Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Sittin' Around the Campfire
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
I'm still here...I promise!
So, I have been the worst at updating my blog. I still haven't bought myself a laptop, so it was a bit challanging finding a computer to work on during the summer (really just an excuse for my lack of updates). I thought for sure I would have tons of time this summer to blog and do art projects and go camping...well, things turned out a little different than I thought but it was still a wonderful summer.
I ended up taking a part time job at Youth City, where I worked full time last summer. It's a summer program for kids. I do love "working" with kids in the summer...if you can call it that! We did have so much fun. From art projects to playing dodgeball to going to waterparks and skating rinks! I guess it was worth it. :)
Also, my darling sister, Julie, was married in July to Andrew Nevin. The wedding was wonderful and she was a beautiful bride. It was so fun much to have all of our family out (including grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins!) Oh, and seeing the boys (Lincoln and Ari) together was so cute. You have to see her wedding photos. It was simply fabulous and so much fun.
Now, it's back to school. I'm just trying to keep up and enjoy it. I've also been dating a wonderful guy, Levi Fifield. He has been so good to me and we have had so much fun together. I'm sure I will post some pictures soon.
I ended up taking a part time job at Youth City, where I worked full time last summer. It's a summer program for kids. I do love "working" with kids in the summer...if you can call it that! We did have so much fun. From art projects to playing dodgeball to going to waterparks and skating rinks! I guess it was worth it. :)
Also, my darling sister, Julie, was married in July to Andrew Nevin. The wedding was wonderful and she was a beautiful bride. It was so fun much to have all of our family out (including grandparents, aunt, uncle and cousins!) Oh, and seeing the boys (Lincoln and Ari) together was so cute. You have to see her wedding photos. It was simply fabulous and so much fun.
Now, it's back to school. I'm just trying to keep up and enjoy it. I've also been dating a wonderful guy, Levi Fifield. He has been so good to me and we have had so much fun together. I'm sure I will post some pictures soon.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Little Things That Keep Me Smiling...
My New Flower Pot...gardening is very therapeutic, even if it is in a pot!
Mazapan...my sister went to Spain, and brought me back
my FAVORITE treat - almond paste yummy goodness!!
The Master's Hand Soap...this is the best stain remover EVER!
It is used to get ink or oils off your hands and paint brushes.
I had a bright red acrylic paint stain on the front of my favorite white shirt, and this got it out!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
CALIFORNIA...here I come!
I'm out in southern California visiting my best friend, Jen. We have already experienced many adventures including: Sea World, Grandpa's house in San Diego, Laguna Beach (and African dancing with a Nigerian drummer), and lots of really good food.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Intrsion alarm...intruder in the building...
On wednesday, Sierra (one of my co-workers) and I decided to stay a little late to work on a project together. We ran to the store to get a few things for our project and came back to her room at school to work. Luckily, one of the nice custodians was vacuuming Sierra's room and we were able to knock on the window so she could let us back in the building. We asked her what time they would be locking up and she said around 7 or 7:30. I told her to just let us know when we needed to leave. We had been sitting at a table just working away, I had stood up to go get a kleenex (gotta love cold season!) when all of the sudden the loud speaker comes on. Sierra and i both look at each other in confusion wondering who would be making an anouncement this late at night. Then all of a sudden a siren goes off and we here over the speaker "INTRUSION ALARM, INTRUDER IN THE BUILDING...INTRUSION ALARM, INTRUDER IN THE BUILDING...INTRUSION ALARM, INTRUDER IN THE BUILDING..." At first we were both a little freaked out, then we realilzed the intruders were US! Luckily I had Sue's (our principal) cell phone number in my phone. I called here and we got ahold of Brian (our head custodian) and we got it all worked out. The Alarm finally went off after about 5 minutes! It was quite the evening!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
A Few Things I've Done...
Ok, Julie, this is for you...I personalize my bolded items for you :)
Bold the items you have done:
1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars - while camping in portland
3. Played in a band - does junior high and high school band count?
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland - I'm going this summer!
8. Climbed a mountain - to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite! 16 hour hike.
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - portland coast...we literally almost got washed away, we had to climb up on some the we rocks to continue our bonfire.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - I like to try new things...one i remember particularly was jewelry making in highschool, my teacher had all the materials and tools then basically just said, go for it. That was fun!
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning - Literally slept on the bathroom floor that night...not sure what i ate, but it was not fun.
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables - helped allison with her garden one summer
19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
20. Slept on a train - on the mission...long days coming home, as well as our trip from madrid to barcelona after my mission.
21. Had a pillow fight - don't remember a specific one, but i know i have had many!
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - who hasn't!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - no, it was too expensive
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - so many times, i can't count. but one of my favorites was when i was dating Forest and he took me on a plane ride one morning...that was absolutely amazing!!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise - going this summer!
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - So, i can't take all the credit, but learning spanish as a missionary, i defnitely felt like i taught myself a lot!
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing for real. - Place that i fell in love with climbing - Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon. But I love the climbing around here, it is beautiful!
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke - way too many times
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - freshman year at Ricks College
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - Southern California
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - It was amazing...but take binoculars 'cause the ceiling is super high.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain...definitely recommend it :)
53. Played in the mud - way funner than a pillow fight!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - car seat made it a little difficult to cuddle
55. Been in a movie - my friends made a movie for the BYU-I film festival...i was the main character.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen - elementary school, Miss Hicks took us to a soup kitchen to do service
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Camp Fire Candy) - every year in elementary school! Almond Roca is still my favorite :)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - tulips from a boyfriend
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - yes, and I almost passed out...i don't give blood anymore unless i have to.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check - more than once
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - I think I have a few boxes of them...I know I still have all my Barbies :)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar - in Spain...it was way salty and really nasty
72. Tied a quilt - young women projects
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a Bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - thank you, wayne :)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - from the airplane...does that count?
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican - it was pretty amazing
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper - for my current job - my school recieved an art grant and there were pictures of myself and my students.
85. Read the entire Bible - I've read about 2/3 of it...just couldn't get throgh the entire old testament! maybe one day :)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox - when i was really little...all i remember is the oatmeal baths and it really hurt when i went pee...i'm sure you wanted to know that!
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Lee Greenwood, He wrote the song "Proud to be an American...where at least i know i'm free..." ok, so he's not that famous, but his song is.
92. Joined a book club - we read Armor by Kim B. Clark. had some great discussions.
93. Lost a loved one - both of my father's parents, and a few friends of the family.
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person - can't forget the Alamo!
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone - yes, and i can't imagine not having one!
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy - and i can't wait to go back!
Hope you enjoyed my post, I really need to get back into it. I'll try to update it more often. Oh, i guess in need to tag someone...lets see, who reads my blog? I tag Christina, Janae, Brittany and Lindsay Love you girls!
Bold the items you have done:
1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars - while camping in portland
3. Played in a band - does junior high and high school band count?
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland - I'm going this summer!
8. Climbed a mountain - to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite! 16 hour hike.
9. Held a Praying Mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea - portland coast...we literally almost got washed away, we had to climb up on some the we rocks to continue our bonfire.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch - I like to try new things...one i remember particularly was jewelry making in highschool, my teacher had all the materials and tools then basically just said, go for it. That was fun!
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning - Literally slept on the bathroom floor that night...not sure what i ate, but it was not fun.
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables - helped allison with her garden one summer
19. Seen the Mona Lisa at the Louvre
20. Slept on a train - on the mission...long days coming home, as well as our trip from madrid to barcelona after my mission.
21. Had a pillow fight - don't remember a specific one, but i know i have had many!
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - who hasn't!
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice - no, it was too expensive
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset - so many times, i can't count. but one of my favorites was when i was dating Forest and he took me on a plane ride one morning...that was absolutely amazing!!
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise - going this summer!
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language - So, i can't take all the credit, but learning spanish as a missionary, i defnitely felt like i taught myself a lot!
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing for real. - Place that i fell in love with climbing - Las Vegas, Red Rock Canyon. But I love the climbing around here, it is beautiful!
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke - way too many times
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt - freshman year at Ricks College
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight - Southern California
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person - It was amazing...but take binoculars 'cause the ceiling is super high.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain...definitely recommend it :)
53. Played in the mud - way funner than a pillow fight!
54. Gone to a drive-in theater - car seat made it a little difficult to cuddle
55. Been in a movie - my friends made a movie for the BYU-I film festival...i was the main character.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen - elementary school, Miss Hicks took us to a soup kitchen to do service
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (Camp Fire Candy) - every year in elementary school! Almond Roca is still my favorite :)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason - tulips from a boyfriend
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma - yes, and I almost passed out...i don't give blood anymore unless i have to.
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check - more than once
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy - I think I have a few boxes of them...I know I still have all my Barbies :)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar - in Spain...it was way salty and really nasty
72. Tied a quilt - young women projects
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a Bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle - thank you, wayne :)
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person - from the airplane...does that count?
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican - it was pretty amazing
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper - for my current job - my school recieved an art grant and there were pictures of myself and my students.
85. Read the entire Bible - I've read about 2/3 of it...just couldn't get throgh the entire old testament! maybe one day :)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox - when i was really little...all i remember is the oatmeal baths and it really hurt when i went pee...i'm sure you wanted to know that!
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous - Lee Greenwood, He wrote the song "Proud to be an American...where at least i know i'm free..." ok, so he's not that famous, but his song is.
92. Joined a book club - we read Armor by Kim B. Clark. had some great discussions.
93. Lost a loved one - both of my father's parents, and a few friends of the family.
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person - can't forget the Alamo!
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone - yes, and i can't imagine not having one!
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy - and i can't wait to go back!
Hope you enjoyed my post, I really need to get back into it. I'll try to update it more often. Oh, i guess in need to tag someone...lets see, who reads my blog? I tag Christina, Janae, Brittany and Lindsay Love you girls!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Christmas update...in February
Life is going well here in Salt Lake. I'm a little behind on the blogging. I spent Christmas in Corpus Christi, Texas with the whole family. It was quite a production...all 17 of us in one small house! I posted tons of pictures on facebook. It was such nice weather, we even went to the beach!
Christmas was, of course, centered around the boys...Lincoln and Ari, that is. They are almost 2, and cuter than ever! It was fun to watch them play together. Crazy how fast they grow..and their personalities are so different. Ari is way mellow, but so funny. He makes all these faces. Quite entertaining, that one is. And Lincoln absolutely Loves anything that has to do with a basketball, football, baseball, soccarball. He is Mr. Independant.
Oh, they both LOVED Miss Kitty (Granny's cat). She would let them pet her and get close to her nose...it was so cute.
It was fun to be with family, as always, but it's good to be back home and in my routine again!
Christmas was, of course, centered around the boys...Lincoln and Ari, that is. They are almost 2, and cuter than ever! It was fun to watch them play together. Crazy how fast they grow..and their personalities are so different. Ari is way mellow, but so funny. He makes all these faces. Quite entertaining, that one is. And Lincoln absolutely Loves anything that has to do with a basketball, football, baseball, soccarball. He is Mr. Independant.
Oh, they both LOVED Miss Kitty (Granny's cat). She would let them pet her and get close to her nose...it was so cute.
It was fun to be with family, as always, but it's good to be back home and in my routine again!
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