springtime updates

Michael and I are still spinning from the end of finals and the beginning of Spring semester. Ah well, life's good. Here are our recent updates:

Emily:

1. School: (rather begrudgingly) taking three classes this spring and whining pretty much daily about it. Although rather miffed at having to take yet another semester of school, she is absolutely NOT miffed that this is, in fact, her LAST YEAR OF SCHOOL. Praise all that is good in this world, the end is near!


2. Classes: Healthy Mind Healthy Body, Doctrine and Covenants, Computer Applications in Health Education


3. Interesting Experience: Emily participated in the Dixon family tradition of choosing a horse for the Kentucky Derby for her first time. She chose the only girl horse entered. The horse surprised her by coming in second, then promptly breaking both front ankles and dying on the spot. She hopes this luck doesn't continue next year.


4. Church: just released from teaching Gospel Doctrine with Michael. Now in that awkward interim phase of not knowing what calling is next (please not name extraction, please not name extraction...)


5. Other: really liking experimenting with recipes, posting to her recipe blog, and going on lots of walks with Michael in the newly warmish weather.

Michael:

1. School: Very pleasantly taking two classes this spring and still teaching at the MTC (and loving it). Not complaining or whining daily about having to take classes. Being his normal, optimistic, happy self about it. Feeling better and better about applying to the business program this summer.


2. Classes: Accounting, Anthropology


3. Interesting experience: Michael's anthropology teacher is sort of a wierd fellow. He doesn't like traditional phraseology for school, and, consequently, refers to Michael's class as a "community of learners," and class periods as "gatherings." He also comments often about their "journey through the semester together," and begins each class by rearranging the chairs in a circle and ringing a hand bell three times to help everyone "clear a space" in their minds. I know. Oy.


4. Church: Michael was just called to be Elder's Quorum president of the first elder's quorum in our ward. He then had the task of reorganizing (every) things since our ward is experiencing a HUMONGOUS turnover as people move out and graduate, etc. He's chosen great counselors and is already doing a great job reaching out to other people in the ward. His first Sunday he even had to sit on the stand since, as luck would have it, both counselors of the bishopbric were gone.


5. Other: Michael sliced his finger open on the mirror this morning. Yes, that mirror. We're thinking about suing. Or at least not inviting that mirror to our birthday parties.

Us:

1. Really loving being married. We think it's kind of funny that we're going to be one of the "older" married couples in our ward and we haven't even hit out 5 month mark yet. Ha.


2. Walking. We both like to be outside in the beautiful weather and have loved going on walks with each other. Emily has some intense speed-walking skills, but is pretty sure that Michael could out-skip anyone. Emily is thinking about entering him in a contest.


3. Attending LOTS and LOTS of weddings. In the past month, we've attended my sister Elisabeth's wedding, Michael's best friend Nate's wedding, and this Thursday, I will attend my cousin Jayden's wedding. We're so excited for everyone and wish we could be everywhere at once sometimes.