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This past week has been a bit hectic for us, but we thank God that we have gotten through it so blessed. On Monday, my lovely wife met me at the gym after I got out of class. However, both of us had forgotten to bring a towel to use (silly Army rules), so we decided to drive to the Commissary and the PX. When she got out of her car to ride with me there, though, she closed her door and then remembered her keys were in the ignition (the car was off, no worries). So it sat there overnight and thankfully her dad had given me a set of keys for her car so she rode with me the next morning and I dropped her off at her car and unlocked it for her before I went to class.
Tuesday she wasn't feeling well at all, and our home teachers came over and helped me give her a blessing. She felt great for the rest of the night and we got to enjoy the company of one of her close friends at our house for a bit. After she left, however, Bethany felt incredibly ill again and was running a fever and feeling chills, so I popped the thermostat up to 75 (I'd keep it in the low 60's if she'd let me, mind you) and piled all the blankets and towels we had on her, and gave her a cold wet rag to put on her forehead to try to break her fever. Even though I sweat the entire night, I was glad to be willing to do whatever it took to help her feel better. The next morning, I wouldn't have been surprised if her temperature was 100 or more. I went to work and kept worrying about her, and as I was emailing her, I felt more and more anxious to take her to a doctor, so I was allowed to leave class (it was a review day for our final, nothing huge) and sped home, talked her into going at least to the Urgent Care clinic near our house (she has an aversion to doctors), and took her there. They ruled out strep, and sent a couple samples off to be tested, and gave her a couple fun shots in the hiney and set her up with some antibiotics to treat any kind of infection she might have. Luckily her fever had broken by this time so that helped my feelings a lot. I'm thankful that I got to be there to hold her hand, make her laugh, and generally hold her and comfort her when she got squirmy. She is feeling much better now, and I know it is because of a mix of the blessing and the doctor's treatment/medicine that is helping her.
That same day, our youngest kitten Huey was scheduled to get his first round of shots, so he got a couple shots in the hiney as well, so he and Bethany got to commiserate.
We did get some of our wedding pictures back this week as well, so we have been ooh-ing and ahh-ing over those constantly :) I love seeing pictures of my gorgeous wife on our wedding day. Every time I look at them, I am reminded of the feelings of joy and love I had for her after we were married. It is my goal to keep showing her that I love her so much every day that I wake up next to her, and how eternally grateful I am that she said yes to my proposal on November 20th. She supports me and loves me and does so much to help me and I can't ever thank her enough.

Just catchin' up!

Just to catch up with my bloggin' cause I've been lazy about it!

On the 3rd, my gorgeous wife and I went to watch the fireworks with her parents, which was pretty fun. We had red velvet funnel cake (delish) and the rain managed to stop for an hour; just long enough for them to shoot off all the awesome fireworks. It took close to an hour to make it back home through all the traffic, but it was worth it. 

For the 4th of July, we went to Bethany's parents' house and had amazing ribs, baked beans, deviled eggs, potato salad, and my fantastic wife made a cheesecake with cherries, blueberries, and whipped cream on top in the form of the American Flag! I was sure full after all that. 

For the 5th and 6th, we went to Alabama to visit a bit with my grandparents and spend some time there. I took Bethany to Sumo for delicious sushi, then to World Market because she had never been to one before, and she practically lost her mind in there! It was so cute watching her zip from one thing to the next excited about everything in the store :) We got a chance to see the Birmingham Temple as well while we were there (it's right next to their stake center...lucky people :p )

We came back on the 6th and started cleaning up the house, especially the guest bathroom (previously known as the cat litter room), so we now have a guest bathroom! And I got to hang a sign on the door (that we bought from World Market) that says 'Water Closet.'

As I'm typing this, Bethany and I are listening to The Eternal Blessings of Marriage, by Richard G. Scott, and I highly recommend it!

Well, that should catch us up for a little bit. 

But I would like to take a couple minutes to say that my wife is priceless. She is more than I ever wanted and much more than I deserve in a wife and eternal companion. I am grateful every day for her being in my life and I thank my Heavenly Father for the opportunity to even meet her in this lifetime. I love you, Bethany :)