Last day of Primary

Today closed a very fun chapter in my life with my CTR 5 class in primary. It seems like just when I get comfortable in a calling, I am called to something else. But I have learned that this is how we grow the most. I wish I had a picture of the little cuties in my class to post, however I don't! Even though I don't have kids of my own yet, Heavenly Father has sure blessed me with some wonderful children in my life. So Case, Elise, Max, Kaylynn, Erin, Umbin, and Courtney - I will miss you a lot and will come visit. I love you all so much, and am very grateful for all that you have taught me!

I will now be in Young Women again, and I am really excited! I am back as the YW secretary and it was fun being in class with the girls today. With a new presidency the dynamics will be different in there, but for the good! It's good to be back :)

Jury Duty

Yesterday I had the lovely opportunity of serving my community by being a trial juror. I was really nervous that I would be selected because I knew that today I was working almost 12 hours at the school and had special tutoring sessions lined up that have taken weeks to schedule.
When I first got there, we had to watch a short video on the whole process and then you just sit and wait for your name to be called. About an hour later they put in Miss Congeniality for whoever wanted to watch it, and I was so excited about that! I love that movie! Then about 30 minutes into the movie, my name was called along with about 40 other people to go up to a courtroom to possibly be selected for a jury. The process was very long, with tons of questions from the judge and attorneys. It took the rest of the day until about 3:30 just to select the jury! The whole process was very interesting, and had it been one of my days off for the trial, I would've loved to have seen the outcome. However, since I told the judge about how when I was 11 years old I was shot in the hand by my neighbor and thought the whole thing was handled poorly by the police, I was excused. YEAH!!
Some jobs will pay their employees for jury duty, but not with my schedule. It's great working part-time, but I have no benefits, vacation time, or personal time to take. If I don't work, I don't get paid, so the days I do work are very precious!
I think my favorite part of the day was hearing people's excuses for why they could not serve on a jury. I realized a lot of the general public are morons ( I already knew this) but the guy that exclaimed, "I don't believe in the justice system" almost got a laugh out loud from me. I was grateful to do my duty for one day and am glad it's over! :)

Long time no blog...

Things I've been grateful for lately:











Well helllooooo! It's been a long time, and after being almost stoned to death about not updating my blog, (not naming any names, Hailey and Sheri - hee hee) I am FINALLY posting.

This afternoon after work I went to visit my friend Chelsea W. at her Med Spa - she is an AWESOME esthetician. I had my very first Microderm Abrasion. It was FANTASTIC! The picture above is me after I got home from the procedure. The way Chels described it was like the feeling of a cat's tongue on your skin, which is exactly what it felt like - scratchy. But in a good way. I was so relaxed I almost fell asleep. After the treatment she put this cherry serum on that is full of antioxidants and helps your skin breathe in oxygen better. My skin feels AMAZING and I can't wait to go back. Thanks again Chels!

Things I'm SO grateful for also that are not pictured above: DEZ!! and Geoff too, (dang it, my pictures would not upload right), Angela (your arm is in one picture ha!) my mom, the best FRIENDS, music, the gospel, my jobs, family, grandparents, tender mercies, GOLDEN SPOON, babies, LOVE, understanding, Seinfield, The King of Queens, laughter, smiles, students, cell phones, home phones - hee hee, CHIEN & KODI - congrats on your new bundles of joy - can't wait to talk to you both!


**COMING SOON - Pictures from NY... I promise!!**

Happy Birthday Jason - Wed. May 28th!

I am 2 days late writing this, but I know that Jason understands. Happy Birthday to my honey! Wednsday was a good day for Jason. I made him chocolate chip cookies and brought them to his office. Then we went to lunch at Rubio's (yum!) Later I made Jason's mom's recipe of Goulash for dinner. His exact words were, "MMMmm, just like mom's :)" Jason doesn't like birthday cake, so I made another one of his mom's recipes - cherry dessert which also was a hit. I'm glad it turned out because it was my first time making it. Then a couple friends came over to have dessert and open presents. We were both exhausted at the end of the day! So I wanted to share some fun things about Jason to celebrate him and his birthday.

-Jason is one of the most honest and sincere people I've ever met. I admire him for that.
-I can talk to Jason about anything - He is my best friend and I love him for that.
-He always puts a different perspective on things, often helping me make decisions for the better.
-He is a loving son, and loves and admires and respects his parents very much.
-He is a momma's boy, and is very nostalgic about him mom and the food she made him growing up! haha
-Jason has an open mind about so many things. When I really like something and want him to try something, or have an idea that I want him to listen to, he ALWAYS will. And most of the time, he likes it or agrees with me which is fun.
-Jason is a great listener, and usually gives me his full attention (unless golf is on or he is thinking about golf ) haha
Ok, so now on to the golf subject...
-Jason LOVES golf, anything to do with the sport.
-He is a FANTASTIC golfer and really has a talent for it.
-He always looks great and he says no matter how you play, you always have to look good! He owns probably a 100 golf shirts and over a dozen pairs of golf shoes!
-He fits in great with my family, and I LOVE that he loves my sisters so much.
-He is a wonderful brother-in-law and my sisters love him very much.
-Unlike me and most of my family, he is pretty quiet during things that are funny - movies, comedy stuff, whatever.. but then he will laugh out loud hours later about something - it cracks me up!
-Jason pretty much saved "our little boy" Will the cat. I thought he was dead and told him to go dispose of him, but he paid close attention and realized he was still breathing. At 2 days old, it's hard to see a tiny kitty breathing!
-Jason is the hardest worker that I know. He is so reliable and you can always count on him. Often times, he has been the only person to show up for service projects!
-He is always willing to serve, and helps people move all the time. He would do anything for anyone.
-He loves to travel and see new places.
-He is very organized and this is another reason why we are good match - that is not one of my strengths and he balances me that way.
-He is so intelligent and he knows so many facts about so many things. He often refers to them as useless facts, but I call it knowledge.. hee hee
-He can beat anyone at trivial pursuit - Dad, I think he could even take you!
-He loves airplanes and can tell you any model of any one. Impressive!
-He loves movies and just hanging out at home.
-He loves the church and the gospel and knows more about it than I do only being a member for about 5 years.

Jason I love you and am so grateful you are apart of my life. It wouldn't be the same without you!

Twilight the Movie

Twilight


CANNOT WAIT!!

My New Baby

We're so excited for our new arrival!

Hot Pockets

Last Tuesday when I was at my dad's office, we took a quick break in between patients and came across this on you tube. This is SO funny! We were laughing so hard! The assistants kept coming in trying get my dad to come back to work, but we had to finish the whole thing. My face hurt when we were done watching. :)
****PAUSE THE MUSIC ON MY MUSIC PLAYER BEFORE YOU HIT PLAY ON THE VIDEO****