Salt Lake Trip Until Now

I gratefully got an extension on my master's thesis, meaning I could stop freaking out and spend time with my family.

I have been:

-catching up on barely putting a dent in my enormous lists of mostly-suggested movies (several French) and books and music from the local library.

-spectating (that is now a word in my book, in case you were wondering) my dad and brothers' softball games, where my mom holds other people's chubby babies--check out the roll in the middle of this kid's forearm.
















-eating mom's gourmet cooking (who knew homemade pizza could be so good?).













-cleaning off counters, washing dishes, etc. (And no matter how many reasons I hear, I will always think that having 8 brownie pans is just an excuse to not have to wash them as often.)

-barbecuing with friends.

-doing tae bo in the mornings.

-getting frustrated with the lack of fast internet and the build-up of things I can only get done online.

-working out what I get from Grandpa's house before it gets sold (I can't stand to think of it. I miss him dearly).

-sleeping on beds that make my back hurt and couches that make me forget about the beds that make my back hurt.

-going through my stuff that stayed behind in Salt Lake and realizing how much my books, journals, scrapbooks, etc. are items that in some way are connected to my identity. I love them.

-doing anything that people open up with "does anyone want to . . ." because how often do you get to do things with your family otherwise?

-getting through a sinus infection/cold (are Germans right about air conditioning causing infections, or was it triggered by these mountain desert weed allergies?)

-working on the details of Chopin's "Minute Waltz" and finding a nice version of Pachelbel's "Canon in D" for Petula's wedding.

-visiting my brother and sister's singles ward (where Jeff laughed at me for riding Heidi's bike to church in a skirt).

-going to ward activities like the dessert social, the neighborhood barbecue, and the ice cream night.

-trying to arrange EFY and JAE Conference details.

Time's going fast. I don't have time to do all I want to, and I still have a lot to do for the last point. The last few weeks have been just what I needed and the next few should be awesome.