1st Sunday in our new ward

I know I have been neglecting our blog. For that I am sorry. There has been sooo much going on though. The move, Steven's graduation, Kassie's bridal shower, the open house, the reunion. I will blog about all of these things real soon, but today I have to tell you all about our first day in our new ward. Pretty eventful! SO, there is a student ward that I guess most young people choose to attend over the family wards, but we want to check out both to see where we feel most comfortable. Today, we decided to try out the family ward first. It's just a short walk from our apartment, which happens to rule in favor in my opinion. I love walking! It was SUPER small, but everyone was so nice! In this ward Relief Society and Priesthood are first. There was another new girl, Nicole, and her husband who happened to walk in just as we were asking where to go. So, Nicole and I buddied up and Steven and her hubby did the same. And so they became the first of many new friends we made today. Everyone in RS was really nice and welcoming and practically pleading with us to choose this ward over the student ward.... Nicole and her husband are wanting to go check out the other ward too. At the end of RS I met Ana, who lives in our apartment complex and she invited Nicole and I, along with our darlings, to their 4th of July get together. I will blog with pictures of the event if I remember to take pictures! I also met Marissa. Next we had Sunday School...not much happened there. BUT THEN! We went to Sacrament where I learned Jon Neder (Napoleon Dynamite) is in our ward! Crazy right? It was funny because I just noticed two guys that looked like twins and thought that was fun. Then, Steven pointed out that they kinda looked like Napoleon Dynamite. I laughed because they did, then we chatted about how Jon Neder was Latter Day Saint and wondered if he was still active since he's become famous and that was the end of it. Marissa and her husband Enoch sat by us during sacrament. Marissa leans over and tells me, "look, we have Napoleon Dynamite in our ward." I thought she was saying a look a like, so I laughed and told her Steven and I were just joking about that. Then, she tells me, "no, it's the real guy." I look closer and OMG! It really is! So crazy. I went home and looked him up and he has an identical twin! IT REALLY WAS HIM! I've never had trouble realizing that famous people are just people, but it was really strange for me to see him in church with his wife and little girl. Not in some rich, only famous people go here kinda wards. I'm embarrassed to say, I was star struck and in church no less. Anyway, Nicole and her husband walked home with Steven and I and we realized our apartments are straight across the sidewalk from each other! How fun is that? I hope you all have an AMAZING 4th of July! God Bless America, this land that I love!