Today is Halloween....happy halloween! I've never really been a fan of halloween. Anyway, today my heart is full. As I was reading in my scriptures this morning, I came to a great appreciation of trials. I have had many trials in my life, and continue to have trials each and every day. They are never easy.... ever. And sometimes it seems that giving up is the best option. Today I realized that it's not, however. Giving up is a horrible option, and one that Satan puts into our minds. Satan is real- and he is trying to attack the family. Quite honestly and frankly- I hate satan. Saying that makes me really happy. hahahaha. He is so dumb, and I wish he would just go away.
As I was reading an article for class today, I came across these 2 quotes.
"Thought is the Father of an act."
This really hit me hard today- it was just exactly what I needed to hear. Our thoughts really do control our acts, and it is up to us to control our thoughts, and to act accordingly. In this world, there are so many temptations and so many false facts that influence our decisions, and our thoughts. I have realized that I am in control of my life, not Satan. Satan is only trying to make me miserable, so that he can be happy. And it is never going to work- and today I realized that.
"Always pray for the power to resist temptation."
This also struck me hard because I realized that God is always there. He is just waiting for his children to turn to Him, and to ask Him for help. He knows what we are all going through- and he is there to help us all.
I know that God is there for all of us, and He is just constantly waiting for us to turn to Him, and to converse with Him. He made many things clear to me today, and I am so grateful for that.
We are still in love
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
It's fall time!
So, I love carving pumpkins. I like it because it is one of the only things I like to do around Halloween time. I don't enjoy cold weather, I never have, and I don't know if I ever will. I love fall time because of the pretty leaves and pumpkins, and dressing up weird for halloween. hahaha. I think that's about it, though. Anyway, my best friend Becca Willmore is getting MARRIED in December, so we invited her and her fiance Mitch over to carve pumpkins.
Funny story: I got 3 pumpkins- a huge one, a medium sized one, and a teeny tiny one. My neighbor that I don't even know saw them and she asks me, "Oh how cute, is that your way of announcing your pregnant?" hahaha I laughed my head off and said "Oh! No, I didn't even think about that! But that would be clever if I were!" I thought it was so random, but hilarious.
So Becca and Mitch came over, and we carved some pretty saweet pumpkins.
Here's some pics of the lovely evening:
Mine and Tanners pumpkin:
Becca and Mitch's pumpkin. They carved their wedding date on the side...haha so cute
yes, yes...we were trying to imitate our pic in the background :)
Funny story: I got 3 pumpkins- a huge one, a medium sized one, and a teeny tiny one. My neighbor that I don't even know saw them and she asks me, "Oh how cute, is that your way of announcing your pregnant?" hahaha I laughed my head off and said "Oh! No, I didn't even think about that! But that would be clever if I were!" I thought it was so random, but hilarious.
So Becca and Mitch came over, and we carved some pretty saweet pumpkins.
Here's some pics of the lovely evening:
Mine and Tanners pumpkin:
Becca and Mitch's pumpkin. They carved their wedding date on the side...haha so cute
yes, yes...we were trying to imitate our pic in the background :)
I'm not sure why we did this. But it's kinda funny.
The cute engaged couple:
It was super fun, and they are now sitting in front our cute lil apt. Oh yeah, of course we roasted the seeds and ate them! yummy in my tummy. Happy Halloween times!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
What a blessing
So, I just had a tender mercy happen to me about 10 minutes ago, and I'm just feeling very blessed right now. I just got home from work at 11:00, and work was very interesting tonight. Very ornery people, I was stressing about homework and cleaning my house, and not going to lie I was getting really frustrated and kind of annoyed. Well my cute cute husband did all he could to try and stay awake for me, but instead I walk in the house and it is S.P.O.T.L.E.S.S. I mean- the shoes were straightened! What man does that? So the shoes were straight up against the wall, everything was dusted, our dresser was decluttered, the sink had zero dishes in it, all our clothes were put away, funny sticky notes were left everywhere, the couch cover was straightened haha, counters were clean, and I could just keep going! But I won't. Anyway, I just am so grateful to have a loving spouse. I feel like Tanner and I both know when each other needs something, and we don't even have to communicate about it. It is so neat. Who knew that I would come home to a spotless clean house, and have no more stress once I got home? I just want to testify of the power of marriage- that God really does know each of us, and he is mindful of our needs. I know I have said this a billion times, but God really knew what he was doing when he sent Tanner and I to each other. It was at a interesting time, but looking back it couldn't have been more perfect. Tanner is so special to me, and I love him dearly. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful spouse :)
I still can't get over how he straightened our shoes...AND our couch cover!! haha i love him.
I still can't get over how he straightened our shoes...AND our couch cover!! haha i love him.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
One year down......eternity to go!
Holy cow, so first of all, I can't believe Tanner and I have been married for a year ago today. It is crazy how time flies. This past weekend was the most amazing weekend I could've asked for. Let me just give you a brief background story. So we decided that for our anniversary we wanted to go camping. So I was all stoked, because he's gotten me into loving camping haha. Building up to Friday, we talked about it often, and he hinted that it was going to be super cold, but he would keep me warm. Well upon the wekend, I kept telling him I was going to buy a buddy heater because I knew I would freeze my butt off. He insisted that he would keep me warm, and a heater wouldn't be necessary. but dang, I was SO close to going and buying one....haha good thing I didn't.
So Friday rolls around (oct 5) and we start packing everything into the car. I handed him all the camping stuff, and he went and put it in the car. Well little did I know he put it in the wrong car. He put it in our Honda instead of our Subaru. I had no idea though. So we had everything ready, and we were so excited to go camping!! We stopped at Albertsons because he said he needed to get all the food he was gonna cook, so he ordered me to wait in the car. It took him like 30 minutes to get everything, and I was watching the Albertsons doors like a hawk. He came out with this huge box, and it looked like it was super heavy. I just kinda looked at him, rolled down the window, and said, "Do you need some help?" Well I found out later there were only a few things in there, he was just making it seem like the box was super heavy. haha! So we drive to Idaho Falls, and we were singing to our favorite songs. We stopped at Walmart and got a few things, and went and ate at Jimmy Johns. Then he said that he needed to find this buddy heater store, so we could go pick one out just in case it was freezing. Well he turns onto the street where we stayed the night we got married- Destinations Inn. I looked at him and smiled, and he goes, "What? The store is just around the corner, I'm trying to find a place to park." So I looked away. Then he opens the trunk and starts getting our bags, and says, "How about we go to Venice instead??" I started crying, but he didn't know it. I laughed my head off and kept saying, "babe, are you serious??? You are somethin else." So we walk in to the hotel, and I just was staring at him, and I couldn't stop smiling. We got up to our room, and it was SO COOL!! There was a gondola(bathtub) in the middle of the room, with a projector screen right in front of it. There was a balcony that had stairs leading up to the bed, and there was another balcony thing that had a cute table and chair on it for us to sit. There was also a sauna, and the bed was huge. I just couldn't stop crying- he totally surprised me, and with VENICE!!!! It was so cool. We ended up watching the Ringer, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and another one I forgot the name of!
We both just looked at each other, and stared because this is where we stayed the night of our wedding. (except we were in a different room) We hugged, and reminisced about memories from a year ago. We laughed our guts out. Anyway, such a fun surprise, and it was just so fun to be able to spend the weekend with Tanner, my best friend, forever. We spent the weekend basically 'reliving' what we did a year ago. Tanner kept saying hilarious things that both of us said last year, and it was so funny. The day after we got married, we went to Park City and shopped there all day. So, that's what we did. We went shopping. We didn't buy anything, but we looked at a bunch of stuff. Then after that we went to Taken 2, and both fell asleep! hahaha. Good movie. Let's see, then after that we ate a pretzel for dinner, and just talked and talked, and laughed and laughed. Then, we were off to our cute little apartment!! yeah, little did I know. We got to Rexburg, and he went to Applebees. I asked him where we were going and he said Applebees. Even though we just ate...haha. So he opened the trunk, and started getting our bags. I looked at him and I was like, "BABE!!! really????" A year ago, we went to 2 hotels, one in destinations inn, and then park city. So we got inside, checked in, and before we opened our room, I heard birds. I was thinking, oh boy this is going to be great! hahaha. We were in Congo! Or the Mayan Islands, we don't really know. There were hearts all over the bed, a massage table, a bathtub, and it looked like a jungle. It pretty much rocked. I cried again, he didn't know it, but I was just overwhelmed that he would even THINK of doing this for me. Reliving our memories of a year ago. So sweet. We went to Applebees for dinner, and just laughed reminiscing about more memories, hahaha. We decided that we are such a crazy couple, but that we have so much fun together. I can't imagine it any other way. We watched Clash of the Titans, and Puss N Boots. We fell asleep at like 11, we were bushed! hahaha. We had a delicious breakfast, and then went to our apartment.
I just want Tanner to know that he is so special to me. He has taught me so many life lessons, and he really is the light of my life. This has been the hardest, but best year of my life, and I can't wait to see what our future brings. I am grateful to have such a hardworking husband- one that worked his buns off to be able to afford this weekend for us. He really does mean the world to me, and I hope I can be as good of a wife to him, as he is a husband to me. I am so grateful for him, and I want him to know how much I love him- because it is a lot. Thanks for everything Tantan! I love you so stinkin much.
Love you sugar!!
Love,
Sugar
VENICE:
CONGO:
I got him some sweet shoes and this was his reaction. It was so funny! hahaha
Oh man- I am so lucky to have Tanner in my life. LOVE YOU STUDMUFFIN!!!
So Friday rolls around (oct 5) and we start packing everything into the car. I handed him all the camping stuff, and he went and put it in the car. Well little did I know he put it in the wrong car. He put it in our Honda instead of our Subaru. I had no idea though. So we had everything ready, and we were so excited to go camping!! We stopped at Albertsons because he said he needed to get all the food he was gonna cook, so he ordered me to wait in the car. It took him like 30 minutes to get everything, and I was watching the Albertsons doors like a hawk. He came out with this huge box, and it looked like it was super heavy. I just kinda looked at him, rolled down the window, and said, "Do you need some help?" Well I found out later there were only a few things in there, he was just making it seem like the box was super heavy. haha! So we drive to Idaho Falls, and we were singing to our favorite songs. We stopped at Walmart and got a few things, and went and ate at Jimmy Johns. Then he said that he needed to find this buddy heater store, so we could go pick one out just in case it was freezing. Well he turns onto the street where we stayed the night we got married- Destinations Inn. I looked at him and smiled, and he goes, "What? The store is just around the corner, I'm trying to find a place to park." So I looked away. Then he opens the trunk and starts getting our bags, and says, "How about we go to Venice instead??" I started crying, but he didn't know it. I laughed my head off and kept saying, "babe, are you serious??? You are somethin else." So we walk in to the hotel, and I just was staring at him, and I couldn't stop smiling. We got up to our room, and it was SO COOL!! There was a gondola(bathtub) in the middle of the room, with a projector screen right in front of it. There was a balcony that had stairs leading up to the bed, and there was another balcony thing that had a cute table and chair on it for us to sit. There was also a sauna, and the bed was huge. I just couldn't stop crying- he totally surprised me, and with VENICE!!!! It was so cool. We ended up watching the Ringer, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and another one I forgot the name of!
We both just looked at each other, and stared because this is where we stayed the night of our wedding. (except we were in a different room) We hugged, and reminisced about memories from a year ago. We laughed our guts out. Anyway, such a fun surprise, and it was just so fun to be able to spend the weekend with Tanner, my best friend, forever. We spent the weekend basically 'reliving' what we did a year ago. Tanner kept saying hilarious things that both of us said last year, and it was so funny. The day after we got married, we went to Park City and shopped there all day. So, that's what we did. We went shopping. We didn't buy anything, but we looked at a bunch of stuff. Then after that we went to Taken 2, and both fell asleep! hahaha. Good movie. Let's see, then after that we ate a pretzel for dinner, and just talked and talked, and laughed and laughed. Then, we were off to our cute little apartment!! yeah, little did I know. We got to Rexburg, and he went to Applebees. I asked him where we were going and he said Applebees. Even though we just ate...haha. So he opened the trunk, and started getting our bags. I looked at him and I was like, "BABE!!! really????" A year ago, we went to 2 hotels, one in destinations inn, and then park city. So we got inside, checked in, and before we opened our room, I heard birds. I was thinking, oh boy this is going to be great! hahaha. We were in Congo! Or the Mayan Islands, we don't really know. There were hearts all over the bed, a massage table, a bathtub, and it looked like a jungle. It pretty much rocked. I cried again, he didn't know it, but I was just overwhelmed that he would even THINK of doing this for me. Reliving our memories of a year ago. So sweet. We went to Applebees for dinner, and just laughed reminiscing about more memories, hahaha. We decided that we are such a crazy couple, but that we have so much fun together. I can't imagine it any other way. We watched Clash of the Titans, and Puss N Boots. We fell asleep at like 11, we were bushed! hahaha. We had a delicious breakfast, and then went to our apartment.
I just want Tanner to know that he is so special to me. He has taught me so many life lessons, and he really is the light of my life. This has been the hardest, but best year of my life, and I can't wait to see what our future brings. I am grateful to have such a hardworking husband- one that worked his buns off to be able to afford this weekend for us. He really does mean the world to me, and I hope I can be as good of a wife to him, as he is a husband to me. I am so grateful for him, and I want him to know how much I love him- because it is a lot. Thanks for everything Tantan! I love you so stinkin much.
Love you sugar!!
Love,
Sugar
VENICE:
CONGO:
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Families Can be Together Forever
This past weekend, my family and I went to Atlanta, Georgia to give support to the Bestor family for the passing of my uncle, John. He was such a great man, and an inspiration to us all. He was diagnosed with tongue cancer about a year ago, they cut it out, and it grew back again. Well, it continued to spread throughout his body, into his legs, his back, and then into his brain. Before he passed he weight 115 pounds. I will always remember him for his goofiness. He always had hilarious faces, and such a sense of humor. Since he worked for the FBI, the funeral ceremony was amazing. The FBI took such good care of Chris and escorted her in his FBI car, and made sure she was comfortable. I was very impressed with Chris, and how strong she was through all of this. She was still her happy, bubbly self, but you could tell she was suffering at the same time. The funeral was amazing, and there were so man family members there to support. I got to be with all of my brothers and sisters except Jaxon, and it was so good to be with them. John was such an amazing man, husband, father, and uncle, and I am just so glad that he is no longer in pain, and he is looking down upon all of us smiling, letting us know he is okay. I am so grateful for the power of families, and how families can be together forever. That is so powerful to me, and I'm grateful I am able to be with my family for eternity. I can't imagine life without them. I'm also grateful for the atonement because without the atonement, none of us would be able to get through this. But since we have the power of knowing that we will be able to get through this, we are all comforted.
Dad, Mom, Tanner, Aubrey, and I went to Temple Square on Sunday and just walked around and had a good time with each other. I love the temple, they are all so pretty, and they bring such peace when you look at them and go inside them. I'm grateful I was sealed to my best friend, Tanner Stevens for eternity. Ahh I cannot wait to see what life brings us :) Anyway, here's some pictures of the weekend.
What a great picure of a great man:
Tanner, Aubrey, Mom, Dad, and me went to the temple and walked around. I love them.
I love knowing that Families Can Be Together Forever. See you soon, John.
Dad, Mom, Tanner, Aubrey, and I went to Temple Square on Sunday and just walked around and had a good time with each other. I love the temple, they are all so pretty, and they bring such peace when you look at them and go inside them. I'm grateful I was sealed to my best friend, Tanner Stevens for eternity. Ahh I cannot wait to see what life brings us :) Anyway, here's some pictures of the weekend.
What a great picure of a great man:
I love knowing that Families Can Be Together Forever. See you soon, John.
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