San Francisco together

 This past weekend I was sent on my first work trip with UTHSC. It was to a conference in San Francisco where I only had to be there 3 hours at a resident open house on Saturday, so we decided Jake and I could go together and have some time.  We left early Thursday morning and flew home on a midnight flight Saturday night.  We could have stayed through Tuesday but he needed to be at work Monday and we wanted to get to our boys. We arrived Thursday early afternoon and were able to spend much of the day exploring. We ate in Chinatown, saw the Golden Gate Bridge, went to Muir Woods to see giant Redwoods for the first time, and to the ocean for a few minutes.   We explored all day Friday (Oakland Temple, Alcatraz, and Pier 39) and up until about 2:30pm Saturday (some air carrier/launch ship). It was just a fun little get away together.  I love that man.

 

Fall Break for the boys

 The boys and Jake and are on Fall Break this week.  Jake flew out to Portland last minute to attend Braden's wedding.  When I say last minute, he decided about 9:00pm Thursday and left Friday afternoon.  I think it is something he needed after a couple heavy months with church things.  He always enjoys seeing his brothers.  The boys and I worked market (selling Freeze dried candy) and then I took them to dinner. While I miss my girls, I cherish the time with my boys.  I worry fiercely for them and want them to find joy in this life. 

It's Fall

 Today is the first day it has felt like cooler weather and wahoo, I am ready.  As for an update on our house, it is still not complete. We also are having some work done on the exterior that started three weeks ago but we are at a standstill there too. Honestly, I am just ready for home to feel like home again. Jake is flying out this evening to attend his nephew's wedding, which he did not plan for until last night. Honestly, I think it will be good for him to see his family and have some happy.  He has had some long days and weeks bishoping lately.  All of that is fine and I can handle the long nights alone but it makes me sad when he is sad or to hear other people question decisions he has made.  The best thing I figure I can do is to hold down the homestead and continue to pray for his strength and in tuneness with the Lord. It would be a good weekend to go see my parents after market tomorrow but both of my parents have Covid right now and are sick.