So, its been a while. That's my own bad! :) Thanksgiving was GREAT. I LOVED getting to spend so much time with my oh so awesome brother and the Breinholts! I just heart y'all. Since it's been a while, I cant really remember everything that went down, but I do know that we had a big group date which was fun, we stopped at the creamery (and dont worry Meredith, I got the DOUBLE SCOOP in a waffle cone and still finished before some people). Gotta represent! :) Thursday was great except for the part where Puden was sick. Poor kid. Kami and I were talking about how weird of a holiday Thanksgiving is...we spend a couple of days in preparation for all the eating, then we eat for like 40 minutes, do dishes for like an hour and are in pain from eating so much the rest of the day! Something doesn't add up...but I don't care. I still love it. :) We went to Tepanyaki's the next day for Sister Breinholt's birthday and Puden and Kami taught me how to eat with chop sticks. I've always wanted to learn but I could never do it. I feel so accomplished. I can die happy now. :) In honor of Thanksgiving (better late than never right?) here's a very short list of things I am thankful for:
* My family
* The church
* My testimony
* The fact that it hasn't snowed yet
* Going to the temple and having one so close
* Christmas music
* Graduating in T minus 15 days to be exact
* My education
* My roommates
* My friends
* Singing time with Emily and Ashley
* Irish dancing...and all kinds of dancing
* Shoe horns...haha no seriously! :)
* Oreo blizzards
* "Laughing til it hurts" moments
* Inside jokes
* Cell phones
* My opportunity to be at BYU
* Rolls
yada yada...I could go on forever, but that would probably be pretty boring for everyone else! :) I hope everyone had an awesome Thanksgiving!
*celebrates* Okay...just to mention this little fact...by this time next week, I'll never have to attend another college class as an undergrad! WOO HOO. That's right...the last day of classes is Thursday and I take all of my finals on Monday and then its peacin' out time suckas...I'm goin home! WOO HOO! I can't wait. I always forget how great it is to be surrounded by family and my little Sydney! Nothing makes me happier than a little lovin from baby girl! I can't believe she's almost 4...WOW! That went by so fast. Anyway, I'm gonna go do something fun-ish...like play Yahtzee with Emily! Yahoo!...I hope I win. :) *waves*
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
8 is the greatest number!
Alright, so, Zaz tagged me on her blog, and I'm sitting around, waiting for my brother to get back from visiting one of his friends from back in the day, so I figured I should get on it. :) Here it goes!
(None of these listed are in any particular order)
My 8 Favorite TV Shows
1. Chuck
2. Friends
3. Smallville
4. The Office
5. So You Think You Can Dance
6. Heroes
7. House
8. Extreme Home Makeover
My 8 Favorite Restaurants
1. IHOP
2. Bennigans
3. Olive Garden
4. Chipotle
5. On The Border
6. Chilis
7. Texas Roadhouse
8. Macaroni Grill
8 Things that Happened Yesterday
1. I ate...a LOT :)
2. Attempting to take a nap, although, it didn't really work
3. I did a LOT of dishes
4. Watched House
5. Played with Puden's hair
6. Watched Errand of Angels
7. Read my book
8. Talked to my family on the phone
8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Putting up Christmas Decorations
2. Graduating
3. Going home for Christmas to see my family...and especially to see how much my nieces have grown! (Meredith says I'll be a big pile of Auntie mush) haha
4. Ireland in February
5. Finally knowing what it is I want to do with my life...haha good to know right?
6. Having a family
7. Finishing reading the books on my list
8. Crossing off stuff on my list of 'Things I want to do before I die"
8 Things I Love About Fall
1. The pretty colors
2. The nice weather
3. pumkin pies
4. two words: leaf piles
5. Smells of cinnamon and other "fall-y" smells
6. Big comfy sweatshirts and sweaters
7. Dipping toast in hot chocolate
8. Thanksgiving
8 Things On My Wish List
1. For my family to be happy
2. To spend time with my nieces
3. To feel good about my decisions of where I want to go and what I want to do after I graduate
4. To dance on broadway :)
5. To have a family
6. To know that I've touched at least one person's life for the better
7. Oh oh...a new pair of socks for each day
8. Harsher punishment for parole violators...AND World Peace! hahah if you can name that movie, you rock my socks :)
8 People I Tag
(Kind of fun, but only if you want)
1. Meredith
2. Beth
3. ReffineJ
4. Jen
5. Emily
6. Shusha
7. Isaac
8. Melly
(None of these listed are in any particular order)
My 8 Favorite TV Shows
1. Chuck
2. Friends
3. Smallville
4. The Office
5. So You Think You Can Dance
6. Heroes
7. House
8. Extreme Home Makeover
My 8 Favorite Restaurants
1. IHOP
2. Bennigans
3. Olive Garden
4. Chipotle
5. On The Border
6. Chilis
7. Texas Roadhouse
8. Macaroni Grill
8 Things that Happened Yesterday
1. I ate...a LOT :)
2. Attempting to take a nap, although, it didn't really work
3. I did a LOT of dishes
4. Watched House
5. Played with Puden's hair
6. Watched Errand of Angels
7. Read my book
8. Talked to my family on the phone
8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Putting up Christmas Decorations
2. Graduating
3. Going home for Christmas to see my family...and especially to see how much my nieces have grown! (Meredith says I'll be a big pile of Auntie mush) haha
4. Ireland in February
5. Finally knowing what it is I want to do with my life...haha good to know right?
6. Having a family
7. Finishing reading the books on my list
8. Crossing off stuff on my list of 'Things I want to do before I die"
8 Things I Love About Fall
1. The pretty colors
2. The nice weather
3. pumkin pies
4. two words: leaf piles
5. Smells of cinnamon and other "fall-y" smells
6. Big comfy sweatshirts and sweaters
7. Dipping toast in hot chocolate
8. Thanksgiving
8 Things On My Wish List
1. For my family to be happy
2. To spend time with my nieces
3. To feel good about my decisions of where I want to go and what I want to do after I graduate
4. To dance on broadway :)
5. To have a family
6. To know that I've touched at least one person's life for the better
7. Oh oh...a new pair of socks for each day
8. Harsher punishment for parole violators...AND World Peace! hahah if you can name that movie, you rock my socks :)
8 People I Tag
(Kind of fun, but only if you want)
1. Meredith
2. Beth
3. ReffineJ
4. Jen
5. Emily
6. Shusha
7. Isaac
8. Melly
Monday, November 24, 2008
Salute to Brothers!
Woah man…this was such a great weekend! It all started off with a little thing that I like to call the midnight showing of TWILIGHT! WOO HOO! I really, really enjoyed it. There were some things about it that I didn’t necessarily like, that I think, had I not read the book before, I wouldn’t have fully understood, but then again, it was midnight…how much do I ever fully understand after my bedtime? :) I would go more into it, but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who may want to see it eventually. Anyway, in all, it was great and I fully intend on seeing it again with Kami on Tuesday. Can’t wait! :)
Friday, I went to work somewhat awake and then came home and took a much needed nap. I set my alarm for my class and I pushed, what I thought was the snooze button, but really I just turned it off and woke up when my class was getting over. Haha. OOPS! :) Sleep…it does a body good! Anyway, later that night, I went with Erin and her parents to the Bell Concert in SLC. It was fun…they played a couple of my favorite Christmas songs so that was a plus.
Saturday I got a lot of much needed things done…like laundry. I don’t think I’d done it in about 3 weeks and it was starting to get a little out of control haha. AND, more importantly, my brother came! WAHOO! Once he got there, we went to Leatherby’s because he’d never been there before. I know what you’re thinking…what? An Anderson that hasn’t been to an ice cream place? Weird, I know…but don’t worry. We fixed that problem really fast. It was delish! We came back to the Breinholt’s and watched the game. We’re still convinced that Hall threw the game on purpose since that means that BYU gets a bunch more money than they would have if we won…it makes me feel better about the loss anyway. :) After the game, we had some Carl’s Jr. for dinner (we were all too depressed to cook) and then played Crud for a good chunk of time. The best part tho, was that after we got home for Leatherby’s, Jeremy decided to pull his parents car into the garage horizontally so they couldn’t park their mini in there when they got home from the Temple. So, once the time drew near that they were supposed to be there, we huddled around the living room windows, waiting for them to get home. I’m pretty sure they just sat in the mini, staring at the open garage and the ill placed car for about a good 20 seconds. Haha. It was hilarious. Their reactions were priceless.
Sunday, I woke up and wrote my talk and then high tailed it off to the state prison to speak in their sacrament meeting (that’s for you Meredith!) I always love going there! It’s such a cool experience. After that, it was pretty much just a chill night with the Breinholt’s and Puden. I’m kinda bummed cuz I don’t get to see him until Tuesday (I still have class and work), but its all good…I’m just glad he’s here! Gotta love the brother time! Brothers are awesome and here's why:
1. They always know exactly when you let your guard down so they can pounce on you, just when you are at your weakest moment to ensure maximum tackle-age. I'm not sure how he knows...he just does. Its like a little buzzer inside his head that goes off, signaling him that I'm not paying attention to his every move.
2. They can be easy to control (in the nicest way)...the secret isn't that hard to figure out. If you want the power, all you have to do is play with their hair or scratch their back. It's really that simple. Then, they're putty in your hands.
3. They're big teddy bears when they aren't picking on you and throwing you into stuff. As much as they pick on you, they still have that soft spot for their sisters.
There's definitely more, but I have to get going...work calls you know? Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours! XOXO
Friday, I went to work somewhat awake and then came home and took a much needed nap. I set my alarm for my class and I pushed, what I thought was the snooze button, but really I just turned it off and woke up when my class was getting over. Haha. OOPS! :) Sleep…it does a body good! Anyway, later that night, I went with Erin and her parents to the Bell Concert in SLC. It was fun…they played a couple of my favorite Christmas songs so that was a plus.
Saturday I got a lot of much needed things done…like laundry. I don’t think I’d done it in about 3 weeks and it was starting to get a little out of control haha. AND, more importantly, my brother came! WAHOO! Once he got there, we went to Leatherby’s because he’d never been there before. I know what you’re thinking…what? An Anderson that hasn’t been to an ice cream place? Weird, I know…but don’t worry. We fixed that problem really fast. It was delish! We came back to the Breinholt’s and watched the game. We’re still convinced that Hall threw the game on purpose since that means that BYU gets a bunch more money than they would have if we won…it makes me feel better about the loss anyway. :) After the game, we had some Carl’s Jr. for dinner (we were all too depressed to cook) and then played Crud for a good chunk of time. The best part tho, was that after we got home for Leatherby’s, Jeremy decided to pull his parents car into the garage horizontally so they couldn’t park their mini in there when they got home from the Temple. So, once the time drew near that they were supposed to be there, we huddled around the living room windows, waiting for them to get home. I’m pretty sure they just sat in the mini, staring at the open garage and the ill placed car for about a good 20 seconds. Haha. It was hilarious. Their reactions were priceless.
Sunday, I woke up and wrote my talk and then high tailed it off to the state prison to speak in their sacrament meeting (that’s for you Meredith!) I always love going there! It’s such a cool experience. After that, it was pretty much just a chill night with the Breinholt’s and Puden. I’m kinda bummed cuz I don’t get to see him until Tuesday (I still have class and work), but its all good…I’m just glad he’s here! Gotta love the brother time! Brothers are awesome and here's why:
1. They always know exactly when you let your guard down so they can pounce on you, just when you are at your weakest moment to ensure maximum tackle-age. I'm not sure how he knows...he just does. Its like a little buzzer inside his head that goes off, signaling him that I'm not paying attention to his every move.
2. They can be easy to control (in the nicest way)...the secret isn't that hard to figure out. If you want the power, all you have to do is play with their hair or scratch their back. It's really that simple. Then, they're putty in your hands.
3. They're big teddy bears when they aren't picking on you and throwing you into stuff. As much as they pick on you, they still have that soft spot for their sisters.
There's definitely more, but I have to get going...work calls you know? Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours! XOXO
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Anticipation
This week has been crazy slow and yet surprisingly busy. Work has been a lot slower because everyone is out in Arizona for the TECBD conference. I'm sad that I didn't get to go this year, but its probably better anyway...I need to be all rested up for Thursday night...talent show AND midnight showing of Twilight. Sheesh. Talk about good times. Although, I do miss getting to spend three days in warm, Arizona weather. Not to mention that the per diem I get for the three days is like $150 for food alone. haha. Talk about a good way to save up. In all fairness, I got a small case of food poisoning last time so maybe its a good thing I didn't go this year haha. Poor Melly...thanks for putting up with my grouchy pants those few days! Strangely enough though, my awesome power suit that I got for the presentation day made me feel a lot better. Its amazing what a nice suit can do to your spirits! :) 
Plus, Melly went with me to see Happy Feet since it came out while we were there. Gotta love it...Melly, you're one of my favorites! Here's to fun memories in Tempe!
Ben, one of my co-workers who also got left behind, and I are the only ones here all week. Some of the other student employees are in and out for a few hours, but really...its boring and very quiet here. In the past, Isaac usually brought rock band and we'd hook it up to the projector and play for a while to let go of our "we got left behind blues," but alas, Isaac has moved on to bigger and better places and took his rock band with him. The nerve, Isaac. I mean really...what are we supposed to do now? There is only so much a trip to the gas station for some snacks will do. :)
Last night, I went to practice my dance for the talent show and the room I found had a REALLY slippery floor so I was all over the place. Can you imagine? My talent for falling + an extremely slippery floor. The results were priceless. I was practicing some of my flip things and now I have bruises on my hip bones. haha. Totally worth it though...I miss jazz/contemporary dancing so much. This may very well be the last time I get to dance my heart out, unless I teach again, so I'm determined to make it good. Bring on the bruises. Anyway, back to my story...so afterwards, I was icing down my shins (shin splits...gotta love em) and my muscles were hurting so I called up my friend Ashley and we hit up the hot tub and then decided that it would be a great idea to make pina coladas and play some original mario brothers on the nintendo. It was great. You...complete me, Ash! haha
Despite being left behind and having bruises in strange places, this week has been absolutely awesome for some reason. I'm not sure why exactly...but I'm definitely not complaining. The article that we wrote about the research that Lynnette, Michelle, Tyler and I have been conducting for the last 3 years finally got published! The book came in the mail yesterday and I've been jumping around hysterically showing select people who knew of my intense excitement for it to arrive. And in other news...we were put in bowling teams last week, and my team hasn't lost yet. Granted we've only played two rounds, but still...I can hold me own now...sometimes. :) Anyway, this is gettin kinda lengthy and I'm sure I'll have PLENTY to write about on Friday after I see Twilight. *girlish giggles of excitement* AND my bro comes on Saturday and I'm speaking in Sacrament meeting in prison on Sunday. I really don't think this week could get better...I mean, obviously, I can think of a FEW things, but still...it's been great and I have so many things to look forward to over the next few days! I hope everyone else has had a great week, too! XOXO
Plus, Melly went with me to see Happy Feet since it came out while we were there. Gotta love it...Melly, you're one of my favorites! Here's to fun memories in Tempe!Ben, one of my co-workers who also got left behind, and I are the only ones here all week. Some of the other student employees are in and out for a few hours, but really...its boring and very quiet here. In the past, Isaac usually brought rock band and we'd hook it up to the projector and play for a while to let go of our "we got left behind blues," but alas, Isaac has moved on to bigger and better places and took his rock band with him. The nerve, Isaac. I mean really...what are we supposed to do now? There is only so much a trip to the gas station for some snacks will do. :)
Last night, I went to practice my dance for the talent show and the room I found had a REALLY slippery floor so I was all over the place. Can you imagine? My talent for falling + an extremely slippery floor. The results were priceless. I was practicing some of my flip things and now I have bruises on my hip bones. haha. Totally worth it though...I miss jazz/contemporary dancing so much. This may very well be the last time I get to dance my heart out, unless I teach again, so I'm determined to make it good. Bring on the bruises. Anyway, back to my story...so afterwards, I was icing down my shins (shin splits...gotta love em) and my muscles were hurting so I called up my friend Ashley and we hit up the hot tub and then decided that it would be a great idea to make pina coladas and play some original mario brothers on the nintendo. It was great. You...complete me, Ash! haha
Despite being left behind and having bruises in strange places, this week has been absolutely awesome for some reason. I'm not sure why exactly...but I'm definitely not complaining. The article that we wrote about the research that Lynnette, Michelle, Tyler and I have been conducting for the last 3 years finally got published! The book came in the mail yesterday and I've been jumping around hysterically showing select people who knew of my intense excitement for it to arrive. And in other news...we were put in bowling teams last week, and my team hasn't lost yet. Granted we've only played two rounds, but still...I can hold me own now...sometimes. :) Anyway, this is gettin kinda lengthy and I'm sure I'll have PLENTY to write about on Friday after I see Twilight. *girlish giggles of excitement* AND my bro comes on Saturday and I'm speaking in Sacrament meeting in prison on Sunday. I really don't think this week could get better...I mean, obviously, I can think of a FEW things, but still...it's been great and I have so many things to look forward to over the next few days! I hope everyone else has had a great week, too! XOXO
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Oh, Archie!
Two words. One name. David Archuleta. Call me sick for secretly harboring a special love for the 18 year old little Mormon boy from Murray, UT...I wont care. He rocks my socks...which by the way, I got three new pair yesterday and I'm in HEAVEN. They are the kind that are kinda squishy at the bottom. *tickled pink* You know...pink isn't a good color for me...from now on, I'm going to change that expression to *ticked green* Everyone cool with that? Good. Anyway, If I could have a new pair of awesome socks every day, I think every day would be great, no matter what. New socks just do it for me...they can get me through anything. Kinda like ice cream, except socks don't make you cold. :) Anyway, back to Archie...his new CD came out yesterday and Emily and I have been listening to it non-stop! Its so incredibly awesome. My favorite song so far is "Waiting for Yestserday." If you get bored, youtube it or something...its great and will fill your heart with joy. haha. Maybe not, but I sure like it. Poor Emily...she's probably tired of hearing it. Thank goodness for the repeat feature. it saves me a lot of finger clicking :)
Also...Twilight countdown: 8 days! *jumps for joy* I can't wait. There was a little preview during Heroes on Monday that made me really happy! I can't believe its so close. I finally finished everyone's shirts last night. We're gonna look AWESOME next Thursday night! That's also our ward talent show/Thanksgiving dinner night...so much for taking a huge nap before. haha. Oh well, its going to be so amazing. I doubt that I'll even think about my RLS or being tired. And if I do, that's what poppin pills is for right? haha. I'm sucha druggie sometimes. In my defense....okay, I really don't have anything good to say to that really...so never mind :)
Funny 'retard switch' story from Monday: the conversation went a little something like this...don't quote me on it, but you get the idea:
*an Arby's commercial comes on*
Me: Have you ever had an Arby's Melt? *my personal favorite*
Adam: Yeah! Those are good...have you had the Swiss Ham?
Me: Nope...is there cheese on it?
Adam: *looks at me funny* Yeah...Swiss.
Me: DANG IT!
*insert laughter here*
Yeah...smooth huh? In my defense, I was more concerned because his stomach doesn't handle cheese very well anymore and I was thinking about that rather than what the name of it was. haha. Not to mention, that I probably wasn't thinking, apparently. haha. The funny thing was, on Sunday at Disney night, we were watching Tarzan and one of my FHE brothers was making fun of Jane because her 'retard switch' was definitely on whenever Tarzan was around. He said something about not usually seeing the girl with her retard switch on and I was like...oh we have them...we're just REALLY good at hiding it. And in my head, I was thinking...yeah, I don't think I've ever exposed my switch before to where it was obvious. UGH...so funny though. In my head, I was thinking...'what the heck is wrong with you, idiot?' hahaha. Definitely classic tho. Good times for sure. Moral of the story: The retard switch serves no good purpose... :) Anyway, I'm gonna head out...I gotta go observe at Westside pretty soon. I heart y'all bad! XOXO
Also...Twilight countdown: 8 days! *jumps for joy* I can't wait. There was a little preview during Heroes on Monday that made me really happy! I can't believe its so close. I finally finished everyone's shirts last night. We're gonna look AWESOME next Thursday night! That's also our ward talent show/Thanksgiving dinner night...so much for taking a huge nap before. haha. Oh well, its going to be so amazing. I doubt that I'll even think about my RLS or being tired. And if I do, that's what poppin pills is for right? haha. I'm sucha druggie sometimes. In my defense....okay, I really don't have anything good to say to that really...so never mind :)
Funny 'retard switch' story from Monday: the conversation went a little something like this...don't quote me on it, but you get the idea:
*an Arby's commercial comes on*
Me: Have you ever had an Arby's Melt? *my personal favorite*
Adam: Yeah! Those are good...have you had the Swiss Ham?
Me: Nope...is there cheese on it?
Adam: *looks at me funny* Yeah...Swiss.
Me: DANG IT!
*insert laughter here*
Yeah...smooth huh? In my defense, I was more concerned because his stomach doesn't handle cheese very well anymore and I was thinking about that rather than what the name of it was. haha. Not to mention, that I probably wasn't thinking, apparently. haha. The funny thing was, on Sunday at Disney night, we were watching Tarzan and one of my FHE brothers was making fun of Jane because her 'retard switch' was definitely on whenever Tarzan was around. He said something about not usually seeing the girl with her retard switch on and I was like...oh we have them...we're just REALLY good at hiding it. And in my head, I was thinking...yeah, I don't think I've ever exposed my switch before to where it was obvious. UGH...so funny though. In my head, I was thinking...'what the heck is wrong with you, idiot?' hahaha. Definitely classic tho. Good times for sure. Moral of the story: The retard switch serves no good purpose... :) Anyway, I'm gonna head out...I gotta go observe at Westside pretty soon. I heart y'all bad! XOXO
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Happy Hobo Day!
So, today in Irish class, was definitely an interesting one. I dunno what my deal is, but I was just completely off all day today. When we were doing our leaps across the floor, my upper body was doing this weird fish-like sway thing when it's supposed to be straight and stiff. My teacher started chasing me and looked at me like what the heck is going on? haha. Its usually not a problem. lol. Then, my rhythm was all off...normally I rock the hardshoe rhythms, but not today. And to top it all off, I tripped myself. lol. Luckily it was partner work, so Val caught me before I completely biffed it...but somehow my right foot got caught around my left leg. I can't even begin to explain how that happened. It was definitely funny though. Val was kinda off today too, so we decided today was Hobo Day...mostly because my pants were black cut off sweat pants that kinda have a hobo feel to them. lol. So, to everyone out there, I hope you have a happy Hobo day!
Anyway, onto more exciting things. I had another crazy dream that needs to be documented. It's been a while, so I was excited when I woke up this morning. :) To start the dream off, I was with my friend, Alicia, from back home. We decided to go out on her yacht (which, by the way, Leash...if you ever get one, I expect to be told about it haha). So, we got some old high school friends together and partied like it was 1999. Somehow, those other friends turned into the Breinholts and some girls in my ward. Weird, I know...but just roll with it okay? :) So, we're yachting around and its dark outside right? And all of a sudden, Jack Sparrow came and kidnapped me. It wasn't really that scary because, me n Jack are buddy buddy, apparently. We were laughing about it after he got me away from everyone since they were freaking out so bad. Who knew we were tight...I guess I have friends of all kinds. haha. So then, he kinda takes the prank too far and cannon balls me on top of this hotel building by the water and I cant get down. He didn't come get me and I had no way to get down and I ended up missing my flight to Ireland. I cried and was not happy with Jack. I called the hotel people with my cell phone and apparently they had the hook ups with the airlines and there was luckily another flight going out to Dublin later that night, but I would have to hurry...somehow I got off the roof and hurried down to get my stuff so I could leave. All of my friends from the yacht were going and had already left and I was very bitter. Except Kaylyn...she wasn't gone yet. I'm not sure why. haha. Anyway, I realized that I left my passport in Provo and I was apparently in West Jordan. I didn't have time to go back to Provo and make it to the airport in time so I didn't know what to do. I sat and cried and Kaylyn came and sat next to me and was like it'll be okay....I guess those are the magic words because right as she said that, I remembered that I put my passport in my bag before I left and what do ya know? I pulled it right out. hahaha. Then my stupid alarm went off...my face was wet though, so I think I had been crying for real. lol. Or maybe I just had another dream about being an x-men that got stuck in there somewhere. haha. I'll never forget waking up all wet...stupid ability to control the water through my mouth. :) Despite the gross consequences, that was seriously the best dream I've ever had.
Anyway, back to real life! I went to Rexburg this weekend and it was loads of fun. It was great to be with Kami! The first night, we went to the Halloween concert they put on every year. It was with the Symphony and Men's Chorus and they did this pirate themed show. It was really fun! Then we came home and I gave her a facial and we did clay masks together. The next day was pretty chill...Kami had to rehearse her song she had to sing on Monday and then we went and saw our old friend, Melissa, from back home. For dinner, she took me to Big Jud's...those hamburgers were HUGE. Definitely bigger than my face, but totally worth it. haha. We split it into 4ths and each took a quarter and were still full by the end of it. No worries, Meredith...I definitely saved room for ice cream! haha. Later that night, we went to this African Children's Choir performance. They were SOOOO cute. I wanted to take them home with me. *sighs* Love, love, loved it! :) Anyway, that's about all for the updates...oh except I decided to try my luck at making cinnamon rolls yesterday. Some of them sucked hardcore, but others were actually quite yummy. I was proud. I've never done that before! Anyway, I need to catch up with my Chuck episodes, so I gotta jet. Catch y'all lata! XOXO
Anyway, onto more exciting things. I had another crazy dream that needs to be documented. It's been a while, so I was excited when I woke up this morning. :) To start the dream off, I was with my friend, Alicia, from back home. We decided to go out on her yacht (which, by the way, Leash...if you ever get one, I expect to be told about it haha). So, we got some old high school friends together and partied like it was 1999. Somehow, those other friends turned into the Breinholts and some girls in my ward. Weird, I know...but just roll with it okay? :) So, we're yachting around and its dark outside right? And all of a sudden, Jack Sparrow came and kidnapped me. It wasn't really that scary because, me n Jack are buddy buddy, apparently. We were laughing about it after he got me away from everyone since they were freaking out so bad. Who knew we were tight...I guess I have friends of all kinds. haha. So then, he kinda takes the prank too far and cannon balls me on top of this hotel building by the water and I cant get down. He didn't come get me and I had no way to get down and I ended up missing my flight to Ireland. I cried and was not happy with Jack. I called the hotel people with my cell phone and apparently they had the hook ups with the airlines and there was luckily another flight going out to Dublin later that night, but I would have to hurry...somehow I got off the roof and hurried down to get my stuff so I could leave. All of my friends from the yacht were going and had already left and I was very bitter. Except Kaylyn...she wasn't gone yet. I'm not sure why. haha. Anyway, I realized that I left my passport in Provo and I was apparently in West Jordan. I didn't have time to go back to Provo and make it to the airport in time so I didn't know what to do. I sat and cried and Kaylyn came and sat next to me and was like it'll be okay....I guess those are the magic words because right as she said that, I remembered that I put my passport in my bag before I left and what do ya know? I pulled it right out. hahaha. Then my stupid alarm went off...my face was wet though, so I think I had been crying for real. lol. Or maybe I just had another dream about being an x-men that got stuck in there somewhere. haha. I'll never forget waking up all wet...stupid ability to control the water through my mouth. :) Despite the gross consequences, that was seriously the best dream I've ever had.
Anyway, back to real life! I went to Rexburg this weekend and it was loads of fun. It was great to be with Kami! The first night, we went to the Halloween concert they put on every year. It was with the Symphony and Men's Chorus and they did this pirate themed show. It was really fun! Then we came home and I gave her a facial and we did clay masks together. The next day was pretty chill...Kami had to rehearse her song she had to sing on Monday and then we went and saw our old friend, Melissa, from back home. For dinner, she took me to Big Jud's...those hamburgers were HUGE. Definitely bigger than my face, but totally worth it. haha. We split it into 4ths and each took a quarter and were still full by the end of it. No worries, Meredith...I definitely saved room for ice cream! haha. Later that night, we went to this African Children's Choir performance. They were SOOOO cute. I wanted to take them home with me. *sighs* Love, love, loved it! :) Anyway, that's about all for the updates...oh except I decided to try my luck at making cinnamon rolls yesterday. Some of them sucked hardcore, but others were actually quite yummy. I was proud. I've never done that before! Anyway, I need to catch up with my Chuck episodes, so I gotta jet. Catch y'all lata! XOXO
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Past, Present and Future
Alright, so we’ve been talking in both of my classes this week about family traditions and keeping journals about ourselves and our families. Seeing as how I usually just copy and paste what I write on the blog into an electronic journal, I thought I would write a little bit about some fun traditions that my family and I have done and a little bit of random thoughts about me that maybe most people don’t know. So, here it goes. Some of these are ones we used to do and don’t really do anymore, some we still do and some are new. I’m warning you…this might be kinda longish…
Favorite Traditions/family rituals:
· The obvious: Eating pancakes/waffles/French toast on Sundays after church.
· Sugar cookies with Grammy on the Christmas’s when she comes to our house. Nothing is better than making/decorating cookies with my Grammy! Especially when I think the cookie is an eyeball instead of an ornament like it was supposed to be and decorating it accordingly. Haha. That was a great year.
· Making a gingerbread house with my mom and sister (and now Syd!)
· Giving blood with my dad when I go home
· Playing Cranium or other games when we’re all together for the holidays
· Dad’s yummy smoked Ham on Christmas day *drools*
· The “Schweps dance” that Meredith does with the empty bottle after we eat Thanksgiving dinner
· Butterfly kisses from dad
· Christmas Pedicures with my mom, sister and grandmamma
· Being woken up in the morning one of two ways…my mom jumping on me or hearing her open the blinds REALLY loudly. Haha
· Helping mom make Jam during the first session of conference
· My brother and I bringing our mattresses downstairs to lay on during conference. haha
· Watching Anne of Green Gables with Meredith whenever I come home to visit
· Our family New Years party consisting of games, my homemade queso, little smokeys with Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce and sparkling apple cider.
· When we’re together in the living room, and someone goes to the bathroom that shares a wall with it, we always knock on the wall to annoy the person in the bathroom.
· Watching MAVS games together with all our gear.
· Birthday dinners
· Having to take down Christmas decorations on New Years day. This is one tradition I wouldn’t be sad to see go away. Haha right, Grammy?
· Hearing dad’s joke of the day that he made up
· Flying rolls…need I say more? Haha
· Getting our new ornament to hang on the tree each year from Grammy
· Getting free samples and Clinique moisturizer from Grandmama for Christmas and birthdays. Oh and usually a package of socks. haha
Random thoughts:
· When I was young, I LOVED my binky. Like seriously, I don’t think I can emphasize the word LOVE enough. I learned how to talk with it in my mouth and you could understand me perfectly. As a result, I used to say my “S’s” like you would say a “T” but it would sound like a normal “s.” Good times right? Well, I’m pretty sure I had them until I was about 3 years old…my mom started taking them away from me when I’d fall asleep or something because that’s the only time she could get them from me. I started realizing this so I’d hide the ones that I still had. That way, when she took away the ones that she let me have, I could just go to my stash and pull out another one. This went on indefinitely. They didn’t realize that I had hidden so many…Good times. It’s good to know that I learned how to outsmart my parents at such a young age. Haha. Love y’all!
· I am absolutely addicted to propel as of a week ago
· When we were kids, and there was something we wanted (ex: a trampoline) we would make picket signs out of construction paper and rulers and march around my mom and dad’s room, chanting. It usually went a little something like this…”We want a trampoline, tonight, tonight, tonight. We want a trampoline (Meredith yells, SWITCH) *flip signs around* Besides, we love you.” Hahahaha so we sound like spoiled, rotten kids, but it worked so it was totally worth it. haha
· My sister and her friend, Marika, would put on New Kids on the Block concerts for us, frequently. I always wanted to play too, so they’d stick me under this box and make me push tickets up thru the hole in the top. For some reason, I loved it. haha
· When we received the previously mentioned trampoline, Meredith and Cody LOVED to bounce me as high as they could. My brother thought it was funny to continually bounce me, one after another, because I would just keep getting higher. Sometimes, I was too high and he couldn’t grab me and throw me back down onto the trampoline and I’d fly off. Usually, I’d just hit the fence or the ground…sometimes a tree or two or running into our wood pile in the backyard. I would have to get a new bandaid every day from bleeding and stuff and my sister said that I looked like one huge bandaid…hence, where I got my name that has forever stuck to my existence. Get it? stuck? Hahah wow…
· Another fun thing they liked to do on the trampoline was to get 4 big people to stand around me (I would be sitting in the middle) and they’d count to three and all bounce as hard as they could to get me as high as I could go. Somewhere at home, we have a picture of me and I’m higher than the Breinholt’s two story house. Talk about good times, and I loved every minute of it. Although, I don’t think my mom did…
· When I was really little, my brother and sister were babysitting me while my parents were out shopping or something. We had just finished building the 2nd floor of our house and the stairs didn’t have carpet on them yet. Meredith and Puden decided to go downstairs to get something to eat and somehow, I climbed over the couch they had blocking the stairs and I fell down the stairs. You know those soft spots on children’s heads? Yeah…my sister thought those were a result of me falling down the stairs…she was hysterical. She thought I was going to be retarded or something because of it. I can only imagine how funny it was on my brother’s end. Lol. Maybe that explains a lot about why I am the way that I am today…. :)
· One year for Christmas, we each got beanbag chairs. Our favorite thing to do with them was to set them at the top of the stairs and run and slide down them. In our house in Washington, there was a door at the bottom of the stairs. You can only imagine how many times we ran into that thing.
· Whenever I had to yawn, my brother and sister would always chase me around the house and make me laugh so I couldn’t finish my yawn. It always made me so mad…sometimes I would cry.
· I never had an imaginary friend, although I used to talk to my stuffed animals like they were people. Whenever my brother and sister would leave me out…or I would feel like they didn’t want to play with me (which didn’t usually happen, but sometimes it did), I would go into my room, line up my stuffed animals and vent to them…they understood me. Don’t judge. Hahaha.
· One of our favorite musicals was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. During the barn dance scene, all three of us would do the dances around the living room. Meredith and I still remember how to do them today!
I’m sure I could keep going, but I don’t want to bore everyone! :) So there you have it…some more insight into why I am the way that I am! Haha. Hope you enjoyed! XOXO
Favorite Traditions/family rituals:
· The obvious: Eating pancakes/waffles/French toast on Sundays after church.
· Sugar cookies with Grammy on the Christmas’s when she comes to our house. Nothing is better than making/decorating cookies with my Grammy! Especially when I think the cookie is an eyeball instead of an ornament like it was supposed to be and decorating it accordingly. Haha. That was a great year.
· Making a gingerbread house with my mom and sister (and now Syd!)
· Giving blood with my dad when I go home
· Playing Cranium or other games when we’re all together for the holidays
· Dad’s yummy smoked Ham on Christmas day *drools*
· The “Schweps dance” that Meredith does with the empty bottle after we eat Thanksgiving dinner
· Butterfly kisses from dad
· Christmas Pedicures with my mom, sister and grandmamma
· Being woken up in the morning one of two ways…my mom jumping on me or hearing her open the blinds REALLY loudly. Haha
· Helping mom make Jam during the first session of conference
· My brother and I bringing our mattresses downstairs to lay on during conference. haha
· Watching Anne of Green Gables with Meredith whenever I come home to visit
· Our family New Years party consisting of games, my homemade queso, little smokeys with Sweet Baby Ray’s sauce and sparkling apple cider.
· When we’re together in the living room, and someone goes to the bathroom that shares a wall with it, we always knock on the wall to annoy the person in the bathroom.
· Watching MAVS games together with all our gear.
· Birthday dinners
· Having to take down Christmas decorations on New Years day. This is one tradition I wouldn’t be sad to see go away. Haha right, Grammy?
· Hearing dad’s joke of the day that he made up
· Flying rolls…need I say more? Haha
· Getting our new ornament to hang on the tree each year from Grammy
· Getting free samples and Clinique moisturizer from Grandmama for Christmas and birthdays. Oh and usually a package of socks. haha
Random thoughts:
· When I was young, I LOVED my binky. Like seriously, I don’t think I can emphasize the word LOVE enough. I learned how to talk with it in my mouth and you could understand me perfectly. As a result, I used to say my “S’s” like you would say a “T” but it would sound like a normal “s.” Good times right? Well, I’m pretty sure I had them until I was about 3 years old…my mom started taking them away from me when I’d fall asleep or something because that’s the only time she could get them from me. I started realizing this so I’d hide the ones that I still had. That way, when she took away the ones that she let me have, I could just go to my stash and pull out another one. This went on indefinitely. They didn’t realize that I had hidden so many…Good times. It’s good to know that I learned how to outsmart my parents at such a young age. Haha. Love y’all!
· I am absolutely addicted to propel as of a week ago
· When we were kids, and there was something we wanted (ex: a trampoline) we would make picket signs out of construction paper and rulers and march around my mom and dad’s room, chanting. It usually went a little something like this…”We want a trampoline, tonight, tonight, tonight. We want a trampoline (Meredith yells, SWITCH) *flip signs around* Besides, we love you.” Hahahaha so we sound like spoiled, rotten kids, but it worked so it was totally worth it. haha
· My sister and her friend, Marika, would put on New Kids on the Block concerts for us, frequently. I always wanted to play too, so they’d stick me under this box and make me push tickets up thru the hole in the top. For some reason, I loved it. haha
· When we received the previously mentioned trampoline, Meredith and Cody LOVED to bounce me as high as they could. My brother thought it was funny to continually bounce me, one after another, because I would just keep getting higher. Sometimes, I was too high and he couldn’t grab me and throw me back down onto the trampoline and I’d fly off. Usually, I’d just hit the fence or the ground…sometimes a tree or two or running into our wood pile in the backyard. I would have to get a new bandaid every day from bleeding and stuff and my sister said that I looked like one huge bandaid…hence, where I got my name that has forever stuck to my existence. Get it? stuck? Hahah wow…
· Another fun thing they liked to do on the trampoline was to get 4 big people to stand around me (I would be sitting in the middle) and they’d count to three and all bounce as hard as they could to get me as high as I could go. Somewhere at home, we have a picture of me and I’m higher than the Breinholt’s two story house. Talk about good times, and I loved every minute of it. Although, I don’t think my mom did…
· When I was really little, my brother and sister were babysitting me while my parents were out shopping or something. We had just finished building the 2nd floor of our house and the stairs didn’t have carpet on them yet. Meredith and Puden decided to go downstairs to get something to eat and somehow, I climbed over the couch they had blocking the stairs and I fell down the stairs. You know those soft spots on children’s heads? Yeah…my sister thought those were a result of me falling down the stairs…she was hysterical. She thought I was going to be retarded or something because of it. I can only imagine how funny it was on my brother’s end. Lol. Maybe that explains a lot about why I am the way that I am today…. :)
· One year for Christmas, we each got beanbag chairs. Our favorite thing to do with them was to set them at the top of the stairs and run and slide down them. In our house in Washington, there was a door at the bottom of the stairs. You can only imagine how many times we ran into that thing.
· Whenever I had to yawn, my brother and sister would always chase me around the house and make me laugh so I couldn’t finish my yawn. It always made me so mad…sometimes I would cry.
· I never had an imaginary friend, although I used to talk to my stuffed animals like they were people. Whenever my brother and sister would leave me out…or I would feel like they didn’t want to play with me (which didn’t usually happen, but sometimes it did), I would go into my room, line up my stuffed animals and vent to them…they understood me. Don’t judge. Hahaha.
· One of our favorite musicals was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. During the barn dance scene, all three of us would do the dances around the living room. Meredith and I still remember how to do them today!
I’m sure I could keep going, but I don’t want to bore everyone! :) So there you have it…some more insight into why I am the way that I am! Haha. Hope you enjoyed! XOXO
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