Slept in.
Blog-and facebook-stalked.
Showered, dressed.
Planned our budget.
Deposited my paycheck.
Bought a new jacket for Kyle.
Went grocery shopping.
Got a large Dr. Pepper from BK.
Home now.
Cleaning, dishes, reading, and a BYU game to follow.
It's been a great day.
Happy Autumn.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
In Case You Didn't Know...
I'm a blog stalker.
So if any of you reading this haven't met me in real life - no biggie! I probably stalk your blog too. Or if I don't, I would love to. So, comment away - meeting new blog friends is always fun, even if my husband thinks it's silly :)
Now, moving on to our adventures of last weekend.
Woahhhh, it was busy. But so fun, and so worth it. We started by driving down to Nathan and Melanie's on Friday night. We got there around 9:30 (blast working until 6/doing paperwork until 6:30.) We chatted with Nate and Mel for about a half hour before we all went to bed. We woke up the next morning, chatted, played with our favorite kiddos, and ate breakfast. And lunch. Avery is starting to walk and it's the cutest thing ever. Whitney was happy as ever, and Liam was happy to tell us about Star Wars.
After lunch K and I drove down to Provo and went over to Garyn and Jill's for about an hour. We love them. We just chat and chat and have a great time. They rate very high on my list of favorite people. After that, I dropped Kyle off at the Wilk while I went and visited Sarah for an hour and a half. Besties reunited. It was so good to see her and talk to her. Afterwards I picked up Kyle and we drove to Ayisha's where we got ready for Steve and Ginelle's reception. Their reception was great. Steve and I went to high school together and were friends - Ginelle was in my ward at the Riv, and the fall after I got married Steve and a bunch of my other guy friends from high school moved into the Riv ward. Steve and Ginelle met, and as happens in singles wards (specifically the 79th ward....) they are now married. And I love them, they are so great together. And it was also a lot of fun to see some other friends from both the Riv and from high school.
After the reception we drove to my mom's, where we watched Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs with her and Charity before going to bed. (Well, Kyle stayed up to watch the rebroadcast of the BYU game on BYUTV.) Sunday morning we got up, went to church, and then had a delicious lunch. (PS, did I tell you my mom washed our laundry? She's the best. She even steamed Kyle's collared shirts. Such service!) After lunch Kyle and I made the drive to Pleasant Grove to Cory's parents' house where the Boyce and Parker families (as well as Ayisha and Casey) were celebrating the blessing of Baby Kynzlie. She's so precious, and I sure love her mom and dad a lot too! (That's Janae and Cory, if you missed it.) Then after being there for a while, we drove back up to Pocy, getting here around 8 pm.
Obviously it was a very packed weekend.
Do I have pictures? No. I'm really struggling with that, I'm sorry.
It's currenly 8:21 pm, and Kyle is writing a paper, and after I finish this post I need to finish some paperwork and then I think I'll fold and put away some laundry, and then curl up with one of my library books. We just got back about half an hour ago from K's intramural volleyball game. He's on a team with a bunch of his classmates from his cohort. He's also not feeling real well tonight, which is a bummer :( I hope he feels better soon!
So if any of you reading this haven't met me in real life - no biggie! I probably stalk your blog too. Or if I don't, I would love to. So, comment away - meeting new blog friends is always fun, even if my husband thinks it's silly :)
Now, moving on to our adventures of last weekend.
Woahhhh, it was busy. But so fun, and so worth it. We started by driving down to Nathan and Melanie's on Friday night. We got there around 9:30 (blast working until 6/doing paperwork until 6:30.) We chatted with Nate and Mel for about a half hour before we all went to bed. We woke up the next morning, chatted, played with our favorite kiddos, and ate breakfast. And lunch. Avery is starting to walk and it's the cutest thing ever. Whitney was happy as ever, and Liam was happy to tell us about Star Wars.
After lunch K and I drove down to Provo and went over to Garyn and Jill's for about an hour. We love them. We just chat and chat and have a great time. They rate very high on my list of favorite people. After that, I dropped Kyle off at the Wilk while I went and visited Sarah for an hour and a half. Besties reunited. It was so good to see her and talk to her. Afterwards I picked up Kyle and we drove to Ayisha's where we got ready for Steve and Ginelle's reception. Their reception was great. Steve and I went to high school together and were friends - Ginelle was in my ward at the Riv, and the fall after I got married Steve and a bunch of my other guy friends from high school moved into the Riv ward. Steve and Ginelle met, and as happens in singles wards (specifically the 79th ward....) they are now married. And I love them, they are so great together. And it was also a lot of fun to see some other friends from both the Riv and from high school.
After the reception we drove to my mom's, where we watched Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs with her and Charity before going to bed. (Well, Kyle stayed up to watch the rebroadcast of the BYU game on BYUTV.) Sunday morning we got up, went to church, and then had a delicious lunch. (PS, did I tell you my mom washed our laundry? She's the best. She even steamed Kyle's collared shirts. Such service!) After lunch Kyle and I made the drive to Pleasant Grove to Cory's parents' house where the Boyce and Parker families (as well as Ayisha and Casey) were celebrating the blessing of Baby Kynzlie. She's so precious, and I sure love her mom and dad a lot too! (That's Janae and Cory, if you missed it.) Then after being there for a while, we drove back up to Pocy, getting here around 8 pm.
Obviously it was a very packed weekend.
Do I have pictures? No. I'm really struggling with that, I'm sorry.
It's currenly 8:21 pm, and Kyle is writing a paper, and after I finish this post I need to finish some paperwork and then I think I'll fold and put away some laundry, and then curl up with one of my library books. We just got back about half an hour ago from K's intramural volleyball game. He's on a team with a bunch of his classmates from his cohort. He's also not feeling real well tonight, which is a bummer :( I hope he feels better soon!
Thursday, October 6, 2011
I Believe
{This post was supposed to be posted on Sunday, when I changed my blog title, and while General Conference was still fresh on my mind. Time got away from me though, and I didn't finish it. So here it is, although probably a lot shorter than I intended it to be.}
General Conference was amazing. As always. I will be honest though (because who doesn't love honesty in blogs?) I took a couple little naps. I was distracted some of the time. I probably didn't listen as well as I should have. But, I did watch and listen, and I did learn things, and I AM going to reread all the talks when the November Ensign comes. For me, I enjoyed listening to our leaders talk about family, and how it is the most important thing. I know that of course, but I also know that sometimes I forget. I do get a little selfish and put myself first instead of Kyle. I'm working on that, and it was good to be reminded. I also enjoyed the talks about using our time wisely, and opening ourselves up to personal revelation. Why is personal scripture study such a hard habit to get into, and such an easy habit to break? I'm going to be working harder on that, as well as using my time more wisely. As you can see, I changed our blog title to "Anxiously Engaged" with the whole verse from D&C underneath. A couple of months ago K and I had FHE and we read this scripture and decided it would be a good family motto. It was a huge reminder to me that we should be anxiously engaged in serving each other and living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So, there it is. (Any of my wonderful designer friends want to make a print for me to hang in my house?)
Also during Conference I was reminded that I don't share my testimony that readily. Ever. I'm shy, and nervous, and it just doesn't happen, not even on my blog. So, I'm going to try to be more diligent in sharing what I know, face to face, and via the internet. I already put a link to my mormon.org profile over on my left sidebar. I just updated it so the it will take a few days to be reviewed and updated but check it out! I also worked on sharing my testimony and telling people at work about General Conference... It just so happens that those I chose where already LDS, ha! I'll keep trying :)
I guess that's it from me. I do know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church, and that we are children of God. He loves us and knows us by name. Joseph Smith was a prophet, just as Thomas S. Monson is today. The Book of Mormon is at true book. The Temple is the House of the Lord. We truly can be together forever. That's my simple little testimony.
General Conference was amazing. As always. I will be honest though (because who doesn't love honesty in blogs?) I took a couple little naps. I was distracted some of the time. I probably didn't listen as well as I should have. But, I did watch and listen, and I did learn things, and I AM going to reread all the talks when the November Ensign comes. For me, I enjoyed listening to our leaders talk about family, and how it is the most important thing. I know that of course, but I also know that sometimes I forget. I do get a little selfish and put myself first instead of Kyle. I'm working on that, and it was good to be reminded. I also enjoyed the talks about using our time wisely, and opening ourselves up to personal revelation. Why is personal scripture study such a hard habit to get into, and such an easy habit to break? I'm going to be working harder on that, as well as using my time more wisely. As you can see, I changed our blog title to "Anxiously Engaged" with the whole verse from D&C underneath. A couple of months ago K and I had FHE and we read this scripture and decided it would be a good family motto. It was a huge reminder to me that we should be anxiously engaged in serving each other and living the Gospel of Jesus Christ. So, there it is. (Any of my wonderful designer friends want to make a print for me to hang in my house?)
Also during Conference I was reminded that I don't share my testimony that readily. Ever. I'm shy, and nervous, and it just doesn't happen, not even on my blog. So, I'm going to try to be more diligent in sharing what I know, face to face, and via the internet. I already put a link to my mormon.org profile over on my left sidebar. I just updated it so the it will take a few days to be reviewed and updated but check it out! I also worked on sharing my testimony and telling people at work about General Conference... It just so happens that those I chose where already LDS, ha! I'll keep trying :)
I guess that's it from me. I do know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church, and that we are children of God. He loves us and knows us by name. Joseph Smith was a prophet, just as Thomas S. Monson is today. The Book of Mormon is at true book. The Temple is the House of the Lord. We truly can be together forever. That's my simple little testimony.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Also
I just (re)remembered this picture of Kyle and I.
I love it.
It was taken in the photo booth at Bonnie's reception (August 2009).
Besties
Just (re)found these pictures of me and Ish, and I thought I'd share because we're so great.
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| At Ayisha's last birthday. |
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| At Janae's wedding, I think. |
Ish is the best friend ever, and has always been there for me. We have an insane amount of pictures together, and most are super random and semi-unattractive of at least one of us, ha. We definitely need to work on taking pictures where we plan to look attractive ;)
Love you, Isha, can't wait to see you next weekenddddd.
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