Sorry I'm a little late. But here's the update anyhow:
School continues to go. Gosh, I feel like I say nothing else. We have about 3 weeks left of class, and then finals. Deprived of a spring break, us BYU kids are starving for the end of the torture. Both LJ and I are taking classes spring, and then we'll go back in the fall. I can't wait for graduation in April, but at the same time, I'm starting to get sad about it. If you don't read my blog-- I've been looking into grad schools, and it is a very real possibility that I will end up at the University of Utah in fall of '11. I don't feel like explaining myself again, so if you care to know, I refer you to here.
So LJ and I both have callings now. He is still a ward missionary and head of the proclaim the gospel committee, and I just got called as primary president. This was a little insane, but I am super excited. I submitted the names for my counsellors last Sunday, and we should be set apart this Sunday.
Work is going well for the both of us. LJ's work just finished doing a bi-athalon event, and my work just did the Rex Lee run together. With all of the help from our works, you would think that we would be fit and trim... don't be fooled. We're still working on that.
LJ's family will be here for a bit in the beginning of April. It will be really good to see them. They'll be here for GC, and for my birthday, and Max's baptism. It'll be a good time.
Other than that, we're just looking forward to our HK trip. We're about a month away. It's been slightly hard to concentrate on school-- but we're trying. Ha.
Anyway, next month should be more interesting, I'll have the HK report, and we'll be finished with this eternal semester.
We love you all!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Whale Watching at Dana Point
Hello again from California, where the weather is beautiful and the earth is green and sprinkled with orange and yellow poppies! This is my favorite time year. =) It makes me happy just driving around and looking at all. Jason and I are going to do a hike too, but I'll post more about that once we've done it. =)
Jason was driving me to work a couple of weeks ago when they announced a contest on KATY radio (one of our local radio stations) for a whale-watching trip. The theme of this contest was children's books that were made into movies. Jason, with his super quick fingers and KATY radio's phone number memorized, dialed the station. I laughed and asked him if he really thought he'd know the answers, and he said, "no, but my wife would know" and tossed me the phone (for which I was grateful because he was driving and shouldn't have been on the phone anyway). I listened to the phone ring knowing there was very little chance that they'd actually pick up and tell me I was to participate in the contest, when suddenly I'm hearing, "Hi, this is Bob Madden from KATY, what's your name?" Goodness! He picked up! I responded Brittany, and he proceeded to welcome me and explain the rules of the contest. I was up against another listener. Bob would give three clues about children's books that got made into movies and we were to shout our name when we knew the answer. Just for fun I'll post the clues he gave so you can see if you would have gotten them:
1) This book starred a monkey and a man with a yellow hat.
2) This book follows four children and their adventures through a wardrobe.
3) This book's main character is Percy Jackson.
Ready for the answers? They are, respectively: Curious George; Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe; and The Lightening Thief (which was made into the movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians). I got the first two for the win, and then answered the third one just for fun. =) SO, this past Saturday we headed out to Dana Point for our free whale-watching trip. Here are a couple of the pictures we took:
The pictures from top to bottom are: the boat we went out on, bottle-nose dolphins (we saw about 6), Jason in the foreground and the coast in the background, common dolphins (we ran into a mega pod of about 400), and us on the boat. We never actually saw any whales... maybe we'll just call it our dolphin watching trip. =P
Yesterday Jason and I got invited to a Ducks game by a friend who has season passes. That was also fun. The Ducks played a good game (which isn't always the case, especially since the Olympics) and won 4 to 2. Go Ducks! I'd give more information but that's my husband's area of expertise. =P
Everything else is the same as always. Work, school, church, Jason's cooking... Oh! I did clean the fish tank. You can actually see the fish now... But yeah. Everything else is the same as always. We love and miss you all!
Britt and Jason
Jason was driving me to work a couple of weeks ago when they announced a contest on KATY radio (one of our local radio stations) for a whale-watching trip. The theme of this contest was children's books that were made into movies. Jason, with his super quick fingers and KATY radio's phone number memorized, dialed the station. I laughed and asked him if he really thought he'd know the answers, and he said, "no, but my wife would know" and tossed me the phone (for which I was grateful because he was driving and shouldn't have been on the phone anyway). I listened to the phone ring knowing there was very little chance that they'd actually pick up and tell me I was to participate in the contest, when suddenly I'm hearing, "Hi, this is Bob Madden from KATY, what's your name?" Goodness! He picked up! I responded Brittany, and he proceeded to welcome me and explain the rules of the contest. I was up against another listener. Bob would give three clues about children's books that got made into movies and we were to shout our name when we knew the answer. Just for fun I'll post the clues he gave so you can see if you would have gotten them:
1) This book starred a monkey and a man with a yellow hat.
2) This book follows four children and their adventures through a wardrobe.
3) This book's main character is Percy Jackson.
Ready for the answers? They are, respectively: Curious George; Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe; and The Lightening Thief (which was made into the movie Percy Jackson and the Olympians). I got the first two for the win, and then answered the third one just for fun. =) SO, this past Saturday we headed out to Dana Point for our free whale-watching trip. Here are a couple of the pictures we took:
The pictures from top to bottom are: the boat we went out on, bottle-nose dolphins (we saw about 6), Jason in the foreground and the coast in the background, common dolphins (we ran into a mega pod of about 400), and us on the boat. We never actually saw any whales... maybe we'll just call it our dolphin watching trip. =P
Yesterday Jason and I got invited to a Ducks game by a friend who has season passes. That was also fun. The Ducks played a good game (which isn't always the case, especially since the Olympics) and won 4 to 2. Go Ducks! I'd give more information but that's my husband's area of expertise. =P
Everything else is the same as always. Work, school, church, Jason's cooking... Oh! I did clean the fish tank. You can actually see the fish now... But yeah. Everything else is the same as always. We love and miss you all!
Britt and Jason
Monday, March 8, 2010
Back At It
Thanks to Julie's email I thought it was time I put away that tired excuse and start writing on the blog again. I got in a bad habit with the wedding and the missionaries, but we will try to break that now.
I assume everyone knows how Nate and Zach are doing. If you don't receive their emails and would like to let us know and we will add you to the list. It is fun to get letters from them. Even with 5 kids still at home it seems really quiet at times. Although Max does his best to fill up any quiet places with his voice.
We are all doing pretty well. Kelsey is now the eldest at home, but we get to see Kaylie and LJ quite frequently. They generally come to visit each Sunday and it is good to see them. It is nice they aren't too far away yet.
Kelsey recently got the rest of her wisdom teeth out. We were trying to get it done before soccer season so she wouldn't have to miss anything.
This is really kind of the nice time of year. There is not too much going on for a few weeks since we are between seasons. It is a bit relaxing. We have plenty of projects lined up once Spring gets here, so I'm sure it won't be too calm for long.
This will be a short entry. I chose to just start anew instead of trying to recap the last 4 months or so. Now I just need to make it a habit again.
We love you all and thanks for you support.
The Lehi Hancocks
I assume everyone knows how Nate and Zach are doing. If you don't receive their emails and would like to let us know and we will add you to the list. It is fun to get letters from them. Even with 5 kids still at home it seems really quiet at times. Although Max does his best to fill up any quiet places with his voice.
We are all doing pretty well. Kelsey is now the eldest at home, but we get to see Kaylie and LJ quite frequently. They generally come to visit each Sunday and it is good to see them. It is nice they aren't too far away yet.
Kelsey recently got the rest of her wisdom teeth out. We were trying to get it done before soccer season so she wouldn't have to miss anything.
This is really kind of the nice time of year. There is not too much going on for a few weeks since we are between seasons. It is a bit relaxing. We have plenty of projects lined up once Spring gets here, so I'm sure it won't be too calm for long.
This will be a short entry. I chose to just start anew instead of trying to recap the last 4 months or so. Now I just need to make it a habit again.
We love you all and thanks for you support.
The Lehi Hancocks
Hello out there
Hi all,
Sorry for the delay in posting.
I too have a few excuses…
1) Waiting for Darrin to do it.
2) You could easily read our blog and get more details about our life.
But alas, I will update you since I too was a supporter of the blog, and because I don’t want to do any housework right now :).
Darrin—Has been sick for the past week or so. Off and on fever, coughing, sore throat, fatigue, and now pink eye. He’s in bed as I type right now. I keep telling him to go to the doctor. But he won’t. Other than that, he’s busy with work, soccer, Elder’s Quorum, and being a great dad. He’s obsessed with Lost. We started at the beginning and watch several episodes a night. We are in season 4 and Darrin just eats it up.
Kim—My mom was just here this past weekend and just left this morning. I think that’s why Darrin has been so sick :). Good case of the mother-in-law i-tis. Anyway, it was fun to have her here. Other than that, I’ve been busy taking kids here and there, cleaning, cooking, etc… Lately I’m interested in learning how to freeze food and meals and hope to have one big cooking day a month and freeze a bunch of food to make life a little easier. We’ll see how it works out. I also have high hopes to sew an apron this month.
Josh—Still loves school and life. He’s loves to play outside with his friends and ride his bike. He still loves Super Mario Bros Wii and plays it any chance he gets. He’s looking forward to his b-day next week.
Andrew—Has been taking a soccer class lately and is learning to like it. He too likes to play with his friends and likes to do puzzles.
Luke—Is talking more and more, and we love it. He had a double ear infection a week ago and then had a reaction to the amoxicillin. He loves Blue’s Clues and Thomas. He likes nursery and loves to sing songs.
Well, I think that’s it. It’s pretty normal around here, and that’s how I like it.
We’re looking forward to everyone’s posts!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
CRAZY
Ok, guilt is setting in. I was an avid instigator the Hancock Herald going Blog, but have been terrible about writing monthly. I justified my laziness by thinking you could just click on the link to our family blog. However, I've been pretty bad about posting there. AND I don't think I've added a picture since we got the new camera. It's all the 8 GBs fault. You don't have to clear your SD card as often when you've got 8GBs.
There. Now you've heard all my excuses. Wait, I have a few more. Secretly, I was waiting for Chad's fingers to get busy on the blog (hear the crickets chirping in the distance?). My final excuse is a doozy. We decided to move. Been a little bit busy and crazy around our house (and frankly, in our heads!).
Here's the scoop: The thought of moving has been a frequent topic at our house for the last 3 or so years. Chad has long wanted to move closer to work. We've been building a long list of pros and cons over the years. We were very comfortable in our house, loved our neighbors, loved our ward, loved our elementary school, etc. However, we had many reservations about living in this specific area as our kids got older. For years, we have prayed about what to do, when to move, but had not felt impressed to do anything yet.
Long story short: The end of January, we took a leap of faith (for Julie). We went through a "for sale" house nearby Chad's work. It felt like home. We made an offer, it was accepted. We took 2 weeks, got our house ready to sell, put it on the market, and had an offer in 2 days. Things like this don't happen in this market. I'm leaving out a lot of agony, tears, fasting, praying, little blessings from heaven, etc of this decision. We've had a few bumps along the way, but have felt Heaven's hand in helping us through it all. For whatever reason in the long run, we feel that this move is what our family needs to do right now. The buying/selling of this process has been a huge blessing from heaven. However, the emotional toll on many of us has been hard. Lots of tears.
As the moving date gets closer, we are feeling excited for a new house. We are sad to be moving farther from friends. However, it's only 6 miles away. If only it took 6 minutes to travel... (it's usually 15-20 minutes...at non-rush hour times)
We will be moving on March 30th. The kids will be able to finish the school year at their "old" school. We'll send our our new address info through email.
On other notes, Trevor turned 12 this week. He was ordained a deacon today in church. Hard to believe he is THAT old. My how time flies! Course that means Kira is 16 (gulp!!)
Hope you are all doing well. We love you.
There. Now you've heard all my excuses. Wait, I have a few more. Secretly, I was waiting for Chad's fingers to get busy on the blog (hear the crickets chirping in the distance?). My final excuse is a doozy. We decided to move. Been a little bit busy and crazy around our house (and frankly, in our heads!).
Here's the scoop: The thought of moving has been a frequent topic at our house for the last 3 or so years. Chad has long wanted to move closer to work. We've been building a long list of pros and cons over the years. We were very comfortable in our house, loved our neighbors, loved our ward, loved our elementary school, etc. However, we had many reservations about living in this specific area as our kids got older. For years, we have prayed about what to do, when to move, but had not felt impressed to do anything yet.
Long story short: The end of January, we took a leap of faith (for Julie). We went through a "for sale" house nearby Chad's work. It felt like home. We made an offer, it was accepted. We took 2 weeks, got our house ready to sell, put it on the market, and had an offer in 2 days. Things like this don't happen in this market. I'm leaving out a lot of agony, tears, fasting, praying, little blessings from heaven, etc of this decision. We've had a few bumps along the way, but have felt Heaven's hand in helping us through it all. For whatever reason in the long run, we feel that this move is what our family needs to do right now. The buying/selling of this process has been a huge blessing from heaven. However, the emotional toll on many of us has been hard. Lots of tears.
As the moving date gets closer, we are feeling excited for a new house. We are sad to be moving farther from friends. However, it's only 6 miles away. If only it took 6 minutes to travel... (it's usually 15-20 minutes...at non-rush hour times)
We will be moving on March 30th. The kids will be able to finish the school year at their "old" school. We'll send our our new address info through email.
On other notes, Trevor turned 12 this week. He was ordained a deacon today in church. Hard to believe he is THAT old. My how time flies! Course that means Kira is 16 (gulp!!)
Hope you are all doing well. We love you.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Nothing new for February, really...
Hey famfam.
So as of today, LJ and I have been married 3 months. Which is totally weird. And awesome.
LJ is loving his job. The 13th of February, Campus Events put on a program called "Big Band Night." It was 40s themed with food (that included food stamps... I want to say cute, but I feel like that would be really inappropriate...), dancing, shows, and live music from BYU's synthesis all included in the event. Of course, LJ and I got in for free. Which was rad, because tickets were 20 bones a piece. Sunday, V-Day, we made food for like 8 people that we hosted in our 20 sq. foot apartment. (Exaggeration... but it felt that small with everybody there.) It was a blast, and a great V-Day. LJ made me breakfast Saturday morning that came with flowers, and the movie "Up." I got him a book: How to Fish. Before you laugh, you should know that he has been wanting it for like 3 months. Yeah.
It was a blast to be able to celebrate Grandpa's Bday at Grandma's and Grandpa's house a few weeks ago! It's always so good to be there. Thanks so much for letting us celebrate with you, Grandpa!
School is running its course. I feel like I should report on that, but there is never much to say. Like, we do homework. And go to class. Every day. Except weekends. And then it starts over the next week. And then when that semester is over, another one starts. It's a perpetual cycle, that perhaps only ends at graduation. And even then, there's gradschool. I guess my point is, we're both still in school.
We're getting pretty amped for our Hong Kong trip, though. And for that reason, we can hardly wait for the semester to be over.
Other than that, life is good. We miss you all, and love you!
Oh, Happy 21st Birthday, Britt!! We miss you guys!
Okay, I'm out like a bellybutton. Until next month....
OH! P.S. I noticed there is a question mark next to Maxwell's baptism date on the sidebar-- and I believe that that date is actually April 10th. My Bday. He is claiming that because his baptism date is on my birthday, he is relieved from the responsibility of getting me a gift. Ha.
So as of today, LJ and I have been married 3 months. Which is totally weird. And awesome.
LJ is loving his job. The 13th of February, Campus Events put on a program called "Big Band Night." It was 40s themed with food (that included food stamps... I want to say cute, but I feel like that would be really inappropriate...), dancing, shows, and live music from BYU's synthesis all included in the event. Of course, LJ and I got in for free. Which was rad, because tickets were 20 bones a piece. Sunday, V-Day, we made food for like 8 people that we hosted in our 20 sq. foot apartment. (Exaggeration... but it felt that small with everybody there.) It was a blast, and a great V-Day. LJ made me breakfast Saturday morning that came with flowers, and the movie "Up." I got him a book: How to Fish. Before you laugh, you should know that he has been wanting it for like 3 months. Yeah.
It was a blast to be able to celebrate Grandpa's Bday at Grandma's and Grandpa's house a few weeks ago! It's always so good to be there. Thanks so much for letting us celebrate with you, Grandpa!
School is running its course. I feel like I should report on that, but there is never much to say. Like, we do homework. And go to class. Every day. Except weekends. And then it starts over the next week. And then when that semester is over, another one starts. It's a perpetual cycle, that perhaps only ends at graduation. And even then, there's gradschool. I guess my point is, we're both still in school.
We're getting pretty amped for our Hong Kong trip, though. And for that reason, we can hardly wait for the semester to be over.
Other than that, life is good. We miss you all, and love you!
Oh, Happy 21st Birthday, Britt!! We miss you guys!
Okay, I'm out like a bellybutton. Until next month....
OH! P.S. I noticed there is a question mark next to Maxwell's baptism date on the sidebar-- and I believe that that date is actually April 10th. My Bday. He is claiming that because his baptism date is on my birthday, he is relieved from the responsibility of getting me a gift. Ha.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
A Birthday and Valentine's Day
Hi Family!
Well, I am officially 21 and am not sure what to do with myself. I guess the 21st birthday thing just isn't as big of a deal for people who don't drink. Maybe I'll go dancing. =) Jason made me two-layer triple chocolate cake with pudding in the middle and white frosting and TONS of sprinkles and "21" in red-hots (which I love) on the top. He was quite proud of the way it turned out. =) I got flowers and a balloon and the promise of a Disneyland trip in the near future (whenever we both have a day off in the middle of the week and the weather looks gloomy so there won't be long lines for the rides)... I'm excited!
We did a combination birthday/Valentine's Day dinner at Olive Garden (one of my most favorite restaurants EVER) and movie (Valentine's Day) on Saturday night, right in between those two most important of days. I'm pretty impressed that we managed to do anything at all, because Jason was working his tail off the whole weekend delivering flowers for a family friend who owns a flower shop (he works there about once a week, but Valentine's Day is HUGE so...).
I think the only other exciting news is that my work finally hired a third head cashier, so I'm back to working days!!! =) Management had been making do with two head cashiers by opening themselves and having us work in the evenings (3:45pm-midnight) four to five nights a week. This made for a long January because Jason (who works as a substitute teacher) would get off at 2:45pm, get home around 3:15pm, and hand off the car, at which point I'd leave for work. I'd get home and pass out and then Jason would have to leave for work before I woke up. We didn't see much of each other in January, and I am VERY grateful to be working the same schedule as my husband again.
We hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for the video posts (lol).
Love,
Brittany and Jason
P.S. If you ever decide your 72 hour kit needs some help, we recommend the Dollar Store for your food, water, and gadget needs. We were pleasantly surprised at the variety of stuff the Dollar Store offers. You might need to find a tarp, blankets, and pillows elsewhere.
Well, I am officially 21 and am not sure what to do with myself. I guess the 21st birthday thing just isn't as big of a deal for people who don't drink. Maybe I'll go dancing. =) Jason made me two-layer triple chocolate cake with pudding in the middle and white frosting and TONS of sprinkles and "21" in red-hots (which I love) on the top. He was quite proud of the way it turned out. =) I got flowers and a balloon and the promise of a Disneyland trip in the near future (whenever we both have a day off in the middle of the week and the weather looks gloomy so there won't be long lines for the rides)... I'm excited!
We did a combination birthday/Valentine's Day dinner at Olive Garden (one of my most favorite restaurants EVER) and movie (Valentine's Day) on Saturday night, right in between those two most important of days. I'm pretty impressed that we managed to do anything at all, because Jason was working his tail off the whole weekend delivering flowers for a family friend who owns a flower shop (he works there about once a week, but Valentine's Day is HUGE so...).
I think the only other exciting news is that my work finally hired a third head cashier, so I'm back to working days!!! =) Management had been making do with two head cashiers by opening themselves and having us work in the evenings (3:45pm-midnight) four to five nights a week. This made for a long January because Jason (who works as a substitute teacher) would get off at 2:45pm, get home around 3:15pm, and hand off the car, at which point I'd leave for work. I'd get home and pass out and then Jason would have to leave for work before I woke up. We didn't see much of each other in January, and I am VERY grateful to be working the same schedule as my husband again.
We hope everyone is doing well. Thanks for the video posts (lol).
Love,
Brittany and Jason
P.S. If you ever decide your 72 hour kit needs some help, we recommend the Dollar Store for your food, water, and gadget needs. We were pleasantly surprised at the variety of stuff the Dollar Store offers. You might need to find a tarp, blankets, and pillows elsewhere.
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