Monday, September 29, 2008

Church talks

Oh this is a memory I can now laugh at...
You know when you have something important to do the next day you always have a nightmare that you wake up late or miss it....yaaa
About three years ago we had just moved into our ward that we are in now and were asked to give talks in Sacrament meeting. Our meetings started at 8am. For those of you who know us well that was early. Caden spoiled us rotten and slept until 9:30 sometimes 10am back then. I know those days are LONG gone now:) So Caden was 6 months old at this time. Okay so Saturday was a special day, it was the day we got ready for Sunday:)(primary song) Thank goodness we really did get everything ready, our clothes ironed and layed out, and we went over our talks together. So we get to bed around 11pm and feel pretty good about the next day. Well I wake up on my own thinking its maybe 6am....NO it is 7:55am. No Really, church started in 5 minutes. It was seriously like the scene in home alone where they are late for the airport. I yell "BRIAN we are so LATE!!!" He jumps out of bed and I am freaking out. He had a plan. He gets ready and goes to church to let then know we were still giving our talks and to sit on the stand and I hurry and get Caden and myself ready fast and go second. Ready set go! He gets ready in 5 minutes due to our prep the night before;) and I hop in the shower get out, get dressed and give caden a bath and get him dressed. Do my hair and make-up..get this...all in 35 minutes. That has never happened and probably never will again! So I get to church at 8:35. Brian is a fourth through his talk as I walk in. My mom, grandma B and sister were there to listen to our talks and handed Caden to her and walked up to the stand and sat down. My face was bright red and wouldn't make eye contact with my mom. I just know what she was thinking. The Bishop looks over and gives me a smile and a look like "so glad you could make it". So my heart is finally slowing down as Brian finishes his talk.-side note-Brian gives the best talks, always so uplifting and testimony strengthening, it is one of the things I love most about him-So Brian closed on such an inspiring note and I get up and say "Well I usually like to be fashionably late, but I think I crossed the line". So I give my talk and it goes really well. After the meeting people are coming up and just laughing WITH me and telling me only I could get away with something like that. What does that mean, only I could get away with that. I was never one to get away with ANYTHING. So my mom was so embarrassed for us and said how could we not wake up in time. I seriosly do not know..... But like I said I can laugh at this now, and we do. Oh and we havent been asked to speak since. Thats ok:)

2 comments:

Shayla said...

Oh jeez! 35 minutes to get ready, good job! I guess the important thing is that you didnt just have Bri give your talk for you... when I was pregnant with Hunter I threw up all morning before I was to give a talk in the Highland ward, so CJ went & just talked twice as long. So embarrassing. The next Sunday everyone was so worried about me & asked if they could start bringing me meals. So embarrassing.
Love your memories:)

Klepinger said...

I really wished I could have grounded you (and Brian)