righteous babe

i feel quite righteous today. not only did i join the choir, but i actually stayed for practice. to top that, i went to a stake choir presentation tonite. it was very nice and there were some really beautiful performances.

yesterday we went to the temple. it was just what i needed to help me feel good. our temple is the palmyra temple. so, i think it's extra special to go because we get to see the sacred grove each time we go. it's such an amazing, special place. i remember hearing about it and learning about joseph smith's experience there and thinking what an amazing place it must be. now, all these years later, i live so close to this sacred place and i can go and visit anytime i want. pretty lucky.

ella received a goldfish from her primary teacher today. i'm still unclear why, but we'll figure that out later. the important thing is that we have a fish. this has been afton's dream because she'll never have a dog or cat or any other animal, because i'm allergic. afton helped ella name the fish. so, dorothy is the newest member of our family. ryan brought home a really cool glass flask from work, so we put dorothy in there in ella's room. you can only see dorothy when she's in the front of the flask-so everytime dorothy swims by ella yells "hi dorothy, hi!" and waves.

last night we had a girl's movie night at my friend, stacie's house. we watched "becoming jane" which frankly i thought was just a little too sad. i did like it, but i hate sad endings, especially when it's someone's real life, not just a story.

last but not least, happy st patrick's day to you!