Some of my favorite things...

When it rains, especially when it rains and is nice and toasty inside and nice and freezing outside, my favorite thing to do is read a good book. I had the honor to see "Chronicles of Narnia" last weekend. One word: OHMIGOSH!!! Definitely one of the top 3 movies I've seen in a long, long time. When I was younger, I read The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, but after going to church, I see these stories in a whole new light, and it gives more depth and meaning to the movies. The imagry is amazing, and it brings further light and knowledge to the Atonement of Christ. It has renewed my determination to read more... appropriate books, so I've picked up a volume that has all seven books combined, and have already plowed through The Magician's Nephew, and am through the first few chapters of the next book.

I have the best job in the world (of all my jobs, it's my favorite!) I am fortunate to be a nanny for two awesome ladies, for their 2 1/2 year old twin girls, Bailey and Makayla. They're just so smart, and funny, and sweet, and all the other adjectives you can think of to describe toddlers. Being able to interact with them and teach them new things, helps me to see things from their point of view, and have a renewed love for the earth and all the things in it. Their enthusiasm for imaginary play sparks the inner child in me, and I find myself playing along, pretending I'm a butterfly, flying away because the net is coming to catch me. And yet, as they grow up, I hope that the net of the world, all the poverty, lonliness, and hate, will never be able to catch them. I just love working with kids, and these girls are the epitome of everything you can hope for in a child.

This coming weekend, we have a Young Single Adult activity in Johnson City, right near my super-cutie lives. I'm hoping that during the Napoleon Dynamite-themed games, he will realize his undying and eternal love for me, and insist on going to the alter right away, no time to get a wedding dress or flower girls. Sometimes I feel like Helena, chasing after Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Use me as you would your spaniel! It doesn't matter how you treat me, just as long as you treat me!! Yes, well, I am also real about it, and know that it does matter how your partner treats you, but sometimes you just don't care, just as long as someone is paying attention to you. There's only so many lone weekends you can take. And friendship is nice, but a friend can't hold you the way your husban/boyfriend can. I think that's the thing I miss the most about dating, is the cuddling; holding hands and walking together in public; getting a back rub while doing the dishes; arguing over what to watch on t.v. (although it really doesn't matter, because there's not much good on anyways). Simple stuff like that is what I'm looking forward to when I FINALLY get married. Isn't it sad that my youngest cousin is married before I am? Or am I going to be more blessed because I've been made to wait longer while the man perfect for me is being prepared, and I for him? *Sigh* I shall not know till that day comes.