Some May Memories

Graduation Party for Scott

Meet of Champions

Brigdon's Last Baseball Game

Bike Rides

Birthday Parties

And this guy kills me.

Memories of the Early Days

Scott and I have been married for over a year now.  Work and school's been stressful, and after another meltdown, Scott went to the store to buy me the essentials: chocolate, almond dreams, and girl products. Problems solved.  Then, today he did all my laundry so that I could pack for my upcoming trip.  More proof, sweetest ever.

Thinking about these sweet things reminded me of when we were first married and I was craving a pita sandwich, so Scott made me one.  Apparently, he was not familiar with the Pita and was unaware that it opens like a pocket and the goods go inside.  Instead he took the fillings and put it in the middle of the pita, then folded it in half. When he handed it to me, I couldn't stop laughing.  Pita Pocket served hot dog style.

Maybe someday I'll stop writing these sappy love posts, but he's just too cute that I can't help it. (And I hope that these sappy posts don't end, because I am perfectly happy being spoiled by my sweetheart for the rest of my life.)

Us then:

(Scott's camera wasn't really working when we went on the honeymoon, so this is one of the rare, lucky photos of the trip.)


Us Now:

(For our 1 year anniversary, we went to the Gilbert Museum.  I moved to Gilbert when I was 8, and yet never been inside.

the sweetest boy.

I've got more proof that Scott is the sweetest boy ever.  Yes, that witty, sarcastic, ridiculous boy is really a kind, thoughtful, sweethearted man. Ask any of my past roommates, and they will tell you, I am a mess.  Like leave-a-half-eaten-fish-in-a-tupperware-forgotten-in-roommate's-car-for-weeks kind of a mess or use-every-pan-we-own-to-make-one-meal-and-then-leave-them-for-days-and-forget-that-they-are-my-dishes kind of dirty. This problem only gets worse when I'm stressed.  And I am stressed.  (ThisclassiskillingmeandIwantITtodie.)
And today, my sweet husband, waded through the nightmare of a mess and cleaned from the nasty bathrooms, to the overwhelming kitchen mess, and did multiple loads of laundry (my clothes included) in between.  No boasting.  No bragging.  Just sweetly did it all.  Like I said, sweetest boy ever.

Choosing

I have been slacking on the blogging, because I am taking one of the hardest, most time consuming classes I have ever taken in my life.  It is kickin' my butt.  Some days I completely despise this course, but today, I was required to watch this short video clip and it is so inspiring and I just love it so much, I thought I would share it.

It is about choosing success by choosing the way you respond to things.  I watched it a few times so I could better understand what he was saying and took notes:

• Leaders are the product of their own choices.  
• People must be proactive-you are not a captive of your past or present circumstances.  
• You are not solely a product of nature or nurture, you are a product of your own choice.  
• The space between stimulus and response is the freedom to choose your response.  
• Some people who may have been abused or rejected may have a very little space, others that may have been brought in a more loving environment may have a bigger space.  
• Nevertheless, no matter how large or small that space is, it can get larger if you will take responsibility and initiative and focus on it and use it, little by little, it gets larger and larger until eventually your response changes the very stimulus of your life.  
• Leaders are not born or made, they are self made.  

I just love these principles.  We can re-invent ourselves by choosing our responses to different stimuli and we can work at it and become better and better at choosing our responses.  I love that he says that we are not captive of our past or present circumstances.  Isn't that at the heart of the atonement? - That we can change ourselves, regardless of where we have been or what we are now.  God gave us agency and we are the product of our own choice.  


"Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself." - 2 Nephi 2:27, Book of Mormon 

So much for the workout plans.

I was so diligent about the workout plan, going to the gym regularly, it was going great for about a week and a half.  Then, it hit.  I got really sick.  Lay-in-bed-all-day-for-days sick.  It was awful.  So for the 2 weeks I was sick, the workout plan went out the window.  I am starting to feel better now except for the occasional coughing spells.  So, the plan is to hit the gym Monday.

In the meantime, I finally got to try out a cupcake from Top it Off on Gilbert and Warner.  I got the smore's cupcake.  It was so good.  From its graham cracker bottom, to its chocolatey center, to it's torched marshmallow meringue top, it was delicious.  Yep, I am really on the road to full recovery and a hot bod.


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Intel.

So, I work for a construction company on the Intel site in Chandler.  Intel is in the process of building their biggest Fab (a fab is a fabrication building, where they make computer chips) in the world, right here in Chandler.  And I am a part of it.  It is incredible.  I work with one of my besties, Malia, and now she is leaving me to go and get a Phd from BYU.  Happy for her.  Sad for me.  But, on the bright side, to celebrate her last day, the boss took us to lunch at Oregano's, which was a 2 hour lunch since Oregano's takes so long to get the food.  Then, as a special treat, he drove us around to a side of the site that I had never seen before.  Usually I am just cooped up all day in a cubical inside the classy trailer.  Actually seeing the construction going on and the  huge buildings with tiny men working on them was amazing!

I do purchasing for the company and order the material they need.  Most of the time, I have no idea what I am ordering and never see it when it arrives on site.  Just a couple days ago, I had ordered some trailers to be delivered to the site.  Then, as we drove by, the boss pointed out the trailers that I had ordered that were now set up on site.  It is so cool to see the work I do all day actually materialize.  The boss could tell that we were really enjoying ourselves.  So then he asked, "Would you like to go up and see inside one of the other fabs?"  Yes!  So Malia and I got to go up into one of the finished fabs and watch the chips being made from the windows of the cleanrooms.  Malia put it best: "It's like the Jetsons."  It was all automated and so of-the-future.  It is so cool.  I love my job!

Then, the boss gave us a lesson in workplace efficiency.  As he talked, it sounded like he was lecturing from the material from my communication classes.  I kept thinking, "I just learned that last week in class!"  All of the stuff I have been learning about in my communication classes might actually be worth something! So cool.

So, my job is pretty cool.  That's all.


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Habla Espanol

Hola, Como Estas, Muy Bien, Gracias

I work on a Construction site and have many Hispanic coworkers.  
My childhood dream is to speak Spanish.  
So, my coworker Melissa has started teaching me Espanol.  

Getting paid to learn Spanish = Perfecto!

It is nice to live with someone who knows Spanish so I can practice at home. 

One of the first phrases I learned was

"Comprame Un Perrito" 

(Buy me a Puppy)

I am trying to talk Scott into buying me a puppy.

So far its no bueno.

But, he is helping me learn Spanish.  

The other night, he said our prayers in Spanish.

He hardly ever speaks in Spanish.

Hearing him speak Spanish was one of the cutest/sweetest/best things ever.

Te Amo Mi Amor

Other Spanish Phrases I've learned so far:

Cuantos Anos Tienes - How old are you?

Necesitas Algo - Need Anything?

Como Te Puedo Ayudar -  Can I help you?

Vamos a Cenar - Let's go to dinner.

Buenos Dias - Good Morning

Linda - Pretty/Nice/Sweet

Dias - Days

Lunes, Martes, Miercoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sabado, Domingo - Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.,

Meses - Months

Enero - January

Febrero - February

Marzo - March

Abril - April

Mayo - May

Junio - June

Julio - July

Augosto - August

Septiembre - September

Octubre - October

Noviembre - November

Deciembre - December

Te Amo - I Love You

Here's to Childhood Dreams