Fail of a start.

Two weeks gone by already? Eewwk.

I must be in school or something. I swear, days feel like weeks and weeks feel like days. Word.



My topics of the evening. Alberston's and The marriage stigma

The first story ties in with BOTH topics.
Halloween weekend Spenser and I were invited to our first "married couple" party with other married couples in ward. ( can you hear me scream with joy? -yikkkess) We were told it would be would  pumpkin carving party and to bring pumpkins and a treat. So we assumed it would be low key, hang out carve pumpkins,eat and leave after an hour. Well to start, that week/day was like ubbber busy for both Spenser and me. So we went and bought our pumpkins Halloween night literally 5 minutes before the party. Winco was out so we went to Alberstons and bought the LAST 2 pumpkins that were both OVER 20 lbs. Of course the only pumpkins left were ginormous. ( let me inform you, neither Spenser or I was excited to carve a huge pumpkin)
Here is how the party layout actually went:
Dynamics (couples who will be nameless)
Couple #1 - 3.5 yrs married Out of college, Two kids ( twins ) under 18 months- Host
Couple #2 - 5 yrs married Out of college, & baby on the way (prego)
Couple #3- 0.5 yrs married One in college, one not, & not working. ( talking of babies )
So as you can see we are already "out of the loop"  awwkk

Schedule:
Arrive and go "trick or treating" around neighborhood with twins
Come back and play with twins
Listen to Music & small talk
Play Ultimate Spoons
Play Apples to Apples
Eat our snacks and more small talk
Total Time: 3 HOURS! & NO PUMPKIN CARVING!

Needless to say, we were not expecting anything of this sort and had no idea what to do with un-carved pumpkins at 10pm Halloween night. So what did we do? We took them back to Alberstons and asked if we could return them & they did!
You got to love Alberstons!


I don't know what it is about the party that got me thinking about all the dynamics of different couples but man, Spenser and I really wish we had more couples in our ward who were close to our age and going go school. Its hard to explain to a stay at home mom, and a wife without work or school that you can't go with them to the zoo on a weekday with their kids.

So this whole marriage stigma:
Man this term so many people have given me the SHOCK look. "you're married?", "aren't you too young?", "you are both still in school?", and SO many more. They think its like this CRAZY thing. Look at me really? Do I look like a irresponsible mess? Does my husband. Please. It's so sad that people don't see the importance and blessings of marriage these days. I could really get into that topic. Whew.


Ever since Spenser and I got married our friends have-Boom-Vanished. Like what the heck? We think it's so funny that all the sudden we are like these "Whole new people" that people think are "So different". Believe me, I am the same girl you use to love to hang out with six months ago.

I love that every time I go to the institute, someone says: "Oh I haven't seen you in a long time" ( as if I dropped off the face of the earth?) or " What are you doing here? You're Married". Um hello?! I am still a student and I DO still attend Institute. ugh. My favorite is the girls... The ones who are desperately wanting marriage. Man they just glare. Ladies: " What do I have to do with you getting married? It wasn't me who is stopping it" Yikkes.

Sorry, Just a little rant I had to do.

Anyway,enjoy this: I know I did.