Chistmas Tree

Ok- I got a Christmas tree this year for the 1st time in about 6 years! I LOVE it!! I seriously need to figure out how to take good "dark" photos though because the pictures do not do justice to the tree!

Halloween

For Halloween our team bought masks and walked around the buildings... just because~

Dino {my manager} and his "devil balls"

{sorry for the delayed posting}

Thanksgiving Day

Cute pictures of my cousin's kids-

Monique, Haley, Zach, Nikkolina

{just a few of the kids}

They played in Monique's room for a couple hours, turning the lights off and on and then screaming just for the fun of it. Crazy thing was- I stayed in the room with them. They cracked me up! All the other boys were playing in another room. Zach is 5 and is always with Haley, which is why he was playing with the girls {that and he is a smart kid- hangs out with the cool ones! ha} I told Zach that he is my favoritest 5 year old and he told me it was the nicest thing I have ever told him! Too cute!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful for:

My Mom

My Dad

Morgan

Faith
Freedom

Family Friends

My Health Choices

Laughter/Humor/Fun
Happy Thanksgiving!

The last of the beach...

Beach and the Crab

I don't think there is much you can say to this....

This reminded me of footprints in the sand...

I was sitting on the beach and this crab and I had a little stare down contest.

I won -- I got the photo!

Zip Line

We went on the Zip Line which was totally amazing!

Ok, I will admit it was scarier than sin walking off the platform into-

OH NOTHING-

But after about the 3rd time, it got a bit easier. Here are a few photos.

Yep, we walked across this bridge!

You can see how high off the ground we actually were!

Erika zipping across....

Beach Photos

A few photos of the beach in front of our condo.

Luau- Friday night

We went to a Luau last night and it was so much fun! When we first arrived there were so many cute couples (I came here to get away from that!) Anyways, after a few drinks the excitement picked up. We sat next to locals who were dancers at the show and were off for the night. They had decided to be part of the audience. I sat next to the cutest boy, who I called Honu (Hawaiin for sea turtle). He told me about every dancer and explained that they all look out for one another. Erika had to get on stage and dance. Seriously this was so much fun! Here are a few pictures.

Erika and I.

Honu and I - I couldn't pronounce his real name.

The guy with the maroon and white striped shirt on was hilarious, he was having a hard time keeping up with the dancer so he did his own- the "sprinkler". I think we almost peed our pants we laughed so hard but what a great sport he was.

This little boy just walked up on stage when they were pulling men out of the audience, so they made his dad come up with him (his Dad is next to him in the picture). He followed everything the dancers were doing. He was adorable!

Erika on stage dancing. I am sooo glad I did not have to go, I cannot shake my hips like that!

These people were at the Luau- I couldn't help but get a photo of them. Is it legal to wear plaid and stripes and can you say "PIMP DADDY"??? (I'm going to hell for that...)

Soma Tri

This is dedicated to the most amazing woman I know:

DARA

2 years ago, Dara was training for the SOMA Half Ironman. She was hit by a car while riding her bike (yep, training) and very lucky to be alive. After months of recovery and surgeries, she was able to start working out again. The woman's pain tolerance is unbelievable and I wish I had half the endurance she does. She completed the tri on Oct. 28 (her birthday) with 2 stress fractures in 1 foot, 1 stress fracture in the other foot. Oh and she was also still recovering from having pnuemonia 2 weeks prior to the race. Not to mention the injury to her knee from being hit by that dang truck! She truly is amazing and such an inspiration to me! I'm so very blessed to know this woman and to have such an encouraging friend!

Her cutest boy ever- Ron!

He finished 1 minute sooner than his old college days-

GO Turbo Husker!!

Dara, Madeline (cutest daughter) and Ron after the race-

1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike, 13.1 mile run

Kauai

View from the Condo- here in Kauai. I will definitely update later. I took this photo a few hours ago. It is beautiful here though and I don't think I will want to come home.

What a day-

I had to share my Thursday, 18th day of October, 2007

I woke up this morning to a huge oil leak so I had to figure out how the heck I was getting to work on time and take my vehicle in. Mission accomplished- Rick (co-worker) picked me up at the shop and took me to work. Gina (co-worker) brought me back to pick up my truck after work and I drove blissfully home. A bit tired and I was suppose to meet up with Mel to swim. Well, we decided to put off swimming and the more I contemplated the idea, I decided that I would go tan and then head off to swim. Which leads me to the last 4 hours of my life....
I took Max (the psychotic dog) for a drive up to Warner and Gilbert so I could tan. Max waited patiently in the truck for me. 10 minutes later I come out to start my truck. In my happy little world, I put the key in the ignition... NOTHING! What the heck, I think. I just got it out of the shop. I try again, still nothing. The lights are on, the radio turns on but it will not start. So, I cheerfully call the shop knowing it is 2 hours after they close, why would they be there??? Well, my mechanic answers and I tell him my wonderful vehicle will not start. He kindly asks me to try a few things much to our surprise they do not work. I give him directions and he comes to save the night; however, he is unable to. With no luck, he cannot get the truck started. So Max and I load up into his truck and he drives me home, explaining that I should call AAA and have them tow the truck to the shop. PERFECT- I do not have AAA but- Melanie does! I call Melanie and she comes to my rescue. We are told that the tow truck will be there within 1 hour. They take the hour to arrive.
In the meantime I need to decide how to arrive restful and cheerful at work in the morning so I call my dear mother who is asleep. I wake her from her dreamland and explain what is happening. After the hour wait for the tow truck, Melanie drives me to my mothers to pick up her truck. I explain to my mother I will be back at 7 am so she can drive me to work. She happily agrees to help me out!
Now, the fun part. As I am driving home at 10:30 pm on US60, thinking about this eventful evening, the thought actually passes through my tired brain "wouldn't it be comical if I get pulled over, that would be the icing on the cake". Driving a little over the speed limit (don't ask Dad!) and the fact that I change lanes A LOT (something I do routinely). Oddly enough I look in my rearview mirror to see those lovely flashing red lights. Yep, I am being pulled over!
So the kind officer asks me where I am coming from and I politely explain from having my vehicle towed and picking up my mother's truck. He then asks if I have been drinking and again I politely explain that I have only had water and milk to drink (low-fat milk). What a nice man that police officer was because he states he is looking for drunk drivers and is only going to give me a warning. I thank him very kindly, get my warning, and drive carefully to my safe haven where I do not want to venture out of any time soon. Tomorrow will apparently be another day.

random memory- but a happy one

"It's not brave if you are not scared."



quote from the movie Bounce

Ok, so I just got done watching the end of the movie Bounce, with Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow. It brings back memories with Paula. We loved this movie, why???

The shower scene with Ben. We are such dorks that we would pause the scene (it was just a chest shot!). That makes me laugh.

Anyways, the quote above is in the movie and when Paula was in the hospital I wrote the quote on the little board in her room. It is so true, you can't be brave if you are not scared!

Faith's Birthday Pictures

Now for Faith's Birthday Pictures-