Mission Call

Well, Sean finally got his mission call yesterday. He's going to Merida, Mexico. He's really excited because we wanted to go somewhere warm and he wanted to speak Spanish and he wanted to go foreign so he got everything he wished for. He doesn't go into the MTC till April 2nd though, crazy huh?! He's got a lot of time to study! It was really cute watching him open it because he was shaking and he started to cry a little. Sean is not an emotional person so that was sweet to see. Anyway, he's excited and we're all excited for him.

Tagged

Ok, this is for you Myra...I'm supposed to list 6 habits/facts about myself and then tag 5 other people to do it so here goes...

1. I love the smell of Chlorine and laundry detergent. I'm a little obsessed with it actually. I think I like chlorine because I practically grew up in a swimming pool and I guess the detergent thing because it makes me think of being clean. I'm only obsessed with the powder kind of detergent though.

2. I have a habit of not hanging any of my clothes up when I take them off. I can do it if I'm living with someone, but when I have my own room, I take my clothes off and they go straight onto the floor. Then every Saturday I clean them all up and the cycle starts again!

3. I LOVE seafood and I usually order something with seafood if I go out to eat. Especially shrimp, I could live on only shrimp!

4. Ok, this one is a little weird but it's definitely a habit. I take my hair and hold it close to the end so it looks like a paint brush and then I press it against my face or my lips or finger or something. I know you're probably thinking I'm crazy but it just feels really good. I'm sure if you hang out with me long enough you can catch me doing this. And I've seen other people doing this so I can't be TOO weird, right?! :)

5. I have lived in 6 different places and I've loved them all. I don't think I could ever choose my favorite. I've lived in Rio Dell California, Vancouver Washington, Rexburg Idaho, Orem Utah, Laie Hawaii, and Wollerau Switzerland. It'll soon be 7 when I move to Vegas and I'm sure I'll love it there too!

6. I LOVE art history. I love learning about paintings and all the symbolism in them. I love studying architecture and sculptures. My favorite sculpture is in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican city. It's called the Pieta, it's a marble statue of Mary and Jesus. It's just AMAZING to me how Michelangelo could do that with one block of marble and get everything proportioned right. It's like seeing a miracle in real life that you can touch and feel.

That's it then, I think I'll tag Kelli, Amberlyn, Theens, Mindy and Cassidy! Ready go!

Baby, it's cold outside

So I'm listening to Christmas music today to try to get into the feeling of the holidays. It doesn't feel like November because the weather has been so warm lately. I guess it's finally supposed to get cold this week but it's so funny that everyone I talk to says the same thing about not feeling like November because it's been so warm. Wouldn't it be weird to live in Australia or somewhere where you associate Christmas with warmth?! Hawaii was kind of like that, that's why we called it Never Never Land because it felt like time never passed with no seasons to measure time. I'm rambling now I think. So I think my two favorite Christmas songs are Baby, It's Cold Outside and Silver Bells. What are your guys'?

update

Well I've talked to Chad a few times since our date and we are going to hang out again when he gets back from a 10 day hunting trip to Wyoming. His sister said he told her he wanted to ask me out again and I guess he hasn't been on a second date in a LONG time so that's a good sign. Who knows though?! I only have like a month and a half here anyway.

The date!

Ok so I went on a date last night for the first time in like a year or more. It was with a guy named Chad Beck, I met him through a girl I go to school with (it's her brother). We had met once before and talked and we both we kind of interested in each other so Megan set us up. I skipped school last night so we could go since he's usually gone on the weekends hunting. So we went to dinner at the Pizza Factory and it fun, we had a lot to talk about and he made me laugh a lot so that was good. Then we went and saw The Bourne Ultimatum which was really good. We both had work in the morning so he took me home but he came in and talked with my parents for like 1/2 an hour. It was kind of awkward. My parents didn't say anything weird or embarrass me or anything but just the fact that it was our first date and he was meeting and talking to my parents. Just weird! Isn't that weird? I mean I know my parents wanted to meet him but they would have gotten the chance to talk with him later if we end up going out again and if we don't then there wasn't really a point of getting to know him anyway. Anyway he said it wasn't awkward so whatever. It seems like we have a lot in common and we get along good. There weren't any awkward silences or anything so I think he'll probably ask me out again but I don't know. I'll have to talk to his sister to see if he said anything. He said we'll have to hang out again soon so hopefully he calls. The problem is is that he's a week guy, like he likes to do things during the week because he goes hunting on the weekends, but I can't do anything during the week because of school. And he said he had gone out with girl a couple of weeks ago so it seems like he dating a lot. Anyway, we'll see what happens. I hope we go out again. :)