The Golden Grahams

:( I'm going to take a break.

This is from an article from LDS.org by Carolynn B. Spencer. “ I sat in the temple seeking peace, but there it was again: the first commandment given to Adam and Eve, and to all of us, to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth” (Genesis 1:28). I wanted nothing more than to obey this commandment. I had a firm testimony that “the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them” (1 Nephi 3:7). Why, then, could I not get pregnant?…. ….I learned to dread few days as much as I did Mother’s Day. On many other days, I cringed when I listened to women complain about their pregnancies or their children or the responsibilities of mothering. Didn’t they realize how blessed they were? Didn’t they realize that others longed to be in their shoes? Month after month, and then year after year, Tim and I rode waves of hope, only to feel them come crashing down when our dreams failed to mate...

I hired the young and talented Amber Mozo to shoot Josh and I surfing for our 2nd anniversary! Which will be on June 10th. Josh wasn't excited about it because he hates taking pictures (I think it's a guy thing...) but I know he will be grateful in the long run! This is a unique time of our lives as we are in school, still preparing for the future (career, kids, etc.) so I wanted to document the memories we make all the time. It was so much fun and I hope to work with Amber again for our next milestone, whatever that may be! Here are a few of my favorites:

I had a dream last night that I was cradling a baby girl close to my chest. It was a beautiful, tender moment, and it melts my heart just thinking of it.

Before my birthday (March 13) I had been hinting to Josh that I wanted him to surprise me. And he did! I'm a little too sneaky and nosy though, so there were some things I wasn't as surprised about, but for the most part he really surprised me and I was on cloud 9 the entire day! It started the night before, Josh told me, "I'll tell you one part of your birthday-day. I'm taking you to O&P tomorrow." I had suspicions about this because I was sitting next to him one day in church and I had unknowingly glanced at his to-do list for my birthday on his phone (once I realized what it was I looked away!) but I saw "Get Breanna and Haley's phone numbers." They are the two girls I would ride to my Practicum with in Kaneohe. So when he told me he would be taking me I was stoked! Also, he came home from working in town around midnight and I was supposed to be asleep but for once I was wide awake and I watched him walk in with a huge bouquet of l...