Janae Says...

Alright, so it has been an extremely interesting couple of weeks. I am now convinced that I could take my stories about men and compile them into a book. It would be so strangely amusing to the masses that they just wouldn't be able to put it down. They'd make faces of total disgust and break into total hysterics while reading my stories. But for now I just need a place to put it where it's short and commemorated somewhere. Let me start back where my last blog left off. I had an insane week after my grandfather died. (I've got my little tribute written for him as well, which I may or may not post sometime in the future.) On that Tuesday, the 7th, I got up and drove 20 minutes down to Lehi barely in time for the family-only services to end. The services were lovely and full of laughs. Then I drove 20 minutes down to Provo for the burial. Then I drove 20 minutes back up to Lehi for the luncheon. Then I drove 20 minutes back down to Provo for an interview I had for my ...

Sunday - Church -- lots of good talks, a decent Sunday school lesson, and an awesome combined Relief Society/Elders Quorum lesson from a woman who endured the blood diamond massacre in Sierra Leone, Africa. Humbling and amazing - Laundry - Skipped dinner at grandma's due to only a quarter tank of gas to last me to Tuesday - Made oatmeal cookies Monday - Took a personal day from work - Slept in - Went to the gym - Went to downtown Salt Lake for Sundance's Best of Fest documentary Chasing Ice . (I'd recommend you Google it, James Balog, and the Extreme Ice Survey.) Very compelling and well done. Tuesday - Scrambled like crazy to get caught up at work, doing lesson plans, organizing, etc. - Class from 4:30-7:30 in Orem, doing lesson plans the entire time - Drove home to Murray, ignoring my prompting to stop and see my grandparents - Rear ended the car in front of me getting off at my exit (nothing major, don't worry) - Spent 30 minutes dealing with the cla...