Chocolate, i-pods and change....

It seems the longer I go without blogging the harder it is to come up with something blog worthy. I feel like after not posting for so long I have to come back with a bang so to speak. Well....there are no bangs to speak of at our house so I'm just going with ho-hum.

Recent happenings in our life:

• Our bishopric changed in our ward. After serving as a counselor for 4 years my husband is now............................still serving in the bishopric. He is still 1st counselor. I can't tell you how many people came up to me on Sunday and said, "I thought for sure your husband was going to be the next bishop." I then look at them like "are you insane?!?" Our bishop, for the first time in the 6 years (this is our 4th bishop in 6 years) we have lived here, is actually over age 35 (the reason for the above mentioned comments about my husband). We live in a military ward and our membership consists mostly of young families. There are relatively few 'older' families and members in our ward, let alone those that stay here for an extended period of time. Our new bishop is one of the oldies and he is here for good. He moved into the ward about a year ago so that is why he wasn't snagged as bishop before. He is actually a lot older than 35. He is a grandpa even. That is old for our ward. Our last bishop was the same age as me. That would explain why our last bishop was the coolest bishop ever!
• I mentioned last month that I sprained my ankle when I gracefully tripped down the stairs. Well it turns out I am a great big baby because it still hurts. I went to see one of those drive-thru doctors urgent care doctors last week and he told me sprains take forever to heal and come back in two weeks if it didn't feel better. Not what I wanted to hear. I am not a patient person. I have never had an injury that required this much time to get better. I finally went back to the gym yesterday after not going for a month. Let's just say that during the holidays was not a good time for me to sprain my ankle and stop going to the gym. I swear I have gained 10 pounds. I am afraid to get on the scale to confirm my suspicions.
• Sunday was my birthday. I am not ashamed to admit how old I am. I turned.....28 this year. That is my story and I'm sticking to it. Oh, alright, if you insist on the truth. I turned 34 this year. But if anyone asks, tell them I'm 28.
• For my birthday my husband let me pick one of three things. Last year I got nothing. I reminded him of that fact about a week before my birthday and he came through for me this year. He took me to Best Buy and told me I could pick out an i-pod, a video camera, or one of those all-in-one printer/scanner/copier/dishwasher/vacuum cleaner do-dads. I really wanted one of each, but that wasn't an option. I opted for the latter (though I am considering taking it back because it does neither dishes nor vacuuming).
• I really liked the i-pod. It would be nice to have one for when I go to the gym. So now I came up with a scheme idea to earn one. First off, I think I might be going a wee bit crazy, but hey, in the end I might end up with an i-pod. I asked my husband if I were to give up chocolate for a certain amount of time if he would reward me with an i-pod for my tremendous sacrifice. He thought this was a great idea and said he would buy me an i-pod if I could go 3 months without chocolate. I asked him if I could start after I finished eating all the chocolate in the house that is left over from Christmas. He thought I was kidding. I'll keep you posted with my chocolate challenge results. Wish me luck!