I love to see the Temple

Erick has most Fridays off so we try to spend this time together as the weekends are always full of other stuff....so for the past few months we have been going to the Temple every other Friday and we take a single man in our ward Brother Monk with us when we go. We usually go to lunch afterwards and run any errands that we need to get done. It is really an enjoyable time. Brother Monk is a dear friend to our family and many others in Maricopa. Erick is usually the one that keeps us on track with going each week acutally between Erick and Brother Monk I never seem to get out of it. I seem to always have something else that I could do instead but Erick keeps me in check. This past Friday we were planning on going so we got up and I tuned my Ipod to my LDS tunes to get me in the right spirit and got ready to go. When I went to check my cell phone to see the time I had a message from our sitter that she was sick and could not come over. To my own suprise I was really sad. I did not realize how much I enjoy going to the Temple and the change it makes in my everyday life and the way I look at life and deal with things. Erick and I had a good day anyways but I did not want to listen to any other music or do anything to change the spirit in my heart. I am so thankful that we have a Temple nearby and that I have a husband that encourages our attendance. I am thankful for his job that allows us the opportunity to go to the Temple at least twice a month. I always sing the primary song I love to see the Temple to my kids because I want them to have a love in their hearts for the Temple and I realized this week that I truly do love to see the Temple.