Venting

Things I am sick of....

I am sick of doing favors for people who act like they don't want to return the favor!

I am sick of calling people that don't know how to return a phone call!

Basically, I am so sick of people....Period.

P.S. If you read this blog and wonder if I'm talking about you, don't ask, just re-evaluate yourself!

In honor of Denae

So my friend Denae, just headed up to Alaska to see one of her friends. Did she fly? No way! She drove from southern Utah to Fairbanks. She is either brave and adventurous or just plain crazy! She's gonna let me have it for that crazy bit. LOL.

In her honor, I've decided to post a fun tidbit about my Alaskan experience. I lived in Fairbanks for a very short time. Anyways, my favorite thing about Alaska was that you could leave your drink (you know...MCDs cup or what not) in the car and come back later and it still be perfect! Not watered down and definitely not leaking.

Sooooo Cooool!

It's My Birthday!

So, today is my birthday. I have been under the weather the last few days but nonetheless I feel so loved and blessed to have such an awesome family and awesome friends. I have received tons of birthday cards, a cake, birthday phone calls, birthday presents, and surprise performances. This morning, my girls sang the "Happy Birthday" song to me. They are so cute! All I could think about was how blessed I am to have them in my life. They also put on a pop star performance for me because they ROCK! My day is not through yet, so I am sure more surprises await.






More to follow....

I'm back! My day continued on with St. Patrick's Day crafts, a dinner with Lady M and My Favorite Season at my fav restaurant here (TX Roadhouse), ice cream with friends, more presents, more phone calls, text messages, and a chorus (2-4 ple) singing the "Happy Birthday" song through the phone. What a great day! Look out 30 here I come...well, next year anyways!

I miss my love

Last night, I saw this older couple interacting with each other at dinner. It was priceless. I always picture my love and me growing old and being...you know, old people cute! Long story short...I miss my love.

Very Late!

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

So our Valentine's day celebration kicked off on Thursday. The girls and I received cards and flowers early morning from the little baby that I used to babysit.

Then, later in the day, my love sent me these beautiful flowers.





On Friday, My favorite season and I had lunch with Lady "M" at her school!

Saturday, I went to a social gathering with some lady friends where we had the opportunity to learn some self-defense moves. I kicked butt! I also received some valentines from the YW in my ward...Thank you.


So actually, V Day may have started before Thursday b/c my girls did make me some valentines this week and last.

As for the girls, they received valentines at school, at playgroup, and from mom and dad.

On Sunday, we brought passion pops that the girls and I made for their classes at church. They were so good!




Can't you just feel all of the love?

WE CAN!

Scripture Moment

I was preparing my YW's lesson about "Finding Joy Now" and this scripture really jumped out at me. Recently, in my head, I've been going over my past life: things that have brought me happiness and sadness. So many things have brought me both and I know people go around saying that they have no regrets, but heck yeah I have some...I wish I had been as smart as I knew I was back then. But...and we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28)...ok that's not the scripture I was talking about, but it is a favorite of mine.

Here's the one that jumped out at me:

Alma 41:10

Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness.

I guess all that sadness has helped me to really appreciate all of my happiness.

We each have the power to bring happiness into our own lives. Embrace it!

I hope 1 of these 2 scriptures can help add some joy into your life!

Summer turns 3

In honor of Summer's 3rd birthday (has it really been that long?), I'm going to post 3 things that I love about her. I love everything about her, so narrowing it down to a few is going to be a little difficult. Here goes:


1. Her super cuteness

2. Her sweet hugs and kisses

3. That she's really cautious around strangers (that's right, no one's gonna just snatch up my baby!)

Happy Birthday, Baby Girl! I love you!

**Top 3 idea, totally stolen for my friend, Ashley. TY**

We celebrated Sumi's birthday a day early this year (actually, last year, too). She wanted a little bit of everything at her party, so we had Hannah Montana, Dora, and Princess deco. Watch the slideshow below. Enjoy.



Fun Facts

1. Summer had 4 candles on her cake (3 and 1 for good luck)
2. She blew them all out in one shot...WoW, I was shocked!
3. Games played: Musical Chairs, Pin the Candle on the Cupcake, and Pass the Mic (a variation of Hot Potato).

Baby makes 3

Everyone should have a routanbaby, right? I stumbled across this website that let's you upload a pic of mom & dad and then lets you know what your offspring would look like. It took me a few times to come out with a cute baby but here he is with birth announcement and all:

Ben and Sandra are proud to announce the arrival of their little boy named 3000.

Here's the site so you can make your own little bundle of joy:

http://www.vw.com/vwhype/babymaker/en/us/

! Caution: It took me a few tries before I was willing to claim one of these little babies as my own. Don't despair, try, try again...isn't that the fun part :)

Luckily, I didn't encounter this problem in real life :P

2009 New Year Resolutions

So almost every year I make resolutions and somehow I manage to break them or forget them, or both. Last year, one of my resolutions (I can only remember 1, case in point) was to only talk on the phone 1 hour a day, it went well in the beginning but eventually it went kaput like all of the rest. I'm glad I didn't have my blog at the beginning of last year because I bet everyone would have said that they saw that one coming. Although, I have improved tremendously. I don't talk on the phone nearly as much as I used to.

This year I have 4 resolutions, that's right, I said 4 resolutions. Here they are:

1. Spend more quality time with my children
2. Work "hard" on my degree
3. Save Money
4. Work on my personal progress

So far I have a good start at the first 3. I think the personal progress one might be the one that falls off this year...though I'm not eligible to actually receive recognition for it until I've served for 1 yr. in my current calling, which won't be until June.

Needless to say, please root for me and if you notice me slacking, I give you permission to give me a little nudge. I will leave you with this quote:

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

I'mmmmm backkkkkkk!

2 Days Driving to FL
2 1/2 hrs flying to NY
4 Days in NYC
50 dollars in tolls :(
2 hour flight delay
2 1/2 hr flight to FL
4 days at Disney
6 days in Tampa/St.Pete
9 hours driving to NC
1 1/2 days in NC
17 hrs Driving Home
19 days away from home
14 days back

Over 500 pics downloaded and that's only because I ran out of room on my memory card.

Despite all the counting, we've had a wonderful vacation visiting family and friends.