Spring afternoon in Arizona

I've missed taking pictures! I've been mourning the miscarriage, and just been feeling overall sad and tired. However, we were just able to take a quick weekend trip to Vegas and had a wonderful time. We saw my grandparents (Vegas is a halfway point for us to meet up), had a few really delicious meals and did some shopping. The drives each way were quick and safe. It really cheered us up!

These were taken in the Virgin River Gorge in Arizona on the way home. It was a beautiful afternoon!

Relaxing on a Wednesday evening

This is just a quick picture I took on Instagram. My husband and I were both relaxing on the couch the other night, on our laptops, and I had to take a photo. We're both total geeks. :) I love him and I love the time we have together in the evenings. It makes all the day's worries melt away.

Thank you so much to those who left comments on my post about our miscarriage. Your kind words are so appreciated. We are truly blessed with so much support during this difficult time.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

I put together a few things for the shelf in our living room that I decorate for each holiday. It serves as our "mantel" to hang stockings on at Christmas, too. :)

I hope you've had a wonderful, love-filled day!

Our loss

My husband and I experienced a great loss recently. We lost our first pregnancy to miscarriage. I just had a D&C a few days ago and am still healing from it. Our faith was shaken but proved to be strong, and I feel so incredibly blessed to have my husband by my side. I have great hope for the future.

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Watching the snow fall

I've been resting a lot this week, not feeling well. The other day, the snow started to fall and I opened the living room curtains to watch. It was very quiet. It brought me a lot of peace, which was much needed!

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Visiting our deer friends

Last Sunday, my husband and I took a drive and saw about 40 beautiful deer over by the state hospital. Today we returned around the same time and I took lots of photos with my zoom lens so as not to disturb them. Most of them were very close to our car, though. Many of them walked right next to or in front of us. It was so quiet and peaceful in the snow!

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Light

I had a lovely evening on Monday with my husband and best friend. Going to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights is a must-do every December, and we were lucky this year to have snow on the ground.
Before we went to Temple Square, we walked around the City Creek mall across the street and watched a Christmas fountain show that really put me in the holiday spirit. This is just one of many photos I took that night, but I think this one really expresses how I felt- peaceful and full of light.

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