Benji Sighting

So yesterday at church there were some new faces in the crowd. It's not hard to notice new people seeing that there are only 50 or so that show up to my branch every week. Well, after sacrament I found these four new guys standing out in the foyer and decided to introduce myself. I asked if they were new and they said that two of them were possibly moving out this way and would be in the branch so they wanted to check it out first. I asked them their names as I shook hands with them. The first was Rick, then there was JC who was the cutest of the bunch, then Nate and as I got to the last guy I didn't even wait for him to say his name, I just shook his hand and said, "and you are Benji." I thought he had looked familiar earlier but all of a sudden it hit me who he was and it just came out of my mouth. So yes, ladies and gentlemen Benji Schwimmer, winner of season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance was at my branch and I briefly met him. I then sat behind him in Sunday School where he actually commented twice. Hopefully they come back again sometime so I can get better acquainted with his cute friend JC:)

Birthday Time

So yesterday was my birthday and I had a wonderful day. I suppose having to work on my birthday isn't the best, but it wasn't the worst either. At least none of my students tried to hit and punch me like they do to each other and their birthday.

I meet up with two dear friends, Robin and Katrina, for dinner at the delicious Las Campanas. The original restaurant is located at the Mission Inn and is a favorite of mine for the food and the location. But this past summer they built a second restaurant here in Rancho Cucamonga and I had yet to visit it. It has a completely different modern feel to it than the original, but the same yummy food is at both:)

After dinner I had to rush home because I was having a birthday party at my apartment. About 25 people showed up and we had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came!!!

Bridal Showers & Country Line Dancing

Saturday was a fun filled day with various activities. First I attended a bridal shower where the food was delicious but the gifts were lacking. I know I've stated it before in a blog and I'm going to say it again, bridal showers should be for the bride, NOT the house. The reception is the place for household items such as baking utensils, dish towels, and Tupperware, not the bridal shower, it is called a bridal shower for a reason. I felt bad for the girl because she has been living on her own for 3 years now and has everything she needs for the kitchen, bathroom and rest of the house, but she ended up getting more duplicates of what she already owns. Enough of my ranting......but just know, if you get an invitation to my bridal shower, your gift had better be sexy, slinky and seductive. I have all the cooking items I will most likely ever need, seeing that I have never liked to cook and never will.

I then attended the adult session of my stake conference, and sang in our branch's Relief Society choir. It was a good meeting but found a few differences than what I am used to. Each of the speakers had their talks completely typed out and read it pretty much word for word. This may seem normal to most of you but in my old stake the speakers, especially our priesthood leaders, would have an outline of what they wanted to touch upon, but spoke more by the spirit. They prepared their message, but focused more on preparing the messenger. It was just different and a tad bit less impactful to hear the talks read word for word.

After the conference a group of us from the branch decided to go to the Brandin' Iron, a country western line dance club. I used to go in high school Monday nights for teen night, but that was a good 10 years ago. We had a blast, I picked up on the line dances fairly quickly, and Tim McGraw look-alike cowboys are pretty easy on the eyes. I had a great time and hope to go back soon, but perhaps next time I will be able to get home before 2:30 am.

Random Part III

So I have another installment of my random factoids to share with you all:

1. Yahoo, the Internet search engine, stands for Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle
2. Capri's, the mid-calf length pants are named after the Italian island of the same name-Capri
3. Ben Stein, actor/lawyer/game show guy, was once a lawyer and speech writer for Presidents Nixon and Ford
4. Podunk is the actual name of cities in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, Connecticut & Michigan.
5. Zebra skin is also striped, not just the fur
6. Grand Tetons, the large mountain range in Wyoming, means large tits in French.
7. Golf=Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden
8. There is only one country in the world that starts with the letter Y= Yemen

3 Desserts

Some friends and I went to lunch the other day at Elephant Bar Restaurant, which has very tasty food and exotic decor, and we ended up getting three desserts. Mind you there were only 5 of us girls, but for some reason we felt the need to splurge.

But who could resist this deliciousness...

Two Good Movies

If you have some spare time on your hands I have two movies to recommend for your viewing pleasure.

1. The Kite Runner- although I think you should first read the book before watching the movie. The movie follows the book pretty closely but character development is always better in the book.

2. Amazing Grace- the story of one man's goal to stop the Slave Trade in England and how the song Amazing Grace came to be.

Both movies are very thought provoking and worthy of your time.