an eskimo, piano stompings, and darkness

so much has already happened this month and it is only half way done. and i am sure that i have already forgotten a lot and will remember later only to forget again. what has happened to my memory?...
first of all, they gave zach another calling in church. he is in the young men's presidency. we still have the other two callings right now as well. but there might be changes this sunday. we'll see. then we might also be asked to speak...so really, we'll see what happens. but the real story is when he went over for his first meeting with the presidency. zach said they had finished with the meeting and were all just kinda chatting and getting ready to leave when someone or all said to zach, "so zach, your wife..." to which zach replied, "is half chinese, half american." somehow he knew that was what they were going to ask. they then said "oh, cause we thought maybe eskimo." i can honestly say that is the first time i have gotten eskimo. usually it is hawaiian then indian, and to the mexicans, mexican. but never eskimo.
secondly i have pictures now taken but due to my lack of technology, i haven't found how to put them on zach's computer to put on my blog. our schedules aren't always the same, and when we are together, i prefer not to be on the computer. my laptop still works, but for some reason it is a lot slower and is always stuffed aside somewhere. so we have just been using zach's. but technically since we are married, everything is now just plain ours. hooray!
third, rei rei (and yes this is the spelling we went with and is on her name tag) peed on me in the jeep the other day. just a tiny tinkle, but she still peed on me. gross! but slightly funny. we were driving back from getting groceries or something and she climbed up in the passenger seat with me and then i felt my leg get oddly warmer. needless to say i showered as soon as we got home.
fourth: zach & i had a fabulous dinner and game night with erin & greg. erin was my one good roommate in the terrace basement. she got married & moved out and we have been trying to get a game night for over a year now. school and then work were always getting in the way. finally we set a date and were able to go. it was so much fun. we ate some amazing smoked chicken that was so tender and flavorful that i will gladly take thanksgiving with them if we were invited. we then played a game called dominion. it is tons of fun once you play the first round to get the hang of it. after that, the card game moves and you really have to stick to what you play because greg is a tricky tricky player. he won almost every round. erin won 2 i think. then i was a party pooper cause i had to go to work the next morning so we left.
fifth, my dad gave me the piano i learned to play on. he brought it down from idaho on saturday the 11th. i love it. my one neighbor hates it. every time i have practiced, i hear stomping above me. you would think maybe they could come tell me to please be quieter instead of stomping around, but whatever. they don't have a problem with rei rei when she sometimes barks or growls, but my piano playing is offensive. who knew.
and ending tonight's blog, my humorous tragedy at work today... it is ad day so i was at work at 4am. i got all the signs done by 630am. i still had other work i had to do for today so i got a snack and a soda for breakfast around 7am. well, that soda finally caught up to me around noon. i went into the women's restroom and proceeded to do my business. then next thing i knew, it was all black. the power had gone out and for some stupid reason, there are no safety lights in the restrooms at work. total black. complete darkness. i couldn't see anything. i had my cell phone in my pants pocket, and had to use it for light so i could finish my business and leave the restroom. just as i was finishing all up, the power came back on. go figure. and maybe perhaps tomorrow i will laugh at it, but for now, i am still angry that there are no safety lights in the restroom. and that concludes my tale for this blog.

welcome september

ok here's the scoop. i haven't taken any pictures. i know i keep saying i will, but i just haven't taken my camera out of the jeep and then i remember when zach has the jeep at work. blast my gettin old memory...i really will post pictures and we have a lot to post now. pictures of our apartment, and..... our new puppy!
yes that's right i said our new puppy. she is adorable and i love her so very much. Rei or Rae (we can't decide on the spelling) is a 5/6 month old chocolate lab/boxer mix. She came to us yesterday from a friend from work. So far Rei/Rae has only pottied in the house 3 times and I think it was because she was nervous in her new home. The first time was 10 minutes after zach left for work...of course she likes zach more... and the 2nd time was 2 minutes after he came home from work. The third time was when we were trying to bedtime her. she didn't want to get locked in the bathroom (we don't have a kennel yet) and pottied on the floor & part of her bed.
Rei/Rae has quite the personality and brains. she knows what toys are hers. she knows sit. she has almost got lay down. and she is learning not to play with our hands and arms as toys. she sort of knows fetch, but is ADOSS (attention deffi...ooo somethin shiny) and looses interest quickly. rei/rae has claimed her spot on the couch, but knows not to jump on zach & my bed. and for being a puppy, she is active, but also pretty chill mannered. i am so excited to finally have a dog of my own.
in other news, i finally have a test day scheduled for my national massage exam. sept 16th at 3pm here in ogden. i didn't hear anything back from the spa for a hands on interview. i am almost certain now that i didn't get that position. i'll have to e-mail/call them and let them know that i have a test day scheduled or maybe when i pass i will let them know i passed. i haven't quite decided yet as i only got my test scheduled today.
i am totally excited to also finally be taking a honeymoon. we are going the last week of september. my boss wasn't too happy when i asked for the time off... (that is the first week of case lot at maceys and we are in the beginning of training 2 new people) i do feel bad, but i also don't quite feel bad as work has been getting more stressful as of late. nothing to do with my boss, but the head boss of the whole store. he is a younger guy and is just riding the power trip. so i am excited to really take an entire week off of work and everything.
i was asked to play a musical number on the piano for sacrament on the 12th. i am so rusty that i am hoping angels will come move my fingers for me. but i am totally stoked because as sort of a graduation/we need to find a home present, my dad offered me the piano i grew up playing. he is bringing it down from idaho on the 11th of september! i am getting a piano...the piano i learned how to play on.
i am also really excited for sept 18th. not just is it adam's birthday, but zach and i have Real Salt Lake soccer tickets. they play chicago and we are going to see them live. zach is pretty excited too. so i think this month is going to be a good month. and i really will post pictures.