Curiouser and Curiouser

Technology... I tell ya!

2011-10-13T16:03:00.001-06:00

So I've had the same laptop for almost 8 years now. Maybe only 7... regardless, a long time. It's still working, but is pretty slow. What can you expect from a grandpa laptop?

Well a few weeks ago, my lovely mommy bought me a new one. It's great and runs a million times faster (as I expected it would) but alas... I only had it for 3 weeks and it broke! After only 3 WEEKS! I had the other for YEARS and nothing. One tiny virus towards the end, but that was it. Oh technology.

The moral of the story is that I got the laptop fixed and now can get back to bringing you the world's loveliest blogs!

I thought you would like that!

Deep Thought Thursday

2011-10-06T16:39:00.002-06:00

As the snow started to fall, he tugged his coat tighter around himself. Too tight, as it turned out.

"This is the fourth coat crushing this year", said the sergeant as he outlined the body with a special pencil that writes on snow.

Be carefuly out there today everyone!

Happy Snow Day!!!

WW: Just Cause I Love This Picture of Her So Much

2011-10-05T16:56:00.000-06:00

Top Ten Tuesday: My Favorite Shows Right Now

2011-10-04T19:51:00.001-06:00

We all know I love TV. Why try to even hide it anymore?

Here are the Top Ten Shows I've been enjoying lately. (In no particular order...)

10.

Season 5 just showed up on Netflix! Hurray! (We're friends again, Alec.)

I've heard she's just like me. I take that as the BEST compliment!

8.

Ahhh Damon... I would become a vampire for you. (I picked this poster for a reason.)

7.

So much fun. I'm loving the twists of this season. And Josh... you're still one of my very favorites!

6.

This may be the only way I ever get to see the world... but I love it!

5.

This is a little show that not many have heard of... but it's SO GREAT!!! You'll be happy if you check it out.

4.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!! :D

3.

I will always love you. ALWAYS!

2.

I want to be you Amy Poehler...

1.

So great... and it may or may not make my blubbery sometimes.

There you go. If you aren't watching these, you should.

Memory Monday

2011-10-03T22:37:00.002-06:00

I'm stealing this idea from Melissa... at least for this Monday.

This was one of my favorite songs growing up and I just heard it again this week on "The Real Girl". I loved it just as much as they did!

(Plus my new computer is broken and with the Geek Squad... My other one is old and cranky tonight. I hope Chuck will fix the new one up all spiffy...)

My Weekend In Review

2011-10-02T21:00:00.000-06:00

What a beautiful weekend it was! In the mid-80's the whole time.

Here is a liitle review of what I did...

To start off I got a call from them:

We took more pictures than this... but for some reason, my phone doesn't want to download them right now.

While together we got treats from here:

Very delicious!

We also visited here:

And here:

Apparently we can not get enough books! (It's true.)

Soon after that, the Skinners had to leave, but much fun was had. We shared fun memories and reminisced about funny movie and TV show jokes.

Afterwards, I went on a nice walk home, read some of this:

(Really good book- though we totally don't have the same candy taste AT ALL!)

and watched an episode of this:

and this:

In the middle of it all, I did some of this:

Yes... I looked that adorable! :)

Today, Sunday, I mostly rested and hung out with this princess:

How cute is she!!!! (I just thought it had been awile since most of you have seen her...)

Now I'm writing to you and watching this:

I talked to some friends this weekend and just enjoyed myself.

All in all... not too shabby!

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year!!!

2011-10-01T19:59:00.003-06:00

Hurray! It's Halloween-time!!!

I love Halloween more than...

... Rachel loves Ross.

... MacGyver loves duct tape.

... peanut butter loves Fluff!

It really is the best time of year. From the decorations to the scary stories and movies, this holiday is the very best! And to start it all off... I'm going to share with you one of the best Halloween moments EVER!!! :)

Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Deep Thought Thursday...

2010-12-30T23:18:00.002-07:00

If you're robbing a bank and you're pants fall down, I think it's okay to laugh and to let the hostages laugh too, because, come on, life is funny.

WW: The Show I've Just Discovered...

2010-12-29T21:10:00.004-07:00

Top Ten Things I Did Over Christmas...

2010-12-28T17:46:00.000-07:00

I had a lovely Christmas... Here's what I did.

10- Ate plenty of this:

oK, I probably didn't eat any of this... but I did eat a lot of food and it was all yummy! And I always picture my dinners this fancy. :)

9- And lots of this:

Again, not this pretty, except in my head...

8- Watched TONS of Christmas movies. For example:

and the BEST one of all...

Oh Ralphie... (I'm pretty sure I became an elf after all the Christmas joy I put into my brain!)

7- I had some very nice of these to open up:

6- I wore the comfiest of these the whole weekend long:

They weren't the Jetsons... but they WERE Christmas Story! Yay!

5- I went and visited great friends. We also ate and opened presents and watched lovely Christmas movies. It doesn't seem there is much else to do during Christmas. ;)

It wasn't actually these guys... but I love them all the same. (Who wants to be Joey?)

4- Went and checked out houses that look similar to this:

3- I read some Christmas versions of these:

2- Talked to my family so much!

1- And behaved very well to ensure that he would come!

I hope you all had the very Merriest of Christmases!!! It's the most wonderful time of the yeeeaaaarrrrr! :)

My Blog Pact With You

2010-12-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

My dear readers,
(If I even have any left...)

I'm sorry I've been away so long, with empty promises of coming back, only to tease you with one entry, and then disappearing yet again.

No more! This time, I mean it. I will write to you like I've never written before!!! (Or at least like I haven't written in the last few months...) I'll show you pictures and tell you what amazing (aka ridiculous) thing I've done next. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be begging for more. (Or begging for me to stop.) Regardless, please don't leave me yet. Please give me one more shot! I already have fun plans coming up to tell you about and stories galore. If you'll promise to read, I'll promise to write.

Thank you for your kindness and patience,

--T

WW: Cutest Girl

2010-11-03T17:51:00.001-06:00

Top Ten Things I Did This Halloween

2010-11-02T17:07:00.000-06:00

Sorry I was gone this weekend... right after I said I was back. But it was Halloween weekend. My most favorite holiday EVER! And I enjoyed it to the fullest! Here's what I did....

10. Dressed up like this:

9. Ate lots of candy! Yum!

8. Watched this movie on TV and scared myself silly:

It was on FX... but even though it was edited, it was still pretty darn scary! I did have to watch some cartoons afterwards. But I loved it! It's been a long time since a movie got me that good.

7. I also watched this movie... which was not as scary, but so much fun!

If you haven't seen this, you must! So great!

6. This was the cartoons I watched to help me recover from The Strangers:

I have a DVD of them, including my most favorite "The Shinning". It helped me not think about scary people climbing up on my balcony!

5. Did I mention I ate lots of candy? Maybe too much... (can you eat too much candy?)

4. I read some scary kids stories. Just short ones, but they were fun. Didn't really scare me, but helped me keep in the Halloween mood.

3. Listened to some fun Halloween music. We had some playing at the bookstore and some of those songs I wouldn't really consider "Halloween", but to each their own, I guess.

2. Wore this awesome costume:

1. Hung out and tormented Kitty. She likes to sleep the days away... but NOT Halloween!!! Oh, and I ate some candy!

All in all, a good weekend. I did some other things... but these were my favorites.

Hope you had a great one too!!!

Yay Halloween!

2010-10-28T15:44:00.000-06:00

I love Halloween for many reasons... one is because I get to wear things like this...

These are the bottom halves of Kitty and I today. We're quite lovely I must say...

I think my plans tonight are getting cancelled, which makes me all the happier because there will be very special episodes of these shows on:

Hip Hip Hooray! Maybe one of them will help me figure out what I want to be for Halloween this year... any suggestions?!?

(PS... Sorry I've been away for a bit... but now I'm back! For reals this time!) :)

WW: I LOVE YOU HALLOWEEN!!!

2010-10-27T17:31:00.000-06:00

WW: My New Tat

2010-09-08T17:43:00.002-06:00

Top Ten Actresses I Love

2010-08-31T18:04:00.000-06:00

I very much need to get back to my Friday Fellow... and I WILL this Friday.... but today I would like to tell you about some of my favorite ladies in show business:

(drum roll)

10.

oK... this was a rush job... but I do love all these ladies! So yay!

WW: The Tip Top of the Capitol Building

2010-08-25T17:17:00.000-06:00

Sorry I've been gone so long. I'm making a new resolution to get going with this again.

Here we go!

WW: Remember These?

2010-07-07T21:37:00.000-06:00

Top Ten Things I Did This Long Weekend...

2010-07-06T16:44:00.001-06:00

My blog was not one of them... but it was such a fun weekend! :) (I'm hoping that comes out the cheesy smile in which I'm intending it to be...)

10. Saw this at the theatre:

He was good in it... she was not so much. (And I usually like her in movies...) All in all, it was a good time though.

9. Had some of this:

Yummy! And such a perfect weekend for it!

8. Chatted with some friends I haven't talked to in awhile. It was my Hi-D's birthday this weekend, and caught up on life with a few others. A lovely Sunday discussion was had.

7. Saw a ball game.

These weren't exactly our seats... but the score board looked the same. And we didn't have a lousy metal screen in our way! So there! ;) It was such a great time.

6. Of course saw plenty of these:

To those of you who didn't want to sit on the ground because of spit... you missed out! Tsk tsk. (Thanks for being so brave Jon!)

5. Had a few of these:

oK.. they weren't all this delicious... but this is a sample of one I had at the ball game. I had tons of sauerkraut on mine though! Yum!

4. Heard some very interesting news this weekend. Something I thought would make me so sad... but fear not! It actually took a weight off my shoulders. Oh life... how interesting you are every day!

3. Shopped here:

Angie needed some things... and of course, I HAD to go along! Sadly, I saw none of my Crawford boys... this is a first! ;) (I miss you Danny! Come home soon.)

2. Hung out with this fabulous girl:

She gets weird when I try to take a picture of her... but she's adorable no matter what!

YES SHE IS!!!

1. And last, but not least, a whole lot of this:

YAY long weekend! Hope you visit me again soon!

Friday Fellow

2010-07-02T21:38:00.000-06:00

Well it's been a VERY long time since I've done my Friday Fellow. Don't worry, I still have a MILLION crushes on guys... just got a little busy on Fridays I guess... ;) So without further adieu...

So I've been meaning to have a put this guy on here for AGES! I love him so! He's not in my life anymore... but hopefully will be again soon. (Everyone please keep fingers crossed!) Today's Friday Fellow is.....

JOSHUA HOLLOWAY! Yummy...

oK.. it may only be Sawyer that I love... but either way... he's lovely.

I love his sense of humor and his sassy ways.

I love his scruffy little face and his sarcastic-ness. (Is that a word???)

I love so much... but why make you gag.

So to you Josh... cheers!

And, can I have a nickname???

WW: My First Attempt At Oragami

2010-06-30T18:04:00.000-06:00

I rock!

WW: Yummy Slumber Party Birthday Food!

2010-06-23T16:31:00.002-06:00

Top Ten Jobs I Would Love To Have Some Day...

2010-06-22T15:59:00.000-06:00

I'm not saying my jobs now aren't wonderful... these are just my future dream jobs!

(Again, in no particular order...)

10. A game show host:

9. An ice skater (I'm sure if I just had one of those fancy outfits, I would be amazing at it!):

8. Traveller (someone has to write for this magazine... or one like it.):

7. His bodygaurd (someone has to do it...):

6. A taste tester. (How lucky is this guy?):

5. Cartoon voice:

4. Indiana Jones. (Though I'm sure Harrison Ford has had a wonderful life, I don't want to be him...):

3. A student. (But only with this group!):

2. A sports announcer. (Preferably for football or baseball- but I could learn any sport!):

1. A TV critic. (Someone has to watch the shows, right? And I would LOVE to do it with this little mister...):

WW: #1 Place I Want To Go To And Never Come Back... (love you Marcey!)

2010-06-16T14:16:00.001-06:00

Top Ten Places I Wish I Was Now...

2010-06-15T17:50:00.000-06:00

I could list more then 10, but I think that's enough to start with... (in no particular order):

10.

Deep Thought Thursday

2010-06-10T15:44:00.000-06:00

"How come the dove gets to be the peace symbol? How about the pillow? It has more feathers than the dove, and it doesn't have that dangerous beak."

WW: YUM!

2010-06-09T17:44:00.002-06:00

WW: Yay Summer!!!

2010-06-02T21:01:00.002-06:00

WW: What I Wish I Had Right Now...

2010-05-26T18:00:00.000-06:00

Top Ten Inventions I Love That Are Not Really Thought Of...

2010-05-25T15:07:00.001-06:00

10: The paper toilet seat. (I know I talked about this last week... It's what led me to this list. It's great!)

9: Fluff

8: Picture Frames

7: Slippers

6: Hair Ties

5: Cup Lids

4: Kool-Aid

3: Scarves

2: Pot Holders

1: Journals

Deep Thought Thursday

2010-05-20T16:50:00.000-06:00

"To me, it's always a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, 'Hey, can you give me a hand?,' you can say, 'Sorry, got these sacks.'"

WW: Sometimes You Just Have To Be Crazy...

2010-05-19T16:16:00.000-06:00

Top Ten Things I've Been Thinking About Lately...

2010-05-18T14:09:00.004-06:00

10. Who invented the paper toilet seat? (I really want to know... and if he/she's dead, they will be one of the first people I thank when I get to heaven!)

9. Where is the warm weather?

8. Is it really possible to laugh SO hard you ACTUALLY pee your pants?

7. How would I do if I was in an action movie?

6. AND... How long would I last on a reality show?

5. How can someone be in your life for so long, and then suddenly just be out of it?

4. What would I really do for a Klondike bar?

3. What is Kitty actually saying to me? (She sure has been talking up a storm lately!)

2. Why do we have to play so many games? (Shouldn't things be just a little easier to figure out...)

1. What will I do without LOST? ;)

My Weekend This Weekend...

2010-05-17T13:50:00.004-06:00

Here we are with another update of my weekend...

Friday was supposed to be me doing this:

But there was too much fun to be had...

So instead, I played with 4 of the cutest little boys ever!

We made these:

Ate this:

And watched some of this:

That's not all the fun we had... but those are the highlights.

PS... I did get these done on Friday:

Also this weekend I worked here again:

And watched this:

And this:

And remembered why I love him:

And last, but not least, I went here:

And had Steamers with my BFFPP... he's off to Bear Lake this summer. Poor guy. ;)

And there is my weekend in a nutshell. There was more fun had... but that's the gist.

Deep Thought Thursday...

2010-05-13T16:51:00.000-06:00

"I remember how my Great Uncle Jerry would sit on the porch and whittle all day long. Once he whittled me a toy boat out of a larger toy boat I had. It was almost as good as the first one, except now it had bumpy whittle marks all over it. And no paint, because he had whittled off the paint."

Top Ten Tuesday

2010-05-11T17:53:00.000-06:00

Top Ten Reasons LOST is Amazing!!!

10. Sawyer
9. Side world is SO cool... I can't wait to find out what the heck it's all about.
8. They put in a ton of fun "extras" that make you so happy when you catch them.
7. Sawyer
6. It's so beautiful, that I sometimes wish I was on a plane that crashed there...
5. The fact that they throw out so many new twists, but leave me pretty satisfied with the answers from old questions.
4. Sawyer
3. Everytime I think they can't surprise me... they do!
2. You can feel every emotion when watching it... in one episode! (Yes, confused is an emotion.)
1.

hi.

This weekend...

2010-05-10T16:07:00.000-06:00

A lovely weekend was had by me. Here is what I did...

Watched this movie with Sara Browning:

It was very funny! Would definetly reccomend it to all!

Saw this trailer:

SO excited for this!!!

Worked here a bit:

It was a good time. Pretty busy being that everyone was shopping for their mom's the day before!

Went to a party at Summer's to watch her:

on this:

For the most part... fun!

Where some of us (the cool kids) dressed up like this:

Thanks Summer, Tiff and Maggie for joining in. Oh Liz... :)

Ate some of this:

Yum!

I also watched this movie on Sunday:

Nothing like the story... but still fun. It is SyFy after all...

And played with her:

Good times had by all!!!!

WW: Sometimes...

2010-04-28T17:29:00.002-06:00

... you just have to wear pink socks to work!

YUM! YUM! YUM!!!

2010-04-27T17:57:00.001-06:00

These are the YUMMIEST chips you will ever EVER have! I promise. They taste like an actual cheesburger! Holy smokes! I couldn't believe it the first time I tried them. I can't stop using exclamation points because they really are that great! You can actually taste the burger and cheese and ketchup and mustard! It's a thing of beauty!!! Even the smell.....

If you try it and don't agree... let me know. I'll come and get the bag from you to finish up! Go and get some right now!!!

MMMMMMMM!

(this message was not paid for by Doritos) ;)

So I've been away...

2010-04-25T23:39:00.000-06:00

but I'm alive! Just been a bit busy.
Here's what I've been up to...

1. Got a new job as a receptionist for the Governor of Utah. It's been good.

2. Went to a Daughtry concert with the lovely Chris Daughtry from American Idol. It wasn't so good. Oh Chris...

3. Kitty had a birthday on Thursday. She's 7! Next year she can get baptized!!! ;)

4. I started on a project. It's been fun.

5. I watched "I Am Legend" for the first time and LOVED it! Already a huge fan of Will Smith... but this was even better because it was nice and scary! LOVE the scary movies!!!

6. Got the old "V" for Easter... SO fun! Oh lizard people...

7. Been doing some writing... not sure where it's going, but it's fun to do nonetheless.

8. Got a new crush. Maybe... maybe not. :)

9. Read the new Mary Higgings Clark book. She may seem like an old lady author... but I love her so!

10. Was introduced to the YUMMIEST new trail mix. It's one for fancy people! (oK, not really, but it has such yummy in it. Not just plain old peanuts and M&M's... though that's good too!)

So there we go. I'm sure there's been other things... but those are the highlights... I guess.

Now Kaycee can stop singing me songs about the loss of my blog... though I still want you to send me amazing songs!!!

And hi to my BFFPP... I know you're SO happy I finally wrote again! Hope you didn't take me off your bookmarks! XOXOXO

Friday Fellow

2010-04-02T23:38:00.000-06:00

So my Friday Fellow for today is probably not that much of a surprise. I saw him in concert a couple of nights ago, and he was MARVELOUS! He's totally a nerd, but SO adorable! I've always loved his music, but after this concert... I've totally moved him to crush status!!! :)

MICHAEL BUBLE EVERYONE!!!!

He really was a good show.
Made funny jokes the whole time.
Laughed at himself.
Did a GREAT Michael Jackson impression.
And sings like it's nobody's business!!!

The final song of the concert.... he sang with the band, and then suddenly a trumpet player was in the audience playing on his own. Back on the stage, the curtains were closing, and suddenly it was just Michael on the stage. He then sang the rest of the song, by himself, without music OR a microphone! It was AMAZING! And the unbelievable part was that you could hear him throughout the whole E-Center! WITHOUT a mic! (For those of you who don't know... the E-Center is the hockey arena here. Huge!)

So there you go. If you don't know him... get to! His music is wonderful, and you won't be let down!

(I could go on and on and on... but I'll stop all this gushing about someone I don't even know...)

Deep Thought Thursday

2010-04-01T23:34:00.000-06:00

"I'd like to see a movie where a guy is going to die when the sand runs out of an hourglass, but then at the last minute an ant stops the sand from running out. Then the rest of the movie is about the ant."

WW: What I Did Tonight...

2010-03-31T23:41:00.000-06:00

Adorable!

Juicy Stripe Gum

2010-03-30T23:09:00.000-06:00

My boss brought this gum into work today....

It's lovely! I haven't had it in years and years! I LOVED it so much when I was little. Even the smell of it brings back such wonderful memories!!! I could sit there and smell it all day... I really could. The taste now lasts about 4 seconds, and gets as hard as a rock... but it's so wonderful, that it doesn't even matter! And they even still have the tattoos. AWESOME!!! Michael and I put them on our arms. We're amazing. :) If you've never had this gum before... you are missing out on good times. If you have... go to Cracker Barrell and get some. You won't be sorry.

(If anyone else knows where you can get this.... I would love to know!)

Friday Fellow

2010-03-26T23:39:00.000-06:00

It's been awhile since I've done my Friday Fellow... sorry about that. I'm getting back on track. Maybe... ;)

This is my friend Brandon Mull...

He wrote this book...

It's marvelous! You should read it!!!

Yay Brandon!!! (We've been friends for a long time and if you ever meet him, ask him to do a raspberry sneeze. It's amazing!!!)

(PS... This picture means nothing. I was just looking for a "YAY" picture, and it brought up this. I love this dog! Whatever.)

Deep Thought Thursday

2010-03-18T23:32:00.001-06:00

So I've decided that every Thursday I'm going to share a "Deep Thought" with you by my favorite... Jack Handey. He's a very wise man. I hope you learn a thing or two from him...

"I think there is more wisdom in a single drop of rain than there is in all the books in all the libraries of the world. Wait, not rain. Super-concentrated brain juice."

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-17T21:55:00.000-06:00

= YUM!

Grocery Shopping...

2010-03-16T23:46:00.000-06:00

I went grocery shopping today. If you don't know... I don't like it. Sure, I love having lots of yummy food in the house... but all the rest of it, no good. But what can you do. You have to go out and get it. So I did. And actually, it wasn't half bad. I found myself some great deals, and had a nice snack tonight while watching a little TV. ("24" if you must know...) ;)

This is what I wish though... that you could grocery shop over the internet. I know some places do this... but I don't know of anywhere around here. And I'm sure it cost tons extra. Probably not worth it. But that's what I wish for. I wish that someone would take my order, bring it to me, and even put it away (though I don't really mind that part of it).

Maybe next shopping time I'll make a game of it. Only get food that has a red label, or food that all starts with the same letter. That could be good fun!

Of course, after watching the Michael Buble video... maybe I should grocery shop more often!!! :)

Tomorrow...

2010-03-15T22:33:00.000-06:00

I just would like everyone to know that I have tomorrow off! And I'm VERY excited for it! I've been working up a little storm the last few days, and I'm a bit ready for a breather. Not just bookstore stuff... but lots of other little, fun things have been going on. I have some easy going, fun plans for tomorrow- first and foremost being sleeping in! Luckily, Kitty is a HUGE fan of snuggling the mornings away. Good girl! (Right now she's staring at something in the closet... but there's nothing in the closet except my suitcases.... or so I hope! I don't get her... ) ;)

I've made a list and I've checked it twice... but I'm here to tell ya... if I don't get it done tomorrow, I'll try again another day! Yay for a whatever day.

Now if only I could get someone to play some hooky with me...

The Joys Of Inventory...

2010-03-14T23:10:00.000-06:00

Tonight was inventory at the bookstore... such good times! Really. You get to go to work in your casual clothes, get free dinner, and best of all- you get to do numbers the whole time instead of letters! It was SO great!!! What a nice change. :)

Oh the fun we can have at Barnes & Noble. It's like you walk into the store and forget how to be mature... and I like it!

Of course now... I would prefer not to count again for a long time. Counting for 8 hours, pretty straight through, has reassured me that I can still count. Seasame Street would be SO proud!!!

A Poem..

2010-03-11T23:11:00.000-07:00

I wrote a poem for everyone... Here goes.

Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.

Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.

Wouldn't you like to get away?

Sometimes you want to go

Where everybody knows your name,

And they're always glad you came.

You wanna be where you can see,

Our troubles are all the same

You wanna be where everybody knows

Your name.

You wanna go where people know,

People are all the same,

You wanna go where everybody knows

Your name.

Wordless Wednesday...

2010-03-10T22:12:00.002-07:00

We love you still Corey...

A Little Game For You...

2010-03-08T23:40:00.000-07:00

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Summer Mull and I used to play this game where we would type a ton of gibberish and then see what words we came up with or whatever else we could find. I thought it would be fun to play.

SO... can you find any fun words? Any groups of letters that mean something fun?

Go!

Just a quick hi...

2010-03-02T23:57:00.001-07:00

I'm tired. I stayed up too late watching "24" and reading. But I wanted to say hi, and let everyone know Kitty and I are doing well. She's sitting next to me snoring up a storm. LITERALLY snoring. She doesn't do it too often, but it's funny when she does, cause I can see her little lip go up and down. Much like the cartoons! Silly girl.

PS... I think I found the REAL e-mail address for Reid... My one true love! ;) Should I write him? And if so, what should I say??? (I'm giggling while writing all this...)

Oh Bachelor...

2010-03-01T23:35:00.000-07:00

Another season come and gone. And even though I STILL think Jake is a doofus... it was good times had by all. We had some laughs, and we cried (over what dorky things some of them did), but all in all, you have to love the show!

Tonight was the season finale... and I won't tell who Jake picked in case you haven't gotten to watch it yet... but I will say, I'm not surprised nor am I upset. I feel he got who he deserved. I don't know how long it will last... but good luck. Who am I to say who belongs with who. And who knows how the really are... I think they edit that show with their own thoughts in mind. Hey, they keep getting viewers, so they must be doing something right!

Next season will be a "Bachelorette" starting in May. It will be Alli, and I'm happy about that! 1. because she's a cute girl, and I think it will be a lot of fun with her. And b. because the guys are ALWAYS fun to watch. Sometimes they are more emotional with each other than girls. It's hysterical!!!

Hopefully I'll find someway to get through these next two months!!! Luckily LOST has started, and I always have The Office. Good times me. :)

And I'll always love Reid the best!!!

A work story...

2010-02-18T22:55:00.000-07:00

So it's been awhile since I've shared a fun work story with everyone... I think today should be that day!

I work in the kids section and today a little girl was there with her dad just shopping around to find a present for her mom. The dad picked out the book he wanted and then made the mistake of having a peek in the kids section. While there, the little girl saw a book with a necklace that she just KNEW Mom HAD to have!!! She kept telling dad over and over and over how much her mom needed it! It really sounded like a life or death situation. I almost wanted to run over and give the girl some money so she could get this for her mom!

Now I've worked in this section since last October or November, and you'd be surprised how many kids get what the want after enough begging. (Well maybe you wouldn't, but I always am.) I thought for sure this little girl was going to be win this arguement... But kudos to dad. The little girl had to put the book away, with promises that it would make a very nice birthday present for her when her birthday came along. I'm sure the little girl won't remember... she probably forgot about it before she even made it home, but I sure hope dad doesn't.

Kids! What can you do?!? :)

Wordless Wednesday...

2010-02-17T23:46:00.000-07:00

This is what happens when you go to the movies and say "Let's just see the movie that is showing next!"...

My new theme song...

2010-02-16T22:16:00.000-07:00

My wonderful friend Jaime had this video on her blog yesterday... and I LOVE it! So I'm stealing it from her and sharing it with you. (Hope that's oK Jaims???) It's the lovely Michael Buble and I'm going to make it my theme song right now... cause everyone needs a song that goes with their life at that time that they can sing over and over and over! (And one which will hopefully help me to not write anymore run-on sentances!!!) :)

Bachelor I love you... Jake I do not!

2010-02-15T23:00:00.000-07:00

For a few years now, Monday's have been great nights due to a little show called "The Bachelor" (or sometimes "The Bachelorette") I know it's not real and it's not the least bit romantic to me... it's simple the greatest show because it's SO nuts! The people on it are CRAZY and the drama is just that... DRAMA! And while there have been quite a few who aren't all there on the show, I'm usually a fan of the main person along with a few of the contestants. This time though.... Not so much.

Jake is a doofus. There is no other way to put it. From "Bachelorette" last year, I already knew he was a doofus, and I was pretty hesitant to even watch this season because of him. I knew he would be so lame... and I was right. BUT! This is what makes the show so lovely!!! It gives us something to yell at the TV about and a reason to call someone names. Someone very lovely left the show today (I won't say who incase you haven't watched it yet, but are going to) and I'm actually happy for her. I'm glad when they are all leaving because they are all TOO DARN GOOD FOR HIM!!! He says he didn't date much in highschool, and even with that ripped stomach... we can see why. Now who am I to talk, being single at this age myself... but I hope (fingers crossed) I don't act quite like that.

I'm sure he's lovely and the show edits it not the best they should...but again, I've always loved the past Bachelor and Bachelorettes.... hmmmmm....

(Please bless next season will be better... I'm not giving up yet!!!) :)

Oh Valentine's Day...

2010-02-14T22:52:00.000-07:00

Here are three love quotes I enjoy. Just for this special day...

"Nothing takes the taste out of peanut butter quite like unrequited love."
-- Charlie Brown

"When love is your greatest weakness, you will be the strongest person in the world."

"I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I'm with you."

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! And to you George Clooney... this time next year??? :)

Chinese New Year's Resolution

2010-02-13T22:34:00.001-07:00

Happy New Year!!! I wish I knew how to write that in Chinese... I have a friend at the bookstore who does know Chinese. I'll ask her and get it on here.

I've decided that it's a new year, and so I'm going to make a resolution... to get back to blogging. For awhile there I got busy with some projects and this and that... and then, I just got out of habit. So here I am. They say it takes 28 days to get back into a habit. Let's see if I can do it. I mean... I CAN DO IT!

So while I sit here with Kitty passed out by the radiator and watching "While You Were Sleeping" (one of the greatest movies EVER!) I again wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! and hope you have a great year to come.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-20T23:28:00.002-07:00

Because I know you are all miss her so...

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-13T23:15:00.004-07:00

Go Get 'Em!!!

Sunset Sunday

2010-01-10T22:24:00.002-07:00

I love to laugh!
Ha ha ha!
Loud and long and clear!
I love to laugh!
Ha ha ha!
So that everybody can hear!!!

I really do love to laugh so much! It just makes you feel good. You can't be sad once you get laughing. And even if you try to get back in your foul mood... the giggles bring you right back up again.

And I'm someone who has MANY laughs. Depending on the occasion. I giggle when I'm nervous or excited. I also cackle when something strikes me as funny and I'm not expecting it. And I do mean CACKLE! And then I have my everyday laugh, that is usually coming out of my mouth.

Just recently, my friend Trevor told me I also have an awkward laugh... when things are awkward and I'm trying to lighten the mood. Or it's not really funny, but I feel like someone has to laugh. A few others agreed with that. It's not bad, just another one of the variety.

I also have a fake laugh... not one I'm doing when something isn't really funny (It's very rare when I don't find something funny!) but a laugh that is fake, and just feels good to do. It's almost like a nerd laugh. Way back in your throat and more when you are breathing in. It sounds ridiculous, but I can usually get people laughing when I do it. So not only does it feel physically good, it's helping emotionally too. I often worry it might someday come out as my real laugh... but I guess I won't worry about that till it happens.

Another fun laugh option is something Kristyn and I used to do in High School. You sit on a couch backwards and let your head hang off the side of the couch. Then you just start laughing. It feels so weird that soon your fake laughing is real laughing. Be cautious with this though because you do get light headed. But it also feels pretty good. It's silly if nothing else.

So yay for laughing! I think you should all try doing some of it right now! It's easy, free and contagious. You'll love it!!!

Here's something to get you started:

Friday Fellow

2010-01-08T22:15:00.002-07:00

My friend Angie and I never agree on guys! Which has made our friendship lovely because we never go after the same guy. If I think he's a dork... perfect for Angie! If she thinks he's ugly... he's probably the cutest guy I've ever seen!!! We really know how to pick them for each other. Maybe better than picking them for ourselves... ;)

We do have a couple exceptions though. Our first and most favorite exception is today's Friday Fellow. There is no other word to describe him better than pretty. Most guys you should never use this word for... but for him, it's the only word there is. Angie and I both agree. So, without further adieu...

Mr. Michael Vartan!!!

Yum and Yum! ;) He hasn't been around much lately... but that doesn't mean he's still not as beautiful ever. I say we all sign a petition and get him back in business!

In the meantime, you can catch him in reruns of "Alias". Such a good time. Sure that Bradley Cooper guy, who was also on the show, has now surpassed him... but do we REALLY need another Brad to fawn over??? I say no! Michael's all the way!!!

(PS... Angie and I were fans of Bradley Cooper before he hit it big... just to let you know.)

Where I Was..

2010-01-07T23:05:00.000-07:00

So I didn't get to write on Monday because I had something VERY important going on. VERY important!!!

The Bachelor has started again!!! Woo hoo! And I know that doesn't take all night... but I did need to visit with my friends and laugh and laugh about the silliness that this season is going to be. Oh my goodness! One episode and already I'm thrilled!

Please let me remind you all that I am a fan of this show NOT because it's so romantic and ooh la la- I can't wait for them to fall in love. It's just the opposite really. I love it so because the woman are hysterical! They are so catty and they cry for no reason and fight and say such nasty things to each other. It's SO great!!! I've seen this in real life, so I can say it happens. Maybe not to this degree... but it does. And I think that's why I love it so much! This promises to be a great season because girls were crying BEFORE the rose ceremony even began!!! Hello! DO NOT ever let a guy make you cry (or anyone for that matter) when you have only known him for 4 SECONDS!!! C'mon girls. Don't embarrass all women kind... And of course there is the typical "Emotional Girl" that I think the producers make them keep. They all have one, and they are quite delightful. The only sad part... no one sang this time. Bummer.

Also, the Bachelor, who I have to admit, I'm not really that excited over being the Bachelor, is also SO dramatic and silly. He was on the Bachelorette last season, so we already know a bit about him. He cries in quite the soap opera way, and has the biggest cheeseball laugh you've ever heard. Wow! And from the previews... it appears there WILL be more of his crying and even some temper tantrums. Just what the Bachelor producers, and myself, ordered!

So bring on the lovely drama and the laughs. Usually, they don't go together... but in this case, it makes for MUCH better television! I can't wait!!!

I do have a favorite girl for right now... though that can always change from week to week. She's in the back row of this picture, in the red dress. She's a nanny and she brought a football to play with him in their fancy clothes. That rocked! I can't wait to see what happens. And who knows... maybe by the end, I'll love him as much as I do Reid...

Yeah right. :)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-01-06T22:05:00.003-07:00

We'll be together again soon my love...

Sunday's Sunset

2010-01-03T23:15:00.002-07:00

Sometimes I like to remember how lucky I am. That I can spend a whole Sunday reading a book if I darn well want to. That I don't have to go and do my dishes today if it doesn't suit me. That I don't have to make my bed if I would rather watch a movie. That I can have dessert while I'm waiting for dinner to cook because I'm the boss of me. All of this done knowing full well that no one is going to do a thing about it. No one is going to kick me out of the house or throw my dishes out the window. I know that last part sounded a little dramatic... but really, what a blessing we all have. We can take Sunday, or whatever day for that matter, and put things off.

So that is my challenge for all of you. I know a few of you out there stress and try to do so much in one day, not leaving any time for yourselves. I have days when I do that too. And I know, sometimes you HAVE to do that. That's life. But find a time, a whole moment if you can, to just sit and read a book that has nothing to do with anything. Eat a non-sensible dinner just once. Or watch 4 episodes of "The Office" just because it's so funny! Forget the dishes- they'll still be nice and dirty later on. Forget the sweeping and dusting- the dirt and dust will still be there tomorrow. Grab your BFF and go for a drive and eat ice cream and don't think about anything other than fun. I promise you'll love it!

I triple dog dare you...

A Look Back on 2009

2010-01-02T23:16:00.002-07:00

So another year is over and done with. My goodness, how time flies! Wasn't it just a month or so ago that Angie and I were in Las Vegas counting down the New Year!?!

As something fun, I'm going to remember a few of the good times I had this year. I hope you enjoy reminiscing with me...

A very spur of the moment, 48 hour trip to Las Vegas with Angie. The casinos all close on New Year's unless you have a room there. This being said... anyone going to the strip on this special occasion has to stay on the strip. Sure that's fun for the first few laps... We finally went and saw "Yes, Man" and then headed back to watch the countdown afterwards. We did get awesome 2009 glasses and Angie got her bum touched by a drunk guy! Woo hoo! We also went to "Popavich's Pet Comeday Show". I HIGHLY recommend it to all!
Pretty much every Monday (at least for two consecutive rounds of 6 weeks) I got together with Angie and Krissy to watch the "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette"! Very good times!!! It starts again on Monday!!! I'm not really a fan of who the Bachelor is going to be this time... but maybe that will make it all the better. Hmmm....
Once a month was lovely BPMN with the Crawford's. We picked an Oscar Best Picture and watched it. Good times, and good lines.
My Danny had a birthday party and it was Monster Truck! Yay for Danny! And YAY for Monster Truck!
A good time was had when Hannah, Maggie and I went to a Pow Wow at the University of Utah. We found lovely jewelry and a scrumptious dinner was had after at the Village Inn. Oh, and Maggie let me drive her VW Bug! A dream come true.
Shortly after, the same girls and I, along with Miss Angie-pants went to a SLC Roller Derby! Good times. Girls really can be so fierce!
One of the BEST times this year was when Jake and I snuck into X96 and met Kiefer Sutherland!!! Yes, we really met him and we totally snuck our way in! It was so 24 of us. Kiefer was pretty drunk (at 8 in the morning), but we got some good pictures from him anyways.
Made a few trips to Bear Lake to visit Danny and Jonny. Visited a cave, ate ice cream, played in the water and caught a few movies. ALSO... just happened to cross Bear Lake in a paddle boat. With Jonny. It was awesome. Whatever.
Sara Browning and I catch a concert every year, and this one was pretty cool. It was American Idol. What could be better??? Oh Adam and Kris! How lovely you are!
BFA and I went to Circe de Soliel. AMAZING! I'm still not sure how they did all those tricks. Or how they were ever brave enough to realize they could do those tricks...
I moved to SLC... and I love it! Kitty wasn't so happy about it at first... but she's adjusted. So I guess this also leads to me telling you about the HUGE fight Kitty and I had. She wouldn't talk to me for 3 weeks! Nothing but hissing anytime I went by. Poor little girl.
Jake and Curtis were in plays. I saw them. They were good.
My BFF Bek Shmek got married on me. She was beautiful! I got to be the maid-of-honor and it was one of the best days yet!
My SO fun co-workers and I went to Oktoberfest. Trevy had a little too much to drink, but he now knows what all the bathrooms look like at Snowbird. Oh the yummy food! Was there anything else there?
A while later, Trevor, Jake and I had a fun adventure to Wendover. We went on the Fun Bus and I won at BINGO! The buffet was yummy. What we did for 6 hours in Wendover, I'm not sure. How I lasted 11 hours straight with those guys... I'm not sure.
Many nights of "Office" watching. Pie eating. Game playing. And movie watching. All good times had by me in 2009.

You have a lot to live up to 2010...

Friday's Fellow

2010-01-01T23:20:00.002-07:00

Hey! Happy New Year!!!

Sorry I've been gone for a bit... but I'm back! Fully. And what better way to start than a lovely Friday Fellow??? ;)

Today's Fellow is handsome, brave and definitely a man's man! He knows how to get down and dirty, and he's not afraid to show you when he's grossed out! And did I say he was handsome? Not "cute". Not "hot". Handsome. Good old fashion handsome.

Mike Rowe everyone...

For those of you who don't know him... he's on one of the best shows out there called "Dirty Jobs". On it, he does pretty much all of the grossest jobs there are. From sewer work, to digging in animal poo. You name it, I'm sure he's dealt with it in some way or another.

And what makes him so great is that he really is a man. If he's grossed out, he'll gag and spit and not have a problem with the fact that all of America is watching. And if he has a lame joke-- out it comes! He's funny and that's all that matters. (I like people who think that way!) :)

Best of all... he used to sing opera! I'm not kidding. Look it up! Give him a listen.

And if you don't own a Ford now... don't his commercials make you want to get one??? (PS... I had Dwight WAY before his commercials... )

(oK... maybe he's a little hot...)

Wordless Wednesday

2009-12-30T21:49:00.003-07:00

Is this cold enough for Hell to freeze over?!?

For Cute!!!

2009-12-03T22:53:00.003-07:00

I saw this on Anderson Cooper the other day... and apparently so did many others. It's just about the cutest thing I've ever seen! (Well except for all the ADORABLE things Kitty does of course!) ;)

In other news... on my way to the gym today, I was walking from the parking lot behind a guy smoking. Hmmmm? I bet he had a lovely work out.

Also I have a question for everyone. What does it mean when a streetlight goes out just as you are going under it? I mean, obviously, it's the light going out for whatever reason... but isn't there something else? Like if you feel a shiver- someone is walking over your grave. Or if your ears are ringing- someone is talking about you. Doesn't it mean something??? I've had it happen to me in the last two days and I can't think what this means! I hope it's good whatever it is... Gilly! :}

Wordless Wednesday

2009-12-02T23:07:00.002-07:00

This is what I watched while working out tonight... Yay! (And the guy from Counting Crows was there!!!) ;)

Memory Monday

2009-11-23T22:43:00.002-07:00

So this memory is brought to you by the letters T and T. It is one involving an old roommate of mine- Terra Hatch.

I don't have any pictures of her, but she was adorable of course! She was this little bitty thing, who laughed at everything.

Sometimes in the evening I would get tired of studying and so I would "rest" for a bit. Usually I was on the bean bag chair we owned. What better place to rest... I mean study!

One night, as I was taking a few moments to let what I had learned seep in, out of nowhere I hear the loudest

TAMMY!!!!!!!

Yes, my sweet, sweet Terra thought it would be SO funny to scare the tar out of me. Holy smokes! I don't think I could breath for a good ten minutes. She and my other roomies found it hysterical, and couldn't stop laughing. I wasn't too amused at first, but after some time, I giggled about it too. And now that I look back on it, it was a great joke. One I hope I can play on someone someday!

As a result, I never "rested" again while Terra was in the room. She said she wouldn't do anything, but how can you believe someone who would do that?!? ;)

Sunset Sunday

2009-11-22T21:53:00.002-07:00

Sorry I missed the past two days... but sometimes my friends keep me out too late. With visions of hockey, IHop and Sushi in my head (not all at the same time mind you!) it's hard to do anything but go straight to bed. But isn't that better than just sitting at home writing on a blog??? I declare yes! And good times were had by us all.

But I'm here with you tonight... and I have a something for you to give some thought to this snowy winter's night. (Yay for soft fluffy snow... but NO carols yet!!!) :)

An elderly man in Florida had owned a large farm for several years. He had a large pond in the back. It was properly shaped for swimming, so he fixed it up nice with picnic tables, horseshoe courts, and some orange and lime trees.

One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond; as he hadn't been there for a while, and look it over. He grabbed a five- gallon bucket to bring back some fruit. Nearing the pond, he heard voices shouting and laughing with glee. As he came closer, he saw it was a bunch of young women skinny-dipping in his pond. He made the women aware of his presence and they all went to the deep end. One of the women shouted to him, 'we're not coming out until you leave!' The old man frowned, 'I didn't come down here to watch you ladies swim naked or make you get out of the pond naked...' Holding the bucket up he said, 'I'm here to feed the alligator.'

Some old men can still think fast.

I hope we all can be fast thinkers when we're all grown up.

(I didn't say my Sunday thinking had to always be serious!) :)

Have a good week. And Happy Birthday Jonny and Maggie!

The ABC's I'm thankful for...

2009-11-19T23:39:00.003-07:00

Thanksgiving is next Thursday, as we all know, and so I'm going to tell the ABC's of what I'm thankful for. (I saw this on my friend Melissa's blog and thought it was pretty cool.)

America. I know everyone says it... but I don't think it's one of those 'thankfuls' that ever gets cliche. How can every single one of us not be thankful for our freedom and all that America gives us???

Books. Not only because they give me a job ;), but because they take me to so many places and help me take a break from life.

Co-workers. Really,sometimes I don't know how we would get through a day without each other.

Dessert. Sometimes you just have to have it before dinner. It just makes you feel good.

Each time I come home and Kitty greets me at the door. I know it's silly, but who doesn't want to feel welcome and wanted.

Family and friends... which in some cases are the same thing.

George Clooney. :) Just looking at him makes me happy. And why not. I'm a simple girl, with simple needs. It makes life easier!

Hot drinks... especially steamers! Mmmmm! They are yummy and make you feel all cozy and good inside when everything else is so cold.

Internet. E-mails. Blogs. Hulu! Sites that have celebrity gossip...

Journals. They not only allow you to say everything you want to say, but they are fun to look back on and see all the great AND ridiculous things you did. And all the crazy boys you liked!

Kitty. Which I know sounds silly... but she is my best company sometimes. She makes me laugh and listens so intently when I need to vent. With hardly any backtalk!

Libraries. All the free books you could want!

Movies. For two hours, or so, I can think of nothing else but someone else's life. Not that mine is so dramatic... but that's just it. Sometimes other's lives are so much more fun. Or scary, or sad, or whatever... But it's not my life, and so I don't have to think about it too much.

Night rides. There is something about driving/ riding in the night that makes everything so much clearer. And easier. And fun.

Ovens. Especially the microwave kind! ;)

Pictures. There is nothing better then looking back at adventures I've had. Such fun memories.

Quilts. So warm and cuddly. Especially when reading, or watching a movie, or when you find that just right spot when going to sleep.

Rain. It smells good. It's fun to play in (when it's not too cold.) It sounds relaxing. And storms are great to watch! And afterwards, it makes everything pretty.

Spaghetti and sandwiches. Two of my most favorite meals! Yum.

TV. It's where some of my loveliest friends live! ;)

Unicycles. They must make you feel brave and safe all at the same time.

Vacations. Sometimes so needed and necessary. Sometimes fun and necessary. Sometimes not necessary... but what great memories they make!!!

Watermelon. Just cause it's good.

Xylophones. Without them, I would never have been in Marching Band, therefore never had as much fun in High School as I did. Meeting Kristyn. And Heather. And then where would I be today???

You. You obviously must be awesome if you are reading my blog. I mean, you have me for a friend! ;) But really, the majority of you who read my blog mean a lot to me for some reason or another... and I'm very blessed to have so many good people in my life. From all over!

Zzzzzz... I stole it from Melissa, but it's true. Sometimes sleep is the most lovely thing out there. Ahhh.

Wordless Wednesday

2009-11-18T19:38:00.000-07:00

One of my most favorite songs ever...

Top Ten Tuesday

2009-11-17T22:41:00.003-07:00

Top Ten Things That Made Me Laugh This Week...

10. Getting a text from Danny and not having a CLUE what he was talking about. (I finally figured it out!)

9. Kitty running all over the wood floor and slipping. (And yet she gets up and keeps running more!)

8. Dancing for Pam and Steve at work, not knowing there was a customer right behind me.

7. Bek Shmek and I leaving very long voicemails for each other. AND giggling about things that were about to happen.

6. Walking down the street and getting "attacked" by a branch outside.

5. The fact that Jonny and I always end our conversations by him getting my car and Kitty. That, and that we really don't agree on anything! ;)

4. Re-reading all the awesome video ideas Jake and I want to make... at 1 o'clock in the morning! (I couldn't sleep last night.)

3. Trevor inhaling the buffet like we only had 5 minutes to eat rather than 5 HOURS!!!

2. The way Sarjane and I say good morning to each other everyday.

1. THE OFFICE!!!! WOO HOO!

Memory Monday

2009-11-16T23:15:00.004-07:00

I'm sorry.

I told a very good friend of mine that I would stop being such a slacker, and get back to writing everyday like I promised I would at the beginning. It's not that hard, and I like doing it. I'm just a little lazy sometimes. But that's no excuse. So here we go...

This memory is one I shared with my Bek Shmek a few days ago, and it's stuck and keeps making me laugh. Mainly because I keep seeing signs of eggnog everywhere. Oh eggnog!

So quite a few years ago when I was living in St George, I came up north, or to the SLC area with my good friends Dan and Freddy. At this point in our lives, Dan and Freddy and I were joint at the hip. We did pretty much everything together and they were at our house basically from the moment they were done with work till it was time to go to bed. Our bedtime, not a reasonable person's bedtime... (But we had such fun shows to watch!!!)

Back to the memory. So I came up with Dan and Freddy for Thanksgiving. (I felt this was appropriate for this time of year.) At first we met up with Dan's dad and had a yummy dinner at the Golden Corral. This was my first experience there and as much as I love food, it was perfect. So we stuffed ourselves and continued on with our adventure. We were going to stop by and say hi to Buddy Jared and then meet up with Dan's dad again at his house and have more Thanksgiving with him and Dan's grandma. (You can never have too much Thanksgiving.)

K, this is where the funny comes in. So the whole trip (We'd travelled up the day before and stayed at Dan's sister's house that was empty, but free and not a hotel!) we'd been drinking eggnog. I'm pretty sure that after that trip, we all took a break from it, because we drank it that much! At this time though, we wanted it all we could get.

We were setting the table to have dinner with Grandma and helping get the food together. I'm not sure who started getting the eggnog out, but Grandma told us to put it away and that we couldn't have any until we finished our dinners! She was VERY firm with that. What?!? Eggnog was to be had with dinner, not afterwards. But Grandma would have nothing to do with it. So, being the good kids that we are, we left it at that.

Well apparently finishing your dinner means FINISHING YOUR DINNER... at least for Grandma. And nothing was going to happen till Freddy at his vegetables. Only Freddy didn't like the vegetables we were having. After waiting and waiting, Grandma got up for some reason or another and Dan and I yelled at Freddy to just eat his veggies. He wouldn't do it. So, being the resourceful young lady I am, I grabbed my napkin and scooped up Freddy's vegetables, putting them in my pocket. (Yes, people do do this...)

Finally, we could have our eggnog! Yay!!!

It really was so funny. And to this day Dan and I still reminisce about Grandma and her vegetables. Of course now we drink our eggnog WITH dinner... but a good lesson was learned that day:

Not that it's important to eat your vegetables, though it is, but GRANDMAS ARE ALWAYS RIGHT! (Whether you agree or not.)

Silly Grandma. :)

Memory Monday

2009-11-09T21:47:00.002-07:00

This memory only happened a month or so ago... but it was funny, and I want to share it with all of you!

It happened at work, which seems to be the place to get fun material as of late. I don't know, apparently the crazies are out this time of year. With the lovely weather, have they nothing better to do???

This memory is not about a crazy though. It's about an adorable little girl and her mom.

They were in the children's area shopping when the little girl picked up a book and informed her mom that they needed to get it for their cat. Mom's reply was that their kitty probably wouldn't want that book. The little girl said that she would because the book was about a cat. (Silly mom, cat's like books about themselves!!!) Mom then stated that she didn't think the kitty could even read... and this is where the WONDERFUL reply comes. What made this conversation so wonderful and makes me smile still. She said this:

"Mom. Of course she can't read. She's a CAT!" Very exasperated that her mother would even THINK such a thing! C'mon Mom!!! Oh the thinking that children think...

Wordless Wednesday

2009-11-04T20:27:00.002-07:00

Too funny! Sorry... but I laughed so hard when I saw these, I cried a little.

Top Ten Tuesday

2009-11-03T18:24:00.002-07:00

K, I'm behind... sorry.

Here are the Top Ten things I want to tell you about....

10. I was a Q-tip for Halloween. It was awesome! Everyone at work loved it, and I'm sure you will too. I'll post pictures soon...

9. I went and had yummy dinner with my very good friend Carrie and her family and played Halloween games with the kids. My partner was Sophie, and she is 6. She was bossy and lovely. (Yes, when you are 6 those two go together!)

8. After WAY too many years, I broke my glasses and have to get a new pair. They are ordered, and when they come in, I'll take a picture and show them off to you. I hope they are really oK. The girl at the eye place said they were cute. I believe her only because the pair I showed her before she didn't like... I hope she wasn't lying because she's so jealous of me and wants me to be ugly! I didn't think of that... Hmmm... I should have brought one of you!

7. I love the show "Community"! It is SO funny. Not as much as "The Office"... c'mon! But it's a good lead in. Yay for Chevy Chase being back on TV!!!

6. I'm having dinner with my BFF Bek Shmek tonight! Yum! We haven't had a girl's night in so long, and I'm very excited for it. We're going to do hair and make-up and nails and prank people and probably TP a house or two...

5. I got an e-mail today that says I won the lottery in South Africa! Yay! I already invited someone to go with me to collect, but if he backs out, any takers? Or you can come along with us!!! If I've won the lottery, I'm sure I can afford tickets for many!

4. I'm still trying to think of themes for Thursday and Saturday if anyone has any suggestions...

3. I joined a gym and am going to start working out again... yes, I said again. I'm excellent at starting out again. I hope to keep it up this time. Maybe if I have to report to all of you it will happen. Maybe.

2. They have pomegranate 7-Up now and it's DELICIOUS!!! I highly recommend you get some yourself. OR if you need a hot drink, go to Starbucks and get the Pumpkin Spice steamer. Yum!

1. And the story you have all been waiting for....

So my friend Tiff and I went to the Annual Nielsen Family Haunted Forest. It was great fun! They do an amazing job every year!!! I'm not a fan of haunted houses or forests or any of that stuff... but I've been before, and Jasen promised it would be family friendly. It was good. Just a little scary here and there. Nothing to make me cry.

Well Tiff and I were making it through just fine. We slipped at one point, but just because it was a little wet and slippery. No big deal.

Half way through we get to this one part where a monster is walking at us. From my view in the front, all I can see is the monster and bushes and blocked off areas. I couldn't figure out where to take us next! My thoughts were the monster guy would eventually move away and then we would go by him... but he wasn't moving!!! So I just stood there, because I wasn't getting too close to him.

Suddenly we hear this chain saw go off behind us!!! Tiff apparently wants nothing to do with chainsaws and so she PUSHES ME DOWN and takes off the stairs I didn't see to my left! I'm not kidding. She literally PUSHED ME DOWN and took off running! It was awesome!!! I couldn't stop laughing. I got up and ran up the stairs after her. She stopped about half way and waited for me to catch up. We then made it through the rest of the forest, laughing the whole time. Perhaps it was the laughter that got us through...

Either way, it was my best Halloween experience ever! Thanks Tiff.

And now I think you are all caught up on my life.

The End :)

Sunset Sunday

2009-11-01T20:46:00.005-07:00

So I'm sorry I missed you all on the best day EVER!!! I will get a picture of my awesome costume as soon as I get them downloaded! It was amazing of course!!! I had to work all last night (boooo!) but I also had some fun and watched "Night of The Living Dead". So good. Yeah for black and white movies! Tomorrow I'll also tell you more about getting pushed down at the Haunted Forest. I think that will be great for Memory Monday. Sure it wasn't that long ago, but it's a great memory I'm going to have for a LONG LONG time!!!

As for today... this is what I want you all to think about. It's November. Thanksgiving time. SO.....

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO thinking about Christmas till November 27th!

DO think about Tom the Turkey! He deserves it!!!!

Friday Fellow the 9th

2009-10-30T23:43:00.005-06:00

Today's Friday Fellow isn't a villain or even terrifying, but he is the star of a few of my most favorite "scary" movies. He's the good kind of scary. The kind where you feel comfortable, but still a little nervous. The kind where you can actually hold a boy's hand or eat popcorn because you don't have to cover your eyes or plug your ears. The kind where bumps in the night, while watching the movie, make you jump, but you can still go to the bathroom by yourself.

His movies are just fun. And he's pretty darn handsome if I do say so myself!

Hip hip hooray for....

JIMMY STEWART!!!

(Sorry this is a short one... but I just got back from a fun filled night at Jasen's Haunted Forest with Tiff! I'll tell you more about it tomorrow, but just know- she pushed me down and ran off to get away from the bad guys! Not kidding!!!)

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-28T20:54:00.001-06:00

Best Halloween Cartoon EVER!!!

Top Ten Tuesday

2009-10-27T21:02:00.002-06:00

Top Ten Reasons I LOVE Halloween!

I know this seems similar to my other list... but this one is JUST Halloween!!! Go slow week. I don't want you to be over yet!

10. Scary music
9. Candy galore!
8. Corn mazes
7. Scary movies!!!
6. Jasen's Haunted Forest
5. Pumpkin Seeds
4. Awesome decorations
3. Costumes/ Trick-or-Treaters
2. Scary stories
1. PUMPKIN SPICE STEAMERS!!!!!!!!!!! MMMMMMM!

I have a ton more reasons... but there you go! Hurray for Halloween!!!

Memory Monday

2009-10-26T21:04:00.005-06:00

I know you have all been waiting for this moment all week. My scary story for this lovely Halloween week! I can't believe only one more week to celebrate the best time in the world... :( Sigh... at least there are some good times coming up to help let go of the post-Halloween blues.

But! We are still part of the fun that is Halloween... so here is a real life scary story. oK, it won't be that scary for you, but for some reason, it freaked out Hi-D, Djinn and I!

A preface for this story is that at this time in our lives, Hi-D, Djinn and I would often go and visit the lovely apartment #42. They were a great bunch of guys and we had many a good time with them!

One evening as we were over there, the boys were already in the middle of watching "Carrie", the crazy movie based off of one of Stephen King's books. I love Stephen King, and it was the TV version, so we thought "Why not?". I mean, how scary can a TV movie be??? Well, apparently VERY scary!!!

The movie freaked us out. Completely. I'm not sure exactly why. It is a little devilish... but not anymore than any of his other movies I don't think. (I can't really say for sure because I refuse to ever watch that movie again. Because of this night. I'm not kidding. Me, the fan of scary movies... never again with this one!)

Well the boys offered to drive us home, which we accepted immediately. We lived across two parking lots from them, and usually we were fine to walk home. Even at night... but like I said, this movie had freaked us out.

Being as we were still scared by the time we got home, we decided to go up to Hi-D and Djinn's room and listen to happy music and try to relax and forget about that terrible things we had just seen. We were doing a pretty good job there for awhile. Granted I put a happy face drawn on a sticky note over the face of Djinn's "Crow" poster, but besides that, we were getting better.

UNTIL... (isn't there always an until???)

Our lights started flickering!!! I'm not kidding. Someone or someTHING was making our lights go on and off. This was the end. We were freaked out completely all over again!!! Djinn and Hi-D were camped out on there beds and I stationed myself by the door. There was NO way I wasn't going to be the first one out the door when the monster came in to get us!

We assumed it was the boys, and called them to tell them it wasn't funny. They promised it wasn't us... but we didn't believe them. The light flickering stopped and we eventually calmed down and relaxed.

The thing is, this was a time way before cell phones were had by all. I don't think anyone of us owned one at the time... or any of our friends really, so when we called and found out they were home, they REALLY had to be home.

As happens, the night continued and we watched cartoons or some such silly thing and finally relaxed. But I promise, we were terrified!!! (We later found out it was a DIFFERENT set of friends who were playing a trick on us by flicking our lights. They had no idea we had just watched a scary movie and were near tears the whole time they were playing with us. They just thought it would be silly fun. Maybe on any other night it would have been.)

I look back now and I'm not so sure how I would react today. Like I said, I have refused to watch "Carrie" ever again. But I've watched other Stephen King movies, and LOVE scary movies on the whole. Maybe it was just the night. Who knows. But I still hold to the fact that that was one of the SCARIEST nights I have ever lived through!!!

And if you will listen to any advice I ever give on this blog... let it be this:

NEVER WATCH CARRIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I can't even put a picture of Carrie up here... that's how I hate it!!! Sorry Steve.)

The End

Sunset Sunday

2009-10-25T21:18:00.002-06:00

So my thoughts for you today have to do with Kitty. Not the typical "she's so adorable, listen what she did this time..." way, but more her and really any animal or pet out there.

Kitty's thoughts on life are so simple. Just laying in a ray of sunshine, cuddling up on a cover, or getting a taste of some yogurt is what makes her the happiest. And if she gets cranky, she gives a yell and off she goes to be by herself. Why can't life be that simple for us? Why can't we just let go of things with a simple yell. Or just be happy that the sun is shining on our faces?

Instead we have to keep thinking about what all of our next steps are. We have to over analyze what everything meant or didn't mean. We have to make all of adventures better than the last.

Don't get me wrong- those are great times too, and I'm the first person to sit down with my friends and over analyze everything a boy said to them! Those are some of my greatest times. But sometimes, just sitting on a bench at the Capitol building and staring at nothing is great.

Sometimes nothing is the most exciting of all...

Find some time do to nothing this week.

My Favorite Joke Ever...

2009-10-24T22:37:00.000-06:00

Two guys walked into a bar and the third one ducked.

8th Friday Fellow

2009-10-23T19:55:00.005-06:00

So my latest crush and Friday Fellow is someone I just met a few weeks ago. He's on one of my newest favorite shows, "Glee" ... and it should be one of your's! SO funny!!! Not only is he adorable!, but he can sing and dance too. Seriously, what could be better than that???

I don't know much about him, but I love him all the same. Sometimes you really can have love at first sight! Hmmmm....

I would like to introduce to you

MR. MATTHEW MORRISON!!!!!

I couldn't find any dancing clips... but here he is singing. Yay!

TGIF!!!

Hmmm...

2009-10-22T22:24:00.002-06:00

I don't have a theme for Thursdays yet... so I'm just going to share a few videos with you.

The "Shining" is one of the BEST books I've ever read. And a pretty scary movie. It's one of those mess with your mind movies... Good times for Halloween. Here it is with a little twist:

Tee hee hee! And if you haven't seen the Simpson's version of this movie yet... it's a MUST!

And to keep in tune with the Halloween spirit, here's a scary movie I think we should all check out:

And finally, one for the whole family. Oh John Candy... we miss you so!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-21T20:18:00.004-06:00

Sometimes life is so hard...

Top Ten Tuesday

2009-10-20T22:55:00.002-06:00

So I think Tuesday will be dedicated to Top Ten Lists... I know Dave was a sassy boy, but I interned with the show and it was a great time! The show in the whole is not just Dave. Plus Bettymuffin and I would put these together all the time at work. Such fun!

So here is my list for today:

Top Ten Reasons Today Was So Great

10. I got to use a "Family Guy" reference today.
9. I didn't have to get up early.
8. Breakfast was Lucky Charms!
7. I watched "The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror XX" and it was GREAT!
6. Jake gave one of my video ideas the funny stamp of approval.
5. Jess shared her Pixie Sticks with me. Yum!
4. A new "Alice In Wonderland" book came into work.
3. A cute guy flirted with me at work.
2. I had Jimmy John's for lunch.
1. I had a great hair day!!! Nothing is better than that.

Memory Monday

2009-10-19T22:39:00.002-06:00

This memory goes out to Halloween and my longest-running friend... Kristyn Michelle Hensler Devine! We've known each other for 20 years now... longer than not knowing each other. What good times.

This one was SO scary the night it happened... and sometimes when I think about it... it still gives me a little shiver.

Kristyn lived out in a farm town in New York called Virgil when we were growing up. She lived on a farm and thus had PLENTY of lawn for us to camp out. One night we decided to sleep in the tent out in her front yard. I'm not even sure what frightened us to begin with. We weren't telling scary stories or had just finished a scary movie. I'm sure we were just talking about boys- one of our most favorite topics- that or New Kids On The Block. Probably how we were going to marry them. (Let me throw in that this story takes place when we were in like 10th or 11th grade.)

Well, suddenly Kristyn heard a sound outside and shushed me and herself right up. We just laid there and listened. I'm not sure if we really did hear anything... but we were freaked out enough that we were hearing everything. And while I can't prove it for sure, we were both POSITIVE that we saw a light go over the tent!!! We listened and listened, but still heard nothing.

Our fear now was how were we going to get back in to the house and not get caught by whatever monster or serial killer was out there!!! We did what every girl would do. We grabbed each other's hands and ran into the house at full speed. Remember now, we were just in her front yard and were probably not even 100 yards from her house. The worst thing that could have gotten us was a cow. But we made it inside, closed all the windows and doors and probably didn't get a very good sleep that night. It was the most scared I think we've ever been... well except that time we were running from the pizza guys, but that's a different story in itself! :)

Oh the good times. To this day we still don't know if there was anything there... but we did hear stories of how a killer with a hook was roaming the towns and scratching on car roofs. I'm sure that was it!

Stay tuned next Memory Monday when I tell you about the scariest night I ever had in college involving My Hi-D and Djinn! That one really was a yucky night...

Till then... Happy Halloween!!!

Sunday Sunset

2009-10-18T21:02:00.002-06:00

So I've come up with another theme day for me. It's better for me to have themes because then I don't sit all day and wonder what in the world to write about. :) I already have Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Why not a Sunday? I'll think of the other days soon. One of my very good friends Jenny has theme days, and if she doesn't mind.. I'm going to follow suit. Melissa Skinner and I used to have a lunch radio show with themes for each day. We loved it! So here we go...

Sunsets are the time to just sit back and think and not worry about life around you. So with these blogs, I'm just going to throw some things out there for you to think about for the week.

Today I'm just going to give you a few questions to ponder this week...

-- What was the best thing before sliced bread?

-- If a cow laughed, would milk come out her nose?

-- Why is it that I don't ever have to pee at night until I've found the most comfy spot in bed?

A look at my 7th Friday Fellow...

2009-10-16T22:53:00.005-06:00

It's been a bit... but I'm back and doing good. And so the tradition must go on!!! (Really, this is my favorite day. How can you not love to talk about cute boys?!?)

Today's Friday Fellow is loved by many, but not more than his lab partner Brain. And me!

Ladies and Gentlemen....

PINKY!!!!!!!

I love him so because he just knows how to have fun. He never gives up, and never lets anything get him down. He knows how to play and have fun, but at the same time, knows when it's time to get to work and try to take over the world!

I try to live life with a carefree attitude and Pinky helps me to remember how to do that. He always knows what Brain is thinking and is never short of a laugh.

(And how can you not love those eyes!)

Hip Hip Hooray for Pinky!

NARF!!!

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-14T21:21:00.003-06:00

Let's start planning! ;)

Yay! It's almost bed time!!!

2009-10-13T23:41:00.002-06:00

Dear You All--

I just had a long day at work, and I'm tired. It takes a bit to get the energy back. SO, I'm going to give you three quotes to think about. We haven't done this in a bit. Hope you enjoy them.

Sweet dreams. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite!

-- Tams

"A smile happens in a flash, but it's memory can last a lifetime."

"I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I'm with you."

"Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to."

Memory Monday

2009-10-12T19:07:00.002-06:00

I'm back and alive!!! Sorry to worry you all... I was sick with a terrible head cold that turned into what we believe is bronchitis. Man alive!!! I'm getting better now, but it was no good before. I was having old man coughs and a voice none of you would have recognized. It was quite lovely. But I'm getting better. I still have a cough and not much energy... but I'm on the mend. So on to business! My memory for today...

This story goes back to my college years at SUU. I'm not sure why this one popped into my head... but it's fun!

So we all lived in this lovely apt in Cedar City. It was #1 and it was grand!

One night our dear Melissa decided to make some Lemon Chicken I think it was??? (Melissa? Heidi? Do you remember exactly?) All I know is that all of a sudden we had a crazy grease fire that was going up the cupboards and microwave!!! Whoa!

It wasn't serious enough to call the fire dept, but we did get our next door neighbor to come over and he helped us put it out. Like I said, it wasn't too serious, but I think we all were a little startled. Later, it was very funny! We still don't really know how this all came about.

So there is my fun memory for this Monday. It's not the greatest... but I'm still not up to par. I'm getting there though, and next Monday will crack you up!!!

Tomorrow I shall tell you about my lovely Saturday and my lovely Bek Shmek! So stay tuned...