And It Was March 3rd As Well

Which marked our anniversary--40 years ago!!  Hard to believe as it doesn't seem that long ago.

This is what I posted on Facebook (very late last night):

"I heard this quote first when Pres. Hinckley used it in conference once and i love it. In fact, it hangs in Gary's office wall.

"Life is like an old-time rail journey...delays, side tracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts...interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed."

Jenkins Lloyd Jones

It seems like an appropriate quote after spending the day with Gary and Jena at Roots Tech....celebrating our 40th anniversary.

There is no one better for me to travel this journey of life than Gary Hall. We have had more than our share of beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed.

Happy anniversary. .and to eternity and beyond."

I then posted some of our family photos from the past.  I am adding them here, although someday I hope to create a blog book for each year of our marriage and I will add these pictures into the place they belong.  In case that never happens, at least they will be here--

These are framed photos which line shelves in our main hallway.  That is why you see reflections, frames, and not quite clear photos of these photos.

Photo for our Wedding Announcement  1978

(taken in Amarillo, Texas)

First Family Photo with Scott  1987

We used this for his Adoption and Sealing Announcement.

(West Jordan)

Family Photo with 3 kids

Not sure if this was the first one with Ben.

I believe that it might have been the second one 

as he looks around 2 in this picture.

(Hong Kong)

 Texas Family Photo by our Fireplace  1992

(Plano)

Second Family Photo with Jena in it- 2006

(Syracuse, Utah--Bennett Barn)

 Family Photo 2010

First with Chantel

(Grandma and Grandpa field on Grandpa Hall's tractor)

Family Photo 2015

first with Elessia, Austen, Scarlett and Niki

(Layton, UT  East Bench park)

Family Photo 2017

First with Liam, Zander, James, and Cooper

(Layton, UT  Bird Refuge)

Actually, Roots Tech was a great way to spend our anniversary.  I love you, Gary Hall...thanks for traveling this journey with me.  It hasn't much matched the plan we thought in those first few days of married life, but it has been so much better, bigger, and more amazing than I ever imagined.