Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I gotta say...I'm a little shocked.

To the four of you that checked my blog within a day of me posting... WOW, that's dedication! What more can I say? Thanks for not giving up on me. I've decided I'm back from my two year hiatus. Stay tuned... I wasn't going to write anything today, but after seeing 5 comments (thanks for boosting my numbers, Melanie), I had to give you all a shout out.

Also, if you didn't see your address on my blog list, don't feel bad. I lost all my addresses after I changed my blog template. Worst part is, I didn't even like the background I put up. Sigh. Anyway, it's nice to be in touch again.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Hmmmmm.....

Maybe I should start blogging again....

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Alta Club 5K

It's finally over!!! What a relief. It was starting to be a source of great stress in my life, but in the end it turned out to be a screaming success. The past 2 years we've had a committee to help, but this year everyone was just too busy. It's a huge project, but also a great experience. I'm getting to know the in's and out's of event planning quite well....sponsors, permits, registration, promotion, budget, cones, port-o-potties, food, T-shirts, medals, etc. Big job. Here are some pics from the event. I had some friends show up to support me. It was so nice to have them there. Thanks for coming!



















The beginning of the course.














Monday, April 28, 2008

This is where it all began....


This is the house where my dad proposed to my mom. He lived here when he was going to BYU and my mom lived kitty corner from him in some apartments. Even though they lived so close to each other, it's a wonder they ever ended up together. They are so different, but they were definitely meant to be. I mean look at their kids! No accident folks. ;)

Friday, April 11, 2008

Happy Birthday, Sweet Rachel!




My niece, Rachel, turns 11 years old today. I can hardly believe it. She is an angel and has been a huge blessing to our entire family. She is so kind, smart, helpful, sensitive, loving, not to mention beautiful. She's a great little cook and is a reader extraordinaire. She is talented and so sweet with her brothers. She holds a special place with all of us as she was the first niece/grandchild on both sides of her extended family. I love and adore her.


Happy Birthday, Sweet Rachel!!

Thursday, April 10, 2008

To bring you up to speed...

A Sign of Intellegence:

I had the priviledge of meeting our new prophet last week. No kidding. I was standing in the doorway of my boss's office and glanced over to see a man holding the door open as his lunch group exited the Alta Club. I looked over again thinking he had a striking resemblance to President Monson. Sure enough...it was him. I walked over and asked if I could shake his hand. He said, "Yes, and I wanted to tell you something." I said, "You did? What?" He said, "See the dimple in your chin?" I nodded. He continued, " I have one too. You know, it's a sign of intellegence." I said, "Great, then I'm set!" I thanked him and he joined the rest of his party outside. I think I literally skipped back to my boss's office. I was pretty happy. Cool experience. And I can tell you right now....he really is the prophet. He just looked like the prophet and felt like the prophet. ;)

Movie Review:
I've seen some good ones as of late...

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. Really liked it...a lot. I loved Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in it. It's light and funny and I would even consider purchasing it when it comes out on DVD. I think it's one you could watch repeatedly.





21. AWESOME. I was totally looking forward to this one and it lived up to my expectations. Still don't get the counting cards concept, so I guess I'll have to just stick with my normal job instead of taking up Blackjack in Vegas. Oh well. It's crazy though, and based on a true story. I love true story ones....they're my favorite. So yes...go see it.



Kite Runner. It's a serious one and a little disturbing, but oh so good. The kids are so, so cute in it. Particularly Hassan. You need to see this one. I never read the book, but I've heard some say that the movie was better than the book. ? That never happens.
Game Plan. This one's for all you moms out there. I watched this one at the gym in the cardio cinema room. I only planned to workout for 45 min, but just decided what's another 45? Not that it's that gripping of a plot-in fact the only gripping going on during this show were my hands on the handlebars of the stationary bike. It's just a cute kid/Disney movie. Nothing special, but I was entertained.




Dan in Real Life: PAINFUL to watch, but so good. Maybe it's just cause I'm still single. ? It was just so real. And sad. And depressing. But great! And it totally makes me hungry for pancakes just thinking about it. Except for the ones under Steve Carell's face...those I probably wouldn't eat.



August Rush: This was a GREAT movie. I'm not gonna lie though..it needed 5 more minutes at the end. I could've written a much better ending, but I guess some people liked it. (?) It's one of those where the credits start rolling and you're like, "Hold up. Did the DVD player just skip? Is there an alternate ending in the deleted scenes feature?" But no. Maybe no one else felt like this, but I did. That being said, I still loved it. And don't worry...I did try to play my guitar like he does in the movie. It totally works. Sounds so cool. Not as cool when I do it, but still...the concept is there. The music was great. Definitely see this movie.

"Nurse?!"

My friend, Chad, and I went to a friend's wedding reception, followed by a play at pioneer theatre called "The Heiress". My clients gave me tickets and met us there. It was so fun! Fun besides the fact that both of Chad's ankles were totally swollen and he could hardly walk. Sad. And everything seemed to require A LOT of walking. I picked him up and dropped him off as close to the entrances as humanly possible, then would park the car and join him. We were running late to everything, so I was doing a lot of running-in three inch heels. : / By the time the play was over, Chad could barely put any pressure on his feet. I felt so bad. I was doing my best to support him while we walked out of the theatre, but he was still in a lot of pain. That's when I had my "brilliant" idea. "Hey Chad. Jump on my back. I'll give you a piggy back ride." I said it kind of kidding-so I thought, but then he said, "Seriously?" So I'm thinking maybe I could do it. "Uhhhh, yeah. Hop on." Well, Chad couldn't really jump so he awkwardly attempted to jump on my back. That's when I realized that my 3 inch heels might create a bit of a problem. I think that realization came as I was launching forward reaching to catch myself on the ground....and Chad was following suit, right on top of me. There were multiple gasps from older couples walking by us and some rushing to our aide, until they realized I was laughing. The laughter was stemming from the comedy of it all, but more because of the embarrassment. I mean, I'm not She-ra by any stretch, and while I do quite well at running in three inch heels, piggy backing is a whole other story!! And then the fact that Chad had to land on his already swollen ankles while falling didn't really help the matter. Good thing I know Chad so well, so I didn't feel as dumb...just felt bad about the extra pain on his feet that I had caused. I ran and got the car, picked him up, and spent the next several hours taking care of him at my house....heat, ice, elevation, compressioin, and a little TLC. He returned a few days later for more. Poor Chad...and he's still in pain. :(

Just Passing Through:

Matt, Suzanne and family drove through Salt Lake on Saturday on their way up to Idaho. (Matt just accepted a position at St. Luke's Hospital up there.) I was so happy to see them. It's always great to have family here. We met for dinner at Costa Vida and spent about an hour together before they hit the road again. The kids were so dang cute! I'm so excited to have them closer. ( Pictures below...oldest to youngest: David, Joshua, Nathaniel. My brother Matt is holding Lydia and Nathaniel. Such cute kids!!)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

It's becoming tradition....

Barbie cakes were a popular birthday choice in my house growing up. My mom taught us the art of cake decorating at a young age. She was the master at it...trust me. She has an impressive portfolio. So years later...without the large cake decorating kit my mom had, or the small skipper doll that was the perfect size for the barbie cake, I've brought the tradition back. I've made polka dot barbie, bride barbie, party barbie, lavendar princess barbie and now to add to the list produce barbie and pioneer barbie. I made the first one for my friends birthday a while back and now it's become tradition within my group of friends. It's pretty fun. I was surprised to learn that most of my friends had never seen a cake like this before. ? I figured everyone had. Anyway...here are my latest two.


Produce Barbie: Created for one of my clients that I train. Why produce? I can't give a client an unhealthy dessert and act like it's okay. So...produce barbie brought a healthy offering-a bundle of asparagus. We'll just call my unhealthy offering job security. ;) If you're wondering why I made a client a cake-it was her birthday. I found out through her husband, who is also a client of mine, that she was home sick. These clients are like family to me. So there you have it.








Pioneer Barbie: We had our Relief Society birthday celebration last night for enrichment and although I am no longer the enrichment counselor, I thought it would be fun to contribute to the evening with a pioneer barbie cake. I had to do it kind of fast so it's not perfect, but it was fun to do. Everyone loved it. ;)