Life is Good

Just a quick update while I have time.

Things are good and happy in the Williams' household. Jon and I sold our tv and are amazed by how much we love having it gone. There are some shows that were quite entertaining and easy to get hooked on; Jon especially has always had a place in his heart for the weather part of the news, but we are surviving quite well without. Our time is spent more wisely already. Jon was amazed by how much he was able to clean last Saturday morning instead of watching college football. And let me tell you, he did a GREAT job. I had a YW volleyball tournament to go to and apparently ruined Jon's planned surprise by "hinting" to him the laundry and dishes could be done by the time I got back. He wasn't happy because he said that was his idea anyways and didn't want me to think he only did it because I mentioned it. haha So he went far and beyond what I thought he was and did a fantastic job! Our place looks sparkling clean, I think I may "ruin his surprises" more often. haha A cleaner home isn't the only good thing about now having a television though. We spend even more time with one another talking and playing rather than giving the "boob tube" our attention. Let me tell you all, I know tv isn't a bad thing, but I sure do like going without it. I recommend it to many. There is much to be done and it is 100 times easier without the distraction of television.

We recently got a couple more games and especially like one called, "Last Word." It is a lot of fun, maybe we could play it as a family. It a good game that gets you laughing pretty easily. We also got a game called, "Would You Rather?" I think it's more of a kids version of it (I was so afraid of getting one with inappropriate things), but it is still fun. I would be curious as to what many of you would answer to the questions and your reasonings for it. It too is is a good game, but I think we enjoy Last Word more.

We will be in Arkansas in only two weeks! We are so excited and can hardly wait. Sadly, we won't be going to the Memphis temple together anymore, but I'm sure we'll have more opportunities for that later. We are doing our best to stay healthy and well so we can spend our time with Mom and Dad Williams. If we're sick, we won't be able to spend any time with Carla. Mom has suggested we take pomegranate juice. Jon got some and I think finished it off, I tried a swig of it and that was enough for me. (I think it's worse than "blah" as I was told to expect.) I'm sure, well I hope, that we don't get sick all of a sudden on or right before our trip. We are really looking forward to spending time with everyone in Arkansas. I'm not exactly sure of what all we'll do besides the traditional eating a big meal, but I know the time will fly by.

I can hardly believe it is November. It doesn't seem like it was almost a year ago that Jon and I were married. It still seems like Allison and Jeff just got married. But it is exciting and we're looking forward to hitting our one year date. I think we are going to go on a train ride in Heber City and have a nice dinner there. HOPEFULLY there will be plenty of snow on the ground when we go because it will make it such a pretty ride, and I think they stop so people can play in the snow and do a little sledding if you'd like. I could be wrong, but I think that's what they do. Either way we'll have a good time celebrating. The time really has flown by fast. I look forward to the time ahead.

Our callings are going well. YW volleyball is pretty much done for our ward so we'll have basketball next and I hope that it will be a better year than last. I will continue to do my best to recruit. Jon is now the Young Men's secretary and although he hasn't been in a long, it seems to so far be enjoyable. It is going to be a busy calling for him and I know he'll have plenty to do. I know the young men will enjoy him and have a lot of fun with Jon.

Work is also going well. Jon is about to get a gift card to Ridizzio from work, so I'm excited to go there with him. We both like that place very much. I've only been there once before, but the memories are good. haha Work is a little slow for me at the moment. I am currently working on making our sample video for our new website. We have a temporary one up for now, but I have the job of making the "Good" one, which is a little pressure, but not bad. Hopefully I can make a video that will show people that we can do anything they want on their video and make their video fit their personality; I just want them to know that we can give them what they want and that they should go with us. But, there are a lot of other good videographers out there with good sample videos, so I need to somehow beat them out with a "cooler video" haha. We'll see how it goes. You guys can go visit our website if you'd like. Our OLD one is: www.createamemoryvideo.com (so you can see how much better our new website is compared to our old) and our new is: www.shadesofivory.com

Anyway, so that's us for now. Things are truly good. We are doing well and actually better each day. I hope all is well with everyone else. We love you!