It's that time of year again! Back to school for us :) So far so good this semester. Both of us are excited about getting further ahead! We are going to be taking a class together this year, what luck! We love being together but we are not impressed with our teacher. We feel that it is a little unorganized and very hard to understand what is expected etc. We will make it through though no doubt. I am taking 14 credits and Michael is taking 9. At the beginning of the semester I was fortunate enough to be given a temporary job at the campus bookstore. It was a nice easy job and the extra money was great! They asked me to come back in December when the will need the extra help again. I will be happy to return.

As far as other news goes, we decided to stick with our apartment for another semester. We (more like I) didn't find an apartment that was in our price range that I loved better than what we already have. It seems pointless to me to move to another apt. without any upgrades. Someday I will get that washer and dryer I am waiting for. Of course there were some I loved, but they were too close to "too much $" border. We plan to move out in June however because they are increasing the amount here and to be honest we can get a much nicer apt for the price they are wanting by then. Wish me luck in my continual search for a new place.

As for me I have an interview in another week for position with the dental assisting program for next fall! I am super excited and cannot wait to begin this program. If I am selected it would only be 2 semesters and I would have a licensed certificate! I would hope to go to work full time so that Michael could get more schooling done faster. I am still working at the salon and enjoy it. I hope to continue with that always.

I can't think of much else to say so I'll close for now. I'm trying to figure out how to change things on the blog but certain options seemed to have disappeared. I no longer have an option for font anymore. It is so frustrating. Also I can't see the backround I chose unless I am using the mac. Someday I'll figure all of this out.

We hope all is well with everyone we know and love! Wish we all lived closer :) -Elna

Check In...

Okay, here it is! My checkin for the week.. Not as great as I thought I would do but practice makes perfect right? First I'll let you all know what my goals were and then how many points I got each day. My goals for the week were: Exercise 30 min, Drink water throughout the day, No fast food or unhealthy snack, no sweets, no soda, no eating after 8 p.m., personal prayer and scripture, make dinner (which I usually do but I meant more full meals like sides of veggies or fruits, etc. not just the main dish), clean/tidy home or laundry and lastly my personal goal for the day/week.

Monday= +7 points

Tuesday= +9

Wednesday= +7

Thursday= +9

Friday= +8

Saturday= +9

Sunday= +7

TOTAL= 56 out of 70 = 80%

(not bad but definitely room for progress!)

So there are some things that I don't know if they should count or not. For example, we were invited to dinner Sunday... I didn't give myself a point although in a way it shouldn't count since I was PLANNING on making a nice sunday dinner... ? What would you do? I am proud of myself for exercising 3 days of the week! I usually do 4 but had some things come up. I LOVE water! I usually have a water bottle with me everywhere I go. I feel lost without one :) only had sweets 3 days out of the week. In my opinion that's pretty good! Anyway you all get the point :) I think I did pretty well. B average isn't bad right? ;)

Cheer me on for this coming week!

New Goals

Today I've made up a chart that has 10 goals listed with the week. I got this idea off of another blog called, "Get your mojo on." It's a wonderful idea and since I'm the kind of girl that loves making lists just so I can mark it off later... this looks like something I would enjoy doing! On the top left corner of my chart I have the category Activities followed by each day of the week.

Under the activities column, I listed my 10 goals to hopefully do daily. These goals are; Exercise 30 min., Drink 48oz of water, No fast food or unhealthy snack, No sweets, No soda, No eating after 8 p.m., Personal scripture and prayer, Make dinner, Clean & tidy home (or laundry), and finally Personal goal! (personal goal can be anything from organizing a closet to writing in your journal... etc.) Some of these goals are things I already do, but some will be new and possibly a challenge!

Under the days of the week, I keep track of which goal I accomplish by giving myself 1 point. Each week you are allowed one FREE POINT anywhere but only for activity. At the bottom of the chart is the where you calculate your total. Hopefully I will have 10 points in each column.

I am wanting to come up with a reward depending on how many points I earn! It will be fun. I don't know what that/those reward(s) will be, but it will be something fun like go get a pedicure or buy a new shirt! I am super excited about this! Now I just have to make sure I follow through! :)

Mini Vacation

I love Family! Michael and I got to go up to the temple last Tuesday. We had so much fun staying with the Nortons! We love them! We left for the temple Wednesday afternoon and on the way Michael let me buy 2 undershirts from Down East Basics. They are wonderful! It's so nice to have them! The temple of course was exactly what we needed. So peaceful. I wish we could go everyday. :) On our trip up to Phoenix I got 5 voice mails from my family. They were eager to let me know they would be in Phoenix that coming Saturday!! What a wonderful surprise! Since Michael had to work, I went up with my brothers and stayed the night with my parents. It was nice to be with everyone again. I forget how much I miss all the noise that comes with big families. I'm so used to my quiet apartment all the time, so it was nice to have constant conversations going all around. I have to say though, I am so happy to be back home with my Honey! Life just isn't the same without him :D I love my Michael!

We picked up the boys today as a favor to Aunt Cora. Since we were near we decided to go over to Pima to get some errands taken care of. We spent 3 hours there for basically nothing! Turns out someone took my name off the Advisor list so we sat there for 2 hours waiting... for nothing. Stupid Pima. I really don't understand what goes through the employee's minds. THEN I find out that my pima account had been inactivated 3 times... WHAT? WHY? I seriously don't understand this school. Always surprises there. You never know what will happen next. Oh well life goes on. I just have to try and let it go.

I got to finish off the evening with Kristine! I'm going to miss her when she leaves for her mission :( We were suppose to exercise but instead sat and talked all night until Michael got home from soccer. Girl's night is the best!

100%

Just needed to brag a little tonight. I got 100% on one of my finals in Microbiology today! I was so happy! I only have 2 more finals to go. One left in Microbiology and then my last final in Organic Chemistry. I am nervous about both... :P Of course instead of studying I am on here writing my thoughts to keep from boring myself with reading the text books. I can do it! I am only one week away from having my summer break!

Michael is out with his best bud Brad tonight. I am glad they get to hang out every so often. Brad is a wonderful friend. They usually go to soccer Monday nights but Brad wasn't there so they arranged a get-together tonight to talk about Manly things :)

After school is out I plan to get back on track with my exercise routine! It is a challenge for me to stay on top of that when I have hard tests to study for. I know it is possible, I just don't have enough motivation to do it. I did just get my new swimsuit in the mail so maybe that can become my motivation for now. I'm not obsessed. Just want to have energy again... and to tone up would be nice!

I'm feeling guilty now so I better get studying. Wish me luck!

Caught Up

I'm finally feeling like I'm caught up with April and the beginning of May! I really should be getting ready for my test on Monday but instead I spent my morning getting all my letters and business mail put together, put a stamp on them and mailed them off! Then I went to the bank, made some deposits and then headed to Target. I only planned to pick up those calenders re-fill's for my little planner book but then I ran into some cute little notebook that would go perfect with my journal lesson for the beehives on Sunday. After that I decided I should replaced my broken Young Women folder with a new one. Bought some more computer printer paper that we've been out of since the beginning of April and then ended the trip buying all the packaging I needed for Mother's Day! Talk about a day of accomplishment. Phew! I feel like I'm on top of things now. What a great way to start off the month.

I enjoyed work this week. Did a good amount of haircuts this week. I love my job :) It's exciting watching my cliental grow. Makes me feel good!

Michael and I went on our date last night. We enjoyed delicious Olive Garden (my favorite) and ended the evening watching the movie, "The lightning thief" with another couple. It was very good. I enjoyed it. We plan to meet up again with them tonight to play games or something. We love having friends over.

I am off. I need to get started on studying for my test on Monday. After Monday I will only have 2 tests left! Hooray! I am ready for the summer to begin :)

Why I LOVE Michael

Don't you just wish sometimes you could stop time and just enjoy special moments longer? I wish I could have done that yesterday! It was a great day and I had so much fun goofing off with Michael. That's why I've decided to make a small list of things I love about him!

1. He makes me laugh ALL the time.

2. I love how he tries to sneak up on me but I always catch him.

3. I always get a "I'm home" hug and kiss and a goodbye hug and kiss.

4. He tells me I'm pretty :)

5. He tells me I'm a smart lady.

6. Whenever we call it even on tickle fights I always get at least one more try.

7. He's so Handsome!

8. I love all the little rap songs he comes up with for me.

9. I love it when I catch him staring at me.

10. I love how we snuggle before falling asleep.

11. I love how Happy we are together.

I could go on and on! But I won't to save everyone some time. I'm so glad he is mine. He simply is the best!