FROZEN

Work has been terribly cold as of late. I mean, just look at my nails—purple to the bone. People have started bringing blankets and heaters, can you blame them? In other news, Tyler started his very first day of school today at the University of Utah (if I were a cooler wife, his face would be the subject of this post instead of my chilly digits). In other, other news, Tyler has finals on his birthday… shocker. He always has a final on his birthday! I look forward to the year he doesn't run into that problem so we can properly celebrate it. 

FROM FIFTEEN TO FOUR

Tyler and I have been serving in our ward's nursery for almost a year. Over the past ten months we accumulated fifteen little tots to watch and teach. Today the three-year-olds moved up to primary status, leaving only four little chil'ens to have on our watch. It was quite strange to have all of the leaders outnumber the tykes. Every week we bring home the sippy cup lids to wash; having fifteen is a bit of a chore when you don't have a dishwasher. Now that we have four, it's a snap.

CLEAN SLATE

Tyler had to go into work today; of course, he'll be going into work every Saturday for a while. I did some housework here and there, which included clearing off our cork board. By Christmas time it was covered to the brim with wedding announcements, Christmas cards, birth announcements and thank-you cards. We felt very loved, but it began getting out of control when papers were getting bent every time we went to change the laundry. So, now the slate has been cleaned… start sending in your submissions to be featured on our wall. We're not picky, we'll feature all who submit. Offer ends 12/31/13.

NEGATIVE NELLIE

Yes, that is exactly what you think it is. Between being sick, forgetful, not having my pants fit and extremely emotional as of late, we decided to get out the magic wand. Unfortunately, this was not the cause of all the above symptoms I have been experiencing. I guess my weak stomach is acting up, my brain is turning to mush, the holidays clearly did a number on my waist line and I've become undeniably emotional during Cake Boss.

FORGETFUL FRANNY

Do you ever wake up in a semi-rush to get to your destination, get there with confidence that you nailed it, only to realize at the end of the day that you weren't as on-your-game as you thought you were? I was a victim to this exact thing this today. I packed some workout clothes last night to work up a mad sweat with Stephanie today after work. Once at her house, I realized my clothes were not in my car, even though I distinctly remember putting them in that morning… I think. I have been quite forgetful for the past bit, so forgetful that you think you're going crazy. So here is the proof that I am going crazy; I walked in, and there lay my work out bag, right by the door.

TERRIFIC START

Well that was fun.

I woke up pretty sick this morning and ended up staying home to work from my bed. I don't know what's wrong with me, only that I have the stomachache of the century (been getting a lot of those as of late). I did manage to get some laundry done, but not much else other than what was accomplished on my computer. Once Tyler was home we had a lazy night on our couch, drinking Dr. Pepper from fancy goblets and ignoring one mountain of laundry staring us down. Happy first day back to real life.

BELATED, BUT NOT

We slept oh-so-very-nicely in today and got ready in the afternoon for a last hurrah before returning to work tomorrow. We watched some much needed television and I even introduced Tyler to the lovely restaurant, Barbacoa. Have you ever had their wrapped tacos? A hard shell and a soft shell melded together with the perfect amount of cheese—just scrumptious. Before completely returning home, we stopped off at the grocery store for some last minute necessities before the craziness of the week set in. During our mad dash, we came upon the newly-stocked Valentine's aisle. Tyler offered to buy me these chocolates as an early Valentine's gesture, mostly because I will be on my diet during that time. Isn't he the sweetest (and how great is his shirt)? How else did we spend the rest of our day you may ask? Why finishing our wedding thank-yous of course! To make a long story short, they all came back to us, so we had to re-send them in bulky envelopes to ensure their delivery. Oh, well, better late than never…