Memorial Day

We are very patriotic at our house and we really have no words to describe how we love our veterans and our soldiers.
A poem for veteran's day:

It is the
VETERAN,
Not the preacher,
Who has given us freedom of religion.

It is
The VETERAN,
Not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is
The VETERAN,
Not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is
The VETERAN,
Not the campus organizer,
Who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is
The VETERAN,
Not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is
The VETERAN,
Not the politician,
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the
VETERAN who
Salutes the Flag,

It is
The VETERAN who
Who serves under the flag.

4th year Anniversary!

Has it been 4 years already?!? WOW! We've had such a great 4 years of being married. We've been so blessed and just fall in love with each other over and over again. A wise someone told me "If it goes by fast, then you know you are happy." I thought about that and since my last 4 years of marriage have gone by so fast...we are happy. How true that statement is.

Since it was sunday, to celebrate, we packed a lunch and went out for a picnic in Sugarhouse park. The weather was perfect, sunny with a slight breeze. We sat by the big pond, watched the birds and the clouds, talked and just enjoyed life. It was so nice. One of our best.

Just for fun, I thought I'd put down the top 10 things that have happened to us this last year (the good and bad):

1- McCord PASSED his math class! This was such a BIG thing for us, and it has opened up so many options for us and our family.
2- McCord got accepted to SLCC film school while we were in Germany, and he's been attending school here in SLC.
3- I got a job at the U of U, part-time and then got promoted to full-time in the Admissions office.
4- Movie opportunities that we've had this year.
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Immortality Bites
I Live at the House with the Blue Door
Endless song of Night
She's My Daughter (music video)
...and many more small projects McCord's done.
5- We moved to our new 2 bed apartment. We love it. It's bigger and better than we've ever had before.
5- Rushed McCord to the ER with kidney stones. =( That was an awful day!
6- Made great new friends here in Salt Lake
7- Family is growing up: Angie had her baby, Jared got called on his mission
8- WE LOVE SALT LAKE! We've been to 4 Jazz games, and 2 concerts. We love the little "ma and pa" places to eat, and love the city.
9- Enjoying watching our families grow: Angie had her baby. Jared is on his mission (6 months out now). Mauri and Courtni are both pregnant with #3. And many more things.
10- Our car is still surviving for us. YAY!

HE PASSED!

MCCORD PASSED HIS MATH CLASS! The letter C has never sounded so good after 4 times of taking this class. =) Words can not describe how wonderful we both feel to get this math class over. We have completely altered our lives around this math class, so he could have the time needed to study and pass. He's studied 4 hours a day, and around 6 hours a day closer to finals. The last week for the final he was studying more than 10 hours a day. We are just so so HAPPY to have this math class over. That C is now our new best friend.