.Birthday Man

Air is 27 today. (Wow, we’re getting old lately)

Happy Birthday my love!

I love you more than.... love.

.today I miss

some of the best people I know.

and please don't tell me these guys are growing up. I just couldn't bear it.

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.these wintery days

Oh, hey you guys!

It's Winter here!

And it's still Winter

And it's Winter some more

And then it keeps on being Winter

Winter is beautiful... and so I like it

Without it, I wouldn't like Summer at all

And I like Summer so much

Here, enjoy this dorky video:

Happy Winter!!

I love you.

.Have I mentioned

…that I like wearing costumes?

I do

Thanks to our cousin Katherine for throwing such a fun surprise party last weekend and inviting us!

I think I danced around with the girls enough to make up for Air not being able to.

Oh, and Happy Birthday to Kevin! An amazing person.

*Air’s cousins Shay, Kevin and Garrett. Brothers singing karaoke.

.released

A little while ago my Air-bear was released from his church calling as a seminary teacher, because of his illness and inability to be there to teach early every morning.

...surprise!

To be honest, I haven't talked about it on here because we're very very sad. Its pretty much the saddest thing yet, aside from Air being so sick. Air loves teaching more than anything and it was perfect for us to prepare our lessons together, go to seminary and teach our classes together. His students love him and miss him too.

I'll be teaching alone from now on. That's a difficult thing to know.

Life throws us curve balls and we just work through them. It can't always go how we plan or how we expect.
Well, maybe it does for some people? But it definitely hasn't for us.

We can't complain though. We manage to be happy through whatever pathways life takes us. I love my life. So much. I'm incredibly blessed even though I can easily tell you that I didn't think I'd be where I am now at the age of (almost) 26. I'm still in a very good place at the age of (almost) 26. (Yikes! Am I really almost 26?)

There is just nothing to complain about here.

We have faith that everything happens for a reason. Most of the time that reason is unknown to us.

And I still have a feeling that things will get even better eventually. And that gives me hope. And hope gives me peace. And having peace brings me even more happiness. And having happiness is the best thing ever.

So, for now I'll just be teaching a class every day on my own, and Air will be enjoying his new calling as the ward employment and welfare specialist. He's gonna be great at it.

He's incredible at everything he does.