Happy Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

So Kevin & I didn't buy any candy for the trick-or-treaters. I don't know if we will even have some. Seeing how it's supposed to be a toasty 7-11 degrees tonight! So we will just hide in the back or watch a movie with the lights out. LOL. I can't wait to see the pictures from my friends of their kids all dressed up! :)

Congrats!

It's a.....GIRL for Craig & Shalece! Congratulations!!! I am way excited for you guys! Tyson will make a great big brother to his little sister! :)

Rexburg Temple

So, here are some pictures i've taken of the Rexburg Idaho LDS Temple. It's coming along great! We can not wait to have it open for use this time next year.

Yellowstone cont.

Just a few more...here you go.

Yellowstone Pics

So, i said i would post some pics from our Yellowstone trip over Labor Day and i never have. So here are just a few pictures. Nothing too exciting. :)

wacky weather

This morning around 4pm I woke up to terrible winds blowing outside. I couldn't go back to sleep for what seemed like forever. Well apparently I went back to sleep because I was woken up by my alarm. I looked out side, like I do every morning and I noticed the ground was wet. I said "great another day of rain". Then when I went out to start my car warming up it looked a little foggy. I called Kevin over to the door and said "hey it looks like we might get some snow today". Well as I got down to my car, sure enough there were little white flakes stuck to the side of the car. Well by the time I got to work it was coming down quite a bit more. Well now outside it is COMPLETELY white out there. I love the thought & look of snow coming down. But I am not ready for it to stick. So hopefully this will all melt by this afternoon.

Maz baby # 3

YEAH I AM SOOOO EXCITED!!!!

Chris and Sarah are excited to announce that Baby #3 will be joining them on May 28, 2007. They have seen the ultrasound and so far so good. She is 9 weeks along, sick to her stomach every minute of the day, and completely happy to be a mommy again.

little quote

I have seen this little quote a few times these past few days. At first I didn't pay too close of attention to it, but I realized today how true it is now that we are all spread out everywhere. So I thought I'd share it with you all.

"Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them (or talk to them), but you always know that they are there."

I have been truly blessed by the friends I have. So I want to thank you for all your love & support you have showed me throughout the time we have known each other. I truly appreciate our friendship, even though I'm not the greatest at always keeping in touch.

Thank you!

Nachoooooo

Today Nacho Libre comes out on DVD. Kevin has been VERY excited waiting for this day and it's finally here. So at lunch time i think we'll run to the store and pick it up. Should be a fun night of watching the movie & extras.

Friends

Mark, Jenn, Jeremy, Staci & Stefani with their carved pumpkins.

My friend Michele stopped by my office yesterday for a few mins. We haven't seen eachother (in person) since i graduated in April 1999 from Ricks. It was great to see her again and meet her two little girls. They are adorable. Her almost 3 year old was being bribed that if she was good then they'd go to McDonalds. Well, i think she got her treat. She was a crack up. It's so good to see old friends.

Dance with Me!

Let us all do a happy dance of joy that i didn't have to attend the 4pm meeting today! YEAH!!! WOO HOO!!! I was so not looking forward to sitting there and being bored out of my mind!

HAPPY HAPPY DANCE!!! HAPPY HAPPY DANCE!!!

Catching Up

So I haven't posted for a few days, so I'm going to do some catching up.

Monday was a day FILLED with meetings. It wouldn't have been so bad if my morning meeting didn't last 3 hours! We actually had to walk out of it because my boss Steve need a ride back to the office to pick up his things for a class he teaches; and since Kathy was my ride back to the office...I had to go to. Darn. ; )

Tuesday was pretty uneventful. Had a meeting about the changes in our medical insurance for 2007. But it really doesn't effect me, so that is good. : )

Wednesday I had my follow up Doctors appt. I was BEYOND nervous about it. I haven't lost any weight, like the Dr & I wanted me to do. So I thought he was going to totally rip into me. But he was pleased that atleast I hadn't gained any. Especially with the meds he put me on, that luckily I have NO side effects to. WOO HOO! Kevin was so sweet, when I picked him up for lunch yesterday he had gotten me two roses just because. What a great husband I have!

Last night we went to our friend Ted's baseball game. It was a bit chilly to say the least. We brought our camping chairs to sit in for 2 reasons. One - It has a back that you can lean against. Two - It would be a little warmer than cement slabs. I TOTALLY layered to stay warm. I had a long sleeve shirt on, with a fleece pull over, my heavy winter coat (which has gotten a little snug), a thick fleece scarf, knit cap, gloves & ear muffs! Oh and I was sitting on one blanket and then had a second one on top of me. I should have taken a picture. Maybe I can to a remake of it tonight when I get home. LOL. It was like 35 degrees & windy. We came home & had some hot chocolate with Ted & Elise as we complained about all the BAD calls that were made against Ted's team. They lost by the way 7-6. They are now out of the tournament. It was single elemination.

Tonight I have a dinner meeting that I am preparing for. Gotta love being a party planner. Luckily I only have two other events before graduation stuff begins. So after tonight, just 5 more events till the beginning of 2007. YEAH!!!

HAPPY THURSDAY...It's almost FRIDAY! WOO HOO!!!!

Sunbeam Kaysen

I know i shouldn't have favorites in our little class of Sunbeams at church, but there is one that i just love to pieces! His name is Kaysen and he just cracks me up. Yesterday we were practicing for the Sacrament Program we will be doing next sunday and before we started Kaysen was saying that he knew his part and didn't need help. Well, when it was time for him to say it he was just standing there infront of the microphone not saying a thing. So i started to whisper Kaysen his part. He turns - looks at me - puts his small little hand in front of my face and says "i don't need your help i know my part" and then went on to say it just fine. Man did that make me laugh so hard. We started with 6 little boys went up to 7 and now we are down to 4 little boys in our class. I'll be sad when we get a new group of kids next year. :(

for the love of groceries

We went down to Idaho Falls to run a few errands last night and went grocery shopping at Winco. Its WONDERFUL!!! It's so much cheaper than the stores up here in Rexburg, great variety, and its open 24 hours!! So we finished our grocery shopping at 10:30 pm. So to say the least we are loaded up for a while on food. :)

http://www.wincofoods.com/

Derek is 6!

Wow, my nephew Derek is 6 today! Happy Birthday big guy! I hope you guys have fun at Disneyland today! I hope your mom will send me pictures finally! :)

Yummy Dinner Recipe

OK, i don't know what i got this recipe from but we tried it last night and it was great! Though i suggest getting 2 cans of cresent rolls instead of the one, which i'm glad i did, because the filling is alot for just 4 servings...i made 8.

Savory Chicken Crescent Squares
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons margarine, softened
2 cups diced, cooked chicken
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon minced onion
8 oz. pkg crescent rolls
1 tablespoon margarine, melted
3/4 cup seasoned croutons, crushed

Cream together cream cheese and 3 tablespoons margarine. Add chicken, salt, pepper, milk and onion and mix well. Separate crescent rolls into 4 rectangles. Press perforations firmly to seal. Spoon 1/2 cup meat mixture into center of each rectangle. Pull corners of dough to top and twist slightly. Seal edges. Arrange on cookie sheet. Brush tops with melted butter, and sprinkle with crouton crumbs. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes.

Links

ok i must be really stupid, but i can not figure out how to put links on the side of my blog of my friend's blogs. Can someone help me out???

Rainy Monday

Woke up to more rain this morning. We had a nice little break of it yesterday while we were out at Kevin's family's place. I love the rain don't get me wrong, but it's just hard to not want to stay home. Out high today is only supposed to be 52 degrees. burrrrrrrr.

Congrats to Pete & Leah on their new baby girl Danika.

Congrats to Jenn & Mark on their new baby girl Stefani.

Both were born just a day a part. I can't believe so many of my friends have so many babies. We are falling way behind everyone. But oh well. Our time will come.

We had a good weekend visiting family. We mostly went out to see Kevin's Grandma Shupe. She isn't doing too well. She kept saying "this will probably be the last time we see eachother", etc... it was really sad. I tried not to cry but as i was hugging her on our way out the door i did cry a little. She sure does love her grandkids! She isn't remembering very well any more, and it really sad. Plus apparently she is in alot of pain most of the day and isn't really telling any one about it. I hope she gets better soon after her nasty fall, but who knows.

Rollerblading in the park

Yup that's right! I got out of work last night and it was just a beautiful evening and I didn't feel like being inside a gym. So I thought I'd go for a bike ride. Well our bikes are locked together and Kevin had his key with him at work, so I decided I would dust off my rollerblades and give them a spin around the park. It was fantastic! What a great work out. The little wooden bridges were a little scary to maneuver, so I changed my route to not have to go over them anymore. LOL. What a great work out! My legs were a little sore last night, but I loved it. If it's not raining tonight, I think I'll go do that again! The only reason I stopped a little early because thunder and lightening had started, and I didn't think it would be good to be out there anymore. I had been home about 30-45 mins and all of a sudden there was a MASSIVE downpour of rain and hail. It was awesome!! Everyone just came out of their apartments to look at what was happening. I got some pretty pictures of the Temple last night. I'll try to download them tonight on our computer and bring them in tomorrow.

I did get some of my cleaning done last night, but it was after I watched "Little Mermaid". Kevin was making fun of my because I can quote like the WHOLE movie.

Little Mermaid

I went and bought the Little Mermaid DVD first thing yesterday morning. Cause you know it couldn't wait till after work...might be sold out. ;-) Last night i watched most of the extras, but i was way tired and fell asleep. But tonight i'll watch the movie...after going to the gym and doing some cleaning. I haven't been very good at going to the gym the past oh...2 months. So i've recommitted myself to going. I have a Drs. appt on the 18th and i know he will be dissapointed in me for not loosing weight since i last saw him. :-(