With great sadness, Ralph Benjamin Bytheway passed away this week. He was 85. This is Matt's grandpa and a wonderful man. I met Grandpa when Matt and I were freshmen at BYU and Matt would bring different girls up to his Grandparent's house on the weekends to hang out in Salt Lake City. I got to be one of those girls and loved his grandparents from the start. Grandpa loved to be outside. He had the most amazing garden and when they moved to Leeds, he added chickens. My kids loved visiting Great Grandpa's chickens and feeding them when they could. We will all miss him very much but we are grateful for the time that we had him and the memories that we have of him now. Rest in peace, Grandpa, and we will see you soon!

My friend Lauri was in town this week and we had a great time. Now I am behind in my school work and studies, sleep deprived, and worn out from giggling so much. We don't get to hang out nearly enough. I hear she is coming back next month too so I better get ahead on my school work!