Weather we like it or not...

Upon waking this morning, it seemed like it was going to be a beautiful day. We walked out to the car and the sun was peaking over the mountains, the birds were singing, and while it was still chilly, it wasn't so cold that I had to wear a coat. Dustan drove to work, and we listened to Cake (a band) the whole way. I love driving to work with Dustan in the morning. I get to spend 20 minutes with him - just him and me. We sing along to the music (usually something he has introduced me to) and sometimes we even get crazy and start dancing. Morning has always been my favorite part of the day, but it's even better now that I have Dustan to spend it with!
By the time Dustan came to pick me up from work, the sky was looking ominous. Dustan commented on how this morning he had thought that today was going to be the nicest day of the year, and now it was getting windy and rainy. A little disappointed, we shrugged it off and continued on with our day. In our converstion, we determined that today was a good day. Dustan scored well on his Physiology test - 92% - Way to go! And work for me hadn't been stressful in the least. We grabbed a quick bite to eat at J-Dawgs and stopped by the international market just down the street. Then we headed home for an hour or so before Dustan had to go to class and I had to head back to work for Parent/Teacher Conferences.
When it was time to go, we looked out the window, and it had started snowing, and not just the kind of snow that gently floats to the ground and melts away as it touches down. The flakes were huge and wet, coming down in a blizzard-like manner. They stuck to the grass and we couldn't even see any green peeking out above the white. I froze. I do not like to drive in the snow. We got in the car and as we started driving it just got worse. I felt like I was looking into a blizzard and I was terrified of sliding through a stoplight or spinning out while turning the corner. Seeing my anxiety, Dustan offered to drive me to work and be late for class, and even though I didn't want him to miss class, I am grateful that he would be so sweet and willing to drive me to work for the second time today. Oh, and I didn't mind being stuck in the car with him for another twenty-minutes-both-ways, either.

Go Lions!

On February 6th, Jenessa's cheerleaders had their very first competition ever! All seven girls had never cheered before, so after much hard work and much improvement, they did an excellent job. Unfortunately they didn't place, but they didn't have any deductions, meaning they did what they could flawlessly. Way to go, girls!

A Message of Hope

I've been following a blog lately, one that is a good reminder of how much the Gospel means to me.  I'm grateful for the chance I have to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  As I seek for continual improvement, I am amazed at the grace of God and at the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  I'm grateful that I can be forgiven and make myself better.  I'm grateful that I can let others change, too.  I'm grateful for the hope and warmth and light the Gospel brings.  Many of my feelings are echoed... if you get a chance, please visit.  It will brighten your day :)


hopefullymormon.blogspot.com

A Few Fun Things

We love to have adventures, and with the life we lead, adventures do not come in short supply!  In the last week here are some of the things we've done:

Trip to the Manti Temple to do a live session...

Two High School Basketball Games

Dustan and Jon went ice fishing...

And a

"Surprise" Birthday Party for Dustan -

Yes, he figured it out long before in actually went down...

Christmas!

We know pictures of Christmas were promised, but turns out we'll have to have those pictures emailed to us first... Instead, here are some pictures from the first annual Dustan and Jenessa Christmas Party!  We ate yummy food, had a gingerbread (graham cracker) house decorating contest - complete with fabulous prizes, and really enjoyed a good night full of good company. A big thanks to all who came. Here are a few shots from the evening...

Our Year in Snapshots...

Since we've taken so long to get our blog up and running, we'll spare you gobs of details on all of our previous adventures, and give you the highlights of our year in pictures!!!

And the Story Begins...

We met in September of 2008 in a religion class at Brigham Young University and soon discovered that we were in the same ward, and lived quite close to each other.  This was the perfect setting to get to know each other... and spend A LOT of time together.  We got engaged of December of 2008 and got married on April 11, 2009 in the Boise, Idaho Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Since then, we've had zillions of adventures are we're very much enjoying our happily ever after...