THINGS THAT MADE ME GIGGLE

-STUDYING IN THE ENGINEERING BUILDING-YEAH, THAT'S FUNNY ENOUGH, SO THESE GUYS WERE STUDYING NEXT TO ME AND ONE SAID, "EVERYONE TOLD MY MISSION COMPANION HE LOOKED LIKE ANTONIO BANDEREZ, AND HE REALLY DID!" THEN HIS FRIEND SAID, "YEAH, ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SAW ME SAID I LOOKED LIKE HARRY POTTER!" (I WAS TRYING NOT TO LAUGH, BUT I LOOKED UP AND HE TOTALLY DID) THEN THE THIRD GUY GOES, "EVERYONE TOLD ME THAT I LOOKED JUST LIKE BRAD PITT, SOME SAID I LOOKED JUST LIKE THE SEXIEST MAN ALIVE"-EXCEPT, HE TOTALLY DIDN'T. I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD I HAD TO LEAVE, I THOUGHT I WAS DISCREET, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THEY KNEW I WAS EAVES DROPPING :)
-ALSO IN THE ENGINEERING BUILDING, I SAW A GUY WITH A SHIRT THAT READ, "VADER WAS FRAMED!" ENGINEERS, WHAT CAN YA DO?
-IN MY LAST CLASS, WE HAD A REVIEW FOR MY TEST TODAY, AND A GIRL ON THE FRONT ROW KIND OF GOT AFTER THE TEACHER AND SAID, "I CAN'T JUST REGURGITATE ALL 230 PAGES THAT WE HAD TO READ FOR THIS CLASS, AND LIFE IS HARD, WA WA WA"-TO WHICH THE TEACHER TRIED TO CONSOLE HER AND WAS POLITE, BUT WHEN SHE CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CLASS BEYOND AWKWARD, HE RESPONDED WITH, "AND I DON'T APPRECIATE YOU FALLING ASLEEP ON THE FRONT ROW WHEN WE HAVE TWO IMPORTANT GUEST SPEAKERS IN CLASS. MAYBE IF YOU STAYED AWAKE, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO REMEMBER THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE ON THIS TEST"-SO AWKWARD AND SO EXCELLENT! :)
-LASTLY, THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT AND RANDOM CONFERENCES WHERE I WORK, AND I THOUGHT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ASIAN FEST/REUNION THING GOING ON, AS I WAS PRETTY MUCH THE ONLY WHITE GIRL IN A SEA OF DARK SUITS AND HAIR. THEN I SAW THE SIGN: HYUNDAI CONFERENCE. I LOVE ASIANS!

MY LITTLE MOMENT

I HAD THIS MOMENT TODAY THAT I JUST HAD TO TRY TO PUT INTO WORDS. I WAS SITTING IN MY MARRIAGE & FAMILY CLASS, AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ATTACKS OF THE WORLD ON THE FAMILY, HOW PEOPLE LOOK AT MARRIAGE AND FAMILY AS A BURDEN AND NOT A MOST CHOICE BLESSING. I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A WIFE AND MOTHER, BUT I CONFESS, I TOO WANTED TO DO SEVERAL THINGS BEFORE I GOT ALL 'SETTLED DOWN.' I ESPECIALLY THOUGHT WANTED TO FINISH SCHOOL AND TRAVEL THE WORLD FIRST, AND THEN, FINALLY, GET MARRIED. I WAS SITTING THERE AND GOT A LITTLE EMOTIONAL REALIZING THAT HEAVENLY FATHER IS AWARE OF ME AND KNOWS, AND HAS ALWAYS KNOWN, WHAT WILL MAKE ME THE MOST HAPPY. SOME OF THE MOST SWEET AND TENDER MOMENTS OF MY LIFE HAVE BEEN WITH LANDON AND ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE BEEN MARRIED. I'VE NEVER FELT SO MUCH JOY AND LOVE. IT'S WONDERFUL, AND I'M GRATEFUL I'M ABLE TO FINISH SCHOOL, TOO, BUT SCHOOL HASN'T BROUGHT ME JOY! MY MARRIAGE HAS! I'M EMBARRASSED TO THINK THAT I WAS TRYING TO PUT OFF THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME. I USED TO LAUGH AT YOUNG COUPLES' 'DUPLEX OF DREAMS' AND LACK OF...EVERYTHING! I'M JUST GRATEFUL OUR CHURCH LEADERS ARE SO IN TUNE WITH THE SPIRIT TO MAKE THE PROCLAMATION TO THE WORLD AND EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY.

CLASSIC MOMENTS BROUGHT TO YOU BY, MY LIFE! :)

-SPILLING RAMEN ON MY WHITE PANTS WHEN I STILL HAVE TO BE AT WORK FOR 4 MORE HOURS...YEAH, CLUTS QUEEN AWARD GOES TO ME, YET AGAIN
-GETTING READY-STRAIGHTENING MY HAIR IN SECTIONS LIKE ALWAYS-COMPLETE WITH FUNNY BUN ON TOP OF MY HEAD-LANDON COMES IN, "GOING FOR THE SARAH PALIN LOOK, EH?" MY RESPONSE, "BWAHAHAHA!" THEN HE GOT NERVOUS, "ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR YOUR HAIR LIKE THAT...ALL DAY?" (SAID SWEETLY BUT UNDERSTANDABLY CONCERNED-LIKE) BWAHAHAHA-HE SEES ME GET READY EVERYDAY-APPARENTLY I JUST LOOKED EXTRA RIDICULOUS TODAY-EVEN THOUGH I THINK SARAH PALIN IS A STAR! :) I WANNA LOOK JUST LIKE HER WHEN I GROW UP!

THINGS I'VE LEARNED SINCE WE'VE BEEN MARRIED

1.) DON'T LEARN TO COOK BEFORE YOU'RE MARRIED. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU START THE MARRIAGE COOKING WONDERFUL THINGS, HE WILL JUST EXPECT IT! BUT, IF YOU ARE NO GOOD AT COOKING, LIKE ME, AND LATER SHOW HIM YOU'RE TRYING AND LEARNING JUST FOR HIM-HE WILL BE BEYOND APPRECIATIVE WHEN YOU EVEN MAKE THE EFFORT. YES, GOOD PLAN.
2.) DON'T HALF THE RECIPE. BOYS EAT MORE THAN GIRLS. HALFING THE RECIPE WILL LEAVE YOU NO LEFTOVERS-MEANING MORE FAILED ATTEMPTS AT COOKING-KEEP THE FAMILY SIZE AND GET 2 NIGHTS OF MEALS IN 1!
3.) LEARN WHAT A FIRST DOWN IS. MY MOM WISELY TOLD ME THIS ONE. I'VE BEEN GOING AND WATCHING THE GAMES WITH HIM AND TRYING TO BE SUPPORTIVE BUT BEING RIDICULOUSLY BORED. LEARNING WHAT A FEW KEY RULES OF THE GAME ARE HELPING TAKE THE BORING EDGE OFF.
4.) LAUGH! BOYS AND GIRLS THINK DIFFERENTLY, AND IT'S HILARIOUS! ENJOY IT! THERE ARE MANY MORE SIMILARITIES THAN DIFFERENCES, SO WHEN YOU ARE AT CABELLAS WITH HIM AND JUST DON'T GET IT-GIGGLE-A LOT. PS-WHEN WE WERE THER LAST TIME-SOME GUY ASKED ME IF I WORKED THERE-I WAS IN A SKIRT AND HEELS-I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!

SUMMA TIME AND THE LIVIN IS EASY

SUMMER HAS BEEN GREAT! SO FAR WE HAVE:
-GONE TO ZION NATIONAL PARK
-BEEN THE MA AND PA ON THE STAKE TREK
-WENT TO A FAMILY REUNION IN WYOMING
-VISITED THE FAMILY IN IDAHO
-LANDON WENT ON A MULE PACK TRIP IN THE UINTAS AND I WENT TO VISIT MY FAMILY
-ITALY AND SWITZERLAND!