The books I love right now....

I love to read. I have read all the books on my self several times and I am sure I will read them all again. It doesn't matter that I already know what is going to happen. I still love the thrill of each story. There is one book in particular that is quite possibly my favorite book. It is called.. "The secret life of bees". It's about a white girl who grows up in the south during slavery times. I love all the adventures she goes on and all the thoughts she has regarding what is going on in the world around her. I think everyone should read this book. Although I must put a disclaimer, there are some swears and some interesting parts - not for kids. BUT I love this book and it is definitely a good read!

Next on the book list is Anita Stansfield. If you read anything by Anita Stansfield, you wont be dissapointed. She is an LDS author who writes mostly about marriages and families. My favorite of hers is a series that takes place in the 1800's about a family that lives on a big estate in Australlia. They are also excellent reads. The first one is "The Gable Faces East" and the second one is "Gables Against The Sky." These are both completely G Rated reads.

Next.. another favorite author is Mary Higgins Clark. These are mysteries and the kind that you don't want to read when you are home alone at night. They keep you on the edge of your seat and just possibly could give you nightmares.

Yes.. you all knew it was coming, I love the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. I don't need to say much cause I think everyone in the world has read them... except Spencer who refuses. :)
I am excited for the movie to come out later this year..

Last but not least is a book called "Man's search for meaning". Is is told by a man who was put in concentration camps during WWII. This is book will make you cry, but it is an excellent insight into the life of a prisoner.

Hawaii here we come!

As some of you know, Spencer proposed to me in Hawaii on a beautiful beach, right at sunset! We thought that we would never be able to go back to where we got engaged since it is on a military beach (Spencer's brother lives on the base in Hawaii - and we thought by the time we got to go back, he would be stationed somewhere else) but it turns out...we are going!!

We recently got our tickets for 10 days in Hawaii over Thanksgiving! The entire Fillmore family is going! I can't hardly go on with everyday life because I am so excited! I love HAWAII!!

Shakespearean Festival...

I wrote this big long post last week and when I went to post it, it all got erased. I was too upset to do it again, but now that I have had the weekend to relax (kind of) I will make another attempt...

Last week Spencer and I went down to Cedar City to go to the Shakesperean Festival. We got the tickets for Christmas last year (thanks Roberta) and have been waiting all this time to use them. We left Wednesday night and headed to Parowan to spend some time with Grandma Adams. The next morning, we headed to Cedar for the day. We did some shopping, we spend a considerable amount of time laying on the grass at SUU, which by the way felt soo good, we went and saw the Incredible Hulk, which was also good, and then headed over to the festival. Before I go any further, I must say that I really enjoyed the Incredible Hulk, I didn't think I was going to, but I really liked it. So for those of you who are skeptial...just see it.

Anyway, we got to the festival about 45 minutes early and sat on the grass to watch the little "opening show" that they have, then went to the theatre. So, another side note, I found out that the outdoor theatre we were in - The Adams Memorial Theatre- is named after my great grandma(Adams is my maiden name)... who knew... I should have demanded front row seats :)

The play was really good, they did an excellent job. I wish we could have seen at least one more play- The Fiddler on the Roof to be precise, but maybe next year!

Time for a new car........

So as some of you know, the Volvo has been having some problems. We had it repaired in January and last week it decided to break down again. Not only is this time consuming and frustrating, but we just plain can't afford it! So, we spent a few days doing research and searching out the best car for the best deal and we found this 2007 Sonata. We traded in our Volvo and got it! It is black and we recently got the windows tinted, Spencer names the car "Vader". It's a little sad letting go of "little red" (the volvo) but we love the new car and the best part is-- it's still under warranty!

What gives a person unexpected courage?

Today me and Erin were out driving and we were in the far left turn lane on University Parkway. Erin had been being strong. She needed to go to the bathroom, but also knew that I wanted to look at some cars. The problem was that the car dealer was on the other side of road. About a 90' angle from us I'd say. I told her to turn left and we could do a U turn and make it back to the car lot I wanted. That's when Erin said, "I don't have that kind of time!" And she cut across every lane of traffic in a blaze of glory and turned into the car lot on the far right side of the road. I couldn't believe it. "I can't believe you did that!" I said. And she replied, "Spence, when I have to go to the bathroom it gives me courage!"

I think that I have finally found that saying that will go on the family crest.