Okay just kidding

Okay, so I thought I was back. lol Graduation was awesome and so much has happened in the last month. Anyway, I thought I would take a minute to say hello to anyone who still reads this. With me going into the professional world I think I either need to make it private or be pretty basic about what I talk about. Any opinions on the best way to address this world of openness that is the internet. : )

I am BACK

I am back. There is a part of me that believe that tomorrow is the First day of the rest of my life. I received my Masters Degree in Architecture last Friday. It has been an amazing Journey. I will talk more about that special day soon but I hope to be able to share much more of my new adventures, funny thoughts and life here.

Hi EVERYONE,

I just wanted to take a minute or more and say hi, so "HI!" I have missed keeping notes aka journaling about my life but it has been on Fast Forward so if I wrote anything all you would see is Blurry letters. Anyway can you see the crazy coming out. Dugan and I had a wonderful Christmas with my Family. My sister and I scored tickets from my parent to go see Neil Diamond in concert in July, cant wait. January started off wonderful with a Happy New Year with our Clarks(To fill you in the "Clarks" are our BFF's) The year started out quick with a Studio trip to Vancouver, BC on the 3rd. Our Final studio is based in Downtown Vancouver. It is a Beautiful place. I feel like it's San Francisco meets New York City. They have beautiful Parks and the Ocean. We had a nice time and were back on Sunday to start school on Monday. It was crazy taking a school trip before school was suppose to start but this Final Studio is Flying by so I think we will be grateful. My dear Skeeter was born on Jan 9th. okay so her name isn't really Skeeter it is Allison Paige Clark. It was LOVE at first sight. With it being the first week of school and my BFF having her 3rd Beautiful baby girl it was a crazy week. I was able to see her a lot since the hospital was so close to work and school and they were there for four days. Carrie looked amazing through the whole thing. Her Son Jimmy turned 7 on the 31st and we got to celebrate with a Lago party and dinner at the Olive Garden. Dugan has been dealing with Kidney Stones the past few weeks. We ended up in the ER where they did all sorts of test and he has 2 of them. They gave him drugs and told him that if they didn't pass in a month to come on back. It has just added one more little twist in this crazy life. Back to school, School, School. I am designing an Elementary School and have Learned so much that I hope to share with you all. (Probably this summer) Children's education is changing so much and I love learning and studying all the Theory. Thank you Ted Talks and the Third Teacher. Along with Studio I have an Oil Painting Class, Architecture Law, and an Intense Theory class talking about Religious Architecture. All the weeks have been busy. I am working for MHTN Architects and have been for about 9 months. Oh Thursday's I teach 5th grade elementary kids about Architecture. I LOVED 5th grade (Marine Biology, Greek Mythology, The Civil War) These kids are so Awesome. It is defiantly a highlight of my week. When I walk in the Classroom they all say Hi to me almost in Unison and then for the next hour they think I am so cool. The only thing better then practicing architecture is teaching it and sharing it with other. So that is the first four weeks or so of school. Two weeks ago our ward boundaries were split and we changed wards. We now have 1 o'clock church which I was a little bummed about since I haven't had it for the past 20 years of my life but the first week it actually was pretty nice. But then again we only had Sacrament meeting since it is a new ward and they have only called 70 of the 200 callings. So after sacrament meeting we broke our fast with Milk and Cookies and went home. We had the Clarks over to watch the SuperBowl. This past weekend was a little crazy with the week ahead. I had worked on studio and studied for my Law Midterm. Monday I had work, Studio and then it was Study some more Law time. I studied with my girls Sarah and Jen for about four hours before we called it a night. Tuesday I had Oil Painting, Work and then headed to the school to get in a few more hours of studying before the test. The class is from 6-9 pm since our teacher is a Lawyer. I was at the school an hour or so when the secretary let us know that our Law teachers secretary called and he would not be making it tonight so the test is postponed till next Tuesday(Really Valentines Day). It was Bittersweet. I think we all could use more time to Study but then again we just wanted to get it over with. It was a good thing the test got postponed because around 7:30pm I started feeling really Crummy. So I worked on studio. My sister called to chat for a minute which is exactly what I needed. I told her a little about my lesson (A Testimony of Jesus Christ). We both shared our testimonies with each other and expressed our gratitude for our knowledge of Christ. I also happened upon an amazing quote. The image behind the words showed feet wearing sandals walking on water. The text said, "When you feel like you are drowning in life, don't worry - your lifeguard walks on water." My eyes filled with tears as I shared this quote with my sister on the phone. The conversation was short and full of mini miracles. At that moment I know that I knew I would be just fine this week. The next morning I FELT HORRIBLE. No time for rest. I had work and then Studio. My Nose was runny and stuffy, my ears hurt, my chest was all congested, my eyes were teary. My cough was Horrible and gross. I was miserable. After studio I had to work on my presentation for theory that I had on Friday along with my Schematic Design Review. The worse case scenario is having ANYTHING else the day of a Jury Review. I stayed up till about 2:30am working on the Presentation and Studio. I had to be up by 6am to get to my 7:30am Oil class. I was still feeling pretty Crummy but no time to stop. After oils I worked on Studio and went to work a short day. After work Dugan and I came home and I finished my studio stuff and my Presentation slides. I went to bed around 11pm since I was falling asleep at my computer and I would be presenting twice the following day. I got up at 6 polished my slides and my notes for my presentation. Dugan and I headed to the school. I polished my Studio Presentation off before heading to Theory. I presented my Research in Theory. It went pretty good. I was glad I didn't cough to much during my presentation. I was feeling a lot better but my chest still had me coughing up a lung every 5 minutes. After theory I ate a quick lunch double checked my Studio presentation and then it was time for the Jury. I was third from last so I had a minute to gather my thoughts. 3 of the Jury members were my past studio professors. Which I am still not sure if that was good or bad. My presentation went great. They had lost of thoughts for me and I was happy to receive them. Any help I can get on the early juries will help for the BIG FINAL one. After Studio Dugan and I went to meet my sister and her family for dinner. We had a wonderful dinner to celebrate her 25th Birthday that is on Sunday. I can't express my Love for my sister in Words. I love that Girl sssoo Much. I had a yummy Lobster Corn Chowder and a dessert of Hot Nutella Brownie with Vanilla Ice Cream. After this week that is exactly what I needed. Today I slept in a bit before my Crazy Workout class. Every week I am sore for 2 days after. Loved the class then Dugan and I headed to the school. Finished my Oil painting, worked on studio and finished preparing my Relief Society Lesson. Oh wait, did I forget to mention that I am teaching Relief Society tomorrow. I got the call on Monday night while studying for the Law exam asking if I wouldn't mind teaching since they are still working on callings. I said yes. Some of you may wonder what was I thinking. Well let me tell you. When life gets busy I often feel that my need for the Lords hand in all I do gets more needy but I often find that my scripture study gets the boot. While working on studio I often listen to hours of religious music to help supplement but I knew that if I had to teach the lesson then I would have to prioritize my spiritual studies. My lesson preparations and seeing the hands of God in everything I do and expressing Gratitude for all his love made this week Amazing. On Friday my grin was so big and I was filled with pure JOY!!! The best feeling. I hope that tomorrow the spirit will be with me as I teach my lesson. I am so glad that where my strength ends the Lord is there to help me. I hope you are not all exhausted after reading this. It felt a little exhausting writing it. Well I wont be making any promises for the next clearly written notes about me but I hope you are all Happy and Healthy. You are in our prayers.

Luvs,
Charlotte and Dugan

Since Japan

So since I got home from Japan I have felt like I pretty much dropped off the face of the earth. Anyway my studio final was yesterday and I am excited for the Christmas break. I am not sure the best way to talk about Japan. There is so much to talk about so I think I will try and work on something over the break to share. The past session of school has been busy. The big difference was that I had night classes on Tuesday and Thursday. I hate night classes. The classes themselves were great just bad timing. This session of Studio consisted of a Studio where I designed a waters rights lab and visitor center on a Site in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Professional Practice Ethics and Steel Structures. I had studio Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I worked on Tuesday and Thursday at the Firm and had class after work. Then I worked at VS on a few Saturdays. BUSY! Dugan and I are doing well and I am trying to decide if I am going to get a tree this year. In the past, due to cost and space we haven’t but now that were are in a house and I already have all the decorations from the first Christmas we were married I think it would be fun. We will see. I hope to write more over the break. Hope you are all well.
Loves xoxo

Almost 1/4 of the Way there

September 4th, 2011

First Sunday of the month. We had a great day and got a chance to relax knowing that tomorrow we would still have time to do homework. A night full of Harry Potter’s.

September 5th, 2011

Good Holiday Morning. Dugan and I slept in and then got working on school stuff. We played and took our Holiday on Saturday so to day is homework. We headed up to school and worked on homework. I know it should be school work since we are working on it at school but whatever. It was nice to have an extra day this week.

September 6th, 2011

Pro Practice and then work. I was excited to go to work and see my coworker Dennette who has been out of town for a month going and seeing all her children and grandchildren. She moved desks which is okay but I will miss her. I got lots done and before I knew it the day was over. We headed home and I made dinner before heading off to Ballet. I actually felt pretty good today. It always amazes me what practice can do.


September 7th, 2011

Today we had Mimi’s class for four hours and then Studio. Right before studio I talked to the women over the classes at the daybreak fitness center. We had a really good conversation and I think we talked a lot about the business and how it could work for my ballet class. I talked to my ballet teacher and she is going to talk to everyone about what we want to do next. I will keep you posted. After school I had an appointment downtown and then went back to the school to pick Dugan up. We headed home and watched Harry Potter and worked on homework.

Septmeber 8th, 2011

Today Dugan and I had our pro practice class and then I then I head up to Kaysville for our day of caring. We redid a landscaped strip at a shelter. We took out all the mulch and pulled up all the weed barrier and then replaced it all with new. It didn’t take us that long. My boss Dennis had his four year old grandson there. He was standing on the piles of new mulch (his castle) and telling us where we could dig. He is a great leader just like his grandpa. When we were all finished we went to Wingers for lunch. I got a salad that was good but so big that I will have leftovers for a while. Then Cason ordered a big cookie with ice cream that he insisted on sharing. I had a few bites and it was delicious. I had a nice little conversation with him about the mini golf course I went to last week with the Clarks. After work Renee (one of my fav admin girls) headed back to work with me. The rest of the day went well. A little while before I got off Dennis came to me and invited me to the MHTN golf tournament tomorrow. I was interested and excited but a little nervous. Sometimes it makes me laugh how intimidated I get by him. My tongue gets tied. Anyway after work I picked up Dugan and we headed home. My ballet class was cancelled due to the opening day of the state fair which is a family tradition for my teacher. Dugan and I had dinner and then it was a Good thing my BFF Carrie called and invited me to her Zumba class that she was teaching in my neck of the woods. It was a GREAT class. Thanks Carrie. We ended up staying late waiting for one of the young ballet girl’s ride to pick her up. When I got home I went straight to bed. Goodnight.

September 9th, 2011

Today I had the MHTN 2nd Annual Golf Tournament. The company was founded in 1923 so it has been around much longer then two years. Anyway I got up early to get ready. When I left the house I felt a little funny since I was wearing my “Country Club” outfit which is much different then most of my clothing. I was wearing a Navy Blue Polo shirt with a khaki skirt and Kswiss white tennis shoes. I drove down to Thanksgiving point where the tournament was held. I got there and tried to help out a bit. Then we had breakfast and shotgun was at 8:00am. For the first hour or so, I rode around with Mike our head of marketing. The way the tournament worked is there are consultant companies that sponsor each hole so engineers, contractors etc. Then there were 13 or so teams of clients such as school district reps, higher ed, and other clients. It was very interesting to watch how it all works. There was a moment where I thought about my personality and was wondering how I would have done if I would have decided to go into marketing. I came back to the club house and helped with things and went and hung out with the consultants who had holes near the club house. Around lunch time some of my other coworkers came and we headed in for lunch after the tournament was over. They awarded the winners and had a raffle for some awesome things. After that I had to head out to get to the school for Studio. I was very grateful for the experience and it was nice to finally meet people who I had been emailing for the past few months face to face. I got to studio and just worked on my project. After school Dugan and I decided that it was an eating out night. We decided to go by our house on the way to the restaurant. Dugan had me change my cloths and when I came back downstairs he hugged me and said you look like my wife again, I like you much better this way. I guess he wasn’t into my preppy country club look. Then we headed to the same mexican food place as last time. I love that I can just get a big plate of veggies with some rice for dinner. It started POURING RAIN outside right after we got there. It was cool to sit in the restaurant and watch the lighting across the sky and hear the thunder. After dinner we headed home I straightened up a bit and with in moments of sitting on the couch I was OUT. On Friday’s I think my new bed time in 7:30pm. What a day.


September 10th, 2011

Today I had work at 6:00am. Then I picked up Dugan from the Trax station and took him to work. Then I went to the school to work on my presentation for Mimi’s class and talk to my group. I have spent hours on this presentation. I am so ready to get it over with. Dugan and I headed home and worked on our presentations some more. What a way to spend a Saturday.

September 11th, 2011

Dugan and I had a nice day at church. Our new Family and Relationship class started during the Sunday school block. I am looking forward to it. I have never taken it and I think it will have some good points. The teachers are the stake patriarch and his wife. After church Dugan and I had a nice afternoon at home. Through out the day I couldn’t stop thinking about the fact that 9/11 happened ten years ago today. Over the past 10 years I have avoided the media in the days prior to 9-11. I guess I have felt that my memories are so vivid that I don't want to have them become even more crisp with footage being repeated over and over again. I have the fear of being over taken with emotion and sadness again. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch any films depicting that day. I am not sure what has hit me the most on the 10th anniversary if it is how long it has been or the continued learning and realization of what truly happened. In my studies of Architecture and skyscrapers there is so much power given to the strength of steel. Although it still needs fireproofing my understanding of how the towers burned and fell just over takes me. Then the emotion of a group of people doing such a thing. I will never forget my feelings and experiences that surround 9-11. I visited ground zero once on July 3, 2009 and couldn't comprehend what I was feeling. I hope to be able to return again to see the memorial. I can't find the words to continue my feelings so I will end with we love you, we miss you and God Speed.



September 12th, 2011

Today we had to Present in Mimi’s class. At first I was VERY nervous but after presenting my first part I started to feel comfortable. By the time it was time for me to present my personal case study on the De Beers Building in Ginza I was fine even though as a group we were running out of time. All in all I think the presentation went pretty well. I will let you know when I get my grade back. Then we had studio. Randy our teacher came around and touched base with us but it is pretty much time to produce. After studio Dugan and I stayed a little later before heading home. I made Club Chicken and potatoes for dinner. I had some readings to do for tomorrow and then I spent the rest of the night on Google Plus hang out and Skyping with my family. Today is my Wonderful Dad’s birthday. I think he said he was 3o something. You will have to ask him about that. We got to see my nephew Liam’s cute face and chat with him and my Sister and Brother in law and then after we all got off I saw that my brother William who was in China just got on skype so we called him up and talked a little longer. It was truly a Magical night. I will always say it, “I just want to be with my own Family”. Happy Birthday Papa. I Love you oh so Dearly.


September 13th, 2011

Today Dugan and I had our Pro practice class and then went to work. I had plenty to do and everything felt like it took forever. Sometimes computers can really be a pain. After work Dugan and I went back to the school to work on studio since our mid review is tomorrow. I was sad that I would be missing Ballet for the first time in months but that’s what happens when school starts to get busy. It trumps almost everything. We actually didn’t have to stay to late. I came home and worked till just after midnight so I could get up early tomorrow. That is the hard thing about deadlines. I am a morning person so working late is much harder then getting up early but sometimes you really can’t tell how long something is going to take so you stay up till 4:00am to make sure. Not this time. Midnight and then 6:00am was the plan.

September 14th, 2011

Today is our Mid Review for Studio. I got up early and worked on what I could and got ready. Dugan and I got to the school early and I finished up the last bit of my project. One of my five 3d objects didn’t turn out how I would have liked but it is okay. I was glad to see that I was presenting second so I could just get it over with and not have anxiety while other people presented. It went well and I had some good feed back and praise. Dugan was 6th. There were 14 people to present but we still finished just after five which was pretty impressive. Dugan and I headed home and I made BBQ shrimp with Jasmine Rice for dinner. We didn’t have any homework for the next few days so we started watching part one of the 6th Harry Potter. After the first 20 minutes I couldn’t stay awake. Although it was only 8:15pm we decided to turn off the movie and head to bed. Good night.

September 15th, 2011

Happy 13th dateversary to Dugan and I. It was September 15th of 1998 when Dugan and I started “going out” or so they call it when it is young puppy love. All day there were moments that I kept remembering from the past. Wow what a ride. I am so happy to have such a great Best Friend to share my life with. We had class bright and early at 7:30 but after arriving to school a classmate informed us that the teacher wouldn’t be there till 8:00am. So we all hung out till class started. After class all the Grad 2’s had a meeting with the director. He announced that we would all be going to Vancouver, Canada for our Final Studio. We will be going the beginning of January and then we get to choose our program(type of building) we want to design. After the meeting Dugan and I headed to work. I had a successful day. The lunch for the lunch and learn was so good. It was Zucchini and Squash with Penne Pasta (which I only had a bit of) Salmon, Spinach stuffed Chicken, french cheese bread with amazing butter spread and chocolate brownies. What a meal. I was very carful with what I had and was even able to save some to bring home for Dugan. After lunch I sent out the record sets of drawings for two projects, and took care of gathering some final information for another project. I had a nice conversation with one of the Marketing girls. I LOVE Architecture but recently I have wondered how I might be able to mix Architecture and Marketing as a career for me. I feel that my personality would be great for that. I also was recommended a book that I will let you know how it is. Kim is Awesome. After work I picked up Dugan, we had dream dinners and then headed home. He went to get a hair cut and I got ready for Ballet. Ballet has temporary been relocated and after driving around and getting so lost and so frustrated I headed home without ballet. Dugan and I finished Harry Potter from the night before and went to bed.




September 16th, 2011

Today I got up early and got lots of business done. I took Dugan to work and then ran errands. I had to have a zipper fixed on my backpack, mailed my IPAD case away to be replaced and took care of a few other things. I went to by my favorite little Gourmet Local Cookie shop to try there cookie of the month. It is called Maggie which is a fresh strawberry peach cobbler cookie with a honey goat cheese frosting. I love that she uses good quality ingredients. It was totally worth it. Then I went to pick Dugan up from work before heading to the school. We had Studio where we talked about the reviews from Wednesday and started working on what we need to do next. I can’t believe that this session of classes is over in 3 and a half weeks. Dugan and I headed home while the rains came down. We had a nice evening at home and went to be early.


September 17th, 2011

Today I had work then meet my friend Carrie with her daughter Katie at the farmers market downtown SLC. We enjoyed trying some fun things and I got some delicious gala apples and a spider made out of beads that Carrie insisted I get since my name is Charlotte and I do like spiders. After we were done shopping we headed over to my favorite little waffle place and shared a wonderful waffle before I headed to the school. After Dugan finished work we headed to Park City to meet up with our friends the Clarks. Twice in one day, I could get use to this. We did a little shopping at the Outlet malls. Where Dugan and I got super lucky at one of the stores. They had these scratch discount cards and the best you could get is 40% off your whole purchase and that’s what I got. We were able to get Dugan a new Jacket that he has been needing since last winter and I also got a light weight jacket that will be great for the office when the weather cools down. I love Guess clothes. Then I picked up a few gifts before we headed to dinner at Baja Cantina. It was nice to get out of town for the evening and hang out.

Sunday September 18th,

Today Dugan and I had a nice time at church. We are enjoying our new sunday school class and Relief Society was wonderful as Always. After church we walked the long way home from church and just chatted. We had a nice Sunday nap and got some things done for school.

Monday September 19th

Today we had Mimi’s bright and early. Ohayo Gozaimsu I have learned a few Japanese words really well but I am having a hard time learning some of the sentences. We will be in Japan in less then 3 weeks I better keep trying. After mimi’s we had Studio. I can’t believe how much there is to do and so little time. After studio we headed home and had a nice night at home.

Tuesday September 20th

Today we had a Conference about the Integrative process in Architecture. The conference went from 8am-1pm. Then we headed to work. It was a good day at work till I went to leave. I got in my car, put in the key and turned it to hear Nothing. Of course it had to be the battery or the starter. I realized that our Jumper cables are in the other car which is the one we usually drive. I went back into work to see if anyone could jump me. Nope. Usually there are so many people that work till 6:00pom but not today and the ones who were still there had no cables either. So I left the car and will be back with my cables tomorrow. In the meantime I had been trying to get some of my old friends from the Provo Victorias Secret together since it has been years and one of the girls is in town from Arizona. Miracles of Miracles all the girls could meet at the Gateway with there families. So Dugan and I rode trax and met them at the California Pizza Kitchen. Lisa was there with her husband and 2 kids, Nicole with her husband and her 2 kids, Misi (visiting from Az) and Dugan and I. I had a wonderful time. They are such Wonderful Women and I can’t believe how long it has been since we have all been together. After dinner Dugan and I headed to Trax to take home it was a bit chilly but at least we had a way home. When we got home we tried to start our other car but it was also dead so we will be taking trax back up tomorrow.

Wednesday September 21st

Today Dugan and I got up early and took trax’s back to my work with jumper cables in my backpack. When I got to work I asked our IT guy if he would be willing to come and jump me. I was praying (as were some of my family members) that it was just the battery. After the car got a little juice it started right up. We didn’t want to risk anything so we drove it straight to get the battery replaced. Which didn’t take to long and then we headed to the school. We had mimi’s class and then Studio. I had an appointment downtown so Dugan took Trax home and headed home after my appointment. I made dinner before heading to Book Club. We read the book Matched. I really liked it and can’t wait for the sequel called crossed that comes out in November. Teri was the host and did an amazing job of leading a great discussion about the book. Maybe the fact that she is a teacher has something to do with her awesome abilities. After book club I headed home and went to bed early.

Thursday September 22nd

Today we had our last class of our Professional Practice Class with Ryan. We still have group case studies to do but class is over. After class I headed to work where I got a lot done. Tomorrow we are having a retirement party at our office so we tided up. After work I was so glad to be heading home knowing I would make it to Ballet tonight. Ballet was wonderful but I can’t believe we are already starting to learn the choreography for our dance recital in December. I am hoping to be able to be part of it. I already know I will be a teddy bear but I am not sure how it is going to work with my school finals week so as for now I am not committing to anything. I Love Dancing. Then I headed home and got ready for bed since I have work in the morning.

Friday September 23rd

I only work on Friday’s if I don’t get in all my hours on Tuesday and Thursday so due to the conference on Tuesday I needed four hours today. I helped tidy up a little more and worked on some of the other work I needed to get done. After work I picked up Dugan and we headed to school where we had reviews on our five details for our studio project. My review was really short but it will give me a little time to figure out my next step. Dugan took trax home and I headed to the Retirement party for Mick. It was very nice and I am glad I stopped by. Plus my sister met me at work to drop off Liam. While we were driving in my car Liam started playing with a roll of my drawings that I don’t need anymore. He was so creative and thought of so many things it could be, a telescope, a trumpet, a magic wand and the list goes on and on. He sang me songs and told me all the words he knows in sign language along with the sign. On our way to my house I decided to take him Birthday (it’s only a month early) shopping before heading home. He picked out some new winter Cars pajamas, some Cars underwear, a Tomas the Train Puzzle, a pirates vest with a skull and crossbones on the back and some scooby doo fruit snacks. We headed home where we played at the playground and kicked a ball around before heading inside for a bath. He put on his new PJ’s, and Vest and we played with the puzzle while having fruit snacks. We read lots of books and cuddled up on the couch all before mom and dad came to pick him up. I love my little Mr. Liam. He is such a smart and great kid. Thanks Ashten for letting me spoil him for a night. Then it was off to bed. Goodnight

Saturday September 24th

Today I didn’t have work. YEAH!!! I slept in a bit and then enjoyed my morning. Dugan and I rode trax to his work around noon where he worked and I finished writing my paper for Ryan’s class. Then our friends Jim and Carrie came to pick us up and we went to dinner at Stoneground where the food was great but the service was Slow. After dinner we headed to the Grand Theater to see the Battle of the Improve. It was hilarious. I am pretty sure I was full on laughing for two hours. My stomach hurt from it. It was a great change of pace for a date night and many of the actors were so Clever. After it was over we stopped to get ice cream at Cold Stone ( I haven’t been there in years) I shared a Mint Shack with Dugan before Jim and Carrie dropped us off at the nearest trax station to head home. What a great day.

Sunday September 25th

This morning I woke up and got caught up on what I missed from the Relief Society Broadcast last night. I LOVE Brother Uchdorf. The forget me not flower will never be the same after his Beautiful talk. The rest were also very good. Then I got ready for church. It was fast Sunday due to General Conference next week. Then Dugan and I had our Sunday school class again and I had a great lesson in Relief Society. Did I mention that I Belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I know who I am, I know Gods plan, I’ll follow him in faith, I believe in the Savior Jesus Christ, I’ll Honer his name. I’ll do what is right. I’ll follow his light. His truth I will Proclaim. Dugan and I had a nice Sabbath day at home.

Inspired by Kathy

This is in response to a post that my cousin posted about "health experts" and how we try to do what is right, but what do we do when we have no clue. Two of her main statements were

If you consume more calories than you burn then you will, in fact, gain weight. Therefore, if you consume less calories than you burn then you will, in fact, lose weight. End. Of. Story.

If it is working for you then keep doing it. If it isn't then try something else


Amean, I realized last month if I didn't have to spend all my time searching and trying to sort my findings I would be better off. So I did just that. I took some of the OBVIOUS things and I am with you on the reasoning of math. Calories in vs calories out. If I want to sit on my butt all day. Then I am going to have to eat a hard boiled egg and some veggies for lunch, if I am going to go on a three hour hike and run around at the park with my friends kids, then maybe we can go out for ice cream(a small please) and have a fun day. I have been doing Ballet twice a week for the past few months. I haven't lost ONE POUND. But do my clothes look different you better believe it. Do I love myself? Of Course. Its a battle we get to fight our whole life. We can't give up food. It's just not an option. So take what God gave you and when you go to a dance class or the gym and you are tired, be grateful you can experience your body in ways that many can't. I believe God gave me this body on loan for my earth life and I will be held accountable of how I treat it. Making it Personal.

Catching up is hard to do

Hello Loveys,


Catching up is hard to do but I have done it.
Just accept this as your first reading assignment for the school year. You can look at the headings, skim read, read through or even read and take notes. Enjoy which ever way feels fit for your time.

Sunday July 17th
Today I had a work meeting and then went to to church. Dugan and I had a nice Sunday. Relaxing and spending time together. I teach this next week so I made sure everything was ready. I made my favorite little s’more cups to take to work.

Monday July 18th
Today I had work and people liked my treats. Before I knew it, it was time for me to go to the University to teach. I was exited to have nine students with three of them girls. Two of my students were just visiting the United States one was from China and the other Russia. That was pretty cool. I had brought lots of material samples from work that they were able to design their sketchbooks with and they had a blast. Then we did a sketching, history activity where we went around campus. It went well. After class I went to pick up Dugan and we came home. I made dinner and had Zumba. Bedtime

Tuesday July 19h
Today I didn’t want to leave work to go and teach. It’s just a little stressful. Today we talked about scale and they super-sized their cell phones and other items like flip flops, and a wee controller. The day went way to fast. Then we headed home. I made dinner did a little painting and then had Ballet.

Wednesday July 20th
Today I went to work and then went to teach. Today was the computer lab day. I was so glad that all the students caught on quick and enjoyed it with out to much frustration. Then Dugan had to run by the mall and then we headed home and I made dinner then Boot Camp and bedtime.

Thursday July 21st
Today I had work then went to teach. Today was the structure activities and material hunting for our final project. We went to check out the cardboard recycling and one of the students ended up finding some awesome stuff. I was so glad that we didn’t have to buy new materials. After work the day got even crazier. Dugan and I had to run an errand, had my friend Lindi’s wedding reception, came home to change for ballet. Then came home and crashed. What a day.

Friday July 22nd
Today I had a nice day at work and then headed up to the school to teach my last day. I spent 2 plus hours just cutting stuff for the students with an exacto blade since they are not aloud to. They all made such awesome things. There parents arrived to hear their children present. I was so proud and was sad that it was over. I cleaned up and took everything to my car. I was a little sad but it was such a great time. Then I went to pick up Dugan and I had an appointment. It was only about 15 minutes but after the appointment in the car heading home I told Dugan I knew he probably didn’t love waiting but I appreciated it since it is in SLC and we live in Daybreak (35 min away). He said that it made sense. I said I was still grateful and he said I’m grateful you are grateful. It was cute. Then Dugan and I came home and had dinner. Then we went and got ice cream. We then went to target and just walked the ails talking mostly about the color green. It was the MOST WONDERFUL night. We came home and went to bed.

Saturday July 23rd
Today I had work at 6:00am. Then went to the Farmers market and picked up some cherries. I came home and Dugan and I painted. Lots and Lots of Painting. We went and got new night stands for our bedroom. Then Dugan made dinner while I got ready to go to my friend Jenn’s wedding reception. On our drive down I was going through lots of memories and emotions. She was one of my first friends when I moved to Utah in 2nd grade, we are friends on facebook so I have seen pictures and I know what she has been up to but I haven’t seen here in person in over 10 years. Which is a little crazy. We got there and as I waited in line I became pretty emotional. As we saw each other and embraced in a long hug I couldn’t hold back the tears. I couldn’t believe it. I love her and am so happy for her. She is a beautiful women and deserves the best in life. It was fun to see some of my other growing up friends and friends from the ward. I didn’t want to leave. I just wanted the night to last forever. Such a wonderful night.

Sunday July 24th
Happy Pioneer Day. Church was nice and we heard some great Pioneer stories and the rest of the meetings were nice too. When we got home we had a nice rest and a great day. That night I could not fall asleep. I was up till after 2:00am.

Monday Jul 25th
Thank goodness today is a paid holiday at work. I slept in since I was up so late. Then Dugan and I went to see the movie Captain America. We came home and painted. Then we went to help our friends Jeff and Shasta hang their new TV at their new house. Well I should say Dugan helped and I talked to Shasta while the guys hung the tv. We got home a little late. Goodnight.

Tuesday July 26th
I am so glad to be back at work for a full day. I love that my coworkers love having me around and I love to work hard. I had a lunch and learn at work where I had the best veggies. After work Dugan and I came home and we painted before I headed to Ballet.

Wednesday July 27th
Today was another great day at work. I really Love my job. Dugan and I came home and had a nice night.

Thursday July 28th

Today work was great. I was having a great day but I couldn’t wait for Ballet. I love it so much. The control and technique is wonderful. Then Bed time,

Friday July 29th
Today was another great day at work. It is sad to see everyone leave and by the time I leave at 5:00pm I have been there alone for a little while. After work Dugan and I went to Target to pick up a few things. Then we decided it was a pizza night. It has been WAY to long. I don’t think we have had pizza once this summer. It is about time. Then Dugan and I came home and hung out on the couch watching a movie.

Saturday July 30th
Today I worked at Victoria’s Secret at 6:00 am. It was actually pretty frustrating. I am use to change at work and try and be a good one to have a good attitude about it. But today I felt like people didn’t know how to use their words. I would ask how and what to do with something. Then after I did it I would go back to the person and they would want something else which was fine so I would change it and then they would make me feel stupid for doing it the way I did even though I was doing what they told me to do. It was degrading and it made people feel stupid. I haven’t felt this way at work in years. Anyway the morning was okay and after work I headed to the Red Cross to donate blood. Then I came home and Dugan and I got ready to go and see my aunt and uncle who are visiting my cousin. It was a fun.

Sunday July 31st
Church was nice. Fifth Sunday’s are always good. Dugan and I had a great day.

Monday August 1st
Today Dugan and I had work and a nice night together.

Tuesday August 2nd
Today Dugan and I went to work late after having a repair man come and fix our wall. I enjoyed work and was excited all day for Ballet.

Wednesday August 3rd
Today another day of work and cleaning when we got home. My parents came into town but I wont see them till Friday.

Thursday August 4th
Today I had work and then Ballet.

Friday August 5th
Today I didn’t go to work because I was spending the day with my parents and my sister. Dugan went to work and then my parents came to my house. I was excited to show them my house. Then my mom and I went to the Jordan River Temple. We were going to do a sealing for a family name but we were going to have to wait over an hour and my sister was coming over so we decided we would have to do it later. We came back to my house and picked up my dad and sister to go to lunch. But before we left mom gave us a few fun gifts (google stuff and a few other things). I gave mom her mothers day and birthday gifts. We gave her a pie pan, an eyeliner, and two of these cool folding table organizers. After the gifts we went to a little Bistro near my house. Dad had a waffle, I had a pear and goat cheese salad, and Ashten and Mom had sandwiches. Then we got gelato and went for a little walk around the lake. We took dad back to my house and us girls went to the mall. We did a little shopping. Ashten got a cute top and some fun jewelry. Then she had to go because she had dinner and a play with friends. Mom and I shopped a little more and got a great deal on place mats. We went back to my house and picked up my dad and Dugan to go to dinner. We went to this Yummy Thai place. They had my favorite dish Walnut Shrimp and my parents loved it too. They came over for a little longer before it was time for them to head home. It was such a wonderful day.

Saturday August 6th
Today I had work at VS at 6:00am. After work I met up with my friend Shasta and we went to Gardeners Village, Tai Pan Trading and Thanksgiving point. We had a yummy lunch and then I headed to Provo. I went with my parents to the Provo Temple. We did a session of sealings. It was really cool to be the proxy for a girl who was being sealed to her parents. I had a bid grin on my face the whole time. It was wonderful. Families are Forever. After the temple my mom and I went shopping for temple clothes. I had some bad luck with dresses since I have such a long body but it was great. Then mom and I went home to have dinner with my dad. He made steak and some delicious salad. Then he went to see his parents who are staying in provo and mom and I ran a few errands. Then I took her to my grandparents hotel to meet up with my dad and I headed home. I had some bad traffic on the freeway due to construction but was happy to be home with my husband. Another wonderful day.

Sunday August 7th
Church was nice. After church Dugan and I came home and relaxed for a bit. Then we started getting things ready for our company. My parents, my dads parents and my sisters family are all invited to dinner. I made a from scratch Cherry Pie and lots of my moms recipe Chocolate Chip Cookies. Dugan made Chateau Chicken, Potatoes and asparagus. Ashten brought a beautiful salad and some yummy bread. Mom and dad provided some nice drinks. (fancy lemonade and grape juice.) We had 9 people total for dinner which made seating a little tricky but it all worked out well. I gave my grandparents a tour of our house before dinner. Then we had dinner and dessert and a little conversation. Dugan had a nice conversation with my grandpa. We skyped my brother in Hong Kong and he got to talk to everyone for a little bit before they needed to head back to Provo. After they left we called my mom’s parents who live in Arizona and they got to talk to William for a bit over speaker phone. Technology is Incredible. It was great to see and talk to my brother. He even showed us the view out of his window. It was unbelievable. Mom and dad stayed around for a while longer before they needed to home.

Monday August 8th
Dugan and I had work and a quite night at home.

Tuesday August 9th
Today Dugan and I had work and then I had Ballet.

Wednesday August 10th
Dugan and I went to work. Today I asked my Boss Dennis about what my schedule looks like when school starts. He is going to talk to a few other people and get back to me. After work we came home and got stuff ready to go to Cedar City.

Thursday August 11th
Today Dugan and I decided to be adventurous and took the newly opened Red Trax train line from South Jordan (Daybreak) to downtown SLC. It was interesting all the different types of buildings and neighborhoods we went through. After getting off the train we walked a mile to work. It was a nice alternative to carpool driving. Work went well. We rode Tracks home and then I had ballet.

Friday August 12th
Today we got the car all packed up before heading to work. Today is my friend Megan’s last day of work. She is going back to school in Logan. We went to lunch at Trio and had their amazing Rosemary Goat cheese flat bread and a flat bread pizza. I am sad to see her go. So when my coworker Bruce found out I was going to Cedar City a few days ago he told me I HAD to go to this Ice cream place in Beaver but they close at 6:00pm. So everyone was trying to get me to leave work by 3 in order to make it down there in time. Well number one a few people at work decided to go and get a little treat to celebrate Megan’s last day so I went with them. I ended up leaving work closer to 3:30 but it didn’t really matter because there was so much traffic in Utah County we wouldn’t have made it even if we left at 3:00. At 3:30 I picked up Dugan from work and we headed south, We still stopped in Beaver. I got my picture taken in front of the closed Cheese factory but bought the fresh cheese at the gas station. Dugan and I had taco Salads at the Timberline Restaurant, before heading the rest of the way to Cedar City. I was so tired. I feel asleep till my parents called me after their play and I went over and talked to them for a bit. I had fun playing with my little nephew Liam even though it was way past his bed time. I still can’t believe that my family has been going to the Shakespearean Festival for over 16 years. CRAZY!!!



Saturday August 13th
Today I got up and meet my family at the seminary grove for a bit. Then my sister Ashten, her hubby, son and I went to a new BBQ place for lunch, It was pretty good. Then we went back to meet my parents at the grove. I got to see a priceless first folio and two quarto editions of Shakespeare's work which are on loan from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Before we knew it, it was time for Ashten, Chris and I to go to our play The Music Man. It was very good. It was even better because I got to see the wife of my high school band teacher’s face durning the most touching part. After the play we walked back to the hotel to get Dugan, my parents and my grandparents. We headed up the Canyon for dinner at a nice restaurant that has become a tradition for us to go. It was also for my mom’s Birthday. After dinner we headed back to the Shakespeare festival for the Green show. I got a yummy lemon tart but they were sold out of Dugan’s favorite chocolates. I also bought a few packages of humbug candies. They are hard candies made with peppermint and molasses. The play we went to see is called Nosies off. I have seen it before and Dugan has seen the movie. Dugan really liked it. After the play we talked with family a little more and then it was time to say goodbye.

Sunday, August 14th
I got up early to make sure I was ready to say goodbye to my parents before they left. The didn’t leave to early. I got to say goodbye to them which was hard but at least we have phones. Then I had to say bye to Liam. We don’t live that far away from each other but I never get to see him enough. He was really sad about everyone leaving. Dugan and I got on the road and were home before we knew it. We went to our friends the Clarks for dinner and played games. What a great weekend.

Monday, August 15th
Back to work. I had a good day at work. Then came home and got unpacked. I can’t believe school stars in a week.

Tuesday, August 16th
Today Dugan and I had work and then I had ballet.

Wednesday, August 17th
It has been a week since I talked to Dennis so I hope he will tell me soon if I get to keep my job. I am starting to get stressed about it. I am trying not to get to sad about having to say goodbye if I have to. Anyway I am trying not to worry. After work Dugan and I had a nice quite night at home.

Thursday August 18th
The past few days of work have been a little touch and go. I go back to school on Monday and I am not sure if they will need me if I can only work part time. Today was a little nerve racking. I asked Bruce if he would be at work tomorrow so if tomorrow was my last day I would be able to say bye. Before I could finish talking I got chocked up and had to leave the room. I have got really attached to my coworkers and I will miss them so much. I had to leave by 2 to go to the school and fill out paper work for my scholarship. Then I went to pick up Dugan and then we headed back to the school for the Studio Professors presentations. They would each talk about what there studio will be about and then we get to make a first second or third choice. Talk about Stressful. It is so hard to choose. I want something that sounds interesting but with a teacher that I have faith in will be good and I can learn a lot from. Last fall I got my first choice teacher and it was horrible. This time I tried to go with my gut and I am praying that the Lord will make whatever I get the best choice. The meeting was over 2 hours. Dugan and I got home late but I made stir fry before heading off to ballet. I had a really bad headache which was almost gone a half hour into the class. (I don’t think I drank enough water today) Anyway class was awesome it is funny to have one day where my brain tries so hard to do something and the next it comes perfectly natural. That happened a lot today. I have been going twice a week for 2 months now and I am getting better. The hardest thing is the things I want to practice require a lot of floor space so it is hard to practice them at home. Such as spotting, repeated turns and leaps. Also I can’t believe how warn my ballet shoes are getting. I am working those puppies hard. Class was great and I was so excited to come home to my comfy bed.

Friday August 19th
I came into work hoping that they could use me during the school year. I saw Bruce (work dad) I call him that because he reminds me of my dad. We had a conversation if I knew anything yet. I didn’t but he reassured me that someone would be talking to me. I still didn’t know what was going to happen but by 9:30 Peggy (the President) came and asked to meet with me. She told me that they would be able to keep me on for 16 hours a week. PERFECT. That is just what I was hoping for. I was overwhelmed and very grateful. I also learned later in the day that 5 people had been laid off the day before after I had left to go to the studio meeting. That made me even more grateful and even a little sad that I was lucky enough to stay. It truly is such a blessing. I had a good rest of the day at work. After work I had a wonderful girls night with my Best Friend Carrie. We went and got manicures and pedicures before going shopping to find her new maternity clothes. She got some awesome deals. We went to dinner at California Pizza kitchen where we had a Caramelized Peach Salad and a pear and gorgonzola pizza. We enjoyed a wonderful conversation and then went to get frozen yogurt. We were having so much fun but it was time to go and pick up her kids. I was happy to see Dugan since I hadn’t seen him ALL day. I really missed him.

Saturday, August 20th
Today I got up early since I had volunteered to be part of this race with work for Type one Diabetes. It was a 5k race. I had an enjoyable time at the race. One of the women that had been laid off still came to the race since she had signed up. It was great to see her. She is really an incredible person and I wish her the best in her future. Then I went to the mall to give Victoria's Secret my two week notice. It was a little hard since I have been there for over 7 years but with the new rules on scheduling and having the job at the firm, I can’t work there anymore. I turned in a very nice letter about how much I enjoyed my job and will continue to be a loyal costumer. A few minutes after I left I got a call from the manager at Victoria’s Secret wondering if I would re consider and I would only work a few times a month. I told her I would have to think about it but that I would get back to her on Monday. Dugan and I had a nice night.

Sunday, August 21st

I had a nice time at church. It was nice to have a day to prepare myself for school to start tomorrow. I had my friend Carrie’s friend cut my hair. Then I came home and Dugan and I had a quite and relaxing night at home. I still can’t believe my last year of Graduate school starts tomorrow. I have wondered when this time would come. I have 7 months left till Graduation. Here I go.

Monday, August 22
This year were going to Ruullleee the School.(Grease reference) Not really but it is crazy that we are the top class in the school. Dugan and I got to school early. We had our Japanese communication class which is two hours long. Then he had a history class. We had lunch and then Studio was starting. Studio wasn’t very long. We got some reading assignments. Then we moved around our desk which has always been stressful but this time I wasn’t really that worried about where I sat. Everything worked out well. Then Dugan and I headed home and I organized our architecture studio supplies in our basement. It was a good first day.

Tuesday, August 23rd
Oh this morning came early. We have a class that starts at 7:30am. Which means I have to get up before 6:00 am which is a little rough. I am a morning person I just think that 6:00am is a good time to get up. There is just enough light coming in the window so I don’t have to turn on the light. Anyway we made it to class early. This class is taught by Ryan who is very funny and it is a Pro practice class. After class Dugan and I went to work. Work went well and it was nice that all my co workers asked about school. After work Dugan and I headed back to the school to work our studio homework. After we got the info we needed we headed home and made dinner before I had Ballet. Then a little homework and off to bed.

Wednesday, August 24th
Dugan and I went to the school early to work on studio homework which was a mapping of the place we go on campus to get away. Mine is the U’s field house so that is what my mappings were of. We had mimi’s class then studio was starting early so I had 10 minutes between class. By the middle of studio I was sssoooo hungry since there was no time to eat between class. After our presentations of our maps Dugan and I went to the Corner Bakery for a late lunch. I got a yummy salad. Then Dugan and I headed home. We did some reading for Pro practice and had to come up with questions for class. Then I made brownie cookies.

Thursday, August 25th
Today was another early morning. We were divided into groups and talked about being a Leader. Class went fast and then Dugan and I were off to our 8 hour work day. Work was nice. We came home and made dinner before I headed to Ballet. So at ballet my class found out that we were being kicked out of the room and time slot we have been using for months. I am not sure how much I am going to go into this but the situation is really disrespectful. I enjoyed dance and then off to bed to get some sleep for our site visit tomorrow.

Friday, August 26th
Dugan and I had to get up really early to make it to school to meet to go on our site visit. We were going to first drive to a place called the Spiral Jetty. It is located in Promontory, Utah (Which is where the two railroads met). I still remember the song I learned in forth grade about it. “It happened on the 10th of May in 1869 a wedding sealed with with gold and silver nails. The place was Promontory and the Sun began to shine the setting of the wedding of the rails.” It is about two hours north of Salt Lake City. The Jetty is an art instillation that is part of the Great Salt Lake. The artist created a spiral path that goes out into the lake. Our teacher told us that the path was a little underwater. Well it was more then a little. At one point it was almost up to my waist. Remember this is the Great Salt Lake so my shorts were soaked and FULL of SALT. I did cut my leg on one of the rocks that lined the path since i couldn’t see where my feet were stepping in the water. The salty water got in the cut right away. Ouch. Anyway, then we went to have lunch and then headed to the Site which is near the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge that is in Brigham City. We took lots of pictures, did sketches and took notes before heading back to the school. We got back around 3. I had brought my clothes to go to the Architecture Firms yearly Volleyball game but I felt to gross. Every year all the Architecture Firms are invited to a big Volleyball Tournament where the prizes are amazing designer furniture but Dugan and I headed home to take a shower. My shorts were so Salty that when I took them off they still kept the exact shape of my body. It was crazy but they washed up perfectly fine. After a shower Dugan and I took it easy and had a relaxed night. Its amazing how 6 hours in the car can make you tired not to mention the little sunburn I got on my chest and arms. Later my BFF Carrie called with news from her doctors appointment that they are having a GIRL. I am so excited for her. Then we went to bed early. But it was a pretty fun day.

Saturday, August 27th
So today I had work at VS rom 6:00-10:00. After work I picked up Dugan at the Trax station and I took him to work. Then I went to see my sisters best friend at the Hospital. She had her baby they day before. I went to meet the little guy. He was so and peaceful. He reminded me of a little Monk. So Cute. After the hospital I went to the school to work on studio. Then Dugan came and worked on a little studio too. I was working on a Mobile of sorts that had silhouette of dancers that I designed with liquid ink. Then Dugan and I headed home. We had dinner and then a quite night at home.

Sunday, August 28th
Today was a nice day. Church was good. Dugan and I came home and I took a nap which was wonderful. Then I did a little more inking on my mobile for studio. We made dinner and had a quite night at home. The way a Sabbath day should be.

Monday, August 29th
I cannot believe that I have already had a full week of school. This semester is going to FLY. Dugan and I had Mimi’s class then Studio. My design went well with my studio teacher and I am excited to work on the next step. Then Dugan and I headed home where I sent out a few more emails regarding the drama of my ballet class and then worked on studio.

Tuesday, August 30th
Today in Pro practice we listened to a lecture by Markku Allison on Collaboration. Even though Pro practice hasn’t really thought me anything I didn’t already know but I am enjoying the reminder and I like the business aspects. After class I headed to work to work on some record drawings for the Record set of the Vocational school. The day went pretty fast. I had a few problems with the script writing on the record stamp in Revit 2012 that caused me a little frustration but a good day all and all. My ballet class met a little early to go and see the dance room that they are wanting to move our class too. After talking to the women we found out that the room that they are trying to move us to isn’t even available the time we need it. So we went back to our old room to hold our last class. We had a fun class but we all left very sad not knowing when we would meet next. I went home and went to bed.

Wednesday, August 31st
Today Dugan and I had Mimi’s class at 8:45. The class was four hours long. Due to a few days our teacher will be gone we have to double up on a few class periods. Thank goodness it was my classmate ChiYow’s birthday so I took mini muffins to celebrate which gave everyone a little treat to break up the class. After class we had studio. I showed my teacher what I had but I need to take a few steps back he said I was getting a head and need to focus more closely on the 5 specific things I am taking from the site. After studio I went with two of the other girls to look at another facility to have our dance class. It is the dance room at the senior center but it has no barre. We are going to have class there tomorrow to try it out. I came home and worked on studio. Then went to bed early.

Thursday, September 1st
Today is my friend Megan’s Birthday but after our discussion in pro practice about collaboration Dugan and I were off to work. I was busy getting more drawings together to closeout the Vocational Building and the HMK elementary. After work I went to ballet. We had decided that we would meet at the old location to see how many people are attending the class that is replacing ours. There were only two people at the class. Part of the reason they cancelled our class is because we only have 9 people every week and they said that the Pump class would have more then that. There were only two... Anyway, we tried out the new location but it really wont work. There isn’t a barre and the room echos so bad we can’t even here what the teacher is telling us to do. We decided after class that we will have to move our class out of the daybreak community and have it at the dance studio where our teacher’s sister teaches. We are all really frustrated. I came home and sent an email to the Community Council and posted a comment on their facebook page about the ballet class.

Friday, September 2nd

Today I took Dugan to work and then went to pick up a friend to take her shopping. We found what she needed and then went to this amazing local Belgian Waffles place. I just had fresh peaches with mine but she had ice cream with this spread called Speculoos spread. It is made completely from Biscoff cookies. I had a little taste and it was pretty amazing. Then we went to school to work on studio. Our teacher got there but didn’t have time to meet with half of the class. He just told us what we would need for Wednesday which is good. Then Dugan and I headed home. We decided that we wanted to go out so we found a cheap mexican food place to go to. I ordered the most delicious dish. Called the Veggie Platter. It is steamed onions, broccoli, squash, zucchini and red and yellow peppers with a little ranchero sauce, black beans and spanish rice. The best part is I still have lots of leftovers for tomorrow. Then Dugan and I came home and hung out for a bit before going to bed.

Saturday, September 3rd
Today Dugan and I slept in and then I got some laundry done before taking Dugan to the trax station to go to work. I had to take of care of a few things at the mall before I came home and cleaned and organized. I washed and vacuumed the car. Our best friends the Clarks recently got back from celebrating there 10 year anniversary on a cruise so they meet us to go miniature golfing and then to dinner at Texas Road house. The golfing was an adventure with Jimmy (6) and Katie (3) but it was fun. Then dinner was nice. I don’t have bread very often but there bread is ssooo awesome. Then I had the salmon which was wonderful and will be delicious leftovers to break my fast tomorrow. Yummy. The eating out has been fun but I think we will be eating at home for a while after this. Then Dugan and I came home and I finished laundry while I worked on some homework before going to bed.

Well there you have it. School is in full swing and life is great and busy. Hope you are all well. Miss and love you.
Love,
Charlotte