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Josh and I were able to have fun with 2 of our nieces a couple of weeks ago. I took some pictures with Josh and the girls while we were waiting around the temple. They were hiding from the wind, then they were running away from me, so I didn't get a lot of great ones, but I had fun with what I had...

2 is always better than 1

2 finger pricks

2 times asking if I wanted to quit

2 chairs

2 times being poked in the arm

2 stickers

2 times the treats

Josh and I donated blood yesterday... The last three times I have gone I have been turned away, but Josh signed up so  I decided to try again.  I kinda figured I would be turned down again, so I wasn't surprised when I was at first, but then I was told I could retest with my other hand and see if the score was higher, lucky me it was high enough!  Then I went out in the big chairs to get my blood taken.  The first lady couldn't find my veins, so she got another lady to try, and after fishing around in my arm for awhile she decided it would probably be best to use the other arm.  So I got to then have them poke the other arm and after awhile it was finally working.  It went slowly, but I did it.  I was the last one there and  They had pretty much everything taken down and put away by the time I got out of the chair and to the treats table, but I still got my juice and cookies.  It wasn't all the great, but it wasn't al that bad either.  I am glad I was able to donate blood and hopefully I'll be able to do it again.  I'll just have to remember to not do it the night before my aerobics class again... 

Not much else is happening here... it snowed today and it made me sad.  I was filling the car with gas and the wind was crazy!  I couldn't see anything because it was blowing my hair like mad!  Oh, also, I jsut watched NCIS on CBS because my frined Mia was in it... She was the daughter... 

Sorry,  I had originally posted this with a picture, but it was such a bad picture I decided to take it off... sorry!

Daffodils

I love daffodils!! I think they are the most beautiful flowers! I've liked them since I learned about them in Kindergarten. I just think they are cool because what other flower looks like this?
The best part about them.... they are in my front yard!! YAY! I was so happy when I saw that we had flowers, but not jsut any flowers, but daffodils! Anyways, I love spring and hope it stays for a while... or at least comes back really soon. It has been cold the past couple of days and I don't want my daffodils to die, so I hope the sun comes back soon.

I feel like I don't ever have much to write, so I hope you don't mind my random thoughts on things, Sometimes I just like telling people what makes me happy and when I smile each day...

goodness

I love it when good things happen!

fun things so far this week...

-Heather, Scott, and girls came to Utah and josh and I were able to have fun with them on Monday
-My class told me they had a lot of fun yesterday, and that made me happy
-people were sore today from last class, meaning I did something right
-I got a dollar pay raise without even knowing it
-I read outside and got hot and a bit sunburned!
-the sun is out!!!!
-we went to a dance last night at the State Hospital and it was a lot of fun
-I have cookies and brownies in my kitchen
-in about 2 hours I have a presentation, then I don't have to worry about it anymore!
-I reread twilight and decided I love the books much better than the movie, although I had fun watching the movie with my loving husband who took me because he loves me
-tomorrow is thursday
-I have only one test this week

I hope everyone has a good rest of the week!

a simple smile

I just wanted to say how much a simple smile and hello helps people! 

I walk home 2 times a week and everytime I see the same elderly man walking.  We say hi as we

 pass and I look forward to seeing him each time I walk, plus it also means I am close to getting home.  But today instead of walking in different directions we were heading the same way.  He was about half a block in front of me and I was expecting to pass him shortly, but he was walking fast, and I admit I am a fast walker.  He was slowed with traffic and I endd up passing him,.  He yells out to me from acros the street that I walk to fast and that he was now having trouble keeping up.  I slowed down and we talked.  He was kind and kept

 telling me to love my life, to love going to school and all the work I was able to do.  As w got closer to his house he noticed his wife was home and he got all excited to see her and it was really cute. 

Silley I know, but I just wanted to say how happy it made me.  Just someone saying hey and smiling.  So go say hi to someone you don't know!

something else that makes me smile is my husband. I lvoe spending time with him and I love that we get to be with eachother for eternity. 

The first one isn't the prettiest, but we went bowling and I totally beat him.. 160 to 117, then the next game he won, but still, I got my highest score ever.  And the second one is in Salt Lake at the Roof Restaurant in the Joseph SMith Memorial Building.  We went and stayed in SLC and it was a lot of fun.  I don't know why but the photographer thought it best to cut half of Josh out... 

update

Did you know that if you spell the work STRESSED backwards it spells DESSERTS... I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I saw it on a cartoon in book one of my professors passed around in class. I have been stressing out lately, and I don't like it. I am trying to not stress, but I have a hard time just not thinking about things. Anyways, if you have any tips for me that would be great!

Things are going well for Josh and I. My class is going well and even though I have a very small class I got the music working today and we are having fun. I'll also be teaching a class Spring term so anyone that wants to is able to come at 8 each morning! It will be fun!

We were called as ward greeters for church and I rather like the calling. We have to help make the program and say hi to everyone as they walk in. It is great!

My laptop completely shut down on us and we have no way of turning it back on. We think it is the battery since it will no longer charge, but since it won't turn on it means I lost of my pictures and music. I wasn't smart enough to back up my files online or whatever I should have done, and I couldn't put them all on CDs since I didn't have a CD burner, so now I have to start from scratch. But good news is we were able to buy a new computer. We got a nice desktop that has been working great for us. I also got photoshop added on so I have fun with the few pictures I have while Josh is at work.

Anyways, we really haven't done much and I don't have any pictures to share... I haven't shared any for awhile, but then again we don't do anything where we take pictures...

disaster class...

So, today was my first day teaching aerobics, and I only recounting this story so that hopefully it goes better in days to come...

Last week I bought a cassette adapter to hook up my ipod to the rooms speakers, it is a really old sound system and this is the only way teachers in the past have gotten their music to play. So I was ready this morning with my workout and my music, but I grabbed a workout cd just in case I couldn't get it working. So I get to class take roll, find out only half the students are there again and tell them about the workout we were going to do. I go to turn on the music and find out I don't actually know the right buttons to push for the cassette so I pop in the cd. I turn it on and it is way too loud, and the volume for the cd player doesn't work. I get everyone to do their crunches and curls while I figure out that the cd volume is through the cassette, so I finally got it right. Well, by this time I was already a little embarrassed that I didn't know what I was doing, but it's fine. We start working out and right before our last chunk of workout and strength stuff the power goes out. It is completely black and silent. great... well, I had to let class out early and we didn't get to finish anything I had planned... I really just hope things go smoother next time. Or else this will be a very long end of the semester...

I hope everyone else is having a great day!