Picking up where I left off… I had been at Temple Square in Salt Lake City for about nine months when I received notice that they were sending us away for a while. Since Temple Square isn’t a typical proselytizing mission (going door to door), they wanted us to have the experiences that other missionaries have. [...]
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Several years ago when I moved back to the east coast, I had no place to store the boxes that contained my childhood memories. So for several years, these boxes sat in my parents’ basement, just waiting for the day when I would reclaim them. Much to my parents’ relief, I’m sure, we moved them [...]
Thursday, May 21, 2009
I remember when, in the summer of 1994, I received the letter telling me that I would be serving my voluntary mission at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah. I was excited because it was a place I had never been and because it was different from other missions I had heard about. Instead [...]
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The year was 1994 and I was about to embark on a new adventure. I was prepared to move out West, at least I felt like I was. I had worked and saved and changed for the past year and I was ready for this experience. “This” being the mission that I was going to [...]
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Our decision had come down to three choices: a small studio split-level condo one block from the Metro, a two bedroom condo in that same building, or a larger two bedroom condo a few miles away for less money. The idea of a laundry room and a larger kitchen (all for a lower price) really [...]
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Before the CPA and I left for California to get engaged, we had begun the business of house hunting. And make no mistake about it – it was a business. We had a realtor who was very serious about finding us the perfect “first home.” We looked at houses that were falling apart and had [...]
Thursday, February 19, 2009
In looking through old posts, I realized that I told you all about our engagement story and even the wedding, but I didn’t finish telling you about the ring. As I mentioned in the first segment, there had been quite a bit of drama surrounding my engagement ring. Let me say up front: I’m not usually difficult [...]
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Days four and five of our San Francisco trip were just as amazing as the rest of the week. We used our remaining time to do a lot of sight-seeing. At the top of our to do list was the Coit Tower, which we reached after hiking up a rather large hill. Those San Franciscans and [...]
Friday, December 5, 2008
It was the third day of our San Francisco trip and we were officially engaged. And not only were we engaged, but we had a great story to tell when we got back. The CPA had done a good job with planning everything to this point and now his work was done. The rest of [...]
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Where was I? Ah yes… the CPA had tossed my ring into the ocean. Before going any further, I should probably say that the CPA had planned this for some time as he wanted to make the event memorable (and have a fun story to tell people). I should also mention that the date was [...]
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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