A year already?

Ty and I just celebrated our one year anniversary on December 21, 2012. I can't believe it. This past year was a pain but I'm happy that we had a good support system through it all. Ty and I understand the definition of trail and I am glad despite of what we went through, our faith prevail. For our anniversary Ty and I went to Salt Lake City, Utah. We had such a blast! We've been to Utah several times but this trip made it seem as if we've never been before. 

After we got sorted in our hotel room we had a chance to explore the cuisine of Salt Lake.  Yum!  But unfortunately, we got lost along the way because of the GPS that we had on our phone.  It was times like this we wished that we had a Garmin.  We then had an adventure through downtown Salt Lake and the view was spectacular at night with all of the lights twinkling made it seem like there were little stars on the ground at a real far distance. 

The next day is what really made the trip special, we were able to do a session in the Salt Lake Temple.  It was amazing to actually see a session live and to be in such a beautiful setting!  What made it even more beautiful was the fact that there were thirty weddings occurring that very day!  The whole time we were there we saw a new bride and groom and my thoughts were taken back to our wedding day. 

After that the day started to come to an end and despite the large size of Salt Lake it is still a rather peaceful place.  The sun was starting to set over the mountain ranges painting the sky with breath taking orange colors and a purple hue.  We walked out of the temple to that peaceful tranquility and all seemed right with the world.

To this day, as I write this, I am in shock that it has been a whole year.  The year that we have had to bear has been too much at times.  There have been times when it felt as if our whole world was crumbling down and that it was impossible to go on.  But the fact that we loved each other more than any other thing in this world made it possible to continue despite opposition.  We have one goal in mind as a couple, one goal that we have set our hearts to and built the foundation of our marriage on.  Our goal to love the Savior more than anything in this world and to one day live with Him and together as a family for all time and eternity.