Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Sorcerer's Stone.


JD and I finished the first book in the Harry Potter series today. We read for an hour in our lovely apartment after we made scrambled egg sandwiches for breakfast. It was a great day. I love the days he doesn't work and we are able to see each other in the daytime! Can you believe JD's never read these books? I couldn't! And that's why we asked for them for Christmas and Santa brought them for us and now I read out loud to JD the wonder and magic that is HP. I can't wait til we get to the third one... :)

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Meatlovers.

We should eat more veggies.


Stef's getting married!


Stefanie is getting married in less than a month! Woo-hoo. On Saturday, the roomies and I went to her bridal shower in Pleasant Grove. Her cute sisters put it together for her and they did a cute job :) Jeremy and Stef are super photogenic and look darling in all their photos. I am so excited I am going to be able to go to her wedding and support her on her big day! :)


Ps. It still feels weird without Kasidy. We miss her!

Scholarship!



I have great news! I applied for a scholarship from the recreation department and was really honored when they informed me I'm going to be a recipient for the 2010-2011 school year! It's really exciting because they only select a few students and I really didn't think I was more qualified than all of the others that applied. I am so grateful for the award and know that Heavenly Father had a hand in the selection process :) Last week there was a scholarship banquet at the Hinckley Alumni Center, a totally gorgeous building on campus. I had never been inside, but it was really so beautiful.
They had a yummy dinner and then some of our professors presented the different scholarships. Also, the department honored an outstanding recreational professional in Utah. He gave a really motivating speech that helped me remember the power of recreation to bring families and communities together.



This is some of the students who've been in my "TR cohort" that also received awards. I've seen these people like everyday for the past year and a half-in classes, working on projects, and recreating together :) I am grateful for these teachers, who have inspired me to want to work with people, implement programs with power to change, and monitor progress in the lives of real individuals. As Dr. Zabriskie always says, "We're people people." I really do feel like I am going to find a lot of happiness in the work I can do with the degree I am getting. I still don't know what population I want to work with, but I am looking forward to internship and volunteer opportunities in lots of different settings. Hopefully, I'll find something that clicks! Nonetheless, I feel very blessed to get to study therapeutic recreation at BYU, one of the few colleges in the country that has an accredited program. What an opportunity!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Never.

It should never snow on April 5(what the?!) or any springtime day after that. I never want to be done with school. It's a really happening time on BYU campus right now because there's only a week of school left and then a good chunk of the student body will be graduating (at least a good chunk of the student body I know!). . . It makes me a little sad because a lot of my classmates that I've come to know and love through my TR classes are going on to bigger and better things and I still have to tackle the research and evaluation class by myself in the fall. So weird. There are so many classes I still want to take, things I want to learn, experiences I want to have here. I feel like there are so many people around me who just can't wait to be done; I can never relate. My husband never waits long enough for the dough to rise when he makes homemade bread. He's a little too impatient. It always turns out thicker than he wants. I'm not complaining! It's awesome he wants to bake things. It would be better if he could wait a little longer (or I guess if I ever started it before he got home.. eeks.) My bangs never work the way I want them to. They always do the stupid twisty-turny-callicky-split-down-the-middle thing. It drives me nuts. The only day I can really remembering loving my bangs was on my wedding day. . .which is lucky, right! I never want to wash the big dishes. I like doing the little stuff and leaving the pots and pans for JD. He's okay with that, so it works for us. I never fall asleep at night without turning the fan on. There has never been been a day of marriage that JD hasn't told me he loved me. I've never liked seafood. I don't think I ever will. Speaking of seafood, I don't like fish and I keep reading or hearing about how eating fish one night a week is supposed to be healthy for you. You aren't supposed to eat meat every day. PROBLEM. We eat meat alot. I don't know how I could live without it. I never want to be a vegetarian. Although, I have thought about trying it for a month or something just to see what it's like and because JD's brother and his girlfriend don't eat meat and seem to be really skinny. I can never find the motivation to give up icecream, potatoes, or white pasta sauce. I'm never pleased when I weigh myself. I never buy the cute things in the BYU bookstore that I would buy if I had a bigger spending fund. I never think returned missionaries who still live at home are attractive (I know that's so judgmental. Sorry.) I never get sick of looking at engagement or wedding pictures. I love seeing people around me in love.

(I tend to say, "Don't ever say always or never," because it's hardly ever true. Things don't always happen or never happen. I still hold to that statement. I've used never in this blogpost for emphasis, mostly.)

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Being Alive

"People say we are seeking a meaning for life. I think what we're really seeking is an experience of being alive, so that our life experiences on the physical plane will have resonances within our innermost being and reality so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive." -Joseph Campbell

Isn't being alive such a magical thing? Isn't it awesome? Aren't we blessed?!

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Registered.

Lately, I've been thinking about how much I wish I could sew. I've thought about taking a clothing construction class, but have been too intimidated to take any action. Finally, I've decided I must do it, or I'll regret it forever. I registered for the class just now.