11/14/09

Blogging Slacker


This is Caleb opening his mission call

Hi. It's me, Alice. Do you remember me? You may not because I have been the world's most sporadic blogger lately. Don't worry, you didn't miss much. This week hasn't been too exciting. I went to work, I wrote some of my novel, I slept and then woke up and did it all over again.

Friday was nice. Fridays are always nice. After work, we went out for burgers because it was payday(I was very excited for it to be payday....the funds are a little low with medical bills to pay! Don't feel sorry for me though. I am okay). We did not go to Red Robin this time. I know, shocking, right? We actually went to another one of my favorites, Burgers Supreme. Their burgers are yummy too. I also am a fan of their fries. Yum. We then went to my school's boys' basketball game. It was nice to just sit and watch basketball and not be in charge of anything. I like that! I am not coaching basketball this year due to the fact that we would have to come up with six hundred dollars to play and I would not get paid. I was okay with sitting out because of those things. Last night made me thankful for my decision. They lost the game but it was fun to go.

Thursday, I headed up to Salt Lake because my "little brother from another mother" got his mission call. In my church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, men serve for two years as missionaries from the age of 19 to 21. They go to various places all over the world to share our beliefs. The leaders of our church assign each young man to a mission and send them a letter which tells them where they will go and when they will report to their mission. Caleb got his call in the mail on Thursday. About 30 of his friends and family got together to see him open the letter and read it to us. It was so cute he was so emotional as he read where he would serve, which is Fortaleza, Brazil. He will leave on March 17. It was fun to be apart of him opening his call and I am excited to write him letters and hear all about his adventures as a missionary.

Well, that pretty much catches you up on me. I would now like to write a Thankful list to celebrate the fact that this is the month of Thanksgiving. I actually keep a thankful list all year long but don't share it much. It will be fun to share it with you today!

I am thankful for:
1. A wonderful place to live.
2. Heat in my wonderful place to live. (It snowed today!)
3. Plane tickets to Wisconsin for The Christmas Holiday.
4. Great friends who love me.
5. A car that runs.
6. New clothes.
7. My faith that keeps me going because I know everything always works out in the end the way it is supposed to and we always grow through trials! It also keeps me grounded and safe. God truly is marvelous and loves each of us so very much!!
8. Bath and Body Works hand soap.
9. Guitar Hero and playing it with friends!
10. Fresca. Especially when it is on sale!! :)
11. Pandora. It helps me focus when I am writing my novel! Good music!

There is eleven things I am thankful for. There are lots more things but that is the list for today. Thanks for being cool and for reading my blog. I appreciate your support.