Trip Day 1

me at Fossil Butte National Park, Wyoming :)

So I have sold all my stuff, or stored it at Marian and Vern's and I spent the night at Kathy's and my car was packed so that I could JUST BARELY see... so that means it was time for me to go.

Amy came and got me from Kathy's and we went to the post office and mailed some more of my stuff but I wanted but could not fit in my car.

I went over to Marian and Vern's and said "goodbye" to them and Janessa, which was VERY HARD...I just started crying... like waaah! I'm scared to leave!!!!

Then I went over to the bishops house and said good-bye to Gwen.

Then Amy took me home and I got Spike and we drove out...

and we drove and drove and drove...

Logan Canyon is SO PRETTY in the winter. One thing about living in Utah is I barely ever had anyone to go with me any where ever... I had to beg people to go places with me. The people I knew were so busy and when they did spend their money and go someplace fun, they did that with their families. I was sad I had never really explored all the places in Logan Canyon that I got a chance to but I know that I will be back someday. I also know that Spike and I have a lot to explore here in VA.

Bear Lake was so PRETTY! another place I want to explore more of.... then we were driving and driving and driving... I saw some place called Fossil Butte National Park I stopped there, they had SIX people on staff and NO ONE WAS THERE! Like hey I want this job! just sit here and read and wait for tourists to come in... in January... I bought a magnet there... WHICH WAS LOST IN THE WRECK!!!!..... and kept driving.... and driving and driving I was seriously in the middle of NOWHERE WYOMING...... there were all these signs for a hotel called Little America that they were promoting like it was Disney Land like STOP HERE! we have a playground! or they had a mechanic's shop... THERE WAS NO CELL PHONE SERVICE and NOTHING but these billboards every so often.... like um FREAK if I need a mechanic I hope that I can MAKE it to Little America!!!! Their Dining Room is also open 24 hours a day... and they have ice cream cones that are only 50 cents...http://www.littleamerica.com/wyoming/ that is the website....I drove right on by... I did not even stop for a 50 cent ice cream...

There was nothing in Wyoming for so long... I did pass a little shack t hat sold porn in the middle of no where I thought um.... OK.... a little ways up the road there was a truck stop so I guess that is their buisness....

I think the biggest city that I passed through was Laramie. .... when I got to Colorado it was dark... and I drove and drove and drove the weather was good just very cold... very very cold.... cold like people in VA just don't even KNOW about....COLD...

I got to Becky and Marianne's and took care of Spike who had been a good sport for the trip.... :) and They fed me some wonderful food and home made red velvet cake.

I went to sleep in a large bed with silk sheets, I had never slept on silk sheets before but I now know I hate them... aaah! I don't like to feel like Im going to fall out of the bed..

I am very grateful I had great weather and grateful that Becky and Marianne let me stay at their house in Arvada,CO :)

storytime

so I moved to VA and sold or gave away most of my stuff and now I am here in VA sometimes I feel naked with out all my STUFF even my stuff I don't use that much... like I really wish my TV was here( I do use that a lot) and I wish my computer was here... and I wish I had a bed... but here I am and I hope I get a job soon and things turn out well..

I sold my red couches, which got sun-stained from sitting near a window Kathy said they must not have been color-fast... also when I had the cats they had scratched them up. I asked for 40$ for both. One lady called me and said would you take 25$ I said no. She was like PLEASE my son has NOTHING! I was like well I am sorry... but no. She was like well fine I will get something at DI for better. I said no you wont. She said how do you know... ? I said I know because I volunteer at a thrift store in Smithfield and you can not get anything with this current of a style, fabric and color for 40$ . She said if I changed my mind to call her back...

I was glad I did not give in to her because a student from USU came another day and bought both for 40$ and she was very happy with them... I was sad to see my couches go because well I had no where to sit but also cause those were the couches that I bought with my commission from Qwest that I took many naps on that kissed Mitch on...

my entertainment center sold to Mike M.that I worked with at Qwest.

my bookcases sold to the Nebeker Family. all three of them... now I have books stacked up all over my room @ Heather's

my black cool table that I LOVE... is still at Marian and Vern's

my cool, wonderful coffee table sold to someone from Logan that said she was going to re-finish that. I was so sad to see that go too. I danced on that and had so many people eat on that and did so many projects on it..

my computer desk sold to Amy and Dave J.

my black kitchen table is still at Marian and Vern's

my bed frame sold to the Nebeker's

my dresser sold to Shelli and Matt

I gave my mattress to Doddie

I sold my trampoline to Shelli and Matt I was SO SAD to see that go... when I lived at Kathy's I would lay out there in the sun on Sundays after church and take naps and read... and I had so much fun jumping on it .. and I did kiss a guy on it too :)

I gave my park bench and swing to Marian and Vern... because I owed Vern money for sending a shuttle to pick me up at the airport...:) I kissed Mitch and someone else on both those things too...

my patio set is at Marian and Verns

and I gave away tons and tons and TONS of other stuff like for real TONS!!!! it got to a point where I did not even want to give away my stuff like I NEED or WANT this but I did...

Kathy and I took a whole TRUCK load to the DI

Doddie came and got several truck loads

anyone that helped me took something

the bishop and Vern took several things to the dump...

and I still have tons of boxes sitting at Marian and Vern's that I need to get mailed to me..and since my car accident that I will write about soon I also have tons of stuff sitting in Nebraska...

I wonder what the day will be like when I have all my stuff together again and I have a bed to sleep in. It will be a glorious day!

I am going to the Salvation Army in Manassas today to check out what they have. I have not found a thrift store to volunteer at... yet...I have to have that feeling... like YES this is where I want to spend my time... and money....

holiday

For new years eve I did..... NOTHING... For New Years day I did.... NOTHING... I live a very exciting life and just wanted everyone to know...

holiday

Ok so I did this BEFORE Christmas and I am just getting around to blogging about it. I also went caroling. I love to go caroling. I have no idea WHY since I am possibly the worlds WORST singer...no seriously I am .... so anyway... I went caroling with my ward and we ended up at my friend Amy's where we had hot cocoa and treats :)

then a few night later, Magdali and Harley and I went caroling but the inversion was so bad I could barely see to drive and we only made it over to Marian and Vern's and they fed us some pizza so after that the girls were about done...

so that is my caroling for 2009. one of these years I SWEAR that I will be organized enough to actually bring homemade treats to the people that we carol to... I SWEAR... we did bring homemade treats this year... I just did not make them:)

Holiday

Christmas 2009 was wonderful for me. :)

For Christmas Eve I finished up so last minute shopping and then went to my friend Amy's parents house in Richmond,Ut. we enjoyed sandwiches and chips and veggies, I brought some of my way good dip that I make that is just chili with no beans and cream cheese mixed together... then you dip fritos in yummy yum yum! :)

I went home and watched Its a wonderful life on TV ( my christmas eve tradition)

the next morning I got up and I opened my gifts from people and at noon I went over to Kathy's

I had a great day with Kathy, Becky, Dan and Marianne. In the evening Kathy's nephews came over and we had a wonderful prime rib dinner.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night :)