Popular Request

Out of popular request, here are some pictures of the frame I made for Nic for Valentine's Day. Can I just say that the pictures do not do it justice - maybe you should come visit and see it in person. haha Kidding! It does look fabulous hanging in our kitchen right above our sink.

Heart Day

You are all probably wondering what I did for Nic for Valentine's Day - I want you to know that it turned out really well. It was a "sweet surprise" (see previous post) - dessert surprises all around. It started on Friday morning when I went to his work before he was there to leave him a goblet full of ice cream and a little poem. He went to work and was surprised to see some ice cream waiting for him. I lied to him and told him I was going to work out. Ha! Tricky I am. Later that night he found some lovely cookies waiting for him and another poem. Saturday morning he awoke to Oreo truffles at his bedside and a poem. Later that night, we arrived home from our ward Valentine party and a piece of chocolate cake was awaiting him. All of the desserts were supposed to be building up to the most decadent and final dessert: me. haha The last dessert even came with whip cream. hehe I know it was kind of a cheesy gift, but he enjoyed it and we are still benefiting from all of the desserts. Saturday was spent shopping - that was his gift to me. Yay! He got me a way cute jacket, jeans, and dang cute heels. I'm pretty sure his favorite part was the jeans (you can ask him why he loves the jeans). We then spent the afternoon lounging around in sweats watching Moulin Rouge: a love story. Presh. Later that night we went out to a delicious dinner with my mom and dad at Red's Roadhouse. Thank you mom and dad for taking us out! We went to our ward valentine party, only for a little while. We are newlyweds and had better plans (wink wink). We actually went home and watched Nights in Rodanthe: another love story. Nic and I love it - it makes us cry. I might have bought him a little game (one I am not going in detail about it). We ended the night with a late night dessert and the game. Ok so I couldn't just give him desserts for Valentine's Day...Molly helped me decorate a frame with this love recipe. Thank you Molly for letting me use your resources! The love recipe is one that this lady I worked with gave to me at my bridal shower. The frame turned out great and it's hanging in our kitchen. Valentine's Day is much better when you have a spouse to celebrate it with, but let's be honest - Valentine's Day is everyday in the Phair family.

We are in love

Mom and dad at Valentine dinner Nic and I at Valentine dinner

V-Day

I don't mean to brag, but I have had Nic's Valentine's present decided on for about a week and a half now. I decided last week what I wanted to do and it's all planned out. It's going to be a sweet surprise! I hope he likes it!

Think about the way you think........

I am in a Cognitive Restructuring class this term and it's one of the most interesting classes I have been in. We are learning about the way criminals think, because their way of thinking is different than the way a pro social person would think. There have been some eye openers in this class - we have learned about different thinking errors and tactics that criminals use. As we are studying about the way criminals think, I have been examining the way I think as well and trust me, there are some errors. Personally, I think we all have thinking errors. If there weren't errors, I don't think there would be arguments in families, difficulties understanding one another, and so forth. As I have been in this class, it's been an eye opener. I have been trying to be more aware of the way I think - it's hard to think about the way you think. Have you ever tried it? It's hard. It's difficult being more aware of your thoughts and being more conscientious of the way you think. Here are some one-liners that have stuck out to me: *If the results of your behavior do not meet your needs over time, then there is an incorrect principle on your behavior window. *You can always restart your day. No matter what has happened during the morning, afternoon, or whenever, you can always restart your day. *There is no such thing as failure, only feedback. *Everyone has their own individual free agency to choose. You can choose to be mad or you can choose to be happy. You can choose to get mad over little things or you can choose to not let it affect you. *Change doesn't happen by itself. *The harder the truth to tell, the truer the friend is who tells it. *If a person's thinking is flawed, then the behavior will be equally flawed. Change your perspective on the way you think. *People contribute to their own problems by the way they interpret them. Reorganize the way you interpret problems - change your perspective. These are just some of the things that I have learned. I have been trying to be more aware of the way I think. Isn't that our ultimate goal? To be celestial thinkers - to think the way God does. What an amazing change that would be: celestial thinkers. PS The statue above is the famous sculpture: The Thinker. I have seen this sculpture in person at the Rodin Museum in Paris. Yay!

working girl

I am now officially a working girl - I finally got a job! Yay! It's the perfect job: flexible schedule, on campus, and I get to work with great people. I interviewed for a job a week ago and got offered a job in the Public Relations Dept. on the OIT campus. I got to create my own schedule. It's the perfect job! I don't work very many hours during the week, but at least it's something. I'm sure Nic is glad that I finally got a job to help support our little family. Messing Nic! It's going great so far though - I have the time so why wouldn't I work?

it's officially official

Now I can really say that I'm a Phair - I got my new social security card with my new name: Allison Marie Phair. Next stop: the dreaded DMV for a new drivers license

new married couple + new ward = new callings

Nic and I are loving our new ward - we aren't in my parents ward, but we ended up in 1st ward which is the ward I grew up in. It's kind of weird for me to be back with all of the leaders that watched me grow up, but it's great to be back. We both love our bishop - Bishop Anderson. He and his wife are great people. The ward is full of great people - I think we are really going to have a great experience there. As you can see in the title of this post that because Nic and I are a new married couple in a new ward, of course we both got new callings. They already had callings picked out for us even before we moved into the ward! Crazy.

Nic is the: Assistant Scoutmaster and I am: the primary chorister

We have both been doing work for our calling and are loving them. I think the Lord is preparing me to have children by working with them. I love being in Primary! Nic loves being with the young men. We love our ward and love our new callings - who knows what else the Lord has in store for the Phairs...