Sunday was Austyn's 15th birthday. She was hoping we could get Colby home, but two weekends in a row is tough on his studies and his calling (he is the 2nd Counselor in the Elder's Quorum) so we settled with just skyping him. He "joined" us for dinner =) meaning we ate our Hawaiian Haystacks (Austyn's favorite) while Colby ate his microwaved ravioli. Chris and Stephanie had gone to the Badger Den for dinner, but Colby didn't want to. So we sat the laptop on the dinner table and "ate" together. It was fun! i need better speakers, we have a most difficult time hearing him when other conversations are going on, and no one seems to notice when i put my head right down by the computer to hear him. That should be their "sign" to stop talking, but they don't get it. We chatted for a while after dinner, Chris and Stephanie came back to the dorm after dinner, and settled down to chat with us, too. They are cute. We have a great time each Sunday as we gather around the computer to catch up on the happenings of the week. Britanee took pictures of us all talking (Rian joined in too, she was pretty darn funny) and I will try to get those up soon.
Colby really enjoys rooming with Chris. He's a funny guy, and I'm sure Colby enjoys his humor and the fact that they have similar interests. His classes seem to be going well, and after his successful first semester (3.6 gpa) I don't worry so much about his study methods...they seem to be working fine =)
I ran into Kyle Denney at Macey's the other day and he said that he would be sending in his mission papers at the end of February. We need to get Colby's cavities filled before we can send his in, and that won't be until the middle of March. Stewart (my nephew) said that four boys on his floor at BYU just received calls to Helsinki, Finland! Wow! Four? Crazy, I wouldn't mind tho if Colby went to Finland...I'm hoping for someplace exotic, so we can go and pick him up when he's done =) Australia, New Zealand, France...I'm not too picky. =)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Our Weekend
We've had a great 3-day weekend! Chris (Colby's roommate) brought colby home friday for the long weekend. It's been so nice! I thought we would have to wait until Spring Break in March to see him, but NO, we got a wonderful surprise! We are hoping he can join us for President's Day weekend as well, and then we can celebrate his 19th birthday! We haven't done anything spectacularly fun this weekend, just enjoyed being together. It's been wonderful... Tonight we did all get together for dinner...Britanee, Brian, Rian, Ashlee, and Steven came over. We kept it simple with sloppy joes, chips, and salad. It's great to all be together and sit around the table and talk and laugh. Again, it's been wonderful...
Sunday, January 2, 2011
I usually look forward to the start of a new year, a new beginning...however, this is a year I've been dreading for quite some time. I know I should have a better attitude about it, and I'm really trying, but it's difficult. Maybe "dreading" is too harsh, but I haven't been looking forward to it. Sometimes we have to do hard things. I think this might be my motto for the year...
My emotions have been running high today...our lesson in Relief Society didn't help =) It was about simplifying our lives, putting the most important things first and foremost in our lives, to slow down. Interestingly enough, before church today I was online checking to see if there were any employment opportunities at our local Target store, and the local Macey's. My thinking being that I somehow need to pay for Colby's mission, AND keep myself busy while he's gone. The lesson let me know that an additional job was not the answer. I still don't know what the answer is, but I'm trying to be open to guidance and inspiration.
We drove Colby back to school tonight. It was great to see his new room (bigger) and get him settled in it. We hung his art prints that he received for Christmas, and the room looks great! He seems excited about the new semester (with the exception of his 7:30 am pe class) and about his new roommate, Chris. I'm excited that he's excited =)
These are pictures from Colby's first new years...he loved all the confetti! This was the new years that we celebrated at 10:00 pm instead of midnight. The kids didn't even know, and we all got to bed at a normal time =) Too bad we can't get away with that still. I have pictures from Colby's 18th new years and will post those as soon as my camera battery is recharged =)
"I CAN DO HARD THINGS"
My emotions have been running high today...our lesson in Relief Society didn't help =) It was about simplifying our lives, putting the most important things first and foremost in our lives, to slow down. Interestingly enough, before church today I was online checking to see if there were any employment opportunities at our local Target store, and the local Macey's. My thinking being that I somehow need to pay for Colby's mission, AND keep myself busy while he's gone. The lesson let me know that an additional job was not the answer. I still don't know what the answer is, but I'm trying to be open to guidance and inspiration.
We drove Colby back to school tonight. It was great to see his new room (bigger) and get him settled in it. We hung his art prints that he received for Christmas, and the room looks great! He seems excited about the new semester (with the exception of his 7:30 am pe class) and about his new roommate, Chris. I'm excited that he's excited =)
These are pictures from Colby's first new years...he loved all the confetti! This was the new years that we celebrated at 10:00 pm instead of midnight. The kids didn't even know, and we all got to bed at a normal time =) Too bad we can't get away with that still. I have pictures from Colby's 18th new years and will post those as soon as my camera battery is recharged =)
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