Happily Ever After

It's snowing!  Not surprisingly.  It has mostly been below zero in degrees all day, dipping down into the 20's Farenheit.  It hasn't slowed down the walkers and joggers.  The pathway around the lake doesn't have time to collect ice or snow....the constant flow of traffic pretty much keeps it clear, but just in case a little vehicle clears it every so often.  We hear it go by and can occasionally see the lights.

See the ice ...it begins along that horizontal line where the birds are clustered.

We were at the Thorne's apartment for a couple of hours....it was bitter cold when we traveled all the way up the stairs to the next level to visit.  We played Nines for awhile (Elder Thorne won both...I must be doing something really stupid because I never win!) and then made our way again back down the outside stairs to our apartment.  There was a beautiful dusting of snow on the cars and parking lot surface which as yet hadn't been disturbed by anyone.

View out our front door.

From our window:  This is 2:00 in the afternoon!

Same view at 9:00 p.m.  It is snowing.

Isn't it beautiful?

SK had a meeting after Church and took the bus home.  He arrived looking very cold (he hadn't taken his hat, scarf and gloves!!!) and I keep wondering if he will ever get to the point when he decides without my nagging that it is cold enough to bundle up.  He refuses to recognize the cold.

It is our pretty ballerina princess's 30th birthday today.  She is such a lovely and kind, graceful and gracious young woman.  She is exactly the sort you dream of as a "princess who is as kind as she is beautiful."  Her husband spoke in Church today.  They together are an important part of our little branch and their testimonies are powerful.  He posted a sweet tribute to her on Facebook.

They both exude joy....they love the Gospel, they love their little boy and their soon-to-be-born little boy, they love their families and they love the Branch and delight to serve and to share their blessings. They are both gifted individuals and love to work together on cooking and other projects....always thinking of how it will bless others.

I think if I had known them when I was 15 years old, I would have thought perhaps there is truth in some of the stories I read, and I would have continued my dreaming.

Wait....I am 65, and I look at them and am inspired.....fairy tales really do come true.