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Black Friday

Well I did it. I got up at 4 am with my sister to do the Black Friday shopping. I haven't done it in YEARS and my sister and I had a plan. It turned out well. There was only one time that we were outside for more then 15 min. (We were outside for 2.5 hrs) YIKES. THAT was an experience. We were waiting to go in for a bargain deal for an IPOD. We sure did get it, and I think it must have been worth it for the person receiving the gift will absolutely know how long we waited for it. :) All in all it was a great time. No one where we were got maimed...although it was getting close towards the end of it all.


The lines were long...amazingly long for a store that didn't open until 8, there were people there before 5 am (so that is what they said.) And were werent too far behind them. But the line kept growing..the Ipod was a FANTASTIC deal.

I got all of my families gifts so now I don't have to bring them with me when I come home for Christmas. Yay! However I don't know that I will do it again. I think I got like 3 hrs of sleep the night before, and when you are visiting family there isn't a lot of time for a nap.

Happy Thanksgiving....

I wanted to share some of the things I am thankful for on this Thanksgiving day. I was originally going to use all the letters in Thanksgiving to stand for the things I am thankful for, but instead I am just going to do a list of some of the things I am thankful for. (In no particular order)

1. The Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful to have the knowledge and testimony of the great love of our Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ. It blesses my life every day in every way. Thank you missionaries, leaders, and others for teaching me so I can have real meaning to my life.

2. My Family! I have an amazing family that I love beyond words, and I am going to tell some of the things that are so amazing about them....don't worry I have a small family. :)
A) My mom- what an amazing strong and selfless person. She gave everything to raise us. She taught us important principals and fought for us to have the things we needed. Gentle in so many ways but a lion if you crossed her or the ones she loves. Such a strength and I know she doesn't really see it.
B) Tammmy- my eldest sister. She is the eldest daughter in every sense. She took care of us when needed, she is the one who always seems in control and so strong. She is one of my best friends, as well as an amazing sister.
C) Pam- the "middle" child. :) Pam never gives up. She gets knocked down and she comes up swinging. She has been through so much, and when most people would stay down not her she will get right back up, and she is also humble enough to ask for some help when her strength is all gone. What an example.
D) Little Rae Rae- my favorite niece, except she isn't so little anymore. The girl is almost as tall as me. She has the kindest disposition. I am marveled at her. For a kid her age she is practically perfect in every way. What a gem. I am grateful she was placed into our family.
Welp that's us girls. What an amazing group of ladies. I am blessed to have them all.

3. Friends- My friends have SO many great qualities, and since you see how long it took to list the qualities of my family if I did it with my friends, my family would probably not be so grateful since it would probably take all day. :) I am so grateful to you my friends. And I want you to know that my standards are pretty high so you MUST be amazing for me to associate with you. Thank you for your examples and your lessons I have learned. Even if I don't talk to you very much or see you, I promise you have made a HUGE difference in my life and I am SO THANKFUL that I know you.

4. My home. My home is two fold. I am from Nevada, and just like the song goes...."home means Nevada home means the hills, home means the sage and the pine....Ok that's enough. I love were I am from the "roots" of my life, the people and placed that helped to make me who I am today. Now I also call Utah home. It has been a great experience for me to live in Utah. Some of my greatest lessons have been learned by living there. And frankly so many lives have touched me that I might have never known.

5. My Job- Not only because I have a job, but because it is a Fantastic job. It amazes me how we take a small step in one direction and it can change the course of our lives. I LOVE the people I work with. They amaze me every single day. I get to see miracles and blessings so much more by working at Rise. I am so glad that I talked to Karen about doing something that was so out of my norm that it became the most normal thing for me to do.

Thanks to all of you who managed to read all of this. I feel so blessed and am glad to share it with others. I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving and that you are happy, healthy and with those that you love.

Love ya!

Going Home....

Tomorrow I get to go home for the Thanksgiving holiday. I am so excited. I feel like I don't get to see my family enough. But I know I am blessed to see them the few times a year I visit. I wish it was a 1 hour drive instead of a 1 hour flight. I would see them every week, or maybe even more.

Usually for Thanksgiving we have a ton of people who come over for dinner. But this year its just going to be us girls. I am excited about it because it takes a lot of the stress off, but I am sad because even though I tend to like smaller groups I LOVE all the people who normally come over. I think it partly has to do with the feeding them and them loving the food. I love to please people. :)

WE are actually going to even get up and do the whole "Black Friday" thing. That will be so....well tiring lets be honest. But we haven't done it since I moved away so it will be fun too.

So I hope everyone gets to spend time with the people they love for Thanksgiving. Because that is something to be thankful for.

Tagged lucky number 8

I was tagged by Mel and Mindy to do this. (wow the pressure) So here we go...

8 Shows I like to watch:

This one was hard for me because I rarely watch TV...

1. Ace of Cakes
2. Jon and Kate plus 8
3. Gilmore Girls
4. Iron Chef - America
5. Without A Trace
6. Food Network Challenge
7. food network
8. TLC

8 Restaurants I like to eat at:

1. Olive Garden
2. TGIFridays
3. Rumbi's
4. Kneaders
5. Cafe Rio
6. Chili's
7. Red Robin
8. La Costa

8 Things that happened today:

1. Got up and started cleaning house
2. Made Breakfast
3. Ate Breakfast
4. Talked to Realtor
5. Unloaded some new pampered chef stuff
6. Ate lunch
7. Went to get dinner for the kids I was babysitting
8. Babysat

8 Things I look forward to:

1. Selling my Condo
2. Going to sleep
3. Going home for Thanksgiving
4. Going home for Christmas
5. Meeting my future husband...unless I HAVE met him, then finding out who it is. :)
6. Going to Church
7. Spending time with my friends
8. finishing this blog.

8 Things on my wish list:

1. An eternal family...that would be awesome
2. To sell my condo for a good price.
3. For my family to be healthy and happy, and them to never forget how much I LOVE them
4. To get back to the gym more often
5. To recognize others needs more and not focus so much on myself.
6. Travel more.
7. To see my family more often
8. For my friends to know how much they mean to me.

8 People I am tagging:

1. You, if you so desire
2. U, if you so desire
3. my acquaintances, if you so desire
4. random person reading this, if you so desire
5. also you, if you so desire
6. my friend, if you so desire
7. my family, if you so desire
8. u, if you so desire

Thanks for playing and none of this was done in any sort of order. I have no favorites....that I am willing to say. :)

I'm going to do it.

So I finally talked to my Realtor and I am going to put my condo up for sale. I am excited for the change and for the possibilities.
I have LOVED my condo it has been so much fun for me. I have had some incredible times here.
I have so much to do in the next couple days. WE are trying to put it up before Thanksgiving. WOW. So anyway I might just be moving sooner then later. Don't worry though I don't have plans to go anywhere TOOO far.

Old Friends....but we aren't "old"

So I have joined facebook. Well actually I have been on facebook for a LONG time, but never really did anything with it until recently. And I am so glad I did. I have come across old friends I haven't talked to in years, or friends I just don't keep in good contact with, and of course friends I see on a regular basis.

Just this past week I have connected with people that I didn't even know were in the area or that I just hadn't heard from in a way long time. I often don't want to be found, but in these cases I really am glad I was found.

I don't have hundreds of friends on it. I don't add people I don't genuinely like. I don't want people to be able to know all about me unless I want them to or I want to know what is going on with them.

Anyway this is my little plug for facebook. I give it a thumbs up for helping me to connect with people I hadn't been in contact with in way to long, and keeping in better contact with those I'm not so good at calling or writing or whatever.

Witches night out

So last night my co-workers and I all went to Witch A Palooza. It was at the Gathering place at Gardner Village. It was so fun to be out with my co-workers. We kind of dressed up as witches.

What is Witche A Palooza? I will tell you...It is a dinner theater type thing about "Weston the Warlock" It is his search for love. It goes through all the ages of time (well not ALL) but you know the begining, then 50's 70's 80's etc. And the different witches he falls in love with, but that just aren't right for him. His friend Esmerelda the witch has been there for him through it all and of course through it all has loved him and wanted him to love her. She tries to tell him, but always chickens out. (sounds like something I have lived) hmmmm...Anyway it was fun music, good food, fun times all around. I am so glad to work with such amazing people and spend even "outside" time with them. I recommend it to anyone. :)
Look at my fun socks....That was my favorite part of the whole outfit.

In Honor of Halloween

For a little Halloween fun, try Cat Bowling

HINT: After hitting 'play', watch the arrow ~

When it points to where you want the ball to go,

Hit the space bar ... Have fun!

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Do I blog enough??? 7 random things

Well if not this is another blog so if you are sitting on the edge of your seat hoping for me to blog the wait is OVER. I have been "tagged" by Sharon...so I have to tell you 7 random things about myself....Hope I am up for the task. :)

1. I have crazy sometimes scary dreams...not just the kind that you are in class naked....although that would be crazy and scary, mine are more like fighting for my life or not fighting (because I am paralyzed) Or where I can't breathe so I have to wake up so I can breathe.

2. I LOVE to cook. I wish I had more people to cook for...and the money to pay for the food I am cooking. (I mean if I was cooking for more people I might go broke) It is something I do to relax, or something I do to let out frustration and even sometimes to stop feeling so selfish....but then I have to clean the mess and sometimes that undoes all the good feelings. :)

3. I moved here to live with one of my sisters. (she left after I got here....hmmm wonder if that means something.) Love ya Tammy!

4. I love the Fall...I love the colors the crisp air, and the hot chocolate I get to drink. I always wanted to get married in the Fall....guess I will have to wait another year. :)

5. Most of the friends I had when I lived in Sparks have moved away from there too. (But I would move back if it was the right thing to do)

6. I only have one niece and she is the COOLEST kid EVER. Our family is so lucky to have her she is my FAVORITE Narae. Sure love that girl.

7. 7 is in fact my most favorite number....

First Party Oh "sweet" success....

I did it! I had my first Pampered Chef party...I was not only the "host", I was also the consultant. Wow double duty...but I was up for the task!!! There was YUMMY food and fun people too.

I made three different things to eat....I made artichoke dip, apple salsa, and cheese garden pizza. I have all the recipes if anyone wants them. They are super easy and frankly pretty dang tasty...not that i really got to eat any of it...but I did at least have a bit of everything. (that's the hard part about being the host AND the consultant. :)



Less people showed then RSVP'd, but that's alright cause lets face it I don't have the biggest house so it was a good number of people. Plus the fact that my director and the person that recruited me were here so really there was like 9 people in my little dining area so ya. All in all it was a good time.

Mindy was nice enough to take some pictures of the event....she took them before people came so that's why I am the only one in the pictures. :)

Books...to read or not to read

I love different types of books , I love cook books, picture books, travel books, and of course reading books. It is the reading books I wish to discuss. I am always trying to find a new good book to read, there is almost always a problem with that though. I have found if the book is amazing I can't put it down (so I am up all hours of the night reading or I start dreaming about). So the problem comes that either way I don't get enough sleep when I start a new book.

Another thing I have been trying to do is step outside my comfort zone. I have a type of book I like to read and a type of author, so a lot of the books are very similar and sometimes that just gets boring. But I have found it is the safest way to go for me.

The reason it is the safest is because if I ever try a new author or a new style I end up regretting it. For example I got this book the other day from the library. I knew who the author was and THOUGHT it might be a good read. Well unfortunately for me it wasn't so good (in my opinion). It would have been good if it didn't have all the swearing and and other slightly graphic things in it. AND the unfortunate thing was I still read the whole thing. (It was "good" enough to keep me turning pages). But then it makes we weary in reading other books. In fact the other book that I got by the same author I took back without even opening it. (didn't want to chance it)

I realize that I am possibly too sensitive to these type things because I can't stand some of the "best seller" books, but everyone else loves them. So whats a girl to do? Is there a thing online that tells you ratings of books? I did a Google search (not an extensive one) and it seemed the rating was focused on what people thought of it. What I want is like what they have for the movies. And I want to read a book at an adult reading level - obviously kids books are "g" rated. I don't want to read kids books (unless it is to a kid). But I would love something to tell me what to expect. I think it is possible to have a good book that doesn't have filth, gore, graphic details and or profanity. Am I alone in this?

Chefs who want to be Pampered :)

So most of you know...well as far as I know most of you know I LOVE to cook. It is one of my most favorite things to do. If only I had more supplies and more room to cook in. Oh and of course more people to cook for. (just me and my roommate for now).

Because I love to cook I also love to get supplies for cooking. One of the places or products I like to buy from is Pampered Chef. So yesterday I was invited to a Pampered Chef party and man do I love the products, and the food that they make at these parties are YUMMY we had this very good chocolate strawberry cake...made in the microwave. (it only took like 10min.)

A while back I had decided I would start selling this Pampered Chef stuff, but never really got around to it...until yesterday. Well what I mean is that yesterday I decided to get the kit to start selling it. DON'T worry! If you don't want to buy anything or have a party I will not stop talking to you, or try to make you feel bad. I understand. However if you would like to purchase any products OR have a party I would LOVE to do one for you. You just have to let me know and I will be more then happy to coordinate a time with you. I can also do catalog parties so you can do those when and where ever you want. I am all about making it easier for you.

Once I get really going I will also have a website of products and different things so you can order from that TOO. This is going to be my "second" job so now I can chose my hours and not have to worry about stressing so much to do another job.

Autumn

I love autumn. I love the cooler temperatures and the changing leaves. I love the different scents that start to come (pumpkin spices, Cinnamon, nutmeg etc.) I love the crunch of the leaves on the ground when you step on them. (I probably wouldn't love that as much if I had to rake those leaves.) I love the crisp air, I love that people don't look at me like I am crazy when I want to drink hot chocolate all the time (I LOVE hot chocolate). I love the way the mountains look. I love wearing sweaters and knowing it is for good reason (not just that the air conditioning is too cool for me.) I love the sun not rising so early in the morning that it wakes me at 6am EVERY day. I love the fall decorations. I love getting ready to start the fireplace. The only thing I don't love about Autumn is that it is usually WAY to short. The transition seasons never last long enough. I am going to enjoy while I can.

Ordering pizza in 2010

Gosh this better NOT happen.

AMAZING!!!

I got this and figured I would share...I think its interesting.

The Year Was 1908.....

THE YEAR 1908 This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1908. One hundred years ago.. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1908 : The average life expectancy was47Years. Only 14 percent of the homes had a bathtub. Only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower The average wage in 1908 was 22 Cents per hour. The average worker made between $200 and $400 per year . A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, A dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. More than 95 percent of all births took place at HOME. Ninety percent of all doctors had NO COLLEGE EDUCATION! Instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press AND the government as 'substandard. ' Sugar cost four Cents a pound. Eggs were fourteen Cents a dozen. Coffee was Fifteen cents a pound. Most women only washed their hair once a month, and usedBorax or egg yolks for shampoo. Canada passed a law that prohibited poor people fromentering into their country for any reason. Five leading causes of death were: 1. Pneumonia and influenza 2. Tuberculosis 3. Diarrhea 4. Heart disease 5. Stroke The American flag had 45 stars. The population of Las Vegas, Nevada, was only 30! Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and ice tea Hadn't been invented yet. There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day. Two out of every 10 adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school. Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists said, Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health.'( Shocking? DUH!) Eighteen percent of households had at least one full-time servant or domestic help. There were about 230 reported murders in the ENTIRE U.S.A.! Try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years.

Sleeping....or not

So most of you know that I have a hard time sleeping. It ranges from either not being able to fall asleep to falling in and out of sleep to having horrifying nightmares that wake me or just having so many dreams I don't feel like I have slept. So a new quirk to my "sleeping" pattern has happened and so since I am once again not sleeping (can't fall asleep right now, been trying for a couple hours) I thought I'd share with you.

With my in and out of dreams nights they are so vivid and real that sometimes the dreams even take place in my bedroom so when I wake up it takes me a minute to adjust and really wake up (because I am in fact in the room that the dream was happening in) and no longer see the crazy thing I was dreaming. Examples - for me to have to stare at my sealing until the crazy web thing above my head disappears (because it was never there) or for me to stare at my bedroom door to make sure it really is still closed and there is no man standing in the doorway, those are all acceptable (not acceptable as an enjoyment, but acceptable because I don't leave my bed...or I didn't used to leave my bed) and I could sometimes get back to sleep sooner.

Yes that is the new quirk...I have in fact gotten out of bed to check or fix whatever it was that was "wrong" in my dream, only to REALLY wake up at the end of my bed "looking" for the "problem" and realize that the said problem wasn't REAL. Hopefully it won't happen again and REALLY hopefully I won't ever leave my room if it does. YIKES! Maybe I should have my roommate start putting obstacles in my path to leave the house so I can't get out. :)

It is fascinating! I know. Its hard to believe that sleeping could cause me so much grief, or trying to sleep would. Sleep is supposed to be great...at least that's what I have been told. Maybe I obsess over it too much and that is why I have such a hard time with it??? Hmmm I don't know.

Anyone else have similar problems? I hope you don't. I really think that sleeping is an amazing thing...although if you aren't sleeping maybe you should let me know so when I have another night like this I can call you and maybe we could go get coffee...oh except I don't drink coffee, and that probably wouldn't help me to sleep anyway. HA!!!

*Don't forget I am writing this at 12:30am ish so sorry if it doesn't make sense...

Speakerphone

Oh how useful the speaker phone is, especially if you are busy doing something and still want to chat with a friend or family. Well tonight I had an experience that was enlightening as well as useful. So I don't know how many of you have used the said speakerphone to talk to lets say your whole family who is together and you can't be there. My sister Tammy had my family over at her place to celebrate my other sister Pam's birthday. (everyone except me...darn living so far away) So I called Tammy's place to see how it was going and they put me on speakerphone so they could have me sing happy birthday and they could all here my voice (they love me). That was all sorts of great until....more then one of them were talking at a time...then I couldn't understand ANYTHING that was being said. This is NOT the first time that has happened to me...and it is frustrating. So MY conclusion is speakerphone is great...except if you are trying to hear more then one person talk, especially if they aren't patient enough to let the other person stop talking. I'm not sure if it is the distance of the voices that jumbles the words or what it is. I think anyone who is interested should check this out and let me know if they get different results. If its the same result well then I am pretty much a genius...even if someone else figured it out before, because they didn't tell ME.

My Kiddo's and picnic's

So most of you know I work for and with people who have disabilities. I love them...I really do. I think they are amazing. I think they are so cute, and precious. So yesterday was our yearly picnic with our families who are taking care of our kiddo's (some biological families, and some foster families). We had this huge bounce house and a bounce slide. (HUGE success) We had a puppet show and so much food. YUMM!! They had sooo much fun and watching them have so much fun was so great. Plus we had amazing prizes that we gave out. (thanks to all the donations we received) I am so lucky to work in a field where I can see such amazing things.

So it's true I do sometimes follow the masses. I really wasn't too excited about this book. I had read the other three AND the Host. I think that is why I wasn't as excited. I felt like I had had enough with the super natural love triangles. But then a good friend started talking about it (thanks Mel) and before I knew it I was excited about it. How pathetic am I??? Well at least I am NOT alone. And I did start reading the series before the movie was really being talked about. So I didn't START by following the crowd...I was one of the leaders...at least I tell myself that to feel better. :)

So what did I think??? I actually liked it. I liked how she seemed less helpless and how she doesn't question what her feelings for Jacob are. (that would have REALLY bugged me). I don't want to give too much away, so I will leave it at that. I think it took me a total of like 11 or 12 hours. I started Monday night and then had to go to bed. But then finished it the next day. Good think I was feeling horrible, when I am feeling horrible i like to read...lets be honest I almost always like to read. :)

IF anyone has a desire to read this series, but not pay for all the books I do have them so you are welcome to borrow them.

Memories

I copied this from Mindy's blog. And you all should respond. :)

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember as long as it's nice;)!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.Come and play!

One Hundred Things about ME

OK so a few of my friends have done this so I followed the crowd and did it. I am trying to post more often, but after this you all may not want to read anything new for a while. YES!!! :) It was hard to not repeat myself...maybe I did, you can check.

1. I grew up in Sparks Nevada
2. I was born in the front seat of the car in the parking lot of the hospital...I'm not very patient. :)
3. When I was 5 I had a puppy named cookie...so stinking cute!
4. My parents were separated by the time I was 6 months old, divorced at 10 months old
5. I am the youngest of three
6. My mom had all girls
7. I have been to Spain and France.
8. I work with people who amaze me every day.
9. My youngest kid at my work is 10, the oldest is 80. (these are the ones I make sure are taken care of)
10. I have lived in 3 different states.
11. I have visited 12 states (not including ones I have stopped in at airports)
12. I hardly ever wear make-up.
13. I have had over 20 roommates in my life (including the mission)
14. I have lived in Sandy for 6 years.
15. I once swore I would never move to Utah.
16. I was taught by missionaries.
17. I love musicals
18. I love old movies
19. I have one beautiful Niece.
20. Since I have lived in Utah I have had 8 different jobs...or more....
21. I hate conflict
22. I don't watch scary movies
23. I sometimes have very scary dreams.
24. I have stopped breathing in my sleep a few times.
25. I have an amazing family.
26. I love to read.
27. I love listening to music.
28. I am the type of person that needs to feel needed. I tend to feel sad if no one needs me.
29. I try to be optimistic.
30. I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
31. I served a mission in New Jersey
32. I am thinking about getting another second job.
33. I cry at anything sentimental, or if someone I care about is hurting...even if it isn't for or about me.
34. I love to cook and bake.
35. I love when my house is clean.
36. My biggest fear is dying with no one knowing or caring.
37. I have lived in my condo for almost 3 years.
38. I have had AMAZING roommates.
39. I have always wanted to get married in the fall.
40. I often allow others actions, or words affect me more then they should.
41. I have had my heart really broken 2 times.
42. I sometimes wonder if someone will really love me for me, and if I will love him back.
43. I have some of the most amazing friends ever.
44. My father died of a heart attack about 4 years ago.
45. I am not the best at the blog thing.
46. I used to be afraid of all men...now I am only afraid of a few. :)
47. I am a loyal person
48. I know God loves me
49. I know some day everything will be better
50. I love going to visit my family.
51. I wonder if I will ever live in Nevada again.
52. Sometimes I want to move FAR away where I don't know anyone, just to see if I can do it.
53. I want to go to Ireland some day.
54. I want to visit every state in the nation.
55. I now as an adult realize all my mom did for us girls. She is like a super hero.
56. I look up to my oldest sister more then I think she realizes.
57. I love Ace of Cakes
58. I love John and Kate plus 8.
59. Other then those shows I don't really watch T.V.
60. I love church. I love the feeling and strength it gives me.
61. At one time my family lived in a two bedroom trailer and my mom rented one of the rooms to someone.
62. My family has come a long way since I was a kid.
63. I live with a roommate and a bird.
64. I watched my niece every day when she was a baby
65. I didn't go to college.
66. I grew up in apartments.
67. I didn't get my licence until I was 18.
68. I got my first car when I was 19.
69. I moved out of my moms place when I was 20.
70.I love chocolate chip cookies.
71. I once got caught shop lifting when I was 8 (by a cop) SCARY. I didn't ever do it again.
72. I got baptized when I was almost 10. (so I guess I was 9)
73. I only have one living grandparent. And I don't ever really talk to him.
74. I have never been to Disney Land
75. My dad lived in California for most of my life.
76. My dad moved back to Nevada when I was 18 or 19.
77. Most of my family lives in Nevada. (including extended family)
78. I moved to Utah to live with my sister...she moved back to Sparks after I got here.
79. I have pretty bad allergies.
80. I love dogs...especially little ones.
81. I have been to Disney World
82. When I was little i was in the hospital or seen by a doctor frequently
83. I haven't ever broken a bone
84. I go home for Christmas every year.
85. I am so excited that I am almost done with this list.
86. I took cake decorating classes.
87. I love new recipes.
88. Most people do things that amaze me.
89. I live a pretty simple life...and I like it that way.
90. I don't like drama in my life...but I know sometimes I am the cause of the drama.
91. Some days I think I look REALLY good.
92. I get frustrated with injustice.
93. Sometimes my self esteem is really low.
94. I am so grateful for the people who are in and have been in my life. Love them.
95. I love small gestures. It doesn't take a lot to impress me.
96. I think for the most part most people are trying to be good, or do the right thing.
97. I feel blessed for all I have seen and done in my life.
98. I have been to Mexico...but it was a border city, and not so fun.
99. I really do love my life.
100. I actually finished this list. THAT IS AMAZING.

Central Air

So growing up I NEVER had A/C central air or anything...maybe we had some big fans. And even part of my childhood was living in an upstairs apartment. I LIVED without a good cooling system. Now as an adult I can't. Like I REALLY can't. I tried for two days and was a HORRIBLE person to be around.

You ask WHY? Why did you subject yourself to such cruelty?? Well let me tell you it wasn't my idea. I KNOW I am spoiled and can't live without it. So my air wasn't working....and it was HOT. So I called and thought I could get it fixed for pretty cheap...I did get it fixed....it wasn't cheap. I do have a new Central Air devise now. Its kind of pretty...as pretty as one can be. And it looks new. That's kind of fun. But now I am even MORE poor. Darn being an adult!!!
Again sometimes wish I could just be a kid again and have no worries.

So if any of you want to feel the "coolness" of my place come on over. :)

Donations...for a great cause

So I am feeling conflicted about this post, but since it is my blog I can put on it what I want...right?

So the company I work for Rise, is having a bbq appriciation lunch in August for our foster families and the kids we support. I have to find people to donate either gift certificates to give as prizes, or things to eat at this bbq. I haven't had a lot of luck and am wondering if anyone has any contacts. It is a tax right off so maybe it wouldn't be a huge deal. Let me know. Thanks you guys are the BEST!!!

Family and the 4th

So I don't know if any of you know this, but I pretty much was born into the perfect family. What?? WHY??? HOW??? you ask....well because we are all so NOT perfect.

I LOVE my family, I love our differences, I love our similarities, I love that we all love each other. Its a pretty amazing thing when you think about it. We didn't always do this well together, but as we have gotten older we have gotten better. :)

My family is funny in that we are very much the type that if something bad happened the year before on a holiday or around a holiday its like we have to make it amazing the following year, and we did just that this year.

I went home on Wednesday night late and stayed up to watch a movie with my sister. Then Thursday my niece Narae got to have me all to herself. We watched some Ace of Cakes episodes (a favorite show of mine) And some Jon and Kate plus 8 (my other favorite show). Then the real treat was going to play at Wild Waters, just me and my Rae Rae girl. (Except for the whole swimsuit thing it was great.) And I didn't even get a bad sunburn. (first time for everything) :) We did whatever Narae wanted, it was truly a day for her. I hope she had as much fun as I did. After Wild Waters we went to dinner with the whole family. It was great. We went to Marie Callender's, and had yummy food and even yummier (is that a word??) pie. I love fresh strawberry pie. yum Then we all went to my sisters and hung out, played games etc.

Then it was the 4th. We got up kind of early and went and saw WALL E...I thought it was cute, my mom didn't so much. :) Then we had lunch, hung out, and then a YUMMY BBQ with my favorite macaroni salad...my moms is the BEST! We ate it the whole weekend, lets be honest we just ATE the whole weekend, I think I gained 5 more pounds. Then it was firework time. my mom lives really close to down town sparks so we just went to her place to watch them. They were pretty amazing.

Saturday was more fun....well I mean we still had more fun things to do.....We went miniature golfing early (it got pretty hot) Then we went and had lunch at a YUMMY Mexican restaurant. Then we went to ANOTHER movie, 2 in one weekend...I can't remember the last time I did that. Whew. GOOD Times.

Then Sunday was a nice relaxing day...church etc. All too soon it was Monday morning and I had to leave to come back to Utah and live my normal life.

I just want to thank my family for such an amazing and fun time. They ROCK. I sure do love them...wish Sparks wasn't so far away....

Growing up....

So whenever I make a big purchase or do some home improvement I say I am growing up. So this weekend I did some more growing up.....
I have been needing to upgrade a lot of things in my place. I of course as you all know did my hardwood floors a while ago. My next plan was to update the kitchen. But no I didn't get to do that yet. I instead got to get stuff to upgrade my "guest" bathroom. (Mindy's) So I went to Lowe's and bought a faucet, and a toilet. WHEW HEW. :)
The only problem is that i am a girl and I DO live on the 3rd floor. So we had to bring the toilet up...who you ask brought the toilet up...me and my roommate. It wasn't tooo terribly heavy, but THREE flights of stairs, that wasn't the smartest thing I could have done. Also it was really awkward trying to get it up. I have been scolded by a few of my guy friends already so don't scold me.
Don't worry I am NOT the person who is going to install it, I have paid for professional help. Sometimes it is worth it to spend a little money to make sure you don't have to spend a TON of money to fix the mistakes you make.
So I am growing up....wow sometimes I want to not grow up....but I guess it is for the best.

Race for the Cure

So this morning I did a good thing. I went and did the 5k Race for the Cure. There was 17,000 people signed up to run, walk, jog, be pushed in a stroller, wheelchair, or be pulled in a wheelbarrow.

It was so awesome to see SO many people out there. It is amazing to me how many people are affected by cancer. Everyone knows someone who was either affected personally or knows someone who was affected by it. And these people were doing it for a specific cancer. Its nice to be a part of something good.

My friend and I just walked it, but we did it and it was great. I love that there are so many opportunities to do something for others. It isn't much, but it is something. I am always wanting to do something but never sure what. So this is where it can start for me. It isn't much, but it is something.

"Olives and Dates"

Okay so last night I was doing a double date with a friend. I know first shocking thing is that I had a date. But that isn't the funniest part of the story. Please read on.....
We decided we were going to make Hawaiian haystacks. Now I am a purest...meaning i am boring and don't put all the things on the haystacks that others do. So I went to the store and got a few toppings....not enough....So I had to go BACK to the store (I went to a different store the second time) So I put another list together to get more toppings. (celery, bamboo shoots, and OLIVES) Plus some other things that I wanted.
There I am at the store searching for these items. OK first I wasn't REALLY going to get the bamboo things...I didn't think I would be able to find them, however as I was looking for the OLIVES and turned around and there was the bamboo shoots, since I saw them I got them. Then I was looking for the OLIVES. Up and down this one isle I thought for sure they would be. (during this time I was talking to my sister on the phone, so I was a little distracted). As I was going up and down this isle and I find funky olives (stuffed ones, flavored ones) NO BLACK OLIVES. So I went to look for the other things I needed and maybe I would find them after I was done finding everything else. I find all I need and still CAN NOT find the OLIVES.
I am back on the phone with my sister and she is telling me to just ask someone. At this point I can't find anyone TO ask so I am at my whits end. I have NO idea where these olives are. So I am going down that same isle that I found the funky olives at and I look up. (you know at the isle numbers and stuff) and right in the isle next to me up in the air there is the sign....ketsup, Mayonnaise, Chips, and at the bottom of this sign in huge letters: OLIVES. Yes its true, all i had to do was look up and the answer was right there.
I was SO glad I never found someone to help me....Oh the joy of being me. :)
So then we had our date. And the olives were a big hit....its a good thing i didn't just give up. And then I got to tell everyone about my Olive search. Fun times, we played monopoly...I have never been so go at that game before. Seriously I crushed everyone. AND the game didn't even last that long. I was the big winner. I actually felt a little bad about how I took all the money and they lost everything. I kept wanting to give them loans and not make them pay me. Its a sign I will never be rich.
For those of you wondering, no I did not find the love of my life last night. He was very nice and I had a good time, but nope no sparks. But at least I had a date, and at least I found olives. Really in life what more could you want then Olives and a date?

Update on job

So my friends have told me it would be nice if I actually updated this thing once in a while. So here it goes.....

I have been at my job for a little over a month. It is so awesome. The only thing I don't like about it is that I can't seem to keep staff for my weekend kiddo's. NO ONE wants to work weekends. I remember when I was younger I thought it would be great to work a weekend job...apparently people are spoiled now and no one wants to. (I do understand the Sunday, but NOT the Saturday) So I may have to start putting more of my weekends on hold (without pay) to take care of the shifts. I wouldn't mind it at all if I got paid...but it is just part of being a salaried position. :( But if that is the only complaint then this is a GREAT job. YAY!!!!

I really want to start selling Pampered Chef, but I am afraid no one will be able to have parties and then I won't make any money and then it won't be worth it. So now I am looking at other part time jobs (not that I have a ton of time, but I need a little more money). I don't think I have worked only one job at a time for more then 6 months since I have lived here in Utah....do you think that is a sign???

OK so there is the update on job life. Maybe I will post something again soon and it will talk about other aspects of my oh so important life. :)

Conference...Me being churchy...

So this weekend was conference....I love conference weekend...who wouldn't???

So the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints had the privilege to sustain the NEW Prophet. What an amazing experience. The last time we got to do that was 13 years ago...I pretty much don't remember it. But it was amazing this time. I am sure it was last time too. :)

I love the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for it in my life. I loved the words that were spoken, and I will strive to be better and apply the things I have learned this weekend. It is amazing that they do this every six months and we can have direction and counsel. It isn't really new things, but it is important things, and things we need to be reminded of. I love it....did I mention that I love it???

Not so random

Ok, so this morning I was a little random. mostly putting dumb things on here, but that is about to change......
I have been working part time with disabled teens in the evening as a part time job. I basically hang out with them and do whatever they want. I did it for two reasons. One so that I could make some extra cash and the other was because I wanted to do something good, something that made a difference. Well a few months ago I started inquiring about a full time position at this company. The position would be different in that I would work with the families more and help with placement for these kids. Well I didn't get it, I was told someone with more qualifications got it and I totally understood that decision....until today. I got the call today that they are going to need another coordinator. I was told if I still wanted it I could have it. MAN do I want it...YES. I am so excited. I know this will not be an easy job, but I also know it will be so worth it. I am truly excited for this opportunity. YAY!!! Sometimes patience does pay off.

Brenda.....

What Brenda Means

You are full of energy. You are spirited and boisterous. You are bold and daring. You are willing to do some pretty outrageous things. Your high energy sometimes gets you in trouble. You can have a pretty bad temper at times. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row. You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace. People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's" Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

My personality

You Are An INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience. You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them. In love, you truly see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow. You enjoy relationships as long as they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation. At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

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Whats a Blog???

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