New Semester

It's been a while since I've written anything on here.  There are many reasons for this but one of the big ones is that I recently started a new semseter at Utah Valley University and am very busy with school work.

This is my second, and a half, semester here at this beautiful school with lake and mountain views.  I'm just working on my generals now but will eventually be taking some real classes to work towards a degree in business management.  It's no walk in the park, that's for sure!  My mornings are spent running to and from classes, and my evenings are spent either working, spending time with Chelsey and/or doing my homework.  I'm booked!

For my math class, the assignments are to be completed online.  As I was doing my homework tonight, I took a breather and got a drink of water and came back to find a nice suprise on my computer.

For some strange reason, this cat thinks he can do whatever he darn well pleases.  I thought it was kinda cute for a minute then decided to get back to homework.  I took Henry off my computer and he went right back on the keys and layed his furry self down again.  I resorted to just throwing him outside my door so I could finish my stuff.

Thanks for ruining my life, Henry!

sweaters

Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to be, wear your sweater that's ugly! 

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Everyone has atleast one sweater that just sits in their closet and they are too afraid to pull it out for fear of getting made fun of by their friends or getting their picture taken while shopping at Walmart and having it posted on the web.  There are those who get the strength to take the sweater out of the closet but only to throw it in a plastic bag and give it away to the D.I. or Savers, and those are the people we like!

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Thursday evening, Chelsey and I attended a local "Sweater Party" at my friend Jackie's house.  When I got the invite, I made a special trip to Savers to get some dang awesome Christmas sweaters.  The store workers were kind enough to seperate the awesome, ugly sweaters from the fashionable ones so my job was easy.  I first got one for Chelsey:

That was easy enough.  Now it was time for me to get one for myself.  This was kind of difficult because: 1. I had to find one that would look uglier than Chelsey's, and 2. I was shopping in the women's section.  This is what I found:

How'd I do?

Overall, it was a successful party full of many rejected ugly sweaters! I sure can't wait till next year's ugly sweater party!

Splendid Sunday

Today has been an eventful day. This morning I was given the privilege to speak with the Stake High Councilman in my old ward.  For some reason, I'm always nervous when I give talks, even though I've done it a million times.  When I get up to give my talk, my mind goes wild and I vomit words in a cluttered mess then try cleaning it up before I end.  I also get sick of hearing my voice so I end it early.  The bad thing about doing that is I have to listen to the High Councilman for a longer period of time, but that's not the worst part.  I'm on the stand so I can't sleep during his talk, well, atleast I'm not suppose to.  I'm not the only one that caught my head bobbing and my eyes rolling.  I noticed many people staring at me with little smirks on their face.  I know it was my old ward, and a lot of people recognized me, and the proper thing for me to do would be to say hi and be polite, but when the closing prayer was done I was gone.  It was an experience I'd like to forget.

To make things a bit better in my life, I went for a drive with Jacob after church.  On the way home, we decided to make a pit stop at an old time favorite hot spot.

Every weekend, the local Hostess store puts out some of their goods that will be expiring soon.  In an attempt to save on money, we help them clean out their dumpster by removing the delicious donuts.  We usually do this at night, but we couldn't wait that long!

We now have a large selection of desserts for tonight after dinner! 

Thanks Jake!!

Color Me Mine

In my opinion, one of the best places for a date is a little crafty shop called Color Me Mine.  It's great to be able to just sit down and talk while creating some tangible memories.  Chelsey and I were able to go there recently and enjoy of few hours of testing our creativity skills.

The way the game is run here at Color Me Mine is you choose from a variety of unglazed ceramics ranging from kitchen dishes to holiday decor.  After selecting your project, its time to turn on your creative cap.

Start designing by doodling on the paper provided on the table then transfer it to the cup with a No. 2 pencil.

Next comes the selection of glaze colors to bring the masterpiece to life.  Once the colors are selected and the design has been thought up, then the magic begins!

After spending hours on painting your piece, its now time to step back and look at what you've created.

Ahh, yes. Dang, we are good painters! 

After admiring your craftiness (or lack thereof), you leave the pieces in the shop for a few days so they can fire them in the kiln and in a couple days, you can pick up your new dishes and enjoy some delicious hot chocolate in a custom painted mug.

Mr. Kkool Kkat

My little brother, Jacob, is probably my most favorite little brother.  This morning he came to me with a smile on his face and posed the offer to me to take some sweet pictures of him doing awesome tricks on his new Haro bicycle.  Anytime this kid talks, I have to laugh.  I don't know if it's his monotone voice, the witty things he says, or the image I get of him picking his nose before we leave the parking stall at Macey's.  A lot of people don't know him and when they first meet him, they think he's a weird kid.  He is, in fact, a weird kid.  Check out the previous post about him to just get a taste of his kooky behavior.

Here are a few of the "awesome tricks" that were performed by Mr. Kkool Kkat himself!

Stall on the fridge.....

Jumping the windmill and....

Flyin' high over the pumpkin.

The pumpkin was too easy for this guy, so he needed to add some height.

That's better!

Wheelies down the driveway to end a wonderful ride session.

Until next time........ .. . .  .   .    .

NITRO CIRCUS

Nitro Circus is a television series featuring Travis Pastrana and his friends traveling the world and performing stunts on dirtbikes, biycles, big wheels and anything else that can have wheels attatched.  Some of the stunts which have been tested include: a big wheel backflip, skydiving without a parachute, grinding a rainbowrail with a 4-wheeler, and many more exciting things have been attempted by the fearless Nitro Circus crew.

The Nitro Circus crew has recently concluded filming in Utah for their soon to be released movie titled "Country Fried".  There was a movie premier on the 6th of November and I decided to attend to see more crazy antics and meet the gang first hand.  Chelsey and I arrived to the arena and picked up our tickets at the will call window.  As the man in the vest was looking for our tickets, we could over hear the uproar of others purchasing and even trying to return their tickets. I was befuddled by this act, but as I continued to eavesdrop, I heard that there was no way of even seeing the screen for the movie.  We still went in and found a place to stand where we could see the majority of the screen. 
I highly recommend the movie to anyone who loves to see some intense acrobatic and well thought out antics pulled off by professionals.  I wont say too much about what the movie contains but I will give you a sample of one of their tricks.  They built a tandem motorcycle and rode it around successfully.

All in all it was a good night.  We topped the trip off with some shirts and Chelsey got hers signed by a good chunk of the crew.  Travis Pastrana had to leave early so we didn't get to have him sign it, but a lot of other cool people did.

Good Times!

FREE!

Things always seem to be better when they are free. 

As Jacob and I were going to buy some oil for the car, we noticed a sign that caught Jacob's eye with two of his most favorite words: "FREE KITTENS".

Ever since he was a little boy, Jacob had a fetish for cats.  Sometimes he would tell the family cats about his love for them, and he would even show it, on occasion, by nibbling on the poor things ear.

A couple summers ago, the family had a Family Home Evening where everyone came up with goals for the rest of the year.  As each member of the family took their turn saying what their goal was, it was then Jacob's turn.  He stated that he wanted to touch as many cats as he could for the year.

So, after seeing that sign for free kittens, he decided he needed a cat.  We walked over to give them a test drive and see which one deserves to live at the Langston home.  The first cat scratched Jacob's burn on his arm and that was it for him.  He didn't want a cat that hurts him like that, so he tried out a gray cat that snuggled right in his arm.  There was an immediate connection between man and beast.  After buying some cat food and kitty litter, we got the newest member to the Langston family and went home.  Jacob quickly made a comfortable home for his kitten, which he named Henry.
As we did some yard work, Jacob would take little breaks to check on his little friend. During one of his breaks, he was laying on the trampoline and having a conversation with Henry ane the cat realized this was his chance to break free.  Henry got his ear out of Jacobs mouth and jumped the fence.  Jacob let out a cry for his new love hoping Henry would change his mind. After putting some food out on the back porch to lure the cat back, Jacob continued working.  He must have been saying his prayers because not even ten minutes later, the soggy eared cat was brought back home by our neighbors.  The cat is now home and well and lost somewhere in the garage.

After getting the "free" kitten, I remembered a comic strip that I read last Sunday and love the reality of it. Beware the catchy word "free" and notice the strings attatched!