Happy Anniversary

We've been married a year today! It's crazy how much time flies. Chris and I celebrated yesterday. We went to the temple and went out to eat. It was a good day.

I gave Chris a solar watch face for his Navajo watch he has since his other watch face stopped working. He really liked it. The nice thing about Chris is he will always tell me what he wants for a gift. He's kind of hard person to shop for. When I was thinking about what to get him for his birthday, I called his mom (Denise), his sister (Cindy), his best friend (JD Hampton), and his best friend's wife (Destiny Hampton) for ideas of what to get him. Denise and Cindy both said, "Let me think on that." It made me laugh.

When we came home from the restaurant, Chris told me to close my eyes. He led me into the living room. When I opened my eyes, I saw a PIANO right in front of me!

I literally started to bawl. I've been wanting a piano ever since we moved to Texas and now I have one! Chris did such a good job. He told me his cousin, Whitney, helped pick it out. I don't know what I did to deserve such a wonderful husband. I love Chris so much and I must say, I am one lucky girl!

My family and my mom's family are going to Bear Lake this week. They've gone every year ever since I can remember. We usually stay in the condos and have fun with the cousins. We play in the water, have a balloon toss, play volleyball, and relax. I'm really sad I'm missing it. My Gran makes t-shirts every year and she mailed our t-shirts to us. That was nice of her.

I really miss my family. On my mom's side, we literally do everything together. Us cousins, we are best friends and love to spend time together. I called my sister, McKayla (I call her Kay), and asked about Bear Lake. She said it would be a different year this year. My cousins, Brynne, and her husband, Clark, can only be there for a couple of days, JD (Brynne's brother) won't be there because he's on a mission in Seattle, Washington, my Uncle Bryce because he has to work, and, of course, Chris and I won't be there because we are in Texas. I'm sad I'm missing it. That's for sure. Hope they all have a good time.

I Love to see the Temple

I went to the temple today with Lori Hagey (the bishop's wife), Nancy Ford (the Relief Society President), and Jenna Borchardt (a girl I met in the ward. She and I have become good friends.). Jenna is leaving on a mission soon. She's going to Washington (I can't remember what city it was though). I'm really going to miss her. Sometimes, we get in trouble in Relief Society because we talk too much. :) Oh well. We're girls. What can you do? :) The temple was a good way to start my day.

I'm so grateful for the spirit I feel in the temple. I remember being a little girl, thinking that the temple was a huge church and when I'd get married in there, I'd walk down the aisle. :) I'm so glad that the temple was one of my goals ever since I was little. It has truly blessed my life.

Heavenly Father really knows what He's doing and has blessed my life. I'm so grateful for Him and all He's done for me. I'm grateful I can go to the temple and make sacred
covenants. I'm grateful for the Book of Mormon and how much it teaches me. I know it to be true. I'm grateful for missionary work and for the missionaries serving. I'm grateful for the priesthood and that Chris has that power to bless our family and touch others' lives as well.

Fun Times

So last week was fun. We had a 4th of July breakfast on Thursday. That was fun. I really like our ward. They are pretty nice. It's still kind of weird to call my ward members by their first names, but they say it's okay. I told them I felt like I was at that awkward stage where I'm not sure if I should call them by their first name or keep calling them "Brother" and "Sister."

I've been working with the Sister missionaries a little bit. That's been fun. I've gone to see two families: one wasn't home and the other one was Methodists so they weren't really interested. Oh well. What can you do? The missionaries call me "Sister Gibson." It's weird to get used to. One day, I was talking to Sister Hagey, the bishop's wife, and I told her I don't think I could have the kids in Primary call me "Sister Gibson." She said that it was a sign of respect and that they need to learn it. I learned that too, so it's weird to be on the other side of that (if that made sense).

Chris is as busy as always and I try to keep myself busy. Usually doing laundry, cleaning, and attempting to cook (well nothing has caught on fire yet so I guess I'm doing okay). :)