It's a Girl!

The news is in! My sister in law is having a girl!! Yay for babies! Yay for Janelle and Lance! Yay for being an aunt! I love it. I'm the oldest in my family and the first to get married so you can imagine how wonderful it was to become an instant aunt by marriage! In fact 3 weeks before our wedding Renee (John's sister) had her first baby Jonus (dun dun dun dun dun dun He's carrying the wheel) and two days before our wedding his other sister Suzie had Zach! I am the proud Aunt of Camille, Greg, Clair, Alexis, Zach, Jonus, Haley, and soon to be baby LeeElle jr. mock (eh?, what do you think Janelle)! I miss them and wish that I lived closer so I could babysit and play with them. I'd like to think I'm the favorite Aunt but let's be honest I've got tough competition. (love ya Alyse, Suzie, Renae, & Janelle)

Thank You Thursday!

Today I would like to thank my dear friend Shannon for jazzing up my blog. She is amazing at blog designs and layouts. I went over to her house last night we had such a good time talking, hanging out, and of course working on the blog (although it really wasn't a we effort on the blog it was more of a she effort). Shannon is really talented! She is a computer whiz, great mom, stellar interpreter, and an awesome photographer (on our next "date" I hope to pick her brain and learn some handy camera tricks). Thanks again Shannon for your help! (Check out some of her photos...I have her link on my blog roll) This is one of my favorite photos of Shannon. Isn't she beautiful? And get this she took the picture!!

Say Cheese!

Here is my new Camera. It is a Sony Cyber Shot DSC-W80. Thanks to my work for the Best Buy gift card, my parents, my in-laws, and my grandparents for the birthday funds that went toward purchasing my new toy. It's so cool, I'm still learning all of its bells and whistles. Hopefully this will aid me in achieving my goal of taking more pictures.

Are you there Blog? It's me Margret.

Confession. Since entering the blog world I have stumbled upon many blogs that I enjoy. My favorites list is getting longer and longer everyday as I fill it with links to people's blogs who "I know" because I was on so and so's blog and checked out their blog roll which led me to this blog etc. I enjoy finding out what's going on in their lives; the births, the purchases, the new skill, their accomplishments, pictures, or enjoyable moments. (Is it just me or is everyone having babies?) I feel like I know some of them now. Will we exchange Christmas cards or go on double dates together? Sadly no. I wonder if ________ had her baby? or I wonder how their move went?

Creepy? maybe. But I can't help it. I've had the desire to leave comments before but never have for fear of being thought of as the weird stalker girl, but hey I can't be alone in this obsession right?..... Bueller?..... Bueller? Maybe I'm looking for justification or reassurance or possibly confidence to admit my "problem" to the authors. I don't know. Nevertheless I really enjoy "meeting" these people relating to them and seeing that there are many passengers in my same boat.

He's Back!

This is a shout out to my BFF John. He is so wonderful! John is in law school and just finished his last final yesterday! Finals at any level/school are long and gruesome however it is my personal experience that law school finals are especially unpleasant(I'm sure some other graduate programs are similar) . John's last day of school was at the end of April so all of May has been devoted to finals. He is a busy man juggling church, the band, me, school, and everything else. John is good about setting aside a little time here and there for us even if it is just a few minutes to talk or cuddle etc. Two weeks ago when I found out I passed my NIC test he took me out to dinner despite his upcoming tests. He has been diligent in his studying and staying at the library past midnight (apparently I can be a distraction!?) last week I think we slept in the same bed and the same time twice...maybe three times, whatever it was it was not cool. I don't know how he can go on so little sleep for so long and when I say so little I'm talking 3 hours or less. I'm glad he's done with finals and can catch up on his sleep and guitar playingand play with me more! I'm so proud of him and all the hard work he's put in this past year. Welcome back sweetie!

Under Arm Flab?? Have a Baby!

Monday morning I woke up and my arms were really sore. I felt like I had done a thousand push ups. As many of you know I am a sign language interpreter by profession which means I move my arms-a lot! It is not uncommon for my arms to hurt especially after a long or strenuous assignment but seeing as I hadn't signed for 4 days I didn't know what was causing the pain. Enter Mateo. He is my little friend. His mom and I work together (we are friends too). I babysat this cute little guy on Sunday. He is adorable coming in at around 11 lbs. You would think that from all the signing/moving I do my arms would have some tone and strength to them-wrong! I actually am getting what I affectionately call Relief Society arms, you know the under arm flab that waves to everyone after you've stopped waving. Needless to say holding/bathing/feeding/tending to Teo for a few hours on Sunday did it!! And I'm not complaining I would do it again in a heartbeat! Here's looking forward to having babies and strong arms!

I PASSED!!!

I have passed my National Interpreting Test!!!! This is huge for me. I'm now a real bonafide interpreter according to RID (the governing board for interpreters). It's an amazing feeling to achieve something you've worked so long and hard for. I didn't even feel this way when I graduated college! But I digress. Woo Hoo!!!

Mo Roco Eat Your Heart Out!

Love this!! I'm glad that I can only relate to 99% of these things (can't claim the mullet-whew!) I found this entertaining and appropriate for today.

You Know You Grew Up In The 80's or Early 90's If:
1. You've ever ended a sentence with the word SIKE.
2. You watched the Pound Puppies.
3. You can sing the rap to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and can do the Carlton
4. Girls wore biker shorts under their skirts and felt stylishly sexy.
5. You yearned to be a member of the Baby-sitters club and tried to start a club of your own.
6. You owned those lil' Strawberry Shortcake pals scented dolls.
7. You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey on Blossom
8. Two words: Hammer Pants
9. If you ever watched "Fraggle Rock"
10. You had plastic streamers on your handle bars... and spokey-dokes or playing cards on your spokes for that incredible sound effect
11. You can sing the entire theme song to "Duck Tales" (Woo ooh!)
12. It was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
13. You wore a ponytail on the side of your head.
14. You saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the big screen..and still know the turtles names.
15. You got super-excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
16. You made your mom buy one of those clips that would hold your shirt in a knot on the side. 17. You played the game "MASH"(Mansion, Apartment, Shelter, House)
18. You wore stonewashed Jordache jean jackets and were proud of it.
19. L.A. Gear....need I say more?
20. You wanted to change your name to "JEM" in Kindergarten. (She's Truly Outrageous.)
21. You remember reading Tales of a fourth grade nothing and all The Ramona books.
22. You know the profound meaning of "WAX ON, WAX OFF"
23. You wanted to be a Goonie.
24. You ever wore fluorescent clothing.
25. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off and his cheeks shifted.
26. You have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf.
27. You took lunch boxes to school... and traded Garbage Pailkids in the schoolyard.
28. You remember the CRAZE, then the BANNING of slap bracelets.
29. You still get the urge to say "NOT" after every sentence.
30. You remember Hypercolor t-shirts.
31. Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band.
32. You thought She-ra (Princess of Power!) and He-Man should hook up.
33. You thought your childhood friends would never leave because you exchanged handmade friendship bracelets.
34. You ever owned a pair of Jelly-Shoes.
35. After you saw Pee-Wee's Big Adventure you kept saying "I know you are, but what am I?" 36. You remember "I've fallen and I can't get up"
37. You remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates.
38. You ever got seriously injured on a Slip and Slide.
39. You have ever played with a Skip-It.
40. You had or attended a birthday party at McDonalds.
41. You've gone through this nodding your head in agreement.
42. You remember Popples.
43. Don't worry, be happy
44. You wore like, EIGHT pairs of socks over tights with high top Reeboks.
45. You wore socks scrunched down (and sometimes still do..getting yelled at by younger hip members of the family)
46. You remember boom boxes and walking around with one on your shoulder like you were all that.
47. You remember watching both Gremlins movies.
48. You know what it meant to say "Care Bear Stare!!"
49 You remember watching Rainbow Bright and & My Little Pony Tales
50. You thought Doogie Howser/Samantha Micelli was hot.
51. You remember Alf, the lil furry brown alien from Melmac.
52. You remember New Kids on the Block when they were cool...and don't even flinch when people refer to them as "NKOTB"
53. You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell," The ORIGINAL class.
54. You know all the words to Bon Jovi - SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
55. You just sang those words to yourself.
56. You remember watching Magic vs. Bird.
57. Homemade Levi shorts.. (the shorter the better)
58. You remember when mullets were cool!
59. You had a mullet!
60. You still sing "We are the World"
61. You tight rolled your jeans.
62. You owned a bannana clip.
63. You remember "Where's the Beef?"
64. You used to (and probably still do) say "What you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
65 You had big hair and you knew how to use it.
66. You're still singing shot through the heart in your head, aren't you!

Missing Friends

1. Me and Sarah playing DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) and Kevin admire our mad skills.

2. Kevin and John on the slip n slide.

3. John, Kevin, and Andy. Old married men.

4. Brent, Hannah, and John at a primary activity day. (Brent or should I say Nephi told us about the journey we were about to go on)

5. David and me in costume at our cinco de mayo party.

6. In the background you'll see David, Kirk, and Greg. In the foreground,Sarah hitting the pinata at the cinco de mayo party.

Last night I was missing my friends who no longer live close by. **Disclaimer: I did not have picture of everyone-sorry! It doesn't mean that we miss you any less.** We are blessed to have such wonderful friends. I love them and miss them all!

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.
Walt Whitman

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Carl Jung

The Joys of Moving

One of the things about moving to a new area is not knowing the 411 on the local stores/restaurants etc. In Utah if I was feeling wealthy and/or craving good bread for homemade french toast I would go to Great Harvest and get their Cinnaburst bread-delicious! I knew what restaurants were good and which ones to avoid. I knew that Papa Johns was better than Papa Murphy's or Five Buck Pizza. I new Macy's was generally cheaper than smiths. You get my point. Now that we're in El Segundo we don't know what is good or where it is. El Segundo is really unique too in that it's a small town (approx. 16,000) and doesn't have "typical" stores. There are two fast food places on the edge of town. Other than that most restaurants are mom and pop shops-no chains. There's a Ralphs on the El Segundo border but in the town we have Cooks a family owned store. I find that charming and feel strongly about supporting local businesses. They can be more expensive but in many cases it's worth it, that is if you are not currently supporting a law student and can afford the extra $1 here or there.
My point in all of this is that we are not that familiar with our area to know who has the best burgers or the cheapest cucumbers. It will all come in time and hey, what better place to learn than El Segundo.

10 hours of sleep!!!

Last night I was exhausted! It's always a goal of mine to get to bed at a decent time but it rarely happens. There are just not enough hours in a day to do everything. After we made dinner, did the dishes, and made lunches I went to lay down and read a little. John came in saying he would stay just for a little bit as he still had some reading to do but that little bit turned into a lot for both of us, we were asleep by 7:30 pm!!!It was glorious although I still wanted to sleep when my alarm went off at 5:00am. It's amazing what a good nights rest can do. I love not feeling tired, if only I could get 10 hours of sleep every night. The only down side to this is that I did not get the errands done that I needed to. oh well it was worth it.

I've realised my blogs are boring. Other people blog about:

• their kids...don't have any
• T.V. shows...we only get two channels on a good day
• their job/work...can't do that because of confidentiality
• their day...I do the same thing everyday work and then go to a Dr. appt, eat, go back to work, then sleep (this is why I get so excited about little things like spaghetti sauce and tulips;)
• their opinions...I definitely have those but I'm not always able to write mine down in a clear/concise/and tactful way (I'm working on it)

So bear with me hopefully the blog will get a little more interesting.

Yummy Easter Candy

This is one of the reasons I look forward to Easter- Cadburry Mini Eggs. If you have not experienced the joy that is Cadburry Mini Eggs I would recommend you do so and let me know what you think.

GOALS

They say if you write down your goals they are more likely to happen. 21 days to break or make a habit right?

1. Drink at least two bottles of water while at work
2. Take my multi-vitamen everyday
3. Take more pictures
4. Read at least one book a month

Soccer Mom to the Rescue

I enjoy fruit. Luckily it is good for you. However I tend to like the more expensive fruits i.e. mango's, papaya, guava, melons, any kind of berry... These fruits though delicious do not lend themselves to be purchased for daily consumption but rather occasional treats. So I have to find some other fruit to help me reach my 5 servings of fruit/vegetables a day (which doesn't happen often enough).

Growing up we had a choice of three fruits for our lunches- apples, oranges, and bananas because they are the cheapest. Occasionally we had grapes but for the most part I mostly remember the apples, oranges, and bananas. Because I ate these everyday I'm kind of sick of them now. I need variety! John is more tolerant of repetition and more traditional in his fruit choices than I am. At the store a few weeks ago he bought oranges, I figured I would try to eat them the best I could (sometimes when I'm sick of food I just won't eat it, John not wanting to waste will finish off the remaining food but this habit of mine kind of bugs him). Before I go on let explain why I don't like oranges.

1. When you peel them they get under your nails
2. I don't like the white stuff that's under the skin but over the orange
3. I don't like the membrane/sac surrounding each individual orange section
4. They get in your teeth
5. Overall they are a pain to eat

Anywho the next few days I did my best removing the rind from my nails, bringing floss to get the leftovers out...my feelings for oranges had not changed. John would say, "That was a delicious orange today don't you think?" Not so much.

Then in a wave of inspiration I decided to go soccer mom style and cut my oranges into wedges. BAM! Everything has changed. I am able to enjoy the sweet juicy goodness of an orange with very little hassle. Orange ya glad for soccer mom's!

Where is the Love?

Back in 2003 John's roommate at the time (Kirk) purchased this plant. It was affectionately, well maybe not affectionately but anyway, they called it the love plant. It was to symbolize John and my relationship which at the time was non-existent. They didn't water or tend to it, in many ways it was ignored but somehow it grew! (The parallels between the plant and our relationship are un-canny!) When John and Kirk moved out John got the love plant. We then replanted it into this lovely Wal*Mart special pot and it's been doing well ever since. That was the case until about two weeks ago I was cleaning the house and decided to water our plants and give them some sun. They are not by any windows so I placed them out on the balcony while I did other chores. In all my cleaning excitement I left them out a little too long. Our other plants were fine soaking up all the sun they could get (they are also in the ivy family) however our poor little love plant didn't take to well to the sun. Since then the majority of it's leaves have fallen off and it's turning yellow in spots as you can see from the above photos (it once was full and beautiful). A sad story indeed. Apparently I gave it too much love. You can only imagine what the implications of this will be on our relationship! Maybe I should cut back to hand shakes only with John?...yeah that's not going to happen any time soon.

Good Deal!


This is the BEST spaghetti sauce! It tastes great and is only $1.02 at Target. The four cheese one is also tasty. As Fergie says, check it out!
I love bargains but honestly who doesn't. Wait a minute I live in LA where people constantly are paying ridiculous amounts of money for trivial things. Anywho...if you know of other great deals let me know!

Oh Mike Rowe



Holy Cow it's Monday!!! This weekend went by too fast but was enjoyably busy. John and I went out to dinner Friday night at Islands, how I love their Maui burger. Then after doing some laundry at my Grandma's we watched a movie at home.
Saturday we helped the Adams move into their house. It's beautiful! We've done everything we can think of to convince Uncle Steve to give up his office for us. Really when you think about it it's selfish of him to not let us have his office, he has 2 offices already, one at work and one at church! But I digress.
I got my hair cut! I had this "I'm growing my hair out"/mullet look going on and it was not good, luckily it has been remedied. Saturday night my sister came over and spent the night because we sang in church on Sunday. We had a tasty lunch together after church. B.T.W. my dad makes the best tri-tip! Anywhoo it was a jam packed weekend, the effects of which are being felt today.
For those of you who are wondering about the picture...it's Mike Rowe from Discovery channels Dirty Jobs. I love him! He's witty, entertaining, and has a great voice but most of all it's just a funny picture.

Getting to Know Me


I figured I would expedite the introduction process by doing one of these ridiculously long question answer thingies. There are too many questions. My advice- don't do it all at once, you'll be sick of me before you get to #38. So perooze at your own convience. Here we go...

1. I am the oldest of 6 kids
2. I am very organized
3. Animals (house pets specifically) and I have an understanding... we are civil with each other. You might say we're acquaintances. We don't go out looking for one another but when forced to spend time together we make it work.
4. I wanted to be a teacher when I was growing up and started out on the path in college. Then my sophomore year I took and interpersonal communications class and absolutely loved it so I changed my major to speech communications. When I transferred to BYU they said they had a Speech Comm. program but when I went to register and declare a major with them Speech Comm was nowhere to be found!! I was misinformed and had to choose a new major in a few hours. The Linguistics dept. would accept the majority of my credits so I signed up for that. The linguistics professor I spoke with told me not to do linguistics...I should have listened to him. Cest' la vie!
5. My favorite shows are Grey's Anatomy, 24, anything on the food network/TLC/HGTV or discovery.
6. I would like a new wardrobe picked out by Clinton and Stacy from What Not to Wear.
7. I am fluent in American Sign Language. I took four years of Spanish which means I can conjugate with the best of them but my speaking abilities are limited to "I don't like butter" (not true I love butter), "the fries are cold", "hello my name is___", "where is the bathroom" "how do you say_", and a few other useless phrases.
8. I love bargains not as much as my mom or grandpa matern but I still love bargains.
9. I am so in love with my husband. He's very patient, kind, and funny(this is not an all inclusive list). He's awesome!
10. I have a license plate frame that said "legs like barbie, chest like ken". It fits me and my car.
11. I am a bad speller. Thank goodness for spell check!
12. I have a tender heart. I once cried during an episode of family matters.
13. I don't mind earthquakes, I don't look forward to them but they aren't that scary for me.
14. I love living in southern California.
15. I have lived in Lawndale, Anaheim, Fullerton, Provo, Spanish Fork, UT, Pleasant Grove UT, Hawthorne, and El Segundo.
16. I have been in 11 states: CA, NV, AK, HI, AZ, UT, ID, MT, WY, GA, FL.
17. I have a pet peeve when it comes to toilet paper. I think it should fall forward like a waterfall. I can't stand 1-ply toilet paper or the toilet paper squares. Utah does not have toilet seat covers in their public bathrooms! I was appalled, luckily I'm good at hovering.
18. I have many best friends.
19. I love musicals!!!
20. I try to stay in contact with people.
21. I do not like mayonnaise/miracle whip, sour cream, or ranch.
22. I love dessert. I always have room for dessert. One of the Adams girls once wanted dessert but hadn't finished her dinner and came up with this response which I use often, "I have two stomachs. A dinner stomach and a dessert stomach. My dinner stomach is full but my dessert stomach is still empty."
23. I thought Jonathan was the cutest from NKOTB, I even had a pillow case!
24. I love Disneyland and Disney movies. Especially the ones from the old days that had songs.
25. I can still recite the words to almost any Disney song.
26. I love amusement/theme parks.
27. I love roller coasters.
28. I have been in four car accidents. The most recent was June of last year.
29. I love being an aunt.
30. I'm excited and nervous about being a mom (no I'm not pregnant right now)
31. I wear glasses and I have contact but I can't touch my eye.
32. I've always wanted to take a photography class.
33. I really enjoy helping others.
34. Someone once misspelled my mom's name (Lynell), she sounded it out and came up with LeeElle. She like it so much she decided to name her first daughter it. Many people make comments about the spelling but let me assure you I saw the other options and this was the best one.
35. I've always liked my name. It's so unique. I am constantly having to explain it to people. My name is one word, two capitals, no space. Yes I know there are only two letters in my name and I love it!
36. When I was little I would pretend my name was Stacy.
37. I am LDS.
38. I graduated from BYU. I majored in Linguistics and minored in TESOL (teaching english to speakers of other languages).
39. I enjoy cooking, if only I had more time and financial resources.
40. I love to read children's books.
41. I don't have a favorite color although I'm partial to reds, greens, and browns.
42. One of my favorite memories of John is when his eyes got a little watering on our wedding day. He denies this but I know what I saw.
43. I love kids!
44. Tulips are my favorite flowers.
45. I love to laugh, luckily I married a very funny man.
46. I know how to drive a stick shift car.
47. I love to sing. I've been told that my voice is not suited to rock n' roll. That's fine I'll stick to musicals and church music:)
48. I had some pretty bad awkward years starting in jr. high and ending my sophomore year in high school. I didn't realise the poofy bangs were out of style. I have the pictures to prove it.
49. I like going out to dinner.
50. I love Mexican food.
51. I love going on dates with John
53. I like board games some of my favorites are: balderdash, loaded question, blockus, mad gab, and taboo.
54. I love water activities be it water polo, swimming in any body of water i.e. beach, lake, or pool. boogie boardind, snorkeling, skiing...you name it!
55. I have monkey like toes. They are long and when I stand up they spread out pretty far-I'm okay with it.
56. I play the piano, clarinet, baritone, and trombone.
57. I love my family both immediate and extended (including my in-laws of course). I love spending time with them. Family makes me happy.
58. I love good quotes. One of my favorites is by Nelson Mandela, it's too long to write but it's about our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate but that we are more capable then we admit, anywho it's a good one.
59. I believe there is more good than bad, sometimes you have to look harder to find it.
60. Kindness goes a long way. You get more with honey than you do vinegar.
61. I like watching movies. I have too many favorites however I do not like violent &/or scary movies.
62. The jobs I have had: Babysitter, house cleaner, lifeguard, swim instructor, hostess then server at Ruby's Diner, phone rep. at quickdown.com, sign language interpreter at BYU, UVSC (two days), the U of U, El Camino College, Sorenson VRS, Adjunct Faculty at Salt Lake Community College.
63. If given a choice between the mountains and the ocean, I'd choose the ocean, however I still love the mountains.
64. I enjoyed living in Utah.
65. I have always wanted to go to New York.
66. My favorite family memories are going camping in Pine Valley and Carlsbad. We still go every year.
67. I would like to travel abroad.
68. My feelings on video games-eh. I do enjoy busta move, and most of the old school Nintendo games but I'm horrible at them. I actually move my controller when I try to jump.
69. I have more cavities than I'd like to admit. Can I just say I love the new white fillings!
70. I love specialty drinks (non-acholoic).
71. Naps are wonderful.
72. I like staying up late if I get to sleep in.
73. I love BBQ, especially my dads tri-tip.
74. I picked out by brother collin's name.
75. I have just recently started to eat cheesecake and even then I'm very picky about it.
76. I don't like the food on my plate to touch.
77. I like my house to be clean, I'm kinda a clean/neat freak.
78. Two of my friends names were Lael and Leanne. It was very confusing for people when we were together.
79. I don't like traffic although it's a necessary evil here in LA.
80. I wonder what my children will look like.
81. I'm opinionated, loud, and at times over bearing. I'm working on being more tactful.
82. I'm goofy but fun.
83. I can't stand it when people chew with their mouth open. I'm not talking about 1 or 2 chomps but the majority of chewing. I also do not like it when the chewing is loud i.e. gum chewing.
84. I love Target. I find it therapeutic to walk the store.
85. I'm taking a yoga class and I love it.
86. I love a good massage.
87. I enjoy reading, I don't do it as often as I would like. I'm able to put down a book even if I really like it, there's things to do!
88. I've been stung by a bee once, not fun. I don't like bees, snakes, or flying rubber bands.
89. Sunsets are pretty.
90. I want to make my home a place where my kids want to have their friends over.
91. I care too much about what people think of me, but I'm working on it.
92. I like the sound of running water.
93. I enjoy gardening, or at least what little I've done I have enjoyed. That will be another great thing about having a house is the ability to plant beautiful and yummy things.
94. I love that we have the power to change ourselves.
95. I love decorating shows, candace olsen is great (most of the time) and vern from the old school trading spaces.
96. I can't wait to own a house and decorate it.
97. I think snow is pretty and fun to play in. I'm not a fan of driving in it though.
98. I like Dr. Suess books. In 4th grade I won an oral interpretation contest. I memorized Oh Say can You Say. It's a book of tongue twisters. I still remember most of them.
99. I am a firm believer in communication, it was almost my major, so many misunderstanding could be avoided if we suck up our pride and talk to each other.
100. I like to read the comments people leave on my blog.
and we're done!

Something Flashy to Wet Your Appetite

I did it!!!!! I posted a picture. With this new knowledge and skill there's no telling what I'll do next. I was just composing an email announcing the birth of my blog when I thought, wait a minute no one will come back to visit if I don't put up something flashy. So ladies and gentlemen I give you tulips (courtesy of Sarah Curtis). I love tulips! I loved going to temple square in the spring to see all the tulips. Last year John took me to Thanksgiving point on my birthday for the Tulip Festival, they have over 1 million tulips on top of the normal flora and fauna, can I just say-spectacular! I was smiling and skipping all day. It's impossible to be unhappy when surrounded by beautiful flowers. Last year we also tried to have what we affectionately called the Tullis Tulip Extravaganza of 2006. We planted the bulbs with sufficient time to freeze tended to our flower boxes, then one day they started poking up out of the dirt. They grew and grew and you could see the bud ready to bloom then it either got really hot or we planted lemons, but they never bloomed. A sad story indeed. Despite this travesty my love for tulips remains.

Wow! Look at this place! It's so big... and spacious... and all mine! Who would have thought that I would actually have my own blog! I'm hoping that this will motivate me to document more of the fun and exciting events taking place in my world. Hopefully I'll do better at this blog thing than I do at keeping a journal. If not then I won't post for months, maybe even years. Here's hoping it sticks. Maybe I'll even get to the point where I can post pictures! Whoaaaa nelly. Take it easy. One thing at a time.