What Matters Most

Well. This post is going to be the usual, with a few pictures and updates on what we've been up to lately. But before I start all that, I would like to share this video gem my friend Catherine showed me at FHE the other day. It meant a lot to me, considering the following. I feel like a wussie saying this, considering how blessed I have been, but this has been a really hard move for Lester and I. While our apartment is 10 times the size of our last one, and much nicer in every way, it just doesn't feel like home. I realize that this may change with time, and that home is wherever Lester is, but its just a little hard especially in that isn't able to be home a lot with his school schedule and hospital shifts. Like for example-every tuesday I pack him a lunch and dinner, because he is gone from 7:45 AM till 10:00 PM. I feel bad complaining, b/c I know that this is probably even harder for him, and he works so hard to make a good life for me. This was the case before, but at least then I had a teeny apartment that didn't have enough room to feel empty. I also was in school, had a calling and lots of friends. Now, I am not in school, am struggling to find a job, and although I can't believe I'm saying this I feel like I have no friends-or at least the ones I do are typically in school or busy. I feel like I used to be so good at making friends, but to be perfectly honest, both in our ward and complex I have been rejected multiple times already for friends, which has thrown me off and made me feel really alone. I know everything will work out-but I literally live for the moments when Lester gets home and I can feel loved and safe in his arms, and like the rest of the world doesn't matter. He's giving me a blessing later, and I know this will help, as has this video. Everything will work out-it will just take a little time and a little faith. My favorite part is when he says "Never let a problem to be solved become more important then a person to be loved." I just have to do what this message says-remember what matters most and let that feeling of purpose and love engulf me.

On another note, this last weekend we went to Utah for Lester's friends wedding. We got to Provo on Thursday night to hang out with Hillary and Andrew in their cute little apartment. We played a lot of monopoly deal, and ate the delicious dinner they made. The next day after sleeping in, we ate lunch on the beautiful BYU campus with some of my cousins, and took some cool tours of the school. Then after lunch, the four of us went swimming, and played a game of pool bb. It was a close match, but in the end Lester and I won! We spent some time in the hot tub, then watched Rio, played more monopoly deal and went to a stake BBQ. We finished the night baking and playing more monopoly deal. [For some reason, I only got pictures of us at us at the scripture exhibit at the school-but we were with Hillary and Andrew I promise haha!]

Saturday was the wedding day, so we were busy. Being there for their moment reminded me of how wonderful the blessing of marriage is, and how blessed I am to be married to the man of my dreams. After the wedding itself, Lester along with the rest of the wedding party took pictures for several hours-although they were interrupted by the rain for a while, they turned out beautiful. Later that night we attended their reception, which was very fun filled and beautiful. After leaving, we made a quick stop at WINCO, then made the long drive home to Idaho. We made it back at about 2AM, and still made it to our new ward the next day.

Anywho, that is what has been happening with us lately. Hopefully things are going well for you all. Thing always get better.