So... for the past 2 years i have been forced, by someone who will remain nameless *cough* PHILLIP *cough*, to dress up on Halloween. It's never really been my thing, but it seemed like quite the little deal breaker so i went a long with it.
Year 1 we were Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and year 2 we were a 1920's Flapper Gangster couple...
confession: i shockingly miss being forced to dress up this year! So am i dressing up??? You'd think i would, but turns out 2 years in a row is not habit forming so i am going costume less.
Anyways today is Halloween, and yesterday i did participate in the grand tradition of carving pumpkins! My family and i dug into some of the largest, thickest, heaviest pumpkins i have ever seen! This is what we came up with:
A lot of guts!!!!
Ben, he doesn't even like carving pumpkins, but look at his masterpiece!
Kait free handed her pumpkin, man that girl is talented!
Top to bottom: Dad's Frankenstein Monster, Mom's crazy eyes, Kait's Princess in the Frog,
My Linus waiting for the Great Pumpkin, and Ben's Bob Marley...he got "No Woman, No
Cry" stuck in my head for hours!
Well it finally happened 15 years of seemingly endless education in the making, i have been accepted into the Education Program and Weber State! boo ya. It is mind boggling to me how many obstacles you have to go through to become a teacher! The application process alone is enough to make you want to switch majors, no wonder there is a "teacher shortage" it's a pain in the butt to become one!
But, I am done complaining for now because I passed the dreaded CAAP test, successfully completed my general education courses, applied, wrote my 'why i want to teach' statement, nailed my interview, and received my letter of acceptance. I am on my way!
Not only did Weber State thrill me this week via the mail, but they generously granted me, (along with the rest of the student body) 1 glorious day off for Fall Break...1 day. haha Thanks for nothing! After cranking out spring, summer, and fall back to back i am ready for a real break! That 3 week break between Fall and Spring semester has never looked so good. A day off is a day off though, and i absolutely enjoyed it every second of it!
Fall in Utah complete bliss
Side note if you haven't seen Footloose, (the remake) they did an incredible job with staying true to the original, plus adding in a few things which made me like it more than the original (yeah i said it). I would highly recommend seeing it...the only down side is that it made me painfully aware that my dancing skills are truly nonexistent!
Today in Young Womens i had the "great" opportunity to talk to all the girls about keeping the law of chastity while dating...the most dreaded lesson of the year! Wonder of wonder, the torch fell to me, to convey this awkward topic to my beautiful girls. i spent weeks dreading, pondering and praying how to teach this material to them. I found this video that helps clarify how important sexual purity is, without throwing it in your face.
Love is a beautiful thing, but it is easily mistaken for other things such as lust. Love is pure. I was so grateful that i was able to teach these young women! I started off by saying, "Alright girls, this lesson gets a little awkward so we are just going to power through!" My friend Brittany and i always joke about how we just want to grab the young women by the shoulders and shake them as we yell, "DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING STUPID WITH A BOY!!!" This lesson in a round about way was my opportunity to do so. Needless to say i didn't sugar coat the issue. I was scared of their reactions, but lo and behold they were mature, and they participated, and they were darling, i was so proud of them! At the end i gave them cupcakes that said "The SWEETEST blessings come to those who wait." I just love Young Women's!
Up at North Fork where we have our blessed Chili day!
To continue on with this unbelievably random post, today was the Chili day! It's the most sacred and noblest of traditions upheld by the Westbroek Clan. Every year we take a steamin' pot o' Chili up to the valley and have a picnic in the mountains. It's simple, it's beautiful, and it's perfect. We've almost never missed a fall and it's always one of my favorite days of the year!
Ah, Columbus Day, one of America's more worthless holidays. I did get a little delight and a spark of pride for good old American know how today while I was at the gym. I was on the elliptical at Gold's minding my own business when the Ellen show comes on the TV. Delightful I love Ellen, to my even greater delight Ellen's Know or Go game was based on American History, my favorite subject (boo ya) the nerd in me was anxious to answer all the questions!
Ellen comes to the 1st girl, she answers correctly, the second follows suite, then the 3rd girl...a college student and aspiring Doctor, was asked, "In what year did Columbus make his famous voyage?" The girl responds, "1707" ...Oh no no no. That was just sad. I was laughing so hard I could elliptical no more.
Happy Pointless Holiday Everyone.
Sorry Columbus, but ya didn't even discover America, mmmk.
I haven't blogged in what seems like ages for the avid blogger i have become, but simply put, my life seems to be a broken record. To spare you all the details of my mundane life i am blogging about the only excitement i've had in awhile:
L to the O to the G-A-N!
Here are some pictures from my adventure up north:
At the Temple after Baptisms! it was a balmy 40 degrees,
only made more pleasant by the wind chill.
I love Logan!
"Let's go to the mall today"
Shanda and i killing time at the Cache Valley Mall
before meeting her parents for dinner.
And still wasting time...
i found this little gem at Dillard's, and believe you me
if i would have had $30 i would have bought it!
In other news: Miss Indy is now 5 months old and she is a little genius. We have been practicing doing her tricks with mainly hand signals, she is getting pretty good! I just love this pup so much!
Don't mind the awful filming, i am trying to film and do hand signals and reward her at the same time.
No small task.
Here she does sit, up, down, roll over, and being stinkin' adorable.
Sorry if the video doesn't load, it's being weird! But, she really can do all those things:)
