[.will we ever catch a break.]

It is seriously non-stop around here!  Last Saturday Josie and Tyler came over.  Us ladies made our men Chicken Parmesan, whole wheat pasta with marinara and garlic toast.  It took about an hour to cook so while we were waiting we sat in the kitchen talking with some music in the background.  It turned out quite delish.  We then proceeded to the gas station to buy the guys their drinks for the movie.  Before Josie and I even had a chance to scope out some treats the boys were ready to go.  We went back home and watched A-Team.  I've been wanting to see this movie so bad.  But, I slept through the entire thing.  I've only come to one conclusion as to why I sleep when I'm watching television or a  movie.  I've decided it is because I'm constantly on the move!  It's always go, go, go!  So, when I do in fact just sit, my body doesn't know what to do.  So it tunes out.  Snooze time!  After what felt like a 30 second cat nap the movie was over and people were getting up to leave.  I could not even open my eyes.  I probably talked about who knows what, but thats the funny part. Eventually, I did wake up somewhat and walked them to the door like a good host should.  It was a fun little date night.  We'll have to do it more often.


Like my friend, the Accidental Country Girl [cute name right!?  Love their story - her writing seriously cracks me up], I also have a laughing story.  The other night this same Josie girl came over to our house so we could take a test.  She was the sole witness of this tickle attack.  Lance knows that I can't stand to be flicked with rubber bands.  Along with that, he also knows that I can't stand to be whipped with a rolled up dish towel, let alone a wet one!  While talking in the kitchen (our main entertainment area for some reason now) Lance decided to pester  me.  Yes, he used a rubber band - yes, he used a rolled up towel and yes, he tickled me.  Flat on the floor, pinned me down with his knees over my arms so I could not move!  (Obviously he's learned something from when I used to watch Ty and Brooke all the time - dang karma!)  He tickled me til I could not breath, til I had bruises (out of pure fun of course), and until my lip quivered.  You heard me, my bottom lip quivered.  Which only lead to the three of us laughing with tears in our eyes.  I cannot explain how sore I was for the next three days from laughing so hard.


Since then, I have not stopped moving! (see what I mean!?)  Monday was VERY productive.  I woke up, went for a run, took a bubble bath, cleaned the house, went tanning with Jenna then to Striders and got a foot analysis to get correct shoes for the marathon(luckily I didn't have to change the ones I already bought), got a couple cute things at Rod Works (thanks Tori:), vacuumed out my disgusting car, went Home to pick up Lance only to go to Home Depot for some wood to make a plaque deal, went running with Lance and Jenna, then made dinner and watched the Bachelor!  Whew!  Let me catch my breath!  But it felt so good to be productive!  I need days off more often!


Tuesday came along - these are the MOST busy days of my week this semester.  I wake up to be to step class with Marci by 6:30 AM.  Except I skipped out this week due to the lack of sleep!  Once I have had my workout in there, I go to the gym to do weights and more cardio!  Then quickly shower to make it to my 10:30 class!  (Which is totally pointless by the way and an utter waste of time - shh)  Once it is over at 12:20 I speed to my mom's house to grab a bite to eat then run back to work by 1:00!  I get my LONG and dreaded 4 hours in until 5!  (did you catch the sarcasm there!?  I'm hating only working 4 hours a day!) Once 5:00 hits I run back to my mom's house to change into my best dress Pace's attire and try to make it to work by 5:30!  Once 10:00 PM hits, I harp on all the poor paces girls to hurry and clean because I already hear my pillow shouting my name!


Wednesday doesn't even decide to slow down.  School - work by 1 and then mutual at 7.  Except for, it was New Beginnings last night.  So it started at 6.  Which meant be there by 5:30 to help get things ready.  Oh and bring a Chicken Noodle Soup even though you work til 5 and get home at 5:15.  You have 15 minutes to come up with a delightful soup.


So what did I do?  Ha - I killed two birds with one stone.  While grabbing a couple items for the office, I ALSO grabbed some Bear Creek chicken noodle soup along with some chicken chunks.  That'd work right?!  Well it was going to have to work!  I got home - threw  some water in a pot and stirred in the soup!  Since it only took ten minutes to cook I threw it into the crock pot and called it good.  The tricky part was the transportation.  I have had some bad experiences with crock pots so I didn't like this idea but it was my only hope.  The scalding hot soup in the crock pot was my passenger for the short trip.  I wrapped him in towels and stuffed him between a few select items in the passenger seat complete with a snug seatbelt.  Score!  He'd be safe.  NOT - have  you seen our drive way?  And the street up to our house!?  Reversing out the drive way and down the hill was a joke.  Holding the lid on the crock pot TIGHT so that no soup would spill everywhere while turning out of the drive way then shifting from reverse into drive and going down the hill, not fun.  The hills are so steep the soup would start to spill out of the lid.  The dips are so deep the soup would rattle around in the bitty pot.  My hand was extremely tired once I made it to the church.  But it made it safely.


New Beginnings was awesome.  The girls are SO sweet and spiritual.  I feel so inadequate to be their leader.  We introduced 13 new beehives into Young Womens, the Mia maids introduce the Values and the Laurels did a "what to wear" fashion show.  It was adorable. After helping clean up I went home to take two tests with Josie.  We each took our first Special Populations test.  We got bored of school stuff and told inappropriate shaving stories and bathroom stories.  We were crying we were laughing so hard and I even believe I choked on a peanut M&M.  After about a good half hour of that we decided to take our second test.  Then finished another homework assignment for Measurements (the lame class).


Tonight we'll do homework, get some shopping done for Jake, and go running.
Tomorrow night with consist of a date night with Jenna including dinner and the Joseph Smith movie.  Who knows what Saturday will bring.


Work is keeping me busy.  School is definitely keeping me busy and I CANNOT wait to graduate!