October 2011 General Conference

While doing last minute prep for my talk in t minus eight hours an some odd minutes, I stumbled upon a General Conference 'Meme.' What the junk was a 'meme' and why wasn't it called a questionnaire or survey?! Well, I can't really answer the latter question, but the answer to the former can be found here.

Reading all the answers from other bloggers, did send me in the right direction for my talk. Thus, I decided to write my thoughts down in the form of a blog in order to be able to narrow down the options and pick my topic. So here goes.

Apologies

Hello Everyone!

Yes, we are alive.
No, we haven't fallen into the pit of despair or been put in prison.
Yes, we are loving our new apartment.
No, we aren't pregnant.
Yes, we're both still employed at Property Solutions.
No, Michael technically hasn't graduated yet, but he walked in August and is finishing his last 3 classes and will be done in December (YAY!!!).

So what has kept me away from the blogosphere? In a word, life.

We're getting... A Kitten!

A few of you might have heard a rumor about how I've really wanted a kitten for quite some time. Ever since I was a kid, I've adored those furry little felines.  They just have a way of making you smile, ya know?

Yes, this is a mini-Lindsey.

Well ever since my cat died a year ago...

Kitty 1996-2010

Scrapbook pages I might have made when I was 11.

... I practically made Michael promise we'd get a kitten about 6 months after we got married and I've been looking forward to that day ever since. So of course around our 6 month anniversary, all I wanted for a present, was a little orange striped kitten with white paws. I hinted this to everyone we worked with, our friends, etc. On our weekend in Salt Lake for Valentine's, we had a candid conversation about if we move then finding a place that allows pets is hard, and those that allow pets usually charge very expensive monthly pet rent and a hefty pet deposit. So I dejectedly agreed we should wait.

5K and Girls' Night!

Saturday mornings should not start before 9am. It should be a law. But alas, our work has sponsored an exercise program and paid for employees and spouses to enter the Rex E. Lee 5k/10k Run, so in an effort to participate and support the cause, we signed up for the 5k.

Our Goal: To Finish. 

With co-workers right before the race (Michael is behind me on the far right).

iMania!

For work, I was given an iPhone and it has been such a blessing. It provides an app with such an easy to follow format that those of us who are directionally inept, can get where we're going by simply following a little blinking dot. I can text my boss updates or reminders from anywhere and it remembers previous texts so that carrying on a conversation is a piece of cake. My Google calendar syncs with my phone so that I will never forget a meeting or event again. Typing and texting are such a breeze that I'm positive I'll never say "gone" instead of "home" again! The Pandora app gives me awesome music anytime I want and I couldn't be happier with all the extra free apps like weather, camera, calculator, amazon, youtube, safari, smurf's village, angry birds (lite), and a few paid ones like Michael's Financial Calculator and Fruit Ninja. So you'd think that we'd be set as far as apple products went, right?!

Married Life Rocks!

So, we have decided to jump on the bandwagon and create a blog. I guess it's the "cool" thing to do when you get married. Hopefully we can keep you updated and share lots of fun tidbits that we've discovered. I'm not going to try and cover the past, because that always overwhelms me. So if there's ever a significant gap between posts, call us and we'll fill you in. I will try to cover the last 6 months or so though, since we've been meaning to post honeymoon pics and affirm how amazing married life is. We are huge fans of being married and highly recommend it.

Blogging Class

It's time to learn! I dragged Michael along with me to the library tonight, mainly so that we could spend some time together today, because I wanted to go to the free Blogging class being offered. Tonight is Part 1 and they're going over the very basics of getting a blog. It's cute how many senior citizens want to get in on the new age technology and hip blogging trends. I'm just hoping to get a better handle on uploading pictures correctly and changing the template, etc. Oh, and more ideas about what exactly I plan to blog about.