Meant for Each Other

Michael brought home a bunch of photos of himself when he was little. I love them! He is adorable. I found this one of him in second grade, and he's got the goofiest silliest smile that I had to run and find my second grade photo and put it with his. Who knew that we would end up with each other? If I was in Michael's classes, I would have definitely had a crush on him.

Does Anybody Read This Thing?

Sometimes I wonder as I post on here - is anybody out there?

Well we are doing good. We went to dinner on Saturday night with Carrie and Dennis and Nile (and Ben - Shari's boyfriend?)- it was great! I was amazed at that restaurant... I ordered an enchilada and some rice and it was just $4.50. Good price!

We are anxious to go to Hawaii (June 3rd - it is getting closer..... I can almost feel it now). I went shopping on Friday to try to find a new swim suit and some good clothes for the heat... and it was a bit depressing. So: I'm making more of an effort to eat healthier and less. I'm reading a book called In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto and basically the motto is: Eat Food, Not a Lot, Mostly Plants. And I totally agree. In my family especially, there seems to be a whirlwind of speculation and extrapolation on what is good to eat (these opinions seem to change from time to time and lessen my faith in their dependability). But essentially, I think that motto is a good one. So I'm trying to eat smaller portions and meals that mostly grew out of the ground.

My sister is basically of the same mind and has made me a wonderful little cookbook of recipes that are just that (low in or not including any flour, dairy, or meat, as she is allergic to flour and dairy and triest to eat as little meat as possible). It's great! Last night was our first dinner: beans and franks, yum! Michael and I are lucky to have married each other - our tastes are very similar (though I still consider it a bit tragic that he doesn't like Tuna... it narrows our dinner options). We both love beans and franks though, and they were fantastic in Jacque's tangy recipe! I'll post it later if anyone wants it (if anyone reads this hehe).

I don't think I'll look much better in time for Maui, but I'm glad I'm starting to do something! We bought groceries on Saturday night, and the lady at the check-out stand was telling me that she lost 200lbs! I asked her how long it took her, and she said 4 years. How amazing! And what patience she must have had. I think that's a big part of it: to take it slow and go down naturally. Michael is really cool about everything and very supportive. It's great to have someone cheering me on, but in an un-pushy way.

Wish me luck!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all of the mothers in our lives out there!

This week Breanne was hoping to get her wisdom teeth out (for free) for a research study, but unfortunately at the last minute her heart was sending out electrical impulses slightly too fast. It's not a health problem, they told me it could happen from a short night of sleep or stress. So... too bad. We'll see what other opportunities are down the road.

Michael is doing good at school and work. On Friday we got to see Speed Racer which Michael thought was really fun! We are loving the summer movies.

It snowed last night - Welcome to May in Utah

Can you believe it? The first day of May and it's freezing outside. My tulips perked up when the sun hit them, though (they were droopy when I first looked out the window).

Well, I'm not getting the Museum job that I've been waiting to hear about for months, so that's a bummer. Now we've got to move on with other plans. I'm considering working full-time at my brother's office, but they just hired a full-time someone, so I've got to bide my time and wait for another opportunity. Working at the library is okay, but it's starting to wear on me. I don't think I could do it as a permanent career choice.

Michael started his new semester in school (Spring term), and surprise! His class got canceled the day before it was supposed to start. So he had to scramble and change his schedule so that he could get a new class at the last minute. So after this class, he has three classes left, which he'll do in the Fall and then he'll be done in December. Yay!