#1 Reason

My number one reason for being excited for the day when Joshua is a professor . . . attending events on campus!

**Unfinished blog post alert!**

2024 Commentary: We must have attended some awesome event on campus! 

Maybe it was the time we went to a Piano Guys concert or when Paul Jacobs  ravished us with his organ playing?

What Joshua's been up to...

Joshua brought home this stack of papers to grade one day:

He's still working on it. Plus, he's acquired a couple smaller stacks since then. And obviously this doesn't show online assignments that have to be graded.

Sometimes I complain and hate how much time he has to spend grading things, not to mention doing his own homework. But really, I love how hardworking he is! He does so much. And it's partly for me! So that one day he can be the one working hard and bringing home the bacon. (It's also partly just because he wants to be really smart.) My husband is the greatest. I love you, Joshua!!

I did it again.

 

I love it!

I've decided I should have been born with this hair color.

Manna from Heaven

But really it's keys from heaven. 

My keys went missing over six weeks ago. I searched everywhere, including all those really silly places that I was positive my keys would never be. Joshua also searched everywhere imaginable. Then I did again. And again. And again.

After about four weeks I became convinced that either my keys magically disappeared or they got thrown away. I held out a smidgen of hope for finding them in some unbelievably ridiculous place, but gave in to getting a new apartment key made. 

This morning, I picked up a plastic shopping bag to put away and between it and Joshua's backpack lay my keys. Right by my shoes by the front door. Exactly where they have not been for the past six weeks. It's actually their typical spot. I'm positive they were not there before we walked in the door after dinner last night. Somehow they must have fallen out of something and landed there. Exactly where I expected to find them six weeks ago.

I am truly baffled.

Baffled. I swear some angel dropped them there. Good timing too because I was finally going to make a copy of our car key today. :)

Christmas in my mouth.

Broulim's is already selling peppermint ice cream. And it was on sale. Life just got a little bit better.

Concussed?

Probably. 

Today I was telling a co-worker about how I slept so much this past weekend and I hope that doesn't mean I'm getting sick. She said maybe my body just needed lots of sleep. A little later she suggested maybe it's a concussion from when I hit my head really hard last week. I'd actually considered this, but said I didn't black out at all so that's not it. She told me I still could have gotten a mild concussion without losing consciousness at all. So I looked it up. And I think she's right.

When I say I hit my head really hard, I mean I hit it really, really, really hard. And it's so silly. I was bent over kind of in my washer Thursday night. When I stood up, I discovered (the hard way) that my dryer door apparently wasn't closed all the way. Rotten stackable washer and dryer. I crumpled to the floor in a heap and cried really hard. But I didn't black out.

According to the Mayo Clinic, most people don't lose consciousness when they get a concussion so they'd don't even realize they have one. Hmm.

On Friday it made sense that my head hurt really bad, but a concussion would certainly explain why I still have a bad headache, why my ears were ringing so much this weekend, and why I've been wanting to go to bed soo early. Good thing it's something that my body will fix itself! Our bodies are pretty nifty.

Ducky Pond

I love our ducky pond!! We went for a visit tonight, and it just feels so serene there. We fed our little duckies and went for a brief walk. The ducks are so fun to feed, and I love watching them grow (the babies from this year look like little teenager ducks now!).

I know our pictures are kinda blurry, but that's part of the reason I like them. It's so pretty at the nature park. We're kinda cute too.

 

I think this is my favorite time of year in Rexburg. It's still nice and warm during the day, but it cools off at night so you can open your windows and wear jackets. :) Plus, some leaves are starting to fall so the trees are colorful. And it smells good outside. I love it! I'm happy to have lived somewhere where we get to experience the changing seasons more. (Although a little...or a lot...less winter would be ideal.)