Bright Spring Mornings

Four things happened to me this weekend.

Friday Night dance
I was very excited to get some dancing in this night. this past week had been rather difficult and I had a need to vent some of my frustrations on the dance floor. Ballroom dancing is so much fun, even more so when you have a partner that knows what is going on. fortunately on ballroom nights there are usually alot more girls than guys so finding a partner isn't too difficult. I got there a little late as i made a quick showing to my friend holly cox's graduation party. She is such an amazing woman, i'm glad i'm often on her good side. But getting to the dance, well for a change, we had more guys, so since they were just going through the foxtrot, a dance they did last time, i just sat this out for now. they had a good 30 to 40 couples already there and the soft couch was calling for me anyways. As i sat there, i noticed a new girl walk in, she reminded me of a girl on the show firefly. just blonder. then i saw kristin come in and they were together. Kristin is one of the fabulous dancers that goes there often. She's very pretty and so much fun. very friendly and i consider her a friend. She went with the girl and tried to get her caught on on how to dance the foxtrot. rather hard alone. she asked me if i knew, i said i did and we walked through the dance. Her name was Amy. and She was just beautiful. brown eyes, a smile that would stop anyone in their tracks. and when i held her hand, It just seemed so natural to hold her, like we fit perfectly for each other. I digress into something more. but, we walked through the dance steps and spent much of the next 45 minutes dancing with her, giving her little pointers, and she picked it up rather quickly. i'm sure she grew tired of being with just me, so i dancing with kristin again, she's had some training so we did a few more steps, for the next song, i got back with Amy and she was glad to be with someone who knew what to do, her words. She did great. she said she'll be signing up for more classes. I liked talking to her. she's an RM that served in greece and just graduated from BYU. yaayy, another member. not many members go to the dance classes, well single people anyways, they do have couples but they are married of course. then she mentioned that kristin, her cousin was also a member. I would have never guessed she was a member. my mistake for judgements. i'm bad at that. Kristin does dress too modestly, though she is beautiful, just never thought she was a member. But as the main dance started, i tended to drift away because, well, i didn't want to take up all her time, they were cousins. i hope to see her again. She was a most perfect woman. I mentioned to her she has a natural rhythm to her dancing. she was picking it up so quickly. I suppose time will tell. at least with all the drama i had faced lately, It is good to learn how to move on. that the heart can handle so much emotion. I don't think this will go anywhere, she is like so far out of my league. still, it was great dancing with her.

ward talent show
Saturday night we had our ward talent show. I was in charge of the sound so setup my sound system. I use a mackie mixing board, which can hold 8 mics. we had only setup 4. there is so much talent in our ward, singers and performers, it was an amazing fun night. we had singers, we had dancers, we even had a band. Problem with the band is that my mixer wasn't designed for instruments, more for voices. so we had a mix of our stuff and their stuff, and it turned out great. I can't remember their name, but they were great. Later big suprise was neil, was amazing, his voice and his guitar, just great. Rachel did awesome on her guitar as well, she had her friend Lynn serve as her mic stand. Juliann did a chacha dance. perhaps the highlight of the night was the bishopric. they got up in some swimsuits and did a synchronized swimming routine on the stage, with a large blue tarp serving as the water. They were so excited doing their routine that one got hurt, Curtis, he broke his wrist. he didn't show up the next day for ward council. But everyone had fun, good food, and friends. a perfect night.

Temple Surprise
For some reason, Saturday morning after my run, i was relaxing, recovering from the run and was getting my self prepared to go to the temple, all i could hear, in my mind was wait until 12 to go to the temple, do not go sooner, or later, leave at 12 noon. so, i made plans to leave at 12 for reasons unknown to me. I had been working at the genealogy library and had 3 names of my ancestors that needed their work done. I was planning on doing their baptisms and their initiatories that morning, but waited until 12. when i got there. I was being directed to the baptistry and then i saw him, Joseph Brown, from back in Shiprock. i did a double take and it was him. I have known him since he joined the church years ago. he had been dating a girl in our ward, barbara. The whole group of them i had know for a while. they have always been good friends. but since i live here, i don't keep in contact with them as much. he was in a hurry i said hi and he left, but i noticed he had on the pink slip to show he was there for his own endowments. then down the hall i saw her, barbara, i ran to meet them, hey what are you doing here. she was in tears, with her two daughters, just overjoyed, they had just been there to receive their endowments and then they were sealed together as a family. It was amazing to see them and i gave her a hug, they were wonderful. i had just caught them as they got out of the session. if i had come earlier, just even minutes earlier, i would have missed them and just a tad later, and the same thing, i would have missed them. I thank my Heavenly Father for helping me with my timing, that i might be there to celebrate in such a joyous event. I'm thankful i listened to the spirit's voice. Such a perfect moment.

Morning Run
This saturday morning, i was planning on running just 15 miles. I am training for the ogden marathon in 3 weeks. I got up early at 5:15. I could still hear the rain falling, I knew it would be cool, but still got ready. It was still dark when i left, but enough light that I could see the clouds in the sky. I got to my 3rd mile and noticed the difference in the trees. all green, thick foliage on most the underbrush with long shoots of grass all around. the smell was an amazing refreshment, and often reminds me of when all things were created, that first mist that settled on the Garden of Eden. the rain had stopped and i kept pressing forward. on my 8th mile i ran by some houses that had flowers, i missed that. with only running the winter, i had no smells, well no good smells to accompany, but here it was again. by mile 14 i was tired, but moved alot nicely. i usually finish my last mile in the park. spring was definitely here and declaring her power of the earth. such a perfect morning. I left a bit more tired, and thought my mileage was off, so i checked on my computer when i got home, i had run 16.25 miles, not the 15 i thought i had. still, i was happy to finish. I love having great weekends.