On My Mind: turkey and other tidbits

So a few things on my mind:

1: My goodness, I really need to get some pics on here! My blog is so boring w/out them... and who doesn't love pictures?

2: Speaking of pictures: if you were a brand new out-of-wedlock mother who decided as of two weeks ago she's bi and now lives with both her boyfriend and new girlfriend (as well as her month old baby and her boyfriend's 3 year old son), why would you post pictures of you almost naked (literally) in really sexual positions with said girlfriend, unless it was to piss off your family? It's seriously porn and I'm really, really bothered and angry. Plus, who would want to see their sister like that? It's not like I'm not already unhappy with her choices, I'm already trying to simply stomach the whole situation at all, and this is not helping. I decided to block her from my facebook so I don't have to see those pics anymore, and how sad is that?

3: I adore turkey. I adore thanksgiving. Food, yes. Sleeping, yes. Yummmm, Pie (although I think I need a break... long story but I've basically been eating pie for the last two weeks, and then today really overdid it).

4: I feel bad for all those who had to work today, and not so bad that I totally went to the store. (I couldn't believe how crowded it was!)

5: I have SO much homework to do, but I've been so busy sucking every relaxing moment possible out of not being in school, I now have no time to do it... (after working and spending more time with my family). At least there's only two weeks or so left, and hopefully I can catch up on some sleep for xmas break.

Boo on Geology

Okay, I have to rant. I HATE my geology class. Not only is teacher awful (okay, maybe I'm being unfair, but it's her first semester and I don't think anyone taught her how to teach at all!), but she gives us 15 minute lectures where we don't really understand what she's talking about, then she gives us these in class assignments, worksheets and such, which again, we didn't understand what she was talking about in the first place, so all of us sit there like idiots, pretending to know what the heck she's talking about, and writing some stupid answer, which she doesn't even look at, doesn't go over in class, or if she does, doesn't explain how in the world she got that answer... it's frustrating. On top of all this, we have quizzes due before every class on the reading. I did the reading once, found that I did just as well guessing and haven't read it since, (I think I gave up on this class after the first week...). PLUS, I've had two major presentations (one is due the day we get back from Thanksgiving), two big papers, (I stayed up all night finishing one which is why I am now venting) which again, I mostly have to b.s. since geology is going over my head.It's geology for crying out loud! It's not honors, it's not upper division. You wouldn't think it would be super hard to understand, and it's not like I'm one who has a hard time understanding academic subjects (I loved biology! One of my fav classes). I get A's, do my homework, work hard. I have never really had a class that I really hated or just stopped caring about completely. The funny thing is, we've all talked to her, on the first test she asked us to write things we liked and didn't about the class- and she told us herself that almost all of us had written about the exact things I'm ranting about.... and proceeded to tell us that we didn't ask questions, etc. (so it was our faults)(she doesn't answer our questions anyway, at least in a way we understand). She really didn't understand that she has a mutinous class on her hands (probably several actually). I can't wait for teacher evaluations...

Aaahhhhh, I LOVE weekends off

Need I say more?

Okay, I will.

I got to sleep, hang out with my sister and do three hours of pilates and yoga (I had to makeup for a couple of missed classes... oy I am so sore!), hang out with my hot husband, eat great food, and see my friends.
I sat through a humiliating football game (that wasn't so great), gave a fabulous yw's lesson, and sat on my bum the rest of sunday watching random tv shows and decorating my christmas tree.

Told you I didn't need to say more. ;)

Things I've Done!

Things I've Done!
To participate just copy and paste in your own blog, and bold all of the things you have done. Happy discoveries!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band(Rock Band works right?)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen an eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors (do my great-grandparnents' count?)
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be satisfied (when I was 16...)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (inside...)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

***Wow, this makes me feel like I haven't begun to live.... There's so many things I want to do and see and experience.

20 years ago I was...

20 years ago I was...

3 years old, living in New Mexico, helping with my mom's daycare business.

10 years ago I was...
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Thirteen, in eighth grade, crushing on Casey Mecham, a blond guy I had never even met (I was such a stalker! Well, I think we had actually met by now and were writing notes to each other). I was going to my first few dances (My mom let me go even though I wasn't 14 yet). I was wearing full on heavy duty makeup including bright blue eyeliner. I was trying to figure out who I was, who my real friends were, pushing my limits. (I remember walking out of class because they banned our backpacks because of Columbine... my teacher told me to pick my battles wisely, and that there are better ways to solve problems, it's stuck with me ever since). Oh, I remember that I had just gotten contacts for the first time and it was AWESOME. I could see!

5 years ago I was...

In my first year of college at BYU-Idaho. It was great and hard and crazy... My boyfriend had given me mono right before I left for school, so I was horribly sick for quite awhile. I had awesome roomies- Jill was my actual roommate and I was so glad to have a good friend that was willing to put up with me, lol. At this point, I had already gone through three (maybe more, I can't remember...) boys. John (that was short lived, lol), Jordan (that was just stupid), and Chris... who I thought I would marry (looking back, oh he was so not right for me). I think we had been dating for a little while. All of us roommates had just finished our self-defense class, I was still healing from my sprained ankle from falling out of bed (you should've seen our beds!), I was taking world dance, ballroom classes, psychology, ... I can't remember what else. But it was awesome. Oh the memories. I miss those days. Despite all the drama, it was so great. Great school, great opportunities, and hey I still had Gretchen then! (my great car (she died in Missouri the next summer when I was living with my sister)

3 years ago I was...

A blissfully happy newlywed (not that I'm not still blissfully happy and still acting like a newlywed...). Okay, we were probably still adjusting to each other, but I would say we had it easier than most (we sort of adjusted to each other over our long summer of performing at Mack's Inn) and we really really liked each other (that is so an understatement). We were both going to school at U of U, I was taking yoga, dance, and a intro to business thought class. Oh! I had just applied to Motherhood Maternity (my first day would be tomorrow) at Trolley Square and I was really excited to have a real job (we'd been living on the money people had given us for our wedding for the last 2 1/2 months...).

1 year ago I was...

Recovering from my miscarriage, grieving over Mary, and adjusting to our new home and living in Orem (we had really liked Salt Lake). I was finally back in school (I had decided to just work full-time to keep us floating after that one semester at the U. It was really hard on me to not be doing anything towards my goals, I got super depressed), and had gotten on the Backup Ballroom team (I was SO happy about that). I was taking a bazillion classes and really enjoying myself. I really love ballroom! I was working at the Macy's part-time (still Motherhood, just a leased dept. inside of Macy's).

So far this year...

I burnt myself out from ballroom (eight dance classes last semester) and had to take a break. I have realized that I really am not a very nice person and I very much value my privacy as well as I am very selfish with my time with my husband (all of this found out from having Nate's brother living with us: I don't want to go there as it makes me extremely angry... (let's just say 19 and about as independent as a three year old... we are NOT his parents)). I've been shuffled from Macy's in Orem to p/t at the freestanding @ university to Macy's in Cottonwood (which got shut down :( ) to fashion place and now I'm at South Towne. I've mostly just been working. Oh, I started Mary Kay, again. I still love it, just need more time! We had lots of bbques etc. over the summer. And I went to girls camp, in charge of the third years (crazy crazy girls! Cute tho). Hmmm. Now I'm in school again, lovin' it, but also struggling because I'm going full time as well as working full time, it's a bit of a push. Only a month left!!!!

Yesterday I...

Went to school all day: Geology (ooohhh how I despise that class! It's the teacher's first semester and she is so not cut out for teaching!); Yoga; Anthropology: which I should be doing homework for right now...; Photo 1: I love it! Besides having Barb- the coolest teacher ever! I'm really starting to understand basic things I never understood before and I'm having a blast! (I need to scan in my pics for my photo blog...); 2D: I got 100 on my test!

Then I was lazy and watched "Pushing Daisies" with my wonderful husband, and went to sleep at 8... meaning to take a nap, but yeah, I slept the whole night (let's just say I've been extremely sleep deprived for some time). It was great.

Today I...

Drove Nate to school, came home got ready, drove to work, worked (it was an awful day, dang stupid customers who only buy 1 sale item... Oooh that drives me crazy!... it's definitely holiday time.) It got better towards the end I suppose. Helped at Suz's store (it wouldn't let me clock in), drove home, Nate made me dinner! (he is an excellent cook!) Then rushed to Young Women's, picking up one of my little beehives (she won't come unless I physically go get her). We watched "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" which if you haven't watched you HAVE to! It was so awesome! I was highly entertained! :D And now I'm here, procrastinating my homework so I can finish my blog and check my facebook and email.

Tomorrow I will...

Go to school (I only have 1 20 minute break, which I will spend planning a presentation with my group for anthropology), Come home, change, and run fast to work my three hour shift, come home and pay my bills (it's payday!), do my homework, and hopefully have time to watch a movie or something!

Night Owls and Angry Zombies

Apparently I get more work done from midnight on than at anytime during the day. Why is that? I have more energy, even though I should be in bed. Your classic night owl I suppose. My husband is too. It's bad because we both have work and school early in the morning. Oh well. I'm sure that will change when we have kids... lol. Or maybe it will be worse. I'm betting it will be worse now that I think about it. Except for the fact that I am not a good person to be around if I haven't gotten enough sleep. I'm an angry zombie. The worst is when I can sleep, but can't get to sleep, oh that is NOT good. It doesn't happen often, usually I can fall asleep whenever and wherever I want to.

(Jana can testify to that one;P)

Halloween

Halloween- can I just tell you how much I love to dress up? A LOT! Hee hee. Any holiday that allows me to do so it just awesome. So we went to a masquerade a few weeks ago, we found these cool masks at a Halloween store: I had a butterfly half mask along with butterfly wings, and Nate had one of those cool, old-fashioned man-in-the-iron-mask ball/phantom masks on a stick (I actually used his mask for one of my photo projects and it turned out awesome! see pearlphotography.blogspot.com for more details...) so we dressed the same for Halloween. Except I had a different dress, because the dress I had for the masquerade was a lace up the front with cool flowy sleeves, but I got cool gloves that I hadn't gotten to wear so I wore a dress with short sleeves so I could (I know you needed that whole explanation). ;) And then my gloves split after about two hours (what can I say, they were only $7, but I was bummed anyway). Then I borrowed some gloves from my sister in law, lost my other ones, almost lost hers... I was not having luck with gloves. Maybe I should've stuck with the other dress? Well, I opened my store, and I felt bad cuz we didn't have candy until 3 or so and there were quite a few little trick or treaters that had come that morning (why weren't they in school???) I got our candy and ere were so many kids! The mall had actual trick or treating hours set up for 4-6 and I probably saw 1000 + kids in the hour before I left. It was insane! But they were adorable. And I saw so many babies... and that did not help. Holy cow am I baby hungry. So I finally made it home, we got ready and went to our best friends' house, Anne and Mahonri (they're the ones that set me and Nate up- Anne is my best friend and Mahonri is Nate's best friend, and they decided to get married. Then they decided that their best friends would make a good couple.... and they were right.) and went trick or treating with their son, Hyrum (He was elmo. He's really cute, and he's talking now. He certainly is a two year old- he loves pushin' his limits!) We stayed there for an hour or so, then went to see Nate's family (they were watching "Rocky horror picture show" which I saw two minutes of and was not impressed, so we decided to leave, and they turned it off and we had a much more fun time after that) then we went to my friend Amber's party, were there about 15 minutes... then we went to our play! Whew! So I was pretty tired by this point. The play we went to was "Nosferatu" at UVU and it was amazing! But it was the midnight showing and I was so sad because I had to force myself to stay awake, and I'd been looking forward to this for over a month! So I wished I had gone to the earlier showing instead... oh well, lessons learned. Anyway, it is based on a German vampire silent film- they created scenes on stage, with cameras moving in for close ups (it looked so good!) and actual scenes from the movie in between- I was very impressed, and it was so well done, I can't even tell you how great it was. I wish I could go again, but it's over now. Oh well. And then I had to open my store the next morning too.... yikes.