Random Thoughts on a Thursday.

Today was a LONG day. Days like this make me stop to think about priorities. here's how my day went...
6 AM Wake up, get dressed, try to teach Steven how to do my hair in a ponytail (my arm is still in a brace)
6:40 Work (the ponytail was WAY HARDER than I expected)
640-12 WORK WORK WORK
followed by a short break to have a picnic outside my work in the grass with my cute husband
12-430 work!
430-5 Study for Mgt final while I wait for my mom to come get me
5-530 Start scrabble tile necklaces with my mom, Talia, Jenny
530 Missionaries arrive for dinner.
530 ship Missionaries to living room to eat with Steven around the coffee table
600 have missionaries make necklace charms for their moms
635 Missionaries leave, we continue modge-podging
700 Leave (courtesy of my mom- I can't drive still either) to GCC
715 Take MGT test
727 Leave to Arby's to get dinner
800 stop at home to grab church bag
804 Camp Director Meeting (get in trouble for stupid stuff, have to explain multiple things AGAIN)
845 Confirm date plans with Rikki and then dash out the door
900 Home to finish tiles
905 Call from Steven- New fridge, he won't be home til midnight
907 Ruined first batch of epoxy-too many bubbles
915 Good batch of epoxy, finished tiles...left handed.
950 Mom, Talia, Jenny leave.

Worn out yet? Me too. Except I still have an ethics mini-essay to write and I'm a day behind in my posting for planning & budgeting. Not to mention Sister Lake's package that is sitting by my feet that may not get there in time now. And, the house is a WRECK! My anti-inflammatory medicine is still making me sick and we're also supposed to be buying a house in the next month. Oh and I can't shower unless I do it one-handed (Thank heavens I'm married--but I have to wait 2 more hours for Steve to come home) and even if I wanted to shower one-handed, I can't fasten any of the zippers or buttons or ties on ANY of my clothes.
It's days like today when I'm pushed to exhaustion...when I finally realize maybe I'm doing too much. It's hard for me to believe I'm actually thinking this. I'm going on 5 months now of 22 credits at a time. You would think i have a schedule down pat...not quite. I realized last night that I only have one class that lasts through may and my other three start in June. I don't even know what it's like to have one class at a time. I think it's Divine Intervention because I have to plan Girls Camp this month too.
There are a few things I'm absolutely certain of.
1. I have a problem saying no.
2. I couldn't do any of this without my husband and his patience. He keeps telling me girl hair is impossible to manage, but he's done pretty good so far.
3. None of this is worth it unless I enjoy it while I'm going through it.

I need to remember that 'this too shall pass'. When it's not school work overwhelming me, it will be work or kids or church. Always something. As long as I remember that I am learning and that all these things should be blessings, I think I'll keep going. I need to learn to cut out the unimportant things sometimes. It's ok to miss a meeting or post on a class discussion board a few days late sometimes. It's all about priorities. Today I'm resolving to remember my priorities and let everything else, "come what may and love it"

Fall :)

Since my allergies have passed I can now post about how much I love this weather!! Yahoo puts us at a current 61 degrees with a high of 85 today. There was a gentle breeze and the feeling was great!! One of the things I miss the most about SUU and Cedar City (besides the people) are the leaves! I would kill to walk through my favorite pathway on campus and drive up the canyon with Jenni! No doubt we would get lost and take a ridiculous amount of pictures, but the fall experience would be complete!! Maybe Steven and I will road trip up to northern AZ so he can experience the beauty of fall leaves and changing seasons!

This picture is from Oct 2, 2006- Jenni and I escpaed homework from a day and hiked up the canyon. We found this beautiful waterfall in the process!

This picture was taken Oct. 10, 2007 on an escape up the canyon. This time I was with Elijah and I wanted to share with him what a beautiful place we lived in!

God Bless Cedar City!