Chivalry Isn't Dead

I attended an event for my favorite morning radio show yesterday. It's funny that radio personalities never look like what you think they do. I chatted with one of the coordinators for a bit then listened for awhile. Finally the time came when I had to head off to work so I waved goodbye to the coordinator. He offered to walk me out to my car. A simple gesture, but a genuinely chivalrous one as well. He wasn't hitting on me or had a hidden agenda, he was just being nice. My guy friends from Denver would ALWAYS walk me out to my car after our activities and I loved it. It is such a simple gesture but it speaks volumes about a person's character and rearing. It was nice. I wish it would happen more often.

Copy Machine Salesmen

I officially believe that copy machine salesmen sell their souls to the devil. I can spot them as they walk in my lobby. I'm not fond of salesmen in general, but copy machine salesmen are as low as they get. They are smug, slimy and pushy.

Physical vs. Emotional Cheating

An interesting article popped up on my homepage this morning discussing the gender's perspectives on physical vs. emotional cheating. I found this article intriguing for many reasons. If you get a minute, you should check it out.

http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/he-said-she-said/articlemc.aspx?cp-documentid=21429002&GT1=32023

No Expectations

When you don't have expectations, you don't get disappointed. I know it sounds like a defeatist attitude, but you should try it. You'll stop worrying all the time! Just take life as it comes.

Politics of a Set Up

I don't think a person realizes the politics of a set up until it is too late. Before you think that it is a good idea to set one of your single friends up with another (which seems to be the only criteria) think about the consequences. So many things can go wrong and the blame inadvertently will be placed on you. After all, YOU were the one that set them up. And miraculously, all three of you will change into middle schoolers and talk and over-analyze everything. It took us years to become adults and one date to revert back to middle school.

Longboarding on Labor Day

My Labor Day weekend was jam-packed, but really fun. On Monday I went with The Weagles to Bridal Veil Falls in Provo and learned how to longboard along the creek-side trail. Granted most of it was Matty pulling me along while I steered, but I worked up to doing everything solo.

I haven't been on a skateboard since I lived in Kansas City back when I was 7 years old, but it came back quickly. I understand why people think longboarding is so cool. It's fun. I still think skateboards are silly though. You exert so much energy to get them to go and they don't even go that long. It was still fun though.

Kisses With No Strings Attached

We went to the Draper Temple for Ward Temple Night last night. Since it is a smaller temple, the 7pm session was full and 10 of us got to do sealings. I married my good friend Abe Sloan. The sealer called me Sister Sloan a few times on accident (Insert awkward glace and half smile between Abe and I). Afterwards, Abe said he was waiting for his proxy kisses. "If we do it on behalf of someone else, it doesn't count between us." Kisses with no strings attached. Silly Abe. Maybe we'll get another shot on Saturday when our ward is officially doing sealings in the Salt Lake Temple.

Draper really is a beautiful temple. I love how it looks over the valley. It reminds me of the Bountiful temple in that way.