Stick Shift!

Today Jordan and I had an adventure. He has been wanting to learn how to drive my stick shift for a very long time, and today we had nothing else to do besides learning! So we cleaned our house, ate lunch, and then drove to the church I learned at.

Let me just say that Jordan seriously impresses me. He is such a fast learner! He sat down in the drivers seat and we went over how to start the car, how and when to shift, reversing, and simply driving and connecting it all together. We were in the parking lot for about 15 minutes...and then we went around a little neighborhood...and then we drove down 3300 south to the freeway!!

Basically Jordan did a great job. He learned how to drive this new way in a half hour! It took me seriously all day to learn plus several weeks of practicing.

He still has a way to go in terms of starting to drive but practice practice practice :) I'm pleased!

Airport Fun

Oh my goodness. I am so sick of this airport in Charlotte!!! Let me tell you the fantastical story of my time here since yesterday at 12 PM.

So basically there was no one staying at the hotel until Tuesday, so I would have to fork out $80 for a lame hotel room for a few hours to wait until my flight left today at 10 AM. Who wants to pay more for nothing? I don't! So I decided (ahem) to sleep at the airport and wait for my flight to leave. So I checked out from the hotel at 11 AM yesterday and waited for the shuttle to take me to the airport at noon.

Then I decided that I was not checking my bags because they can fit into the overhead bins. BUT I forgot that I had shampoo, hairspray, this huge thing of peanut butter in my suitcase. Those all classify as liquids and gels according to the airport security...so I had to throw away all my things. But it was ok, I wasn't worried at that point.

Then I go to my gate and just start sitting. Playing on the computer. Facebook. Watching movies. Emailing. Texting people. Reading. It got very boring very fast. So I decided to walk around and went to the bookstore and (surprise!) sat and read some more! It was about 7 PM when I decided to eat my food. There was hardly anyone in the airport and it was getting awkward between me and the airport people. I mean, they have seen me sitting in the same seat all day long, not doing anything. "What is she doing?" they must wonder. So I just do some more of the same things and around 11:15 PM I decided to put my pajama pants on and lay down on the seats in the airport.

It was freezing and all the lights were on, so of course I could hardly sleep. Besides that though, the airport people were cleaning and vacuuming the entire time. I probably slept for a half hour and would wake up, sleep for a half hour, wake up, and so on. Around 12:45 AM a huge group of people that just got off their flight walked past and were talking very loudly, so I woke up and sat up. I noticed a man dusting and when he got near me, he said, "You are going to have to go downstairs. The security is closing and they are going to come through soon, so if you go downstairs you will see other people that are sleeping waiting for security to open in the morning." I explained how confused I was because I didn't see anyone else sleeping near the gates, but no one stopped me from sleeping either. So I went downstairs.

Then I sat by these teenagers and these young kids who were crying basically the whole night. It was a lot warmer downstairs but I was more worried to fall asleep there because the doors to go outside were right there, so anyone could come in and take your stuff if you were sleeping. I tried to get comfortable and put my suitcase between my legs and my arms and head over my backpack to protect them. Around 3 AM another cleaning man came and woke me up so that he could move the seats back to their original position. I took my things and went to a protected corner in the hall and laid down. About a half hour later the same man told me to move so he could vacuum. It was ridiculous!! I went back to the chairs and just waited, dozing sometimes, until 5:10 AM so I could go back upstairs to go through security.

I got through and I've been awake ever since. I can't wait to get on the plane and sleep. With a blanket!!

Secondaries!

Jordan got a letter to send secondary applications to Colombia University, Ohio State, and George Washington University!! Yeah! Congrats sweetheart. :)

INTERNATIONAL!!!

AHH I'm so excited to go to Charlotte, NC for another International Convention! I seriously love these. I don't think anyone understands how I feel, except for those who have already gone. You get the most incredible business training and leadership training. You meet and network with other representatives. You get out of town :) You get to spend time solely building your business and assisting those in your downline to get better, as well as yourself. Probably my favorite day of the international is Sunday, because there is generally a renowned speaker that comes to talk to us about the good our business can do and how much influence we can have. So, as you can see, I love these conventions. Hallelujah for ACN! It has changed me as a person.

Check out www.melynacuthbert.acnrep.com for more information.

Married Life

Wow what can I say! Married life is freaking fantastic. I am so lucky to be with Jordan. He is such a wonderful man and makes me feel so happy and loved. I am thrilled that we are married together for time and for all eternity.

Our honeymoon was in Cancun and we basically just relaxed. It was so nice to get away from our families (even though we love you guys) and just be together. Plus Cancun is just gorgeous! The beaches were beautiful and the water a fantastic aqua blue. We spend about four days and four nights at the Riu Cancun resort.

Now that we are back to reality, it a little hard adjusting from the honeymoon. We actually have to do work and cook our own food! :) I really like cleaning and organizing our little home though. The only process that we really have to go through is throwing out all my old things and bringing in our nice new presents. We are truly blessed to have such a fantastic family and friend group. The only room that is left to organize is the living room. We need to get a couch and a plant in order to complete our decoration! Honestly though, I'm glad that we are not going to live here forever. Jordan was scheming and saying that once Lavon passes away, we are going to buy her house and live here with our kids. I absolutely refuse. It is a nice place, but there are seriously two bedrooms...not enough for kids!

Jordan recently applied to medical schools all over the country. He got a request for a secondary application and possibly an interview for Dartmouth!! Wow! This is a very prestigious school up in New Hampshire. I am very excited to see what other schools want secondary applications from him.

Jordan is also working this summer in a research program up at Westminster College, where we are finishing our Bachelors. He is studying the connection between emotions and attentions in human DNA...he is so smart. Crazy, huh?

Bridals

So yesterday I got my bridal pictures taken. It was a great day :) I didn't do anything besides relax and prepare for the pictures, because I didn't want stress to ruin me. I took a long shower and got all my essentials gathered together, like ring cleaner, makeup, shoes, jewelry, etc. It was fun! Then I dropped some paperwork off at the school for clinicals and LDSSA. I drove home to Mapleton and watched TV with my mom while I fixed my nails to make them look nice. She was sewing the beads onto my veil and it is so pretty! I have the most horrible looking nails of anyone I know, so it was nice to spend some time on them. I then put my makeup on...I was looking HOT!! After that, I went to Dixie Peacock who does our family's hair, and she gave me this great updo. It was all curly but still loose, and it was gathered to the nape of my neck and kind of piled up on my head. Then we went home for a little bit and drove up to SLC.

We met Derek and Des in downtown SLC on the street in front of some artsy buildings. We started to take pictures, but the wind was blowing really hard, and my contacts were freaking out from all the dirt blowing around. So we decided to go to the Main Library in downtown (my favorite!) and then Trolley Square. It was SO much fun! Everyone was staring at us, which was funny, but we seriously had a blast!

Bridal Shower

So yesterday was my first bridal shower. Honestly, I did not know what to think! I was a little nervous and felt a little awkward because I have been to bridal showers for other people ever since I was little, but I had never been to one for me. You know? It was really fun though!

It was thrown by the Henderson side of the family, and Grace, Jordan's aunt, held it at her house. All the cousins and aunts were there, as well as BABIES! Like 6 babies were there under the age of one. It was crazy :)

We had dinner: chicken divan, vegetables, fruit, cookies, and this great slushy drink. I loved it. There was just a ton of mingling and everyone thought my mom was my sister! She didn't mind that lol. After that this little girl named Chloe "helped" me with the presents. She insisted on keeping all the ribbon so she could scrapbook with it (she is 5). I got: bowls, towels, wooden spoons, blankets, gift cards to IKEA, Target, and Bed Bath & Beyond, baskets, laundry room accessories, hangers, a hamper, recipe books, advice books, a journal, pyrex bowls, and kitchen accessories. Basically it was great :) Everyone was so nice and I really enjoyed myself. It lasted for about two hours and then we left. This will be the first of MANY bridal showers...I don't know how many to be honest!