well... not off work, or at least yet, just off to being busy once again. I won't bore you with my daily schedules, but a few things that are going on in January include: New Year's Day, Sean's going away party, us moving into our new house!!!, Sean going to the MTC, and my birthday!
Christmas was awesome! I got everything I wanted... Matt's So great!!!
I got my KitchenAid mixer (which I'm totally stoked about)
A Shark Steam Mop
An under cupboard mount Radio/cd/DVD player for the kitchen
waffle iron/sandwhich maker
Digital timing Crock pot....
Silicone pans/kitchenware
is there a theme here? I think my husband wants me to stay in one area of the house....
no, I begged him for this stuff. I love being in the kitchen and baking and coming up w/ new delicious concoctions. Matt knows if I get more cool stuff that that only encourages it and he reaps the benefits!
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I'm also totally stoked about our HOUSE! can you believe it? well, you probably can, but I can't! I had the almost final walk through yesterday and as the builder was talking to me I was looking around out our HOME! I'm SO excited!! Heavenly Father has truly blessed us! I'm excited to move in and take pics and invite y'all to our housewarming part-ay! I'll keep you posted.
Other than that, I'm still busy as ever, but I am trying to take more time to see God's hand in my life. He really does know what's best for me and I appreciate that.... a LOT, mainly because I can be dumb sometimes... a lottta times... but He's there for me to turn back around on my correct path.
Happy New Year!!
CHRISTmas
Can you even believe how close Christmas is? Well, with all the hustle and bustle going on, I know I've been extremely busy, but I just wanted to bear my testimony to you about my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He is the reason that we celebrate His life this time of year.
I just wanted you to know how much I love Him. I also know that He loves me. I know that he sacrificed His life for my sins and afflictions, and because of what He's done for me, I can return to live with Him and my Heavenly Father again. I'm grateful for this sacrifice, that through him I can become like perfect. What a tremendous blessing that is. Perfect. I'm grateful for His life and his ministry and his gospel. I know he knows me personally. I'm trying to live my life in such a way that I may truly know Him when I see Him. I'm trying to know him better personally. I'm grateful for His birth and His whole life. For the examples that He's set for me. I'm grateful for the true love that He has for each of us. I'm grateful for my Savior, Lord, and Redeemer.
Merry Christmas
I just wanted you to know how much I love Him. I also know that He loves me. I know that he sacrificed His life for my sins and afflictions, and because of what He's done for me, I can return to live with Him and my Heavenly Father again. I'm grateful for this sacrifice, that through him I can become like perfect. What a tremendous blessing that is. Perfect. I'm grateful for His life and his ministry and his gospel. I know he knows me personally. I'm trying to live my life in such a way that I may truly know Him when I see Him. I'm trying to know him better personally. I'm grateful for His birth and His whole life. For the examples that He's set for me. I'm grateful for the true love that He has for each of us. I'm grateful for my Savior, Lord, and Redeemer.
Merry Christmas
La-Dee-Dah
Well it's me again, guys! Wow, I feel like I've been so busy, well, probably because I have. Let me try my hardest to sum up what's been going on (and by sum up, I pretty much meant explain in detail!).
Well it all started LAST sunday (Nov 30). At church we got a schedule of Christmas-y things to do in the metroplex along w/ dates and cost, etc. When I was younger I remember doing a LOT of Christmastime things and how fun it was. Mind you, I was like 10, so I wasn't as busy. Let me also state that I LOVE CHRISTMASTIME! I liken it a little bit to Disneyworld (I can say that now) in that you can pretty much be a total kid about things and enjoy it to its fullest potential and people don't think you're THAT weird. (eh, and if they do, then Bah Humbug to them)
So... since we're living w/Matt's fam, I talked to Cheryl about this list of activities and which ones that were free that I'd wanted to go to. So we pulled the calendar off the wall and sat at the table and scheduled our Christmas activities. I was so excited!
So, last Friday night we had originally planned to go to Waxahachie and go to Bethlehem Revisited. A church on Main street down there puts on this little market place thing and it's really neat and then after a while you can go into the church for carolers and Hot Cocoa. It's neat, but we ended up not going. I was a little bit sad about this, but I ended up working later that originally scheduled because someone was sick. So I was pretty tired. I did force myself to make Christmas Cookies. Oh yeah, and last Wednesday I had a Stake YW presidency meeting and then Thursday I invited Cheryl to come w/ me to my mom's RS Enrichment night (which was SO awesome, thanks Kirsten for your preparations!). So... i was pretty tired.
Then Saturday morning was our ward's Christmas party. We had a breakfast so as to not interfere with the serveral parties going on. It was good. Then we headed to Arlington for a HUGE nativity display. Folks bring several nativities that they've collected from all over the world or whatever. It's pretty neat, and it kinda brings the meaning of Christmas back around. And, because I wanted so badly to enjoy Christmas we planned on going to the Burleson Parade of Lights and the Tree lighting. heh, Cheryl, Matt, Sean and I made it for about 3 floats. But we saw Santa, and Sean yelled and waved and Santa looked RIGHT at Sean. How cool is that? lol... So we decided to go to Golden Corral and then we went and ran a few Christmas shopping errands.
Sorry, I'm probably exhausting you by typing all of this, so if you need to, you can take a break or a nap and finish later, I won't be offended.
Sunday we tried very hard to sleep in. It never really works out that way. Matt did get my presents wrapped and under the tree (FINALLY!) so that was good. We went to Church (at 1pm... that's all about to change :-/ eh). We got home from Church and ate dinner and it wasn't long before Matt's new calling needed us at the Stake Center to prepare for the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. Matt's new calling is basically helping out with the Media Services at the Stake Center. He LOVES it! He gets to prep the Satellite stuff for broadcasts, and the translator devices for meetings. He even gets to help DJ the dances (which I'm at anyway). It's cool, but it takes more time for those sort of thing. Although, I will say, I feel like I pay more attention because we don't just watch it at home. It's good. And after the broadcast, well of course we stayed and chatted w/ some friends that we don't see as much anymore and yada yada, but we went by my mom's to get more presents that had come in so that I can wrap them.
Yesterday on my way home, I had to stop by the vet to get some pricy meds for Millie. Her super resistant UTI is back again. And we'll have to take her back in eventually for x-rays to make sure she doesn't have a stone (pray for her, please!?). After I got home, Cheryl was so nice and waited for me to take the pups on a walk. So we did that and then ate dinner and then at about 7:30 decided to go ahead and make these SUPER cute cookie baskets for our visiting teachees. I'll have to post pics of them. I made sugar cookie trees (homemade from Cheryl's mom's recipe) and Cheryl made her famous Chocolate Chip cookies....there aren't any left overs.... well there were a few... :-)... but not anymore. We did have enough to prepare cutsie bags for Matt to take some to his co-workers.
Tonight I have to close at work, and then I have to go straight to the Stake Center to have YW/YM/ Stake Presidency meeting. So who knows when I'll be home. But that's okay, I'm glad!
Tomorrow, Cheryl and I will go deliver our cookie baskets. And then we'll probably come home and bake some more. Not necessarily for our Christmas Cookie families, but she and I have Enrichment and signed up to bring something on Thursday.
Friday I have to close as well, but it's also my work Christmas Party at Cheddars.... MMMmmm! Cookie Monster!! (look it up, it's SO good).
Saturday morning is available... at the moment, but I'll probably REALLY end up baking cookies. That's okay w/ me. I like to do this. I like to make cute little trees w/ festive sprinkles. This is fun for me, I'm weird, I know. And then that afternoon we're going to Holiday in the Park.
Sunday, after church is the Stake Music Festival, Matt might be needed for the prep on that as well. Then Monday Matt and I are going to my parents house. We'll probably go out to eat for my brother's birthday which is ACTUALLY this Wednesday but we don't have time this week. Also, my mom and I are going to dip cinnamon bears and candy orange slices in dark and milk chocolate for Christmas treats! I'm really excited about that, it's a new thing she and I are starting. Mainly because my grandma makes all of the Christmas candy and such, we thought it'd be neat to make and bring something different.
So... that's my next week's worth of schedule. Busy, right? lol... that's not even necessarily matt's... he's still doing Tae Kwon Do on Tuesdays and Thursdays... so he stays about as busy as I do... not to mention we teach Sunday School to 16-17 year olds.... oh geeze. but it's good. We try to fit it all in.... but we probably won't plan for 3 things in one day this weekend after the crankiness and tiredness from last weekend.
So how bout y'all? doing anything exciting for Christmas? Let me know! Merry Christmas to all of y'all! Kudos for makin' it to the end! lol!
Well it all started LAST sunday (Nov 30). At church we got a schedule of Christmas-y things to do in the metroplex along w/ dates and cost, etc. When I was younger I remember doing a LOT of Christmastime things and how fun it was. Mind you, I was like 10, so I wasn't as busy. Let me also state that I LOVE CHRISTMASTIME! I liken it a little bit to Disneyworld (I can say that now) in that you can pretty much be a total kid about things and enjoy it to its fullest potential and people don't think you're THAT weird. (eh, and if they do, then Bah Humbug to them)
So... since we're living w/Matt's fam, I talked to Cheryl about this list of activities and which ones that were free that I'd wanted to go to. So we pulled the calendar off the wall and sat at the table and scheduled our Christmas activities. I was so excited!
So, last Friday night we had originally planned to go to Waxahachie and go to Bethlehem Revisited. A church on Main street down there puts on this little market place thing and it's really neat and then after a while you can go into the church for carolers and Hot Cocoa. It's neat, but we ended up not going. I was a little bit sad about this, but I ended up working later that originally scheduled because someone was sick. So I was pretty tired. I did force myself to make Christmas Cookies. Oh yeah, and last Wednesday I had a Stake YW presidency meeting and then Thursday I invited Cheryl to come w/ me to my mom's RS Enrichment night (which was SO awesome, thanks Kirsten for your preparations!). So... i was pretty tired.
Then Saturday morning was our ward's Christmas party. We had a breakfast so as to not interfere with the serveral parties going on. It was good. Then we headed to Arlington for a HUGE nativity display. Folks bring several nativities that they've collected from all over the world or whatever. It's pretty neat, and it kinda brings the meaning of Christmas back around. And, because I wanted so badly to enjoy Christmas we planned on going to the Burleson Parade of Lights and the Tree lighting. heh, Cheryl, Matt, Sean and I made it for about 3 floats. But we saw Santa, and Sean yelled and waved and Santa looked RIGHT at Sean. How cool is that? lol... So we decided to go to Golden Corral and then we went and ran a few Christmas shopping errands.
Sorry, I'm probably exhausting you by typing all of this, so if you need to, you can take a break or a nap and finish later, I won't be offended.
Sunday we tried very hard to sleep in. It never really works out that way. Matt did get my presents wrapped and under the tree (FINALLY!) so that was good. We went to Church (at 1pm... that's all about to change :-/ eh). We got home from Church and ate dinner and it wasn't long before Matt's new calling needed us at the Stake Center to prepare for the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. Matt's new calling is basically helping out with the Media Services at the Stake Center. He LOVES it! He gets to prep the Satellite stuff for broadcasts, and the translator devices for meetings. He even gets to help DJ the dances (which I'm at anyway). It's cool, but it takes more time for those sort of thing. Although, I will say, I feel like I pay more attention because we don't just watch it at home. It's good. And after the broadcast, well of course we stayed and chatted w/ some friends that we don't see as much anymore and yada yada, but we went by my mom's to get more presents that had come in so that I can wrap them.
Yesterday on my way home, I had to stop by the vet to get some pricy meds for Millie. Her super resistant UTI is back again. And we'll have to take her back in eventually for x-rays to make sure she doesn't have a stone (pray for her, please!?). After I got home, Cheryl was so nice and waited for me to take the pups on a walk. So we did that and then ate dinner and then at about 7:30 decided to go ahead and make these SUPER cute cookie baskets for our visiting teachees. I'll have to post pics of them. I made sugar cookie trees (homemade from Cheryl's mom's recipe) and Cheryl made her famous Chocolate Chip cookies....there aren't any left overs.... well there were a few... :-)... but not anymore. We did have enough to prepare cutsie bags for Matt to take some to his co-workers.
Tonight I have to close at work, and then I have to go straight to the Stake Center to have YW/YM/ Stake Presidency meeting. So who knows when I'll be home. But that's okay, I'm glad!
Tomorrow, Cheryl and I will go deliver our cookie baskets. And then we'll probably come home and bake some more. Not necessarily for our Christmas Cookie families, but she and I have Enrichment and signed up to bring something on Thursday.
Friday I have to close as well, but it's also my work Christmas Party at Cheddars.... MMMmmm! Cookie Monster!! (look it up, it's SO good).
Saturday morning is available... at the moment, but I'll probably REALLY end up baking cookies. That's okay w/ me. I like to do this. I like to make cute little trees w/ festive sprinkles. This is fun for me, I'm weird, I know. And then that afternoon we're going to Holiday in the Park.
Sunday, after church is the Stake Music Festival, Matt might be needed for the prep on that as well. Then Monday Matt and I are going to my parents house. We'll probably go out to eat for my brother's birthday which is ACTUALLY this Wednesday but we don't have time this week. Also, my mom and I are going to dip cinnamon bears and candy orange slices in dark and milk chocolate for Christmas treats! I'm really excited about that, it's a new thing she and I are starting. Mainly because my grandma makes all of the Christmas candy and such, we thought it'd be neat to make and bring something different.
So... that's my next week's worth of schedule. Busy, right? lol... that's not even necessarily matt's... he's still doing Tae Kwon Do on Tuesdays and Thursdays... so he stays about as busy as I do... not to mention we teach Sunday School to 16-17 year olds.... oh geeze. but it's good. We try to fit it all in.... but we probably won't plan for 3 things in one day this weekend after the crankiness and tiredness from last weekend.
So how bout y'all? doing anything exciting for Christmas? Let me know! Merry Christmas to all of y'all! Kudos for makin' it to the end! lol!
Lately I've been having trouble finding the time or the motivation to blog. I usually like to blog about specific or interesting subjects that I've been thinking about but the last few times I've made an attempt to turn one of those thoughts bloggy... it just wouldn't come together. So in the interest of stick-to-it-ivness I'm going to just start typing and when I get tired, I will post it.
I've had the chance recently to talk about the gospel. A LOT. I have a new office mate. His name is Adam and he is a fairly nice, very intelligent, and extremely curious fellow. He likes to talk too. Anyone who knows me has most likely already guessed that between his talkative nature and mine, not a whole lot of actual "work" gets done in here. Well you're wrong! Because my slacking started way before he came to work here! :-) Seriously though, he is Methodist and he has been asking me all kinds of questions about the church. At first this was a little unnerving, because he has very strong opinions, and I was hesitant to talk about religion in general let alone deep conversation A) because this is a workplace and B) because I didn't want to risk offending him and start out on a bad note with a person I had just met and knew I would be spending a great deal of time around in the coming months. However I made a commitment to myself that before I answered any of his questions, I would always do a H.G.C. (Holy Ghost Check). If for some reason I had let the spirit drift from my presence I always made sure to invite him back before continuing.
This accomplished 2 things. First it helped me to remember how great it is to constantly feel the spirit and to rely on him throughout every day, and be conscious of his gift. Second, it kept me in a frame of mind, so that in almost every instance, our conversations stayed friendly and respectful. With a little help from lds.org and a TON of help from the Spirit, I have been able to answer all of his questions about the Church with what I would consider to be more than adequate responses.
Unfortunately Adam has no interest in joining the church. His questions are more intellectual curiosity, than a heartfelt desire to find truth (although, he of course doesn't see it that way). Still... the opportunity to share Gospel truths with him has been good for me, as I always struggle with finding opportunities to do missionary work.
On a completely unrelated topic... I am SO EXCITED to close on our house after the 1st of the year. For so long, Lindsey has wanted a home of our own, and I am so happy to finally be able to give it to her. I also feel so blessed that we have very little debt and that our mortgage payment will not be a financial burden. So many times I fought off envy as my friends bought fancy homes, expensive cars, and huge televisions only to later see them struggling to afford them. It makes me proud and at the same time humbled that we have been given so much and yet still are able to live within our means. I would be remiss if I did not testify that the principles of Tithing and Service will bless your lives exponentially as you practice them to greater and greater degrees.
Geeze- there is just so much in our lives right now that I don't know where to stop. I promise that if anyone stops reading right now, I will not be offended, because I'm getting a little long winded, but if you really wanna know.......
I have gotten a promotion at my day job which has inspired me to quit my night job. The extra workload meant that I had very little time at home and I really felt that it was HFs way of telling me to take things back a notch and concentrate a little more on my wife and family.
Even though I was just promoted, I have been getting job offers left and right. For now I don't plan on leaving my job, but should the right opportunity present itself, things could REALLY start changing.
I've been thinking more and more about being a dad. (No Lindsey's not pregnant) And the more I think about it, the more it scares the crap outta me. And the more scared I get, the more I realize that this must be what everyone feels like before they have a kid. Lucky for us, we have a wonderful support system around us, that is more than I could ever ask for, and DEFINITELY more than I deserve.
Christmas. It's here already. I don't know about yall, but I was pretty sure we just had a Christmas. Couldn't have been more than say... 11.5 months ago. Don't get me wrong. It is without a doubt my favorite holiday, and I am ecstatic that it is that time again. I just cannot believe how quickly this year flew by. It's crazy to think what will happen between now and next Christmas. Only time will tell I suppose. However... one thing I have decided, is that 2009 will be the year I learn to dance like Justin Timberlake. Watch me pop it!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
I've had the chance recently to talk about the gospel. A LOT. I have a new office mate. His name is Adam and he is a fairly nice, very intelligent, and extremely curious fellow. He likes to talk too. Anyone who knows me has most likely already guessed that between his talkative nature and mine, not a whole lot of actual "work" gets done in here. Well you're wrong! Because my slacking started way before he came to work here! :-) Seriously though, he is Methodist and he has been asking me all kinds of questions about the church. At first this was a little unnerving, because he has very strong opinions, and I was hesitant to talk about religion in general let alone deep conversation A) because this is a workplace and B) because I didn't want to risk offending him and start out on a bad note with a person I had just met and knew I would be spending a great deal of time around in the coming months. However I made a commitment to myself that before I answered any of his questions, I would always do a H.G.C. (Holy Ghost Check). If for some reason I had let the spirit drift from my presence I always made sure to invite him back before continuing.
This accomplished 2 things. First it helped me to remember how great it is to constantly feel the spirit and to rely on him throughout every day, and be conscious of his gift. Second, it kept me in a frame of mind, so that in almost every instance, our conversations stayed friendly and respectful. With a little help from lds.org and a TON of help from the Spirit, I have been able to answer all of his questions about the Church with what I would consider to be more than adequate responses.
Unfortunately Adam has no interest in joining the church. His questions are more intellectual curiosity, than a heartfelt desire to find truth (although, he of course doesn't see it that way). Still... the opportunity to share Gospel truths with him has been good for me, as I always struggle with finding opportunities to do missionary work.
On a completely unrelated topic... I am SO EXCITED to close on our house after the 1st of the year. For so long, Lindsey has wanted a home of our own, and I am so happy to finally be able to give it to her. I also feel so blessed that we have very little debt and that our mortgage payment will not be a financial burden. So many times I fought off envy as my friends bought fancy homes, expensive cars, and huge televisions only to later see them struggling to afford them. It makes me proud and at the same time humbled that we have been given so much and yet still are able to live within our means. I would be remiss if I did not testify that the principles of Tithing and Service will bless your lives exponentially as you practice them to greater and greater degrees.
Geeze- there is just so much in our lives right now that I don't know where to stop. I promise that if anyone stops reading right now, I will not be offended, because I'm getting a little long winded, but if you really wanna know.......
I have gotten a promotion at my day job which has inspired me to quit my night job. The extra workload meant that I had very little time at home and I really felt that it was HFs way of telling me to take things back a notch and concentrate a little more on my wife and family.
Even though I was just promoted, I have been getting job offers left and right. For now I don't plan on leaving my job, but should the right opportunity present itself, things could REALLY start changing.
I've been thinking more and more about being a dad. (No Lindsey's not pregnant) And the more I think about it, the more it scares the crap outta me. And the more scared I get, the more I realize that this must be what everyone feels like before they have a kid. Lucky for us, we have a wonderful support system around us, that is more than I could ever ask for, and DEFINITELY more than I deserve.
Christmas. It's here already. I don't know about yall, but I was pretty sure we just had a Christmas. Couldn't have been more than say... 11.5 months ago. Don't get me wrong. It is without a doubt my favorite holiday, and I am ecstatic that it is that time again. I just cannot believe how quickly this year flew by. It's crazy to think what will happen between now and next Christmas. Only time will tell I suppose. However... one thing I have decided, is that 2009 will be the year I learn to dance like Justin Timberlake. Watch me pop it!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
ah, well...
So, as you may have noticed, I've been blogging.... ah well.... I've been waiting for Matt to do the next post (he said i'm a Post stealer) but he doesn't ever blog (hopefully he doesn't have one he's working on right now). It's okay, I wanted to post my gratefulness. I know recently I posted a thankemony of alot of things but being in the Thanksgiving season I figured I'd post a few more. Matt can still post this too, he may have some that differ....
1. My mom. My mom is awesome. If you've ever met my mom, then you know. She's ALWAYS there for me when I need her, and of course, even if I don't. She's probably the most charitable person I know. She doesn't think twice about giving to people or doing things for them when she can tell they need it most. I'm grateful for this example of Christ Like Love that she displays. I love you, mom!
2. My husband. Where would I be without him. He's my anchor. He tells me things that I need to hear especially when I don't want to hear them. He truly is my very best friend and my partner. He's perfect for me in every way, I love you so much, Matt!
3. Millie Bear. Yup, My dog. And yes, you can put her on your list, too. She's pretty cool, but mainly, the sweetest loving thing EVER in the whole wide world!!! If you've met her, you know.
4. My Calling. If you don't know, I currently serve in our Stake Young Women Presidency, and I L-O-V-E it! I'm grateful for the challenges that it brings, I'm grateful for the people that I serve with, and for the opportunity to build great relationships with people I love so much (YW!).
5. My Car. Even though the A/C can't stay working (which reminds me, I'm also grateful that summer is over) and I have a short somewhere which in turn makes my radio not work, I'm grateful for my little 14 year Honda. She just keeps chuggin, which is really helpful since we're trying to save up money for our house......
6. Our almost done home! yeah.... It's supposed to be done the first week of January, and I'm SO excited! Mainly for our own space again....
7. DisneyWorld! I'm grateful that we had the opportunity to go. It was such a fun vacation that Matt and I desperately needed.
8. Temples. I'm SO very grateful for temples and everything about them. I'm truly blessed to be sealed for time and for ALL eternity to my wonderful husband. I'm grateful for the spirit that I can feel there, and how much I can feel my Savior's love when I'm there.
9. Pies. yeah... especially the chocolate ones... :)
10. Family. I'm grateful for such a wonderful support group. My immediate and extended as well as Matt's immediate and extended. I love them all SO much!!!
11. My job. I'm grateful for my promotion as well. I like my job, it's worth the drive (on most days). I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to advance to supervisor and to do something I'm good at.
12. Lisa Coonrod. She'll probably never read this, but I'm VERY grateful for her. She's such a great mentor. I'm so fortunate to have had a manager like her. She's great!
13. A Living Prophet. I'm grateful for Thomas S. Monson. I'm grateful to have someone to help lead and guide our church under the direction of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm grateful the modern and continuing revelation we have and for the testimony building it does.
14. Christmas! I'm grateful for Christmas and how quickly it's approaching. I, of course, like getting gifts, but I really like the whole spirit of the season. I like to give gifts. I like the Christmas Music and the occassions and just everything about it.
15. My Dad. I'm grateful for my dad. He's such a hard worker and does everything he can to provide for my family. (Well, I'm not at home anymore, but things are still provided :) )
16. Jesus Christ. My Lord and Savior. I am SO very grateful for him and for the atonement. He provided a way for me to become perfect like he. He is allowing me to return to my loving Father in heaven and I am so so so grateful for that.
17. Heavenly Father. I'm grateful for a Heavenly Father that really loves me. I'm grateful that I know I am a child of God. I'm grateful that I can pray to my Heavenly Father and that he will answer my prayers in the best way, because he really knows what's best for me!
18. Friends. I'm grateful for my friends and for the support and love and happiness they give me. Thanks y'all!
Well, this is obviously not my WHOLE list of thankfulnesses.... but it's a start. Count your blessings and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
1. My mom. My mom is awesome. If you've ever met my mom, then you know. She's ALWAYS there for me when I need her, and of course, even if I don't. She's probably the most charitable person I know. She doesn't think twice about giving to people or doing things for them when she can tell they need it most. I'm grateful for this example of Christ Like Love that she displays. I love you, mom!
2. My husband. Where would I be without him. He's my anchor. He tells me things that I need to hear especially when I don't want to hear them. He truly is my very best friend and my partner. He's perfect for me in every way, I love you so much, Matt!
3. Millie Bear. Yup, My dog. And yes, you can put her on your list, too. She's pretty cool, but mainly, the sweetest loving thing EVER in the whole wide world!!! If you've met her, you know.
4. My Calling. If you don't know, I currently serve in our Stake Young Women Presidency, and I L-O-V-E it! I'm grateful for the challenges that it brings, I'm grateful for the people that I serve with, and for the opportunity to build great relationships with people I love so much (YW!).
5. My Car. Even though the A/C can't stay working (which reminds me, I'm also grateful that summer is over) and I have a short somewhere which in turn makes my radio not work, I'm grateful for my little 14 year Honda. She just keeps chuggin, which is really helpful since we're trying to save up money for our house......
6. Our almost done home! yeah.... It's supposed to be done the first week of January, and I'm SO excited! Mainly for our own space again....
7. DisneyWorld! I'm grateful that we had the opportunity to go. It was such a fun vacation that Matt and I desperately needed.
8. Temples. I'm SO very grateful for temples and everything about them. I'm truly blessed to be sealed for time and for ALL eternity to my wonderful husband. I'm grateful for the spirit that I can feel there, and how much I can feel my Savior's love when I'm there.
9. Pies. yeah... especially the chocolate ones... :)
10. Family. I'm grateful for such a wonderful support group. My immediate and extended as well as Matt's immediate and extended. I love them all SO much!!!
11. My job. I'm grateful for my promotion as well. I like my job, it's worth the drive (on most days). I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to advance to supervisor and to do something I'm good at.
12. Lisa Coonrod. She'll probably never read this, but I'm VERY grateful for her. She's such a great mentor. I'm so fortunate to have had a manager like her. She's great!
13. A Living Prophet. I'm grateful for Thomas S. Monson. I'm grateful to have someone to help lead and guide our church under the direction of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm grateful the modern and continuing revelation we have and for the testimony building it does.
14. Christmas! I'm grateful for Christmas and how quickly it's approaching. I, of course, like getting gifts, but I really like the whole spirit of the season. I like to give gifts. I like the Christmas Music and the occassions and just everything about it.
15. My Dad. I'm grateful for my dad. He's such a hard worker and does everything he can to provide for my family. (Well, I'm not at home anymore, but things are still provided :) )
16. Jesus Christ. My Lord and Savior. I am SO very grateful for him and for the atonement. He provided a way for me to become perfect like he. He is allowing me to return to my loving Father in heaven and I am so so so grateful for that.
17. Heavenly Father. I'm grateful for a Heavenly Father that really loves me. I'm grateful that I know I am a child of God. I'm grateful that I can pray to my Heavenly Father and that he will answer my prayers in the best way, because he really knows what's best for me!
18. Friends. I'm grateful for my friends and for the support and love and happiness they give me. Thanks y'all!
Well, this is obviously not my WHOLE list of thankfulnesses.... but it's a start. Count your blessings and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
BLESSINGS GALORE!
Well I just wanted to take a moment (even though I'm sick) and just post up and grateful blog.
First of all, one thing that I'm MOST excited about is that I've been called as the 2nd Counselor in the Stake Young Women's Presidency. I'm totally stoked. I'm the counselor to Ann Milne whose 1st counselor is Jenny Sturgill! That makes it EVEN more exciting!!!
Also, my little brother Dustin (Dewey) was ordained to the office of Elder after Stake Conference yesterday as well. I'm SO proud of him. I'm also really grateful that both he and Sean were able to stand in on my setting apart. That was really neat. I'm grateful that I also have a husband who honors the priesthood who was able to stand in and that fully supports me. He's spectacular!
AND, this past week, Matt met with the builder of our home. We found out that prices had dropped $4500. And since we signed in at the house at a certain price, we couldn't get this off, however, they are paying $4500 of the $5000 closing costs for us. That's good enough for me. That means that pretty much all of my savings can actually go towards the house, instead of closing costs. What a blessing. Patience really is a virtue.
I'm also very grateful for all of you (my friends) and all that you do to support Matt and me!
But most importantly, I'm grateful for a wonderful, loving Heavenly Father who, no matter how much I think something is right for me, always shows me the way that's best for me! He's marvelous! And I'm so grateful for His son, Jesus Christ and the great sacrifice he made on my own personal behalf. I'm grateful for the Plan of Salvation and knowing that my husband and I are not just "til death do you part" but that we are sealed together for time and all eternity with a bond that won't break at death.
I have a lot to be grateful for, and this isn't half of it, I just needed to share my thankimony. I hope you all have a blessed day!
First of all, one thing that I'm MOST excited about is that I've been called as the 2nd Counselor in the Stake Young Women's Presidency. I'm totally stoked. I'm the counselor to Ann Milne whose 1st counselor is Jenny Sturgill! That makes it EVEN more exciting!!!
Also, my little brother Dustin (Dewey) was ordained to the office of Elder after Stake Conference yesterday as well. I'm SO proud of him. I'm also really grateful that both he and Sean were able to stand in on my setting apart. That was really neat. I'm grateful that I also have a husband who honors the priesthood who was able to stand in and that fully supports me. He's spectacular!
AND, this past week, Matt met with the builder of our home. We found out that prices had dropped $4500. And since we signed in at the house at a certain price, we couldn't get this off, however, they are paying $4500 of the $5000 closing costs for us. That's good enough for me. That means that pretty much all of my savings can actually go towards the house, instead of closing costs. What a blessing. Patience really is a virtue.
I'm also very grateful for all of you (my friends) and all that you do to support Matt and me!
But most importantly, I'm grateful for a wonderful, loving Heavenly Father who, no matter how much I think something is right for me, always shows me the way that's best for me! He's marvelous! And I'm so grateful for His son, Jesus Christ and the great sacrifice he made on my own personal behalf. I'm grateful for the Plan of Salvation and knowing that my husband and I are not just "til death do you part" but that we are sealed together for time and all eternity with a bond that won't break at death.
I have a lot to be grateful for, and this isn't half of it, I just needed to share my thankimony. I hope you all have a blessed day!
Pumpkin Carving Part-ay!
Well, originally I think this blog was supposed to mainly Matt's. Mostly because he's better at words than I, but he's been so busy and I have not, well, you get it.
(AND... I know I promised pics of the Wonderful Disney World, but we have two memory cards of pics & movies so I'll need more time to sort through.)
About two weeks ago Matt and I decided (well, I decided to include Matt) that we would carve jack-o-lanterns for Halloween. For those of you who don't know, since Matt and I have been married we've been living in an apartment which does not allow for the proper displaying of Jack-O-Lanterns. So, this is a positive to living with Matt's parents (which reminds me that I also need to post pics of our house- it's really coming along). ANYWAY... so Saturday night we went to WalMart and got enough pumpkins for all of us (Matt's parents and siblings included) to each carve a pumpkin.
I know I keep getting side tracked, and that this part is irrelevant, but I'm so proud that I had to post it. Matt and I have recently been called to teach Sunday School for the 16-17 year olds in our ward. So to appeal to them, and utilizing my talents, I made an edible plan of salvation. Teenagers like food. And yes, the sprinkles on the 3rd one represents spirit paradise (so hope ya love sprinkles).
Okay, now that we've got that out of the way.... (yeah, they were delicious) onto our pumpkin carving FHE. Now, for those of you who have ever met, read about, or heard about Matt, you may know that he likes tools. a lot. Also, he doesn't get to use tools on a regular basis or really at all, so he takes advantage of EVERY opportunity he gets.
Now this next one is a photo of me trying to take my top off. Heh, that's right. And I have been deemed (sp?) the master pumpkin carver. I also have to note, that in the ABOVE picture Matt is about to try carve the lid of his pumpkin off with that nifty tool.... I did mine faster manually.
Now this next part is my favorite. Apparently it's everyone else's least favorite.
It's weird, I know.
There's just something about the feeling of the pumpkin goo and seeds between my fingers that I like. So Matt was oh so generous enough to use this as an opportunity to get me to de-seed-ify his pumpkin.
Also, I feel it necessary to give kudos to Mary for emptying her pumpkin, especially since Sean told her that she had to because it was part of the pumpkin carving experience. He then proceeded to ask me to empty out his goop. It's okay Sean, I'll forgive you.
Now this is Matt trying again to make his power tools work better than my talent. He's carving a ghost, I'm making a cute face!
Needless to say, his carving tool was WAY messier than mine!
The follow picture should require parental approval (if I could figure out how to block it from kiddos I would). This is Sean's. I am showing you a picture in the light because you can't see the knife in the dark.
Now you haven't seen any pics of Mary's yet. Her's was the most complicated. It's super cool, and probably least expected from Mary. But with her big brother's help (the only time it was beneficial to use power tools), she was able to display a scary pumpkin.
(Left to Right: Matt-Mary-Sean-Linds)
Well that's my first blog with pictures. It wasn't as difficult as I had anticipated, but it is very late, so I must retire to bed. Well, Happy Halloween, and to all a good night. ... wait a minute... i mixed those up. ... TRICK OR TREAT!
see? cute face, right?
The Real World
Well as much as I'd LOVE to continue living in a wonderful Fantasy Land, it's time to get on with life. Our "honeymoon" was so much fun!! I'd never been to Disneyworld, and if you haven't, I highly recommend it. Although.... it is a work out. We did a lot of really neat things, but towards the end (besides the fact that I got sick) I was ready to be home.
We took a lot of pics and video, but Matt's the expert at all of that, so we'll have to wait for him to load all of them up.
Also, Matt's great! I know I say that like every time, but he really is. He put up with a lot from me this week, including but not limited to me getting whatever it is that I wanted. And also, on the way home we spent well over an hour at baggage claim hoping to go home soon, but some how Matt's luggage didn't come in until 5pm. He's a trooper. I, on the other hand, would've been freaking out.
Anyway, as for the real world, they've done SO much to our house that I hardly recognized it. It looks like it might be big enough, at least for a while. lol. They've got the solar board decking on the roof and the insulation on the exterior walls. It's starting to resemble a liveable space. We've got some pics of that as well.
Oh! and more importantly, Matt's brother, Sean, got his mission call. *Drum rolls, please* Elder Sean Cobb was called to serve in the Idaho-Boise Mission. (yes, just like the movie, Singles Ward).
I think that's about all that needs catching up on, I should probably start to work today and get back in the groove. Have a Happy Day!
We took a lot of pics and video, but Matt's the expert at all of that, so we'll have to wait for him to load all of them up.
Also, Matt's great! I know I say that like every time, but he really is. He put up with a lot from me this week, including but not limited to me getting whatever it is that I wanted. And also, on the way home we spent well over an hour at baggage claim hoping to go home soon, but some how Matt's luggage didn't come in until 5pm. He's a trooper. I, on the other hand, would've been freaking out.
Anyway, as for the real world, they've done SO much to our house that I hardly recognized it. It looks like it might be big enough, at least for a while. lol. They've got the solar board decking on the roof and the insulation on the exterior walls. It's starting to resemble a liveable space. We've got some pics of that as well.
Oh! and more importantly, Matt's brother, Sean, got his mission call. *Drum rolls, please* Elder Sean Cobb was called to serve in the Idaho-Boise Mission. (yes, just like the movie, Singles Ward).
I think that's about all that needs catching up on, I should probably start to work today and get back in the groove. Have a Happy Day!
Vacation Mode
G'Mornin' all! Can I just tell you HOW ready I am for our vacay? This morning I'm working in the drive thru (I work at a bank) waiting for my part-time teller to arrive and it's SO slow. I'm left to blog surfing and thinking about going to DisneyWorld. My weekend's pretty busy already, tonight I'm helping Mary get ready for her Super Sweet 16 party, and then at some point I need to do laundry, clean our room and pack everything. And by everything I mean for both Matt and me. Matt's gotta work tonight and tomorrow, which leaves me alone for packing. I'm okay with it. In fact, it's almost better like this, now he's not in my way. Also, as a good wife, I can ensure that he has everything he needs (y'know, guys forget little things that are still very important, i.e. toothbrush, deodorant... stuff like that).
However, I'm going to miss my Millie Bear dearly! A few weeks ago we took her to the vet with a suspiscion of a bladder infection or a urinary tract infection. Turns out she did have a UTI, so they put her on antibiotics and finished the extensive urinalysis. Well we heard back from them a couple of days ago and she happens to have an extremely resistant string of bacteria. I'm glad we had the urinalysis done so that she can be properly medicated and properly heal, I just feel so bad for her. Being sick is no es bueno, and being sick without your mommy is even more no es bueno.
But I am going to try to not worry about her, and I'm sure I'll be fine next week without her, I'm going to DISNEY WORLD.
As for the rest of our lives, Matt is working his butt off saving some moola for our trip/house. He's having a better time now that he's finally got his bike out of the shop (which, by the way, is SUPER FUN). He'll also be testing in a couple of weeks to advance belts in Tae Kwon Do. I'm very proud of him!
Also, for those of you who don't know (or haven't seen our facebooks) they poured the foundation for our home! The house looks itty bitty, but it'll be all ours (or at least after 30 years). And we got a phone call from the builder with more information as well. They'll start framing it like this weekend. So most likely, by the time we come back we'll have a frame on our home. That's also exciting. Oh, and the estimated date is January 7. This works out well. I REALLY didn't want to move in right before Christmas and not be able to get in spirit by decorating. This way we'll have time to have shindigs at our house next holiday season.
Well I should really get back to work. I just wanted to give y'all an update on our lives. Matt's been so busy lately, I don't think he's even had a chance to think about blogging. Thanks for reading!
However, I'm going to miss my Millie Bear dearly! A few weeks ago we took her to the vet with a suspiscion of a bladder infection or a urinary tract infection. Turns out she did have a UTI, so they put her on antibiotics and finished the extensive urinalysis. Well we heard back from them a couple of days ago and she happens to have an extremely resistant string of bacteria. I'm glad we had the urinalysis done so that she can be properly medicated and properly heal, I just feel so bad for her. Being sick is no es bueno, and being sick without your mommy is even more no es bueno.
But I am going to try to not worry about her, and I'm sure I'll be fine next week without her, I'm going to DISNEY WORLD.
As for the rest of our lives, Matt is working his butt off saving some moola for our trip/house. He's having a better time now that he's finally got his bike out of the shop (which, by the way, is SUPER FUN). He'll also be testing in a couple of weeks to advance belts in Tae Kwon Do. I'm very proud of him!
Also, for those of you who don't know (or haven't seen our facebooks) they poured the foundation for our home! The house looks itty bitty, but it'll be all ours (or at least after 30 years). And we got a phone call from the builder with more information as well. They'll start framing it like this weekend. So most likely, by the time we come back we'll have a frame on our home. That's also exciting. Oh, and the estimated date is January 7. This works out well. I REALLY didn't want to move in right before Christmas and not be able to get in spirit by decorating. This way we'll have time to have shindigs at our house next holiday season.
Well I should really get back to work. I just wanted to give y'all an update on our lives. Matt's been so busy lately, I don't think he's even had a chance to think about blogging. Thanks for reading!
It's Linds again!
Well, I'm a little bit bored at work right now, and Matt's so good about posting, so I figured I'd put my two cents in. My main excitement is our Honeymoon!! I know, we've been married for just over three years, but I'm FINALLY getting my honeymoon.
When Matt and I were getting married, his dad was really sick. The doctors were very much certain that he had pancreatic cancer. He went in for surgery the Monday after our wedding. He was in surgery for about 7-8 hours and the procedure wasn't a cure for pancreatic cancer. It would extend his life, at most, seven years. Matt and I thought it best to stick around in case something happened. Also, we didn't really think we could afford it at the time (which is true).
We'd had plans to do fun things around the metroplex that we didn't normally do. Palace of Wax, Fort Worth Zoo, Rangers game, Dallas world aquarium. Things we would do if we were coming to Fort Worth to honeymoon.
We did go to the zoo, and then out to eat at chili's. .....
Well, with a long surgery, comes much monitoring and recovering. Cheryl (Matt's mom) was up at the hospital like every day. She really needed our help at this time. Sean and Mary needed someone responsible to be with them through all of this, not to mention, they needed help moving.
Matt's parents were separated for several months before our wedding. They were moving back together but wanted to wait until the wedding schedule calmed down. So all of their things were being moved back up the street from their rent house, but before much of that was done, we painted Mary's room.
Well, let's just say, it wasn't something that I minded... so much... just not really ideal for a honeymoon.
Matt's a sweetheart. Valentines day of '07 he tried so hard to make it all better. We celebrated Valentine's at home the weekend after. I left to go get my meal of choice (you guessed it- Spaghetti) while Matt finished his surprise for me. I came home to see something covered up sitting on the coffee table. That was the first thing that Matt unveiled. He removed a towel and I saw 2 goldfish (Cosmo & Wanda) swimming in a bowl.
"Cute!" I exclaimed.
Then he brought down an arrangement of our decorative candles with pictures of celebrities taped to them. This is where I was pretty sure he was crazy. Next I saw several stuffed animals displayed almost like a kid thinks. For example- A monkey hanging from the wall, a tiger behind a kiddy/doggy gate, and a penguin on a blue and white "icy" looking blanket. He then turned on a Wii (which he'd borrowed) and turned it to the baseball game. Last but not least, he brought down this poster that he'd colored. It was a picture of paint buckets and brushes with a big red "no smoking" time circle over it.
He then looked at me and it really was THE sweetest thing, he said, "I wanted to do everything with you that we didn't get to do on our honeymoon."
As much as I really appreciated all of it, and like I said, it's the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me, I had for so long been excited about going to DisneyWorld on our honeymoon.
So in two weeks, that's where we'll be. I appreciate my sweet sweet husband for making ALL of my wishes come true. I'll be sure to post pictures. And for those of you who have been and know some cool little quirks that Matt may not, feel free to post so we can look for them!
Love you all!!!!
-Linds
When Matt and I were getting married, his dad was really sick. The doctors were very much certain that he had pancreatic cancer. He went in for surgery the Monday after our wedding. He was in surgery for about 7-8 hours and the procedure wasn't a cure for pancreatic cancer. It would extend his life, at most, seven years. Matt and I thought it best to stick around in case something happened. Also, we didn't really think we could afford it at the time (which is true).
We'd had plans to do fun things around the metroplex that we didn't normally do. Palace of Wax, Fort Worth Zoo, Rangers game, Dallas world aquarium. Things we would do if we were coming to Fort Worth to honeymoon.
We did go to the zoo, and then out to eat at chili's. .....
Well, with a long surgery, comes much monitoring and recovering. Cheryl (Matt's mom) was up at the hospital like every day. She really needed our help at this time. Sean and Mary needed someone responsible to be with them through all of this, not to mention, they needed help moving.
Matt's parents were separated for several months before our wedding. They were moving back together but wanted to wait until the wedding schedule calmed down. So all of their things were being moved back up the street from their rent house, but before much of that was done, we painted Mary's room.
Well, let's just say, it wasn't something that I minded... so much... just not really ideal for a honeymoon.
Matt's a sweetheart. Valentines day of '07 he tried so hard to make it all better. We celebrated Valentine's at home the weekend after. I left to go get my meal of choice (you guessed it- Spaghetti) while Matt finished his surprise for me. I came home to see something covered up sitting on the coffee table. That was the first thing that Matt unveiled. He removed a towel and I saw 2 goldfish (Cosmo & Wanda) swimming in a bowl.
"Cute!" I exclaimed.
Then he brought down an arrangement of our decorative candles with pictures of celebrities taped to them. This is where I was pretty sure he was crazy. Next I saw several stuffed animals displayed almost like a kid thinks. For example- A monkey hanging from the wall, a tiger behind a kiddy/doggy gate, and a penguin on a blue and white "icy" looking blanket. He then turned on a Wii (which he'd borrowed) and turned it to the baseball game. Last but not least, he brought down this poster that he'd colored. It was a picture of paint buckets and brushes with a big red "no smoking" time circle over it.
He then looked at me and it really was THE sweetest thing, he said, "I wanted to do everything with you that we didn't get to do on our honeymoon."
As much as I really appreciated all of it, and like I said, it's the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me, I had for so long been excited about going to DisneyWorld on our honeymoon.
So in two weeks, that's where we'll be. I appreciate my sweet sweet husband for making ALL of my wishes come true. I'll be sure to post pictures. And for those of you who have been and know some cool little quirks that Matt may not, feel free to post so we can look for them!
Love you all!!!!
-Linds
Just another Saturday
I don't really have anything super fun to talk about today. But just so that I don't get out of the habit in updating I'll bring everyone up to speed.
Construction on the house began last week. It's not major or anything but it's a start. As much as I want to have my own space again, staying with my parents hasn't been too bad, and I'd kinda like them to build slowly so that we can save up more money. As it is we'll barely make the minimum downpayment. Our plan was to triple that. Oh well... it is what it is. On another note, our builder is not very considerate of other people's schedules. He called me at work yesterday and said that he needs to meet with us on Tue, Wed, or Thur (and I was thinking, well those days are all horrible for me, but maybe I can make it work somehow. Then he said, either 10am or 1pm. What kind of ghetto time frames are those? Either way you're looking at having to take almost a full half day off of work. Shouldn't a home builder assume that you're busy MAKING MONEY during those hours so that you can afford their overpriced houses?! Okay that's all on that subject.
My grand scheme for saving money by selling my car and buying a motorcycle has backfired and actually cost us WAY more than it would have saved. The bike broke down a week before I took my training class, and it is STILL in the shop (I should be getting it back Tuesday), the repairs have been expensive and I had to appoligize to Lindsey for making such a poor finicial decision. After beating myself up over it for 2-3 weeks she finally told me that she is glad I bought the bike. She's noticed that over the past 3 years, I VERY rarely spend money on things I want, and that this was a perfect opportunity to go do something because I wanted it, and not because it made sense. Apparently there are entire groups of people who use their paychecks to go out and do fun things and buy toys.... who knew? ;-) So all is well on that front and I'm just anxiously awaiting a phone call to tell me the bike is ready for pickup.
I picked up a second job which is a decent commute away. I work there 3 nights a week editing video. The other 2 nights of the week I go to my martial arts classes. So I usually get home between 9:30 and 11:00 most days. The money is good and they're already talking about finding a position for me full-time. That would be very nice considering my current work envioronment is hostile at it's best. They've hired in a "consultant" which I have decided comes from a latin word "poopooface" meaning: ignorant manipulator. Enough said.
It wouldn't be correct to say that Lindsey and I had a pregnancy "scare". Even though a baby would be a big challenge at this point in our lives, I don't think fear entered into the equation. It might be more accurate to say that we had the possibility of an "untimely parental suprise". But everything worked out there too, and we get to maintain our DINK status for a little while longer.
Lindsey has REALLY settled in to her supervisory position now. It was a challenge at first, but we are so glad that she got the job. Plus she's awesome at it. Loving what you do for a living is so critical, and I think she really really loves what she's doing now.
That's really about it for now. Hope everyone is well.
Construction on the house began last week. It's not major or anything but it's a start. As much as I want to have my own space again, staying with my parents hasn't been too bad, and I'd kinda like them to build slowly so that we can save up more money. As it is we'll barely make the minimum downpayment. Our plan was to triple that. Oh well... it is what it is. On another note, our builder is not very considerate of other people's schedules. He called me at work yesterday and said that he needs to meet with us on Tue, Wed, or Thur (and I was thinking, well those days are all horrible for me, but maybe I can make it work somehow. Then he said, either 10am or 1pm. What kind of ghetto time frames are those? Either way you're looking at having to take almost a full half day off of work. Shouldn't a home builder assume that you're busy MAKING MONEY during those hours so that you can afford their overpriced houses?! Okay that's all on that subject.
My grand scheme for saving money by selling my car and buying a motorcycle has backfired and actually cost us WAY more than it would have saved. The bike broke down a week before I took my training class, and it is STILL in the shop (I should be getting it back Tuesday), the repairs have been expensive and I had to appoligize to Lindsey for making such a poor finicial decision. After beating myself up over it for 2-3 weeks she finally told me that she is glad I bought the bike. She's noticed that over the past 3 years, I VERY rarely spend money on things I want, and that this was a perfect opportunity to go do something because I wanted it, and not because it made sense. Apparently there are entire groups of people who use their paychecks to go out and do fun things and buy toys.... who knew? ;-) So all is well on that front and I'm just anxiously awaiting a phone call to tell me the bike is ready for pickup.
I picked up a second job which is a decent commute away. I work there 3 nights a week editing video. The other 2 nights of the week I go to my martial arts classes. So I usually get home between 9:30 and 11:00 most days. The money is good and they're already talking about finding a position for me full-time. That would be very nice considering my current work envioronment is hostile at it's best. They've hired in a "consultant" which I have decided comes from a latin word "poopooface" meaning: ignorant manipulator. Enough said.
It wouldn't be correct to say that Lindsey and I had a pregnancy "scare". Even though a baby would be a big challenge at this point in our lives, I don't think fear entered into the equation. It might be more accurate to say that we had the possibility of an "untimely parental suprise". But everything worked out there too, and we get to maintain our DINK status for a little while longer.
Lindsey has REALLY settled in to her supervisory position now. It was a challenge at first, but we are so glad that she got the job. Plus she's awesome at it. Loving what you do for a living is so critical, and I think she really really loves what she's doing now.
That's really about it for now. Hope everyone is well.
Lindsey Posting
Well, wow. Matt's always asking me why it is that I don't post like he does on here. I told him that it was because I kept a journal of things that were perhaps a little more personal to me, but I suppose a bigger reason is actually that he's a MUCH better writer than I.
I've VERY recently had an experience that has taught me SO much in such a short amount of time, AND since Matt's working at his other job, I figured I'd make a post. So if you're used to Matt's humor then maybe you can grin and bear this.
After staying up way too late last night, when I got home and ate dinner I decided to take a nap so that I could be awake when Matt got home (which is like 10:30-11:00pm). Very shortly in my nap I got a call from my dad. He and my mom were at the vet with my cat. He told me that he didn't know how it happened, but that she had a hole in her side and that he was at the vet if I wanted to go up there. Being half asleep I told him okay and that I was almost napping. I didn't end up going up there.
I got my cat, Nicki, for Christmas when I was eight years old. I loved her very much. She was my baby. Well as time went on, I was engaged to the love of my life who was allergic to cats. So Nicki stayed at my parents house. Within the past year she also had to go to the vet because she was very sick and she has some sort of thyroid problem. I know that she may have been a burden on my family because I was not or could not always be there to take care of Nicki.
Matt finally called me and told me that my parents were trying to get a hold of me to ask me what I wanted to do. I know I am weak. I wasn't trying to cop-out when I asked Matt to call my parents back and to assess the situation and to make a decision that he thought was best. I knew that I would get emotionally involved and could make a decision that was purely selfish.
The neat thing is that just a few weeks ago, Matt and I had a conversation about pets and quality of life. Matt called me back and told me the bad news. He told me that Nicki was 16 years old and had lived a good life. She's had a lot of love in her life and brought much joy to my family. She's still dealing with her thyroid issue. They could perform surgery for a considerably large sum of money and even then it was no gaurantee. Matt and I both realized that it would be more inhumane to put Nicki through surgery when her chances of continuing on a good and happy life were very slim. Please don't get me wrong. I loved Nicki very very much. And yes, had she been my daughter I would obviously have done the surgery. But that's the difference. Nicki is a pet. Her job was to make me happy. It would have been selfish to put her through a series of operations to keep her alive just for me.
Now to the point (sorry, i can't summarize things very well).
I've learned a lot in the past 2 hours of this. Once I got off the phone with Matt I, naturally, was in tears. This was my learning experience. I learned that I'm extremely thankful for my parents who are still there for me and love me very much. I couldn't have done that on my own, I don't think. Also, that this was a very difficult time for and My Savior is ALWAYS there for me. After a bit of crying to myself and hugging Millie and hurting inside I realized that I don't need to hurt. My Savior already hurt for me and it was now my opportunity to take advantage of the atonement. I could be comforted and relieved of my pain with a just a few words to my Heavenly Father. And it worked. My faith in the miracles that my Father in Heaven can perform has been so strengthened.
So, that's my blog, sorry it was REALLY long. Feel free to comment if you'd like.
I've VERY recently had an experience that has taught me SO much in such a short amount of time, AND since Matt's working at his other job, I figured I'd make a post. So if you're used to Matt's humor then maybe you can grin and bear this.
After staying up way too late last night, when I got home and ate dinner I decided to take a nap so that I could be awake when Matt got home (which is like 10:30-11:00pm). Very shortly in my nap I got a call from my dad. He and my mom were at the vet with my cat. He told me that he didn't know how it happened, but that she had a hole in her side and that he was at the vet if I wanted to go up there. Being half asleep I told him okay and that I was almost napping. I didn't end up going up there.
I got my cat, Nicki, for Christmas when I was eight years old. I loved her very much. She was my baby. Well as time went on, I was engaged to the love of my life who was allergic to cats. So Nicki stayed at my parents house. Within the past year she also had to go to the vet because she was very sick and she has some sort of thyroid problem. I know that she may have been a burden on my family because I was not or could not always be there to take care of Nicki.
Matt finally called me and told me that my parents were trying to get a hold of me to ask me what I wanted to do. I know I am weak. I wasn't trying to cop-out when I asked Matt to call my parents back and to assess the situation and to make a decision that he thought was best. I knew that I would get emotionally involved and could make a decision that was purely selfish.
The neat thing is that just a few weeks ago, Matt and I had a conversation about pets and quality of life. Matt called me back and told me the bad news. He told me that Nicki was 16 years old and had lived a good life. She's had a lot of love in her life and brought much joy to my family. She's still dealing with her thyroid issue. They could perform surgery for a considerably large sum of money and even then it was no gaurantee. Matt and I both realized that it would be more inhumane to put Nicki through surgery when her chances of continuing on a good and happy life were very slim. Please don't get me wrong. I loved Nicki very very much. And yes, had she been my daughter I would obviously have done the surgery. But that's the difference. Nicki is a pet. Her job was to make me happy. It would have been selfish to put her through a series of operations to keep her alive just for me.
Now to the point (sorry, i can't summarize things very well).
I've learned a lot in the past 2 hours of this. Once I got off the phone with Matt I, naturally, was in tears. This was my learning experience. I learned that I'm extremely thankful for my parents who are still there for me and love me very much. I couldn't have done that on my own, I don't think. Also, that this was a very difficult time for and My Savior is ALWAYS there for me. After a bit of crying to myself and hugging Millie and hurting inside I realized that I don't need to hurt. My Savior already hurt for me and it was now my opportunity to take advantage of the atonement. I could be comforted and relieved of my pain with a just a few words to my Heavenly Father. And it worked. My faith in the miracles that my Father in Heaven can perform has been so strengthened.
So, that's my blog, sorry it was REALLY long. Feel free to comment if you'd like.
The greys are seaping in
I don't have a lot of time today, but my mind's been heavy as of late and I wanted to share.
We have become a nation of know-it-alls. And for the most part we're right. I have become more and more aware of the fact that facts, are becoming a thing of the past. Used to, if you had statistics to back you up, people believed you. If you were an expert on a subject, your conclusions were respected. So whether we're wrong on a subject or not, we can always appear right, if you know how to. This society of a... let's call it "subject to interpretation" mentality, wears thin for people who hold strong convictions.
I was discussing politics with a friend of mine, and I was explaining how a reduction in taxes during the Bush administration actually increased the federal tax revenue. I was going to go find some stats on the matter to illustrate and I realized that even statistics can be argued over. No matter how cut and dry, how obvious it is, or how many people agree with you, there's always an "expert" that will interpret the same data differently.
Bear with me, I promise I have a point...
The same thing applies to science. There is more disagreement in science than ever before. To the point where people are more concerned with taking sides of a theory, then actually testing that theory. Case and point: Global Warming. Half the scientist say it's our fault, half think it's natural, and ANOTHER half (that's right... 3 halves) don't even think it's warming at all.
We no longer live in a world where you can trust what a person can "prove". We're asked to judge the personalities and intentions of our leaders, of whom we know more about than their closest friends, and at the same time, don't know them at all. And everyone's got to have an opinion or you're not "plugged in". Well I'm definitely plugged in and it's becoming more and more apparent that my opinion means squat... EXCEPT...
There still is one subject that I consider NOT up to interpretation. The gospel is my safe haven. Our church leaders are wise beyond my comprehension and I am thankful that they have always advised us not to argue or debate the elements of our faith. It is because of that wisdom that I can lean on my faith that I have a loving Heavenly Father, and that I am his son.
When others look at issue like drug use, abortion, and gay marriage and get caught up in the "interpretation" of those principles (this includes many mainstream Christians as well) I can look to modern day revelation and know with a surety that these things are wrong.
I had someone ask me once, "What makes you so special that you can judge what's right and wrong for everyone else?" and I'm glad to say that I don't have to. The judgment has been made regarding our time here on Earth and what we are to do with it. All I have to do is let the Spirit guide me and the truth of right and wrong will always be made clear.
So here's to black and white. May it withstand all the greys of the world.
We have become a nation of know-it-alls. And for the most part we're right. I have become more and more aware of the fact that facts, are becoming a thing of the past. Used to, if you had statistics to back you up, people believed you. If you were an expert on a subject, your conclusions were respected. So whether we're wrong on a subject or not, we can always appear right, if you know how to. This society of a... let's call it "subject to interpretation" mentality, wears thin for people who hold strong convictions.
I was discussing politics with a friend of mine, and I was explaining how a reduction in taxes during the Bush administration actually increased the federal tax revenue. I was going to go find some stats on the matter to illustrate and I realized that even statistics can be argued over. No matter how cut and dry, how obvious it is, or how many people agree with you, there's always an "expert" that will interpret the same data differently.
Bear with me, I promise I have a point...
The same thing applies to science. There is more disagreement in science than ever before. To the point where people are more concerned with taking sides of a theory, then actually testing that theory. Case and point: Global Warming. Half the scientist say it's our fault, half think it's natural, and ANOTHER half (that's right... 3 halves) don't even think it's warming at all.
We no longer live in a world where you can trust what a person can "prove". We're asked to judge the personalities and intentions of our leaders, of whom we know more about than their closest friends, and at the same time, don't know them at all. And everyone's got to have an opinion or you're not "plugged in". Well I'm definitely plugged in and it's becoming more and more apparent that my opinion means squat... EXCEPT...
There still is one subject that I consider NOT up to interpretation. The gospel is my safe haven. Our church leaders are wise beyond my comprehension and I am thankful that they have always advised us not to argue or debate the elements of our faith. It is because of that wisdom that I can lean on my faith that I have a loving Heavenly Father, and that I am his son.
When others look at issue like drug use, abortion, and gay marriage and get caught up in the "interpretation" of those principles (this includes many mainstream Christians as well) I can look to modern day revelation and know with a surety that these things are wrong.
I had someone ask me once, "What makes you so special that you can judge what's right and wrong for everyone else?" and I'm glad to say that I don't have to. The judgment has been made regarding our time here on Earth and what we are to do with it. All I have to do is let the Spirit guide me and the truth of right and wrong will always be made clear.
So here's to black and white. May it withstand all the greys of the world.
HwOoh!
Well this weekend has been pretty intense. Saturday was our last day in the apartment. Even though we've been living with my parents for a couple of weeks now, we've still been slowing get the last few things cleaned/vacated/repaired back at the complex. It was also the first of my 2 day MSF (motorcycle safety foundation) course. Here in TX, it's not required to take this course to get a motorcycle license, but it helps expedite the whole process, and definitely is a money saver for bike insurance.
Our trusty steeds!
Anywho, the class was long, and it got so hot out there today riding around, that my black helmet actually had glue seeping out of one of the seems because it was softening in the sun. Crazy. Needless to say, I got a good bit of sun out there. BUT, I got my certificate of completion so it was all worth it. Sometime next week I'm going to take a day off and head down to the DMV and hopefully I'll leave with the coveted "M" on my license from now on. WHOO HOO!
--Funny story: When I first got my bike, everyone I showed it to said "Hey man, that looks like the Bat Bike!" (It's all flat black with glossy black accents) and that quickly became it's nickname. So the first day of class, we were all walking around picking our bikes, and I looked down and saw this on one of them...
I figured it was a sign that me+that bike=destiny.
My lovely bride spent her weekend cleaning the apartment, and then cleaning our room, and THEN doing laundry. What a trooper!!!
For Labor Day we had tickets to a Ranger's game, but we were both tired and didn't feel like going, so we had a nice at-home date night. Got a couple movies and ordered pizza. It was REALLY REALLY nice. How was everyone else's holiday weekend?
Cynic
I've always considered myself to be a pretty positive person. And by that I don't mean to say that I'm positive that I am a person (even though I am). No, I mean that I usually have a good attitude and like to stay hopeful. I have noticed as of late, that the more bills I pay, the more bitter I become. And every time I stub my toe, I become a little more skeptic of magazine subscription salesmen, who are "supporting a good cause". (I think buying myself a PS3 is a good cause too)
Recently I have been totally cynical about a new advertising campaign by Microsoft dubbed "The Mojave Experiment". It's purpose is basically to tell people, that the 90% of the tech world that doesn't like Vista is wrong, and that those who believe the thousands of negative reviews, are just falling for the negative hype. The solution: Positive hype. See for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igSlM3tl2zE
See, all those anti-Vistas were just... well we aren't sure what their motivation is, but they're lying to you! Don't believe them, or we'll make you look stupid on TV.
So after seeing this commercial umpteen times, I decided to send an email to Microsoft's corporate office. I thought I might share it with you.
(ps- for those of you who don't care about computers/techy stuff, I won't be offended if you scroll past the letter. There's real blog further down, I promise)
Dear Microsoft,
I feel I should tell you that your new marketing campaign comes off as arrogant and insulting, not to mention gives an educated consumer the suspicion that as a company, you are having issues with self actualization.
I have no problem with Microsoft and it has been my native platform for years. I have used Vista in multiple stages of updates, and on a range of machines, and while beautiful, I have absolutely no plans to upgrade any time soon. However, your so-called "Mojave experiment" is nothing short of shameful propaganda.
Your straw man approach to dealing with unsavory Vista reviews leaves me to believe that you are either blissfully ignorant to Vista's real problems, or you are purposefully ignoring them in hopes that you can fool people into investing in an inferior product.
I haven't heard anyone complain that Vista is ugly, lacks features, or has a hard to use interface. But that seems to be all the points touched upon in the "Experiment". A real experiment would be to have each person bring in any hardware of software they had lying around, and let them try to install it, on a machine with Vista, without the assistance of a technician.
In a controlled environment, with pre-installed hardware (or hardware that has already been checked for compatibility) and a few hand picked applications to test drive, of course you can make it a good user experience. However as most Vista users will tell you, easily installed hardware, and compatible software are few and far between.
If you are truly convinced that Vista's bugs have been worked out, why not give it to an office full of average users for a month, and videotape that? Maybe with the latest patches and updates, it would show a much more friendly and amenable experience. At least the test would be an accurate gauge of Vista, instead of a pre-designed dog and pony show.
I honestly feel that your best course of action should be straight forward, and honest dialogue to your customer base. Admit that Vista had issues, and then work to gain back the trust lost from releasing a faulty OS. If Vista really has been fixed then tell us that it has been fixed. Your current strategy of fixing problems, then acting like there never were any, then trying to make us feel stupid because of it, it not winning you any points.
Telling your customers that their fears and concerns are ridiculous and unjustified, doesn't make them more comfortable, it just makes you seem oblivious. Best of luck, Matt
On to less techy things!!!
My sweet bride and I are almost done clearing out the apartment. We just have to find places for a few more things like my guitars, and other things that I don't want in a hot storage unit.
We finally got our bed moved into my parent’s house, so we're officially living there now. Millie is having some trouble adjusting to her new home. I think she thinks she's being punished all day, and that Lindsey and I are secretly going back to the apartment without her. Poor kid, we really should take her to a park this weekend and let her play.
I think that if we really work at keeping our room clean, the amount of space we have should be enough. We have things set up pretty well, and there's plenty of function with a little bit of style. Oh the joys of living like a teenager again. I'll post some pictures later tonight if I get a chance.
But for now I should really get back to work. Later!
Recently I have been totally cynical about a new advertising campaign by Microsoft dubbed "The Mojave Experiment". It's purpose is basically to tell people, that the 90% of the tech world that doesn't like Vista is wrong, and that those who believe the thousands of negative reviews, are just falling for the negative hype. The solution: Positive hype. See for yourself...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igSlM3tl2zE
See, all those anti-Vistas were just... well we aren't sure what their motivation is, but they're lying to you! Don't believe them, or we'll make you look stupid on TV.
So after seeing this commercial umpteen times, I decided to send an email to Microsoft's corporate office. I thought I might share it with you.
(ps- for those of you who don't care about computers/techy stuff, I won't be offended if you scroll past the letter. There's real blog further down, I promise)
Dear Microsoft,
I feel I should tell you that your new marketing campaign comes off as arrogant and insulting, not to mention gives an educated consumer the suspicion that as a company, you are having issues with self actualization.
I have no problem with Microsoft and it has been my native platform for years. I have used Vista in multiple stages of updates, and on a range of machines, and while beautiful, I have absolutely no plans to upgrade any time soon. However, your so-called "Mojave experiment" is nothing short of shameful propaganda.
Your straw man approach to dealing with unsavory Vista reviews leaves me to believe that you are either blissfully ignorant to Vista's real problems, or you are purposefully ignoring them in hopes that you can fool people into investing in an inferior product.
I haven't heard anyone complain that Vista is ugly, lacks features, or has a hard to use interface. But that seems to be all the points touched upon in the "Experiment". A real experiment would be to have each person bring in any hardware of software they had lying around, and let them try to install it, on a machine with Vista, without the assistance of a technician.
In a controlled environment, with pre-installed hardware (or hardware that has already been checked for compatibility) and a few hand picked applications to test drive, of course you can make it a good user experience. However as most Vista users will tell you, easily installed hardware, and compatible software are few and far between.
If you are truly convinced that Vista's bugs have been worked out, why not give it to an office full of average users for a month, and videotape that? Maybe with the latest patches and updates, it would show a much more friendly and amenable experience. At least the test would be an accurate gauge of Vista, instead of a pre-designed dog and pony show.
I honestly feel that your best course of action should be straight forward, and honest dialogue to your customer base. Admit that Vista had issues, and then work to gain back the trust lost from releasing a faulty OS. If Vista really has been fixed then tell us that it has been fixed. Your current strategy of fixing problems, then acting like there never were any, then trying to make us feel stupid because of it, it not winning you any points.
Telling your customers that their fears and concerns are ridiculous and unjustified, doesn't make them more comfortable, it just makes you seem oblivious. Best of luck, Matt
On to less techy things!!!
My sweet bride and I are almost done clearing out the apartment. We just have to find places for a few more things like my guitars, and other things that I don't want in a hot storage unit.
We finally got our bed moved into my parent’s house, so we're officially living there now. Millie is having some trouble adjusting to her new home. I think she thinks she's being punished all day, and that Lindsey and I are secretly going back to the apartment without her. Poor kid, we really should take her to a park this weekend and let her play.
I think that if we really work at keeping our room clean, the amount of space we have should be enough. We have things set up pretty well, and there's plenty of function with a little bit of style. Oh the joys of living like a teenager again. I'll post some pictures later tonight if I get a chance.
But for now I should really get back to work. Later!
Changes
There are times when as a whole, I feel like I have a pretty good handle on things. Every once in awhile I find those little moments of pride, when I look at my life and say "I really have it all together". This week has not been one of those times.
Home-
As many of you know, Lindsey and I have started building a house down in Burleson, near my parents. Well rather than sign another lease for our apartment, my folks offered us their spare room to stay in, during the transition. (pretty cool of them I think)
So even though our house will not be ready until early next year, Lindsey and I find ourselves already cleaning and packing. We've been going through all of our things and asking each other, "think you'll need this any time in the next 5 months?" and it's a game that is quite a bit harder than it sounds.
Work-
A lot of you probably already know that in the summers, I work an average of 75 hours a week. This starts the beginning of June, and carries through until mid-September. It becomes a real strain on me physically and mentally. More serious though, is that it strains our marriage. It's hard to maintain a close relationship when interaction is limited to: "What's for dinner" and "good night".
To add to the stress, Lindsey recently received a long over-due promotion. And while it is a blessing, it comes with a 35 minute commute that she is currently un-accustom to. So combine our hectic work schedules, with having to move, and things can get pretty volatile.
Transportation-
Since we got married, Lindsey and I have been very blessed in regards to our vehicular needs. Our cars have, for the most part, been cheap and reliable. Lately this has not been the case. Both of our cars are in need of some TLC, and we have been doubting their longevity. So we prayed about what to do, and (as he tends to do with us) Heavenly Father told us that Lindsey's car should go. He told us back letting an Infinity Q35 slam into the back of Lindsey on her way to work this week.
So with her car out of commission, we went back to a previously discussed plan, and I went and picked this up:
Which, unintentionally, has made my life much more complicated. Now I have added "buy helmet", "sign up for instruction course", "schedule and take course", "get license", to my ever increasing To Do list.
So that's about it for now. We're going through some pretty big changes lately, but I think in the end, they're all for the better. New things, new experiences, new blessings.
Home-
As many of you know, Lindsey and I have started building a house down in Burleson, near my parents. Well rather than sign another lease for our apartment, my folks offered us their spare room to stay in, during the transition. (pretty cool of them I think)
So even though our house will not be ready until early next year, Lindsey and I find ourselves already cleaning and packing. We've been going through all of our things and asking each other, "think you'll need this any time in the next 5 months?" and it's a game that is quite a bit harder than it sounds.
Work-
A lot of you probably already know that in the summers, I work an average of 75 hours a week. This starts the beginning of June, and carries through until mid-September. It becomes a real strain on me physically and mentally. More serious though, is that it strains our marriage. It's hard to maintain a close relationship when interaction is limited to: "What's for dinner" and "good night".
To add to the stress, Lindsey recently received a long over-due promotion. And while it is a blessing, it comes with a 35 minute commute that she is currently un-accustom to. So combine our hectic work schedules, with having to move, and things can get pretty volatile.
Transportation-
Since we got married, Lindsey and I have been very blessed in regards to our vehicular needs. Our cars have, for the most part, been cheap and reliable. Lately this has not been the case. Both of our cars are in need of some TLC, and we have been doubting their longevity. So we prayed about what to do, and (as he tends to do with us) Heavenly Father told us that Lindsey's car should go. He told us back letting an Infinity Q35 slam into the back of Lindsey on her way to work this week.
So with her car out of commission, we went back to a previously discussed plan, and I went and picked this up:
Which, unintentionally, has made my life much more complicated. Now I have added "buy helmet", "sign up for instruction course", "schedule and take course", "get license", to my ever increasing To Do list.
So that's about it for now. We're going through some pretty big changes lately, but I think in the end, they're all for the better. New things, new experiences, new blessings.
My friends, family, colleagues and random internet surfers; I have been elected by the good people (Lindsey), to ascertain, create, and manage a blog. So here it is.
Some of you may know me from such blogs as www.myspace.com/gobanana316 and www.facebook.com/theycallthemnotesforsomereason. Okay that last one was a joke. But basically we figured with all the exciting things going on in our lives, maybe complete strangers would like to know about it. And if a relative or two happens to stumble over, then all the better. Let's start out with the Holiday weekend!
We've been so busy lately that I was really thankful that I somehow managed to get the 4th off. As some of you know, my company makes the majority of it's income between June and September, so that means I work a lot of 12, 14, and 16 hour days, and almost every weekend. Plus Lindsey's long awaited promotion is in the final stages of applicability (<- new word?) so she's been running crazy. But anyway, needless to say, we've been quite busy, and yesterday we had some much needed good times together. We had Dustin (Lindsey's bro.) over on the 3rd, and we stayed up late playing Wii. Then her other 2 brothers came over in the morning and I made breakfast burritos. Which of course meant Millie had a nice Holiday breakfast too. We took our time getting going for the day. I didn't get dressed until about 2:30, and then it was only because Lindsey made me. We went to her cousin David's homecoming party for awhile and then headed down to B-ville for fireworks.
(Mille- chillin' out, maxin')
(My grrrrls)
All in all it was a nice day. Although next year I hope to end it on a better note.
Some of you may know me from such blogs as www.myspace.com/gobanana316 and www.facebook.com/theycallthemnotesforsomereason. Okay that last one was a joke. But basically we figured with all the exciting things going on in our lives, maybe complete strangers would like to know about it. And if a relative or two happens to stumble over, then all the better. Let's start out with the Holiday weekend!
We've been so busy lately that I was really thankful that I somehow managed to get the 4th off. As some of you know, my company makes the majority of it's income between June and September, so that means I work a lot of 12, 14, and 16 hour days, and almost every weekend. Plus Lindsey's long awaited promotion is in the final stages of applicability (<- new word?) so she's been running crazy. But anyway, needless to say, we've been quite busy, and yesterday we had some much needed good times together. We had Dustin (Lindsey's bro.) over on the 3rd, and we stayed up late playing Wii. Then her other 2 brothers came over in the morning and I made breakfast burritos. Which of course meant Millie had a nice Holiday breakfast too. We took our time getting going for the day. I didn't get dressed until about 2:30, and then it was only because Lindsey made me. We went to her cousin David's homecoming party for awhile and then headed down to B-ville for fireworks.
(Mille- chillin' out, maxin')(My grrrrls)All in all it was a nice day. Although next year I hope to end it on a better note.
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