Back from Vegas

So, we just returned from a vacation to Las Vegas. We went with our friends Mike and Amber and it was so much fun. We went to see the Blue Man Group. They are so entertaining. I totally reccomend it to anyone. If you get the chance to go, take it! We stayed at the Excalibur so while we were there, we went to their show The Tournament of the Kings. It's a fun dinner show with jousting, sword fighting, etc. And since it's set in "the middle ages" there are no utensils and you eat with your hands. We walked everywhere for the first two days and then decided to take the bus. Which, I'm so happy we did, we went to the adventure dome at the Circus Circus and that would have been an excruciating walk! It was just a fun trip because there is always so much to see in Vegas (plus I got some killer deals on some shirts and a skirt). I'll post pictures of our trip after I get them all on my computer.

Princesses need their Princes

My sister and her family are in town because her brother-in-law is came home from his mission. Well, they were at my mom's today when I called just to say "hi" and I got to talk to my adorable 3 1/2 year old niece.

As I was talking to her, she informed me that she is a princess but she is dying. When I asked her why she told me "because princesses need their princes to come kiss them when they're dying. My Prince is coming tomorrow on Saturday." I'm not sure exactly who she was referring to, but I was laughing. Apparently before and after she was talking to me she was lying on the couch with a a princess dress on and a blanket over her. I sure hope her prince arrives soon.

Laundry

Well, it's finally happened. We have started doing our laundry at the laundry mat. With gas prices the way they are, we can't justify going to IF even if it means we get to go to better restaurants and see our family (a bit of free grocery shopping if you know what I mean). Alas, I get to carry around mounds of quarters and spend my time in a sanitarily questionable place (you may think laundry is clean...well it's surroundings aren't necessarily so). I can't wait until I have my own place so I can have a washer and dryer and be able to hang my close outside. Well, we can't always get what we want right away because then we wouldn't have anything to dream about right?

DLF

Well, Nathan and I had an exciting week. Thursday night, while pulling out an oven mit I hadn't ever used before I noticed little "sprinkles". In fear, and hoping Nathan would say the opposite of what I thought, I asked Nathan what they were. Unfortunately, Nathan confirmed my fears by saying that they were mouse droppings. I was freaking out. How in the world did a mouse get in my apartment?! We are too clean for a mouse to want to live in our house. Even now thinking about it I'm freaking out. I immediately called our landlords. I'm secure enough to say that I was a big pansy! I let Nathan and our landlord do all the plugging of the holes and setting of the mouse traps. Somehow, the little mouse made it under our kitchen sink and through pre-made holes got around to our drawers. I pulled out every drawer and washed all of my dishes (even the ones I had just washed earlier that day). I sanitized all of my drawers and cupboards. All of our towels and anything else that could go into the washer was put inside a bag to be taken to the laundromat. I spent the next day and over $10 at the laundromat cleaning everything that could have possibly been touched by our little friend. Friday, while Nathan was napping on the couch, a SNAP woke him up. The mouse was now our DLF (dead little friend). And Nathan, being the kind husband he is, decided to wait to dispose of the DLF until after I got home to see it. I wanted to throw up. I am happy to say our house has been re-sanitized and mouse free. But still thinking about it makes me paranoid.

Thumbs Down

I love my husband. He makes me laugh everyday. Now, you should know that I am in impatient driver. Well, Nathan is "an abide by every traffic law" type of driver. And if he we are driving and someone does something that he doesn't think is appropriate he gets upset and likes to tell me about how they are not good drivers. Well, I think he's found a way to let them know how he feels. He's been "preaching" his new philosophy whenever we're in the car:
There is no reason to flip someone off when you're driving because it just makes them mad and more likely to continue in their bad driving habit. A thumbs down, however, makes them think about it. If someone gets a thumbs down they think, "What? Did he just give me a thumbs down? Oh, :( thumbs down." And they feel bad about it. Unfortunately, no one ever actually sees you give them a thumbs down. Well, I have taken on this philosophy only not in my driving. If I don't like something I give a thumbs down and say "thumbs down". This has caught on at work and I even have some of my co-workers doing it as well. So if ever you are upset at something or don't like the situation, just give it a thumbs down.

New Job

I have a teaching job at Rigby High School!!! I will start teaching this fall! I'm so excited! I'll still work at Melaleuca during the summer, but I don't think I'll want to be working two jobs. Nathan has gone long enough without homemade dinners every night. Last night I made just some simple chicken and garlic bread and it was like I had made an amazing meal. I realized then that I have been slacking. It's just hard to want to start cooking at 8:00 pm.
Well, the main purpose for this post was to let everyone know I have a real live job.