September

First of all, I just want everyone to know, I love September. It's the best month. Harvesting starts, the weather isn't so hot, but it's not super cold, the trees are starting to change, and there's just something in the air. It's just great. If it could be September 10 months out of the year I'd be perfectly happy with that.
With my September I've been pretty busy. The first weekend in September was the big camping trip for Labor Day. The second weekend my cousin James had his "mission farewell" so we (my 2 cousins and I) headed up to Ogden area for that. My brother, sister, and cousin from the other side of the family also attended and we had a lovely time. Kevin and Marc enjoyed playing on the toys at the park by the church.


Last weekend I headed back to Idaho again for family pictures. Every September or October brings the traditional family pictures that we've had taken every year by the same people. We've got it down. We know all the saying "mom made me do this" "the photographers a geek" "dad has smelly feet" "fuzzy pickles" and on and on. We whipped through it this year as we do most years. Previous to the pictures was dad's big 100 mile AMA bike challenge. If you would like to read of his experience you can check it out here
We had a great time following him around and cheering and were so proud when he finished and didn't die! He even came in first place! Way to go dad! This was Julie and I waiting to cheer for dad as he rode by.

This weekend started with the BYU vs. UCF game. My friend Ryan had an extra ticket so I went with him and his mom and learned the ins and outs of BYU football. GO COUGARS!

Saturday morning I got up early than I wanted and headed out for my 9 mile run. It wasn't as awful as I was expecting but I was definitely tired for the rest of the day. I did make it to pick peaches which was awesome! Along with my love of fall and September in particular comes a love for picking things. Fruits and vegetables, I love to pick it. I say it makes me feel very Anne of Green Gables. I just love it. I was pretty much in heaven yesterday as I climbed the ladder and later the tree to pick those peaches.


After the peaches I headed back to Orem to meet up with my friend Pam to go the Relief Society Meeting Broadcast at the conference center. She had gotten tickets at the last minute and had an extra one for me. I can say with confidence that this is the best Relief Society Broadcast I've ever been to. I've always loved Elder Uchtdorf and he always gives amazing talks but this one really just blew me away. It was so good. Have you ever heard something and it's exactly what you needed to hear and you didn't even know you were anywhere close to needing to hear it? That's what happened to me. It was so amazing. I encourage everyone to go and listen to or read the talk. AMAZING.

And today. I went to my new ward with my roommate Carrie. I think it's going to be a good one. Afterward I came home and finished getting things ready for my dinner with my cousins. It's fun having family close and doing things with them. We had a great chat and dinner was good and I just feel so blessed to have so many good things in my life. Life is good.