Florida part 1

So I don't have enough motivation to write this all out right now so it's just going to be in parts. So I left 16th from Milwaukee airport at 5:45 am. I didn't get to go to sleep the night before because I had left all my packing for when I got home from work which was like 10pm. So my friend Cassandra took me and her brother (who was leaving like 2 hours after I did from the same airport) Cory. We all went out to breakfast and it was good.
So I got into Pensacola around 10:00am and got onto the base about a half hour later. There were some people from church who came to pick me up and they were so nice! So I got like the whole day on base. So I got to the base and Joe was waiting for me because he was still on lunch and we tried to check me into the hotel, but the room wasn't ready. So he told me where to get some food and he was going to meet me there in alittle bit. So when we met up I got some lunch and then we were able to check me into the hotel. I was able to get in a nap while Joe finished up with his class or whatever he was doing.
After Joe was done we walked the beach and did a little more walking around the base. It was just so nice to just spend time with him. So I got to get some sleep that night which was so nice, because I only had like 9 hours of sleep for like 3 days and I was tired.
Friday Joe and I met up again for lunch and when he was done we decided to go out to the mall side of town. So we got a cap and went mall in Pensacola (which was pretty darn big) and we decided we wanted wanted to go see a movie. We walked from the mall to the theater (which wasn't that far from the mall) and we saw Harry Potter. We both really liked it. We went to a restaurant after called Logan's Steak House. Kind of like a Texas Roadhouse. It was really good. We then went back to the base in a cap and got to split the fair with another military couple. So we went home and got some sleep for the night.
I think that's good enough for right now.

The Holy Spirit

It's already about quarter after 4 in the morning, but I have been thinking about this the last couple of days and if I don't write it now, it's going to have to wait some more. So there are many things that have brought those amazing feelings of the spirit into my life. I guess I just want to talk about them. I guess one of the first things there really was was Joe. I was only 16 when we started dating. Even though so many wrongs were made, I always knew there was a reason that I still needed him there. I had never prayed about marring him, because I already knew that it was meant to be.
But when we got sealed in the temple I really really knew. This man had been my all already for 5 years and having him able to take me to the temple was the best thing ever. I knew and still know with all my heart that Joseph Roberts was meant for me. Through all the wrongs we must have been doing something right, because here we now sit with are temple covenants and active members of the church.
One of the first times that we ever really had a firm answer to a prayer was when we fasted and prayed about Joe joining the service. At the time we didn't know which branch of service, but we prayed about it. Holy crap no one could have shaken the positive yes that we had felt. We knew without a doubt that Joe was supposed to be doing this. At the time I really didn't know what we were getting into, but the Lord knows all and I will not doubt him.
While Joe was in boot camp I really started to get "baby fever" and wanted to know it this was meant to be. So I just prayed about it. I had this overwhelming calming sensation. It was an amazing feeling, but then when I had told Joe about it and we started really thinking about it I freaked out. I think I freaked people out with my blogs that involved me freaking out. I got scared that if I didn't try this even though I had gotten an answer that I was doing wrong. But I am past that and Joe and I are back to wanting a baby. We are excited and have are fingers crossed for next weekend! I'm so excited to see him!

4th Of July

So I was thinking about the 4th the last couple of days. This 4th of July would be mine and Joe's 5th one together and he's not here. We would always take his motorcyle down to Lake Side Park and we would weave ourselves out of the park which was awesome because we'd get home in no time. But having Joe here for the 4th has made some of the greatest memories I have of the holiday. We would sometimes buy fireworks, like last year we light fire works off with the missionaries. LOL!
But I am going to be honest one of my favorite 4th Of July memories involves Kate and myself. We were probably teenagers and we just biked to the park (not that far and then you don't have to wait in traffic), so we are looking for a place to camp when we see the Prellwitzs (a family from church) so we sit with them. They had those plastic tube popcycles and it was so good. It was nice and fun. I guess it's just cool to have something that you didn't expect and it turns out fun!
So in celebration with the 4th this year Joe sent me a beautiful thing of flowers. He's such an amazing husband. Happy 4th to everyone!