Amp

I have a very new and very stinky friend. His name is Amp. I say I because Jeremy does not consider Amp his friend, or his in any way at all.
Amp is a frog.
When we got him about a week ago, he was a tad-frole. Not a tad pole, not a frog.
He has lost his tale and is getting a little bigger. He makes the water he lives in green and stinky. He always looks sad. Sometimes he even looks dead. That is when I so violently shake his home that he lets me know he is unfortunately alive. He doesn't eat the food I got him. I do believe he likes the rocks that I've collected for him.

Do I keep him?
Secretly hope he dies?
Take him back to Egan lake?
Love him like a pet?
No.

We'll see how long he lives. But I just tried to picture life without Amp and...maybe I would miss him. Maybe not.
Well, that's for sure - No rash decisions for now.
Amp will continue being my stinker.

Birthday Surprises

It's 4 o'clock and I'm driving home from work on the day of my birth. I walk towards the door of the stairwell that leads down to our apartment and through a small window I hear my husband telling me to stay out. "Only 5 minutes, enjoy the outside and talk to your mom. 5 minutes!"
Alrighty then. Confused, but with that slight scent of cake I sneaked, I obeyed.
5 minutes very slowly passed, until he peaked his head around the door and said, "Now just wait 5 seconds, and then come down."
I opened the door after about 7 seconds. Balloons decorated the walls of that dark, scary stairwell. On the door handle of our apartment was yet another balloon and a bag of, my now favorite, popcorn. I opened the door and saw my birthday cake, with 21 candles and an "I love you wife" written on it. Also, about 10 small newspaper wrapped presents sitting next to my cake. He sang, the best rendition I have ever heard of, Happy Birthday to me.
I hugged and kissed him, I could not stop smiling. I looked into his eyes as he held me in his arms, and I fell in love with him all over again. A deeper love than I can understand.
My birthday was funfilled with goodies, Bajio's, movie, and Jeremy. I'm excited for the start of birthdays with my husband.

The start of a new life

September of 2007-Starting a new semester, in a new apartment, with new room mates, and a new ward was so exciting. But the most exciting part was meeting new boys. Our first sunday in the ward, my room mates and I spotted a group of boys. One in particular, he was the one in the pink tye-dyed shirt. On a Sunday! Everyone was talking about how cute he was, and how we needed to invite him and his room mates over for dinner. I remember thinking, "what a cocky little...He knows he's hot, and he knew everyone would notice him if he wore that shirt." And secretly I thought, "He is so attractive, won't he date me?
We eventually did have them over for dinner, played games, flirted. The semester didn't turn out the way I wanted, this cute boy didn't go on one date with me and at the end of the semester left to go home for his off track.


September of 2008-A whole year has passed. I moved into a house, and started a new ward. Again. Walking into church that first Sunday, guess who I saw? The cute boy!
Turns out that we ended up being in the same family home evening group. But still, seemed to be a dud semester. He dated someone else, as did I. But somehow, by the last 2 or so weeks of school, we were both singe. His room mates had an end of the semester party and invited our house. The whole night, Jeremy (the name of this cute boy) and I, flirted.

The entire christmas break, Jeremy and I talked on the phone everyday and texted every moment that we weren't talking.
The day I returned to Rexburg, we didn't spend one day apart, and still havent. 7 months and I have seen his gorgeous face everyday.
We were engaged after 2 months, and married after 4.
I know it seems so soon, and that it happened so quickly. But, I can't imagine life without him. He is the best thing that has and ever will happen to me.
Married life is wonderful, only because my husband is Jeremy West.

So New

I'm not entirely sure how this blog thing works yet, or how to do much on it. But I figured I should write something. I'm hoping to quickly get the hang of it, and soon after be capable of actual updates. Only if life allows excitement to follow me.
Hopefully I have the time and desire to keep up with this. Help would be much appreciated to anyone who would like to service the needy.