Feliz Pascua! (Happy Easter!)

I don't know when it got to be this time of year again but it's Easter. I don't know why I'm always so surprised by time going so quickly but it seems like it should still be around this time last year. And since it's Easter, it reminded me of the Easter Sunday two years ago when I started going to the LDS church about a mile and a half or so from my house. Sometimes it feels like it's been a lot longer than two years when I look back and I can't believe I haven't been LDS all my life. I've met some of the coolest people through the Church and I wouldn't change a thing. And since it's now Easter, it reminded me that I'm less than two months away from the two year mark of my baptism into the LDS church. I have both of my missionaries (as in the two that taught me) on Facebook and it's been so cool to see what their lives are like outside of the two years they were on their mission. They're both no longer on their missions, so I get to see posts from them on a regular basis, which is awesome. I think it's pretty cool to be able to see what they're up to now and not even just my missionaries either. I have a few of the guys who served part of their missions in the branch I go to on my friends list. You don't exactly forget the missionaries you interacted with on a regular basis. I don't think I'll ever forget the day I met Palmer (we got to talking about Cracroft, which is probably why I won't forget [just kidding, Palmer, I remember cuz you're awesome]). And besides, missionaries are some of the coolest people out there.

In the last post, I mentioned that I hadn't had a name yet for my new iPod Touch. I posted on Facebook about needing a name for him and my friend Dianna suggested the name I went with because I liked it. His new name? Vladimir. People look at me weird when I refer to it as Vladimir but I don't care. I got over it when they gave me funny looks because of Gir. Oh well.

Last Sunday before church started, I was in the chapel with my friend Bekah when she goes, "I have something else for you," after handing me the sunglasses of a friend that we've been passing back and forth between the two of us since January. After I asked her what she was talking about, she pulls a knife out of her bag and tells me it belongs to the friend whose glasses we pass between the two of us, stating that the knife isn't to be given back until he shows up at church on a Sunday. He isn't getting it back until he's in church on a Sunday and stays the whole three hours. I refuse to give it back until after he gets out of Priesthood and I'm out of Relief Society.*

The weather from Monday until yesterday was amazing! It was anywhere between 55 and 60 and sunny and it was so nice to see the sun again. I was outside pretty much every day and without a jacket. I've missed warm weather, so it was nice to not need to worry about the need for a jacket. It was nice to feel the sun warm my skin as opposed to having a jacket keep me warm.

After spending a bit of time, I've decided I more or less like the Vaccines. "If You Wanna" is a good song. "Norgaard" is another good one. The next group up on my list to listen to and decide on whether or not I like them is Night Rider. We'll see how that goes. But the Vaccines are worth it if you like music that makes you want to dance. It at least makes me want to dance. I don't know about anyone else.

*It isn't a very big knife and is within legal limits. It won't be used for anything outside of self defense while it is in my possession. Joey is also aware that I have it.