our covenants and transformation
3 years ago
I am done dating.... that is all!
Tawni and I had been doing so well for a good month. We were walking 3 miles a day, running the stadium, and attending either a kickboxing or pilates class (depending on the day). A good week ago we had decided to lay down on my bed and watch our beloved Jack Bauer in 24. We both were having major sweet tooth cravings.... we wanted something and we wanted it bad. Since we had been working so hard, we didn't want all that work to go to waste. I had stuff to make us berry smoothies.... YUM!!! We made 2 big cups for the both of us. We returned to my room and something TRAGIC occurred...
I had knocked my ENTIRE cup of smoothie off my night stand and made a GIANT mess... Pretty sure it looked like puke. I could not stop laughing and Tawni could not stop bossing "It's going to stain! We got to get this up!" I guess there are reasons why she is getting married, and I am not... she is way more ready for marriage than I.
It has now been exactly a week since we have done any exercise... DANG SMOOTHIE! UGH!
This man is my hero. I love him so much. He is the most selfless person I have ever met. His sense of humor is just one more reason why I love him so. Latest post from Grandpa on our family website:
"Jay Cluff you are ugly and you can't pick a winner. You still think wrestling is a legitamate sport. Will you are tall but you can't play basketball and you are even worse at picking this years champion. And by the way Clint, just because you now have a boy doesn't mean you can pick the winner either. Christine you have a sweet shot but let's see how you are at picking the winning team. Orson you are by far the best basketball player in the family but can you pick the NCAA Champion. And John and Adele you can't use the my knee hurts excuse this time. Step up and show me the Bracket. Jim you can lose weight but can you pick a winner. Jarom you can build a house but can you build a bracket. Scott you are good at biology but how are you at bracketology? Can any Pace set the pace? Allreds? What you got? David, Justin, Chelsea can run but can you run the table in the tourney? Jose it's your birthday but this is no gift you got to earn it. Dang this Morphine is making me feel good"
March 2010 GOAL:
Read the Book of Mormon.....
Day 2 finished. I am at 1 Nephi 17.... I have a good pace right now, and will be finished March 30th!
I am excited for this goal. I hope to become closer to my Heavenly Father, and align my will more with His. This semester I am taking the institute class I am taking in "Teachings of the Living Prophets" It is such a great class! I love the spirit that is there and the things that it teaches me. I am trying to be more diligent, and become more Christlike. I have learned a lot about myself in the last few weeks, I have goals to makes some improvements, and I know the Lord will bless me as I come closer to Him. The scriptures bring power, I know they do!
I don't know how well someone has to know me to know that I don't usually think about things before I say them... They just come out. I have been known to hurt feelings on several occasions whether intentional or not (yes I said intentional, you have done it too, don't judge me). Last night as I got into bed I had this prompting that I needed to read Elder Holland's address "The Tongue of Angels" I was in bed though, so I struggled to get out of bed and I am SO glad I did.
This is what I noticed this time:
"A woman's words can be more piercing than any dagger forged, and they can drive the people they love to retreat beyond a barrier more distant than anyone in the beginning of that exchange could ever have imagined."
I always try to get better at this, and seem to always fail. The Lord does hear and answer prayers to bring comfort and new understanding.... even if it is at one in the morning, we just have to listen and obey.
.... she is Dwight Schrute. Is safe to say that I am so good at playing tricks on my roommates? Does it usually result in someone being upset for the rest of the day or the week?? The answer to both of those questions is, "YES!" I play most jokes on Ashley and TK and depending on who is the victim, I usually include the other as being a sidekick to my plot that brings me much happiness. My tricks have included locking Ashley out of the house at 11:00 p.m. when she had run up to Cortney's house quickly. TK and I sit on the couch giggling as Ashley groans, "Ugh! They locked me out!!" Luckily Cortney was with her and taught her how to remove the screen in the window to open the door.... As we burst into laughter, Tk and I received looks of death.... which nearly resulted in the death of TK. Ash attempted to lock Tawni out of their room for the remainder of the night.... She gathered all keys waved them in the air and exclaimed, "I am going to bed, and locking the door!" I was somewhat puzzled at the reaction to such an AMAZING trick that lasted no longer that 30 seconds.... You would think that I would learn my lesson from this experience, however I have not! These experiences have brought me many good times to laugh at and reflect on here in Thatcher.
This week yet another trick began. One day Ashley and I were home alone and she began to explain to me how she prefers the toilet paper to be on the holder a certain way and if it is not she goes nuts and has to change it. Instantly a lightbulb appeared above my head and for the next 3 days I switched the toilet paper to the opposing way that could make a human being go crazy and not be able to continue their experience in the bathroom until the toilet paper had be changed to the proper way of holding. Sadly she did catch me just as I got Tawni and Audra in on the act.... happiness ended.
The "PROPER" way to have the toilet paper hang
My master trickery :)
Just seconds ago I played a switcheroo on Ash. Until she reads this blog, she will think the trick was played on me.... Thank goodness TK is the most trusted sidekick of all and Ashley's tricks are not as genius as mine :) Her trick was simply that she wanted Tawni to convince me to start Harry Potter without her and I would assume her to get mad if we started the movie without her..... however I am the master of tricks, and Tawni told me it was a trick. So as Ashley got out of the shower I informed her that Tawni is a jerk and wanted to start the movie without her, but I am a kind friend and would never do that to her..... however I will always play the best tricks on her because I am Jim Halpert and she is Dwight Schrute.....
LOVE YOU ASH