Zoo Lights

My Mom, Amy and I took my 3 nephews- Jordan, Shawn & Alex to see the Zoo Lights!It's this cute display of lights up at the Hogle Zoo that they do every year at Christmas time. They make animals out of Christmas lights & they are pretty adorable.

I'm sure you all remember this as the most terrifying drinking fountain when you were a little kid... I have to admit that back in the day it was pretty scary sticking my head in a lion's mouth to get a drink...

Don't be jealous of my awesome hat!

This was supposed to be the Jordan and Shawn posing... but what you get is Jordan trying to hold Shawn back from running away.

This is Alex in his abominable snowman suit!

There's nothing like a ride on the conservation carousel... let me tell ya. (oh yeah... while Alex's mommy was on the ride Aunt Stefi & Grandma were feeding Alex cotton candy...hehehehehehe)

And last but not least... one of the "baby" tigers was up right next to the fence being playful. I say "baby" because this kitty cat is only a few months old... yet she probably weighs as much as an adult human!

Lighting of the Lights

  My good friend Ben took me to see the lights at Temple Square the day after Thanksgiving. It was pretty cold but it was really fun! I haven't gone to Temple Square on the night of the "official lighting" before, but it was nice! There were a lot of people there so I didn't get to see much, but it was still nice to be out on the town... I still have dreams of going on a horse drawn carriage ride...

And apparently someone from Nevada has dreams about the snow in Utah...

I just love the snow and the chill in the air, especially when you get to be surrounded by good friends, pretty lights, and Christmas Music.

UofU Vs. San Diego State!

Yesterday Doug took me to the UofU football game and it was amazing!!!! I had a TON of fun! We rode Trax and a very crowded bus up to the stadium. The forecast was for snow, so I was prepared,  however the weather loved me yesterday! It was pretty chilly, but no snow at all!

I got really hot on the bus so when we first got to our seats I started out with leggings, jeans, a thermal shirt & a t-shirt. After a while it got a bit chilly so on went my hoodie, scarf & very cute new hat. After a while the sun went behind the clouds & it got super cold so the blanket went on next. Doug was somewhat teasing me about being cold, but little did he know that I still had more stuff in my purse to use! Next came my gloves.... then hand-warmers (those little packets of rock-type things that get hot)... and finally in the 3rd Quarter I had to use the restroom & I also needed to be sneaky and put on my extra pair of socks!! I am a sly one... That wasn't all I brought though... I did still have my coat and an umbrella, and I didn't use either of them!

Utah made some really amazing plays and stomped the Aztecs! It was the perfect day for an amazing game... sadly, it is the last home game of the season.

But we're not done yet.... better watch out lame-o BYU Cougars!

 

U-T-A-H    U-T-A-H

Utah! Utah!

 Fight! Fight! Fight!

 Poor San Diego didn't even stand a chance.... we did allow them one touchdown though so their self-esteem & pride wouldn't get completely crushed.... we're sweethearts.

8 Things

So I realize that my blog has been SUPER boring lately and basically non-existent, but I have been having a few personal struggles, (weight loss being #1), and I just haven't been doing anything that fun, or taking any pictures. So I copied this lovely blog from Anika.... so thanks to her I have something to share!!

8 Favorite TV Shows
1. The Office
2. Survivor
3. Ace of Cakes
4. Little People, Big World
5. The BIGGEST LOSER!
6. The Amazing Race
7. Parks & Rec
8. Extreme MakeOver Home Edition
(Is it pathetic that I have waaaay more than 8?  I could definitely keep going.... with Dog the Bounty Hunter, for example...)

8 Things I Did Yesterday
1. Woke up at 5:30...or at least that's when the alarm started irritating me.
2. Went to work
3. Ate some amazing food Jill gave me for lunch
4. Watched Survivor!!!
5. Made cookies
6. Made cupcakes
7. Wrapped a present
8. Played with my Cricut


8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Being done with training!!
2. The UofU Game today
3. My cruise! (5 1/2 months & counting!!!!!!!!)
4. Payday (always!)
5. Thanksgiving
6. Getting new running shows
7. Marriage?  haha
8. Getting new clothes

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. Texas Roadhouse
2. Olive Garden
3. The Park (Cafe)
4. Chick-Fil-A
5. Taco Bell/Time
6. La Luna
7. Wingers
8. Carl's Jr.

8 Things on My Wish List
1. Weight loss completed! (I know I talk about this one a lot)
2. To have all my debt paid off
3. A boy. ; )
4. Moving out soon
5.My car to disappear so I can get a cheaper one
6. Learn to Snowboard (only because Garrison is making me)
7.A million dollars
8.World Peace (hahaha)

8 People I Tag
1. Jenny
2.Holly
3.Jeremy
4.NieNie
5. Kate Benson Photo
6.Kelli Smith Photo
7.Jenny Weston Photo
8. Anika

B-day 2009---The BIG 2-5!

So my birthday wasn't extra thrilling this year, I actually had a hard time realizing that I'm 25 now and my life is NOT what I had planned. I'm not saying life is bad by any means, it's just not what was in my play-book.

So here's to another year!

Convenience Store Fun

The other day Jenn wanted to go for a drive & wanted me to buy her a Pepsi. I really, really didn't want to go anywhere. I was perfectly content sitting in my recliner watching TV & actually wanted to stay there. It had been a long day and I was pretty drained. However, Jenn can be VERY convincing & after much pleading she got me to go get her. Oh yeah... that's the other thing... I don't hate driving, but I really don't love it either & would rather not if I didn't have to, so Jenn got really lucky that day.

I came up with a plan that if she was going to make me go drive her somewhere, we were going to drive where I wanted to go & do something ridiculous.

So of course we went to none other than the coolest convenience store which is located in Lake Point. This place has the weirdest and most random junk that I have ever seen at a gas station. The first time that Jenn and I went there I about peed my pants laughing!!

First of all we have a sign that has half of the lights burned out... classy!

 

Here is a plethora of  interesting animal statue things... I almost bought one but then I went again my better judgment and decided not to.

 

Ok so this is one of the BEST things there!! They have these sweet canes! They had a lot of different animal shapes. Jenn decided to go with the Owl.

They also have a limited selection of high quality church shoes...

Next is the statue of a dragon with a crystal ball or something... also very tempting.

Ummmm.... what?!?

Really, Flying J? You're selling cassette tapes for 3 for $5? Who even has a cassette player anymore, let alone who would pay that much for them when D.I. probably sells them for 10 cents!

 

Oh yes... and here is the mini stein with the Salt Lake Temple on it... because Mormons drink beer.

 

Here is a lovely animal head! This is deceiving. It looks nice and fluffy, but it's not! It's kind of fluffy on the front, but the back is hard & made or styrofoam or something. Definitely not an animal you would want to cuddle with at night.

And yes, I did make Jenn model it!! This is what you get for making me take you!

It's too bad, but I missed taking a pic of the Indian Dream Catchers that they sell...yes. They really do sell Indian Dream Catchers... Lovely!

So next time you are heading out west you need to make the Flying J in LakePoint a must-see destination on your list of things to do!

Jazz vs. Nuggets

Bonnie and I went to the 1st pre-season home game for the Utah Jazz!

Don't let my camera fool you, we were clear up in the nose bleeds.

I took a lot of warm-up shots:

Bet you can't guess who my favorite player is!  That's right... it's #13 MEHMET OKUR - he is SO good looking & he's one of the top scorers on the team!

Waiting for tip off

That's right! It's our ball...and that's Okur who got it for us

This was Bonnie's fav player from Denver. She totally digs his faux-hawk and tattoos

This is closer to what our view was like. It really wasn't too bad sitting that high up, and really, I can't complain too much because the tickets were free.

Hurry! All hands on net!

He shoots.... he scores!

Final Score:

Jazz: 103, Nuggets: 87

Way to go, boys

Gardner Village

My Grandma was in town from Oregon so we decided to take her to see the sights of SLC. In the morning we went to The Park Cafe.

After that we went to Gardner Village where we met up with my cousin & his wife and daughter. We saw all of the shops, checked out the Witches and got some junk food at the village candy store.

This is Jordan standing on the hay bale (obvoiusly). I tried getting him to sit in a cute pose but he said it itched or something... boys! Why can't they just understand that beauty comes before comfort?!

He climbed up on this little wall and insisted that I take a picture of him up there, so I decided I should include it on my post.

Again, another one that he insisted on. Please notice how he never looks at the camera for the pictures that he wants taken. What an odd child.

This is my cousins daughter Savannah. She was showing off on the pony ride.

This is My Grandma Shila and Me.

I got to spend a ton of time with her over the weekend. I am so grateful that I did. I was able to get to know her a lot better and it was fun just relaxing and having girl time. We did lots of shopping and lots of eating... and lots of planning for our upcoming cruise!!

On Monday she colored my hair & it looks really awesome. Thanks Grandma!

I'll see you in Miami in April!

Smart Cookie

On Friday night I got together with Landon. He is so nice...he got us pizza & then took me to Smart Cookie. For some reason we pretended like we were on a date... oh wait! I remember why, Landon hasn't always been the nicest to me, when it comes to our relationship, so maybe he felt obligated to be nice for once. :) He even paid for my dessert! (The fake date was his idea.)

We had a ton of fun reminiscing about the "old times" and had a good time making comments about interesting people that passed us while we were eating our dessert.

If you haven't been to smart cookie it is this amazing place where they make custom ice-cream sandwiches. I highly recommend it!

Whoopsi! His eyes were closed...

Can you ever be serious Landon?

Wait! We're not ready yet!

That's better! There's never a greater pic than when you're stuffing your face.

After devouring our Smart Cookies we went back to Landon's and watched a movie. I really can't even remember what it's called but it's something about this old Irish guy who won the lottery but died when he won it or something, I honestly don't remember, probably because I slept through 87% of the movie... Sorry Landon!

And Landon, this one's for you!