Week in review

This week has been crazy! I've been busy with work, trying to get evaluations done on my whole team and Scott has been busy with school and getting ready for finals. The VP of the company that I work for came into Price on Wednesday and we had a 2 hour meeting with him about how we can improve our branch. That was pretty overwhelming, but good. I'm lucky to have such great bosses. We even spent 30 minutes of our meeting time watching the lastest episode of The Office just because. It was freakin awesome! I also had to have a 1 on 1 with him, talk about under pressure. I'm glad it's over with and all in all it went really well.

We also got a new niece in our family, BriLynn. She is definitely a part of her family, she looks just like the other kids. It's been over 6 years since either side of our family has had a baby girl so we are so excited to meet her and have her as part of the family!

We got to spend Thanksgiving here in Price. Scott's professor/friend and his wife invited us to have dinner with them. It was great to spend some time with them, they are 2 of the best people you could ever meet. They have taken us under their wing. I chose to work the evening of Thanksgiving and the day after. They are both paid holidays so if I work them I make 2 and 1/2 times what I usually do. It's something that we couldn't pass up, so we stayed in town.

I am now in day 5 of an 11 day working streak. I've had to trade some shifts around so that we can go home this weekend for Jonah's blessing. We are so excited to see how much he has grown. We are hoping to go to Temple Square while we are in town to see the lights.

Among other news, I found out something disturbing today. Apparently Price has scorpions. Luckily we haven't seen any yet but it makes me nervous to think that they are around. Apparently at the local Wal-mart, a worker saw 2 just running down an isle in the store. NOT comforting. I'll stick with my potato bug problem anyday!

100 things I am thankful for

In honor of this time of season, I thought it would be appropriate to share the things that I am thankful for. I know that 100 is a lot, but I think it's good to think about the small things along with the big ones that make life so sweet. (This does not go in order of what I am most thankful for, it's just as it pops into my head.)

1. My loving husband, who constantly shows me unconditional love. (Poor guy had never seen me after a football game when BYU has lost to Utah, and he STILL loves me.)
2. My parents- The most supportive and loving people I know.
3. My dog. Oh how I love my Cosmo.
4. My siblings- I seriously have the funnest siblings in the world.
5. My nieces and nephews- They are the ones that make life interesting.
6. All other family members...you know who you are.
7. Friends- That's a broad group, but I have some amazing friends!
8. The Atonement- without which I would be doomed.
9. My apartment- Though small and old fashioned, it is a roof over my head.
10. A furnace- This time of year, that's important!
11. The true gospel of Jesus Christ- The knowledge of all I need to know to get through this life with peace.
12. A loving, forgiving Heavenly Father.
13. My cute primary class!
14. A great ward.
15. Gas being under $2.00 here in Price.
    
16. Movies.
17. Books.
18. Having a job that supports us.
19. The opportunity I had to get an education.
20. Food!
21. A healthy body, for the most part.
22. Temple blessings.
23. The priesthood.
24. Many, many, many shoes.
25. Clothing
26. A marriage that will last forever.
27. My scentsy candle.
28. Memories of trips with my family.
29. Disneyland
30. The ocean.
31. The mountains.
32. Trees
33. Paved roads
34. A car that is currently running smoothly.
35. Prayer
36. The sacrament.
37. The chance to travel.
38. My computer.
39. The internet.
40. Photos.
41. Indoor plumbing.
42. Modern medicine.
43. Water heater.
44. Washer and dryer.
45. Having my church around the corner.
46. My wedding ring.
47. 2 functioning eyes.
48. 2 functioning ears.
49. A nose that can smell.
50. A tongue that can taste.
51. The sense of touch.
52. Blankets.
53. My pillow.
54. An alarm clock.
55. A cell phone.
56. A Walmart in this small town.
57. Music.
58. An amazing ancestry.
59. Joseph Smith.
60. President Monson.
61. All kitchen appliances.
62. A Sunday dinner with my family, with games after.
63. Being able to live in the USA.
64. Having some food storage.
65. My braided money tree a.k.a Gene.
66. Cruise ships.
67. Paper.
68. A DVD player (and no we do not have DVR or TIVO, we are living the poor college student life still, it rocks!)
69. A great boss.
70. Awesome co-workers.
71. Toilet paper.
72. My tooth brush.
73. Sunshine.
74. Moonshine.
75. Rain.
76. My rice cooker.
77. My $15, practically new microwave that I got on KSL.com, that can pop the perfect popcorn.
78. Gum.
79. Water.
80. Loving people that invite us to Thanksgiving dinner when we have no other place to go.
81. Holiday pay at work.
82. The Office (the TV show).
83. Living in a democracy (hopefully that doesn't end soon).
84. Babies- Gotta love their cute hands and feet and squeaky noises.
85. A blow drier.
86. Hair straightener.
87. Remote controls.
88. Comfy soft slippers.
89. Hot chocolate maker.
90. Rainbows.
91. Su Casa.
92. Snow, when I'm inside and don't have to go anywhere.
93. A kitchen table, which we didn't technically have our first 6 months of marriage.
94. Guitar Hero...I rock!
95. The Book of Mormon.
96. Temples...and having 14, soon to be 16 within a 6 hour drive of my house.
97. The holiday season.
98. All 4 limbs.
99. BYU football!!!
    
100. Home.

If you got to the end, that's pretty amazing, because I probably would have skimmed it. It's an amazing time of year, don't forget how blessed you are to have so much!

This post is for you

I know that University of Utah fans were buying shirts that were contradictory to this year's BYU football theme. The theme and the BYU t-shirt of the year reads "The QUEST". Utah fans made shirts that said "The QUEST is over!" Little do they know that they are 100% wrong. They obviously don't know the meaning of the quote. The quest is not to be undefeated, or to go to a BCS bowl, or to win the MWC championship...OR to beat the Utes. The Quest, as defined by an incredible man name Bronco Mendenhall, is making boys into honorable men. Teaching a team of football players the power of honor, tradition, spirit, service, character and morals.
4 years ago there was a decision to be made by a man named Kyle Whittingham. Both Utes and Cougars held their breath as they awaited his decision on whether he would take the head coach position at Utah or BYU. I think that both sides prayed that they would get this man as their coach. He chose Utah, and BYU has benefited ever since. We in turn got a man that was behind the scenes of BYU football, a defensive coordinator. What did he know of being a head coach? More than we all expected. He has made honorable men out of his players that serve the community, serve the Lord and live worthy lives. He does not put up with arrogance, misbehavior, or anything that would tarnish the name of those that left such a great legacy at the university. We win. As BYU fans, we have won. I would rather have him as a coach than have an undefeated season. He is a man of honor and is just good.
So thank you Kyle Whittingham, for choosing the right team, because we as Cougar fans and the BYU football program have all benefitted from it. Thank you for giving us that gift.

That game up north

This is the week. The week full of excitement, rivalry, smack talk and most of all...anxiety. It is rivalry week. If you don't know what rivalry I'm talking about then you don't know me very well. I've very nervous and my pride is on the line. This week I will be cutting ties with some friends for a week (and maybe more if my team loses). It is better to not be friends for this week than to hear smart alec remarks and lose friends. (Or say the smart alec comments and offend friends). Through the years it has gotten into an ugly rivalry rather than a fun one where personal attacks are made about character and beliefs rather than teams ability. Can't we all just get along and get back to the smack talk of solely teams? I think it's good that I'm here in Price where the rivalry isn't as heated. Maybe I would handle a loss a lot better down here.  And while we are on the subject, my personal opinion is that neither team is that good this year. We just play really crappy teams! Both teams win over teams that are bad and I honestly feel that we are both heavily overrated. I think that if either of us make it to a bowl game, either team will be slaughtered, but we shall see...May the better team win!