According to my daughter's blog, it's been nine months since I last posted. That's too long for a catch-up post. Way too many things to leave out. Way too many pictures to put a caption to. Not enough time to do a proper job of it. So, I will begin with last week and move forward. That's a much more attainable goal. To begin, I want to share a life lesson from a recent facebook post.
Last week, I posted this picture of Mike and I at the Payson Utah Temple open house. I debated posting it because...well, look at me! After getting 3 hours of sleep the night before and unsuccessfully trying to sleep in the car on the way up, I was a wrinkled mess. Not only that, but the wind was blowing and it was raining outside which wrecked havoc with my uncontrollable hair (which was waiting to be cut by Sasha the minute we got to Vernal the next day). It's an okay picture of Mike; he has always been handsome and can pull off a good look most of the time. And the Payson Temple is truly one of the most gorgeous temples I have ever seen.
So, even though I really did not want to post such an unflattering picture of me, I was brave and did it anyway.
I had so many nice comments, saying things like, "beautiful" "still looking good..." "I like it!" "Oh so cute, luv you". There was a comment from an old college roommate who I hadn't seen in 40 years who said I looked the same. (I loved that one!) Perhaps my favorite comment was the one that said, "This photo just makes me happy."
The "likes" kept coming in for days. I was so surprised. It made me feel so good. I learned a couple of lessons from the experience.
First, with a good looking man by your side, and a temple as your backdrop, you really can't go wrong.
Second, going out of your comfort zone takes courage, but it is worth it.
