Friday, April 1, 2011
Same Jersey
I love this! Mostly because its about Thatcher (my mom's hometown, where I went to junior college, where I met Steven...) And, my cousin Spencer is mentioned at the kickoff! Listen for the quote by President Uchtdorf at the end. I wish I kept that in mind as I come across people on a daily basis. I'm grateful for the youth in the neighboring town of Pima who years ago were a great example to Steven and helped him get baptized around the same time in his life as the kid in the video. It humbles me to think that a whole generation (our children) will have the gospel in their lives because of his decisions. I know his family has always been very supportive of his decision to become a member of the church because of the goodness they see in Steven. Its our prayer that they will some day make the decision to be converted as well.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Numb3rs
39: Days till graduation
69: Days till I start PT school
30: Days inbetween graduation and PT school =(
$11.00: Dollars per hour that I will no longer be bringing into the Conners household come May (yikes)
$1,000ish+: Approximate amount that it would take to redo all of the windows with plantation shutters so I don't have to learn how to sew curtains... I highly doubt this will happen anytime soon; a girl can dream right?! But, I am stoked about the cornice I am going to make.
$864: price of the entertainment center that I REALLY want...
I dream in furniture and decorating lately. I can't wait to get started.
2: Number of diet cokes I have had today.
0: Number of times I have showered today. HA! Yeah, I woke up late. Again. I did shower before bed last night if that counts!
17: Number of friends/family members that are prego/have had a baby within the past few months.
3: Number of years Steven & I have been married come April 18th.
6: Approximate number of HGTV shows I watch per week.
69: Days till I start PT school
30: Days inbetween graduation and PT school =(
∞ :Days till we get into our house (thats what it feels like anyways!)
$11.00: Dollars per hour that I will no longer be bringing into the Conners household come May (yikes)
$1,000ish+: Approximate amount that it would take to redo all of the windows with plantation shutters so I don't have to learn how to sew curtains... I highly doubt this will happen anytime soon; a girl can dream right?! But, I am stoked about the cornice I am going to make.
$864: price of the entertainment center that I REALLY want...
I dream in furniture and decorating lately. I can't wait to get started.
2: Number of diet cokes I have had today.
0: Number of times I have showered today. HA! Yeah, I woke up late. Again. I did shower before bed last night if that counts!
17: Number of friends/family members that are prego/have had a baby within the past few months.
3: Number of years Steven & I have been married come April 18th.
6: Approximate number of HGTV shows I watch per week.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
October-November-December-January-February =)
Its been awhile! Here's the past 5 months in quick (not really!) detail:
October brought my BiRtHdAy!!! I had such a great day thanks to my awesome family and super sweet husband. Steven got me my very own Blackberry which I ABSOLUTELY love AND let me pick out an awesome bracelet at Brighton. Looove him!
Thank you to whoever left this all over our front door. It was so sweet and made me feel super special. I'm pretty sure I know who it was *cough (CRYSTAL) *cough.
We ate at Texas Roadhouse (of course) and Ami and Matt came by to visit later that evening. I had an awesome day which helped with the horrible "getting old" feeling... I'm already 23! I'm getting so OLD!
We did the MS WALK 2010 at the Phoenix Zoo at the beginning of November for my mom. My mom was shocked at how many people were there! We are SO grateful for EVERYONE that came out to support her and donated. We exceeded our donation goal even though we organized everything just a week before the event. My mom is such a champ! I'm amazed everyday at the way she doesn't let such an ugly illness stop her. I totally forgot the camera that morning so I didn't get any pictures...
My cousin Jill and her two girls came to stay with us so she could come to the walk. We had so much fun with her here! It was great to have kids running around our house. She has the BEST kids ever. Thanks to her and this adorable girl I have become SUPER baby hungry. This girl didn't cry once the whole three days they were here! Best baby ever!
Thanksgiving brought a MUCH NEEDED break for me and a super busy weekend for Steven. This year was our first year alone. I spent my first Thanksgiving away from Thatcher and it turned out pretty dang good! Steven played football that morning with a bunch of guys from the ward while I scoped out all of the Black Friday ads with one of the wives. We cooked our first turkey and enjoyed the quiet day together. Steven was at work (Best Buy) at 3AM Friday morning and I went to Target where I failed miserably. Black Friday is NOT for me. That was my first time and I will NEVER do it again alone. I definitely needed a wing man. But, I did just fine alone at Hobby Lobby later that day. =) Shout out to Steven's store who did AWESOME Thanksgiving weekend. They outsold every other store in the Phoenix valley between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Steven also got promoted to Sales Lead in January!
December brought some great friends of ours to visit. We met Jud and Michelle when we worked in Seattle 2 summers ago. These two became instant friends, and I hope they always will be. Jud was doing a show in Tucson for the weekend so they stayed with us on the way through. They came back in January, brought their little boy, and stayed for almost a week. We had a blast hanging out!
Check out Jud's work. Its super creative!http://www.etsy.com/shop/ForkedUpArt
December also brought STEVEN'S gRaDuAtIoN!! We had such a great day with our families. Steven's parents, brother Wes, his grilfriend Shawna, little Miss McKenna, and his grandma and her husband Bill came along with my whole family. We later grilled out at our house and celebrated. I'm so proud of Steven and all of his hard work. This day was a huge step towards our future! I contributed by bringing home 6 A's for the fall semester. Yes I'm totally bragging, but I worked really hard and none of them came easy.
January brought a new semester of school for me. The last one of undergrad!! I also started hearing back from some of the schools I applied to. NAU and the school that was our #1 choice in Spokane, WA gave me the ax. The Spokane rejection was a hard one to process; we were really hoping for a new adventure up in Washington. BUT, after a few tears and feeling like a total loser, I'm so happy I won't have to deal with the frigid temps.
I was offered an interview at Midwestern here in Glendale, and found out 4 days later that I GOT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, its that exciting. So exciting that I cried. Again. Are you starting to notice a trend? I am 1 of 50 accepted out of over 700 applicants. We hurriedly contacted some favorite realtors of ours and started house hunting. Last week we put an offer on a cute house in Tolleson (yes, Tolleson) haha. Cross your fingers that we get it!
The next day UNLV in Vegas called me at 10 pm to ask if I could be in Vegas in 24 hours to interview. I told them no thanks, I've decided to stay in AZ. And, then I cried all the way from Ahwatukee. Yep, again. I worked SO STINKING HARD to get a positive response from any school that would give me a chance, and I kinda felt like saying no in less than minute was me failing to see every opportunity through. But, I'm confident that Arizona is where we need to be right now. This whole process has been very challenging emotionally and I couldn't have done it without Steven. He has been such a wonderful source of love and support, and constantly insists that I'm not a loser. =) What a keeper.
October brought my BiRtHdAy!!! I had such a great day thanks to my awesome family and super sweet husband. Steven got me my very own Blackberry which I ABSOLUTELY love AND let me pick out an awesome bracelet at Brighton. Looove him!
Thank you to whoever left this all over our front door. It was so sweet and made me feel super special. I'm pretty sure I know who it was *cough (CRYSTAL) *cough.
We ate at Texas Roadhouse (of course) and Ami and Matt came by to visit later that evening. I had an awesome day which helped with the horrible "getting old" feeling... I'm already 23! I'm getting so OLD!
We did the MS WALK 2010 at the Phoenix Zoo at the beginning of November for my mom. My mom was shocked at how many people were there! We are SO grateful for EVERYONE that came out to support her and donated. We exceeded our donation goal even though we organized everything just a week before the event. My mom is such a champ! I'm amazed everyday at the way she doesn't let such an ugly illness stop her. I totally forgot the camera that morning so I didn't get any pictures...
My cousin Jill and her two girls came to stay with us so she could come to the walk. We had so much fun with her here! It was great to have kids running around our house. She has the BEST kids ever. Thanks to her and this adorable girl I have become SUPER baby hungry. This girl didn't cry once the whole three days they were here! Best baby ever!
Thanksgiving brought a MUCH NEEDED break for me and a super busy weekend for Steven. This year was our first year alone. I spent my first Thanksgiving away from Thatcher and it turned out pretty dang good! Steven played football that morning with a bunch of guys from the ward while I scoped out all of the Black Friday ads with one of the wives. We cooked our first turkey and enjoyed the quiet day together. Steven was at work (Best Buy) at 3AM Friday morning and I went to Target where I failed miserably. Black Friday is NOT for me. That was my first time and I will NEVER do it again alone. I definitely needed a wing man. But, I did just fine alone at Hobby Lobby later that day. =) Shout out to Steven's store who did AWESOME Thanksgiving weekend. They outsold every other store in the Phoenix valley between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Steven also got promoted to Sales Lead in January!
December brought some great friends of ours to visit. We met Jud and Michelle when we worked in Seattle 2 summers ago. These two became instant friends, and I hope they always will be. Jud was doing a show in Tucson for the weekend so they stayed with us on the way through. They came back in January, brought their little boy, and stayed for almost a week. We had a blast hanging out!
Check out Jud's work. Its super creative!http://www.etsy.com/shop/ForkedUpArt
December also brought STEVEN'S gRaDuAtIoN!! We had such a great day with our families. Steven's parents, brother Wes, his grilfriend Shawna, little Miss McKenna, and his grandma and her husband Bill came along with my whole family. We later grilled out at our house and celebrated. I'm so proud of Steven and all of his hard work. This day was a huge step towards our future! I contributed by bringing home 6 A's for the fall semester. Yes I'm totally bragging, but I worked really hard and none of them came easy.
January brought a new semester of school for me. The last one of undergrad!! I also started hearing back from some of the schools I applied to. NAU and the school that was our #1 choice in Spokane, WA gave me the ax. The Spokane rejection was a hard one to process; we were really hoping for a new adventure up in Washington. BUT, after a few tears and feeling like a total loser, I'm so happy I won't have to deal with the frigid temps.
I was offered an interview at Midwestern here in Glendale, and found out 4 days later that I GOT IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, its that exciting. So exciting that I cried. Again. Are you starting to notice a trend? I am 1 of 50 accepted out of over 700 applicants. We hurriedly contacted some favorite realtors of ours and started house hunting. Last week we put an offer on a cute house in Tolleson (yes, Tolleson) haha. Cross your fingers that we get it!
The next day UNLV in Vegas called me at 10 pm to ask if I could be in Vegas in 24 hours to interview. I told them no thanks, I've decided to stay in AZ. And, then I cried all the way from Ahwatukee. Yep, again. I worked SO STINKING HARD to get a positive response from any school that would give me a chance, and I kinda felt like saying no in less than minute was me failing to see every opportunity through. But, I'm confident that Arizona is where we need to be right now. This whole process has been very challenging emotionally and I couldn't have done it without Steven. He has been such a wonderful source of love and support, and constantly insists that I'm not a loser. =) What a keeper.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
AMEN
Church Responds to HRC Petition
Oct 12 2010 — Salt Lake City
News Release
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement through a spokesman following the delivery of a petition by the Human Rights Campaign.
My name is Michael Otterson. I am here representing the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to address the matter of the petition presented today by the Human Rights Campaign.
While we disagree with the Human Rights Campaign on many fundamentals, we also share some common ground. This past week we have all witnessed tragic deaths across the country as a result of bullying or intimidation of gay young men. We join our voice with others in unreserved condemnation of acts of cruelty or attempts to belittle or mock any group or individual that is different – whether those differences arise from race, religion, mental challenges, social status, sexual orientation or for any other reason. Such actions simply have no place in our society.
This Church has felt the bitter sting of persecution and marginalization early in our history, when we were too few in numbers to adequately protect ourselves and when society’s leaders often seemed disinclined to help. Our parents, young adults, teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially sensitive to the vulnerable in society and be willing to speak out against bullying or intimidation whenever it occurs, including unkindness toward those who are attracted to others of the same sex. This is particularly so in our own Latter-day Saint congregations. Each Latter-day Saint family and individual should carefully consider whether their attitudes and actions toward others properly reflect Jesus Christ’s second great commandment - to love one another.
As a church, our doctrinal position is clear: any sexual activity outside of marriage is wrong, and we define marriage as between a man and a woman. However, that should never, ever be used as justification for unkindness. Jesus Christ, whom we follow, was clear in His condemnation of sexual immorality, but never cruel. His interest was always to lift the individual, never to tear down.
Further, while the Church is strongly on the record as opposing same-sex marriage, it has openly supported other rights for gays and lesbians such as protections in housing or employment.
The Church’s doctrine is based on love. We believe that our purpose in life is to learn, grow and develop, and that God’s unreserved love enables each of us to reach our potential. None of us is limited by our feelings or inclinations. Ultimately, we are free to act for ourselves.
The Church recognizes that those of its members who are attracted to others of the same sex experience deep emotional, social and physical feelings. The Church distinguishes between feelings or inclinations on the one hand and behavior on the other. It’s not a sin to have feelings, only in yielding to temptation.
There is no question that this is difficult, but Church leaders and members are available to help lift, support and encourage fellow members who wish to follow Church doctrine. Their struggle is our struggle. Those in the Church who are attracted to someone of the same sex but stay faithful to the Church’s teachings can be happy during this life and perform meaningful service in the Church. They can enjoy full fellowship with other Church members, including attending and serving in temples, and ultimately receive all the blessings afforded to those who live the commandments of God.
Obviously, some will disagree with us. We hope that any disagreement will be based on a full understanding of our position and not on distortion or selective interpretation. The Church will continue to speak out to ensure its position is accurately understood.
God’s universal fatherhood and love charges each of us with an innate and reverent acknowledgement of our shared human dignity. We are to love one another. We are to treat each other with respect as brothers and sisters and fellow children of God, no matter how much we may differ from one another.
We hope and firmly believe that within this community, and in others, kindness, persuasion and goodwill can prevail.
Oct 12 2010 — Salt Lake City
News Release
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement through a spokesman following the delivery of a petition by the Human Rights Campaign.
My name is Michael Otterson. I am here representing the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to address the matter of the petition presented today by the Human Rights Campaign.
While we disagree with the Human Rights Campaign on many fundamentals, we also share some common ground. This past week we have all witnessed tragic deaths across the country as a result of bullying or intimidation of gay young men. We join our voice with others in unreserved condemnation of acts of cruelty or attempts to belittle or mock any group or individual that is different – whether those differences arise from race, religion, mental challenges, social status, sexual orientation or for any other reason. Such actions simply have no place in our society.
This Church has felt the bitter sting of persecution and marginalization early in our history, when we were too few in numbers to adequately protect ourselves and when society’s leaders often seemed disinclined to help. Our parents, young adults, teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially sensitive to the vulnerable in society and be willing to speak out against bullying or intimidation whenever it occurs, including unkindness toward those who are attracted to others of the same sex. This is particularly so in our own Latter-day Saint congregations. Each Latter-day Saint family and individual should carefully consider whether their attitudes and actions toward others properly reflect Jesus Christ’s second great commandment - to love one another.
As a church, our doctrinal position is clear: any sexual activity outside of marriage is wrong, and we define marriage as between a man and a woman. However, that should never, ever be used as justification for unkindness. Jesus Christ, whom we follow, was clear in His condemnation of sexual immorality, but never cruel. His interest was always to lift the individual, never to tear down.
Further, while the Church is strongly on the record as opposing same-sex marriage, it has openly supported other rights for gays and lesbians such as protections in housing or employment.
The Church’s doctrine is based on love. We believe that our purpose in life is to learn, grow and develop, and that God’s unreserved love enables each of us to reach our potential. None of us is limited by our feelings or inclinations. Ultimately, we are free to act for ourselves.
The Church recognizes that those of its members who are attracted to others of the same sex experience deep emotional, social and physical feelings. The Church distinguishes between feelings or inclinations on the one hand and behavior on the other. It’s not a sin to have feelings, only in yielding to temptation.
There is no question that this is difficult, but Church leaders and members are available to help lift, support and encourage fellow members who wish to follow Church doctrine. Their struggle is our struggle. Those in the Church who are attracted to someone of the same sex but stay faithful to the Church’s teachings can be happy during this life and perform meaningful service in the Church. They can enjoy full fellowship with other Church members, including attending and serving in temples, and ultimately receive all the blessings afforded to those who live the commandments of God.
Obviously, some will disagree with us. We hope that any disagreement will be based on a full understanding of our position and not on distortion or selective interpretation. The Church will continue to speak out to ensure its position is accurately understood.
God’s universal fatherhood and love charges each of us with an innate and reverent acknowledgement of our shared human dignity. We are to love one another. We are to treat each other with respect as brothers and sisters and fellow children of God, no matter how much we may differ from one another.
We hope and firmly believe that within this community, and in others, kindness, persuasion and goodwill can prevail.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Hilarious
Came across this blog. I think its hilarious and dead on for all you (and me) Mormon wife/mommy bloggers out there!
seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com
seriouslysoblessed.blogspot.com
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Summertime and the Living WAS Easy!
I have been a horrible blogger lately! Oh well, I'll never be able to keep up with everything! Steven and I had an awesome summer. We worked and worked and worked, but it wasn't selling alarms! This was our first summer together that Steven didn't do alarm sells and we loved every minute of it. Yes, we missed out on seeing really good friends and living in a new place again, but it was so nice to stay home!
We didn't go on our big Mexico vacation because of all of the violence, etc. Instead, we stayed in awesome AZ and visited quite a few lakes in the process. We spent almost a week at Apache Lake and had a blast. Unfortunately, the camera didn't make it out alive. It accidentally ended up in the cooler and lets just say water + our Sony touch screen camera don't mix well. So, needless to say I don't have any pictures from that trip! Here are some other lake pics including my work "lake day". Yes, my job IS that awesome.
We didn't go on our big Mexico vacation because of all of the violence, etc. Instead, we stayed in awesome AZ and visited quite a few lakes in the process. We spent almost a week at Apache Lake and had a blast. Unfortunately, the camera didn't make it out alive. It accidentally ended up in the cooler and lets just say water + our Sony touch screen camera don't mix well. So, needless to say I don't have any pictures from that trip! Here are some other lake pics including my work "lake day". Yes, my job IS that awesome.
I LOVE THIS GUY!
My first time trying wake-surfing and I loooved it!
Steven's bro Wes. He thinks he's all that and a bag of chips on the wakeboard! He's really not he's just better and stronger than the rest of us... ;-)
We bought this new tube at good ol' Costco and it is AWESOME. It launches everyone so high. (All of those pictures are on the old camera; bummer!)
These two are FINALLY married! Congrats to Jacy and McKay! We love you!
I fell in love with DVR this summer! Isn't it the greatest thing ever? I finally relented and let Steven use his awesome discount at Best Buy to buy a new TV and he quickly got cable hooked up. It has been worth every penny. I love snuggling up and watching movies in bed! Speaking of bed we also took the plunge and finally bought a new one!! A new mattress, headboard, and footboard. After one long night of getting hardly any sleep I nicely told Steven that I was not going to bed again until we had a new one. We had been sleeping on Steven's old bed which was a FULL!! It was super hard and way too small. We now have a not too hard, but not too soft QUEEN mattress. Yes, it was worth every penny!
So, now that we have no money left (we also bought a new car!) we get to spend it ALL on school and gas to get to school. Joy.
School.
Here's my guy after his first day of his LAST semester! (of undergrad that is.) He wasn't very thrilled about me taking a picture, but after I backed him into the corner he didn't really have a choice.
He is thrilled to be almost done and can't wait to finally have a degree he can do something with! I'm so proud of him eventhough he beat me by a semester! May, here I come! Can't wait!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Wishing...
I'm wishing that I had some MOTIVATION.
I can't seem to find any.
I've had the 2 inch study book for the GRE for 2 months now.
Do you think I've cracked it open?
NO.
I only need 20 hours of hospital PT experience.
Do you think I've made a single phone call in order to get those 20 measly hours?
NO.
I made a bet with the silly boy at work that thinks he can loose weight by drinking red gatorade for breakfast & eating Panda Express for dinner that I'd loose more weight than him by Aug. 1st.
Do you think I've been to the gym in the past week?
NO.
Do you think I resisted the $20 Costco mammoth Father's Day Chocolate Cake on Sunday?
NO.
Do you think I resisted a piece on Monday?
NO.
Do you think I put the rest of it down the disposal today?
YES.
I guess thats a start, but I need a whole lot more motivation than what I got listening to that amazing cake being destroyed.
I've made a list of everything I need to get done this summer so I could cross things off as I've gotten them done.
I lost that.
I guess I've caught that summer bug that makes you think life should be lived on Easy Street.
I only have 2 months of summer left...
Help, PLEASE!
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