Happy "National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day"!

Today is National "Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies" Day. It is a pretty fabulous day for those of you who don't want to cook. You can celebrate buy ordering pizza. "The Works" means that you splurg and get more than 1-topping. I would go as far as saying that you probably need to order at least 3-toppings in order for it to qualify. Personally, I don't want to order pizza tonight because in the past week and a half I've had way too much pizza, and that just doesn't sound good any more. So instead of celebrating that, I think I will take a moment to celebrate Veteran's Day, since I missed posting about it yesterday, and today people are observing it anyway. I think that Veterans are not appreciated like they should be. I have such a love for the men and women who willingly put their lives on the line in defense of liberty and freedom. The scriptures say that "greater love hath no man than this, that he lays down his life for his friend." The scripture is referring to the Savior, but that is what soldiers are doing everyday. They show Christlike love every day as they sacrifice for their country. I am so grateful for the service they have rendered, and continue to give each day. So thank you to Veterans and military people out there. You are doing a great work, and I love you for it.

Happy Forget-Me-Not Day

So today is "Forget-Me-Not Day" so even though it is probably in reference to the flower I thought I would take this opportunity to remind everyone about me, and to not forget about me. I am single, (I realize I have stated that a lot on this blog) no I am not depsperate, but when any of you come across a handsome, eligible Mormon boy, don't forget about me, and send him my way! Also if you are wanting to spend money on someone, don't forget about me (my birthday is in August, Christmas is coming up, my half birthday is in February, but really I will accept presents any time of the year)! Whenever you see, read, or hear anything about Harry Potter, remember me! They are pretty much my favorite books ever, and I love answering questions about them, discussing theories, and hearing new bits about them (although the recent thing with Dumbledore I am choosing to ignore, so I won't talk about that -- for those of you that don't know what I am talking about, consider yourself blessed). When you travel to Utah, and I know that all of you will eventually, remember me, and visit! In conclusion, just because I live so far from me, Forget-Me-Not, and I will be sure to Forget-you-not too.

Happy "National Bittersweet Chocolate With Almonds Day"!

For those of you looking for something to celebrate, let me give you two today! Today happens to be my mother's birthday, so a big shout out to her. I won't tell you how old she is, but for those of you that are going to ask anyway, she is 29 (yeah, I know I have a sister older than her!) If your not in the birthday mood, you can celebrate National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day. So go out and buy a dark chocolate almond bar. Perhaps a Mounds bar would suffice. Personally I'm not a fan of bittersweet chocolate, and almonds in chocolate are about as good as pickles in ice cream, so I think I am going to celebrate the birthday. I love a good birthday cake and ice cream (minus the pickles). Plus Dad is taking us both out, so I'm a fan of that too. That's why he gets to be in the picture with Mom. So thanks Mom, for being born today so I don't have to settle with eating bitter chocolate with nuts today!

Alligator vs. Crocodile

Which do think would be scarier to come across an alligator or a crocodile? Personally, I would rather not run across either. If I'm not mistaken, I could totally be, it's happened once that I was, anyway, I think that crocodiles grow to be larger in size than alligator, so that makes me think that a crocodile would be scarier to meet. Although alligator are pretty fast, and that makes them terribly frightening too. Either way, a big lizard thing that can eat me really creeps me out. I would much rather come across an alligator like the one in Tom Sawyer's cave in Hannibal, Missouri. I was there during July with some people from the branch. This alligator wasn't a real one, so don't worry -- that is why I can smile in the picture and not scream in terror. It was a piece of the floor of the cave that really did look like an alligator. I took a picture of it, but that picture didn't really turn out. So you just get to see me and the sign. If you would like to see it, I encourage you to go visit Hannibal. It is a wonderful little town. If you decide to visit, I would suggest reading Tom Sawyer before you go, although, I hadn't read it, but since visiting I have and it was absolutely delightful to read. I was able to visit almost every scene from the book while in Hannibal. Anyway I've talked enough, so what would you rather? Alligator or Crocodile?

And then there were two...

So I went to my friend Jill's wedding today. It was wonderful, and I love the guy she is marrying because he was my hometeacher, and he is pretty fantastic. As I was sitting waiting to go into the sealing room, I was talking to my friend Serena. As we were sitting there, I realized that of the original 6 who were in Riviera 7 at BYU-I only two of us remain single. Crazy! It seems like only yesterday we were waking up at the crack of dawn to still the dock at Rigby Lake, dressing up to make the most random movies, and pulling the couch out to the balcony to sing to Serena's guitar. Now while Serena and I get to do pretty much anything we want with our enourmous teaching salaries, most of my beloved roommates and changing dirty diapers, chasing after crazy toddlers, and loving every minute of it. I makes me so happy to see all of my beloved friends, who are as dear to me as sisters all so successful and happy, so even though today is the National Day of Chaos, here's to all the wonderful memories (some of which are on video somewhere) that we created together!

I'm getting this figured out....I think

Okay, so my brother emailed me to tell me that no one could put comments on my posts. It just goes to show that I am totally illiterate when it comes to doing these computer things. I think that I have it set up properly now, but I guess that we will have to see!

Happy "Plan Your Epitaph" Day

I know that that sounds kind of morbid, but I've been on this kick about a holiday everyday of the year. Looking online, that is the holiday I found for today, and you know that everything you find online in true. So something to think about. So something to think about- what would you want you're epitaph to say? I think I would want it to say something like "Lived long, and loved every minute of it." Maybe I would just want the basic "Beloved wife, mother, daughter, friend", although "Here Lies Stepha" would suit me just fine too. I think that I will let my family and friends decide what to put on it. It is just such a final decision and I'm not that decisive. If you read this and have an idea of what you would want on your own, please, let me know.