If there is one lesson that I have learned lately it is to be careful of what you say that you will never do, because, inevitably, you will probably end up eating your words and doing exactly the thing that you said that you will never do. Lets take Jim for example. When he was in high school he said that he would never go to college. Now, here is he with 2 masters degrees. But that's not enough. He has to go all the way for the PhD. Not only that, but he said that he would never have anything to do with computers. Now his computer is like air, food, and water to him. He can't function or survive without it.
That's not all. He also said that he would never serve a mission in the Philly area. He wasn't actually in Philadelphia during his mission, however, he was right across the river in Jersey serving in Camden, which is the ghetto of Philly and was recently named America's most dangerous city.
It doesn't end there. When Jim was working on his undergrad in Chemical Engineering there were a couple of companies who were recruiting and really wanted Jim to interview with them. As soon as he found out that they were based out of the Bay Area he wouldn't even give them the time of day. Instead of getting a job he went on to get his MBA and his first job was, you guessed it, right in the heart of silicon valley. Not only that it was a consulting job, which is another thing Jim said that he would never do for a living.
Now this is where I come in. I always said that I would never live in California. When we were living in the Bay Area I really liked it, however, I told Jim that I would never want to live in southern California. I mean really it's like a different country down there, right! Especially Los Angeles!!! At the time I said it I just knew that one day we would end up here because that is just the way it works with us. But I said it anyway, because that is sincerely how I felt and I really couldn't deny it. Jim has pretty much been planning on going back to school to get a PhD ever since we were married, and he has been looking at lots of different schools for the last 4 years trying to decide where he would want to go. I remember a specific conversation with him about 3 years ago when he was telling me about this awesome professor that he met from UCLA and the amazing work he has done. I knew right then and there that this is where we would be. Don't get me wrong - I am starting to like it. It is a lot different than what I am used to but there are a lot of perks to living here so I really can't complain. I just think that it is ironic that our life has played out like this so far. Looking back I really wouldn't change anything. Every place that we have been has been filled with amazing friends and awesome experiences. I know that the Lord is truly guiding our lives and He sees the bigger picture and knows what is best for us. He just has a funny sense of humor and really likes to put me in places outside of my comfort zone. It is really interesting too because everywhere that we have gone we have prayed about and have received very strong feelings that we were supposed to be in that particular place. I am grateful that he is blessing us with opportunities that are great for our family. It just makes me wonder - where will we end up after this??? I have a few ideas. All I have to do is think of the place that I would never want to go and that is probably where we will be in the next 4-6 years!
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Ben put a whole bunch of toilet paper in the garbage and I told him that is a no, no. He said, "no it's a yes, yes!"
I tell Jimmy on a regular basis that needs to talk nicely. He yelled something across the room to me and I gave him the look that said I didn't like the tone of his voice and he said, "I was yelling nicely!"
Jimmy and I are listening to "Give Said the Little Stream" and Jimmy says "How does it talk?" I said "How does what talk?" He said, "The stream, it doesn't have a mouth, how can it talk?"
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Funny Things Kids Say
We were at church and during the sacrament I was talking to Luke about Jesus. I told him that Jesus bled and died for us. Luke looked at me with a very concerned look and said, "Did Heavenly Father give Jesus a band-aid when he was bleeding?"
We were about to walk out the door so I told Luke to go potty. He came out of the bathroom saying, "I can't go! The batteries in my pee pee are dead!"
After Ben finished a big meal he said, "my tummy is so big and full I look like Grandpa now!" (sorry dad).
Ben pointed to a picture of the prophet and said, "That's President Monckley!"
We have a saying in our house. It's "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" But Ben has his own version of this. He says "you get what you WANT and you don't throw a fit!"
Jimmy said that he is allergic to babies. I asked him how he knew and he said that he gets sick when he smells them.
Ben asked me for another piece of halloween candy and I said, "Mommy is ready for the halloween candy to be gone" and Ben said, "Yea, gone in my mouth!"
We were driving past the gas station sign and Ben said, "I see a lowercase 5 on that sign."
I was talking to Jimmy about election day and asking him if his teacher voted and he said that she was "absent" that day. (I finally realized what he meant. She had just mailed in an absentee ballot.)
We were about to walk out the door so I told Luke to go potty. He came out of the bathroom saying, "I can't go! The batteries in my pee pee are dead!"
After Ben finished a big meal he said, "my tummy is so big and full I look like Grandpa now!" (sorry dad).
Ben pointed to a picture of the prophet and said, "That's President Monckley!"
We have a saying in our house. It's "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" But Ben has his own version of this. He says "you get what you WANT and you don't throw a fit!"
Jimmy said that he is allergic to babies. I asked him how he knew and he said that he gets sick when he smells them.
Ben asked me for another piece of halloween candy and I said, "Mommy is ready for the halloween candy to be gone" and Ben said, "Yea, gone in my mouth!"
We were driving past the gas station sign and Ben said, "I see a lowercase 5 on that sign."
I was talking to Jimmy about election day and asking him if his teacher voted and he said that she was "absent" that day. (I finally realized what he meant. She had just mailed in an absentee ballot.)
Ben put a whole bunch of toilet paper in the garbage and I told him that is a no, no. He said, "no it's a yes, yes!"
I tell Jimmy on a regular basis that needs to talk nicely. He yelled something across the room to me and I gave him the look that said I didn't like the tone of his voice and he said, "I was yelling nicely!"
Jimmy and I are listening to "Give Said the Little Stream" and Jimmy says "How does it talk?" I said "How does what talk?" He said, "The stream, it doesn't have a mouth, how can it talk?"
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4 comments:
Hmmm..... so maybe I should start saying things like: "I never want to get married and have a family.. . . I never want to quit teaching school!" Thanks for the good advice! :) Honestly, it is funny how these things work out, and the bottom line is that they always work out. By the way cute new backdrop.
don't you feel better getting that out? sorry that it is a hard adjustment! trust me, if i could i'd be right there 'adjusting' with you in that beautiful weather, great beaches and cool museums! in no time, you'll be loving it! keep smiling and you have one choice- sink or swim...
Sounds like you all (that's the Kentucky rubbing off on me) have done a lot of moving around and aren't done yet. Sounds familiar! It's so fun to read what you're up to and see how much our lives are similar.
Ok, so what I think you should do it wish that you would never ever live in some exotic, fabulous place! Good luck with that.
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