This past weekend...

This weekend has been full of blessings and some hard times.

Friday was a day of awesomeness. Well, it didn't start out that way. I had my first dentist appointment here in Michigan for a teeth cleaning. Every year when I get x-rays, I end up having two cavities... this time was no different. One tooth has been extremely sensitive to cold recently, and it turns out I have a decent sized cavity on that one, and then a little one on a different tooth on the other side of my mouth :( It means that in March, when Sean's dental insurance kicks in I get to spend two wonderful Tuesday afternoons at the dentist!

Then Sean took me to go get Sweet Water donuts!! Perfect thing to eat after a teeth cleaning, right? Then we headed out to see some potential living places. We have been looking at places together for about a year now trying to decide where we want to live. And we found the perfect apartment at Cooper's Landing - thank you Jake for suggesting we look there.

We are going to be in a two-bedroom 1.5 bath apartment. It has a full sized washer and drier, TONS of cabinets and closet space, a pantry, heating is included and we can turn the thermostat all the way to 75 (not that I'm going to do that, it's way to warm inside, then)!! The only thing we'll have to pay for electric, plus it allows us to keep Skyler! And Sean loves it so much. In fact, he couldn't wait to get back to the leasing office before announcing that we would take it.

Saturday was a pretty awesome day too. We went to the Detroit Temple for the first time together. And it was only my second time in the greater Detroit area - now that I'm done with K I really need to get out more and see what Michigan has to offer. The Detroit Temple is a tiny temple, kind of like Newport Beach but maybe a little smaller. And I met some of the sweetest old ladies before we started our session.

After the session, we headed to one of my most favorite cities, Ann Arbor. We did some shopping there and I was able to go to H&M, which is one of my favorite stores, but the only time I had one close by was when I was in Hungary. And Sean was able to get some more dress clothes for work.

While we were shopping, my mom gave me an update on my Uncle Randy. He has been in the hospital for a week and a half, most of the time he has been unconscious on life support and not very stable, and the doctors do not know what happened. But Saturday he was finally stable enough for an MRI. The MRI showed that there was massive brain damage, and that one time when he coded that his brain was without oxygen for 10 minutes. The family decided that it was time to turn the machines off. So everyone who was in California was going to the hospital to say good bye to a wonderful man.

Sunday was an emotional day for me. Our primary lesson was on the Childhood of Jesus Christ, and Sean taught most of it. We have the funniest kids in our class, and we love each one of them. Sean and I had dinner at his parents' home, and the missionaries were there too. Then they shared a spiritual message with us about the importance of family, and being a forever family. It was exactly what I needed to hear! And then Scott (Sean's dad) had us all share our testimonies; it was a touching moment.

Sunday night, the family started the process of turning off the life support machines that were keeping Uncle Randy alive. He passed away this morning around 1:30 PST.

Randy - you were a great man, and you took such great care of everyone around you. We will miss you dearly in our mortal life, but we will be able to be together again in the eternities. You raised two beautiful daughters, and I promise that I will do my best to help take care of them. And I will try to comfort the rest of the family as we mourn your passing. We love you.