Hi this Brianna, guest updating the blog this week. Well we squeaked by again this month with all our bills paid as well as a mostly full fridge, shiny new tortilla press for me, and an economy-sized jar of peanut butter. Things are looking up all the time with this next week full of work for both of us as well as sunny weather!

Most of the week consisted of job training and meetings for Dan and working and studying for me. Also this may come as a shock to some of you but we are still sharing my cell phone, Dan finally purchased a used iphone! Hopefully it'll be up and running this week. Another feat is that I accomplished my goal o f reading the scriptures everyday for an hour!

On Thursday we had our friends Alex, Lauren, and their baby Bonnie over for dinner. I made Mexican food and the evening ended sort of awkwardly as Lauren brought a Tiramisu cake for dessert which is essentially a cake soaked in coffee and liquor. Luckily we just laughed it off and then they left with their sin cake. I couldn't help thinking: Poor vegans, they must make people feel this way every single gathering.

Dan worked an overnight shift on Friday at the youth home, in which he bought fresh cherries and lemonade at the local gardeners market. Meanwhile, at home,the people upstairs threw a very large party from midnight to 4 am, I think their speakers must be right above our bedroom because it was very loud. I was very grumpy at work the next day.

 I suspect our landlords are out of town and their kids are enjoying the freedom because it happened again Saturday night. When they turned the music up around 10 pm, I threw myself on the bed sobbing in despair from lack of sleep and burning the brownies for Dan's Sunday School class the next day. Dan, being the good husband that he is, put on his shoes and marched upstairs to take care of the problem. Here's the dialogue of what happened:

Dan: "ENOUGH! Turn down that music or I'm calling the cops!"

College- aged partier: "Come up and make us."

Dan: "Listen, my wife didn't sleep at all last night and we're not doing this again." And without another word he ripped the cord out of the wall and grabbed a bag of Doritos a consolation prize as well as the stunned partiers stand shocked.

Actually, nah, that didn't happen. Here's probably what happened really.

Dan: "Ah excuse me mates, it's a little loud for us downstairs would you mind. .. . moving the speakers somewhere else?"

College-aged partier: "Yup no worries." (Moves speakers outside) "How's that?"

Dan: "So much better, thanks heaps!"

College-aged partier: "No problem, care to join us?"

Dan: "Nah, I'm going to have an early night, (signature phrase) thanks anyways."

So Dan saved the day and I was able to save the brownies by cutting off the burnt bit and covering it with powdered sugar. Until next week!