Love It

Many of you are unaware I have a new church calling (JL you can stop reading now if you would like), I am the Enrichment Counselor in the Relief Society. I know...I am not very enriching...but I am excited anyway. Last night we did our first visits as a presidency. Haylee had the thought and I LOVED it...so I thought I would share. I would love to hear your thoughts about this quote, so please leave a comment.

"Our Father in Heaven needs us as we are, as we are growing to become. He has intentionally made us different from one another so that even with our imperfections we can fulfill His purposes. My greatest misery comes when I feel I have to fit what others are doing, or what I think others expect of me. I am most happy when I am comfortable being me and trying to do what my Father in Heaven and I expect me to be. For many years I tried to measure the oft times quiet, reflective, thoughtful Pat Holland against the robust, bubbly, talkative, and energetic Jeff Holland and others with like qualities. I have learned through several fatiguing failures that you can't have joy in being bubbly if you are not a bubbly person...I have given up seeing myself as a flawed person because my energy level is lower than Jeff's, and I don't talk as much as he does. Nor as fast.
Giving this up has freed me to embrace an rejoice in my own manner and personality in the measure of my creation...Somewhere, somehow the Lord blipped the message onto my screen that my personality was created to fit precisely the mission and talents He gave me...The moment I indulge in imitation of my neighbor, I feel fractured and fatigued and find myself forever swimming upstream. When we frustrate God's plan for us, we deprive this world and God's kingdom of our unique contributions, and a serious schism settles in our soul. God never gave us any task beyod our ability to accomplish it. We just have to be willing to do it our own way. We will always have enough resources for being who we are and what we become." (Patricia Holland, LDS Women's Treasury: Insights and Inspiration for Today's Woman P. 104)

Sometimes I feel like I need to be more like person A because they do such and such, and that I am less of a person or not awesome because I can't do "blah" like this person. I need to remember that I have been given many talents and need to work on developing myself and not worry about trying to be a carbon copy of someone else.

Taxes

I know the point of taxes is to work it so you don't have to pay anything and you don't get anything back. This is something I try to do each year. HOWEVER, I secretly like that I am horrible at figuring this out because I just got $800 from tax returns deposited into my savings account.

It is always a good day when you see a large sum deposited in your account.

Happy Tax Season!

Not Fair

I just got home from a mini-vacation to visit Big Dave the Korean in Phoenix. Day 2 I woke up sick...and I mean sick. I have a cold and it wiped me out...in fact just flying home today has zapped all my energy and I felt like a zombie walking in the airport. One more thing, I am NOT patient with strangers when I am sick. I was so annoyed at all the rude people at the airport today. Especially the people who park their cars in the pick up lane waiting to pick someone up. Then their passenger doesn't come out for 20 minutes so people like me who do it correctly (grab my luggage from baggage claim then call my mom, who waits in the park and wait, so she can drive down and meet me at the curb and clog the systerm) have to stand in the street so their ride can pick them up and then fight the congestion from the stupid waiting CARS! AAAHHH! I hate those cars and almost said something...but didn't. And now I am rambling another symptom of me being sick. I have some cute pictures and fun stories from the trip, I will post them later in the week when I feel better. AchoooooOOOOOO!

Some Help Please

Hello Friends,

I am creating a list of 30 things to accomplish or do while I am 30. There are a few open spots on the list. This is where you come in...please leave a comment with ideas for my list. My list is divided into 4 categories: Spiritual, Financial, Physical, Experience.

Thanks!

Valentines Fondue

Recipe:
Fondue
Friends
Loaded Questions
Laughter

Result: Best Valentines EVER.

Butterscotch Fondue: (new favorite fondue to make)
1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1/2 cup Half & Half
1/2 cup butter

In sauce pan mix ingredients together until sugar and butter are melted over medium low heat (about 5 minutes), stirring continuously. Turn heat up to medium and let boil for 7 minutes. DO NOT STIR. Put in fondue pot and dip to your hearts content.

Happy Valentines Everyone!

Right This Minute...

Right this minute it is 11:52 PM
Right this minute I have killer hiccups
Right this minute I am excite to read my Grandpa R's book
Right this minute I have a headache, a big one (for those who know me...this is not such surprise)
Right this minute I am smiling when thinking about my day with Ashely
Right this minute I know that I need to kiss Jason Bourne
Right this minute the Buhdda piggy bank make is smiling at me
Right this minute my room should be declared a disaster zone
Right this minute I am tired
Right this minute I am happy
Right this minute I am content with being me
Right this minute I am excited for the future
Right this minute I need to cough
Right this minute YOU are who I am thinking about
Right this minute it is 12:00 AM

D Day

**Wow! I am losing my mind. I thought after a long day of arduous study I would double check the details for the GMAT...that is scheduled for Tuesday Feb 12th...not Thursday Feb 7th like I thought. Wow...I feel dumb. Brightside...I have more days to study! WOW! I am going to get laughed at tomorrow at work...*** Edit to the post below...

I am taking the GMAT tomorrow. I am really really....REALLY nervous. I have been studying all day. Yes, I took the day off to study. Dean (the former math teacher) will be impressed with my math retention skills in all areas except geometry. He won't need to kick my butt on this one.

**side note...if you grew up in the DEAN regime then you have had math lectures, upon math lectures, upon math lectures. I even heard today that my sister is using the infamous "BIG 1" lecture on her children...will the terror ever end???***

So, a request, everyone pray that I do well and that my brain can remember all the formulas, grammar rules, and that I can form a coherent essay!

**another side note...my mind has been reciting math terms on it's own before I go to sleep. FOIL and Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally are the two most popular.***

Random Question

If you could get rid of any species (animal, plant, human, article of clothing, etc) on the planet what would it be and why? Be creative...

Laughed So Hard I Cried

Rules For Benihana Sushi

1. Go with someone you like to spend time with.
2. Do not order seaweed salad (gross) order the Squid salad (yumm!)
3. Ordering sashimi is a little ifffy.
4. Make sure the person you are with understands that even though you order something (Hoki Gai) because it sounds interesting doesn't me you will eat it...and if you don't eat it...they have too.
5. Order only 1 roll per person to start with...2 rolls is just too much.
6. Eel sauce should be on almost everything.
7. Final Rule: D'Nell always drips soy sauce on herself...so don't laugh!