Brittney - Nov 4

Today I went to a retirement/rehabilitation center and brought cookies to the people there. I met some awesome people.

We asked this awesome old man what song to sing, and he said, "sing my song! Our Savior's Love".

Turns out, this jovial old man is none other than Crawford Gates! Composer extraordinaire! He composed the music for Our Saviors Love and tons of others.

So I sang Our Saviors Love to the guy who composed it. I’m practically famous!

Brittney - Nov 3

Taylor and I drove up to Grandma's and Grandpa's to spend quality time with them. We even went in time to make dinner with them, because we knew it would mean a lot to them.

Brittney - Nov 2

This weekend Taylor came to visit! Which made me very, very happy. We played mini-golf and I let him win, so he'd feel macho.

Brittney - Nov 1

Today a friend was trash-talking me in Words With Friends, so to make it interesting I made a bet I'd win - and I did!!! So the friend has to wear around an embarrassing t-shirt for 5 days of my chosing.

Brittney - Day 31

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

Today I made a Halloween dinner!!!

Mummies!

Scary pizza face - with half of it cut (I forgot to take the picture before eating some)

Pumpkin!



Brittney - Day 30

Today I spent time with a friend who I hadn't seen in a while, even though I had a really busy day. It was so fun to catch up and to help her through some things she's going through.

I also stopped at the store to try and get something for a friend - but  couldn't find what I needed - but I was late and stopped and did it anyways.

Brittney - Day 29

Ok - this one is a big deal for me! I took Lacey to a corn maze a couple of weeks ago during the day, and there she learned that if you go at night it's haunted. Well, the idea of a haunted corn maze scares me silly. I have no desire to go. But she's been bugging me about taking her there for 3 weeks now. Yesterday she was really disappointed when I said Halloween will be over this week and we can't make it to a corn maze.
So tonight I am taking her, even though I'm scared.

Brittney - Day 28

Today I did two things. I'm UNBEATABLE!

#1 - Again, I'm pretty new in my ward. I've gone out of my way to be social and to meet people, even though it's not in my nature. After church there was a mix and mingle. I was stressed out about going, because I'd have to walk in there by myself not really knowing many people. But I did it! I even stayed 25 minutes.

#2 - There is a man who lives right by Skyline Highschool that has gone missing. He's 80 and has early stage dementia. He took his dog for a walk on Wednesday, and hasn't been seen since. The first presidency sent a letter to the church's in our stake and asked that everyone go help the police and look for him. A lot of wards cancelled church completely to look for him. I went over after work and was registered with the police as a bonafide Police Volunteer. I though I could just come and search however long I was able, but it was really organized and we were assigned 4 streets and had to knock on every door to ask if they'd seen him, and to get permission to look in their backyards, sheds, boats, campers, etc. (the police are thinking he maybe got lost or wanted to get lost and wondered off and ended up hiding in someone's yard). It was super awkward and it was a ton of work. I left my house at 3 (thinking I'd be done by 4:30 to go to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner) but didn't get done until a little after 6:30. On a sad note, he went missing last Wednesday and still hasn't been found.

Brittney - Day 27

Today I took Lacey to the zoo for their halloween day. They had booths to set up for trick-or-treating, and everyone was dressed up. I was afraid it would be cold, but the wheather was perfect. It was sunny and warm and dressing up was a blast. It was an awesome day, and I am glad I could take the time out of my schedule to take Lacey.

Brittney - Day 26

Today we had trick-or-treating at work! We get thousands of kids here (there are about 800 people who work in my building, and most of their families come in, and their Mormon - so that is a lot of children). So I dressed up as an 80's girl and I invited my friend Brittney Henderson to come with her 3 little kids, and we all went trick or treating around my office. It was so fun!! So my thing was instead of just enjoying today for myself, I invited Brittney to come so she and her kids could enjoy it as well.

Brittney - Day 25

Today I tried extra to be very cheerful and smiley to people I saw at work and out on the town. I noticed it made me feel happier, and I could tell people really did appreciate it, and it lifted their mood as well.

Brittney - Day 24

Today I went to institute! I enjoy going but some days I'm so busy or exhausted I don't end up going. But today I got my lazy booty in gear and went to institute, and it was awesome. A very good lesson on the Savior.

Brittney - Day 22

Today, I went to court and didn't die.

I got pulled over by a retarded cop because my tires stoped turning after the white line at a stop sign. Gag me. And my registration had expired. Woops. So I had to go to court and show that I registered my car.

As I was walking down the hall - a guy was lead down the same hall in handcuffs and SHACKLES with an armed escort. I don't know what you do to earn yourself shackles, but my guess is it's REALLY BAD. I was really scared. I kept picturing him leaping at me and holding me hostage or something equally awful.

But, that isn't my "special thing". On the way out, they had early registration set up. So I meandered over and voted.

GO OBAMA!

Brittney - Day 21

I'm in a new ward. It's awkward to start a new ward, especially when you don't know anyone and you don't have anyone to go to church with you.

But I've made huge efforts to not be shy and to meet people. So today I was very out going and commented in Sunday school and met people.

Brittney - Day 20

Today I took Lacey to a kids Halloween thing they do at the U at Red Butte Gardens. We made necklaces to ward off witches and Dracula. We wondered through the haunted forest and got freaked out when a fog machine made this horrible noise in a maze and squirted right into our faces. It scared me. A lot. And I carried her huge heavy painted pumpkin all the way to my car - which was very noble.

Brittney - Day 19

Today my thing was actually hard for me to do.

There is a guy I work with who started about 4 months ago on the management team. He drives me a little nutty. Every time he talks to me or needs something I have to breathe deeply. He is such a nice guy but for some reason he completely rubs me the wrong way.

Today in a meeting there was a cookie left over. Instead of just telling someone to take it or giving it to one of the guys who sit next to me, I thought about who I could give it to. This guy came to mind. So I wrote him a nice letter telling him I appreciate all he does and that he’s doing a good job, and left the note and the cookie on his desk. It took a lot to sit down and write the letter and give it to him, but I did it.

(Note – I did this even after a comment he made to me earlier today – I was walking down the hallway carrying a brown paper bag (like a grocery bag), and he walked by me with someone else and said, “so now are you the bag lady?” What kind of a comment is that? The bag lady? Just because I’m carrying a brown paper bag once? No, I’m not the bag lady. I didn’t even say anything rude or sarcastic back to that, so go me.)

Brittney Day 18

Today I wrote a thank you note to the janitor at work.

Brittney - Day 16

Today I took Riley out. We ate dinner, walked around the mall then watched The Adams Family, which I haven't seen in forever.

Brittney - Day 14

Today I made the 45 minute drive all the way to Orem to eat Sunday dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. I even rinsed dinner dishes.

Below is what I found on the front porch. It's kind of hard to see, sorry. Grandma and Grandpa always tape a letter with money to pay the paper carrier. It's always there. For years. The paper carrier seems to never pick it up, since it's always there. So today I came up to the steps to find the following sight. Apparently they figured the paper carrier, after years, just wasn't getting it and needed some help.

Brittney - Day 12

Today is cold and rainy. It's awesome and cozy.

I woke up late this morning and threw on a full length spaghetti strap dress and a coverup over my pajamas. The black top worked great as a coverup under the dress. When I got to work I realized I forgot to take my pajama bottoms off. Whoops.

They have made me warm and cozy all day, and I feel super rebellious about the fact that I'm wearing pajamas to work. Unexpected, but made for a special cozy day in the fall rain.