Santa, Packages and Study Glasses!

"It starts in Narnia, it works it's way up to Candyland and then, hey, congratulate me because I'm the new defense against the dark arts teacher at Hogwarts! Expelliarmus!" ~Robin Scherbatsky

About 3 weeks ago I got this package in the mail... or rather, delivered to my doorstep like this:

Anyway, back to this:

I was way excited.

Our old blender just died on me one day so I went on a hunt and all reviews on this blender from Costco said it is amazing and that blending ice for smoothies doesn't kill it!
And I just love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, the hubster thinks knows these glasses help him study.

But don't make fun of him or you'll get this face:

Isn't he just the cutest?
I love my school going, studying hard husband!
Also my blender.
I love my blender too!

Back to Basics

About a month ago Kyle broke his touch screen phone on accident... So we got a $30 flip phone from Walmart to hold us over until today, when we can get new phones. (good thing we were so close to the end of our contract!)

Let me tell you about this flip phone I have been using because I think we've all forgotten how spectacular they are.

1. It's only twice the thickness of my old phone.

2. The screen is actually only three times smaller than my previous phone.

3. Remember this old menu style? Ya well it's actually really fun to guess what each picture means when you're trying to find your alarm clock or ring tone.

4. Forget about the new 'conversation view' on your fancy phone. Let's go back to basics where every text is saved individually so you can never find that one text you got with that address you really needed.

 As you can see, none of those things are actually that great. But I am writing this post because I have to entertain myself while the hubster finishes studying so we can go get our new phones... I hate waiting for things that I am excited about!!!

I guess I will need to start praying for more patience because he's got a long time left in school... Bummer!

Embrace the Promises!

"When heaven's promises sometimes seem afar off, I pray that each of us will embrace these exceeding great and precious promises and never let go... God will remember you."

-Spencer J. Condie

I am a child of God and He has sent me here.

Has given me an earthly home with parents kind and dear.

I am a child of God and so my needs are great.

Help me to understand His words before it grows to late.

I am a child of god, rich blessings are in store.

If I but learn to do his will, I live with him once more.

I am a child of God, His promises are sure.

Celestial glory shall be mine, if I can but endure.

Lead me, guide me, walk beside me, help me find the way.

Teach me all that I must do, to live with him someday.

Samwise and Frodo

Every time I watch Lord of the Rings (I know, I'm a nerd) I just wait and wait for this part to come. It is my all time favorite quote and it just makes me feel so good about being a good person. I love the message that it portrays to me when it sometimes feels like there is no hope for this world. Or even, when it seems there is no hope in my life. Because there is good in the world and in my life!

Frodo: I can't do this, Sam
Sam: I know, it's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines out it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.
Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam?
Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for.