July 6th - National Fried Chicken Day

Alright!  Here we are with the very first day of summer fun and obscure holidays.  (:

Today started off with a Zumba class for me.  Then I went straight to the church orchard with the fam for some good ol' service.  We worked for about an hour picking apricots. On our way out we stopped by the orchard office and purchased some cherries for $0.75/lb!  woo!  Those will be wonderful for tomorrow (International Cherry Pit Spitting Day) Then we went to Costco for some gas and groceries.  After the shopping we did some normal routine chores and carting siblings from one job to another.  Then we purchased the "Fried Chicken."  We went with the chicken strips but they were still fried!  So it totally counts!  Throw in some rolls, potato wedges, potato chips, watermelon, cantaloupe, corn on the cob, BBQ sauce, and ice cold milk and we were set!
Nom nom nom.

What a great start!  And...it only gets better from here on out.  

Tomorrow's holidays are:  

Chocolate Day

Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day

Tell the Truth Day

International Cherry Pit Spitting Day

Summer Fun Plan

Well hello!

It's been awhile.  I don't really have a good excuse for not writing except for the fact that I had school, I am not a very entertaining writer, and that I haven't had much of anything to write about. But that is all about to change....

I've been tired of not doing anything with my life this summer.  I mean I have been doing something obviously, but I want to have more fun with my siblings.  So here is the plan!  

I looked up all the obscure holidays in the next two months of summer vacation.  I'm stoked.  Who knew there were so many cool ones?  Not me!  So! I am going to be celebrating each and every one that is applicable or entertaining to small children and myself.  I want to blog about the adventures we have!  It shall be a grand adventure.  Or in the words of one of my favorite Pixar movies....

"Adventure is out there!"

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My wish for you...

I am feeling completely overwhelmed with gratitude. I am not good at putting things down in words but I hope this can reach someone. I have always underestimated the blessing of my testimony of the Lord. But I want to share this with you, whoever you are.

I have never felt so blessed in my entire life. I feel like I am finally mature enough to understand the incredible blessings I have been granted. I live in America. I am free to write, say, and do so many things. I go to one of the most incredible schools on the planet. I have an eternal family. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. And I have a testimony of this beautiful gospel:

Heavenly Father lives! He really does. You are His precious son or daughter. He loves you more than you could ever know. You are never alone. He is always there for you. Even in the hardest of times He is standing right beside us holding us up when we feel like we could fall at any second. Even if we make mistakes He waits patiently to receive us with open arms. He is NEVER out of second chances. He desires for us to be SO happy. I know that the temple is the house of God. I know that Heavenly Father hears and answers our prayers. I know that the power of God is on the earth today through the holy priesthood. I know that Thomas S. Monson is the prophet of this dispensation. I know with every fiber of my being that this church is true. I am not brainwashed or naive. There is no way to deny the feelings I have about this gospel, my Heavenly Father, and my Savior.

My wish for you is that you can know these things too. I promise it will change your life. You will be incredibly happy. You will have peace in this troubled world. It is so true. It is beautiful. He lives!

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