Half a Year Has Passed! 27 October 2016

While writing the date in my scripture notebook I realized that today is exactly six months from the day I left Missouri.  I mentioned that to my Sweetheart this morning, and he asked if it seemed like that long.  My reply is that it does in some ways feel like a long time, but that the weeks seem to go by quite quickly.  This afternoon I found that he had sent me an extra video to commemorate having made it through this far.  Just six months to go!

Since I get to talk with my Sweetheart every day [and get songs from him, too], and I talk fairly regularly with my daughters and my Virginia granddaughter, and Skype occasionally with my Arizona grandchildren, I have not had too many emotional issues to get through.  I like my apartment quite well, especially in its current configuration.  I have not yet had to deal with winter weather--this next week we will have lows in the upper 30s and low 40s, but the day time temps will be mostly in the 60s.  One thing I do notice is that there is much more of a nip in the air when I am walking in the shade.  I guess it is the lack of humidity that makes the difference.

Today I went shopping early--one store had solid tuna for 50 cents a can!  I stocked up on that so I can have my fish each week until I leave.  I made two impulse buys when I found water chestnuts were 25 cents a can and artichoke hearts were 50 cents a can.  I am pretty sure I can find a use for those!

I was at the temple for 3 activities, and that went well.  Then I went to the Library to identify persons I wanted to get back from Temple File.  Identification took me almost 2 hours, but the actual process was quite quick.  Then I stayed to print off temple cards.  Next week, while the weather is still good, I am planning to visit some of the other temples in the area.  I just found out that there is an In-N-Out Burger at the exit going to the Mount Timpanogas Temple--I will definitely eat there!

I realized this evening that I needed to process the watermelon rind left from Tuesday's social if I was going to make pickles.  I had just finished cutting it up when my Sweetheart called for the evening.  I still have to make the brine but it should not take long.  The cut up rind filled the big bread-and-butter pickle jar that I used previously.  I am close to being out of the pickles, so I am anxious to make more.