Fondue Night

The other night when Kyle was at an interview I decided to surprise him and make some chocolate fondue. I ran to Maceys and bought everything I needed, along with one extra bar of chocolate. I mixed the chocolate and milk to melt over the heat, and started cutting up the fruits and other food. Unfortunately I forgot about the now-burned chocolate until it started to really smell...Good thing I got an extra bar of chocolate!

Kyle attempting to clean my burnt pan

while the new chocolate melted

The first bite

all of the goods

Party

The other night a group of friends gathered at Emma's house to have a party. Ben and Brandon Jorgensen were there, cousins Nate and Elza, and a few other friends. We had a good time talking, eating food, and playing "Never Trust a Pirate", which is always fun - especially wathcing John squirm and take 5 minutes to decide his next move.

Waiting for somone's next play...

Nate and Elza

(she always knew when the camera was on her somehow)

Chris

Chris, Molly, Elza, and Marian

It was a fun night, and it was great to have old friends all together again for a few hours.

Happiness

"Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul." -Democritus

This is a good quote for me when I want to go out and buy a new pair of shoes...

We Can Be Someone's Miracle

"When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another."
-Helen Keller

Quotes

I have been cleaning out my desk and boxes in my room and have found pages of my favorite quotes that I have written down in the past. I read some of them and don't understand why I ever liked them. And some I still love. I probably have about 200 written down, so I've decided I'm going to start sharing a "Quote of the Day" or maybe even "Quote of the Week", depending on if I get into the habit of writing every day...we'll see!

My first quote is by Abraham Lincoln. I saw this saying once at Deseret Book and I could never find it again. Thankfully mom pays attention when she gets her Deseret Book magazine, and she knew I was looking for this particular quote for quite some time. Thanks mom!

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom, and that of all about me, seemed insufficient for the day."