The Best 2 Years!

Exactly 2 years ago today Adam and I were married! Flash back...

People always say "Time flies when your having fun" and oh how true that is! Adam is truly the best and couldn't have asked for a better best friend. I thought for fun I would do 5 little facts about Adam that I have learned in our 2 years together:

1-Adam is the most optimistic and postive person I know. He believes anything is possible!

2-Adam is a GREAT sport! He watches more girlie movies than anyone I know and might even admit to loving Anne of Green Gables, Pride and Prejudice, In the Good Old Summer Time, and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers... (This past weekend it was even his idea to watch P.S. I love you <--Not mine)! Besides being a good sport about girlie movies, he is a good sport with all of my family outings!

3-Adam's got skills! Before we got married I knew he could cook, and work on cars, and on computers, but these are just the tip of the ice berg with Ad. He may even have num chuck skills...

4-Adam is a wealth of knowledge. I can't think of a single topic of conversation that Adam doesn't have some sort of experience with. He seems to know a little bit about everything. Sometimes I feel like I am married to Wikipedia as accuracy is yet to be determined. Ha ha! Jokes!........seriously though...

5-I did not realize until this past year that Adam is a nerdy gamer! He loves to play online war games with Nick, Paul, Bob, and now Mark. *sigh*Special times.... Luckily for me he doesn't spend much time doing it.

I love you babe!

For Good

Last Wednesday, our dear "cousin" David died suddenly at the age of 28 of a brain aneurism. This amazing individual, David R. Wright, led an amazing life, a life to be honored, remembered, and modeled. David left behind a beautiful and unbelievably strong wife, Kelli, a beautiful little girl Kennedy, and 3 weeks before his death had learned that his amazing wife was expecting another little one.

I have lost grandparents and other family members/ward members etc...of which death has come as a blessing, and for the most part death was a joyous event as it was a reunification of spouses, family members, and children, as well as freedom from physical and mental illness. Until last Wednesday I did not know what it meant to grieve. Until last Wednesday I did not question our Heavenly Fathers plan for his children. And until last Wednesday I did not know what it felt like to look at a person and wish more than anything that you could take upon yourself their suffering so that their pain is even a millionth fraction less. Now I know.

At the viewing on Fathers' Day and Monday at the funeral I just kept thinking "This isn't right. This isn't how it's supposed to be." People always say "There work in this life was completed" to explain these events...they say "God had other work for them to do". Perhaps this is true, but I can't help but think of Dave's beautiful wife, his little girl, and unborn child. It's hard for me to believe that a great priesthood holding man, with a new family, and life full of potential was needed more on the other side, than he was needed here on earth. I have a testimony of the plan of salvation and faith in our Heavenly Father, however I know I was not alone with these thoughts and feelings.

On Monday, Kelli gave an amazing tribute to her love and soul mate Dave. I don't know many women that are that strong. She is truly a woman of faith, who has centered her life around Christ. She bore a beautiful testimony of the Savior and bore witness of his love for his children, and for her. As I heard her testimony, I knew. I knew that it was okay to be sad. I knew it was okay to greive. I knew that our Heavenly Father loves us and will not give us trials above that which we are able to withstand. I knew that Kelli, her beautiful little girl, and her baby to come were all loved and in the watchful care of our Heavenly Father. I knew that despite the pain, the Wright and Bell family would be okay.

At the viewing and the funeral there were photographs of David and attached were beautiful quotes. One that touched me was:
"In the gosple of Jesus Christ, we have help from both sides of the viel. When disappointment and discouragement strike and they will we need to remember that if our eyes could be opened, we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as they eye can see, riding at great speed to come to our protection. They will always be there, these armies of heaven." - Jeffrey R. Holland

It is now Thursday, and I have been in and out of tears for the past week. My thoughts and prayers are with my "Uncle Rex", "Aunt Marilyn" and our Wright "cousins" (my dad is an only child so his best friends became family to us. We went on vacations each year with the dear Wright family to Yellowstone and other spots. I remember being shocked at age 14 to learn that these dear individuals were not really related to us...you'd think it would have clicked that they couldn't really be relatives as my dad had no siblings).

I cannot help but be reminded of one of my favorite songs, "For Good" from the Broadway musical Wicked. David is such a remarkable individual and I know that his life has not ended with death. He has touched so many lives "For Good" because of the way he lived. I hope that when my days on this earth are over that I have lived as he did and that "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (2 Tim. 4:7)

Love to you all.

Here's the ScooP with Pics to come!

I have had many a person requesting an Ad and Cher update so here goes!

May 2nd I graduated from the University of Utah!!! Woot Woot!!! This day was such a happy and sereal day! Last fall was filled with many trials and has been the most difficult part of my life thus far. I had some overly cruel professors that took it upon themselves to strip away every last part of my pride, confidence, and self-esteem day after day...*sigh*... I could never of made it through without my dear madre, the comforting shoulder of my loving husband who allowed me to break down daily and nightly, in between and after classes, day after day, for months on end, nor without my heavenly father that gave me the strength to keep going. It was a dark and dreary part of my life which I have tried to forget (not very effectively as you can tell!). For those of you out there that think a Bachelors rocks "I did it!!!" And I wish every brave soul best of luck that chooses to move on to graduate courses!

What's graduation without a little 'PARTAY'!!! ??? !!!

After graduation spiraled a whole slew of events:

On May 5th, Cinco de Marci, we surprised sexy little Marci with a cinco de Marci party for her birthday! Her family and friends were all there and it was a grand old time! We went to Cafe Rio and then did cake & ice cream at Shannon's casa! Marci I love you and Happy BIRTHDAY girl (again)!!!

Not even a week later we had a bachelorette party for Ashlee Hansen! I shant expand upon this except it was goooood times (wink wink)!

The following Saturday Ashlee invited us to go to the Salt Lake Temple! It was a very special day and I am so glad that I was able to be there! I LOVE YOU ASH!

SOFT BALL SEASON...err not!

Adam's time as a soft ball star for this season came to an end abruptley on Monday, May 19th when he slid into second base and broke his hand (Yes he was safe!). Way to sacrifice one for the team Ad! He did not however inform me of this until after the game...such a boy. We spent the rest of the evening at the E.R.

On the 22nd of May at 4:00 a.m. Adam and I left our casa to go pick up our friends Nick and Kari for a fun week in CALIFORNIA!!!! The months of planning truly paid off and it was such a blast!!! We began our trip at the Pantages theatre in L.A. to see WICKED!!! We had the most unbelievable seats (2nd row-orchestra) and my heart has never been fuller! I couldn't get the smile off my face or stop the butterflies from coming! This definitely spiraled our vacation in an out-of-control fun time that never stopped! As this was Nick's first time to Disneyland and Kari & I's first time back in several years we did everything! Most of us (3 of 4) had never been to California Adventure so we began our day there and ended it in Disneyland! It was magical, but freezing and between all of the rides we would stop at each shop and try on sweatshirts and hats in an attempt to get warm.

The next day was Saturday and so we drove to San Diego to go to the San Diego Temple! It was truly as amazing as they say--- inside and out!!! We spend a few hours there and could have stayed the entire day!

After the temple we stopped at the Oceanside Harbor and had lunch at the local fish n' chips market! It was so beautiful and picturesque! Adam and Nick both got the fish n' chips and each piece was literally over a foot long! It was insane!

We then drove back to our hotel in Anaheim and chilled out for awhile then went to dinner with my friend (I call her my cousin cause she feels like one) Jennifer and her hubbie Brandon who now live in Texas but were in Orange County the same time we were! We went to Newport Beach and ate at the Newport Grill which was right out on the pier! It was so beautiful and completely ideal! We ate as the sunset and were able to see seals, 3 dolphins, a small shark (Adam knows which kind) that a fisherman caught below us, crabs, and tons of fish that were being caught by all these Filipinos on the dock below us!!! It was in one word: AMAZING!!! And the food was tasty too!

The next morning we went to DIN-E-LAND all day! It was so much fun! We hit all the great rides in fabulous time (thanks to Adams fast legs which ran and got us fast passes and many thanks to Nick's long legs which got him and five guests a complimentary pass to any ride of his choice!)! We chose Splash Mtn. and had Nick sit in front! He got super soaked! We all did and we were all still soaked hours later! For those of you who have been to Disneyland before and have ridden The Pirates of the Caribean ride you will probably recall the restaraunt that you pass while on the ride! It has always been one of mine and Kari's dreams to eat at this restraunt and on this day that dream came true! The ambiance was great, the gumbo-delicious, the prices-expensive, the memories-CLASSIC!!


On our final full day in Cali we drove to Laguna beach and we (well Kari and Nick) played in the water! Adam still has his cast on and was forbidden to get it wet, so we sat on the beach and relaxed while the Ellis's frolic-ed in the rampant waves!

It was truly a fantastic trip! It was all that I had hoped it could be and so much more!***I suppose this is enough of an update for now!