What a Great Weekend!!

This was an especially great weekend! It started out nice when Spencer and I attended a session at the Temple with our Ward. I love going to the Temple, and Ward Temple night was the best. It felt great being in a room full of people I know and love! I have a testimony of the importance of the temple, and I am grateful we are able to serve others through this work. Afterwards, we went to Applebee's for dessert and I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and friendship of those with us.

Saturday was my birthday, I turned 30, and I do not mourn this at all. In fact, most people think I'm crazy when I say that I look forward to growing older. Each year I experience more and learn and grow more as a person. Birthdays are always a special day. It feels extra special when people remember you and go out of their way to say "Happy Birthday." A couple highlights from the day include a lunch date with a wonderful friend, dinner out with my hubby, a shopping trip to the mall, and free babysitting!! Thank you so much to everyone who made my day extra special!!

Today, Sunday, aside from the lack of control I had on my children in Sacrament meeting, I had a really good day at church. I truly love being with the Young Women. Speaking of, I don't think I ever journaled about my recent calling. Back in December I was extended the calling of First Counselor in our Ward Young Women's program. This means that I get to be with the 14 - 16 year old girls. This includes all the youth activities every Wednesday evening, and I am loving it! I have such great girls. I know that I am there to be an example to them, but I'll admit they are every bit of an example to me. I have a great amount of respect and admiration for each of these young women. Another plus, is being able to work closely with Winnie. She is an amazing person who has gone through so many of life's experiences. I love her lessons and learn so much from her. At the beginning of class today the girls surprised me with a beautiful hand made card and a really cute bracelet for my birthday. Those girls are wonderful!

The rest of the evening will be spent with our family. Spencer's parents are hosting our monthly birthday party and I hear she is serving ham, so I can't wait. I also plan to get my new web cam up and running, thanks Dad, so I can connect with the rest of my family. And Austin has been begging all day to play 10,000, so I'm sure we'll make that happen.