1. Gum. I first came to appreciate, really appreciate gum when I was at the hospital, pregnant with triplets, in labor, and couldn't eat or drink anything. For TWO days. You don't tell a pregnant woman not to eat or drink for 2 days. A lady in my ward mailed me a pack of gum, and, after getting special permission from my doctor, I had a stick. H.E.A.V.E.N. I also appreciated it this morning on the bus. I don't want to be the stinky one on the bus.
2. The BIG, HUGE, GINORMOUS project I've been working on at work for the last few months is OVER. Done. Completed THIS MORNING. Such a relief! My next BIG, HUGE, GINORMOUS project? Cleaning off my desk.
3. Running. I love it. It's so freeing. And I love having a healthy body that can do it.
4. An ankle that is 100% healed. Plus some: I got an extra inch of bone growing in there. That means my ankle is REALLY strong now, right?
5. Fresh vegetables. I mourn the end of summer for that reason. But only for that reason.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Five a Day Keeps the Blues Away
1. Work contests. The other day my office had a contest for the best tea cup. My daughter let me borrow her Tinkerbell mini-tea cup. I won third place. What did I win? A Hearty Handshake.
2. Fasting. Yesterday I felt peace again.
3. Voicemail. The vocal group and the telephone benefit.
4. Naps. Especially the kind where you can lay down and not set the alarm. Even better when you know the family is taken care of, the room is cold, the blankets are hot, and dinner's ready when you get up.
5. My husband, who made number 4 possible yesterday.
2. Fasting. Yesterday I felt peace again.
3. Voicemail. The vocal group and the telephone benefit.
4. Naps. Especially the kind where you can lay down and not set the alarm. Even better when you know the family is taken care of, the room is cold, the blankets are hot, and dinner's ready when you get up.
5. My husband, who made number 4 possible yesterday.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Our First Family Vacation
I was 17 when we went on our first family vacation. We went to St. George to meet my dad's birth mother and 1/2 brother for the first time. Here's what I wrote:
Sunday, Dec. 30, 1990 5:27 pm
Well, we got home from St. George today! It was so fun! We went to Zion's National Park. It was so fun! I bought a mountain lion poster and a ring. Jeanette bought me a cool rock keychain. We went on many hikes and stuff. It was FUN! Then Saturday we met Grandman and Grandpa Gibson, Uncle Howie and Grandma and Grandpa Walker. They took us out to lunch (expensive). Grandma Winnie (Dad's mom) knit us a bag of sweaters. Uncle Howie is 21 years old and looks just like Dad.
At lunch yesterday, we were at an expensive place. Non of those relatives are LDS, but we prayed. Great Grandma Walker made us hold hands during the prayer. It was quite embarrassing.
The Holiday Inn was so neat. It was $62/night/room. We had 2 rooms. That's expensive. Grandma and Grandpa Gibson's was $35, and there's had a kitchen.
Sunday, Dec. 30, 1990 5:27 pm
Well, we got home from St. George today! It was so fun! We went to Zion's National Park. It was so fun! I bought a mountain lion poster and a ring. Jeanette bought me a cool rock keychain. We went on many hikes and stuff. It was FUN! Then Saturday we met Grandman and Grandpa Gibson, Uncle Howie and Grandma and Grandpa Walker. They took us out to lunch (expensive). Grandma Winnie (Dad's mom) knit us a bag of sweaters. Uncle Howie is 21 years old and looks just like Dad.
At lunch yesterday, we were at an expensive place. Non of those relatives are LDS, but we prayed. Great Grandma Walker made us hold hands during the prayer. It was quite embarrassing.
The Holiday Inn was so neat. It was $62/night/room. We had 2 rooms. That's expensive. Grandma and Grandpa Gibson's was $35, and there's had a kitchen.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Journal Entry, Again
Editor's Note: I once was an avid journal writer. I wrote everyday throughout high school. So, because I feel like a lazy blogger, I'll take my ambition from former years and insert them here.
Monday, April 10, 1989 7:32 pm
When I was eating dinner, Jeanette was doing dishes with Jessica. Jeanette said my B-day present would be late, but I'd love it. She's giving it to me on Friday, and it'll last 'till Saturday. Last night she asked me who my best friends are. She also said my present was Lisa I's idea.
Turns out it was a surprise party!
Saturday, April 15, 1989 5:27 pm
We stayed up until 2:13 am. I got:
From Lisa K (even though she couldn't come): pink eyeliner, pink lipstick, pink nail polish
Cyndi (even though she couldn't come): pencils (just what I needed!), notebook (Garfield one).
Lisa I: pink eyeshadow, blue eyeshadow, 2 breath freshener sprays (that I've always wanted)
Liz: a ceramic piggybank - a neat one
Amanda: earrings - a lot (about 9 pairs)
Monday, April 10, 1989 7:32 pm
When I was eating dinner, Jeanette was doing dishes with Jessica. Jeanette said my B-day present would be late, but I'd love it. She's giving it to me on Friday, and it'll last 'till Saturday. Last night she asked me who my best friends are. She also said my present was Lisa I's idea.
Turns out it was a surprise party!
Saturday, April 15, 1989 5:27 pm
We stayed up until 2:13 am. I got:
From Lisa K (even though she couldn't come): pink eyeliner, pink lipstick, pink nail polish
Cyndi (even though she couldn't come): pencils (just what I needed!), notebook (Garfield one).
Lisa I: pink eyeshadow, blue eyeshadow, 2 breath freshener sprays (that I've always wanted)
Liz: a ceramic piggybank - a neat one
Amanda: earrings - a lot (about 9 pairs)
Monday, September 21, 2009
Random Journal Entries
Thurs., June 25, 1992, 7:20 pm
Today has been so awesome! I went to the UofU with Liz. I turned in my financial aid and tookt he Writing Placement test. It was pretty easy. They asked my opinion on advertising these days. I said I thought it had a bad influence on society. Then I also broght a registration book. It was fun. Me and Liz also went to the ZCMI Center and the Church Office Building. We rode to the 26th floor on the elevator to see the view from the top. It made me sick. We rode the bus. There is this gorgeous guy that rides the bus.
I can't wait to go to college. it will be so much fun (except for maybe the classes). I'm so excited. It will be so much fun! It's so pretty up there, so big and so lonely. I love it.
Friday, June 26, 1992, 2:46 pm
Today has been okay.
I went to a play this morning (9 am) that Jeanette was in. It was "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare. She was "Narrator #1." She did good. It was the 6th grade play.
Today has been so awesome! I went to the UofU with Liz. I turned in my financial aid and tookt he Writing Placement test. It was pretty easy. They asked my opinion on advertising these days. I said I thought it had a bad influence on society. Then I also broght a registration book. It was fun. Me and Liz also went to the ZCMI Center and the Church Office Building. We rode to the 26th floor on the elevator to see the view from the top. It made me sick. We rode the bus. There is this gorgeous guy that rides the bus.
I can't wait to go to college. it will be so much fun (except for maybe the classes). I'm so excited. It will be so much fun! It's so pretty up there, so big and so lonely. I love it.
Friday, June 26, 1992, 2:46 pm
Today has been okay.
I went to a play this morning (9 am) that Jeanette was in. It was "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare. She was "Narrator #1." She did good. It was the 6th grade play.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Gosh!
Sometimes I worry that, thanks to Napolean Dynamite, my kids may never say "quesadilla" right.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Updates and Musings
Hi,
It's been awhile. Here are my thoughts:
Yesterday I accidentally ordered meal #1 from McDonald's. That's the Big Mac. G.R.O.S.S.
My daughter got her ears pierced. Again. The first time around (about 2 years ago) an earring fell out and the hole closed up. As luck would have it, this time her earring fell out again (same ear, even), but she had the courage to let me repoke the hole.
RIP Patrick Swayze. Thanks for Dirty Dancing and "She's Like the Wind."
My friend Elizabeth from high school is my new exercise and eat right inspiration. She is amazing. Always has been, really. But now more so.
Glad I have a job I enjoy, even if my desk is a mess because I have 5000 things to do. Truly. 5000 (maybe I'm exaggerating, who knows).
The library is a great place to study.
We might finish our basement. Or at least get our front door painted (I'm sure the neighbors will appreciate that.)
Have a great Wednesday!
It's been awhile. Here are my thoughts:
Yesterday I accidentally ordered meal #1 from McDonald's. That's the Big Mac. G.R.O.S.S.
My daughter got her ears pierced. Again. The first time around (about 2 years ago) an earring fell out and the hole closed up. As luck would have it, this time her earring fell out again (same ear, even), but she had the courage to let me repoke the hole.
RIP Patrick Swayze. Thanks for Dirty Dancing and "She's Like the Wind."
My friend Elizabeth from high school is my new exercise and eat right inspiration. She is amazing. Always has been, really. But now more so.
Glad I have a job I enjoy, even if my desk is a mess because I have 5000 things to do. Truly. 5000 (maybe I'm exaggerating, who knows).
The library is a great place to study.
We might finish our basement. Or at least get our front door painted (I'm sure the neighbors will appreciate that.)
Have a great Wednesday!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Stolen from another blog who stole it from another blog...
I wish Google Maps had an “Avoid Ghetto” routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
-That’s enough, Nickelback.
-I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
-Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
- How are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
- Was learning cursive really necessary?
- Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
- Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.
- How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies”
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood..
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
- Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
- I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
- Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!
- If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
- Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….
- You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
- Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.
- There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
- I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.
- I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste..
- When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
- I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
- Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…
- Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
- Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it..
- My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How the heck do I respond to that?
- It really ticks me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
- I wonder if cops ever get ticked off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
- I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
- The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel fat before dinner.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
-That’s enough, Nickelback.
-I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
-Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
- How are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
- Was learning cursive really necessary?
- Lol has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
- Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
- Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.
- How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies”
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood..
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
- Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
- I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
- Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!
- If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
- Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem….
- You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
- Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.
- There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
- I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.
- I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste..
- When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
- I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
- Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles…
- Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
- Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn’t know what do to with it..
- My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How the heck do I respond to that?
- It really ticks me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
- I wonder if cops ever get ticked off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
- I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
- The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel fat before dinner.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
My End of the Week Five
1. First and foremost - my brand new nephew! Go here to see him!
2. My husband, who willingly takes on pets, knowing that I don't/can't take care of them. This week we added a goldfish to the animal collection. Fish sound easy, I know, but I have watched 2 die while under my supervision, and had to give 3 others to the pet store in order preserve their lives.
3. The people in my class you helped me clean up the bright red vitamin water that fell off my desk and spilled all over the floor last night during class. I hate the experience (why can't I be remembered for my intellectual skills, not my clumsiness?), but I do appreciate the help. Thanks Juliann and the guy that used to work at Disneyworld as Goofy (sorry I forgot your name)!
4. Pesto Cavatappi.
5. Cheesecake.
6. Darin for giving me both yesterday!
2. My husband, who willingly takes on pets, knowing that I don't/can't take care of them. This week we added a goldfish to the animal collection. Fish sound easy, I know, but I have watched 2 die while under my supervision, and had to give 3 others to the pet store in order preserve their lives.
3. The people in my class you helped me clean up the bright red vitamin water that fell off my desk and spilled all over the floor last night during class. I hate the experience (why can't I be remembered for my intellectual skills, not my clumsiness?), but I do appreciate the help. Thanks Juliann and the guy that used to work at Disneyworld as Goofy (sorry I forgot your name)!
4. Pesto Cavatappi.
5. Cheesecake.
6. Darin for giving me both yesterday!