Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I need your help!
I need your help everyone! For anyone who read my "25 random things", you will know that I have no clue what to do with my hair. I just posted a poll on here and would LOVE your suggestions! I am pretty much open to anything except a super short haircut. I'm to wimpy to really chop it all off! Thanks everyone!!!
Monday, January 26, 2009
25 Random Things
25 Random Things about me.
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1-I am a reality TV junkie! As long as it is clean, if it’s a reality show, I’ve probably watched it.
2-I have been LDS all of my life and can’t imagine what my life would be like without that as my foundation.
3-I started playing percussion instruments in 7th grade and was part of the marching band “pit” for several years.
4-I used to be a dancer. I started dancing when I was very small. I took ballet for many years until I talked my mom into letting me quit. I then started ballroom dancing at Pleasant Grove High School and then at BYU. I also was a Cheerleader for 2 years in high school.
5-I graduated from BYU in 2003 with my BS in Marriage, Family & Human Development. If I could go back now, I would definitely study Political Science.
6-I was the store manager at Kara Chocolates in the University Mall for 5 years. It was the perfect job while I was in college and I made some really great friends there. It is also where I met Derek, and I am forever thankful for that job.
7-I spend way too much time watching Fox News. I LOVE Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and keeping informed on what is happening in the world. My next choices are HGTV, TLC, or the Food Network.
8-I am NOT a scrapbooker, singer, or book-club going, type of person. (Which makes it hard to fit in with other girls sometimes.)
9-I danced in the Nutcracker at BYU for 7(?) years. (Ask my mom for the accurate number of years—she would know because she came to every single performance of mine!) I was a Cookie, Mademoiselle (the little girls under the big dress), in the party scene, a soldier, and a ribbon.
10-I can’t stand long toenails. Ewwwww!
11-I failed Geography at BYU. My friend and I took it through independent study and we both failed. We must be very persuasive, because we talked our professor into giving us a passing grade.
12-I love Training Table’s ultimate dipping sauce. It is SO good on anything!
13-I have a hair identity crisis. I can’t seem to find a cut, color, length, or anything dealing with my hair that I like. Suggestions are always welcome, because I am clueless.
14-I have amazing parents and siblings. I am very very blessed with a wonderful family. My mom should win the “super-mom” award. I am pretty sure there wasn’t a single ballroom competition, Nutcracker performance, band concert, cheerleading event that she didn’t attend.
15-I used to stay up really late and watch paid programming. Weird…I know!
16-I have 23 amazing nieces and nephews who make me so happy! (Dallas, Micailey, MacKenzie, Brinley, Jordan, Cohen, Macie, Oliver, Lily, Marian, Clara, Madison, Paige, Bailey, Cort, Logan, Kara, Tiffany, Paisley, Tyler, Zak, Abbie, & Megan)
17-I was on the “Nostalgia” TV Channel. They came and filmed the BYU Ballroom Competition my senior year. I was lucky enough to take 2nd place in the Youth Standard Division, which meant doing a solo on TV. Unfortunately, we had to do our Foxtrot which was pretty darn terrible.
18-Nothing makes me happier than my amazing husband and little boy.
19-I am a mall-walker. I go every morning with my mom and Cooper.
20-I have served as a primary teacher, primary pianist, primary chorister, (which is funny if you have ever heard me sing) primary secretary, YW beehive advisor, and I am currently the YW Personal Progress leader. It is by far my favorite calling.
21-I have the best husband in the world. He does all the ironing and cleans the toilets. Could a girl ask for more! Plus he is really good looking! : )
22-I sometimes feel very misunderstood. I am an extremely shy, quiet, and introverted type of person. It is frustrating because sometimes my shyness is mistaken for being snotty. It is really hard for me to open up to people and extremely difficult for me to make new friends.
23-I sang backup (again, very funny considering I am a terrible singer!) to Mr. T at the Freedom Festival (Now called the Stadium of Fire) at BYU when I was 5 or 6 years old. I also was a dancer for many years in those shows.
24-I love interior design. I don’t have a clue what I am doing, but I like pretending!
25-I would love to be on the show “Amazing Race”. I can’t seem to talk Derek into it.
Since I don't think there are 25 people that even read this blog, I tag anyone reading this to come up with their own 25 things and then post them on your blog. It is actually pretty fun and I would love to learn more about you all!
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1-I am a reality TV junkie! As long as it is clean, if it’s a reality show, I’ve probably watched it.
2-I have been LDS all of my life and can’t imagine what my life would be like without that as my foundation.
3-I started playing percussion instruments in 7th grade and was part of the marching band “pit” for several years.
4-I used to be a dancer. I started dancing when I was very small. I took ballet for many years until I talked my mom into letting me quit. I then started ballroom dancing at Pleasant Grove High School and then at BYU. I also was a Cheerleader for 2 years in high school.
5-I graduated from BYU in 2003 with my BS in Marriage, Family & Human Development. If I could go back now, I would definitely study Political Science.
6-I was the store manager at Kara Chocolates in the University Mall for 5 years. It was the perfect job while I was in college and I made some really great friends there. It is also where I met Derek, and I am forever thankful for that job.
7-I spend way too much time watching Fox News. I LOVE Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and keeping informed on what is happening in the world. My next choices are HGTV, TLC, or the Food Network.
8-I am NOT a scrapbooker, singer, or book-club going, type of person. (Which makes it hard to fit in with other girls sometimes.)
9-I danced in the Nutcracker at BYU for 7(?) years. (Ask my mom for the accurate number of years—she would know because she came to every single performance of mine!) I was a Cookie, Mademoiselle (the little girls under the big dress), in the party scene, a soldier, and a ribbon.
10-I can’t stand long toenails. Ewwwww!
11-I failed Geography at BYU. My friend and I took it through independent study and we both failed. We must be very persuasive, because we talked our professor into giving us a passing grade.
12-I love Training Table’s ultimate dipping sauce. It is SO good on anything!
13-I have a hair identity crisis. I can’t seem to find a cut, color, length, or anything dealing with my hair that I like. Suggestions are always welcome, because I am clueless.
14-I have amazing parents and siblings. I am very very blessed with a wonderful family. My mom should win the “super-mom” award. I am pretty sure there wasn’t a single ballroom competition, Nutcracker performance, band concert, cheerleading event that she didn’t attend.
15-I used to stay up really late and watch paid programming. Weird…I know!
16-I have 23 amazing nieces and nephews who make me so happy! (Dallas, Micailey, MacKenzie, Brinley, Jordan, Cohen, Macie, Oliver, Lily, Marian, Clara, Madison, Paige, Bailey, Cort, Logan, Kara, Tiffany, Paisley, Tyler, Zak, Abbie, & Megan)
17-I was on the “Nostalgia” TV Channel. They came and filmed the BYU Ballroom Competition my senior year. I was lucky enough to take 2nd place in the Youth Standard Division, which meant doing a solo on TV. Unfortunately, we had to do our Foxtrot which was pretty darn terrible.
18-Nothing makes me happier than my amazing husband and little boy.
19-I am a mall-walker. I go every morning with my mom and Cooper.
20-I have served as a primary teacher, primary pianist, primary chorister, (which is funny if you have ever heard me sing) primary secretary, YW beehive advisor, and I am currently the YW Personal Progress leader. It is by far my favorite calling.
21-I have the best husband in the world. He does all the ironing and cleans the toilets. Could a girl ask for more! Plus he is really good looking! : )
22-I sometimes feel very misunderstood. I am an extremely shy, quiet, and introverted type of person. It is frustrating because sometimes my shyness is mistaken for being snotty. It is really hard for me to open up to people and extremely difficult for me to make new friends.
23-I sang backup (again, very funny considering I am a terrible singer!) to Mr. T at the Freedom Festival (Now called the Stadium of Fire) at BYU when I was 5 or 6 years old. I also was a dancer for many years in those shows.
24-I love interior design. I don’t have a clue what I am doing, but I like pretending!
25-I would love to be on the show “Amazing Race”. I can’t seem to talk Derek into it.
Since I don't think there are 25 people that even read this blog, I tag anyone reading this to come up with their own 25 things and then post them on your blog. It is actually pretty fun and I would love to learn more about you all!
Friday, January 16, 2009
YouTube!
I have been playing around on YouTube tonight and found a few videos that I love. Here are a few of my favorites. Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Monday, January 5, 2009
Worst Blogger!
Hello to anyone who reads this blog. I think I win the "worst blogger of the month" award. I really don't know what happens to all my time, but apparently it isn't spent updating my blog. Hopefully sometime in the near future I will take the time to post our Christmas pictures.
For now, I just wanted to encourage anyone who reads this, and isn't currently on Facebook-- to sign up! It is such a fun and easy way to communicate and keep in touch with everyone. So for what it's worth-- I think you should go to facebook.com right now and sign up! Once you are on, add me as a friend!
Have a great Monday everyone! I'm heading out to have FHE with my cute boys.
For now, I just wanted to encourage anyone who reads this, and isn't currently on Facebook-- to sign up! It is such a fun and easy way to communicate and keep in touch with everyone. So for what it's worth-- I think you should go to facebook.com right now and sign up! Once you are on, add me as a friend!
Have a great Monday everyone! I'm heading out to have FHE with my cute boys.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Christmas Eve
One Christmas Eve when I was younger, my family decided to finally ditch the Chili tradition on Christmas Eve and we set out to find some place to go "out" to eat. We lived in PG and the only place we could find open was a little (and really gross looking place) called Lee's Chinese Restaurant. After that year, we fell in love with going there each year on Christmas Eve. The first time we went there we were the only people in the entire place. It really felt like the family from "A Christmas Story". Since then, Lee's has now been turned into a Little Acorn hamburger joint, but the tradition to go out on Christmas Eve remains. I do think we stepped it up a bit this year. Richie picked Outback Steakhouse (which was MUCH better than Lee's-- although I do miss their pineapple chicken!) So here are the pictures of our night. There were 8 adults and 11 kids all piled into a few tables pushed together. And we were even missing 8 others!
Ewwwwwwwwwww ! Doesn't Luke's food look GROSS!
Our Poor Waitress!
Always have to have a cute picture of Jordan!
I'm not sure what Micailey was trying to do here, but it looks like she is hungry!
Pretty sure I have the cutest nieces and nephews!
Ewwwwwwwwwww ! Doesn't Luke's food look GROSS!
Our Poor Waitress! 
Always have to have a cute picture of Jordan! 
I'm not sure what Micailey was trying to do here, but it looks like she is hungry! 
Awww! My adorable boys!!
Pretty sure I have the cutest nieces and nephews!
Silly Kids!
The other day my sister-in-law Pam called me and said she had a strange request for me. She just had a new baby and was home with her other little girl, Abbey and her husband Chad. I guess Abbey was getting tired of being home without any other kids to play with so she asked if they could borrow Cooper. I refused to let her watch MY child when she had barely had a new baby. So Abbey came and played at our house. Cooper and Abbey had the best time together. They were being so silly eating Mac and Cheese and applesauce (a staple for us growing up!). They are silly silly kids!
BRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......
Because we became so used to being in parades all summer, we decided to get us back in the parade mood even in the 19 degree weather. Derek's uncle and cousins are building a new grocery store in Salem and they had a float in the Salem City Light Parade. They asked us to ride their float with them. Cooper was SO excited to be in a parade again. He was so cute yelling "MERRY CHRISTMAS" to everyone. I tried to get him to yell "Yay Jason" like all our summer parades, but he wouldn't fall for it. It was FREEZING but a ton of fun! I think it was about 18 degrees outside. For anyone who hasn't made it down to see the lights on Salem Pond yet.. you are missing out! They keep them on through New Year's Day and they are worth the short drive to see them. Cooper is going to really miss seeing them when they get turned off. Cooper even got to meet Santa and the Spanish Fork princesses at the parade. He was in heaven!
Family Fun!
We LOVE LOVE LOVE Derek's new work schedule! At first I really didn't think I was going to like having him work 10 hour days (which really means he is gone for 12 1/2 hours M-Th) but we have grown to absolutely treasure our Fridays. We are able to spend the entire day together. Most of the time we just hang out at home and get projects done, but about a week ago, we decided to go bowling. We had a fantastic time together!
Derek KILLED us! Cooper and I even had bumpers for our turn!
Pathetic!!!!
I especially love the food all over Cooper's face.What a bad mom he has!
Gotta love Fat Cat's in Provo... built in deliciousness at Costa Vita!
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