BABIES!!!!!

NIECE #3 HAS GRACED US WITH HER PRESENCE!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D

So, my new niece was born last night; I'm so excited!!! From the pictures, she looks adorable--from the fact that she is family, I KNOW she's beautiful :-D She was 7 lbs 14 oz, and basically super amazing. Congrats to Whitney and Spency and My Girls--I love you all!!! And I'm so exited to come home and see you all!

So, that was pretty much the only thing in the blog about babies. Just a good title. Although I could tell you about the sudden influx of babies in Rexburg--in the past month alone, I know 4 couples who have had babies; within the next 2-3 months, 5 more people are due. It's baby time in the Burg!

Onward-->So most of you know I want to serve a mission. There have been many different reactions to that idea, but for the most part I've gotten a lot of support; thank you!! However, even if the opportunity to serve a mission at this point does not come up, I'm happy at the changes in my life while I've been preparing for one. Recently, I was asked on a date by a young man who lives up here; the date was planned around a movie we both wanted to see. Upon further inspection, however, I found out that the movie was Rated R. But it was rated R for blood and things like that, so it's not really that bad, I rationalized. And I didn't want to tell him that I felt uncomfortable, because I didn't want to be rude or lose this guy's interest. But I knew that if I wanted to continue saying that I wanted to serve a mission, I could not make exceptions. I debated this for two days, till I finally came to the conclusion that if the guy lost respect for me, well, that's his problem--he must have a skewed idea of respect. And I could not put man's respect above that of my Father. So, I sent him a quick text, explaining shortly and asking if we could pick a different movie. He agreed, and didn't give me a bad time about it! This was really the first time up here that I've had to make a stand like that--and I'm eternally grateful I did. Thanks, mom and dad, for giving me the ability, the strength, and the knowledge to say "no" when I need to.

That's about it for this blog--Life is Good.

I love you all!

Asoutherngrace

Hamburgers...way too fun!!

Ben--he's pretty much a stud :-D

Rose! ....and creepy Ben in the back...

I'm so gangsta

GIANT PIDGEON.

ROCKIN.

I have a favorite blog that I keep updated on; http://asoutherngrace.blogspot.com/

Basically one of my favorites--Grace, the lady who writes it, is hilarious! She just about cracks me up everytime, and her recipes are easy and yummy. So last night, in a characteristic burst of confidence, I thought I would email Grace and tell her how much I enjoy her blog.

AND SHE TOTALLY WROTE ME BACK!!!!!

It was probably the highlight of my hour. Not even kidding.

Though it was almost topped by the GIANT PIDGEON sitting outside our apartment today! SO AWESOME!

Love you all!

HOLY CRAP

So......funny story.

The last time I posted was when I was still enjoying the snow; needless to say, that was quite a while ago. SPRING HAS COME TO THE BURG!!!! Today was gorgeous! I was very excited; it was amazing! Life has been good; pretty much the same old thang!
--> Work is going well; last month I was the #1 associate, so this month I'm trying to stay in the Top 5 at least; the bonus check is quite nice :-D I am now also Services Support certified, so I get to help all the technically challenged people (Like bringing coal to Newcastle...).
A typical conversation goes something like this:

Me: Thank you for calling Melaleuca! The Wellness Company. My Name is Abby, in Services Support; may I begin by getting your customer ID or ten-digit phone number?
Person: Um, Yeah, I'm really having trouble with my online order...do I still need to give you my number?
Me: Yes, that would be perfect.
Person: ##########
Me: Awesome! Now what can I do for you today?
Person: Well, I'm online and I want to use my free dollars on my order, but I don't know how.
Me: Ok, I'm going to look into your account online and see what I can do....have you tried checking the little box next to the item, labeled 'Loyalty Shopping $'?
Person: No....what box?
--->Generally, this conversation carries on for another five to ten minutes till I decide to just do it for them and then tell them to refresh their page. You would be suprised how many people do not know how to refresh their page.

--->School rocks. My teachers are all really neat, I'm learning a lot--yay school.
--->Church is the coolest EVER. My ward is fun (mostly, but then we can't all be this near perfection), my Bishopric is AMAZING--truly some of the greatest men I know. All in all, can't complain!
--->Everything other than that; AWESOME.

.............Yeah, I don't know what else to say! Life is good. In all complete honesty, life is good.