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17 November 2013

The Good News Is . . .

I am doing really well at keeping my resolution of spending less time on the internet. This has also meant that I'm blogging less for now because the time I do spend on the computer I need to be doing stuff for my class. I'm taking an online class about creating site-specific dance. I really like it, but with weekly assignments and several video lectures weekly, it's becoming abundantly clear that it would have been extremely difficult for me to complete a bachelors' degree after I started having children. It's difficult for anyone, but I think I particularly would have struggled; just doing this one class is a struggle for me. So major props to all women who manage to complete a degree while raising children!

I still wanted to share my gratitude statuses from facebook, so for this post I'm pretending it's still Friday. :)

I'm thankful for my home. I often wish it were a little bigger, or had more storage space, but I am really glad for a safe and warm place that my family can live in.
I'm thankful that it's Sunday. Best day of the week in my opinion.
I'm thankful that I can read and for all of the wonderful books that I've been exposed to. (shout out to the Veterans! I'm thankful for them, too)
I'm thankful that my cupboards and refrigerator are full of food. I keep hearing about different food drives, and we do our bit to try to help others in need and I am just so grateful that we can!
I'm thankful for the technology that allows me to keep better tabs on friends and family.
I'm thankful for my husband. We balance each other really well, he keeps me stable in more ways than one, and his confidence has rubbed off on me. Also, I just really enjoy looking at him. ;)

My aunt commented on last one on facebook, "He is nice eye candy." lol

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David's Bio

I grew up in southeastern Idaho moving at age one from the center of our town to the outskirts. This home had approximately ten acres and much of my youth was spent outdoors both playing and working with my grandparents on their farms. I enjoyed sports throughout my life and was active in wrestling and football throughout junior high and high school. My junior and senior years at high school a sweet young girl even convinced me to join the ballroom dance team. I graduated from high school and attended BYU where I earned my Bachelors degree in Biology in April 2007. Having been raised in the gospel it has always been an influence in my life.

Rachael's Bio

I lived in south central Idaho on a two-acre property in a three-story home until the fourth grade. We moved to Idaho's capitol where we lived until I was in eighth grade when we moved to south eastern Idaho. This move affected my life greatly. It helped me to gain and solidify my testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ as well as helped me decide how accurately I was going to live the gospel. This is also where I met David who was to become my best friend and husband. After graduating from high school in 2001 I attended BYU for four and a half years and graduated with a B.A. in Modern Dance, shortly before giving birth to our first child. Through all of my experiences my faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ and my dedication to living His gospel with integrity has increased. My greatest desire is that I will be able to help my children live and love the gospel.

Our Love Story

Rachael and David met first in their ward after Rachael moved in at the age of fourteen. Rachael's family had just moved across town to a home more suited to their needs than the original duplex. Both of their families were active in the church and Rachael and David both served in leadership positions of their respective YM/YW groups. With that constant exposure to each other was added the fact that they went to the same high school and were in the same graduating class. They found each other to be attractive and dated each other quite a bit near the end of their senior year and the summer afterward. After his freshman year at BYU David went on a mission to Russia - Rachael wrote him about every month and a half, just as an "interested" friend. Rachael was at home working for the summer when David returned from his mission and immediately felt that she wanted to date him again, so she asked him to go see the Phantom of the Opera in Salt lake City; thereafter followed about six months of courtship before they were married in Logan, Utah. Now they're both "the luckiest."