect way to come back to reality and be reminded of the truly important things in life:
my FAMILY, my FAITH, and of course, FOOTBALL :)