Long time, no see

After weeks and weeks of not having a stable internet connection, I have finally found one long enough to peek into my blog world and say hello. It's sure been a while since I've been here, but here I am!

A lot of crazy things have happened in the last month. I hope this blog post doesn't take up too much space with all the Meine happenings in the last little while.

Number one: my brother Joe is not married.

I know I didn't really talk much about this whole situation but the bottom line is, Joe was very brave, and didn't feel right about the situation, so he decided to call off the wedding. Michelle is obviously upset, and it was a pretty dramatic week, but all in all Joe (and everyone else) knows that he made the right decision. It was hard, but it was most definitely the right thing to do. I was fortunate enough to be able to go out there and visit everyone the week the wedding was supposed to happen and help with the stress. We had such a good week! Joe made it through that dramatic week with flying colors, and at this point we've all got to, "just keep swimming, just keep swimming"

Number two:

The night that was supposed to be Joe's wedding night we all needed an upper, so we decided to go and see this little gem. I'm telling everyone now, this movie was one of the best movies I have ever seen in my entire life. If you haven't seen it yet, GO! And if you have, GO AGAIN! Someday I will be the proud owner of this DVD and I can't WAIT to have it in my home. Sweetest story, wonderful characters, amazing images, and be prepared... it will make you wish you had a dragon yourself. Two thumbs way up from me!

Number three: More crafting!

These cute little things are my most recent project. I turned old children's books into wall storage folders!

They were so much fun and so easy to make, I made three of them. One for Ander's school papers, one for finances, and one for coupons. I found the idea on another craft blog called gingerbreadsnowflakes. Super easy and super cheap. What a way to go!

Number four: Interwebs

Ander and I have decided to bite the bullet and pay for internet. It sucks because we don't want to fork out the money, but we are so tired of being completely disconnected from the outside world because the wireless connection we have near us is so bad. So, in the next couple of weeks Ander and I should be floating around in the deep abyss that is the internet on a regular basis.

Number five: Denise Austin is my hero

It's finally happened! Last week one of my friends told me I looked like I had lost weight and I looked really thin. Music to my ears! I have been doing Denise Austin workouts three to four times a week since January, and now I think somehow my body has begun to really change. I feel a lot stronger, and I have more stamina, my abs are beginning to show and all of my clothes are fitting better. I can't believe I've stuck with it for this long, quite honestly. But I have now gotten to the point where I enjoy my workouts because I feel so good afterwards. I'm even more toned than Ander is! And that's saying something.... he's so lucky, he's just a bean pole by default. I've definitely been working hard but I feel like it's finally starting to pay off and I'm loving it!

Number six: Broken Bells = musical intoxication

Broken Bells. Favorite. Band. Ever.

Well, that's pretty much the last couple of weeks in a little nutshell. We still love Austin, we love our ward, and hopefully this summer will be a transitional summer for both me and Ander. (somewhere in the job area) But I'll talk more about that as it happens... no point in getting ahead of myself. Now... stop reading this and go and see How to Train Your Dragon!