Better late than never

I didn't get a countdown Thursday in and I don't have a lot of time right now but I thought I'd get something down. This past week hasn't been too shabby. as now its only 2 weeks until I see Gary it seems so much more bearable and the excitement is starting to kick in.

Engagement photo's

Last week marked our 4 years of the day he proposed to me.... we don't do anything for this, I just remember because it was one day away from being exactly a year after I got home from my mission. Its crazy how fast it has gone but seems like a different lifetime if I think about life without him.
Gary has been my rock, even though he has it even harder right now he pulls up his boot straps and is the one to be strong for me all too often. He doesn't have family, friends or a familiar place on his side for support but yet he is still so strong.
I have started a new book called Bloom by Kelle Hampton. Its been really good as she is an amazing writer. I have a quote I want to share from her that I think is very insightful.

We THOUGHT we were funny pretending to be in jail.

"Let me tell you something about strength. you can't buy it, and you most certainly cannot get it overnight. It is earned, like muscle sinews that grow and fortify over years of hard exercise. Second, I wouldn't say my glass is always half full. There are days when it's cracked and leaking, days when it's chipped and even shattered. But then I get the Krazy Glue out and fix it, and suddenly it's half full again. Even though it's patched up in places, I've made it my own with the beveled edges and beautiful etchings that perspective brings."
I love this. Too often we think we need to show our strong side, make it seem like we always have our wits about us. I am NOT like this. I am me, I have my hard days, easy and wonderful days and days where I feel like I am going crazy. Thats LIFE. I know that those who try to perceive otherwise are fooling themselves more than me. I am getting stronger and stronger every day. My glass is my own and I love it. Gary and I at least once a week or so talk about how blessed we are. Gary talked about how much the blessings came after getting married. I almost agreed until I really thought about my life and I have been watched over and blessed TREMENDOUSLY throughout my entire life. There has always been p

Cold Gary? HA

eople to always watch and take over me, experiences to strengthen me and change my life, and more and more and more I can't begin to explain.

My life is good. It's actually GREAT. Although I would prefer to have Gary here, we both are learning and becoming stronger-AND he is coming back. I can survive. I hope all of you feel so blessed as well, I know its not just me that God blesses.

Happy Friday all. And its so late that I am saying that its only 1 and half weeks until I see Gary! YAY