tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91901272384832915832024-03-12T16:52:42.735-07:00DHB's Life this weekI thought that I ought to start documenting all the fun I'm having, the lessons I'm learning, and anything else that makes me smile. I also figured family and friends might want an update on how things are going now and then and what better way to share than via a blog.Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-74938558385262874732013-06-25T13:47:00.000-07:002013-06-26T08:44:58.780-07:00GraduationIn August of 2011 I began an educational journey at Drexel University Sacramento. I had returned back to school in order to pursue a Masters degree in Public Health. Well, the journey came to an end this past Saturday as my classmates and I graduated. It was such an exciting day. My fiance came down for the graduation ceremony and it was wonderful to be able to spend some time with him. The event was held at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA and was amazing. I am so glad that I continued my education and I am looking forward to finding a job to put my public health skills to work. <br />
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-62953041996508731622013-06-10T09:21:00.000-07:002013-06-10T09:24:16.006-07:00Long time no postI guess life has been pretty busy. I just logged in and realized I haven't posted since last November. That is a long time and so much has happened since. I'm graduating with my Master in Public Health degree in two weeks. I am so excited. I've learned so much and gained so many good friends through the MPH program at Drexel University. I'd highly recommend the program to anyone who is looking at public health. The time flew by so quickly. I received my cap gown and hood in the mail last week and of course I had to try it on. The hood confused me at first but after a few YouTube videos I figured it out. Here's a picture of me imagining what graduation might look like.<br />
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On an even happier and exciting note, I'm getting married. My long time friend and now fiance Joseph Harrington and I will be sealed for time and all eternity in the Sacramento, California Temple at the end of this month. I can't stop smiling I'm so happy. He proposed on Easter and it has been a whirlwind of activity ever since. I was finishing my thesis and wedding planning at the same time. Made for lots of fun and a little stress. But the thesis is finished and the wedding is planned and all is wonderful. </div>
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I am so excited for all the adventures that are ahead of us. I don't know where jobs will take us but I'm so excited that we will be able to make the journey together.<br />
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Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-39237562755937961342012-11-25T22:13:00.000-08:002012-11-25T22:13:39.936-08:00ThanksgivingSo it has been quite a while since my last post. I decided that Thanksgiving would be a good time to start fresh. <br />
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I started off the holiday by waking up really early. Why you might ask? Well let me tell you. My friend Alicia and I decided that we would participate in the Run to Feed the Hungry event this year. It is a 5k or 10k run held on Thanksgiving morning. All proceeds go to the Sacramento Food Bank to help those who are in need. I drove to the venue and quickly found my school team from Drexel University. We took a team photo, which I hope to post in the future once we get it. The President of the Graduate Student Association came in the school mascot outfit which was way fun.<br />
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Alicia and I wanted to take some of these balloons home. They were impressive.</div>
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So the announcer blew the air horn and the race was on. We started off slow.....with thousands of participants it is difficult to move very quickly. It was at least five minutes before the pack of people opened up enough for us to move a little more freely. We walked and then Alicia turned to me and asked "Are you warmed up yet?" I looked at her and wondered what she was up to. Neither of us had done any training. So she talked me into wogging. We walked a bit then ran a bit and repeat. I thought we were running a minute and then walking two. About halfway through the race she confessed that we were running one and a half minutes and walking one. I gave her the evil eye and told her she was fired. We made pretty good time. It was definitely hard to find an open lane to go at our own pace. We had to keep changing course and going around people as we picked up our pace. I had so much fun. We made it across the finish line in 45 minutes.....which wasn't bad considering we hadn't trained and we walk/jogged the course. I would definitely consider participating again next year. If I do I will make sure to train ahead of time. </div>
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After the race I drove to my Aunt's house for Thanksgiving dinner. It was so nice. Turkey roast, rolls, mashed potatoes, green beans, etc. As part of the festivities we thought it might be fun to get a craft ready to entertain the younger crowd. So from pintrest came a couple of cookie ideas. </div>
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It turns out that the turkey was a little more complicated than we expected so after we prepared the samples, we decided that we'd just give them to the younger crowd as a special treat. Safer for our sanity that way.</div>
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The next day my Aunt let me play with her new pottery wheel. First we had to wedge the clay. A lot harder than it looks. It takes a lot of kneading and shoulder and arm strength. My Aunt wedged three pieces in the time it took me to wedge one. Then it was off to the wheel. My Aunt demonstrated first the entire process. Then it was my turn. Centering the clay wasn't as easy as it looked. I think I was scared to mess up. My Aunt kept telling me that I had to apply more pressure. If I thought centering was hard, then it was time to cone the clay up......I had trouble not turning the clay into a column. Then it was time to clay down. My clay kept ending up more of a mushroom shape rather than a cake. Finally with lots of help I finally got to the point where I could begin to shape. All in all my first attempt wasn't too bad. It resembles a very sturdy bowl. I got to try two more times. I tried to do more on my own under my aunt's supervision. My second attempt resembled a more delicate wider bowl. My third attempt was much more eventful. My walls ended up terribly lopsided.....way thick on one side and way thin on another side. It fell apart so I cut off the walls and tried again. I ended up with a cute little bowl. Not perfect but cute and with lots of character. I love learning new skills and was so grateful that my Aunt was willing to share her talents with me. I can't wait to visit again soon so I can glaze the bowls.</div>
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My Aunt trimmed the bowls for me since I had to come back home. She sent this lovely picture. I'm so excited to see the result after they are fired. I love it.</div>
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</div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-207133432276833572012-08-07T21:38:00.000-07:002012-08-07T21:38:16.805-07:00Exploring the coastI took a short vacation from work and school. I went to visit a good friend of mine. We explored some of the towns in sonoma county. We also drove to the coast. I'd never been out on highway 1 before. It was an adventure. I loved being by the sea. It was relaxing, and quiet, and so beautiful. We even got to see some seals. <br />
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I really like the green stripes on the yellow squash flower</div>
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My friends at I at the Sacramento Community Center Theater. We went to see "Wicked". It was a fantastic performance.</div>
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We walked by the memorial in Capitol Park. This statue caught my eye.</div>
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Two of my favorite friends, the tree had very interesting bark.</div>
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The following are garden shots from 5/26</div>
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I found this guy while dropping off rice krispie treats to some friends</div>
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Here are the rice kristpie treats</div>
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The next shots are the first and second harvest of the season</div>
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Then I went to visit my nephews. They love angry birds. We also found a rather intersting looking bug, so I had to take a picture of course</div>
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This is the garden on 6/6 such a huge difference in 10 days</div>
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Then the wind storm hit, and I had to tie the corn to the fence. Poor corn</div>
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These are some of the squash that I've harvested so far</div>
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I had no idea the bohemeth squash was in the garden. :)</div>
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I was very excited to see tassles on the corn stalks just a few days ago. </div>
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I even took some time and helped my friend plant her garden box</div>
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If you've read some of my other posts recently, you'll see that I don't have too many issues with insects. But then again, I only pick up the ones I'm pretty sure won't do me any harm.<br />
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Then I came home and prepared some chicken for the grill. I husked some corn, and went to pick up some friends for dinner. We got back and I fired up the grill. The chicken turned out very flavorful. I enjoyed it. We had corn and salad, then some chose ice cream or milkshakes for dessert. It has been a wonderful Sunday. </div>
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I also had the chance to see these baby geese while running to the store at lunch this week. They were just strutting down the aisle in the parking lot.</div>
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After we finished our walk it was off to Chipotle for some salad bowls. I love chipotle. Then we drove back to my car . We took a slight detour as we passed a pond with some ducks and ducklings in it. There were 10 ducklings in all. They were so cute. I loved watching them swim, dive, and follow their parents. </div>
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After making my new toy, I took it next door to show my neighbors. They actually were in the process of making one of their own. It was pretty cool. They invited me to stay for dinner. Then we all enjoyed watching the eclipse through the viewers, and seeing all the superb eclipse looking shadows on walls, the shed, the house, etc. <br />
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Then it was time to try and take pictures of the eclipse using the viewer, and of course turning the camera to the sun ;)</div>
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This is the view inside the cereal box</div>
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These next two are using a big box and projecting the image onto a large sheet of white paper. <br />
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My neighbor and I tried to get her son to come and see what it was all about. We got one photo of the crescent on his shirt, and then he decided it was more fun to play in the box than look at the image of the eclipse.</div>
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Of course I couldn't end the blog without a photo of me using my pinhole viewer. Don't I look very scientific ;)</div>Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-12848948770664947782012-05-15T19:23:00.001-07:002012-05-15T19:23:46.151-07:00Garden update #1I have really been enjoying the drip line and soaker hose method of watering the garden this year. It makes things so much nicer. I walk out, turn on the faucet, and voila, the garden is being watered. I think the plants are happy too, they are growing so nicely thanks to some water and beautiful sunshine. I wanted to post some pictures of what it looks like now since the plants have grown so much.<br />
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Beans and tomatoes, the carrots are finally sprouting but they are still pretty small</div>
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corn, onions, garlic, peppers, squash</div>
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the second crop of corn is just coming up</div>
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I already have a few cherry tomatoes growing, and the plants are flowering. I have high hopes for lots of tomatoes.</div>
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this is the box with the most variety, but all seem to be doing pretty well, if only I could keep the rolly polly bugs (some call them potato bugs) from eating the plants.</div>
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The beans are starting to flower too. So excited</div>
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After church I drove down to visit my Aunt and Uncle. I had a blast. I took a bunch of photos with me that I'd brought back with me from my last visit to see family in Mexico. My Aunt helped me to sort through the photos and put them together according to who was in the photos. I had quite a pile of pictures that had people I didn't recognize. I scanned the photos and then uploaded them to facebook in hopes that my family in Mexico might be able to comment and help me identify who the individuals were in the photos. The plan worked, I've gotten lots of comments, and many include the names. I was so excited to find that I had a photo of my great grandmother. I can't wait to see how many other individuals are identified. I thought I'd share some of my favorite photos.</div>
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My Grandpa, so handsome!!!!</div>
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My Grandma, she was beautiful!!! </div>
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Don't I make a great pirate :) </div>
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One of the toughest pirates on the seven seas, Pirate Bob</div>
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Captains wife</div>
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The USS Iowa, it was the longest ship I've ever seen, and it had huge guns too. It's being cleaned up to be a maritime museum.</div>
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I also saw lots of butterflies out, mostly black ones with blue highlights on their wings. There were lots of California poppies in bloom too, which were stunning. We took our bags full of litter to the drop off point and headed back to the car. It was a long walk, but well worth the exercise as it was so beautiful outside, sunny but not overly hot. After gathering our tools, we hopped back in the car and headed back to the church building for some BBQ hot dogs and time to visit. It was great to see so many friends and catch up. <br />
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After the ride we rode a little longer in the one of the paddocks while a couple of the horses got some training work. Then we unsaddled, then bathed the horses and took them back out to the pasture. Then I got to help move some of the younger fillies from one field to another. Then I helped move some fencing so the swather could come through and cut the grass hay. Then it was time for some much needed hydration. I think when we got back up to the house I drank three tall glasses of water at least. Then cereal for dinner and off to Leatherby's to meet my cousins for some ice cream. It was time to celebrate my good report card from the semester. Ice cream sundaes all around and it was soooooooooooooo yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mine had triple chocolate, butter pecan, and toasted almond. It was a spectacular day. Started off with service, continued with catching up with friends, and ended with an ice cream celebration. Who could ask for more?Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-51251908126214083662012-04-10T18:59:00.000-07:002012-04-10T18:59:23.164-07:00Huge mothI stopped my car at the end of the driveway today so I could grab the mail. I noticed something brown up by the garage door and I wondered if it wasn't a leaf or some paper that had blown there. I put the mail in the car, grabbed the trash cans to bring them back up, and then walked over to investigate what was by the garage door. It was the biggest fuzziest moth I had ever seen in my life. Huge legs, huge body, humongous wingspan. I used some of the circulars to pick it up and bring it into the house to take some photos. It was still for quite some time and I wondered if it was resting, injured, or what. After it had been in the house for about 20 minutes and as I was taking more photos, it started to move it's wings. I didn't have to wait much longer before it was flitting about the house. I quickly grabbed the kitty so he wouldn't eat the moth, and I opened the back door and helped the moth find his way out. It was a pretty neat nature moment. It's wingspan was as wide as the distance from the base of my wrist to the tips of my fingers. It was a huge moth.<br />
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I visited, caught up on all the family news, helped vaccinate the horses, did some other work, and had a fabulous time. It was the best way to spend my free Saturday. As an extra bonus I got to bring home some farm fresh eggs. I love farm fresh eggs, they taste so much better than what you buy at the store. Farm fresh is the best. <br />
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You know you have friendship that will stand the test of time when you can pick up as if there had never been a break in seeing one another. :)Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-86584075834637356812012-03-08T21:27:00.000-08:002012-03-08T21:27:55.601-08:00I love trips to the templeThings in life have been a bit busy of late. Work is crazy, school is keeping me hopping, and time has been in short supply. I made the decision last week that I needed to make a better effort to attend the temple more often. I only live about 25 minutes away, and you'd think that being so close it would be easy to "find" the time to go. So instead of finding the time to go, and thinking about going, I went. I asked my friend if she wanted to come with me, so we left straight from work and headed over to the Sacramento Temple. Temple work always makes me smile. Add to that the peace I always feel while at the temple and it was the perfect way to end the day. Another thing I love about the temple is that it is a quiet place, perfect for thinking. I'm so glad that I went to the temple. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLrbKA4onQPRJM5SlDgGrxiJ9Jw0dmMonc0_FUO9Yph8jjDX3ComPCkLw0cYvt_NWvHCEXuIFEsJR2xH04bwO24zEaD3LvWDXp5yV2fhk8DjNarar7qQKWgXQxcJBUVSZhK55zRA9MTU/s1600/sacramento-california-214x128-CWD_101006_APerson_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLrbKA4onQPRJM5SlDgGrxiJ9Jw0dmMonc0_FUO9Yph8jjDX3ComPCkLw0cYvt_NWvHCEXuIFEsJR2xH04bwO24zEaD3LvWDXp5yV2fhk8DjNarar7qQKWgXQxcJBUVSZhK55zRA9MTU/s1600/sacramento-california-214x128-CWD_101006_APerson_003.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sacramento, CA temple</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(picture from <a href="http://www.lds.org/">www.lds</a><a href="http://www.lds.org/">.org</a> temple gallery)</div> Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-41913554861480382942012-03-06T22:51:00.000-08:002012-03-06T22:51:02.433-08:00Thankful for ExerciseThe last couple of weeks I've been struggling with a tough cold. I am not a great sick person, I hate not feeling up to par, and not having the energy I'm used to having. I especially hate that being sick interferes with my exercise routine. Tonight I rebelled against being sick. I decided that I'd go play some volleyball. It was fantastic. I still didn't have quite the energy I normally do but it felt so good to go out and play. I'm thankful for exercise. I know tonight's volleyball will help me feel better in the long run. Although trying to talk a lot to rally the team probably didn't do much for my already hoarse voice. Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-41845741154604145002012-02-22T00:27:00.000-08:002012-02-22T00:27:34.579-08:00Feeding the MissionariesSo I left work this evening and headed home. I dropped some things off, loved the kitty a bit, then headed back out. I was meeting the missionaries at Subway for dinner. It was a good dinner. I talked with them about their current work, who they were teaching, what their favorite moments from the mission were so far. I got to share some of my favorite moments from my mission too. It was great. The elders are very enthusiastic about the work they are doing and it was fun to hear about the efforts they are putting forth, and the progress they are seeing in those they are teaching. It made me think back to my experiences in New York, and all the people I was blessed to have the opportunity to teach. I think I shocked the missionaries when I asked them what they thought I could do to help the work. One of the elders told me it was the first time he had been asked that question. They gave me a list of the people they are currently teaching so that I can remember them in my prayers. I also volunteered to be available to provide rides to church or church activities. I am happy to do whatever I can to move the work forward. The missionaries then shared a story entitled "the bridge". It was very moving. I am thankful everyday for the sacrifice of my Savior Jesus Christ and for a loving Heavenly Father. Dinner with the missionaries was uplifting and helped make my day brighter.Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-91196442840437152792012-02-20T18:48:00.000-08:002012-02-20T18:48:08.860-08:00roller coaster weekendFriday I had class and we talked a lot about community organizers, community health assessment, and what that all means. For part of the class we watched a documentary called "The Garden". It was about the citizens (mostly of hispanic ethnicity) in South Central Los Angeles and a Community Garden that they had been working for years, which was sold out from under them by the City. It documents the struggle they went through to try and keep their community garden. I was so touched by their struggle and the gross injustice they faced, that I was brought to tears. I don't think I've ever watched anything quite so moving. I was surprised at the events that occurred and truly felt for the members of the community garden. I would highly recommend this documentary to anyone, just be prepared with a box of tissues. <br />
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Saturday was biostatistics. My classmates and I have spent so many hours studying for this class. We had a quiz to start off the day and I don't think I did very well. I had a tough time focusing the rest of the day because I was so dissappointed with my quiz. I have a strong desire to do well in all that I work at and feeling that my quiz didn't turn out well, did not sit well with me. I need to get over it and realize that I may not be able to get a's 100% of the time. I'll still try though. Needless to say, I was so excited to spend some time with Carie, James, and the boys. We had an excellent dinner made by Carie, then we made sugar cookies and decorated them. It is our Valentine's Day tradition, but it got pushed back this week as I had other plans on Valentine's Day :) We made ghost cookies, christmas trees, pumpkins, hearts, cats, snowflakes, flowers, and gingerbread people. My dear four year old nephew had eaten his one cookie for the evening, and after he finished decorating a second one, he lifted it to his mouth to eat it. I turned to him and said hey I thought you were only supposed to eat one. He broke down into tears and sobbed, not the reaction I expected. I felt so awful. I hadn't raised my voice, I was making an observation, but it sure affected him. Let's just say I was no longer the favorite aunt for the rest of the evening, although I did get to read the good night story. Note to self, just don't say anything the next time the little one goes to eat a second cookie. Making and decorating cookies, and spending time with good friends really made my day so much better.<br />
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Church was Sunday, filled with great talks, and lessons. I drove out to Dixon after to visit my Aunt and Uncle. We talked about life, played a game of Qwirkle, and had some delicious dinner. Then it was time for me to head to Davis. I was attending a fireside on Patriarchal blessings. It was interesting to hear some of the history of patriarchal blessings, and some information on the early church patriarchs. I think the comment that the Patriarch shared that touched me the most was "Faith and prayers do not override the will of the Lord or the timing of the Lord." I think it was a good reminder to me that I just need to have Faith and trust in the Lord and he will provide me with the comfort and guidance I need in order to make it through anything, including stress at work, stress of school, and other stress in general. It was a much needed message for me and I am so thankful that I attended the fireside.<br />
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This morning I slept in. Something that normally doesn't happen because toothless (my kitty) decides that I need to be up just before dawn. It felt so nice to sleep in. I got up, went to work organizing files, and cleaning up the house. Then it was off to grocery shopping. I got back and my neighbor and I went out for a walk which was great fun. We watched her son run around the park. He is way cute. Now I'm relaxing, thinking about what to make for dinner, and thinking it would be a good evening to go to bed early. It has been a good weekend. Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-67911912870978223702012-02-09T23:08:00.000-08:002012-02-09T23:08:00.419-08:00dinner delivery and choir practiceMy best friend brought me dinner tonight. She knew I was having a rough week so she packed up the car with her kids, some kids she watches, and drove all the way out to my house during peak traffic hour to bring me dinner. It was so much fun to see my nephews. The kids enjoyed playing with my kitty "toothless" and I got a chance to visit with my friend. It was so nice to debrief about good times and rough times. My nephews made me smile and laugh. They are so darn sweet. I felt so loved tonight. The turkey alfredo was excellent, and the chocolate volcano cake was even better. <br />
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Then it was time to head over to the church for ward choir practice. We are singing a pretty complex piece for an Easter fireside in March. This was going to be my first practice. It was fun. I got to try doing some sight reading......I need more practice. When we switched from the chapel with the organ to the relief society room with the piano......I got selected to sit at the piano and play parts for us to practice. I need more practice doing that too. Not too bad considering I rarely play anything with four sharps. I brought the music home so I could practice playing the parts so I can do better next week if called upon to help at the piano. Overall the day ended so much better than it started, and I hope time at work flies by tomorrow. I need a weekend. Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190127238483291583.post-19664169492388849782012-02-07T18:18:00.000-08:002012-02-07T18:18:52.177-08:00Singing in the rain.....oh, correction, jogging in the rain :)I've been trying to exercise more regularly and did pretty well with an hour of walk/jogging yesterday. When I woke up this morning, I wasn't sure that jogging outside would be on the agenda as it looked rather cloudy and it was raining. The weather didn't improve as the day wore on and when I left work, it was drizzling. I got home and changed into my workout clothes and let the house to brave the weather. I figured that if it started raining too hard that I'd be able to turn around and head home. Luckily for me, it never poured. I headed out and decided that I'd go for the 2 min walk, 2 min jog circuit again today. Through the neighborhood I ran. 40 minutes later I returned home. I must say it has been nice to be out and exercising again......even if it means a little less sleep each day in order to fit it in around homework. The only thing I was missing today were little wipers on my glasses to wipe the mist away on my outing. Hooray for exercise.Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17279861101778141031noreply@blogger.com0