our exciting weekend
I've been kind of a lazy blogger lately and feel slightly hypocritical about it. Over Christmas I told my sister Melba I wanted her to blog at least every week (mostly because I laugh so hard at her stories) and also set it as a goal for myself. Well, I definitely have slacked in the last couple weeks. Oh well, I can always play the pregnancy card, right?
So the first exciting event is that Adam flew to Hong Kong on Saturday! He's on the law school's international arbitration team and they have a competition there this week. I dropped him off at the airport early Saturday morning. I'll admit I cried at the airport at the prospect of him leaving me 7 months pregnant with a VERY energetic 2-yr old. We're staying with my parents though and they're taking good care of us. Mini LOVES hanging out with Grannie so fortunately she wants Grannie to brush her teeth, get her dressed, change her diapers, etc. Grannie is a good sport!
The other exciting event was our Stake Conference with Elder Perry. It was so wonderful having an apostle speak directly to us and counsel us for our stage in life. As part of Stake Conference, we (Stake RS) prepared dinner for him, Elder Wheeler (the 70 with him) and the stake presidency and their wives between the Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening sessions. So we were able to have dinner with him and I ended up sitting at his table! He was so sweet and gracious. I thought he'd want to sit with Elder Wheeler or the stake president, but as we were sitting down, he directed Elder Wheeler to a different table and turned to the clerk (a student) and said, "C'mon clerk, you're with me!" So Elder Perry sat with 2 student couples plus me (Adam was already gone) and was totally interested in our lives and situations. It was such a wonderful opportunity to interact with an apostle and see the caring way he treated each of us.
One interesting theme he hit on at every session, and even at our table during dinner, was that of being willing to get of Utah. He counseled us wives to change our mindset about having to stay in Utah and advised us to support our husbands in opportunities other places. He talked about how he lived in Idaho, Cali, NY, and Boston and met wonderful people everywhere they went. He also pointed out that there are 2000 high priests in Cache Valley (where he's from) and he wouldn't have had the same opportunities in the Church if he'd stayed there forever. I felt like he was speaking directly to me, because I've felt hesitant to leave the comfort of family and home. At least he didn't say you HAVE to support your husband if he wants to join the FBI. :) (see my last post...)
So the first exciting event is that Adam flew to Hong Kong on Saturday! He's on the law school's international arbitration team and they have a competition there this week. I dropped him off at the airport early Saturday morning. I'll admit I cried at the airport at the prospect of him leaving me 7 months pregnant with a VERY energetic 2-yr old. We're staying with my parents though and they're taking good care of us. Mini LOVES hanging out with Grannie so fortunately she wants Grannie to brush her teeth, get her dressed, change her diapers, etc. Grannie is a good sport!
The other exciting event was our Stake Conference with Elder Perry. It was so wonderful having an apostle speak directly to us and counsel us for our stage in life. As part of Stake Conference, we (Stake RS) prepared dinner for him, Elder Wheeler (the 70 with him) and the stake presidency and their wives between the Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening sessions. So we were able to have dinner with him and I ended up sitting at his table! He was so sweet and gracious. I thought he'd want to sit with Elder Wheeler or the stake president, but as we were sitting down, he directed Elder Wheeler to a different table and turned to the clerk (a student) and said, "C'mon clerk, you're with me!" So Elder Perry sat with 2 student couples plus me (Adam was already gone) and was totally interested in our lives and situations. It was such a wonderful opportunity to interact with an apostle and see the caring way he treated each of us.
One interesting theme he hit on at every session, and even at our table during dinner, was that of being willing to get of Utah. He counseled us wives to change our mindset about having to stay in Utah and advised us to support our husbands in opportunities other places. He talked about how he lived in Idaho, Cali, NY, and Boston and met wonderful people everywhere they went. He also pointed out that there are 2000 high priests in Cache Valley (where he's from) and he wouldn't have had the same opportunities in the Church if he'd stayed there forever. I felt like he was speaking directly to me, because I've felt hesitant to leave the comfort of family and home. At least he didn't say you HAVE to support your husband if he wants to join the FBI. :) (see my last post...)
Comments
but no, i don't think you have to fall in love with the FBI!