Grateful for Books and Technology!

I challenge anyone who reads this to post something on their blog, or send an email, that says something you are grateful for. It doesn't have to be as longwinded as mine...

-Andrew

Since it's getting near Thanksgiving time, I thought I'd talk about something that I recently realized how blessed we are to have: Books and technology!

On Sunday I borrowed an audio book from a friend at church. (I read a lot, but wanted an audio book because I love listening to books as well.) I went to my friend's house, and within a few minutes we had "burned" an entire audio book onto a single DVD. The audio book took up about 1/10th of the space on the DVD. That, to me, is amazing! There has been so much thought and work put into creating such powerful technology, it really is amazing when we step back and think of the incredible technology that we use every day. Modern day technology allows us to know more about the world around us than any other group of people throughout time, through television, internet, radio, Pod casts, Youtube, newspapers, cell phones, etc. We can almost effortlessly find research from great sources on specific subjects on the internet.

Knowledge has been extremely valuable and sought after throughout time. Before the printing press was invented knowledge was much more limited, because books were scarce. The ability to read was once rare, and books were also very rare and valuable. Monks would tirelessly transcribe the Bible and other important books, and owning such a book was a great privilege.

Now, the majority of people in the US are able to read books. Books can be printed in seconds, and the text of thousands of books could be held on the average home computer. Books are cheap, and are actually becoming outdated in many instances as the internet is used more and more.

It's incredible to be alive during such a time, when knowledge is so prevalent and easy to obtain. I am grateful for my education, my ability to read and obtain more knowledge, and the technology that surrounds my everyday life.

Note to self

Grating a huge, deep hole in the knuckle of your thumb with a cheese grater hurts and bleeds A LOT! Buy grated cheese from now on.
-Kim

Our Fun Fall Weekend

This last weekend Andrew and I took a tiny bit of time off work and went on our last Minnesota camping trip before it gets too cold! We borrowed a canoe from a friend and went up to Interstate Park. We had a blast! We canoed, fished, and camped. Interstate Park actually has rock climbing but it was SUPER crowded with rock climbers so we did not go this time. Next time for sure though, we miss it SO bad! And yeah, the scenery was beautiful! The colors of the leaves were gorgeous. We had such a wonderful time being in nature and basking in the beauty around us. :)

OHS Tennis!

AS many of you know, my little sister Wendy is on the JV OHS Tennis Team this year. Well, her and the rest of her JV squad took 2nd in regionals! And the Varsity team took 1st in State! That is SO awesome! Especially since we live in Utah County, Utah which is pretty darn competitive! I am so proud of Wendy for being a part of such an awesome team! Go Tigers!

Fall Outing

We do not have mountains here in Minnesota but there are some hills, so we hiked up one at Whitewater State Park so we could enjoy an overlook and see the pretty Fall leaves. It was beautiful! It was such an enjoyable hike with an awesome view. Autumn is so wonderful!

I Miss My Andrew!

I am in Utah visiting my family and spending time with my brother before he goes into the Marines. I am having a great time! But I miss Andrew SO much! He is so sweet, considerate, smart, wise, patient, hard-working, righteous and wonderful! I cannot even imagine a better husband, probably because there isn't one. ;) I love you Andrew! I am SO excited to see you soon!

Tag 6

Tony and Erica tagged us:
Here are the rules:
Link the person who tagged you.
Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.
Leave a comment to let them know.

1-We love making vegetable/fruit juice with our juicer
2-For some reason, most of my family and good friends get weird accents whenever they talk to me.
3-Andrew has become addicted to chocolate since we got married :)
4-We are both obsessed with houses, land, franchises, business ideas, etc. that we would like to pursue someday.
5-I like weird baby names
6-Andrew has the most amazing memory in the world. He remembers every detail about everything! It's weird.

We tag Becca, Brian, Jen, Brandon, Monica, and James :)