Feeling Blue

This last weekend Clark and I met with my Family (Consisting of my Mom, Dad, 2 older sisters, their husbands, my niece(4yr) and nephew(1yr) ) to celebrate my Dad’s 70th birthday. It was also to celebrate Thanksgiving {EARLY}.

It was A LOT of fun! We went to Disneyland and spent a lot of quality time hanging out and playing games (RISK mostly) in the condo. SOOoooo fun!!!

My Dad and 3 of his kids (out of 7), 3 in-laws (out of 6) and 2 grand-kids (out of 12)...Mike (brother in-law) looks like he's after his son's hand, haha!

Hanging out watching football

My Dad & Mom

It’s weird to think of Disneyland being only an hour away from us.

Mom & Me

Me & Dad

My Sister Maren & Me -- crazy face!

I am SO proud of my brother. This is the Disney Christmas Tree, and my brother's christmas lights are on it!!!! They were also on the ride 'It's a Small World', ALL of his lights are on that ride too!!!! Way to go Erik!!! ♥

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After we left to come back home, I cried on the way. I MISS my family As exciting as it was to see my niece and nephew (2 out of 12 total on my side of the family), it made me realize how fast time goes by. I realize that most of my nieces and nephews will hardly know me because we rarely get to see them. Oh well, what can you do when you can’t afford to travel often? Make the most of what time you have with them and hope that their memories are REALLY good and remember you often…

What has brought me into a better state of mind, is that Clark took my hand and led me to the car. We got in and he didn’t tell me where we were headed, only that it will make me feel ALL better.

We ended up at the Los Angeles Temple. We walked around the grounds and soaked in the view and the peaceful feeling. It was then that everything in the world made sense and felt right. I felt safe. The Temple always brings me back to reality, ALWAYS. It has never let me down. I LOVE that feeling.

We took a new route back home, one that I have never been on. Clark has always wanted to show me this view – he took me right to the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, our home. It was a BEAUTIFUL site. How is it that the heart of every major city is so magical? Awesome.

My heart hurt when I had to part from family, but I’m OK now. The Temple reminded me that no matter how near or far we are from family – we’re always a part of each other – and will be for eternity. ♥

Christmas is coming near, I’ll have to schedule a trip to the Temple roughly a week after we come back home from visiting the Cooper family for the holiday. Both Clark and I will be in heartache for awhile after that…. so make that 2 trips to the Temple…