It's Friday again! Where did the week go? Actually, scratch that question... this week has been hectic! It was Clark and I's last week of class for the Spring semester. Next week I take 2 finals and then I am out of here for a while! Today I've been so excited. Why? Because it's JR. MISS WEEKEND! I love JR. MISS WEEKEND!
So here are my 5 things that make me FEEL GOOD!:
1- Walking out of my last class- Best feeling of the semester is knowing that my projects and classes are done and I only have 2 tests left!
2- Curls in my hair- I have not had enough time this week to actually do my hair cute for around 2 weeks and today I took the time after class and did my hair in curls, wore a cute shirt my mom bought me for Easter and a new necklace she gave me also. So I feel very cute.
3- JR MISS- I get to go to dress rehearsal tonight with Addie and her friends and the real thing tomorrow with Gran and JD and Addie. It should be a blast.
4- Dawn and Rachel- I got to hang out with the girls last night while Clark studied and it was way fun. We went to firehouse and talked for hours. Girls nights are great!
5- Husband- My husband is the best guy! Just because...
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
When Plans Go Wrong...
I have always had a plan in my life... when I was a senior in high school I had a plan. I was going to go to Utah State on scholarship in my grandparents jeep (that I begged for and due to lovely grandparents I was allowed to borrow it for a semester) and study Speech Language Pathology. Everything worked out for me that year after high school (well mostly everything) I did what I thought I was going to do. I had some roommate troubles but other than that I had a great year. I fell in love and then the next plan in my life was established.
I married Clark and now I had a CRV to drive to my Junior year of college. I finally got into my major and loved it and it has been great so far. However, this summer and my plans for that are starting to irk me! I had a plan this summer that I would take an anatomy class from SLCC and stay at my in-laws. I would study for my GRE and volunteer at hospitals to up my resume and I would train for a marathon.
My plan has gone wrong. What do you do when your plan goes wrong? Well to be honest, I don't know the answer to this question. My plans usually have worked how I thought they would and now I really don't have a game plan. This is the reason why... SLCC accepted me and I got on to register for my class this summer and all the courses were full. The professors are discouraged to take anymore students than the limit and their is no wait list for Biology 2320. This little disturbance in the plan made me rethink every single decision I had made about this summer. I had to start thinking about different ways I can take this class. I had to reconsider the job thing and the volunteer thing. etc. etc. NO FUN!
The point of the whole story is that... I strongly dislike growing up. I love that I have my own apartment, with my own husband and my own little life but I miss being a kid. I really do. I miss coming home to a meal made by my mother and a clean house. My mom even made my bed on mornings I had to run out of the house without doing it... she thought I was ungrateful when I didn't notice this but I noticed and I loved it. Thanks mom. I miss cuddling on the couch watching NCIS after mom and I got home from dance practice. I miss FHE with little brothers and sisters. I miss laundry being done for me and all I have to do is put it away. I miss running cross country on a team. I miss jumping on a trampoline whenever I wanted. I miss staying up late talking to my mom. I miss random people dropping in the Cook house on Sunday evenings. I miss a lot about being a kid.
Although the point of the story was that... I strongly dislike growing up, their is another point that this plan story brings up.
I have a plan that no matter what happens with this college class or what happens with the rest of the
future, that I will create that carefree life Clark and I both lived as children for my own. My house will be a safe haven from the world. We will read scriptures, have FHE and attend church regularly. We will have dance parties in the kitchen while washing the dishes. We will cuddle and watch NCIS or some other show after dance lessons. We will practice piano and other instruments. We will work on homework and succeed at what we try to do as a family. We will play endless amounts of games and have random neighbor friends drop in regularly on Sundays. We will work and clean. We will learn a lot together. Most of all, we will love each other and our house will be filled with Christ.
I hope that I can create a life for my children that I had and I hope in that home of ours my children can make plans, like I did and even when they don't work out, they can see the bigger picture.
*This was a very long long blog post but I'm also adding pictures of our Easter Friday night. It was fun!
Overall, It was a GREAT EASTER. We are so thankful for the Savior and His atonement and resurrection. We are so grateful we know we will live as families forever.
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| My connections class |
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| My 1st college room. My bed was the cute pink one. |
I married Clark and now I had a CRV to drive to my Junior year of college. I finally got into my major and loved it and it has been great so far. However, this summer and my plans for that are starting to irk me! I had a plan this summer that I would take an anatomy class from SLCC and stay at my in-laws. I would study for my GRE and volunteer at hospitals to up my resume and I would train for a marathon.
My plan has gone wrong. What do you do when your plan goes wrong? Well to be honest, I don't know the answer to this question. My plans usually have worked how I thought they would and now I really don't have a game plan. This is the reason why... SLCC accepted me and I got on to register for my class this summer and all the courses were full. The professors are discouraged to take anymore students than the limit and their is no wait list for Biology 2320. This little disturbance in the plan made me rethink every single decision I had made about this summer. I had to start thinking about different ways I can take this class. I had to reconsider the job thing and the volunteer thing. etc. etc. NO FUN!
The point of the whole story is that... I strongly dislike growing up. I love that I have my own apartment, with my own husband and my own little life but I miss being a kid. I really do. I miss coming home to a meal made by my mother and a clean house. My mom even made my bed on mornings I had to run out of the house without doing it... she thought I was ungrateful when I didn't notice this but I noticed and I loved it. Thanks mom. I miss cuddling on the couch watching NCIS after mom and I got home from dance practice. I miss FHE with little brothers and sisters. I miss laundry being done for me and all I have to do is put it away. I miss running cross country on a team. I miss jumping on a trampoline whenever I wanted. I miss staying up late talking to my mom. I miss random people dropping in the Cook house on Sunday evenings. I miss a lot about being a kid.
Although the point of the story was that... I strongly dislike growing up, their is another point that this plan story brings up.
I have a plan that no matter what happens with this college class or what happens with the rest of the
future, that I will create that carefree life Clark and I both lived as children for my own. My house will be a safe haven from the world. We will read scriptures, have FHE and attend church regularly. We will have dance parties in the kitchen while washing the dishes. We will cuddle and watch NCIS or some other show after dance lessons. We will practice piano and other instruments. We will work on homework and succeed at what we try to do as a family. We will play endless amounts of games and have random neighbor friends drop in regularly on Sundays. We will work and clean. We will learn a lot together. Most of all, we will love each other and our house will be filled with Christ.
I hope that I can create a life for my children that I had and I hope in that home of ours my children can make plans, like I did and even when they don't work out, they can see the bigger picture.
*This was a very long long blog post but I'm also adding pictures of our Easter Friday night. It was fun!
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| We dyed Easter Eggs. I put too much vinegar and they turned out yucky so we only dyed 5. HA HA. |
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| We got each other Easter baskets. |
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| I already told you what Clark got and he loved it! |
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| I got cute notebooks for my to-do lists, a pirate kite because West Side is my Alma-mater and lip gloss. |
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| He's a cute guy! |
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| Oh ya and the Easter bunny is Catholic. I got Easter chocolate prayer hands. I think the E. Bunny also has a sense of humor. |
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| On Saturday we went to my parents and opened Easter bags. My parents got me a cute shirt and necklace and Clark a sling shot. He loved it. Then on Sunday we had Easter dinner at the Evans. Claudia makes a mean Halibut dish. |
Friday, April 22, 2011
"Five Feel Goods" Friday!
I decided I'm going to do this on Friday's for fun! So these are the things I loved, that made me feel good today and this week.
1. Old Men- Well really old men can be the meanest guys ever or the nicest and today I had a good experience. This old guy came through parking and I ask "how are ya?" as always his reply is, "I'm doing good for an old guy." He says this every time he comes through. I don't know if it is the dementia kicking in or he really is doing good for an old guy. I love seeing him. I love old men like this and I'm so happy that I already know my husband is going to be nice when he is elderly because those mean one's aren't very fun.
2- Being Wanted- I get a text last night from my dear cousin McKayla saying that she is playing volleyball in Smithfield tomorrow. I was glad she thought of me and would like if I came. Then I had a teacher say she wanted me to come to the lab on Saturday and work on my projects (well she didn't say that exactly but she said we could come work on our projects). Then I had an Ear Anatomy book begging me to read it on Saturday. Then I had my boss email me and say he would love for me to go garden at Shaw's on Saturday. I also had the prophet tell me he'd like me to go to the temple on Saturday (well those weren't his exact words either but he wants me to go). I love being wanted! I do plan on attending each of these things. Luckily, I have Friday to spread them out too!
3- The Easter Bunny- Knowing that Clark probably won't read this I'll reveal what the Easter Bunny is giving him. Clark asked for Jarritos the Mexican Soda, so the E. Bunny got some of that. He also got an iTunes card because he knew Clark was itching to buy angry birds but had no excuse to. He also ordered a book off Amazon for $6.50 and had it sent to our apartment called "Other Men's Horses" by Elmer Kelton. The Easter Bunny knows Clark so well.
4- Sunday Nap- The anticipated Sunday nap always makes me feel good on a Friday.
5- Shaw's and my lovely friend Rachel- I get to go to Shaw's in a half an hour and I'm way excited. Mostly because my friend Rachel will tell me her love life stories and also because I feel accomplished after I garden for a while.
PS- I'll add pictures later to make this more exciting!
1. Old Men- Well really old men can be the meanest guys ever or the nicest and today I had a good experience. This old guy came through parking and I ask "how are ya?" as always his reply is, "I'm doing good for an old guy." He says this every time he comes through. I don't know if it is the dementia kicking in or he really is doing good for an old guy. I love seeing him. I love old men like this and I'm so happy that I already know my husband is going to be nice when he is elderly because those mean one's aren't very fun.
2- Being Wanted- I get a text last night from my dear cousin McKayla saying that she is playing volleyball in Smithfield tomorrow. I was glad she thought of me and would like if I came. Then I had a teacher say she wanted me to come to the lab on Saturday and work on my projects (well she didn't say that exactly but she said we could come work on our projects). Then I had an Ear Anatomy book begging me to read it on Saturday. Then I had my boss email me and say he would love for me to go garden at Shaw's on Saturday. I also had the prophet tell me he'd like me to go to the temple on Saturday (well those weren't his exact words either but he wants me to go). I love being wanted! I do plan on attending each of these things. Luckily, I have Friday to spread them out too!
3- The Easter Bunny- Knowing that Clark probably won't read this I'll reveal what the Easter Bunny is giving him. Clark asked for Jarritos the Mexican Soda, so the E. Bunny got some of that. He also got an iTunes card because he knew Clark was itching to buy angry birds but had no excuse to. He also ordered a book off Amazon for $6.50 and had it sent to our apartment called "Other Men's Horses" by Elmer Kelton. The Easter Bunny knows Clark so well.
4- Sunday Nap- The anticipated Sunday nap always makes me feel good on a Friday.
5- Shaw's and my lovely friend Rachel- I get to go to Shaw's in a half an hour and I'm way excited. Mostly because my friend Rachel will tell me her love life stories and also because I feel accomplished after I garden for a while.
PS- I'll add pictures later to make this more exciting!
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