This summer I have experienced many different emotions as I turned 50 years old. It has been a great time of reflection - and I decided that I will take the liberty to spend the whole year of being 50 - to actually absorb or let it become what I want it to be and influence me the way I would like it to! I believe that in 50 years a person learns quite a bit about life (although there will be many years to continue learning). But at this time in my life I have been reflecting on what have I been doing with the knowledge I have gained throughout the years. I made a list of "fifty things I learned in fifty years". As I contemplated the many truths I've learned, I realized that there are many more than fifty very important things in life I have come to realize. But the big question is "what am I doing about the knowledge I've gained"? Do I practice all that I know to be true? Perhaps the rest of my life should be spent in trying to incorporate all that I believe in!
There were many kind friends and family who wished me well on my birthday. My mom and sisters wanted to plan something fun - which wasn't necessary- but it did make me think of what I really did want to do. So in the morning I did Stake Baptisms and then I met Terri for a session in the Salt Lake Temple. Afterwards she and I ate lunch at the Skyroom in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building - thanks Terri. We then went and met mom, Kari Ann, Whitney, Brinley, Lexi, Cortney and Taylor in Park City where we shopped and stayed the night. The next day we drove to Mirror Lake - which happened to be snowed in - oops! Here are a few pic's from that day.
