Social Distancing at its Finest

I haven't blogged since the world blew up with Coronavirus/Covid-19.  So my future grandchildren know what I knew on this date...

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing pandemic (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome. The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak to be a public health emergency of international concern on January 30, 2020. The WHO later recognized the outbreak as a pandemic on  March 11th, 2020. As of March 30th, more than 721,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in over 190 countries and territories, resulting in approximately 33,900 deaths. More than 151,000 people have since recovered.  (I got these statistics from CNN, Fox News, and Wikipedia)

Since this has been going on, the majority of the world is in some sort of quarantine.  I thank the Lord that it has not resulted in us not being able to go outside.  I have daily continued to walk outside and when David comes home on the weekends, we go up to one of the mountains and hike.  I'm truly thankful to still be able to do this.

Canyon View Park area and Bridal Veil Falls (this weekend and last)

Birthday

I'll keep this short and sweet.  The great men in my life made my birthday a good one.  They really did. 

 It had just been a hard month on me.

 David had this delivered.  Which was perfect because Ruger could play with the balloons and we got to teach him, for the first time, what voices sounded like when you suck in helium!

 They got me a delicious cake with a perfect Oklahoma reference...and David's dyslexia on display!

And my birthday friend, Peggy and I got to exchange birthday gifts a few days later.

Bye Bye February

February 2020 came and went and I didn't even blog.

 But we did stay busy.  We got to go to a wedding (here in Utah) and met up with some friends we made while in Oklahoma.  Russ and Carolyn Hanson came late into the Oklahoma City Temple project but Carolyn's presence couldn't have been more perfect in timing for me.  Her openness with depression and struggle gave me strength.  So to say that seeing them was a joy is an understatement.

Cousins Stephen and Rachel live in the area now so we plan on having many more get togethers like this Sunday dinner.  Their presence, in our home, wasn't just entertaining.  There is something so sweet about having blood relatives in the same area.  It is important to David and I that they really do know they are welcome here anytime.

 David randomly sends me flowers through a delivery service, while he is away during the week.  He always addresses it to "Hot Wife" which leads to a fun conversation piece when it is being delivered!

 I thought I'd save this February gem for last!

Levi had a nasty sickness and rash that lasted a week.  A few sicknesses went through our house during that time (but nothing like poor Levi).  So by the time that Sunday had rolled around, I wasn't feeling very well.  I ended up falling asleep on David and this is what we woke up to!

A trashed kitchen and Ruger with "tattoos" all over him!  To make it even more interesting, it was his 12 year old brother that had marked all over him!  On Ruger's back was the best though.  It said in big black marker, "Hyrum is Awesome!"  I know I have the right to be irritated that Ruger's big brother should know better than that, but it was hilarious instead!

Comfortable Love

This picture was taken on Valentine's Day this year.  It fell on a Friday so we got to spend it together by going to the temple and doing sealings.  It is my favorite thing to do with him in the temple.

I haven't blogged in a while but I was thinking of the date.  March 3rd.  It's my best girl friend's birthday (Laura Ogden Snow).  I was so blessed to have her growing up and now I'm blessed to have her as such an important person in my life from afar.  I'm so grateful for technology that keeps us connected.

Really, all of this made me think of my husband.

He is my ultimate best friend.  And with him being gone most of the week, I am even more grateful for technology that lets me speak to him and see his face every night.  I thought about him a lot today and how we have changed through the years.  People in long lasting marriages always seem to say that they love them more now than they did when they first were married.  Very true.  But I think for me, it is the comfortableness that has set in that makes me so in love with him.  Because I trust him so much and feel such protection, I feel comfortable.  Feeling such comfort today is what made me realize what feels stronger in our marriage now.  I think he has always shown me trust and protection but for some reason I feel it deep within me now.  There is a different level to it.

So on March 3, 2020, I am in comfortable love with my husband.  

Come home soon, my love.