April sixth and seventh was General Conference. We enjoyed being home together, and listening to the messages of church leaders. What a blessing it is to have words of ancient prophets in scriptures, AND to have a living prophet and apostles today.
We have a running joke that Mark will always have something happen that makes it difficult for him to watch conference. Really though, there has only been one conference since we’ve been married that was completely uneventful for him. This time our adventure happened Friday night when a filling fell out of his tooth. Gratefully he was able to get it fixed Saturday morning before conference began!
Luckily, the rest of the week was rather uneventful. I wasn’t sure if I should begin a blog because most weeks feel this way. For example, the highlight of our week was buying a portable air conditioner. See–rather boring for most people, but Mark is very excited! Our apartment has no air conditioning and we have put off buying an air conditioner because we kept expecting to move out soon. Now that Mark has begun grad school we decided to prepare to be here for the long haul. I much prefer heat to cold so I haven’t minded too much, but Mark is the opposite so we are excited about the purchase.
We got our April snowstorm this week as well! Mark and I always chuckle at the conversations of students on campus who are shocked every April when it snows… even though it does every year! But who can blame them? It is disappointing to have a cold snap when you think spring has sprung. Although snow isn’t my favorite, it’s not so bad this time of year because it never lasts long. Also, Flynn was happy to play in the snow, and the mountains are breathtakingly beautiful with the fresh powder.
Saturday we played Pickleball with my brother and his daughters. It was my first time playing, and we had a lot of fun! After playing we went to a vendor fair in Richmond. Mark’s sister and her husband were selling ties, dresses, and blouses there. We got a nice tie for Mark!! Sunday we dyed Easter eggs. It’s a fun tradition! Flynn at least enjoyed eating them!
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