the speed limit..

last night was probably the ONLY time I was truly grateful that I went the speed limit. I was driving home from Payson at about 1:30 in the morning. During that drive the speed limit changes about 5 times from 75 to 65 to 55 to 65 to 55... its stupid. Anyway, ever since I got my ticket a while back I have been determined to just go the speed limit... making me the SLOWEST PERSON ON THE ROAD!! Everyone is always whizzing past me and when i say whizzing i mean... SMOKING ME! I even wanted to call the police and have them put a patrol officer in the contstruction zone... but i didnt. Last night something subtly told me that i should go the exact speed limit, no 5 over rule that we all live by. So I did and JUST as i did i look off to my right and there is a patrol officer in his dark car off the side of the road blanketed in darkness. haha after that i was so happy! I was dancing and singing in my car... and dont ask me why! BUT what made me grateful was that the person that was behind me, gaining on me quickly throughout my drive got pulled over!!!!!!!! I know I shouldnt be happy from someone else's misfortune.. Let's just say I'm happy for the lesson they got to learn! =)

Anyway, go the speed limit. Don't text and drive, drink or drive, talk and drive, etc. haha JUST DRIVE.. as boring as it might be sometimes.

receipts...

are getting ridiculous these days. We are right in the middle of a "Go Green" trend and receipts are getting longer and longer. Seriously?! Why isn't their a group out there advocating shorter receipts! I am not really sure why this bugs me so much but when I buy one thing and get a foot long receipt thats what I call insane. I think things are getting out of hand... Roberts & Albertson's ESPECIALLY need to calm DOWN on their paper usage.

We bought ONE thing and here is the receipt:

FREAKING RIDICULOUS! Who cares about stupid surveys!? No one does them anyway! (even if it does say you have a chance of winning $1000!) and there's a HUGE waste of space on the paper that says "PAID". WHY!? Not to mention there is about a good 4 inches of receipt that is BLANK! Super stupid. Has anyone heard of using both sides of the paper?! and who needs to return their "season all" anyway? The end. I feel much better now. =)

modge podge rocks

sooo true! modge podge is amazing! it makes eye sores amazing! it reinvents the ugly. =) i found this great blog - modgepodgerocks.blogspot.com and i love it. so much so that i have asked my dear husband for a palm sander for my birthday, for christmas... i just want one!!! i have many things i want to spice up with fabric and paper. its amazing what a little love & modge podge can do! i re-vamped my lamp, pictures to come.

what matters most

never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved.

-president monson.

to the people that i do not tell enough - i love you, i pray for you and i think about you always.

My first update :)

I don't like to "follow the crowd" when it comes to things like blogging & twitter but here I go. Hopefully I can keep up a blog!

Life hasn't changed much since we've gotten married other than I have to share a bed & apartment (but not blankets!). I recently found out the degree to which I hate doing dishes and would rather clean the toilet then do them. I really hate not having a dishwasher :( You have to wash the same dish a million times... But its all part of being newlyweds.. at least thats what I keep telling myself!

I'm glad we were able to find a place to live and even if its not perfect ( & far from it) I'm glad I have it because it humbles me and makes me want to work even harder to be able to buy a house. But first things first - i need a job! I have been looking for a job for a month now (seems like an eternity) but haven't gotten much of anything but a phone interview for a job with crappy hours & pay... I know.. why did I even apply, right? I've applied at a bank, at a scrapbook company and at Costco. I was going to apply at NuSkin today but the position was no longer available :( sad because I think I would have really enjoyed that job.

I went to my ward for the first time yesterday and I think I'll really enjoy it there. I'm being optimistic because I really haven't met one person yet but we will see how it goes. It was kind of disheartening at first (because I let myself be disheartened) when I walked into RS searching for a seat. Seeing tons of empty seats but every single one of them could have been saved for someone. I kept looking for a friendly smile or finger point but nothing. After a few minutes I finally had to just ask if a seat was available. This turned out to be a good seat choice because the lady next to me had a cute little boy (a total cheese) who was always grinning and playing with me. The mom was fun too. Hopefully we will get to know each other.. but this reminds me, I didn't get her name or ANYTHING. I'm pretty sure I only made eye contact with her a few times so who knows if I'll remember what she looks like. haha darn.

Anyway, Brady is still working nights at the hostpital and its really hard but getting easier.. if possible. I think last night was the only night where I didn't feel extremely lonely or scared. I usually sleep with the light & TV on until I fall asleep, but last night I turned off the lights (BIG STEP) and turned the TV on sleep timer. So at least for me its getting easier. =)

and the biggest news of all.... dum dum DUM! I'm finally caught up on Grey's Anatomy. =) YAY for me. haha

So if anyone knows of a decent paying job in the provo area, PLEASE let me know.