tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16945997123339943412024-03-19T05:18:05.247-07:00Growing up GilbertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-20010721155267646692016-01-01T08:40:00.000-08:002016-01-02T19:40:28.865-08:00January 2016 Stitch FixStitch Fix<br />
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I haven't written in months, but I wanted to take to my blog to save my Facebook friends from having to see my constant Stitch Fix posts! So if you're interested, read away!<br />
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What is Stitch Fix?<br />
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It's basically an online personal stylist. Someone will fill a box with 5 items catered to your personal style. They send it out to you, you look it over and decide what you want. You send the rest back in a prepaid envelope.<br />
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When you first sign up you fill out a style profile. You tell them what you like and what you hate and they start from there. BUT- PLEASE go onto Pinterest and make a board just for Stitch Fix. Pin things that you love and then put the link in your style profile. It is hard for them to make decisions based off of that first style profile, and until I did the Pinterest page I didn't get a box that I wanted to keep everything out of. Also, when you send stuff back leave detailed feedback about why you don't like it. Wrong color, too big, too expensive, wrong style, etc. That will help them in the future.<br />
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How much does it cost?<br />
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You are charged $20 as a styling fee. If you buy anything at all out of your box, they put that $20 as a credit on your bill. So as long as you buy something, there is no real charge. The clothing can range anywhere from 25-200, mine mostly sit in the $45 dollar range.<br />
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Are you getting paid for this or do you have anything to do with Stitch Fix?<br />
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I wish! But if you use my referral code I do get a $25 credit! https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/4070088<br />
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Okay, so on to share what I got from Stitch Fix:<br />
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This is my style card. It comes in every shipment and shows me what I'm getting and how to pair it, which is helpful because I find it hard to put full outfits together. This time I got:<br />
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Papermoon Alfonso Woven Split Back Knit Top<br />
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Pixley Willaura Faux Suede Drape Jacket<br />
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McQue Solid Lace Sleeve Blouse<br />
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Kut From The Kloth Kate Distressed Boyfriend Jean<br />
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Market and Spruce Nina Asymmetrical Sweater Tunic<br />
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Papermoon Alfonso Woven Split Back Knit Top and Market and Spruce Nina Asymmetrical Sweater Tunic are the two that I kept.<br />
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I LOOOOVED these sweaters! The Papermoon sweater has an awesome split back top, where it opens up and has a nice blue back. The Nina Tunic is so comfy and is not form fitted, which I love.<br />
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Here it is with my favorite Time Turner necklace ;)<br />
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The other 3 were either way too expensive or did not look right.<br />
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These boyfriend jeans were okay, but they were $88 dollars which is wayyyyy too much money for a pair of jeans that I don't worship.<br />
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The blouse was not my style. The fabric was immediately wrinkled and I didn't like the fit. Just seemed cheaply made in general.<br />
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This is the first thing I've gotten from Stitchfix and thought- WTF. It was terrible. Never in my wildest dreams would I wear this jacket. Suede is not my deal.<br />
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Overall, I love Stitch Fix. It makes things easier for me, and I love what they send. Here's a referral code again if you want to try it out! https://www.stitchfix.com/referral/4070088<br />
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I picked out some plain, low fat yogurt. Next time I might go with something flavored, but decided to keep it as healthy as possible this time. I also grabbed 2 fruits. Kiwi and blueberries to start, but next time I'll try strawberries and maybe bananas.<br /><div>
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We didn't have any popsicle molds, so I just filled a small cup up with yogurt and mixed in some berries and kiwi.<br />
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Arya was ecstatic to learn that she could have a popsicle for breakfast.<br />
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Don't let the beauty fool you, the snow caused a state of emergency to be declared and caused more than its fair share of accidents. Thankfully, warm weather is right around the corner.<br />
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Throughout the day we endured messages and Facebook posts from our "friends" back home. They're having beautiful 70 degree weather, and enjoying it. We decided that if we couldn't have southern weather, we'd at least have some southern food! So, we made Arya's favorite. Biscuits and gravy. I took a few pictures and figured we'd share our favorite recipe with you guys.<br />
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We start by making the biscuits. Throw in 3 cups of flour, 2 tablespoons baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. </div>
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Let your buttermilk sit for up to 10 minutes. While you're letting it sit, cut up 1 and 1/2 stick of butter (cold, don't soften it). </div>
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Then, throw that on top of the flour mixture.</div>
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Stir it up (with a mixer, or by hand. I always go by hand) until it looks grainy and the butter is mixed in well. </div>
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Your buttermilk should be done by now. You'll know it's done because it will have little chunks of milk throughout the bowl. Just take a spoonful of it and check. Then, take a couple of tablespoons and mix it into the flour mixture. Keep mixing until it looks like the picture below. It took 1 and 1/4 cups to get it to look like this for me, but YMMV. </div>
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Then plop a bit of it down on your pan and stick them into a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes or so. These are going to be some ugly biscuits, but they're going to be good. </div>
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And here they are out of the oven. Ugly, but good. You'll know they're done when they get to be golden brown. </div>
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Once it's all browned, add in a couple of tablespoons of flour. DO NOT DRAIN THE GREASE. It will get soaked up by the flour. I added in about 3 tablespoons at a time and stirred. I ended up adding 1/3 cup total. </div>
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Once it's all coated and you're done adding flour, add in about 3.5 cups of whole milk (not the buttermilk from before, just normal whole milk). Cook at medium heat. Stir constantly until it starts to thicken a bit, and then let it sit. </div>
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As a consolation, here is Arya enjoying her non-mixed biscuits and gravy. </div>
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And that's our favorite meal. </div>
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For my friends in the north, how are you staying warm? And my southern friends, are you enjoying the new warm weather? </div>
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How did you decide that Molly Weasley would be the one to finish off Bellatrix?<br />
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"I always knew Molly was going to finish her off. I think there was some speculation that Neville would do it, because Neville obviously has a particular reason to hate Bellatrix. ..So there were lots of options for Belatrix, but I never deviated. I wanted it to be Molly, and I wanted it to be Molly for two reasons. The first reason was I always saw Molly as a very good witch but someone whose light is necessarily hidden under a bushel, because she isn't in the kitchen a lot and she has had to raise, among others, and George which is like, enough... I wanted Molly to have her moment and to show that because a woman had dedicated herself to her family does not mean that she doesn't have a lot of other talents." -JK Rowling<br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-56452260365206645002013-02-18T10:17:00.004-08:002013-02-18T10:17:55.378-08:00Valentine's DayRyan was pretty busy on Thursday, which was actually Valentine's day, so we celebrated Friday afternoon instead. Last Valentine's day we went to a place called the Red Crab and LOVED it! We decided to go again this year, and we weren't disappointed.<br />
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We walked down to the Red Crab, which is not far from our house. The restaurant was supposed to open at 6, but this is Grenada, so we got there at six to find they weren't quite ready for us. This field is right beside the Red Crab, so we took Arya to run around for a bit.<br />
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Ryan ordered some gazpacho and asked Arya to try it. I'm so glad I captured this sequence of events. She resisted at first.<br />
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She finally agreed to try a bite.<br />
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Not so bad...<br />
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Then the taste sets in. She wasn't a fan.<br />
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She was much happier after she washed it down with some cold water.<br />
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We both had the lobster tail. It was absolutely delicious!<br />
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Here are a few pictures from Primary today-<br />
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Ryan's face is my favorite here.<br />
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And here... what a dork.<br />
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This is Diamond, Summers, Arya and Andie.<br />
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Sister Kim, the music leader, with Jahesha and MJ.<br />
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After Arya gave her talk her friend Andie came up. She wanted to give a talk too. It was pretty darn cute.<br />
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Patty decided to let her give a talk, too and helped her out a bit.<br />
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This is Arya giving her talk, with the help of dad.<br />
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This is Diamond again, giving our scripture for the day. Diamond is in the class that Ryan and I teach.<br />
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Mikael is the small one, his brother MJ is in our class. The older one here is Kai, and he's also in our class.<br />
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This is James, Sean, Jasmine and Eliza. Jasmine is also in our class.<br />
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I refrained from taking pictures of the lovely ladies because we were all very hot, but here are some cute pictures of Ari and her friend Andi walking with us.<br />
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After taking a walk, we rode with our friend Patty to drop off some goods at the Valentine's bake sale. Patty made muffins, and they looked delicious! But Patty's eye was too sharp for us to sneak any before they made it to the sale.<br />
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Then we headed to playgroup. The kids have a playgroup every Tuesday morning at 10. The kids enjoy it, but I think the moms enjoy it even more.<br />
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We don't have a car here, so we rely on the generosity of others to get from place to place. Thankfully Patty needed to go to the grocery store today, so we hitched a ride with her. </div>
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Some of the other girls needed to go to the store as well, so we headed over. We decided to stop and get smoothies beforehand. They're incredible smoothies made of fresh local fruit. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the smoothies- I enjoyed ours so much that I forgot to take a picture before it was gone! </div>
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Then the kids ran down the mall to the grocery store.<br />
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Arya mid-jump<br />
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Now to the grocery store photos. I took these for anyone interested in knowing more about how Grenada works. You often go to the store and find that the things you need haven't come in yet that week. Ask the employees when it will be in and you'll get a few non committal answers. It's interesting, for sure! Also, everything is imported so it's much more expensive. The prices you'll see on here are in XCD (East Caribbean Dollars). I'll post the US price as well.<br />
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These pistachios are 55.10 XCD. That's 20.41 US for a bag of Pistachios!<br />
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These very sad looking Pomegranates are 12.70 XCD each, or 4.70 US.<br />
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Arya loves the produce isle. She likes to help me pick out fruit.<br />
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They offer a lot of local fuit here, but we don't normally buy it in the store. We have a friend named Kevon who has a stand out back. He sells fresh fruits and veggies for much cheaper, and they are always nicer quality.<br />
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These are mangos and wax apples.<br />
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Romaine Lettuce is 26.30 XCD a bag, or 9.74 US. Yep, those bags of Dole lettuce in the picture are $9.74 US!<br />
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Chips are pretty expensive here (but how do you live without them?!?!). The Doritos you see are 17.95 XCD or 6.65 USD.<br />
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Yum! A local favorite!! :)<br />
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Things like facial cleaner can be a little expensive here. The Neutrogena Visibly Even is 42.70 XCD or 15.81 US.<br />
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This licorice is AMAZING! There are a lot of things I can't get here that I can get it the states (cough,flaminghotcheetoes, cough), but this is one of the things I can get in Grenada but not back home.<br />
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Often times you come to the store and there is no milk. They were cleared out today. The shipment comes in on Friday and it's gone immediately. Students, locals, and mainly the yacht owners come in and buy in bulk. </div>
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One thing you NEVER have to worry about them not having in stock is alcohol. We don't drink, so this doesn't help us much, but it makes a lot of the students happy ;). </div>
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Our bagging buddy! </div>
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This is a donation box right outside of the store. I always laugh because it says no receipts, so of course people stuff receipts in. You can see a few of them at the top of the picture.<br />
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This is our buddy Junior. I didn't know he knew who we were until one day I came in without Arya. He asked where his little bud was. People here always go out of the way to be kind here!<br />
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As we walked out of the grocery store I saw this stand. Kind of strange to see contacts for sale in a stand when you have to go through so much trouble to get them in the US!<br />
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Andi was pooped after our long trip!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-52886598852452094952013-02-11T07:10:00.000-08:002013-02-11T07:10:00.708-08:00PicturesOur friend Cece has been taking some really cute shots of Arya and Ryan lately. Here are a few of my favorites:<br />
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This is Arya's favorite place to hide- in her closet.<br />
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Ryan playing poker. Winning! :)<br />
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Arya having fun in the kiddie pool.<br />
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Arya and I go on walks almost daily. We've slowed down a bit recently because she's had a serious cough, but we took one today for the first time in about a week. I figured I'd take a ton of pictures so you guys could get a glimpse of what we see every day.<br />
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We start off at home (duh)-<br />
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She loves to run ahead of me at the start of the walk.<br />
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Her second favorite part of the walk is walking on the "pitter patters".<br />
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These dogs bark at us daily. No matter how many times they see us walk by, they never get used to us.<br />
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Arya likes to talk back.<br />
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She was so happy to find this stick. She loves writing in the sand once we make it down to the beach.<br />
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This is the marina that's very near our house.<br />
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The path down to the beach.<br />
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One of the boats up on the shore today.<br />
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Our friends Brandon and Natalia built this cute little raft.<br />
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She has such a blast once we get down to the beach.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-83646372972490515162013-01-28T09:32:00.000-08:002013-01-29T05:17:23.758-08:00Happy Birthday, Arya! Yesterday was Arya's third birthday. Woah, time flies! We had a simple little celebration with a cake she helped bake and decorate.<br />
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For the past 2 weeks we've not allowed Arya to have any sugar. Long story short, she found every candy hiding place in our house and helped herself anytime we were distracted. So after 2 weeks of depravation, yesterday we let her binge. And oh, did she binge. Cake, candy and sugary sodas are essentially all she consumed. But hey, that's what birthdays are for, right?<br />
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Pajama day was definitely her favorite. </div>
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We're still loving our new home, we finally feel settled and comfortable. Hopefully we won't be moving anymore while we're on the island!</div>
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Ryan finished midterms and did great. We're glad to have those behind us, but of course there's still studying to be done. Finals are coming up soon, after all ;). </div>
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As much as we absolutely love Grenada, we do miss our country. Every time I ride by the US Embassy I'm so happy to see our flag flying... but it makes me very homesick. There is truly no place like home. We can't wait to be back for a few weeks in December. In the meantime, enjoy Zaxby's, fully stocked shelves and 24 hour stores for us! :)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-35261808464368492942012-09-24T11:19:00.003-07:002012-09-24T11:22:38.494-07:00Our BackyardOne of my favorite things about Grenada is all of the fruit! Most fruits are pretty high up on my list of favorite foods (Right under 1. Flaming Hot Cheetoes and 2. Bacon). Our new home has a ton of fruit trees right in the backyard. Arya and I go out often to pick fruit to snack on or to cut up and eat with dinner. When we went out today, I decided to take a few pictures and give you guys a taste of what we get to enjoy.<br />
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The closest tree to our house is a tiny little lime tree. It's right outside the front door, and last night we popped out to pick some for our lime cilantro rice. Ari has one of the tiny little limes in her hand. </div>
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This is some kind of citrus. It's not quite ready yet, so we're not sure which one.<br />
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Arya succeeded in picking what I believe is an orange (they're commonly eaten while green here).<br />
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This is Arya trying to pick something called a sugar apple. It's called a corrazon in Puerto Rico.<br />
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These are starfruit, definitely my favorite.<br />
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Sugar plums, they're pretty good. You eat them sort of like muscadines.<br />
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And of course, coconut.<br />
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This is the rooftop view of our next-door neighbor and part of our yard.<br />
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There's a small group of moms here that do a rotating Co-Op. Kids between the pre-school and kindergarten ages get together and learn basics (like ABCs, Shapes, Numbers, etc...). Arya has always been great with that kind of stuff, so the real plus for us was for her to get some time in a "school like" setting with other kids her age. She's loved it!<br />
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This was her show and tell day. She showed her beloved lady bug pen.<br />
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We were so excited to come back to Grenada and live in our brand new home. Last term we were squashed up in an apartment on the second floor, right above the "vacationers". That meant that we spent a lot of nights listening to people partying and a lot of days trying to keep Arya's noise level down so we didn't have to endure the neighbors "broom on the ceiling" method of complaining. We couldn't have been more excited to move into our new place. But, once we did, it wasn't quite what we needed.<br />
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The perils of having a med student as a husband sometimes seem endless. They're so busy that they can't take part in things like finding new places to live. I'm never really sure how to explain the amount of work that our Students do as med students. Ask any SO and they'll tell you that their husbands leave before breakfast in the morning, and it's a miracle to get them home for dinner. Even then, they eat and get back to studying. So, Arya and I decided to handle finding a new place on our own.<br />
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We lived without a car all of last term (and will do it most of this term). That made getting around to look at homes difficult. So after spending a great deal of time smushed onto a tiny, crowded Regge bus ( see: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEzFe-qsKBw" target="_blank">Typical Grenadian Drivers</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CD0QFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.valuemd.com%2Fst-georges-university-school-medicine%2F114359-article-texan-riding-reggae-bus-grenada.html&ei=VkVKUIOVJYHo8gTriIGIAw&usg=AFQjCNHKEVI7EwDeNBOtfFECdzvzLNUrtw&sig2=7LiQ5MckEt3HWacJicctwA" target="_blank">What's a Regge Bus like? </a> to get a feel) with a two year old, we came to find our new home. After spending about 10 mins there, we gladly took it.<br />
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Unfortunately, we didn't factor in a few things. Grenada in March (when we looked at the house) and Grenada in August are two very different things. We arrived to an incredibly (and I mean INCREDIBLY) hot house that refused to cool. Not only that, it seemed to be a breeding ground for mosquitos. We all woke with a few dozen new bites every morning (perhaps we're just too sweet to resist?). The icing on the cake was our (insert heavy sarcasm here) <i>wonderful</i> issue with the internet. After the property manager assured us that there was a credit on their account, we hopped the crowded oven (otherwise known as Regge bus) and ventured to St. Georges. We spent 4 hours in line waiting to set up our internet, and as the sweet moment arrived, we were informed that there was no credit. In fact, there was a 1200 dollar <i>bill </i>that had to be taken care of before we could set up the internet. After informing the property manager, she insisted they must be mistaken and suggested we go up again (ha). So, after almost a month of not being able to talk to family members, check online notes, and with me not being able to work, we took it up with the landlord. What a surprise we were in for. The landlord (different from the property manager) said he couldn't help us, and wanted to know why we hadn't paid a deposit or rent. To which we replied "We've paid both... to the property manager". Thankfully we had our receipts. That was a red flag for us, so we decided to get out.<br />
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Long story short (or not so short), we're in a new home that we love. After a few days of searching we found something cool, bug free, and spacious. Arya's favorite part? Definitely the trampoline:<br />
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Our landlords have been more than accommodating, and they have 2 younger girls that Arya spends her afternoons playing hide and seek with.<br />
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So, for any of you soon to be SO's living in Grenada- just remember- after a few weeks of mosquito bites and extreme heat, it all works out :).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-32974927279756230942012-09-07T11:54:00.000-07:002012-09-07T11:54:55.012-07:00Catching upSorry guys! Life caught up with us and I got incredibly behind on updating our blog for all of the friends and family at home. Let's get started!<br />
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I'll start with the last few things we were able to do while we were in the States. We spent a ton of time with friends and family in Georgia. It was a blast! Arya had a great time getting to see Gavin and catch up on their lost playtime.
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Once we were back in Georgia, Emma came for a visit and we all finally got to meet baby Boston! Emily and I caught up on some much needed sister time. I love Grenada, but I hate missing my family. </div>
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All in all, it was a fantastic visit and we already miss you guys!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-29965155569510979662012-06-20T15:49:00.002-07:002012-06-20T15:51:47.014-07:00Home Sweet Home<br />
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Since I'm no longer on Facebook, I'll do my best to update family and friends via our blog.<br />
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It's summer break! We're home (I've learned that's a very relative term) in Douglas. Sort of. We've been here since late May and we'll be here until August 2nd. We're making the most of our time here, eating tons of flaming hot cheetos, Zaxbys, and Rancheros. And of course, finding time to hang out with family in between all the eating.<br />
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Right now, we're spending the week in Seaside, Florida. It's an incredible little town, perfectly picturesque and quiet. The most interesting part about it is that it's where the Truman Show was filmed. Ryan says I'm a dork for thinking this, but it's pretty cool that Jim Carrey walked these streets!<br />
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I can tell we've been spoiled, though. Even in this beautiful place I find myself missing the beautiful waters of Grenada.<br />
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We're happy to be home and hope we see you all!<br />
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It's no secret that I've never been a fan of beaches. All that nasty sand, super hot sun and crazy underwater animals nipping at your toes. And of course, there's always Jaws lurking around somewhere out there. Living in Georgia meant the majority of our summer (and spring and winter) vacations were spent at the beach. At least once a year we'd head down to Daytona and spend a week in what others called Paradise. I called it the 7th ring of Hell.<br />
I'd spend the entire week curled up with a million books in our condo or hotel room. When reading got old I'd spend countless hours catching up on Spongebob and finishing off 3 family sized bags of Flaming Hot Cheetos. The beach just wasn't for me.<br />
So, when we decided to move to Grenada I wasn't thrilled at the prospect of being surrounded by beaches on every side. I tried my hardest to convince Ryan to move to Alaska instead, but my Caribbean-at-heart husband wasn't having it.<br />
After being here at least two weeks I reluctantly let Arya drag me down to the ocean. I was prepared to spend at most 20 mins tentatively stepping in the water and then rushing home to scour off every particle of sand. After what felt like 10 mins, I realized we had been there for an hour already. I chalked it up to a fluke and we headed home.<br />
But, to my surprise, I've started to crave the beach! If we miss more than 2 days in a row I start getting antsy. How could I ever hate such a wonderful place?! I'm not quite sure what's changed. Maybe it's seeing how much fun Arya has (she swims like a little fish already!). Or maybe it's the beauty of the Caribbean beaches (none of those nasty jellyfish camped out on the sand). Whatever it is, I'm fully converted.<br />
Since you guys can't be with us, we wanted to give you a little taste of our day. We get up early, get lotion-ed up (which the locals think is hilarious. Sunblock?? You're white enough already! Why block the sun?) and take the 5 min walk down to our favorite beach. We spend a few hours building castles and swimming out into the crystal clear water. I wish I was eloquent enough to describe it, but I think pictures would do it better justice:<br />
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Then, after we hang out on the beach for awhile, we head over to our favorite little pavillon. I's right on the beach. Arya swears the Sprite's there are better than anywhere else on the island ;)</div>
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My favorite thing about this pavillion? It's the only place I can escape the ever present Regge music. On any given day we can come here and hear country music (a true taste of home) 80s and 90s (but thankfully no pop!). I took a very poorly filmed video so you guys could hear the music playing in the background. Listen closely, it's a little hard to catch:<br />
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And Ryan? This occupies most of his time:<br />
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But don't feel too sorry for him. He gets to do it here:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-43723190489647993682012-01-21T11:25:00.000-08:002012-01-21T11:25:02.332-08:00We're here!We made it to Grenada! Which is a surprise- I can't believe I survived a 20 hour day traveling alone with Arya. It was a challenge! But we're here in paradise, finally!<br />
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It's definitely different, I've never lived outside of Douglas (except for living a bit in Valdosta) so it's a big change. But it's a fantastic life experience and I can definitely get used to being this close to the beach. Now, if I could only get the grocery stores to promise fully stocked shelves of Flaming Hot Cheetoes...<br />
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The transportation here is interesting, to say the least. We don't have a car (which I don't mind one bit) so we walk or take busses everywhere. They drive on the left side of the road here. It takes a lot of getting used to, but I'm starting to adjust to the feeling. However, there are no road rules here! No speed limits, no car seats, no pedestrian right of way rules. It's a free for all! Honking is the language of the road here. People honk to say "hello" "Get out of the way!" "I'm coming around" and "Watch it!". Contrary to the US- people here don't see it as rude. I wanted to be offended the first few times a bus honked at us, but I've learned it's a courtesy (and I'm beginning to appreciate the warning!).<br />
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Ryan is busy (that's an understatement). He normally leaves the house at 8am and gets home at 6pm. Then we eat and he studies until 11pm. I feel for him! I can't imagine what kind of dedication it takes to study so much. I'm positive the only thing I've spent that much time studying is the TV. I wonder if that qualifies me for a degree...<br />
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Arya and I are meeting lots of new friends. The locals are incredibly friendly and the LDS ladies here are welcoming and knowledgeable about what we're going through as first term-ers. In fact, we're headed to an Enrichment activity tonight. We're learning how to "Stomp". Anyone who is even remotely familiar with my dancing abilities can imagine how wonderfully entertaining that will be.<br />
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Anywho- I'm sure you're tired of reading and ready for some pictures. Here they are!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another view from the school.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj479Vov7ZCKFYV_9M9m-sidp8aLwIPVHHEf_uhtcrL-1Dg1RIXad71HqJihzTnbzm5GoFrSzPmvaYnrWl8hgdcZjU1DUFsP1fLtS5Vt3g5tdTpveFvFJoIDNYdd7Vfy4cYyjMO9ojFU0Y/s1600/IMG_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj479Vov7ZCKFYV_9M9m-sidp8aLwIPVHHEf_uhtcrL-1Dg1RIXad71HqJihzTnbzm5GoFrSzPmvaYnrWl8hgdcZjU1DUFsP1fLtS5Vt3g5tdTpveFvFJoIDNYdd7Vfy4cYyjMO9ojFU0Y/s320/IMG_0038.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This fruit tree is within reach of our balcony.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QT27bS0HECKWoyiqFv33Sa7PMGLJqKkfxI3IE9QWnt-jSxQ61jjBXNEhdAKHgT3Tma3jJZuYnDxnpHDhYkOk38vAwpYDf4D9p2gpicvTQYOR6hruCcDJVBIDXbM59jrAqJ-DENSXTdw/s1600/IMG_1308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-QT27bS0HECKWoyiqFv33Sa7PMGLJqKkfxI3IE9QWnt-jSxQ61jjBXNEhdAKHgT3Tma3jJZuYnDxnpHDhYkOk38vAwpYDf4D9p2gpicvTQYOR6hruCcDJVBIDXbM59jrAqJ-DENSXTdw/s320/IMG_1308.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Reading in the living room!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9Z4KiysYkl7oZRtWaEpTUvL6NDlXUxGk4H-bDqVyg5jhhWFI3IOF-Ww7vz9zLN736ac_yU5dH_p2Jc7ra40N2zkMhyphenhyphen-MO84N7nRAjZF_HD3PQ52QAbwmaIh_jCL7coxp26swppgbY-8/s1600/IMG_1316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9Z4KiysYkl7oZRtWaEpTUvL6NDlXUxGk4H-bDqVyg5jhhWFI3IOF-Ww7vz9zLN736ac_yU5dH_p2Jc7ra40N2zkMhyphenhyphen-MO84N7nRAjZF_HD3PQ52QAbwmaIh_jCL7coxp26swppgbY-8/s320/IMG_1316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div>We're excited to be moving on and forward with this part of our lives. We just wish we could take everyone with us!! By the way, who wants to come pack up my entire house and find a place to store all of our things? And maybe clean everything for us? ;)</div><div><br />
</div><div>Yesterday was my 24th birthday. It was great! We went to Celebration, Florida to stay with some friends. We definitely had a blast. There is a magnificent hotel in Orlando near Celebration called the Gaylord Pa</div><div>lms.</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692787527302831874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTAmYf78hTTmOnxuvVENE6HKJbwWuIVE6TtHB5TvjAp4iqj4PbG6x7OwaQxb-DYaaGs2Osp3DSVa1q0qkV_EExpU6Zz0Hz2U8Lx4xVkK212NayQsldzl2c822e-m00OLsqgS-ABammdz8/s320/hero-bar.jpeg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 126px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><br />
<div>They have a really neat exhibit that they call ICE. Every thing around you (including the bricks!) is made of ice. It's very difficult to accurately describe, so I'll let the pictures do the talking:</div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692791408790861954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpvFWfMW60kNjSMWbCcRI3LXG0x1Kr8eP5hWBmqymSDREEw8oDFfL2z5bceLtgdMjUnNGYF8ZTHCauHNZq-q5VLSmS7oEs02iF0yoCIcD-SRyLUl-d_B8pTFlE5wfREqwbWM_MrpdiRA/s320/IMG_0461.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 239px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692791392554520146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYocHOXOJMJCI-OvW_8J95tb1iislkXouYpzx4kmcYhfIuEjZHRaCk3tRe31QfsfRuCcTRKuHKigHhx0mlUNKvTEpyw1_sn_bUuc2-SmFtnxQWYYJHLYJd9Ljm2tOAGBm3go6lxgNkxiU/s320/IMG_0463.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692790131754850514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXcXKu7yt_TwNuxSXpg08DvwU0647K_nYZYrPqGsIyI0mURfcT2V6e1r7v1scPNFy8youU1XMIMZPPocYmMHe_fYK_aLsxFdWPYbRn3Q9ExD4NgHIQguy7CMBpu_UQTq9wEqcBGg_3wk/s320/IMG_0457.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692791384895306098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KApsShjpfBbfoL9GfDuU0yz9ZFotp2eEdNSxnr1v-8boD4H4LM050Q-lUyKlMCfNF2yRExq4fFIbKw6ejPtb9EdMehXEPacZibzmPbLFYyERc1b0q-5ijE3dw_WV2oCnaEaAVEMpTPM/s320/IMG_0464.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692790117439617186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr5A23CqZo2zzhWQpbXTfnrikKbUfcrjOz2_4nUxlJqhgT_27zsJKiIN-ZtvFgXYuOYP1vryo3CBR0_8dKT_evhOPNLeJUKz6_qluXk3km4hvMw1YK887e_HscvbBN8990vsO4KOV2QM/s320/IMG_0451.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692790108046338370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W9kO6n2KriW8MiU-N3nV0Vft818m8iPB-iiavzqcJb-rpmwRXMT4Q9znUxeAh4Ig34EJ4bOz8H73b566z0W0l6_EZODru-9mr_nk7HmWuZXfRNsJ3t-P1PUTo6-iLu70cupdZMg9g90/s320/IMG_0446.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 239px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692790103429595090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJ24dZZ_DcBohgcXFReCgqdvklX3KZnWghimqe-RL8iEbhlmYgpZ49MpivsaXowhk2YJU-LSk_2XUb_DXbwHvZ1qnnJL3eyoqdBwh5jn6Qk7XhTuv_-j0b9R5raKUQKPyEbZQoBfWaz4/s320/IMG_0448.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 239px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692790091182644850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQcyy4tnn6t-bpoutPOIfmLvo7vUcXdHWKca6_lMel8-fvEThZOLF9jzt5_OfyYJef03mS39I8BDPfmz9K9q4RCEYjG34AddsPBzHjfPG5xa4onKlPbiPS2A01fniNJW9tL9znrnLHTo/s320/IMG_0456.JPG" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /><br />
<div>They handed out parkas at the beginning. They were wonderful- it was so cold! </div><div><br />
</div><div>Celebration, FL has to be the most beautiful town I've ever visited. It's a cozy little town that's all inclusive. It's got a hospital, a school, a church, homes, shoppes, and a university all nestled into one quaint little area. We'll absolutely live there one day! They have neat little activities around this time of year, and one was faux snow. At certain times every night "snow" fell from the street lamps. Arya had a blast! <br />
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</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwhpZ_Fq6bY7l7DpynBawMCuKz3jk5qWlma95eo00DuSqbXYXO-oxUMrBQiHOMZtgSoJsOOiGFjffVhjdURSg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>All in all, it was a fantastic birthday! Thanks for all of the birthday wishes! :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-6726899696129856092011-06-09T15:59:00.000-07:002011-06-09T17:02:27.222-07:00Politics, baby<span class="Apple-style-span">I've been debating on whether or not to say something about a disturbing issue I've seen lately in reference to the political world. It's come to the point where I feel like it would be wrong for me not to say something. So, here it goes.</span><div><br /></div><div>Basing your vote only on someones religion is wrong. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; ">A friend called me today to say that she heard a poll on the radio that found a disturbing number of Republicans refused to vote for Mitt Romney SOLEY because he's a Mormon. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; ">Wow. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">I am astounded. Let me make something clear, I would be just as appalled if I heard that people refused to vote for a candidate just because they were Jewish or Catholic (which unfortunately, has already happened) etc....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">Does the candidate care about our beautiful country and will they protect it at all costs? Are their values those that you can agree with? Are their policies those that you think are best for our Nation? </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: georgia; line-height: 15px; font-size: medium; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;">I understand that some people want to look at someones religion when they decide whether to vote for them or not. That's fine. What's wrong to me is looking at someone, finding out what religion they are and then blindly refusing to vote for them <b>only</b> because of that. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;">Take the time to look at your candidates. Find out what they believe about the policies that matter to you. Then, if you really feel the need, find out what religion they are and then weigh all of the pros and cons. Be reasonable. Don't eliminate someone off the bat for things like religion, race, or sex.</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-20577420378834601472011-03-11T09:29:00.000-08:002011-03-11T09:46:40.059-08:00Eternal HopeI saw someone post today that most of the people who were harmed in the earthquake in Japan would go to "hell" for eternity just because they had never heard the gospel. This breaks my heart to the core. No one will ever be punished because they didn't know the fullness of the gospel. No one will be ever be rejected from heaven because they just weren't at the right place at the right time, or because they couldn't understand it. Our God is just, and we will all be given an equal chance to hear and accept the beautiful reality of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Never loose hope that those who left this earth without knowing Christ will be with us in eternity. They will be given their chance.<br /><br />"The Lord has made it known that his mercy extends to the uttermost bounds and that every soul is entitled to hear the gospel plan, either in this life or in the spirit world. All who hear and believe, repenting and recieving the gospel in it's fullness, whether living or dead, are heirs of salvation in the Celestial kingdom of God." Doctrines of Salvation - Elder Joseph Fielding Smith.<br /><br />"The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the prescribed law by which all men are to be judged and by it to be condemned or justified according to merit. Justice demands, therefore, that all men shall have the privilege of learning and of receiving or rejecting the Gospel and its ordinances. God has graciously made provision through the Gospel that such shall be the case."- All May be Saved, George F. Richards.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-65422025686251601932011-02-23T08:43:00.000-08:002011-02-23T08:55:15.373-08:00Taming the ToungeI have a problem. I sleep with the T.V. on. No, that’s not my problem. The problem is that my husband HATES it. So, being the fantastically loving wife that I am, I’ve been working on weaning myself off lately. I’ve found a good substitute: the IPOD. I started off listening to Harry Potter, but after the 21st time through all the books, I started to wonder if I should try something new. So, for the past 2 nights, I’ve been listening to Elder Holland. I can’t say that there is anything in this world that compares to falling asleep to the sound of an apostle’s voice (Sorry, Jim Dale). Last night, I heard a talk, and immediately wanted to share my thoughts and feelings on it. Elder Holland’s talk was on the tongue, and learning to tame it. My heart was touched. I couldn’t sleep. I kept listening to what he said, too riveted to close my eyes.<br />I kept thinking about our society, and how we’ve developed into a world that, instead of speaking kind and uplifting words about others, we do all that we can to tear people down. Even in the small town I live in, with no more than 50,000 people, has a website with thousands of malicious posts about individuals, businesses and families. We have shows that are dedicated completely to making fun of and criticizing what people do, say or wear. Not only that, but these shows are some of the most popular on television today. I wonder what it is that is so appealing to us about hurting others. Listen, I’m bad about this. I enjoy these shows just as much as other people. I catch myself gossiping way more than I’d like to admit. And even when I’m not saying it out loud, I often think unkind and just plain mean things about others. I hope this doesn’t sound like a condemning blog where I’m pointing the finger and looking down on everyone else. I’m writing about this because I need to work on it, and I know that there are others out there who might need to be reminded just how much words can hurt.<br />I think we are all on a quest to be the best person we can be. I know I want to become the best me I can. I think this is one way that we can improve ourselves, while helping others. Imagine if we all took the time to say something uplifting, to tell another something we thought was great about them. I know, I know, you’re all imagining this cheesy scenario where everyone is holding hands and singing some campfire song together, but that’s not what I mean. It doesn’t have to be some incredible act of kindness, some heartfelt speech given to someone. Just one kind thought or word. I think it would make a huge difference. Imagine how you feel when someone gives you the tiniest compliment. The smallest things can hurt so much, but something kind can make a great difference.<br /><br />I've posted the link to Elder Holland's talk. It's just a few highlights of it, the full talk is amazing if you can find it online. I hope you will all take time to listen to it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-80309293397514781272010-11-30T19:24:00.001-08:002010-11-30T19:29:12.649-08:00Gaveroni!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dr4kth2-8K9a_dRP3JhL__579sMQYWid0O3MBJ1QypMiUCPY2KlOqajuxhPpQVQTBN5ro5Z-8bE2ePmjE_KSvYMFeCMZvrI-uNCH9fZFNQZZLJJDO-WJAtkVAwrzpFrzBvAmK4KmV2A/s1600/154584_455150701694_555051694_5993987_788329_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dr4kth2-8K9a_dRP3JhL__579sMQYWid0O3MBJ1QypMiUCPY2KlOqajuxhPpQVQTBN5ro5Z-8bE2ePmjE_KSvYMFeCMZvrI-uNCH9fZFNQZZLJJDO-WJAtkVAwrzpFrzBvAmK4KmV2A/s320/154584_455150701694_555051694_5993987_788329_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545550678058220434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmCFwr4f1fC2jfu3Qos7lVFtInkJ3ZJwLRfmD0ALi-oEWNWWK-_oCV_ohSwo0Le2eBpaCf6VziNCVVcWGuAINXv7FJZCjx9zRiV_ENpgL6TjbWmbYsJgsPJkipaAxwbEHS1BdRyYwCog/s1600/155570_455150476694_555051694_5993975_7826331_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_uu_wPITx-4-XVfu9fahT8rziGkwPuZiC-tXTc43fTyeo0bipFi-3Ce41KALcZZ1XTa8YIG3c5f0QxRNfttMNqP0ST1DS3iB9_t5jk0oBE9OzEUyQHStuimhrWXUiUt3mSTw20vi0b0/s320/156132_461717246694_555051694_6082835_4773211_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545549730225740866" border="0" /></a><br />Gavin is here!!! Yeah! Here are some pictures of the wonderful arrival!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694599712333994341.post-82939930596276671312010-10-26T13:14:00.000-07:002010-10-26T13:59:37.841-07:00MothersI have to say, out of all the incredible things I love about our Church, there is one thing I've always been really impressed with. The Prophets, Apostles, and members of the church are always so quick to recognize the importance of women. I can't tell you how many times I've been uplifted because of the things our leaders have said about our potential and significance as women. As I've become a mother, I've found that to be just as true. I've had a bit of a difficult time since having Arya. Being a stay at home mom is hard. Yes, it's sometimes hard to do the things a mom has to do, but that's not what I mean when I say being a stay at home mom is hard. What's really difficult is looking at the rest of the world, the accomplishments of everyone out there, and thinking "What am I really doing?". Sometimes, it does get to me that my friends have all graduated. That they have careers, money, leisure time. Sometimes I think "Should that be me?".<br /><br />Then, I stumble upon something like this:<br /><br /><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echos of gunfire, or the shaping sound of lullabies? The great armistices made by military men or the peacemaking of women in homes and neighborhoods? Will what happened in the cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in congresses?- Neal A. Maxwell.<br /></span></h3><br /><br />I go through periods of time lately where I feel like I don't do anything worthwhile. But when I look at my daughter, when I think of what she will be one day, I realise that I have the most important job in the world. Is it as glamorous as some? No. Is it as easy as others? No. But the reward of knowing I am where I am supposed to be, that I am doing what I am supposed to do, is more valuable than anything else.<br /><br />I love this quote by Abe Lincoln. It lifts me up when I'm having a hard time.<br /><br /><strong><span class="style_6" style="line-height: 16px;">I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me.</span> </strong><span class="style_6" style="line-height: 16px;"><strong>They have clung to me all my life. — Abraham Lincoln<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">What mothers do is more influential than what the CEO of the largest company does. I know some of you may disagree with me, and a few years ago, maybe I would have disagreed with me. But now, as I realize the true job of a mother, I realize the true worth of a mother. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">I have a million quotes that get me through the day, but I'll just leave two more, a couple of my favorites. </span><br /><br /></strong></span><span class="style_6" style="line-height: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Let every mother realize that she has no greater blessing than the children which have come to her as a gift from the Almighty; that she has no greater mission than to rear them in light and truth, and understanding and love; that she will have no greater happiness than to see them grow into young men and women who respect principles of virtue, who walk free from the stain of immorality and from the shame of delinquency. . . . I remind mothers everywhere of the sanctity of your calling. No other can adequately take your place. No responsibility is greater, no obligation more binding than that you rear in love and peace and integrity those whom you have brought into the world. –Gordon B. Hinckley</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mine cars and government, etc., exist for except that people may be warmed and safe in their own home? … [The homemaker's] is the job for which all others exist. – C.S. Lewis</span><br /><br /><br />I admire all of you that stay at home with your children. I even more so admire those of you that aren't able to stay at home, and you work all day and then come home to do your job as a mother. You are all incredible.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7