Dear World

I have not forgotten about the blogger world!  Really i've just been way too busy and frankly, we're very boring. But, hopefully the three day weekend brings more time to bore you with our boring adventures.  Ha. Peace and Blessings.

Meet Jane

Everyone, I want  you to meet my newest niece, Jane!

She is pretty much the cutest thing on this earth!

Jane was born January 30, 2012

4 Weeks Early

5 lbs, 4 oz

We are so excited for her to be here!!

Look at these adorable munchkins!

Is it just me, or do they look like they could use some cousins? ;)

Business

So, not a lot to really blog about tonight, but I've got nothing better to do really.. First item of business: I think we might have found a car.  Hallelujah. I'll call about it tomorrow..2006 Toyota Corolla with 76000 miles in our price range?? Yes please.  Second item of business: our 2nd anniversary is going to be EPIC.  I mean that.  I'm more excited for it than for Valentines day (2 weeks) ..and my birthday (one month)...COMBINED.  We're thinking a nice weekend getaway at the Black Swan Inn (where we went for our honeymoon) and a Jazz Game?  Sounds good to me! Like I said, EPIC.  Can't wait for April! :)

Forget Me Not

There's a talk that I love.  It's by Elder Dieter F. Uchdorf and he gave it in the General Relief Society broadcast in 2011.  And I think that every woman should read it before she starts her day off, before she does anything.  Here is a little blurb I particularly love:

Sisters, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances may be, you are not forgotten. No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you with an infinite love.

Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious Being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time!

He who created and knows the stars knows you and your name—you are the daughters of His kingdom. The Psalmist wrote:

“When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? …

“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.”⁵

God loves you because you are His child. He loves you even though at times you may feel lonely or make mistakes.

The love of God and the power of the restored gospel are redemptive and saving. If you will only allow His divine love into your life, it can dress any wound, heal any hurt, and soften any sorrow.

My dear Relief Society sisters, you are closer to heaven than you suppose. You are destined for more than you can possibly imagine. Continue to increase in faith and personal righteousness. Accept the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as your way of life. Cherish the gift of activity in this great and true Church. Treasure the gift of service in the blessed organization of Relief Society. Continue to strengthen homes and families. Continue to seek out and help others who need your and the Lord’s help.

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Think about it.

Once upon a time

Once upon a time I had this brother.  And he went on a mission and I cried.  The end.  Seriously.  You should have seen me.  I was a mess.  But i blame it on exhaustion and hormones because it's not like he's dying.  Every time someone tells me they are from SoCal, I have to know where from and tell them that I have a brother serving in Arcadia!  I'm just so proud.

On another note:  We got like 3 inches of snow today. And not the dry stuff.  This is the real deal folks. Wet. White. And Slippery.  It's sticking like glue and I don't think it's going anywhere.  The first real snow of the winter on January 26, 2012.  Nice one Idaho.  Nice.

School is pretty much kicking my butt.  Speaking of school, I'm sitting on a bench.  And there's this Professor's office down the hall a little ways.  And in the last hour at least 4 people have tried to talk to him.  But he's not there.  In fact, he's never there.  He's like a ghost.

Well, we sat down and figured out about how much we spend a month on NECESSITIES.  I'm not much of a money budgeter-balancer.  I'm more of a money spender.  I don't need to know exactly how much is in my bank account every minute of every day.  If there's a four digit number where it says: CHECKING, i'm good.  So we sit down and figure how much we spend on these things called necessities.  You know, rent, groceries, insurance, etc.  And let me tell ya.  It wasn't pretty.  As if I wasn't stressed enough already!  We're not struggling or anything, we just realized that there's not really a lot of wiggle room.  Which is difficult for me.  I don't like going out and spending a ton of money.  In fact, anything over like $50 makes me cringe.  It's the little things like Taco Bell, and that cute shirt on sale for 5 bucks.  Man. [p.s. the ghost teacher has returned].  This will really be a hard winter for me.  Oh well.......Self control.  I need more pictures........

Farewell!

This is my brother, Parker.

And he is leaving for his MISSION on WEDNESDAY!!

Oh, dear.  This makes me feel very old.

Parker is one of my very best friends.

And this is why:

1. I have known him his whole life, and most of mine.

2. I trained him at Jamba Juice.

3. He is such a great example.

4. He has cool glasses.

5. We have deep conversations.

6. He's taller than me.

I am so proud of him for taking this step in his life, and I know that the Lord will bless him.

I will miss him a whole lot, so long as there are picture of him to look at.

I feel like he's the oldest because he's the first to go on a mission.

He will be such a good missionary!

Farewell, Elder Nielson!

Love you!

PS. I made him a blog.  Go here!

Earphones and Underwear

Now, read this entire post before you...don't read it. haha.  Do you ever do things that really make no sense at all?  Sometimes I do.  I like to listen to music when i'm on the computer.  So pretty much every time i get on my computer, i stick my earphones in.  The thing is, a lot of the time i don't listen to anything.  I just stick the earphones in, and that's it.  I was trying to explain this to Brennen.  This is what I came up with: "It's like going out without any underwear on.  Just makes you uncomfortable."  haha, Ok, so that's not really the best comparison i've ever made, but...it's true.