Utah Day 4

I woke up at Kathy's and Jill was nice enough to take me over to Mandy's to get my hair done. I was a fool for not bringing boots to Utah it was so rainy and muddy I could have walked through the field or on the road... but it was just not an option. I was wearing a long dress and I would have been a sight.

Mandy colored and trimmed my hair and I looked cute:)

Jill picked me up and took me over to Amy's house, Amy and I drove down to Logan and I got two suitcases at DI ( and a pair of Big Star jeans and a little wooden thing with a President Monson quote on it) I just passed by those things and I can't be expected to pass them up....

Amy and I stopped at the chinese place in Smithfield and got some tiny spicy chicken

then we went over to Marian and Vern's house and I loaded what I could into the luggage I had.

The shuttle bus came and got me I swear EVERY man that gives me a ride on that thing is so OBSESSED with me like they talk to me all the way to SLC and tell me on and on like how they can't believe I am single and blah blah blah....

got to the airport, it was raining sideways/ and snowing, the plane to Denver did not leave until it was an hour and a half late... then we had to sit on the run-way while they cleared it off again.. and then we had to wait for them to come out and scrape the snow off the windows...then the turbulance SUCKED I threw up ... the lady beside me threw up and her kid was clutching the arm rests for dear life...

BUT SOME HOW SOMEWAY we made it to DENVER!!! alive... TBC

Utah day 3/holiday

EASTER 2010-found me in Bountiful,Utah.

Linsey's son Ethan has several allergies (egg,dairy and PB) so for their Easter eggs they decorated plastic eggs with stickers:) They had a lot of fun doing it,after the decorating, they had an Easter Egg hunt, Olivia's eggs had Os on them and Ethans had Es. Linsey stored the left over jelly beans and Smarties in a cabinet.... I think I ate most of the left-overs during the course of the day.

My mom asked me and Brad if we wanted Easter baskets we both said no, I am glad that I said no because I eat so much junk at work and then I stood there and ate all that candy at Linseys.

we were able to watch conference :) looking forward to it coming out in the Ensign.

Dan came over for lunch/dinner and Linsey made barbacoa pork like they serve at Cafe Rio!:) IT WAS SO GOOD! so good that when I have a date, I think that I should make them that:)

Kathy and I headed back up to Lewiston that night. when we pulled into the valley I just felt like I was HOME. I don't know why I just did.It is the place I feel most at home. I missed so many things about being there, so many things. I have never been somewhere that I just want to well live, go volunteer at the thrift store... just be there.. but there are no jobs for me there, I have no idea where I want to end up one day. I just hope that where ever I am I am happy and feel peaceful.

Kathy went into her office and had a Skype conversation with her family, which was great for me because Sunday is my TV night!! ( I am ashamed to say but it sure is) OK I will admit lots of nights are my TV night but Sunday... some Sundays when I lived by myself, I would be all alone all day and I really looked forward to my shows coming on at 7pm to kind of break up the day, it was something I really looked forward to.

So while Kathy was Skyping, I watched
1. The Amazing Race- I am so glad that the cowboys are still in it. I hope that the lesbians get kicked off soon though because they are rude and annoying

2. The Celebrity Apprentice-so glad that Rod Blagovich got the boot, I mean he did not even know how to type or text, like how did he get so far and not know how...??

3. Cold Case-it was a good one,

I have a way that I say that now, you just have to hear it I can't write it but when I read a good book with the kids then I say "That was a good one" now all the kids say it with me:)

after those shows Kathy was done talking so we chatted for a bit then I went to bed... HAPPY!

Utah Day 2

Liisa,Janet, Mrs,Cindy Johnson, Jamie, and Keli :)

I woke up at Linsey's and got ready for the day.

I was able to listen to the first session of conference on the computer while I updated my blog and sent emails, that was nice.

some of Cindy's friends from Qwest, that I had worked with came and picked me up at Linsey's

We all rode together to where Cindy was having her wedding, Camp Tracy up Millcreek Canyon in SLC. There is a really cool boy scout camp up there and Cindy had her wedding in the lodge.

The wedding was AMAZING!!! Cindy looked BEAUTIFUL!!! there were pictures of her and Kelly everywhere with purple fabric and little lights on the table they had made a book with pictures of her and Kelly in it and you opened that up and signed it, I WANT THAT!!! I wrote Cindy I am here today and I will be there on the day that you get sealed in the temple :)

There was light green ribbons tied around all the chairs, beautiful flowers, bouquet, which I did not even TRY to catch because I have caught probably 10 or more in my life..

It was catered by Costa Vida SO YUMMY! everyone got a little chocolate at their table and it was in a box and it said thanks for celebrating with us!

I am so grateful for my friendship with Cindy Ivie Johnson. I am grateful that I was able to sit by her and get to know her. She is a wonderful lady and my life is enriched for knowing her. I am so grateful that I used all most my whole paycheck to come and see her wedding and that those girls gave me a ride it was SO WORTH IT! What a great time :)

After the wedding they took me back to Bountiful and Linsey was nice enough to take me to the distribution center where I got a new BOM because I still have the one from my mission. I had bought another set at some point that got lost sometime along the way. I am very happy to have these and need to order a BOM study manual now.

Then Linsey dropped me off at Seagull Book while she went to Wal-Mart, I got three shirts from DownEast, that are short sleeved they are modest so that will give me some more clothing options. I miss there being so many LDS stores in such a close distance. Those places must make BANK when people are in from out of town.

I looked around Fashion Bug, I never realized that Fashion Bug had such cute stuff and great prices, there is one by Danielle and one by my dad so I will have to check them out sometime.

I went to the $ store which was way nicer and bigger than the one that we have here.

Then I went to Roberts Crafts I forgot about how much I MISSED Roberts Crafts they were having ladies night because it was during the priesthood session and I was able to make three make and takes while I was waiting on Linsey. It was so fun. http://www.robertscrafts.com/ They don't have Roberts in Cache Valley so it was a real treat to go there.

Linsey picked me up and we went back to her house, I played on the computer and then at about 10pm KATHY CAME!!!!! it was so nice to see her it seems like I just saw her yesterday. I love Kathy and I am so grateful that I am her friend :)

What a wonderful day!!!!

Utah Day 1

My flight did not leave until LATE, like 6pm. So I worked until 1pm. It was Friday and suppossed to be Q day but I thought that could wait until this week. since I was leaving at 1pm.



Brad gave me a ride to the airport. My ticket was out of National so I flew out of there.... I only brought my carry-on bags, it was so nice to get on the plane with just one carry-on... I am used to lugging around really heavy bags, but I knew I had a lot to bring back so I brought as little as a I could.

My flight was very uneventful... on the way to Denver I sat by a lawyer from DC. he got a Gin and Tonic to drink.. On the way to SLC I was sitting by no one until a large man came over and sat down so he could give his wife more room...

Dan and his friend Erica picked me up at the airport and gave me a ride to Linsey's where I stayed up very late on the computer, because since I don't have my computer at my house whenever I go somewhere with a computer I am in heaven because I have so many things to do on it.

That is the end of day one.

Field Trip

Spike and I went to Ellanor C. Lawrence Park again, a couple of weekends ago. It was warmer outside so there were more people t here, we did the North Loop again and we did the Wild Turkey Trail. There were a lot of people there walking, jogging and stuff. One lady seemed annoyed at me because Spike barked at her large dog... Spike and I saw 12 deer that just stood and looked at us, then ran a bit. This trail was OK but no pretty spring flowers :(

Field Trip

I went to the beach on of the weekends in March to visit my friend Danielle. I left after swimming lessons. Sat.morning and I got down there at about 2pm ish...

Danielle and I went out to eat at a restaraunt called The Jewish Mother that is down right near the ocean. They sell soups, sandwiches,salads that kind of thing there. Here is the website :http://jewishmother.com/ I got a sandwich called The Mothers Mother. Which was chicken salad, apples, avocado, muenster cheese, etc on rye bread SO GOOD! Danielle had a quiche. They had amazing looking desserts there but after spending 10$ on a sandwich I did not have enough money left to get a dessert but someday I MUST!

We went and picked up Danielle's daughter Vanessa at her job at KFC and dropped Danielle off, and picked up Spike, Vanessa Spike and I went over to a park called Great Neck Park on the internet this park said it "walking trails" they were, but they just led from on pavillion to another and down to a big gazebo. I was looking for something a little longer to take Spike on so Vanessa and I drove over to Mt. Trashmore. This is a VERY popular park in VA beach and it was PACKED!!!! I was worried about taking Spike somewhere so crowded but he did OK.

there were not many white people there or people or any other nationality but lots and lots of black people. I might have seen like 5 other white people and 5 other people of other nationalities.
the black people there did not like Spike, here are some things that people said to me.
1. This one lady that was walking way over on the other side of the trail said to me "YOU BETTER CONTROL YOUR DOG!!!!" I said I am... she was like mmmhmm sure..like are you kidding me you are way over there?????he is JUST WALKING!!!???
2. another lady said " WHO IS WALKING WHO?"??? I ignored that one...
3 a man said "THAT MY DOG BE BREATHING LIKE BIGGIE SMALLS"?????????????

I just don't know I really just don't know.... we managed to make it around the whole lake without Spike pooping anywhere. Which is awesome since I did not have a bag...

After that park we went back to Danielle's and dropped off Spike and picked up Vanessa's friend Charles and Danielle and we all went down to the oceanfront. Vanessa and Charles walked around on the boardwalk and Danielle and I played mini-golf at a place called Pirates Paradise. Here is the website:http://www.piratesparadiseminigolf.com/ We had a nice time there, Danielle made two hole in ones, but somehow I beat her I have no idea how??? It was a little breezy so it was not crowded there were people in front of us but not in back of us, I bet that place is PACKED in the summer though.

We went back to Danielle's and Vanessa and Charles took Spike on a long walk. I thought that we were going to watch Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull but the electricity went out at Danielle's house and I read some by candlelight and then went to sleep.

I had never realized before how important it is to know where candles matchs and something to light them with was. I am locating all that stuff at my moms house so when the electricity goes out we will be prepared. :)

The next day I went to church in VA beach it was stake conference for everyone from PA to NC. GLADYS KNIGHT WAS THERE!!!!!!!!!!! she was in town and her group was there and her busses, and I did not see her but she was THERE. I did not go back for her show later but I HOW COOL IS THAT? I have been to church with Marie Osmond, and The Osmonds second Generation and now Gladys Knight...!

Spike and I drove home and all went well what a nice trip :)

Holiday

For St. Patricks Day.... wait for it I DID SOMETHING!!!! I know that you are shocked that I actually DID something for a holiday but don't be to shocked... I am a pre-school teacher you know:)

Miss Shafag, hung up this REALLY CUTE leprachaun, it looked like at one time he was a flag that could be hung outside. she hung up gold coins all around him. We did a lot of artwork with the kids involving green things and shamrocks and leprachauns, I named the large one she hung up Liam.

On the day of St.Patricks we had a GREEN PARTY ( maybe I should have typed this in green!) I told all the kids that they HAD to wear green OR they would get PINCHED!!!by Miss Keli Leprachaun!!! It was so cute to see all the kids wearing green clothes!:)

I wore this silly green top hat, that I found at the 5 below store:) a green shirt, a green sweater, a green pair of pants, socks with leprachauns on them and boots with green on them:)

when we were outside Miss Shafag came in and messed up the room took toys out put chairs on top of tables and moved things around and sprinkled the gold coins everywhere when we came in we said HE WAS HERE!!! a leprachaun was here and the kids were running everywhere getting the gold coins...

we had green juice, napkins,plates, and treats for our snack and it was just a really fun really good day.

When I got home, I put this neck thing on Spike that was green and white and so cute and had little green and white bones on it. I took off my top hat, and we went for a walk. NO ONE SAID HOW CUTE THE LITTLE BOY LOOKED!!!! but let me just tell you he looked so cute!

I asked my mom to take a picture of us but in every picture she cut off my head and after about 5 trys I gave up but he looked cute!!!:)

So that is my St. Patricks Day 2010!!:)