My aunt found this picture in a BYU Alumni magazine a few months after he passed away. We had no idea this picture existed so my family was pretty surprised to find out about it. It is on the steps of the Provo Library when my grandpa belonged to the press club at BYU. (He's the little guy in front).
Social Security Number-Did you know that it is possible to predict your SSN? These guys developed software to predict it using your date and place of birth. It's pretty accurate. My SSN starts with a zero because I was born in Connecticut but I didn't get mine until I was three so it shouldn't be too predictable. As you go west across the US the first number increases. In Washington, all the kids I knew that were born there, their number's started with six. Cool huh?
Summer-I love it. I love being able to be outside until late because it's so warm. I love that I had FHE in the park and ran around in the grass barefoot. I love that it stays light outside until after eight o'clock. I love the produce that comes in season. I love having no school and not having to worry about doing homework. I love smaller wards, summer dresses and sandals. I love the sunshine on my shoulders and swimming. Summer is pretty much amazing!
Girls in my ward-Some girl, who is either mad at someone for not asking them out or mad at boys in general for not asking them out, decided to post flyers on all the guys door's in my ward. They included a quote from Elder Oak's famous talk about dating and told the guys they need to stop being boys and start being MEN by asking girls out on dates. There were two other quotes along the same line. I found out about this yesterday and I was embarassed for the girl and sorry for the guys. It kind of upset them. There are a lot of guys in my ward that have a lot to offer and any girl would be lucky to date them. If this note thing ruins things for anyone I will be upset. This girl needs to chill out, it's not all about dating (although we're told all the time that it is...).
Family-Dad, Stephen and Jillian are coming to visit in a few weeks on the way to take Stephen to school in New York. I am so excited.
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PS. There is a young Australian guy who works where I work. I love his accent.
The next day I was awaken by cannon fire. Yep, it's true. Then I went out to watch the parade, and had a pretty good view. I didn't even camp out. I chilled some more, went swimming, did another BBQ where we played croquet, and then went to watch fireworks. Fireworks were a lot of fun but kind of lacking. Afterward, we had a ward bonding massage session and then I sat in traffic for awhile waiting to get home. Melanie kindly came with me and we rocked out to Beyonce and Hannah Montana (I cannot get enough of Beyonce's "Halo"). I also celebrated by watching the movie 1776 about the Declaration of Independence. It's rather corny but it does have a young Mr. Pheney from Boy Meets World portraying John Adams. I felt rather patriotic. After all of this, I still have 5 boxes of sparklers and one entire cake to use up.
I love the 4th of July! It's the middle of summer, BBQs are awesome, you can swim, or do anything to celebrate our nation's independence. My favorite part is fireworks. Here is my confession: It has long been my secret desire to watch fireworks with a boy. I think it would be one of the most romantical things ever. It hasn't happened yet but someday. There you have it.
I love being American and having the chance to live in this free country and all of the blessings that come with it. I am proud of the United States' heritage and that we get to celebrate!
Happy 4th!
