Easter, General Conference, Final Four - What More Could a Girl Ask For?

This weekend was great. It all started on Friday when my good friend Ash came into town and we had lunch at Alamo Cafe (I love that place) and she invited Leland and me to her family's that afternoon for a BBQ and family Easter Egg Hunt. It was a blast! I loved watching all the little ones run around trying to find eggs. And the bluebonnets on their property are gorgeous. We even picked a couple and I made little bookmarks out of them. Hopefully they stay that beautiful blue color. While at the BBQ I ran into some people I haven't seen in ten years. They lived in Waco when I lived in Killeen and the brother dated my best friend at the time. Neither of them remember me and I didn't remember them until I made the connection with the names. Little did I know that two of the girls in the family were in my singles ward. I never knew the family had that many kids when I was in high school. Anyway, this girl comes up to Leland and says hi to him. I look at her and think I should know her for some reason. He introduced her to me as his wife (it was a little funny to watch her deflate a little and have that "oh, you're married now" look on her face) and it didn't dawn on me until a few minutes later who she was. I then started asking some questions about an older brother she had and where she was from and all that. Turns out the guy that came with them is her brother, they grew up in Waco, their dad was the stake president of my stake, and they are cousins to my friend Ash. She really doesn't know them all that much, but she thinks they are a little weird and what I know of them, they are. When I tried to say something to them they just ignored me, but oh, well.
Saturday was the beginning of General Conference. I don't think I stress how much I love General Conference and learning from the leaders of the church. I loved that everything was focused around the family. It was a hard-hitting conference as well. Everyone that got up really had the Spirit with them. There were so many things related specifically to the women (mothers) and fathers of the church. The family is being attacked wherever we go these days. The family isn't important to the world and we are seeing that so clearly. Co-habitation, children born into single-parent homes, grandparents as the main caretaker and provider for grandchildren, fathers and mothers working more than teaching their children, parents not teaching their children, and so forth. It really was an inspiring conference. Everyone that spoke hit the nail on the head with what they had to say. I am grateful for them and what they had to say. Now, if only the rest of the world could watch and actually listen to what is being said and place into practice then we wouldn't have the problems we are having today. I already know, that if I am able, when Leland and I have kids I want to stay home and raise them. I just hope I am able to do that.
We also went to the Women's Final Four here in SA this year. It was a fun experience. Things like that don't come around all that often so we took the opportunity to do so. We were a little perturbed though when we had to change seats. We had great seats up high behind the basket (a perfect spot to me) and they ended up closing our section. The group we ordered the tickets from were suppose to send us new tickets and they never did. We had to go exchange them and thought if we got better seats then it would be worth it. The lady at the ticket counter told us the seat we were getting more expensive seats, up high, on the sideline and they were better. She obviously didn't know what she was talking about and has never been in any of those seats, because they were craptastic (yes, I said craptastic) the whole time I had to be turned sideways in my chair. I could even relax to watch the game. The games were fun to watch. OU vs. Stanford was a little disappointing because OU lost. Had OU actually played they way they know how to play they would have won the game. They played the entire time like they were scared and nervous. Then the last two minutes they start playing real basketball. Now why could they not do that the whole game? Then it was UCONN vs. Baylor. UCONN has not lost in the past 76 games, now 77. I can see why. They are very disciplined in their execution and running the plays. They work hard on and off the ball and play like a team. You can tell by the chemistry they have on the court they are like a family off the court. There is not one player ever that walks on or off the court and they bust their butts for one another. Baylor really only had the one player, Brittney Griner, that was really working. This kid is going to be really good if she gets some good coaching. She is 6'8, a freshman, and can dunk. She is a good player that needs some work. She will be a star in the next couple of years if she stays in school and gets the coaching she needs. UCONN won the game so it is now UCONN vs Stanford for the final. We have tickets, but if we can sell them off we will. Any takers? On the men's side, it's Butler vs Duke for the championship. Butler? Really? Who are they? Cinderella teams always make the games to watch. Good luck to all the athletes!
It was a busy weekend, but it was a ton of fun! Pictures will be posted when I can find the cord to my camera. I don't remember what I did with it. I promise, as soon as I find it, I will post pics.