February 26th

Today marks 1 year since my first date with Sean. It was exactly one week after I stepped off the plane in SLC. The Tuesday after I came home he wrote this message on Facebook: "Hey if you find yourself up near provo area give me a holler and if you havent been on your first date back home yet then allow me to assist you :D"
This cracked me up. Luckily I was also on facebook when I got the message so I saw him online and started chatting with him. Eventually he got around to asking me if I read his message, and eventually we established that we would see eachother for a date that Friday. The way our conversation ended kind of put the ball in my court though--like I would have to be the one to contact him that Friday since I had already planend to be in Provo earlier during the day. Dang it. I was instantly impressed when he called me that night to tell me that he would figure out what we would do and what time etc. Hmmm... Of course he called me on Friday and told me that he was going to take me ice skating with his ward party. I was excited.
I got to his apartment around 9 (he had just finished working). I still remember seeing him walk out of his building and look at me in my car. My first thought was "he looks pretty cute" and I got out of the car to give him a big hug. Thinking back on that makes me feel so happy. I had no idea what a wonderful ride I was in for.
Anyways, we went to Seven Peaks to go ice skating. I was blown away by how nice he was to me and by how grown up he seemed. As a missionary I remember him as kind of a goof ball. He would always do funny things on p-day to catch attention and make people laugh. I had no idea he could be so sweet and more mature. After skating we went to get ice cream at the Malt Shoppe in Provo. His friend Steven also accompanied us. We just chatted and had a good time. I remember it being really hard for me to call him 'Sean' instead of 'McWhorter' as I had previously referred to him. And I'm pretty sure he called me Sister Forsey a few times! :) And I was definitely a weirdo... just ask him. Only home for a week... not pretty.
When our date ended I gave him a hug, sincerely told him I had had a good time, and he told me he'd give me a call. I eagerly responded saying that would be great. In that moment I surprised even myself. I had gone into that date thinking that I would probably see him once, and not very often after that. It never occurred to me that he might actually ask me out again like any confidant interested guy. But I went home with a little smile on my face as I thought about how adorable Elder McWhorter had become since he had been home...*sigh* Such fond memories. One year ago today.



These are photos I have of he and I as missionaries. The top one was taken on a p-day at the very beginning of my mission. He was getting transferred from our Zone that week. I remember thinking that I would probably never see him again in the mission, but I was wrong!



The middle pic was taken of he and I on his birthday March 9, 2009. I made that chocolate cake for him, also on a p-day, and he proceded to smash it in his face. I'm telling you--he was such a goof. I remember laughing so hard at him that day I almost peed myself and fell out of my seat. Geez.



And the bottom picture was taken the last time we saw eachother in the mission. It was transfer day. The first day of his last transfer. I didn't get to go to the transfer meeting when he went home, and I was confidant that I wouldn't get to so we took a picture together before he went home. That's that!

Fictionist

Stuart Maxfield is married to my cousin Brittney. I have been able to watch him and his band Fictionist play for a few years and think they are awesome! They are in the running to be on the cover of Rolling Stone, play on the Jimmy Fallon show, and sign a record deal. If you see this, please click on the 5 star rating to put in a vote and 'like' it on your facebook page. Thanks! :)

BYU Basketball

Today we went to the BYU vs. UNLV basketball game. Sean was a lot more excited to go when I suggested he wear red to support his Vegas team. He even laid out a red shirt for me and suggested that I wear it too... haha yeah, right. I bleed blue!

But the game was really fun! Thanks to my dad for taking us! There, and to Texas Roadhouse for dinner! Delish! It was a fun day! :)

The New Job

The last two days have been interesting. I worked about 10 hours yesterday and 9 hours today. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the main exam days for seeing patients so they have to pack everyone in. Thursday and Friday are spent at the hospital with little kids who have to be knocked out completely for the dentist to be able to work on their teeth. So the dentist and his assistants are usually not actually in the office. Those days I only work like 5 hours each.
Yesterday, my first day, went differently than planned. About 12:30 the girl who was training me randomly quit. She had already put in her notice, but wasn't supposed to finish for another two weeks after I was trained (she is having a baby at the end of the month). But I guess something happened between her and the dentist, and so she quit. And left. The other person who is there to be in the front office is only there Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and then the Office Manager/ Collections guy has only been working for a month and was still in training. Crazy eh? Needless to say yesterday afternoon I was practically let loose and had to hold down the fort for 3 hours after learning the job for 5 hours. Not what I expected. It was especially ironic when I remembered I told the dentist during my interview that one thing I appreciate is being trained thoroughly. :)
Anyways, I like this job though. I get to speak Spanish often. I'm getting the hang of the regular tasks that need to be done with the patients. I just need to figure out more what my responsibilities are in between that. It will be fun. I just hope all the people there are patient with me as I try to learn everything partially on my own and without someone by my side for the first two weeks.
Well, that's that. Wish me luck! :)

Strange Things Are Happenin'

So I have had a very unexpected turn in the last week and a half. January 20th, I lost my job. It came completely out of the blue. I came back from my lunch break and within 20 minutes was told that I was being let go for reasons that didn't make any sense. That day was heartbreaking. Primarily because I just felt like everything was getting ripped out of my grasp and mine and Sean's opportunity to save money was lost because if I didn't have another paycheck within 6 weeks we would have been completely broke.
Today I got another job. haha. 11 days later. I interviewed for this job last Thursday, was invited back for a 'work' interview this morning, and got hired this evening. I am working as a receptionist at a Pediatric Dentist office. Pretty sweet! I'm really excited about this job! I will also get to speak Spanish often--definitely a great plus!
I really have no idea what was up with this whole little switcharoo! I'm definitely excited, and now I'm grateful because I think I'll like this job even more than my last one! I guess life just sometimes throws you curveballs and you just have to learn to roll with the punches. Maybe in a few months I'll have a long list of reason why i'm do glad this all happened . . . right now I have a few ideas, but we'll see how it goes. I'm just grateful that my unexpected unemployment only lasted 10 days!

My Memory of Mama Rene

After being very sick for over 2 months, Sean's grandmother passed away yesterday. All of her grandkids called her Mama Rene, and it was completely evident to me that every single one absolultely adored her. I knew she was a special lady when Sean told me how excited he was for me to be able to meet her at our wedding. I instantly adorded this wonderful Southern woman and although I only saw her twice I will always remember how great she was.
The reason why I wanted to post about this was because I wanted to share a little something she said over Thanksgiving this past year. That evening us women were all sitting around talking about weight, holiday weight, baby weight, you name it! Eventually in the conversation Mama Rene said, "You know what I do? Every morning I wake up, look in the mirror and say 'Honey, you still got it!'" I will never forget that. I think that statement kind of sums up her personality, and now you know why she left an impression on my heart.


*In the photo Mama Rene is to the right of Sean's mom.

MEN IN UNIFORM

Somewhere I heard this top 10 list about men in uniform. UPS guys were number 1 and guess who was number 2... LDS missionaries. Pretty funny, right? They are cute and all, but I'm thinking I like Sean in this uniform better. Especially cuz he was off limits when I knew him in the other one! :)

Anyways, Sean is in Army ROTC right now at UVU. He's always wanted to be in the military since he was a little kid. Now, he's not 100% positive, so we'll see. But he's giving this a shot... and today he gets to go paintballing. Not too shabby.