So I've now officially had my first class at BYU-I (Accounting; I'm reminded why this is my 3rd time taking it.) I've found myself in a situation where I've got an hour and a half to sit in the building and dink around. Since I don't have any homework yet, I instead pulled out my laptop and started checking things out while I eat my lunch my sweetie made for me, YUM.
Anyway, as I've been sitting here, I've decided how incredible this blogging atmosphere is. This would have been so helpful on the mission. Even though its been years and years since I've spent some quality time with certain cousins of mine, I feel like I'm getting to know their families better and better every day. I think its cute that both Leland and Tara are into Princess stuff. And not only that, but its also a great way for me to update all of you on how we are doing. I just think its really cool, and I'm feeling very grateful right now.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Last stop, Rexburg! .... End of the Line
We're here! We are in our beautiful new place. Sorry for not posting pictures here, but i'll see what I can do over this next week to help you all get a feel for the place we are now living in. Today will be our first day at church, and tomorrow morning school starts. We've been really busy unpacking and getting our new home stocked. I think the number one thing Cindy is excited about, is the fact that she doesn't have to share her kitchen space with 5 other girls.
Update on previous post
The cartoon I found online to post of moving was disturbingly accurate of how our move felt. My Dad did an incredible job of getting all the stuff in our "need" pile packed onto and into the truck. We covered it with a tarp, and then put a spiderweb style bungee cord over it. As soon as we hit I-80, after about a mile, we saw Cindy's backpack go flying out the back of the truck! So we pulled over, and my Dad and I engaged in some driveby acrobatic retrieval maneuvers, and got it back on the next pass. The next 2 hours consisted of us driving behind my Dad incredibly tense watching the tarp flap all over the place and us just thinking about what the next precious item we are to lose next.
Update on previous post
The cartoon I found online to post of moving was disturbingly accurate of how our move felt. My Dad did an incredible job of getting all the stuff in our "need" pile packed onto and into the truck. We covered it with a tarp, and then put a spiderweb style bungee cord over it. As soon as we hit I-80, after about a mile, we saw Cindy's backpack go flying out the back of the truck! So we pulled over, and my Dad and I engaged in some driveby acrobatic retrieval maneuvers, and got it back on the next pass. The next 2 hours consisted of us driving behind my Dad incredibly tense watching the tarp flap all over the place and us just thinking about what the next precious item we are to lose next.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Moving
So the time has finally come for us to spread our wings and leave the nest... even though its been 4 months almost since we got married. Anyway, we have spent this past week packing things up getting ready for the big move. Its been quite busy and tiring, but we've gotten a lot done. We've both noticed that when we spend the time packing apart, we tend to get distracted easier and don't move as fast. So we've tried to stick together for the purposes of staying on task. It works usually, but we get tired and sit down together and find it harder to get back up if we are sitting together. In any case, by this time tomorrow 
we'll be on the road on our way to our new place (that we haven't even seen) and will be spending the remainder of our weekend unpacking and getting settled in.
we'll be on the road on our way to our new place (that we haven't even seen) and will be spending the remainder of our weekend unpacking and getting settled in.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
10 things about me, by Cindy
So Laura tagged me a while back and I've decided to report on the 10 random things about me...
1. I like to make up words. I'm not sure where they come from, but where ever it is, they are quite profound. One of Alex's Favorites is "Yancy" which is to mean... Nervous, Dancy, excited, jittery.
2. I'm open about burping in the open, apparently more than I should be. I wouldn't really say I burp in "public," but I have no reservations about letting one out when surrounded by family/friends. This one time, when I was 14, at a family reunion drinking home made root beer, I let out a really big burp at the table while everyone was eating dinner. Everyone stopped eating to look at me. One kid said "Nice one," while my Aunt Kathy elbowed me pretty hard.
3. I LOVE strawberry Ice Cream. Especially Breyer's brand. I bought a quart of one every week for 6 months, (I think every Wednesday) while in Kentucky last year.
4. I went 4 years without going to the dentist, (November 2003- November 2007) and I didn't even get any Cavities... I've never had a cavity my whole life!
5. I've never broken a bone or had stitches. I suppose I should knock on wood, but I'm still pretty proud about that.
6. This last few months on the way to institute, I notice I always get really hot in the car. And on the way home, I always get cold. Alex was freezing in the car last time while I had the A/C blowing on him. What a sweetie for enduring my temperature uniquenesses.
7. I have MONO. Oh, and I love cats.
8. I enjoy playing games with family and friends. Especially competitive games. No one gets more competitive than my brothers, even though Alex likes to say I'm worse than them.
9. We have a family home video of me when I was 4 singing "I am a Child of God." Apparently I didn't know how to end the song after starting it. So while singing the song, when I got to the line "teach me all ...." I would ramble for a couple seconds then return to "... lead me, guide me..." and sing it over and over and over again.
10. To finish this off with a big one, I would say I'm usually concerned about those around me than I am with myself. Not that I worry about their opinion, but I always go out of my way to try to help everyone I can, and help everyone around me to be happy.
I am grateful for my friends and family, especially my husband Alex! He has brought a lot of joy into my life.
So I guess I'm supposed to 'tag' 5 other people to tell us 10 random things about them. So here it goes: Craig, Carrie, Tiffany, Courtney, and Jake.
1. I like to make up words. I'm not sure where they come from, but where ever it is, they are quite profound. One of Alex's Favorites is "Yancy" which is to mean... Nervous, Dancy, excited, jittery.
2. I'm open about burping in the open, apparently more than I should be. I wouldn't really say I burp in "public," but I have no reservations about letting one out when surrounded by family/friends. This one time, when I was 14, at a family reunion drinking home made root beer, I let out a really big burp at the table while everyone was eating dinner. Everyone stopped eating to look at me. One kid said "Nice one," while my Aunt Kathy elbowed me pretty hard.
3. I LOVE strawberry Ice Cream. Especially Breyer's brand. I bought a quart of one every week for 6 months, (I think every Wednesday) while in Kentucky last year.
4. I went 4 years without going to the dentist, (November 2003- November 2007) and I didn't even get any Cavities... I've never had a cavity my whole life!
5. I've never broken a bone or had stitches. I suppose I should knock on wood, but I'm still pretty proud about that.
6. This last few months on the way to institute, I notice I always get really hot in the car. And on the way home, I always get cold. Alex was freezing in the car last time while I had the A/C blowing on him. What a sweetie for enduring my temperature uniquenesses.
7. I have MONO. Oh, and I love cats.
8. I enjoy playing games with family and friends. Especially competitive games. No one gets more competitive than my brothers, even though Alex likes to say I'm worse than them.9. We have a family home video of me when I was 4 singing "I am a Child of God." Apparently I didn't know how to end the song after starting it. So while singing the song, when I got to the line "teach me all ...." I would ramble for a couple seconds then return to "... lead me, guide me..." and sing it over and over and over again.
10. To finish this off with a big one, I would say I'm usually concerned about those around me than I am with myself. Not that I worry about their opinion, but I always go out of my way to try to help everyone I can, and help everyone around me to be happy.
I am grateful for my friends and family, especially my husband Alex! He has brought a lot of joy into my life.
So I guess I'm supposed to 'tag' 5 other people to tell us 10 random things about them. So here it goes: Craig, Carrie, Tiffany, Courtney, and Jake.
Hit and run....
Well last night was definitely an exciting evening for our household. After work, Cindy picked me up and we went with my mom to go see her new house being built. Because we got there after close, we had about 45 seconds to run through the model home before it closed. Then took a a longer look at the house being built.
As soon as we got back, we invited Cindy's mom to come with us to my favorite restaurant, Famous Dave's. It was wonderful, as usual. By the time we were getting out, it was nearly time for us to pick up Sharon from work. So we swung by the Megaplex where she worked and picked her up. Apparently Sharon hadn't had lunch or dinner, so we drove her to Arby's to pick her up something.
Cindy and I waited in the car while Sharon and Colleen went inside the restaurant. After about 2 minutes, Cindy and I heard a very loud crunching noise, coming from behind us. We turned and looked at the street to see a very large black Truck backing up, and peeling out to leave very fast. There was a guy in the road screaming at the top of his lungs, "Somebody catch that (Blank) (Blank)."
I immediately jumped out of the car to run to the corner, yelling to Cindy that I had to see if anyone was hurt. I ran out to the middle of the intersection where this guy and his son had probably one of the worst rear endings I'd ever seen. They were in a newish small sedan, and lets just say the back left end had been crunched to nearly the drivers seat. There was a kid in the passenger side so my next instinct was to call 911. I asked the guy if he was hurt, but he said he was fine, with the exceptiong of being incredibly angry (I don't blame him), and the kid said he felt ok too. As I turned to survey the rest of the scene I realized that he had actually hit 2 other cars as well, and there were at least 4 other people, including the guy in the middle of the street who were all on their cell phones. I figured one more call will probably just slow the process down. I stayed for a few minutes just to see if there was anything I could do to help, but there really wasn't. So after the police arrived, we wished them luck and left. The whole experience left us all feeling a bit shaken, but at the same time, feeling very grateful the rest of the night, that it was not us involved in the accident.
The picture posted is the closest I could find on the web to a similar accident, only it was a smaller car, and the back end was crushed about twice as bad.
As soon as we got back, we invited Cindy's mom to come with us to my favorite restaurant, Famous Dave's. It was wonderful, as usual. By the time we were getting out, it was nearly time for us to pick up Sharon from work. So we swung by the Megaplex where she worked and picked her up. Apparently Sharon hadn't had lunch or dinner, so we drove her to Arby's to pick her up something.
Cindy and I waited in the car while Sharon and Colleen went inside the restaurant. After about 2 minutes, Cindy and I heard a very loud crunching noise, coming from behind us. We turned and looked at the street to see a very large black Truck backing up, and peeling out to leave very fast. There was a guy in the road screaming at the top of his lungs, "Somebody catch that (Blank) (Blank)."
I immediately jumped out of the car to run to the corner, yelling to Cindy that I had to see if anyone was hurt. I ran out to the middle of the intersection where this guy and his son had probably one of the worst rear endings I'd ever seen. They were in a newish small sedan, and lets just say the back left end had been crunched to nearly the drivers seat. There was a kid in the passenger side so my next instinct was to call 911. I asked the guy if he was hurt, but he said he was fine, with the exceptiong of being incredibly angry (I don't blame him), and the kid said he felt ok too. As I turned to survey the rest of the scene I realized that he had actually hit 2 other cars as well, and there were at least 4 other people, including the guy in the middle of the street who were all on their cell phones. I figured one more call will probably just slow the process down. I stayed for a few minutes just to see if there was anything I could do to help, but there really wasn't. So after the police arrived, we wished them luck and left. The whole experience left us all feeling a bit shaken, but at the same time, feeling very grateful the rest of the night, that it was not us involved in the accident.
The picture posted is the closest I could find on the web to a similar accident, only it was a smaller car, and the back end was crushed about twice as bad.
Monday, April 7, 2008
No, that would be silly..... The tiny man who lives in my Finger hired the crew
Do you ever find yourself singing the same part of the same song over and over in your head? On Saturday, after conference, for some reason we popped in Muppet Treasure Island. It was pretty good, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it even after probably almost 10 years since I saw is last.
Anyway, this morning I went up and went to work. And this whole morning I've had the song "Sailing for Adventure" stuck in my head. Specifically the part where Fozzy says "Sailing for adventure on the Big Blue Wet Thing!"
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