I have neglected 3 birthdays, and today is my parent's anniversary!
Happy day/month to you all! Jobo, Ange, Pouly, Mom and Dad (and all the other cousins/grandparents who have birthdays in July!)
Friday, July 30, 2010
Not sure
I am not sure I like this new blog background, but we will have a go at it for a while....just to see what happens. Maybe I will like it after a few weeks, or maybe I just won't care enough to change it again.
In other news, I got the job at the community college. I got a call last week from the dean and he said that he would at least offer me a class on Wednesday, so I would have a day to prepare. Turns out they still need someone for the other classes, and after talking with another high-up person, I got the position to teach those class as well. So in summary, I am teaching 2 Precalc classes and a research class. The book for the Precalc class is being sent to me in the mail, and the research class seems to be somewhat unorganized so I have some free reign on that. Hooray for having a job, hooray for us moving in just a few short weeks, and hooray for Jimmy starting law school. He is so ready!
In other news, I got the job at the community college. I got a call last week from the dean and he said that he would at least offer me a class on Wednesday, so I would have a day to prepare. Turns out they still need someone for the other classes, and after talking with another high-up person, I got the position to teach those class as well. So in summary, I am teaching 2 Precalc classes and a research class. The book for the Precalc class is being sent to me in the mail, and the research class seems to be somewhat unorganized so I have some free reign on that. Hooray for having a job, hooray for us moving in just a few short weeks, and hooray for Jimmy starting law school. He is so ready!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Today
Today I wanted to fix my blog...it didn't really work.
Today I wanted to express my happy feelings! :)
Today I wanted to express my happy feelings! :)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Reupholstery project
Our friends Davis and Melanie are expecting a baby by the end of the month. We promised them our rocking chair, since we could not bring it with us and because we thought they needed it more than we did. Grandma Marie found this rocking chair, and I must say, it is very comfortable. The only drawback was its color. It had a rusty orange color upholstery.
I decided one night, laying in bed, that we would reupholster the chair and give it to our friends as a gift. No, I didn't know how to reupholster a chair, but I thought it would be a good project to tackle. This goal was made over a month ago, but it wasn't until this last Saturday that I decided to rip off the old material so that I wouldn't have any excuses. I had to to reupholster it. Without much more being said, here are some before and after pictures. Thank you Grandma Marie for the staple gun. It saved us a lot of time and stress!
I decided one night, laying in bed, that we would reupholster the chair and give it to our friends as a gift. No, I didn't know how to reupholster a chair, but I thought it would be a good project to tackle. This goal was made over a month ago, but it wasn't until this last Saturday that I decided to rip off the old material so that I wouldn't have any excuses. I had to to reupholster it. Without much more being said, here are some before and after pictures. Thank you Grandma Marie for the staple gun. It saved us a lot of time and stress!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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Weekends gone by....
Here are some pictures from Friday and Saturday, and last weekend....
We went for a short backpacking trip and this is where we went - Rock Caynon, part of the Uintas
The 4th (5th) of July parade - our stake float!
We went for a short backpacking trip and this is where we went - Rock Caynon, part of the Uintas 
The 4th of July block party
The 4th (5th) of July parade - our stake float! Friday, July 9, 2010
Allowing sappiness
Today I am allowing myself to write a little bit about the great things in my life, the blessings, the triumphs and the exciting life that I lead....
Jimmy and I are preparing for a very big journey across the U.S. of A and well, it can be slightly overwhelming at times. But these last few weeks we have made some giant leaps and bounds in this process, such that I feel the need to talk about them as blessings and miracles in my blog.
#1. My thesis! It is almost done. I am currently awaiting a signature or two, but potentially I will have EVERYTHING submitted by noon today. Excited?! You bet I am!
#2. We got new phones. Did you know that Costco is a heavenly store? Okay, tiny exaggeration, but seriously. We were able to upgrade my phone for $0 and get Jimmy a nice touch screen phone for $20. Our only hitch--making sure the plan stuff gets all figured out....
#3 We found and APARTMENT. I will relate the entire story, just because I am so excited about it. Jimmy now has a Washington and Lee e-mail account and apparently they send out e-mails everyday relating to all the students apartments, and furniture for sale. Yesterday Jimmy received an e-mail with a few apartments one of which seemed to be too perfect. Washer/dryer, sewer, water, trash, and wireless included, backyard, etc...for a very inexpensive price. We thought, what is wrong with this place? How could they be asking for so little? So Jimmy sent an e-mail to the seller and later that night I called. I had a very pleasant conversation and found out that we would be renting the basement of a house. It was in good shape and we would get pictures later that night. And we did, and we liked it, and so we said we would take it. The seller e-mailed us back and said because we called AND e-mailed she was happy to give it to us. Can you say, AMAZING? Okay, so granted this is not a ritzy, over-the-top place, but who has the money to live in those kind of places during Law school anyways? Basically for our minimalistic living style, it is GREAT (Jimmy told me I used exclamation marks too often, so I have decided to use capitalization for emphasis instead...)
So, sappily speaking, (yes I just invented a new word), I am feeling very blessed. Maybe I should write down my miracles/blessings more often. It really does put me in a good mood :)
Jimmy and I are preparing for a very big journey across the U.S. of A and well, it can be slightly overwhelming at times. But these last few weeks we have made some giant leaps and bounds in this process, such that I feel the need to talk about them as blessings and miracles in my blog.
#1. My thesis! It is almost done. I am currently awaiting a signature or two, but potentially I will have EVERYTHING submitted by noon today. Excited?! You bet I am!
#2. We got new phones. Did you know that Costco is a heavenly store? Okay, tiny exaggeration, but seriously. We were able to upgrade my phone for $0 and get Jimmy a nice touch screen phone for $20. Our only hitch--making sure the plan stuff gets all figured out....
#3 We found and APARTMENT. I will relate the entire story, just because I am so excited about it. Jimmy now has a Washington and Lee e-mail account and apparently they send out e-mails everyday relating to all the students apartments, and furniture for sale. Yesterday Jimmy received an e-mail with a few apartments one of which seemed to be too perfect. Washer/dryer, sewer, water, trash, and wireless included, backyard, etc...for a very inexpensive price. We thought, what is wrong with this place? How could they be asking for so little? So Jimmy sent an e-mail to the seller and later that night I called. I had a very pleasant conversation and found out that we would be renting the basement of a house. It was in good shape and we would get pictures later that night. And we did, and we liked it, and so we said we would take it. The seller e-mailed us back and said because we called AND e-mailed she was happy to give it to us. Can you say, AMAZING? Okay, so granted this is not a ritzy, over-the-top place, but who has the money to live in those kind of places during Law school anyways? Basically for our minimalistic living style, it is GREAT (Jimmy told me I used exclamation marks too often, so I have decided to use capitalization for emphasis instead...)
So, sappily speaking, (yes I just invented a new word), I am feeling very blessed. Maybe I should write down my miracles/blessings more often. It really does put me in a good mood :)
Sunday, July 4, 2010
West Mountain continued....and the random stuff too
I just wanted to share some more pictures. By the way, we went to Stadium of Fire with Carrie Underwood. It was a good show. Plus, we appreciated the patriotism and the time they spent honoring the scout program. Not to mention the fireworks! They were pretty amazing!!! These pictures are not from Stadium of Fire. When do I ever post pictures that actually have something to do with what I write about?! ;)
Up on West Mountain
An ironic sign on the way up to West Mountain
Sunset
My own picture of West Mountain...
Up on West Mountain 
An ironic sign on the way up to West Mountain
Sunset 
My own picture of West Mountain...
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