General Relief Society Meeting

Tonight was the General Relief Society broadcast. I hate going to things by myself, so I decided to see if my neighbors wanted to car pool with me. I figured if I gave them a ride, they'd feel obligated to sit by me at dinner and during the broadcast :) and it worked too. Two of my neighbors Katie and Cindy decided to come with me. We also met one of our other neighbors, Lori, there. Dinner was good, and lots of fun.

The broadcast was even better. I loved all of the talks, but I think what I got out of it as a whole was that I have a strong desire to be a better Relief Society sister. I want to participate more, do better at visiting teaching, be more aware of what I can do to help my fellow sisters, and be willing and open to guidance from the Lord.

After the broadcast, Katie and Cindy and I went out for ice cream. Unfortunately, the broadcast got out about the same time as the BYU football game. And anyone whose ever been in Provo after a BYU football game knows that they don't want to be. We tried The Malt Shop first. PACKED! Then we went to Sonic, only to find not a single lane was open, wow. So we decided to go into Macey's and go to the Deli and get ice cream there. It's cheaper anyway. I had promised Aaron I'd bring him home some ice cream. Katie and Cindy each got small cones, but there was no way I could hold two small cones and drive at the same time, and there was no way that Cindy could hold all three cones while I drove. So I was scanning the list to see what my other options were and I saw "The Kong (comes in a cone with a cup)" perfect, I thought, it comes in a cup, so Cindy will be able to hold it for me while I drive, and then Aaron and I can split it when I get home. So I ordered it. The lady behind the counter made it and turned around to hand it to me and my jaw dropped all the way to the floor. IT WAS HUGE!!! I was almost embarrassed to walk out of the store holding it. In fact, on the way out of the store, we passed a little girl, probably 6 or so, sitting in a shopping cart and as I walked by she yelled, "Whoa, that's huge!" My sentiments exactly. Poor Cindy too, because it dripped all over her on the way home. Aaron was pretty surprised to see it when I walked through the door. Haha. We promptly put it in a salad bowl, and it filled the whole thing. So ya, next time you need to feed an army for cheap: The Kong $1.29