Interests, Dislikes and Favorites Vol. I

Jameson:

Interests: Having two weeks left of work; My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (yes I understand how I sound stating that. The cursed show sucks you in!), almost finishing book 3 of Game of Thrones (only 200 pages more!); Watching Scrubs again, Ice cream, Amazon's weekly $2.99 mp3 albums, GRAD SCHOOL.

Dislikes: Not having the money to download an album a week, Trying to sleep in 90 degree weather (seriously?), All of the fires going on right now (two of my friends have been evacuated), How much work it is to move.

Favorite Movies: My Neighbor Totoro, Rango, Men In Black, Serenity.

Becky:

Interests: Watching My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic with Jameson (after watching the first episode I totally called the artist and impressed him to no end), Running with Missy and Jann, Researching our new apartment and what I want to decorate it with, talking about when we'll have baby #2

Dislikes: Shattering my ipod on the floor twice in one month and the money that goes to fix it, my 5 plantar warts, the stories I heard growing up turning into things that actually happen to people I know.

Favorite Movies: An Ideal Husband, Monsters Inc, Philadelphia Story.

Father's Day

Well as everyone knows, today is Father's Day. Mine has been, in a word, wonderful. Last night, we were invited to Aleece and Damen's place for a Father's Day party. I show up after my shift, and it's a Mario Party! Becky and Aleece had set it up and decorated fantabulously. There were Boo's hanging from the ceiling, there were themed candies out, we had pizza and breadsticks for dinner and Becky and Aleece were dressed up like Mario and Luigi with Chloe being a little Princess Peach. We ate and then played some Mario Party and Mario Kart, then said goodnight. It was an amazing night and I'm so lucky to have a wife and friends like that.

This morning Becky surprised me with my father's day gift: a shaving kit. One with a brush, soap and mug you know? I'm way excited for it. I tried using it this morning and forgot that my razor is dull and so it wasn't the phenomenal experience I was hoping for, but I felt like a sir using it and that's every bit as good.

As I was at church today I was sitting half asleep in Sunday School when I got a phone call. It was from a number I didn't know. I stepped out and listened to the message and that's when it hit me: I got accepted to grad school! We're moving to Atlanta and my classes start in the third week of August. I am sooo excited about it and my relief is actually physical. I don't know many more details right now, but I'll keep you all in the know. Anyway, we're just spending the evening being excited and happy and I hope you all do the same.

I just want to say something about my own father. The older I get, the more I realize just how amazing of a man he is. A tireless worker who was always wanting to spend time with his children whether we wanted that or not. He was willing to learn anything to have something in common with us. He was a phenomenal example to us and I hope that I can become a father like he is. Thank you dad for making me the person that I am today.

Catching Up

Well! It's been a long time since I've written anything on here. As usual, the longer it gets the harder it is to actually write. But here goes nothing.

I had my birthday! I went to work in the morning with a Keith Urban CD that Becky gave me. While I was there, my wonderful work friends surprised me with a Carrot Cake from Whole Foods (can you say delicious?), a Spiderman balloon that's just now finally died, and a card. Sweet of them. I got home and Becky burst out with some nice gifts and then made me Alice Springs Chicken. I know, I scored right? All in all, a wonderful birthday.

As a side note, my daughter is sitting on my lap. She literally just crammed an entire half of a banana into her waiting trap. I don't even know if I could do that. Hungry girl.

I got a call on the way home from the temple. It was a call for an interview at Mercer University in Atlanta GA. The interview was for the following week, so I finangled my schedule around, made a few calls, bought a (very expensive) plane ticket and flew on out! I feel very good about the interview, but I've felt very good about interviews before so I'm trying to not read too much into it. I also was able to go look at an apartment, and after some weird rigamarole we now are renting an apartment starting the beginning of August in Roswell, Georgia. No matter what we're coming down! We're very excited to go.

I think a special thank you needs to go to Bonnie and her family for housing me not once, but twice in the last couple months as I've been on this grad school journey. Of course, I actually got to see her this time, so her plot to avoid me failed. Bwahaha.

Anyway, that's a little bit of catch up. Not much here, I know, but who says blog posts have to be long?

Update... Merry Christmas?

Alrighty folks.

Here is what is going on. We realized after I publicly announced our decision to move to Georgia some people were a little offended that is how they found out. We are sorry that happened and here is the scoop. We've been talking about this for a long time and basically had our minds made up a while ago. It got to the point where we knew it and even though we were praying about it for God's approval, but we had talked about it so much we assumed everyone was in on it. Sorry :( It wasn't our intention to make anyone feel left out.

On that note, Jameson is currently on a plane to Atlanta for an interview with Mercer University's Marriage and Family therapy program. I personally feel like this is the one. I'm making these words sweet cause I may eat them. But I feel so confident in Jameson and in the journey that has brought us here that I feel this is the one. This is it! I think we'll know soon. His interview in Thursday at 2:00. Prayers are appreciated!

I am home trying to keep up with Chloe! I am still working out like I told y'all about, twice a day. When we go jogging Chloe yells "Go! Go! Go!" And you know, it is as motivating as it is funny :) She doesn't enjoy performing anymore. If she feels like saying a word or telling you what a cow says, she will. But you cant really ask for it anymore. She is still a little little girl but every time I look at her I see this growing up girl instead of a baby!

So this feels like a Christmas card. Christmas in (almost) July?

Merry Christmas! :)

I love to see the temple

Side note* There hasn't been a birthday post yet because I think you all want to hear it from the quarter of a century old man himself :)

Temples! I've always loved them. Even before I went through for myself, I did baptisms for the dead every week in Rexburg and Jameson and I have been good about going since we've been married. I was a huge adjustment having Chloe and finding time to go. We originally had a New Years resolution to go once a month. We had a couple that wanted to trade off so we never had to find babysitters. And, you know, life gets in the way. So it was getting hard.

A week ago we went down to Provo and our good friend Tiny watched Chloe for us. We decided to do sealings. As we sat there I had the impression that I needed to go every week. And, my sweet wonderful husband didnt say "It'll be hard" or "Okay, I'll help". He said that one of us could go, while the other watched Chloe and then switch. He wanted to do it with me! I was so excited :) It just reminds me even more about what a spiritual giant he is and how hard he works to set a good example for our family. We were also preparing for June 1st, the new deadline for Gradschools.

This week would be our first week in a row to go. Jamie had one day off this week. Friday. I was going jogging with my friend in the morning, set up a playdate at the park with a friend (Jamie included), temple, and pick up my brother Ken and his family. So I called the temple and I could go at 6am to perform Initiatories. I went to bed thinking I could wake up at 5:30 and make it all work but before I fell asleep I aborted the plan and said I'd figure it out.

7:30 in the morning, June 1st,  Chloe wakes up and I get a text from my friend saying she thinks she had food poisoning and that she wouldn't be able to jog. I ran out the door to the temple thinking this was a sign that I needed to do it. And I wasn't disappointed. It was phenomenal. I felt so awesome and had the most powerful impressions that we were moving in the right direction and that listening to Jameson's counsel will get us in the right place.

We went to the park with our friend, had lunch at Whole Foods, Chloe went down for a nap, I went to work. When I got home Chloe woke up and Jameson ran out the door to the temple. He hit traffic. He missed a turn. It seemed like everything was telling him to turn back so I could make it to the airport. He pushed through and went.

He got out in time for me to leave, but he wasn't home in time. So I ran door to door trying to find someone to watch Chloe for just ten minutes. As I ran from door to door, complex to complex, I got a call. Jameson had just gotten off the phone from a 5-10 minute call from Mercer University offering him an interview for next Thursday! He had just left the temple, stuck in traffic and he got this amazing phone call!

You know, going to the temple isn't always convenient, it isn't always at the top of your list and it takes a chunk out of your day. But you know what, when you get the feeling, itch, inspiration, desire to go. GO! It is worth it. It is wonderful and when you go, God wont be able to keep blessings from you because of the service you render your fellow siblings and the respect you are showing him.

(My sweet friend Lisa took Chloe from my arms before I even finished my sob story so I could go pick up Ken and Co for a wonderful evening of Cafe Rio and water park)