Inception

So on an almost perfect Wednesday afternoon (the rain only lasted a few minutes), I got to go on a date with my babe!  Dates are always fun, but for some reason when they come in the middle of the week it feels especially nice!  Any chance that we have to spend time together is seriously heaven to me. 

Today we did the cliche date - dinner and a movie.  Except for the fact that the movie we saw today was nothing short of AMAZING! 

Here's the trailer

The concept for this movie is just completely out there.  For the first part of the movie, I felt like I was not able to comprehend everything going on.  But somehow, but the end of the movie, they take this pretty crazy idea and it all comes together perfectly and is pretty brilliant!  Plus, it is kind of nice to go to a movie that actually requires some attention and thought!  Oh yeah...and then there's the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio is seriously amazing and I was pretty darn excited to see that he finally made a movie that is not rated R.  (I really enjoy Cillian Murphy as well...and JUNO!)

Long story short, go see the movie!  It will get you thinking and you will love it.  

I want to go again.

Schnoodles

So we have been talking about getting a dog!  I am not sure how soon this will happen, but needless to say I am extremely excited!  After looking at what seems like thousands of breeds, we are thinking of this:

Isn't he absolutely adorable and hilarious?  

I think so!

"My Heavenly Father Loves Me"

Whenever I hear the song of a bird
Or look at the blue, blue sky,
Whenever I feel the rain on my face
Or the wind as it rushes by,
Whenever I touch a velvet rose
Or walk by a lilac tree,
I'm glad that I live in this beautiful world
Heavenly Father created for me.

He gave me my eyes that I might see
The color of butterfly wings.
He gave me my ears that I might hear
The magical sound of things.
He gave me my life, my mind, my heart:
I thank him reverently
For all his creations, of which I'm a part.
Yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me.

This past weekend I had the chance to drive up to the LeBaron Family Reunion alone.  With as busy as our life is, I rarely take the time to think...especially for 90 minutes with uninterrupted silence.  As I drove along the Beeline, I was blessed to be reminded of my Heavenly Father and His love for me.

Almost two years ago, my older brother Daniel was in Missouri doing some rotations for medical school.  Marie, his wife, had been staying in Utah with her family, but took a weekend to go back and visit Daniel. Just a day or two after she arrived to Missouri, Marie's dad and brother were killed in a plane crash.  She stayed with Daniel until the morning, and flew back to be with her family for the next few weeks.

For some reason, that weekend two years ago came to mind while I was driving.  As I thought about the way things happened then, it occurred to me what an incredible blessing Heavenly Father provided in allowing Daniel & Marie to be together when they learned of the crash.  Obviously, He was aware of what was going on in their life and what would strengthen and bless them at that specific time.

This provided me with a very powerful and important reminder that our Heavenly Father is very aware of each of us and our needs.  He knows what is best for us and He will always be there when we come to Him.  I love that this song shares a few simple things that illustrate His love.  I am especially grateful that He provided me with this experience so that I could be reminded and feel of His love for me. 

Home Depot

 

Does this make you happy?

A few years ago I had the chance to run to Home Depot to pick up something for my job.  As I walked through the store, every worker I passed stopped me to see if they could help.  As I left, I remember thinking that was some pretty awesome customer service.

Anyway, we had a chance to spend a very large part of our first few months of marriage/home-owning at Home Depot.  I absolutely LOVE this store!  And now that I have just a few weeks of summer left and I am trying to finish all of the little details on our house...I am back!  

I didn't realize how much I missed it until we pulled into the parking lot yesterday and I turned to Robert and started gushing over how much I loved last summer and all of the time we spent at Home Depot.  (It probably has something to do with the husband and house as well).  

I am sure it sounds pretty ridiculous that I would love a store like this, but this wonderful place has really helped us to make our beat down house and pretty nice little home.  So I guess I now have 3 stores - Target, Costco...and Home Depot!