Ladies night out . . . TWILIGHT!!!

I win! I blogged our ladies night out first!!! Okay I don't have kids to contend with . . . that's a given . . . and my hubby is making Elders Quorum calls . . . so I have a little time to burn! I went to Twilight last night with ALL of my sisters and Mutti plus my SIL Brandi and a few of her and Jules' friends! We had so much fun! We went out to dinner and then over to the movie where we waited in line for around an hour or so . . . Austy was our little male chaperon for the evening and entertained us all night long! He loved it too and started blowing raspberries during the movie! Erin was stylin with "Twilight" across her lil' tush (my mom sewed it on . . . jealous . . . yes!!!) The movie was pretty good. My mom kept saying "that's not how it was in the book" and "I can't believe that they left that part out." Overall I'd say it was a pretty good effort with a little che-che-cheesy-ness added in. Oh . . . sorry to the ladies around us if they thought we were too loud . . but that is how we roll at movies . . . I especially get a little into them . . . sorry if anyone was upset with us for laughing our heads off at parts that I am made some people melt . . . ("Your my brand of heroine" . . . yeah really romantic . . . ) Oh and sorry if anyone thought that Jasper should have won an academy award . . . I am sure he will really burst out in the next movie with some tremendous acting and drop his apparent adoration for Edward Scissor Hands!!! Oh if you haven't seen it yet . . . there was a seriously scary preview that was freakin' me out before the movie started! You will never catch me watching that movie! Just close your eyes and plug yours ears! . . . okay the big test will be to see if Toph will go to it . . . to be continued!

Exciting sighting in SG!!!

We went down to SG for family pictures this weekend and on the way to my parents house I looked up on the red rocks and saw about a dozen deer walking towards the golf course! I freaked out and had Toph turn around to go and check them out! It was twilight so my pictures didn't turn out great but it was fun watching them come down the cliffs and book it all over the golf course! I was excited because they were right their and in all the time growing up in SG I had never seen anything like it! I know that we see deer 24/7 while traveling but hey this was in town! I thought it was exciting anyway!
Hey ladies! Nire and I want to make tees for Friday! We were thinking black with Twilight in white across the front in a kickin font . . . classy looking not NKOTB obnoxious, but nice. Anyone who wants to be cool like us let me know! ;) I don't know if we are going to have Mutti sew them of iron them on . . . only a few days now! Wa-hoo!

Tagged!

My sister in law Brandi tagged me (thanks Bran, oh and I think Parker is an adorable name! Go for it!) . . .

7 Weird things about me:

1- I hate touching flour! (Sad because I love to cook!) The feel of flour just gives me the he-bee ge-bee's!
2- I second Brandi in that I cannot go to bed with a dirty house!!!
3- I love hard marshmallows! I let them sit out forever and when they are really crunchy it is time to munch! (but I don't like peeps . . . sorry Patty!)
4- One of my pinky's is longer than the other!!! (Yeah you should see my toes!)
5- I am the biggest scardy cat! Watching movies is always an adventure with me! (Chris survived watching "The Village" with me and still married me! Thanks babe!)
6- I am not a "chalky candy fan" . . . smarties, sweet-tarts etc.
7- I don't like licorice! (am I really my mothers daughter?)

10 Years ago:

1- I got my drivers license!
2- My first car was a little white stick shift Ford Escort that was the funnest car to drive!!!
3- I worked at Larsen's Frostop! (I love the Larsens! It was so much fun!)
4- I was a Junior in HS!
5- Jules' tag reminded me of us running through the neighborhood when she got engaged! Oh and I do remember the Thanksgiving that she brought Dan!!! O-la-la!

5 Things on my to do list today:

1- Sleep! (I caught an evil bug going around!)
2- Chill with my husband
3- Cook the Asparagus that I bought
4- Study for Educational Psychology
5- Put laundry away

5 Snacks that I enjoy:

1- String Cheese
2- Herbal tea! (The Christmas selections are out!)
3- Toast
4- Pickles (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
5- Fruit

5 Things that I would do if I were a millionaire:

1- Go to Europe for a month with Toph
2- Get a kickin' kitchen!
3- Pay off Student loans!!!
4- Alaskan Cruise
5- Have 20 kids!

5 Places that I have lived:

1- Panguitch
2- St. George
3- Cedar City
4- Linz, Austria
5- Germany (Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden, Weimar)

5 Jobs that I have had:

1- Babysitter
2- Carhop at Frostop
3- Waitress at Shoney's
4- Secretary @ Rosenberg Associates
5- Front Desk at Hotel

I tag Katie, Sheena, and Erin!

Okay touch my heart! I had to hurry and blog before taking off for work because life is just a little crazy and scary in our big world . . . but we are always very blessed to have amazing people and experiences happen that just give you a boost and lift your heart and hope . . . Okay so Toph and I were watching the news this morning and on our lunch break . . . they were talking about all of the protesting going on around the LA Temple and the protest planned for tonight in SLC . . . they showed the protestors with their signs and they had stuck signs all over the fence of the temple . . . anywho a group of Latter Day Saint Polynesians appeared (I think of them now as stripling warriors!) and took the negative signs down from the fence!!! It was super awesome and just touched my heart! I am so glad that their are people who know how sacred temples are and would stand up for what they knew was right! Way to go! This world is heading into such uncertainty that sometimes it just seems to be in total upheaval! I am so grateful to know that the Lord is aware of all of his children and that if we stand up for what we know is right our families will be blessed and protected!

Mmmm Bread Baking . . .

Making bread is kinda a big deal for me . . . because touching flour gives me the willies like nothing else on earth! I don't know why exactly . . . I guess because it gets under your finger nails and . . . augh I am getting goose bumps and the he-be ge-be's just talking about it! Oooo! For some reason I felt like making bread . . I think because it is so cold outside!!! Our house smells amazing now! Chris did a double take and lifted me in a big bear hug when I told him what I was doing! (My honey loves homemade bread!) I was out of wheat flour so I think that is why he was really excited! (White bread is a rarity in our home!) Mensch the world is just spinning so fast! It is almost Thanksgiving already!!! I have a couple of new recipes that I look forward to making for Turkey day! I think Chris is a very willing helper too! I don't think that we will be able to make it to SG the day before but it looks like we will have a few days to chill . . . which we are looking forward to! I am just ready to move onto the next semester! I have discovered how much a of a "groove" I have with some teaching styles and am not doing as well I thought I would in one class and it is ticking me off. I am a little disappointed with class structure and material in another class that I think is really important for me as a teacher, especially that I will be tested on what we learned in this class to recieve a license. The other day my teacher basically said that he didn't like the way the class was and was going to make big changes for next semester . . kind of sounded like he knew it was a bomb and "well live and learn." That always makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about the time, money and effort that you put into school! Anywho off of my vent . . . the bread is almost done and my Toph is snoozing so adorably cute on the couch! (He looks soooo good today in a new shirt! GRRR!) We watched Sleeping Beauty while I made bread (Oh hush . . . I like it!) Turns out I have it memorized . . . shocker since I haven't seen it in years! Malificent is creepy, creepy! Her eyes . . . gulp! Yesterday was nuts huh? All that I am going to say about politics is that I am glad to see that Proposition 8 passed in Cali!

Halloween Night! (Lets Party!)

We had a lot of fun heading down to SG for Halloween and doing a little trick or treating with my siblings kids (Durham's, Anhder's, and Mclellan's we missed your little haunts too!!!) who looked darling and loved trick or treating (nope non- of these kids are ours . . . maybe next year . . .)
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow . . . and she had the cutest cheeks ever! Lala looked too cute! She was content to watch the action and just chill!
Here kittty, kitty! Kam loved getting her picture taken! She was the cutest little cat and really got into trick or treating!
I loved when she got down and showed her stuffed tush! She did the cutest kitty dances and rocked back and forth on her feet! So cute!
Holy moly! Look at all those muscles! Batman, Bumblebee, and Jungle Power Ranger protected us while trick or treating! What strong men!
Austy's cute "lil'stinker" tush! His outfit was stuffed! He was the cutest skunk ever!
Austy and Mama! He was so good trick or treating but the weather was so warm! He was happy to go furless when he got home!
Oh a skunk and a cute kitty! What a stroller full!
Konked out from all of the excitement! She woke up in time to party some more later!
A sleeping stinker! He also woke up again and partied some more!
Julie's yummy cake pops!
Ami's beautiful caramel apple! (Hers was the one that turned out the best!)
Get it Trey! Eat that apple! Chew that caramel!

Oop,I guess the party's over! Austy finished off the drinks!