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'Pi' Day has come upon us. At work, Sydney bought a couple of pies to share with the department in honor of this lovely Pi Day. I worked late and she left early, leaving the pies behind. Nobody else wanted them so I brought them home to Tyler. I caved and ended up eating some myself. A sliver of pumpkin and chocolate silk to end this Thursday of all Thursdays. Oh pie, you are so good and so worth it.

VIBRANTLY FAWNING

Tonight I had promised Sydney that I would help her make the trek to IKEA, buy things and then haul things into her new place. She needed someone to talk out her idea for a shelving unit in her second bedroom—so many options. On our way down to the warehouse to get said shelves we walked though the couch section and this beauty caught my very eye. How lovely is this orange couch? It stood out in such a welcoming way among the sea of neutral love seats. I wanted it so bad… one day, future house, one day. We bought shelves, hauled them to her apartment and then I received the grand tour. Once home, Aubrey and Jordan came over to discuss the details of their announcement and to give feedback on what I had already done. Thankfully she liked it, with just some minor tweaks here and there and a direction for the inserts. They're going to knock your socks off.

ANNOUNCING LOVE

I was given the task of doing my baby sister's wedding announcements as a sort of unofficial wedding gift. I designed it about three different times, being satisfied, of course, with each design when I finished, but then would ask myself the question: does this look like Aubrey? I think the third time is the charm, because I've reached a terrific direction. I hope she likes it.

WEIGH-IN RESULTS: -4.5 lbs. I am now officially my smallest yet: 179.5 lbs. Ten and a half pounds in two weeks? Uh, yes, I'd say I am killing it!

FUTURE P.A.

Today marks the start of Tyler's spring break and guess how he is spending it? Taking more classes; he signed up for a week-long CNA course so that he could become certified as a nursing assistant. After he passes the test he will get started on the massive amount of healthcare hours he needs to get into the Physician Assistant program at the University of Utah. He came home today will all sorts of fun things: scrubs in blues, greens and grays; a blood pressure cuff; and the very last purple stethoscope. (Apparently everyone wanted a purple one because after he got the last one there were multiple boys and girls that opted to wait until more came in. Another side note: one stethoscope came in all black…ooo. And one more thing: they also have a lime green stethoscope, but it costs twice as much and takes two weeks to get in—who knew?).

SISTER DUNCAN

Tyler and I made our way to Pleasant Grove this morning to hear this special little lady (the one in the middle) speak for the last time before she goes away for eighteen months. Connie has been called to serve in the Dallas, Texas mission—she did a tremendous job on her talk and I know she will be doing amazing things there. There was a bit of a get-together afterwards at a clubhouse down the street; it was fun to catch up with cousins I haven't seen in a while. On the way home we stopped at my grandma and grandpa Duncan's house for a quick chat and then we were off. Back to work…

LOSE AND GAIN

I had every intention of going to the temple this morning with Stephanie and then we were to go over to her new apartment and go all spring cleaning on its hiney. Well, I woke up way too late to make it to that first part; I told Stephanie to call me when she was ready for me to come clean. She called later and mentioned that she didn't feel like cleaning and suggested we go to a movie. We went and saw Beautiful Creatures (terrific movie) and then I went over to my parents' house. Tyler was still at work, so I hung out there for a bit. My mom let me go 'shopping' for some much needed supplies: pots, pans, knives, make-up and food, all within the confines of her home. Tyler and I got home at the same time and we did some show and tell. While opening and putting everything away he was trying to get the zip ties off the knives with these kitchen shears and SNAP! Tyler doesn't know his own strength; now we need new kitchen shears.

FORGETFULLY STRESSED

 

The end of the work day yesterday was pretty stressful; unfortunately, it spilled over into today. I had to be at the office super early and was running a tad behind. I parked my car, opened the door while locking it and slammed it behind me. As I turned to watch the car door slam, I realized for that gut-wrenching split second that the keys were still in the ignition and the car was running. Oh goodness gracious—I left the car there with the thought that I would deal with it after I got finished with the more pressing task that had brought me in early in the first place. It took much longer than I had anticipated, but finally, it was out of the way. I sighed with frustration as I realized it was only 8 AM and I still had another hurdle before me—my running, locked car. I called Tyler: he was on his way to a class that had a deadline for a project he was turning in. I called my mom: she was about to leave for work. She talked to my dad: he was also just leaving for work. Somehow they still had a spare key for my car at their house and my dad ran it out to me saving the day. The rest of today was equally stressful: Tyler got pulled over coming home from his class. At the end of the day we counted our blessings: I locked my keys in my car at work instead of at home making it possible to get done what I needed to, and Tyler got off with a warning—thankfully—he is still on probation from his accident last year. Nonetheless, we are definitely welcoming the weekend.