2015 is here

Hey, old friend. This little blog of mine that I frequently forget about. Here you are, just waiting for me to come back, and here I am.

With Jeff working full-time and in school (again) for his second Masters degree, I'm alone a lot. A lot. I'm alone most of the day at work with a boss who's too busy to chat (literally). Then I might teach a piano lesson, or I go home. It can be lonely at times, but it's my life and I don't care to change it.

I took a silkscreen class last month at the Museum of Printing History. What a great class. Maybe sometime I'll show you what I made.

Jeff and I got a dog in October. Her name was Grace. We took her back after one week. I couldn't handle being a dog parent, at least not right now. My life revolved around her too much. Taking her back was one of the hardest things we have ever done, and definitely the hardest thing we've done since we've been married. We still miss her.

I went home to California in November to hang out with my mom for the weekend while Dad was out of town. We had such a good time.

My sister Katie is getting married in two months, so of course Jeff and I are going. I got a flight for $136 roundtrip and I still can hardly believe it.

We spent Christmas in Dallas and then went to DC. We met up with Jon, my old editor/friend from The Daily Universe at BYU. It was sure good to see him.

I went to Florida last week for my annual company meeting. I missed Jeff a lot. I was upgraded to a corner suite on the 34th (out of 36) floor. It was a great view. I missed Jeff a lot.

Our stake at church was split last Sunday, so I am officially released as stake camp director because we are no longer in that stake. I don't know whether to be sad or relieved, but I lean heavily toward the latter.

I have read many books lately, my favorites being My Name is Asher Lev and its sequel The Gift of Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok. Last summer I read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and that was also a fantastic book. I've read a few others, but those were my favorites.

Houston is cold right now, anywhere between the 30s and 50s, and next week will be in the 60s. I am fearful of the heat already and it is a few months away. The heat here is so relentless, so suffocating and intense, that it drives me to madness, to genuine insanity. We plan to spend the better part of June in Utah and Colorado.

I am proud of my Jeff and all of his hard work at work and school. He is a good teacher and he is a good student. He is also a good husband and I love him so very much.