Family

Last week was a little bit crazy, a little bit hectic, and super busy, but it was a lot of fun. My brother and his family came in to town on the 27th we went over to visit that night. He headed down to St George with his wife on Sunday to play some golf (jealous) and then came back on Tuesday. My sister and her family came down on Monday night as well. The problem was Scott and I still have work and I still have school, so we had to juggle a little bit. Scott was supposed to have Wednesday off and I took Wednesday and Friday off. We actually had a tee time set for 9 am on Wednesday morning, but ended up not going because the weather was horrible. Who knew you had to worry about weather being good enough for golf on March 31st. But that is the spring we are having this year. So Scott went to work Saturday morning and I took care of a few things around the house and did homework.
The best part about Wednesday was I got to go to the temple with all of my siblings. It was really cool. It was the first time we have ever done that and I don't know how often it will happen in the future. Scott couldn't make it because of course his work schedule got in the way, but other than that it was a great experience and my sister and her husband were the witness couple.
Wednesday night we celebrated Tia's and Malachi's birthday super late, but Malachi wanted all of his cousins to be in town for it. It was crazy with all the kids sitting on the floor and Malachi wanting to play with each toy he opened, but it is always enjoyable to see all the cousins having fun together. It only happens every couple of years.
Thursday was a normal busy work day that I had to work because it was quarter end. I probably could have taken it off, but I would have regretted taking three days off in a row on Monday.
Anyway, so I took another day off on Friday and spent most of the day with my sister-in-law in Salt Lake. We went to the Salt Lake Temple. Neither of us had ever been to a live session before, and I loved it. It was such a great experience and even though it took up most of our day, I wouldn't have traded it. The live temple session had a special spirit to it. The spirit was so strong and it was a wonderful way to spend a few hours. After the temple we went over to the Joseph Smith Memorial and at The Garden. It was pretty good. Following our lunch it was getting late, but we had already decided to go to Tai Pan and I was really glad we went. I found more of those large golf balls that we have in front of our house for $2 each. Freakin awesome deal!
Friday afternoon/early evening we had family pictures, which I don't have any yet, so I can't post them, but it was 40 degrees and windy so it was kind of miserable, but I am really hoping we got a good picture. I am mostly looking forward to seeing pictures of Scott and I because we haven't really had any pictures done since we got married. I guess every couple of years is ok before you have kids right?
Friday night we at out all together, which of course was a little nuts, but it was fun. I was glad Scott was able to spend a little time with my family while they were in town. It was just a super bad week for him because of the time of year, but what can you do when you have to work? I went over to my parents house Saturday morning to hang out before my brother left for the air port and it was the first time all week all the adults sat around and just chatted. It was a rare opportunity and I savored every moment of it. It is hard living far away from some of your family, and spending time with them seems to make me miss them more. But it was great while it lasted!