Oldroyd Family Life and Times of an Oldroyd

I’m impressed by tanner and all that he does. He gave his farewell talk in church today after a number of mishaps. It turns out that we put the wrong address on his invitations so as the meeting was starting, none of his friends and most of our family weren’t there. Kris went up and asked the Bishop to change the order so that Tanner spoke last. Everything worked out and Tanner delivered a very nice talk. The recording is below for you to listen to.

We had a nice reception over at the clubhouse and a number of his friends from high school came over to support him as well as a number of neighbors. We ordered way too much food and so we will be eating finger sandwiches for the next couple of weeks.

Tanner was scheduled to talk to the high council about halfway through his reception so we hustled over to the stake only to find that they had rescheduled him for next Sunday. Too bad he’ll be in the Dominican Republic at that point.

Oh well – that’s what happens in the Oldroyd clan.

I’m so happy, blessed, and excited for Elder Oldroyd. He’s prepared and anxious to serve. We are honored to be his parents.

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23 years ago I married my sweetheart Kris in the Salt Lake City Temple. We have had a wonderful life together ever since.

We went out to a nice dinner last night at Cucina Toscana and we talked about some of the adventures we have been through and the current adventures we are facing. We realize more and more that life isn’t supposed to be easy. We all have challenges – some are more visible than others – but we all have challenges to deal with. The trick is to hunker down and enjoy the ride. Fix the things we can, accept the responsibility for the things we do, grow up, and enjoy life. We can spend all of our time comparing ourselves with others and worrying about every little thing or we can do our best, be obedient, and enjoy what life has to offer.

I love my life with Kris. It isn’t easy, but it is certainly worth it. I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by. Just a few more days and we’ll have both Cassidy at college and Tanner in the Dominican Republic on a mission. Lexi will be the oldest and the whole family dynamic is going to change again. It is going to be interesting and fun.

I thank my Heavenly Father for my life, my family, and the experiences we all share.

Happy Anniversary sweetie pie!