Susan Boyle Is Gonna Win!

I get chills when I listen to this woman sing. There are a few shaky parts in the song, but who wouldn't get nervous in front of a crowd that laughed at you from the very beginning?! I think she has a great talent, and I love how she is the underdog. GO SUSAN!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luRmM1J1sfg

It's OFFICIAL!!!!

Oh. My. Gosh.

I received my passport in the mail today and booked my flight to London. This is weirding me out. I'm going to be an international traveler. There will be a stamp in my passport. It's not just something to wish about anymore. It's actually happening.

I'm so excited, but I don't quite think it has set in yet though.

Wow.

My New Bike!

Here she is. I got a bike today, it's been such nice weather and I really miss getting out there and biking. Having a paper route made it so we had to bike all the time, and I have not been on one since. Utah has a lot of really pretty areas to go biking in, and a lot of them are pretty flat so I didn't need a mountain bike. I like biking while sitting up anyways. not a fan of the hunched-over look.

One of the guys in my ward has already sung the theme song of the Wicked Witch of the West at me as I was riding. No I don't have a basket, but the bike is a little on the classic side, so I see where he is coming from.

I've only been able to ride her once, since we actually got over 6 inches of SNOW in the last few days, but it was a great ride! Here's to a little exercise and a lot of pretty scenery! Any suggestions on a name?

My Little Buddy Is Sick!

Today we had a little scare at the hospital. When Ashley went to her pregnancy check up, she had them take a look at Braden because he was wheezing and having a really hard time breathing. They diagnosed him with bronchilitis, and admitted him to the hospital. He is going to be there the next few days, and hopefully will be feeling better soon. They have to suction him every four hours, and there is someone checking on him constantly. He has a slight fever as well. Poor little fella!

Well, the good news is that he will improve here in the next few days, and hopefully will be out of the hospital soon!!! He's still relatively happy, he just gets upset when he gets suctioned and when he can't get down on the floor.

Please keep him in your prayers though!

Dat's Dat Dat Dragon!

Cole emailed me today! Woo hoo! I almost started crying at work when I got it- I haven't personally heard from him in awhile. Of course, he mentioned Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (which I had just watched yesterday!). He wrote:

"Hey, girrrl. How's it going? I was looking through my companion's DVD collection and noticed that he had the two-disc special edition of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and I thought of you. I immediately said "Got any ketchup handy?" and he said "my stew can stand on its own two feet." Yeah, I love this guy."

SO FUNNY! I love that part of the movie. And I love that Cole remembered the line. When we were younger we used to not only watch the movie all the time, but do the dances as well. We both had that movie memorized backward and forward. What is really sad is that I got the two disc edition as well, and I could tell minute differences in the two versions. They had to film the movie twice- once in Cinemascope, and once in the normal version. Subtle differences, but I caught a ton of them!!!

Yeah, I'm still a nerd. But I love you, Dragon!

Conference Is Seriously Amazing!

No, really. It is. This Conference was one of the best I can remember. I didn't fall asleep once because I was so afraid I would miss yet another AMAZING talk! So great. And I really feel inspired to try and change some things.

Favorite talk- NO SUCH THING! There were so many tidbits that I was able to take, so I can't come up with one. I did love that so many general authorities emphasized the temple and temple work. Our ward temple night is Tuesday, so we'll see if I can get off work early enough to do it!

Favorite quote from Conference- "You are never lost when you can see the temple" -Gary E. Stevenson. Sooooo good!

T-Diddy turns . . . 21!!!

I'm just kidding. T-Diddy, you are an invaluable member of the Isenbarger family. Thank you so much for putting aside our family faults and marrying Sarah! :) No, really. You have been a really great presence in the family over the years. Heck, you've been a brother for as long as I can remember! Thank you for being an example to me. You have a patience I could never even dream of having, and I work to build that quality in myself constantly.

Happy birthday, Todd.


Oh, and THANK YOU for plucking my eyebrows all those years ago! They look so much better these days! :)

Curt's A Boilermaker!

Today I got a text from my brother telling me that he got into Purdue!!! Woo hoo! He's a Boiler! As my mom said, "Boiler Up!" You legit, Bro!

Busy day!

Today was a lot of waiting in line at different places: the Orem DMV, the driver's license bureau, the post office, and the passport office! Phew! Luckily I had a book, but I will admit I got a little impatient a few times. I would be very happy not to see another line for a few weeks. But at least I am legit now! I have a Utah driver's license, and a passport is on the way.