Random Happenings

Happy Mother's Day! To all the moms (mother, grandmother, mother-in-law,YW leaders, mentors, coaches, etc) in my life, I appreciate all you have done for me and am grateful for all the hard work you put in as a mother! I'm glad I have so many amazing women to look up to and be examples for when I am a mother someday.

My husband is the best. He made me wonderful blueberry pancakes for breakfast, gave me a decadent cupcake, and made delicious stroganoff for dindin! I am so blessed to have such a wonderful man in my life that treats me like a queen!

School is slowly chugging forward. My Program Planning class is really making me think ahead for what job options are available to me. Which kiiinda stresses me out sometimes. And the fact that the whole semester is one giant project doesn't help either.
 My Environmental Health class is interesting because we talk about things I've never super learned in depth about before, like asbestos, population growth, and birth defect drugs. However, the chapter we are on now is pests and it's kinda grossing me out learning about black widow spider bites and bed bugs. Gives me a little bit of the heebie jeebies.
My Biostats class is okay so far but the latest lesson I've been struggling with, which worries me since it's only week 3 of school. Bleh.
My volleyball class pleasantly surprised me, with dedicated players and willing teammates. It's pretty fun, and its 2 whole hours a day!
My Teachings of Living Prophets class is pretty boring, actually. With the class time and group discussions, we just discuss talks from Conference that we read for homework. Although, there is only so much you can say about them. ("Yeah, I loved that part about the story of the little boy...blahblahblah" "Oh I did too! So inspiring!" "Yeah, me too." "Sooo, next talk. I loved what he said about blahblahblah." "Me too!" "Yeah, me too." *sigh*) It gets old.
My online Community Health class isn't as bad as I thought. Just busywork and a waste of time in my opinion. But it's a required class. Ugh.

Can I just say I love rain and thunderstorms? Okay. I love rain and thunderstorms. When that little lightning bolt symbols comes up on the weather feed for the next few days, my heart does a little yippy skippy.

I am on my way to a healthier me! (And no, this was not instigated by bribery or a school project. Shocking, I know.) Me and one of my closest old roommates decided we are going to go to the workout gym everyday this semester (excluding weekends). And so far, so good! We are determined! It really helps to have a friend that can motivate you, cheer you on, and count on you to go to the gym. I really have stayed diligent because of her! Anytime I feel lazy and don't want to go I think of her all by herself in the stinky gym on the treadmill. So I end up going so we can be in the stinky gym on the treadmills together! haha. But really, it's been actually quite fun! Who knew! And because I am working so hard to get calories gone, I am more conscious of what I put in my body as well. Granted, I still have my Pringles, but I have a few instead of the whole can. :) And I'm slowly switching some foods healthier, like whole wheat carbs and fat free things (Fat free Pringles are delicious!). I'm also going to go a year without sugared drinks. Yahoo! I'm already addicted to sugar-free Crystal Light. If I'm working so hard to get rid of those bad foods, it'll be a whole heckuva lot easier to get that Jillian Michaels body if my diet is cooperative as well. I just need to work on the patience part. ("I've been dieting ALL DAY, why aren't I skinnier yet??") And I'm liking the being sore everyday feeling :)

So remember that one time I was all Crafty Cathy and bleached my own denim jacket? So I guess I got a little ahead of myself and wanted to make my own denim vest from a jacket. Psh, crazy, I know. So I purchased a lovely little denim jacket for $4 at DI and took it home to my laboratory. I cut the sleeves, frayed them with a knife, (Yeah, gettin' a little fancy up in here) and bleached it same way as the jacket. Well, one problem. The jacket wouldn't stay all the way in the water to soak evenly, so I set the bleach bottle on it so it stayed at the bottom of the tub. Well, needless to say, I didn't think that one through. And, well...

That happened. -___-

I tried to salvage it and maybe start a new trend ("Oh, the circle on my side? It's the trademark of this new store that nobody knows about. It's the hottest new thing, everyone has one.") But in the end, frustration got the best of me and I threw it out :( So now when I see girls on campus sporting perfectly bleached denim vests, I have a little vendetta against them. Granted, they most likely bought theirs, which is what I may end up doing. Now I know why more people don't attempt this. But have no fear, my crafting days are not over! I want to make the cutest quilt ever. But no sewing machine. Bleh.

Yesterday I tried something I've never done before. Shooting a real gun! It was so awesome. It made me want one of my own. Just a lil' one though. But it was cool having so much power in my hands!

I even had okay aim! I liked blowing up soda cans. I don't think I could ever shoot something living unless my life was on the line or something. On a happier note, it was a cloudy day and I underestimated the sun's rays peeking through and didn't wear sunscreen. Well, this shirt...

gave me the coolest tan lines! It kinda looks like a sunburned spiderweb or something haha. 

On that weird note, have a wonderful week and don't get sunburned! :)

Springy Dingy

Hey ya'll.

It's the first day of school! And out of 3 classes I only had one today that was not cancelled. And all my classes start at 10:15 instead of 7:45! You could say I'm a bit excited about that. However, I am not excited for my first math class in 2 years. I'm definitely going to need some divine help for that one. And a stupid required online class. I hoped to never have to take an online class in my undergrad experience. But that's another story.

The week off was a definite needed break. Some nifty things that were learned and happened over break were:

-sleeping in!

-staying up late having pillow talk with my hubby :)

-reading the Hunger Games trilogy

-trying out new cooking recipes (I'm getting the hang of this when I have unlimited amounts of time! I'm a super slow cooker, though. A quesadilla or a pitcher of Crystal Light can take up to 20 minutes. I tend to be a perfectionist, which means cold side dishes sometimes.)

-going on random car rides with the hubster to nowhere (we did have a destination in mind, we just couldn't find it)

-realizing the last movie rental store in Rexburg has gone out of business :( We are now plagued with having to drive to Idaho Falls if we want to get a movie older than 6 months or a good 'ol fashioned 90's movie like "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" if the local gas station doesn't have them. Stupid Redbox.

-figuring out how to entertain oneself for almost 5 hours in Barnes and Noble.

-Kim Kardashian's butt is huge. (They had a plentiful magazine rack)

-learning how to go into lots of your favorite clothing stores that were having sales and not buy ANYTHING. not even those cute floral barrettes that were 2 for 1. Sigh.

-learning that keeping your 2 whole dollars in your wallet is very difficult at the mall.

-I loved seeing my family! My sisters are the sweetest! However, I never thought seeing immediate family would be more rare than seeing extended family. :/

-going to a new hot springs! Green Canyon hot springs may be in the boonies of nowhere, and have ghetto bathrooms, but it's got a wicked natural hot tub. And lots of cute pot-bellied kids in bikinis.

-learned that throwing a pretty expensive (and sentimental) ring as a sinking pool toy to fetch from the bottom of the pool is not a good game to play in a ginormous pool. And having screaming "Marco Polo" kids swishing up the water does not help. And not having goggles is a great disadvantage.

- Moose are kind of cute from the side of the road. Behind a fence. Across a river.

-It's never too early for Girl Scout Cookies!

-It seems as though you do not have enough time to accomplish things when said things are pertinent to your educational pursuits. When they are for your own personal enjoyment, you have waay to much time to accomplish them.

-bleaching a denim jacket to a lighter color in your bathtub actually works! If you don't mind not having a window in the bathroom and getting high off the fumes for 2 days.

-Sometimes unplanned activities are the most fun.

-Nature is beautiful!

-Daytime television gets old really fast.

-So does cookie crisp cereal. (Talk about chainsaw to the roof of your mouth. Yeesh.)

-my husband can work the "Friar Tuck" look.

-I loved having a girls sleepover with two old roomies when they came and stayed with me! It made me miss our old times together!

-Never take fragrance advice from a gay-ish salesman at a teeny-bopper store.

-Costa Vida is the question. Yes is the answer.

-After being the center of attention for your own wedding, it's nice to attend someone else's where you can sit back, only talk to 2 people, eat some cake, and be on the sidelines.

-Derek now looks like a guy from "Prison Break". (We have too much fun with his hair.)

-You're too bored for your own good when you decide to watch an Animal Planet show about the fuzziest kittens.

-I love storms and extreme weather. Something about a charcoal black sky and lightning over the fields is enchanting and exciting.

-Also, we saw a really cool hawk soaring over a field on one of our drives. It was rather windy that day, so he wasn't flapping his wings, just gliding. The only problem was, he wasn't moving anywhere. He was facing the headwind and wasn't making much progress. So we pass by him and wish him luck on his journey. About 45 minutes later when we were heading back home, the hawk was still there! In the exact same spot in the air, facing the same way, trying to get somewhere. Then we just felt bad for him. I realized that sometimes life is that way. We feel like we are heading in the right direction, but not going anywhere at all. I have felt like this lately in my life. I just feel like I'm perpetually going to school. But the worrysome part is, I have no idea what's going to happen when this is over. I'm tired of classes and doing the same thing every day, but it's also much scarier to think of what happens after I get my diploma. Do I want to try for more schooling? Get a job right away? Will I be pregnant? (hopefully not yet!) So many unanswered questions that are floating around my head. But despite me looking like the hawk that was going nowhere, I know that eventually I will get there. Wherever  "there" is. And I will find a place where I am supposed to be and I will be happy there. Just like the hawk will reach his destination. At least I hope so. I hope he is not still there right now! Haha

Spring semester is already weird. I've never had to start school all over again at this point in the year. And I feel like I just finished my hard work of completing classes, getting well-earned grades, and tying up loose ends. And now I have to start all over again?! It's like in the family home evening lesson I had when I was 10 when dad asked me to draw a really good picture of a temple and a picture of myself. I spent hours on them, perfecting the tiniest details and making them look professional (as professional as a 10-year-old could make). Then when it came time for family home evening, dad asked for my pictures and then proceeded to COLOR ON THEM WITH SHARPIE MARKERS!! His point was that our Heavenly Father is disappointed when we color on ourselves (tattoos, piercings, graffiti, etc) just as much (or more) as I was to have my drawings ruined. So yes. My classes were my masterpiece that I spent all semester on and now I have to start all over on them! Bleh.

And pretty much all of my classes are now required major courses that I just have to get through because I have been putting them off. But I am excited for my volleyball class :) I start tomorrow and I'm hoping it's hard core (I never quite got my fill of competitive volleyball after freshman year of high school) with knee pads, legit uniforms, a ref, and screeching of skin against the hardwood floor for a dive. (Jk. But not really.) However, this is BYU-Idaho and they are not known for their sports, let alone sport classes. So I have accepted the fact that it may be a class filled with short guys picking their nose and prissy freshman who just took the class because it is easy and will scream and throw their hands up in the air when the ball is heading toward their quadrant of the court.

I am excited for the nice weather though :)
I do need to purchase some shorts in preparation of this extreme change, however. Because after spending the past 6 summers in Washington, you can usually get away with some jeans and a light jacket. And if it's really balmy, you can break out the flip flops. (it's like perpetual spring weather there. Rain all the time and mild weather. Rather boring actually.) But no beachy tan, popsicles on a hot day, or swimming in the lake other than that one random hot week in mid-August. 80 degrees. Whoo. It's a killer. So I am looking forward to actual seasons here. Where it's hot in the summer and ice cream is always the best option and the winter is ski heaven. (I miss that already btw)

I miss having my twin seester here at school with me :/ Make some mean donuts at Krispy Kreme this summer, sis! It will all pay off in the end! (No literally. You will get paid. and have a fat bank account come autumn time. haha. ) I luff you!

And I luff all you readers as well :)

Confessions

I just need to get a few things off my chest...

-I just had an epiphany as of 3 days ago the origin of the term "5 o'clock shadow". Apparently it means that by 5 o'clock in the evening guys have a little scruff of a beard because the last time they shaved was in the morning of that day. I definitely thought it meant that by 5 o'clock there are shadows outside getting longer (of houses and trees because the sun is setting) and therefore causing a shadow on men's faces as well, which is manifest by some whiskers on their chin. Derek enlightened me on that one.

-Garlic breath does not go away easily. Brushing teeth several times, milk consumption, swishing mouthwash, chewing gum, and spraying listerine in your mouth don't work. Let's just say it likes to linger for quite some time (like, days on end and tends to stink up the whole bedroom while you breath it out in your sleep and you might wake up in a rotting pizza shop.)

-I found a cute outfit to wear to church last sunday and got so excited about it!  So, I get all the way clean, primped, dressed, fed, out the door, to church, and sitting in my seat prepared to be spiritually fed. Which is when I realized that in my rushed and proud enlightenment of fashion, I had forgotten to put on a bra. Yes folks, a bra. The same item of clothing that was introduced into my wardrobe since I was 10 (I was an early bloomer, okay?) and have worn everyday since, was mindlessly forgotten in a trade-up of wardrobe priorities. So I was flyin' free for the first 20 minutes of the meeting. Haven't we all? (Needless to say, upon the realization and the look of horror I shot Derek after I realized my mistake, I rushed home and fixed my problem. I have since had a much more humble opinion of my outfits. Because no outfit looks good without a bra. Bleh.)

-I'm sure one of the stories that will make its way to being told to our children as the years pass, is how when your father and I were first married, we lived in an oversized closet of an apartment and on the bottom floor. We had not a care in the world as to how loudly we walked and stomped on our floor, since only dirt was below us. But the people upstairs also had that carefree attitude. And constant stomping, yelling, and vacuuming was our lullaby each night when we went to sleep. And how once during an argument upstairs, we grabbed a kitchen chair, put it on our bed, and while one of us held the bottom of the chair, the other one stood on said chair and placed a cup to the ceiling and tried to hear the conversation. Because it was a Friday night and we were bored. All this effort led to no avail, but it was quite an adventure.


-This past weekend was the first weekend I spent away from my sweetheart since we have been married. That part was not fun. Derek had a bunch of tests and needed to focus on them and stay home. I wanted to go to Festival of Colors and visit my fam in Orem for the weekend. So I did just that. And the festival was fun (just a once in a lifetime sort of thing, though. Prob wouldn't go again. Maybe.) and seeing fam was fun as well. But sleeping alone was not fun. And not having my best friend around was not fun. But having a great sister by my side made up for a lot of it :)

-I am really curious as to what my kids will look like. Will they have brown hair? Brown eyes? Blonde hair? Blue eyes? (the last two are highly unlikely) Freckles? Pale skin? Be short or tall? It just fascinates me to wonder how my genes will combine with Derek's to create a little person. (Don't think that I am thinking of having children soon, cuz I'm not. Just curiosity.)

-I still want more snow. It would be best if it could stay warm outside and still snow a lot. And we could play in the warm snow (but it wouldn't melt)

-I have to have my socks match. Have to.

-I want a puppy. (But y'all already knew that :) )

-All baby animals are cute. Even alligators.

-Buy a plunger before you need a plunger.

That is all.

It's okay, I'm alive.

Phew. Nothing like an (unplanned) month off from blogging! Not that I was a super frequent blogger anyway.

The rain makes me feel at home. I'm missing Washington more as I realize how little time I have left to even visit. Life all of a sudden just gets so crazy busy being a married upperclassman. Weird, I never thought that would happen. 

However, because we are in Idaho and both avid skiiers I don't feel like I've gotten my fill of snow, spontaneous ski trips, hot chocolate, and feeling the calmness of a fresh layer of snow falling gently to the ground. Something about it is so peaceful, it takes the cake for my favorite weather. I hoped by the end of winter, we would have so much snow I would be sick of it and there would be snow up to my ears. Me and Derek used to joke that we wished there was so much snow that we couldn't walk out our front door and all the buildings would be 90% covered. But that certainly did not happen. And it's March already. So I guess I have to give it up and start thinking of the positives of spring, (and more importantly), summer. I feel like spring is just a transitional season, nothing too great or drastic, just time to kill before summer so we don't all get weather whiplash.

I am pleased to announce that my husband is now employed! We are so happy. This came earlier than expected when he received an email from a teacher saying there was an opening for a tutor to finish out the rest of this current semester. Now, we had been hoping for Derek to be a tutor next semester, but this offer for the next few weeks really was a blessing for us. Needless to say, he got the job and it seems to be going well! (granted today is his first day, but he is a smart cookie :) ) I feel like an official real-world couple now, with both of us working. It's kinda crazy to think people can add babies into this mix as well! No thanks, (for now). Now the trick is to stay frugal when it feels okay to splurge because we both have a source of income, despite it being (very) small. So far, so good!

We both registered for Spring semester classes recently as well. It went well, with the exception of one class I was waitlisted for but eventually got in (go upperclassmen! :) ) I am looking forward to (most) of my classes. I am a little apprehensive about a math class that is required since I: 1. suck at math in general and 2. haven't taken math for 3 semesters. But I am taking a volleyball class which I'm so pumped for! I haven't played legit volleyball since I was on my high school team freshman year! I dunno how 'legit' it will be since it is just a 1 credit class, but it will still be nice to get out and get the blood pumpin'. I've been lacking in the exercise department lately. Whoops. 

It's weird around this time of year prepping for more classes, when every other year at this time, I would be getting ready to pack up my stuff, live at mom and dad's house, and work my buns off. It's bittersweet. I am grateful I don't feel the impeding sense of doom I usually did from anxiety of working another sweaty summer in a greasy grill area next to an ex-convict, or having my summer mantra of "the customer is always right" (even when they are idiots and you question what the world is coming to with these types of people running around). But then again the sense of reward after 5 months straight of that and a pretty substantial savings account was soo nice. It kinda worries me that we (are hoping) to get by with both of us working around 10 hours a week with school. But I have confidence we will make it work! Even if it means eating top ramen every night until it comes out our noses. (My cousin, Melanie can do that on command. It's so cool.)

The bachelor is offically over! But I am however, changing tv obsessions now to Duck Dynasty. That show is freaking hilarious! But I don't even know what to do with myself on Monday nights. (uhh normal FHE, maybe?) That is one of me and Derek's goals, to have an actual lesson and activity each monday night. When it gets warmer out, we are looking forward to going on walks every night! Fitness and bonding all in one! However, we have been pretty awesome at going to the temple every week. (Is it because I have to do it for a project for one of my classes? Maybe. Are we still diligent anyway and reaping blessings from it? Yes maa'm.)

I have been working on cooking as well, I made southwest egg rolls earlier this week and they turned out pretty good! Except for the fact that I forget to portion control my recipes and ended up making freaking 48 of those things. So leftovers are our favorite thing now. And I made some of my Mother-in-Law's delicious "dump cake" (it's yummier than it sounds) and over-portioned that as well. And that one is loaded with fat and sugar so I'm pretty sure I can feel my triple chin coming in after trying to finish off that one. But it does give me more motivation to cook and try more new recipes when they actually work and turn out well! I was on a 'yucky food-cuz-you-suck-at-cooking' trip for a while there which when I did try something new and cool and it didn't turn out, I got frustrated and turned to frozen chicken nuggets and taquitos. Because in my mind, if it doesn't turn out right the first time, I seem to believe that I am not destined to cook at all and it's a little disheartening. However on the flip side, when I do try things that turn out, I get super excited and more ambitious to try more new things! Gladly, lately its been the latter.

Currently, I am enrolled in a self-defense class called R.A.D. (Rape and Aggression Defense) and it is seriously so awesome. I have learned so much on defending myself in hazardous situations and I am much more aware of my surroundings and have options if something were to happen to me. It makes me feel empowered to have this knowledge and practice it twice a week. (Seriously, all women should take it, just go here) Next week is the final week before we graduate and we are putting our skills to the test by having a simulated situation, and a campus police officer is going to attack us! Kinda nervous for that one, I'll post pictures after!




Can't wait for the Festival of Colors coming up soon and seeing my family in a few weeks! Woot woot!






p.s. I need a dog.

Birthday Birthday!

Random Tidbits:
-So I saw this guy singing his lungs out on the way to class, with no ipod or any sort of accompaniment,  without a care in the world. I wish we could all be that carefree! The world would be a better place if we were.

-It's snowing! I am so happy. If the weather is going to be butt- cold, it better at least snow. If not, warm up to 70 degrees please.

-Cake cookies are still amazing even though you have exhausted the crap outta them from making them 59 million times cuz they are so easy! (Cake mix, 1/4c. water, 1/4c. veggie oil, 1 egg. Mix, bake.) Cookies of the angels.

-I miss my fambly at holiday times like these

-I want a puppy please. Or a lamb.

-I love packages in the mail :)

-Taylor is just the funnest person to talk to for forever! Even if she thinks the Sign language interpreter signing at devotional to the hearing impaired is teaching them how to sign :) I love having a sister here at school!

-Visiting teaching is awesome. I did my teaching which was rad, and got taught in the same night!

It's mah burfday tomorrow! Woot woot! I can finally.....uh....well... nothing new comes with 21 but oh well, another year down! Seriously the past year has been the best. I started dating this guy I had a crush on, (on our first date I seriously sounded like this I was so nervous!) we started dating the day after Valentine's Day (cuz the day of was too much pressure to do something amazing even though it was our first date) and had our first kiss on my birthday last year! It was the best birthday present ever :) Then as they say, the rest is history. He proposed 5 months later, and after 5 months of engagement, we were sealed for time and all eternity! It was the best year ever. I can't wait to see what the future brings :)

First Picture together

Bacon roses for my birthday! He's a keeper

Our wiener dog-pig that we made from one of our first few dates. 

We made this fort and watched movies and ate ice cream in it-the first week we were dating. I knew then and there he was the one :)

ABC's with Morgan and Derek

This sounded fun, so I thought I would do it.

A. age: Morgan is 20 (almost 21!) and Derek is 22

B. bed color: light green and white sheets with matching comforter

C. chore you hate: Morgan hates cleaning the bathtub. Derek hates making the bed.

D. dogs: Morgan absolutely needs a dog. Asap. Please. Derek wants a dog that doesn't slobber or shed or disobey or bark. So basically a turtle. 

E. essential start to your day: Morgan has to have her ipod charged so she can jam whilst walking to class. Derek sets his alarm 10 minutes early so he can sleep longer after his alarm goes off the first time.

F. favorite color: Morgan's favorite colors are aqua blue and coral. Derek's favorite color is blue.

G. gold or silver: Morgan likes silver. Derek likes silver also.

H. height: Morgan is 5'1''. Derek is 5'8''. We hope our kids aren't 4'3'' their whole lives, but they may be doomed with our genes. 

I. instruments you play: Morgan plays piano. Derek used to play guitar.

J. job title: Morgan is a personal assistant for a teacher on campus.

K. kids: Morgan thinks some kids are cute and hopes hers turn out to be the cutest but doesn't want any until she graduates. And she wants to practice on a puppy first (cuz it's not as huge of a deal if you screw up). Derek thinks kids are cute and awesome when they are not fussing or whining. So basically a turtle again. 

L. live: Rexburg, Idaho. Yuck. 

M. married: Derek and Morgan have been married for almost 2 months and we love every minute!

N. nicknames: Mo, Mordan, Momo, Morgie, D-rock, D- money, Dewek, Polka Dot :)

O. overnight hospital stays: Nope

P. pet peeve: Morgan's pet peeves are stupid people, people that smack their food when they eat, attention whores, people that drive slower than the speed limit, stepping on wet floors in socks, unmade bed, dry knuckles, and extremely cold weather with no snow. Derek's pet peeves are sticky floors, stupid people, crappy drivers, know-it-alls, dirty homes, flat billed hats, slightly long nails, and he can't study with gubby teeth. 

Q. quote: Morgan: “The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache.” ― Marjorie Pay Hinckley (I just love her) Derek: "Big Gulps huh?..... Welp, see ya later"-- Dumb and Dumber

R. righty or lefty: Both are righty

S. siblings: Morgan has 3 younger sisters and Derek has 2 older brothers and 6 older sisters.

T. time you wake up: Morgan wakes up at 6:22am most days and Derek wakes up around 8:00am

U. university: Both at BYU-Idaho

V. vegetables you dislike: Morgan dislikes cooked carrots, eggplant, squash and cauliflower. Derek dislikes squash and cauliflower.

W. what makes you run late: Morgan takes a while to do her hair if she is really trying. And sometimes outfit choice takes a while. Derek isn't late very often. But shaving makes both of them late.

X. x-rays you've had: None for either of them. 

Y. yummy food: Morgan loves Original Pringles, tangy filled Twizzlers, Mexican food, calamari, and cheesecake. Derek likes steak, quesadillas, german pancakes, and bacon.

Z. zoo animal favorite: Morgan likes tigers and horses even though they aren't at the zoo. Derek likes venomous snakes (ew.) and monkeys.

P.S. Why does this happen? Bleh.

Have a great long weekend! 

It's Monday Again...

...which means it's Bachelor night! :D

And a week from today there is no school, which makes this week a little more bearable.

Y'know, I hate tests. Any and all. Even if I feel prepared. Why don't they just trust you know the information? I have a love-hate relationship with multiple choice tests. It just frustrates the heck out of me when I know I am staring straight at the answer, like it's gonna come out and bite me, but somehow, I sometimes still manage to get it wrong. I don't feel so dumb when I get fill-in-the-blank answers wrong cuz it wasn't RIGHT THERE.

I feel bad watching people trip or slip on ice. Or stairs. Or the ground. It's like, "I feel ya, I did that last week and it was embarrassing." When I get to the next life and I get to be an angel, I am designating myself as the "picker-upper angel" to lift people when they fall. Literally and figuratively.

This weekend was a much needed weekend. Friday I ate din din with some beloved friends and we chatted each other's ears off. I sometimes forget you still need friends even after you are married. So that was quite enjoyable. Then hubby and I tried to watch Hunger Games, but couldn't make it all the way through it cuz we were exhausted, so we paused it at the climax of the movie and slept (haha that's how tired we were! "NO RUE, DON'T DIE--zzzzzzzz"). Saturday was the best lazy day ever. We slept in later than we should have, we both had things to do, but it was a procrastinating sort of day. We finished Hunger Games, watched up to our ears in special features of the movie (ask me any question on the making of that movie and I could tell you. We're pretty much experts now.) And ate waay too many sugar cookies sent from my mommy. They were delicious. Derek even taught me how to flatulate properly. It was an eye-opener. We both got way hyper (not sure if correlated to the cookie consumption) and decided to go to Applebee's, where we proceeded to be slightly obnoxious and comment on a group of high school kids going to a formal dance. We both agreed we did not miss high school or dances and went through both our archives of past crushes and love interests up until we met each other. Looking back, I can't believe I put up with some people in relationships for so long and didn't know what I was missing until I met Derek. And I liked hearing about his past crushes a little too much, knowing that I had beat them all, haha. Then we watched Taken 2, which may or may not have caused me to be a little freaked out when we were going to bed, and it was dark, and the heater was making weird noises. Sunday was great, (but any day is great when you get to sleep in) we went to our friend's mission farewell, followed by a meal epiphany for me--Taco salad-- wait for it....IN DORITO BAGS! No dishes! So yummy and an ingenious idea. Wish I thought of it. So there will be many meals to come that are served in a chip bag, because I love chips and I love no dishes. Woot. So that was delish. And then home again, chillaxing and then D had to leave for volunteering, which is always a bummer, but especially when you had just spent 72 straight hours together. But I was rather productive while he was gone, and got some homework done. All in all it was a great weekend. And after today, it will be a great week as well. And Valentine's Day is this week! Tell people (and pets) you love them! My dog was the best valentine ever for the past few years of my life, so don't underestimate the power of love from things other than people! A carton of Ben and Jerry's or a fuzzy kitty can love just as wonderfully as a significant other. So find something to love and LOVE THE HECK OUT OF IT!

Happy Bachelor Day! :)