Katie's Graduation

Way to Go Katie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome Podcast

I was looking around for new podcasts to listen to the other day and I came across a really great one.  It's called "Stories from General Conference: Inspirational Messages for Our Time" (you can subscribe to it here).  Each episode centers on a different topic and includes a compilation of stories from recent General Conferences related to that topic. The episodes range in length from 10 to 45 minutes.  I just subscribed last week but it looks like a new episode is released every two weeks or so.


On a related note you can get the broadcasts of General Conference as a podcast too (yes I know they're available on lds.org as well).

Voice of an Angel

OK, first of all Happy Birthday to me...shame on those of you I have yet to hear from, j/k! However, I did hear from my nephews, and Noah sang me the most beautiful rendition of "The Happy Birthday Song," I have ever heard.

Seriously, it was so pretty, and he knew all the words. I informed him of this, and he said something like, "Yeah, I know." Then, I said I wish I had recorded it so I could hear it again and again, and he's like, "I know!" Haha at least he knows he's good! You really should be jealous if you haven't received a serenade like that...I hope I can do him a similar service when I sing to him in two weeks!! :)

WHAT?!?!?!

For those of you not on Facebook (or not very into it) I thought I would share a recent discovery of mine. The same woman who played Mombi in Return to Oz also played Queen Bavmorda in Willow! That's right! Her name is Jean Marsh, and she is a freak!




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iTunes Sorcery

So, the other day I was surfing the interwebs, as I often do, and I came across a really interesting piece on one of my new favorite websites, Lifehacker. It was a few tricks to getting the most out of iTunes especially if you have a large music collection.

The basic idea is to create a Smart playlist that plays your 4 and 5 star songs that have not been played in a week (or whatever period of time you like). I know it may seem complicated, but it's really not. I've really enjoyed my new playlist because it brings up good songs that I may not listen to otherwise. Here is a link to the article.

R.A.D

I forgot to do the pictures backwards so they were in order oh well. This is from my final simulation yesterday for my Rape Aggression Defense class. It was a lot of fun, I learned a lot about fighting off a man and met some interesting girls in there. The three guys in suits are male police officers in Logan one of then Shane Sessions was our instructor and he was so much fun. I'm sad the class is over but at least now I can defend myself!!

Movin' on Up!!

For those of you who don't know I got a new job! I owe it all to the terrible garden center if I hadn't hated my job there with every fiber of my being I wouldn't have looked and found the job I have now! I'm a Recycling Specialist for Salt Lake County. Basically I help give presentations and tours to groups on recycling, and sometimes answer the phone and update recycling materials. Today was my first day and it was pretty good, besides the fact that I got lost going to AND from work (don't ask it was horrible!) The best part is I get a phone! It's just a phone for work so it won't replace my cell phone but it's still cool. The job is only an internship but hopefully it will lead to bigger and better things!

The only downside is we have to move to Salt Lake sooner than we wanted to, we really like our ward and our apartment. Now I have the task of finding us a place to live in the next two weeks before we leave for Europe. It's a busy time but we're happy!