The Siblings April Fools' Day Ok, first of all, some of you are SO mad that yesterday I didn't say a single thing about April Fools' Day. What the heck, Eli? How lazy can you be? You don't even deserve to be called an
Daniel Messy Room It's Monday in Palau. Easter has ended. The gigantic loaves of Ukrainian Easter bread Daniel spent 9 hours baking yesterday mostly remain in my kitchen, untouched. He says he didn't mean to make so much. But the recipe just kept
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Tonight we had a little party on the beach. Daniel has been doing an internship with the Attorney General of Palau, an American woman who has taken Daniel under her
Church About that . . . So about that whole marriage case at the Supreme Court. I'm typically pretty silent on Stranger about controversial current happenings. I think this is because I never wanted Stranger to be a forum for those kinds of things. Because for heaven'
Ironman While We're on the Topic of Embarrassing Stories Right before lunch today I got the mass text that "fresh" produce had graced the land of Palau. 12 seconds later I was walking down the street toward the grocery store at a brisk pace when the Stormtrooper zoomed by with Daniel
Ridiculous Someone is a Liiiiitle Selfish with His Clothes Yesterday I got back from the beach, took a shower, and then threw on the first clothes I could find in a pile of laundry that hadn't been folded yet. Daniel was making a quick trip to the grocery store and I
Ridiculous Body Scrub There's a place we all go for massages and haircuts (sometimes one can experience the massage and haircut simultaneously---which is very strange) near my apartment in Palau. All of the services there are very inexpensive and the people are sweet. On
Ridiculous Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Last night I popped some popcorn. Daniel took a handful of it and then dropped it into his full glass of ginger ale. Eli: What are you doing!?!? Daniel: Huh?
Ridiculous Amazing Phrases One Stranger, Sammy, recently sent me the content of a text exchange she had with a friend, which was spurred by her use of "twice up the barrel, once down the side." This is a nice demonstration of the power of such
Church Goodbye, Dear Friends [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4SgeKvvxBbU/UUk5sOuymyI/AAAAAAAADK8/538wel0MkcE/s1600/Johnsens+2.jpg] Sister and Elder Johnsen at my apartment for dinner on their last week in Palau. On Monday
Ridiculous A Trip to Hell I'm finally ready to talk about it. As you all know from yesterday's post and Friday's pictures, I went kayaking last weekend. It was fun, even though Daniel apparently wanted to get a friend divorce from me because
FYI Friend Divorce A few items of business today. First as I mentioned a week or two ago, I will be coming to the U.S. soon. I would like to formally warn all of the malls and everyone who sells burritos to be prepared for me.
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I hope you all had a wonderful week. I had the day off today because it's "Youth Day" in Palau. I'm not sure exactly
Ridiculous The Cat Got Locked Out Again Apparently Daniel has started getting up early in the mornings to go for runs. I didn't know about this until the other day when I was eating breakfast, thinking he was still in bed in his bedroom. To my surprise, he then
Church Tapping Warning: You shouldn't read this post if you came here for a laugh today. It's going to be super boring. Because it's about life and stuff. Also, it's long. One friend in Palau recently gave Daniel
Yahoo Answers Yahoo! Answers VIII Good morning, strangers. We're back today with another edition of Yahoo! Answers. People were not very helpful with my questions below. Sigh. Also, Yahoo! Answers deleted almost all
Church A Bold Move I play the piano. I know what you're thinking. "Oh my gosh Eli! You're like a triple threat! You play the piano, you can walk on the backs of your toes, AND your hair has been looking really good
Church Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Daniel drove me into work this morning. This was the entirety of our conversation: Daniel: Are you cranky again this morning? Eli: I'M NOT CRANKY!!! I'M
Ridiculous Couchsurfer Emails III I told Daniel that I was making a trip the U.S. next month. Daniel: How long will you be gone. Eli: About 2 weeks. Daniel: Two whole weeks!? Eli:
Palau The Magical Mystery Tour As part of my duties with the Supreme Court of Palau, I handle recruiting for the next set of three court counsel to replace the three of us who are currently here until the end of the summer. As a result, large stacks of
Palau Cranky I'm kind of cranky today. Correction: I'm REALLY cranky today. I didn't start that way when I woke up. It just sort of built up throughout the day. And it peaked about half an hour ago when I
Ridiculous Animals that Swim On Saturday a big group of us decided to go scuba diving. I got certified in October and went scuba diving one time after that. Then I stopped completely because of animals. Here's the thing about scuba diving. It is so fun
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Occasionally I catch my 9-year-old niece on Facebook chat and on a good day, I'm able to get her to chat with me for a few
Church The 8 Letter F Word Daniel and I have assignments with the local Mormon church group to teach lessons and plan activities for the teenagers on the island. This means that every Wednesday night we are frantically organizing something. We started feeling guilty for constantly doing activities that teach
Ridiculous First Birth Ceremony Last week my good friend Deb invited me and Daniel to something called a "first birth ceremony." I had only ever heard a few things about this, and immediately the moment that I did hear about it I knew that I was
