I am completely addicted to this Telenovela. I'm ashamed to admit that it started on my mission. I saw bits and pieces of it in Ecuador (it was re-running there) and was always slightly curious. I got home and watched what I could find, but that wasn't much. Well, I'm not exactly sure how I found it again last week, but I started at the beginning and am slowly but surely devouring every episode.
It's just as horrible as the stereotype. You think american soaps are bad... they've got nothing on Telenovelas. But I can't stop! I know they end up together, because it's obvious, but I have to find out how! How is she going to forgive him? Will she ever tell him that Frijolito is his son? What about his fiance and her evil (seriously evil) mother? Will they ruin everyone's lives? Can Francisco get over his wife? Will Dulce and Daniela ever get along? What if Margarita marries Francisco instead of Ignacio?! Will Don Pedro and Angelica ever love each other? And then there's little Frijolito. He's so freaking CUTE!
The one upside is: I'm speaking Spanish by accident again.
I have a lot of other things to say (mostly about books), but I'm still trying to figure out what to say exactly. That's why I haven't written for so long: I'm trying to be profound. ...not that this post shows much of that. :)
Guess what! I'm finally writing! I actually have a number of things to say, so I guess it's about time I wrote.
First off, I need to mention Michigan. A Couple of weeks ago I drove with my whole family up to Detroit to visit some old family friends. Their oldest daughter, one of my very bestest friends, Jessica Ellison, was going to the temple for the first time and she'd asked me to be there. So we went. It was a wonderful experience. The temple is such a blessing and it was one of the best moments of my life to share that time with someone I love so much.
Next: I got a job! I'll be working in the Annual Renewals department of The Corporation Service Company! "Wait" you say, "didn't you want to go into Social Work?" Well, yes I did, and do, but the ultimate goal for right now is to earn enough money to be able to pay off some debt and afford to move out of my parents' house. Grad School will come later. Until then I figure I'll take whatever job will hire me. Especially because it's a company I'm already really comfortable with, they have a great benefits package, I can carpool to work with my dad, and as I get to know more about my Singles Branch it turns out half of them work there too. (Something to do with the Branch President being the CEO...) I'll be starting on Monday. I'm really really happy to finally be getting a paycheck.
In other news, living at home just got harder. I knew that it was going to be difficult to try to maintain any kind of independence while living here. But I was beginning to make it work. Well, it's a long story, but there is a family from our ward who has run into some very very hard times. They are moving in with us. Which means that there is no longer room in the house for me to have my own room. Victoria is moving into my room... or moving back into her room... however you want to look at it. And as much as I love Tia... it's going to be a trial for us both. But we're already talking it through and I think we'll live. The real trick is getting all of her stuff and all my stuff into the smallest bedroom in the house. Wish us luck.
And I have a confession to make: I actually decided to blog today because I ran across this video. Since I started this blog as an assignment for a class on Media, I still have that in mind. I laughed so hard when I saw this I knew I had to share it. If you haven't seen the commercial that this is a parody of, it's in one of my older posts.
Oh, the number of times I have pushed myself around on those carts... working at the HBLL was the greatest thing ever! And this guy is absolutely hilarious (he's a member of BYU's Standup comedy group HumorU).
I'm also really really excited these days because I'm making plans with some of my old roommates to get together in a couple of months. It gets hard to see each other when you all live in different states, but we are bound and determined to make it work! (PS, I'm seriously down for London 2012, by the way.) We're gonna party it up like it was 2006. Back when no one had gone on missions, or was married, or had children... crazy what can happen in 4 short years isn't it?
Someone told me once that if you want to make God laugh all you have to do is make a plan. It seems that it's true. I had my own plan for how the next year or so of my life was going to go, but then the Lord stepped in and made some changes.
I'm currently living at home again (yikes!) and trying to find a job. This was part of my original plan, but the timing has changed. And now I'm not sure about what will happen in the nest year or two. It's kinda exciting. And kinda terrifying. (I guess that means I'm excited and scared.) But I have faith that I'll learn something from the whole experience. (As in, I'll know things now, many valuable things, that I hadn't known before.)
In other news: Victoria and I are going to see Into the Woods tonight. Her High School is putting it on. I'm pretty excited (and NOT scared) because Cab always does a really good job with their productions.
Today I feel very grateful for the Spirit that good music can bring to an emotional time.
We had a memorial service for my uncle today. He passed away last week and it has been a very difficult time for my family. But my dad was able to fly into town and spend a day or two with us and that was nice. My dad also has a wonderful voice and it was such a blessing to hear him sing. His voice has comforted me since I was born, and today was just the same. He sang This Is The Christ. He was really worried about it before hand because he didn't feel well prepared but it was amazing. I felt the Spirit very strongly.
I am very grateful for my knowledge of the Plan of Salvation. I know that my family can be together forever -- even when we have been separated in this life. I am grateful for the fact that the Lord has a plan for our lives and that we can have faith in that when things get hard. I know that He took my uncle Karl at this time because it will be a turning point in my family. I know that Karl will be working to help heal the rifts that have been causing pain for so many years.
I am grateful for a family full of faithful priesthood holders who are able to bless and testify. Thank you Scott, Brian, Kent, John and Daddy. You are all brilliant examples of what men should be. I am grateful for the most amazing grandparents who have ever lived. They have changed my life forever. I am grateful for parents who have taught me the gospel and how to always see the best and give the benefit of the doubt to everyone. I love you.
I have watched or listened to every session of conference for as long as I can remember. But even though I've been living in Utah for the last 6 years, I have never actually been to the conference center for a session. But I am SO excited because I finally got tickets! For my last few months in Utah I get to go to conference. Yay!
Since there was music at this event, I'll say that it counts as media.
This was the first year that I attended this crazy party. I've heard about it for a few years now, because it's kinda the thing to do here in Provo. I had no idea how fun it would be. It was CRAZY!!! And so great! I don't have my own pictures yet (gotta wait for some of my friends to put them up on facebook - another great media tool) but here's a video from today so you can get an idea of what goes on if you've never been. (Yes, I was there in this video. No, you can't see me.)
