Just had to see if it worked

I think I'm one of the last people on earth to learn how to download videos from youtube. So I'm really hoping this works. This video has been playing at the top of my blogs for weeks now simply because I've been playing around with downloading crap. Hope I got it!

In summary

Years of History

Here lies my 70 rolls of aps film. Years of my life on film. There aren't any negatives because the film stays inside the canister. Costco tells me they can't do a thing about it. I'd really like to move it to cd. And I'm excited to say that I've found a place who will do it for me! Pixels! Go look them up. They do amazing things. There is a lady I work with who's husband started it. I'm so happy! They are going to take care of it for me. I can't wait to see what treasures of pictures I find!

Chocolate and Bacon?

This is a real product! Chocolate bars with bacon pieces inside! They had it on the food network and a friend of mine at school brought me in a package for my birthday. I tried it- thought I liked it. But then I tried it again and have decided probably not. Apparently there's an entire line of chocolate bars with odd things in them like chili peppers and stuff. Why would you do that to a perfectly good bar of chocolate?

8 lbs.

37

I'm 37 today. For some reason, I don't want to be. There are some years where my birthday age really doesn't make a difference but......... I'm 37. haha But thanks to my family and great friends, the day is turning out great, as always. After an EARLY morning phone call from Bebe Brother (we share this day with each other although is been ages since we spent it together), I got to school to find emails from my parents, my older sister and my oldest niece. So cute. There were also several emails from the great friends. My long time friend, Steph, started out the morning texts bright and early, as well. Then came my younger sister, who we just found out is going to be giving me another niece or nephew in the fall! And then more love from Ali and Derek and, yes, even Jaycee. :) Thank you all! My cute 3rd period found out it was my birthday somehow and sang to me as the bell rang. My fun friends at school have brought me Jamba oatmeal for breakfast and presents of wintergreen lifesavers (my favorite), and chocolate with bacon pieces in it. No lie. Another post will come about that later.
My darling niece sent me this card by email this morning. I've set it as my background on my computer here at school. She is my biggest cheerleader (self proclaimed) for our school's biggest loser competition.

And finally my "famous" birthday cake. Yes, I'm 37 and I have a merry go round cake. I can only remember 3 years in my life that this hasn't been the decor for my cake. One year my mom changed it and I think I was bitter about it. Maybe she thought I had outgrown it? And then the other two years they were serving their mission so I guess that's legit.

I decided to throw my own party tonight. Its too hard to get together with so many different friends or "reserve a table for 20." So I just invited everyone to my house for cake and ice cream. I do have some of the best friends a girl could ask for.

Thanks everyone! Its shaping up to be a great day.

Pancake mix as an aerosol??!!

Yep- its true! Pancake batter in an aerosol can! One of the other teachers brought it to me to try out. haha So my friends and I had dinner last night and enjoyed some average pancakes that were literally- flatter than a pancake! The taste is mediocre, but it would be perfect for camping or travelling or something.
I just think its hilarious that its sold this way! Great idea! Just kind of silly :)

Just feeling thoughtful

"Thank you, Lord, for trying me: I pray my faith will be sufficient to awaken the miracle in me." Marilyn J. Drumright

"Not knowing how to feed the spirit, we try to muffle its demands in distraction...What matters is that one be for a time inwardly attentive." Anne Morrow Lindbergh"

"Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things." Amelia Earhart

6 Destructive D's- My "Resolution"

Last week in Relief Society, our lesson was the teachings for our times. It was a talk given by Elder Kevin W. Pearson of the Seventy. He gave this talk in the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2009 LDS General Conference. To read the entire talk, you can click here.

As I've been thinking about what I'd like to accomplish this next year, its been... uninspiring to say the least. There's always the typical goals I commit to- eating healthier, being more financially wise, keeping in touch with family and friends better, reading my scriptures, going to the temple, etc. etc. But I just couldn't get into those usual things this year. Meg and I were just talking today about how this week has just been one of total lack of effort and focus. Very unmotivational.

However, I've been thinking all week about this talk. Towards the very end, Elder Pearson gave what he called The 6 Destructive D's. So I've decided that instead of trying to incorporate so many big goals INTO my life this year, I'm going to try and keep the destructive things OUT of it.
1. Doubt- don't we all do this? Doubt ourselves, others, our Heavenly Father?
2. Discouragement- when we doubt, we get discouraged. I do, for heaven's sake!
3. Distraction- I get discouraged, then I get distracted from what I wanted to accomplish in the first place!
4. Lack of Diligence- of course, once distracted, I'm not very steadfast in the committments I've made.
5. Disobedience- not that I'm an outright disobedient person, but when I'm those first 4 things, I'm certainly not being an obedient daughter of my Heavenly Father.
6. Disbelief- thankfully, I've never gotten to this point. I'm pretty sure if I had, my family would have something to say about it. However, isn't doubt a form of disbelief? Aren't ALL of these a form of disbelief?

So anyway, there is my resolution for 2010. Avoid the 6 Destructive D's. Then maybe all those good things I want to commit to can become more of a reality.