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Crazy Love

Okay people. It has been a crazy couple of weeks. This has been literally the only moment that I have had to sit down and dedicate time to a blog, but I felt like I need to remember this.

It has been over 10 years since we have been able to get all of this side of the family together. Crazy stuff. For the 4th of July it happened that the majority of the family was going to be in Mesa. One of my wonderful cousins decided to organize an ice cream party for the family. And so we were able to get everyone in one room (minus the 7 that couldn't make it). It was crazy and amazing (and hot with the Arizona heat).


I love my family. I really do. I have been working on an essay for my Marriage and Family class about love. With this, I had my grandparents answer some questions about their marriage. It fun to see their answers. When asked about how their love has changed since getting married, they replied that they "got used to each other." I am so grateful that they did.

64 years later....
4 happily married children
12 grandchildren (8 of which are married)
18 great-grandchildren

All because two people fell in love and "got used to each other."
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  1. UnknownJuly 14, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    Nice picture
    Lots of fun!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Love Dad

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