Greetings from Ireland....

I am currently in the beautiful city of Cork. We went on a lovely city bus tour and saw some great cathedrals, the city jail , and (hold onto your socks) a butter museum...not as exciting as I was hoping. Tomorrow we leave for Kilarney and hopefully a stop to kiss the Blarney Stone. It's been a fun trip. Some highlights: Underground, drunk man in Paris, drunk man exposing himself, getting hit on by a Parisan, the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, seeing the Mona Lisa, funny Irish cab drivers, dogs everywhere, hot Irish men, sister running the car into the side of the wall and scratching it up and many more wonderful things. Having a great time.

Pretty Much....

I am leaving tomorrow for my trip. I am PRETTY MUCH excited!! I will be back October 5th. That's a nice long trip. I pretty much think I deserve this vacation! I am pretty much tired of work and dealing with kids and all that stuff, so I am pretty much going off to find me an Irish lover and I may or may not return on October 5th,but that's pretty much my perogative!!

I may not be blogging until I get back. Don't miss me too much!

IRELAND OR BUST!

R.I.P
Patrick! You will be missed, but we can relive your glory days as Johnny Castle over and over again. Amen for that!

(just a side not: I made the font white because he did play a ghost once and his role in "Dirty Dancing" should give him a one way ticket to heaven. I'm just sayin.)

A few more thoughts....

1. It was sure pleasant when one of my students kept kicking me in my lady parts. It's a good thing that they are not really needed right now, but hopefully my lady parts will continue to function long enough that they will be useful and not just for punching/kicking bags...sheesh!

2. I was driving home from Park City and a pretty buff man was out running. He wasn't wearing his shirt and I thought, "there is a God!" Amen.

3. I did respite for a kid in Park City. One of my favorite things, when a kid is in my car, is when they discover the window control button and roll it all the way down and stick their little hand out the window. I love seeing it in my side mirror. I wish I had a camera with me. So cute.

4. I got a cortisone shot in my heel today. I am not going to lie, it hurt like hell!

5. I ate three slices of Little Caesar's pizza and I don't feel guilty about it.

6. I love my new white earrings from Target.

7. Why do I have troubles remaining neutral with Gavin? Could it be that he is so stinking cute and knows it?

8. I loved that my little sis came and did Zumba with me. I hope she will come again.

9. ONE MORE WEEK!!

10. I made butternut squash soup earlier this week. It was good. I want to buy a food processor.

11. I am going to the Greek Festival with a cute fella.

12. My cute niece, Boo, wanted me to go with her to the Hannah Montana concert. So cute part 2. Sadly(or not), I will be in Ireland. For a second I thought about coming back just to take her, but that thought quickly left.

13. I don't know what it is about Grape Nuts, but they make me so happy!

14. I love my blue bathrobe that I could probably marry it.

15. My 19 year old staff member thought I was 24 years old. Bless you!

16. I am beginning to waver on taking Airborne. It hasn't served me so well and I think I may be getting a cold. So uncool!

17. Hot pockets are nasty.

18. I am falling in LOVE with Joshua Radin's music. It is seriously so good!

19. If you eat Yoplait yogurts and they have pink lids, save them for me and I will mail them in.

20. Rick Springfield was in my dream last night. He had like some crazy mullet looking hair. What was up with that Ricky? I can call him that because I have held his hand....it's true!

12 years....

This is a bit personal. I still remember the day that I found out my dad had died. I was serving my mission and had just transferred to a new area. My companion and I had gotten up a bit earlier to go running/walking. We were back by about 6:30. She jumped into the shower and I began my personal scripture study. Then the phone rang. It was 6:30 am, so a bit early for a phone call,but I thought nothing of it. I picked it up and did my usual spiel, "Kirche Jesu Christi, Sister Keeney spricht!" It was my Mission President on the other end. "Sister Keeney," he said. "Um, how are you?" I replied that I was fine. He then went on to say, "Your dad just passed away." I didn't want to hear that right, but it was. My dad was no longer on this earth. That was not possible. I began to cry, he expressed his love for me and told me that my family would be calling to talk with me and then I hung up the phone. I sat in the silence of the darkness and let the tears freely flow. I was in awe and I was hurting. So much to have to deal with and I wasn't ready. The phone then rang and I picked it up to hear the sweet voice of my mom, "Megan?" Upon hearing her voice, I began to cry again. I talked with my family for about two hours and they relived the last few days of my dad's life. I cried for a long time. There was so much that I had yet to say to him and so much that would now go to the grave. It would be a while before I would get the chance to see him again. Oh, how I missed him. I still do. Things weren't that great between us so maybe that is why his death was so hard,but I can't wait to see him again. I know that he will be a far greater person than he was when he left this life. I came across this beautiful poem written by President Hinckley.

What is this thing that men call death
This quiet passing in the night?
'Tis not the end, but genesis
Of better worlds and greater light.

O God, touch Thou my aching heart
And calm my troubled, haunting fears
Let hope and faith, transcendent pure
Give strength and peace beyond my tears.

There is no death, but only change
With recompense for victory won;
The gift of Him who loved all men,
The Son of God, the Holy One.


I do find such great hope in the Savior. I know because of Him I get to see my dad again. That is the most beautiful news of all. I rejoice in that reunion. Until then. xoxox

Living the Dream!

(so, I am working on my scanning abilities)

My friends and I went to St. George this weekend to cash in on my winnings from my little dancing escapade in Pioneer Park. I got to our hotel room, flopped myself onto the bed and exclaimed, "My life was made for this moment!" I was living the good life....free hotel room, tickets to see Aida (which was AMAZING) and a tasty burger from In N Out. That's what we call "Living the Dream!" It was a fun weekend!

(and a big thanks to Miss M for this pretty accurate drawing)

Just some thoughts....

I feels like I haven't blogged in a while. I have been busy.
But, here are just some thoughts I have been having.

1. Calvin and Hobbes should be mandatory reading. It's just so funny!
2. I usually like Pink Lady apples, but I bought one today and it was really disgusting.
3. I wonder why the boy that I took to the time out booth 7 times today thought it was cool to get completely naked and pee all over. He had a few slip and slide moments.
4. I wish I had a switch in my brain (or maybe on the roof of my mouth or the back of my neck) so that I could stop thinking about a particular boy...who may not even be thinking about me.
5. I wonder if he ever does? I wonder if he is interested?
6. I still really enjoy talking into fans. I don't know,that funny voice still makes me giggle.
7. I CAN NOT wait until my vacation to Ireland. Oh man!
8. If I lost weight by how I often I thought about it, I would be one skinny chic.
9. I really like my toe rings.
10. I loved that I embarassed my niece and nephews at Baskin Robbins yesterday by dancing, but I also loved that I got them to dance with me.
11. This kids giggle at work makes me really happy.
12. I love that another one of my students wants to work for a pen and when I asked what color he said, "black!" So basic.
13. I love that tomorrow is Thursday.
14. I need to get my prescription filled asap. I haven't had meds in a few days. Can you tell?
15. Shaving seems like such a hassle, but then I look at a female co-workers legs who doesn't shave and I have decided that maybe it isn't so bad.
16. I wonder if Ms. Felicia misses Pingree? I thought about her today and imagined that being a stay at home mom is way better than a kid sliding around in his pee.
17. I love that I get to go to Zumba in a few minutes!!