tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15777054920845545842024-02-20T22:56:33.865-08:00My Sweet N' Spicy LifeA journal...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-80049338968905308152012-09-06T10:35:00.002-07:002012-09-06T10:35:20.534-07:00DIRTY Diet Coke<br /><div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;">Yummmmmmm! Saw this on Studio 5. So simple, definitely delicious. I have my whole family hooked. </span></div>
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One can of Diet Coke.</div>
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Fill up your glass with ice. Squeeze in the lime. Pour in your Diet Coke. Add 1-2 pumps of the Coconut syrup. Stir with a straw and ENJOY. Very refreshing.</div>
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"What's wrong?"<br />
"The same thing that's always wrong."<br />
"You're sick?"<br />
"I'm sad."<br />
"About Dad?"<br />
"About everything."<br />
"What's everything?"<br />
I started counting on my fingers: "The meat and dairy products in our refrigerator, fistfights, car accients, Larry-"<br />
"Who's Larry?"<br />
"The homeless guy in front of the Museum of Natural History who always says 'I promise it's for food' after he asks for money." She turned around and I zipped her dress while I kept counting. "How you don't know who Larry is, even though you probably see him all the time, how Buckminster just sleeps and eats and goes to the bathroom and has not raison d'etre, the short ugly guy with no neck who takes tickets at the IMAX theater, how the sun is going to explode one day, how every birthday I always get at least one thing I already have, poor people who get fat because they eat junk food because it's cheapers..." That was when I ran out of fingers, but my list was just getting started..."domesticated animals, how I have a domesticated animal, nightmares, Microsoft Windows, old people who sit around all day because no one remembers to spend time with them and thye're embarrassed to ask people to spend time with them, secrets, dial phones, how Chinese waitresses smile even when there's nothing funny or happy, and also how Chinese people own Mexican resaurants but Mexican people never own Chinese restaurants, mirrors, tape decks, my unpopularity at school, Grandma's coupons, storage facilities, people who don't know what the Internet is, bad handwriting, beautiful songs, how ther won't be humans in fifty years-"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-62478411460716263792011-11-04T10:58:00.003-07:002011-11-04T10:58:44.808-07:00this is sad, but so, so true....<img alt="this made me laugh so hard @Laina Bishop...we've experienced things like this before" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/442279824_3xeLA3k8_b.jpg" style="height: 296px;" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-92198358022910338162011-10-11T17:10:00.000-07:002011-10-11T17:10:22.609-07:00"A Loss of Something Ever Felt I-"I often find it easier to write about trials than to speak about them. It's not for loss of opportunity, I have plenty of people around me with open ears and hearts, but there's something cathartic about seeing what makes me sorrowful, or fearful, or simply emotional in black and white. I guess it creates the illusion of finality. That there is no grey areas left in my mind concerning the matter left unexplored. Only black text on white paper. I feel the need for that closure.<br />
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"One in seven pregnancies end in miscarriage" that's what the doctor in the ER told me. My OB said the same and added "Well, at least you know you <i>can</i> get pregnant." This was a consolation for my husband. It was not for me. Their statements were innocent enough but there was something offensive about it. It was as if they essentially took an extremely painful, personal experience, and disqualified it because of how frequently it occurs. Instead of being a woman in distress, I became one in seven. A statistical odd.<br />
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I will say that I'm grateful that things played out the way they did. I did not know I was pregnant. My period had been extremely irregular, and though we were trying, I assumed the presence of blood meant I could not be pregnant. I was wrong. After spending weeks of strange, spotty bleeding, and severe cramping that culminated in two hours crouched in the fetal position, moaning, I went to the ER. I only had pain on my right side. I was sure it was an appendicitis.<br />
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Six hours later I was informed that I was pregnant. An hour after that I was informed that I was having a miscarriage.<br />
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I was put on bed rest for three days. Left to ruminate about my physical pain and what I lost. I found myself irrationally emotional. Even watching SpongeBob SquarePants made me cry!<br />
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After three days, I returned to my OB. Though I spoke with a nurse in detail about my situation days before and she promised to make notes so that they could request my paperwork from the ER and schedule a second ultra-sound, the receptionist greeted me that day and asked if I was there for a prenatal visit. "No" I said, "I'm having a miscarriage". I could tell she was thrown off guard by my blunt response, but her silence on the issue bothered me.<br />
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Then I made my way to the nurses station, "So you're pregnant?" she asked me in happy tones. "Yes" I responded, "but I'm having a miscarriage." She became silent, finished taking my blood pressure, and left me in the small room.<br />
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Then came the doctor. "So you're here for some vaginal bleeding?" He asked. "No. I'm here because I'm having a miscarriage." He then became irritated, I assume because of the incompetence of his staff, but it made the visit even more difficult.<br />
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I can't tell you how many times in the weeks preceding this experience that I nearly took a pregnancy test. Thank-goodness I didn't. I can't imagined what it would be like to get excited about a baby, only to lose it. I'm even more grateful that I didn't have to carry the baby, like some women, for several months, if not full term, just to lose it. I'm grateful that after weeks of heart stopping cramps, and eight days of constant and intense pain, the pregnancy tissue has finally passed and all I'm left with is a soar abdomen and heavy bleeding. I'm grateful that this doesn't mean I can't get pregnant in the future. I'm grateful that my body will heal in a matter of three months.<br />
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Nonetheless, I keep thinking about a line from a Dickinson poem, "A Loss of Something Ever Felt I-". I've lost something. I know it could have been worst, I know it happens to a lot of people, but I still feel the loss.<br />
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My baby was eight weeks along. He or she was only the size of a grape, but had a heart, a discernible nose, eyes, and mouth.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In fact, my summer was only one month and two weeks this years because I took summer courses </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(and learned all about YAL and Conrad and Casey Anthony...random, right?)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. But, I do realize that I <i>didn't</i> do a whole lot of blogging this season. And the few blogs I added were sparse and poorly assembled. Can you blame me? Summer was calling my name with it's enticing weather and an endless list of "to do"'s </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(including ANOTHER move...Blake and I now call ourselves transient bums)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1. Book list. I read like...50 some odd titles this summer amounting to 25,000ish pages and sixteen books a month. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Even for me, that's a lot!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> I updated my "Words" tab, so if you're looking for a good read, check it out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2. The Move. Oh my. Third floor. My poor family was dying after going up and down hundreds of times. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">How do we have so much stuff!?! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Not only that, we moved a week before finals! I can't say we're done moving </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(the extra bedroom is stuffed with crud, and we haven't done much decorating)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> but we do have everything we <i>need</i>. Maybe we should just trash the rest...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">3. Seven. Or rather, <i>Seven the Destroyer</i>. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4azmlI6VjgXSa3n1m7eqwdlDi66iqWbkuIHQj7Dsfa4P5kwH_C46oWBTCOv5hWNh4pIVTgmvMCa2sbTqGolF3WW2qgnh20DDwNIXL6ejcj3Vn9zM_OYTlf5APsIlL1APUtY3CkYFv4Y/s1600/IMG_0402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4azmlI6VjgXSa3n1m7eqwdlDi66iqWbkuIHQj7Dsfa4P5kwH_C46oWBTCOv5hWNh4pIVTgmvMCa2sbTqGolF3WW2qgnh20DDwNIXL6ejcj3Vn9zM_OYTlf5APsIlL1APUtY3CkYFv4Y/s320/IMG_0402.jpg" width="239" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anyway, he's a purebred Mini Schnauzer, brought here from a puppy mill in Texas. I'd recommend adoption to anyone who's considering getting a dog. We love both of our pups.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Notice there is no sauce in this recipe. Blake was freaked out by this fact (so was my dad, LOL), BUT once they tried the completed version, they were converted!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">5. New job.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Blake has once again found a new job. We both think this one will be a better environment for him. I hope we're right!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">6. The painting of the nasty apartment cabinets...this is the current project I'm working on. I didn't expect it to take this long </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(the wood is super absorbent, and needs four or five coats of paint to get the coverage I want, UGH)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> But it will look amazing once it's done, especially with the new flooring.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">7. We decided to post the Audi on KSL. It was just too expensive to fix, and we needed something more spacious. I don't know if I was sad or shocked when it sold in a mere three hours!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I now have a 2007 Nissan Altima, and I love it. It drives even smoother than the Audi, and has a V6 engine.</span><br />
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Can't wait until I have more time to mess around with this tool. Basically, you choose which colors show in the picture. Gotta love Bri's bright orange jacket!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-4418249183498227422011-07-04T09:45:00.000-07:002011-07-04T09:48:40.737-07:00Yellowstone!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PI5DnKG7sooNTRdbuGuVTn7NR-en5bFHhha9uBeFrTZnW0PavJl_r03R6csmPC8h_QqhAdixcN3TMmjRRfzjIRMGDAlbobKo-3WwDX3LakYS_Wk07aeX7gxaZIr_cWpF29az48TXGb8/s1600/DSC_0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PI5DnKG7sooNTRdbuGuVTn7NR-en5bFHhha9uBeFrTZnW0PavJl_r03R6csmPC8h_QqhAdixcN3TMmjRRfzjIRMGDAlbobKo-3WwDX3LakYS_Wk07aeX7gxaZIr_cWpF29az48TXGb8/s640/DSC_0233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIkxrKxANdYHK16LfCNrqCqfFb6pJXaEs-ZiHdOj_DBQnAMNNK3JbDRyuDqOfy_hWojajWuaMhjSBz8oXz0PD9Yqlsz20qsu7T4q9vNKVm60aXNC6wGKJszasBybiXFPAKspkLwvAua8/s1600/DSC_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIkxrKxANdYHK16LfCNrqCqfFb6pJXaEs-ZiHdOj_DBQnAMNNK3JbDRyuDqOfy_hWojajWuaMhjSBz8oXz0PD9Yqlsz20qsu7T4q9vNKVm60aXNC6wGKJszasBybiXFPAKspkLwvAua8/s640/DSC_0110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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Just the other day I met some random person, who asked me about my major. When I told him, his response was, "Oh, so you're <em>just</em> an Enlgish major."<br />
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<em>Just</em> an English major?!?!?!?! <em>Just!</em> You gotta be <em>freaking</em> kidding me!<br />
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Even though I'm "just" an English major, I'd like to point out the following things.<br />
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<em>I can...</em><br />
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Blow your mind with complex philosophical paradigms, including those of Marx, Lacan, Foucault, and Beauvoir.<br />
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Read <em>and comprehend</em> a piece of literature while applying a variety of theoretical constructs, including, but not limited to: Old Criticism, New Criticism, Reader-Response, Feminism, Queer Theory, Psychoanalysis, New Historicism, Structuralism, Deconstruction, Cultural Materialism.<br />
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Define the following words: Episteme, ontological status, aporia, diachrony, synchrony, logocentrism, transcendental signified.<br />
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Understand the world, and the people in it, better because I dedicate myself to studying them through literature.<br />
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Write in my sleep.<br />
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Add and subtract without calculators<em> (shocker!)</em><br />
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Suceed in a society that favors first level thinkers and men. <br />
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Understand that literature is not only a reflection of our society, but a <em>powerful force that molds our minds, behavoirs and history.</em><br />
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Do whatever I want. I <em>choose</em> to major in English. I could have <em>very easily</em> taken a different road. In fact, in another life, I very nearly became a science major.<br />
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Most importantly, I understand the niceties of society and know (without a doubt) that my knowledge of literature will serve me much better than who-ever-that-kid-was-that-slammed-my-major's vast knowlegde of poli-sci. (I will also take this opportunity to mention that his shirt did not match his shorts and his breath smelt of pickled eel).<br />
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And if all else fails, I can take you out back and smack you with my degree.<br />
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That is all.<br />
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Oh yeah...And for those utilitarians out there that sadly believe that income is the sole goal of education, here is a small sampling of English majors who make a whole lot more money than you and I will ever see...<br />
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■James Cameron (director, editor, producer, screenwriter of “Titanic”)<br />
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■Mario Cuomo (former governor of New York)<br />
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■Matt Damon (actor, screenwriter)<br />
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■Michael Eisner (Walt Disney CEO)<br />
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■Harrison Ford (actor)<br />
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■Jodi Foster (actress, filmmaker)<br />
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■Kathryn Fuller (World Wildlife Fund CEO)<br />
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■A. Bartlett Giamatti (President, Yale University and Commissioner of Baseball)<br />
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■Stephen King (novelist)<br />
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■Conan O’Brien (talk show host, writer)<br />
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■Joe Paterno (football coach, Penn State)<br />
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■Christopher Reeve (actor, writer, director)<br />
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■Sally Ride (astronaut)<br />
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■Susan Sarandon (actress)<br />
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■Diane Sawyer (broadcast journalist)<br />
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■Paul Simon (songwriter, singer)<br />
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■Sting (singer, songwriter, musician, actor, environmental activist)<br />
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■Steven Spielberg (filmmaker)<br />
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■Brandon Tartikoff (television executive)<br />
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■Clarence Thomas (U.S. Supreme Court Justice)<br />
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■Emma Thompson (actress, producer, screenwriter)<br />
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■Harold Varmus (Nobel laureate in medicine, Director of National Institute of Health)<br />
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■Barbara Walters (broadcast journalist)<br />
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■Pete Wilson (former governor of California)<br />
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■Reese Witherspoon (actress)<br />
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■Renee Zellweger (actress)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-3825686994028933262011-06-24T10:59:00.000-07:002011-06-24T13:38:47.820-07:00The Art of Doing NothingSince I've taken a job as receptionist I've had to master the art of doing nothing. Everyone here knows it. In fact, many have compliment my ability to stay occupied. There's such a high turnover rate for this position, I'm convinced it is because others have tried, and failed, to master this art form. <br />
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I wish to share with you my knowledge.<br />
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<em>1-Break time into units. </em><br />
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I learned this trick from the Hugh Grant film "About A Boy". When you're given <em>nine</em> hours to do <em>one</em> hour of work, it is easy to be intimidated. The key to sucess is to break that time down into units. Making it through 30 minutes is much easier than making it through an enitre day.<br />
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<em>2-Break down your work</em>.<br />
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When I first took this position, I repeatedly made the folly of doing all my work in the first hour of work, leaving the rest of the day to do nothing. I would also quickly exhausted my "things to do while doing nothing" options. This made the last few hours of work excruciating. Now I spread out the responsibilities and activities. In the morning I open up the branch, in the late morning I check the "ready for funding" que, in the afternoon I prepare files for the courier, in the mid-afternoon I audit all the logs and drawers, etc...<br />
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<em>3-Keep a list of things to do when you're doing nothing.</em><br />
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Through the weeks, I've progressively developed a list of things to fill up my "nothing" time, keeping in mind that each activity should take no longer than one or two units (other wise I wear myself out). I also like to appear busy, that way I occasionally fool even myself into believing that I'm actually doing something worthwhile. Activities include: Take a nice stroll through the branch, chat-up a member, aimlessly surf KSL.com, write in my blog, find a pirated copy of a book online and read a few chapters, write an e-mail to someone outside the credit union, etc...<br />
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By and large, I think it's safe to say I'm now a master of the art of doing nothing. Is that a marketable skill?It's hard to say.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-31995116029346666442011-06-07T09:21:00.000-07:002011-06-07T16:21:48.280-07:00The Dog Poop CookieYou know the Dog Poop Cookie Metaphor? Right? The one where you decide to make Chocolate Chip cookies so you spend time and energy gathering ingredients, mixing, creaming, stiring, measuring, baking, all in an effort to make the perfect cookie. <br />
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But by some cruel twist of fate you realize a small piece of dog poop somehow made it's way into the batter. Though the cookies look the same, smell the same, and probably taste the same, it's definitely <em>not</em> the same. In fact, the whole batch is ruin all because of one tiny piece of dog poop.<br />
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Sometimes I feel like my life is a banner for the dog poop cookie metaphor. After dedicating time, energy, concern, and who know what else to life I still somehow manage to let slip a tiny bit of dog poop into my life-batter. And <em>whabam</em>, we're back at square one, starting the recipe all over again.<br />
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Even though someone might look at my life and say, <em>Oh, that looks like a delicious cookie! I want one!</em> <br />
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Little do you know, it's chuck full of dog poop!<br />
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Then again, there's plenty about my life that <em>is</em> delicious. I just can't help but wonder when I'll stop allowing that little piece of dog poop access to <em>my</em> cookies.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-19523246496834209882011-05-26T10:29:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:29:15.493-07:00To Bri...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...who knows that saying nothing is sometimes the best thing to say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once again the parents have left to yet another engineering conference. This time at New Orleans. With them away, Blake and I decided to invite Krist, Bri, and Nate over for an overnight stay. Of course the first night I was sick and after making dinner, had to stay home while they went to a late movie. (What's up with that? Lately I've been getting sick every other week! Ugh!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, the next morning we had waffles (my favorite recipe!) then made our to the lovely lake/park down the street from us in the Daybreak community. It's one of my favorite places to go on a warm sunny day. There's parks, lovely landscaping, and a nice path that goes all the way around the lake. Here's a few of the highlights.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On another, unrelated note, for the first time in several months, I saw my favorite berry in the grocery store! </div><br />
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While this little beauty is fantastic all by itself, there is one very simply go-to recipe I use whenever I have fresh fruit and I'm worried it'll go bad before I can use it all.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Pound Cake (angle food would work as well) you of course could make the cake, but Sara Lee makes a wonderful cake that I always keep on hand in my freezer for days when I need something sweet, fast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mix the Cream, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Cold Water, Almond Extract and Pudding until smooth. Refrigerate until the pudding sets up, around 15 minutes. Layer the cake, pudding mix, and fresh fruit to creak a lovely, quick, and absolutely delicious summer time dessert!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-51242836852768439972011-05-13T15:15:00.000-07:002011-05-13T15:18:05.800-07:00If I Say "Hi" to You Do Not...My job requires that I "greet" every individual that walks through the door. This job, though at first tedious and tiresome, has become increasingly interesting. For those of you who do not want to become a victim of my uncouth sense of humor I have the following suggestions. <br />
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If someone says "Hi" do not respond by:<br />
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1. Saying "Good."<br />
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2. Looking at me in a bewildered, distracted way, so much so that you lose your footing and trip. It's not like I said something dirty, I said "Hi".<br />
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3. Look at me, then look away pretending like you never heard me. Just so ya know, <em>I know you heard me</em>, you looked when I first said it.<br />
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Here are a few more suggestions for public behavior:<br />
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1. When asking for the location of the restroom, unless you're younger than five, it is not appropriate to say, "I gotta pee, where's your bathroom?" Especially if you're a grown man. I really did not want to know that you "gotta pee".<br />
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2. I'm not a mom, so I can't make many assumptions about appropriate behaviors for parents, but I think it's safe to say that if your child is running around in circles of a bank lobby yelling "SUCKERS! SUCKERS! SUUUUUUCKEEEEERSSSSSS!" it would be a good idea to ask them to stop. Just a thought.<br />
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Any other thoughts about appropriate public behavior?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-65816192073582767022011-05-03T15:10:00.000-07:002011-05-09T10:45:00.218-07:00Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring<div style="text-align: center;">Goodbye winter, hello spring. Can I say that yet? It seems like winter has dragged on and on and on! Even now, I'm sitting in my family room with the balcony door open and my winter coat on, hoping for a ray of sunshine! Granted, it is a lot warmer than it was over the weekend (did anyone else have to scrape their car Friday morning of ice??). It's sufficiently cold and overcast today that my door should not be open. I guess I'm desperate! Besides, doesn't the saying go "April showers bring May flowers"? Well, incase mother nature is <i>not</i> aware, it is officially MAY and I want some flowers! :) I guess I should be smart enough by now to know that Utah goes directly from unbearably cold to unbearably hot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyhow, I have some fun pics from Blake and my comings and goings through this pseudo-spring time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So random question-Blake is completely obsessed with these things. His car always smells like "New Car Scent", and mine smells like "Very Berry", which is great. But does anyone else think these little hanging trees look kind of trashy??....What do you think?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyhow, back on track: <em>Dinner at my grandma Money's</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0aBkudfs797X48i5ZTXTD3uNi1D2xUsTvrJlI4DY_Rku4ol7UIU27h_LEQdvcFwhrLFmBp8Ogr_wykXvYyCTw9ZEzhhYPO4iyaKXW-J4K4AZTYzGqqKkl9i1rwgmZ1CrUw0ycyLUT4M/s1600/DSC_0102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0aBkudfs797X48i5ZTXTD3uNi1D2xUsTvrJlI4DY_Rku4ol7UIU27h_LEQdvcFwhrLFmBp8Ogr_wykXvYyCTw9ZEzhhYPO4iyaKXW-J4K4AZTYzGqqKkl9i1rwgmZ1CrUw0ycyLUT4M/s400/DSC_0102.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hahahahhahahahahaha-I love my mom. Not to mention my grandma's funny expression, is she eating something sour? IDK, all I know is the jello we're all eating is delic. (Does Nate have a little mexi-stache going on??)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<em>Nelson Family Party</em></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a family party at my Aunt Sandra's. Here's Kristen and our cousin's daughter, Addison. Isn't she so cute? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJxktBNYTxgwRnC82zsX7pPEMpoB9CCrnO76H2GY0BV_Wh8QiKO5-KZqECd23tbcUEPNbaVIxiuhdSjDmyGCyFP7W2WImtHI2v2wfxSZEYRagncef9gXHeqISw_AEw3vz9Cn4dyEI1JE/s1600/DSC_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJxktBNYTxgwRnC82zsX7pPEMpoB9CCrnO76H2GY0BV_Wh8QiKO5-KZqECd23tbcUEPNbaVIxiuhdSjDmyGCyFP7W2WImtHI2v2wfxSZEYRagncef9gXHeqISw_AEw3vz9Cn4dyEI1JE/s400/DSC_0112.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Emily's Twelfth Birthday Party</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily (center) is my sister-in-law. She turned twelve and I helped out with her party by making pizza for the group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On to the next event, McDonnalds! So, Blake decided that he wanted to go the the McDonnalds "grand opening" for the new McDonnalds in Herriman. His motivation being that if he stayed over night he'd get a coveted free combo meal <em>for a year </em>(I personally think that sounds kind of disgusting...but whatev'). There was only one hitch, he didn't get off work in time. Enter, me and Denny. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3bKuZiXX2ekIVnrKtZCMlp92eKN7jUTZqUpfoBsxFFhonery9qi7_LHgji4Kq_YIBiJtnRZ7lKEoLg_zaELoa3kTQOZqWd8SOZTSk8oW1dZICjeI4VcBroIT9Vp9zmD2Q1iSez1cU6A/s1600/IMG_0093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY3bKuZiXX2ekIVnrKtZCMlp92eKN7jUTZqUpfoBsxFFhonery9qi7_LHgji4Kq_YIBiJtnRZ7lKEoLg_zaELoa3kTQOZqWd8SOZTSk8oW1dZICjeI4VcBroIT9Vp9zmD2Q1iSez1cU6A/s320/IMG_0093.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I couldn't tell you why I'm smiling in this picture, it was freezing cold, even Denny was cold, and I sat for several hours waiting. When Blake got off work he switched me places and stayed all night long with his brother and friend Nick.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Journey to the Center of the Earth!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever been to Bingham Copper Mine? Well Blake and I live about ten minutes away, and since I"ve never been before, we headed on over. The pit was unbelievably deep, this picture really doesn't do it justice. They've truly dug thruogh an entire mountain. It was pretty awesome, they have monster trucks there that make buses look like toys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With Blakes new job, he doesn't have many saturdays off. A couple saturdays ago he was actually off! And we were wasting it! Just sitting around, not sure what to do when <i>bam </i>we saw an episode of Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on Food Network, telling us to head over to Ruth's Diner up Immigration Canyon for a superb breakfast. And it was to die for!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even though there arestill skiffs of snow on the ground, we couldn't stop oursleves from going summer clothes shopping!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kristen, Bri, mom, and I went. Isn't this bag cute?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yeah, and Blake was there too! He got some Tom's shoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, we had a family party for Easter and I tried out a Blueberry Lemon Cheesecake bar recipe. I forgot to take a pretty picture, and took one half way through dessert-they don't look like much but they are SO great! In fact, most of the recipes I try just end up saved on my computer, very few actually make it to my recipe box, on a recipe card, but this one did. So I'm not lying when I say, this is a keeper and you should try it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mix all these very well, I use the same food processor (or blender). Once the crust has cooled, pour the mix over the it. Drop 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries into the filling. The blueberries break down as they bake and are SO delicious by the time it's all done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So as you may (or may not) know, there's currently a Carl Bloch exhibition at the BYU Museum of Art. He was a truly inspirational figure and amazing painter. The painting above is a really well known one, and one of my personal favorites. He has such an amazing way of capturing emotions and has a unique view of Christs emotions. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Me, my mom, my sisters, my aunt Leslie and cousin Kim went to it yesterday and absolutely loved it! It's free, you can go online to reserve tickets (which I'd recommend doing, there were a lot of people "standing-by" because they didn't have tickets). You can rent an i-pad for three dollars which guides you through the paintings, various analytical views, and meanings. Afterwhich, we stopped at the Creamery on 9th. It was lovely, even Blake (who really didn't want to go) ended up enjoying it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a great, cheap date! You should go!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-54112844266982824692011-04-02T10:35:00.000-07:002011-04-02T10:35:46.732-07:00Tie-Dye Cupcakes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8MELR0mQxLg3rWR0gziyl4-jrlvOEqM3J1IJOxI7wc6f-wJairZYpS-slIzT51kCP6yXRgmnjkVA7MRqScvJnFZt20OqX4Di-YhnorBKRJFNZNIRDGPiJdrw2NhQsXspWkchSCkQUec/s1600/IMG_0064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF8MELR0mQxLg3rWR0gziyl4-jrlvOEqM3J1IJOxI7wc6f-wJairZYpS-slIzT51kCP6yXRgmnjkVA7MRqScvJnFZt20OqX4Di-YhnorBKRJFNZNIRDGPiJdrw2NhQsXspWkchSCkQUec/s400/IMG_0064.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How would I describe these scrumptious little concoctions?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very cute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SUPER easy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crowd Pleaser.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Could it get any better?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My family has been making these little morsels for a while now. We call them Tie-Dye Cupcakes because we like to color the batter and frosting fun and crazy colors (as you can see!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's what I do:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Prepare a white cake mix without egg yolks according to package directions. If you want to color the batter, keeping the egg yolks out will ensure the batter is true to color, and the yellow in the yolks won't make your colors funky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Add an entire, 8 oz package of cream cheese and mix until well blended.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Keep in mind, the batter will be lumpy because of the cream cheese. Don't worry, it's totally worth it. The cake will turn out very moist and won't crumble apart because of the lumpy cream cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. (Optional) Divide the batter into three bowls and add correlating colors-this is the tie-dye part. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Drop batter into lined cupcake tins. Bake according to package instructions</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having a good frosting recipe is also key. In the picture above I piped the frosting on, but it looks yummy and homemade if you just spread it on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Frosting</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 cup Butter (room temperature)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 cups powdered sugar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 tablespoon milk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 teaspoon extract (I usually go with either Almond extract or Lemon extract, but you could use any extract, vanilla included.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar until smooth. Add extract and milk until it reaches the desired consistency (1 tablespoon does it for me, but you can add more or less if necessary.) It's also noteworthy that if you are piping the frosting onto the cupcakes, you'll likely need more frosting than you'd need if just spreading it on-double this recipe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-59556185013241224782011-03-30T12:35:00.000-07:002011-03-30T12:35:10.542-07:00A little story I like to call, "What the?...."<div style="text-align: center;">Has life ever given you an opportunity that was scary, unexpected, and maybe a little questionable? Have you ever made a decision to go with that opportunity, even though it was scary, because you had a feeling that it was the right decision? Call it intuition, inspiration, or faith, whatever you call it, you go with the unexpected opportunity but later find yourself saying "What the...?" Why did we do this again? Why am I here? What was I feeling? Was it the wrong choice?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As you all know, at the beginning of the year Blake was given the opportunity to take a new job. Part of this new job required that we move out to Herriman, I had to transfer branches with America First, we left friends and comfort behind, and we really had to rearrange our lives because of this change. But we did it because it just felt right. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As the weeks ticked by we began to question the move in jobs as well as homes. The ward felt awkward because we were going to church with residents Blake has to deal with during the week. Blake was working 50+ hour weeks, as well as feeling an enormous amount of pressure from his manager. Not to mention a whole fiasco concerning a time-off request. Though he was successfully leasing apartments, he continued to feel discouraged. The primary reason for the move was because he wanted more opportunities to grow, but after a couple weeks he’d been delegated to little more than a glorified leasing agent. While the commission and overtime-pay was awesome (usually doubling his paycheck), the stress and disappointment had begun to overwhelm.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We’d hit a brick wall. Here we’d done the scary thing because we were sure it was the right course for our lives. Yet all we had to show for the decision was stress and frustration. It’d become so overwhelming we had to start looking at other options. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Moving was our first priority. We needed to put some distance between family and work. With almost perfect timing the basement apartment in Blake’s dad’s house came open. A two bedroom apartment, twice the size of the one we’re currently in, centrally located to school and work, it just made sense. Thrity-days ago Blake submitted a notice that he’d be leaving. We started packing Monday, and had arrangements to be out by Friday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Amidst all these changes, Blake’s entire office staff was changed. His manager and all the leasing agents who had become his friends were moved to a different (easier) property, leaving him with a new manager an entirely new staff, a huge leasing mess. It was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Blake started exploring other employment options. Not seriously, casually, knowing that where ever he went, he’d have issues. But also knowing that if things continued down the same course, switching jobs would be an inevitability. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So why the crap were we brought out here?! I kept feeling we needed to give the entire situation more time, and after a while Blake started feeling like patience was key. But it was SO hard! Time, when you’re unhappy and struggling, DRAGS ON AND ON!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">With that said, Monday morning Blake received a phone call from corporate, requesting Blake and his former manager to come down to visit with them. The entire meeting was centered around Blake’s needs, and how they can help him overcome previously experienced obstacles to get the property in a better situation, as well as Blake. The company expressed their desire to keep Blake on their team, that they wanted him with the company as a career not a transient job.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Huh…okay…a step in the right direction.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Fast forward three days, they offer Blake a $155.00 deduction off rent to keep him living on-site. We decline the offer. Then this morning, they offer us free rent, a better apartment, and a raise. And suddenly “What the..?” becomes, “Oh, I see.”</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Without the financial burden of rent, we’ll be able to save for a mortgage, pay-off our cars, and who knows what else! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All I can say is I’m glad we followed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Last week we went to Va-va-va-vegas! My dad has to do so many "extended education hours" to keep his license, so he went their for a conference, and of course the rest of the family are more than willing to take any opportunity to take a vacation! Here's some pics (taken by my phone b/c I forgot my camera!!).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we found this delic breakfast shop called the Egg and I. You should definitely give it a try if you make it down there. Look how cute! It's a smily face! </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think Nate had his fill. ;)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also checked out the Hoover Dam. This is the bridge you now drive over (instead of the dam). My dad really wanted to check this out because he's a structural engineer.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nate and my dad. Their eyes are all squinty because it was nice and sunny at the dam.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh my! We found the absolutely fantastic little shop call Max Brenners. It's located inside of Caesars Palace and is entirely dedicated to chocolate. Hello heaven.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we don't enjoy what most enjoy in Vegas, we had a good time. We went to the outlet malls, the Strip, Hoover dam, New York, New York Roller coaster, and a super cool Cirque Du Soleil show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-34690944796131465362011-03-12T16:40:00.000-08:002011-03-12T16:42:01.017-08:00Um...Is it too late?It's never too late!....right?....<br />
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I just realized today I never downloaded these pictures off of my camera-didn't want to waste him so I present to you.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CHRISTMAS PICTURES</span>! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Please stop laughing.</span><br />
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Is anyone else curious to know why Peter is always at the park? Is he like twelve or something?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-37275394387975599732011-02-21T09:37:00.000-08:002011-02-21T10:15:00.438-08:00It's Been a Loooooong Time<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Wow, so much has happened since I last posted!! Between the craziness of Christmas, a move, two new jobs, a dog and new school semester I haven't found time to update my blog. But here we go!:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #741b47;">Late last December Blake was offered a job. It's the same line of work (property management) as his current job at the Branbury, but we both felt like there would not only be more immediate pay, but more future opportunities for him. The only hitch is we would have to move. So the first week in January we packed up our stuff and left Spanish Villa in Orem for Farmgate apartments in Herriman. The company Blake now works for has many apartment communities in the Salt Lake valley, but since Farmgate is where Blake is working (and since it's brand new!) we decided to move there. For those of you who are unfamiliar with where Herriman is located, it's to the west of South Jordan and east of Bingham Copper Mine. The property happens to be located about a mile outside of Daybreak (which is the road we take to get there) and next door to the new Herriman High School. Here's a few pics of our new home!</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So the company Blake works for has a really awesome Christmas party every year. This year it was in Park City. The company pays for a delicious, gourmet dinner, and this year also paid for us to stay a night at the Marriott right off historic Main. The party itself was fun (the open bar made things extra interesting), and the next morning we went to a really good diner called The Eating Establishment. The town itself was SO quite, I've never been up there with so few tourists. Anyhow, these are a few pictures I shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These were SO yummy and SO easy. I made them last Sunday morning. I'll post the recipe soon.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577705492084554584.post-34946066124530448902010-12-11T09:08:00.000-08:002010-12-11T09:12:27.986-08:00Christmas Tree HuntingThis is my family's new favorite tradition, Christmas Tree Hunting! For some ridiculously cheap price, like ten bucks, you can buy a Christmas tree tag to go cut down your own tree. Here's some pics from this years Christmas Tree hunt.<br />
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