6 Facts about me

I was tagged by Melinda and I don't want to be the person who doesn't follow through. I'm not as creative Melinda but I hope this will do. Here are 6 facts about me.

1. I love ice cream.
2. I am 5' 7.75"
3. I hate snakes
4. Chick-fil-a is my favorite restaurant
5. I have a small obsession with skirts
6. I don't like bird poop on my car.

I'm tagging Amy Balls and Jacque Bair

Take Cover!

Is it possible for birds to consider cars their bathroom? Do you think there is something about seeing their poop splattered all over a nice clean car they just tickles them pink? The birds that live near my car seem to. Every morning when Rocky and I walk out to our cars we discover new "deposits" that have been cleverly placed on our cars. They are sure to hit the windshield...that one there is a doosey. Regular windshield wiping fluid is only strong enough to get it wet and smear it all over the rest of the windshield. Last week I had one on my door handle. I guess that takes some skill. I'll post todays latest "transactions." I just washed my car last weekend and was hoping that the wash would last for more than a day. But when parking one's nice clean car in the bird bathroom you will find that you are taking a huge gamble with cleanliness. Today on my car...over 30 deposits....Oh my! (click on picture to enlarge if you would like to count for yourself, and that is only in the front)
Moving onto a cleaner topic....I got my birthday bike today. I'm so excited. I'm all set. I've got my basket, water bottle and water bottle holder, lock and helmet. Rock and I went for a ride down to his grandpa's house. I loved it. I love riding. It reminds me when I got my first bike. It was red and I was afraid to ride it. My mom rode it around to show me that it was ok. It wasn't a brand new bike and I wonder if that was part of my fear. Whatever the reason I got over my fear and had some great memories on that bike. I've posted a picture of me and my new bike and yes I am wearing a hat with my helmet. It was an attempt to hide some out of control hair, with or without the helmet.
Last of all I'm posting my Memorial day flag. I'm very thankful for all the service men and women who have given their lives for "Liberty and Justice for all..." I feel very blessed to be a citizen of the United States.

What? No Cake?

I recently had a birthday. It ended up being a very odd birthday for me. I was working and not just regular work, this was event work. Like overnight stay event work. I don’t worry so much if people remember my birthday or not. Wait, I take that back. There are a few that I care if they do or do not remember, like family, you know…mom, dad, husband. Those sorts. Anyway, other than that it isn’t a huge deal. I appreciate those who do remember and still love those who don’t. But there is one thing that I have decided that is a must: a cake! (most kinds will do). It could be big or small, short or tall and it must have at least one candle. I did not discover how important this was to me until it didn’t happen.

Rocky came up to Snowbird to join me for dinner as the event I was working came to a close. We cleaned up and finally headed for home. On the drive he gave me a thoughtful gift but I was still secretly hoping that there would be some sort of dessert waiting for me at home. The only thing waiting for me was the mess I had left….darn it! I realized that not only was I hoping for a little cake but also for my clothes to somehow put themselves away. My awesome mom told me once that if I keep my expectations low then I will almost always be pleasantly surprised. Well I decided that if I tell Rocky what my expectations are then I won’t have to lower them. So I told him that I was a little disappointed that I didn’t have a cake. He told me that he had no idea cake was so important because when he was growing up his birthday often wasn’t a big deal and he didn’t always get cake. I guess he could see that his answer didn’t really satisfy me because the next night when he came home from work (it was late and I was already on my way to dream land) he entered with a small cake and what looked like a small ball of fire on top (I was not wearing glasses) and he was singing happy birthday. So sweet.

So I have learned a few things. 1) For my birthday I expect some sort of sweet thing with a candle on top. 2) No matter how much I want my clothes to learn how to put themselves away they never will. 3) I have the sweetest husband in the world, ( okay, I already knew this but I love the little confirmations). Thanks for the cake babe.

PS...Thank you to my family too. Especially Peggy who made one of my favorite cakes, pudding cake.

6th place is better than 7th

Friday the company I work for, Corporate Alliance, participated in the Kids on the Move Corporate Sports Challenge. This is one of the events that we look forward to as a company. Each team has 10 players, 5 girls and 5 boys, and they compete in 10 different challenges. Such as the Gladiator Relay, 5 on 5 Basketball, Canoe races, Quarterback challenge, golf chipping challenge, etc. This year as we prepared to compete in the Canoe race my team thought that they had a brilliant idea that would save us a lot of time. Now I and my partner in the Canoe, Kip, did not think that it was the best idea. I was sure that they were trying to dump me in the water. That is exactly what happened. I don't think that the Canoe made it all the way into the water but I sure did. Thanks team. That wasn't the highlight of the day. But winning the Quarterback challenge was. As a team we were totally awesome. And when they announced that we won you would have thought that we had won the whole competition. It was great. As a whole we placed 6th which is better than last year when we placed 7th. If we keep it up in 6 years we will take first place. Watch OUT!Friday night I went to my cousins husband, Jake's, surprise birthday party. Jake walked into the party without us being told he was there. It turned out that the surprise was on us. It was funny. Surprise or not Heather did a great job with the party and I'm sure everyone there had a great time. Although I am a little disappointed that I did not win the prize for the oddest items in a purse. I had 4 hats. What is odder than that?

Saturday Rocky and I went out on a double date with some of my friends from High school, Alex and Molly. They are so great. Alex and Rocky were both wearing very similar outfits. I thought it was so funny. When does that happen to guys? Rocky says that it is more common because guys don't have as many choices as girls. I say whatever Rock. I've never seen it happen before. Thanks to Alex, Molly and Rocky for being a good sports with my picture taking.


Now finally today...Mothers day. I went to two Sacrament meetings today and got to hear from both primary's. I love it when the little kids sing in Sacrament meeting. I can't help but laugh. In one of the meetings after each song was over a little kid would yell out little comments like "let's do it again!" and "are we done now." Another fun thing in Sacrament meeting was the flashlight that was on a set of keys that was on the podium because someone had left them in the Sunday school room was flashing on and off all during the meeting. It was facing the congregation and seemed to have some sort of short in it because it was going on and off by itself. It was kind of hard to not notice because 1) the beam was very bright and had a blue tint to it and 2) they were my keys. Oops.

To my mom, you are so wonderful, I miss you too! To my mother in law, Cyndi, I'm loving the opportunities that I am getting to visit with you and get to know you better. You just amaze me. I love both of you so much!

WICKED!

This past weekend Rocky and I got to spend a wonderful weekend in Vista! Rocky's parents took us to see the show Wicked. This was the second time we have seen it and it seems to get better and better. The one thing that remains the same is me singing with the actors. I should really just be on the stage. If anyone is looking to see Wicked I definitely recommend seeing it in L.A. Rocky and I even got a picture next to Bob Hopes Hollywood Star. I know that is pretty BIG time. The picture is on someone else's camera but if you close your eyes and picture two people (a boy and a girl) with huge smiles and a star on the sidewalk with Bob Hopes name you will pretty much have the gist of it.

Saturday we spent the day doing yard work. I have to say that it was quite fun. Good weather and good company seem to make any project fun. I'm still scrubbing paint out of the cracks of my hand. I guess the plus side is that my hand looks like it has a little tan...okay it really just looks dirty but I'm trying to be optimistic about it.

Rocky and I have reached a new age milestone. This is the first time that we have made the drive to California and had to stop to sleep on the way there. We must be getting old. We miss the good old days when we had mounds of energy and could stay awake all hours of the night. I'll be honest, I don't know that Rocky has ever seen that side of me. But there was a time when the moon seemed to energize me and sleep seemed silly.

The day spa and other wonderful things about yesterday

Yesterday I went to Mainspring Day Spa to be completely and totally pampered. It was a Christmas gift from my brother in law. It was absolutely amazing. The massage and facial put me to sleep and the pedicure was fantastic. I felt totally rejuvenated. While I was gone Rocky was busy too. He did the laundry, cleaned our little room and bathroom, and made dinner. I'm am so lucky. Thank you so much Jason and Rocky. You made my day! I also want to thank my great company at the spa. Cyndi and Marilyn, they were so much fun to be with.

And who likes being sick anyway?

Thursday night I came down with the worst case of "blue blah" (our family's name for being stomach sick) that I have ever had. I don't think I have ever thrown up so much in my life and I really hope to never have it happen again. To whatever made me sick, you worked me. This post is not for sympathy but just a simple warning. Its out there! Watch out.

Things I'll miss in good ole' Utah County

Rocky and I have officially made our move to Salt Lake. To honor our previous home in Utah County, Springville to be exact, I will list some of my favorite things in the area (Utah County).

-Family
-10 minute drive to work
-A Park approximately 30 steps from home.
-Springville Big-O Tire (they rock)
-Red Robin
-Two malls
-Co-workers
-The Provo Temple
-Total Health and Fitness
-Papa Johns Pizza
-Kneaders
-Reams
-Good friends
-2nd ward young women
-Guitar Hero and Dance Dance in the Batcave
-Scones at Art City days
-Little frogs at Art City days
-Window that had an amazing view at the office
-Novell Cafeteria

So much to write so little time

I guess I'll start with today. Today while eating my snack I discovered that I may be getting more protein then I had originally anticipated. I reached in my box of Triscuts and pulled out a little cracker I put my string cheese on it and took a bite. It was after the bite that I realized that I had eaten a small little bug. I don't remember the name but they are those sick little bugs that you find in old boxes of dried foods. Like rice, or cereal. Yuck. I didn't finish the cracker or any of the others in the box. They along with the other bugs are now living in the trash.

Lets back track to Saturday/Sunday. I guess I have been known to pull a prank or two. All right in all honesty I LOVE IT. I love being sneaky, I love the anticipation of someone finding a little something that I have left for them. I love the surprise, I love the shock. Let me set the scene. My two sweet little sisters were home for a visit. Rocky and I are packing up our stuff and finding many forgotten treasures. One being my hair from getting extensions. I had the extra they didn't use and the stuff I had taken out. The used stuff was in a nice braid. Don't ask why I kept it. Yes, I know its gross. Ok, moving along. Rocky was grossed out and insisted that I throw it away, yes I know its gross that I considered keeping it. So on our way out to the garbage. Rocky went with me to make sure I threw it away or something like that, I noticed my sisters car and in true prank form I was inspired. We quickly put some hair on the windshield wipers and slammed the braid in the back door in hopes that they would drive around but not see it.
I thought it was so funny. Then we waited. The perfect moment came when my sister came down an announced that she was going to get some gas and wanted some company. I quickly volunteered myself and so did another sister. We got in the car and pulled out of the driveway. In the most perfect prank moment she turned on the windshield wipers WITH fluid! The hair went all over the windshield, we all screamed (me for effect), then we all laughed, especially the sisters. I denied that I was the one who could come up with such a good idea. They blamed it on Rocky and Dad. They were at the Priesthood Session and could not defend themselves. Finally I gave in. SO FUN!

Friday night, Rocky attended his first and probably last baby shower. Hopefully he will tell it in his own words and add pictures. Thanks Fanua for letting him come.

Okay last thing. I was released from my calling in the Young Women's last Sunday. It was so sad. I am going to miss the girls so much. They are awesome. Is it just me or are the youth getting better and better. Anyway they wrote me sweet cards and one every brought me flowers. Thanks girls. Love ya!

Oh PS. Moving is hard. How did we get so much stuff? Well here is the beginning of our box corner. Unfortunately it will grow.

Hare Krishnas throw one CRAZY party!

So while Joni was being inspired at the Young Women's Conference I decided to get together with Jason and Donnie for a good time. It turns out Jason's idea to go to this Hare Krishna party was more of an adventure than I ever expected. First we take some wild detour around the traffic and back into the woods to get to this place. Out of no where this building shows up:

I was kinda confused by the whole place but the good news was I wasnt alone. There were a whole bunch of people that showed up to this thing. Probably just as confused as me.

So this picture above is the before, please notice how clean everyone looks. Peacefully wandering around this beautiful building. Donnie and I even found a rare photo op. without anyone else blocking the shot. Just us and the elephant:

Again, please take note of how beautifully clean our clothes are.
We decided to go up to the second floor to look down on the masses when all of a sudden a roar from the crowd erupted and a cloud of powdered chalk rose like a bomb had gone off:


Its about this time that the adrenaline gets pumping and Jason turns into a party animal:


So naturally Donnie and I follow him into the cloud of colored dust and receive the expected reward for our bravery...color all over us!:


Yeah, in case you were wondering we had colored powder everywhere by the time we left this place! Everywhere! I am still scooping it out of my ears and nose!

I dont really understand the whole celebration but I know it has some significance to some people. I tried to just enjoy the really weird party and throwing colored powder everywhere. It really was a good time. I just wish Joni could have been there to play in the craziness with me and a few of my color throwing buddies:

Yep, all ten thousand of my closest color throwing friends!!
Dang, the Hare Krishnas know how to throw a party!

It's Official...We are going to be Buckeyes!

So we have decided that Ohio State is place for us. It took about 3 rejections from the University of Utah to help us make the decision. We are so excited to move onto this next chapter of life. I hope and pray that the weather in Ohio will calm down a little. I think I would be fine with at least 4 mild winters. Is that possible there? Anyway we would love any Ohio/Medical school or just plain old life advice if any of our blog readers have any for us.

We are planning on moving around the first part of August. If anyone is interested in taking a trip to Ohio at that time we would love help moving in. :)

Jiffy Lube or should I say.... IFFY LUBE

This is one of the many reasons why I will NEVER get my car serviced at Jiffy Lube and a huge reason why you shouldn't either. Click on the link below.

The Jiffy Lube Crooks

If you need more than just this reason please don't hesitate to ask. I'll be happy to tell all.

Orange trees and the frozen lake.

The past two..well actually three weeks have been absolutely out of control. I feel like I have had an event everyday the past two weeks for work, including weekends. If I wasn't at an event I was prepping for one. Two weeks ago we had the Utah County business show. We scooped ice cream for two days. I'm surprised at how picky people are when they are getting FREE ice cream. I can understand paid for ice cream...but come on, free, just be happy to get it. We also had three Jazz games, a Rascal Flatts concert, a trip to Phoenix and family pictures to boot. This past week I had what we call a "Summit" at work. For me is basically went from Monday-Thursday night. I screamed for joy when I got in my car to head home Thursday night. I have never loved my bed, shower, and little apartment so much.

The Orange Tree-
While in Phoenix we attended a Utah Jazz vs. Phoenix Suns game. We gotta love the Jazz they pulled off a win and played a great game. It was so much fun. We also got to see "old man Shaq" play. I'm not saying this to be rude but you can tell that the guy is getting old. I think he is awesome, great personality, was an excellent basketball player and now is an old basketball player. Don't hate me Shaq.
We stayed at the Arizona Biltmore, which looks a lot like a church or a museum when you first pull up. But it turned out to be so beautiful and I hope we will get to stay there again. Especially in March, it was perfect. The Biltmore is where I saw my first Orange Tree. Rocky found this odd. But he grew up in California so an orange tree in California is like an apple tree in Utah. I love the orange tree. Green and orange are great colors for a tree.



The Frozen Lake-
We fly back to Utah March 9th and drove fast...okay super fast to make it home for our family pictures at Utah Lake. After being in Phoenix for two days my body had quickly adjusted to the warm weather and loved it. I wasn't prepared for the ice on the lake. There is nothing like a cold breeze to welcome you back to Utah. The pictures turned out awesome. Although I hope that purple lips are the new "in" thing.



This weekend we had our relief society basketball tournament. It was great. Our team lost our first game but won our second two and were so excited to be back in the winning bracket. We were determined to take the championship. Right before our last game they informed us that we would NOT return to the winning bracket even though it was a double elimination tournament. Whoever won the game would be the Winner of the Losers. So after being confused and wondering why we were even playing we decided that the winners of the losers would be a great title. So we played, played hard and won. In secret I am glad that we didn't end up moving back into the winning bracket. I can't imagine the pain I would be in now. Three games was enough to put my body into very old person status. I can barely walk, stand up or sit down. Basically any movement including breathing is painful. I guess my definition of "in-shape" was not the same as my body's.

For your Listening Enjoyment

While visiting others blogs I have started to notice a common theme...music and I like it. After visiting some blogs with music and others without I decided that a music is a must on our page. That being said I know that there are some of you out there, maybe those who don't appreciate my music taste. I hope it won't keep you from reading this blog. I've made it very simple and specially had a pause button added on for you. Just my small little attempt to please EVERYONE.

A New Discovery

Yesterday Rocky and I were shopping in Salt Lake, it started out just being very windy, glad you aren't wearing a skirt windy, and then turned into pure madness...rain and then lots of snow. We thought it would be fun to document our little outing...we got as far as pictures in the car and then, well, forgot. That is our problem with pictures. I constantly have my camera with me and constantly forget that I do. We have a goal to be better. Now to the discovery part...I have a freaky neck, that's all there is to it. Rocky and I took over 20 pictures trying to get a "cute" one. My neck was all over the place just messing things up. We tried and tried but the neck wasn't going to give. So this is what we got. Oh well, we had a great time.



Our great time included spending at least 2 hours in one store picking out a new cell phone for me. We found one that I loved. So we got it. So far so good. It's working in the "bat cave" (the place we call home) and that pretty much makes me a happy camper. I was going to take pictures of it and post them but decided that was a little over board.