Need your input

While in the break room warming up my lunch I was asked by a woman "are you married?" My response was "ummm, no" "oh okay!" she says "I was wondering how you always have time to decorate your cube, craft, and cook those meals! I barely have time to go home and fall asleep at night"

QUESTION: Does getting married make you incompetent? What does being married have to do with the fact that I cook, craft, and decorate? haha. I didn't know what to say to her. So I smiled and said "well I use a crockpot and cook while I sleep."

BBQ

I FINALLY bought a BBQ grill. It has been on my list for quite sometime. You want to know why I never bought it? Because I was afraid I would blow it up. I was afraid to turn on the gas. I was afraid too much gas would come out and I would open the lid and it would explode in my face.
Well life is all about facing your fears?? Consider them faced in the face! :)

HIKING 2011

I love hiking. It really does make me happy. I don't understand how some people don't like it. There is something special about knowing that you conquered a mountain. That you walked up the FACE of a mountain. You left your sweat and tears on that mountain. okay so maybe not that extreme, but I do love it. :) It's the fresh air and the crickets chirping. The good company makes it amazing as well. I love my friends. Pinch em by the cheeck great aunt style.

This is how Dave gets to the hike. haha . Poor guy was a good sport about riding in the back.

Firehouse Subs

Have you been there? EVER?

It's my favorite sub place in da world.

I used to think subway was cool but i was DEAD wrong.

First best thing is the way they greet you when you walk in.

WELCOME TO FIREHOUSE.

They yell at you when you walk in the door. It's a little overwhelming at first but it grows on you.

Then instead of 6 inch or 12 inch they offer 8 or 12! 6 was just never quite enough for me.

Thennnnnn they have a entire gallery of hot sauce. every flavor. my favorite happens to be Womens Scorn.

SO TRY IT IF YOU HAVEN'T!!

MAKE HASTE!

To future Mern

Dear Future Mern, There are a few influential choices you will make in your life. Some of these you have already made and many are yet to be upon you. I know you think you have a good head on your shoulders, but looking back at some of your choices it appears it wasn't always as straight as it needed to be. Sooo looking towards the future I am sure this may be the case again. Sometimes when wrapped up in circumstances we don't see the full picture and need to rely on the wisdom and love of others. You know what I look forward to? A Priestood member inside my home. ohhhh how I am excited for that. Not just so I can hold the priesthood, wink wink, but so I can have it easily accessible. I want to be able to wake up in the morning with morning sickness and ask my husband for a Priesthood blessing. I want to be calm when my baby burns his hand because my hubby has the power to bless him. When my son gets the Priesthood I want to be able to trace that back to HIS EARTHLY FATHER, not some other man. That other man may still be an important person in my sons life, but it's not his Daddy. The man he thinks is the greatest thing in the world. I think you had a small idea of the importance of this when you were dating that boy when you were 23. He was such a nice guy, fixing your car, making you feel beautiful, always being thoughtful. He never went to church with you though. He didn't even want to. Maybe he would have if you asked him to, but would it last? Staying with him would have been more of a gamble than you are required to take. If he is meant to get his life on track it will happen, and it's not up to you to help him get there. If it's in the cards for him his Heavenly Father has a plan for him. SOOOOO don't ever regret that decision to move on. Never feel hopeless that since you didn't take the opportunity with him that you are destined to live with awesome female roommates for the rest of your life. Your Heavenly father has a plan for you and it will be perfect and wonderful in it's design. You just have to trust, and have faith, and WAIT. Love, Present Mern.