Only picture this with less chocolate, not nearly as cute outfits, and ice cream bars instead. And they didn't go in my mouth, I just had to keep throwing them over my shoulder. 20 minutes into my shift. It was a long day.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Life Changing Moments
Guess what dear friends!! I'M ENGAGED!!!!
Here's the story:
Yesterday, (My birthday) I had to go the the large city that is my state capitol. I had a wedding shower to go to. Hod came with me, and he just distracted himself while I was partying with the girls. He came to pick me up with flowers and a giant Slurpee!! I was pretty happy about the Slurpee. We drove to this pretty place downtown and then to a large area that is owned by my Church. ... It's being really hard to be vague here. I guess this is a big state, and you have no idea where I was driving from, so I'll just tell you. We were in Salt Lake City at Temple Square. We parked on one side, and then walked to the other. Hod was in a big hurry. There were lots of pretty flowers, and I was trying to take my time. You know, stop and smell the roses (Ok, they were tulips) and all that.
Because of Hod's mad speed walking skills (He claims he was nervous) we quickly arrived at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. This is when things got a little bit special. Hod sat me down in a chair, and then proceeded to blindfold me. I really don't like being blindfolded, but I did play along. I then found head phones being placed in my ears, and there was a great song playing. It's called "I'm Doing Everything (for you)" by The Rocket Summer. My favorite band. I was then led through the lobby, dodging chairs, people and a giant piano into the elevator. Did I mention I don't like being blindfolded? A strange thing happens when you make me close my eyes. Suddenly, I have no sense of balance. The good news is, I had a very nice man holding my hand keeping me safe. We rode the elevator to the 10th floor where they have really big windows so you can see the view. We went to the east side of the building. That is the side overlooking the city, not the temple. The side overlooking the temple is cliche'. He knelt down next to me, opened the ring box, and told me I could take off my blindfold and look at the view.. Here's the problem though, at this point, I knew he was proposing. He positioned me so I was looking out the window, and he was just out of my line of vision. So I'm standing there, looking at the city thinking, "What in the world am I supposed to be seeing??" I was all sorts of confused. Finally Hod says, "Um, the view's down here!" To which I turned to see him on one knee with a beautiful ring. I jumped back in surprise, even though I knew it was coming. Hod said some very cute things, that I can't really remember cause I was freaking out a lot, and he asked me to be his bride for eternity. My brain was super fuzzy, and I just kept trying to say something in the affirmative. My mouth was having issues. As a result, what came out of my mouth was, "Uh... Yeah... Sure..." I'm pretty sure I'm never going to live that down.
We then went to the Garden restaurant to celebrate. It was an amazing day.
Here's the proof :)
Here's the story:
Yesterday, (My birthday) I had to go the the large city that is my state capitol. I had a wedding shower to go to. Hod came with me, and he just distracted himself while I was partying with the girls. He came to pick me up with flowers and a giant Slurpee!! I was pretty happy about the Slurpee. We drove to this pretty place downtown and then to a large area that is owned by my Church. ... It's being really hard to be vague here. I guess this is a big state, and you have no idea where I was driving from, so I'll just tell you. We were in Salt Lake City at Temple Square. We parked on one side, and then walked to the other. Hod was in a big hurry. There were lots of pretty flowers, and I was trying to take my time. You know, stop and smell the roses (Ok, they were tulips) and all that.
Because of Hod's mad speed walking skills (He claims he was nervous) we quickly arrived at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. This is when things got a little bit special. Hod sat me down in a chair, and then proceeded to blindfold me. I really don't like being blindfolded, but I did play along. I then found head phones being placed in my ears, and there was a great song playing. It's called "I'm Doing Everything (for you)" by The Rocket Summer. My favorite band. I was then led through the lobby, dodging chairs, people and a giant piano into the elevator. Did I mention I don't like being blindfolded? A strange thing happens when you make me close my eyes. Suddenly, I have no sense of balance. The good news is, I had a very nice man holding my hand keeping me safe. We rode the elevator to the 10th floor where they have really big windows so you can see the view. We went to the east side of the building. That is the side overlooking the city, not the temple. The side overlooking the temple is cliche'. He knelt down next to me, opened the ring box, and told me I could take off my blindfold and look at the view.. Here's the problem though, at this point, I knew he was proposing. He positioned me so I was looking out the window, and he was just out of my line of vision. So I'm standing there, looking at the city thinking, "What in the world am I supposed to be seeing??" I was all sorts of confused. Finally Hod says, "Um, the view's down here!" To which I turned to see him on one knee with a beautiful ring. I jumped back in surprise, even though I knew it was coming. Hod said some very cute things, that I can't really remember cause I was freaking out a lot, and he asked me to be his bride for eternity. My brain was super fuzzy, and I just kept trying to say something in the affirmative. My mouth was having issues. As a result, what came out of my mouth was, "Uh... Yeah... Sure..." I'm pretty sure I'm never going to live that down.
We then went to the Garden restaurant to celebrate. It was an amazing day.
Here's the proof :)
The Green stones are Emeralds. My birthstone :)
This is the side view. Hod's favorite part is the side detail. Oh, and Hod designed it. The bottom is flat because I am hard on rings. He did such an amazing job! I Love him. He's just so great!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Get Over Yourself
Hello friends!
Sorry that I've been gone so long. I just... haven't had much to say. As for my last post... I guess we're going with Hod. Though it's not his favorite choice, but I think it will work just fine. Things with Hod are going very well. He's great. But that's not the purpose of this post.
I'm in my local institute choir. The easy one that doesn't involve any trying out. My sister L5 is part of the auditioned choir. That choir is led by one Bro. Halibut (Yes, L5 I'm aware that Bro. Halibut's real name has nothing to do with fish, but it's a common mistake others make, so we're going with it.) People who know me, know that I am not really a fan of Bro. Halibut. He's a good man, I just can't really stand to have a conversation with him. That could be because every personal interaction I've had with him has been negative. I know you're in charge, but really, I've been playing drums for 13 years, you may want to trust my judgement, because after going through 5 other steps, you're going to come to the same conclusion that I suggested to you. Sorry, but I digress.
L5 and I are in a concert together this weekend. It's actually the auditioned choir's concert, but they are letting the non-auditioned choir join in. But really, it's still almost all about the auditioned choir. Last night, by the time the performance had actually started, I was a little.... unhappy with things. You know, things like how during our prayer, the speaker asked that we would be able to perform in a way to make Bro Halibut happy, and then he said and in a way to make the Lord happy... I'm thinking that order should have been switched. Then the lady who was announcing things talked about how the auditioned choir was here to represent the institute and how cool they are, and all of us non-auditioned folks were just there to... twiddle our thumbs. Ok, that last part wasn't said, but it sure felt like it.
Being as I already have issues with Bro. Halibut, and I'm not a big fan of how most of the auditioned choir acts like they are better than us non-auditioned people, I wasn't really in the best mood. Well, that and Hod was supposed to be there with me, but then he got called into work, and thats just lame, cause life is always a bit more fun when you have a cute boy there.
This concert really is quite the production, with dancers in their many costumes, L5 being the rockin' awesome narrator and some great choreography. The non-auditioned choir was placed in the fake mezzanines found on both sides of the stage. We were up high. Man did it get hot. Oh well. Seeing as I am fairly vertically challenged, I was on the front row. No surprise there. And I had a kind of cool experience. Where I was sitting, I could see where the boys would stand while waiting to come on stage. This mostly happened to the dancing boys between costume changes. During one song, I saw one of the dancers standing there waiting. He was behind a big screen thing so people couldn't see him. He was far away from any of the microphones. And he was singing with his heart. I could hear him, but I'm pretty sure that no one else could. But he understood the purpose of things. Yes, he was there to perform, but mostly he was there to share his testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
And there I was thinking about how this whole thing was lame, and I was hot, and my back hurt. Then it hit me. No, I'm never going to be Bro. Halibut's #1 fan. But I love music, and I love the Lord. Sometimes I just really need to get over myself. I needed to understand the purpose of things. It's not all about you, Paily!
Sorry that I've been gone so long. I just... haven't had much to say. As for my last post... I guess we're going with Hod. Though it's not his favorite choice, but I think it will work just fine. Things with Hod are going very well. He's great. But that's not the purpose of this post.
I'm in my local institute choir. The easy one that doesn't involve any trying out. My sister L5 is part of the auditioned choir. That choir is led by one Bro. Halibut (Yes, L5 I'm aware that Bro. Halibut's real name has nothing to do with fish, but it's a common mistake others make, so we're going with it.) People who know me, know that I am not really a fan of Bro. Halibut. He's a good man, I just can't really stand to have a conversation with him. That could be because every personal interaction I've had with him has been negative. I know you're in charge, but really, I've been playing drums for 13 years, you may want to trust my judgement, because after going through 5 other steps, you're going to come to the same conclusion that I suggested to you. Sorry, but I digress.
L5 and I are in a concert together this weekend. It's actually the auditioned choir's concert, but they are letting the non-auditioned choir join in. But really, it's still almost all about the auditioned choir. Last night, by the time the performance had actually started, I was a little.... unhappy with things. You know, things like how during our prayer, the speaker asked that we would be able to perform in a way to make Bro Halibut happy, and then he said and in a way to make the Lord happy... I'm thinking that order should have been switched. Then the lady who was announcing things talked about how the auditioned choir was here to represent the institute and how cool they are, and all of us non-auditioned folks were just there to... twiddle our thumbs. Ok, that last part wasn't said, but it sure felt like it.
Being as I already have issues with Bro. Halibut, and I'm not a big fan of how most of the auditioned choir acts like they are better than us non-auditioned people, I wasn't really in the best mood. Well, that and Hod was supposed to be there with me, but then he got called into work, and thats just lame, cause life is always a bit more fun when you have a cute boy there.
This concert really is quite the production, with dancers in their many costumes, L5 being the rockin' awesome narrator and some great choreography. The non-auditioned choir was placed in the fake mezzanines found on both sides of the stage. We were up high. Man did it get hot. Oh well. Seeing as I am fairly vertically challenged, I was on the front row. No surprise there. And I had a kind of cool experience. Where I was sitting, I could see where the boys would stand while waiting to come on stage. This mostly happened to the dancing boys between costume changes. During one song, I saw one of the dancers standing there waiting. He was behind a big screen thing so people couldn't see him. He was far away from any of the microphones. And he was singing with his heart. I could hear him, but I'm pretty sure that no one else could. But he understood the purpose of things. Yes, he was there to perform, but mostly he was there to share his testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith and of our Savior Jesus Christ.
And there I was thinking about how this whole thing was lame, and I was hot, and my back hurt. Then it hit me. No, I'm never going to be Bro. Halibut's #1 fan. But I love music, and I love the Lord. Sometimes I just really need to get over myself. I needed to understand the purpose of things. It's not all about you, Paily!
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