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Spring Break, 2023--Engagement Photos!

We had several options for church on Sunday--the meeting was lackluster, but I'm always thankful when there's a church nearby. There was a married couple who had been baptized the day before so appreciating what a gift that is for missionaries, it was beautiful to see them confirmed.

We went back to the house and took naps.  And then had spaghetti.  And then took engagement photos.  And watched Game 9 of the World Chess Championships. Or maybe it was a different order.  Somehow, by the end of the day, we had done it all ;-)

Chess was super fun to watch! Gordon follows a guy who plays through the game in recap format in about 20 minutes.  It's exciting...possibly more exciting than watching the actual two hour game ;-) Glo and I were hooked and watched the rest of the games until a new champion was crowned.

Glo and Gordon also made pasta with garlic bread and fruit salad.  Man, I'm not usually a pasta person, but it was delicious!

Glo had asked me to take engagement photos of her and Gordon that she could post on social media.  I get it--it's the first time as a couple that you are saying "we are a couple" so you want some good photos.  However, I told her again and again that these will not be their OFFICIAL engagement photos because gosh darn it, I want those to be AMAZING! Plus, I didn't come prepared with my Canon, so I felt a bit hamstringed using only my iPhone.  However, when you have a couple who loves each other as much as these two do, it's not difficult to take a few pictures for social media ;-)

Basically every picture was great, but I had two favorites:

What are the chances we would find a street sign like this?

This is a common pose for the two of them.  As Glo says, Gordon is always squeezing her, and being the touchy person she is, it always makes her smile.  THIS photo could possibly be a real engagement picture ;-)



This picture makes me laugh! They had been holding a kiss while I took several photos, but eventually he stuck his tongue out and she busted out laughing.




And of course, when it's all done, all bets are off...except this is how they travel in the back seat together: her always laying on his lap.

Our rental home had a hot tub in the back yard.  We hadn't used it yet, and I wondered if it was even up and running, but we took the cover off and it was ready to go! I figured the two of them might like some time together, so even though Gordon insisted I come out, I just left the two of them alone.  I went in and laid down on my bed to read, but I soon discovered that I could hear their conversation through the window of my bedroom.  Now let's think about this: they are out in the hot tub, ALONE.  What would most of us do? Yeah, they spent a good hour just discussing the societal problems of the world and attempted to solve ALL of them.  It was yet another sign to me that they are perfect for each other <3

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