It's such a weird place to be...

I have probably made comments like this before, but it's SO weird to have sooo many of my friends getting engaged and married. In this past year:

+ Marianne and Ryan Jackson were married (my only friends from IL)
+ Erin and Samuel Randall were married
+ Pama and Derek Alder were married (Pama has been one of my best friends since we were like 14ish, and Derek served his mission in our ward and taught and baptized Justin)
+ 3 couples in my branch recently got engaged
+ 2 more of my friends are expecting engagements in the upcoming months
+ 2 of the 4 girls that were in my primary classes growing up are engaged (the other is about to serve a mission)
+ a few that I can't think of right now...

On the other hand, I also know several people about to, or are serving missions:
+ Torvald is in Norway
+ Reggie is in the MTC heading to Seoul Korea
+ Marcus will be going to the MTC soon to go to Chile
+ Jesse will be going to the MTC soon to go to Hawaii
+ Emily beu is in the MTC on her way to the Mesa Arizona Temple mission
+ Alex is in the MTC headed to Tuscon Arizona
+ Lindsey will be going to the MTC to go to Bolivia
+ I will be receiving my call in the next week :)

Anyway, it's just weird to know so many people heading down that path, when I'm heading down another one. When I come home there are gonna be babies and I doubt I'll have any single friends left! Weird. Yeah, anyway. Just some interesting thoughts.

TOMORROW!

Man, this is starting to kill me! My papers are IN Salt Lake. Tomorrow they could be assigned and I will know by tomorrow afternoon or evening. Time is going soo slow! If they assign my mission tomorrow, I should know where I'm going in the next week. Only downfall is that in a week from tomorrow, I will be in Nebraska. Phooey. So, I won't be able to open them until Tuesday of the following week, when I can get mom and everyone on the phone/skype. It's so close I can almost taste it! Any guesses of where I'm gonna get sent? I kinda think I'm getting sent to Russia... We shall find out...

Jesse's Mission Call!

Jesse is going to Honolulu Hawaii and he reports December 15th :) He is going to do SO well there! :)

Mormon Dr. Seuss Twist :)

The Mormon Church and Brother Lurch

I am Lurch.

I am Lurch.

From the Church.

That Brother Lurch!
That Brother Lurch!
I do not like that Brother Lurch!

Do you like the Mormon Church?

I do not like the Mormon Church.
I do not like it Brother Lurch.

Would you read the Book of Mormon
Here or there?

I would not read it
Here or there.
I would not read it
Anywhere.
I do not like the Mormon Church.
I do not like it Brother Lurch.

I’ll have the Elders
At my house.
You could come over,
With your spouse.

I will not go
Into your house.
I will not let you
Teach my spouse.
I won’t read your book
Here or there.
I will not read it
Anywhere.
I do not like the Mormon Church.
I do not like it Brother Lurch.

We can talk about it
In this box,
With our latest convert,
Brother Fox.

I won’t discuss it in a box.
I will not meet with Brother Fox.
You won’t indoctrinate my spouse,
So don’t invite us to your house,
I won’t read your book here or there.
I will not read it anywhere.
I do not like the Mormon Church.
I do not like it Brother Lurch.

I’ll come and get you
In my car!
We’ll go to church
It’s not too far.

I would not,
Could not
In your car.

You may like it.
You may see,
We’ll talk about Joseph Smith
Or Genealogy.

I could not do genealogy,
Not Joseph Smith, Lurch let me be!

Not in a box,
Not with a fox,
Not in your house,
Not with my spouse,
I won’t read your book here or there,
I will not read it anywhere.
I do not like the Mormon Church.
I do not like it Brother Lurch.

A train! A train!
A train! A train!
We could go to Utah
In a train!

Not in a train! Not genealogy!
Not in your car! Lurch let me be!
I won’t discuss it in a box.
I will not meet your Brother Fox.
You will not get me or my spouse
To set one foot inside your house.
I won’t read your book here or there.
I will not read it anywhere.
I do not like the Mormon Church.
I do not like it Brother Lurch.

Say!
In the dark?
We can teach you stories
About Christ or Noah’s Ark!

I would not, could not,
In the dark.

You’ll have to give up
Your champagne.

There’s nothing wrong with my champagne.
I’ll need some when I get off this train.
Not Joseph Smith. Not genealogy.
I do not like them Lurch you see.
Not in your house, not in a box,
Not with my spouse, or Brother Fox.
I will not read your book here or there.
I will not read it anywhere.

I do not like it
Brother Lurch.

I do not like the
Mormon Church!

Maybe you think
Mormons are weird.
Were you told we have
Horns and a beard?

Mormons have parties
With snacks and Root-Beer.
You shouldn’t believe
Everything that you hear.

You know, I kind of like Root-Beer,
And parties are not all that queer.
I think I’ll give up my champagne,
I hear that stuff can melt your brain.
But no more cigarettes or tea?
I cannot do that! Can you see?
I won’t discuss it in a box.
I will not meet with Brother Fox.
I will not come into your house,
And keep your distance from my spouse.
I won’t read your book here or there!
I will not read it anywhere!

I do not like it Brother Lurch.

You do not like it,
So you say.
Try it! Try it!
And you may!
Try it and you may I say!

Say!
I like the Mormon Church!
I do! I like Brother Lurch!
And I’ll invite my friends to hear,
And teach them all to love Root-Beer.
I’ll throw away all my champagne,
And head for Utah on a train.
I’ll do my genealogy,
It is so fun, so fun, you see!

We’ll go discuss it in a box.
I’d like to meet your Brother Fox.
And you can take me to your house,
And have the Elders teach my spouse.
I’ll read the scriptures here and there,
And convert my friends everywhere.

I do like the
Mormon Church!!
Please,
Baptize me,
Brother Lurch.

Nanny in Distress

I've had a rough couple days of work lately. So, Jesse decided to write me another poem, titled "Nanny in Distress."

She has arms of warmth and affection
Her sweet love has a way of connection
Hard at times, she smiles through it
Even when Wesley is throwing a fit.

If nannying were a grade, she'd be grade A
This is my way of saying you brighten a day
Through poops, time outs, and bottles of milk
You still manage a smile as soft as silk.

Just keep loving, you're almost there
Even when your job is hard to bear
You can do it, you're holding to the rod
Remember when serving a child, you're really serving God.



I thought it was kinda cute and sweet. So I decided to share. It brought a smile to my face and laughter to my soul :) He really is an amazingly caring young man and would do pretty much anything moral to bring a smile to my face :)

Lake+Boats+Tubes+Knee Boards= FUN

Our Branch went to the lake yesterday. We took 3 boats. 2 of which were faster and had tubes, knee boards, and wake boards. I didn't try the wake boards, none of the guys on my boat could get it, so I just enjoyed watching them fail. :) The tubes were SOOOO much fun! I am proud to say that I did not fall off even once! although, the constant landing and sliding on my elbows gave them some nice little burns. I wish I had taken my camera on the boat and taken video or pictures. It was so awesome! I'm extraordinarily sore today, but I wanna go again! Here are some of the pictures from the trip :)










HAHA look at those muscles!! YEAH!

Caving

We went caving on Friday. It would have been cool if we could have stayed longer, but Sarah had to be to work by 10. This is the before picture! I didn't take my camera with me because it would have been caked in mud by the end! We had to climb up to a hole climb in and then slide through a bunnyhole. In some spots it was super muddy and slippery, some spots it was sticky, and other spots weren't too bad. We had to be careful of our footing in areas so we didn't fall down and get hurt. One of the boys told us they heard a story of a boy who broke his leg in the cave and had to hike back out. I guess there is a lake in the back of the cave, it takes a long time to get there though. It was enjoyable. Maybe we will go again sometime. :)