Yay for Tech!

This week I'm feeling extra grateful for technology.

My husband has been on a business trip for 9 days (the longest we've been apart since we were married) 

It's definitely been hard to be separated..

But every night, I get an hour or more face time session with him--

It has literally saved my life!!

It's amazing that we can stay connected and even talk "face-to-face" so many miles away.

I got to go meet up with him on Friday for his last couple work days.

The night before my flight, delta sent me a notification that it was time to "check-in".

I was able to sign in and send a confirmation bar code to my cell phone without stepping foot in the airport.

The next day, I arrived and went straight to security with my cell bar code, skipping all the check in process. 

They scanned my phone and let me through security!

Brilliant system right?

I was late (of course) and the security line was long...

So I honestly made my flight thanks to my little pre-checked bar code.

Technology is truly a beautiful thing!! 

Face-to-Face

I got to watch the Face-to-Face with Elder Holland this last week.
Not surprisingly, it was absolutely amazing!
I even looked on his Facebook page after and saw the hundreds of questions still coming in...
He was doing his best to go through and personally answer a lot of those.
It struck me in that moment how incredible media is.
The global LDS presence had immediate access to an apostle of the Lord,
To answer their individual questions.
Isn't it almost mind-blowing that such access exists?

I'm so grateful for the technology that makes it possible,
And for the representatives of Christ that take the time and interest to cater to the needs of each one of God's children.
It's a privilege to live in a day where such miracles are a reality.

Coding

I started my coding this weekend,
My group is studying the objectification of women in magazines.
One thing that I noticed was that about 90% of the objectified women were white...
Which brought up a lot of questions for me.
I'm really interested now if this is because most magazines feature a white majority,
Or if they are really targeting white women as more sexual objects.
Either way, the message being sent to women is loud and clear--
So common also, that unfortunately we are starting to take it for 'normal'.
After coding and watching "MissRepresentation" this week,
I've started to realize what a poisonous epidemic objectification is...
And that I've become so conditioned to it that I've been dominantly desensitized until recently.
I'm grateful for this class and the media awareness it has brought to my life.