Me and David in May

 May was a nice month together with my new(ish) boyfriend. It's been fun to have a full season together. We were together for most of the winter, now we've had a full spring. Next up: summer!

We like to go for walks...

We went out for a delicious seafood dinner, followed by ice cream at a place that he likes.

We celebrated our four-month anniversary with dinner at 110 Grill, where we went on our first date.

These are funny pictures to include, but they're relevant! A few weeks ago, at the Cape house, David fixed this broken step and patched the holes in the bulkhead door. He's very good at fixing things, and he enjoys doing it. Win-win!

This is how water was getting into the bulkhead stairwell and rotted out the step that broke.

He wants to replace the whole bulkhead door, which is a future project.

One of David's hobbies is beekeeping, so I think of him when I see bee things. I sent him this as a reminder that I'm his queen bee. 😆

He surprised me really sweetly one Wednesday afternoon. I had a big presentation to give in a virtual meeting to MWEG leadership that I'd been nervous about. He showed up when it was over with these two roses for me. It was so thoughtful and such a nice surprise!

We went for a walk on one of my favorite trails on Memorial Day.

Closer in...

...and even closer. I guess we were ready for our close-up.  Or at least I was when I cropped this photo later. 😄

I'm thankful we're together and that David is in my life!

Pretty Things From May

 Pretty things from May included...

Lovely flower bouquets at the grocery store (pale pink roses are my favorite!)

Sunlit walks in the woods

Beautiful spring blooms in the neighborhood
(This one was at one of the entrances of what will soon be my new apartment complex)

And a cute bunny hanging out on the vibrant green grass in the backyard...

There were a lot of other pretty things in May, but for the ones that I have pictures of, they'll be in other posts that I do...stay tuned!

April 2025 Randoms

 My friend Laurie made these adorable (and delicious!) cookies for our book group meeting.

At the temple bright and early for one of my ordinance worker shifts. This is a great place to start and spend half a day.

In the evening on a different day when I was there with David.

Find me! (It's like the Brady Bunch 😆)

I look better in this picture

Sam's seminary class at sunrise a few days before Easter at a field near our house. Sam is third from the left.

This is a funny picture from John that I think I forgot to add to his mission pictures post, but I will do so once I'm finished with this post. Missionaries face a lot of this kind of attitude! Someday, they'll realize what they were missing.

A sweet picture on my laptop screen

A pretty napkin at the library. I used to collect napkins when I was younger! This one definitely would have gone in the collection box.

Hayley sent me this sweet picture of Bentwood that had come up on her phone.

I miss him. And I miss Violet, I miss Romeo, Olive, Boo Boo, Brody, Yogi, and Christy. I miss all of my beloved pets, and I miss having pets.

I went for a walk in the woods on one of my favorite trails, and when I got back to the car, one of my favorite symphonies was playing (Beethoven's Ninth). Perfect!

Maybe I should try these. 😆

My hair has aged poorly and I'm sure it's due to genetics, so I'm not sure how much these would help, but if I didn't have my "extra hair," I think I'd be very likely to invest in one of these and give it a try. The helmet is especially funny. 😄 Which is fine as long as it's effective! 

Before I got my extra hair, I had looked into doing this. But I heard it was painful and the process was a little icky and I'm not even sure it would work, so I decided not to.

From Laurie's Relief Society lesson. She did this cute visual on the board that looked like a quilt. 

A note David left in my planner when he made a nice candlelit al fresco dinner for us one evening, for when I got home from working at the library. It was so sweet (and tasty!).

Wisdom, Humor, and Inspiration in April 2025

There was a lot of humor and inspiration to be had in April!

😅

Here are some of the gems from President Nelson's wonderful Conference talk about charity and virtue, Confidence in the Presence of God:

This is an amazing and empowering way to live a truly fulfilled and fulfilling life.

This is something I'm always trying to get better at...

General Conference humor 😆

This will never happen, but it would be awesome if it did!

"You will not go very far in your life" 😂

Princess Bride humor 

Be genuine...

...and unflappable.

And try not to be a control freak.