Kochermaywagsblinsmellswainsenook Family

So here are 10.5 happy things that have happened this month...

1. I originally signed up to take Child Development this semester because I wanted to still do school, but I wanted to be able to have a fun summer. Well, after the first day of class I realized that was not going to be an option with this class. It was going to be WAY too much work. Like, three hours of homework/class work a night - including Saturday. So... I struggled with it and prayed a lot and decided to drop that class and take a religion class instead. I've felt like I need to be reading the scriptures more so I decided that would be best. Now I am all signed up for Teaching of the Living Prophets and I can feel a HUGE weight off of my shoulders! Woohoo! Plus I got all of week one's homework assignments done in a half hour... so there's that... haha!

2. I discovered that Sara Bareilles WROTE A FREAKING MUSICAL! She recorded the whole soundtrack between her and John Mayer and it is on Spotify/iTunes and I LOVE it. It gets confusing at some parts because she's singing all the girl parts and he's singing all the guy parts and its a story that follows three waitress. It's beautiful and so clever and I listen to it on repeat every day. Plus, there is a really sweet song about one of the waitresses who sings to her baby and how the little baby changed her life because before she was really upset that she was pregnant. (she even sings a line, "my dumb baby's comin'".. yeah, she's not happy about it) Anyway, it's beautiful and its called "Whats Inside: Songs of a Waitress" and it opens on Broadway this week! If you listen to it, listen from start to finish.

3. Going on bike rides up the canyon with Jacob. I seriously love bike riding, and sharing that with the person you love is even better. Although, he'd rather be running. It makes me feel so free and invincible and it makes me forget all of my troubles. Plus, on a personal note, all the medication I've been taking these last few months has made it impossible for me to loose weight and had made me gain fifteen pounds. It's so frustrating. I can eat super healthy and do great work outs and it doesn't even reflect a tenth of a pound on the scale. Oh well, the things we do for our dreams!

4. Daisy cuddles! When ever I finally break down she's right next to me ready to cuddle. We just found her a new groomer that used to be my sisters groomer until she moved to Provo and Daisy LOVES her! Shes usually freaked out about the groomer but she couldn't have cared less when I went to pick her up. She just said, "Hi!" then went back to play with the groomers kids. It was awesome!

5. Daisy has also started to try sitting like a human... haha. We love her.

6. Our calling is the best. I seriously didn't think I could love 11 year old scouts. They are hilarious and think that we are the coolest thing since sliced bread. It's just been so much fun! We are getting ready to take them on a hike and few camp outs this summer and we are so excited!

7. This picture that Jacob sent me.... (you may have to zoom in on his face)

8. The fact that this is hanging up in my office... ha ha, get it?

Office? Cause its from The Office? Ha. No? K, Fine.

9. My Niece got married! I'm so excited to go to her wedding reception this next Friday! I was so bummed we didn't get to go on the cruise, but I'm SO looking forward to Alaska next summer! I just love this picture of my brother taking her to walk down the isle.

10. I have picked up a new hobby that I am OBSESSED WITH!!! For my birthday my mom gave me a cross stitching book called "Stitch People" and it teaches you how to create your own people patterns and create little families. I guess I am more of my Fathers daughter than I thought!! Ha ha. (For those of you that don't know, my dad does super fancy and intense cross stitching patterns and creates these beautiful pictures that look like they were painted. They take him about 10 months each... not including interruptions of the mission.) But I really love cross stitching - who knew! I love creating these little patterns and then bringing them to life! It's so much fun!

But, I'm running out of ideas... so I think I might be purchasing the animal book because look at the cute one I just finished! Haha, I haven't ironed or framed it yet, but I wanted to share!

Otters are my favorite. Plus Zooey Deshannel named her daughter after one... so there's that.