Thursday, October 30, 2008

Halloween Past






Today I would like to speak about some of my past Halloween experiences. I enjoy Halloween as much as the next person. I love candy, so obviously Halloween is somewhat of a hit. I seem to come up with a problem every Halloween. I can never think of something to dress up as. I can't even tell you how many times I have dressed up as Kelly Kapowski from Saved by the Bell just because I have a Saved by the Bell t-shirt. When I was young my parents never let me dress up as anything cute. While my friends were running around trick-or-treating as a princess or something equally as adorable I was ringing door bells dressed up as such horrific creatures as a hunchback or a werewolf. No joke. I remember going to preschool at Bingham High School dressed up as a hunchback. My parents put crazy make-up on me and ratted my hair. They stuffed my back pack with newspaper and put it on my back with one of my Dad's t-shirts over the top. My Dad even insisted that I walk around like a hunchback would, with a limp and kind of dragging an arm.

The worst Halloween costume of my life had to be the Werewolf. The first picture displays this particular costume. As you can see all of my siblings were cute and happy clowns, I was a monster. My parents bought this kit and glued all this fake hair on my face that was guranteed to come off easily and without pain. Unfortunately this hair liked my skin, it didn't want to come off. I remember my Mom trying to rip it off my face. Needless to say a great deal of pain was involved and it took a few days for all of it to come off.

I think that I must be psychologically scared by the costumes of my childhood. It must be why I can never think of a great costume these days. I do have big plans for this year. Stay tuned to see how one of my high school choir outfits will finally become useful.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Reed's Mission Call




Reed got his mission call yesterday! He has been called to serve in the New York Rochester Mission. He reports to the MTC on January 21. I am so proud of Reed and his decision to serve the Lord by going on a mission. Everyone who knows him knows that it truly is a miracle that he is able to go on a mission. Reed is going to be such a fabulous missionary.

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Am I Old Enough For This?

I just returned from my very first business trip. It seems odd to me that I am old enough to go on a business trip. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago that I was 10 and waiting for my Dad to come home from his business trips and now I am going on them. Weird. My company had a regional meeting in Las Vegas that was held in the Paris hotel on the strip. I had a sort of epiphany during this trip, only the weirdo's are attracted to me and never was that more manifest to me then it was in Las Vegas where I was hit on multiple times (I don't believe I have ever been hit on so many times in my life as this weekend). But most of the time they were ultra strange or had a beer in the hand or were incredbily sketchy. So yeah, basically only the weirdo's are attracted to me as it has been most of my life especially during this past weekend.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Big News

After a month of unemployment, sending out tons (I lost count) of resumes, a few workshops, eight interviews, a few rejections, and a lot of frustration I HAVE A JOB! Yay! I am now an event coordinator with United First Financial. I interviewed with them last week and thought that it would be a really cool job but I didn't know if I had enough experience. Then yesterday I got an e-mail saying that I they gave the job to someone else, I was a little bummed but thought oh well. Well this morning I had just gotten back from another interview and the people at United First Financial called and said that there had been some changes and they offered me the job. I started an hour and a half later. Conveniently the job is in Bluffdale, less then ten minutes from my house. So needless to say, I am very pleased to no longer be part of the world of the unemployed and I am excited about the new opportunities that I am going to have!

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Happy Fall!

I know that many people mourn the end of the summer, but I love the fall! So happy second day of fall. There are many things that I love about the fall, and it is by far my favorite season. Here are some reasons (in no particular order) of why this is my favorite!

1. Football

2. Changing colors on the trees (I love this and I am wanting to go on one last 4-wheeler ride in the mountains to enjoy this)

3. Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving! The most incredible food ever(especially with the Anderson side)

4. Halloween. For myself I have never been one for the dressing up portion so much(as I had some crazy experiences as a child which I am sure I will write about when Halloween grows closer) but I love to see all the cute little kids dressed up and out trick-ore-treating. And lets just be honest, what is better than a Holiday all about giving out candy?

5. Cooler temperatures. I don't like how hot it gets in the summer. Without air conditioning I would be miserable. I love the cooler temperatures and the crispness in the air that comes with the fall. The temperatures are perfect.

6. The expansion of my wardrobe. I love my sweaters and cold weather clothes. They are just so cozy.

7. Apple Dumplings. If you have never ate this delectible dish you are missing out more than I could ever explain. This is my favorite dessert.

8. First days of School. I used to love the start of school. Remember that line off of "You've Got Mail" about freshly sharpened pencils? I always think about that line at the beginning of school/fall.

9. Reed and Tommy's Birthday. (November 18th) This is always a highlight of the fall. The last few years we have spent the boys birthday at a friends cabin.So fun!

10. Apple Cider/Juice. There is nothing like drinking good apple juice in the fall. Even better is warm apple cider. Oh I love this and it is perfect in the fall. Can you tell that I like apples?

Pretty much I love everything about the fall, and these are just a few of the reasons. Happy fall!

Monday, September 22, 2008

I looked out the window and what did I see...

So this morning I was eating my breakfast and sitting at my families kitchen table. As I was enjoying my french toast my Dad yelled to my mom and I to look out the window. There in our garden were two large buck deer. They were enjoying our tomatoes out in the garden (just as they have all summer)and when they saw us watching they ran away. I wish that I had my camera with me so that I could show you how big these deer are but unfortunatly my camera was in the other room. These are three and four point deer. They are large and have that is partially in thanks to the buffet they have feasted at in our garden. Every once in awhile when we've lived here in Bluffdale we will see deer in the yard but it hasn't been too often. This year though we have had these same deer almost daily. We think that these deer live down in the gully behind our house and they come up to feast on our grapes (which are all gone) and our tomatoes. Then they take a nice refreshing drink out of the pond. They are pretty but I wish that they hadn't ate all of our grapes.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Priceless...

My Dad sent this to me and I thought that many of you would enjoy it as I have!


6 Hotdogs: $12.00

Designer Shorts: $96.00

Souvenir Boots from Laramie: $150.00

Having this guy NOT be a BYU fan: Priceless