Road block

I got sent home early from work due to our floor being over staffed. It had been a rotten day so I decided to go driving to cool off and calm down. I love the rain so I rolled down my windows and drove my usual river drive. As I was heading towards 9^th street there was a goose in the middle of my lane. I am too much of a softy to honk my horn at it and make it move out of my way so I just slowed down. I realized it was honking to its fellow geese who were coming up the side of the road getting ready to cross the street. I counted 102 geese and goslings that crossed the street. They created a road block. I was the front car in my lane and the opposite lane’s line began with a semi. If there were any gaps between the group a single goose would stand in the middle of the road and honk at the group it was waiting for. I thought it was the neatest thing to watch. It brightened my day and made me appreciate Heavenly Father and how perfectly he has pieced all the puzzles together and made organization in everything, including a flock of geese crossing the road.

Jordan David

June 11^th was Jordan’s birthday. We celebrated it Sunday, so I am thankful for my brother Jordan. He and I have had some interesting memories, but I am so grateful to have him as my brother. He has always been one of my more sensitive brothers, and sometimes I have to remind myself of that trait. He was dibbed early on as a charmer and boy did he take the name to heart. He was the dare devil of the family and I remember a time when we were very young, visiting in Utah, Jordan gave our babysitter a heartattack because he decided he wanted an apple from the tree. The problem was there was only one apple in the tree and it was at the very top. He jumped from another tree to the tree with the apple. Nothing ever seemed to phase him. While we were younger, Jordan was my first victim of me trying to make my brother a sister phase. We have a picture somewhere that always makes me laugh. Barrett, Jordan, and I are out in the yard and Jordan is dressed in a pink jumper dress with a big smile on his face! He used to let me tip his hair and he was the other sibling with Dad’s curls, well in Jordan’s case waves. He has quickly grown taller and bigger than me, but he will still be a little brother to me. I love him and I am always excited to get hugs from him. He sometimes sneaks in a DISGUSTING wet kiss on the cheek and steps back fast enough before I can hit him for it, ew! However I am always happy to see him and to catch up with him. I hope the best for him in his future and I hope he doesn’t always decide to learn the hard way haha. I give him a hard time, but I wouldn’t even change him for anybody. I love ya Jordan! Happy Birthday!!

Grandma's only complaint

I have started a new fetish this summer. Grandma said, “If the only thing I can complain about you is your tanning then I think we are doing pretty good.” Haha. As you can see from the picture though I am finally getting some color. Yay!

Yay for a room update!!

Last night when I came home from working at the hospital, I was fuming when I came home, but then I found that the blessing of little siblings is to have the joys of finding that they go through your stuff. It has been occurring for awhile since I haven't been in my room, but last night was my breaking point: dirty clothes thrown on top of my clean clothes that I just washed, coins I have had since elementary school from China and New Zealand being taken, my makeup getting played in (I have BROTHERS!!! this shouldn't be a temptation), pictures and electronics getting broken or wrecked, and then there was the piece of pizza that was placed directly on my laptop, no plate or anything. I was ticked so today I went and bought a doorknob with a lock and key to go to my room. I had all these big plans of just moving my stuff into my room and then the little stuff could get finished whenever. I have been trying to be patient, but I don't like my stuff getting ruined or having stuff scattered across the house. I also like being in my own space, instead of the living room. Haha as much as Dad thinks I love the couch, I will be glad to get back to a bed. Anyway I wasn't able to get to any of my moving plans. It kind of put a blue note on the evening. When I came home from work I discovered that Dad had done one of the "little things" that were left in my room. He put my new light up. It just made my whole night! I think I will be able to move in this weekend which will be such a relief! Here are pictures of my room as of now with the new light fixture! It looks so good!

Hot Eats Cool Treats

Well due to some goals that I have set my mind to, I figured a little extra money wouldn't hurt. My old boss Theresa hired me back again at the Dairy Queen. I work there when I am not working on the hospital and I am enjoying it! There is a whole new crew and although I find myself remembering the old crew I am having fun with the new ones! The uniforms have changed since I last worked there three years ago. When I worked there in highschool I worked drive thru and loved it and this time I am working frontline, which has been slightly different but I really like it! If you get an icecream craving on Friday nights come in and visit me!

As Jake says, "You will find any excuse to add to your shoe collection." Well I needed some shoes that would be practical for Dairy Queen and I found these ones that matched perfectly and they are also very comfy!
This is my visor, but I don't usually wear it. My hair is always pulled back, but the back of the visor is velcro, which pulls my hair and causes a headache so I tend to leave it home.

Our shirts and the new DQ symbol.

Me and my DQ attire!

Jacob Dean

Danika (our pitbull) ended up using a blanket and pillow of mine as a litterbox so I had to throw them in the wash. It was pretty late at night and I wanted to go to bed so I grabbed this pillowcase from the cupboard and put it on a pillow to sleep with. It was about 7AM and I was just going to bed so I sent Jake a text telling him to please make sure I was up by 12PM. He came over and got a kick out of my pillowcase. While he was telling me to wake up he was saying, "Jessica you have to hurry or you're going to get stung!" I remember wondering why a bee would be in my room. I also told him, "I am not afraid of bees." When I opened my eyes and saw my pillowcase I had to smile, but told Jake he was an idiot. He then joked around telling me, "I came over instead of calling because I was hoping to brighten your day, but I can see your pillow does that for you everyday." You can't really see from the picture but the pillowcase is definitely a sun yellow. Haha.

cardmaking

Cardmaking just isn't my specialty. I just can't seem to get very creative with different designs, but I am motivated by experience, because I LOVE receiving handmade cards, so I try to make them before I buy them. However time seems to be a large factor. Well recently I made a couple birthday cards and hello cards. They are pretty simple, but I am determined to practice on my cardmaking so I will enjoy it more!