Gosh Dang It

I love this boy & I love being married. 

we spent the four of july weekend down in Salina Canyon at cameron's family property. 

we drove down after work on friday. by the time we got to the property it was pitch dark. we turned our headlights, and with the help of cameron's grandma, set up our tent in the dark. 

we love our tent. we have cots and lots of space (thanks mom & dad!)

by the time our tent was set up, our car battery had died. opps :) 

we woke up before the sun on saturday, 4-wheeled to the lake, and spent the morning fishing. we didn't get any bites the entire weekend, but we got to spend lots of time chatting by the lake. 

later that day we took a 4-wheel ride throughout the little valley near grandma & grandpa horrock's property. cameron took me to the tree he carved our names into for the first time. he carved our names in it on july 4, 2010. who would have guessed we'd be married three years later? I am so glad that we are. 

we had a great dinner and cuddled around the campfire. we talked about church & politics with his grandparents & parents. my two favorite topics. we made super gooey s'mores and saw a satellite in the starry sky. it was a perfect night.

the next morning we went fishing, rode 4 wheelers in the rain, and packed up to go home. it was a great weekend with the best boy. 

Blessings of the Priesthood

Sometimes the priesthood seems unfamiliar to me. I think it's because my dad has never had the priesthood.  I never had a father's blessing or a blessing because I was sick or anything like that.
In fact,  the only blessings I've ever received were my patriarchal blessing and a back-to-school blessing Bishop Donat gave me before I started college.
I have a testimony of the priesthood & of blessings, but sometimes I forget that I am "entitled" to the blessings of that power.

There's a lot going on right now in my work place. I won't go into detail, but it has caused me a lot of sadness and even more stress. I am a wreck. Yesterday, my sweet sweet fiance gave me a blessing to comfort me.

I can't even explain what that blessing meant to me. I feel so completely in awe that I am marrying a man worthy of that power. Worthy to act in the name of God. I feel so blessed. I am so grateful to have a priesthood holder in my home and to be able to spend my life with him. My heart is so full.