Forget Me Not

This week I have spent a lot of time thinking about Pres. Uchtdorf's talk from the RS Broadcast.  I will be completely honest and say that the previous messages of the evening left me underwhelmed and bored.  But when Pres. Uchtdorf began to speak I listened.  I loved the symbolism of the small forget-me-not flower and ourselves.  I have often felt forgotten and alone.  When Matt and I moved up to Lloydminster I made a decision that I was going to try my best to get involved and be a "doer" in our new ward.  In previous wards that we had attended I constantly felt like a visitor and not a member of that unit.  I always felt like I was on the outside and I hated that.  Many of you that know me know that I love to make friends and am a very social person.  So when we were not readily accepted into our previous wards I really took this to heart and found it very difficult to fit in.  One of the biggest blessings I have experienced since moving is the branch here.  I have been constantly amazed at the immediate friendships I have made and the instant acceptance into the lives of the members here.  We have amazing new friends and I am constantly thanking my Father in Heaven for this blessing.  As a new mom I have had a bit of an identity crisis over the past couple months and this talk from Pres. Uchtdorf really hit home for me.  It really helped me to focus on the things that matter most and to be satisfied with who I am and where I am in life.   

When we moved I also decided that I was going to make a conscious effort to be happy.  I really do feel that it's a choice that we make each day and I was really going to make the choice to be happy.  Pres. Uchtdorf talked about our "golden ticket" and the checklist of items we think we need to attain before we can be happy.  My checklist used to be a little different than it is now but I have come to realize that the things that matter most are the things I already have.  I have a loving and devoted husband and a precious and sweet little boy and I have the gospel of Jesus Christ.  I think that qualifies me to be happy.  I admit that I have my moments (usually daily) and I forget this pep talk that I gave to myself...but for the most part I remember that right now I really do have everything I've ever wanted in life and to count my blessings.  I hope this clip from his talk let's you feel the spirit and love of our Heavenly Father.  I know I did.  I love this gospel and am grateful for not being forgotten.  A blessing I am reminded of each day.

Nap time!

So we have been working on trying to get Maitland to nap in his crib during the day instead of me having to hold him for the entire time.  This video shows how he woke up from his nap this morning.  He's just so cute I thought I would share.  Hope you enjoy.

Sweet deals!

Matt has had the past few days off of work and we have been going in a million directions.  On Saturday we went into Edmonton to get our Temple recommends renewed and hit a Costco.  Good thing some missionaries were at the Stake Center when we got there because Matt and I had no idea where the Stake offices were and got pretty lost looking for them! lol  Once the business of the day was done we were on our way to some fun!  We hit West Edmonton Mall and I felt liked we walked the entire thing but Matt says it was only a quarter of the mall.  Mickey Mouse was there too!  He must of heard we were coming.  After all that walking we were starving so we hit up the Olive Garden.  I wanted it to be amazing...it wasn't.  I mean don't get me wrong the soup and bread sticks were delicious.  The pasta was a let down.  I think next time we should try Red Robin.  Maybe we should go right now...do you think Matt would be up for that?!?!   Nope.  We did finally make it to Costco and it was a zoo.  They really need to get one in Lloyd so that we don't have to deal with the insanity of the Edmonton ones.

Sunday was just another day...just kidding!  I taught YW's and the lesson was all about marriage.  Such an interesting topic to discuss with high school kids.  The girls were more than surprised that I was 29 when I got married and they totally didn't believe me that I am currently 31.  I can't believe it myself sometimes but the time has rolled on.  If you ever want to have an interesting conversation then go get yourself a teenager and talk about marriage.  Your in for a good time!  The girl who said the closing prayer even thanked Heavenly Father for a funny teacher...is that a good thing or a bad thing?  Sometimes I'm not quite sure.

After church I decided it was time to put my new pinterest obsession to good use and I made a new recipe.  I tried the peanut butter chocolate trifle.  It was quite the process to get it all put together.  We invited our friends Mark and Kalinda over to try it with us.  I think they lied when they said it was good...but whatever! It needed some work to say the least. The peanut butter layer was way to rich and sweet and I couldn't handle eating it all.  I think if I ever make it again I'll have to fix that mistake and make the layers more thin instead of getting it all in a single layer.

Monday brought a whole new set of tasks to complete.  We had gotten a call that our roof was going to be re shingled so we got up nice and early to get the cars moved out of the way and all that.  Then I got to work cooking again.  One of the sisters I visit teach had a baby last week so we were going to visit her and take dinner.  I made a lasagna and chocolate chip cookies to take to her.  My poor kitchen was an absolute disaster after the trifle and the lasagna and cookies!  I have the most amazing husband who did all the dishes to help me out while I was visiting teaching.  When we were at the first sisters house (they had just bought their first house) she told me about the deal they got on a dining room table.  It was only 98 bucks at the Brick! I couldn't believe it.  So when we were done with all our visits Matt met me in town and I suggested that we go and see if they still had some of these tables.  We were in luck because they did!!  You can't go wrong saving $500! Now all we need are some chairs.  I think that is on my list of things to do today.  We'll see what we can find in Lloyd.  I just have to say that Visiting Teaching has never been a favorite activity of mine. I have an amazing companion right now and we have a great time visiting with our sisters.  It makes it so much more enjoyable!  And getting tips on good deals around town never hurts either!  Blessings really do come to us when we do what we are supposed to be doing.  I love the Lloydminster Branch and all of the amazing people that are apart of it.  We are certainly blessed to be members of the Church and even more blessed to have found such a welcoming and friendly branch to move into. 

Pinterest?!?!

Uh-oh!  This might not be a good thing at all.  I've seen people posting things all over facebook about this new site and mostly ignored it...until now!  I'm obsessed!  It's so fun to look at all the things that my friends are looking at and finding.  I have so many ideas now for crafts and diy projects.  I now need to get going and accomplish some of the things that I've found on there.  Matt is going to kill me because I go on the site after Maitland goes to bed at night and ignore him! haha opps!!  I better get to bed now.  Let me know what you all think about this new craze!!