Saturday, we began by cleaning out our garage in preparation for our impending move (which, by the way, may or may not be official... I know. It stinks. We should know more by the middle of November). So we organized, boxed and cleaned things up so that when we do move, we just have to move the things from the garage into the moving truck.
The second session was a bit more relaxing, and we were better able to listen to the Lord's leaders and feel of the spirit. That night, I got to spend a rare night out with most of my sisters, one of my cousins, a niece, and my mom. We'd planned on going to the Olive Garden, but with every woman in Utah County out on a girl's night, the wait was over an hour. So we went to Mimi's Cafe where there really wasn't a wait at all. Awesome. We talked, laughed, and really just had a good time. So much in fact that when dinner was through and we headed back to my parents house, I just didn't want to leave. So, we talked and laughed some more. One of the funniest moments was when my mom said "Gee!" That may not seem funny to you, but growing up, slang like that just wasn't allowed in our house. Saying gosh, darn, goll, gee, holy cow, etc., etc., just wasn't allowed. So I thought it was was pretty amusing.
I did eventually go home and went to bed. The next morning I got up to make cinnamon rolls because my family was coming over for breakfast and to watch the morning session of conference.
I'd made the dough the day before, but it always takes longer than I think it will to roll and cut all the rolls- I made about 70 of them. Along with the rolls, I made a spinach mushroom frittata with swiss cheese and bacon especially for my dad because he has diabetes and those cinnamon rolls were forbidden. My brother Brady brought sausage and made yummy cheesy hash browns. My parents brought fruit and my sister, KayKay brought milk, chocolate milk, and orange juice. It really was quite the spread, and so delicious.
After the morning session was over, everyone left. Our house was quiet and my children were bored having no aunts or uncles around to play with them. I laid Sadie down for a nap, and let the other children play quietly while I listened to the last session while I got ready for some family pictures in the evening. General Conference is a time for me to reflect on my life and evaluate what needs to be changed. Sometimes, I feel uplifted and ready to do more, other times, like this one, I feel chastised and ashamed at my lack of conviction. But yesterday, along with the feeling of being rebuked, I also felt hope. I can try harder and do better. Certainly, I'm not alone, and I'm not an awful human being as my inner-critic would sometimes have me believe. But there are things to do better, things to change to make me who I was born to be.
At about 4:15, we left the house to meet Matt's family for some family pictures. We drove about 9 miles up Diamond Fork Canyon to an area that was just beautiful with leaves. We got a lot of pictures done, but the light faded fast and then it got really cold. So we didn't last very long. It was good though to be together with so much family yesterday.
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