DANCING!

On saturday a group of us decided to go to Salt Lake for contra dancing. This was exceptionally exciting because most of us didn't know what it was we were getting ourselves into. We spent forever trying to call other people to come with us to have even numbers. Our efforts were thwarted and we still went with odd numbers. In the end it didn't matter because the people we went with were so friendly and amazing. It was held at a Unitarian Church and most of the people there were older, except for the 3 little kids there, and even they were amazing!

most of the group, Dan, Nathan, Chelsea, Cannon, Lora, Lillian and Kaley

Not really knowing what was supposed to be going on, a lot of the time people would push us where to go, which was fine, at least for me.

I am getting so much hight right here! Kasey was throwing me all over the place!

Mandy and Eric Have A Baby!

Here is a tribute to my evening spent with the new Nathan Eric Dow! he was born January 25 at 3:13 in the morning at 8 lbs. 1 oz. He really is one of the cutest babies on earth!

Here is Ashley kicking it with her Dr. Pepper

Of course the most important people of the day, Mandy and Baby Nathan!

The nurses like to make a cute little name tag for each of the babies for their little boxes

Oh my goodness look at that cute face and all that hair, he is so little!

me and Nathan bonding. He was so little and so soft!

This picture makes me want to be asleep, he looks so peaceful

The Doctor said that before Nathan was born he must have sucked on his toe and made a blister that popped and then he came out with a scratch on his toe. We have a toe sucker!

Mommy being checked on, everything was ok no worries

Me and Lauren having a picture session

This was the first time that Nathan was opening his eyes for me he is so adorable
I am so excited that he is finally here. I felt bad because while I was there I kept sniffling a little, but it wasn't because I am sick, it's because I almost cried several times. I think that was the first time that I realized what a miracle babies are. Every other time, they have all been family, and I never really went to the hospital. Don't get me wrong I have loved everyone of them. But really, just a little while ago, this little guy was still in the presence of our Heavenly Father. What an amazing responsibility to get to raise a child of God, especially one as cute as Nathan. I guess it made me really put into perspective the importance of my divine role of being a mother some day. I really am looking forward to that time, someday. I can't be more excited for Nathan!

Being Racist

Clark and I were bored so we made a racial cake. In an effort to not be racist. one black and one white and then we cut shapes from one and inserted them in the other.


Don't laugh this is very artistic. These cakes represent the union of people and late night activities planed at the last min.
We then frosted the cakes white on black and black on white. They were looking completely uneatable.
However in the end I feel as though we got the point. We make look different on the outside, but when it come down to eating each other, as long as we mix it up it should taste fine.

Del Taco So Far

This was the night that Mitt won, so we celebrated if you can't tell

Fast internet = cooler things to blog about

We were playing a game called lawyer, I think. This is all at FHE by the way. The person in the middle (katherine) is going around asking questions and to whomever she is asking the question to(in this case it is John Bay), the person to their left (Boomer) is their lawyer and has to answer the question. The answer doesn't have to be true, it just has to make sense.

Pay attention to Boomer and how he is looking at John first and then snaps his attention to Kathrine.

Kathrine asks what her middle name is
Boomer says brick

I only add this just in case there is any confusion.

So things are fine?

Things are fine. I am going to describe how fine they are using synonyms from the thesaurus.

I have I accomplished several things this last week that I never thought I would, deciding not to go to school being one of them.

I think my patience with my students has been admirable lately.

When the bridesmaid dress is done and finished and all of those dang pleats and darts are sewn, I think I will look rather attractive.

I was told that I looked beautiful on saturday and it made my day

I saw Jenilyn with a gingerbread house that was supposed to be the capital building

I also have made the choice to let the Lord guide me, and to quit fighting for what I think is right when I know He has a better plan.

I have had the most enjoyable time hanging out over at F6 lately. I was exceptionally concerned that I wouldn't fit in and be doomed to buy all new expensive friends. But it has been great.

Things really are good/fine, however, one thing is unsatisfactory (the antonym for fine). I have been trying to be very forward with the way I feel about things. Mostly because I have been stressed lately and I want to get things off my chest. I have been doing rather well. But you know that feeling you have when something bothers you and your heart beats harder and it's almost like your ears take momentary hold of your brain as you struggle to keep yourself from saying something rash? This could be one of a few reasons. You are acting on impulse, you have just had soap squirted in your eyes, it might hurt someone's feelings, it might risk your own feelings, it might risk the present or the future of your situation.

If you can't tell, I have something to say, this is my effort to be forward, so I can't get stressed about keeping it in. This in turn leads to the fact that my heart and my mind don't want to work together. What is it you ask that bothers me so?


I can't decide whether or not I am the kind of person that can accept unpainted toenails, and soon mine will be uncovered. Do I hold on hoping that they like being painted or can I let them be free? Naked, open to the world once more to find a new path. Yeah for analogies