I absolutely love this time of year! I really enjoy the red trees. So pretty.
I am very grateful for the lack of snow we have. I'm grateful for my family, friends, my great job and employer. I'm grateful for my health, to be alive, a functioning vehicle, a roof over my head, music, the gospel and my testimony. I'm grateful for trials and the lessons that I learn from them, even if it's rough during the process. That's how I have learned some great lessons in life. I'm grateful for the leaders in my ward and Brother McGrath, my home teacher.
I'm looking forward to endless Christmas music and the feeling of Christmas all over! Oh, and let's not forget all my snow men waiting to come out and play. heehee
I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and take some time to ponder all the things you are grateful for, no matter how big or small they may be.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
School
So I have decided to go to college. At first I decided to get a two year degree, an A.A.S in General Business. So I went to SFCC to talk with a counselor about the program outline, and he was NOT helpful. I pretty much felt like I was an annoyance to him. He circled a bunch of things on the planning sheet and then handed it to me and said, "This is what you'll need to complete the course." I had also asked him to help me figure out my course if I decided to pursue a Human Resources degree. He didn't even discuss that with me at all. So, thanks to the help of Tammy, I figured out some information about the degree for Human Resources from EWU. So here's the deal.... After some research, I have decided that I am going to get my Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration:Human Resources Management. I feel really good about my decision, and feel that ultimately, this is what I want my degree in. I think it will be the most beneficial for my future career goals as well.
So I called the counseling department of SFCC back, scheduled an appointment with a different person, and will get all my details lined up. I will get my AA from the Falls with a Business emphasis and then transfer to Eastern and finish the program.
I have to admit it is very scary to me to go back to school after 10 years. I am really freaked out about math classes especially. However, I am excited that after being in Management for 10 years, I will get the education to back up my experience and really have a lot to offer future clients and/or bosses.
I will start in January and that will be the end of any sort of social life I may have, but well worth it in the end.
So I called the counseling department of SFCC back, scheduled an appointment with a different person, and will get all my details lined up. I will get my AA from the Falls with a Business emphasis and then transfer to Eastern and finish the program.
I have to admit it is very scary to me to go back to school after 10 years. I am really freaked out about math classes especially. However, I am excited that after being in Management for 10 years, I will get the education to back up my experience and really have a lot to offer future clients and/or bosses.
I will start in January and that will be the end of any sort of social life I may have, but well worth it in the end.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Edward
So, I think Michelle is the only one who hasn't finished Breaking Dawn yet. So, I will still not say anything. But the book was great! AND.... the last page is so worth waiting for.
For those of you who haven't heard, on Stephanie Meyers website, she put up a post about Midnight Sun. This is the Twilight book, but Edward is telling the story, not Bella. At first I was so ticked someone would illegally post the 264 pages because now she says she will not finish the book, at least anytime soon. Then, on Sunday I decided I would just read it anyway. And it is sooooo dang good. It cuts off right before the meadow though! Anyway, I was glued to the computer for about 4 hours. It's the best. I would totally read all the books from his view if she would write them.
Needless to say, being the cynic that I am, I can't help but wonder if this is all a plot to help drive the movie sales. Stephanie says she is pretty sure she knows who leaked the copy, and that she only gave it to people she trusted. So why?.... suddenly is this person going to betray her? Maybe money, who knows.
Plot or not, it's totally worth reading. It has typo's etc. because it was no where near being finished. However, her editors are horrible anyway, and in all her printed books there are grammar and spelling errors. I guess that's why she says she's a story teller not a writer! lol
Hey, whatever works! She tells a dang good story. And I'm sure to read it again and again.
For those of you who haven't heard, on Stephanie Meyers website, she put up a post about Midnight Sun. This is the Twilight book, but Edward is telling the story, not Bella. At first I was so ticked someone would illegally post the 264 pages because now she says she will not finish the book, at least anytime soon. Then, on Sunday I decided I would just read it anyway. And it is sooooo dang good. It cuts off right before the meadow though! Anyway, I was glued to the computer for about 4 hours. It's the best. I would totally read all the books from his view if she would write them.
Needless to say, being the cynic that I am, I can't help but wonder if this is all a plot to help drive the movie sales. Stephanie says she is pretty sure she knows who leaked the copy, and that she only gave it to people she trusted. So why?.... suddenly is this person going to betray her? Maybe money, who knows.
Plot or not, it's totally worth reading. It has typo's etc. because it was no where near being finished. However, her editors are horrible anyway, and in all her printed books there are grammar and spelling errors. I guess that's why she says she's a story teller not a writer! lol
Hey, whatever works! She tells a dang good story. And I'm sure to read it again and again.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Decided and Confirmed
So this past Sunday on the 10th, I decided to talk to Bishop Anderson about life's dilemma's. We talked about life, love, choices and goals. The cool thing about him is that he won't make a decision for anyone, but rather listen and help us to come to our own conclusions. After I expressed everything and I mean everything to him, he agreed with me that I should stay here and take advantage of the opportunity that Dr. Combs is offering me to stay employed and let me go to school during the day. And to keep working on all my other goals. I told him that at this point, that is what I felt was the right thing to do, but was really struggling with going against an answered prayer. He reassured me that I wasn't being disobedient to Heavenly Father's desires and he promised me that as I keep working on my goals, that everything will fall into place for me.
So, that is the long story short and I feel good about my decision, and glad to know that I am not going to be struck down! LOL
So, I will be starting school in January and it's kind of freaky to think about, but I'm excited for the new challenge!
So, that is the long story short and I feel good about my decision, and glad to know that I am not going to be struck down! LOL
So, I will be starting school in January and it's kind of freaky to think about, but I'm excited for the new challenge!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Decisions
Okay! I totally am unsure if I should move or not. Since I told my boss, she has brought up some logical points. She suggests that I visit Vancouver as much as I need to and check out the singles wards. She also told me that if there were regional activities I wanted to go to, that I could take the time off to go. (She knows all the Mormon lingo by now.) She said she would rather me check it out, than to move and it not be what I'm looking for. Well.... logically that makes sense. But then the other part of me fights the logic with the fact that I have prayed about this move and received such a strong YES! And now, I feel like I can't pray anymore about it because I already got an answer. I really don't know why I get like this. AND, the other annoying part if you will, is that either way, I know I will be fine. I have a great job here, I can go to school starting in January during work time. That way I won't feel so stagnant and bored professionally. But I don't feel like there is a lot of opportunity to meet guys here.
Or, I could move, still start school in January and live in an area that is MUCH larger than Spokane.
I'm going crazy these past few days. I talked with Kelli, and she says that I probably wouldn't have so much anxiety about it if I should go right now. Mom says, maybe Heavenly Father doesn't care which way I go. I have thought all these things out. Different scenarios, all the what-ifs about staying and going. The pros and cons of staying and going... yet all I want to do is pull my freaking hair out!
By the way, Breaking Dawn was awesome and I really wish I could say more, but I won't since most of you haven't finished it! Hurry it on up! I need to read it again. lol
It's my dang happy place right now! My escape from insanity!
Or, I could move, still start school in January and live in an area that is MUCH larger than Spokane.
I'm going crazy these past few days. I talked with Kelli, and she says that I probably wouldn't have so much anxiety about it if I should go right now. Mom says, maybe Heavenly Father doesn't care which way I go. I have thought all these things out. Different scenarios, all the what-ifs about staying and going. The pros and cons of staying and going... yet all I want to do is pull my freaking hair out!
By the way, Breaking Dawn was awesome and I really wish I could say more, but I won't since most of you haven't finished it! Hurry it on up! I need to read it again. lol
It's my dang happy place right now! My escape from insanity!
Friday, August 1, 2008
BREAKING DAWN!
Oh my Edward, Oh my Edward! Tonight at midnight-oh-one, Breaking Dawn comes out. The fourth and tragically final installment of Twilight! I could read this story forever! I am so excited to read about the wedding............. lol. Should be some good times there!
Yes, I have a reserved copy of the book! I will be meeting up with about 6 different friends to go to Barnes and Noble at 11. We have to check in and wait there. I'm sure people will be there dressed up on some level. I'm not even wearing my Twilight shirt. (Yes, it's sometimes embarrassing to admit how obsessed I am!)
Abby and I will be lounging at her pool all day Saturday(pending good weather) and reading. My cell will either be on silent or I will just outright ignore most phone calls. Unless you want to call and tell me you're in love with me! hahahahahhaa. Inside joke!
Anyway, let the good times begin!
Yes, I have a reserved copy of the book! I will be meeting up with about 6 different friends to go to Barnes and Noble at 11. We have to check in and wait there. I'm sure people will be there dressed up on some level. I'm not even wearing my Twilight shirt. (Yes, it's sometimes embarrassing to admit how obsessed I am!)
Abby and I will be lounging at her pool all day Saturday(pending good weather) and reading. My cell will either be on silent or I will just outright ignore most phone calls. Unless you want to call and tell me you're in love with me! hahahahahhaa. Inside joke!
Anyway, let the good times begin!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Audition Day!
My day started with me getting up at 3:45am. We got in line at about 5am. The line was the most entertaining part of my day. People watching is quite fun for me. It was still nice and cool outside and I met a really nice man named Alan, an Arena employee. He was from Austrailia and totally hillarious.
So camera crews from different news stations and different tv shows were there. Justin Guarini or whatever his name is was there representing the TV Guide channel. Girls were screaming for him and squeeling, which as you can probably imagine, didn't annoy me whatsoever at 5am. Ha!
Marshall's sister called over to him to get a picture with him, so I snapped that picture. Then this girl in a quite----- um, interesting outfit hunted Justin down. She pretty much made him give her a TV interview. He asked her to sing Amazing Grace, and in her very valley girl tone and dialect said, "Um, I don't know that song." Blah, blah. Anyway, this interview was right next to me and at one point I noticed that the camera wasn't even filming. So I don't know if she will get what she wanted out of that process!
At about 8am, we start piling into the arena. We then find our seats and at that point the Fox workers have the crowd singing, Get Ready by The Temptations. We were all yelling, singing and screaming. This went on for about an hour. Then they finally busted out the audition tables and told us the rules. ....
4 people went up at a time to a judges table. 1 person at a time would step up, sing your song until you were given the hand to stop singing. Then the next one would go. After everyone was done, everyone stepped forward and they either said yes or no. If you were told no, you got your wristband snipped and out you went. If you got a yes, you had to go to a different area and spend about an hour or more being filmed and filling out paperwork.
So at about 1:30, Marshall and I got down to the floor, and at about 1:45 or so, stepped up in our line of 4 and auditioned.
I was really torn between singing Beautiful Disaster and At Last. So, when I stepped forward, out came Beautiful Disaster. I feel I did very well. I wasn't even nervous at all, (since you all know how much I wanted to be there anyway.) At this point, I was starving, had to pee and wanted out of that arena. While I was singing, the judge wouldn't look at me. In fact, she never looked at anyone while they were singing. So she called us all up to the table, told us "Thank you for coming. It's great that all of you were here. We couldn't do the show without you and you had some pretty solid performances. But we are looking for stronger singers this year for season 8. Have a good day."
So, as we walked out, (feeling completely relieved), Marshall starts screaming, "I'm free! Whoooooooo! As you can imagine, I was just loving being seen with him during his stupid moments. Well as we walk out, we get a camera slammed in our face asking us what we thought about auditions. Marshall continues on screaming in his obnoxious way, talking about how he needs to pee etc. Meanwhile, I'm shaking my head, completely embarrassed by him and saying something like, I really hope I don't get stuck on TV with him. The auditions were fun, its a long day and I'm ready to go home. We then had to hike up 8 flights of stairs to get out. lol.
So that is the end of the American Idol journey. I would never want to do it again. But it definitely is an experience, that's for sure!
Now I have to survive another 10 hour drive stuck in a car with Marshall. Pray I make it home safe.
So camera crews from different news stations and different tv shows were there. Justin Guarini or whatever his name is was there representing the TV Guide channel. Girls were screaming for him and squeeling, which as you can probably imagine, didn't annoy me whatsoever at 5am. Ha!
Marshall's sister called over to him to get a picture with him, so I snapped that picture. Then this girl in a quite----- um, interesting outfit hunted Justin down. She pretty much made him give her a TV interview. He asked her to sing Amazing Grace, and in her very valley girl tone and dialect said, "Um, I don't know that song." Blah, blah. Anyway, this interview was right next to me and at one point I noticed that the camera wasn't even filming. So I don't know if she will get what she wanted out of that process!
At about 8am, we start piling into the arena. We then find our seats and at that point the Fox workers have the crowd singing, Get Ready by The Temptations. We were all yelling, singing and screaming. This went on for about an hour. Then they finally busted out the audition tables and told us the rules. ....
4 people went up at a time to a judges table. 1 person at a time would step up, sing your song until you were given the hand to stop singing. Then the next one would go. After everyone was done, everyone stepped forward and they either said yes or no. If you were told no, you got your wristband snipped and out you went. If you got a yes, you had to go to a different area and spend about an hour or more being filmed and filling out paperwork.
So at about 1:30, Marshall and I got down to the floor, and at about 1:45 or so, stepped up in our line of 4 and auditioned.
I was really torn between singing Beautiful Disaster and At Last. So, when I stepped forward, out came Beautiful Disaster. I feel I did very well. I wasn't even nervous at all, (since you all know how much I wanted to be there anyway.) At this point, I was starving, had to pee and wanted out of that arena. While I was singing, the judge wouldn't look at me. In fact, she never looked at anyone while they were singing. So she called us all up to the table, told us "Thank you for coming. It's great that all of you were here. We couldn't do the show without you and you had some pretty solid performances. But we are looking for stronger singers this year for season 8. Have a good day."
So, as we walked out, (feeling completely relieved), Marshall starts screaming, "I'm free! Whoooooooo! As you can imagine, I was just loving being seen with him during his stupid moments. Well as we walk out, we get a camera slammed in our face asking us what we thought about auditions. Marshall continues on screaming in his obnoxious way, talking about how he needs to pee etc. Meanwhile, I'm shaking my head, completely embarrassed by him and saying something like, I really hope I don't get stuck on TV with him. The auditions were fun, its a long day and I'm ready to go home. We then had to hike up 8 flights of stairs to get out. lol.
So that is the end of the American Idol journey. I would never want to do it again. But it definitely is an experience, that's for sure!
Now I have to survive another 10 hour drive stuck in a car with Marshall. Pray I make it home safe.
Monday, July 28, 2008
So, on the news today and in the newspaper, I was informed that Randy, Paula and Simon WILL NOT actually be here in Salt Lake!!!! How annoying! So this is what happens.
We show up at 5 am to get inside the building at who knows what time. I don't know how they determine who auditions and when. All those details are unclear.
There are 4 rounds that you have to get passed on through while here in Salt Lake. IF, you make it through all the rounds, then you sign a contract stating that you will return in September to appear before the judges. You sign that you will keep the same hair style, clothes and won't be tanner or lighter than before, etc.
So, I am feeling slightly annoyed at this process. I don't think it would be so bad, if people new what to expect. It's weird. Anyway, I'm off to bed. Must be up soon.
We show up at 5 am to get inside the building at who knows what time. I don't know how they determine who auditions and when. All those details are unclear.
There are 4 rounds that you have to get passed on through while here in Salt Lake. IF, you make it through all the rounds, then you sign a contract stating that you will return in September to appear before the judges. You sign that you will keep the same hair style, clothes and won't be tanner or lighter than before, etc.
So, I am feeling slightly annoyed at this process. I don't think it would be so bad, if people new what to expect. It's weird. Anyway, I'm off to bed. Must be up soon.
American Idol
So on Sunday, July 27th, I stood in a line waiting to register for American Idol auditions. It took less than an hour. I got a nifty little red wristband, and a seat ticket to enter the Energy Solutions Arena. (Formerly the Delta Center)
I have to be in line tomorrow at 5 am. Doors don't open until 8 am. I have no idea what is going to happen tomorrow. We were told we had to learn 2 "audience participation" songs. Those are: Ain't no mountain high enough by Marvin Gaye and Get Ready by the temptations.
You know each season when they show all sorts of people singing the same song, random clips, I'm POSITIVE this is why we have to learn these songs. So I may be on the lame people clips, because I have no intention of trying to learn these songs by heart. I have some serious practicing to do ahead of time!
I will keep everyone posted!
I have to be in line tomorrow at 5 am. Doors don't open until 8 am. I have no idea what is going to happen tomorrow. We were told we had to learn 2 "audience participation" songs. Those are: Ain't no mountain high enough by Marvin Gaye and Get Ready by the temptations.
You know each season when they show all sorts of people singing the same song, random clips, I'm POSITIVE this is why we have to learn these songs. So I may be on the lame people clips, because I have no intention of trying to learn these songs by heart. I have some serious practicing to do ahead of time!
I will keep everyone posted!
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