Week after week I am continuously impressed with David Archuleta on American Idol. Not only is he cute as a button. He's totally humble... not to mention, an AMAZING performer. Yey for our little Utahn! I'm totally rooting for him to win the competition. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.
We are so excited that we have a new In-N-Out Burger in St. George. Even though it just opened this past Monday and we heard that the lines we crazy long we decided to go there for Friday-date-night. From the pictures below you can see what happens to us when you mix great fast food with our goofy senses of humor.
So...I've decided that I've found a new way to expend nervous energy--CRAFTING! If you need to run away from reality for awhile, or if you want to avoid the general minutia that can come from life, quilting is the perfect solution. Recently I've had a lot of fun making rag quilts. They are so fun and easy and make great gifts. Below are pictures of a table runner I made (they didn't have one that fit our table at the store) and a baby quilt that I made for my friend Katie. Now, I think I'll try my hand at knitting. Wish me luck!
Hello everyone! Thew few weeks are in the air, but we have major spring fever and don't feel like doing anything but being outside in this beautiful, breezy weather. We hope you're all well too. Here are some pics from the past few weeks.
My Mom made me a birthday cake. Isn't that sweet?
Our niece and nephew, Brindley and Brody--we had a little easter egg hunt, just for them.
This is Katie, Baby Kayla, and me, at Katie's baby shower.
My cousin, Brittany got baptized and we went to Paula's after to celebrate. :)
Over the past few days, we went up to Saratoga Springs and stayed with Shaye's brother Skyler, and his wife Jamie, and our nephew, Shayden. We had a blast and a half! We also went to my BYU roommate's wedding reception, and I was able to catch up with a few old friends. It was a blast, but it's back to the real world now! :(
This is our nephew, Shayden, with the Easter Bunny in Fashion Place Mall in Murray. He's seriously, so adorable!
I have recently noticed I am inevitably drawn to a small group of novels for comfort. When I am really having a burn-out day, or if its just a full moon (if you know what I mean), I can sit down and open one of these novels and instantly things are 90% better. Though this comfort is short lived, I thrive on it at times. Lucky for me, film makers are sensible enough to make film adaptations of the books I love. I can experience all of the nostalgia in a much more compact period of time. The "comfort films" are as follows:
-Little Women
-Pride and Prejudice
-Anne of Avonlea
-Jane Eyre
-Breakfast at Tiffany's
- and now, Becoming Jane
I totally recommend this movie to anyone as hopelessly romantic as me. It is PG and completely clean, and gives a fictions account on Jane Austen's life. Seriously, rent it! That's all for now, hope you're all well!
So, this weekend I went to an academic conference at UVU (UVSC in Provo). It was really fun and I presented on one of my favorite authors--William Faulkner. It was a fun experience because I love the process of refining a paper and then sharing it with others, but this experience also left me feeling a little unsure of a few things.
1. Does Shakespeare really have to be intertwined in EVERY conversation?
2. When a person uses 5 words that I've never heard before in the same sentence, should I be talking to this person?
3. Why are all English teachers liberals??
4. Most importantly, did I chose the right "career"? Will I ever fit in with these English people??
Haha! Many of you may have no idea what I'm talking about. But most likely, if you've taken an English class, at any point in your life, you know exactly what I'm talking about. As I drove to Provo with my old professors, and tried to engage in "normal" conversation with them, like a human, I realized that several of them were incapable of this. In other words, many of my professors are wonderful to learn from in the classroom, but they are horribly boring and self-important when you get to know them as people. Sad, but true. In conclusion, I refuse to be a hoity-toity professor, ever in my life! I will always be personable and as down-to-earth as possible. :)