Sunday, July 31, 2011

65 Questions

Just a fun little questionnaire thing, I thought I'd do since everyone else is. And no, I would never jump off a cliff, even though everyone else is doing it.

1. First thing you wash in the shower? Hair

2. What color is your favorite hoodie? I have 3 favorites, dark green, maroon and dark blue.

3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again? Of course

4. Do you plan outfits? Sometimes

5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? Tired

6. Whats the closest thing to you that's red? my shirt, a pen, a colored pencil, A glue stick, a flag key chain and I could go on and on since there's a lot of things red around me.

7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having? it was kind of long but basically I had left my purse in the car before Tracy left. So, it was with him in the car the whole time he was gone. When he got back my debit card was missing, so we got in a huge fight over whose fault it was that my card got stolen.. Such a lame dream to have the night he gets back.

8. Did you meet anybody new today? Nope, been in the house all day with a sick kid.

9. What are you craving right now? Nothing, I just satisfied my craving for some yummy fruit.

10. Do you floss? Not very often.

11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? St. Patrick's Day. Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner, Yum.

12. Are you emotional? Nope, nada, never, that is not me at all.

13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? Yes, I even wrote it out in roman numerals a few times in high school when I was bored.

14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? Both

15. Do you like your hair? Most of the time

16. Do you like yourself? Sometimes

17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? George W. Bush or Will Ferrell playing George W. Bush? I would totally do either.

18. What are you listening to right now? A baseball game on TV.

19. Are your parents strict? They use to be when I was growing up, but not so much with my little siblings.

20. Would you go sky diving? NEVER, even though Tracy keeps trying to talk me into it.

21. Do you like cottage cheese? Yes.

22. Have you ever met a celebrity? Donny Osmond, Rick Macy (He's a local celebrity, Been in The Testament, Brigham City, and Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration to name a couple), and the band Needtobreathe.

23. Do you rent movies often? Not so much any more.

24. Is there anything sparkly in the room your in right now? some of Tracy's rocks and gemstones and of course my wedding ring

25. How many countries have you visited? None, unless I can count the USA cause I have visited other places in the USA beside where I live.

26. Have you made a prank phone call? Yes, but not since I was little.

27. Ever been on a train? YES! I LOVE TRAINS!

28. Brown or white eggs? Both

29.Do you have a cell-phone? Yes, its my best friend during the week because I can use it so I'm not stuck in my house all day.

30. Do you use chap stick? Maybe a few times a year when my lips get very dry and chapped.

31. Do you own a gun? Nope

32. Can you use chop sticks? Not very well

33. Who are you going to be with tonight? The same two boys I'm with just about every night.

34. Are you too forgiving? Sometimes

35. Ever been in love? Yes and will be forever!

36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow? Working

37. Ever have cream puffs? Yep, I have even made them before.

38. Last time you cried? Sometime last week.

39. What was the last question you asked? What did you do? After Tracy said oh, no.

40. Favorite time of the year? Summer cause it's my birthday and anniversary, but I also love winter cause of Christmas. But I also love Spring because of all the flower blooming. Oh, and I can't forget how much I love the colorful leaves in the fall. Ah, I just can't decide which I love more!

41. Do you have any tattoos? Nope

42. Are you sarcastic? Yes, very.

43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? Great movie. I still need to add it to my collection.

44. Ever walked into a wall? Who hasn't?

45. Favorite color? Blue

46. Have you ever slapped someone? Yes, I slapped Tracy for making fun of me shortly after we met.

47. Is your hair curly? No, sometimes I wish it was curly.

48. What was the last CD you bought? I have no idea.

49. Do looks matter? Not really.

50. Could you ever forgive a cheater? Depends on how long they've been cheating.

51. Is your phone bill sky high? Nope, cause we don't use any of that other extra stuff people use their phones for. (Though I wouldn't mind to have the ability to text again, but I know I'll just loose control again and can't have that.)

52. Do you like your life right now? Yes, though occasionally not so much.

53. Do you sleep with the TV on? Don't really see the point of having the TV on since it isn't in the same room as where I sleep and there's no way I'm going to sleep on the futon instead of my nice comfy bed.

54. Can you handle the truth? Most of the time

55. Do you have good vision? I lost that a long time ago.

56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? nope.

57. How often do you talk on the phone? just about every day for work

58. The last person you held hands with? Tracy

59. What are you wearing? T-shirt and PJ pants

60.What is your favorite animal? Tiger

61. Where was your default picture taken? (this pertains to facebook) Wheeler Farm

62. Can you hula hoop? Yes

63. Do you have a job? Yes, I have 2. One's 24/7 and the other is Monday - Friday 9-6 and sometimes more when people don't respect my family time or there's a maintenance emergency..

64. What was the most recent thing you bought? Groceries.

65. Have you ever crawled through a window? Yes, I use to crawl through my bedroom window a lot cause I'd forget to take my keys to with me.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Tracy's New Theme Song

I think I've posted this video before. I have decided that it can become Tracy's theme song.


This month he's been off doing Paleontology and leaving James and I to fend for ourselves. He spent about a  week (July 10-16) in Dinosaur National Monument prospecting. Then went to Glen Canyon this past weekend and is currently some where between there and here visiting sites and searching for more sites that contain swim tracks for his current research project. I'd try to explain his project, but I know I'd get it all wrong. So if you want you can head on over to his new blog that he has created about his project. As of now he just has the introduction, but feel free to check back often for more updates/info as he posts them.

As for James and I fending for ourselves has proved to be quite interesting. James ended up sick with some kind of stomach bug for a few days while he was gone the first time, then today he's showing signs of another stomach bug. Glad Tracy will be coming home tomorrow.  The other challenge was having my work load increase from managing 30 apartments to 77 apartments for 2 weeks. I was covering for another manager so she could take a vacation. It sure has been quiet around here the past 2 days with her being back and her phone no longer being forward to mine. Now, I just need my other half back and all will be perfect again.

That is about all we've been doing the last few weeks and in a few short days it will be August. Hope you all had a great month and let's end July with a BANG! After all if your in Utah you can do fireworks till the 31st. :)


P.S. For those that are wondering this is the cookbook I got for my birthday.
I tried one of the recipes the other day and it was delicious and easy to make with a little boy under foot since no one was around to keep him out of the kitchen.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me!

This past Friday was my birthday. It was a working day for me, so it wasn't too exciting of a day. Plus, it was just James and I. Joe is currently hanging out in the Glen Canyon area till Thursday, so he wasn't even around. Before he left he did spoil me with lunch from Jimmy John's, a couple delicious dinners which he cooked and he bought me a cook book called Simple 1-2-3 One Dish. He's the greatest and I'm missing him a lot.

The day of my birthday my wonderful friend, Merry, took me to Chilis for dinner. It was fun to catch up, meet her husband and just talk. The service was great even though they didn't sing. (Not that I'm complaining about that part.) Then Sunday my two bestest friends came over. They brought over yummy food from Rib City. I made a fruit pizza and we just hung out watching old Marching Band videos.

Over all I had a pretty good birthday with lots and lots of yummy food. The only thing missing was Joe. :( Now the fun is officially over.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Vacation! Well, sort of

I took this week off of work. Forward my calls and turned all my responsibilities to my friend and fellow co-worker. Can I say it was nice not having to be up by a certain time, answer phone calls all day and be on call 24/7? Ah, It was way way too nice. I don't know if I can go back.

Any way, the original plan was to spend the week at Glen Canyon for Joe's research. The Glen Canyon Paleontologist was going to take him around, but she rescheduled for later this month. (Well, it was never set in stone, since she had to arrange a time when they could get a boat.) So, we decided to just go camping some where after all (or rather I insisted).

Monday night we headed out, made a pit stop at my Mom's for a BBQ then went on our way to spend the night at the in-laws. One night turned into two nights at the in-laws. (Not really what I wanted.) Then Wednesday we headed out to Burreston Ponds for a picnic and some canoeing.
Joe and James playing in the water
James didn't like the canoe at first
By the end of the ride he was OK with it
We separated ways and just the 3 of us went up to camp at Payson Lakes. I had never been to Payson Lakes before and I totally fell in love. Would love to go again soon and for longer then just a night.
James taking a break from playing in the dirt
Our wonderful campsite and me making breakfast
By the time we wen't canoeing again James was laughing and playing
He even throw his cup in the water, which we had to turn around and retrieve.
(Good thing it floats.)


Thursday morning we did some more canoeing, then headed back to the in-laws. That night they took us to see 17 Miracles. That is a very heart wrenching movie about the Willie Hand Cart Company. Then Friday we came home. Took the long way around the west side of Utah lake and stopped and did a few Geocaches. We are now in possession of  Yoda VII a Travel Bug and Joe plans to take it to a Geocache in Glen Canyon.

Tomorrow, it will be back to work for me. :(