.Sunday walk & a letter to my Mother

Sunday was nice. Even though I had a migraine in the morning I started feeling better so Air and I went on a walk around the block. The snow is melting, yay! I didn’t do my hair… or my face… and I was wearing non-prescription glasses. Just pretend I look gorgeous in these pictures, ok? Great.

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Dear Mother dearest,

I miss you so much this week. I really hurt my own feelings by planning on going to visit you for Easter and then having to change my plans for later this summer. I hope you guys have a fun time with the family and miss us as much as we miss you! We plan on seeing you in July and we can’t WAIT!

Also, thank you for my one and only Easter decoration, it’s so adorable. Can I inherit your crafting talent or what? Great.

.Cul-de-sac in plural is culs-de-sac.

Seriously mid-April? Are we really gonna do this again? Just when all of the snow was melting away you're giving us a fresh new coat? Alright... If you're sure that's what's best.
Personally, I don't feel too good about it. It feels like we accidentally pushed the reset button on winter.

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Guess what blog--I've locked myself out of the house twice in the last two days. Let me tell you.

(1)Yesterday morning I ran out the door to seminary and realized I left the car keys in the house. I had to rapid-fire at the door bell to wake Air up. Poor Air-bear.

(2)Today I walked outside with Air as he left for work to take pictures of the snow. After watching him drive away I went back to the house and found the door closed and locked behind us. I had nothing but my camera.

Here's the bright side: (so don't get too depressed by all of this negativity, k?)

I went to the front porch and less than one minute later my neighbor (Marlene) came walking out her door on her way to work (I assume). In all the time I've lived here in this cul-de-sac, we have never had a chance to meet! We just smile and wave as we pass by each other going in and out. She looked at me and said, "SNOW??", I laughed and casually said, "Can you believe it? .......Oh, and I'm locked out of my house right now, heh" She laughed and then paused, "Wait, really?" "Yeah... do you think I could use your phone?"

She let me into her home and took me to the kitchen phone. (By the way, I love seeing the inside of people's houses for the first time!) I called Air and told him to come back (obviously). Then I apologized to Marlene in case I had made her late to wherever she was going and thanked her. She said it was nice meeting me finally.

Anyway, I'm sorry if this is all very boring to you... but I feel pretty good about knowing my neighbor now.

And I just know that it was a small tender mercy from a Heavenly Father who loves me and watches over me that she happened to walk by as I was locked out of my home in the snow for only a minute. I didn't even have to go knocking on stranger's doors for help. Yikes! If this weather is what it takes for Heavenly Father to remind me that he loves me… then I’ll take it. Every drop.

.Great Day in the Morning!

I had a most excellent morning today and I wanted to share it.

Early morning seminary we had a guest. Brother Patrick (the north-western Canada Seminary coordinator) came to our class to show us his re-enactment of Willard Richards from Carthage Jail at the time of Joseph Smith's martyrdom. It was excellent, Bro. Patrick is such an amazing teacher. I taped some of it for Air to see what he missed.

*he had this replica made of Joseph Smith’s little six-shooter

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My favorite breakfast. Sesame seed bagel covered in strawberry cream cheese with a side of strawberries and Kiwi's. Two delicious fruits that are very similar in taste.

I like to eat kiwi's with the skin on. I know, I'm a freak!

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Air and I have a new favorite item in our home. It's this workout game for the Kinect--EA Active. I highly recommend it. It’s really great because it sees you and tells you what to do and every workout you do is different. It also comes with this heart-rate monitor. Awesome. We've been working hard to get off those extra winter pounds.

Please let me lose those extra winter pounds… I am such a fatty.

.ikea for food

We had Air’s three youngest sib’s stay over on Friday night. We played video games, quesadilla’s for dinner, watched a movie, snacked our brains out, thought about having a picnic (had the weather cooperated), and just partied hard! Tiana mentioned that she was so excited to sleep at our house again because she ‘never gets to sleep at small places’. She is so sweet.

Oh how we took living in larger places for granted…

The next morning we met with the rest of the family at Ikea for lunch. This is becoming a regular place for us to just eat. I think I’m addicted to their meatballs.

Nobody looks very excited to see the camera in these pictures. Besides Jadey, of course. Of course.

I think I was just dreading the rest of the day that I would spend at work on a busy Saturday. I’m still recovering from that madness.

Have a happy week, k guys? Kaaaay guuuuys??

.spring break

Monday: Air’s friend Kyle came over to play. We played Kinect and got milkshakes. Have I told you about Kyle? He’s awesome, and he likes good music.

Tuesday: I went shopping with the girls. We had lunch at Ikea and I made them go to the antique mall... I think they loved it as much as me!

Tuesday night I went to a Pampered Chef party with a bunch of ladies from my ward who I love. I was not going to buy anything, but instead I bought:

(I guess I'm kind of a sucker)

Wednesday: I got the house cleaned and went to work.

Thursday: work again and then Tessa’s 15th Birthday party!!

Friday: Happy April Fools! Air and I are working opposite shifts. Him all day, me all evening. And that's no joke.

Saturday and Sunday: to finish off such a lovely week we get to hear the Prophet, Apostles and leaders speak to the World at General Conference!! I can’t wait to hear some words of faith and encouragement from those amazing men and women. (And maybe imagine how they might eat a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup? Thanks to my sister Jo... haha)