I'm in charge here, and you WILL have fun!

Jamaica and Daniel flew to MT to attend a temple sealing and I got asked to watch the kids for 4 days while they were away... was it revenge? Last resort? Desperation? Whatever the reasoning...
WE HAD A TON OF FUN, and I was EXHAUSTED! I was bound and determined to make it fun though, so we did just that! I couldn't document all that we did, but man we kept busy for 4 days, that's fo sho!

We tried a new recipe I found for rainbow cupcakes on St Patty's Day and doorbell ditched 4 of me and Coll's neighbors
ps... the cupcakes were kind of a mess, but turned out AWESOME!
We had a bonfire in the backyard with Colls and Steph! We roasted hot dogs, smores, and told scary stories... Michael taught us a game from scouts where we create a story by going around the fire and only saying 1 word and adding on to the last person's word... it was so funny and Michael and Haleigh were very witty and funny!
We went swimming, and played at the park! The park had those 'can phones' around the equipment, so I made Mya stand by one and I ran over to another one and said, 'HI MYA!' and she freaked out! She kept saying, 'MOM! Hi Mom! You need to come home now.' and she'd run back to the slide and then run back to the phone and say, 'mom.... mom... mmmmmoooommmmom...?' until I RAN over and reassured her I'd be home soon! Sorry Jamaica, I pretended to be you... I had to, she was freakin out!!
My mom sent some St. Patty's Day crafts to make lil leprechauns from TP rolls... I tell ya, I think I'm creative, but who thinks of this stuff?! My mom sent an example... it's in front of Haleigh, isn't it cute?! Michael wasn't too interested, so me and the girls occupied a couple hours painting TP rolls! Who knew TP would have so many functions?! Thanks mom, our leprechauns turned out super cute! We went to RANGO... which was cute, and had some funny 1-liners... but save your money... Redbox it, it's worth $1, but not $20... especially when you take a 3-yr old with the smallest bladder in existence. I did buy the 'Deal' which consists of 2 drinks and a gigantic popcorn, and I won a $20 gift card! I NEVER win anything! So that was fun!
I also borrowed a movie projector from work and we projected movies on the wall at my house and blew up air mattresses and had popcorn galore! We watched Despicable Me... which was HYSTERICAL! I highly recommend it! These guys were hilarious!
and the 'villain' was SO funny!
and per Michael and Haleigh's choice, we watched this favorite...
we used to watch this ALL the time as girls... Its so funny... and lets just say the 'HE PERMED ME!' from this ditty, was my scary story around our bon fire! :)

Overall, I'd give our 4 days a 10, but I'm a little bias since I was the one planning all the festivities! Thanks Michael, Haleigh, and Mya for being the coolest nieces and nephew a girl could ask for! Love ya!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

No, I have not completely lost my marbles... yes, I realize it's March and not December, but I L-O-V-E this time of year in St. George! Everyone calls complaining about freezing temperatures, snow, and road closures, and we have sunshine and 70 degree temperatures! I say to myself daily, 'self.... THIS is why you live here!' I almost forget every year, but my favorite thing about March are these beauties....

I know, it's weird... but I love these trees! I have lived here 9 years and still don't know the name of them, but everyone in these parts calls them 'Popcorn Popping' trees... and very suiting... it looks like they're popping popcorn! They're ALL over town and they only bloom for a couple weeks, but I love them...
They with their almost BLACK trunks and tiny white buds are the first sign of spring! Up close they are tiny little flowers, which actually STINK, but from afar, they just make ya smile! Ode to spring in Dixie!

27 Years, and ALL's Well!

Dear 2011! I can feel it in my bones it's gonna be a GREAT year! So, as my Granddad used to say: "get in, sit down, shut up, and hang on!" ... and enjoy the ride!

(I love dragging out awesome holidays... like my birthday!) Here's some highlights from my birth 'weekend' celebration:
Friday:
- show up to work and had a very festive desk!
- I got flowers from my dear friends Sunny and Rikki!
- A DOZEN beautiful roses from my new beau Brett! ... please note... this girl loves getting flowers at work... weird? Maybe, but there's just somethin about it!

- Dinner with my girlfriends Rikki and Sunny, we can do nothing and have a good time...
Saturday:
- it rained... it rained ALL day...
- I cheered for Rikki and Sunny who ran in the DogTown 1/2 Marathon... they did great!
- lunch and massages, it was a perfect afternoon!
Saturday night:
- Dinner with Brett, his sister and her hubby at Texas Roadhouse... it was delish!
* My pork came with these two GIANT onion rings... and this is why me and Brett's sister are friends...
Sunday:
- Dinner with my bday twinner/bro-in-law Daniel and the clan... thanks Jamaica for the cupcakes, dinner and strawberry shortcake!

All in all, I'd give my birthday 8 out of 10 stars! Bring on my 27th year!

L-town and Sunshine

If you recall, I was going to move to Logan for school last year.... that didn't really happen, but my darling friend Sunny introduced me to some amazing people in Logan, and we thought it would be appropriate to visit over President's Day weekend...
I like road tripping with Sunny, she's a kick in the pants and one of the treasures I've found in St. George... and she's originally from WY, which makes her that much cooler!
We celebrated Sunny's birth...

we stayed with some friends and they have a basement with NO windows, which may be illegal, but it aided in my sleeping until 11 am... which hasn't been done since I was a freshman in college!
It DUMPED about 9 inches of snow one night, so at midnight, we loaded up a wrapped mattress and headed to Old Main and sledded to our heart's content! It was SO much fun!
please note the Aggie 'A'....


and of course the guys had to show off and there just so happened to be a jump... it was pretty hysterical!
This is our new friend Tommy... he was screaming, 'TACKLE ME!' So he wouldn't run in to the trees!


All in all, I'd say it was a successful trip to Logan!

She's a HER

So last week we went to my sister Jamaica's LAST ultrasound... *tear*... her and my bro-in-law make cute babies, but I've been unstoppably reassured this is their LAST and they are done with a good round number 4. I think we are all a little sad HER wasn't a HIM, but we'll welcome her to the fam, little does she know what she's getting herself into!
Mya with the baby's first pics....
when we told Mya we were going to watch a movie, she looked up at the screen and saw the lungs moving and the heart beating and said, 'EW! LOOK! A MONSTER!'
I'm not biased, I DO have the coolest nieces and nephew

Christmas 2010

Ok, so I realize it is now February 2011, but I've been sitting on the fence about staying up with my blog, and since I'm bored, I decided for now, I'll keep her up and runnin...
Christmas was fun this year! I flew home and got to spend almost 2 weeks in WY! It was SO relaxing and I love being home! Jen and I went to pick up Grandma to spend Christmas Eve with us and while she was in the bathroom we entertained ourselves... for the record, I have NEVER been in a wheelchair, and for everyone else's sake, I hope I never have to!



I had a GREAT time with family...
Got to hang out with my favorite friends...
and overall just had a great holiday! I love when people here get excited about 'the deer hunt' and scouting, etc.... I just smile and want to take them to WY, where this is not an unusual occurence:
I drove my parent's old van back down to sunny SG for them, which was therapeutic to just blare my music for 10 hours! Loved it! But the views were awesome.... I just love WY, it's got its hidden treasures I'm not sure you'd appreciate unless you are born and bred there! Goodbye 2010, I'm glad I survived you and that you are now in my past! Bring on 2011, you're gonna rock my socks off, I can feel it already!

Education Kills.

So I have a ROCKING prof for the next 4 weeks, she's also my advisor for my intern, and she's just the bee's knees.... she showed this in class last night, it's entertaining, it's funny, it's interesting, and I think it holds a LOT of truth.... in short, I don't want to medicate my kids... whenever I get to actually have some