Belize city, Belize (forgot the camera that day) and Cozumel, Mexico
As well as the infamous island of banks! The Grand Caymans. There are over 300 banks on this little piece of land. 
We had the best time and came back very refreshed and ready to take on the month of march!
Our house has been for sale since before we even were engaged, Stephen bought at the peak of the market 4 years ago and we were anxious to get out of such a high mortgage! Well while we were away the process took off! IT SOLD! Which was very exciting. They didn’t have a date they wanted us out by so we had a legal 90 days to vacate. Well my BEST friend Lauren got married in Utah on the 12th of march, she couldn’t have asked for a better spring day. It was beautiful and we had the best time! While we were on that little get away… they offered us more money if we were out by the end of the month! So we got home from Utah and immediately packed up and left! It was amazing how great our families were with helping and how incredible Stephen was at getting everything moved while I was working! He’s so great. So since it went so quickly we decided to move in to my parents basement apartment. It’s a pretty sweet set up, as far as living with your parents is concerned. We have the entire basement to ourselves, its 1700 sq ft with two bedrooms one bathroom and a kitchenette. We are so fortunate! So we’ll be here till the end of summer or whenever we can get into our next house. The trick is finding the dream house!! I get to help pick this time : ) Anyway, that’s what we’ve been up to.
It was so great to be there in the temple with Lauren; both while she received her endowments and was sealed to andy. I’m so happy we could be a part of that. After going thru it myself, there is nothing I wanted more for the rest of my family and for my friends. I was so incredibly proud of her and how far she has come.
The last week of that darn month of march was a pretty tough one. A friend of ours, Paul Root, committed suicide. He jumped off the high bridge at Lucky Peak. It was very sad news, we knew Paul and his sweet wife Kristi from the singles ward we attended for years before we were married. Paul was a great person with a great sense of humor and a love for all people. Paul was mentally ill, he struggled with schizo affective disorder. He went thru many times of ups and downs and I’m sure it was so hard for him and his family and his beautiful wife to endure. He was married to Kristi for a short 10 months. The funeral was beautiful, huge bouquets of colorful spring flowers and pictures of Paul, smiling huge, having fun with friends and family. Those were fun to see. And then there was a room that had Pauls body in it. Sadness immediately filled my heart when I entered the room and saw his sweet new widow standing by his side with a never ending stream of tears running down her face. I cant imagine the pain she must go thru every single hour of the day, having to keep herself together. Kristi is such a sweet girl, she knew exactly what she was getting when she married Paul and she went into it fearless. She loved him and married him anyway even though she knew they would definitely have their tough times. She got up at the end of the service to bear her testimony. The spirit was so strong and I, along with every other person in the room, bawled like a baby. Her faith is so strong and she knows that heavenly father will make everything okay again and that her and Paul will have their time together in heaven and that there will be a time for them to raise a family and do all the things they couldn’t accomplish here on earth. I am amazed at the strength this young widow has. That day she spoke with wisdom beyond her years and I am so proud of her for holding on to what she knows is true even when it seems unfair. We love the Root family and wish strength and love to overcome their sorrow and despair. And for Kristi, I know she will be alright because of the testimony she bore and the friends and family she has to comfort and protect her.
We are so happy for March to be over so we can begin April!! We loovvveee April.
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