I have discovered it. Wool socks. I have one pair that is probably three sizes too big with the heel coming closer to my calf than my ankle. I stuffed my feet into my shoes (probably stretching them out but I’ll worry about that in the spring) and wore pants long enough to hide my…
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Deep Freeze
It is a bit chilly here. The nice man on the radio at 6:30am announced that this is the coldest Utah has been here since 1996. We left the house with this weather: When it hits 0 my mind automatically switches to Celsius, but no, it is way colder than 32 F. I just can’t…
Things are not as they seem.
A few weeks ago Andrew and I went to check out the candy windows at the Gateway Mall on Temple Square. It was soooooo cold (here is a view out of our car window to prove it – lots of snow). We decided to cut through the mall and walk across the sky bridge to…
New Beginnings
2013 has started off quite well for this Jackson family. First big news item: we were blessed with a washer and dryer! Andrew and his dad spent a lot of time getting them up and running. It is amazing at how convenient laundry can be and we are so grateful for this addition to our…
Two Years Ago…
today, I began an incredible journey. I met 30 amazing people (and would soon meet 50 more) on my way to Israel. But today two years ago I made it to the Vienna, Austria airport terminal after making a stop in Denver, CO and Washington D.C. I don’t think I had ever been more nervous…
Holiday Fun
This Christmas break has been a time of…productivity!!! Andrew finished analyzing data for his research project and wrote a great paper (I proofread it so I know) with all the results. He also took the GRE and got scores to be proud of. He has spent many hours filling out grad school applications. To top…
Christmas Festivities
Andrew and I have tried to squeeze in some Christmas fun now that we have moved and Andrew has finished teaching for the semester. The first addition to our festivities was a Christmas tree. We actually had given up on the Christmas tree idea, but then Andrew’s mom showed up with the most wonderful surprise:…
Welcome to Sandy!
Last week our Apt 107 looked like this: This week our apartment in Sandy looks like this: What were we doing between last week and this week? I took four finals and wrote a pretty solid rough draft of my thesis while living with my amazing grandmother. Andrew taught a curriculum that he has been…
The End of Finals
Is that final or what? I absolutely love finals week. I always have actually. It all started when I was eight years old and my mom started reading Harry Potter to us. Everything about that book was magical and exciting and I anxiously awaited my call to come to enter the wizarding world at age…
A day of miracles
Today we were blessed with an overwhelming amount of miracles: We are still alive at the end of the day. Our oven looks brand new (even though it is probably as old as I am). This can be attributed to the most amazing cleaning solution given to us for the day by my grandma, and…