What makes me intimated????

Well, having to speak in public in front of large groups of people is probably top on my list. And last night David and I both had a chance to do this, although I would say that David is actually quite good. So good I think that sometimes, probably in this case, I become the recipient of guilt by association and people assume I must be a good speaker too.
So, a couple of weeks ago a member of the Stake Presidency called me and left a message on my phone. Honestly I was thinking David or I must be getting a new calling so I didn't think anything of it. I quickly called him back and then as I began speaking with him I realized something... Stake Conference was coming up in a few weeks. As my heart started to pound, sure enough, this kind man asked if David and I would be willing to speak in Stake Conference. Uhhgg. What do you say? Umm, actually I get completely terrified in front of large crowds, I bawl like a baby and you might be privileged to see a snot rocket fly from the podium? Instead, I just said yes. There were two redeeming things he said during the phone call. First, David would be speaking with me. This meant he would get to sit by me and help calm my nerves. Second, that we would be speaking during the Saturday evening session rather than Sunday morning.
Well, after searching through numerous talks, the scriptures, offering several prayers and bombarding my family (thanks Ambie, Mom and David) for insight and editing advice, I survived. Elder Bruce Merrill of the Seventy spoke at the meetings and it was a joy to get to meet him and to learn from him.

Easter Weekend

One of my senior year college roommates, Erica, came in town Easter weekend. The last time I saw her was when David and I went to San Fransisco for a Pediatric Conference over a year and a half ago, so it was good to see her again.
She wanted to go to the temple on Friday, so I tagged along. It was great. We sat in the celestial room and talked forever.
That night we went out to dinner with some other people that Erica knew. We went to one of the nicer areas of town and then ended up at this diner. Surprisingly it was really yummy. David and I seem to end up at diner's in nice towns like the time we were in Beverly Hill's to see Wicked for my b-day and we ended up at this diner that served pickles and sauerkraut on a plate before you got your meal. And, little kids received a bagel on a string around their neck. Weird.


On Easter Sunday, David was asked to speak at church. He is a phenomenal speaker and has such a great way of expressing his thoughts. We had invited some friends from my class to come and after Sacrament Meeting was over, the husband asked if David gave talks a lot at work because he was so good. This is definitely one of David's gifts.

That night we had this two couples over for dinner. I cooked a big meal and made the best garlic rolls ever. For the recipe go here http://mykitchencafe.blogspot.com/2009/04/garlic-knots.html