Why I love Royce

1. I just do! I love him so much; words can't really describe it, but . . .
2. He makes me laugh
3. He is tall, somewhat dark, and very handsome
4. He has the best surprises--dates, gifts, etc.
5. He is so kind, gentle, forgiving, and full of love--not just to me, but to everyone
6. He loves to have fun--games, geocaching, Disneyland, vacations of any kind. We are never bored!
7. He gets me out of my comfort zone
8. He has a firm testimony of the gospel and loves our Heavenly Father and our Savior
9. He loves my friends and loves to hang out with them--how often does that happen? (but then again, my friends are pretty amazing)
10. He has green eyes--beautiful!
11. He is so honest--I never have to doubt what he is thinking
12. Speaking of honesty, he honestly views me as the most beautiful woman he knows
13. I've never seen anyone who is so good at getting their homework done--definitely not a procrastinator. Maybe I'll learn someday . . .
14. He's really bendy--I bet you didn't know that
15. He has an amazing smile
16. He's not afraid to remind me to be nicer--and sometimes I need a lot of help
17. He loves to tickle me--I freak out and he thinks it's absolutely hilarious
18. He has a great deal of common sense
19. He takes me to fancy restaurants
20. He comes up with great menu ideas so we don't have the same foods night-after-night
21. He opens my car door
22. He lets me win disagreements (even though I always feel bad after)
23. He loves to make a big deal out of holidays
24. He likes to play tricks on people on blogs
25. He'd rather spend time with me than be rich
26. He's going to be the best dad--he's quickly become the favorite of my nieces and nephews
27. He's determined to try every Jamba Juice drink (well, except the coffee and tea ones)
28. He makes up really great songs and jingles--I told him that's how we're going to make our fortune
29. He sometimes prays when it's my night because I don't feel like it
30. And there's a million more reasons, but 30 is a nice round number so we'll end with this: Because he loves me so much more than I will ever deserve!

Feeling better

Sorry for the vent post. I feel better now. So feel free to ignore it if you want, but I'm going to leave it up--this blog, after all, is the only journaling that I do and I think it's important to document my less-than-stellar moments as well as the nice ones.

Protecting my good name

I received an e-mail this morning that upset me greatly. Actually, it made me angry and defensive. It was a work e-mail, regarding a situation I have been mildly involved in. The e-mail I received included correspondence between several people. One of those messages implied that I had acted in a way that I shouldn't--but in fact, I didn't do what they said I did! And that makes me angry. Because one individual stated something a certain way, this other person decided to interpret it to mean that I'm not doing my job correctly. Well, I happen to think that I'm pretty darn good at my job. Sure, I make mistakes. I'm human, right?! But I don't do things to sabotage the program here (now I'm exaggerating--see what happens when you make me angry?).

So what did I do, you wonder? Did I, in the greatest humility, realize that in the grand scheme of things this person's opinion of me doesn't really matter and I know the truth and that should be good enough? No! In my response to the person who sent me the e-mail, I cleverly included my accuser in the cc: and defended my position in a way that they could not misunderstand my involvement. I went so far as to say (albeit nicely and diplomatically) that if they wanted me to do things differently then they should tell me so. So there!

EASTER PARTY RSVP

We're having an Easter party this weekend, and if you didn't get an invitation you are still invited (provided your not some creepy stalker blog person).

The party is this Saturday afternoon rain or shine (it will be indoors in case of rain). If you need details please ask (I won't post details here to avoid creepy stalker people from showing up-don't worry I don't think this is a problem, just a concern).

If you haven't RSVPed already I need you to do so by tomorrow (Weds.) April 8 by 2 p.m. This will enable us to ensure we have enough room and for other planning purposes. IT IS IMPORTANT even if you don't think it is. If something is holding you back from coming let us know so we can help you out with that concern. And if you don't RSVP you can still come, but it may not be as fun for you.

Hope to see you there!

TAXES/Volunteering

Hey Everyone, just thought you'd like a real update on our lives. Not some fluff like Heather's been giving (just kidding hon, its good stuff).

This semester is quickly winding down to a close. I am still looking for a post-graduation FT job/career. Currently my best bet is with the IRS, but I still need to take a test for them.

I've been volunteering A LOT for the volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) program at BYU. With training and actual volunteering I've volunteered a total of around 74-75 hours throughout this semester. By the end of this week though I'll have 6 more. I am tooting my own horn a little bit here, but it goes to show even though you have a part-time job, full-time education, you can still make time for volunteering. Volunteering has been mostly good and has kept me pretty entertained during the time I am volunteering, but hasn't had a real big good feeling on me. And it may not. I am not volunteering for the glory of men, or the glory of God really, just because its important to give back and I feel like I am doing that a little bit by getting a bunch of people money.



If you haven't got your taxes done yet and you need help doing them let me know SOON so I can do it with the software we have. This is the last week for VITA, although I'd still be happy to help you in general. Most likely you'll get a refund so it is beneficial to do your taxes.

Heather has been practicing and playing in a concert for the Orchestra at Temple Square and was gone pretty much all last week. I use to weigh 250 lbs. but now I only weigh 150 from lack of eating real meals. Thanks for cooking for me Heather!



We've been geocaching a fair amount when the weather is nice and went and saw "Monsters vs. Aliens in IMAX 3-d this past weekend which was enjoyable.



Other than that we have a bunch of fun picture we've never shown on this blog or elsewhere, but Heather's computer crashed which had all the pictures on it, and is still being worked on so hopefully real pictures on this blog soon instead of these google images.

Daily culture

For two weeks in February, there was an art exhibit in the gallery of the HFAC which I really loved. I honestly had sad feelings when they took it down. I especially loved looking at the big brass sculpture. It's not as cool in photographs, but art is always better live. So today, you can have a daily dose of culture by visiting the artist's blog at http://kisslanchan.blogspot.com/. He posted all the sculptures from this particular exhibit on March 12. If you want, let me know what you think. Love it? Hate it? Don't get it? Or you can keep your feelings to yourself. I won't be offended.

Spring

Did you remember that today is the first day of Spring? I almost forgot! Happy Spring everyone--that's all.