The World Should Revolve Around Me

So Tommy was at work talking with one of his co-workers and told me about this fun little activity she did on her blog. So we came home and did it together. It is a blast and really funny. We got a lot of laughs anyway.

Here are the rules...

1. Put your iPod on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY? I Turn to You- Melanie C.
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? What's Left of Me- Nick Lachey
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? Renaissance- Matt Kearney
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? Like This- Kelly Rowland
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? Just the Two of Us- Will Smith. Marrying Tommy is the best thing thing that ever happened to me!
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? Summertime- New Kids on the Block. So True. Teaching school makes me live for the summers. Especially sleeping in and soaking up the sun!
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU? Somewhere Out There- R Lady Peace
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? Say it Again- Marie Digby. So funny. The first line of the song says "I think about love!"
WHAT IS 2+2? Under Pressure- Queen Those that know me best know that math is not my strong subject!
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Come What May- Nicole Kidman/ Ewan McGregor
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Picture- Kid Rock/ Sheryl Crow
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? End of the Road- Boys to Men
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? All Summer Long- Kid Rock
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? When I Fall in Love- Celine Dion
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? Clumsy- Fergie. I don't know about my parents, but Tommy will agree that this is true. He jokes with me that I need to wear a helmet. I am so accident prone!
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? I Wanna Talk about Me -Toby Keith
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? Ooh Ahh- Grits
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? You're Beautiful- James Blunt
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? You Raise Me Up- Josh Groban
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? No Woman No Cry- The Fugees
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN? Touch By Body- Mariah Carey
HOW WILL YOU DIE? One Step at a Time- Jordin Sparks
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET? Do You Know- Enrique Iglesias
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH? Better Together- Jack Johnson
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY? Sitting Waiting Wishing- Jack Johnson Could this be any more perfect. The thing I want the most I have to wait for.
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED? A Long December- Counting Crows
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST? Pocket Full of Sunshine- Natasha Bedingfield
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU? Born to Be My Baby- BonJovi
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? The Way You Love Me
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW? Crashing Down- Matt Kearney
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? The World Should Revolve Around Me- Little Jackie

Super fun. Thanks Kristi for the highlight to our evening. I tag anyone that wants in on the fun. Post it on your blog so I can read your results!

Christmas Enrichment

I have to apologize because I haven't posted in so long. This is extremely out of date but just too good not to blog about. During November we started planning what we wanted to do for Christmas Enrichment. It is tradition in our ward to always serve dinner. I wanted to do something extra special for the sisters in our ward. Here is the rundown.

We decided on the theme of service. I don't know where I got this quote (in fact I don't know if it is even a quote) it just popped into my head as we were planning. It was the theme of our whole night.

Service is the Spirit of the Season

Here is a picture of the invitation. I got the idea from a scrapbook magazine. They turned out so cute. I was so glad. My friend Melanie wrote the wording. If you click on the picture you can see what the invite says. Super cute! I am so lucky to have such a creative friend that just LOVES to help me!

The sisters on my committee and others that could make it agreed to decorate again for me. They did such a great job last time so I was really excited to see what they came up with. I walked in the room and was completely in awe. It was even better than I had pictured it. It was beautiful.

The tables are set and we are ready to PARTY!


Centerpieces- Simple but elegant!

Decorations throughout the cultural hall

The sisters were supposed to arrive at the church at 6:15 to receive instructions for our service project. We had two different service projects to choose from. They could tie baby quilts for Deseret Industries or put together Humanitarian kits for the Humanitarian Center.

While the sisters were doing service Tommy and his crew were preparing our dinner. Here are a few pictures of his helpers.

Many hands make light work!

Tommy's cute apron the Johnson's gave him for this

special night (left) and Brother Johnson, so willing and happy to help (right).

Landon- Happy to help! Ben- The Assistant Griller!

I was worried that most sisters would skip the service project and just come for dinner, and my ward is incredibly famous for showing up LATE! That is where a little creative bribery comes into play. I used some of my budget money along with donated items and put together a pretty incredible on-time drawing. It is a great idea if you want to get people to your activity on time. The prizes were; some rolls of scotch tape for wrapping gifts, HUGE rolls of wrapping paper from Costco, two tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Concert at the Conference Center, two mini Christus statues, and a homemade Christmas wreath.

After the service project the sisters made their way to the cultural hall where they ate a delicious spinach salad then waited for the main course. The sisters had a choice between Teriyaki Chicken, Teriyaki Salmon, or Blackened Salmon for their main course. It was served on a bed of orzo pasta. It's all about the presentation.


Mandy- Making the salads. YUMMY!

The Finished Product!

We invited some men to come and help serve the sisters. Here are some pictures of them. We couldn't have done it without them. They did a fantastic job!

My new Brother-in-law offered to help! (left)

Laura came and helped too we just didn't get her

picture because she was taking the pictures for me. Thanks Lu!

Danny Johnson- Our lifesaver (right)

Danny's girlfriend played beautiful Christmas

music while we ate. It was a nice finishing touch!

After dinner dessert was served and we were ready to start our activity.

DELICIOUS!

For our activity we did a white elephant service gift exchange. Basically it is the same thing as a white elephant exchange except instead of giving a present the sisters had to give a service they would provide to another sister during the month of December. Each sister had a card on their table that they wrote their service on, then they put it in the small gift bag on their table.

All of the gift bags were brought to the front and then each sister was given a number. They came up and picked a bag and read the service and who it was from. It got interesting when people began to steal services from others. Some of the services that got stolen were free piano lessons for a month, a Christmas Wreath, crocheted washcloths, free rock climbing lesson, a first aid kit for your car, etc. I have to tell you that the sisters in my ward really came through. They thought of some great services.

To close the night we talked about the importance of service to each other and the unity we would feel in our Relief Society if we would each sincerely do our service. We gave each sister a gorgeous homemade ornament. It had a little tag with our theme to remind the sisters the importance of service during the Christmas season and throughout the year.

This evening was a huge success. Tommy and I, my committee and many ward members helped to pull it off. Thank you to everyone that helped. I couldn't have done it without you. Now I have to start planning the Relief Society Birthday Party in March. I already have some great ideas! I just love this calling!

Laura and Nick's Wedding

Tommy's little sister got married on November 29th in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a cold wintery day but also a wonderful day. It was also great because all eight of Tommy's brothers and sisters were able to be there. It was great to be with all of them.

Here are just a few good pictures we got of this wonderful day.

PRESENTING...

Mr. and Mrs. Dart!




The Deaver Boys
Aren't they all so handsome. I especially
think the one in the middle is HOT!!


The Happy Couple