It's a cold, rainy morning here in Bountiful, Utah (my new hometown -- a small suburb just north of Salt Lake City) and I'm waiting at the car dealership for my husband's truck to get repaired. I'm such a wonderful wife, right? He's just lucky I don't have a job to occupy my time... haha. Guess I'll be his personal assistant until I can secure an income of my own! Hopefully that won't take too long... I'm giving it a few more weeks, before I really start to stress. I can only handle so much free time! Thankfully, though, I do have quite a few things on my never-ending "To Do List" that will keep me busy. I am quite excited, actually -- our "Thank You" notes finally arrived in the mail, so I am finally getting those written and mailed to all our family and friends who supported us with love and gifts for our wedding. Hard to believe it's been a MONTH now...!! But I know time will not be slowing down any time soon....
Yesterday, our family had a special opportunity to take my "little" brother down to the Provo MTC, and watch as he walked off to spend the next 2 years of his adult life as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. What a bittersweet moment for us all, and I know I echo the thoughts of everyone that knows Greg to express how proud we are of his decision, and how excited we are to see what he will accomplish in the next two years. While we will miss him, I know that he has a strong, sincere desire to do this work, and I couldn't be more happy for him. So... Elder Newman it is!! And for those who aren't aware, he set up a blog that I will manage over the next 2 years to share his thoughts/experiences while he is serving the Lord in Tampa, Florida. the website address is:
So check back for updates! And in order to contact him, here is his contact information:
MTC address (where he will be for the first 2 months of his mission):
Elder Greg Newman
MTC Box 149-1206
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604
Florida (wait for updates as to when he will be flying out there):
Elder Greg Newman
Florida Tampa Mission
13153 N Dale Mabry Ste 109
Tampa, FL 33618
So there you have it!! If you have any questions, please contact me... I'll probably be the most reliable source for updates over the next two years :)
As for updates in my own life... well...its October 6, and it's FREEZING outside. What happened to summer?! It took forever to get here... and now it's gone. Just like that. No warning... no way to just ease my way into the cold weather. just BAM. Today marks the first major snowfall of the year in our neck of the woods, at least above 8000 feet. As much as I love seasons, there should be FOUR! Right now I feel like it's winter 75% of the year here.... gahhh. At least one person in our house is overjoyed... hahaha. But he complained enough during the summer, so it's my turn now :) Okay, okay... I really don't hate winter, it really can be a lot of fun (especially with a husband who has a lot of fun toys to play with out there!) but I like getting sick of summer so I am eager for cooler weather! One more month would have done it... but c'est la vie. So now I guess I'll just accept it... and hopefully, in time, I will learn to welcome it with open arms :) If nothing else, I'll humor my husband's obsession with snow! Which brings me to my next update: the fall season is going to be quite busy for Geoff and I... this weekend will be our first "snow show" of the season (and my first snow show EVER), with another 4 in the weekends ahead. I'm sure this will be a bit of a culture shock for me, so I'm excited to update you with my experiences after the next few weeks! First, however, we kick off the season with Geoff's latest snowmobile movie premier tonight at a dinner/movie event center downtown. I'm excited, to see Geoff in his element, surrounded by his friends and those who share his passion for the snow. I know it will be a busy event for us, but fun nonetheless! Then we pack up and head for Denver early tomorrow morning, for the 3-day convention center show where we will sell Boondockers gear and movies (the company that Geoff produces movies for). And because he has worked incredibly hard on this project, I'll finish this post with a plug for his movie....
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