Hodgepodge part 1

Wow, I am so behind on posting! So much has happened to blog about, it isn't funny. I've decided to do a super-blog with all of this week's happenings in one!

On Tuesday I decided to CHOP OFF MY HAIR! Yep, I bravely cut 5 inches off the ol' noggin and I couldn't be happier with my decision. It feels so nice to have short hair in this hot Utah weather! Plus, I probably lost a pound chopping all of that hair off! :) This isn't the best picture of it, but it's the only one I have right now. Believe me, it's MUCH cuter than this!

Shortly after I got my hair cut, Tony and I drove to Alpine to go on a hike with some of his extended family. We had heard different things about this hike: that it was 1.5 miles, that it was 8 miles, etc. It was 8 miles and as horrible as that sounds, I made it without much trouble. I was so proud of myself! Here are some pictures and videos from that adventure.

"Nearing the End..."

"We Made It!"

Hodgepodge part 2

"The River Crossing"

(Even though this doesn't look scary, it was. On the side Tony doesn't show you there was a huge drop. Oh, by the way, this video DOES work, Tony just forgot to take the lens cap off at first. Just be patient and you'll see it!)

Lastly, I had an interesting experience this past Saturday. Tony was playing basketball with his cousin and some of his friends at a church in South Jordan so I decided to head up to the South Towne mall to look for a swimsuit. After four hours (yuck) I finally found one that I really like. I can't for the life of me find a picture of it online, but I will try to describe it. It's a tankini that's long so it covers my tummy even when I lift my arms up. It's a black halter with silver stud appliques right under the bust. It is so cute! I also got a cute little cover up, too. Buying the swimsuit, however, was not my interesting experience. HERE is the experience, haha:

As I was standing in the checkout line at JCPenney (they're having a great sale right now, by the way) the woman in front of me was having a hard time telling the clerk what she wanted because she spoke little English. After a while, I began listening to see what the problem was because after all, I was waiting for this lady to get her move on! As soon as I began listening I heard her mutter something to herself and it made me wonder...

"Izvinete," I said, "Govorite li Bulgarski?" [Excuse me, do you speak Bulgarian?] The woman's eyes widened as she nearly shouted "da!!" [yes!]. At this point I had no idea why I decided to butt in, but now I had to pull out my Bulgarian guns and have at it! "Az znam malko Bulgarski," I said. [I know a little Bulgarian] I have never seen a little old lady get so excited before. I offered her help and she proceeded to tell me that all she wanted was a bigger size in the swimsuit she had in her hands. Easy enough. I checked to make sure by saying "chetirinayset" [14]. The baba replied "da, da, chetirinayset!" After all of that, they didn't have any size 14, but the Bulgar lady wanted to take me out to lunch for helping her, haha. Imagine that! Meeting a genuine Bulgarian in Sandy, Utah at JCPenney. Crazy. I'm grateful for that opportunity though. It really boosted my confidence and made me feel like I'll be able to survive in Bulgaria. Neat, huh?

There's more I could blog about, but I think I'll stick to the highlights of the week for now. I hope this didn't put anyone to sleep with how long it went on!

Ciao, ciao.

Big Accomplishment!

For some of you, this probably seems like a silly accomplishment, but I don't care! I've been trying since I've been married to make a layered cake. You know, the two cakes stacked with frosting in the middle. Every time I've tried, I've failed miserably and became very discouraged. Well, folks, I did it. I finally succeeded at making a layered cake. (Thanks Rachael Ray!)

Wahoo!

A Rockin' Time at Jeff Gale's Wedding!

Hey everyone. We just got back from Jeff Gale's wedding dinner. It was splendid. Check it out:

Exciting Happenings in the Anderson Apartment

So, there's not a ton to blog about these days, so I'll just update my ginormous blog reading population on some little things that have happened.

1. We fixed our flooding problem! Yep, sometime last week we noticed a huge puddle of water on our kitchen floor. We weren't sure what the problem was because the water was coming from under the stove (???). We called maintenance and sure enough, it was the water heater leaking. Good news: we have a brand spankin' new water heater and no more flooding in our kitchen!

2. We've turned in our visa applications. This has been (for me) a stressful process. First we thought we were going to have to fly to D.C., then we thought we were going to have to drive to L.A. and come to find out, the friendly BYU travel agents can take care of that for us (with a small fee, of course). We turned in all of our stuff and now it's just a matter of time before we have those visas in our passports! I'm glad we had to get visas, then the Bulgar police won't be as likely to throw us in jail. ;)

3. New summer clothes! Okay, so this one is lame but I'm pretty excited about it! A lot of my summer tops are too big (which I'm okay with) and they were kind of looking frumpy. So, I went to the mall with $60 I recently made selling a textbook and got four cute, new shirts! Maybe, if you are lucky, I'll put up some pictues of my fashionable new summer wardrobe.

4. This hasn't happened yet but I can still write about it. Tomorrow will be the first time I attempt to do the whole MTC TRC deal by myself. Yes, you heard it, I am going to be in a room by myself and try to speak Bulgarian to the missionaries. I'll probably only do it tomorrow since in a couple of weeks the missionaries will be more on my level and I won't feel as confident, haha. I'm just trying to get myself actually SPEAKING Bulgarian to someone other than Tony.

Well, that's all the exciting news we have for now. I apologize for the boring-ness but I hope that soon I'll have an interesting blog topic!