Happy New Year! I can’t believe it is 2010 already. Where has time gone? I can still remember being at my friend Taylor’s house the night we hit 2000 and everyone was afraid the world was going to end that night. And here we are ten years later, still alive. I have been terrible at blogging this year and hope to be better this coming year. There were many things I forgot to mention and I would like to go back and make a quick note of them so that this “journal” can be a semi-complete memory blog for me.
Jon and I were able to go to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house and dedication. Both were amazing and beautiful. One small note, mothers DO NOT let your children play in the baptismal font during the walk through while you talk to your friend next to you. Or let your children run their hands on every wall and table with their dirty little hands. When we did the walk through I couldn’t believe the noise in the temple, it was so loud and people didn’t care to lower their voices. People were having everyday conversations in the house of the Lord. Hello people.
Speaking of temples… this year so many church lessons were on the temples and how we really need to get the work done and go more often. I taught lessons on temples two or three times for relief society this year. Don’t worry Heavenly Father I got the message! In July I once again taught on temples and my sweet cousin Carly came to listen to me. She was wonderful and participated in the lesson. Sometimes I have a hard time teaching because no one really responds and she came and answered questions and gave her opinions, she was a life saver and she is welcome anytime to my lessons. Her and my friend Alison are really the only ones to help me. Thanks!
While we are talking about Carly, her and Cameron are expecting their first baby and I couldn’t be happier. I had guessed that she was expecting at a bridal shower; she said something and then I had everyone text Cameron congrats on becoming a new daddy and she kinda freaked out and I thought that it might just be true! I am so excited that there will be a little boy addition to their family in April.
One fun thing I did while Jon was in school this summer was hang out with my friend Kattrina. I would go over there about once a week and we would watch movies together once her kids went to bed. It was nice to have some girl time and not have to be alone all night, every night. I got her addicted to some Vampire movies and its fun to discuss them together.
Jon is starting on his 13th semester at the U and his 10th straight semester, no break! Poor guy. He should be done with his masters at the end of summer and already there is talk that he will go back and get a second masters or PHD. Jon is such a go getter! Always wants to succeed and push himself. I love my husband! I know he wishes I could be more like him, I do too!
Now for my usual three month update:
October- I stared the month off getting my biometrics testing done at work and I will post my results because I don’t think anyone reads my blog… if they do I am sure they gave up a long time before now.
Body Mass Index: 17.36
Systolic Blood Pressure: 99
Diastolic Blood Pressure: 65
Total Cholesterol: 187
Percent Body Fat: 29
High Density Lipoprotein: 65
Low Density Lipoprotein: 72
Triglycerides: 247
Weight: 111
Glucose: 82
Height: 5′7″
I know that is all boring but I think it will be interesting for me to compare it to next years test.
Work has been really good and I enjoy my job. I work with some great people and others that make life fun. I am usually kept busy. I am very grateful for my job and hope to stay there for a long time. I have been getting a lot of great projects designed and its fun to see my work finished.
Fall semester at UVU was interesting, I took only one class due to scheduling conflicts. I took Interactive Design 2, which was Adobe Flash and After Effects CS4. To tell the truth I didn’t learn anything, my teacher was new and kind of neglected our class. I worked on two projects and was glad when they were done. I was proud of how my first project turned out, it was a self portrait! Any of you who know me know I hate self portraits more then anything. I drew my picture on a piece of paper and then folded that paper into an origami crane all the while taking still images and then I put those images together in flash and it looked like the paper folded itself!
October 8th was a hard day for me, I had dinner with two of my sisters and had a conversation that to this day I hate to think about. I pretty much ruined my sisters life. Lets just leave it at that.
Saturday October 10 Jon and I went to the annual Strong Man Competition in our ward. I have gotten much bigger the older I get, all my jeans were dirty and I only had one pair that are from high school that I consider an emergency pair. Well I had to wear them and it was pretty funny cuz I couldn’t bend my legs enough to sit on the picnic table bench because they were too tight so I stood for most of the night and what a cold night it was. I froze and ended up going and sitting in the car after an hour.
Jon got a new job in October, working for a company called Staywell Interactive, he really likes his job and that makes me happy! Jon’s new job is Senior Program Manager.
As a part of the Relief Society board I guess, I got to go reverse trick-or-treating with one of the presidency members. We went to some of the women in the ward to drop off a treat and have a little visit. Its crazy how you can be in a ward for over a year and not ever see some of the people in your ward! It was fun but cold.
Friday the 16th we hung out with our good friends Bryan and Kattrina and went to dinner with them! They are always a blast to hang out with.
Saturday the 17th was the Fun Family Fall Festival. We met at a pumpkin patch and all picked out the perfect pumpkins to slice and dice. I love pumpkin carving and look forward to it every year. Spent a couple hours at Jenny’s house carving pumpkins and eating tons of yummy food. That is one thing about my family parties, we always have great food and lots of it. I took control of Mindy’s camera so I will have to get those pictures.
The next week (22nd) I hung out with my friends Ryan and Diana! We did an awesome yoga video together (which they then bought me for Christmas). They are a lot of fun to be around and always make my day. They are amazing at working out so the video was no problem for them but I thought I might die. Even now after doing it a few times I still think there is a possibility the video will kill me.
Still continuing in October (Saturday the 24th) we had a Murder Mystery Party to go to, hosted by Trent and Kristen Day. I was a nun and Jon was a pirate. Actually I was a pirate too but pretended to be a nun because those who killed my father were after me. The party was fun, we got to know people in our ward that we didn’t know before but no one really helped me so I didn’t accomplish any of my goals in the game. Plus the material on my head was killing me at the end and I was happy to get killed in a battle. Jon my real husband; brother in law in the game took my life. Yeah needless to say he was in big trouble when we got home.
Friday the 30th I had a work Halloween party. I dressed up as a 1920’s flapper! I have always wanted to, not the same when you got the underwear I have. But I wore my grandmas real fox fur and had a lot of fun. THere was a contest at work but I didn’t win even though many said I should have.
Halloween day Jon was able to go to a Real soccer game with our friend Ryan Rees and had a great time. Halloween night we had a party at Bryan and Kattrinas. Jon and I both dressed up, me- the flapper and Jon as a pirate (butt pirate if you really want to know). We ordered pizza and had a good time. I brought over my candy to pass out there. So there is the month of October. hope I didn’t bore you to death.
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