A Frolic in Fredericksburg Or a Tale of My Sister’s Wedding

Well, I’m gonna start off by saying that I wish I had better pictures of this. Unfortunately, due to Colin’s lack of time off he wasn't able to come with me this time and so I spent a lot more time with a squiggly baby and less time snappin’ selfies.  Colin is planning on coming to VA for later this year and also going on the Ricks family annual Epic Fishing Trip for Manly Men this summer. It’ll be his first time to go in about six years. More on that, you know, after it happens.

Raised bed garden for $40

I built some raised garden beds this Saturday. 

• 5/8 x 6 x 6 ft Cedar fence boards:  $22
• 5/8 x 4 x 6 ft cedar fence boards:  $10
• 2 x 2 cedar deck rails:  $8

2014 General Conference

One of the perks of living so near Salt Lake City is that I occasionally get to attend our General Conference meetings live. Ok, so I think I’ve done this twice in the time I’ve lived here, but it’s always a cool experience.  This time I was invited to attend the General Women’s meeting by my friend Emily Carruth Fuller. She and I were on an artist’s tour of the Ensign magazine the day before with the Inspirational Art Association. By the way, that tour was awesome too. Did you know that they start prepping most issues of the Ensign six months in advance? Think about what that means in terms of finding artists, writers, and seasonal photography. Think about what it means when they have so scrap something right before publishing. It was inspiring to see all the preparation that goes into getting that publication ready to print.