All Things Happen for a Reason

One thing that I have to keep reminding myself is that all things happen for a reason. And with these fun experiences, we are meant to learn something (it's up to you what you end up learning) and hopefully make our faith grow. I know that while we are going through these trials, they are definitely no fun at all, but I guess when you look back on them and realize how much they made you change, you are glad you went through what you did.

That being said, yay for trials! I have about had it up to *here* with UVU and getting our financial aid figured out. Also, we get to buy a car! Our car! Yes, we are pretty much selling our car to ourselves. Trust me, it works when the car wasn't originally in your name anyway and you need to satisfy some "first car buyer" requirements before you can really go out and get the car of your choice. So it works out for us and we get to build our credit by doing what we were already doing -paying for the Sentra! It's funny what simple words on a piece a paper can do to change the meaning of everything.

I realize that whole paragraph may not have entirely made sense, but that's ok. It did to me.

Also, I really like Mater-Roni, thanks to my niece Maggie. I also can't wait for these next few weeks to be over so that hopefully my nausea will subside because I hate feeling sick after everything I eat!!! And you know what really stinks? I got so hooked on cottage cheese and peaches and I thought, Sweet! I am actually liking something healthy and good for me. And now I really don't want to touch that stuff ever again. Why does pregnancy do this to you?!

I also realize that yes, I have wasted 2 hours on the computer when I know I should be cleaning and doing the dishes!

I can't wait to be able to eat candy and chocolate again and actually enjoy it afterward instead of wanting to throw up. My stomach turns just even thinking of some of these things. But then it will all change tomorrow and I'll be craving more sugar again. It's a vicious cycle.

I'm sorry, I know I'm rambling. I just thought I would be better about blogging and give you something fun to read.

Once upon a time there was a fairy princess who lived in a castle. One day she was kidnapped by the evil witch who lived down the street and owned a beautiful garden. This witch fed the lovely princess 3 of her magic beans every day until her hair glowed green and grew high up toward the sky. One day, a prince giant discovered her beautiful hair-vine and decided to climb down it to see what was below him, a world he had always seen from above but never been able to explore. However, after several hours of empty streets and abandoned fields, he decided it was boring and climbed back up the vine. Where was everybody? They were at the festival. It was the princess's birthday, you see, but she was missing and nobody knew where she was. That was because the evil witch lady had actually turned her into a frog and little did he know, but the prince giant was actually supposed to kiss her so that she would turn back to a normal beautiful fairy princess again but instead he had stepped on her on his way back up the vine and all the beautiful hair turned to mush and he fell down with it, crashing to the ground and creating a rift so big that it was later named the Grand Canyon.

The End!

Reminiscing

One of my favorite things to do up at Utah State when I was a sophomore was to go to the Merrill-Cazier Library and spend hours on the computers there. I have many memories of plugging in my headphones and doing homework. I could sit there for hours listening to music. That was MY time, all to myself with no professors, no work, no pressures, just me and the internet doing whatever we wanted to together.

That seems so long ago now, even though it was only 2 years ago. So much can happen in just two short years.

And now I sit here at the UVU library, a student yet again, on the computer, except this time, I sit here just to wait for my husband until we can go home and bake cookies together. Oh how much has changed, but oh how fun it is to just sit at a computer again and just do whatever I want!

So did I mention that I am pregnant? You probably already knew that, especially if we are friends on Facebook. But if we're not, I'm pregnant, and I am very excited and nervous and excited to see my belly grown and still in some stage of "this isn't real" because I still can't comprehend the fact that there is going to be a baby coming out of me in about 6 months. But nonetheless, it is definitely a very exciting and new thing for us, and I'm sorry I didn't make a big announcement like I was intending to. Things just got away from me. Again. :)

I will eventually put up a picture of my first ultrasound.

In other thoughts, I have decided that every time I post, I need to share something with you that I have either learned or saw some sort of good or miracle or God's hand in my life.

I must confess that I am a blog stalker. I enjoy reading blogs of people that I know, and even people that I don't know. One blog in particular that has stuck out to me is about a girl my age with twin girls. There is nothing fantastic or extraordinary about her blog. I just like it because it is. She just writes about her life, her experiences and what she learned from them, and I just enjoy it. She writes so simply, and for some reason, I get jealous every time because of her easiness with words and ways of expressing her thoughts and inner feelings and desires! I really admire her and if she were to ever read my blog, I hope she knows who she is and that I really appreciate her sharing her words with us on the online community and uplifting us as we follow her along in her journey of life and learning.

{yes. I told you I am a blog stalker}

I hope that I can be as insightful as her. I hope that I can be like her and look for the good in every experience that we have. I hope that I can be like her and share with you what I went through and hope that maybe you can learn from what I have gone through, and become a better person. I hope that I can be better at sharing what is on my mind and learning how to better express myself.

Amen brutha-sista.

P.S. I watched the first half of Titanic last night with my sister. Remember that movie?? Ohhhh, the memories that that brought back!!

Dear Friends

I am sorry that I do not post regularly. I am sorry that I am not an awesome blogger like the people I stalk. Sometimes it makes me feel like a bad person that I don't let you in on every detail of our life. I know I should probably be better about sharing our fun adventures and happy pictures, but the fact is, I am just lazy. I also happen to write every night in my journal (yes - I still write in a journal. A real, paper and pen, spiral notebook, lined paper journal) so the thought of duplicating all my thoughts onto Blogger for you seems a little too much for me and I usually choose to cop out of that option since I am, again, pretty lazy right now.

I wonder where people get the time and energy to blog as much as they do. I mean, kuddos to them, really. I admire that. It also gives me something to keep me entertained with while I am at work. I love it. But then it makes me remember that I haven't written in my blog for two or three weeks, and then I feel guilty.

I also apologize that I don't post pictures like I always say I'm going to. I promise. I'll post them eventually. ;-)

Also, do you think I should change my blog layout/background? I really am considering it because right now it's kind of hard to read and is a little too busy. What think ye?

Also also, I am enjoying my book "The Horse and His Boy," part of the Chronicles of Narnia series. It has taken me, oh...3 years probably to get to book number three. That is sad. But I really am enjoying this book. Once I got into it, that is.

I also just got registered for school at UVU. This is a cause for rejoicing! I really had meant to make a big and glorious post about this, but I guess that's why I also fail at Blogging consistently because I am always wanting to do something bigger than what I have patience for. So here it is. I am going to school at UVU, and they're not just online classes. This is actually really exciting!! Oh how I have missed real classes with real people and real note-taking and real professors and just that whole atmosphere of actually going to school. I really like school. I just wish money were free and I could go to school all the time and not worry about bills. By the way, remind me I said that in a month or two when I am hating school and homework.

Things I am also excited for:
- Camping for Labor Day weekend with the fam and sleeping in the trailor. Good memories.
- Fall. This includes pumpkins/jack-o-lanterns/pumpkin seeds, corn mazes, and Halloween. After Halloween comes Thanksgiving. This year has gone by so fast already.
- Scotty starting school.
- The State Fair.
- Possibly a new car???

Time to get back to work. See ya later.

I Know

I know that right now I am probably eating the most unhealthy thing in the world: greasy breadsticks dipped in ranch.
I also know that right now, I really don't care. It is soooooo good!!!

Scary Much?

So on the long flight back from Chicago to Salt Lake City, we must have hit a bumpy spot because the pilot turned the "Buckle Your Seatbelt" on about an hour into the flight. I didn't think too much of it, I just closed my eyes and prayed that the turbulence would be over soon. Then the flight attendant came on over the intercom and told us that they would also be sitting down and buckling in, and everyone else who may be out of their seat should do the same, and that we were going through some storms and it may be a little bumpy for a while.

Oh Great.

So I figured I would just try to sleep to make it go by faster.

After a little while, my husband woke me up and pointed out the window: "That's what we just came through."

Ahh! Scary much?? Very much yes! I am so glad we survived!!