Oh you know...

While looking through the family pictures that we just had taken, Devan and I started reflecting on our lives as they are currently.  In doing so we recognized how very blessed  we are.  So, we just want to throw in a little "Life is Wonderful" post to put a story and time frame with these particular pictures for posterity sake.

In case you didn't know, I am a planner.  My life always has a general plan for about 5 years out.  Turns out Devan is a planner too, so this has worked out nicely.  The details of our plans usually don't pan out like we expect them to, but the ultimate goals, big milestones, and main themes always seem to work out for us.  That in itself is a huge blessing that we are very grateful for.

First of all, Devan just graduated from college.  SO PROUD OF HIM.  When we met, this was something that he thought would never happen.  Assuming his background check clears, which we are pretty sure it will :), Devan will be a CFP in a matter of weeks.  Also a HUGE accomplishment.

 In relation to all of this, Devan is loving his job, is having a lot of success, and is really starting to be able to work on some other business ventures that are part of our "plan".  My job is also fantastic.  I work just enough to enjoy it, make enough money for it to be worth it, and get to spend lots of days home with my baby.  Our baby girl is wonderful, healthy, and happy.  She alone is enough to make anybody feel blessed beyond belief.   Our family enjoys the AMAZING blessings of the gospel and temple.  Our families are so supportive and loving, something that I have recognized more of recently; and not just from my family, but Devan's as well.  We have friends that others would be so lucky to have.  We enjoy so many temporal luxuries that we often take for granted, but that many in this world can only dream of. 

Our lives right now are turning out just like we planned and we are truly grateful.  That isn't to say we haven't had rough patches along the way or that our lives are perfect and without trials.  Some days at work are stressful, we experience "those kind of days" with our little one, and there are occasional disagreements and arguments that happen between family and friends, but all things considered, life is truly fantastic and we have our wonderful family, friends, and most importantly our Heavenly Father and Savior to thank.