Miss California is my hero!

How sad is this? I'm sure yall have all seen the clips of Miss California being asked about her stance on gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant. If I was a little more computer savy I'd put up a clip of it. Well, she tells them how she feels about it-that she thinks marriage should be between a man and a woman only, and then loses the crown. What really gets me, though, is when people are angry about her not being a good representation of the state of California. A state that just PASSED proposition 8! Good for her for standing up for what she believes in! She's a winner to me.

New find!

I know I'm a little slow, but I just discovered etsy stores. This one is my FAVORITE! Most of her stuff has a vintagey, one of a kind feel and it's SuPeR affordable. Check it out: MD sparks

It's a bridal shower!

On Saturday we had a shower for Remily.

There was family:

There was food: There were games:
And there were presents!

Grrrr....

So, I'm going to go have my wisdom teeth looked at today. NOT excited. I always though that they sounded miserable, so I just decided I wouldn't grow any, and for 22 years it worked. Then, on Sunday, all my plans went down the drain. I thought I had a chip stuck in the back of my mouth, but, sure enough, it was a tooth poking through my gums. Of course, it's GOT to happen 2 months after I loose my dental insurance. Hopefully it won't be too complicated, because nothing hurts yet. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Never Eat Candy from a Stranger

Yesterday at work, a man came in for a meeting with one of our tenants. While he was waiting, he asked me if I had some mints or gum. I had both in my huge purple bag, so I gave him some, and we started chatting about why he had bad breath. Apparently he sprays his mouth with this stuff that blocks all the fats, sugars, and carbs of anything he eats right afterwards. And then I did something really stupid. I tried it. He was offering it to me and his buddy was right there and I caved. Bad idea, right. Seriously, how did I get through high school without trying cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs?? It felt rude to just tell him no after pretending to be so interested in this product that makes food pass right through you without absorbing it. Not only was the spray gross, it completely changed the way food tasted in my mouth for hours. No explosive diarrhea yet, but I'm not counting anything out. Has anyone heard of that stuff? Maybe you can pass along some of the nutrition facts and side-affects?

Bells on her shoes

Here's my first attempt at bridal flip-flops. I've never heard of them before, and I don't know what they're supposed to look like but here's my best go at it.

Before:And after:

Kaylene and I went shopping last weekend. She wanted some of my expert style advice. So, drawing upon all of my vast stores of fashion wisdom, I chose several outfits for her. What do you think?She actually got lots of really great new tops and an awesome pair of trouser jeans. Since Ned was such a good sport, he got a little something too:

And the job search is over....

...I think. I was offered a job as a receptionist at a legal firm today!! Hopefully everything goes as planned.

The job search is on!

Anyone know of any administrative/receptionist job openings??

Oh, the weather outside is frightful....

We totally got dumped on this week. This picture was after our first storm.

We didn't have anywhere to park so we had to shovel the street too.

This is the view from one of our bedroom windows:After shoveling for 2 hours: Ned says that this is God's way of slapping Al Gore around a little. It's snowing like crazy and the price of gas is down to $1.30 a gallon.

Freaky Friday

I had the weirdest day on Friday- not a bad day, just weird. It started out with my work Christmas party. This isn't just a little party with my coworkers; it's all of Wasatch Mental Health- probably over a thousand people. I only know 20 at the most. Not a really fun party. It's actually more like a big meeting with lunch. Well, they called me up in front of everyone for my five years of service award. Since I've only worked there three years I didn't budge, expecting there to be another Rachel Chamberlain. (We have 2 just within our family!) Apparently its actually not that common of a name. They were all confused, I was shouting from my seat that it wasn't me, it was a huge mess... So later I was picking out a couple white elephant gifts at Wal*Mart when all of the electricity went out. Not a little flicker, but a full minute in total darkness before the lights came back on. Strange. The weather was clear and everyone was kind of giggling in the darkness. When they finally came back on, I got in line and put all of my items on the conveyor belt. The lady in front of me turned around and started going through all of my stuff. She picked up the game I was buying and read the directions, asked me what a gift of Ned's was for (I can't go into detail, because he does occasionally read this), and she picked up the personal massager and tried it out on herself. Really strange. It didn't bother me too much, but what if I had been buying something embarrassing like ky jelly? Would she have asked me what I was planning to do with it? Later that night Ned and I were trying to figure out where to eat dinner. Seriously, we had driven to 5 different places trying to decide when Ned took a wrong turn and almost ran over his mom in the target parking lot. So she just jumped in and we all had dinner together. What are the chances? Overall, it was a good day, just kind of odd.

Jazz articles

One of Ned's co-workers gave him this article in preparation for the Spurs-Jazz game:

Utah Jazz Hope For A New Tradition in Texas

Break the San Antonio Curse

SALT LAKE CITY (November 21, 2008) -The Jazz are out in San Antonio tonight looking for one of those special games; not only looking for the team to translate their home play into a quality road win, but to win in San Antonio for the first time in 10-years- and this may be the game to do it. The Spurs are dealing with a boatload of injuries just as the Jazz are, the biggest difference however is in the records. The Spurs (5-6) are just 2-4 at home, one of their slowest starts in some time, while the Jazz (8-4) are 2-4 on the road thus far.

Ned returned the favor with this newsworthy tidbit:

Jazz Hope Not to be Embarrassed in Texas

SALT LAKE CITY (November 21, 2008)- The Jazz are once again in San Antonio, hoping to not wet themselves during the game. The game will be considered a success if at least three of the starting five do not run away crying. Last year, Kirilenko stayed strong until the sight of Tim Duncan driving into the lane caused him to soil himself uncontrollably. Andre refused to comment, as him mother sent him to bed because he was cranky.

Future Hair Stylist

In preparation for starting hair school, I decided to try out my skills on Kaylene's kids. Since she was stuck in the hospital giving birth, I was free to do whatever I wanted to them.

I call this one the punk rocker look.
And a profile shot:
This one I either call Bozo the Clown or Old Man:
I hope you have a nice relaxing recovery, Kaylene. Don't worry about your kids- they're in good hands!!!

Zion

It is freaking cold! I guess it's time to turn on the heat when you want to wear your winter coat inside the house and it's forcast to snow in a few hours... Our house is filled with that "1st time you've used the furnace in a long time" smell. On a warmer note, here are some pictures from our quick trip to Zion's Park a couple of weeks ago (temperature: 93 degrees).
Can you see me way down there through the trees?Here we are on the trams that run up and down the canyon.Look how strong I am!You can't really tell from the picture, but this pool was the most amazing shade of green!

Again, you can't really tell, but I have a blister the size of a nickle on my pinky toe. (Please excuse the gross feet!)Ned, stealing the last bite of bumbleberry pie. If you've never had some, do it! It's amazing! I don't even really like pie and I love it.As we left, it started to sprinkle and there was a lovely rainbow.

We had a great time! It was just what we needed to round out the summer before this nasty cold weather hit.

Last time we went over to Lori's, Carter came up to me and asked me if I had a baby in my tummy. I made my stomach as flat as possible and asked him if it looked like there was a baby in there. He said, "No, but are there some up there (pointing to my breasts)?" I said, "No, that's just my chest. Doesn't your mommy have that too?" He said, "No."