So...I was thinking earlier about a question that I saw on one of those crazy long surveys that people have seen a million times through e-mails and social networking sites, but will still fill out again when bored. The question was "do you believe it's possible to be faithful for life?" Here's my idea on that...which I think is more complicated ( Read more... )

My family and I were invited (along with several families from our ward) to the Gunnell's new house which btw is like a mini mansion and up in the mountains above BYU - the ones with the "Y" on it or near them. Because of their fantabulous view the fireworks were literally at eye level as they exploded as part of the "Stadium of Fire." Anywho. ( Read more... )

No, I have not abandoned LJ. Still here and more active than I have been in a while. I have just been making more and more of my recent entries friends only and/or private due to the realization that public entries are often read by those who I did not originally expect to be reading them and then shared with others sometimes in a very ( Read more... )

I know that I began one entry talking about my feelings on Barrack Obama, but I don't know if I ever finished it. Regardless, I felt as though I should say a few words about today and how I feel ( Read more... )

Let's see. First of all, our family has been more on top of this holiday season than I think we've ever been before (that I remember at least). Our Christmas tree was up Dec. 1, decorated and everything. We did that as a family home evening and the kids were able to help and everything. Sometimes it's been like "Hmm, we have some presents out here ( Read more... )

Okay...well this first part is just a rant. If you are in a line in a grocery store, see another line, think it's open and leave the original line to go there, you forfeit your place. Period. When another person walks up to the line you were in, and is basically there, and you cut in from the side and say "Sorry, I was here for a really long time, ( Read more... )

I know that I'm, well, actually, exactly a week late on this entry. Better late than never right? Thanksgiving was super awesome though. My mom and I did the shopping together a few nights before. The morning of Thanksgiving everybody did their part to pitch in. My dad is officially the turkey guy so he handled that. My sister, Shanna, did the ( Read more... )

I just wanted to mention that even though it seems that I haven't been updating much lately, I have been. Most of them are just "friends only" though due to privacy concerns, wrong people reading them and potentially embarrassing me, or it creating an awkward situation, potential misrepresentation of things said on here, not wanting to share ( Read more... )

I don't know yet if this entry will be more opinions, general thoughts, or venting. We'll see. First of all, I am proud. I am proud, not of his policies, but of his story. He IS the American Dream. He grew up poor, in a broken home, and as an ethnicity that many would consider an additional barrier. And yet here he is- about to become one of the ( Read more... )

So...the past few days I've been editing and finishing up some older entries. Just as an update, the family thing has pretty much been resolved. My mom and Grandma Lund are talking again. They have their weekly phone call and everything seems good with them. One of them said "Sometimes, you just don't accept rejection." or something like that. In ( Read more... )