Yesterday Mom and I got in a fight - she kept criticizing me for everything, even when she told me to just tell her what I needed and what I thought. So finally I just walked away crying and went and waited on the porch - Emily (my ride) never came, so I had to go inside and call Matt. I'm so glad to have him. He comforted me and just listened. While at school, I stopped at every courtesy phone and dialed the Family History Number, never getting an answer. Then I called home and they had...

The Family History Library keeps calling me, but I'm never home. What if they give up and choose the next person? (Or maybe they're just calling to let me know that they don't want to hire me.) Anyway, I took my Linguistics and Universe tests today. I think they went okay. It's so great to study with JonR, otherwise I wouldn't study. Also, I appreciate the Hottes twins speed-teaching me right before the test. Last time it got me an A+. Woohoo. I was so proud - I showed people and mad...

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...

I'm concerned, because last night I showed my mom my canker, and she couldn't believe it and had my dad get a flashlight and look at it. So, I went and looked closer and it is HUGE and all over! It is on the side of my mouth and in the little "gutter" thingy and on the other side, it looks nasty, and it's making my jaw hurt too! She told me to call the doctor today, but then when she found out I had only had it for a few days, she said that I should wait longer. I joked that I had mouth c...

So, Matt and I stayed in town for spring break, and it was so great! I ended up not going back to work, and I enjoyed myself immensely. I got so much done, I felt so happy about it. I practiced the piano, sewed some things I've been meaning to sew - which, by the way, I now wonder what inspired me to get such a loud fabric for the jumper (it is bright orange with hibiscus flowers on it, which tempted me to make it a skirt so as not to overdo it), Matt took me to the driving course and show...

Tanya emailed me yesterday and said that she can't go to Nauvoo! If she can't go, then the whole thing's off, because obviously my parents wouldn't let me go with just Matt. I'm so disappointed! I've wanted to go since last summer, and it always fell through because of someone else who originally said they could go backing out. The thing about this time is that Tanya has known about it for probably seven months, so why didn't she arrange ahead of time? She said she needs to save up her mo...

So on Friday, I called Emily early and left a message on her machine, telling her not to pick me up (of course she came anyway), but later when I came upstairs, Mom was gone! Okay . . . I called her cell phone and Dad and eventually found out that Heidi had a fractured skull from hitting her head Thursday night, so they were both at the hospital. She should be fine, though. So how do I get to school? I already had turned down my ride? I tried calling Jon R, but he never answered, and I d...

So today I had my hair in two braids - not just from the back of the head, but full on French braids from the top. When I walked in to the chiropractor, a lady walked in at the same time. I usually would wave to the doctor in her office, but I saw this new sign that said, "Have a seat and the doctor will be with you in a moment". So, I sat down and started looking through a magazine. The lady said, "Oh, do we sit here?" I nodded. So her doctor came out and brought her into one of the roo...

So today I had my hair in two braids - not just from the back of the head, but full on French braids from the top. When I walked in to the chiropractor, a lady walked in at the same time. I usually would wave to the doctor in her office, but I saw this new sign that said, "Have a seat and the doctor will be with you in a moment". So, I sat down and started looking through a magazine. The lady said, "Oh, do we sit here?" I nodded. So her doctor came out and brought her into one of the roo...

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...

The week of October 17th, as a dating machine, I wanted to go to the Monster Mash costume dance at the Institute, so I called up this guy that my friend wanted to line me up with (Jason Sundberg). We had met before and hung out a couple of times, and I had met all of his friends. They were pretty cool and fun to be with. So, he said that he was going to the Monster Mash and that I should go. Later, I called him back and asked him if he could get one of his friends (like Matt McDaniel) to tak...

Hi everyone, I just started this blog and probably won't get really into it for two or so weeks.