Busy couple of days...

So, Joelle (my niece) came and stayed with me the last few days. She is now staying with grandma. I'm now poorer, pinker, and much more tired but I had a lot of fun!

Before her mom and dad left with the rest of the kids every one went swimming in the apartment pool.Then she went with me to FHE on monday because I had to present at our "career day." She was my little assistant and did a great job. She seemed really interested in what I do and what I like about my job. She was really shy and stuck really close to me but afterwards said she was glad we went and that she had a lot of fun. We stopped at "Big Spoon Yogurt" on the way home and Joelle got to try it out for the first time. Her yogurt looked disgusting, but she had fun staying up past her bed time and by the time she was in bed I was exhausted.

Tuesday We swam some more. Went to the store for some cookie ingredients. made the cookies. Watched a barbie princess movie a couple times that we got at the store monday. And ate food inbetween all of that.

Today Joelle really wanted to get her last fill of swimming. she was bummed about leaving because she really wanted to keep swimming every day. She was really good and let me sleep in till 930. She ate pop tarts for the second morning in a row. Then we went to the store to deposit a check and get Joelle some goggles. Then we swam for about an hour before going back to the apartment for some left over pizza and to watch "Mariposa" for the 4th time since we bought it. I think i can now recite that movie word for word :( ...Then we went back to the pool for another couple of hours before we had to come back to the apartment to pack Joelle's things because Grandma and Grandpa were on there way to pick her up.

I pretty much just laid around the house the rest of the day except to get some dinner from McDonalds. I'm so tired. I'm so not ready to be a mom. 2 1/2 days and I'm exhausted and she's easy!!!! My friend Kendall came over tonight to play Wii. He's been promising to come to one of my Wii parties for months now and he finally came and no one else showed. I felt kinda lame...Oh, well it was still fun. He tuned and played my guitar a bit too which is cool. Guess that's it for now. work the next 2 days. Lots of work in the near future so I can head to Utah here soonm :)

So, i already typed this long explanation about this video and then it messed up. I really hope this works. This is just a slide show of old college pics with some music I put together a year or so ago. Been a bit nostalgic lately I guess...

memories

new purchase

So, I've been having some computer issues lately. My computer has been seriously slow for a long time. But this last week I haven't been able to check my email or even get to the website. My dad came over to try and fix it but couldn't find a virus or serious issue other than that it is old and needs more memory. So, after considering my options I decided to purchase a notebook computer.

I'm playing on it right now and it is beautiful!!! It is an HP with 3 GB with 320 or something or other....sounded impressive. and it is pretty...I really do like it. I need to still get my documents from my old computer transfered and i need to figure out what to do with the old one too.

Other than that it is just work and some social stuff. I'm currently watching Bones at my parents. I'm really looking forward to my sister and her family coming into town this weekend. Guess that's about it

memories....jumping on the bandwagon

This came from my big sis so I figured I better do it ;)

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog (if you want) and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll check your blog to see if you've copied this to play.

As I promised...mini family reunion pics

Not the greatest photography of all time, but some good variety of who was all there. It was alot of fun and I hope we do it again in the future!

Feeling kinda lame :(

So, I missed church today cause I haven't been feeling well and couldn't get enough energy to get off the couch. I slept for like 5 hours after being up for only about 2 hours. UGH! But, my parents came over baring (prob spelled wrong) food. Which was much appreciated. I've already eaten more in the last hour than I did the rest of the day combined so that is good.

So the rest of my week I wasn't feeling well so when I didn't have plans I pretty much have been sleeping, lying down or reading. Been reading a lot actually. I just discovered a new author which is always exciting. Her name is Alison Croggen and it is the "Pellinor Series" So far there are three books the first of which being "The Naming." If you have read my sisters blog, I will steal her description as it is is "light fantasy." Really good though. I'm on the second book right now and am really engrossed.

Other than the reading I have made it into society occasionally. I went to the Music Circus with my mother to see "The Sound of Music" on Friday night. It was a lot of fun and I'm really glad I got to go. After that I went over the YSA dance for a few minutes to meet up with my friends and then head over to a friends house for some games. It was a good night. Then Saturday I slept in and then ended up at the mini family reunion up at the Baxter cabin. I got up there late since I thought it had been canceled, but it was great to see family I hadn't seen in awhile and to meet family I didn't know. I found out I am related (distantly) one of my old roommates (and friends) best friends. and we had a great time talking.

I promised I'd post pictures from the reunion...but it will have to wait till tomorrow. I'm not feeling great. but they will come soon. ttyl

Went to see American Idol Live with my friend Matt. It was a blast. Here is a short video from my camera and a bad pic too.




Pic of David Cook

Work, Work, Work :(

So, I had a long 8 days off work and did not want to go back to work this last weekend. It feels like that is all I've done lately. I worked all 4th of July weekend, and after one night off I'm back to work tonight for 2 nights. But, I get to go to a concert Wednesday and then on Friday I'm going to go see "The Sound of Music" at the music circus with my mom. I got the tickets for my mom as a mother's day present-so now we get to use them. YEAH!!!

Can't really report anything exciting. I've been reading and playing my Nintendo-DS alot between (and during) work hours. Work is slow right now which makes work tedious... But that means I'm getting better at my video games :)

That's about it...I'm really wanting the new book in the Twilight series to come out. I DESPERATELY need a new book! TTFN

pics from the last few weeks

White water rafting trip (working on my sunburn :) )



chillin at a party last weekend with a few of the friends