Spring Break #1

I should note that this week is my first Spring Break of the year. Since I have to take a bunch of time off work before June I took the U's Spring Break off. I'll also be enjoying the district's Spring Break next month. Charmed life? I think so.

Tuesday was a most excellent day in many ways. I did some service, had a nice workout, and enjoyed a fun lunch with Julie. I also got a chance to do a session at the Jordan River Temple in the afternoon. AND the weather was so nice in the evening that Skyler and I went for a little jaunt. Loverly.

Wednesday started with a great workout at the park (4 miles in 38 minutes!) followed by an all day adventure with Wallpaper Stripping. Its not like a California Adventure, but...yeah. Can't finish that. Its really not that fun and attempting to compare hours of scraping old paste and nasty paper off a wall to the brilliance of a Disney Themepark is sacrilege. But we finished the walls! And now we're one step closer to having Jon's room ready for him when he returns this summer.

Today I'm attempting to make a BBQ Chicken Pizza, introducing two of my favorite people to The Chocolate, and venturing down south to see Hairspray with Elisa. Yay Thursday!

Conclusion: Taking a week off in the middle of the year and having no major plans beyond "have a good time and relax," definitely fits into the realm of "The Finer Things in Life."

A couple quick notes about food--naturally.

Just in case any of you were considering putting some Girl Scout Cookies into food storage? They hold really well for at least two--if not three--years. I don't actually remember when I purchased this particular box of Thin Mints but they still taste GREAT! Happiness.

And I tried a new flavor of yogurt this morning. I stumbled on a Carrot Cake yogurt from Kroger and thought I'd give it a go for funsies sake. The flavor is actually not too bad. I mean, its not actually a luscious piece of carrot cake topped in several inches of to-die-for cream cheese frosting, but it tasted fine. The appearance of said yogurt, on the other hand, was fairly nasty. The consistency was THICK and the color was something between orange play-doh and fry sauce. YUMMY, right? I'm just really glad I didn't intend to mix anything in to it because I'm pretty sure that would have taken my appetite away almost immediately.

Sheldon Quote o' the Day: "Milk Duds, with their self-deprecating name and remarkably mild flavor, are the most apologetic of the boxed candies."

Live All the Days of Your Life

One day...

• I'd like to sing with Matthew Morrison
• I'd like to dance with Ellen Degeneres
• I'd like to be a part of a flash mob/dance scene like Oprah's huge number with the Black Eyed Peas

Someday I'd like to solve the problem of body odor at the gym. Namely, I'd like a policy wherein you can complain about somebody's overwhelming stench and see them escorted off the premises.

One day in November--I'm not sure which one--I'll get my new bed that I ordered from JcPenney.com this morning. It makes me really happy even if the price tag makes me sweat a wee bit. I love new purchases!
Today I'd like to invite you to check out the new design of my Blog and tell me what you think. Any negative thoughts will most likely be dismissed immediately--I'll be honest--because I think its the Bomb.com. Thanks to Mr. B for directing me toward the site, and thanks to YummyLolly for this lovely design!

Sheldon Quote of the Day: "This is a classic rookie time travel mistake."

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock!

One of the most frustrating aspects of the autumn season in Utah--besides its relatively short stay in our fair state (1? Maybe 2 days?)--is the difficulty I have in acclimating my own body temperature to the constant change of rising and falling temperature. The nights can be quite chilly, but the afternoons can be roasting. Often when I slip under the covers its too warm for the covers...but then I'll awake at 2:00 am just freezing. What to do?! Recently I've taken to just covering my feet. Seems if the bottom appendages are warm, the rest of me follow suit.

Last night I hit up the annual Back to School BBQ Stake FHE event. As usual, its not an actual BBQ because cooking hamburgers or steaks or even 'tube steaks' for several hundred people would be a herculean task. Instead, subs were on the menu last night. Can't complain about free food really, but it was no Quiznos toasted goodness, you know? On top of that, it got dark pretty fast so in order to actually see anyone you had to be inside the pavilion...along with the 200+ other people trying to do the same thing. It was loud. And when my friend, Alisha, challenged me to give my number out to somebody in "the next 15 minutes"...I quickly realized the folly of such an endeavor. You couldn't even hear yourself! For the record, I at least made an effort. I met a couple people and even engaged in an actual conversation with "Tim of the --th Ward"...but I quickly wrapped that convo up after he brought up politics and said he was a "far right Republican." Eegads! So no phone numbers distributed, but I'm sure I'll be blessed for my efforts.

I recently became involved in something of a "Blog argument" via the comments section on an acquaintance's Blog. It doesn't matter the topic, but I was proud of myself for keeping my cool and not getting angrily hateful with any of my comments. I ended my involvement with this particular post saying, "We shall have to agree to disagree." Isn't that what's great about America? We can all have our own opinions and know that not everybody has the same viewpoint. I almost laughed out loud, then, when an earlier arguer responded to my statement with, "No, I don't think we will." What? What does that even mean? He will not agree to disagree with me? But...he obviously does disagree with me. So if he disagrees about agreeing with me...wouldn't logic then suggest he agrees with me? I'm totally confused. And totally amused. And even more convinced that Blog arguments are entirely futile.

General Conference weekend is almost upon us again and I'm just so pleased! I love listening to the words of the prophets and the counsel from our leaders. I love that it means I have a Sunday without any meetings. I love that it means hanging out with the family. And this year I really love that it means chocolate chip cookies and rootbeer floats. I haven't had a treat since August 26th, (see explanation here) and this Saturday will be my first "cheat" day in the way of our biannual Conference treats. YES! I am SO excited. I love cookies.

The Stake Musical Revue is opening (can we use regular theater lingo for a glorified roadshow?) in less than a month and I'm trying not to freak out. Its been a really fun experience and even the giant dance number I somehow got roped in to is proving to be a good time. Let me know if you're interested in coming to see the show and I'll get you the info. As an admitted theater snob, I cannot encourage attendance at a community theater production such as this in good conscience. However, I do guarantee you will laugh. Even if that's you laughing at us rather than because of us, we'll take what we can get.

Sheldon Quote of the Day: "You know, I've given the matter some thought, and I think I'd be willing to be a house pet to a race of super-intelligent aliens."