Wednesday was one of those experiences that will probably stay with me forever. Wood said we should post about it.
We don't own a TV. This inhibits our TV watching which is fine with us since we can still watch movies on the comupter which is mostly what we'd want a TV for anyway. But, we discovered we can get BYU TV over the internet. So when Wood came home from his mids shift Wednesday morning he wanted to see if he could catch highlights of a previous BYU football game. That wasn't on until later that night. So instead we watched part of the 1999 BYU men's volleyball NCAA championship games. Yes, it's 7 year old, but we still got really excited about the games. We even pulled our love seat in front of the computer to watch.
After the games we were going to turn off the "TV" when Wood noticed one of the programs on a previous day.....Saturday's Warriors....dum dum dum. I have never seen Saturday's Warriors. I've heard people make reference to "I've seen that face somewhere before" but that's about it. He suggested that we watch it. He told me that if I wanted to get some of the jokes/references at family gatherings we really should watch it. So we plopped down for another two hours as the indoctrination began. I don't think I've laughed like that or seen that much spandex/poofy hair in a long time.
Now I get "We'll keep Pam". Now I get "I've seen that smile somewhere before". Now I can't get many of those tunes out of my head. Do they stay there forever? Wood and I keep going around singing pieces from the show. "Jimmy oh Jimmy don't listen to them....." "Hey Flinders, no Flinders, come on we've got to go Flinders" "Will I wait for you?" "We are not your ordinary, fearlessly extrodinary..." And we laugh every time. Yep, life will never be quite the same around our house. And some day when we have kids we'll have to gather them around and say "if you ever want to get some of our jokes, we have something you need to watch. But be warned....you are about to be exposed to a high dose of the 80's....and the songs in your head will never be the same!"
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Friday, October 06, 2006
Vermont
On Tuesday Wood and I went to Vermont to look at the fall colors. The pictures don't do it any justice, but I think that's the best time I've ever had on a drive. It was like stepping into a picture...only much better then the ones posted here! And the company couldn't be better.
This beautiful building below appears to be named after some family in California!
This beautiful building below appears to be named after some family in California!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Turning the Truck...Literally
How many "points" in a turn does it take a semi to make a U-turn in the middle of a street late at night when you're on your way to get your husband. I'll give you a hint...it's more then 2. :)
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Boston
Wood had a few days off this weekend, so we decided to go to Boston. A hectic Thursday evening of tying up lose ends allowed us to make an early start on our vacation on Friday (Wood had to remind me on Thursday that we were on vacation and I could relax). When all was said and done we were able to get to the "T" (subway) station by noon on Friday and on our way into downtown Boston.
There are of course lots of advertisements on the T, but one made us laugh and laugh. I wish I had a picture of it. Wood has been "conjugating" words in his own unique way...I find myself doing it too. Try adding "ified" or "ification" to words. For example if something was salty it would be "saltified" or have undergone "saltification". Or if something was destroyed it would be "destructified" or "destructification". Apparently his conjugations are catching. An add for Comcast read "Instant Connectification".
Walking out of the station onto Boston commons was a fantastic feeling to me. I love Boston. It is a large city with a welcoming feel. I'd pick Boston over just about any other big city. I love the old brick buildings packed tightly together. I love the parks. I love that it's the "walking city" and that so many people are out and about. I love that it feels clean and at least during the day time, I feel perfectly safe. I love seeing street performers. I love walking past so much history in a matter of blocks. I love Boston.
Most of our day was spent walking the freedom trail, a red line (literally) that wanders through the city, taking you past many historical sites. With our trusty guide book in hand we followed the trail> One thing I am enjoying about living "back east" is the history. Growing up in Colorado, we just didn't visit sites from the 1600's and 1700's, obviously. In Boston we visited several graveyards where people like John Hancock were burried or Elizabeth Pain (the model for Nathaniel Hawthorne's Hester Prynne) or the parents of Benjamin Franklin. We saw the Old South Church where it was determined to commence the Boston Tea Party. We saw the monument for the Boston massacre and the location where the Declaration of Independence was first read to Bostonians. And mingled in all of this history we stopped to watch some break-dancers perform.
We began to quicken our pace in order to tour the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides". I did get sidetracked at the Haymarket. It is a market with fresh fruit, vegetables, and meat. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Raspberries for $1/box. A large box of strawberries for $2. Lettuce, beautiful fresh lettuce for only $0.50. Large red peppers for the same price. I suggested to Wood that maybe we should purchase a cooler and stock up. I was only half joking but we did end up with some raspberries and strawberries. Too bad I can't do all of my grocery shopping there. Maybe if gas prices would just drop a little lower.......sighhhh.
We finally made it to Old Ironsides. This ship made it through thirty battles and nev
er lost a single one. The people giving the tours were in the US Navy and this was part of their shore duty I guess. I enjoyed that Wood could pick out different uniforms or markings and explain to me what rank they were, what some of their duties would be, etc. We talked for awhile before our tour about the US Navy and some 
interesting things about people associated with its beginnings. During the tour we learned about the massive "guns" (cannons) that had to be manned by at least 9 people, the tight, stinky quarters the saliors lived in, the food they ate, the water they drank that teemed with life, and some of the battles the ship went through. It gave me a lot of respect for what those men did to serve our country. It made me think about Wood and what he will be doing, and although sometimes I gripe about the Navy and beaurocracy and him being gone, I'm really proud of him and all those who serve our country.
We finished the trail and wandered through side streets, enjoying the cozy old homes. The evening was finished with official Boston Clam Chowder (yummmm). Our trip was topped off the next day as we headed to the Boston temple, which is actually our temple district. Going to the temple is so renewing both personally and, we are discovering, in our marriage. What a blessing it is to live close enough to a temple to be able to attend! We were grateful to have this weekend and to live close to so many great things.
(Yes, that's us...the little people in front of the temple.)
There are of course lots of advertisements on the T, but one made us laugh and laugh. I wish I had a picture of it. Wood has been "conjugating" words in his own unique way...I find myself doing it too. Try adding "ified" or "ification" to words. For example if something was salty it would be "saltified" or have undergone "saltification". Or if something was destroyed it would be "destructified" or "destructification". Apparently his conjugations are catching. An add for Comcast read "Instant Connectification".
Walking out of the station onto Boston commons was a fantastic feeling to me. I love Boston. It is a large city with a welcoming feel. I'd pick Boston over just about any other big city. I love the old brick buildings packed tightly together. I love the parks. I love that it's the "walking city" and that so many people are out and about. I love that it feels clean and at least during the day time, I feel perfectly safe. I love seeing street performers. I love walking past so much history in a matter of blocks. I love Boston.
Most of our day was spent walking the freedom trail, a red line (literally) that wanders through the city, taking you past many historical sites. With our trusty guide book in hand we followed the trail> One thing I am enjoying about living "back east" is the history. Growing up in Colorado, we just didn't visit sites from the 1600's and 1700's, obviously. In Boston we visited several graveyards where people like John Hancock were burried or Elizabeth Pain (the model for Nathaniel Hawthorne's Hester Prynne) or the parents of Benjamin Franklin. We saw the Old South Church where it was determined to commence the Boston Tea Party. We saw the monument for the Boston massacre and the location where the Declaration of Independence was first read to Bostonians. And mingled in all of this history we stopped to watch some break-dancers perform.
We began to quicken our pace in order to tour the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides". I did get sidetracked at the Haymarket. It is a market with fresh fruit, vegetables, and meat. I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. Raspberries for $1/box. A large box of strawberries for $2. Lettuce, beautiful fresh lettuce for only $0.50. Large red peppers for the same price. I suggested to Wood that maybe we should purchase a cooler and stock up. I was only half joking but we did end up with some raspberries and strawberries. Too bad I can't do all of my grocery shopping there. Maybe if gas prices would just drop a little lower.......sighhhh.
We finally made it to Old Ironsides. This ship made it through thirty battles and nev
er lost a single one. The people giving the tours were in the US Navy and this was part of their shore duty I guess. I enjoyed that Wood could pick out different uniforms or markings and explain to me what rank they were, what some of their duties would be, etc. We talked for awhile before our tour about the US Navy and some 
interesting things about people associated with its beginnings. During the tour we learned about the massive "guns" (cannons) that had to be manned by at least 9 people, the tight, stinky quarters the saliors lived in, the food they ate, the water they drank that teemed with life, and some of the battles the ship went through. It gave me a lot of respect for what those men did to serve our country. It made me think about Wood and what he will be doing, and although sometimes I gripe about the Navy and beaurocracy and him being gone, I'm really proud of him and all those who serve our country.
We finished the trail and wandered through side streets, enjoying the cozy old homes. The evening was finished with official Boston Clam Chowder (yummmm). Our trip was topped off the next day as we headed to the Boston temple, which is actually our temple district. Going to the temple is so renewing both personally and, we are discovering, in our marriage. What a blessing it is to live close enough to a temple to be able to attend! We were grateful to have this weekend and to live close to so many great things.(Yes, that's us...the little people in front of the temple.)
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Too much time...
Online! I've decided I spend way too much time online, specifically if I'm planning something like a vacation. True confessions, sometimes I look around online for good vacation options even if we aren't thinking about taking a vacation. And if we are, it's even worse.
Wood has a few days off soon and we want to go to Boston to see some sights and go to the temple. We just want to go for one short night. No problem, right? Wrong. Here I have been at the computer looking for every possible deal available while trying to keep in certain specs. It really shouldn't be too complicated but time flies as I review, re-review, and visit yet again sites, hoping if I approach things one way or another maybe I'll be able to find the best deal ever! "Free breakfast, free parking, cheap rates, safe location, and easy walking distance to the sites." Yeah right. What I end up doing is looking at the clock on the computer screen wondering how I could have spent this much time online without having made a single decision and still be in my pj's with the laundrey and dishes begging for some attention. But I think "before I make a decision, just one more site..." I think it's time to decide, otherwise we'll spend our vacation online looking at places that would have been nice to stay!
Wood has a few days off soon and we want to go to Boston to see some sights and go to the temple. We just want to go for one short night. No problem, right? Wrong. Here I have been at the computer looking for every possible deal available while trying to keep in certain specs. It really shouldn't be too complicated but time flies as I review, re-review, and visit yet again sites, hoping if I approach things one way or another maybe I'll be able to find the best deal ever! "Free breakfast, free parking, cheap rates, safe location, and easy walking distance to the sites." Yeah right. What I end up doing is looking at the clock on the computer screen wondering how I could have spent this much time online without having made a single decision and still be in my pj's with the laundrey and dishes begging for some attention. But I think "before I make a decision, just one more site..." I think it's time to decide, otherwise we'll spend our vacation online looking at places that would have been nice to stay!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Late Night, Early Day
Wood starts his "mids" shift today, or basically graveyards. He'll get home around 8am. So, to help his body try to adjust we stayed up very late last night. Or very early. Or whatever you want to call 6:00 am. It was made a little easier because we went to the Boston temple yesterday and then out to eat and didn't get home until around 1:30 in the morning. Wood just got the book Stone Tables by Orson Scott Card, so we spent most of the rest of the night reading together in that with a cookie break somewhere in there. Obviously today we slept in and now he's at work and I'm hoping I'll be able to get to sleep at a decent time tonight even though my day didn't start until so late. I'm sure I'll manage...I usually do when it comes to sleep!
I went out with some women from my ward tonight, all of whose husbands work at the same place Wood does. And it's always nice to hear their stories. They laughed when they heard I stayed up with Wood last night. "It's because they're newlyweds" was the consensus. Maybe. But I'm glad that my schedule has the flexibility right now that I can do that, even if it means putting a little kink in my sleeping pattern. They have children or jobs or both and it just wouldn't work. And I'm grateful for the time we get to have together, even if we are propping each others eyes open!
I went out with some women from my ward tonight, all of whose husbands work at the same place Wood does. And it's always nice to hear their stories. They laughed when they heard I stayed up with Wood last night. "It's because they're newlyweds" was the consensus. Maybe. But I'm glad that my schedule has the flexibility right now that I can do that, even if it means putting a little kink in my sleeping pattern. They have children or jobs or both and it just wouldn't work. And I'm grateful for the time we get to have together, even if we are propping each others eyes open!
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Getting Started
We agree with the Pennhens, blogging is a great way to keep up on what is going on in your lives! So we've decided to join in. Thank you M for our "anonymous" names.
We are loving New York! It is so green here and we are constantly amazed by how beautiful it is. Even drives to work are delightful. We are very close to the Adirondacks and have been able to go hiking and camping there several times. My parents were here for a weekend and we took them on a hike that led us to a beautiful lookout point. Wood and I plan on going back there in the autumn....I am soooooo excited for the colors! And we are delighted to be close enough to the Pennhens to be able to visit, though not as often as we would like...we hope to be able to go again soon...we had a great time!
The ward here is fantastic. We went to one week of RS/EQ and were promptly placed in with the nursery children. Normally I would worry about getting to know any adults in the ward, but we have met so many people already and it's great to jump in. We were able to go to Palmyra to help out with a youth temple trip and see the Hill Cumorah pagent too. We had a wonderful time and met great people. Wood plays basketball most Wednesday evenings with the Elders and I have been able to go to RS lunch groups and a temple trip. And we love serving together in nursery. Unfortunately Wood will have to work a few Sunday shifts where he won't be able to attend church, which makes me a little nervous. He is just great with the kids. Sometimes I will be struggling to get their attention or restore order when an upset has occured, but it seems futile. Then Wood will crouch down and wave to the kids "hey everyone, come here" and they all gather around him and listen. And the kids know that riding my knee horsie is not nearly as fun as riding his. Oh, I'll ask one of the moms to help, but I'm still not looking forward to the days he is gone!!
Wood is doing very well in his training. The first seven weeks were more book learning with multiple qualifications or "check-outs" that needed to be passed off. This week he started more of the "hands-on" learning and is working in an actual submarine nuclear reactor. It's just up on blocks instead of in the water. He is doing shift work, which will throw some kinks in our schedule, but it has its benefits too. For example this week he doesn't report to work until 11:30 am which means we now go running together in the mornings. And by running I mean jogging. And by jogging I mean I have suggested to him that if he wants, he's welcome to go on ahead of me. Fortunately for me, I think he goes more for the company. I am so lucky!
We love being married...64 days and getting better every day!
We are loving New York! It is so green here and we are constantly amazed by how beautiful it is. Even drives to work are delightful. We are very close to the Adirondacks and have been able to go hiking and camping there several times. My parents were here for a weekend and we took them on a hike that led us to a beautiful lookout point. Wood and I plan on going back there in the autumn....I am soooooo excited for the colors! And we are delighted to be close enough to the Pennhens to be able to visit, though not as often as we would like...we hope to be able to go again soon...we had a great time!
The ward here is fantastic. We went to one week of RS/EQ and were promptly placed in with the nursery children. Normally I would worry about getting to know any adults in the ward, but we have met so many people already and it's great to jump in. We were able to go to Palmyra to help out with a youth temple trip and see the Hill Cumorah pagent too. We had a wonderful time and met great people. Wood plays basketball most Wednesday evenings with the Elders and I have been able to go to RS lunch groups and a temple trip. And we love serving together in nursery. Unfortunately Wood will have to work a few Sunday shifts where he won't be able to attend church, which makes me a little nervous. He is just great with the kids. Sometimes I will be struggling to get their attention or restore order when an upset has occured, but it seems futile. Then Wood will crouch down and wave to the kids "hey everyone, come here" and they all gather around him and listen. And the kids know that riding my knee horsie is not nearly as fun as riding his. Oh, I'll ask one of the moms to help, but I'm still not looking forward to the days he is gone!!
Wood is doing very well in his training. The first seven weeks were more book learning with multiple qualifications or "check-outs" that needed to be passed off. This week he started more of the "hands-on" learning and is working in an actual submarine nuclear reactor. It's just up on blocks instead of in the water. He is doing shift work, which will throw some kinks in our schedule, but it has its benefits too. For example this week he doesn't report to work until 11:30 am which means we now go running together in the mornings. And by running I mean jogging. And by jogging I mean I have suggested to him that if he wants, he's welcome to go on ahead of me. Fortunately for me, I think he goes more for the company. I am so lucky!
We love being married...64 days and getting better every day!
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