(September 2015)

Bill's niece Alix was married in Arizona and we were lucky enough to be there.  She married the sweetest guy and is now Mrs. TJ Bland.  

 Welcome to the family TJ! What a fun reception...yummy food, great company and fun music and dancing! We are so glad to have made some wonderful memories with the Casper and Olsen families.

 Bill and I had to find some Mexican food...and this little place in Goodyear, did not disappoint. Yummo!

 We drove around the Phoenix area and found one of the Church's temples...this is the Phoenix Arizona Temple...It was Sunday when we were there, so it was closed...It is always nice just being on the temple grounds.  It brings me peace.  Every. Single. Time.  Perhaps because, as a child being raised in San Diego, and the nearest temple to us being the Los Angeles Temple, I have never taken for granted being near one.  Fortunately for our family, every place we have lived since being married, we have been within close proximity to a temple...Provo, UT-Los Angeles, CA-Portland, OR-Salt Lake City, UT and now Dallas, TX.  We are lucky indeed. I do love to see the temple!