What's 3 more weeks!?

I have never mentioned on our blog that I have been in a boot since November.

It is awful! I can limp around without it, mornings are the worst.

But the boot makes it bearable to walk on.

I had surgery 5 years ago on my ankle and now it is bone on bone and there is a lot of arthritis in it and it has created bone spurs.
I am unable to bring my foot up to a 90 degree angle and I can't point it down.
It is just stuck in one spot!
The best thing for me would be to get an ankle replacement, but the doctor said to wait about 10 years because by then it would be more advanced and more like hip/knee replacements where it is done all the time.
So for now they will just go in and shave off the bone spurs. If it goes as planned, it should be pretty easy. I won't need crutches and only a little physical therapy.
The reason it has taken so long is because we had to see a few different doctors to finally find an answer that we were happy with. (One doctor said I would never walk normal again without a brace...we didn't go back to her!!)
Then we had to wait for some insurance things to go through so finally we scheduled my surgery for today!
It was going to be perfect! It's Kyle's Spring break, my surgery was in Ventura (by where his parents live) and he was going to work for his dad for the week  and a half while I recovered at my in-laws.
& Ashley was going to watch Monet for me.

Because of some things that were overlooked when my surgery was scheduled it got changed to April 15. So what's 3 more weeks!?
Don't know why it couldn't work out, but there must be a reason.

So I sent Kyle on the train to go work for his Dad!

Make me some money Honey!

It was Kyle's first train ride since he was a kid, so he so kindly let me take a picture!

I'm going to go to Camarillo this weekend and next, so..

 I won't be missing him too much!!

Time Out For Women

In October my friend April organized and planned a girl's weekend

There were 7 of us and we were going to go to Visalia for Time Out For Women

Which is an awesome conference organized by Deseret Book

Just a couple weeks before, April and 3 of the other girls had unexpected events come up and weren't going to be able to make it.

We changed our plans around a little and I was going to drive now.

I was planning to pick my friends Melissa and Brooke up at 10:30, well I got in my car and it was dead! I called my sister Ashley to come and jump me-but it didn't work-something else was wrong with the car!

I called Melissa and she said she could drive.

I was sick the night before and I was just thinking, "I am not suppose to go on this trip!"

I went back down to my car to get my bags out of the trunk and...It wouldn't open!! (Not even with the key) 

We tried everything! We made the alarm go off, got our hands greasy, everything!

At this point I was pretty sure I was NOT meant to go on this trip!!

{I had tried calling Kyle for an hour and he didn't feel his phone vibrate-he was in class. Yes, he had 16 missed calls}

Long story short, my awesome neighbor Bentley came over and he helped us jump it long enough to get the trunk open.

Finally, 1 1/2 hours later we were on our way!

{Melissa and I}

There were two speakers on Friday night and a days worth on Saturday.

John Bytheway was the first speaker and while listening to him, it came into my mind that I was suppose to come to this conference, but there was someone else who didn't want me to.

I am so grateful I went!! I was so spiritually uplifted and it's just what I needed.

They travel all over so if they are having a conference near you-GO!! You will not regret it.

 The gospel is amazing, and I am so grateful that I am blessed with it.

The weekend was full of laughter, new friends and tears. It was perfect!!

Homesick

My heart will always be in Idaho. I couldn't have asked for a better place to be raised. I loved being in a small town. I loved that going to the Drive-In was the exciting thing to do on a Friday night. I loved my small Teton High School. I loved having a close relationship with my school teachers. I loved going into grocery stores and knowing I would see someone I knew. I loved having my best friends, who were my cousins, next door, and I loved spending time with them. I cherish the memories we have made.

I love Idaho.