New Paint

Thought that I would share my latest pictures of my bedroom. It is a work in progress and this week my dad and mom came and painted. I think it turned out pretty good. I even added curtains. Thanks for helping Dad!

Where have I been???

Well I am finally going to sit down tonight and try to do an update. Just like all of you I have been pretty busy these last few months. Here are a few things that I have been doing:

Home improvements:I am trying to put more time and effort into my condo. I recently purchased some new bedroom furniture and after a few weeks I am still very happy with it. Here is the bedding the a bought to go with it and I hope to paint and do some decorating soon.

Work: I am still working are RME and am really happy there. Some of you may know about the recent opportunity that I was given to do something a little different. With the help of the Lord and my parents I made the decision to say both in Mesa and at RME. I haven't regretted it one day. Don't get me wrong I work hard and to home pretty tired most evenings but I think that it is a place that I can be happy for a long time to come. I have made some incredible friends there that I will have for life. Right now we have a very close office staff that gets alone great with few exceptions. I am proud to be part of the RME family. Here are a few of my co-worker are our Queen Creek open house. And here is the newest addition to our RME family:

Personal: On Monday my family and I attended the D-Backs home opener. I was so much fun. Everyone should take in a game this year. The team has some great players and they have the chance to go far this year. Also the 14 million dollar scoreboard was unveiled and it was amazing.

So that is the latest on me. I will try harder to update more often but who knows. I do have some family events coming up so I might update so often that you will all be sick of me.

Loved it!!

I know that I have been horrible about my blog. SORRY Here is a quick update to let you know that I am alive and for the most part well. I went to go see 21 and I loved it. Now I go to movies for the entertainment value and not for any other reason so remember that before you take this as a recommendation.

XLII

I know that I promised pictures for my next post but you will all just have to hang in there. I had to blog about the Super Bowl. I never in a million years thought that I would ever cheer for a New York team over a Boston team but there is a first time for everything. I don't think that I have ever cared about a super bowl like a did this year and how sweet it was!! I think my bitterness goes back to the world series. The Red Sox were always my second team after the Diamondbacks and a few years ago when they won there championship I was right there cheering them on. Then last year I couldn't believe what horrible sports some of there players had turned into and I found myself wanting anyone to beat them. (When did they turn into the yankees) No one that acts like Manny Ramirez does desirves any kind of championship. Well good for the Giants for going in and playing a great game and not listening to eveyone saying that they had NO chance to win. Tom Brady laughed last week when Plaxico Burress said they were only going to score 17 points. I don't think he is laughing anymore. And Bill Belichick can joint Manny Ramirez as two of the most classless people in proffessional sports today. (The parents of the Manning brothers have a lot that they can be proud of.) I know that a lot of you might not agree with my opnion but thats ok. Go GIANTS!!

SICK!!

I know that I am behind on my blog but I really haven't had a lot that I could blog about. I was really sick this past week with a cold/flu (not really sure) but I still tried to at least go to work for part of the day. I think that I then helped pass it on the others. Sorry Kim and Holly:( I also had to make a very tough decision about my future. I have decided that I don't like making choices where there is no really clear right or wrong answer. Sometimes we just have to make a choice and I think sometimes those are the hardest choices that we have to make. In this case I pretty much had already decided what I wanted to do but after fasting and prayer just to make sure I realized that it just wasn't right for me. I was really disappointed and it has been hard for me but I am trying to move forward, be happy about it and put my trust in the Lord. I know that I am being vague about this but most people that I have told seem to think that I am crazy and that has made it harder on me. I promise to Blog something more exciting soon and it will include pictures!!

At least I don't have 27 dresses!!

I went and saw 27 Dresses tonight and I loved it. It was one of the funniest movies I have watched in a long time. Even the men that were dragged there by there wife/girlfriend were laughing. If you get a change go see this. I give it a thumbs up!!

ADJUSTMENT

Today I had an appointment to see my orthodontist which is Stuart Frost. My last appointment I has a little bit of gum trimming which wasn't bad at all and I had almost no soreness after the first few days. Well today Dr. Frost asked me how I was doing with my soreness I said "I'm actually not have any, these last few weeks have been great." I learn that maybe next time I won't be as enthusiastic about my answer. After 12 hour I hurt pretty bad. I know it is kind of weird but after my adjustments I live on Macaroni and Cheese. I thought I would branch out from the KRAFT brand and try to make my own.

Tillamook Macaroni & Cheese

Description: One bite of this creamy, cheesy concoction and you’ll never go back to boxed! Look for it to move to the top of your kids’ favorites list.

Ingredients:1 8-ounce package elbow macaroni
1/4 cup Tillamook® Butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper 2 cups milk
2 1/2 cups Tillamook® Shredded Medium Cheddar Cheese

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cook macaroni per package directions, drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a medium saucepan; remove from heat. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually stir in milk and bring to a boil while continuously stirring. Reduce heat and simmer for one minute. Remove from heat.
Stir in 2 cups shredded medium cheddar cheese and the macaroni. Pour into a 1 1-2 quart casserole, and sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is golden-brown.
Makes 4 to 6 servings


I will let you know how it turns out!!


P.S. Tillamook was my first area on my mission in Oregon. I loved this area and I love there dairy products. Right now you can only get cheese and butter in Arizona and there is nothing better. However if you ever visit the Northwest you have to try Tillamook Brown Cow Ice Cream. YUMMY!!!

A VERY sad day

To remind some of you I am a huge sports fan. My loyalties have always been to the Wildcats as long as I can remember. At times living here during football season can be painful but I usually always have basketball to fall back on and we play them twice. Last night was a very sad evening when my Wildcats lost to the sun devils in overtime. Now while I won't take away the credit of this win because at the end of the day a win is a win I will remind all you sun devils that we were with out our leading scorer. I found this quote from Greg Hansen in the Arizona Daily Star (Tucson paper) and thought is summed things up

In a college sense, this is like it must've been for the Yankees of the late '60s — no Mantle, no Berra, no Ford, no Maris — and yet it didn't matter to the Twins and the Angels and their long-suffering baseball fans.
The bill had come due. There was no mercy.
It said "Yankees'' on the jersey, and even though it was Horace Clarke at second base and Bill Monbouquette on the mound, the fans delighted in dancing on the ghosts of the once-proud team from New York.
On Wednesday night, the long-proud UA basketball team was at times forced to play 6-foot-6-inch Fendi Onobun at center, anybody with a pulse and a uniform at point guard and Zane Johnson, making his college debut as a zone-busting shooting guard.
When the Sun Devils won 64-59 in overtime, you would have thought it was for a berth in the Final Four. Fans rushed the court. Sun Devil football coach Dennis Erickson raised his arms skyward and hugged celebrating fans. ASU athletic director Lisa Love walked down a corridor past the UA dressing room and gave an associate a high-five.

We will be back so enjoy it while it lasts!!

GO WILDCATS

Happy New Year

A few weeks ago I got a voicemail from one of my friends asking if I was Ok because I hadn't updated my blog in FOREVER. I actually check my blog almost everyday but never take the time to update my own. I can use the excuse that I am really boring and nothing really happens so me but really that is just an excuse. Actually I am kinda boring and I don't think that much happens to me but I have decided as one of my New Year Resolutions that I will try to update my blog one time a week. Now don't expect me to be perfect but I really would like to try. I know that I have already missed the first week but I had some minor but painful health problems over the holidays and I feel like that is a good excuse. Wish me luck and check back to see how good I do!

My most recent pictures date back to November. My office went on an office trip to San Diego. We had a great time.

ANYBODY ANYTIME

I love baseball!! This year has been exciting for those of us that have been following the D-Backs. We are heading into the last week in baseball with a great chance at the playoff. This year has been fun for me because this team has so many great players, but no real big names. Everyone has contributed and then no ones ego gets to big. Lets all jump on the bandwagon and cheer them on this last week and hopefully into October!!!

Tagged by Katie

A- Attached or single: Single
B- Best Friend: Heather and Heidy, My dad
C- Cake or Pie: Cake!!!!
D- Day of choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: Cell phone (unfortunately)
F- Favorite Color: Purple
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: gummy bears in the gold bag only
H- Hometown: ST. David, AZ (all of you get out the map, it is on there)
I- Indulgence(s): Chips and Salsa; fresh baked cookies
J- January or July: January, I HATE being hot
K- Kids: Hopefully
L- Life is Incomplete Without: My friends, family and sports!!!
M- Marriage Date: Keep your fingers crossed
N- Number of Siblings: 1 Brother
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges!
P- Phobias or Fears: Snakes and clowns
Q- Quote(s): “what the devil??”
R- Reason To Smile: When good things happen for me and those I love
S- Season: Fall (where the leaves change and it get cold)
T- Tag Three: Becky, Tamara, Jen
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I am very superstitious!!!!
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: Not vegetarian
W- Worst Habit: Taking things to personal (biting my fingernails was up there until I got braces)
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ahhhh…Ultrasounds I guess
Y- Your Favorite Food: Mexican
Z- Zodiac: Aquarius

Happy Birthday Cheryse!!

Happy Birthday to you!! I am so glad that I got to celebrate your birthday with you this year. I hope this next year is filled with all of the things that you wished for!!

BRACES :(

Some of might have noticed that I know have braces. It might seem a bit of a shock (it was for me too) and that it came out of nowhere. In fact, my parents didn't even know until I already had them on. There has always been a few things that I didn't like about me teeth and I was give a great opportunity to work with a amazing orthodontist and I decided to go for it!! I keep telling myself that it will be worth it but some days it is hard to convince myself. I have had them 14 weeks and I am counting down the weeks. I expect all of you to refrain from the jokes!! And if you hear me whining remind me I have no one to blame but myself.

Sunday Dinner

A few time a month I have started having dinner and games at my house on Sundays. One of the reasons this started is my cousin move to Mesa and is a poor college student so I figured that I should feed a few times a month. Here are some picture from our last one: Garrett, Holly, Austin, Beth and I

Thank You!!!

I know that I have been lost to the world of blogging for the past month and although no excuse is a good excuse maybe I have one that will pass. As some of you may have heard I have had a lot going on lately. I just wanted to post a big THANK YOU to all of my friends and family that have supported me through this hard time. My mom is doing very well and we know that it is one of Heavenly Father's miracles that she has healed up so well. As of Thursday she was down to 2 band aids and the plastic surgeon said that here ear is doing very well. I always knew that I had the very best friends and just know that the calls and cards have really helped me. It always seemed like they came at just the right time. Our Heavenly Father really does watch out for us and help us through other people. Thanks again!!!!

P.S. I will post some new pictures soon!!

7 Random Things

I was tagged by Tamara for 7 random thoughts about me. I haven’t been ignoring it I just personally think that I am boring and it took me a while to come up with all seven. So finally after what I am sure is much anticipation here is what I have come up with:

1. I am 100% addicted to TV. I have shows every night. I cannot miss an episode of anything that I am addicted too. I tried a while ago to not pick up any new shows thinking that eventually they would go off the air and then my addiction would be over. Let’s just say that didn’t work out so well. They say that admitting that you have a problem is the first step so maybe now I am on my way to recovery.
2. I LOVE TO TRAVEL!! I always have to have some sort of trip planned. It might not be very far but I usually have plans to be going somewhere. I love seeing new places and also visiting places with history. My big trip so far this year was to Puerto Valletta, Mexico. Some of my favorite places that I have visited are: London, Boston, Paris, Rome, Switzerland, Hawaii, Venice, and New York City. Next, I really want to go on a cruise and visit Washington D. C. My biggest dream come true would to be to go to Australia.
3. I HAVE to know how things end. It doesn’t matter if I am reading a book or watching a movie or TV or whatever has an ending. It drives me absolutely crazy to not know what will happen. I will stay up until all hours of the night when I start a new book.
4. I don’t like to shop. I don’t enjoy the mall at all. I don’t like to browse through stores. I don’t like to go shopping with other people if I don’t have a reason to be going. I especially hate going when I know that I can’t buy anything. Maybe this will change if I all of the sudden become rich but I truly doubt it.
5. I LOVE sports. I will pretty much watch any sport on TV. I have a “team” for almost everything. I become quite obsessed and usually can’t miss a game. I love watching sport center. In fact one of the main reasons that I have cable is for ESPN and FSNaz. I love the summer and winter Olympics. And yes I cry during all of the stories. The one sport that I really don’t like is tennis. I just don’t get at all. Maybe someone needs to explain it to me and then I can be obsessed with that too.
6. I always call my parent on the way home from work. This is really weird because I’m not really one to talk on the phone when I drive. I enjoy the radio or listening to my ipod but as soon as I pull out of my work parking lot I have to call my parents.
7. I love to bake desserts (and eat them). I am pretty sure that I get this from my mom. She is a great cook. I really like trying new recipes. My work is usually who benefits from this.
Well that was a lot harder then I thought it would be. Sorry I took so long Tamara!

Pioneer Days

This past weekend my friend Holly and I went up to Snowflake, AZ for Pioneer Days. Some of you might not know what that is but basically it is another 4th of July but better. A lot of my extended family lives up north and so it is something that I do almost every year. The parade was really good and I got to help my little cousin Bracken get candy. I discovered that because I now have braces I can no longer eat most of the candy that is throw at the parade. Holly brought home a treasure from this trip. She carved a wooden giraffe which she now has at her desk at work. Anyways here are some pictures from our trip.

Tale of Two Shoes

If you look closely you can see that these are two different shoes. Yes they are similar but they are different. Well one day I was at work and I reached down to grab my shoes. I stopped for a minute but then I realized that I had two different shoes on. I sat up and said this a little confused with myself "I have two different shoes on." One of my co-workers was pretty close to me and heard me say that and then the laughing started. I never knew that so many people would laugh so hard at me. I think the funniest thing about the story is that it was Wednesday and I know for sure that I had worn the same two mismatch shoes on Monday and Tuesday. Wow I really need some help in the morning!!!

Blankets

Here is the blanket that I made for my last baby shower. I think that it turned out pretty cute and it was really easy to make.

Lets go to the movies

I love to go see movies. I am in no way a big movie buff, so please don't see anything based on what I think of it. I go mostly because it is something that I like to do. I do not by any means rate myself as a movie critic. Yesterday Kiki and I went to see the movie Transformers. As a kid my brother had these toys and I remember playing with them (did I just age myself). Going in to this movie that is pretty much all that I new about it. I really liked it which was a big shock. Maybe it was because I went in with NO expectations. I came out happy and with a new love of Josh Duhamel. The rest of you will have to let me know what you thought.