Blown Up Car, Nuns, Mormons, Hair Cut!

Alright.... lot's to tell...

Jon's car was making some pretty bad sounds, like... worse than normal. The belt on his engine has always made a loud whirring sound but this was really bad, and we went to Smiths and his car was idling really hard, it was shaking really bad it could have given us whiplash if we'd let it be like that for long enough. Well, we told my dad and he decided that he didn't want to fix it and so he called his friend Cosy, who fixes the stuff my dad doesn't want to, and agreed to take Jon's car in the next day. Jon and I got into the car and started it to follow my father and it was shaking really hard; we managed to get all the way to Gordon and when we turned onto Gordon it didn't want to turn and then it wouldn't accelerate and then it gave a sputter and died with a puff of white smoke out of the exhaust pipe. Jon then turned on his hazard lights and coasted to the side of the road. Dad saw that we had stopped and started turning around. Jon and I got out of the car in the very hot day and looked around... there was fluid leaking from the car and a nasty smoke smell... did I mention that it was hot? Dad made his way over and we assessed the damage. And Jon's car was dead... that was the diagnosis... So we all went to Transwest to find a suitable solution to fix Jon's car. We then had two options: 1) replace the engine completely in Jon's car or 2) get a new Taurus Body and put all the parts into it that we needed. We opted for the first and so Jon's car is getting fixed on Monday and should hopefully be done sometime next week.

Today I had rehearsal, and it was the very first time we ran thru the whole show. Now this show is not very long but it was really fun to go through everything!! I still feel a little shaky on a couple of songs. But overall, it's getting better and better. I'm super excited for this show to open. I have this part where I'm talking to the audience giving them a quiz, and I can tell you that giving a quiz that requires audience participation is really hard when you don't have an audience... which we won't for two weeks!

Then I came home from rehearsal, and Jon came home from work and promptly fell asleep on the couch because he had to wake up at 3:30 to get to work by 4, and then worked til 12:30! My husband is so good to wake up early all the time to go to work to support us. He's pretty amazing! So as he was sleeping, mum and I talked about this, that and the next thing, I can tell you that I also have a pretty amazing mother! Then when Jon woke up we went to the church to clean. I felt pretty bad cause Brother Bishop had called 12 people and nobody called him back except us! And so we vacuumed and put new stuff in the bathrooms, and I can now say that I've been in the boys bathroom... So I guess I can now take that off my bucket list...

Jon has needed a hair cut for a long time but he woke up too late to go to his favourite place at Mike's and so we ended up going to Smart Cuts; and we both ended up getting our hair cut... yeah... I cut off about 4 or 5 inches! It's super short now, but I love it, and it's not like it's not going to grow back! When I got home my mother was not too happy! The look on her face was priceless!!

That's about it right now, but more adventures are sure to come! Unfortunately, we didn't manage to get to the temple this week, so I don't get to take one off my list. But next week we'll go to two different temples so I can knock two off my list in one week! I'm so excited!

Wacky Monday!

Today Jon took me to the mall to get a manicure and pedicure! One thing that I love in this world is the smell and feel of the nail salon! It seriously is my happy place! And I have such an awesome husband who will take me! So I got my pedicure, which really helped my feet! I hadn't done anything with my toes since my birthday and so it was pretty bad and my toes looked awful! And then I got a manicure! I really debated getting fake nails put on again, just cause, they are so darn cute and after they are on you really don't have to worry about them, but they just cost so much in upkeep that I decided to stick with my real nails. Besides, I had gotten them to be at least a little bit stronger since I ripped off my last fake set. So my toes are a nice shade of pink, and my fingernails are a nice pale pink, to make them look a lot better than they did.

After the mani/pedi, Jon and I went to the food court and got pretzel bites and orange julius' which was super duper yummy!! And then we went to JC Penney, and found probably the best thing all day!! Which was, ANGRY BIRD SHIRTS!! Ok, so maybe we have a slight obsession with the silly iPhone App, but hey, we love them! Don't judge ok!? So Jon got a green pig shirt and I got a red Bird shirt and then we wore them later!!!!

Another thing that I did today was clean out the freezer and refrigerator... yeah... it was gross! I won't go into detail on this one but just know that it was nasty and I will never be the same! There are just sights and smells that you can never undo... But I was on a little cleaning rampage and so I was trying to tidy up as much as I could. I didn't get very far but it definitely was a start! As I was cleaning off the long tables in our living room I found a frame that I had put our marriage license in and a copy of the First Presidency's A Proclamation to the World that the Temple had given to us on our wedding day! I had been meaning to do more with it than just put them on the blank, boring white paper. And so I pulled out my scrapbooking paper and made a little background for them along with a border; then I pulled out some of the pictures from the wedding that I hadn't managed to put in the wedding scrapbook because there either wasn't a place for it, or it was almost identical to another picture and I ended up having four black and white photo's of us around the temple and then there was one coloured photo of us right after we'd come out of the temple. And so I put it all together and it turned out super nice! I was really pleased with how it looks. And when we get a house I will put it up on one of the walls and our kids can look at it and see it.

I am SOOOO Lucky!!

So, not that I already don't know this but it kinda just hit me again today at church. I am one of the luckiest girls who has the most supportive husband ANYONE could ever ask for!! I honestly don't know how I got to be so blessed. I have an amazing husband who is so supportive and helpful and so willing to do anything to make me happy!

Our Primary Chorister was out of town today and so was our Primary Pianist. And so I told them that Jon and I would take care of it and even though Jon doesn't really even know a whole lot about music he did awesome today! I played the piano and Jon led the music today in Primary. And we had a lot of fun doing it!! We played Angry Birds with the kids today and they just loved it! We put up eggs around the room and behind each of them was a program song for the kids to work on. And they loved being able to hit a pig and pick an egg.

Also, today I had to play for Choir and Sacrament and we performed today for the Pioneer Day and Jon came and turned my pages.

That's also not all!! I'm in a show right now, but for the past week I've had a really bad headcold. I have not been feeling well at all! But I couldn't miss rehearsal cause we are getting super close to the opening of the show and had memorization passoff this week. And Jon came and made sure that I had water and made sure that I was doing ok. He may have started out as a gamer but he's turning into a pretty good theatre guy now. We are having so much fun together, and I seriously feel so blessed to have someone love me so much that he's willing to do anything and everything for me. I was really blessed by my Heavenly Father for such an awesome guy. Jon has taught me more about love and patience than anyone in my entire life. He is a constant exemplar for me and I love him so much!

By the way! Everyone should come and see Nunsense! We will be performing August 11, 12, 13 and 15 at the Clearfield Amphitheatre at 7:30! It is such a funny show and it has been so much fun working on it!! Especially with the cast of women that we have!! Alyn Bone, Andra Thorne, Kathy Lewis and Heather Lewis!! It's gonna be a blast!!

Random Adventures of Wednesday!

Today, Jon and I got up and got ready to go to the Temple! (No, we didn't go out of state this time!) and so we went to our favourite restaurant, Tucano's, and had a fantastic, very filling meal there. And then we drove to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, stopping first at Grandma and Grandpa Mosher's house; they, however, were not home. So we continued on our way to the Temple and after the adventure getting there, namely Jon batmobiling it over to the exit and scaring the geewhillikers out of a motorcyclist who later flipped us off, we got to a strangely not busy Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Then, whilst we were walking up, Jon noticed that the Temple Presidency parking spots were all not filled. And then we got to the doors to see that it was vacant. We were super sad and so we decided to go to the Draper Temple.

We arrived at the Draper Temple only to find out that they are every hour, and we had about three minutes before the session would start. After changing, I HAD to go potty! It was no longer a luxury at that point but a necessity, so as I was still in the stall, one of the Temple Workers came into the bathroom and called for me and this is exactly how our conversation went:

T.W: (rushing into bathroom) SISTER! SISTER! Are you going in for a session!
Me: (still in stall.... pause) Who? Me?!
T.W: Yes, Sister. Are you trying to make the session?
Me: (still in stall...) um... hang on a sec....
T.W: Ok, well you had better hurry! I can stop them for you but you need to hurry so you can make the session!
Me:(now coming out of stall with her standing in my way to the sink) I'm here with my husband, and I don't know if he's out there yet. We can wait for the next session if we have to.
T.W: (looking at me as if I were crazy) But I can get you into this one, you just need to hurry!
Me: (inching my way to sink) ok.... but can I wash my hands first?

She then let me wash my hands, which smelled really good! Temple Soap is AWESOME!!! And then I walked outside and didn't see her anywhere... so I went where I was supposed to go and Jon was already in the chapel and so we made it into that session. It was a really good one too!! I had a lot of thoughts come to my mind and a lot of interesting personal things. Not really huge amazing things just simple little "aha" moments.

Afterward we went to Grandma and Grandpa Mosher's and spent time with Grandma Pat. She's such a funny lady and she makes me laugh all the time! So we had a good time talking with her about missions and all sorts of stuff. Then we finally made our way home! On the way home, my mum called and asked what we wanted for dinner, and so I finally said, "Taco's!" and then she called me a couple minutes later and said we were going to Red Lobster. Which if you know my family, you know this happens all the time. When I got off the phone and told Jon he just laughed. After dinner with my parents, Jon and I came home and then went off to Kohls, because Jon has wanted to go there for the past, like, five days and so we finally went and then on our way home, there was construction and we didn't know what the heck was going on with the orange cones and whatnot, so we got into the other lane, which was not what we were supposed to do because the construction guys turned their sign IMMEDIATELY and started waving their glow spear thingys. So we hurried and backed up and then did a U-turn.... Cause we didn't want to have to go past them after that little fiasco. Then we finally came home and stayed home.

I had such a fun time with Jon! I love spending time with him, which I guess, is a good thing because I'm kinda stuck with him forever!! But I don't know who I would rather be stuck with than him! He is everything I could ever want in a husband. He is loving, kind and so attentive to me and anyone who knows me, knows that I love attention. And he is such an awesome provider and we have super fun adventures! There will definitely be more adventure updates coming soon!!

Gowns to Swim Wear!

So... about a week ago, I got a call from a woman in my ward asking me if I still do Princess Birthday Parties. Now, I have only done one for a "silent auction" that my ward had for Girls Camp and so I got to dress up like Cinderella. This time, however, I was supposed to be Snow White and so I called Alyn and she was able to find a really cute Snow White costume and a Prince costume for Jon and I to do this birthday party. So we definitely dressed the part! Down to makeup, wigs and costuming. It was so much fun to go to this party and see all the little girls dressed up in Princess Costumes. They were so cute! And so we asked them who their favourite princess was, and then I told the story about Snow White and Jon even added his side of the story. It was pretty cute! And then we taught them how to bow and curtsy, and wave and the most important part: remembering to say "please", "thank you" and "you're welcome", afterwhich we gave them "Certificates of Royalty" signed by both Jon and I (as Snow White and Prince Charming of course!). Then we had singing time and then we took individual pictures with the kids. We had about a half hour program and we had a lot of fun with it! We enjoyed ourselves and the kids a ton!

Then after the party, we came home and got changed into our swimwear because we were going boating!! We headed up to Willard Bay to go out on the water with Jon's family! It was so much fun just getting up to the dock! We missed the turn and ended up going down this dirt road for quite awhile because we decided to follow the GPS and not the signs and then we figured out what the problem was and turned around. It was an adventure alright but it was still fun. Then finally we got to the dock, and we went and got on the boat. Now... I've never been on a boat and in all honesty I'm terrified of the water. Terrified and grossed out!! Because frankly, the thought of swimming in the fish's toilet (and everyone else's for the matter) has never really thrilled me. Also the fact that it's a huge open space is not on the top of my favourite's list. But we got on the boat and out into the water.

The first thing we did was jump out into the water to swim. It was pretty fun, the water was freezing at first and for those of you who know me, you know that I am ALWAYS cold! And so to already be cold and jump into even colder water was kinda a big deal. Then my sweetheart decided to get out onto the lake and try water skiing. I sat up front with Hayden whilst Jon was out on the water showing us how it's done! And Hayden was so funny, cause he kept saying, "Oh yeah, Jon is really good! My brothers are the best at this!" And then they asked if I would like to try skiing, and even though I am so not the adventuresome type I told them sure. So I got out into the water again and Jon helped me put the planks of wood onto my feet and then I tried to get up.... to no avail... I swallowed more water (ew, ew, ew... fish's toilet water...) than I ever care to again, and they said that I almost made it up but I didn't feel like I was at all close to getting up. And so finally after three or four failed attempts I decided I didn't want to make everyone sit around waiting for me so I decided I was done.

Then we brought out this tube/raft/floaty thingy and put it in the water and two by two we all got a turn. I got five turns! I was so lucky! I got to go with Jon, Hayden, Connor, Hayden again and then Jon again. With Hayden the first time we got a huge pocket of air and were flown up about three feet from what everyone in the boat said. And when Jon and Chris went the tube completely capsized, leaving them in the water and the raft upside down.

All in all, today was a fun but very tiring day! I can feel muscles in my body that I didn't even know were there and/or could be used! And my legs and arms are super jello-ie. I would say that it was an awesome first time for boating for me! And I can't wait til we can go again!

Happy Birthday!!!

Well, today is the day that my sweetheart and eternal companion was born 23 years ago!! I am so so so blessed to have Jon in my life and I am so grateful for his role in my life!

About a month ago, I decided that I was going to try and plan something exciting for Jon's birthday. Last year, I planned a zombie themed surprise party for his birthday and it turned out awesome!! And I knew that I wouldn't be able to top that and so I just tried to do something sweet this year. For our honeymoon we went to the Anniversary Inn in Logan and stayed at Rich's Drive-In and the Lake Powell rooms. Well, Jon and I have our little nicknames for each other and mine for his is Penguin. As in, he's my Penguin. Well, at the Anniversary Inn they have a room called the Arctic Journey... ...and so I thought that that would be the PERFECT room to stay in because there are PENGUINS in the room!! So I booked it without him knowing about it and then finally the day arrived for us to make the hour drive to get up to Logan. It was a fun drive and we stopped at this Brazilian Grill just inside Logan and ate at the churrasco there. It was fantastic and Jon even got to work on his Portuguese. And then we went to the Inn and got into our room. It was so much fun!! We had a really good time relaxing, spending time with each other and watching movies!! Then in the morning we woke up and had breakfast in bed and then proceeded to get ready to go to the Temple.

We drove the thirty seconds to the Logan Temple only for it to look strangely not busy, we were kinda getting excited hoping that it wouldn't be a huge session. Jon and I don't do well in crowds, and then when we parked, we saw another couple and they told us that the temple was closed! CLOSED!! How ridiculous is that!! And so with Logan closed and Ogden, the next closest one is Bountiful, but they are closed for the next two weeks for cleaning and then the next is Salt Lake, which also is closed for cleaning. You would think that people would get together and think that people in Northern Utah would like to go to the Temple and that they would organize that accordingly. But we knew that Jordan River, Oquirrh Mountain and Draper were all open, but from where we were it was about 3 hours away. And so we decided to look the other way... and we decided that we would drive to the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.

We started on our journey and had a fun almost three hour drive to Idaho Falls. I have never been to Idaho, I've been to California, Maryland, New York, Iowa, Kansas and plenty of other states and other countries but I have never been to Idaho... Jon's dad LOVES Idaho! It is like his Mecca, and he claims that someday he will pack up and move there, and I have to admit I don't blame him! It had been raining up until the Idaho border, then all of a sudden when we crossed that state line the skies cleared and the clouds became poofy and happy again! So I texted Rod and we had a fun little chat about how I am now welcome to the Family.

Jon and I finally got to the Temple and were greeted with them renovating their grounds. So we walked through a construction zone to get up to the door. And then we went in, everyone was really nice and were really helpful! We had a wonderful time and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly! Afterwhich, we stopped at a little place called "Steak and Pancakes" before starting back on our journey home.

I know it probably wasn't the best birthday and that it was a lot of driving, but I really do hope that Jon had a good time for his birthday. It's funny, back before I got married, I enjoyed doing things for my friends' birthday's but all of a sudden when it's the man that I love so much and so dearly and would do anything for, it feels like anything I do just isn't enough. Even though I may try so hard. I'll never stop trying but I don't think I will ever do him justice. I just feel really lucky that he chose me and that I was blessed enough to have him come into my life. I am so glad that he was born 23 years ago and that the things we did in our lives brought us to this point!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN PAUL MOSHER!! I LOVE YOU!!!

SURPRISE!!

So for the past little bit Jon has been claiming that he has a surprise for me! But he kept telling me that I wouldn't get it til next week! So I was trying not to think about it and then finally he texted me yesterday on his way home from work and said that he was getting my surprise. And then he walked into the house while I was in our room and so I came out into the living room and he had something behind his back. And then he pulled out a new, burgundy set of scriptures with my new name engraved on them!! I was so excited!! I started crying! Then I opened up the box and there were my new scriptures with my name on it!! Jon even had made sure that they put an exclamation point on it!! I was so happy!!! He's the best husband anyone could ever ask for!! And I love him so much and I am so glad that we are married for eternity!! Because this month we'll have been married for four months, and dating for a year and 10 months, and it still only feels like one big sleep over!! :)

Purpose

Wow!! So I have so much to talk about! First off, yesterday, Jon and I had the opportunity to go to the baptism of our sweet little cousin Abby! When Abby was born she was very sick, and wasn't expected to live past a couple of days, so it was an incredible experience to be there for her baptism. Every day for the past eight years has been a miracle for her and for her family. I first met Abby when Jon and I were dating and I immediately had a connection with this sweet little girl! She is so sweet and vibrant and so full of life. And right before the baptismal prayer Uncle Mike couldn't get the words out, and as soon as he started the prayer the Spirit filled the room, and there was not a dry eye in the room. And then when it came time for her confirmation, Jon was invited to go up and be a part of the circle. And I couldn't hold in my tears anymore, when I watched my sweet husband go walk up I just had a flash forward to way way WAY on down the road when we have our own children and he will give them their baby blessings, daddy's blessings, and baptizing them and confirming them.

During the confirmation prayer, something that Uncle Mike said hit me really hard. As he was blessing Abby with the gift of the Holy Ghost he said something along the lines of, "you have a great purpose on this earth, even though we don't know what that purpose is" and that truly touched me, I thought about this little girl who has lived a remarkable life for 8 years. And I think that one of her purposes is to give hope to those who don't have it, and to be a great example to those around her. There are so many people who love her and gain strength from her story. She is a beautiful girl and she is one who has truly put up a fight for her life. I wonder what it would be like if I were in that situation, and I honestly do not think that I could handle it as eloquently as this eight year old. I always say that the ones who are given the hardest trials are given those trials because they are the ones that God thinks can handle it. Which in my opinion is one of the greatest compliments. Because honestly, if God knows that you can handle it, what more do you need?

The other thing that that statement made me think of was, "What is MY purpose?" And after the baptism Jon and I went to the Jordan River Temple and I had the same thought that I do every week I go to the Temple. My purpose is to have and raise children in this Gospel, because nothing brings me more joy than being a Latter-Day Saint. I love this Gospel and for everything it provides!! I am so happy that Jon and I were sealed together forever and that we will eventually have children and raise them in this Church. I love my Savior, Jesus Christ and I love how selfless he was to give his life for my sins. And I am so grateful for the peace of mind and comfort that I get whenever I go to the Temple. I love the Temple and I love learning new things every time I go! I know what my purpose in life is, and even though it is not coming for QUITE awhile, I am excited to be a mummy and to be blessed with a Child of God to love and hold and take care of.
This was me at my baptism day on August 1, 1998! I was baptized by my brother Timy, and I waited for two months for him to come home so that he could baptize me!