To bring you up to speed...

A Sign of Intellegence:

I had the priviledge of meeting our new prophet last week. No kidding. I was standing in the doorway of my boss's office and glanced over to see a man holding the door open as his lunch group exited the Alta Club. I looked over again thinking he had a striking resemblance to President Monson. Sure enough...it was him. I walked over and asked if I could shake his hand. He said, "Yes, and I wanted to tell you something." I said, "You did? What?" He said, "See the dimple in your chin?" I nodded. He continued, " I have one too. You know, it's a sign of intellegence." I said, "Great, then I'm set!" I thanked him and he joined the rest of his party outside. I think I literally skipped back to my boss's office. I was pretty happy. Cool experience. And I can tell you right now....he really is the prophet. He just looked like the prophet and felt like the prophet. ;)

Movie Review:
I've seen some good ones as of late...

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Really liked it...a lot. I loved Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in it. It's light and funny and I would even consider purchasing it when it comes out on DVD. I think it's one you could watch repeatedly.

21. AWESOME. I was totally looking forward to this one and it lived up to my expectations. Still don't get the counting cards concept, so I guess I'll have to just stick with my normal job instead of taking up Blackjack in Vegas. Oh well. It's crazy though, and based on a true story. I love true story ones....they're my favorite. So yes...go see it.

Kite Runner. It's a serious one and a little disturbing, but oh so good. The kids are so, so cute in it. Particularly Hassan. You need to see this one. I never read the book, but I've heard some say that the movie was better than the book. ? That never happens.

Game Plan. This one's for all you moms out there. I watched this one at the gym in the cardio cinema room. I only planned to workout for 45 min, but just decided what's another 45? Not that it's that gripping of a plot-in fact the only gripping going on during this show were my hands on the handlebars of the stationary bike. It's just a cute kid/Disney movie. Nothing special, but I was entertained.

Dan in Real Life: PAINFUL to watch, but so good. Maybe it's just cause I'm still single. ? It was just so real. And sad. And depressing. But great! And it totally makes me hungry for pancakes just thinking about it. Except for the ones under Steve Carell's face...those I probably wouldn't eat.

August Rush: This was a GREAT movie. I'm not gonna lie though..it needed 5 more minutes at the end. I could've written a much better ending, but I guess some people liked it. (?) It's one of those where the credits start rolling and you're like, "Hold up. Did the DVD player just skip? Is there an alternate ending in the deleted scenes feature?" But no. Maybe no one else felt like this, but I did. That being said, I still loved it. And don't worry...I did try to play my guitar like he does in the movie. It totally works. Sounds so cool. Not as cool when I do it, but still...the concept is there. The music was great. Definitely see this movie.

"Nurse?!"

My friend, Chad, and I went to a friend's wedding reception, followed by a play at pioneer theatre called "The Heiress". My clients gave me tickets and met us there. It was so fun! Fun besides the fact that both of Chad's ankles were totally swollen and he could hardly walk. Sad. And everything seemed to require A LOT of walking. I picked him up and dropped him off as close to the entrances as humanly possible, then would park the car and join him. We were running late to everything, so I was doing a lot of running-in three inch heels. : / By the time the play was over, Chad could barely put any pressure on his feet. I felt so bad. I was doing my best to support him while we walked out of the theatre, but he was still in a lot of pain. That's when I had my "brilliant" idea. "Hey Chad. Jump on my back. I'll give you a piggy back ride." I said it kind of kidding-so I thought, but then he said, "Seriously?" So I'm thinking maybe I could do it. "Uhhhh, yeah. Hop on." Well, Chad couldn't really jump so he awkwardly attempted to jump on my back. That's when I realized that my 3 inch heels might create a bit of a problem. I think that realization came as I was launching forward reaching to catch myself on the ground....and Chad was following suit, right on top of me. There were multiple gasps from older couples walking by us and some rushing to our aide, until they realized I was laughing. The laughter was stemming from the comedy of it all, but more because of the embarrassment. I mean, I'm not She-ra by any stretch, and while I do quite well at running in three inch heels, piggy backing is a whole other story!! And then the fact that Chad had to land on his already swollen ankles while falling didn't really help the matter. Good thing I know Chad so well, so I didn't feel as dumb...just felt bad about the extra pain on his feet that I had caused. I ran and got the car, picked him up, and spent the next several hours taking care of him at my house....heat, ice, elevation, compressioin, and a little TLC. He returned a few days later for more. Poor Chad...and he's still in pain. :(

Just Passing Through:

Matt, Suzanne and family drove through Salt Lake on Saturday on their way up to Idaho. (Matt just accepted a position at St. Luke's Hospital up there.) I was so happy to see them. It's always great to have family here. We met for dinner at Costa Vida and spent about an hour together before they hit the road again. The kids were so dang cute! I'm so excited to have them closer. ( Pictures below...oldest to youngest: David, Joshua, Nathaniel. My brother Matt is holding Lydia and Nathaniel. Such cute kids!!)