The thing that made Christmas memorable this year was that I painted three of my gifts: Amy's, Mike's, and Jeff's. I found a photo of Prague's skyline with a cathedral and a beautiful sunset that I re-captured in acrylics and watercolors for Mike. I decided the best thing that Jeff would like would have to do with wrestling, so I found a photograph of him wrestling and painted it. Then I wanted to do something extra-special for Amy since she has helped me so much this semester. I painted...

The doctor said that everything should be fine yesterday and to swish liquid Motrin. I've never heard of that. He said to try Lycene, too. Mom told me that the Family History Library called - maybe I got the job! I keep trying to call back, but no one is answering. The one time someone did answer, it wasn't Marcy, so it scared me and I froze up and didn't say anything and hung up (proof of my fear of phone calls). Last night Matt and I made a wedding montage (at this point, we're not pl...

February 28th: 1. parent willing to lend the car 2. dogs, deer, animals 3. cool neighborhoods like the avenues 4. JonR motivating me to study 5. Matt: comforting me, opening my doors, joking 6. Dad driving with me to get passport 7. cute kids 8. electricity 9. health 10. breathing (it was hard today with my sore shoulder) February 29th 1. Peggy Hansen 2. my organ calling at church 3. Sunday school, Isaiah 4. Dad advice 5. temple-prep! 6. sleep 7. mashed po...

So yesterday was my 19th Birthday: I went to school and Tanya gave me a really generous gift: it was a journal, a calendar book, and this amazing-smelling lotion, and then I went to the chiropractor for the first time (boy was that great, I feel so much more loose, more than I have in years and I think it's really going to help even though I'm really sore now.) After that I went to work where they had bought a cake for me and Katie gave me a card and a little Chinese coin purse and Jenny ca...