From The Mixed-Up Files of Danielle K. Herbert(weiler)

It's about time I wrote again, isn't it? Goodness. I apologize for the absence, though I don't think my recent posts have even been that enlightening anyway. I don't really have any news. I've got a Global Church test on  Gordon B. Hinckley's biography tomorrow (or, later today I suppose). I really wanted to have the book finished by midnight, but that dream was never realized. I've still got 200 pages to go. I also really wanted to get a good start on my English paper. A rather confusing English paper at that. I'm supposed to have a thesis and an outline for it already, but for some reason I can't even formulate that. Oh well. Only three more weeks of this. Three weeks is bearable.

I bought Steven's Mint Truffle Hot Chocolate today. From the Creamery. And I got marshmallows. And chocolate chips. And eggnog. And, since I appear to be reciting my entire grocery list, hamburger buns, a dozen eggs, a pound of ground beef, chicken cordon bleu (x2), an onion, a red bell pepper, a gallon of fat free milk, poptarts, angel hair pasta side (x2), and a bag of frozen peas and carrots. I do believe that's everything. I'll check my receipt to see if I missed anything.

I always get so nervous when I go grocery shopping. It's like an undercover investigation. You can't let anyone else in the shop see what you're buying or they'll judge you. From mine you'd probably think "she has no organization whatsoever in her life, reflected in the odd assortment of items in her basket, although it does primarily revolve around sugar." That assumption, ladies and gentlemen, would be correct. Another strange thing about the creamery is that I can't ever walk in the door and go straight. I have to walk in, say hello to whoever's at the register, then make a sharp right, then a sharp left so I can't be seen. From that vantage point, no one can see me as I collect my thoughts in front of the Doritos. I've to sit there a minute and remember what it is that I need before I go out and look like I know what I'm doing. It's very complicated.

I was hungry, so I went rooting through my cupboards and found TRISCUITS! That's what I missed on my list up there. Triscuits. They're so delicious.

P.S. If you can name the title of the book that the title of this blog post derived from, you win an invisible $10 bill. I'll mail it to you.

Gratitude Moment:
I'm grateful for the outdoors. At around 6:00 this evening I just went outside and found a bench in front of the church building. I just read for a little while under the light of a street lamp. The oak leaves were all dead and brown, but the way they collected on the ground, combined with the peculiar light from the lamp, was positively beautiful. It was so peaceful sitting there, away from the music, away from the television, away from the talking. Just quiet. Stillness. It was so lovely. Even if it was a bit cold. I didn't really notice :)

Scripture of the Day:
2 Nephi 15:26..........."And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; none shall be weary nor stumble among them."

This scripture is talking about the gathering of Israel in the last days. What I love about it is the unity. All of the people of Zion, from all corners of the earth, spreading the word of the gospel and flocking towards the ensign of the Savior. And no one will fall, no one will turn back. We'll all just come speedily. And we won't ever get tired, or give up because we hate running that far, over mountains and across the plains. We will all just come and be together, one people under the Lord. I'm going to be there on that day, my friends. And it's going to be wonderful!