Day 6

Today we went to Adventure Land and played a round of golf, go karts and bumper boats. We had a blast and I did end up getting sun burned :(

We got soaked from the bumber boats! LOL! It was so much fun :)

Day 5

Today we went to the Bowlarama in Rowlett.

STRIKE!!! :) Way to go mom!

I pulled this game out for when the movie we were watching was over and if everyone was up for a game but Rudy decided it was a good place for him to get comfortable :)

Isn't he a hoot, lol. He has to be the center of attention :)

Day 4

Tonight after work we met up with Carmen and had dinner at the T.G.I. Friday's at the Firewheel mall and later on Joffe met up with us. Then we walked around for a little bit trying to work off all those calories we gained from dinner :) Mom and Chuck have never been to this fairly new mall. Rowlett sure has bloomed since we left in 2001 :)

Carmen and I.

Joffe and Carmen.

Mom and Carmen.

Mom, Carmen and Me outside at the Firewheel Mall

Hello Kitty :)

Day 2

Then on our way to way to dinner this CRAZY WOMAN rolled into my car while we were stopped at a red light and had the gall to tell me I rear ended her! I had mom, Chuck and another woman who was in the lane next to us tell her that they saw her roll into me. I even honked my horn several times when I saw her rolling back towards me! The blue car above is the crazy woman's and the red one is mine. As you can see there is no damage but it was the principal of it and I WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE HER MY INFORMATION!! So I called for the cops and the cop that showed up believed me over this woman :) Anyways since there was no damage the officer didn't make us exchange information. I do have to thank dad for my little camera he got me for Christmas because it's small enough I keep it in my purse so I was able to take pictures so that if she were to try to pull something later on I have my proof!

You know if she had been honest about what happened and since there was no damage I would have been cool about the situation. I would have said no big deal and moved on, but she wanted to argue about it and became hostile. I started getting hostile right back and figured the best thing to do was to call the cops. After the cop helped us out in this situation he went to crazy woman's car and it would not start and when she tried to start it, it started to roll back AGAIN!!!!

So anyways, after that we went to dinner at Sonny Bryan's had a nice BBQ dinner and was able to cool off and then after that we decided to call it a day.

Then I introduced mom to DSW. It's a huge show warehouse. When I was younger I had a pair of jellies in every color. They have come back and I found them in the Mary Jane style. Aren't they cute!

We started out the day by going to the Studio Movie Grill. (I know it's Sunday but it's not every day I get to see my mom and step dad) We saw Kung Fu Panda. That was quite cute :)

They're here :)

Mom and Chuck have made it here! I'm so excited :) They made it in around lunch time today. Today we just took it easy and didn't do much since they had a long trip down here.

Sweetie

I think this is Sweetie's way of saying "what, don't look at me, I didn't do it!" LOL

Rudy

Now isn't this just absolutely precious?! Who can resist this kitty? Obviously not his mama :) He sure does like to snuggle!

Institute

Ether 1:41-42

Go to and gather together thy flocks, both male and female, of every kind; and also of the seed of the earth of every kind; and thy families; and also Jared thy brother and his family; and also thy friends and their families; and the friends of Jared and their families.

And when thou hast done this thou shalt go at the head of them down into the valley which is northward. And there will I meet thee, and I will go before thee into a land which is choice above all the lands of the earth.

Institute started today :) It feels so good to have it going again. I've been lost on my Tuesday nights without it. JK not really but I had missed it. We are studying the Book of Mormon but not in any particular order. We started tonight in the Book of Ether and we went over the 2 scriptures I have quoted above. (We have a new teacher this year) and when my teacher pulled out the sentence And I will meet thee, He asked how we could apply that in our lives. If we are truly doing the things and going to the places we are suppose to be going such as going to Church Heavenly Father will meet us there, or the Temple, FHE, Institute. The Lord will meet us there. That really stood out to me.

And of course we went over the most popular part of the story where when the Brother of Jared is commanded to build these barges there are three problems presented to the Lord. The first being, "How will we get air to breath," the second being "How will we see," and the third "how will we steer?" And the first question the Lord gave him the answer of cutting a hole in the top and on the bottom and when they needed air they were to unplug the hole. The 2nd was answered by the Lord telling him basically he needed to figure a way for them to have light and the Lord would provide the way and we all know how he chose these stones and he saw the finger of the Lord as he touched them to give them light. And the third solution to the third problem the Lord told him that he would guide them. He would make sure they got where they were suppose to be. To trust Him.

Then he tied in a real popular scripture amoung Christians and that is John 14:6:

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

By the "way" ties in with the third solution to the Jaredites problem. He is the way he will lead and guide us. The "Truth" ties in with the Brother of Jared picking the stones and the Lord providing the light. The "Life" would tie in with the hole's on the top and the bottom to provide the air to breath.

I had never thought of that before, but it makes perfect sense. There is so many symbolisms in the scriptures and I think it's amazing how the Lord can tie them all together in different ways. But then the Gospel is perfect because He is perfect :)

The Gospel is true. If we live it and do the things and go to the places we are commanded to He will meet us there and lead the way. But we have to be the ones to come to Him. I know this is true and am very excited about Institute starting again I learn so much when I go and am so looking forward to my Tuesday nights again :)