Hey Everyone! Happy Independence Day! Sooooooo it's been a long week.. I started Summer school back up and it's been really hectic.. I'm taking an Intro to Mass Comm class, a Geology class and a Music History class. The Geology class is the most interesting one, yet I'm sure I won't be saying that once our first pop-quiz comes up.. I learned that diamonds are not made out of coal, but actually they're made out of granite, and I also learned that when that HUGE expected earthquake hits California, the whole state is NOT going to sink under water, but that only the coast will be split apart and half of California will be an island. It takes years and years for it to float far off also, so that's likely not gonna happen either. Whew! That makes many of my nightmares fade away....LOL. 
So Sean went to Maryland last Thursday for a job interview.. For those of you like ME, who can't locate Maryland if their lives depended on it, it's by New York. For those of you MORE like me, who can't locate New York, it's on the far east coast. For those of you REALLY like me, who can't tell what's north from what's east, well good luck finding it..haa.Long story short, it was only about 24 hours that he was gone and I felt like it was MONTHS!! Ugh I missed him sooooooooo much and did not know if I would survive without him!! The dishes started piling up, my laundry remained unfolded on the couch-- JK JK JK. Nah Sean's an Amazing housekeeper and even more of an Amazing husband and I love him soooo much and that's really why I missed him. The only time I've ever separated him was when I went to California to visit the family, only then I would share my Twin's room. To get my mind off him being gone and me being lonely, I decided that I wanted to surprise Sean with dinner and dessert when he got home.
...Ugh and now that I think of it, chicken is officially THE ENEMY!!! I tried following someone's recipe online on how to fry it, and they said that I should put oil in a pan and heat is EXTRA HOT and then add the chicken after dipping it in egg and bread-crumbs. I did EXACTLY THAT, and once I put it in the pan, the whole thing fried and BURNED within a few seconds and hot grease flew at me from all directions!!! I felt like I was in a videogame, trying to dodge all the smoke, get the fire alarm to shut off and open the windows! Not only that, I couldnt get the chicken out of the pan because of the popping hot grease out so I just slumped down on the couch and watched it burn ignorantly. It almost looked as if the chicken was doing a little dance in the pan just to annoy me!! It won... As soon as it finally simmered down, I took the scathing burnt piece of meat and cut a knife into it for good measure (and revenge) and sure enough-- the inside was raw and bleeding. I'm not even sure if this chicken was even dead or not.. (-_-) 
I think the chicken was plotting revenge on me because it was hard sleeping that night. I kept hearing little creepy noises and dark shadows filled my bedroom.. It's like when you're five years old and you feel like there's a monster under the bed.. that's how I felt. There was no one there to hold me tight and tell me everything's gonna be okay- until I prayed.I prayed for comfort, strength, and that Heavenly Father would bring my Hubby back home safely to me. (HA! Take THAT, little chicken!)
Heavenly Father blesses my life tremendously. Every day I pray for my family and He keeps them safe and happy and He takes really good care of me and Sean. When Sean got back, he mentioned that he felt as if I was praying for him. And I was!! I had planned a little luau surprise for when he got back home, and it went really well! He came home to a clean Hawaiian-decorated house, balloons that said "Welcome Back," a very yummy frosted yellow cake with strawberry jello in it and strawberries, and a fancy candle-lit dinner. PLUS he brought me back roses!!! Yep I love him. :) 
So yes, we're out here in the small Utah bubble, living as happy as can be; serving diligently and loving each other with all our hearts. My Lauritzen parents taught us how to do that ;) Thanks Mom & Dad!
