What a Weekend!

I'm not feeling very creative right now, so I think I'll just quickly fill you in on the highlights of this weekend:

1. Scott, Kelley (Scott's younger sister), Ron, Brenda (the lady that Ron has been dating), and I all drove down to St. George, UT for the weekend.

2. We stayed at Brenda's father's summer home which was super nice and brand new. The furnishings and decorations were super fancy, and the home was very clean. This had one major downside: we spent three hours of our last day there cleaning the home. Scott and I even mopped the floor of the garage! The Garage!!!!

3. The weather on Saturday wasn't very nice, so we ended up not being able to go boating or do anything cool. We all went to the indoor pool, took a nice long nap, had dinner, and then went to see the new Indiana Jones movie. The movie was great, but it was a long drive to St. George just to swim and see a movie.

3.5. I really wanted to go to the Saint George temple, but we didn't bring our recommends! I think we really missed out, but it sounds like we might go again sometime this summer (Ron looked for a condo to buy for himself while we were down there), and in that case I'll definitely remember my stuff.
4. The car rides to and from St. George were both enjoyable and nightmarish. Kelley wanted to argue with Scott the entire way about everything, from who got to drive, to what music to listen to, to how loud the music should be, to where we stopped to eat... I just mostly stayed out of it, but it was pretty bad. The good part was that I was able to take some motion sickness pills before each of the trips, so I could play games, read, nap, etc. without feeling car sick at all! It was pretty great. :)

5. Kelley and I stayed up late on Saturday night while Scott and his dad went grocery shopping. We came up with some fun new inside-jokes that are great. Kelley is a fun girl, and so smart... I hope she figures everything out with her school and finds a good balance between that and personal life so that she can graduate on time with all her friends. I hope she and Scott and also she and her dad can learn to get along better... it sounds like they are all having a rough time.

6. Getting away for the weekend just took a lot of stress off. We were able to literally get "away from it all." Seriously, I didn't think about work or bills or anything while we were gone, and it surprised me at how relaxed I felt. Even though we didn't really do much, it was the change of scenery that was the best for all of us.

This Weekend's Adventure: Laundry

It was that time again: Time to do the laundry. Not because I really really really wanted to (like I sometimes actually get), but because I was officially out of clothes. The pile on Scott and my bedroom floor actually became like a second carpet, and walking on our clothes and towels and socks each day sure wasn't getting them clean, I'm sure. Anyway, we took the opportunity this weekend to get out of our sweltering apartment (the air conditioner doesn't work, and it was like 90 degrees all weekend!) and go stay at Scott's parent's house for an adventure in Laundry Land! It took pretty much all day Saturday (from 2:00 pm until 12:30 am the next morning), but we did it! Our clothes are clean, we can see the carpet in our bedroom, and Scott can now get into his side of the closet! It's a win-win-win situation! Also, I'm wearing a super-cute outfit today, made possible by these adventures. So if you feel like you're running low on adorable things to wear or outfits to make you look super-cute, don't go shopping!! Do your laundry!

Brooke is nuts!

Well I read through all of Brooke's crazy blogging and writing and I decided to leave a little bit more useful information than just random thoughts that pop into my ditzy wife's head (HA HA). Anyways, Brooke and I are very happily married and have been for 2 months now. We have our ups and downs and I have to say that right now is a bit of a down. I was working for Fidelity Investments prior to our marriage, but due to cutbacks in the economy worldwide, I found myself without a position. So for the past month I have been job hunting with all of the disappointments and craziness therein. And I have little to display for my efforts. Well, I will continue trying and maintain our household and hope for a better tomorrow. I will also come back here soon to post a short history of Brooke and me for those who don't have all the information. I will touch on some more memorable moments such as the stapled head, the backyard antics, my shack, and other such tender moments.

Thanks again, and see you soon!

SCOTT WOOD

Mother's Day & Many Phone Calls

Our missionary, Hermana Kalli Dawn Jenson, was finally able to call home and talk to us all yesterday on Mother's Day! It was so great hearing from her and telling her all about our life since Scott and I got married. I've been so bad at writing to her, but I'm really going to try to do better, especially now that it's summer and I have no homework!! I've even set it up so that she gets each of these posts as I publish them! How neat is that?

Anyway, we received a phone call from her in the morning (which made us late for church, but it was definitely worth it), and then a couple later that night because she had another opportunity to talk to my mom some more. She tried calling the house but nobody was answering, so she called me on my cell phone! I saved the number in my phone as "Hermana Jenson" but I won't call unless there's an emergency. I'm pretty tired and pooped, and I have a lot of work that's piling up on my desk so I'd better get going. This post was pretty pointless, so here's a happy thought:

Many Friends

Yesterday was so great! Scott and I had a blast entertaining so many guests including family and friends! Okay, so it wasn't some great big hurrah, but we had a lot of fun. First of all, Kendra came to visit on Wednesday night and stayed until Thursday evening. I don't know if she had a lot of fun, but a change of scenery is always nice. My cousin Morganne also ventured over on Thursday morning with a loaf of Texas Toast for some absolutely amazing French Toast! Scott made a really delicious fruit salad made with strawberries and oranges and lots of sugar-free whipped cream! All in all, it was the best breakfast I've had in a very long time!

After Morganne had to leave, Scott, Kendra, and I watched the movie "P.S. I Love You," which did not quite live up to expectations. It wasn't what I thought it'd be, and my emotions were very conflicted between getting sucked into the sorrow of it all, feeling giddy and uplifted by all the tragically romantic moments, or getting angry at all the stupid people treating Holly like crap about mourning for her dead husband. Scott just kept saying how he thinks Harry Connick Jr.'s hair looks stupid. I'm sorry, but I definitely have to agree. What a strange character...

Anyway, later that evening, my "Office Party" began. We had two guests: Michelle and Jessica. This week's episode of "The Office" was very funny, however it definitely wasn't my favorite. There was a great part at the end where just Dwight and Angela were in the office together, and I'm really hoping we might get to see some "Dwangela" coming back into play pretty soon! Once Angela has had her baby, there are definitely possibilities that she'll get a lot more screen time. Well, back to my party... so after "The Office" we all played some games like Skip-Bo and Uno, and we gorged ourselves on a healthy and delicious snack: caramel corn mini rice cakes! Yum yum yum! We had such a blast!!!

Two Months... Almost!

It's nearly been two months since Scott & I were sealed for eternity in the Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple... what a blessing! Since then it's been such a roller-coaster! For anyone that wants to know, being married is fun... it's hard, but not any harder than being engaged was! (What a rough patch that was!) Things in our home are coming together nicely, and I think I'm going to spend some time this evening trying to put up the pictures around our house. I still need to get our wedding photos developed, but every time I try to take them to the store, those silly readers say there aren't any pictures on the disc! It's getting frustrating, but I'm sure I'll find some way to get them all developed! :)

As you can surely tell, I'm obsessed with my wedding pictures! I'll post three of my favorites below.




Which do you like best? Let me know!