Where Does It All Go?

I could have sworn that just yesterday was Valentine's Day and look...I am already a week into April. These past two months have flown by. There has been quite a few things that have been going on.

• Like I said before, I have a job. It is going so well and keeping me on my toes. I have learned so much and had so many laughs with the people I work with. I am gaining new responsibilities and hopefully not messing things up too badly. It has been great gaining these new experiences.
• School is still rolling. I can't wait to be finished, but I am definitely glad that I am still going.
• I have started hormone therapy. Over a month ago, I took a test to see how my hormones were balanced and if there was anything wrong with my estrogen or progesterone level. Come to find out that the only thing keeping Cade and I from having a baby was my stress level. So I have to up my intake of protein and spend more time on myself. Which is going to be difficult with the things I have to juggle on a day-to-day basis. But we are both very hopeful that this will help us move forward.
• I was kidnapped on Saturday by Cade. He picked me up in the morning and took me out to P. F. Chang's to eat. Afterwards, he took me to the outlets for some retail therapy. I was swept off my feet. He was so sweet and let me go wherever I wanted. It was a complete surprise. He is such an amazing husband.

So Much To Do In So Little Time

I can't believe how quickly time has flown by. I was talking with a friend and we both had the mindframe that it was still January for sure. There has been so much that has been going on. Cade is in the process of rebuilding his shop and structures after the tornado a couple of months ago. They were so blessed to not have any of their machines completely damaged. He is still moving along in his calling. He is working so hard to make sure that he is fulfilling his position to the best of his ability.
I have a new calling. I was moved from Primary into Young Women's. It has been so wonderful. I have a great group of girls that I get to work with. They are so sweet and funny. We are actually having a pedi/pizza night as a Beehive class. Some of my kids are even bringing some friends. I thought that was so cool. They are so willing to go out and serve and be good examples to their peers. I am looking forward to the year with them.
I finished another set of classes and am moving onto the next set. It has been pretty fast, but I am so excited to be moving towards a goal that I have always wanted to achieve. I am so thrilled to think that I will have my degree soon. It is definitely a dream come true.
Another new and exciting thing is that I have a job! I know! Crazy, right? I think Cade nearly fell off his chair when I told him that I was looking at going back to work. It has been really great. I am working at a farm learning the ropes from some dear people that I absolutely adore. It isn't too strenuous-6 hours a day. But it has really been a learning experience. I am glad to be doing something else new that is teaching me things that I might not have learned. Well that's the past two months in a nut-shell. Yay for being busy and growing!

What a Crazy Week So Far

Cade has strict orders to rest his injury. Mimi is making sure that happens.

This year is going to be very interesting. I can tell. We have only been in 2010 for 3-4 weeks and we have had a tornado rip through our town and destroy Cade's farm and we have had a trip to the hospital. Cade dropped some mega equipment on his foot and had to free himself. He had to crank it off of his foot and drive home. Then we got to go to the hospital to get X-rays. Thankfully and luckily, the equipment fell on his foot just right to where he only had the above damage and no broken bones. He is still pretty swollen, but thankfully has listened to me and kept himself off of his feet so he can recuperate sooner.

Tornado in Blythe?!?!?

This is some of the damage that was done to Cade's farm thanks to the tornado.

Thursday was probably one of the worst days that I have ever seen in Blythe. Blythe, yes poor little Blythe, had a tornado rip right through it. It had some of the worst rain storms I have ever seen here and there was damage everywhere. Hundreds of families were left without power for days. I believe that we were actually number one priority for getting the power back up and running in the nation. It was insane, but made me so grateful for us working to be more prepared in case something like this or bigger happens. Go Emergency Preparedness!

Awesome Weekend!!!

Don't you just love when you can come away from a weekend and say "I really had an awesome weekend!". I do! And I did...this past weekend was awesome!!! :) Friday, Meg and I left for San Diego. It was so much fun...got pizza and a movie. I love just kicking back with a good pizza that I will totally regret the next morning, but it was so worth it. Saturday was the Ramirez family sealing at the San Diego temple. It was such a beautiful and sacred experience. I am so glad that I was able to go. The sealing was amazing (and it was in Cade and my's sealing room- oh the memories). I makes me so grateful for the opportunity to have the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life and know that families can be together forever. I am grateful for my Heavenly Father for His being so compassionate and gracious and providing a way for all to return unto Him.

Sunday was amazing as usual. I love coming home from church exhausted. Primary was wonderful. Adena did such a great job with her lesson. Sunday night, Cade and I held a youth fireside at our house. It was awesome. When I was growing up, there might have been maybe 5 youth that would go, but our house was packed. It made me so happy to see all of these youth who have each other's support. The Spirit was so strong. It was an amazing experience. I love being able to serve!

My Safari

This is my latest creation. I am so excited. It came out so darling. I love the zebra squares. I will have to post the headbands that I am working on in a day or two.

New Year!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year's! We sure did. We got to do Christmas with both families this year, which has never happened before. It was great! We went down to Queen Creek for an overnight adventure with our buddies Jake and Mel. We headed out to the Zoo Lights! It was so cool. I haven't done something like that in a long time and we went with the best couple. They are so fun and I am so glad that we have neat friends like them.

We had some great fun out in the desert for some Pre- New Year's activities. We went out and had an awesome time with the Sotos and Murrills. It was so great to do something together again. (We miss you!!!) We headed to Overton, NV to spend some time with some of Cade's friends from college and their families. They both have little ones that we hadn't seen so we were really excited to get with them and have some laughs.

It has been great fun these past few weeks. We have been super lucky to make so many memories with so many great people! We are so blessed!