It's been a wonderful few days on the Lamoureux Farm. I have been having a hard time actually finding activities, but when the cousins came all we did was play:)
Thank goodness for family. I'll be sad to leave this place, but I am ready to get back into traveling around and soon-- the rigorous schedule of mission life! I was so pumped up yesterday when I saw Sister Missionaries at the little LDS branch in Marion, Virginia. They were both from Utah, and had some great advice for when I enter the MTC.
They mentioned looking in the vents? There's supposedly time capsules from previous Elders and Sisters:)
Maybe I'll be lucky enough to find one... or store one.
Less than one month left until I report!
Well, I'm going to clean up and pack-- for this afternoon we leave for yet another adventure:)
Xxos,
Sarah Michelle
26 May, 2008
24 May, 2008
Deja Vu
I saw a bug.
I screamed, of course.
Unfortunately right when my Grandpa Joe was entering the room. To those who don't know my Grandpa Joe, he's handicapped and spooks easily.
Sorry, Grandpa!
The worst part is, I never got to kill the bug. I know it's lurking in a bag of chips waiting to lunge at me!
I screamed, of course.
Unfortunately right when my Grandpa Joe was entering the room. To those who don't know my Grandpa Joe, he's handicapped and spooks easily.
Sorry, Grandpa!
The worst part is, I never got to kill the bug. I know it's lurking in a bag of chips waiting to lunge at me!
10 May, 2008
The Difference Between Then and Now:
I wanted to take the opportunity to refresh my memories on what I learned before I moved to college, and now. When all my experiences are done for the time being, and I am starting this new adventure... College will just have To Be Continued...
Then...I didn't know how to recognize the spirit to save my life.
Now...I know when it comes, and when it leaves.
Then...I dated chumps.
Now...I can say no. I hold myself to a standard, and I hold those who take me out to a standard. Girls notice guys with standards, and to me, nothing is more attractive.
Then...I couldn't wait to leave my parents.
Now...I miss them everyday.
Then...Advice was for suckers and dependents.
Now...I drink it up. I need all the advice I can get!
Then...I needed the Lord every day.
Now...I need the Lord every day, and know it.
Then...I didn't know about authority, and that power is given not taken.
I observed true charity. I have learned a little more about what the "real world" is. I have been a little more polished from the blackened lump of coal into the diamond I am. There are a few more polishings, pressings, and cuts to be made before I am perfected. And I can't wait to look back a few more years from now and look and how much closer I am to perfection.
Then...I didn't know how to recognize the spirit to save my life.
Now...I know when it comes, and when it leaves.
Then...I dated chumps.
Now...I can say no. I hold myself to a standard, and I hold those who take me out to a standard. Girls notice guys with standards, and to me, nothing is more attractive.
Then...I couldn't wait to leave my parents.
Now...I miss them everyday.
Then...Advice was for suckers and dependents.
Now...I drink it up. I need all the advice I can get!
Then...I needed the Lord every day.
Now...I need the Lord every day, and know it.
Then...I didn't know about authority, and that power is given not taken.
I observed true charity. I have learned a little more about what the "real world" is. I have been a little more polished from the blackened lump of coal into the diamond I am. There are a few more polishings, pressings, and cuts to be made before I am perfected. And I can't wait to look back a few more years from now and look and how much closer I am to perfection.
05 May, 2008
The Week before the Next Chapter of My Life
So, this week has been wonderful. My cell phone was hurled into greasy water, my car won't come back to life..missed sacrament, and last night I found gum in my hair.
*ahem* let me reinterpret this:
I used my insurance and bought a new phone which I can resell later (investment, baby), the Brave Little Toaster, R.I.P. gave it's all, and I was able to use the truck my grandparents left so I wasn't without ride, I was 'married' for an hour and a half, and I smelled like mint turned peanut butter and diet coke.
And I was also able to eat out with my two best friends Karin and Sydney. I am so grateful for the many blessings God shoves into my life whether I recognize them or not:) I am grateful that I am able to recognize the blessings when they come.
And tomorrow morning I head off to Germany and spend my first night alone in a motel room! Woohoo!
I try to be excited so the fear won't rip me to shreds:) Remember my already stressed heart? yeah. This could get ugly.
Anywayys-- It's time for me to pull an all-nighter and get myself packed and ready for my 5am headout!
Chapter 21- Get Ready, Because Here I Come.
*ahem* let me reinterpret this:
I used my insurance and bought a new phone which I can resell later (investment, baby), the Brave Little Toaster, R.I.P. gave it's all, and I was able to use the truck my grandparents left so I wasn't without ride, I was 'married' for an hour and a half, and I smelled like mint turned peanut butter and diet coke.
And I was also able to eat out with my two best friends Karin and Sydney. I am so grateful for the many blessings God shoves into my life whether I recognize them or not:) I am grateful that I am able to recognize the blessings when they come.
And tomorrow morning I head off to Germany and spend my first night alone in a motel room! Woohoo!
I try to be excited so the fear won't rip me to shreds:) Remember my already stressed heart? yeah. This could get ugly.
Anywayys-- It's time for me to pull an all-nighter and get myself packed and ready for my 5am headout!
Chapter 21- Get Ready, Because Here I Come.
02 May, 2008
The C.S.A
Oh dear oh dear oh ...dear.
So, just how lovely is my life? I have a story.
I am by myself this weekend as my grandparents have gone to Hawaii, leaving me in charge of ...everything. This means more responsibilities. I pick up after myself, do the laundry, feed the cat, and.. feed myself.
If anyone knows how I cook, feeding myself is one of the hardest responsibilities I have. I love cooking, but it's always a chore finding food I like.
Well, luckily my grandparents didn't leave the cupboards completely bare and after a few minutes of scavenging I found some BBQ sauce, chicken, and some bagel chips as a nice after-dinner munchie.
The chicken was moist! A very proud moment of mine:) The dinner, in my eyes, was a success.
After my fabulous meal I cleaned up the kitchen, and cleaned up my mess (another responsibility I am left with!). The pan I cooked the chicken in was pretty nasty so I set it in the sink with some soapy water to be tended to in a few hours.
Now, this is the part after dinner when the kitchen is clean and I don't really have anything to do- and I have the munchies as a side effect of boredom. So, I broke out the bagel chips. Mmmm. Bagel chips. I had eaten almost 1/3 of the bag and I was tipping it to look inside, shakin around the chips a little to see which lucky chip I would grab next.
Then, a SPIDER jumped out at me!!! Out of the bag of bagel chips!!!
I hurled the bagel chip bag (and grotesque spider) across the kitchen and screamed a pitch so incredibly high, only dogs could hear. And even above my shrill scream I heard the *bloop* that made my heart sink.
I forgot that I had my cell phone in the same hand that flung food and fiend.
Even then, I didn't want to get my phone right away! Yeah right! I had no idea where that 8 legged freak was, and I knew it wanted to come back for seconds!!
I thought about it for a few more moments, spit out the bagel chip I had been munching on THEN reached in the warm, soapy BBQ flavored water for my phone.
Yep. It was vaporized. Destroyed. Obliterated.
And I was left with stress tears in my heart tissue. The adrenaline had me so pumped up, I couldn't sit down. So, I just paced back and forth around my kitchen.
The problem is, not my cell phone. Good thing I have insurance.. The problem is now I have a literal fear of little creatures streaking across my food. I haven't been able to eat anything but fridge food for the past 2 days. Dry goods just rub me the wrong way now- I can't take a chance on chewing spider ever again! What if I ate some spider eggs? I'm doomed!!
Sigh. well, maybe I'll get over my fear... but what happened in the next 15 minutes makes me doubtful.
Lorin came over to study for our intercultural communication class with me. He knocked, and when I pulled the door open the first sentence he says to me is "WHOA that's a big spider!"
yeah. Another spider was dangling from the door frame.
I ran screaming, and consequently recieved more stress tears. I can't take it!
If anyone is planning a surprise birthday party for me, please... Please tell me first. I'd rather act surprised then recieve one more blow to my weakened heart!
Oooh! Mails here!
Oh- and Grandma Barb left me a message on the phone...
"Hi Sarah Michelle! Ali said it snowed up in Cedar Hills. Did it snow there? We're at the beach right now.. the sunny, sunny beach. It's so wonderful and warm! The kids are playing in the water, and we're sitting in the sun. Well, just wanted to rub it in. Love you!"
Love you too, Grandma B:)
haha I really do. I'm glad they get a vacation! I hope in the next few days I'm here I don't start a fire..
Or worse, eat a bug.
Love,
Sarah Michelle
So, just how lovely is my life? I have a story.
I am by myself this weekend as my grandparents have gone to Hawaii, leaving me in charge of ...everything. This means more responsibilities. I pick up after myself, do the laundry, feed the cat, and.. feed myself.
If anyone knows how I cook, feeding myself is one of the hardest responsibilities I have. I love cooking, but it's always a chore finding food I like.
Well, luckily my grandparents didn't leave the cupboards completely bare and after a few minutes of scavenging I found some BBQ sauce, chicken, and some bagel chips as a nice after-dinner munchie.
The chicken was moist! A very proud moment of mine:) The dinner, in my eyes, was a success.
After my fabulous meal I cleaned up the kitchen, and cleaned up my mess (another responsibility I am left with!). The pan I cooked the chicken in was pretty nasty so I set it in the sink with some soapy water to be tended to in a few hours.
Now, this is the part after dinner when the kitchen is clean and I don't really have anything to do- and I have the munchies as a side effect of boredom. So, I broke out the bagel chips. Mmmm. Bagel chips. I had eaten almost 1/3 of the bag and I was tipping it to look inside, shakin around the chips a little to see which lucky chip I would grab next.
Then, a SPIDER jumped out at me!!! Out of the bag of bagel chips!!!
I hurled the bagel chip bag (and grotesque spider) across the kitchen and screamed a pitch so incredibly high, only dogs could hear. And even above my shrill scream I heard the *bloop* that made my heart sink.
I forgot that I had my cell phone in the same hand that flung food and fiend.
Even then, I didn't want to get my phone right away! Yeah right! I had no idea where that 8 legged freak was, and I knew it wanted to come back for seconds!!
I thought about it for a few more moments, spit out the bagel chip I had been munching on THEN reached in the warm, soapy BBQ flavored water for my phone.
Yep. It was vaporized. Destroyed. Obliterated.
And I was left with stress tears in my heart tissue. The adrenaline had me so pumped up, I couldn't sit down. So, I just paced back and forth around my kitchen.
The problem is, not my cell phone. Good thing I have insurance.. The problem is now I have a literal fear of little creatures streaking across my food. I haven't been able to eat anything but fridge food for the past 2 days. Dry goods just rub me the wrong way now- I can't take a chance on chewing spider ever again! What if I ate some spider eggs? I'm doomed!!
Sigh. well, maybe I'll get over my fear... but what happened in the next 15 minutes makes me doubtful.
Lorin came over to study for our intercultural communication class with me. He knocked, and when I pulled the door open the first sentence he says to me is "WHOA that's a big spider!"
yeah. Another spider was dangling from the door frame.
I ran screaming, and consequently recieved more stress tears. I can't take it!
If anyone is planning a surprise birthday party for me, please... Please tell me first. I'd rather act surprised then recieve one more blow to my weakened heart!
Oooh! Mails here!
Oh- and Grandma Barb left me a message on the phone...
"Hi Sarah Michelle! Ali said it snowed up in Cedar Hills. Did it snow there? We're at the beach right now.. the sunny, sunny beach. It's so wonderful and warm! The kids are playing in the water, and we're sitting in the sun. Well, just wanted to rub it in. Love you!"
Love you too, Grandma B:)
haha I really do. I'm glad they get a vacation! I hope in the next few days I'm here I don't start a fire..
Or worse, eat a bug.
Love,
Sarah Michelle
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