WHAT CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR LIVES!!

WELL TO START OFF WITH I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT OUR CRAZY ADVENTURES ON OUR ANNIVERSARY!! WE WENT UP TO ISLAND PARK TO WATCH A PLAY AND HAVE THEIR DINNER AT MACK'S INN, IT WAS SO FUNNY AND THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD, THEY HAVE REALLY IMPROVED ON EVERYTHING THERE, SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FUN THING TO DO GO SEE THE PLAY AND EAT. WE GOT THE PLAY, THE FOOD, WHICH WAS PRIME RIB AND A TON OF OTHER YUMMY STUFF, PLUS A ONE NIGHT STAY FOR A $100.00!! ANYWAY, AFTER THE PLAY WE DECIDED TO DRIVE UP TO BIG SPRINGS AND FEED THE FISH, WELL ALL WAS GOING WELL UNTIL MARTY LEANED WAY OVER THE RAILING TO LOOK AT A MUSKRAT!! PLOP PLOP WENT OUR CELL PHONES, HE HAD BOTH OF THEM IN HIS SHIRT POCKET!! SO MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND GOES RUSHING INTO THIS ICY COLD WATER(PLUS IT WAS RAINING LIKE CRAZY), TO GET OUR CELL PHONES. IT WAS HILARIOUS TO WATCH, HE WAS HURRYING SO FAST AND WAS ALL OUT OF BREATH BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD, HE DID GET THE CELL PHONES AND WE STRIPPED THEM NAKED AND PUT THEM ON THE HEATER!! AS FAR AS MARTY WAS CONCERNED HE DIDN'T BRING ANY EXTRA CLOTHES, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LISTEN TO HIS WIFE, SO HE WAS FREEZING, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAY TO GET A HOLD OF THE KIDS FOR AN EMERGENCY, SO WE JUST ENDED UP GOING HOME!! MARTY GOT TO WEAR ONE OF MY T-SHIRTS HOME AND MY SILKY P.J. BOTTOMS, IT WOULD OF TOPPED OFF THE NIGHT TO GET PULLED OVER BY A COP-HE WOULD OF THOUGHT MARTY WAS DRUNK OR SOMETHING, BUT ALAS WE WENT HOME AND RENTED A MOVIE AND THAT IS HOW WE SPENT OUR ANNIVERSARY!! IT MADE ME LAUGH THOUGH AND THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT!! CONTESSA AND LORIN CAME DOWN SATURDAY NIGHT AND WE JUST KINDA HUNG OUT, WENT TO A MOVIE AND THEY WENT TO CHURCH WITH US, I DON'T KNOW IF LORIN HAD REAL FUN, BUT I APPRECIATE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GO WITH US AND BE A FAMILY!! THANKS TESSIE AND LORIN-WE LOVE YOU LOTS!! IT HAS NOW JUST BEEN PLAIN BUSY AT OUR HOUSE, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON AND PEOPLE COMING AND GOING, I LOVE IT, BUT IT IS A LITTLE EXHAUSTING AT TIMES!! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 4TH OF JULY WEEK, CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE COMING AND WE HAVE A FUN WEEK PLANNED, I WILL WRITE ABOUT IT LATER. SO HAVE A GREAT 4TH WEEK AND REMEMBER TO CHERISH OUR FREEDOMS!! LOVE TO YOU ALL, C

TWENTY YEARS OF LOVE-NOT FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT SAPPY!!

WHENEVER I READ A ROMANCE STORY, I KINDA HAVE TO LAUGH, THEY ARE SO PREDICTABLE, THE COUPLE ALWAYS ENDS UP TOGETHER, WITH A LOT OF MONEY, STRONG IN THE GOSPEL, NICE KIDS, NICE HOME, NICE JOB, ETC. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A "REAL," ROMANCE NOVEL, LIKE WHAT KIND OF REAL EMOTIONS A COUPLE GOES THRU WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR JOB, KID, THE WIFE AND HUSBAND GET IN FIGHTS, THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BECAUSE THEIR BANK ACCOUNT IS ZERO, THEY HAD TO GO THRU BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE OF NO OTHER OPTIONS, THIS IS WHAT I CALL A REAL LOVESTORY!! ANYWAY, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ALOT ABOUT LIFE, AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SPOUSE, I THINK THIS IS MOSTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MARTY AND ME WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR TWENTY YEARS TOGETHER NEXT WEEK, IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER. MOST OF THE THINGS WE HAVE GONE THRU HAVE TAUGHT US VERY GREAT LESSONS, WHILE OTHERS WE HAVE LEARNED ALOT, BUT HAVE NOT WANTED THESE TRIALS. IT MAKES ME SMILE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME THIS FAR IN LIFE AND WE STILL HAVE THAT LITTLE BUTTERFLY FEELING WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER AFTER BEING AWAY, I LOVE THE FACT THAT WHEN MARTY IS GONE FOR TEN MINUTES, HE CALLS ME AND SAYS HE MISSES ME!! WE ARE EACH OTHER'S ONLY BESTEST FRIEND, HE TAKES A GREAT INTEREST IN MY HOBBIES AND I LIKE TO WATCH HIM DO HIS, I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I DON'T REALLY LIKE GREASE UNDER MY FINGERS, BUT I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE HAS GREASE UNDER HIS. THIS SHOWS ME HOW MUCH HE CARES FOR HIS FAMILY!! SOME OF MY GREAT MEMORIES OF BEING WITH MARTY OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAS BEEN:
1.THE FIRST TIME WE WENT TO LAGOON TOGETHER, WOW WAS THAT EVER FUN!!
2.WHEN I TOLD HIM, "I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!" HE WAS SO EXCITED WHEN CONTESSA WAS BORN!!
3.OUR TRIPS TO DISNEYLAND WITH THE KIDS, HIS EYES JUST LIGHT UP TO WATCH HIS KIDS
4. I LOVE WATCHING HIM AT CAR SHOWS, HE ALWAYS HAS A GRIN
5. EACH AND EVERY TIME I GET TO GO TO THE TEMPLE WITH HIM, HE IS JUST SO DARN SEXY IN WHITE-I ONLY THINK OF THIS BEFORE AND AFTER!!!
6. THE FIRST TIME WE WENT TO THE ANNIVERSARY INN, HE WAS HILARIOUS!! THE SEX WAS GREAT TOO!!
7. EACH AND EVERY TIME HE HAS HELD ME, AFTER LOSING A BABY, THERE IS NEVER ANY NEED FOR WORDS, HIS STRENGTH JUST GOT ME THRU
8. I LOVE THE WAY HE STUDIES THE GOSPEL, HIS MIND IS WONDEROUS AND HE PONDERS POINTS I NEVER WOULD IMAGINE
9. HE CALLS ME, "CRICKET," JUST LIKE MY MOM USE TOO
10. HIS LOVE OF HIS WORK AFTER ALL THESE YEAR, HE IS AWESOME AT WHAT HE HAS DONE IN HIS CAREER FOR NEVER HAVING ANY SCHOOLING, I AM SO PROUD OF HOW FAR HE HAS COME

THE NUMBER ONE REASON I LOVE MARTY IS, HE IS REAL, HE NEVER PRETENDS TO BE ANYTHING DIFFERENT FOR ANYONE, HE SAYS IT LIKE IT IS, AND HE STICKS UP FOR WHAT HE LOVES AND BELIEVES IN!!
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO WEST YELLOWSTONE FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY, NOT REALLY ROMANTIC, BUT WE BOTH ENJOY THE PLAYS THEY DO THERE AND WE ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT IN A LITTLE CABIN!! MARTY GOT ME A WONDERFL SURPRISE FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY, HE FOUND ME A SANTA FE, I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THESE SUV'S, HE GOT A SREAM'IN DEAL, IT WAS OWNED BY A OLDER COUPLE WHO TOOK IMMACULATE CARE OF IT, IT HAS LEATHER SEATS, THE INSIDE IS LIKE NEW, THE COLOR IS TEAL, IT IS REALLY PRETTY!! WE ONLY HAD TO PAY $2800 BUCK A ROO'S!! I WAS SO EXCITED!! ANYWAY, WHAT A AWESOME HUBBY I HAVE, I WANT TO TELL HIM I LOVE HIM SOOO MUCH!! HERE IS TOO TWENTY MORE YEARS, AND AN ETERNITY TOGETHER!! LOVE YA, CHERISE

HERE IS TO A "REAL" LOVESTORY!!

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!!

MAY WENT BY SO FAST AND IT WAS EXTREMELY BUSY FOR OUR FAMILY, I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE MY KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL AND HAVE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR!! IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOMEWORK! WELL THE SUMMER STARTED OFF BY CHEROKEE GOING TO MOSCOW FOR A WEEK, SHE DID AWESOME ON HER COMPETITION AS USUAL, CHEVY WAS A SUPERMAN THAT WEEK, HE HELPED ME OUT ALOT, WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUR YARD LANDSCAPED A LITTLE BETTER, BUT IT IS SO MUCH MONEY, SO WE JUST DO WHAT WE CAN AND BE HAPPY WITH ALOT OF GRASS!!! THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE WE CELEBRATED CHEVY'S 14TH BIRTHDAY, HE GOT A TWENTY-TWO AND IS SOOOO EXCITED!! THEN WE HELPED MOVE CONTESSA AND LORIN INTO A NICER PLACE, PLUS IT IS TONS CLOSER TO THEIR WORK, THAT WAS A FAST TRIP TO UTAH!! THEY ARE DOING SO GOOD, I THINK THAT LIFE IS TEACHING THEM SOME GOOD LESSONS, I AM JUST GRATEFUL THAT THEY WORK TOGETHER WELL AND TREAT EACH OTHER WITH LOVE!! IT IS SO AMAZING TO ME HOW LIFE PASSES YOU BY SO QUICKLY WHEN YOUR RAISING YOUR CHILDREN, I AM SO THANKFUL THAT YOU STILL GET TO BE A PART OF THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY MOVE ON. MARTY AND ME HAVE BEEN TALKING ALOT ABOUT LIFE AND ALL THE CHALLENGES IT BRINGS TO US, I WAS SEEKING HIS ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THRU SOME STUFF THAT IS GOING ON IN MY LIFE, AND HE JUST TELLS ME IN HIS SOFT VOICE, THAT SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LET THINGS GO AND TAKE IT A DAY AT A TIME, THIS IS NOT EXACTLY THE ANSWER I WANTED, BUT I AM TRYING TO LEARN MY ANSWERS DAY BY DAY. LIFE IS TRULY NOT A BOWL OF CHERRIES!!! WELL FOR NOW I MUST GO AND FEED MY THREE YEAR OLD, HE SAYS, "MOMMA I WANT SOME FOOD NOW!!" THE LITTLE SASSY MOUTH!! LOVE,C