My Dad & Connie picked up the kids and took them out to Roosevelt for two nights so we could celebrate our 10th Anniversary. It has been 7 years since we have had a weekend together without kids. We went out to dinner, then came home and watched a movie. Honestly it is really strange. Surprisingly, I really miss the kids already. I’m hoping we can all have an enjoyable weekend and at the same time appreciate each other more when we...

Today was our 10th Anniversary! I went to work as usual. After work my mom watched the kids as we went out to dinner. Tomorrow my parents are driving through town. They are going to pick up the kids and take them to Roosevelt for the weekend. We are going to stay at a hotel in Midway on Friday night, then go pick up the kids on Saturday. I’m looking forward to it!

I went to lunch with an old friend today – Travis Knudsen. He was my favorite companion on my mission. We only spent 4 weeks together but we made a quick connection. He picked me up and ate at a ma & pa Thai food place. The food was good and it was fun catching up with Travis. It seems whenever we get together our conversation centers around spiritual things, which I really enjoy.

Rachel has been talking about wanting to take sewing lessons. Today I found a sewing/fabric store in Highland and called them. I found a lady there that teaches sewing lessons in her home and she lives here in Alpine. I was excited to tell Rachel. She has been wanting a hobby. I think this will be fun for her.

We had stake priesthood meeting this morning. It was great. Some of the topics included the advantages and possible temptations of social media such as facebook. There were good points on how to not only resist temptations, but avoid temptations by avoiding the appearance of evil.