More than a Memory

A Quick Note

2010-09-01T15:33:00.000-06:00

I'm in the mood to blog a little, but don't have the pictures or the time to really do much. Summer is over and school is in session. I had an awesome summer doing lots of new, fun, and exciting things. But now it is time to get into the mode of school and studying. All of my classes are online this semester except for one which I am not happy about, but I will get used to it. So far, life isn't too bad, but I am sure here in a couple of weeks I will have more studying and homework than I actually have time for.

4th of July Weekend

2010-07-10T13:03:00.000-06:00

Here are pictures from the 4th of July. Don't really feel like writing about it at this moment, but just know that it was a great night!!! Good eats, yummy drinks, Quelf, goofing off, blowing things up, and hanging out in a tent!
Oh and Picasa is great too!! :)

Shelfari and Book Clubs

2010-07-08T22:40:00.001-06:00

Almost two years ago I joined Shelfari, a website where you can keep track of the books you have read, are currently reading, and want to read. You can also rate your books, write reviews, and when you read the books along with many other things. I'm pretty sure I just signed up for it and forgot about it for some reason or another because when I logged on the other day I had a whopping 3 or 4 books on my shelf (very sad, yes, I know).

So how did I end up back on Shelfari? A couple of weeks ago I signed up for another book tracking website (I sign up for way too many things and then never again go back...I believe I may have a problem there...hehehe) called Goodreads (discovered through a Facebook friend) and found I didn't really enjoy it. I had totally forgot about my Shelfari account until my roommate and I were talking about books and what not and she mentioned Shelfari. The light bulb came on and tonight I have re-acquainted myself with my Shelfari account and so enjoy it. I have many books to add both to the plan to read and have already read piles, but I got a start!! So thanks Holly for reminding me that Shelfari existed!!!

While working with Shelfari I have discovered one little thing I wish it had. I would love for Shelfari to have a recommendation component to recommend books to you based on what you've read or genres or whatever. That would just be an awesome feature!!!

I also have always thought that it would be cool to join a book club. Sometimes I stick to one type of book and don't really broaden my horizons and I would really like to enjoy and experience different books. So I joined an online Book Club here. They suggest one book a month and then you can discuss it if you choose. I am pretty excited for this. One book a month should allow me to read other books on my list (that is until school picks up and gets super crazy)!

And just on a side note completely irrelevant to this topic--BOYS ARE RETARDED!!! I do not believe I will ever understand them and currently they are driving me nuts!

THAT IS ALL :)

Eclipse

2010-06-30T13:13:00.001-06:00

Last night was the midnight showing of Eclipse and I'm just going to say right now that it was AMAZING!! We ended up having 6 of us in our group; me, my roomie Holly and her friend Lisa, Naomi, Sara and her friend Celeste. It was great fun! We got in line around 8; enjoying reading books and playing games! It was definitely a great night out with the girls!!!

Now, the movie...definitely the best out of the 3 so far. They continue to get better and better so I'm hoping that Breaking Dawn (which will be done in 2 movies) will be completely epic!! The only complaint that I have about Eclipse is VICTORIA. The new Victoria was horrible; she did not portray who Victoria really is: mean, vicious, and just down right scary. The new Victoria pretty much had a sweet personality about her and it kinda threw the story off a bit. Other than that little detail the movie was great. Jacob was great in all his hotness. The lines were great and often hilarious. The battle scene was epic. Bella's ring is absolutely beautiful and I want one. The Volturi are scary. After reading The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner I feel bad that she had to die. I am even getting used to Edward (Robert Pattinson) and enjoying him in the movie. This will definitely be a movie that I see in the theater again and I wish we didn't have to wait a year and half for the first installment of Breaking Dawn!

Work

2010-05-06T09:33:00.000-06:00

My desk at work...I'm working hard...LOL

A Greater Appreciation for the Pioneers

2010-05-06T09:31:00.002-06:00

So there has been no hot water at my apartment since Tuesday because we didn't switch the utilities over soon enough (or so they say...). Anyways, I took a cold shower Tuesday morning thinking my roommate used up all the hot water; but throughout the day we discovered that we had no hot water AT ALL!! I called our managers Wednesday and that is when I discovered that our gas was shut off. TOTALLY LAME!!! So I call Questar to get everything set up...only problem...they can't come out until the next day (today) and they have up until 6 PM to get out there. Hopefully, we have water tonight, but it might not be until tomorrow morning...UGH!!!

Now when I go camping I'm all for being rugged and not showering and all that and I can go a few days, but when I'm part of society I HAVE to shower everyday (I often shower twice a day). So having no water sucks. I contemplated asking to shower at a friend's house but didn't want to put anyone out and then the light bulb went on! Why not boil my hot water and just take a bath! PERFECT...NOT!!! I now have a greater appreciation for the pioneers and people back in the olden days. They didn't even have a stove...just fire to heat up their water. I AM NOT A PATIENT PERSON!!! And waiting for two pots of water to boil was horrible. I didn't even wait until it was completely boiling; just until I couldn't leave my finger in the water any longer. And I only used the two pots and didn't refill them. So, I ended up taking a cold bath. I don't know what is worse...a cold bath or a cold shower. THEY BOTH SUCK!!!

So the gas better be on today because I can't handle being a pioneer anymore and I can't handle not showering!

2010-05-05T14:08:00.001-06:00

Blogging from my phone! This world of technology gets crazier and cooler everyday!!!

Backgrounds

2010-05-05T09:31:00.001-06:00

I'm pretty sure that I change my background more than I blog, but that is soon to change. School is out for the summer and I now have internet at my place. So stay tuned to more posts and me finishing what I started (30 days of blogging) even though I am way overdue!!

Day 11 -- A talent of mine

2010-03-10T18:05:00.002-07:00

I have been playing this instrument for 15 years!! That is such a long time...it is weird to think back to 5th grade and when it all began. It all started with my cousin you I looked up to back then; I wanted to do EVERYTHING that she did: dance, go to Weber State, play the flute, cheerleading...all of it!!! So I picked up the flute. I am not really as skilled as I would have ever liked to be--I blame that on not practicing enough. I don't play with a band or orchestra anymore and don't play very often, but I do get it out from time to time and mostly play simple Disney music. It is a GREAT stress reliever--and I STRESS ALOT!!!

Day 10 -- My favorite book

2010-03-10T17:54:00.004-07:00

In 6th I had the BEST teacher ever!!! There are so many reasons why, but one reason (which ties to this post) is that everyday after lunch we would sit on the floor in front of the class while he read to us. I learned that you are never too old to gather around and be read to--I absolutely LOVED it!!! Some of my favorite books (most of them, in fact) came from this 6th grade classroom, so thank you Mr. Martin!!

"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened."

Thus opens this haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world: a world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. It is a time in which family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is unheard of, and even good manners are a way of life.

December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve year old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man -the man called only the Giver -he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world.

Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs.

Day 09 -- A photo of me taken over ten years ago

2010-03-10T17:53:00.001-07:00

I give up on the pictures!!!

Day 08 -- My favorite movie

2010-02-28T19:47:00.002-07:00

What can I say...I'm a sucker for the whole Cinderella type story. One day my prince will come! :)

Day 07 -- A photo that I took

2010-02-28T19:46:00.000-07:00

Again...no photos yet...stay tuned...LOL.

Day 06 -- Birthday Ice Cream

2010-02-25T18:29:00.002-07:00

Every Tuesday I go to my Mary Kay Success Meeting. This Tuesday (the 23rd) was my birthday so my Director took me to Maggie Moo's for ice cream after meeting. Can I just say that I LOVE ice cream!!! I have never been to Maggie Moo's before, it is like Cold Stone, but really just not as good. Anyways, there was definitely a catch to going for ice cream with my director!! I have never "warm chattered" with people to get contacts for skin care classes and facials, but I did on Tuesday! Before we left I had to invite the girls working to our Breakfast and Brows on Saturday (if you are in Cedar and reading this let me know if you wanna go--it is on the 27th from 10-12). I talked to one girl--she works on Saturday, but I got her contact information and have to follow up with her on Saturday afternoon. We shall see how that goes!!

Day 05 -- My favorite quote for today

2010-02-24T11:43:00.002-07:00

It's not enough to be busy...the question is: what are we busy about?

--Henry David Thoreau

Day 04 -- A photo that makes me angry/sad

2010-02-23T15:32:00.002-07:00

So once again I am at school and don't have any photos! It is on my To Do List. So Day 4 is a bust....blah.

Day 03 -- My favorite television program

2010-02-22T11:01:00.002-07:00

I LOVE IT!!! I am a die hard fan and have not missed a single episode and own Seasons 1-4!! During Season 3/4 I thought I was done--the show started to fall a part a little. But I kept up with it and now it is just as good as ever!! I've laughed, I've cried, I've yelled at the TV, I've jumped up and down for joy and always have hopes of certain people ending up with certain people. Can't wait for what the rest of Season 5 of Grey's Anatomy will bring!!!

Day 02 -- A photo that makes me happy

2010-02-22T10:55:00.002-07:00

Alright, Day 2 of my 30 days of blogging, which should have been yesterday, but I have a good excuse. By the time I got back into Cedar from SLC the school library was closed. So, I will be doing Day 2 and 3 today!!

Okay, so this one is a bit hard without my pictures. I will have to go home tonight and look through my pictures and then come and put it on here. Sucks not having internet at the house!!

Day 01 -- My Favorite Song

2010-02-20T21:23:00.006-07:00

This is a really hard one for me because I LOVE music and my favorite song is always changing based on my mood. I think for this post though I will use a song that I first heard in high school and loved the meaning and how true the song is.

So my favorite song is One Voice by Billy Gilman

This kid is amazing. When this song came out Billy was only 11 years--UNBELIEVABLE!!! This song always makes me cry--mainly because the song is so true--even more so now than back in 2000. There used to be a time when there was more good news than bad on the evening news and families left their doors unlocked at night. That is a part of our past, but I still think we need to find a way to get back to that time to some extent and help make this world a better place again. As the boy in song did....toss that pistol into the river below.

Okay enough ranting--LOVE THIS SONG THOUGH!!!

30 Days of Blogging

2010-02-19T13:13:00.007-07:00

While looking around at a bunch of different blogs I came across something called 30 days of blogging. Each day, for 30 days I will write a short blog or long if I feel like being more elaborate. Some of the topics I liked, but others I will adapt and change the subject to something that is more me. So here I go--30 days of blogging!!!! I don't know if I will write every day, but I will write about each topic!!

Day 01 -- Your favorite song
Day 02 -- A photo that makes you happy
Day 03 -- Your favorite television program
Day 04 -- A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 05 -- Your favorite quote
Day 06 -- Whatever floats your boat
Day 07 -- A photo that you took
Day 08 -- Your favorite movie
Day 09 -- A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 10 -- Your favorite book
Day 11 -- A talent of yours
Day 12 -- Whatever floats your boat
Day 13 -- A photo of you taken recently
Day 14 -- A hobby of yours
Day 15 -- A YouTube video
Day 16 -- An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 17 -- Your favorite website
Day 18 -- Whatever floats your boat
Day 19 -- Your favorite recipe
Day 20 -- Your day, in great detail
Day 21 -- A fictional book
Day 22 -- A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 23 -- A non-fictional book
Day 24 -- Whatever floats your boat
Day 25 -- A song that makes you want to get up and dance
Day 26 -- Your job
Day 27 -- Your family
Day 28 -- Favorite Vacation Spot
Day 29 -- Favorite band or singer
Day 30 -- Hopes/dreams/plans for next 365 days

Classroom Experience

2010-02-16T19:15:00.011-07:00

This semester I have the opportunity to work in three different classrooms and with four different grades. One of my classes I am in the SUU preschool, I volunteer in a first grade classroom, and then I am required to put in some hours at the middle school for another one of my classes. I am glad that I have had experience in many different grade levels to really truly find my passion...even though I'm pretty sure I already know where my love of teaching lies (PRESCHOOL!!!)

The preschoolers

My dream is to run my own preschool (and after I am done working for the state for 5 years I hope I can make that dream a reality), so I am glad that I really enjoy the preschool and all the little munchkins there! I am in the Tuesday morning preschool class and so far I have just helped out in the classroom at table times and keeping them all focused during circle time. As a part of this class I am required to teach 3 full days (2 1/2 hours!!), but I haven't taught yet. I teach for the first time in 2 weeks and then every other week after that. I am nervous, but at the same time excited because this will be my first experience being the head teacher and really being in charge of the class for longer than one short lesson.

All of the kids are so cute and fun at this age. I have really connected with a few of them. There is one little girl that cracks me up. One day she tells me, "Teacher, maybe your glue is just broken", this is in response to an art project that we were using a glue/water mix to glue string onto balloons and some of the students were struggling with getting the string to stay where they wanted it. She always has the cutest things to say! Another student is Emily's (the little girl I mentor) little brother. He struggles on most days, but I'm starting to see where a lot of his behaviors are coming from. He is the youngest of four kids and all 3 of his older sisters have a mentor who comes each week and does something--leaving him out. I can definitely understand where some of his behavior manifests.

The First GradersThis experience has also been a lot of fun. I started this at the beginning of the school year in August and go every Thursday afternoon which is Math time for this class. There are a couple of struggling students and I work with them. They are quite a bit behind the others in the class so I take them to the back of the class and work on things that are more on their level. I want to be a teacher because I want to make an impact on students and just LOVE when the light bulb comes on. At the beginning of the year one little guy couldn't even count to 10. It is often a struggle because he also has behavior issues, but when understands the concept of adding and taking away and can now count to 25 (sometimes 50 with a little help) it makes me want to jump up and down!

The Middle SchoolersFor one of my classes I have to spend 13 hours in a middle school classroom (why the middle school; who knows, I'm an Elementary Major!!), but I am there. I signed up for a Science class and I end up being there for two class periods--one 7th and one 8th grade. I don't really do a whole lot. I have to opportunity to teach if I want to, but don't really know if I will. I know I would struggle with the classroom management especially in the 8th grade class. I have always known that I really don't want to teach anything higher than 3rd grade, but this experience has really proven that this is not the group of kids for me!!! It kinds a special kind of person to work with these hormonal pre-teens going through a lot of changes emotionally and physically and then try to learn on top of that. I will be so very glad when my hours are up on this one!!

Catching up on Life

2010-02-11T19:13:00.003-07:00

Spring semester 2010 has been a crazy one! I had to write 12 lesson plans and they were all due within a 2 ½ week period—talk about hectic!!! After this semester I have two more semesters of classes and then I will be in the block and student teaching! Can Spring 2012 get here ANY sooner. I am scared to be teaching on my own, but I’m also ready to be done learning for awhile. I know that I will always be learning, but a little break would be nice!

I really need a car so that I can get around and go places that are more than a couple miles away and without planning an extra hour or more to transportation to a place that would take 5-10 minutes to drive. I also hate not being able to just leave and head to SLC whenever and depending on Greyhound or the shuttle to get me there. I know that it probably is about the same price to drive myself as it is to take the shuttle, but paying $100 all up front makes it seem like a lot more. I will work on getting that car, and IT WILL BE FREE!!!

Over Spring Break I am moving! I don’t know quite where yet. I have two places that I want to look at—one that is next door to the place I live now and the other is a little bit closer to work and school, but it is a little smaller than the other one. We shall see. I’m a little nervous to move and to have roommates again; it has been almost three years since I’ve lived with other people. I just keep telling myself it will be good for me and my life experiences and will also be good for my pocket book and hopefully help me pay down my credit cards.

Mary Kay is going great. I am starting to get a little more comfortable doing it, and my goal is to have my beautiful charcoal Chevy Malibu by August 31, 2010!! I can’t wait! I just need to start putting product on faces and sharing this wonderful opportunity!!

Weekend Adventures!!!

2009-06-16T18:04:00.005-06:00

The weekend began on Thursday, June 11, 2009 with the Opening Ceremonies of the Utah Summer Games. My sister and I walked down to the Eccles Collesium (SUU's football stadium). IT WAS A BLAST!!!!! They started with a march of all the athletes (there were definitely a lot), then after then had all made it to the front of the stage the fun began. Two American Idol hopefuls performed (don't ask me who 'cause I don't remember and don't really care). They also had Felipe and Sione from The Biggest Loser--it was amazing to see how great they looked in real life instead of just on TV. All of this was NOTHING though compared to the main act---IMAGINE!!!!! Imagine is a Beatles Tribute Band and are about as close to the actual Beatles performing that you can get. They were awesome!!!! I LOVE THE BEATLES!!!! And to end the Opening Ceremonies, of course there had to be fireworks!!!!!!!!! Overall, it was a great night!!!!!

Friday, June 12, 2009 was yet another fun-filled night!!!! Every other Friday St. George has a movie on the field. I love watching movies on a big screen in perfect weather. This week it was Madagascar 2. I had never seen it before, and I don't know why I waited so long to--it was hilarious!!!

Saturday, June 13, 2009 we woke up bright and early to head back down to St. George for the rest of the weekend. Our first stop was a market at Tuachan Ampitheathre. There wasn't really a whole lot of things there but it was still fun to walk around and see some nice arts and crafts. I also got a GREAT Mary Kay contact. There was a booth with this lady who was selling pink tools!!! We exchanged business cards and briefly talked about possibly doing parties for each other!! I really hope that something comes from it!!! :) Next, my sister and I just kinda bummed around town until we could check into our hotel. At my work Christmas party (yes, it was 6 months ago) I got a free night stay at the hotel where our party was held. I finally decided I better use it before it expired!! It was SO NICE just to sit and lounge and be lazy!!! The only time we left the room was to go get dinner---so from 3 PM to 11 AM we were stuck in a hotel room and it was the best!!!

Sunday, June 14, 2009 was our trip to Snow Canyon for some hiking. We had a little trouble at the beginning with the car not starting at the grocery store, but after waiting for 1 1/2 hours the car started and we were off again. I debated just going back to Cedar City without hiking, but the track record with the car is that it usually doesn't die twice in one day, so I took the chance (I'm glad we did because there were no other problems. The only official hike that we did was Three Ponds. It was a beautiful hike, but there was not much water in the ponds and about half the trail was deep sand which sucked. I definitely want to go back in the early spring, so that I can see the ponds full of water and the run off. We also took a couple of little hikes around and a trail called Pioneer Names. Pioneer Names is supposed to have pioneer names (who knew...lol) on the red rock dating back to 1883. I don't know if we weren't looking hard enough or looking in the right spot or what, but NO pioneer names were to be found. Before we left St. George and headed back to Cedar City we had to stop at In 'N' Out Burger!!! I'm not a big fan of burgers, but I love that place. I'm glad that there is one so close to me and everytime I make a trip to St. George I always make sure to make a stop there.

So there you have it--mine and my sisters weekend getaway to St. George and all the fun adventures!!! Can't wait to get out and have fun again soon!!! :) Here are just a few pictures from our adventures--there were so many that it was hard to just choose a few!!!

Healthy Living

2009-06-09T19:31:00.003-06:00

So with the help of Healthy Living and Snap Fitness I have been trying to lose weight. I have been doing this off and on for a couple months now, but I need to start doing it all 100% instead of counting calories here and there and going to the gym when I'm exhausted. So last week was the first week that I actually kept track of my calories all week (and for the most part stayed within my calorie range) and went to the gym when I was supposed to!!!

The results: Unfortunately this week I only lost 1 pound, but I am not going to give up. Losing weight is sooo HARD to do, but I am determined to do it. I have a goal outfit picked out and hanging where I see it everyday and I a planner where I write down everything I eat. There are also other added benefits to eating healthier and exercising:

I have more energy. Even though I am so exhausted at the end of the day and do not want to make that dreaded trip to the gym I still feel like I have more energy over all.
I notice that I'm not always craving snacks. Even though I am only eating 1500-1600 calories a day I notice that I am not hungry or craving things. Half the time my meals are so filling that I can't even finish them.
My mood seems to be better.

Overall, this whole lifestyle change is going good. I'm really worried what will happen when school starts up again in the fall and I don't have time to count calories and go to the gym as often. But that is a few months away so for now I am going to keep doing what I am doing and hopefully have weekly updates for y'all. Maybe letting people know what I lose will push me to work a little harder!!!

Sisterly Love

2009-06-09T18:42:00.011-06:00

My sister, Melissa, is staying with me for the summer. She got here Saturday, June 6 and will be in Cedar City until the middle of August. I am hoping that we get to spend some good quality time with each other while she is here. Her plan is to get a summer job to save up some money. We also have a few fun things that we want to do. This weekend we are going to the Utah Summer Games Opening Ceremonies and also taking a trip down to St. George. Other things planned: all the many festivals going on this summer in Cedar City (Cedar isn't known as Festival City, USA for nothing), hiking, camping, Tuachan, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival.

When she first got into town we stopped at a Top Spot (a local burger joint) for lunch. We then got all settled and got some groceries (my kitchen was definitely very empty). That evening we went to the SUU campus to walk around and then walked to The Pizza Factory for dinner. Walking around SUU was a lot of fun; I haven't been on campus for about a month now (so long ago....I am ready to go back). Melissa is thinking about going to SUU after she graduates next year. There are a ton of different statues and sculptures around campus that are great to look at and see.

Yummy Top Spot!!!! I love this local burger joint!!!

Sculpture in front of the SUU Centrum.

The beautiful sunset!!!!

Pizza Factory -- Great food with a friend can't beat it!!!!
I sure did have great food with a friend -- nothing truly can beat that!!!

So here is to a great summer with my sister!! I hope it all goes good and that we have a lot of fun!!!!

Mary Kay

2009-06-02T09:40:00.004-06:00

I have been a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant for 10 months now, and all I have to show for it are a few orders from family and a couple of friends and a TON of product sitting in boxes!!! I see a problem with this. I started Mary Kay because I knew that I could use some extra income to help pay off credit cards as well as try to get out of my comfort zone and meet new people while having fun with skin care. That has not happened, and I have decided that I need to do something about it. I need to quit making excuses and just do the things that I need to do to be successful in this business. It is not like it is rocket science or anything. Even if I don't sell any product for a little bit; if I could just get some contacts and some facials I would be pleased. BABY STEPS RIGHT?!?!?!?!

I have a lot of things that I need to do before I really get going. I do not want to start out and be all unorganized and not know what I am doing. So first, I need to get my inventory organized as well as the few customer profiles that I have. Then I need to start marketing at putting myself out there. As scary as it sounds, yes, I am going to have to talk to strangers. I believe and know that I can do this if I really dedicate myself (which I have not done the past 10 months).

So I am going to stop with the excuses and just take that leap and hopefully I can make something out of this business. Because right now I really do need the money. My first goal: Get all Mary Kay related things into one pile and organize it!!!

TAKE 594,496,454 -- My "New" Blog

2009-05-29T17:13:00.004-06:00

It is time for me to start blogging again. I always have in the back of my head the idea that I need to update my blog, but sadly it stays just an idea. Well, that is about to CHANGE!!! I am going to make sure that I blog more often about what is going on with me. I am not going to blog about the past....unfortunately I never did get my pictures up and talk about my trip to Oklahoma (which was great) or my 23rd birthday bash (which was wild and crazy and I only remember little bits and pieces of it anyways). There are lots of other things that probably deserved to be blogged about, but I am starting fresh with today!!!

I am glad that it is Friday!!! It was a short work week, but it seemed to go on forever, I even took off early. Cedar City has been great. The weather is wonderful and I am excited for all the summer festivals and activities that are just around the corner.

School has been out for about for about a month and I am already slightly wishing that I was back; although I do have a ton of things that I need to do before school starts again and my free time disappears. I am leisurely looking for a roommate. I hope that I find one at least before fall semester starts....I shall cross my fingers. I have lived on my own for too long--it is time that I start socializing more.

My sister Melissa is coming down to spend the summer with me. She will be here a week from tomorrow on June 6th. Her goal is to get a job for the summer. It should be fun having her here for the most part. We already have a couple of activities planned!!!

I hope you enjoyed Take 594,496,454 of my attempt at blogging. This, I hope, will be the final take. I hope that I really will start blogging on a regular basis so that I can keep friends and family up-to-date as well help get a few things that are on my mind out!! :)

Web 2.0 - What does it really mean?

2009-04-24T18:57:00.002-06:00

The Machine is Us/ing Us is a great video put together by Professor Wesch at Kansas State University. This video is all about Web 2.0. I love how the video starts out with someone writing and then evolves into someone typing on a computer. It really shows how far we have come in technology. It truly amazes how much is out there and how much I still have to learn. This video has definitely peaked my interests.

This blog entry was for one of my classes, but you should really check out the cool video...you will be AMAZED!!! :)

Homesick!!!!

2009-01-28T21:11:00.002-07:00

GRRRRRRRR.......

I hate being homesick. Every once in awhile I get EXTREMELY homesick and if I could would leave and that instant and go see my family. This week has been one of those weeks and maybe just one more charge to the credit card to have gas money will have to happen to make it up to Salt Lake this weekend. As much as I would love to leave right this minute I know I have a life I still have to live....gotta love work and school. So hopefully I will make it through the week without breaking down in public and go see my family this week. What have I gotten myself into.......

UPDATES!!!!!!

2009-01-09T19:08:00.009-07:00

So it has been forever since I have updated my blog. In fact I think that it has been since Halloween since I've blogged about anything of significance. So this is going to be a long entry. Here goes!!!

TWILIGHT THE MOVIE!!!

So I am a big fan of The Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyers and could not wait for the movie of the first book to come out. I had tickets for a midnight showing in West Jordan to go with my sister and stepmom, but I couldn't make the long trip from Cedar City and back and take a Math test that Friday morning. So, me and 3 co-workers went and saw it Friday night for a Girl's Night Out. I will admit I was a bit disappointed in the movie. There were too many things that I felt should have been more like the book. But I went and saw it again a second time with my sister and it was ten times better the second time. So over all I REALLY liked the movie and can't wait to see the other books turned into movies.

The Girls at Applebee's -- YUMMY!!!

Waiting in Line in the FREEZING cold!!!!

This is from Thanksgiving. I got to spend some awesome time with my family. The two on the left are my adorable cousins and my brother Jacob is on the right. I miss my family soooo much!!!!!!!!

SNOWBOARDING!!!!!!
Me and a co-worker friend of mine headed up to SLC to learn how to snowboard at Brighton Ski Resort!!! A totally awesome time. It was FREEZING, but so much fun. We took some lessons first and I seemed to be getting the hang of it there, but as soon as I was on my own.....not so hot. I definitely want to make it to the slopes again before the season is over though. I need lots, and I mean LOTS, of practice!!! After that we hit up Happy Sumo for dinner and then off to Green Street to get our drink on. We met up with Naomi's friend and a friend of his and had an awesome time!!!!! So wanna go partying again soon!!!!!!

Me at the Red Lion Hotel before going up to Brighton

Naomi before heading up to Brighton!!

Us once again outside the Red Lion Hotel before heading up to Brighton

Me and Naomi at Brighton...I do believe this is before the adventures of Snowboarding.

CHRISTMAS TIME!!!!!
Christmas was AWESOME!!!! Anytime I can make it up to Salt Lake and hang with my family is great!!! Christmas started out at my moms Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve my brother, sister and I all hung out for most of the day. Then Christmas was Christmas. Opened gifts and breakfast and then hung out until it was time to go to my dads. The trip to my dad's was quite the adventure. My mom lives in Sandy and my dad in West Jordan....so I had to go across the valley. About half way there the weather turned bad......and I went sliding into a curb. Good news....no one was hurt and the car is still driveable for now. Bad news....I gotta put some money into getting my car fixed eventually. So my siblings and I made it alive. We opened presents there (which my little little bro, Jacob, decided to tell us what a couple of them were before opening) and hung out. Then we had some family over for dinner and some more gift exchanges. It was definitely a fun and relaxing Christmas.

My dad competes in BBQ competitions so for Christmas my stepmom got him a banner and the whole BBQ competition team (the family) T-shirts. The team name is OU812 BBQ. OU812 is the title of a Van Halen CD. Now team OU812 is ready to rock in 2009!!!!

Our cute puppy Hank!!!!! He is so silly!!!

My most awesomest, coolest DADDY!!!!

Christmas Tree at dads

Christmas tree at moms

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK!!!!!
My BFF, Celeste, is in Oklahoma going to Law School, so for the remainder of my Xmas break I went out to visit her. Her and her husband drove back home for Christmas so I drove back to Oklahoma with them. Overall I think it took us about 20 hours it get there....definitely a majorly long car drive. I was glad that I flew back. A more detailed blog and pictures shall be coming shortly!!! :)

Google Image Search--Pretty Fun!!!

2009-01-09T15:53:00.025-07:00

Here's the rules:For each question, look up the answer in a Google Image search. Then choose your favorite image from the first page of results only. You get some fun and often CRYPTIC answers. If you need clarification on any of them leave a comment.

My Age:

A Place I'd Like to Travel:

A Favorite Place:

My Favorite Subject:

My Favorite Food:

My Favorite Animal:

My Favorite Color:

The Town Where I Was Born:

The Town Where I Live Now:

A Past Pet:

A Past Love:

My First Name:

My Last Name:

A Bad Habit I Have:

My First Job:

My Grandmothers Name:

My College Degree (in process):

What I'm Doing Now:

8 Things

2008-12-30T16:05:00.002-07:00

8 THINGS

8 TV shows I watch
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Private Practice
3. Dancing with the Stars
4. CSI
5. CSI: NY
6. ER
7. Family Guy
8. So You Think You Can Dance

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Went to Lake Hefner
2. Went to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and Musuem
3. Had Taco Bueno for lunch (we need one of these in Utah)
4. Went to Bricktown
5. Did some shopping
6. Played Guitar Hero with Celeste and James (quite the interesting experience)
7. Played with Champ (My BFF's dog...he is sooo cute)
8. Shopped at Target!!! :)

8 Favorite Places to Eat
1. Applebee's
2. Cafe Rio
3. Wendy's
4. Pizza Factory
5. My dad's smoking, dutch oven, and bbq!!
7. IHOP
8. Olive Garden

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To
1. New Year's Resolutions
2. Starting up school again
3. New Years Eve
4. Sleeping in my own bag
5. Seeing my family in Vegas
6. New Adventures
7. Getting rid of my cold
8. Cutting and dying my hair (seriously needs to be done)

8 Things on my Wish List
1. A clean house
2. Get back in shape
3. Being more adventurous
4. Straight A's
5. New clothes
6. Get my Jeep fixed
7. Graduate (sooner rather than later)
8. Just enjoy life!!!!

Here at work at 2 AM!!!

2008-12-05T02:00:00.003-07:00

It is 2 AM!!!!! And I am still at work!!! And I am bored!!!! All I am doing is waiting for a response to a couple emails and then I get to go home....but they are taking forever. So a perfect opportunity to post a blog. The semester is almost over and I have been crazy busy!!! Just a few more days though and then I can jump up and down for joy and celebrate!!! Next semester won't be as bad because I had to take two classes that have nothing to do with my major because I didn't register early enough. And now I get to go home....so Thank you and good night!! :) LOL....don't ask I'm really tired and it is really late....so that is the story I am sticking with.

One word answers

2008-11-11T20:23:00.004-07:00

Each answer can only be one word...have fun!! :)

1. Where is your cell phone? DESK
2. Where is your significant other? SOMEWHERE
3. Your hair color? RED
4. Your mother? CREATIVE
5. Your father? AWESOME
6. Your favorite thing? SLEEP
7. Your dream last night? FORGOT
8. Your dream/goal? FULFILLMENT
9. The room you're in? LIBRARY
10. Your hobby? COLORING
11. Your fear? LONLINESS
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? SUCCESSFUL
13. Where were you last night? WORK
14. What you're not? OPTIMISTIC
15. One of your wish-list items? LOVE
16. Where you grew up? UTAH
17. The last thing you ate? PIZZA
18. What are you wearing? CONTACTS
19. Your TV? HOME
20. Your pet? NEED
21. Your computer? RETARDED
22. Your mood? INSANE
23. Missing someone? YEAH
24. Your car? BROKE
25. Something you're not wearing? SHOES
26. Favorite store? TARGET
27. Your summer? NICE
28. Love someone? UNFORTUNATELY
29. Your favorite color? PINK
30. When is the last time you laughed? TODAY
31. Last time you cried? TODAY

Life is Crazy!!!

2008-11-11T00:47:00.002-07:00

Just a quick note to get some stress off my shoulders. Why does it all have to pile up all at once. Can stress not come in small packages?? School is getting really busy and so is work. Lots of tests and final projects and papers and on top of that I am putting in WAY too many hours at work. And the list never ends, but I'm not one to spill all the beans so that is all I'm gonna say. LIFE IS CRAZY!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

2008-11-04T21:13:00.008-07:00

This Halloween was pretty awesome!! Two weeks before Halloween I went to Salt Lake for a Mary Kay party, and while I was there my siblings and I decided to go to a haunted house. We decided that we would check out The Haunted Forest. It was a bit pricy like all haunted houses in Salt Lake, but what can you do. It wasn't too bad other than the fact that I am deathly afraid of chainsaws and there were two while we were waiting in line and FIVE in the haunted house. All I have to do is here the stupid things and I freak out, so I was pretty much freaked out through the whole thing. At one point I was so freaked that I apparently tripped over a tree stump and on top of my sister and don't remember one bit of it. But it was nice to see my siblings (well my sister, my brother lives with me so I see him everyday).
Then a week before Halloween I went to the Haunted Hospital in Cedar City with my brother and a friend and her brother. I would say it is one of the better haunted houses I have been to and definitely cheaper. What made it nice was that it was actually people jumping out and scaring you instead of some mechanical thing. And of course we had to have some scary movies after and some carmeled apples. Lets just say the carmeled apples were something we need to practice making---we didn't do so hot.
And then the wonderful day it self--HALLOWEEN!!! It is one of my top three holidays and it was a good one. I decided to dress up as Pippi Longstocking--I had to go to school dressed since I had to go to work right after class and a costume contest was to be held. Not a ton of people were dressed up at school, but it was nice to know that I was not the only one. At work we had lunch and a little Halloween party. We had a costume contest where we had Richard Simmons, an Ultimate
Fighter, Marilyn Monroe, and some scary looking creatures that Halloween are all about. After lunch we broke out Guitar Hero World Tour. It was so much fun. I have played Guitar Hero, but not Rock Band so it was fun to test out my drum and vocal skills. We also had Halloween Bingo and I got a spooky house to put tea light candles in...it was awesome. But this is only the day!! This year I went Trick-or-treating--I hadn't been for a few years so it was definitely fun and I got lots of candy. It is definitely a Halloween to remember. Hope everyone else had a great Halloween!! :)

My wonderful candy stash!!

My friends' daughters friend!!!

My friends' Daughter and her stash!!

My brother's totally awesome stash!!

Picture Tag

2008-10-29T23:46:00.002-06:00

This looked like a fun tag that I saw on someone else's blog. Go to the 6th folder in your pictures and choose the 6th picture in that folder. Then post that picture here. This is the picture that I came up with.

So now I tag anyone that looks at this blog...cause I'm not sure who looks at this. Enjoy :)

Seven Things

2008-10-29T23:26:00.003-06:00

I saw this on a friends blog and really liked it so I thought I would add it to my blog!! It will be a fun break from the business of life.

7 things I can do
1.Play the flute
2.Ballroom Dance (doesn't mean I can do it well)
3.Touch my nose with my tongue
4.Play with kids--I love kids and being around them (makes sense going into education)
5Color!! I love to color--it is sooo much fun
6.Pop my wrist forever--well until I feel like it is going to fall off
7.Listen to music

7 things I can’t do
1.Barbeque
2.Go under water without plugging my nose
3.Sit in a class without getting bored and distracted at some point
4.Keep my house clean
5.Do things spontaneously
6.Drink milk unless it has strawberry flavoring in it
7.Be outgoing and talk to complete strangers

7 things I want to do before I die
1.Get Married
2.Have Kids
3.Go to Greece
4.Go to Hawaii on my honeymoon
5.Lose weight
6.Teach Kindergarten
7.Earn a Pontiac G6 from May Kay

7 things I say the most
1.Cereal?
2.Seriously?
3. Watever!
4.Can I go to sleep now?
5. Love you
6.Get off the computer
7.Did you go to school today/Find a job today?

7 favorite foods
1.Garlic Parmesan Chicken
2.Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo with Broccoli
3.Ice Cream
4.Smirnoff Green Tea
5.Chicken Caesar Salad
6.My stepmoms lasagna
7.kiwi

If you have a blog...you should probaby blog!!!

2008-09-03T22:18:00.001-06:00

So I started this blog a few months ago and made a couple blogs, but then stopped. This is take two...let's see how long I can keep it up this time. School is fully under way now, and I know I shouldn't, but I love it (other than having to be to classw at 8 am). I am going into Elementary Educaton and just getting into all the fun classes.

I also became a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant!!!! It is definitely a great thing for me to be involved in and can't wait to build my customer base. Since I've been down in Cedar City I've kinda stayed in my own little shell, so maybe this will help me venture out of that shell and get to know some people around here.

I could go on and on about other stuff, but it isn't as fun to explain and talk about weeks after it has happened!!!

A Fun Typing Test!!

2008-07-23T14:04:00.001-06:00

Here is a fun typing test to check out!! Enjoy!! :)

76 words

Speed test

New Tattoos!!!!

2008-07-18T21:21:00.004-06:00

I got two new tattoos today!!! I have been wanting them for a couple years now, but didn't know where I wanted them because I am going to school to be a teacher and can't have them be too noticeable. I finally decided I was just going to do it anyways!! I got a nautical star (3d star) on my left foot just below my ankle and the infinity symbol (side-ways 8) on my other foot in the same spot. They hurt like hell, but I am glad that I finally did it because I love them!!!

My Blog

2008-07-10T19:58:00.004-06:00

So, here is my first entry on my blog. I don't know how well I will manage this or how much I will put on here, but it should be fun. It is something new and different and definitely not like me. (See Naomi now my blog isn't so empty!! :) ) So until next time Chau!!