Already Missin' You!!!

Yep!... once Josh sees this photo, he's gonna kill me! But, it brings a smile to my face! When we were attempting to take our own photos about a month ago, the sun was absolutely blinding!! Ya know... like when it's so freakin' bright your eyes are watering and your pupils are smaller than the point of a pen! Yet, you're trying your hardest to put on a cheesy "fake" smile and keep your eyes OPEN... NOT closed!... keep em' OPEN!!! :)

Anywhooo! Josh just left for his Ayuda Clinic trip to Terrabella, which I guess is like 3 hours away. I'm just... already missing him!! The house is quiet enough that I can hear the fridge running while sitting here. Moiskee (our cat) isn't making a noise because Josh isn't here to "talk" to him.  Yeah... they have some weird connection! ;) Of course my music is always present, and... usually blasting! But, not at 1:00 in the am!!! 

My heart feels an overwhelming amount of love and gratitude for a man... my dear, sweet hubby... who is just an amazing person! His LOVE is unconditional no matter what!!!

This is silly to say, but as I sat down from bearing my testimony on Sun. I felt calm after my heart nearly jumpin' outta my chest. But!... I was saddened that I didn't even share my Thankfulness and Love for this incredible man in my life!!! I just hope you know, my sweet love, how much I love you!!!!.... I live and breathe for you! Without you I am NOTHING!  You really are my world.... my everything!

I think a few days without you is gonna nearly kill me!! ;) :) XOXO!!!

Thought of the day:
"Since the beginning of time, love has been the source of both the highest bliss and the heaviest burdens. At the heart of misery from the days of Adam until today, you will find the love of wrong things. And at the heart of joy, you will find the love of good things."And the greatest of all good things is God." ~Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Love is in the Air!

Yep!... L-O-V-E seems to be completely surrounding me! The sweet sexy smell of cologne fills the air as I open the door from work. I've gotta admit, I absolutely LOVE burying my face in Josh's sweet smelling neck!! I'm sure he doesn't mind a bit either! ;) His bear squeezes are an assurance of his enduring love. His arms, just... somehow release the stress from a hard day at work or other anxieties!

We've planned a date for Valentines Day with our friend Kindra and fiance Franklin. It's the first time meeting Franklin, which I am thrilled about!

If a man can make my friend GLOW, then he must be a catch and keeper!

We decide to meet in the middle, which became downtown Fullerton. So far, the old mainstreets of a few cities we've been to have been great to visit! There is always selective choices of great food, shopping and relaxing nightlife.

Kindra was the one who could smell Cajun food from miles away! So, we tracked down the "Cajun Swamp" and enjoyed some seafood and lots of catching up on life! Of course Josh and Franklin couldn't and wouldn't stop talking about Peru (which was GREAT!), since Josh served his mission there and that's also where Franklin is from. I've gotta say, they hit it off pretty good!  Yep!... kinda like two girls would! But honestly their personalities are so much alike... just easy-going, hardworking, lovable men!

After some good din-din, we decided to try out a club that had a live latin-jazz band playing. I've never been to see any sort of jazz band, but I love music, so it was something new and well worth going to! The music fit the day perfectly, along with the sweet couple we were able to enjoy our time with!  I'm so thankful to have a hubby who is my longtime best friend, who puts up with my uncontrollable spazzy self, and is the absolute most amazingly wonderful man I've ever known!  I love you, my sweet Valentine! 

Thought of the day:
“Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated, often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes in between them.” ~SS

gLuE SoUp!

There's nothing better than warm homemade soup when you're feeling under the weather!!  I'm so lucky to have a hubby that LOVES to cook and definitely takes excellent care of me when I'm dragging my feet and coughing up a lung... or two!! 
Now, I have to give him a hard time every once n' a while because he does think he is Mario Batali (Iron Chef Champion) most of the time.  So!... out of his BIG loving heart he decides to make homemade chicken noodle soup to help cure my nasty sinus infection.  Despite the fact he couldn't get a hold of his mom, who really is the "Iron Chef Champ", he decides to do it on his own.  Well, if you know that making roux for anything goes A LONG WAY, can you imagine what 2 cups of butter and 2 cups of flour did for his batch of soup???!!...  Bless his dear sweet heart, because.... LOL!... Yep!... it made Glue Soup!!!

This picture is actually what the ending results looked like! ;)
Maybe just a lil' less roux next time babe!.... like 3/4 less!! ;)  DON'T give up!.... Keep trying!..... You are a fabulous cook!!!  In fact... you are my lil' "Iron Chef Champion"!!!!
Thank you for taking super duper care of me, especially when I'm feeling like a sluggish, lung hacking piece of garbage!  I'm so lucky to have you!!!

Thought of the day:
"Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you.... The one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.'..........

I'm lucky to say that... this is the man I married!!!!

Elder's A & B...

When I think of a missionary, first of all... I picture Josh's face in my mind as he was "impossibly" found by our tour guide and drove back to our Hotel in Peru for dinner. Yep!... this was on his mission.  Btw... that was an answer to my prayers!!!!   Secondly, I perceive them as having NO personality at all... but, discussing work of the gospel and that's IT (sorry, that's probably rude.)  :) :)

I have found my last statement to be false!!!  It has been such a joy to have the missionaries over for Josh's delicious dinners and my burnt bread!!!  They are not only fully filled with the spirit, but they DO have personalities and are very facetious and full of crap along with many stories!  Oh, and.... we're reminded that we are old!  Ha, ha, ha!.... it'll catch up to ya, guys!!!!  I'm so sad to see Elder Anderson a lil' trunkie and ready for his Journey to End, and Elder Barfuss ready and rollin' on to a new Journey in Cali!  We will MISS both of you so much!!!!  We hope to see Elder Barfuss again soon!.... and Elder Anderson in the future!  Good Luck!!

Elder Barfuss, Josh, Elder Anderson

Thought of the day:
“But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” ~KG~

Old Friends..... Always Friends!

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart. ~Elisabeth Foley
After 10 years we finally made it happen!  How crazy that 10 years have gone by and we've only talked but a few times.... and, really... it only seems like it was a couple years since we last visited!  I'm so happy that Kindra MADE this work!  She was persistant and said, "I'm seeing you before I go back to school in Feb!"  So, we picked a day and made it an official date! 
Now, this is how I like to spend a beautiful day!.... with a friend sitting on the beach with your feet buried in the sand, chatting and watching the amazing waves while laughing and crying with each other!  Then grabbin' some tacos a block away.  Then... back to the beach again!

Can you believe we DIDN'T stop yappin' for like 6 hours!!!  Oh, it was so delightful to see my sweet friend again and catch up on life!  I've missed her beautiful face and laugh so much!  I wouldn't trade the world for the true and dear friends I have in my life that have been there for me through thick and thin!... those that have let me use their shoulder to cry on and use their sleeve to wipe my snot away with! ;) :) :)  You know who you are.... and I LOVE YOU...... ALWAYS!!!

Can't wait for our next "date" lady!... I just love ya!!! :)

Thought of the day:

If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. ~AU