Krishna Temple

Yesterday I had the chance to walk around the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple with one of the men who helps run it. Most people know it as the place where the Festival of Colors is held everywhere in Spanish Fork. I've been to the Festival of Colors before, so I knew the outside was pretty amazing, but I had never seen inside of it. So yesterday Whitney, one of my classmates, had to drive her patient home after clinic because he didn't have a ride. She obviously didn't want to go alone, so I volunteered to go with her. Her patient was Indian and lived in the Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork. When we got there he offered to show us around. It was so interesting to see how different everything was. The smells, the floors, the design, all of it pretty much. I kind of felt like I was actually in India. It was pretty cool. But he took us to the upper level where their temple was, and we had to take off our shoes before we went in. When we got there he rang this big bell to let Krishna (their God) know we were there. Then we went around the room as he told us about the pictures on the wall and the different Guru's that have come and gone and how they have been reincarnated. It was so interesting to me! It got me thinking about religion in general, not just my religion. It was interesting to listen to his stories of how Krishna saved the people from a flood by holding up 21 square miles of land with his pinkie for seven days and seven nights without getting tired. I wondered to myself how he believed these crazy stories, but then I thought of things from his perspective. I'm sure if I had told him the story of Noah's ark, he would have thought I was nuts too! Don't think this is blasphemy or anything, but think about it-one single man built an ark that held two of every animal in the world that held up through forty days and forty nights of rain....it's quite the story! And if I didn't believe in God and his power I would have heard the story and thought people were crazy for believing it. But I've grown up learning about Noah's ark, just like he's grown up learning his stories. So it was just kind of an enlightening trip for me, I really enjoyed it!

P.S. Does anyone know why my font changes colors half way through? I can't figure it out and it's driving me crazy.

Up to Date

I guess it's about time for a new post! I haven't uploaded any pictures recently, so this one will just have to be boring words. I don't really have much to post about, just updating all of you! So here you go-

1. My birthday is in TWO days! Woohoo! I will be 23. I have one year until I start sounding old ha ha. I don't know why, but 24 just sounds so old to me.

2. Andy got a job at WMR which is a metal recycling plant in Provo. He isn't crazy about it, but they really like him there, and it gives us an income, so we won't be complaining anytime soon.

3. I got hired back at Buckle!!! I am pretty flippin excited about this. This year I get to actually do sales, where last year I was just in charge of dressing manikins and making the store look good. I think I will like sales better.:) And I will like it MUCH more than tutoring, even though I am still suffering through that...i'm still not sure why.

4. I only have four weeks left of this semester (19 more school days total, 13 more clinic days and 4 more fridays tuoring), then I start my LAST SEMESTER. I can smell the diploma!!!

5. I've been cooking up a storm since we moved into our new apartment. I have tried so many new recipes, and have found lots of things that Andy and I love! (Thanks to Pinterest and Miranda)

6. Andy and I have decided we are going on a trip when I graduate to Havasupai in AZ. My friend and I were planning a big friend trip there last year, but then she got engaged and that all went down the drain. But I have still wanted to go! So we are going for my graduation trip.

7. I am pretty much DYING to buy a house. I HATE paying rent. HATE it. With a passion. HATE. I feel like we are literally throwing money in the garbage. So we are looking at our options. It will probably still be awhile until we do, because we aren't sure how easy it will be to sell our contract for our apartment, so we will probably just stay put until it's done. But when it is, we are outta here!!

So that is that. Not much, but I can't really think of anything too exciting happening right now. Which is fine with me! Things are calm and I like it.