"Fantastical Rock Formations". Ok, not really.
The incomparable Rein's Deli. Oh so good!
Beth eating a Rein's Deli pickle. May I also suggest the Black Cherry soda?
A Jesus Fish. Because they are funny.
That pickle Beth was eating, before she devoured it.

The woods around UConn. I love that there is a random car door and hood in the middle of a dirt road in Tolland, CT. Nice.

So, Mango wants to know when I'm going to be in Utah?

Well, first up is the Chicago trip with Meghan to visit Caroline (because we haven't seen her in 5 freakin' YEARS!) and, hopefully, VenerableRyo. Then in January while the rest of my family is on a cruise to Mexico, I hope to fly to Utah to hang out with my friends for a week in the cold Utah snow. Yeah, Mexico does sound better, but hey, my invitation to join the family was recinded because I "won't enjoy the cruise as much as the rest of my family". (Pssh. Whatever.) Then, I'll DEFINITELY be back in May because one of my best friends, Leila, is getting married on May 16th and I get to go to the wedding and reception and such in SLC.

So yes. The answer is: maybe in January and definitely in May. Rock on. :)

Oh, I've meaning to post this: if anyone is on LDSlinkup, I'm skybluepink. Find me. Email me. Add me. ;)

1. I woke up early today and was able to have a leisurely Sunday morning with my family before being rushed off to church.
2. I taught Primary today.
3. There is a new girl, Abby, in my class. She is super sweet.
4. My friend Leila called. She is getting married on May 16th.
5. I was invited to the ceremony so guess who'll be in Utah around then? Me!
6. Meghan. Me. Caroline. Chicago. Train. $185. Nice.
7. I made some seriously yummy garlic bread for dinner.
8. I get to go to bed early tonight and catch up on the sleep I didn't get last week.
9. I didn't have to go to work today.
10. It was Brianna's birthday on Friday, so I got to sing Happy Birthday to her in Primary.
Oh yes. Life is good.
"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up." - Bible: Ecclesiastes
Oh, and Jenie gets my prize for best comment. Her actual prize? To be determined. A phone call perhaps?

Hmm... So, yeah I'm back.

Girls Camp was amazing! I love being able to live in a place that has the Spirit so strong. I've really missed that lately. The girls I was a leader for are AMAZING. I've learned so much from them and I hope they learned a lot from me, too.

Oh my gosh, greatest story ever: So, there was a girl that was there in my level (Actress Girl) and she's a mighty quiet girl. I've never heard her bare her testimony to anyone, like, ever. She's shy and cute and wonderful. Anyway, we had some drama with the non-member girl that came with her (also, a complete sweetheart that was a tad bit homesick), and we were worried about the both of them going home early. Anyway, Thursday night was testimony night and as I sat there, Actress Girl got up in front of the ENTIRE camp and all of the visitors to bare her testimony. It was so strong! I cried. She talked about what a great time she was having and how she could feel the Spirit so strong, how she didn't regret coming to camp and how it changed her life. I cried the entire time! After her, a few more first levels came up and they all brought me to tears. They actually got it! They understood why they were there and what they needed to learn. They even promised to come back next year!

That's just one of the amazing stories that happened. More will follow. I miss camp.

Also, Monday night I had a prompting to call a certain friend in Utah and bare him my testimony and reassure him that everything would be OK. Reading his Xanga today, I really wish I did. Rahrr to me for not listening to that. I'm fired.

Girls Camp Song of the Day:

Walk Tall You’re A Daughter of God
Composer: Jamie Glenn Lyricist: Jamie Glenn

1. Right now I have a prayer deep within my heart.
A prayer for each of you there is a special part.
That you remember who you are and He who lives alone.
Please seek for Him and live His way; you’ll feel His love.

Chorus:

Walk tall you’re a daughter; a child of God.
Be strong – please remember who you are.
Try to understand, you’re apart of His great plan.
He’s closer than you know – reach up, He’ll take your hand.

2. Long before the time you can remember
Our Father held you in His arms so tender.
Those loving arms released you as He sent you down to earth.
He said, “My child, I love you. Don’t forget your great worth.”

Chorus

3. This life on earth we knew would not be easy.
At time we lose our way – His path we may not see.
But please remember always, please, that you are not alone.
He’ll take your hand. He loves you. He will guide you home.

Chorus

Off to Girls Camp on Monday. I'm one of the Level One Leaders and I'll be back sometime Friday. Now, while I'm gone, everyone be sure to leave lots and lots of comments for me to enjoy when I come back.

Any topic (so long as it is appropriate). Discuss.

Best comment gets a present. :-D

"Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man." ~Thomas Wolfe

Something ... exciting and happy needs to happen soon. Please?

So, you would think that working in a hardware store I would not have to deal with back to school shoppers. No, little grasshoppers, that is not the case. In fact, I've had more annoying back to school moms at the hardware store than I did at the mall store. And back to school moms at a hardware store are SO MUCH WORSE than back to school moms at a mall store in Utah. Really. This may sound super bad, but ... there is nothing worse than a person that comes into a hardware store and argues with their cashier about the ratcheting wrenches that are 'on sale', when in actuality it's the open faced wrenches that are 15% off, but werf doesn't know the difference between the two and cops an argument to look good in front of all the people at the register to save face.

It's about that time that I take a 15 and go cool off in the break room.

So, I'm sick. :-(

Take this and make me feel better. :)

Some SJC quotes that I can remember:

"Poop." ~Everyone said that like...59908234 times a day at one point. I wish I remembered why...

"That turkey is so cute! I just want to punch it and make it cry!" ~Meghan.

"Damn goat and his f'ing fleece!" Caroline and I. 1290348 times a day.

"PG RATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ~Krista (while standing on her bed)

"So, do you like stuff?" ~Chris Ham

"They are special people."

"Baaaaah."

Some random SJC inside jokes:

BSB/NSync war

The Howie (Day) Fund (I don't think you were in that, though. I'm pretty sure that was the year after Caroline left...)

That crazy English professor (can't remember her name, though. Caroline knows who I mean) and her scarfs that hated men and gave me an A on that one paper because I 'tore men apart' in the essay. (I really didn't.)

Elizabeth's bout with mono. (Aww, sad. I miss her.)

Visiting Caroline in Newport with the first snow of the season.

Oh yeah, there are plenty more I'm sure...I just can't remember them. Anymore to add, Caroline? ;)

Wow, funny things were actually said yesterday:

1. My boss: "Hi, I'm here to see if you have a funny looking hoe available in your store."

2. Mark: "Let's all turn to page 27 and sing, "praise to the meat".

3. Sam as he ran out of Institute: "YAY! The make-out van!"

Oh the hilarity!

What are some funny quotes you've heard lately?

Okay, so here's something I got from Berkeley Georgia (http://perhapsdramatic.blogspot.com/). She asked me these 5 questions, which I'll answer below. If you want to participate, leave a comment below saying "Interview me." You must leave your blog address so I can think of good questions for you! I will respond by asking you five questions - each person's will be different. I'll post the questions in the comments section of this post. You will update your blog with the answers to the questions. You will include this explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post. When others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five questions.

1. You can only eat one food for the rest of your life, but you get to choose it. What food would it be?
   
   If I could only eat one food for the rest of my life, it would have to be macaroni and cheese. Not the crappy stuff in a box, but the good stuff that my great-grandma taught my mother how to make. The stuff is great and I have, actually eaten it for days at a time.
   
   
2. What is the one piece of advice your parent(s) have given you that you've found to be most accurate?
   
   My parents have always taught me that if I want to be happy in life that I need to find something that I can be passionate about. They are right, in those times in my life when I’ve been meandering through life with nothing to cling to and care about I’ve been the unhappiest. Once I’ve found something that was worth my passion, it keeps me going and in it I have found true joy.
   
   
3. Which character from Harry Potter would you be if you had to be one, and why?
   
   I’d probably be Hermione because 1) she is absolutely brilliant, 2) isn’t afraid of a challenge, and 3) stands up for herself rather well. Those are three qualities that I wish I had…
   
   
4. If you could go back to one moment-in-time of your entire life, where would you go and why?
   
   The day my Nonie passed away. I was 14 and it has been so long that I’ve forgotten what she said to me. I know it was important, but it’s been so long that it’s been erased from my memory. I remember everything else about that night, except for what she said to me.
   
   
5. There's a natural disaster. You have the ability to save only one person of the following: your best friend, your one true love, or an old lady. Who do you choose to save?
   
   I’m selfish. I wouldn’t want to die lonely and loveless so I pick my one true love.

Funny story:

I went to work with the intention of quitting.

I left work with a twenty-seven cent raise and the promise for another raise in thirty days.

Apparently, they really like me there.

Nice.

I was quite a flibbertigibbet today when I was making my breakfast. Oy, I'm so embarrased!

Ok, so I was standing there at the stove, waiting for my eggs to cook, but for some reason nothing was happening to them. I stirred some more, I added more milk, I even walked away for a few seconds (it does seem that nothing happens when you wait patiently for water to boil, so I thought that walking away might help my eggs to cook). However, when I walked back into the kitchen, I realized something:I hadn't turned on the stove yet.

I can be such a scatterbrain sometimes!