Jade's Nonsense

Oh what to do...

2012-02-09T21:30:00.000-08:00

I'm not really sure what to say today but I just feel like writing. I used to write a lot and I thought I was getting pretty good at it but one day I just felt like I wasn't going to get any better so I stopped. I've done that with lots of things. Skateboarding, playing the guitar, drawing, making jewelry... all hobbies I used to have and sometimes pick up again but never like I used to. Now, when I have free time I sit in front of the TV and wonder when I let my life get so boring. When did I let myself get boring?

Do you ever feel like you got left in the past? That you're aging and acquiring more but your personality got left behind and you don't know where it went and you can't find a way to go back and get it? I often wonder why I feel like I'm not the same person I once was. I'm not as spontaneous as I used to be. I'm not as creative as I used to be. I'm not as much fun as I used to be. (I'm not as thin as I used to be) Is it just because as adults we just have too much going on that we forget to not care so much? Does life just constantly bring on more and more responsibilities? The more it brings on the more unsatisfied I seem to be. I can't even muster a pat on the back when I accomplish something as simple as following a new recipe and having it turn out good.

Sometimes I think I just have too much I want to be doing and not enough time to do it. Then sometimes I think life is soooo long and when is it going to get really good? Then I have to smack myself and count my blessinsg because life IS good! I think I just forgot how to enjoy it.

There it is, that's got to be it right? Now, I am sitting here thinking about all my blessings and feeling really guilty that I'm even writing this stuff. My blog is becoming a journal and I never wanted it to be that way. I wanted it to be full of fun and hilarious stories and have cool layouts and neato pictures and interesting things that people want to read... oy, nothing is good enough for me. Ok, officially never going to post this. Ah, maybe I will. But please keep in mind that I'm just writing my thoughts, not really thinking them through. Don't judge me for being honest. It's what the people want! I am a people pleaser!

...Or I am just crazy.

It's Been A Month

2012-01-12T09:05:00.000-08:00

My miscarriage was about 1 month ago. Things are better although I still have some hard days. Sadly, it's hard to be around other pregnant women. I find myself thinking that they need to be happier (even though I'm sure they are happy). It also seems like there are just a million of them too. Everywhere I look there is a pregnant woman! But I have to remind myself that I'm in Provo, Utah and that's just how things work here. I know my time will come! I am doing everything I can think of to prepare for the baby-future. So far, so good.

John has started school again and also so far, so good. He will be done April 2013. We are counting down the days let me tell you! We are grateful that we will (hopefully) have a baby of only a few months old by that time rather than an almost 1 year old. John always says things don't go according to plan but this time, they really have to! We already went through enough surprises that we need some calm.

I have a new calling at church, I'm in the primary teaching the 8 year-olds. It's only been once but hey, so far, so good! Well I'm just keeping busy otherwise and finding and reminding myself of things that make me happy. Thankfully, there are a lot!!!

Christmas in Arizona 2011

2012-01-05T08:06:00.000-08:00

I've got lots I want to blog about today but will probably not get around to it all. So maybe there will be more posts than usual in the next week or so!

Today I want to post about Christmas. John and I drove down to Taylor, Arizona where my parents live. It's a tiny town in northern Arizona not next to anything. Almost the whole family was there. Only my sister, Cody and her husband, Jake were not able to make it. They live in South Carolina. My oldest sister, Bronmin flew in from Texas with her husband, Kirk and their daughter, Landon. My oldest brother Aaron drove up from Nevada with his family. His wife, Janet and their 5 children, Ben, Luke, Zack, Simon, and baby Roma. My other brother Brett and his wife and children KT, Sebastion, and Oliver drove in from California. I mention all this so that anyone who doesn't know my family will understand how spread out we are and how difficult it can be to get together and how much we love seeing each other!

We all got there on Christmas Eve in the evening and we stayed up late, well, pretty much every night. We opened presents, went to church, ate lots of food that we couldn't get enough of, played lots of Wii, rode horses, celebrated Aaron's 35th birthday, saw a mini train town, toured a rock museum, and just partied it up! I so needed time with my family and was so sad when we had to leave, I actually cried... It sucks that we don't see each other more than once or twice a year. Someday we'll all be millionaires and get to vacation every month and visit whenever and wherever we want!!!

Anyway, here are lots of pictures!

My miscarriage

2011-12-11T14:03:00.000-08:00

My Own Personal Hell... Here is another personal and emotionally post. This is a sad story and quite graphic, just to warn you. Guys, you won't want to read this!

Well, my husband and I have been thinking about starting a family soon. Since he turned 30 he's been very eager to have kids. He was a little more ready than I was. We decided to start trying early next year. In my head I thought it would be a good idea to be off birth control for around 6 months or so before. So, that is what I did. Early August I stopped using it and I had my first period since pretty much right on time in September. John and I were mindful and being careful and I was using a cool fertility app on my phone. Well, it came time for me to start my next period in October but I did not start. I was about 2 weeks late so after talking with a friend about what was going on, she convinced me to buy a pregnancy test, or two. In my head I knew that that had to be impossible. So I bought a couple tests and took one the next morning. (this was Oct. 20th) It almost immediately came out positive. I stared in shock and horror as I came to the realization that I was pregnant. I kept telling myself that it was wrong somehow and there must be a mistake. I was happy, don't get me wrong, just shocked! I went ahead and took the second test 15 minutes later but it had the same results. So, I went into my bedroom to wake up my husband and tell him. He sat up and gave me a big hug and I just started crying. I was so scared. We had no insurance and no doctor. We were not prepared AT ALL and I was not ready emotionally. So, I did not tell anyone because I needed time to understand and adjust. In the mean time we were trying to qualify for insurance and find a doctor without telling too many people. I was also afraid that if I had a miscarriage (which i knew to be really common) I didn't want the whole world knowing I was pregnant and asking me about it everyday then have to go through telling everyone I miscarried.. you know, IF I did.

We finally made an appointment to see a doctor. They said I would be 10 weeks when I came in. I didn't know I was that far along. I started looking things up online and learned that at 10 weeks we should be able to hear a heart beat. So, we went in and they tried to find it but they didn't. They said the baby might just be too far back and to come back in 2 weeks when it's a little bigger and they'll be able to hear it for sure. I was very anxious those 2 weeks and became very excited about the whole thing! I was going to be due June 15 which sounded perfect! So after the two weeks were up we went in early in the morning and again tried to hear that heart beat but it still didn't pick up anything. The nurse grabbed an ultrasound machine that was very old. We saw the baby but we couldn't see anything moving so we went to another room with a newer and nicer and better ultrasound machine. We still couldn't see any movement so the lady measured it and sadly announced that the baby only measured about 8 weeks. Basically, it wasn't alive anymore and I would have to have a miscarriage. We were devastated. We went home and I just cried and cried. Even though I didn't think I wanted a baby, I knew right then that I really really did. I did not want to have to go through a miscarriage. Plus, this was a surprise because I always thought miscarriages happened on their own so it freaked me out a little that it was still in me.

They said there were 2 ways of forcing a miscarriage. One would be to take some pills that would force me to bleed and I would pass it. It would be painful and long in process. The other way would be surgery, a D&C. Our finances cannot support a major surgery so we decided on the pills. I took the first dose Sunday morning and the second 12 hours later. We had read online of other people's stories and all the symptoms I should have been feeling were not happening. Nothing was happening. So we talked to our gynecology place and they said I could take another dose and that should do it. Well, I took it on Monday and still nothing happened. I was so frustrated at this point. I had just sat around for 48 hours waiting for pain or something, anything to happen. I just wanted it to be over!

I wasn't against having the surgery, I just didn't want to if I didn't have to! So we talked to some family who have been through similar experiences and one option that we hadn't been told of was to take the pills vaginally. Our nurse/doctor said I could do that and try it this one last time. So, this was now Saturday that I planned to take the 5th and 6th dose of pills. I worked that day and John was scheduled to work both Saturday and Sunday from 2-10. I wanted to do it over the weekend so I wouldn't have to take off too much work. Well, I got home from work and took the pills vaginally (awkward as it was) and nothing really happened til the second dose, which I took 3 hours later (at 10pm). I began to feel lots of pain. Major cramping and horrible contractions. Like the most intense awful period times 100. John was finally home from work at about 10:20 and did all he could to help me. The pain got so bad that I took some lore-tabs but I did not keep them down. A side effect from the pills can be vomiting. A little bit after I threw up I took some more pain killers but shortly threw up again. Since I couldn't keep the pills down I could not ease the pain and it was so unbearable. Worst pain of my life. I was crying, screaming, writhing in pain. I couldn't hardly walk or breathe. Then my hands became tingly and numb and John said I was hyperventilating and I needed to slow down my breathing and try to relax. I think that scared me even further because then my fingers and hands became still and retarded like. It was so freaky so he grabbed me a bag to breathe in and out of but the pain of the contractions were taking over my ability to breathe slowly. My fingers started getting better but then they would go back to stiff. At this point I was almost in shock and John, being the awesome guy he is, picked me up and took me out to our car and drove me to the ER. We might have been able to get through it on our own but I seriously wanted to die. I wanted to pass out or get drugs pumped in me. I wasn't very aware of my surroundings (John said he was going 60 mph when driving to the hospital, I didn't notice) and could not keep from crouching over. It took a few minutes to get checked in but once they took me to a bed and laid me down I started feeling a little better and I felt a release. I wasn't bleeding yet but it felt like I was. A few more release feelings came and I didn't know what the heck was going on down there but it was making me feel a little better. They put an IV in me and said they needed to switch beds so they could do a pelvic exam and see if they could move the miscarriage along or see if I would need the surgery. So they got the other bed and as soon as I stood up, out came the blood. I actually felt kinda bad that it got everywhere. Also at this point I did not care about my modesty (something I never thought I could get past) They pulled the curtain back so as not to draw attention to me but I was like whatever just do what ya gotta do! They put me in a different room that had an actual door and bathroom. They gave me some morphine because even though I was feeling better I was still freaking out a little and feeling some pain. Once that kicked in pretty much everything was better. The doctor came in and checked me, said I was passing it and he did what he did to help me. I didn't even feel anything and we think he got it all out. What a mess! We waited just a little longer to observe me but I was feeling great and so relieved that it was over and just so happy that the pain was gone and it was over!!!

We left the ER at about 3 in the morning. We came home and I fell right to sleep. I've got to take it easy for a few days so I'm not going to work, I am just sitting on the couch. So here I am with not much to do other than write out my sad story. I cannot believe the stuff women go through. They said half of all first time pregnancies end in miscarriage and about 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. It's a lot more common than people think. I just hope I do not have to go through this ever again. I told John (more than once) that I'll just get the D&C next time if there ever is a next time. Hopefully this is the only time. The pain was outrageous. I was pretty much in labor without any meds. In fact my mother told me that it was probably worse than labor. I can't imagine a worse pain.

Well, we still want kids and I'm still willing to try again but we have to wait about 2-3 months til we can try. I don't think John is too happy about that... and so what that its a little later than we were hoping. It'll happen. I'm grateful that if I was meant to have a miscarriage, that it happened before we even meant to get pregnant. Although I'm sad and disappointed, I'm grateful for this experience too. I know now that I really really want kids. I wasn't sure I'd ever want them as badly as I do now. Also, we now have time to prepare and get better insurance and really plan the way we meant to in the first place. Once we do have a kid too, I can stop working!!! If I would have delivered in June, I most likely would have to go back to work and I so did not want to do that. So, there is good and bad on both sides of it. Like I said before, I'm just grateful to be able to finally move on from this. What a relief that its all over!

DORITOS!!!

2011-11-23T08:48:00.000-08:00

WATCH THIS
http://www.crashthesuperbowl.com/#/gallery?video=16485

Click on 'watch this'! It's a doritos commercial my brother made. The more views it gets the better chance it will have to air during the super bowl rewarding my brother a million bucks!!! He deserves it!!

Breaking Dawn

2011-11-21T16:00:00.000-08:00

This picture is cute!! I love movies and so it is easy for me to post something about them. Saw Breaking Dawn on Saturday, yeah I waited til Saturday can you believe that?? I gotta say it lives up to the book and was very very good! Could of had less skin on the honeymoon but whatever... I am excited for the next one and bummed it's not for another freakin year!

Halloween pumpkins

2011-11-02T17:23:00.000-07:00

For the last couple years at work we've painted pumpkins for October. It's a lot of fun and the competition gets harder and harder. This year I did R2D2. This was my least favorite of mine actually. The first year was by far my best and last year was good too. I think I'm out of good ideas. That is why I only placed 4th. Here's the little guy,

I thought I'd post the other girl's pumpkins because they were all so good. The angry bird won. Aren't they cute?

Some things as of late...

2011-10-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

First off, thanks for the comments and words of inspiration from my last post. It was much needed and seemed well recepted. I'm encouraged and will try to find more meaningful things to say!

So I just thought I'd post some pictures of happenings lately. The first is to state something John has done with his birthday money. He bought 2 suits (which were greatly needed). I only have a picture of 1 however. His other suit is a light grey almost cream color. It's pretty awesome. He didn't like posing for me but here he is anyway.
Handsome guy!

So I have cats and they are so fun. They love to do random things like climb up our drapes and hang out on the curtain rod...

Something else we're really into is cooking. Well it comes and it goes. It mostly comes when John watches a lot of Food Network and wants to create meals he sees. Ever watch Good Eats with Alton Brown? Oh yeah!!! If it looks good to me then we both get inspired! So, we did this pretty much... minus the home made tortillas and use of tequila...

Ours:

For some reason I can't remember we decided to also do some sweet pulled pork tacos. We got that recipe from a blog who copied it from Costa Vida's recipe (or close to it). It was a yummy food night! The pulled pork looked so delicious, I had to take a picture of it,

The second time we made the pork we tried it with nachos and tostadas. Also very very yummy!!! BUT this time just yesterday I told John I wanted to try the pork in enchiladas. I think he was a little hesitant but I just knew I could do it. My mom made Mexican food A LOT and although she didn't force me to learn from her, I think I caught on to a thing or two. Once the pork was done slow cooking, I made the enchiladas. They had the sweet pork, lots of cheese, a few black beans inside and on top we did a drop of sour cream and some black olives, as well as some rice and beans on the side to give it that restaurant look (even with the melted cheese on the frijoles). John was impressed and surprised and complimented me by saying it was his favorite thing I've ever made and also the best thing I've ever made. I was a little surprised too! I took a few bites before realizing I should take a picture but here is that picture,

That's it for now, more to come another time probably soon!

Life

2011-10-13T15:29:00.000-07:00

Hello People Who Read My Blog,
It has been a while. Now that all the busy stuff is over I've been doing a whole lot of nothing. It's been great! But uneventful... so I don't have much to say. I've never been one to say much on the blog anyway. I don't typically like to use it as a journal. I don't think anyone is that interested in me and frankly I don't know if I want them to be. However, I've been thinking of giving it a try. I might regret this but oh well I only have 8 followers and only like 1 of them ever comments so... I know not many people will really read this.

Life has been pretty good. For the most part. Some things have been hard. My biggest challenge is not letting myself compare myself to other people. Maybe it's just living in Utah where everyone seems really put together. I find myself envying a lot of people. I hate that I do that and I know my husband hates it too. I am a happy person and I love and appreciate a lot of what I have. I know I am fortunate. Life just seems unfair sometimes. I feel pretty happy with how things are right now but I can't help but feel that I won't be totally happy until this or that happens.

Maybe I am selfish, I don't know. But I just feel stuck. I've been at my job not advancing for over the last 3 years.... I have no other skills or hobbies because they are expensive... I can't finish school because all the money I make goes to my husband's education right now.... We can't start a family until the husband works full time and I don't have to.... I hardly ever get to see my family.... I can't lose the extra weight I've put on since getting married.... I can't have my own washer and dryer inside my house unless we move but we can't move because we have a mortgage that's losing money.... I don't have a local best friend.... I can't find a way to get my cats from not being afraid of me.... and I have a ton of grey hair and I'm only 27. Ok so not all these things are bad. At least I have a job, at least my husband is doing what he loves, at least I have food to eat, at least I have a good family that I want to see, at least I can do more than one load of laundry at a time, at least I have a few good friends and at least I can color my hair easily and for cheap! I get it. So why am I still so down? Because I compare myself to the younger, thinner, more successful people around me with beautiful homes and families. I feel like they judge me. A friend once told me that I have to understand that those people have challenges too. Easier said then done right? Do these feelings ever go away?

I know the answers. I just don't want them I guess. But like I said, I am positive and I am happy. I try not to think too much about what I want because then I get discouraged. I don't know if this post was worth it but maybe someone will tell me they've been there and life does get better!

John's 30th birthday (part 2)

2011-08-25T09:17:00.000-07:00

ACOUSTIC NIGHT!!! This is what you're missing out on when you don't come...

Untitled from Jade Lewis on Vimeo.

John's 30th Birthday!!!!!! (part 1)

2011-08-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

ON TUESDAY AUGUST 16TH, 2011, MY JOHN TURNED THE BIG 3-0!!! He said he didn't want to do anything big for his birthday and it wasn't a big deal. YEAH RIGHT!! I was determined to do something insane! I had lots of ideas and of coarse whenever I asked him what he thought he shot me down. As discouraging as that seemed to be, I refused to not do something! Well one day at work I had a client tell me about a place he likes to take his son, an indoor trampoline place called, Jump On It. That's when I knew... I had seen the place and always wanted to check it out and if you remember my 25th birthday party where John threw me a surprise party at Nicklecade, -a kid's place, I thought it would suit well to have John's 30th birthday at a kid place! So, I reserved a room, made John's special "killer brownies" (his favorite dessert as a kid, that he often made himself, from scratch!), called and messaged his friends- specifically the ones he plays basketball with, and blindfolded him the whole way there! He was very surprised and I could tell he had a blast. He said over and over that night that he couldn't say enough times what a great job I did celebrating his birthday!
lookin' pretty killer

But let's back up a bit and start with the beginning. Actually, I'll let this video explain it...

Untitled from Jade Lewis on Vimeo.

That's right ya'll! I opened a secret bank account over 2 years ago where I stashed extra tip money away and saved it all for John's 30th birthday. He never ever buys anything for himself so he's having a hard time deciding what to do with it but that's ok. I'm glad he's not out blowing it on the first shiny thing he sees! I picked a good one!
go ahead and count it!

After his present, we went out to the Bombay House, an Indian food place...NOT my favorite but that day was about John so that's where we ate and I ended up really liking my food! It probably helped that I was starving!!

We came back home and then you know the rest, he put on the blindfold and we headed to Jump On It! Here's our good times there,

Happy Birthday Babe, I love you!!!

This Summer

2011-08-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

As you all know, this summer was wicked busy for me! It's just about all over and I couldn't be happier!! First off, school. School was a lot of work and I tried to squeeze in as much studying and preparation as I could even though it never felt like enough. I took two classes and miraculously and thankfully I finished with an A- and a B+!! I couldn't be happier about it!!

The family reunion was a blast! We ate a lot of good food and played games and went swimming. The only bad part about it was that John's father suddenly had pancreas problems and has been in the hospital for about the last 6 weeks. It was touch and go for a while there but thankfully he is on the mend and recovering quicker than expected. He should be going home soon.

Girls Camp. What can I say? It was fun, a lot better than I anticipated... although I didn't get much sleep and I got sick on the 3rd day. I guess I expected that! What I didn't expect was how much I would enjoy being around those girls. They were so fun and I could tell they liked me a lot. Most things went successfully, we only ran out of a few foods and had some other random leftovers but I think it all worked out. No one went hungry and no one really complained. One girl even said one of the meals was way better than she thought it would be! If nothing else, I got a lot of ideas for next year! I think my favorite part was on the last night right before testimony meeting the girls presented to me a camping chair which they all signed to me personally. It was awesome! A few of them stated that I was the best camp director ever! I guess I'm pretty grateful for the experience. My work even offered to pay for me to take the time off. That was sweet! Sometimes I secretly wish I will get called into young woman's... but then again I'm glad I don't have a new calling. I want to enjoy that freedom as long as possible! Oh and one or two more things to add on... When I got home from camp, I came home to flowers and candy! John was working that night sadly so we still didn't get to see each other for a few more hours. It was hard not being able to have ANY contact with him for about 5 days. That part I really didn't like.. Oh and the last thing, I went to bed that night at about 8 p.m. I didn't wake up til 8 a.m. That's how tired I was!

My birthday was pretty fun! I'm actually really excited to be 27! That day, the 29th of July, John and I went and bought me a new camera! It's pretty good. Not as great as I wanted but freak cameras are expensive! I can't justify spending like $800 on a camera even though I want to. Maybe someday when John's making lots of money as a nurse. Oh that reminds me, John got into Nursing school! He starts in a couple weeks! It will take about 20 months and then he's done!! We are so excited!! It's so nice to be able to see an end in sight!!! Anyway, so back to birthday. We went out to eat at The Cheesecake Factory. Our first time there and it was fabulous! I can't wait to go back!! After dinner we went to see Captain America, great show! I love super-hero movies!!! So, kind of a low-key birthday but it was exactly what I wanted so I loved it! Oh and we spent some of the day at the hospital visiting John's dad.

yay! new camera!

taken on my birthday!

Work is extra busy right now but all the bases are covered. So far so good! I'm making lots of tips so that's pretty awesome! I'm really liking work right now and I really like my crew. Even better is one of my girls who quit earlier this year has moved back to town and wants to come back to Fantastic Sams cause well let's face it, she loves me! I'm sure that's not the only reason, we are all so thrilled to have her back!

What am I leaving out...??

One Busy Summer

2011-06-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

One reason why I am not posting much lately, besides not having a decent camera, is that I am sooo busy this summer... and not in a fun way. First off, I work full time and manage my store which in itself is A LOT! Second, I decided I wanted to go to school again since last summer worked out so great. I had a first block philosophy class and I have a online geology class. Thankfully the philosophy class is already over, as of a few days ago. I think I did well. The online class is another story. My first test is tomorrow... I am not great at Science, wish me luck! Next, this weekend John's family is having a reunion which should be fun and jam packed! One other thing I've been filling my time with is planning my ward's girls camp. I am the camp director and have about no clue what I'm supposed to do... The week after I get back I have my second test in the online class, then the following Friday is my birthday. I haven't given it much thought because its like the least important thing... John and I might go sky diving or something crazy. I'll let you guys know... Then in August my class will be ending so I will have my final to study for, August is also the busiest time of year for me at work, and it will be John's big birthday and I have so much to plan for that! It's going to be awesome and everyone in the world is invited! More to come later... It goes without saying that this is the least amount of fun I've had during any summer. I have never wanted summer to come to an end so quickly! If my descriptions weren't enough, here's the break down...

January (more like May)-July Plan Girls Camp
May 9-June 22th Philosophy class
May 9th-Aug 12th Online Geology class
July 1-4 Lewis Family Reunion
July 18-23 Attend Girls Camp
July 29th My birthday
August Work more than usual for 'Back To School'
August 16th John's Birthday

I look forward to September!

Update!

2011-05-20T19:57:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!
It's been a while...sorry. Still no new camera. Maybe for my birthday...in July.

ANYWAY, I just wanted to post that my amazing husband, John got a job recently! He quit Papa John's back in December and spent this last semester focusing on school. Which was hard for me being the only provider. I was feeling a little pressure and also feeling like I deserved to quit my job! Things are better now. I'm happy to stay where I am for at least 1 more year (maybe 1 1/2). John has been a certified nurse's assistant (CNA) for a while now but only just started doing something with it! He got a job at this place called Trinity Mission Health and Rehab Of Provo. He takes care of the elderly and handicapped people and he loves it! Really! He's surprised at how much he enjoys it and I'm surprised too! I could not bathe and monitor or whatever else he does to people, no thanks. Handling their hair is as far as I can go... But he comes home with great stories everyday. It's very humbling in a way. A lot of these people can't do much for themselves but they have great senses of humor and the ladies even flirt with John a little bit. So cute! I'm very happy for my husband and so glad that he chose to do something so meaningful. He gets a feeling of worth everyday. He's making a difference! What a great guy!

John is in school this summer and will apply for Nursing school in the fall. Wish him luck!

As for me, I too am going to school this summer. I am slowly working on getting an Associate Degree. I still work full time at Fantastic Sams. Just hit my 5 year mark back in March, crazy! I don't think I mentioned yet that I will be going to Girls Camp this summer. Yep, also crazy... I'm in charge. It's going to be a very busy summer for me!

Just felt like updating. I promise when that new camera gets here I'll start posting a lot more! On the topic, what's a good camera to get??? I will post a pic from just last night... I got bangs! I might cut more...getting used to it. This is a cell phone pic, don't judge!

More Jewelry!

2011-04-12T21:18:00.000-07:00

Some bracelets...

And a very cool bird necklace

still needing a new camera...

New hobby sprung from an old hobby

2011-03-03T17:05:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since I posted anything. Sorry! I haven't been taking any pictures because my camera is stupid! Most of the pictures come out blurry or have terrible flash lighting. Someday when I get a nice new one I will take lots of pictures and post every week! I feel strongly about documenting and so I will start saving money for a new camera!

One thing I'll share with you that I've been up to lately is making jewelry. Back in junior high and a little in high school I made necklaces and bracelets. I proudly strutted my craftsmanship around school always showing off the bundle of choker length necklaces around my neck! It was very trendy to wear lots at a time (and I was totally hip!) These necklaces and bracelets were strictly small beads. I accumulated hundreds of these small beads and carried them with me throughout the years. They've been tucked away for so long because that cool fad that I once owned is totally out now! It's all about bulk, big and bulky. Which is cool actually, I love it! So a couple months ago I pulled out the old bead organizer storage dilly and dived back into my past. I discussed the makings of with fellow beaders and began incorporating some of the little stuff with the big stuff. I started adding chains to the mix and even feathers! I have just indulged and it's been soooo much fun! Of coarse some of the stuff I've made I really like and others I brake down and start over with. It's teaching me patience for one thing. It's hard not to spend all your money on beads too because shoot they can be expensive! Now all I have to do is be able to part with some of it and put it up for sale. So, I thought it would be a good idea to put up some pictures and show ya'll! Enjoy!

first off, feather earrings...that's right!

I have lots more but like I said, my camera is crap so I will put up more pictures at another time

The End to Two Thousand Ten

2011-01-03T16:11:00.000-08:00

This is long overdue...
First off, after that sick discovery in our storage closet, John and I made an effort to clean out the closet and organize it really really well. That Tupperware is a dream. Although the best part was after everything was organized and put away, John looked down and saw some stuff on the ground. That stuff was ornaments! That's right, the angels didn't get thrown away like I thought. They must have fallen out of the box with the hole in it and I didn't notice at the time cause it was kinda dark out. Anyway, I jumped for joy! Also, my wonderful mom sent us new stockings of the same kind we lost and so, everything worked out! It's a Christmas miracle! Here's our cute tree and wreath. (Thanks to my brother Brett and his wife KT. Its still glowing you guys!)

The week of Christmas was a VERY stressful one. It started with a work crisis that lasted almost 2 days. Thankfully nothing tragic happened. Well on Tuesday, the 21st was mine and John's 3rd anniversary... and I had to work because of the crisis. So, we decided to celebrate it the next Tuesday... which I'll get to in a bit. The rest of the week was just busy busy busy. Christmas day was nice. I got John a waffle maker, he's been wanting one bad and so we had waffles. We went to his parents house and had waffles for breakfast! After chillin at the in-laws for a while, we met up with my brother Aaron and his wife and kids. We went to a movie and that was about it. We then went back to the in-laws for dinner and then went home. It was low key and way nice to relax.

So then Tuesday came around and we decided to celebrate our anniversary. We basically got errands done in the morning and afternoon then headed up to Salt Lake to see the Temple Square lights. John had never done that before and it had been about 8 years for me so we thought it would be nice and hey, free! After the lights we went out to eat at a place called Buca di Peppo. It's Italian and really good. However the service was not that great! Aren't my ear muffs cute!! (Thanks again Brett!)

As for the rest of the week we just played it low key as well. We stayed in for New Years Eve and Day and ate waffles and watched TV and played Tetris. Lots and lots of waffles and lots and lots of tetris... and its still going on...

On a side note, I found this picture of John and I on my Sister In-Law's blog and thought I'd share it. It's from my sister Cody's wedding open house thing so John and I were very serious at this time but not quite engaged yet. I wanted to write more about our story and everything but I'm tired so I'll save it for another time. Look how tan I am and how young John looks!

a sick story that just had to make the blog...

2010-12-14T20:10:00.000-08:00

On Sunday I finally got out the Christmas decorations. It had been 2 years instead of just 1. I didn't decorate last year because I was really afraid our cats would destroy everything and we went out of town anyway.

All the decor is in our storage shed outside. It's a pretty terrible storage closet area. Every time I get anything out of there its either got bugs or cobwebs. Yuck! Well I found the two cardboard boxes of stuff and when I pulled out the smaller one, a portion of the bottom was missing. It was wet and probably just withered away. Thankfully most of my more special ornaments were wrapped in bubble wrap so the wet destruction didn't get all the way through. Most were saved. However, some things got ruined.

The biggest let down were our beautiful stockings. We got them as a wedding present and I only got to use them once. They were pure white and soft and furry. So pretty. Well, the wet bag I wrapped those in had a big hole in it too. In fact it looked like there were shavings of the plastic bag and when I looked closer....there was something else. Brace yourself.... DEAD MICE!!! That's right, about 4 or 5 dead baby mice. All curled up together, probably trying to keep warm and well, they didn't. I about freaked out, I think you can imagine. I yell for John because I could not look at it. I was actually surprised at how revolted I felt. Anyhow, he carefully picked up the bag so as not to spill the mice on our floor and placed it in the garbage. Then immediately took it to the dumpster.

A few minutes went by and I realize some of our most fragile ornaments must have been wrapped in those stockings. Ya know, to keep them from breaking. We had some little personalized stain glass angels that someone awesome gave us that never showed up. My guess is they were in the stockings, lost forever. It's really sad. I'm a little heart broken over it. Not only did we lose such beautiful stockings, but also some of the nicest ornaments we own. Ugh. It goes without saying that when we take down the decorations this year, they are going in a plastic Rubbermaid Tupperware thing. No more cardboard boxes. Ick!

Merry Christmas!

It seems only fair...

2010-11-23T20:30:00.000-08:00

So I always post about the Twilight movies... but I think Harry Potter deserves recognition a lot more! How amazing is the world of Harry Potter? I haven't been to the new town at Disneyworld but I'm hoping to get there by next summer...we'll see. But seriously people, how much do you love Harry Potter?? I have read all 7 books twice each and I will read them again and again because they are brilliant! J.K. Rowling is a genious!

On November 13th I began the marathon... one movie a day for a week. I watched all 6 movies (in order of coarse) at home and then I went opening day to see the latest one, The Deathly Hallows. I was really impressed. It followed the book so closely. I know people are bickering about the weird nakedy kiss scene between an odd image of Harry and Hermione. At first I was a little shocked but then I thought about it for a few days and decided it was exactly what I would expect a Horcrux to do.... Make me feel uncomfortable. It was icky and it felt wrong and yeah it was a little disturbing. That's evil for ya.

Anyway, I told John before we saw it that I thought it would end at Bill and Fleur's and sure enough, I was right! Just had to brag about that for a second.

I'm also happy that they did make it into 2 movies. It will be a sad feeling after it's all over. I'm glad I can still be this excited about it for another 7 months.

Shout out to my awesome brother

2010-11-11T16:00:00.001-08:00

For no particular reason at all I thought I would dedicate a post to my rad cool brother, Brett. Brett is, who I often tell people, a film guy. (Not to mention a million other cool things he is) When he lived in Utah a few years ago he made and worked on some movies that I was privileged to be in! Of coarse I was usually a background person. Never had any lines. But I'm not complaining, I had a blast just being there!

So, in this one, it is a music video about a girl and a computer. I'm just in the beginning of this briefly at about 5 seconds in..

This one comes from the movie, Pride and Prejudice an LDS comedy. I found this clip YouTube. It is the first like 8 minutes of the movie which is cool because I'm only in the beginning! Check me out at about 3 minutes 30 seconds. I'm sitting down and have a black shirt on.

One more little appearance was in his film, Bonjour Danny Bonjour. You can watch the whole thing on IMDB by clicking http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3769041433/>
I'm a store clerk!

Yep, Brett is a pretty awesome guy! Thanks for letting me participate in the fun! I'm excited to see him and other family at Thanksgiving! And I'm pretty excited to meet my newest nephew, thanks again Brett! I love you!

Halloween

2010-10-31T17:00:00.000-07:00

At work this year I painted my pumpkin as SPIDERMAN. It took me seriously 6 hours to paint...if not longer. But it was worth it because I won 2nd place in the competition at work giving me a gift card to the mall! Sweet! Here is my awesome pumpkin:

I try to think of costume ideas in advance so I'm not left with some really lame last minute costume. The last two years I've worn a skirt and I'm not someone who often wears skirts outside of church. So this year I did not want to wear a skirt. I wanted to wear jeans. I made a list of ideas and John picked....Twilight. Ha Ha Ha I was surprised he wanted to go as Edward but I was all for going as Bella.

I wore jeans, my converse shoes, a TEAM EDWARD shirt that I got at Hot Topic for $10 and I had a girl from work curl my hair. Well my hair was a bit more complicated than that. I had her wrap it in rods and I sat under the dryer for about 35 minutes. Afterwards my hair was so huge and curly so I put on a headband to get it to calm down a bit. Anyway, I had to work in the morning and other then it being a slow day of work, we had fun. Here's me and my girls:

After work I zoomed home and helped John with his hair and he and I went out to meet up with some friends at Tucanos. We were looking pretty awesome. So were our friends. Here we are:

Fun Stuff!!!

Here's some more pics...

SAINT LOUIS!!!!

2010-09-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

Good day everyone. This is a post I'm sure most of you are looking forward to. It's long and detailed and awesome. So, here we go....

John and I spent last week in his home town, St. Louis, Missouri. This was my first time to the fabulous city and we had one incredible trip. We arrived Tuesday the 21st at about 1:30. We got a sweet rental car, the new Kia Soul. (the cars with the hampsters in the commercials) We discovered surprising fondness of our transport vehicle.

We arrived at Robert Knold's house in South City. This guy is super cool and a doctor. He and John grew up together and they reminisced about old times. It was fun to hear about John as a kid. The three of us took his dog for a walk in the 90+ humid heat.. I was not enjoying St. Louis at this time. Except the scenery was quite beautiful, very very green and lots of tall trees. After coming home we got dressed and ready for Mat's rehearsal dinner. I got to meet more old friends of John and his family. As is tradition in St. Louis, our dinner consisted of toasted ravioli. In other words, deep fried ravioli. (If you didn't know St. Louis was known for deep frying just about everything...you will once you're done reading this!)

Wednesday we got up and I had breakfast at IHop. John and his family were meeting up for lunch at a place called Sesame, which is Chinese food. NOT my favorite. So, I ate at IHop. I ordered my favorite item, Cheesecake Pancakes with eggs sausage and hash browns. Now, I've gotten this dish a lot here in Utah because its great but in St. Louis it was even more amazing. I started learning that food in St. Louis comes bigger and better. Those pancakes had so much cheesecake filling that I could not finish it for it was too sweet. Which is ODD for me because I love sweets and I have never not been able to finish it before. Anyhow, we arrive at Sesame and just enjoyed some Lewis family time...which naturally takes place around food. After that we went back to the house and got ready for the wedding. John's one and only younger sibling was about to be married. Thus the main reason for taking this trip to St. Louis. We had a wonderful time. The wedding was very Mat and Sarah. The ceremony was Buddhist. The cake was decorated with henna stencil (that Sarah's mom did, she's a rockstar). The food was every type of dish and many, if not all, home made. They also had a Caricaturist (and I totally got her to draw John and I on a sailboat - yeah buddy). There was music and dancing and drinking and laughing and happiness everywhere!

Thursday we got up and went to the temple. John's parents kindly joined us and drove us. We had a remarkable time. Afterwords, we went to the classic, Steak and Shake. This is mainly your ultimate burger joint. You got great burgers, fries, and not to mention SHAKES!! I wish we had one here. Then we cruised on down to a mall where I got some cute headbands (because John wants me to wear cute headbands) and a new skirt which ended up cheaper then what was on the tag. Gotta love that! John's sisters, MaryAnn and Laurene would love to tell you about the cool balsamic vinegar store they found and sampled.. perhaps on their blogs. After the mall John got some friends together and played basketball at his old church. I took a tour around the church, hardly anything was locked and I drew some super hero emblems on a chalk board. Fascinating.

Friday we again got together with the family for more food and fun. We went to the City Diner. Yep, it's just called the City Diner. It's unbelievable. That food was superb! Really! After stuffing ourselves for like the 10th time John and I, along with his brother Todd, took our next adventure to the well known St. Louis Gateway Arch. It's an incredible monument and if I remember correctly, it's the tallest one in all 50 States! After lots of walking and waiting and site seeing we then headed for the great Fitz's. (But we quickly dropped by the Cardinal stadium) Matt was working the dairy bar at Fitz's that night. Yeah, dairy bar, how awesome is that? Why don't we have a place like that in Utah? We don't care about alcohol, just ice cream! Anyhow, again here was some traditional deep fried foods. Toasted ravioli and pickle chips. I think it's funny how they give the food more appealing names when really all it is is breaded and DEEP FRIED!!! Of coarse, it makes anything good. Oh boy does it ever!

Saturday was the most eventful day. We got up with an alarm for the first time on this trip and headed out for the St. Louis Zoo. Which is FREE by the way. How wicked cool is that? We saw all sorts of amazing things. The penguin exhibit is so close you might be scared a penguin will walk or swim up and bite you. Another cool part of the zoo was the butterfly dome. It's just a room filled with hundreds of butterflies. I felt like I was in some Disney cartoon fantasy. After seeing a bunch of cool stuff at the zoo we went to Steak and Shake again because it's fabulous and then we headed out for 6 Flags!!! St. Louis Six Flags has got it goin on! It made me hate Lagoon. (Utah's amusement park) These rides were longer, faster, higher, and more intense. I was actually scared to go on some. I think the Mr. Freeze ride was my favorite. It was so insane! I also went on Superman...sigh. After going wild on a bunch of rides we went to a famous little ice cream hot spot called Ted Drew's. (oh yeah we went here the night of the wedding too) It's a pretty cool place but I don't know if it was anything amazing. Hopefully no one was hurt by reading that.

Sunday we finally relaxed a bit. We sorta slept through church... it's optional when you're on vacation right? ...So we went out to eat, ha what a surprise! Again at the City Diner. This time I had the french toast. I mean the DEEP FRIED french toast. It was probably the most delicious french toast in the world. Then we went to this Elk Park where you can just drive through these hills in a preservation and behold the majestic animals. I forgot my camera so I only have cell phone camera shots. Then we went home and did about nothing for 4 hours. Which was great because by this time I think all the eating out had gotten to me because my stomach was hurting! We later went out to eat (i know what you're thinking) at this Irish bar type place. It was not the most wonderful atmosphere but we were with good company and I had some salad which made me feel amazing.

Monday we took it pretty easy too. We went to the Science Center, also free, with some friends and we got to look and mess around with a bunch of neato stuff. Later that night we went to Sam's Steakhouse. This is a place very fond to John because he worked there for many years and just loved everyone there. A few of the old gang was still there which was great because they didn't charge us nearly what we were supposed to pay. Plate's start at over $30.00 there. John must be pretty awesome for them to hook us up huh?

Then Tuesday, today the 28th we went out to eat breakfast at a place called Bill's Pancake House. John and I each had dessert waffles. They were great! As most places there tend to have delicious food! Then we waited around for our flight and yadda yadda trip was over.

This trip was just fantastic. My description only covers the top layer of everything we did and how great it was. I loved getting out of Utah for a while. Although I will say that one thing I really love about Utah is that every building is smoke free! I couldn't believe how restaurants there separate a smoking section and a non-smoking section by only half a wall. Gross! And sure the humidity was awful but that really only lasted the first 3 or 4 days. Then it cooled off and was beautiful weather the rest of our trip. And I gotta say, John has great friends. His friend Robert that we stayed with and his wife Katie are probably some of the nicest and coolest people ever! A lot of his friends have added me on Facebook even! People there are so friendly and welcoming and comfortable. St. Louis has so many cool things to do and see and eat! Who knows if we'll end up there. I think I might be able to handle it for a couple years anyway.

Hope you enjoyed this! I did!

win a prize, enjoy a gift, and eat the greasy stuff

2010-08-19T11:24:00.000-07:00

So I have a few things I've wanted to post and I hadn't yet because they don't go together. See for yourself...

For starters, I'm proud to announce that I made my sales goal in July and I got my new flat iron. It's awesome! Here is what it looks like,

Also, I wanted to mention how freaking awesome my sister is. She made me this cool bag, check out the radical inside lining!

And the last bit of random posting is about food. John and I occasionally eat terrible and delicious foods. This is on of my favorites, home made chili cheese fries....mmmmm don't cha just want some???

Johnny's birthday

2010-08-16T17:20:00.000-07:00

So my husband doesn't care much about his birthday. I think it might have something to do with having 10 brothers and sisters growing up... can you imagine 11 big birthday parties in one year? Probably didn't happen much. But I like to think birthdays are great excuses to spend money and do something you normally wouldn't do. So, we did the Tucanos thing again (like we did last year) on Saturday night.

Sunday night was spent with friends. John and I like to host what we call Sundaes on Sunday. We get a bunch of vanilla ice cream, bowls, and spoons then we invite a bunch of people over and assign them toppings to bring. So, the more people who show up, the bigger your variety of toppings will be. It's a great way to socialize and get to know people. Plus it's a great way to cool off in the summer! Here's some of the crowd...

The best part of his birthday, in my opinion, was his birthday present from me! I got John an Ipod Touch. Something that is right up his alley! He was completely surprised and so excited! I was proud to get him the perfect gift!

Today is John's actual birthday. 29! I can't believe we're getting so old so fast! He's at work right now and earlier today he renewed his drivers license. Fun huh? Like I said, he doesn't care what he does on his birthday. But at least we got to have a good weekend. Hopefully he makes some good tips tonight!

some of my hair history

2010-08-04T20:44:00.001-07:00

I am a hairdresser... but even before I professionally became one, I had many different hair styles and colors. As exciting as that sounds, I only captured a few on film. I thought it would be fun to post a few and see everyone's reactions. Also, if you happen to have a weird/unique hair picture of me please send it my way via email. Thanks and enjoy!

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My 26th birthday at Park City

2010-07-31T15:45:00.000-07:00

So I decided for my birthday I wanted a getaway. Neither John or I had been to Park City, so that's where we went! We woke up Thursday morning and chose to go to a good breakfast. John had seen a special on the show, Diners Drive Ins and Dives about a place in Salt Lake called, the Blue Plate Diner. It was pretty good.

Then we drove to Park City and when we got there, it was pouring rain. So, our plans were delayed and we tried to kill time wandering around. I was feeling pretty disappointed.. so we thought we'd try to check in to our hotel early which thankfully they were fine with. We get to our room and see a kitchen and a living room...and that's it. No bedroom... there is a door that probably led to the bedroom but it was locked. So we call the front desk and explain that we wanted a place to sleep, hello! They said the bed was a pull out from the couch, uh... I guess there is a lot of mix ups when you buy online and not over the phone or whatever. Anyway, they were able to put us in a different room but told us we would only be getting the bedroom and not the kitchen/living room area. We didn't care about that as long as we had a place to sleep! So we get into the room and that door that connects the two rooms is open so we had access to the kitchen/living room after all though we really didn't use it.

Once that was all figured out we went to a movie, Inception. WOW!!! Go see it people, it was really good! After we left the theater it was sunny and beautiful outside so we went to the rides and rode the zipline. I rather enjoyed it! Here is a picture of us on the lift

We didn't have time to ride the other rides so we agreed to do that Friday morning before we left. So we head to dinner at a very good restaurant called, Ciseros. The service was good but kinda slow...we were getting bored waiting for them to check on us and we left a good half hour later than we wanted to. But here's a shot of us enjoying ourselves anyway.

Well we finally made it back to our hotel. We were anxious to try out the jetted tub in the bathroom. This was the main reason for booking this hotel. (John's main reason) Well it took forever filling up and once it was, we were out of hot water. So, there we were trying to enjoy a cool tub of water with each other. Eventually we gave up and I took a warm shower in the other room's bathroom. By this time we're both so tired and annoyed with our plans not working out how we expected we just turned on the TV to end then night. But, we get sucked into a VH1 special on one hit wonders of the 80's. That ended at 1am and for some reason neither of us could fall asleep til about 6am. Check out was at 10 so we get up unwillingly and go to check out. There is no one at the front desk. All there is is a sign that says the desk opens at 1pm. Uh, John and I are now thinking we should have just slept in because I guess they don't care to make sure you are checked out on time.

Well, we head over to the rides and go on the Alpine Coaster. That was a lot of fun but I was a little nervous so I braked a lot. Afterwards I wish I would have just let it go! We then attempted to ride the Alpine Slide however they said it was closed until the slide dried out. We didn't want to wait because it could have taken hours for all we knew so we headed home.

Once home we both crashed and took a nap for at least a good hour. Later that night I had some friends over for an 80's movie night. We watched Teen Wolf and E.T. It was fun and I want to say thanks to everyone who showed up!

Overall my birthday was fun and John and I had a good time. It's frustrating when plans don't go as planned but all you can do is laugh and enjoy what you do get to do! I was told that those times are the more memorable ones. That's good right?

Couches for sale!

2010-07-17T14:09:00.000-07:00

We are selling these couches for $25 a piece. Need them gone ASAP. If anyone can take them before Monday you can have them for free! Please let me know if you're interested!

help the needy....me!

2010-07-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

I am in desperate need of a new flat iron for work. The one I have keeps shorting out and I can't do my job properly without a good flat iron. My region is offering a free CHI flat iron if I can sell 50 products by the end of July. So, I'm asking everyone for help. Even blogging about it... which is kind of lame, I know. But I'm desperate. Please come by Fantastic Sams in North Orem and buy something from me! I'll even offer to cut your hair for free if you buy product! Thanks people!
here's a picture for some encouragement...

You Knew It Was Coming...

2010-07-09T08:56:00.001-07:00

That's right, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is out and I've seen it twice already! Everyone is saying it is the best one yet and I think I agree. I think anyone can enjoy this movie, not just the fans. Now we just have to wait for FOREVER for the last movie, Breaking Dawn. It's supposed to be 2 movies and the first one is scheduled to come out November 2011 and the second Summer 2012. I really don't want to wait that long but I can see why they are doing this to us. So it better be amazing! Ok now time for a picture

but my lips hurt real bad!

2010-06-28T18:37:00.000-07:00

Since about junior high I have not been able to live without my chapstick. (lip balm as john would say) I grew up using this weird stuff that NO ONE else has ever heard of let alone used. It's called Menthol Camphor and its awesome. I have a large tin about 4 ounces and a travel size that I keep in my pants pocket. Well a few months ago I lost my little one! Didn't know how didn't know when. It was awful. I was forced to lug around the large one in my purse until I could get a new travel version one. So after about 2 long weeks the new one arrived and I couldn't believe my eyes! I had really worn out my old one you see by refilling it over and over. This new one is just beautiful. Take a look for yourself, (old one on left if you couldn't tell)

About a month after I got the new one, my amazing husband found the old one deep in the hide-a-bed part of our couch. I'm not attached to the old one, it's his now!

kind of a funny coincidence.. remember the scene in Napoleon Dynamite when he calls home from school asking if some one can bring him his chapstick?? yeah, i did that...junior year... way before the movie and before cell phones and yea... I told you I can't live without it! My mother, who knows the tragedy of being without Camphor, kindly brought it to me in my second period class. Thanks again mom!

My love and fascination with SUPER HEROES

2010-06-09T22:09:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure when this all started but the first memory I have of loving supers was my days of 8th grade. My best friend, Katy and I took upon ourselves the identities of characters from the Batman legacy. Katy was Catwoman, obviously, she had many pet cats and just loved cats in general. Me, being kind of a goof and well a blonde at the time, took on the persona of Harley Quinn, the Joker's side kick chick. I love reflecting on the good old days but I wonder if any of my readers out there didn't know I was an obsessed super hero fan! So, now ya know! Well anyhow, I really loved watching the Batman cartoon and I love the movies.

When I was 18 I got into Superman from watching the show, Smallville. I still watch the show unfortunately. It's pretty much butchered now but I fell in love with the super special effects. It's amazing watching someone run fast, punch through walls, use heat vision, and super hearing and so on. I think I just love the idea of having abilities, super powers! I'd give anything to be able to fly!!

I also got hooked into the show Heroes. It's really good too but again I feel like they shouldn't draw it out because after a while it'll end up butchered too. Anyway, personal feelings.

I do also love Spiderman and I enjoy Iron Man and Hulk and many others. I think its pretty awesome there are so many super hero movies made today because I never get tired of them!! I really want to be in one someday!

Can't Get Enough

2010-05-05T14:09:00.001-07:00

For the last few months I've been collecting music to put on the Ipod to be played at work. I just get so sick and tired of the radio. As I keep adding songs, I realize this generation has a pretty weak selection. Not to mention how hard it is to find appropriate work environment music for today's tunes. So I began a collaboration of older music. I have made an Oldies mix (60's and 70's - I know what the 'oldies' are), as well as an 80's mix and an early 90's mix. I love these mixes so much that here I am blogging about them. I don't know how to actually put music on a blog so I'm just going to name a few of my favorites that some of you may have forgotten all about.

Oldies:
"Time Of The Season" by The Zombies
"Wooly Bully" by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
"Get Off My Cloud" by The Rolling Stones
"If You're Going To San Fransisco" by Peter, Paul, and Mary
"(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding
"Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys
"California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & The Papas
"Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" by The Byrds
"Joy To The World" by Three Dog Night

80's
"I Can't Wait" by Nu Shooz
"Tell Me What's On Your Mind" by The Information Society
"Don't You Want Me Baby" by The Human League
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen
"True Faith" by New Order
"I Need You Tonight" by INXS
"And I Ran" by Flock Of Seaguls
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" by Eurythmics
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard

Early 90's
"That Girl Is Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe
"Connected" by Stereo MC's
"Fantasy" by Mariah Carey
"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan
"Here Comes The Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze
"Jump" by Kris Kross
"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue
"Tennessee" by Arrested Development
"Motownphilly" by Boyz 2 Men
"Good Vibrations" by Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch

I apologize if any of the artists are incorrect. This is just what I found online. The Oldies mix is the hardest to pick just few favorites, they're all just great! I want to say thank you to my awesome parents who always played oldies growing up. I absolutely love them!

I caved

2010-03-29T17:02:00.000-07:00

Ok everyone, I hope you're happy. I'm officially on Facebook now. So, yay maybe now I'll have friends!

Maybe The Worst Week Ever

2010-02-28T12:22:00.000-08:00

Monday. I came home from work and we had no hot water. This has happened before but that still doesn't make it ok. I had to take a shower, had to! So, I did everything I could think of to try to make a freezing shower somewhat pleasant. Well, my attempts were weak and didn't work. It was like bathing in an ice shower.
Tuesday. Woke up with a headache and sore throat. I went to work anyway but as the day went on everything got worse. My body started aching and that headache started putting on weight. After a while, I could barely stand. So, I left work early came straight home and went to bed.
Wednesday. I got up, got in the shower (water was fixed by now) and I still didn't have the energy to stand. So I didn't go into work all day. My throat was swollen and sore and very painful. My headache hurt so much it felt as if all my body's weight was in my brain and someone hit my head with an axe.
Thursday. My normal day off. Thankfully doing a little bit better but stayed home all day trying to recoop.
Friday. Feel good enough to go to work. My cold now is in the runny nose stage. So by the end of the night I'm just worn out. I go to bed and all night I keep rubbing my right eye. Not sure why but it just kept drying up getting crusty.
Saturday. I get up and my eye is all red. I take a shower and again there is no hot water. It wasn't completely gone but it was still very cold. Well, I had to go to work so I do and all the girls are telling me to go home and rest. I might have pink eye. Great. So I come home hating how much work I am missing and my eye just gets worse and worse. It spreads to my left eye and that gets worse and worse. So I go to an urgent care and get some drops.
Today. I am home writing all this out with two pink eyes, one which is still really swollen but hey they are getting a little better with the drops. I have to miss church and decide if I should miss work tomorrow too. Oh and I'm still very sick.

Doesn't that sound like the greatest week ever? My eyes should be all better within 7 days. So, hopefully my cold is gone by then too and I can get back to a normal life. It's amazing how much I can take my health for granted. One thing shuts down and its the end of the world.

My only celebrity crush

2010-02-12T20:41:00.000-08:00

Jim Caviezel

That's right. He's my one and only. I might be picky but I only pick the best! I don't know why I am posting this other than I just feel like it! I've liked Jim Caviezel for a few years now. He's beautiful and real and I don't think he's popular enough for how great he is. At least from what I can tell. You might recognize him from such movies as; Frequency, The Passion of the Christ, and my favorite, The Count Of Monte Cristo. There have been many others but I'm not going to list them all. Anyway, Jim, you're my boy! I've heard he was considered to play Superman (cause he's perfect like that) and the fact that he played Jesus says it all. (perfect!) He's strong and firm, but soft and gentle. Good job Mel Gibson picking him! He's my favorite! Ain't he yummy?

Nouvelle Vague

2010-02-03T19:14:00.000-08:00

Tuesday night John and I went to a concert. The night took a while getting started...a lot of waiting for the show to begin but it was awesome. We saw Nouvelle Vague, they are a french group who only do covers with a unique bossanova sound. Very cool! We were right next to the stage. We could reach out and touch them if we wanted. At one moment one of the women put her microphone up to John and let him sing part of a song. That was fun!! I must say, there is something very fascinating about the french. What else was cool was Kyle Korver (Utah Jazz) was there! Anyway, here is one of their better videos on you tube...

I got some terrible shots with my camera phone but here are a couple, I think they must have different women sing for them sometimes because they look different than those on you tube videos.

lonely + a little aggrivated = tangent!

2010-01-22T19:43:00.000-08:00

So lately (lately meaning the past 2 years) I've noticed a big change in my social life since I became one of those married people. I'm not sure why people do this but they tend to forget about you when you're no longer single. I am not someone who has often been short of friends... until I chose to wed one. I am not trying to bash marriage here because its the best and smartest decision I've ever made. That is not why I am writing any of this. All I'm saying is I wish I still had my friends. Granted, most of them were guys so I understand why they never make the effort to stay in touch. However, I try! I do! I send out texts to old friends a lot but it never leads to more than, how have you been? I find its even more difficult making new friends being married. Partially because you have extra people to develop a liking for. (if you're husband can't stand them... how can you continue to have them over all the time? and vise verse? so unfair!) So what is it about being married that makes me a less interesting person?? or less fun?? I don't get this. I don't like this.

I'll admit I am guilty of not calling some of my married friends anymore.. it is harder when they live far away or have children. Oh crap, does this get worse after you have kids?? I'm doomed! Wait, is this why so many people have kids so quickly after getting married??

I love my husband and he gives me everything he can. But he cannot give me the response a girl friend can. Girls need time to be with girls. Its how we work. Sometimes I miss having roommates to come home to. I'm around women all day every day at work so you'd think I'd get my fill right? Nah, work is work. Its the times when you get off work and have no one to spend it with that make you wish you had people in your life that wanted your company.

So any suggestions?
Will joining facebook make me real friends??
Am I crazy? Does anyone else feel this way?
Anyone free next weekend??

The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

2009-12-27T12:50:00.000-08:00

Christmas was great this year! I took a week off work for relaxation, vacation, and Christmas celebration! It's tradition on the Lewis side of the family to do what they call Grandpa Claus. They read and sing the Nativity and then follow up with presents for everyone! Usually something small and simple because there are so many of us! This year everyone got homemade hats, which were really cute!

Next, John and I traveled to Las Vegas to spend a few days of just us time for our 2 year anniversary. We stayed at a 4 star hotel south of the strip called, South Point. The highlight was their fabulous Spa where we enjoyed a private jacuzzi/steam/sauna room that also included endless amounts of fruits and water. We had great sweedish massages too! I'd love to do a spa every week if I could. John said after wards that this is why rich people are so happy!Besides the spa we saw the movie Avatar in 3-D, which we very much enjoyed! We also saw Surrogates, which we thought was ok. The last final thing to do on the list was eat a really nice buffet. So, with a great recommendation, we had dinner at the Mirage. It was indeed very satisfying! But after 2 fun days of alone time and relaxation, it was time to spend the joyous holiday with my family.

My brother, Aaron lives in Las Vegas along with his wife, Janet and their 4 boys Ben, Luke, Zack, and the newest member, Simon. Baby Simon is about 6 weeks old and really really cute! I'm so glad I finally got to meet him and hold him! My parents also came and so did my sister, Cody and her husband, Jake. I love hanging out with my family, we don't get to do it often enough! The time together always seems too short. Before you knew it we were back in Utah and back to work. We had some great times and here are some photos of our fun

helping to control the pet population...

2009-12-10T13:58:00.000-08:00

Our cats turned 6 months old and ya know what that means... we got them neutured! Poor little guys. Well, this is a video of them right after they got home. Its not that exciting but here it is anyway, enjoy!

New Moon

2009-11-29T16:02:00.001-08:00

So last year I posted about seeing the movie, Twilight. It seems only fair to post about the second part of the story, New Moon. All I'm going to say is if you read the book and are a fan, then you should have liked it. If you know nothing about it, then don't complain about it. Anyway, yeah I bought my ticket 2 months in advance and saw it opening day. I love reserved seating by the way! Here's some pics to gawk at

AND BY THE WAY, ECLIPSE, THE THIRD PART OF THE STORY IS DUE IN THEATERS JUNE 30, 2010!

hello yellow

2009-11-18T19:54:00.000-08:00

So on November 7th I, along with my sister Cody, and her husband Jake, painted some walls in my house. Now, I didn't remember to take before or during pictures so all you get is after pictures. (about a year ago I took pictures so you can date back and check out how things used to look if you are that curious) Anyway, our house was just too dark before. John and I liked the green so we didn't want to get rid of it all.. and we wanted to brighten up the room. So, here's what it looks like now:

We also hung some coat hooks and we love it! It keeps our front room looking neater/cleaner!

New Shows

2009-11-06T20:15:00.000-08:00

Well last year I posted about some of my favorite TV shows to watch. Well, I've got a few more to add that I think people should check out! The first is The Vampire Diaries. Now, I know vampires are the huge fad right now but I wouldn't say I'm obsessed... just captivated... or maybe intrigued. I became a fan of Twilight right off the bat, so I started watching this show from a recommendation from a friend. Thank you Amber! I really like it, maybe more than Twilight... I guess I have a new set of books to read! Plus everyone on the show is ridiculously good looking, which doesn't hurt ;)

The next is Community. John and I got into this show because it airs about the same time as The Office, which we never miss. So, we checked it out and its great. Probably the funniest show I watch, besides The Office.

So, if this interests anyone, check it out! I'd love to discuss it with you! The CW and NBC should totally pay me for advertising huh? HA HA

I love Halloween!

2009-10-31T17:19:00.000-07:00

So I decided this year to dress up Addams Family style. John and I thought about going as Gomez and Morticia but we just didn't find any good costumes in time. So, I went as Wednesday instead. She was a little easier for me. I think it turned out pretty well. See for yourself! ..probably should have taken my apron off... oh well

This is me and the girls at work today, it was a fun day!

We also had a pumpkin contest at work and this was my pumpkin. I went with Jack Skellington. We had clients vote on their favorite pumpkin and I was in the lead all month until the very last day. A bumblebee pumpkin beat me...with just 2 more votes than me! I was ok with it though, I wanted second place! Anyway, here is my cool pumpkin, all done by free hand, no stickers or whatever. Yeah, I'm awesome!

Katy's Wedding

2009-10-13T09:01:00.000-07:00

This last weekend I was in Colorado for my best friend, Katy's wedding. We stayed at a really nice hotel called The Brown Palace. It's right in Denver. The wedding/reception experience was really.. different from Utah's traditional ways.. but it was a lot of fun! We did a lot of things like have a tea party, enjoy a fancy old spaghetti factory dinner, hung out at the hotel bar, got emotional during the ceremony, danced and ate delicious food at the reception, froze to death and also got hardly any sleep! It was great! I'm so happy for my friend and I'm so happy that I was able to go! Here are some captured moments. Enjoy!

Labor Day Weekend Birthday Bash

2009-09-08T20:58:00.000-07:00

What a great weekend it was. I got to travel with my husband (and cousin Lisa and her little girl Sophie) to ARIZONA! We went to visit my parents and party it up for my dad's 60th birthday. It was a blast! We did so much and had a wonderful visit.

Everybody came. I got to finally meet my one and only niece, Landon. She is a babe! Also got to see my newest nephew, Sebastian again. He is adorable! Plus I got to see all my brothers, sisters, and their spouses and kids. I also got to catch up with some old friends!

My parents live in Taylor...which is where I spent my freshman and sophomore year of high school. It was...an interesting time in my life. My husband is very surprised I ever lived there. Taylor is a very tiny town. BUT, the Shumways know how to throw an awesome party anywhere! So, here are some photos of our time there.

Meet our new editions...

2009-08-14T18:00:00.000-07:00

Well, John and I have been thinking for a while now about getting a pet. I love dogs and John likes just about anything. So, we looked a lot on craigs list and ksl. There were a few good ones but nothing seemed right. We then started looking for cats.. now, I'm not a huge fan of cats. They're cute and some are playful but I'm totally a dog lover. Well, through a friend, we found some cats. We went over today to see them and well, now they are ours. AH! I can't believe we just got not only 1 cat but 2! They are brothers and we just couldn't separate them. The lady who gave them to us was so happy we were taking them both. And she was glad we didn't have little boys who might blow them up for Halloween... anyway, here they are!

Birthday Surprises

2009-08-01T17:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, so you all know I had a great birthday and I was completely fine with it. Well, little did I know it was far from over. Last night I had a surprise birthday party all planned by my amazing husband. Here's how it went down. Before I went to work, John told me he had a friend from out of town visiting and that they were gonna hang out and go to dinner when we were both off work. John was working til 7:30 and I was working til 8. Well at 7 he calls saying he got off a little early and that they were going to go to NickelCade first because his friend's 2 year old wanted to play games before dinner. I probably only thought for a second that, oh he's got a wife and kid? Well, I got out of work a little late and arrived at nickelcade about 8:30. I spot John right away and he seems eager to see me and have me meet his friend. I got in and we start walking to the back of the arcade and John grabs my hand and starts booking it. I was so caught off guard and in no control that I feared falling flat on my face or bashing into one of the kiddie rides. By the time we stop running I practically yell at John, WHY DID YOU DO THAT??? Then he spins me around and everyone yells, SURPRISE! I went from total anger to total shock and didn't know how to react so the tears started coming. I wasn't sad or anything, I was shocked! Of coarse people were laughing and it was all a lot of fun. We had about 15 people show up. Some stayed and played games, others came and went. Ah, my husband did good. I'm a pretty easy person to surprise though. I never suspect a thing and I'll believe any lie you tell me. John had no friend from out of town and he didn't work that day at all. He really was so cute to put this all together. I love him so much! Anyway, kinda a long story but here's a funny video. Just remember, I was having so many emotions going off that I'm a little scatter brained. Also, wiping away many happy tears.

Birthday Girl

2009-07-30T11:34:00.000-07:00

So yesterday was my 25th birthday. WOO! It was actually a great day! I decided to work because my husband, John had to work too. We planned to celebrate on Thursday, today, our day off! So far we are being lazy and its fabulous! Back to yesterday, I got to work and the girls had decorated my station with balloons and also left me sugar cookies (they now me so well). It was a nice surprise and almost all my clients were nice to me (tipped good!) and almost all of them had a friend who's birthday was also my birthday. Weird! Well one teenage boy that I cut asked me what I would be doing later and I told him I was planning on bowling and a movie with my sister. I told him how I have only ever gotten one turkey (which is 3 strikes in a row for anyone who doesn't know that) ever in bowling and I was hoping to get another that night. He told me I would get another one that night. He was sure of it! Well after work John and I went and got lunch at Kneaders. It was delicious. After that he went to work and I went bowling with some friends...and believe it or not, I did score a turkey! That kid was right! Here is the proof:

although I couldn't seem to manage a non-blurry photo... oh well. Anyway, after bowling my sister and her husband took me out to dinner at Red Robin. Now, I've eaten there ever since I've known John and one night they had a delicious fettucine alfredo on the menu. Every time since that one time like 2 years ago I haven't seen it on the menu. BUT it happened to be there last night, on my birthday! I was a lucky girl!!

After dinner we went and saw, The Proposal. Everyone at work told me it was hilarious, and I suppose it was. It was a good day and I'm very glad I had so much luck! I hear 25 is a good age so bring it on!

5 Things Tag

2009-06-27T13:41:00.000-07:00

5 years ago I was:

1- Working at Macey's grocery store
2- Dating someone younger than me for the first time
3- Planning on moving to Arizona for hair school (which I only did for 2 months)
4- Still living with my sister
5- Learning how to text message

5 things on my to do list today:

1- Work out!
2- Spend time with my husband
3- Buy groceries
4- Check the mail
5- Enjoy my Saturday off work

5 Things I would spend a million dollars on:

1- School, well education for me and my husband
2- Pay off my mortgage and maybe buy another one...vacation home in hawaii
3- Travel
4- Probably clothes and accessories
5- Share it with people who need it

5 Places I've lived:

1- Utah
2- Arizona
3- Colorado
4- Texas
5- Florida

5 Jobs I've had:

1- Subway
2- Simply Splendid
3- Macey's
4- Suncoast (funnest job ever!)
5- Manager at Fantastic Sams, also doing hair

5 Years from now:

1- Have a kid
2- Be preparing to turn 30
3- Be done with school
4- Know how to cook!
5- 5 years sober...4 and a half (the office anyone?)

5 People I tag:

1- Amber
2- Emilee
3- Tricia
4- Chrissy
5- Becky

hot new car

2009-05-28T19:45:00.000-07:00

Bought a new car today! It's a 2008 chevy cobalt and its rad! For those of you who know me, you'll know I'm most excited about having air conditioning! Although I think this car has way more awesome features than just blowing cold air...

Baby Sebastian

2009-05-25T17:35:00.001-07:00

My brother, Brett blessed his baby son yesterday and I flew out for it! Just a quick trip to LA. It was fun to get away and meet my new nephew! Here's me and him,

time to get in shape

2009-05-20T09:30:00.000-07:00

Back in December John and I decided to get each other gym passes for Christmas. I don't know why marriage makes you gain weight but it does. Well we never got any. We weren't really impressed with any gym around. John just likes to run and I just like elliptical machines. So, after months of waited anticipation we got a great machine at an even better price! Here's what it looks like, (folded up too)

We've had it about 2 weeks and I've been using it a lot! I love it!

Guy On Conan

2009-05-03T21:22:00.000-07:00

If you haven't seen this you need to. Its hilarious and very true! Enjoy!

YouTube - Everything's amazing, nobody's happy

New Glasses

2009-04-23T17:02:00.001-07:00

John's previous frames:
It was time for a change. Here are the new ones:
Much more flattering and no more glare!
If only he could smile for real in pictures!

Some days just make me smile

2009-03-20T08:34:00.001-07:00

I don't usually come across every day things and think, hey I should blog about that. Probably cause my life can be very boring, or rather routine to me. However, there are instances and here are a couple..

#1 I was driving and I can't remember where it was exactly but I slowed down when approaching a stop sign and noticed some writing underneath the word stop. All together it said, STOP eating animals. I thought that was really funny for some reason. It's a very bold statement. I don't know...

#2 John and I went to Dairy Queen yesterday! The funny part was that the guy who helped us had a neat tattoo on his neck that read, Consuelo. That is funny because (if you don't know already) that is my middle name. Yes, my parents named me Jade Consuelo... Turned out it is his mothers name. Now THAT doesn't happen every day!

Also, we just bought a huge 42 inch flat screen plasma TV!!!

I'm still innocent, I promise!

2009-03-12T17:35:00.000-07:00

The other day my husband and I went out to lunch with his family at an Olive Garden. It was mostly just the adults who went (the ones that live here anyway). We were celebrating MaryAnn's birthday. (John's 4th oldest sibling) We had a great time eating great food! Now, I'm the type of person who likes to order fancy and/or fruity drinks! Smoothies, Lemonades, Italian Sodas, anything other than boring water or boring regular soda. Well, without really reading the description of this one particular peach smoothie thing, I ordered it! (You may have noticed from a previous post that I can be a very naive person...) So, it arrives and looks really tasty! I put the straw down in anticipating the deliciousness. Well, one sip and zing! Hmm.. that has a different taste. Fearing what that could mean, I quickly force my husband to try it to tell me I'm crazy and that it really doesn't have any alcohol in it. Honestly I have never ever in my life had alcohol. (other than nyquil) I'm a member of the LDS church and was raised knowing alcohol is addictive and dangerous so stay away! Meanwhile, my throat feels like its slightly burning.. Well, he noticed the difference and pulled out the menu to read it more carefully. Whoops! I made a mistake. I felt really guilty about it too. Usually when I order a drink like that they ask if I want it virgin or not. Since they didn't this time, I assumed the most correct way for things to happen, again believing nothing of it. I feel like I haven't broken my clean record, since it wasn't deliberate...
Well, there you have it. Sorry Mom! It was an accident...even though all accidents could have been prevented right? Well those of you who are reading this who drink alcohol like its no big thang, you probably think I'm crazy. And you are probably a little bit right! It's a good think I don't drink cause I think I'd be a drunk! I just love those fun drinks and hey, it tasted good!! But...I think I'd rather just have a lot of sugar!

Ice Ice Baby and Hammer Time

2009-02-28T19:32:00.000-08:00

I had the greatest pleasure of going to a one time only concert featuring Vanilla Ice and M.C. Hammer. Yep, that's right. They came to Orem, Utah and no where else. It was this last friday night and I partied like it was the late 80's early 90's! (I'm paying for it today too...all that dancin' makes this old girl sore!) I as well as my posse that I went with dressed up. Let me tell you, LOTS of people there dressed up and it was awesome! Enjoy the show!

Jessica, Lindsay, Jade, Emilee, Melanie, and Sara

MC Hammer

Vanilla Ice

What a memorable night!

I had almost a tender moment during all that rock of feeling grateful for the totally awesome generation I grew up in.
-word to your mother

Buying Online

2009-02-26T09:29:00.000-08:00

So I'm not one to buy things off the Internet. It makes me nervous. There is a lot of identify theft problems out there and I just don't think its all that safe. So, I try not to do it. However, a couple weeks ago, I failed at my attempt. You see, I like to own TV series on DVD. My favorite show of all time is Boy Meets World. I own the first 3 seasons and have been wanting the rest for many years. They just aren't out on DVD yet. So, I decided to look up the status of the make-show-to-DVD process for the other seasons. On IMDB there was a link that said something like, Boy Meets World All 7 Seasons on DVD Liquidation Sale 75% off til supplies last... WOW! How could I pass this up? My favorite show 75% off, thats the greatest bargain of all time! Now, usually I'd ask my husband his thoughts before I spent 50 bucks on something but he wasn't around and I was afraid the offer would be gone tomorrow.. cause I'm a sucker and don't think people are really out there to rip you off... So, I caved. I bought it. I did do the smart thing and have it sent to my work instead of home. Being nervous about purchasing online I did not give my real address. Well, it arrived...and its crap. Its nothing official. It looks like someone made it at home. The quality is a little blurry, like when you watch shows online sometimes. They were recorded off Disney channel and sometimes things pop up or scan across the bottom of the screen about Lizzie Mcguire and Disney movies and bla bla bla. Its annoying. Every disc has this picture poorly scanned on it in black and white. Also, a hand written number on each disc...ugh

So, the moral of the story is don't buy anything off the internet unless you know without any doubt that its legit.

A new year start of new stuff

2009-01-25T13:13:00.001-08:00

So I don't update often. I don't like to ramble on about my boring thoughts. But it seems like people like to read and read and read blogs because I'm always getting asked to update! Glad people like me I guess.

My thoughts as of lately... (I'll keep them short so you guys can move on to the next blog you follow)

My husband and I had our 1 year anniversary last month. We are so thrilled to have what we hear is the hardest year out of the way! We are still very much in love!

I also had my 1 year anniversary of being the Manager of the Fantastic Sams I work at. In March, I will have been there for 3 years. Its still going good and I love all the girls I work with. Shout out to you hair ladies who are reading this! You make life easier and I so appreciate you!

My husband has started a new job at Papa John's delivering pizza. He wouldn't let me take a picture of him in his uniform to put on the blog...party pooper! He brings home food almost all the time and I love it! Papa John's is the best pizza!! The only discouraging thing is he makes way more in tips than I do doing hair. But I can't be upset about making money!!

I got a calling in my ward. Visiting Teaching Supervisor. I haven't done anything yet and I hope I don't have to do much. But I do know I'm not going to be one of those pesky pushy girls who you never want to call back... Ya know what I mean?

TV shows are back! I've been following Smallville for forever and I'm really hoping they end the show soon, its time. There are so many things I can't stand, but I still watch it! The most annoying thing is Clark Kent is practically the same person in season 8 as he was when the show started AND he still doesn't wear glasses or fly! Seriously, what are they waiting for?? I like the show, but sometimes I feel like I could write it better. My next favorite show that I follow is of course, The Office. I don't even need to say anything about it because those of you who watch it, know it needs no description about why its sooooo good! I also watch Lost...the most frustrating show ever! Its good, but really? There are way to many story lines and nothing ever seems to get resolved. If you don't watch the show and you want to, wait til you have too much free time on your hands so you can watch it all at once. Otherwise, you might get too LOST in the story. Another great show I love to watch is Heroes. I think the premiere is tomorrow and I'm very excited! That show is intense! We own the first season and I make people borrow it so they can get into it too! I just think its really great. I'm a sucker for super heroes though so I'm probably a little too obsessive. The show on before it is called, Chuck. That is a fun show to watch! Its hard for me to explain but I encourage anyone to watch it, its great! Well, those 5 shows are about all I will watch faithfully. We DVR them all!

My friend Trever came to town for a visit. We had lunch at Burger Supreme. It was my first time there and I liked it! Trever told me the burgers are only $1.00 after 8pm so good news for anyone who wants a cheap delicious burger! Back to Trever though, he is a stud! One of the funniest guys I've ever met and one of the sweetest. I didn't get a picture of him that day but here is one of him from 2 Halloweens ago. He went as Nacho Libre and had me fro his hair. I wrapped it in perm rods and dried it that way. It was awesome!

Well I think thats enough rambling. Hope you all enjoyed it!

Christmas

2008-12-25T19:54:00.000-08:00

Christmas! Probably the greatest holiday of the year. We had some fun over the last few days. We hit our 1 year anniversary which was the 21st, Sunday. We did most the celebrating on Saturday though. We went to the temple in the morning. A little advice about going to the temple the Saturday before Christmas, don't go then! We waited a LONG time and were ready to go once given the chance. Still, always a good thing to do and it leaves you with a great feeling afterward. We were starving when we got home so we moved our special eat out meal to lunch instead of dinner. My friend Abe works at Carrabbas and he hooked us up there. We had some good food and a good time! Thanks, Abe! After that I took John to see the Twilight movie...which made it my third time seeing it! Can't get enough! John was surprised that he didn't hate it! After that we spent a quite evening at home! Unfortunetly I didn't get any pictures... so, on to Christmas! I won't write about it because I think the pictures and videos will be enough explanation!

John on Dance Dance Revolution was the highlight of the day!

ThanksVegasMas

2008-12-02T19:57:00.000-08:00

So this year my family all got together to celebrate Thanksgiving. This was the first time we were all able to be together in 4 maybe 5 years. I can't really remember. But it had been a long time. We decided it would be fun to do Christmas while we were there because none of us will be available to see each other at actual Christmas time. We all traveled to Las Vegas where my oldest brother Aaron and his family lives. We had a blast! We played games and ate lots of food! (there are a couple pregnant ladies right now...not me!) Here are some of the really good times captured!

The Whole Gang

And the greatest video... we played a game that was like telephone plus sherades. My only regret is I didn't get it from the start. Anyway, you might not understand what's going on but its still just fun to see us all cracking up!

Twilight

2008-11-22T18:44:00.001-08:00

So yesterday I saw the movie, Twilight. It's fantastic! Of course the book is better and I recommend the series! What I love about the books is the passion. It's so captivating. You have to keep reading to find out what happens. Edward is the perfect guy too, for a vampire!

I haven't been able to think much about anything else since I've seen it and I can't wait to watch it again! I can't stop thinking about it!

Halloween

2008-11-01T18:40:00.000-07:00

Halloween at work!

Miss Emilee Byers as Cruela De Vil

Jessica and Cameron as Barbie and Ken

Later that night...

Dustin and Sue
He's black and she's a cop

Bobby and Leah
80's punk rockers

And of coarse, Dwight and Angela from The Office

Our New House

2008-10-27T18:18:00.000-07:00

So, we got most of the stuff we really needed for our new house and its organized and cleaned enough to post some pictures! Now you can all tell me how jealous you are of my cute new house!!

The Downstairs / Front Room

Downstairs Bathroom / Upstairs Bathroom

The Kitchen

Our Bedroom

Spare Bedroom / Fun Room

I have to also mention the shelves on the walls. John put those up and is so proud to show them off! Aren't they beautiful??

The Stairs!

Well, that really is our whole house! Just not the outside. I guess you guys can just use your imagination for that! We still need a kitchen table as you can tell. You can probably also tell in the kitchen some of our cabinets are breaking. We'll get to it eventually... Like the tiny downstairs bathroom? Ha, its small but its all you need! We really like it here! Hope these pictures will make you want to come visit us!

We moved!

2008-10-05T17:06:00.001-07:00

Well a lot just happened in the last 2 weeks! My husband and I bought our very first place. It's a townhouse type place but hey, its great! No more throwing money away on rent! We are still getting settled though so I wont post any pictures until things are a little more, well, done. So, just a quick update this time. I'll try to get back soon!

Honeymoon

2008-09-11T13:06:00.000-07:00

As we were leaving the Anniversary Inn (our first morning as a married couple) we got pulled over by a cop! John had way expired plates that he just never got around to registerring during all the crazy wedding planning. Thankfully, people are beyond generous when they find out you're on your honeymoon! We didn't get a ticket, just a 'make sure you take care of this when you get back'. We then flew to Florida. Our first morning there we went out to breakfast. While waiting in line we met another couple, years older. They were nice, very nice actually because they took care of our tab! Thanks to you two wherever you are now! We loved our honeymoon!! Here are just a few pictures of some of the fun we had, like spending Christmas with John's brother, John reading the entire 5th Harry Potter book (who does that on their honeymoon??) going miniture golfing, going to Sea World, and taking sailing lessons!

Wedding Day

2008-09-06T18:05:00.001-07:00

Some Bridals. I had to show off my pretty dress and kickin boots!

It was so cold and windy outside. We were probably only out there 10 minutes max!

My side of the family

My very best friend, Katy

The parents

The cake smashing into each others faces

The Start of Married Jade

2008-09-06T17:45:00.000-07:00

So I thought I'd start this blog thing out right by backtracking a bit. I wanna start with the wedding stuff. This is probably more for my benefit than anyone else's. So, one day I met a boy named John. We dated about 1 year then decided to get married. About 3 months after that, we did. Here are some dating and engagement pictures.

Our first Halloween
Flava Flave and Bad Angel

we didn't take a lot of pictures when we were dating...

Vacation

2008-08-17T16:35:00.001-07:00

So I'm trying the start of a blog. Not sure how this is gonna work
or what I'm even doing. Well, to start off I'll begin telling of a
recent vacation my husband John and I took to Vegas and L.A. Here
is a picture of our first night with my brother Aaron and sister-
in-law Janet. They always show us a good time!

Our first night in L.A. we hit the walk of stars!
My favorite cement print was Harry Potter! Look,
I'm holing hands with Daniel Radcliffe!

Here's John having some fun too!

Our gracious hosts, Brett and Katie

Thanks everyone for letting us crash at your place! We had a great time!