Something that I have read lately....

I have been trying to read my scriptures more diligently lately....I was reading the November issue of the ensign (in preparation for visiting teaching) and happened upon the talk Mind The Gap....This quote speaks volumes to me....

"When I left high school, my goals were to attend college for at least a couple of years, get married to a handsome man, and have four perfect, beautiful children (two boys and two girls). My husband was to have a large income so I wouldn’t need to work, and then I planned to do Church and community service. Thankfully, one of my goals was to be an active and faithful member of the Church.

Well, as you may know, many of my goals were not realized in the way I had hoped. I finished college, served a mission, got a job, continued on with my schooling to earn a master’s degree, and continued working in my profession for many years. (I thought marriage was sure to happen 13 years ago when I opened a fortune cookie and read, “You will be married in less than a year.”) But there was no handsome man, no marriage, and no children. Nothing had gone as I had planned except for one thing. I tried to be an active and faithful member of the Church. For this I am most grateful. It has made all the difference in my life."

Wow....Lately I have been looking at my life and realizing I have not ended up where I planned....and everything I "plan" to do either doesn't work out or turns out to be a miserable choice...or so it seems.....it makes me wonder....maybe I should be more prayerful and pay attention to more what the Lord has in store for me versus what I think I should be doing....well anyway...this talk really hit home.....life rarely turns out the way you think it is going to....and as long as I put the proper things first in my life I will experience something more rewarding than I ever could have imagined...even if it wasn't what I thought I wanted.....it seems actually that the whole conference is targeted toward me now that I am reading through it....I get a totally different experience reading the conference talks than I do from hearing them....and it is wonderful....well anyway...that is my thought of the week....

Some lesson.

Well I made it to relief society today- it seems like ages since I have been able to go because of Andy's work schedule. The lesson was on Home teaching/ Visiting teaching which is always a good topic...and yet all I seemed to get out of the lesson was that being a stay-at-home mom stinks....how sad...all the women (since most of them are stay-at-home moms or moms in general) just whined about how much it sucked to be stuck at home with their kids....they would begin their statements with "although children are a blessing..." or "I love my kids but..."; all I could think of the entire time was- "And this is supposed to make me want to have children?" Wow...that is all I have to say...I kind of miss Wymount....mom's seemed happier there...at this rate kids will probably never happen... unless it is an accident....I already know all the down sides to having children...I need to hear the upsides...the statements that make me jealous of people who have kids.....

A shout out to my mom friends! You are all so amazing!!!! I know you have chosen probably the hardest- no wait- the hardest task in life....and yet in some way I know it is the most rewarding....although at this point in my life I cannot see it...all of you mom's you are an inspiration to me...please continue to be an example to me of motherhood so that one day I might want to join you in this struggle of making the world a better place by raising good children....you mom's that are striving to teach your children right from wrong is the reason there is any goodness left on this earth....I love all of you mom's- past, present, and future!

I won!

I won! I won! I won! they chose my name, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' for chunkybling.com!
So I ordered my watch and now I am going to figure out how to make them ;) Just like I promised....

And a shout out to Tam and Will We miss you guys too....one day we will live closer.....i hope

Please vote for me ;)

I am running for one of those annoying naming competitions ( I say annoying because I get to harass a bunch of you for several days trying to get you all to vote) for a watch band and was hoping that all who view my blog would go vote for my name- it is 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' see the link below...

http://chunkybling.com/contests/name-that-bling/vote-on-names

Thank you guys ;)

Rocky Road Candy

Rocky Road Squares
1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 (10.5-ounce) package miniature marshmallows

In top of double broiler, over boiling water, melt morsels with sweetened condensed milk and butter; remove from heat. In large bowl, combine nuts and marshmallows; fold in chocolate mixture. Spread in wax paper-lined 13×9-inch pan. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Remove from pan, peel off wax paper; cut into squares. Cover and store at room temperature.

Ankle Time

Here are some pics of what my ankle looks like 2 days after my wonderful accident.

Sometimes...when you feel things are going right...

Something bad happens. I twisted my ankle for the first time ever in my life in the midst of a 5 mile run. Not fun at all! Thank goodness I wasn't running alone. I still had to hobble a quarter of a mile back to the car. It sucks. I think I am more frustrated than anything though. I have a rigorous exercise program and now I can't do any of it...at least until it heals and I have no idea how long that will take. I am not very happy at all right now.Oh and soaking your foot in an ice bath for 20 mins 3 times in an hour and a half really sucks. Lets just say I have filled my crying quota for the next few years.


(A much happier post is below)

Lil' sushi bites

The other night my mother in law and I made sushi!!!! I was so excited to learn! I love sushi! yay! Hopefully I will get better at this whole wrapping thing and eventually learn how to make a variety of kinds! total excitement. See below for the websites we used:

imakesushi.com

makemysushi.com

Coolness!

I had 2 new people in my Zumba class last night and one of them owns a clinic and wants to hire me to teach there! I just thought I would get that news out there! A post on Sushi will be coming soon.

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I just had to get that out of my system. Sometimes life can just be so frustrating you know?!