Tyler's Last Day

as a teacher at the MTC (Missionary Training Center) is on Saturday.

For three years, he's been teaching the missionaries there. And he's pretty sad that his time there is over.

It's been a great job for him--he has absolutely loved every minute of it.

We're still hoping that something will work out, allowing him to find another position at the MTC (maybe helping them develop their new curriculum?) But at this point, we don't even know if the MTC will be opening any positions up that Tyler could apply for. And I know that for Tyler, this makes him feel a little antsy because he's unsure of what the future holds for him.

For me, this change is bittersweet. Bitter because I know how much Tyler will miss working at the MTC. Sweet because I'll have a little more time to spend with Tyler (at least on Saturdays).

Someone out there remind me to get some pictures of Tyler at the MTC in his suit with his teaching badge. I know I'll be sad if I forget to capture this part of his personal history. (Even though he has a few pictures he's taken over the years, I'm not sure he's gotten any of himself).

I love this quote on the MTC home page from President Hinckley:

"If you serve a mission faithfully and well, you will be a better husband, you will be a better father, you will be a better student, a better worker in your chosen vocation. Love is of the essence of this missionary work. Selflessness is of its very nature. Self-discipline is its requirement. Prayer opens its reservoir of power." 

I love that this is what Tyler loves to do--to help missionaries finish their preparation to serve a faithful mission (the real preparation begins at home). But I'd add that teaching at the MTC develops the same qualities and brings added blessings based on my observations of Tyler, and how he handles himself.

So, in continuation of our life theme (at the moment)--

On to new adventures (though we don't know where they will lead us).

Look at what I found!

While searching for a picture of the library for my last post, I came across this picture: 

So what's so great about an ice arena?

This, my friends, is where Tyler and I went on our first date. 

It was there that he asked me if I was waiting for a missionary--which I told him I was not. (I thought I wasn't. I was right.)

It was here that I thought Tyler maybe wasn't as weird as my roommates thought he was. 

It was here that I thought, hey, I could get to know Tyler a little more. 

It was also here that BYU kicked UVU's trash in the rink. (I think they were UVSC then.) Which is obviously the most important part of the date, of course. 

Anyway. Good thing I like hockey.

I {Love} Provo Library

Last summer, Tyler got me into reading The Wheel of Time series (by Robert Jordan). It's a great fantasy series (but I won't go into all of that right now). I will say that one thing I loved was that it took me longer than a day to read each book in the series. In fact, most of the books have taken me about a week to get through (if I'm trying to be responsible).

But anyway, because of this series, we spent a lot of time at Borders books (which I also love, along with Barnes and Noble, and pretty much every book store out there).

But what this all meant was that I was spending lots of money. (If you add it all up over time, that is.)

And this summer, I decided to be a little more cost effective.  Since we live right across the street from the Provo Library, I decided to make use of the library card I got (and maybe should have been using all along) last summer.

And it has been glorious.

I have been reading to my heart's content, mostly focusing on the Agatha Christie collection in the library.

The beautiful Provo Library. (Photo courtesy of utahvalley.com)

Anyway.

This morning, the {beloved} library had a book sale.

And I purchased SIX books (one of which I already had--though I didn't know it at the time).

All for the grand total of one dollar and forty cents. (If I hadn't gotten the repeat book, I would have only spent ninety cents).

The next library sale will be in November.

I am so there.

Terminated (but not Exterminated)

Until your status as an employee at {business} is resolved.

At least, that's what could have happened.

As I was going into work early the other morning (before 7 AM), I found myself locked out of the building. My badge wouldn't let me in the front doors. I called security to come let me in, and they told me I had been terminated as an employee.

I was incredulous. I didn't really know what to do, so I said, "I wasn't terminated yesterday." And the truth was, I knew they had to be wrong. But I didn't know what to do.

So, I called my boss (as the meeting I came early for was starting), and unsure of what to say, said simply, "Security thinks I'm terminated. I can't get in the front door."

Almost as soon as I hung up with my boss, the revolving front door began to open, so I slipped in. And even made it past the security checkpoint when Security arrived. They took my badge, and brought me back out to the front desk, on the other side of the security checkpoint. Luckily, my boss made it down to me (and Security) and explained to them that he had no knowledge of my termination--that he hadn't heard anything about it at all, so it had to be a mistake. (My thoughts exactly.)

They said, "Well, we'll activate her badge today, but you've got to take this up with HR. Otherwise, every day, her badge will be terminated."

At least now they were talking about my badge being terminated, not me. (Though, really, what's the difference? It's subtle, but comforting.) So Security escorted me (almost all the way) to my office, where I joined the conference call to take notes for our meeting.

After what was probably the longest 4-hour meeting of my life, my boss went up to talk to HR. Turns out they had no indication in any of their systems whatsoever that I should not be working at {place of business}. In fact, the only thing in their system about me was my hire date back in February 2009.

So why all the fuss? A glitch in the system. But at least I know for sure now that my boss wants to/is hoping to keep me on (which is very good news).

Guess I wasn't terminated after all. *Whew*

Congrats to my sister

and her fiance, Adam!

Finally, the two of them are planning to tie the knot.


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 Sometimes I write posts, but then never come back to finish them.

Well, here's a very belated congrats to my older sister! Love you, Mar!