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!
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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!!!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Blogroll
