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2 Corinthians 12:9
"My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." (NLT)

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. (NIV)

Praying for God's power to rest on me.

A pretty low key day at home. Really at the time of writing this, I can't remember if we did anything on this Saturday other than chill at home.

Thankful for God and His grace.

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An outing to Sam's Club for some essentials and I stumbled across this...in August... I like Christmas and all, but seriously it's not even Labor Day. Pretty soon Christmas stuff will be up year round. :)

A whole huge aisle of Christmas decorations...

Then I had the chance to get away by myself for an hour or so in the afternoon for some "me" time at Beans N Brews. Actually, I spent most of the time looking at the upcoming few months and trying to get back into a routine. Hopefully, that will help me get back in my groove, be a better mom and that it will be great for B, too.

Although, the weirdest thing happened while I was there. I was thinking back over the past few days and I simply could not remember what I did yesterday afternoon. I remembered I went somewhere by myself, but that's about all. After approximately 5 minutes trying to remember, I finally remembered I had gone to Kmart to find a Utes t-shirt. That was the strangest feeling and I didn't like it.

John, Stacey, Jensen, and Jack came over again in the afternoon, so we got to hang out with them for a couple of hours before B and I headed to the airport to pick up Ryan and then drive home.

She adores baby Jack.

A similar thing happened with my memory on our drive home when Ryan asked me about the past few days. I couldn't remember what we had done on Wednesday. Again, it took a good 5 minutes to remember our Savers excursion. I sure hope this doesn't last. I've got to get out of this funk/fog/whatever-it-is soon. Please.

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Game Day!

My first Utes game in five years! And I got to go with my dadda!

What a fun daddy-daughter date! Thanks mom for letting me use your ticket! Oh and they won! :)

He looks so grumpy here. Ha ha ha! But he wasn't really. :)

There's a smile.

Dadda and me

Our game faces

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A trip with my mom and dad to the "big" Savers was how we started our day today. And, bonus, Wednesdays are "seniors day" at Savers and customers over 55 get a 20% discount. Thanks for being old, mom and dad. ;) Then, after Savers, we hit up the Arctic Circle that's in the same parking lot for lunch. Score again with the senior discount. Ha ha ha! Oh and the yummy food.

Enjoying her courtesy cone at Arctic Circle

In the evening, John, Stacey, Jensen, and Jack came over. B couldn't get enough of baby Jack at first. She loves babies! But then she was off to play with Jensen. Although, she checked in on Jack regularly. :)

Jack :)

Cousins!

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Once again we headed out to Salt Lake today, so Ryan could fly out on business. At least this time he went somewhere that he wanted - Alaska. :) B and I will be at my mom and dad's house while he is gone.

Every Tuesday evening, Jensen comes over to my mom and dad's so John and Stacey can have a date. Today was no different, but this time he had B to play with. :) I so enjoy watching them play together.

Running around in the back yard.

Cooking with Grandpa and Grandma. They each had to have an apron on. :)

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I kept working my way through the laundry that Ryan started over the weekend.

In the evening, Ryan and I went to dinner just to be together and to talk. I'm still in this funk/fog/whatever-it-is and I'm not sure I'm that much fun to be around, but he's stickin' by me. Thankfully!

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Oops, I stayed up too late last night and didn't sleep very well. :( Oh well. I did sleep in a little bit and took my time getting ready before having to check out.

After I checked out, I stopped back by at the cute little bakery grabbing a chai tea and a cinnamon roll for breakfast (and yummy looking cookies to take back to Ryan and B).

Of course, I also stopped by Walmart on the way out of town. Can't pass by Walmart when it's so close. :) We needed dog food anyway.

Then on the road home to my family! Although, when I got home no one was here. Ha ha. That's not a huge surprise considering it was Sunday afternoon and most Sundays we all go out to lunch after church.

Shortly after getting home, Ryan and B showed up along with Jeremy and Crystal. Everyone hung out for a while until B fell asleep on Crystal's lap.

*On a side note, Ryan did a TON of laundry while I was gone! Thank you, Ryan!*

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What a great night's sleep I had! My alarm woke me from a deep sleep at 8:00 AM. I was so surprised to be that asleep that late. The room darkening curtains may have helped. :) I was wishing I hadn't made my spa appointments for 9:45, but I did fall back asleep until around 9:00.

After quickly showering and getting ready, I headed for the spa! This was my first real spa experience with the luxurious robes and all! So fun! A clay body wrap and then a massage are what I chose for this wonderful spa experience and I enjoyed every minute of it. I could have stayed there all day. :)

Ready for my spa time!

But, since all day at the spa wasn't in the plan, I headed to the cute little bakery at the hotel to enjoy a yummy baguette sandwich for lunch.

I mozied on back to my room where I decided to read some more. All day. I literally spent the rest of the day and way past a decent bedtime reading the last 400 pages of my book. So enjoyable. Oh, and I brought back a chocolate torte from the bakery to enjoy while I read. Mmmmmm.

Delicious!

In the evening, I was able to FaceTime with Ryan and B for a little bit, which was wonderful. As much as I enjoyed this time away, I did miss those two tremendously!

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Off I go!

Packed my bags. Played with my girl. Then, once Ryan got home from work, I left for my getaway.

After at stop at the Heber Walmart for some snacks (of course), I headed to the mountains and my hotel for the next couple days.

"Home" for the next couple days.

When I got to my room and opened my suitcase, I found the sweetest note from my hubby! Of course I cried, but they were happy tears. :) Thank you, Ryan!

After settling into my room, I was hungry and went to dinner at one of the on-site restaurants. I have to admit, it was a little weird to eat alone at a sit down restaurant, but that's ok. It's good to be stretched. :)

Amazing fish tacos.

Then back to my room for a little TV and then, wait for it...I started reading a book. A real live book. A novel. Just for fun. Pretty cool. :)

My book.

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Today....

I lost it.

I completely broke down.

Ryan has been asking me for days if I'm ok and I've been saying yes, trying my best to indeed be ok.

It's official, as of today, I am not ok.

The day started out just fine with a trip to the grocery store, but by nap time and the struggle that came with that I LOST it. Totally and completely.

Long story short, after texting Ryan letting him know that I am not ok, he took charge realizing I needed a break or something. He booked me a weekend getaway at the Zermatt Resort in Midway leaving tomorrow. Wow! I think it will be wonderful and is much needed!

Shortly after talking with Ryan about my getaway, I got a text from April asking if she could come get B for a few hours. Well, yes! :) At first I thought that Ryan had talked to her to see if she would come get B, but nope. It was a God thing. Within a few minutes she had come over, picked her up, and I had a moment to breathe.

I am really, really hoping that the medication that I've started taking kicks in a lot sooner than the 4-6 weeks that it's supposed to take, because I am a mess and I think that's a lot of the reason.