Humor Me

So this week Gary and Sheila came to visit for Thanksgiving.  We had a great time and did a lot of fun things.  It is sad when family has to leave.  

One day we decided to go to a movie.  The rest of the crew wanted to see Lincoln and I wasn't too excited about it so I ran in to the new Twilight movie.  *** I will try not and spill any of the details.

In the movie a comment is made that two people are so happy that they will get to live together for a thousand years.  If you know anything about the series you know that it is about vampires.  Once you are a vampire you never change.  You don't age.  You don't eat.  You can't be in the sunlight.  (Many other vampire shows are different but that is how it is in Twilight.)  

I am not a die hard Twilight fan.  I find them entertaining if nothing else.  

The line that I am talking about is one of the last lines in the movie.  As the credits started to roll I couldn't help but be sad.  Not sappy sad, but sad that that seems so desirable to some people.  And the truth is, it is possible!!  

I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the knowledge that families are forever and I will get to live with my companion for a thousand years plus some.  I am glad that I get to age.  Did I just say that?  In one of my favorite movies, The Guardian, the old lady bartender says:

 I've always been old Ben. Ya' know what though, I don't mind. I mean if my muscles ache, it's because I've used 'em. It's hard for me to walk up them steps now, its 'cuz I walked up 'em every night to lay next to a man who loved me. I got a few wrinkles here and there, but I've layed under thousands of skies with sunny days. I look and feel this way, well cuz I drank and I smoked. I lived and I loved, danced, sang, sweat and screwed my way thorough a pretty damn good life if you ask me. Getting old ain't bad Ben. Getting old, that's earned. 

I love that quote!  I feel the same way. Except for the smokin' drinkin' part :)  I am grateful that I get to get old with my husband and all that brings.  Becoming an aunt.  Becoming a sister-in-law. A mother in the future.  I can't imagine what it would be like if we were the same age for the rest of time.  

I love me some food.  Ask all my clothes that don't fit right now!  I am glad that I get to find pleasure in food!

I am grateful that I can spend every day in the sunshine!  

I am glad I am not a vampire.  I am glad that I get to live this life and enjoy and endure everything that it throws our way.  And once this life time is over, I get to spend eternity with my Brian and get to enjoy whatever may come on the other side.  Being a vampire is not desirable.  Being a human and having the gospel is the most desirable thing anyone could ever want. 

That was a really random post, I know!  Please forgive!

Happy now? Part 2

 Mine

 Brian's

 Ours

Hard to see but we thought it was the perfect Walmart picture.  On the Merc... Right side of the trunk... That is a lock.  It is a piece of metal glued to the truck and to the bumper thingy because their trunk won't stay closed.

Oh Mother...

So on my mom's blog she is doing a protest in response to all of us that don't update our blogs very often.  Including me...  But she knows everything that is going on with me anyways, and she is like the only one that reads our blog in the first place!

Anywhooo, here it goes.

I am busy with school and Young Women.  Lots of meetings lately and activities.  I wear comfy, gruby clothes every day to school because I know it is just a matter of time before someone throws up, spills something on me or gives me lice.  The day I get lice is the day I put in my 2 weeks.  Not kidding.

Brian is off of work this week.  Why did I go back to work??  I could be at home doing fun things with him all week!

I have a list of things for him to do this week a mile long.  He is making really good progress and I am really excited.

I have started my Thanksgiving cooking.  I have made 2 pumpkin cake rolls and need to start tackling more batches of rolls.

I am trying to have my Christmas shopping done during Black Friday sales. I am not going to go out but I am going to try and do some online shopping.

Our Christmas lists are short this year but have very unattainable, expensive things on them.  We are not going home for Christmas this year.  I am ok with it right now... but I know that when December gets her and all the traditional Christmas activities are going on I am really going to be sad.  Just plan on it.  We are not going home so that we can save our money and come for a couple weeks in the summer.

I put my Christmas tree up last night.  I know, really early but I don't have anything to put on my mantle or decorate with now that Halloween is over so I figured I may as well put up the tree.  Maybe come January I will have to put my easter stuff up REALLY early so I at least have something to make my walls not so barren.

There you have it mom, Happy now???

-Your Daughter.