You know what is very annoying? Going to a redbox, getting excited that they ACTUALLY have the movie you want, selecting that movie, then swiping your card a million times until you realize the card reader is for the billionth time broken. Do you know what is even more annoying? Driving to another redbox, feeling triumphant when it too has the movie you want, selecting the movie, watching as the screen says "vending dvd" for 10 minutes while no dvd comes out, reading the error message, being stubborn and trying again, watching "vending dvd" for five more minutes and reading the error message again. All this for a stupid girl movie to watch alone that wasn't worth paying $4 for at Blockbuster. Let's just say it was a rough night.
**P.S. I know I am a terrible blogger lately but I have lots of pictures to post from our spring time activities, graduation and such....plus we are going camping this weekend with 40 people (12 of them visiting from Liverpool, England) so get pumped for a mega post soon. It's gonna be huge.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
long time no blog
As you may have noticed I have been a very bad blogger lately. I blame it on the fact that I now sit in front of a computer for 8 hours a day at work and have no desire to be near one when I come home. Plus I have been back to my incredibly busy self these days. Anyways, here's an update of some of the happenings in our lives. Sorry to lump it all together like this.
1.MERE'S JOB: The "new" job is going pretty good. The people are nice and we actually have more freedom in the design process than I expected. I had a really hard time being at a computer all day for the first couple of weeks but I think I'm finally getting used to that part of it. Also I haven't been new to a job in a long time (BYU library for 2 years, the Gap for 5 years) so it has been a little bit humbling to be the one who doesn't know what they're doing. Mostly at a time like this I'm just grateful to have a job where I can use some of the skills I acquired in college.
I usually try to go for a walk on all my breaks at work so I can stretch and get my blood pumping a little. I work in a very industrial part of Provo so the walks are not too scenic but I kinda think trash is interesting to look at (or at least it makes me want to go home and make a collage) so I sometimes take my camera along. Here are a few pics from one of my routes:
2.JAMES' JOB: James got a promotion a few weeks ago so he is no longer an intern! Although he is still only working part time, he now gets benefits like health insurance and retirement. It's pretty awesome.
3. PRINT EXCHANGE WITH BYU AND BYU-I: Last month I was back at my old stomping grounds working on a print for an exchange with 26 artists (BYU and BYU Idaho and a couple of local artists). It was so much fun to be back in the intaglio room and hanging out with my BYU art friends. I miss seeing them all the time. Although I procrastinated a little too much and didn't really sleep for a couple of weeks, it was a good reminder that I'm happier when art (esp. printmaking) is part of my life. I just have to learn to always leave a little time for it. I will try to post pics of some of the prints that I received in the exchange but if I don't get to it there will be a show in the fall at BYU with all the prints.
P.S. - speaking of being up at BYU...3 prints from my BFA show are up right now in the HFAC as part of the Annual Student Show.
4. GENERAL CONFERENCE: I have always looked forward to general conference weekend (when I was a kid I think it had to do with my mom's cinnamon rolls and watching church on TV instead of dressing up and going to Church on Sunday). Now I think I look forward to it because it is a much needed reminder to get my priorities in check and to be better, more hopeful, and more faithful. And as usual the talks this conference were exactly what James and I needed to hear.
On Saturday we had James' siblings over. We had a good time relaxing and being entertained by baby Trevor's every move. Also I attempted to make my own cinnamon rolls this year...they turned out okay but nothing like my Mom's. So far all my bread making attempts have been about like that so I guess I gotta keep working. On Saturday night we headed up to my parent's house in Midway and watched the Sunday sessions with some of my family. As usual we ate too much, played the Wii, and went for a walk to check out the new houses being built.
Here is Uncle James and Trevor. Trevor stayed like this for about 2 hours. James decided he might need to lose a little weight if his belly has become that comfortable.
5. EASTER: We were supposed to spend Easter Sunday at my brother's house but my Mom and my niece ended up being sick so we postponed the celebration. James' siblings were going to come with us to my brother's house so we ended up throwing together an Easter dinner of our own and eating it at our apartment. Christine, James, and I had already dyed eggs on Saturday in preparation for the annual egg roll so we decided to go ahead and have one out in front of our condo and it ended up being really fun. As usual James was the winner of the game. The weather decided to act like Spring yesterday and I was grateful we could all get out and enjoy it.
THE END!
1.MERE'S JOB: The "new" job is going pretty good. The people are nice and we actually have more freedom in the design process than I expected. I had a really hard time being at a computer all day for the first couple of weeks but I think I'm finally getting used to that part of it. Also I haven't been new to a job in a long time (BYU library for 2 years, the Gap for 5 years) so it has been a little bit humbling to be the one who doesn't know what they're doing. Mostly at a time like this I'm just grateful to have a job where I can use some of the skills I acquired in college.
I usually try to go for a walk on all my breaks at work so I can stretch and get my blood pumping a little. I work in a very industrial part of Provo so the walks are not too scenic but I kinda think trash is interesting to look at (or at least it makes me want to go home and make a collage) so I sometimes take my camera along. Here are a few pics from one of my routes:
2.JAMES' JOB: James got a promotion a few weeks ago so he is no longer an intern! Although he is still only working part time, he now gets benefits like health insurance and retirement. It's pretty awesome.
3. PRINT EXCHANGE WITH BYU AND BYU-I: Last month I was back at my old stomping grounds working on a print for an exchange with 26 artists (BYU and BYU Idaho and a couple of local artists). It was so much fun to be back in the intaglio room and hanging out with my BYU art friends. I miss seeing them all the time. Although I procrastinated a little too much and didn't really sleep for a couple of weeks, it was a good reminder that I'm happier when art (esp. printmaking) is part of my life. I just have to learn to always leave a little time for it. I will try to post pics of some of the prints that I received in the exchange but if I don't get to it there will be a show in the fall at BYU with all the prints.
P.S. - speaking of being up at BYU...3 prints from my BFA show are up right now in the HFAC as part of the Annual Student Show.
4. GENERAL CONFERENCE: I have always looked forward to general conference weekend (when I was a kid I think it had to do with my mom's cinnamon rolls and watching church on TV instead of dressing up and going to Church on Sunday). Now I think I look forward to it because it is a much needed reminder to get my priorities in check and to be better, more hopeful, and more faithful. And as usual the talks this conference were exactly what James and I needed to hear.
On Saturday we had James' siblings over. We had a good time relaxing and being entertained by baby Trevor's every move. Also I attempted to make my own cinnamon rolls this year...they turned out okay but nothing like my Mom's. So far all my bread making attempts have been about like that so I guess I gotta keep working. On Saturday night we headed up to my parent's house in Midway and watched the Sunday sessions with some of my family. As usual we ate too much, played the Wii, and went for a walk to check out the new houses being built.
Here is Uncle James and Trevor. Trevor stayed like this for about 2 hours. James decided he might need to lose a little weight if his belly has become that comfortable.
5. EASTER: We were supposed to spend Easter Sunday at my brother's house but my Mom and my niece ended up being sick so we postponed the celebration. James' siblings were going to come with us to my brother's house so we ended up throwing together an Easter dinner of our own and eating it at our apartment. Christine, James, and I had already dyed eggs on Saturday in preparation for the annual egg roll so we decided to go ahead and have one out in front of our condo and it ended up being really fun. As usual James was the winner of the game. The weather decided to act like Spring yesterday and I was grateful we could all get out and enjoy it.
THE END!
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