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As soon as St. Patrick's Day is over everyone forgets about them for an entire year!

Or do they?

HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

Try to think of the little guys every once in a while! :)

Murphy Blood and Me!

St. Patrick's Day is one of my favorite hollidays! You may think that nothing special happens, but I would beg to differ! You have to wear green, which just so happens to be my favorite color! Irish herritage is celebrated! And you get to pinch people! What's not to love!?

While I was browsing through the St.Patrick's Day Cards at Target I came across one that said, "Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!" Well just to prove I'm not faking my Irish Heritage, I figured I'd give a little tribute to the Murphy blood which runs strong through my veins!

Edmund Murphy

Born about 1807 in Ireland

May luck be our companion

May friends stand by our side

May history remind us all

Of Ireland's faith and pride

Patrick Murphy

Born 1824 in Croone, Limerick, Ireland

(Patrick was the first of our Murphy's to come to
America)

May you have:

A world of wishes at your command

God and His angels close at hand

Friends and family their love impart,

And Irish blessings in your heart.

Alexander Murphy

Born 23 December 1873 in Northfield, Rice, Minnesota

(He's a handsome fellow...isn't he!)

May your blessings outnumber

The shamrocks that grow,

And may trouble avoid you

Wherever you go

Alexander married a nice Irish girl,

Ellen Violetta Gannon (Grandma Nellie) in Minnesota and had 3
children.

2 surrvived to adulthood

Their son Gabriel and Daughter Kathleen.

Gabriel Robert Murphy
Born 23 May 1912 in Austin, Mower, Minnesota
(Pictured here with his son Robert, but most people know him as Grandpa)

Robert Richard Murphy
Grandpa is awesome!

Diana Lynn Murphy (now Dowden)

Me

Truly, I am Irish- and not just on St. Patrick's Day!



For more information about my Irish Ancestory please see:

NO IRISH NEED APPLY

LAST CALL FOR ALCOHOL

May God grant you many years to live,

For sure He must be knowing

The Earth has angels all too few

And Heaven is overflowing!

After a long day it's nice to go "Home"

“There exists a righteous unity between the temple and the home. Understanding the eternal nature of the temple will draw you to your family; understanding the eternal nature of the family will draw you to the temple. President Howard W. Hunter stated, ‘In the ordinances of the temple, the foundations of the eternal family are sealed in place’ (Howard W. Hunter, “A Temple-Motivated People,” Liahona, May 1995, 4; Ensign, Feb. 1995, 2).”

Gary E. Stevenson, “Sacred Homes, Sacred Temples,” Ensign, May 2009, 102
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Still Hoping for a Happy Ending....

Yeah....That pretty much sums it up! LOL!

Hopefully it will only get better!

Thank goodness I'm going to the temple this week!

“One is Silver and the other Gold”

"Make new friends, but keep the old...One is Silver and the other Gold!"

The past two days I've gotten to spend time with some of the "Gold" in my life and celebrate their birthdays.

Friday Night I went to Olive Garden with Frank and Sabrina for Sabrini's Birthday! I can't believe she's married and 6 months pregnant. Her little baby belly is sooo cute! And it was so nice to spend time with her and Frank!

Last night Andrea and I went to P.F. Changs with Gabe for his birthday! Again he's married and has a baby! I'm noticing a pattern here…LOL! I wish that Holly and Reagan could have come too. I guess I'm really grateful and lucky that my old friends seem to marry awesome people who fit right in.

I have so many good memories with both Gabriel and Sabrina! Fun and fights, laughing and crying, serious talks and silly talks- isn't that what friendship is all about!? And even though I don't get to see them every day, there are little things throughout my daily routines that bring to remembrance how much I love them—not just them, but all of the "Gold" in my life!

"The making of friends, who are real friends, is the best token we have of a man's success in life."
- Edward Everett Hale

I think I am truly a rich man to already have so much "Gold" I believe the saying….

"Friends are God's way of taking care of us."