9th Anniversary

Trent told me a couple weeks ago to go take some pictures all by myself. He gave me a motto of Purity, New Beginings, and Life. Here is what I found:

This last weekend we went to pick up the kids from St.George. We stopped by Snow Canyon and took some pictures. The neighbors had some baby yorkies, and Goats that we went to see. I am going to take Hannah down there in her white baptism dress and take more pictures for her invites!

Last week was my lesson on "Creating a spiritual Environment in the Home" I started out by saying that I always thought in life I would sit in my tower comb my long hair and wait for my prince/knight to fight the dragons of the world and come save me. We would then ride off into the sunset. I said how sometimes he may fall of his horse and we may trip on those glass slippers (Cinderella syndrome I made up...) That we can't wait for someone else to slay our dragons. We must do it ourselves. For our learning. For us to keep the spirit with us always. Women are not allowed on the front lines of the U.S war, but we are on the front lines of a spiritual war, where we can't raise the flag of surrender. We are protecting our homes. I then had some great quotes from President Thomas S. Monson on "Heavenly Homes." It's an awesome, blunt article. I said we will have many types of homes. The one they are in with their siblings, roommates, newlywed, with children and so on. What we do on the outside reflects what the spirit feels like on the inside. Just like we need a temple recommend because our actions can bring the spirit, our home needs to feel like a place of refuge. We then talked about cleanliness, learning, good smells and so on that makes a house nice. You can't forget laughter, and love. I told them that when they are moms, sometimes all we have to do to let the spirit leave is turn the tv on, the computer on and filfth can filter in. I talked about the harms of pornography. I had just gone to a fireside on it, the people there were very blunt and are directors of SALIFELINE. I'm sure you have seen it, it was on in between conference last October. My friends ward does stake dates and invited us to one. That happened to be it. It said that it isn't unheard of of 6 year olds being addicted. Crazy. I told them how they will be fighting for things that we don't know even exist right now. I then did the Wizard of Oz handout and wanted to show the video of a girl that lets darkness into her home. People come in and put dark handprints on white furniture. I saw it in seminary. I then that morning woke up with an idea. I made a Wizard of Oz path of life. What we do outside reflects the home, so we are Dorothy. Glenda is parents guiding, leaders, and good examples telling us which path to follow. The ruby red slippers is the spirit, trying to lead us back "home" , Like the scarecrow, We need a healthy brain so we must be careful of bad movies, music, tv, and computer use. We need compassion like the Tin Man wanted. We need to watch out for gossip, envy, jealousy. We then need courage like the Lion in order to go down the path. The wizard is the knowledge of the gospel. The wicked Witch is satan and he sends his fiery darts of monkeys at us. The lesson turned out good, in this day and age you have to be open, honest, and not to set them up for failure. I told them we are giving them the armor to protect them and their future families. I told of the story of pearl harbor, how a man by the name of McDonald heard on the radio of a bunch of planes coming in. He told the private in charge, and the Private said it was probably just their own u.s planes and not to worry about it. He asked him again but once again was told "Don't worry about it." We all know what happened next. Japan planes destroyed Pearl Harbor. We are having warnings about the dangers in society, we say don't worry about it. It's only a little bad... and before we know it one day we are going to wake up and ask How did we get bombed?!

We can have fairytales. In fact most of us growing up has them and expectations of someone rescuing us right? Well I found this site and had to laugh. It's called "After the fairytale, when real life begins" Just because we have bumps in the road doesn't mean that we can't find the joy in the reality of life. Let's play a game. You tell me what each princess is going through and find the positive from it. I will start:

Prince Phillip is married to a depressed sleeping beauty. She has slept life away and missed out. ~ Up Side-When she gets her diaper changed, she won't remember it~

Looks like Jafar became a terrorist and has tried to bomb Jasmin out of her home.

Upside- She is ready to fight for what is rightfully hers! you Go Girl~ This one is Sad. Rapunzel found out she has cancer.

Upside- She can meet friends in the hospital. She doesn't have to be held captive in a high tower. This captivity can come with friends that are disguised as doctors, nurses, and others going through the same thing. She isn't alone, and she can beat it. She can also make ten wigs out of her old hair!

Red Riding Hood- She has gone insane. After seeing her grandma being eaten alive she can't find her right mind. She freaks out whenever men tell her she has beautiful big eyes. She has become an emotional eater. She is ready for the wolf to prowl on her.

Upside- She doesn't have to take any of her goodies to her grandma's to share. She can eat and be merry all on her own!

Poor Belle is married to an beastly alcoholic. In order to feel better for herself she tries to have the sense of control that she can stop his addiction. She wants to feel beautiful again.

Upside- She can sleep the stress away and wake up to a new face that never frowns!

Snow White- my personal favorite~ She is a housewife with seven children of her own, and a lazy prince charming who doesn't help out much!

Upside- Her kids will one day grow up and become her best friends, until then... good luck Snow White!

Cinderella- first her husband left her for her stepmother. She took him back, but then after two months of being back together, he died in a horse accident just like her father.

Upside- Looks like a lot of other men her step mother's age are interested in her! She can have a father or a husband again! Her pick. The choice is up to her! Maybe then she can quit her job as a cleaning lady.

Thanks to the pictures from here:

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/06/when_the_fairy_tale_ends_real.php

MArch 8, 2002

I remember it like it was only yesterday. I had my friend Kim over to help with my nails the night before. I talked to Trent while he drove up from St.George on the phone. I woke up around 4 and scrapbooked a whole scrapbook for the reception. I got my hair done with my sisters and mom at ten. I had my mom pluck my eyebrows because I was too chicken back then lol. I rode with mom and dad to the temple, they helped me carry my dress in for me. That's when I saw him. I saw my future husband standing waiting for me. I hadn't seen him for a month and I missed him. It was snowy that morning, and we were getting married at one. The bridesroom was busy from all the 9o'clock weddings. The brides were frozen. I got dressed and felt like I did when I had my endowments taken out. I felt beautiful. Clean. Worthy. I went to the waiting room and saw Trent. I liked the way he smiled at me. We went to the celestial room and talked. We said how we need to try to go to the temple every month. We went to the sealing room and I saw all my friends and family that could be there. I remember being sealed. There are some other experiences that I felt in the temple that are too sacred and personal to talk about on here. I do remember saying "yeah" instead of "yes." I was too happy to even talk right. We went outside and man was it cold, but I was too happy to let it bother me. We took pictures with everyone, ice was falling off the temple, the buildings still had the olympic posters up. My mom stayed with us for a while to watch the pictures. Then we went to the Joseph Smith building at took more while we thawed out. I could barley step up the temple stairs and had to hold my dress way up so I didn't fall. We drove to Ligories in Trent's truck. I should've stayed in my gown and maybe we would've gotten it for free, but I had to change at the temple. We ate pizza on the way to the reception. We went to Ivy Lanes and took more pictures and had a wonderful reception, I enjoyed seeing all my family and friends once more. We danced, had the cake- which I eyed him to be nice, my neighbor was watching and said the way you eat the cake is the way your marriage will be and if Trent smashes it in my face he was gong to have to yell at him. So Trent was nice, and so was I. Later we went outside to find the Truck covered in the coe's famous wrappings for the truck. We could barley see as we went to the gas station to clean it off. I had wanted to stay local for our wedding night but trent demanded we stayed at the cabin in bear lake. Needless to say, our lights went out and we were almost killed by a truck in sardine canyon. Luckily we made it. My parents wanted to make sure I made it ok, so I told them I would call collect and when they heard my new name that meant Iwas ok, if I used my maiden that meant to accept the call. After that we shut off from the world for a week. Snowmobiling was fun, but trent accidentally threw a snowball at my eye and I started to cry and then laugh. Emotions were raw. We drove to layton to open presents and then back to st.george. I remember thinking "How fun to think in ten years we will have our family and it will be so sweet, and I will be martha stewart with a great house and garden and our family will love each other so much. My dreams are here" and how in a blink life happens, and how much faster the next 9 years are going to be. I decided I am going to soak in every moment I have, the bad and the good, because that is what makes me who I am. I love you Trent.