We had an awesome time on our trip! It was really nice to get away from little people's schedules, fighting, and poop for a few days. We left Friday morning and had no car trouble at all, which was great, considering it was just in the shop the day before.
Friday: IKEA shopping and lunch, thrifting at D.I., dinner at Wallaby's, Evermore Park
Saturday: breakfast at the Bagel Project, Trolley Square, Gilgal Sculpture Garden, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, lunch at Yoko Ramen, outlet stores and ice cream, dinner at Rodizio, Dry Bar Comedy
Sunday: relaxing, Church, games and dinner with the Blomquists, family chat, more relaxing at the hotel. I was wiped out by then because of all the walking and still waking up at my normal time! I'm a little annoyed that I can't actually sleep in.
Monday: breakfast at the hotel, travel home, IKEA furniture assembly
The rest of the week has been all right so far. Tuesday felt like a rude awakening because of all the laundry, dishes, and diapers after a few days of rest. I am really glad we took this trip. I ended up with 4 new shirts, a nice dresser, and a new winter coat. The food was all incredible too, and the activities were really fun. I hope we can do this again soon!
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Joseph's Visit, Fall Break So Far
It's been a great week with Uncle Joseph here. He last came for a week about 2 years ago, I think, and he's definitely grown up since then, not that he was difficult then. The days have been sunny and cool, my perfect kind of weather.
Saturday, I had a Relief Society preparedness fair from 10-2, but it ended up taking from 9-3. My class on spiritual self-reliance went well and very quickly. It's really easy to talk for 10 minutes! I enjoyed the other classes too, and we got lots of fun stuff, including a backpack to put it all in. Overall, I'd say the activity was a great success. I went home with an awful headache that wouldn't leave, but I pressed on since we were feeding the missionaries at 5. I almost had James take them a pizza, but I suddenly started feeling well enough to cook dinner. It's a mild cold, and pretty much everyone in the house has it. We really enjoyed having the missionaries over. I remember when they were older than me, and now they're my baby brother's age.
Monday, we decided to take it easy for FHE and watch some stuff instead of going anywhere. We've talked about going swimming but can't ever find the motivation to do so, and that's okay! It's a lot of work to get everyone ready for swimming. Maybe one day we'll be motivated enough. We also didn't want to spread a bunch of germs at the pool.
We've been watching the Harry Potter movies and just finished #4. That's the last one we'll watch with the little kids, and it was a little too scary for Lewis. Oops. I read books #5, 6, and 7 and really enjoyed them. I remember the first 3-4 too well to be able to read them yet. I can almost quote them word for word.
Fall break started yesterday! We took the kids to the dinosaur quarry and even did one of the trails. It actually wasn't so bad, and we even got some good pictures. Today, we're going to a carnival and will hopefully get the G6 back during a convenient time. It had a small thing that needed to be replaced, but hopefully we won't have any trouble with it on the way to Salt Lake tomorrow! I'm really excited to go on a trip with just James. We haven't gone away for more than a night since we got married, and since it's been 10 years (and a few months), we're going away for 3 nights! James's parents get here tonight sometime, so I really hope everything goes well. I've been looking forward to this trip for several months now.
My sister Colbey will be getting married in March! I can hardly believe it. I don't know Micheal very well yet. Colbey sent me a link for the bridesmaid dress, so I ordered one already. I'll make the trip in March, probably meeting up with Mara. It should be great! One trip at a time, though. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. :)
Saturday, I had a Relief Society preparedness fair from 10-2, but it ended up taking from 9-3. My class on spiritual self-reliance went well and very quickly. It's really easy to talk for 10 minutes! I enjoyed the other classes too, and we got lots of fun stuff, including a backpack to put it all in. Overall, I'd say the activity was a great success. I went home with an awful headache that wouldn't leave, but I pressed on since we were feeding the missionaries at 5. I almost had James take them a pizza, but I suddenly started feeling well enough to cook dinner. It's a mild cold, and pretty much everyone in the house has it. We really enjoyed having the missionaries over. I remember when they were older than me, and now they're my baby brother's age.
Monday, we decided to take it easy for FHE and watch some stuff instead of going anywhere. We've talked about going swimming but can't ever find the motivation to do so, and that's okay! It's a lot of work to get everyone ready for swimming. Maybe one day we'll be motivated enough. We also didn't want to spread a bunch of germs at the pool.
We've been watching the Harry Potter movies and just finished #4. That's the last one we'll watch with the little kids, and it was a little too scary for Lewis. Oops. I read books #5, 6, and 7 and really enjoyed them. I remember the first 3-4 too well to be able to read them yet. I can almost quote them word for word.
Fall break started yesterday! We took the kids to the dinosaur quarry and even did one of the trails. It actually wasn't so bad, and we even got some good pictures. Today, we're going to a carnival and will hopefully get the G6 back during a convenient time. It had a small thing that needed to be replaced, but hopefully we won't have any trouble with it on the way to Salt Lake tomorrow! I'm really excited to go on a trip with just James. We haven't gone away for more than a night since we got married, and since it's been 10 years (and a few months), we're going away for 3 nights! James's parents get here tonight sometime, so I really hope everything goes well. I've been looking forward to this trip for several months now.
My sister Colbey will be getting married in March! I can hardly believe it. I don't know Micheal very well yet. Colbey sent me a link for the bridesmaid dress, so I ordered one already. I'll make the trip in March, probably meeting up with Mara. It should be great! One trip at a time, though. I'm really looking forward to this weekend. :)
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Conference, Anna and Joseph's Visit
James and I changed our plans a couple of times for our date last week, so we ended up going to dinner and doing some fun shopping. I'm glad that some places (mostly chain restaurants) provide nutritional information so I can actually figure out something to eat. We don't eat out very often, and I'm glad, because it makes "dieting" almost impossible. On that note, I put some pictures in an album for my starting weight, -30, and -45. In the next few days, I should be able to add -60! I'm really hoping for -75 (my end goal!) by the end of the year, but I think it will be late January before I get there. I'm doing so much better than I was a year ago, but I'm far from perfect.
We enjoyed Conference on Saturday and Sunday. I listened to the women's session while I did some sewing, so I felt extra productive. Haha. The toffee was not only easy, it turned out delicious! I made some again on Sunday for Anna and Joseph to enjoy. They arrived around lunch time, so we enjoyed the rest of the day eating yummy food, listening to Conference, and playing some games. Anna left Monday morning, but Joseph is here until after James and I go on our anniversary trip, the 18th-21st.
So far, things have gone very smoothly. Though Joseph is my kids' uncle, he's more like a cousin due to his age. I barely notice he's here because he takes care of himself. He and James do games together from 7:30-9:00, and then James and I still hang out after that. I've had parent-teacher conferences this week, but everything else has been pretty routine. I also found the leak to our dishwasher, finally. It is the stupid water inlet valve, which is both cheap and easy to replace, but very annoying since this is a new dishwasher. I don't want to bother with Lowe's doing it, because I bet it will take a lot longer if they'll even do it at all. It feels like things are always breaking. James had to replace our front doorknob during Conference because it finally gave out.
I am so excited for the changes talked about in Conference! There are too many to really talk about here, but right now I'm most intrigued by what's going to happen at Conference in April. I guess we'll have to wait and see!
We enjoyed Conference on Saturday and Sunday. I listened to the women's session while I did some sewing, so I felt extra productive. Haha. The toffee was not only easy, it turned out delicious! I made some again on Sunday for Anna and Joseph to enjoy. They arrived around lunch time, so we enjoyed the rest of the day eating yummy food, listening to Conference, and playing some games. Anna left Monday morning, but Joseph is here until after James and I go on our anniversary trip, the 18th-21st.
So far, things have gone very smoothly. Though Joseph is my kids' uncle, he's more like a cousin due to his age. I barely notice he's here because he takes care of himself. He and James do games together from 7:30-9:00, and then James and I still hang out after that. I've had parent-teacher conferences this week, but everything else has been pretty routine. I also found the leak to our dishwasher, finally. It is the stupid water inlet valve, which is both cheap and easy to replace, but very annoying since this is a new dishwasher. I don't want to bother with Lowe's doing it, because I bet it will take a lot longer if they'll even do it at all. It feels like things are always breaking. James had to replace our front doorknob during Conference because it finally gave out.
I am so excited for the changes talked about in Conference! There are too many to really talk about here, but right now I'm most intrigued by what's going to happen at Conference in April. I guess we'll have to wait and see!
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Fixing Stuff, Projects
One thing I never realized about owning a house and cars is how annoying it would be to keep them all running, clean, and not leaking. We just had one car looked at for the check engine light, and it was just something minor, as I suspected, no fix needed as far as they could tell (possibly just a loose gas cap.) The dishwasher is currently leaking AGAIN. That stupid thing is new (a month or two) and I just spent 2 hours last week making sure it was completely level. Everything was great for a few days, and then it started leaking. It seems like it's getting worse, and if it's not a loose connection, we're going to need to replace the water inlet valve. Ugh.
Tomorrow we completely finish yard work for the season since we've been getting frost the past few days. I'm okay with it, I think, because the afternoons are really pleasant. I got everything cut out for Christmas dresses for the girls. Since I bought too much, I also have enough for a t-shirt for me, an AG doll outfit, a baby doll outfit, and 3 bows! I never buy new fabric, but I'm definitely getting my money's worth! The pattern is one I found online, and it looks super easy.
Family history is going well, too. I sent a whole bunch of names to my family, and I have plenty for James and me for the next year or 2. I forgot how much I like to take my own names.
We invited some friends for dinner and games. It was great except for when the kids started fighting with their daughter. Well, mostly Lewis. He has a hard time getting along with other kids sometimes because he's 2 and still doesn't like to share.
I can't wait for Conference this weekend! I'm going to start a new tradition that I'm calling "Conference Candy". I've made homemade candy a few times and think Christmas is too busy to do it, but standing over a hot stove shouldn't be too bad while I'm listening to talks and music in the background. This weekend, I plan on making toffee.
Tomorrow we completely finish yard work for the season since we've been getting frost the past few days. I'm okay with it, I think, because the afternoons are really pleasant. I got everything cut out for Christmas dresses for the girls. Since I bought too much, I also have enough for a t-shirt for me, an AG doll outfit, a baby doll outfit, and 3 bows! I never buy new fabric, but I'm definitely getting my money's worth! The pattern is one I found online, and it looks super easy.
Family history is going well, too. I sent a whole bunch of names to my family, and I have plenty for James and me for the next year or 2. I forgot how much I like to take my own names.
We invited some friends for dinner and games. It was great except for when the kids started fighting with their daughter. Well, mostly Lewis. He has a hard time getting along with other kids sometimes because he's 2 and still doesn't like to share.
I can't wait for Conference this weekend! I'm going to start a new tradition that I'm calling "Conference Candy". I've made homemade candy a few times and think Christmas is too busy to do it, but standing over a hot stove shouldn't be too bad while I'm listening to talks and music in the background. This weekend, I plan on making toffee.
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