What has Logan been up to lately?

STUDYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Final exams are next week; wish him luck! 

Easter Sunday!

Logan and I had a great Easter this year. It was our first Easter together! We dyed/decorated eggs on Saturday night with Carson and some friends. They looked awesome.....

On Easter morning (Sunday), we had a Easter Egg Hunt =) Carson came over to find some eggs too. Of course, while we were going on our egg hunt we had to sing the infamous "Going on an Egg Hunt" song, made popular by Logan's mother. Watch the videos to hear all of us sing! Sorry if the video quality is not great; I'm not a professional so it's obviously a little shaky at some parts.

We watched General Conference all day! It was wonderful and very inspiring. We loved it. After the last session, we had an Easter Dinner with Carson, the Mejome's, and the Rex's. It was delicious. Logan and I made deviled eggs, asparagus, and pasta salad. Yum!

It was a wonderful Easter and a great reminder of all that our Savior, Jesus Christ, has done for us. What a perfect day! We hope you all had a great Easter too =)

Please, Read Me!

Take a few minutes to read this story. It is simple, yet incredibly powerful. This story was referenced in church one day and I had no idea what it was about, so I asked Logan who paraphrased the story for me. I found the entire version of the story and am sharing it with you.

I hope this story will stay with you, as it has with me. I hope it makes us (including me) always remember the importance of prayer, finding opportunities to serve/act kindly, and being aware of each others needs.

The Fish Bowl

By: Author Unknown

Jack, a 9-year-old elementary student, is sitting at his school desk. All of a sudden there is a puddle between his feet, and the front of his pants are wet.

He thinks his heart is about to stop, because he knows when the boys find out, he'll never hear the end of it. And when the girls find out, they'll never speak to him again.

The boy puts his head down and prays this prayer: "Dear God, this is an emergency! I need help now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat." He looks up from his prayer, and here comes the teacher with a look in her eyes that says he's been discovered.

As the teacher is coming to snatch him up, a classmate named Susie is carrying a goldfish bowl filled with water. She stumbles and dumps the goldfish bowl in his lap. He pretends to be angry but prays, "Thank you, Jesus!"

Now, rather than being the object of ridicule, Jack is the object of sympathy. The teacher rushes him downstairs and gives him gym shorts to put on while his pants dry out. When he comes back to class, all the kids are on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. The turn of events and the unexpected sympathy are wonderful!

But as life would have it, the ridicule that belongs to Jack has been transferred to Susie. She tries to help, but they tell her to get out: "You've done enough, you klutz!"

Finally, at the end of the day, Jack and Susie are waiting at the bus stop. The boy walks over to Susie and whispers, "Susie, you did that on purpose, didn't you?"

Susie whispers back, "I wet my pants once too."

In the moments of another person's discomfort, the Lord calls us to "dump the water out of our fishbowl" and do a kind act for someone else. 

THE END 

PS- I've been following this amazing website filled with uplifting messages/pictures. It's called Hopefully Mormon (click here). Please, check it out. You will not regret it. Here are a few of my favorites that I have found thus far:

"Faith is not believing that God can, but knowing that He will."

"The sun will always come out tomorrow, so move forward with faith knowing that you are never alone."

New York or Florida? Need your opinion!

So, as many of you know, Logan and I will be in South Carolina doing a summer internship from May-August. I know you all have been dying to know (i.e. Mrs. Woodmansee).....so here are the details of our internship....we will be working for a resort in Myrtle Beach for the summer. We'll be working in a bunch of different positions from management to activities, etc. It's going to be awesome and our good friends, Adrian and Maddison Mejome will be there too! I could probably list the plethora of reasons why South Carolina is going to be amazing this summer, but I'll spare you the details (and, plus you can just click HERE to read the reasons why). Although South Carolina will be a fun opportunity,  I am already dreading and stressing out about how much of a pain it will be to: 1) get our apartment subleased for the summer,  2) pack our stuff, 3) drive out to South Carolina, and 4) be away from our friends in Provo especially the Rex's and Wing's!!!!

On another even more exciting note, Logan and I will be married for one year this summer--crazy, huh? It feels like it was just yesterday when we were getting married in the temple; I still remember it all so vividly!  It was beautiful and still the best day of my life by far! Anyway, for our 1 year anniversary...we were thinking we would take a little trip while we were in South Carolina, but we are having a hard time deciding where to go. So, this is where I need your help! Here are the options:

Option 1 (New York): Central Park/Times Square

Logan has NEVER been to New York before and I think it would be a great opportunity while we are on the east coast for him to go...even though I have been there many times! I just love everything about NYC! It's amazing and I wouldn't mind going there again especially if it's with my cute husband! The only thing is getting there and where to stay...we would more than likely have to buy plane tickets and get hotel accommodations (but we're thinking we can find something more affordable outside the city). And, there would be plenty of things to see/do....go see a show? sight seeing? shopping? Anyway, New York would be fun...there is so much to do in one big city! Doesn't that sound amazing?

OR

Option 2 (Florida): Universal Studios/Harry Potter World

We want to go to Universal Studios while we are in Florida (although, I have been several times before and Logan has never been). I absolutely love everything about Orlando, Florida!!! It's a magical place that automatically makes every single person who visits incredibly happy. However, to obtain that said happiness, it is imperative that each person pay a certain amount of money (i.e. it is very pricey) especially when you consider hotel accommodations, plane ticket (yes, we'll fly not drive), and Universal Studios tickets (why are they so expensive?) Not to mention, the excessive crowds and long lines! I think the ultimate reason why  I  want to go is because of drum roll please.....the new Harry Potter World  that is opening this Spring which , of course, I am dying to go to!!! So, is it worth it...to spend all that money and get to be incredibly happy for a few days?

 

I know we would have a great time anywhere we go, but this may be one of the last times we are out on the east coast in awhile, so we want to make the best decision! My gut is saying to go to New York, but really....Florida would be so much fun too! Harry Potter World, people?! So, what do you think? Where would you rather go? And, don't you dare tell me we can do both because I honestly don't know how that would work for us (i.e. we are poor college students). Thanks for your help, in advance!