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After All That We've Been Through

Dear Reader,


My deepest apologies for not writing the past month. It has been one full of adventures! Although, I think the Lord is putting us through some trial by fire! Don't worry, we are alright and everything is going forward. There have just been some learning experiences/hiccups along the way. They were all good for us, though. It has been quite the experience, really. Let's talk about what we have learned.

First of all, cars are an expensive blessing to have. We have an awesome story for that which involves keys, accidents and repairs. So, we took a trip to Idaho in July to be with family. One of the days we spent there was at Bear Lake. Just as we were packing up our belonging and getting ready to leave, Lauren realized she didn't have the key to our car...whoops. The family started combing the beach and sand looking for the key, but we decided that it was lost to the elements. Lesson learned: don't take Lauren's keys off of her lanyard. Blessing: families. Everyone was helpful and supportive despite the rising frustrations.

After deciding to leave the car on the beach, we rode back to where were staying with Lauren's brother. The real heroes of this story are Brian, Dale, and William (My future brother and father-in-law and current roommate, respectively). Brian drove his car down that Sunday night to pick up a key in Salt Lake, which William had driven up from Provo. Because of their efforts, we were able to get the car situation back to normal.

Or at least it would have back to normal if it were not for my idiocy. While on the way to the beach to meet up with Lauren's dad who had the key, I crashed my parent's car. While flipping a "U-ie" I wasn't paying attention and clipped a van coming the other way. That wasn't the worst part. The other car was a couple heading to a funeral. Thanks to my stupidity, they were late/likely missed the funeral. To make a long story short, the car was totaled and we are car-less for a while. Lesson learned: even in small towns with little traffic, you have to pay attention at every second. Blessing: no one was injured.

Despite these car troubles, we had a fabulous time with our family. Mitzi and I demolished Lauren and Dale in a game of Rook, we had an amazing jam session with uncles and cousins (Ukuleles and Guitars included), and a fun day at the beach. I discovered a hidden talent of kayaking. It is a lot of fun, actually.

The most important lesson I learned from this trip to Idaho and the other adventures this past month is how much I love Lauren (We will explain the other adventures later). At this point, we have known each other almost 4 years and I thought we knew each other pretty well after 2 months of dating the first time around (We will get around to that part of the story, too). She is the most patient and happy person I know. Which is saying quite a bit due to the amount of people I know. Even with the hiccups we ran into this past month, she still puts up with me and always has a smile. In addition, she is beyond talented when it comes to music, directing traffic and making people happy. She will hate me mentioning this yet again, but I have never heard anyone say anything negative about her. To be more precise, everything anyone ever says about her is high esteem and not just polite compliments. Everyone sings her praises. It helps me remember that I am the lucky one. Lesson learned: I have the most beautiful fiance. Blessing: we are getting married at the end of this month.

Ok, I apologize for the sappiness of the last paragraph. We will share more adventures with you soon!


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