Errands I like

I got to pick up Kylene and Kres from the airport. It was so fun to get to see them. I love my nephew!!!!

Thought for the day

I think it is good to be reminded that even the smallest actions are important and meaningful in our lives. I know that for me some of the most faith building experiences have been because of something as insignificant as a phone call. I wonder how many times the simple things we do each day are building faith in those around us. I think we do a lot more good then we ever realize.

"You are called to represent the Savior. Your voice to testify becomes the same as His voice, your hands to lift the same as His hands. His work is to bless His Father's spirit children with the opportunity to choose eternal life. So, your calling is to bless lives. That will be true even in the most ordinary tasks you are assigned and in moments when you might be doing something not apparently connected to your call. Just the way you smile or the way you offer to help someone can build their faith. And should you forget who you are, just the way you speak and the way you behave can destroy faith."

The Idaho Steelheads

Steelheads Win Opener, 2-1, Over Long Beach

I cant wait for the new hockey season to begin. The first home game is next Friday against Utah Grizzlies. BOOOO!!!!!!!!!! It is going to be a good game!!!

Work Update

Well I put my name in this afternoon. AHHH!!! It does not mean that they have offically asked me to go yet but it does mean that I am now at least being considered. I figure that between now and then I can really think about it and pray to make sure it is the right move for me to be making.

New position at work?

At work they are creating a new team to go to Minneapolis and train on a new system. I was asked if I would want to be apart of the team. There will be some people who travel and some who don’t. The traveling group will spend 3 weeks a month in MN during March and April (of course they will come home on the weekends) and there will be some traveling (1 to 2 weeks) in May and June (or at least that is the plan right now). I am debating if I want to be part of this new team. It would be fun to learn something new but at the same time that is a lot of time away.

The reasons why my blog is so boring

1. I dont have my own computer. It would be so much easier to be able to come home each night and update my blog. So right now I am left with updating it when I can.

2. I dont have a digital camera. I love looking at the photos everyone posts. I think I am going to look into getting one, maybe for Christmas.

3. My life is really not that exciting. Being 28 and single is not as exciting as many of my married friends think. It is a lot less Sex and the City and a lot more like Ugly Betty. (Who goes to work at a job she likes, comes home to a family who she adores and has that weird guy who is in love with her)

Adventures in cooking

I had the bright idea that I wanted to learn to cook, especially more organic foods. So I made a plan to pick one thing to learn every week. This weekend I had decided to make homemade spaghetti sauce. So I picked fresh tomatoes, found an easy recipe and started baking for the first time in my apartment. It started out really great. I felt like a true chef and my house smelled so good. (Spaghetti sauce takes about an hour to cook and then you blend it to the consistency you like.) After all my hard work I took my first taste to see how it turned out. It was so gross!! It turned out bright orange with hardly any flavor at all. I was deceived by all the great smells but couldn’t bring myself to throw it away. I had worked so hard!! So the disgusting orange sauce sits in my fridge as a symbol of all my hard work.

I have come to the conclusion that a can of store bought spaghetti sauce is defiantly worth the $2.00 you spend. And despite the tragedy of the spaghetti sauce I had the best time making it. So I am sure more great adventures in the kitchen will be on the way.

Sad for me

Something very sad happened last night. My favorite pair of jeans ripped at the knee. I was so sad. I guess now I will have to go for the worn in look. So I understand how Samantha feels about her flip flops. It is very sad.

The Amazing Race

So after watching The Amazing Race last night I have made the decision that if I am ever put into a situation where I need to row a boat I am screwed. I would have been crying trying to climb up the mountain and then I would have been crying again trying to row the boat. I am sure it would make for some great TV though.

Thought for the day

I was reading last night and one of the things that struck me was the thought that our relationships here on earth are to help prepare us for eternity.

We have our earthy relationships that come and go from our lives and then we have those eternal relationships, family and those life long friendships that are rare but really special.

I think that it is an eternal quality to be able to shift through the all the crap that comes with life. To be able to let go of what is not important and hold onto the good. See the best in people and at the same time still be true to yourself.

I really do think that there is a purpose for everything in our lives.