Nifty Fifties - Best Relief Society Night Ever

My Relief Society (a church group for women) as been advertising this Nifty Fifties party for over a month. I am trying to be more active in church activities so I went. I heard our Relief Society President did activities big, but I was totally unprepared for what I saw.

Yes, Elvis made an appearance.

The ketchup, mustard, and mayo bottles were full.
The record place mats had 50's songs on them but were sung by people in our ward.

The tables were set up like booths, with black lining between each one.

This lady, Alice, actually danced with Elvis once at Lagoon. Crazy.

The only downside, Rootbeer Floats. Can you tell which cup was mine?

They had the YW be waitresses on rollerblades who took our orders. Actual BBQ'ed hamburgers and fried fries. It was unbelievable. I award this Relief Society Party 2 thumbs up.

Changes

I haven't really been very informative about our lives in my last posts, basically because nothing has changed. But time is creeping by and I am feeling change in the air.

For those of you who don't know. Seth is taking the LSAT next month. Although he will be applying late, we are hoping this is the path the Lord wants for us, because the other paths we decided on are not working.

My wonderful, amazing, principal is leaving our school to become the Director of Elementary Schools for the new district. We are all very sad about it, and anxious to see what kind of person will replace him. I am a little nervous about it, ok, a lot nervous. I loved Principal Goble.

We are planning on taking vacation in June. This is a fun thing for me to plan in my spare time (haha, extra time, hahaha).

We are planning on moving in August when our contract is up, either to move to a law school out of state, or somewhere else in Utah depending on what happens in the next couple months.

My online History class is going well. I took a test last week and received a B+ for all my hard work and studying. Whoo hoo!

Our half marathon training has been going well. We completed two miles this week and are on to three on Tuesday.

For awhile now I have been content with no decisions, but in a matter of months that will change. I hate making decisions, especially big ones. But, such is life.

The Hair That Won't Dye

So, I am completely envious of my husband (who, on an unrelated subject, keeps getting out complimented than me. At church a lady turned around and told him he had a beautiful singing voice, now she didn't say "You guys have such great voices," no, her compliment was specific to Seth: "You have such a beautiful voice! Doesn't he?" Engaging me in my non-compliement. I need to step up my game. I didn't know we had a complimentor in front of us, I would have tried a little harder. That was only one example of many recently.) Anyway, back to the post, I am envious of my husband and sister-in-laws because of their gorgeous hair color. Deep rich dark brown.

Now, Loreal is no subsitute for natural color but I gave it a whirl. Before and after shots, day of:

Now, from the pictures you can see some difference in color. Darker yes, luxurious dark, no, but I was satisfied. Next day, I show my sister-in-laws:

(Note the difference in color)

The day after that, I was back to my original color which you can see in my broken nose post. Should I go black? Or not risk it, since I do have the hair that won't dye? I need help with this. I once dyed it bright blonde, want to see? Ok, I will show you.

I love my Dad in this picture. Just get in the picture already. Also, there is some definite hair in the lower right corner. Who's is it? Everyone in my family is in the picture or behind the camera.

My sister and I on one of our many 'It's not alcoholic, but it is in a fancy glass with sugar around the rim, drink parties.' My brother wanted a non-alcoholic martini, I was like "I don't think that is possible...'

Anyway, definitely blonde is bad. But what about black? Input please.

Movies Can Make Lasting Impressions

Ever since we saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Seth is convinced he is aging backwards. "I am getting younger everyday," he says. He might actually be telling the truth for once. Here is a picture of him from a year and half ago

And here is a picture of him today



I took this on our way to school. Never you mind how I got the white background.

Sad News

So, I was out sledding and I broke my nose. I didn't want to put it back, so I just left it.


Just kidding. Would you still love me if I looked like this?


I am supposed to be working on my class. Instead I am taking pictures of myself.



Joke's on you Seth. You are right next to me and you don't even know I am wasting time!! Hmm, actually, I think the joke is on me. I should get to work.

Shaved Head and Evan's Dad

Ray came today with his hair shaved off. He was embarrassed about it and didn't want to take off his coat and hood. When asked why he would not take his coat off, I told the kids he got a short hair cut and is a little nervous about it. One kid said, "It's because he is bald." Evan interjected, from his think-time exile:

"My Dad is bald and my step-mom still likes him. The whole family likes him."

So, to all of you bald people out there, don't worry, your family will still like you.

Christmas Program Full of First Graders

Just a few pictures from our Christmas Program. The kids got all spiffed up, it was a very cute affair.

This is Adrian, I love him so much. He has a huge scratch on his face because he got in a fight with a kid in his neighborhood. I made him promise me 5 times he would never get in a fight again. He is such a sweet kid, hard family life though.

And now, a Christmas chain by Evan: