Things are looking up......

It's been a rough year. We have had many ups and downs, but things are looking up and we are finding strength in our experiences. I won't go into the details now about the trials of the year or the blessings that have come but I do want to remember a little date I had last night. It was Matthews Birthday yesterday. He has been working in SLC lately and we don't get to see him as often as we like, so time together is really precious. We didn't do anything real exciting but it was nice to be together taking our time to find the right restaraunt enjoying talking so much that we decided not to go to a movie and then talking about the MIRACLE of us even starting to date in the first place, as we ate our dinner. You see, I thought for SURE I would marry a country boy and live the country way of life, in a small town with my horses and my husband who worked doing something on a ranch. That actually was my dream. Matthew grew up In Maryland, close to D.C. ALL CITY BOY!! When he finally decided to come to Utah( one thing he said he would never do.) He felt a little out of place here. Then we ran into each other. He met a girl who loved her country music and who he said looked like a cowgirl, and I met a boy who NEVER listened to country music and didn't even know how to catch a fish. Over dinner last night he looked at me with tears in his eyes and let me know that I have always been his favorite person to talk to and his best friend. We are still best friends, and it's amazing how much deeper that friendship can get. I love him so much, I am thankful for how hard he has been working to support our family. I know that we will make it through anything and that our trials will make us even stronger as a couple. There is a lot of unknowns about our future A LOT, and it is sometimes overwhelming and scary, but there is also faith and hope and even excitement that comes from knowing I am sealed to my best friend for EVER!! I love you Matthew....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!