Anniversary

This last Monday, August 4th. Dru and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary. It is crazy to think that we have been married for over a year now. In that short amount of time our lives have changed tremendously and there have been many growing experiences along the way. I am looking forward to the next year and feel blessed that I can honestly say that I love my husband more now than I did the day I married him.

Twilight Series

So, for my birthday a couple of weeks ago my little brother bought me the first three books in the Twilight Series (Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse).

I reluctantly started reading them hoping that they would keep my interest enough to get through all three.

I have to say that these books are awesome. I am completely addicted to them. I read all three of the books from my brother and then decided to go buy the last book (Breaking Dawn).

Yep, finished that too. These just might be my favorite books ever. I have a feeling that they are Dru's favorite too because I didn't bother him about doing things all the time, instead I was content to read my books.

If you haven't read these books I suggest that you do because they rocked my world. But, I must warn you that you need to have a fair amount of time set aside to read because you won't want to put them down. I had a very hard time doing anything but read until I finished them.

More Cabin Memories

Maddie and Dru trying to figure out exactly what is out in the woods.

Dru's mom, his brother Trent and wife Sarah, their three boys Nate, Christian and Jameson, our nieces Taitum and Beth, our puppy Maddie, Trent's dog Cocoa, and of course Dru and I.

My brother Rob enjoying himself in a game of LIFE more than words can describe!

Cabin Memories

Dru and I love spending time at my parent's cabin in Island Park. It is such a nice place to get away from reality for a couple of days. There is so much to do there. We enjoy fishing, four wheeling, boatin, snow machining, campfires with smore's and hotdogs, and going through Yellowstone National Park. Here are some pictures from our various trips.

Bitter Sweet

(My Grandmother and I when I was a baby)

My sweet grandmother Carolyn Grimaud passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 7:37 pm. She was only 72 years old. This is a bitter sweet time for all in our family because for the past seven years my grandmother has suffered from Alzheimer's disease. She was an amazing lady who loved everyone she met. She is an angel and I am so sad that she has left this earthly life. However, I am comforted to know that she is in Heaven without pain and with a sound mind. I know that she will be with us always and that someday I will get to see her smiling face again. I love you Grandma and I will miss you very much!

Work Work Work

In May Dru just graduated from ISU with his Bachelor's degree in Finance. I am so proud of him! To make things even better a couple of weeks ago he started a job with Westmark Credit Union and LOVES it. I am so excited for him to be done with school and enjoy the workin life. It will also be nice to have some extra income. As for me I am still working as a PSR worker and trying to keep a clean house (it is much harder than it seems). I planted flowers in my yard for the very first time a week before Memorial Day and I haven't killed them yet. They are actually looking really good and I am proud of my efforts. So as you can see we have had a lot going on lately but it's always good to stay busy.

Blessings

I have just recently had a sweet manifestation of my Heavenly Father's love for each of us and I wanted to share how greatful I am for such spiritual experiences. Despite our shortcomings and faults Heavenly Father loves us unconditionally and will help us through everything if we first turn to him and ask for help. Sometimes things can be difficult to endure and we want them to come to pass on our time. We must remember that things happen on the Lord's time and that he can see the bigger picture. This has been the hardest lesson for me to learn, especially recently, but I am coming to grips with it and am beginning to understand that there are reasons for everything. We must continue to have faith in the Lord and endure to the end and someday the things we have been praying so hard for will happen. Just wanted to put that out there!