In my head

I had a weird (not bad-just weird) experience last night.

I picked up Bryce from work, we ran a couple errands, rented a movie, came home, put away groceries and started making dinner.

We set up the laptop at the end of the bed and ate dinner in bed (haha) while we watched and then snuggled through the rest of the movie. 

When the movie was over we put the laptop away and laid down to sleep. Bryce, of course, fell asleep super fast (except when he'd wake up because i was so restless...) but i couldn't sleep. 

After a while i got out of bed, picked up the dishes from dinner that had been left on the nightstand and brought them to the kitchen sink. Bryce didn't wake up this time and as i walked back to bed, i paused in out doorway. 

All the lights were out so the moonlight coming in through a couple small windows was all that helped me see. 

As i paused there, I don't know What the feeling was. I don't know if it was just Contentment or peace or something else but i just had this interesting feeling standing there looking into our bedroom and the spare bedroom from the kitchen while Bryce slept. 

I wish i could explain ... or even just understand WHAT it was... 

I think maybe a part of it was imagining the spare room with a little baby sleeping as soundly as my husband while I watched both in the moonlight. 

It may sound cheesy or something but it really wasn't. My writing is what makes it sound so-- you can't blame me; i live with the cheesiest person i've ever met. It's BOUND to rub off on me eventually! 

I think that for the first time in a long time, my soul felt quiet. My head is always so full of music lyrics or phrases i heard another person say in passing that repeat in my head for no reason. Or my endless lists of all i still haven't done or the things i'll need to remember the next day.   Instead my mind was silent. Just observing the way the light played so softly over the objects and furniture in my house....my house.

Maybe, also, that your perspective really changes--standing in your house with all the lights off. Nothing running, no one talking, no music on. The light just changes things so much. 

All i know is that it was an interesting moment. and really, i only stood there for about 30 seconds but it felt like a more profound 30 seconds than I've had in a long time. 

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On a CUTE newly married note:

First off, Bryce is very complimentary and always tells me thank you for everything i do. He says he loves me all the time and kisses me when he leaves. 

So i'm no stranger to all that. But yesterday evening, he just kept saying those things over and over. Just randomly.

 LIke in the middle of the movie and then yelling "cherise? ..... (me saying "yeah?")... I love you!!!" from the shower while i made dinner. Or while we were sitting together, he hugged me and said "i don't know why but i just Really Really want you to know that i love you and i'm really grateful for all you do for me".  Then while he fell asleep next to me, he just kept saying "i love you" out of no where. 

It was very *tender* and sweet and it makes me love him even more but i keep thinking about it...in a way that makes something in my head click but i don't know why. ...

Schedule

I've been wondering for awhile how much longer I have in school since I'm in my 6th semester. 

(one semester at EAC, Two Semesters at LDSBC, and I'm in my Third at USU)

I went to talk to my academic advisor who...whom (? jana? ) i love because she's just awesome and funny and reminds me of my English lit teacher from high school....

anyway, we chatted for a while and she updated all my stuff and I have more to take still than i thought but we'll just see what happens. 

Anyway, I wrote it all out-a tentative "plan" for the upcoming five semesters:

Spring 09

Basic Printmaking

Painting II

Textile Science

College Algebra 

Quantitative Literacy (not sure what classes count for this one...)

Fall 09

Family Finance

Life Drawing

Computers & Art

Upper Division Art History

Spring 10

Figure Painting

20th Century Art

(plus 2-3 more classes)

Fall 10

Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio

Life Drawing

(plus 2-3 more classes)

Spring 11

Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio

Bachelors of Fine Arts Exhibition 

(plus 2 more classes)

SO.....i'm not sure why i can't just combine the last two semesters and start the Advanced drawing and painting studio a semester before that so i can be done by the end of FALL 2010 but...I'm guessing she knew what she was talking about. 

Anyway, and i'm also wondering if I could pull off doing one or two classes each summer....?

This all actually depends on what happens with Bryce's job/school stuff. Because if we end up moving away from Logan....and by chance we're able to swing keeping me in school, I'd lose credits and other schools require completely different classes (such as Weber State, In Ogden...already checked out their art program...yeah). 

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Because I know you everyone is SO INTERESTED in everything about ME, 

I'm posting all the classes I've taken so far....just because

i feel like doing it. Of course, don't read it if you don't care. This 

is just because I feel like doing it. and 

i love LISTS!!!:)

(this includes the classes I'm currently in)

Anatomy & Physiology

English 101

English 201

Intro to Psychology

Physiological Psychology

Ballroom Dance

Western Swing Dance

Strength & Flex Training

Math 1010 

Geography

Integrated life Science

Business Communication

IT-120 (Computers)

Interpersonal communication

Sociology of Marriage and Family

Nutrition

Drawing I

Drawing II

Photography

Art History I

Art History II

2 Dimensional Design

3 Dimensional Design

Painting I

Ceramics I

US Institutions 

Entheos School

So Jen's friend Emily has a sister who works at an elementary school in West Jordan. So a couple weeks ago she called needing someone to come talk to 1st-3rd graders about art so they could each draw a picture to represent the person they talked to at a Senior Center they had visited the week before. So she said she had seen my website etc and was wondering if i would come and do a 20 min lesson...ish thing about the basics of art and then for an hour and a half after just go around and help the kids with ideas and help them make their drawings better. 

How fun huh?  

so of course i said yes. Especially when she said they'd give me gas money plus $15 an hour! wahoo! :) So i did, and it was super fun and the kids were great. 

So since i've emailed Emily's sister a couple times and requested pics of the quilt they made out of the drawings and are now giving to the senior center as a gift. 

She just sent these today:

At least i can tie them...

YESTERDAY @ Lunch, met up with bryce at home to eat. 

Walk in the house, slip off my shoes next to the table.

walk into the kitchen, help bryce make some lunch

sit down at the table with bryce to eat and half way through, 

"dear, did you wear two different shoes today?"

Looking at him like he's insane,

"no of course not! what am i? 6?" 

as i look down to the floor where he had been looking....

where i had slipped off my shoes that i had worn all morning.

And there they were...

Right where i left them.

                                                 ( they mock me...even now.)

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My beautiful Baking skills:

                        (yes, i know you're jealous... especially of my beauteous baking racks...)

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Our new fav ice cream: 

                                                        It really IS rich and Creamy!

Three Month Anniversary

Orange Chicken

so i memorized this recipe out of a Crockpot cooking recipe book at deseret book....

Orange Chicken:

12 oz orange soda

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 1/2 lb chicken

....i don't know how long its supposed to be in for but i made it the other day to go with rice but we were lazy and never made the rice. lol. instead we cut up the chicken and used it for sandwiches and put some cheese on....very yummy!! :) 

OH AND PS: it had way too much juice and not enough chicken so i would either double the chicken amount of half the soda and soy sauce amts. 

Anyway, i just thought it was an interesting recipe... 

taught to fly

When you come to the edge of all the light you know 
and are about to step into the darkness of the unknown, 
faith is knowing that one of two things will happen: 
there will be solid ground to stand on, 
or you will be taught to fly

The Nose

So i was reading Mer's blog about her candles that she loves :) .... well, Mer and anyone else: my house smells so bad! We live in a basement apt with tiny  windows that, even when open, hardly air out the place. I use air fresheners and fabreeze ... i haven't tried candles because i'm afraid i'll spend the $$ and they won't work. I run our big fan alot because it helps with the Major HUMIDITY problem we have (which causes mold to show up on the bathroom ceiling and under sinks etc...yeah, disgusting. I hate scrubbing at it every week bleck!!) 

So PLEASE PLEASE if anyone knows of anything that might help, let me know!!!! I swear i have a super smeller nose because smells just drive me nuts. Bad smells put me in awful moods....

prayers, school, and work

I've been off and on with saying my prayers every morning and night for ... forever. And since we've been married and our schedules are so crazy, we've STILL been bad at it until a couple weeks ago... (mind you, i've been thinking about it for forever trying to figure out how to get back in the habit and feeling SO GUILTY that i'm still so bad at it after all these years) so first, i had a dream. I don't remember the background of it-what was happening or who said it to me but in the dream someone turned to me and said i wasn't allowed to do...whatever or be with them or something because i didn't say my prayers. I felt so dejected! it was awful...from that next morning on i've been pretty dang good at saying them. :) Plus, you know those awesome yellow pillows i bought? well now i keep them side by side next to the side of the bed on the floor.

So when we get ready for bed there's a HUGE visual cue to say our prayers-we kneel on them while we pray (quite comfortable too! :). 

That's my exciting thing lately. hehe. 

School's good....i'm taking:

Painting I (all oil painting and its a three hour long class, 4-7 pm & we stand the ENTIRE time)

Art history (Renaissance-Post Modern)

Math 1010 (yes, cuz I'm...not exactly...gifted at math... hehe)

Ceramics (everything so far, I learned in either eighth grade or in high school but its still fun)

US Institutions (its a comb. of history, economics, gov..etc.  Not my fav class by any means. lol)

Bryce got another job so he can quit Home Depot. He's now working for a Tow company. So he's on call about three nights per week- and he gets to choose which ones which is awesome. He's super excited about it.  He's still in training but he's more than half way through. I'm super happy about the job change because it lets him be home Way more!! :) LOVE IT!! 

Other than that, we're just having fun being married and learning more about each other every day.  :)