Swim Season is Back

The swim season is back! The Pacini's pool has officially opened in Salt Lake for the summer. I drove myself to work yesterday instead of taking the van pool so that I could join Brittany for a dip in the pool. It felt good to finally swim laps again in my favorite pool (the length is perfect so I don't get tired and have to stop for a breather, I can swim straight the whole time). I didn't wear goggles because of my last pool experience with Amy Felix at the AF Pool when I got dizzy and sick. I got dizzy again yesterday, but it only lasted for two laps and then I was fine again and could swim like normal. After, we all watched a few episodes of Veronica Mars. We're going to watch all of the seasons in time for the new movie to come out which is in production. I spent the night afterward and will be going to their house again after work for more swimming and watching. We'll do this again next week too.

 

Funny experience while in the pool. I was putting my hair up into my swim cap and Brittany's friend Erin was also there with us. She exclaimed all of a sudden, 'You're armpits look AMAZING!' The way she said it was so startling and Britt and I just cracked up. Of course when someone says something like that, you immediate drop your arms. I still needed to put my hair up, but it was weird now knowing someone was checking out my underarms and admiring them... But as she said, they really are amazing. ;-)  Let's hear it for laser hair removal where I never have to shave anymore!

 

I do miss being in downtown SL all the time and the views there.

 

Evening Excursions

Kent Arrington my old boss had his farewell luncheon this week before he leaves to be mission president in Concepcion Chile. Loved when he and Bob Dunford, my other old boss who is now the recorder at the Salt Lake Temple, tried on each others coats! I miss these guys!




















When talking with Grandma earlier this week on Monday, she mentioned that it might be fun to go to the movies or out to eat sometime. I told her some of the plans I already had scheduled for the week and her response was that she didn't realize I was so busy and thought I just sat around watching television every night after work. Just for that I had to squeeze her in! Not Tuesday though because I already had scheduled to go play racquetball with Amy. We're working on being more active this summer. We each took a turn getting hit by the ball (not on purpose of course) and I won one game righthanded, two games lefthanded, then she won the third game against my lefthand when we only went to 7. I'd meant to go back to my right, but had hurt my right shoulder on a return serve so I stuck with the left. That right shoulder joint has been aching ever since!

 

Tonight I went with grandma to dinner. We got to use the remaining $6 from a gift card mom and dad had leftover at the Pizza Factory. It was a wild night out on the town...with us back in by 6:30. I could have double-booked myself if I'd known we'd be done so soon! It did allow me some time to have a text conversation back and forth with mom in Spanish. Glad she's practicing!

 

I started riding the van pool to work this week. It means I get up an extra 15 minutes earlier each day and I get home 15 minutes later. It's been nice to finally get some scripture study in on the drive each morning though.

 

Beauty Parlor

I took Lori on Thursday to the Royal Nails in Pleasant Grove for a birthday pedicure. I like that place as they massage your feet and legs as well as doing a parafin wax treatment and free flowers for your toenails. I went darker on the color than usual, but I think my feet are so pretty when paired with my new Alegria sandals. The cushion on these feel so good to walk on!

 

 

 

Friday night, Amy and I went for what was supposed to be a quick bite before she had to go to a wedding reception. That got canceled so after our Taco Amigo, we went back to my place for a movie. Love that Nottinghill!

 

I randomly decided today that since I needed to color my hair this weekend anyway, that I should have Melissa Morris Larson do it and a hair cut at the same time. I love that I can call her and she is always ready to do anything, anytime, anywhere. I drove out to her new home in Saratoga Springs and I have found my future home location. The housing development where she lives is on the other side of Utah Lake and has fabulous views of the lake up toward Mount Timpanogos. I loved it! I also loved the cut and color. We couldn't do just that of course and also ended up going to eat and to the movie-Jack the Giant Slayer.

 



Zabel Zoo

With summer coming up, I didn't have any shirts I can wear that fit me. I decided to take care of that with a little Memorial Day shopping at the Park City Outlets. EVERYTHING was on sale at least 40%. Which meant I could spend 40% more than I was going to, right? =D  I did spend way too much, but I have lots of clothing options now and it's nice to finally have some fitted clothing.

 

Since I was in the neighborhood, I stopped at the Zabels afterward and spent the night. They waited until I got there and we watched Les Miserable. Jenny has told the two older boys that since they're 13, they can make the choice to watch PG-13 movies now. They can't be PG-13 for nudity or sex though. That means there's a lot of Iron Man, Avengers, Captain America, etc. going on at their house. Saturday morning we did their favorite summer past-time and went garage sale-ing. I got a nice little wicker basket that matches another one that I have.

 

Sunday of course I played the piano one last time in Primary. A definite perk of the new calling is that I don't have to be in my home ward EVERY Sunday. That's a pretty hard thing to do for a single gal. Travel, visiting friends and family, etc. make it hard being at the same ward every week. I get around!

 

Today we had a combined Memorial Day picnic with the family celebration of Lori and Cody's birthdays. The shade awning was set up in the backyard as was badminton and the croquet set. The most hilarious moment of the entire event was people trying to balance for the first time on Cody's new camp hammock he got.

Tiffany will NEVER allow you to take her picture let alone smile
for the camera. I said though that this picture was for grandma and
she lit up. We texted it to mom right away as proof that Tiffany
will take a picture if she knows it's for her.

Chris doesn't usually show teeth in a picture. He does a little
half smile. I told him to give me a real smile and we'd text it to grandpa
and this is what I got. Makes me giggle every time I look at it!

 

Slow Down? Not Yet!

I won tickets through a radio station's Facebook page for the Imagine Dragons concert that took place on Monday. Karen and I went as she LOVES the band. We ended up with pretty decent seats down at the stadium on the UVU campus. I felt very old. Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if the concert was held somewhere other than a college campus. The first two bands were horrid-just screaming. That's not me being old and complaining. They really did just scream. Once Imagine Dragon took the stage the music was awesome. The old part came with the head-banging and mosh pit. Who still does that? Weird. It was fun though.

 

I was TIRED the next day at work! Fortunately, my boss let me sleep in a little and then I stayed late and drove directly from work to the stake center to be set apart for my new calling. I'd thought I walked into the wrong room at first because there were all these guys in there. Guess I've been in a singles ward too long when the idea of husbands throws me off. President Miles was the one who set me apart and he had some very nice things to say. I thought it great when the first thing he blessed me with was health...as I was having the brain dizzy spell (as opposed to the heart dizzy spell-there are two different kinds that I get) right as I had to get up and move to the chair where they would set me apart. Bad timing! It all worked out though.

 

Yesterday we held our first presidency meeting and it seems like there is a lot to do! I had someone come over tonight to tune my piano (it's been 20 years since it had been done) and I spent the entire time typing up my notes for the presidency. Just a few items that I need to take care of coming up!

Today's bday boys put some great Mexico food
out on my desk that they both made. Rich Sutton
on the left is my director and Steve W. Anderson
on the right is a recent addition to our division.

 

Sleep Doth Elude Me Still

I've had something scheduled every moment, day and evening which means I still haven't been able to catch up on my beauty sleep. Of course, some of those appointments are for my beauty such as my lovely eyelashes and the appointments with Sarah. Also, some of the busy-ness comes from fun things too. I went to a double-header and saw Star Trek and Iron Man 3. Last week everyone kept texting and inviting me places with them but I couldn't because of the seminar. I put them off to the next week and everything came due at once. That means the first movie was with Sarah, the second movie was with Melissa, then I had dinner with Melissa and Judy with brownies and ice cream afterward at Judy's house and she even gave us pedicures with her shellac nail polishes. I also went to a movie with Karen and saw the Host then afterward met up with Amy Felix for dinner at Winger's (I owed her for bringing up a skirt to me last week and new shoes. Two drop-offs for the packages. What a friend!) and then a movie afterward at my place. Still love that Pitch Perfect! Sarah stopped by and watched half of it with us too.

Today, my name was read along with that of the new Stake Primary Presidency in all of the wards in the Stake for sustaining. The bishop's wife in my ward was shocked (she's the Primary chorister) and leaned over the bench during Sacrament to talk about it. Karen told me she heard I was called to something because Barbara had heard my name in her ward and told Karen and Shauna about it very excitedly. Looks like it's official! The bishop asked if I would give him one more Sunday of playing in Primary to give him time to call someone else. That was a yes...

Big Surprise

I got a phone call last night asking me to come in for an appointment to meet with a member of the Stake Presidency. As I was already planning today on going to a temple session directly after work, I rushed from work to Mt. Timp, then rushed down to the appointment. I asked President Sterling how they even know about me being in the stake as I moved down less than two months ago. He laughed and said they keep track of us. I'm going to be released from my calling as the Primary pianist, which I've done for only two Sundays so far, and will now be the secretary in the new Stake Primary Presidency. Guess they really want to fulfill my Patriarchal Blessing!

Dana and Deborah gave me a flower for Mother's Day.