General Conference Sunday Events

I went to Brother Garlock's house for General Conference this October 2009. Brother Garlock is a member of the Bishopbric in Canyon Road Singles ward. It was really cool. There were a lot of singles there to eat breakfast and watch conference. In between the sessions the choir had practice. I'm not in the choir, but they let me stay and practice with them and invited me to join. I really want to, but they have choir practice at 12:30, and I conduct the music in Sacrament Meeting at home in St. Helens. That's from 11-12. So I would never be able to make it to practice. It takes a good forty-five minutes to get to Beverton. I'd have to lose my calling for that to work out. They are singing some really good songs.
I met a lot of really cool people between sessions. I met Daniel Child, A guy named Trevor, A girl named Amy, and her Fiance who is also the choir director. For some reason I cannot remember his name. I'm sure I met more people, but Names tend to escape my memory.
After Conference Matt and I went to the Fred Meyer parking lot and read our books until we could go to a birthday party for members of the ward. It was also a housewarming for Freia. Freia is really nice. I like her a lot. She was one of the first people to welcome me to the Relief Society in that ward. I met more people there too. I met Freia's siblings: a sister Hannah age 16, a brother Hatcher (I think) age 18 Hey he's my age. lol. He wasn't very talkative though. I only got he name, age, and he said he didn't play any sports to which his sister replyed that yes he did, he plays tennis. I didn't get much more out of him. There was also a guy named Tyler. He reminded me of Ty in the T.V. show Hearland. Just his looks I guess. I didn't talk to him much either. And a guy named Micheal Zink (or something like that). I talked to him when I was talking to John Zimmer, and Nathan Doyle. John was really excited about Micheal's last name because it was later in alphabetical order than his name. It was kinda funny to watch. We were outside, and it was kinda cold. Micheal was the first to get cold, so he went in first. Then John left to go talk to someone else. So I was just talking to Nathan.
Nathan was actually the first guy I met going to single's ward. He's Matthew's Home Teacher. I met him going to College night dances at dance studio's in Portland. Matt used to take me to those, but Matt has given up dancing, so I don't get to dance very much anymore. Well at one point Nathan and I were the only ones outside, except for a couple really cute kids that Friea's roommate was Babysitting. We were keeping an eye on them so they wouldn't get hurt playing.
Nathan asked me to go to a formal dance this Saturday!!!! I'm really excited because I haven't gone to a dance since Amanda came down to visit early this summer. And Nathan is a good dancer, and He likes to dance, so I'm sure I'll get to dance at this dance. And the best part is I didn't have to ask him. Every time before that I've gone to a dance with a Mormon boy, I had to do the asking. So this is a really nice change for me. I love Single's Ward! Okay, I spent a lot of time on this, so I need to go work in my Online Course.

So much snow.

It's snowing so much and so constantly. There is a foot of snow outh there at least. and I'm not measuring where it might pile up, I'm measuring in the flat areas of the back yard that haven't been touched yet. It's amazing! But I'm not so sure it's and entirely good thing. The weather is making it impossible for my sister Kari to come home for Christmas. She has been waiting at the airport for two days and isn't able to come home. We're really worried, and she isn't very happy. The main problem is that no planes are leaving the Portland airport, so no planes can come in. The planes aren't leaving because all three of the airport's de-icers are broken down right now. What rotten luck. The planes cannot fly with ice on thier wings, so we are grounded.
We also had an ice storm last night. So there's eight inches of snow, a thin layer of ice, and then another 4 inches of snow on top of that. it's kind of funny to watch people walk in it. But it's even better to watch my dog, Gideon walk through it. He's a Jack Russle Terrior. the snow comes up to his neck. Gideon is also fairly light. He tends to stick to the path he has already cut through the snow. Every time he leaves that path it's funny, because he gets on top, but then the ice breaks, and he falls right through. So you see him for a second, and then he's gone, hidden in the snow. I think the only way he gets through, is that he eats so much of the snow. That must be part of how he carves his path.
It's snowing right now. Matthew is going to have to shovel out his car in the morning again! And he's probably going to have to take the shovel with him to work tomorrow too so that he can get out of the snow.
Tomorrow is the start of the real Christmas break. It's so wierd. I can't believe that today was Sunday. It doesn't feel right. They canceled Church today. I don't like it. No church on Sunday just feels wrong.
Yesterday was our ward's Christmas Breakfast. I served food. It was so much fun. I felt like a waitress, with only polite and good customers. I loved it. I didn't get to see Santa though, because I was running back and forth between the kitchen and the gymnasium where we were serving the food.
I'm missing my friends. I haven't seen anyone very often like I'm used to. It's hard to be snowed in, but it is so very beautiful that I can't truly resent it. I think though, that a snowball fight, would be very enjoyable with friends right now.