Heaven is Here

UEA weekend (I love my job!) was wonderful! Thursday, I went to the Dashboard Confessional concert with Ryan Lynn. Friday, Rio and I took the 4-wheeler up the mountain for a picnic, and Saturday, I watched UFC at Ryan's house and they taught me how to play poker. I will never become a gambler because I SUCKED.

~DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL~
"...the glances you took, took hold of you and demanded that you stay--sunk in their teeth, bit your heart and released such a charge that you need another touch, another taste, another fix..."


The DC concert was marvelous! Chris always puts on a SENSATIONAL show--he plays with such fervor and emotion; that's why I love his music. I can't even describe how thrilled I was to see him play again! And he played my 2 favorite songs, "As Lovers Go" and "Stolen". Oh BABY--what a night! Sadly though, to my chagrin, I forgot my camera because I had moved the contents of my black purse to my brown purse with orange and yellow polka dots in order to match my orange shirt and shoes that night (seriously?! Stupid, Stupid, STUPID!!), and I forgot to put the camera back in the purse, so this cell pic is all I have to show for my night in HEAVEN:


"You've got wits, you've got looks, you've got passion, but are you brave enough to leave with me tonight?"


~WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY~
Rio and I packed a picnic lunch and drove the 4-wheeler all the way to the top of Wales Canyon on Friday. We could even see Yuba and Nebo from where we stopped and ate! We had a blast. Between teaching, working on my master's, my church calling, dating (haha), and everything else in our crazy life, sometimes it feels like there's not much time for just US. President Monson's conference talk really spoke to me: he admonished me to really make the most of TODAY because I can never get it back once it's gone. So I have been focusing on making the time Rio and I do have together QUALITY time. And this was such a perfect day! Just me and him. :)






^I ripped my pants and cut my leg crossing a barbed wire fence, and when Rio saw it, he goes (in a sad, sappy voice), "OH! Darn-it Sakes, Mommy! Are you okay??" It was THE cutest dang thing ever. Oh man, I love that kid.

HEAVEN IS HERE.