the rose garden

on friday night we had dan's work party. it was way fun. we went to the jazz game where we had dinner first then got to go see the jazz win against the sacramento kings. we took little eva with us and she was scared at first with all the loud noise, but then she got used to it and fell asleep for most of the second half. then, his firm had rented out rooms in the anniversary inn for the employees. they had a lottery at work for the different rooms and we ended up with the rose garden room. it was kind of floofy and had fake roses and lattice and stuff everywhere. it was probably the room i would have chosen least out of all of the rooms there, but hey, it was free for us. i guess dan couldn't get anyone to trade their room for ours. it was fun going with a big group though, because we got to go around and see all of the different themed rooms. luckilly, eva wasn't too loud because we had some neighbors that weren't part of our group, and we didn't want to ruin their romantic escapade. thanks, dan's work for a fun evening. we feel much closer to everyone now because hey nothing bonds a company like, umm, well, "sleeping" next door to your co-workers.

band of horses

it's a good day when you discover a new band worth listening to. i know band of horses has been around for years, but i just found some of their music and i like it. check them out. you can also check them out here.

just in case

today we went to apply for eva's passport. we want to be prepared in case we need to flee the country in the near future. you never know. they guy at the post office wasn't sure these pictures i took would pass because of the shadows, but i think they are better than the one the "professional" passport picture taker guy took of annie when she was a baby where my hands are in it.

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oh christmas tree

here are some pictures of our christmas tree cutting down ceremony. yep that is the little tree/bush thing that is in our front yard. last year we cut down a little tree from the back yard. next year we may have to buy a tree because the apple trees might be a little too big!

in this picture you can see our cat. well, the one that claims us as his/her family. actually, i tried to take it to the shelter today, but as i got it in the car, it hopped out the other side and ran away. i don't mind having it around, but i don't want it in the house, and i don't want to find a dead frozen cat in the springtime. anyway, back to the christmas tree...

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one stop shopping

context: annie sitting on me. she said she was driving the car.

me: where are you going?
annie: to the store?
me: what are you going to buy?
annie: milk.
me: what else?
annie: elephants. bananas. snowmen. care bears.

i'm not sure what store she thought she was going to.

sponge bob what pants?

annie likes to find "microphones" (or "microhones"as she likes to call them) out in the yard. she uses weeds, sticks, branches or whatever and uses them to sing. here she is with her version of sponge bob.

for your shopping umm....pleasure?

ok so i know you can't read the name of this store i passed in sugarhouse the other day. it is (m)adam and (st)eve's erotic bakery. i guess i am really naive, but i do admit i'm kinda curious. what would be sold in an establishment such as this? and who knew erotic bakeries existed at all?

a kick in the pants

i saw this on one of alyssa's shared items. it gave me some inspiration too. maybe it will give me a little kick in my mom butt to get to the gym.

mom jeans

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the princess and the pea

our sleeping arrangements the other night:

eva (the 3 month old) in our bed.
me on the couch.
dan in the guest bed downstairs.

don't ask.

you'll be happy to know

my dishes are safe to use. or so they tell me. also little people (the toys) tested ok.

i don't like to brag, but...

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circle the wagons

dan has been into cooking with dutch ovens. recently we have made apple crisp, cinnamon pull aparts, pizza and more tasty goodies. tonight we made dinner for dan's family. we made moussaka, a meat and potato casserole thing, and another dish with tomatoes and feta cheese. i even made homemade bread. yep in the dutch oven. it turned out great. dan's brother then made a triple chocolate cake that was delicious. mmm. we figure we are preparing for an emergency when we don't have electricity to cook.

anyone want to join our wagon train on the mass exodus walk back to missouri sometime in the near future?

oops

so i didn't blog yesterday. sorry to all my faithful readers. i had just turned off the computer and got into bed when i remembered. and i wasn't going to get out of bed and turn the computer back on. i guess i'm not as hard core as i thought i was.

healthy eating?

so i have decided that i need to try to eat healthier. i have been exercising pretty regularly, but haven't really lost any weight. however, it is taking me a lot longer than i planned to start eating healthy. they tell you to clean out your cupboards and fridge of tempting items. i'm working on this, but there is only so much leftover halloween candy, frozen cookie dough, banana bread, caramel apples, ice cream, chocolate chips, goldfish crackers, and cubes of butter i can eat in one day.

bye laurie

laurie lived across the street growing up. she always carried her shovel and pail, twirling the shovel around her finger. i loved testimony meetings because she always got up and shared her testimony including how much she loved my dad. she was always fun to be around and will be greatly missed.

another long forgotten tag

1. where did you meet your husband?

we met at liquid joe's at a given concert, i was there with a bunch of boys.

2. what was the first thing you said to him?

"aren't you in my singles ward?" he pretended he knew who i was, even though he had no idea.

3. where was your first date?

gurus

4. where was your first kiss?

in my car in his driveway. i was in the driver seat and he was wedged somehow in between the driver and passenger seat.

5. how long did you date?

about a year

6. did you have a long or short engagement?

short. it was about 1 month

7. where did you get engaged?

on the trampoline at his parents house.

8. where were you married?

jordan river temple

9. where did you honeymoon?

park city for a couple days, then san carlos, mexico. san carlos was part of my mission, and i don't know how but somehow i forgot how unbearably hot it is in august. we had a great time anyway.

employment history

i'm going to copy emily on this one too:

1. stamper of boxes of rubber gloves with "for veterinary use only"
2. food demo girl
3. medical dictation file girl
4. lifeguard/swim instructor
5. swim team coach
6. ski program supervisor
7. medical records
8. esl aide
9. private swim instructor
10. lift ticket sales at brighton ski resort
11. janitor (traded work for the volkswagon van)
12. graduate instructor at usu
13. elementary school esl teacher
14. medical research (selling my body to science)
15. babysitter

i think that's it. impressive huh?

death by chocolate?

would it be better to die from a brain hemorrhage or from heart disease? really i just want to know what kind of yogurt to buy. should i get the light variety (containing aspartame) which can cause brain hemorrhages, or the regular kind that has sugar and high-fructose corn syrup and more calories which contribute to my obesity problem leading to heart disease? i guess it doesn't really matter, they both come in plastic containers that cause cancer.