Yay School...

I remember when I decided to go back to school.  I was so excited!  I should have remembered the number one rule of college:  Make sure to spread out the fun classes throughout your school career.  Since I carelessly ignored this fundamental law, I am now stuck taking all of the boring required classes.  Oh well, I'm sure it won't be as boring as it seems.  Every cloud has a silver lining right?  Also, since when are reviews on rate my professor so terrifying??  Phrases such as:  Class requires 12 hours of work a night and readings as long as the last Harry Potter novel  are assigned every week.  Or the worst of all, if you take this class, your social life is over and YOU WILL DIE!  Such ratings are being spread liberally all over that website.  They terrify me!  But, the good news is I got into a cooking class!  YAY!  Hopefully it will be as much fun as the last one.  Boring classes aside, I am still happy to be going back to school!


PS.  Why am I so scared of online classes??

PPS.  Here is an article that is very pertinent to current events that I absolutely love!  http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-mormon-responds-to-human-rights-campaign-petition-same-sex-attraction

Blender Bliss

As you can probably guess, we have a blender!  YAY!  We are so excited to finally get one.  We love using it to make yummy smoothies!  It came with a food processor, which I have not used yet.  Any tips on that?  Also, why is frozen fruit so darn expensive?  Highway robbery I tell you.
In other, more sad news, my great grandmother died.  She was 95 years old.  She was such a firecracker!  I went to visit her a few weeks ago and she still had her bright, vibrant personality even though her body was weak and fragile.  This woman was a wonderful example to all of her posterity.  I hope that I can be half the woman that she was in her life.  However, this news is not all sad.  She got to return to her wonderful husband that she has been missing for many, many years.

I hope that all of you have a wonderful weekend!



Love,


Courtney

St. Patrick's Day

Unfortunately, the Wadsworth family has nothing new to report.

However, I did find this cool link about fun things to do for the Irish holiday coming up!
http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/leprechauns-st-patricks

I'm not sure exactly what to do for this particular holiday.  The only things we usually do are:
1.  Dye all food green
2.  Watch Darby 'O Gill and the Little People
That's all we have for our traditions...

What do you do?

Fun Family Gatherings

Over the past month or so, a few wonderful things have happened in our families!

My cousin, Ben, got married!  He married a wonderful girl in the Rexburg Temple.  It was great to see all of our family!

This is Phoebe, my cute little cousin.  She is a very good singer!

These adorable little boys are Nolan and Quentin.  Now I can finally tell them apart!

At the reception, they had a hot cocoa bar (which I think is a brilliant idea).  I got to help out with that, I was the cocoa dispenser.  Laura and I made a great team!

It was so great to see everyone, especially my mom and brother Jeremy.  We watched this movie that we all remembered from our childhood called Mr.Boogity.  

It was so amazing to be able to see Ben and Gauchay married in the temple.  

Another awesome thing that happened this month was that Shane left on his mission.  Wait.  Let me rephrase that.  It was wonderful that Shane was able to start his mission, but we were sad to see him go.  

Cameron, Shane and I at the airport.

The whole family-doodle.  

We are so proud of Shane for serving a mission in South Africa.  He is currently at the MTC in Johannesburg!!  

These cupcakes aren't anything exciting, I just wanted to record them for posterity.  We did have a wonderful Valentine's Day though.  Cameron got me roses, a cute teddy bear and a wonderful card.  I can't believe we have been married two and a half years!!

Each Life That Touches Ours For Good

Last night, I received a phone call that my aunt Ruth died.  She passed so suddenly and unexpectedly that it was a big shock.  Everyone kindly asks how I am feeling.  I don't exactly know how to answer them. The only way I can think of to express my feelings about Ruth is by writing this letter to her.

Dear Ruth,

I wish that I had one more chance to talk to you.

To tell you how much I love you and appreciate you.

To express how much fun I had spending time at your house.

Remember that one time when we had a Non-Lemonade Stand?  

Or when we walked all the way to Albertsons because they were having a grand opening?

You would come swimming with us every day at your apartment, even if you didn't want to.

I also remember one time when our car got stuck at Alice's house and you wore my boots (I was 8 or 9) and they fit!!

When you came to live with my parents in Meridian, we had a lot of fun times.  Like when we dressed Jeremy up like a girl, or when all three of us wrestled you to the ground.

(For some reason, you still put up with us!)

I remember how much you love country music.  

Whenever anyone took your blood, checked your blood pressure or anything like that, they would comment on how soft your skin was and how beautiful your nails were.

Everyone who came in contact with you experienced your bright personality and were never the same.

You strove to bring a smile to all and make their day a little bit better.

You loved all animals, especially Sweet Pea.

I wish that I had told you how much all of these memories meant to me the last time I saw you.   I barely even talked to you and I'm sorry for that.  

As much as I will miss you, I know that you are in a better place.  You have your vision back, you aren't held back by your physical limitations.  You are with Grandpa, Baby Wenniel, Great Grandma and Aunt Anita.  

I know that this letter can't make up for lost words, but I hope you can read it from where you are.

Love,

Courtney

The Horror!

      A few weeks ago I began to have a pain in my mouth that I hadn't felt since I lost my last baby tooth..  The realization came that I was probably feeling the growth of my wisdom teeth.  Oh joy.  After moaning and groaning for several days, Cameron made me set up a dentist appointment. I never really knew how terrified I am of the dentist until now.  What if I get dry socket?  What happens if he gets too pull happy and removes too much gum tissue?  Or, that horror of all horrors, the mother of all dental fears:  What if I do something stupid while under the influence of laughing gas???  Needless to say, I am shaking in my proverbial boots about my appointment tomorrow.
      In other news, my hair is driving me crazy.  Any ideas for a new style?




Love,




Courtney

Declutter Time

Hello everyone!  We finally got a computer up and running after both of our laptops died.  Yay!  Cameron started school this week and is loving it!  He is mostly taking general credits with one networking class.  As for me, well I'm off for the semester.  Hoorah!  

Our holidays were excellent!  We went to visit my parents for Christmas and the New Year.  It was so much fun!  I will do a post in more detail a little later.  

My goal this week is to declutter the house.  I am so tired of having all of this junk around that I don't even use. Time for it to GO! 

I am so excited for a new year filled with new possibilities!