Urban Poly Princess

I got up on time BUT I had some clothes I wanted to put away and I wanted to cook some stuff to take to work. I made some fried rice. I ran out of contact solution and I have less than $5 to my name before I get paid Friday. I remembered my flex-spending lets me buy contact lens solution!!! I spent a bunch of time looking for my card but then I remembered where it is-it's with my skates in my backpack. I stuck all my cards there the last time I went skating. I just took out my license to drive with.

May's going to be a busy month with ULA the first week, graduation the third and then I'm thinking of making the trek to Iosepa this year on Memorial Day. My Iosepa thoughts as of late make me feel like I should go there this year. It's always a spiritual experience and they usually have good food and entertainment too. I only worked out to 3 Zumba songs before jumping in the shower this morning. There was too much I had to do.

I did the Cache Valley summer last year. I'm definitely NOT staying here for Pioneer Day and I want to march in the Pioneer Parade this year with PCC. I ate fried rice and now I'm eating cheesecake. I can't afford to buy good healthy food right now. I'm trying to figure out where my money went last time. I think I was recovering from my SLC trip and then I was also paying the Fun Park. I probably have to work all over again to regain my balance. I want to skate outside and I don't really care about the people or who sees me doing it. What I do hate is the sun and how hot it is out there.

I'm eating the last of my oranges now. I have some broccoli left and an apple. I have mixed frozen vegetables too. Wednesday and Thursday aren't going to have the best food choices. I can't let this happen again. This is ridiculous. If I was in Salt Lake I could just "shop" at my relatives homes-actually all I'd need to do is eat what's at home. My mother eats strangely now however. She doesn't eat ANY salt or meat. She buys dried fruit and she NEVER likes to throw out ANYTHING. Her friend brings her all this food she can't eat so she just sticks it in the freezer. Now her freezer is overflowing. I keep telling her I'll make sure she is at the family history library or something then I'll take all her junk in there and throw it away at a dumpster somewhere else. My mother is a pack-rat. She saves all sorts of weird containers and she can't throw them away for some reason.

The heading of this chapter had the word importunes. I wasn't sure exactly what it meant.
Importune definition, to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.

Helaman 11
18 And behold, the people did rejoice and glorify God, and the whole face of the land was filled with rejoicing; and they did no more seek to destroy Nephi, but they did esteem him as a great prophet, and a man of God, having great power and authority given unto him from God.

19 And behold, Lehi, his brother, was not a whit behind him as to things pertaining to righteousness.

Since joy and happiness are the goals of our existence I try to notice when these are present. I love that Lehi was not a whit behind his brother in righteousness. Awesome brothers!!!

The Joy of the Priesthood - Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I feel a certain sadness for those who do not grasp and appreciate the wonder and privilege of the priesthood. They are like passengers on an airplane who spend their time grumbling about the size of the packet of peanuts while they are soaring through the air, far above the clouds—something ancient kings would have given all they possessed to try and experience just once!

The priesthood is such a precious gift we are given in this life. I miss my dad when I think about the priesthood. I appreciate all the blessings he gave me whenever I was sick. I was happy to see him whenever I did a session on Saturday. He was a Saturday ordinance worker for over 10 years. The service he and my mother rendered there are seared in my memories. I'm grateful for these examples I had.

I have given up on working at the Logan temple. I don't think they'll ever contact me. I'm not sure why that happened. I haven't been diligent in taking a session each Friday. Friday is when I don't have to do anything. Sometimes I do exactly that.
Tonight is our RS presidency meeting. Melissa and I went to visit Michelle Hinckes last week when some of the girls in my ward got together at Juniper restaurant. I went to the visit because I know Jodie has to work a lot. I told Melissa that Jodie went to dinner because she wanted me or Jodie to go with her since Erin and Lauresa were working. Melissa told me she doesn't get invited to those. It makes me want to invite her somewhere. I want to invite she and Erin and Jenny UHarriet but since I'm the one getting invited, I shouldn't do that. I will plan my own outing and then be sure to invite them. They are all fun and sweet.

My writing portion of ENG098 will begin next week. I'm looking forward to it BUT I am going to be sure to change with Mike so I can attend FHE and ward temple night.