Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Quiet Study Area
I take headphones to school and I listen to music (on the internet) while I study, or else my mind wanders and I end up listening and watching all the people that go by in whatever library or study room that I happen to be in. Today I was in a large computer lab studying (I had been in there for about 20 minutes) when a guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked me if I realized that my head phones were not plugged in all the way.... Meaning that while I was studying hard, trying not to disturb anyone, EVERYONE in the whole QUIET study room could hear my music the entire time. Why didn't someone tell me right away? Why did people just walk by smiling and say nothing? I was so embarrassed!
Thanksgiving Break
Ben and I stayed in Idaho for the Thanksgiving break. Monday and Tuesday we studied hard and got a TON of homework done. Wednesday afternoon we went to Idaho Falls, where Ben's grandma lives, to start our holiday break. In Ben's immediate family, the biggest thanksgiving tradition is baking pies. So Wednesday Grandma Lewis taught me how to make pie crust. It was so much fun to cook with her and learn all her tricks.
Grandma Lewis is an amazing cook (and it is her love language, so she cooks A LOT) and she was able to teach me all her cooking skills throughout the break. It was so much fun to have the whole family in the kitchen, skirting around and trying to get things ready for thanksgiving dinner. We ended up eating around 2:00 and it was delicious. We had so much extra food that we had a second thanksgiving (almost comparable to size) Friday for lunch also.
The rest of the time was spent playing card games (which Ben and I both ended up beating the master, Uncle Dwight, at this own games) such as Golf and Shanghais. And we even watched some Football games (poor CU lost- but it was a good game).
It was a great couple of days and it was so wonderful to relax and be with family. We are both so grateful for our families, both those we were with and the many we were not able to be with. Ben and I are so grateful for our health and that we were able to get through this holiday scrape, bruise and hospital-free. We are grateful for each other and the blessing of eternal families. We are especially grateful for the gospel, in the special holiday season, and the opportunity we have to know and share the gospel with those we know.
We hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and keep the spirit of thanks in your hearts and we all get sucked into this hectic time of life and the holiday- and try to remember what we have been given!!
Happy Holidays!
Grandma Lewis is an amazing cook (and it is her love language, so she cooks A LOT) and she was able to teach me all her cooking skills throughout the break. It was so much fun to have the whole family in the kitchen, skirting around and trying to get things ready for thanksgiving dinner. We ended up eating around 2:00 and it was delicious. We had so much extra food that we had a second thanksgiving (almost comparable to size) Friday for lunch also.
The rest of the time was spent playing card games (which Ben and I both ended up beating the master, Uncle Dwight, at this own games) such as Golf and Shanghais. And we even watched some Football games (poor CU lost- but it was a good game).
It was a great couple of days and it was so wonderful to relax and be with family. We are both so grateful for our families, both those we were with and the many we were not able to be with. Ben and I are so grateful for our health and that we were able to get through this holiday scrape, bruise and hospital-free. We are grateful for each other and the blessing of eternal families. We are especially grateful for the gospel, in the special holiday season, and the opportunity we have to know and share the gospel with those we know.
We hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and keep the spirit of thanks in your hearts and we all get sucked into this hectic time of life and the holiday- and try to remember what we have been given!!
Happy Holidays!
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