Reuniting

- Wednesday, January 27, 2010

The Householders have been in Utah this month, and last weekend we finally got a chance to meet up with them. This American couple owns a bed and breakfast in Port Alberni, BC, Canada and were simply amazing to me on my mission. As someone put it once "missionaries need the Householders, and the Householders need missionaries!" Tom was the Bishop of the Port Alberni ward at the time I served there, so we went through many adventures together. Their bed and breakfast/home was always open to us: for any meals, to use the conference room for district meetings, or the pool table on P-days. We'd also help with the dishes if Marla was away. They are like a second set of parents to me. Naturally, it was quite wonderful to catch up with them and their lives. They gave me an update on how the Port ALberni ward is doing. Not all news was good news of course, but it is still great to remember these people that mean so much to me, and hear how their lives are progressing. I learned that my last baptism (2 days before leaving Canada) Sister Jean Potts (70 something years old), is preparing to go to the temple. As far as I know, only one other person I helped teach has gone through the temple, so I was thrilled with this news. I've heard it said that you can't judge the success of your mission until 20 years later, and I am starting to see why.

Skiing is believing

- Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Anyone who knows us has heard "skiing" mentioned.  Knowing how to ski was a requirement of Bjorn before I agreed to marry him.  Luckily he is willing to try anything associated with speed and adrenaline so I knew he would catch on to the magic.  I taught him to ski last winter and after a few warm-up days at Alta's "ski free after 3" this December we have been tearin' up the slopes everywhere!  Okay, We have really only been to Brighton and Alta so far this year, but our plans stretch much further.  Bjorn is a great skiier and can pretty much keep up with me (except when I race).  We went to Brighton on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (or Human Rights Day?  whatever it's called now..... we had the day off).  The flurries were light, the temperature was up, the jumps were plentiful, and the exercise exhausted us.  Bjorn even went on Evergreen and "Dangeresque" with minimal falling.  'Twas a wonderous day.  These pictures are actually from last year, but you get the drift (snow.... drift... hee hee).  
Coleen- the queen of posing


Bjorn on his first day


Happy New Year!

- Wednesday, January 13, 2010

My new Years resolution is to get this blog up and going!  For some unknown reason, after working a night shift and taking a seven hour nap today, I feel inspired to do so.   Our excitement so far this year has been Bjorn starting school again, having the jeep truck towed, and being summoned for jury duty.  All of which has happened in the past week.  Bjorn has 17 credits this semester and will do just fabulous- though I am sure it will keep him busy.  The towing was a horrid experience involving the police, a tow-yard, the Utah DMV, Washington DMV, proof of insurance, and several faxes back and forth from Washington.  The car did have expired tabs, so it is our fault, but a little warning would have been nice. sheesh.  
I'm off to the kitchen! Time to clean and start making dinner for my husband (I still love being able to use that word)!

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