The other day my sister called me and said we needed to work on our communication. Sometimes we'll go a couple of weeks with only communicating via blogs, and then when you finally see each other, you feel like you've already told them everything.
I was just thinking today that I'm pretty good about blogging when things HAPPEN... but not so good at following up... so here goes.
My car is no longer making the loud noise. I left it there for a few days (because Justin was in Dallas -and didn't bring a camera, hence, no post) and when we picked it up on Saturday we were in for a BIG surprise!
I thought owning an auto shop would have more than a few benefits (especially when you drive an older car). But... we got a bill for $840 for oiling my speedometer cable. When we examined the invoice a little closer, we found it took them 4 hours to pop the hood, 2 hours to oil the cable, we got charged for an hour of Scott (Justin's dad) scratching his butt, and a couple of hours to figure out what was wrong with it. Scott assured me that if and when we produced a grandchild for him, he'd consider the debt paid in full. Needless to say, my car is working fine, and I've even got 4 new tires on it too.
Second... the book store is still on the table. I've pretty much decided that I want to do it, but we have to wait for another deal to close before we can start the funding process. We've started gathering the specifics and detailed financials of the business so we make an offer.
What else... I ended up losing 8 lbs during my week of meal replacement shakes. I gained back 4. But... I'm not snacking at work anymore (or hardly snacking) and I'm having the replacement shakes for lunch 3 or 4 times a week. I'm taking the essential vitamin pack every day (couldn't quite afford the HealthPak that they have). So, I hope to lose a little bit more doing that. I'm still working out 4-5 times a week, spinning twice a week and burning at least 500 calories on the days that I do a shorter cardio workout and strength training. AND... I have BOUGHT my birthday cards. The final list has yet to be completed. Hmmm... Could be worse I suppose.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
I Am Grateful
Words cannot express the gratitude in my heart for President Hinckley. I feel a profound loss inside because he is really the only President of the Church that I have known. He was the Prophet when I was baptized, he was the Prophet when I received the priesthood, and he was the Prophet I taught and testified of on my mission.
Just last month I was in the Conference Center and he entered the room. There is no other feeling that exists to match the Spirit's warm testimony that he was a good man, a true, faithful, and a humble man. I will miss him greatly.
How happy he must be that he can be with the woman he loves again, and how wonderful it must be to look back on a life of service and goodness. Thank you President Hinckley for all you have done for me.
Just last month I was in the Conference Center and he entered the room. There is no other feeling that exists to match the Spirit's warm testimony that he was a good man, a true, faithful, and a humble man. I will miss him greatly.
How happy he must be that he can be with the woman he loves again, and how wonderful it must be to look back on a life of service and goodness. Thank you President Hinckley for all you have done for me.
1910-2008
Today Justin and I were sitting in a training for our church calling, working with the Young Single Adults in the area. At the end of the meeting the presiding leader stood up for a moment and announced that the Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckely had just passed away.
I was very grateful that I was in that meeting, having just been blessed by hearing wonderful and inspiring messages from loving leaders, when we heard that our beloved Prophet had passed to the next phase of his life. As Justin put it, He's now able to be with his wife (who passed away 2 years ago).
I know this man was called as a prophet of God and leads His church here upon the face of the earth. He was a man that spoke across generation lines and to people of different faiths. He will be remembered by both those who are members of the church, as well as those not of our faith. He was a good man. A righteous man. A man who loved his family and loved the Lord with all of his heart. President Thomas S. Monson will soon receive the mantle that President Hinckley leaves behind as the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
I was very grateful that I was in that meeting, having just been blessed by hearing wonderful and inspiring messages from loving leaders, when we heard that our beloved Prophet had passed to the next phase of his life. As Justin put it, He's now able to be with his wife (who passed away 2 years ago).
I know this man was called as a prophet of God and leads His church here upon the face of the earth. He was a man that spoke across generation lines and to people of different faiths. He will be remembered by both those who are members of the church, as well as those not of our faith. He was a good man. A righteous man. A man who loved his family and loved the Lord with all of his heart. President Thomas S. Monson will soon receive the mantle that President Hinckley leaves behind as the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
I need my security blanket
I've debated about talking about this on the blog, and 'putting it out there'... but I think it's time.
I'm thinking about (with Justin) making a change. Change is scary. Risk is scarier. I'm not sure if I've ever done something 'risky'.
I went away (an hour away, but that's still 'away') to school. Kind of scary, but not really a risk. It was for college, millions of 18 year olds do it, and I was still close enough to come home and do laundry and steal a gallon of milk on the weekends.
I went on an LDS mission. Kind of scary. I guess I was taking a risk in that I felt like that was what I was supposed to do at that point in my life, but I new I'd be safe, taken care of, and again, hundreds of thousands of other kids my age had done the same.
I moved to the 'big' city after graduating from college, without knowing I'd have a job. I suppose that was the riskiest thing I'd done. It was Salt Lake City, I knew I'd find a job, which I did. And then I found another one a week after that summer job ended.
Some might say getting married was a risk. I didn't feel that way. I knew this was the man I wanted to marry, and it was the right time. It wasn't scary.
This is scary and risky, and a little exciting.
I'm thinking about leaving my safe, secure, and 'towing the line' job with great health benefits, a pension (yeah right), and coworkers I've become so close with for something new. And not just anything new... for owning my own business.
Ahhhh... I said it. Even that was kind of tough. My husband owns 2 businesses and works for a global company (not to mention is the chairman of a nonprofit theatre) but he's like that. Not me. Until this last week.
I'm going to leave the name of the book store out of it for now, but it's a children's boutique book store that also sells a few toys. It's well established and in a good location. We've looked at the financials and Justin has met with the owner (I still wasn't sold on the idea and a little too intimidated to go to the first meeting).
I've thought about the idea of owning something a lot and there's definitely pro's and con's on both sides.
I love the ladies I work with. I like a lot of the kids I work with and the other professionals that I associate with. I like having my weekends and holidays off. I like being able to 'turn work off' at the end of the day or while on vacation. I like the flexibility that my job has. I work 40 hrs a week, but some days are longer than others and many appointments I schedule myself. Also... I'm going on 4 years of being a social worker, working for child and family services, and it's become part of my identity. It's weird to think about myself and who I feel like I am without that aspect of it.
On the other hand... sometimes I don't like my job. I don't like working with angry and demanding parents. Although I've done a good job at keeping good boundaries, things still come home with me sometimes. I've always left something undone, because I don't work at a job where things ever really finish, or are fixed. I can't do this job (or won't) when I have kids. I feel like I'm on the verge of being burnt out in this capacity. And... as far as my coworkers, in my mind I wouldn't be working at all after I start having kids and I wouldn't have that support and friendship in that way anyway.
Decisions, decisions. Can I leave this 'secure good job' and do something new with an element of risk. Am I willing to put as much into this new venture as it will need in the next little while? Is this the right time in our lives to be doing this???
If any of you have the answers to my worries... please, please enlighten me. Because (for once) I don't have the answers.
I'm thinking about (with Justin) making a change. Change is scary. Risk is scarier. I'm not sure if I've ever done something 'risky'.
I went away (an hour away, but that's still 'away') to school. Kind of scary, but not really a risk. It was for college, millions of 18 year olds do it, and I was still close enough to come home and do laundry and steal a gallon of milk on the weekends.
I went on an LDS mission. Kind of scary. I guess I was taking a risk in that I felt like that was what I was supposed to do at that point in my life, but I new I'd be safe, taken care of, and again, hundreds of thousands of other kids my age had done the same.
I moved to the 'big' city after graduating from college, without knowing I'd have a job. I suppose that was the riskiest thing I'd done. It was Salt Lake City, I knew I'd find a job, which I did. And then I found another one a week after that summer job ended.
Some might say getting married was a risk. I didn't feel that way. I knew this was the man I wanted to marry, and it was the right time. It wasn't scary.
This is scary and risky, and a little exciting.
I'm thinking about leaving my safe, secure, and 'towing the line' job with great health benefits, a pension (yeah right), and coworkers I've become so close with for something new. And not just anything new... for owning my own business.
Ahhhh... I said it. Even that was kind of tough. My husband owns 2 businesses and works for a global company (not to mention is the chairman of a nonprofit theatre) but he's like that. Not me. Until this last week.
I'm going to leave the name of the book store out of it for now, but it's a children's boutique book store that also sells a few toys. It's well established and in a good location. We've looked at the financials and Justin has met with the owner (I still wasn't sold on the idea and a little too intimidated to go to the first meeting).
I've thought about the idea of owning something a lot and there's definitely pro's and con's on both sides.
I love the ladies I work with. I like a lot of the kids I work with and the other professionals that I associate with. I like having my weekends and holidays off. I like being able to 'turn work off' at the end of the day or while on vacation. I like the flexibility that my job has. I work 40 hrs a week, but some days are longer than others and many appointments I schedule myself. Also... I'm going on 4 years of being a social worker, working for child and family services, and it's become part of my identity. It's weird to think about myself and who I feel like I am without that aspect of it.
On the other hand... sometimes I don't like my job. I don't like working with angry and demanding parents. Although I've done a good job at keeping good boundaries, things still come home with me sometimes. I've always left something undone, because I don't work at a job where things ever really finish, or are fixed. I can't do this job (or won't) when I have kids. I feel like I'm on the verge of being burnt out in this capacity. And... as far as my coworkers, in my mind I wouldn't be working at all after I start having kids and I wouldn't have that support and friendship in that way anyway.
Decisions, decisions. Can I leave this 'secure good job' and do something new with an element of risk. Am I willing to put as much into this new venture as it will need in the next little while? Is this the right time in our lives to be doing this???
If any of you have the answers to my worries... please, please enlighten me. Because (for once) I don't have the answers.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
What is that NOISE?
Yesterday I was on my way to the gym for spinning class and it started. It started kind of quiet and it got louder, and louder, and louder and by the time I was going 15 or 20 mph the noise was so loud I couldn't even hear the radio (which is very important to me).
I love my car. I like Subaru's (which has been mentioned before) and I love my little Subaru Legacy. Yes, it's going on 16 years old, and Yes, it has over 141,000 miles on it -pretty low for that year of car, I might add, and Yes, something in the back has now popped up and I think it might be slowly falling apart... but I still love subaru's, and my subaru in general.
But... I've had too many experiences where I've run car's into the ground and ignored BIG signs that something is seriously wrong (don't ignore that TEMP light!) and I've been stranded on off-ramps, canyons, driveways, and gas stations (that was my American car, not my current Japanese product), so I try not to make things worse.
I never made it to the gym yesterday. I drove around our neighborhood hoping the sound would go away when the car warmed up, got out and kicked off the snow stuck near the tire, and then gave up and went back to bed. Justin went out and drove it for a minute and agreed that something didn't sound right. I planned on stopping by Henstrom on my way to work to see if Jeff could tell me what might be wrong with it. I drove on back roads and really slow when I could help it all the way there. When I got 4 blocks away... the sound WENT AWAY!
I HATE that! Have you ever gone to the dr for something that seemed to go away an hour before your appointment? I went to the shop anyway and tried to explain the noise (ha ha), Jeff drove it for a minute and at least ruled out a few things, but couldn't tell me what was wrong with it. I drove it back to work and the noise didn't come back all day.
Until this morning on the way to the gym again. There was NO way that I was letting my dumb car (notice how my affection decreases as the noise increases) was keeping me from the gym again. I drove it there and back, the noise never went away. I told Justin I didn't want to drive it today so we switched cars. He called his dad and Jeff while he was in the car and let them hear the noise. Hopefully (fingers crossed) it's just the speedometer cable and we'll take it in on the way to the airport today (Justin's going to Dallas today) and I'll have my nice little Subaru back, sans the noise, soon.
I love my car. I like Subaru's (which has been mentioned before) and I love my little Subaru Legacy. Yes, it's going on 16 years old, and Yes, it has over 141,000 miles on it -pretty low for that year of car, I might add, and Yes, something in the back has now popped up and I think it might be slowly falling apart... but I still love subaru's, and my subaru in general.
But... I've had too many experiences where I've run car's into the ground and ignored BIG signs that something is seriously wrong (don't ignore that TEMP light!) and I've been stranded on off-ramps, canyons, driveways, and gas stations (that was my American car, not my current Japanese product), so I try not to make things worse.
I never made it to the gym yesterday. I drove around our neighborhood hoping the sound would go away when the car warmed up, got out and kicked off the snow stuck near the tire, and then gave up and went back to bed. Justin went out and drove it for a minute and agreed that something didn't sound right. I planned on stopping by Henstrom on my way to work to see if Jeff could tell me what might be wrong with it. I drove on back roads and really slow when I could help it all the way there. When I got 4 blocks away... the sound WENT AWAY!
I HATE that! Have you ever gone to the dr for something that seemed to go away an hour before your appointment? I went to the shop anyway and tried to explain the noise (ha ha), Jeff drove it for a minute and at least ruled out a few things, but couldn't tell me what was wrong with it. I drove it back to work and the noise didn't come back all day.
Until this morning on the way to the gym again. There was NO way that I was letting my dumb car (notice how my affection decreases as the noise increases) was keeping me from the gym again. I drove it there and back, the noise never went away. I told Justin I didn't want to drive it today so we switched cars. He called his dad and Jeff while he was in the car and let them hear the noise. Hopefully (fingers crossed) it's just the speedometer cable and we'll take it in on the way to the airport today (Justin's going to Dallas today) and I'll have my nice little Subaru back, sans the noise, soon.
Monday, January 21, 2008
I'll be there for you
What did you do this weekend?
Target had all of the FRIENDS seasons' on sale this last week. I had 6-10, so I thought I'd buy them one at a time. So, I watched Season 5 all weekend. Justin even watched a few. I forget how much I LOVE FRIENDS!
That's just a couple of clips... trust me, I've laughed ALL weekend long!
Man, I miss that show!
Target had all of the FRIENDS seasons' on sale this last week. I had 6-10, so I thought I'd buy them one at a time. So, I watched Season 5 all weekend. Justin even watched a few. I forget how much I LOVE FRIENDS!
That's just a couple of clips... trust me, I've laughed ALL weekend long!
Man, I miss that show!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
How to appeal to women shoppers
Have you been to DSW?
I'm not a HUGE shoe girl (mostly because I like nice shoes, and can't afford a lot of them) but I could always use another pair (or 2 or 3).
Some stores just really know how to (1) appeal to women, and (2) have a sale.
I hate going into stores claiming that they're having a huge clearance sale only to find it's one or two racks in the back and all of the good stuff is still full price.
Not the case at DSW. I've never bought a pair (except for one for Justin) that wasn't in the clearance room (yes, it's a room) and today I went in looking for a new pair of tennis shoes.
Oh boy!
Here's how they appeal to women...
Right on the receipt it shoes you how much you saved on the 'compare price' and the 'clearance' discount. I tried calling Justin after my trip today, and didn't quite the reaction I was looking for.
Me: So.... guess HOW much I saved at the store?
Him: How much did you spend?
Me: No... guess how much I SAVED at the shoe store.
Him: $50.
Me: Nope... (smile) higher
Him: $200
Me: (sound of the air leaving my voice) well... you could have at least worked up to it. I'm going to hang up now and call a girl.
I called my old roommate Yvette and got JUST the reaction I was hoping for.
So... instead of going to a sports store and spending $70 or more for a pair of Adidas cross training shoes, I went there and got all of this...
Teva sandles
Original Price: $21.94
My price: $3.07
Mion sandle/water shoe
Orignal Price: $39.94
My price: $8.39
I'm not a HUGE shoe girl (mostly because I like nice shoes, and can't afford a lot of them) but I could always use another pair (or 2 or 3).
Some stores just really know how to (1) appeal to women, and (2) have a sale.
I hate going into stores claiming that they're having a huge clearance sale only to find it's one or two racks in the back and all of the good stuff is still full price.
Not the case at DSW. I've never bought a pair (except for one for Justin) that wasn't in the clearance room (yes, it's a room) and today I went in looking for a new pair of tennis shoes.
Oh boy!
Here's how they appeal to women...
Right on the receipt it shoes you how much you saved on the 'compare price' and the 'clearance' discount. I tried calling Justin after my trip today, and didn't quite the reaction I was looking for.
Me: So.... guess HOW much I saved at the store?
Him: How much did you spend?
Me: No... guess how much I SAVED at the shoe store.
Him: $50.
Me: Nope... (smile) higher
Him: $200
Me: (sound of the air leaving my voice) well... you could have at least worked up to it. I'm going to hang up now and call a girl.
I called my old roommate Yvette and got JUST the reaction I was hoping for.
So... instead of going to a sports store and spending $70 or more for a pair of Adidas cross training shoes, I went there and got all of this...
Teva sandles
Original Price: $21.94
My price: $3.07
Mion sandle/water shoe
Orignal Price: $39.94
My price: $8.39
kelly & katie flat
Original price: $29.00
My price: $12.18
Aidas Running
Original Price: $69.94
My price: $29.37
Yeah! Who wouldn't like spending $50 and having it printed on your receipt "YOUR SAVINGS 172.94"
I Hope They Call Me On A Mission...
So I have some news. MY BROTHER IS GOING ON A MISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hopefully you can perceive my excitement! I know we are taught that jealousy is bad, but I sure would love to be going on a mission again. He's been called to Leeds England. It's good to have another Elder Lafeen roaming the world. Way to represent. Of course the English will most likely be able to pronounce our name. Unlike the beloved Brazilians that had some struggle. Ewder Lafim was my name for two years, and what a great two years those were!
Way to go bro!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
A post while I wait (or weight)
Okay... I wrote a post yesterday, but I seem to have temporarily misplaced our camera. (I know I had it at my parents on Sunday, so it can't be far.) So... I don't want to post about our mini vacation down south ('down south' for Utahns happens to be St. George or Vegas) until I have the pictures. So, that will be coming shortly.
I wanted to check in with my New Years Resolutions and maybe make a confession or two.
#1. Lose weight. Well... this week should get me started on this one. I've been using my heart rate monitor every day and I think it's helping me push myself. I've set the goal that I'll lose at least 500 calories (when I spin, it's closer to 1,000) a day, and every other day I only do 25-30 minutes of cardio, so the rest has to come from strength training. Which means, I'm pretty sore most days. PLUS... (here's where the confession comes in) Justin and I are trying the RESET program with USANA. (I'm not going to put a link for it, I'm not sold on their products, so I wouldn't want to send people there -but you could search for it if you wanted to)
The program consists of taking the USANA vitamins twice a day and drinking 3 meal replacement shakes and 2 fiber bars a day. And that's it. But, it's just for 5 days.
From yesterday til today the scale says that I've lost 3 lbs, but a lot of that is probably water weight because of how much I'm drinking. I'm not sure how Justin's doing, other than that he's STARVING. I don't think he has as much experience with dieting as I do. It can be pretty hard.
Anyway... if any of you have ever used USANA vitamins, I'd love to hear from you. Good and Bad stuff. We're not sure they can fit into our budget right now, (of for Justin, ever) but I'm a sucker for healthy stuff. So, I'm leaning towards trying to take them on a regular basis.
On to the rest of my list.
#2. I started compiling a list of birthdays. That's all. Maybe today I'll try to go out and buy some cards and stamps. So far we've only had 2 birthdays, my sister and Justin's mom.
#3 and #4 could use some work. We read a lot on our way back from St. George on Sunday, and we're on our schedule, but it hasn't yet become part of our routine, which is what we need.
So... all in all, I'm not doing too bad. Granted... it's the 15th of January, and I posted my resolutions on the 4th, but I should keep them going.
I wanted to check in with my New Years Resolutions and maybe make a confession or two.
#1. Lose weight. Well... this week should get me started on this one. I've been using my heart rate monitor every day and I think it's helping me push myself. I've set the goal that I'll lose at least 500 calories (when I spin, it's closer to 1,000) a day, and every other day I only do 25-30 minutes of cardio, so the rest has to come from strength training. Which means, I'm pretty sore most days. PLUS... (here's where the confession comes in) Justin and I are trying the RESET program with USANA. (I'm not going to put a link for it, I'm not sold on their products, so I wouldn't want to send people there -but you could search for it if you wanted to)
The program consists of taking the USANA vitamins twice a day and drinking 3 meal replacement shakes and 2 fiber bars a day. And that's it. But, it's just for 5 days.
From yesterday til today the scale says that I've lost 3 lbs, but a lot of that is probably water weight because of how much I'm drinking. I'm not sure how Justin's doing, other than that he's STARVING. I don't think he has as much experience with dieting as I do. It can be pretty hard.
Anyway... if any of you have ever used USANA vitamins, I'd love to hear from you. Good and Bad stuff. We're not sure they can fit into our budget right now, (of for Justin, ever) but I'm a sucker for healthy stuff. So, I'm leaning towards trying to take them on a regular basis.
On to the rest of my list.
#2. I started compiling a list of birthdays. That's all. Maybe today I'll try to go out and buy some cards and stamps. So far we've only had 2 birthdays, my sister and Justin's mom.
#3 and #4 could use some work. We read a lot on our way back from St. George on Sunday, and we're on our schedule, but it hasn't yet become part of our routine, which is what we need.
So... all in all, I'm not doing too bad. Granted... it's the 15th of January, and I posted my resolutions on the 4th, but I should keep them going.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Priceless
Miles traveled: 900
2 night hotel stay with a move: $250
Money lost to the slot machines: $23
Hours worked: 1
Spending 2 days in jacket weather with sunshine...
Priceless
Justin and I traveled to St. George (about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City) because I have a kid on my caseload placed there. We spent Friday and Saturday night in St George and went to Las Vegas for about 8 hours on Saturday.
It was a fun, quick trip, even though I felt like we were driving constantly. It was nice to have a little bit warmer weather and there was no smog in St. George, which was a welcome change.
We didn't take many pictures, but here are a few...
2 night hotel stay with a move: $250
Money lost to the slot machines: $23
Hours worked: 1
Spending 2 days in jacket weather with sunshine...
Priceless
Justin and I traveled to St. George (about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City) because I have a kid on my caseload placed there. We spent Friday and Saturday night in St George and went to Las Vegas for about 8 hours on Saturday.
It was a fun, quick trip, even though I felt like we were driving constantly. It was nice to have a little bit warmer weather and there was no smog in St. George, which was a welcome change.
We didn't take many pictures, but here are a few...
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Just so there's no confusion
I have a confession to make. There's a slight chance you may already know this about me. (Like... if you've ever MET me, or read this, this, this, maybe that one, I mentioned it here, and who could forget this one, here, here and this one, actually, pretty much all of September and October).
I'm a Red Sox fan.
And now, everyone in my office will know it too. I finally took all of my Red Sox stuff from my laundry room that no one sees, to my office, where I spend most of my time anyway.
Here's a couple of pics.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday Day
to you
Happy Birthday Day
to you
Happy Birthday dear Jodi
Happy Birthday To You!
You're the BEST sister I've ever had! The newbies should park in the back
Well... first Monday of the new year. And do you know what that means?
I couldn't get my normal parking place or cardio machine at the overcrowded gym this morning.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you all have made a firm resolution to get up and go the gym at 6 am every day, and I'm sure you'll stick with it for the next 12 months.
But, for those of us who have been there every morning for the last couple of years, could you please park in the back and not use my favorite machines? You're kind of breaking my routine up a bit.
I couldn't get my normal parking place or cardio machine at the overcrowded gym this morning.Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that you all have made a firm resolution to get up and go the gym at 6 am every day, and I'm sure you'll stick with it for the next 12 months.
But, for those of us who have been there every morning for the last couple of years, could you please park in the back and not use my favorite machines? You're kind of breaking my routine up a bit.
Friday, January 4, 2008
First Post in the New Year
Okay... I've been thinking about my 'resolutions' for a week or so, and I think I might be ready to write them down so the great blog community can remind me that I've failed all of my goals come February. And... so Bryon can have a list to copy from.
First, the obvious one...
1. Lose weight. I know, I know, I'm REAL original in this one. More specifically, I am going to lose 500 or more calories each time I go to the gym (thanks to my new heart rate monitor I can track these things). I've given myself one day off during the week, so I'll attend the gym 4-5 times a week and I'll do strength training 2-3 times a week instead of just cardio. Oh... AND, I'll quit snacking on chocolate at work.
2. Write Birthday Cards. I love birthdays, and I think you should make a big deal about them, especially when you're under 18. So... I will go and buy bulk birthday cards and somehow keep track of everyone's birthdays and get cards in the mail (with a stamp). Everyone will include: Moms, Dads, brothers, sisters, sibling-in-laws, grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles. It will also include friends (if I know your address, you'll be on the list) and the young single adults that Justin and I teach in church.
3. Read the Book of Mormon with Justin (and hopefully the Young Single Adult Class). Justin and I read the Book of Mormon cover to cover during our engagement, and I haven't been very good since. This year's Sunday School curriculum is the Book of Mormon, so we'll challenge our class to keep up with Justin and I. And, to make sure we're keeping our end of the bargain, we'll update a chart in front of the class every week with our progress.
4. Daily personal and family prayers. Got that Justin? I know we start and stop all the time, so now everyone knows.
There's many other goals and resolutions I could and probably should make, but those are the four. Feel free to add your list and ask how I'm doing on my goals.
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