Thanksgiving 2008

This year was not that eventful of a Thanksgiving. The day before Thanksgiving my parents and I got the stomach flu. We caught it from my cute little nephews and all felt a little under the weather. The morning of Thanksgiving I had to fly to Pocatello. My father was kind enough, even in his sickened state, to come up there and pick me up, so that we could spend Thanksgiving as a family.
My mom fixed yummy food, but because we all felt so crummy hardly any of it was consumed. Mother’s famous pies weren’t even made.


We all ended up just laying there watching a couple Christmas shows, not saying too much. Then mother had to take me back up to Pocatello so I could fly back the fallowing morning.
Even though we were all sick, I was very grateful that my trip was so close to home and that my parents were able to come get me so we could celebrate together.

My 30th Birthday!!

Yes to I am now Officially 30. I've decided it’s not too bad. I think I was more traumatized the two weeks before it happened than I am now. For the past couple of years I've thought about what I would do on my 30th birthday. The big party I would have, the friends that I would have over. It didn't happen how I had first anticipated.

I was able to go up to my sister’s house in Oregon. My parents and I drove up there the night before. It was so much fun to wake up to my 4 year old nephew Chase wishing me happy birthday. My mother made my sister and I apple cinnamon pancakes, fried potatoes and Bacon for breakfast. There was even a candle in the pancakes.

After that my sister, dad and I went down to the store and after a little comprising, picked out veggies and meat for stir fry. Mom or Grandma stayed home with the kids and they decorated a cake for us and drew pictures. When my sister and I got home I made funny little crowns out of construction paper for us.

We then opened presents and ate cake. It was a pretty fun party even though it was just with my mom, dad, Lisa and her kids.

On the way home I tricked my dad into letting me drive and I stopped in Boise and took them to a movie theater and begged them to let me watch Twilight for my birthday. I was grateful my dad sacrificed his pride and came with me to watch it. I loved it. It wasn't the crazy party I'd always thought about, but what better way to spend a birthday than with your family!!

All My Trips

Recently I've had many wonderful adventures to far off lands. Ok they weren't that far off. I went to Calgary Canada and amazingly it wasn't to cold outside. The Hotel van took us out somewhere to eat and didn't pick us up. We had to walk home and i was grateful for the nice weather. We were almost late leaving. At least it was good food.

I was also given the wonderful opportunity to end that trip in San Francisco. I decided to stay there with my Aunt and Uncle for a few days. We had so much fun. We went out for Sushi the first night and then I got to hang out with my Aunt and go shopping!!! So much fun. We even got to go on a couple of different walks to look at the beautiful fall leaves. It was strange to me to see Palm trees next to trees with color changing leaves.

I was also able to see a friend from College Melinda Clayson. We ate way to much food at the cheesecake factory. We also got some cheese cake there and some to go.

After that trip I immediately went out on another one. I called it my arctic north trip. It was so cold. I went to places like, Casper WY, Bismarck ND, and strangely my favorite of them Helena MT. Just so everyone knows. Location is everything!!! The hotel location was changed in Helena. It was actually downtown. The city is actually pretty neat. There is a beautiful Cathedral that lured me out of my warm and cozy hotel room. I walked up the hill to take a picture and saw many other buildings with interesting architecture. I started walking around looking at different monuments and plaques to learn the history.

The old part of town was so neat. They had old looking clocks on the street and statues everywhere. They also had this street called last chance gulch that was just a pedestrian zone. I loved it. It reminded me of my mission. I also got to eat at a little place called Coney Island. They had some amazing Gyros there. Can’t wait till the summer when I can walk around and sit outside on some benches with an Ice Cream cone.

The clock

Me and Last Chance Gluch

Little Sahara

So last Saturday I went with a bunch of friends to the Little Sahara Desert west of Nephi. We got there after 9 at night. It was so much fun, but rather chilly. We started a fire and then went out riding. It was kind of hard to see at night but that kind of made it fun.


One of my friends took me up to the top of a very large sand hill. It was kind of scary and I prayed most of the time we wouldn’t roll over. It was so pretty. You could see the stars and look around for miles. I even called my mother from the top.

After we got back to camp we just sat around the fire talking and gossiping…my favorite was eating roasted starburst. The best thing about the entire night was that we had a generator and a heater in the tent. It would have been so cold otherwise. We went to bed around 3:30 and I woke up at 7 right when it started to get light. Everything had a thin sheet of Ice on it. I wanted to get a picture of the sun rising so my friend and I wiped off the seat of a bike and went up to the top of the hill and watched as the sun peaked over the mountains and spilled over the valley. It was so beautiful. I had to leave very soon after that because I was on call, but it was a fun weekend.

This was the hill that we went up on the 4 wheeler

Here is when we were going down the hill

Here is a picture the other way….looking up the hill

View of my Room and House

so this is for my sister...she wanted me to post some pictures of my room and house so she could see them...they aren't going to stay up here forever and this is not how it is finally going to look...still working on it...well my room anyway...the rest of the house is furnished by my roomies :)


This is a view of my room with the double doors looking in from the front room.

this one you can see the window seal which I turned into a bookshelf...I know its amazying and you can also see the door to one of my closets..I have two. The other is in the bathroom. This one is just like a coat closet.


This is a little corner you can see well in the other pics...that is my new lamp..mom helped pick it out. I don't have an overhead light so this brightens up the room.

This is the boring side of my room right now... it will look totally different when I'm done..the pictures will be on the walls the dresser will be in my closet and there will be a beautiful black bookcase and stuff...I'll show you when i'm done.

Here is the bathroom...its only a half bath, but its inside of my room, so I'm fine with that. I can shower upstairs and then do my hair and stuff down here.

The rest of the house is kind of self explanitory. here is the front room.

The Stair. I love how all over she has the cutiest sayings and quotes.

Dining Room

The kitchen. I love the red walls and the fake hard wood floors..I'd do what she has in there in my house anyday!!!

First Big Snow

So yesterday I woke up to tons of rain and this morning I woke up to tons of snow. I was going to leave the house today, but wow after this mess, I called my dad to get me a news paper and only went to the store down the street for some milk...then I cuddled up on my couch to read and watch tv with a warm cup of cocoa....mmmmm
I'm still in denial about the snow, but come it must....I guess I need it in the mountains to go skiing. Oh more good news I found out one of my new roomies is a skier. I'm so happy!!!!

Lot O'Rain

So this morning I woke up to lots of Rain pounding on my window and filling up the street. When i walked out to get into my car the water was so high it went above my ankles. It was kind of Raining slush to. Made for a nasty election day morning. My roomie had to go out and vote in it and wow I was so happy that I had decided to vote early!!

Moving yet Again!!!

So on Saturday the 1st my parents and I loaded up a friends truck and my mothers car with some of my stuff and moved me yet again from their house to my new place in Draper. I have been moving around so much lately that I am so excited to finally be in one place and hope that I stay there for awhile.
I'm moving in with 3 other girls into a town house in draper. I'm really excited and it should be lots of fun.
We had to kind of run all over the valley to get my stuff. The biggest was my bed at my cousin kim's house. I'm so glad people were so nice to let me store my stuff places.
After I dropped all my stuff off my mom, dad and I went to watch a movie. It was a great way to relax before I actually had to start unloading boxes...not looking forward to that......I had forgotten that I had so much stuff!!!!

This is my place in Draper

My dad tying down the stuff in the truck

Halloween

Halloween is my FAVOITE HOLIDAY!!! This year my mother and I got up, put on some spoky music and carved our pumpkins. We also went out and voted for ouf favorite canditates and issues.
When we got home I sadly had to go to work. I was so disapointed, because I wanted to help pass out candy this year. I went to San Diego and back, so it wasn't that bad of a work day. When I got home my mother made sure that all the pumpkins and lanterns were still lit. I went up to the door and prentended to be a trick or treater. I got some pretty good candy too :) My mom was dressed as a witch and my dad was a pirate...He makes a pretty good one. Well I took a picture with them and then we watched Hocus Pocus. It was a pretty good night.

Me,Dad and Mom on Halloween after I got back from work....I didn't get to dress up this year.

What I saw walking up the steps....don't they look good!!

Just Couldn't Stay Away!!

Last week I just couldn't stay way from my Friends and the Fall time in Chicago so I had to go back and visit. Before I went out there though I went on a four day trip work trip. We went to Denver where I got to see the Beautiful leaves.

I also went to Lincoln Nebraska where it rained most of the time but I got to walk around in their old town and look in some cute little shops and at all the yummy looking restaurants. I then walked downtown to get myself some cheap food. When I was checking out at the counter the song rain drops keep falling on my head started to play. The guy behind the counter said oh this song came just in time. I looked outside and to my dismay he was right. I had to then walk back 5 or 6 city blocks back to my hotel in a freezing rain storm in just a light sweater. brrrr!!!

My work trip ended in San Francisco so I decided not to fly back to Salt Lake, but take a plane then and there and go straight to Chicago. It was so much fun, but sooo cold and no I didn't bring a coat with me.

I went with my friends Michael and Sean to see The Blue Man group. Which was kind of weird, like nothing I'd ever seen. Non of them said a word, they just did weird things like play musical instruments made out of pipe, paint things, eat things and there was some audience interaction. It was fun though.

After a group of us went to a little cafe in Evanston called Kaffeine. They had tons of different kinds of specialty drinks. It was a laid back chill college kid atmosphere. They had these couches we sat on for awhile that made me feel like I was at Central perk just chilling on the couch like they did in Friends. We then stayed up watching movies all night long.

Most of the time i stayed at my friend Tiffany and Chrissy's apartment downtown. It was so fun to walk out and be right down in the heart of the city. I got to go to church and see all of my friends, walk around downtown and see the leaves and feel the biting cold wind. My old roomie and I went out for dinner downtown one night and then we all sat up in the hot tub chit chatting and looking out over the city from there roof. I loved it.
Ps this is a view from their apartment window.

I was also able to go support my friend Kelsey Shearer and go to her play that she was in called Bernarda Alba. It was a sad play, but very good and I was glad that I was able to see it.

I wish the trip could have been longer and I could have seen more of my friends but I had a great time and was glad I was able to go.


Me and My friend Michael outside the blue man group theater. Its funny I used to live right around the corner from this place and saw this sign all the time, but thought it was just an advertisment...didn't know it was their theater.

We weren't supposed to take pic's inside..so this is my illigal pic :)

This is just a Giant Bat Statue that I've been looking for and finally found down town right by the Train Station.


On Daley Plaza they had an interesting show for Chicagoween. They mostly had acrobats and people just making jokes. It was kind of fun!!

At Daley Plaza they change the color of the fountain for different Holidays...Here it is Bright Orange for Halloween :)