Rebuttal??

So John and I were discussing my last post (mostly laughing about it) and thought maybe I should make a rebuttal.....but I don't quite think that is what it is. He thought I needed to clarify that mostly I was being funny about our family ward and that yes, ironically we very much loved the 9th Ward. It is most ironic for me to miss it, since I spent 6 years after high school hating it!! I never wanted to go when I came back home, even though I knew many people and the bishopric. I think that after several years of hating student wards and living in BYU wards, the 9th ward was a nice new refreshing scene.

Thanks for all your comments! I really enjoy reading them and then talking to John and then we laugh a lot. :) Expect our new blog to come soon. John really wants to help out in this action. :)

Single vs Family Wards

We all know there is a difference between family and single wards, some quite obvious, but some not so.
#1-Quiet Sacraments Non Existent
-One baby cries.....they all cry
-An old person coughs, sneezes, etc...they all do
-Dads wave at their kids while passing the sacrament and here come the crying and the one
kid screaming "DADDY!!!" Although funny sometimes....very disruptive
-Sitting by friends is in the past....welcome to sitting by every kid or old person in the ward
#2-Young Couples and Newlyweds
-Scratching and Back rubs still happen....even if a child is sitting between them
-Gazing into each others eyes is never acceptable at church....it's weird.
-Holding hands still good...hold hands over a pregnant belly.....not normal.
#3-Sunday School
-There seems to only be 2 classes offered in a family ward, no newlywed/marriage class
-The Chapel is the worse place to have Sunday school....do you know how big it is?
-Walking around with a microphone for comments.....so annoying! Smaller rooms please!
-Does the old teacher really have to stand that close to the mic? We're not all deaf, but we may well soon be after listening to the screeching of the mic and loud voice.
#4-Bishoprics
-No one really cares if your here or there, because you already made it to marriage
-You have someone else with you, so you don't worry about talking to people/bishoprics
-It takes awhile before they recognize you or know your name in a family ward....are you new to the ward? Why yes, 2 months ago! :)

Now in all seriousness, it is different, but I imagine once we are more settled, we'll really like it here. We are just in 9th Ward withdrawals. When you leave your friends behind, it's not that easy to make new couple friends in a very odd ward mixed up of old people and young couples with at least 1 kid. :)

Aliens and Sofa Beds

In real life, I'm pretty witty and funny. I wonder what happens when my brain turns it over to writing. Maybe it was over taken by aliens and now I need Scully and Mulder to investigate. Probably not, but I did see the new X-Files movie this weekend with John and Wyatt. Word of advice: If you never watched the show and don't care.....you won't love it. If you watched the series like John and his family.....you'll like it more. It was crazy.
Park City was a fun weekend, although very, very tiring. John and I went shopping for a whole day and spent some time with our friend Wyatt. It was fun. On a funnier note, John doesn't sleep so well at night so we decided that we'd pull out the sofa bed. It looked a little funny, some wires were out of place and it was ripped up. Oh well, put some sheets on, some pillows and I laid down. John thought he should sleep on it, so he tried to push me off by jumping on the bed....only to fall through the bottom of the bed. I couldn't stop laughing......guess the wires and torn material really were important.
Lesson to be learned: Don't jump on the bed!!