I'm getting married in the morning. . .

. . . and I can't wait!!

(P.S. I've always wanted to say that. Gotta love My Fair Lady)

Elder Harris x 2

Big news! Adam has also received his mission call. He will be serving the people in the Hamburg, Germany mission. He leaves April 21st!

So Kyle will be in Phoenix, Arizona and Adam will be in Hamburg, Germany. Can you get any two more different assignments? :)

I am so very proud of my brothers. They have grown to be strong, righteous young men and are so excited to serve the Lord through missionary work. I know that the Lord has prepared them for there they will go and that there are people there that need what they can offer. Watch out Satan, Elders Kyle and Adam Harris are about to shake up your world!!

I had the opportunity to go with Kyle yesterday as he went through the temple for the first time. What a wonderful experience! The spirit of the Lord was SO strong! I am happy for him. And, on a selfish note, I am so excited that he can now attend my temple wedding!!

So many blessings have filled our lives lately. It has really strengthened my testimony in the goodness of God. I have learned that as we wait patiently through the hard times, enduring the best we can, the Lord brings us the blessings when we have learned what we needed to learn. Heavenly Father loves us so much. He is so merciful and good to all His children!

Travel Thoughts

After packing, cleaning, moving boxes, hauling heavy things up a flight of stairs, unpacking, putting furniture together, cleaning some more, and repacking to go to Oregon, we are finally moved in to our new apartment. Hooray! Joe drove from Salem to Provo Thursday in a Budget truck with all our stuff. Thankfully, he made it with no weather problems. Daniel Clark and Val Summers helped us move in. I couldn't be blessed with better friends. Thanks guys! I have to say, I LOVE our place. It's adorable!

Last night we finally made it home to Oregon. Now Christmas can really start. I love airplanes, and get excited every time I fly. I was a bit nervous because I needed to take my wedding dress on the flight and I didn't want any problems with it. Britt Hunsaker told me this story of a girl who checked her wedding dress and it got completely ruined, tire tracks from being run over and all. I was NOT going to let that happen. Luckily, the stewardesses were nice enough to let me have a bin to myself, just for the dress. It all worked out.

I learned something interesting on that flight. Do you know why airplanes always have the cabin lights on bright during the day and then at night they keep them dimmed low? It's because in case of emergency, they want your eyes to be adjusted to the light outside so that you can see. If the plane has an accident at night, they can't have people waiting until their eyes adjust to the darkness to get moving. Interesting eh? Just a little trivia tidbit for you.

By the way, have I told you how AMAZING my brother are?!?!?! It's the first time I've been with them for several months as Kyle has been at BYU Hawaii and Adam at BYU Idaho. We had a great time talking and laughing last night. Honesty, I am so proud of them. They have grown into the most wonderful, righteous young men. Oh, and we have some news at our house.

Kyle got his mission call . . .

. . .

. . . to the Phoenix, Arizona Mission!!

He will be teaching the people in SPANISH!!

WAHOO!!

I am so excited for him!! I know he will be an amazing missionary. Adam has his papers in and we are still waiting for the call, but hope it will come sometime this week. I am so excited for him!!

My heart is full of gratitude for the multitude of blessings that have come into my life. The Lord has been so good to me.

The first semester of law school. . .

. . . is DONE!

Hooray!!

Two down . . .

. . . Two finals to go!

By the way, I go the keys to my new apartment yesterday. You don't know how excited I am to have a place for US. I know this sounds domestic, but can't wait to make it a home.

One down . . .

. . . three finals to go!

This pic came from here.

I woke up this morning at 5am, unable to get back to sleep. I was so nervous! Since attempting to fall back asleep proved useless, I got up, showered, made myself some yummy blueberry pancakes, and studied until it was time to go. When I got to school, the tension was so think. I swear, you could touch it. At least I wasn't the only one nervous! The clock struck 8:30AM and then I sat there for three hours, basically typing everything I knew about contract law. It was a hard test, and I don't know how I did. But it's over. *Sigh*. Hooray!

To celebrate the completion of our first final in law school, the girls and I went out to lunch. I got a turkey sandwich and a salad and it was SO yummy. They restaurant (ZUPAS, one of my favs) always gives you a chocolate covered strawberry. Isn't that nice? I guess they are feeling the Christmas spirit there cuz they've started putting candy cane pieces in the chocolate they dip the strawberries in. WARNING: Candy cane chocolate dipped strawberries DO NOT taste as good as they look! Oh well, it was still a good time with fantastic friends! Then I got to talk to my sweet finance on the phone. Goodness I love him. He always knows how to make me smile and feel better about life. And then Kandis and I decided we needed a Diet Coke with Lime to help us face the rest of the day. I got to drive around in her Mini Cooper. Can I just say, it's the cutest car ever!

Overall, it wasn't as horrible as it could have been and I am feeling better about the whole law school thing. :)

Now on to study property. . .

"You were an exceptionally interesting class."

Those were the last words our contract professor told us.

Thanks, I think?

Oh The Insanity!!

I am officially scared. All last night I dreamt I was answering contract law problems. Then I woke up to am email from my professor telling me that this test is 100% of my grade, but not to worry. This isn't the most important thing in life. AH! The knot in my stomach has grown to the size of a watermelon and I haven't even taken my first test yet. That's tomorrow by the way, at 8:30 AM. I just might have a nervous breakdown before then.

I also had the strangest dream that all the men in my life were telling me I was stupid for going to law school. It's so weird because my biggest supporters have been my Dad and Joe. I'm telling you people, I am going INSANE.

Also, did I mention that it's snowing? Yeah, OK it's pretty. Feels like Christmas bla bla bla. (It actually doesn't feel like Christmas to me, having grown up in Sacramento where it was always sunny and 65 degrees on Christmas). The problem people is that I can't drive in it without having a freak out attack and considering that I am on the edge of my sanity already, it might not be a good idea to venture behind the wheel. I would probably die. so basically I feel helpless and trapped in my own home. I know that's lame, but it's better than dying OK?

Oh, and one last thing. I'm on the LGN diet, which means basically all I eat are veggies, with an occasional fruit, healthy soup, or lean meat. Drastic times call for drastic measures. I've been keeping my calories around to about 1500, but to be honest, I rarely make it that high. You can only eat so many veggies. It's sad when spoonful of peanut butter is a treat. Maybe this isn't the best time to be doing this, but considering I'm getting married in 21 days and I've hired a photographer to take pictures of me that (hopefully) I will treasure my whole life, I need to do this. At first it was awful. My body rebelled and my stomach hurt for three days straight. But yesterday, as I was sitting in the library for 9 hours, I realized how good I felt. Imaging that! Anyway, I hope I can stick to this through the holidays. Although I know my mother's biscotti is going to call my name. I still crave sugar everyday. So that adds to the current insanity.

Please pray for me people. I need all the help I can get!!!

Let's Dance for Hope and Awareness

Here's something to brighten your day. St. Vincent's Hospital in Portland, Oregon made this video to bring awareness to breast cancer.

Fast Car

I've been missing my dad a lot today. I'm so grateful to have a good relationship with my father. He's one of my best friends and has been one of my greatest supports in life. This song reminds me of him. He would listen to it a lot when we were kids. I don't know why. I guess he likes Tracy Chapman's voice (I thought she was a man for the longest time). It's actually a really sad song when you listen to the words. I really grateful for a father who took care of our family and made sure I didn't have to live the life that Tracy Chapman sings about.