Finished Product...

My ward Relief Society had an activity on Thursday night to put together these temple pictures. We didn't have a Salt Lake Temple picture in our house yet & hadn't found one we really loved. So I signed up and now we have a beautiful temple on our wall.

The long story:
The church activity was only supposed to take 2 hours tops. I didn't get home till around 11pm. There was a lot of sitting around & waiting for things to dry or staple guns to become available, etc. As I was retouching the paint, I saw that the top edge showed part of the particle board margin. That would not do at all. I ended up taking all the staples out of the backing yesterday & had Brian help me restaple & hang the picture.

Luckily, it was worth all the effort. It is so nice to have this symbol in our home. This will help remind us of the eternal perspective & what this life is really all about.

What Happened to Spring?

I think it's officially time to break down, pack the car, and head to the beach! I'm done with this stuff. I have 2 new pairs of capris that have not been thoroughly broken into yet, but I have nowhere to go! Sad. I guess this weather does make my pathophysiology & pharmacology class easier to focus on. If the weather were nice, I'd be outta here with Lily in tow. (Last Friday we escaped on an afternoon excursion. The fresh air was exhilarating!)

Until the Easter Bunny brings us some good weather, this is the general feeling around our house.

Head Scratchers...

First off, I hate making decisions. It is not fun for me. I overanalyze everything until I'm more confused than when I started.

Right now, we have a few big decisions to make. To us, timing is everything. We like things to happen in order; it just makes sense. We got married, bought a condo, & brought home a puppy. Order. This past week, one thing I thought I could control (my job) kind of threw me for a loop. I've made the decision to stick with my plan to get certified even though I don't know what the future will bring for me. I've gotten this far in my schooling & plan to finish up. It will be a good backup if I ever need it in the future. It helps to be specialized in something.

So I guess I just learned another life lesson. No matter how much we plan, things will always try to thwart said plans. It is necessary to have enough faith that things will happen the way they should. We aren't really in control of everything anyway. And really, I don't want to be. I'm glad God is in charge.

Heebie Jeebies...

Why are some creatures on this earth so disgusting? Check out this guy, for instance. Gives me the chills. As I was getting ready this morning to go out, I heard Lily licking her chops while she was laying by our bedroom door. I found this odd since it was way past breakfast. So I turn around and see that she spit out something black & plasticky looking. I picked it up & set it in my palm while I looked around at whatever was now missing a piece. After searching around Lily's kennel for a minute, I put the black thing on our table. I decided it didn't look so plasticky looking after all. I poked it with a pencil. Definitely a SPIDER! EWWW! Goosebumps & chills were immediately activated. I hate them! I can squish them with my shoe but cleaning them up is not my calling in life. Sick!