After the session we went over to Elaine's house for dinner. We finally got to meet Lauren's sisters Reghan and Kayce who came from opposite ends of the country for the wedding. Only a couple more days now!
Tuesday nights are for the Biggest Loser. The show doesn't need to last two hours every time (thank goodness for Tivo), but I love to see the transformations people go through. I was talking to a friend of mine and we were trying to decide which trainer we would like to have if we were on the show. I love Bob and I think I would want to do well for him. Jillian is tough, but I think that could be good for me too. She would make me mad enough that I would work hard to prove to her that I could do it. Whoever the trainer, people who stay for a while always make amazing changes. I know all of them don't keep it up when they leave the show, but those who do are so inspiring.
My aunt Cindy had us all over to her house tonight to celebrate Mike and Lauren's upcoming wedding. The theme was grocery/kitchen. We were asked to bring a recipe to go along with our gift. Mike and Lauren are going to have the most well-stocked kitchen after all their showers. It was a fun night with so many of our extended family coming to celebrate.
I wouldn't go back to being a high school student for all the money in the world. I have a lot of great memories, but that time of life is not worth repeating. Way too much drama! It was fun to take a trip down memory lane for a little while today though.
Tracy is a great friend. I am so blessed to be able to work with her. She is a hard worker and she is always prepared for everything. She and I have a lot of common interests which makes her one of my favorite people to hang out with. Thanks for being a wonderful friend Tracy!
This was part of our fieldtrip yesterday, but I thought it deserved a post of its own. I remember going to these gardens when I was in elementary school. We went to have lunch after the Symphony. It was a nice day and we got to walk around the gardens for a while. They didn't look wonderful, but maybe that's because it's only started to get warm. The kids had a fun time running through the different exhibits regardless.
We had our annual fieldtrip to the Utah Symphony today. I love this fieldtrip. We get all dressed up, sit in plush chairs, and listen to great music. We got to sit in the balcony on the side this time, we had a great view of all the musicians and their instruments. I wish I took the opportunity to go to more Symphony concerts. I admit I don't think about it much. I should though; I love classical music. I hope my students now have a greater appreciation for how enjoyable these kinds of cultural events can be.
Swinging is the essence of childhood. 
Today was Sarah's bridal shower. It was really fun to have Sarah's family and friends come to celebrate her. There was lots of food, presents, and fun, but no cheesy shower games. I am so happy for Sarah and Joe! They were the most unlikely couple when they got together, it surprised us all. But they are so cute and happy together, it now seems like they've been together forever. I can't believe they are getting married in a month!
It was on was on the walls, on us, on the windows, on the floor. We were laughing so hard we could hardly clean it up. We tried cooling the chocolate a little before dipping it. That stopped the balloons from popping and we were able to dip them all. Unfortunately, we still didn't end up with chocolate bowls. When we popped the balloons the chocolate didn't detach from the balloon and they crumbled in on themselves. Oh well, what can you do? We made a valiant effort, but the pudding ended up in real dishes instead. We are going to have to ask Sister Jensen for a lesson on how to do it correctly. (Maybe we should have done that in the first place!) 
I hope to be like these people when I grow up!
My friend Emily inspired me to make sugar cookies today. I have a great recipe and I love to make them, but it is a long process so I only make sugar cookies once or twice a year. This time I made egg and bunny shaped cookies. I ended up with so many I was giving them away to family, friends, co-workers. I ate a few myself too. Yum!
I haven't done this in years! I invited Shannon and Tracy over tonight and we colored Easter eggs. This wasn't the kind of thing where you just drop the egg into the dye and let it sit for five minutes. There was some definite artistic talent coming out of us. We had all kinds of pictures and designs on our eggs. We used crayons, q-tips, paper towels; we mixed colors and daubed paint on. It was so fun!
It doesn't even match the other cupboards. I've noticed that this isn't a feature in the apartments around mine, so I've wondered where it came from. Who decided they need more storage space so much that they put a cupboard in the middle of the wall? I'll never know. I guess it's nice to have the storage, but it does make sitting around the kitchen table a little difficult.
While laying in bed today I decided to read one of my favorite books. I love to reread books I enjoy, and The Blue Castly by LM Montgomery is a book I have read many times. Montgomery is an author I love and Valancy is one of her best characters. Maybe I should be grateful I have an excuse to stay in bed and read. I just wish I didn't feel crummy while I was doing it.
I love listening to Genereal Conference. It is such a great spiritual boost every six months. I usually try to take notes while I listen so my mind doesn't wander. Today, though, we worked on making a few dozen invitations while we listened. I know I didn't get as much out of it as I could have, but I Tivo'd it so I could listen again at home. There were some definite messages that came out of this conference, I can't wait for the Ensign to come out so I can study them more.
Tracy, Krissy, and I set out for St. George today after school. We are taking advantage of the General Conference weekend and staying through Sunday. Our goals are to relax, listen to conference, and get invitations made for Sarah's bridal shower. I love hanging out with Tracy and Krissy, they are two of my favorite people to talk to. The drive went pretty quickly until we hit snow outside of Cedar City. We were all relieved that it was gone by the time we hit St. George. We are staying at Tracy's grandparents' condo. It's going to be a fun weekend!
