I forgot

I thought of some really good blogs today. I forgot what they were. I hope I remember.

Pee Wee

This cracked me up!


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Bacon

Today we ate bacon. Yeah I know that sounds lame but for the last few months we have only been eating turkey bacon. Heck it has been for at least 6 months since I last bought real bacon. When Rick first bit into it he said, Whoa, that's good. I took my first bite and thought...mmmm That is SO good. It reminded me of this great clip.



mmmm, Bacon!

I am Building an Ark

This June has been incredibly rainy. I don't personally remember it raining so many days in a row as it has this year. I think it has to be close to every day for a week or 10 days now. It has created wonderful puddles for me to drive through. I am not the only one doing it either. Seriously, there was one guy waiting for me to get in my car the other day so he could hit one of the puddles. He had a great running start, well driving as the case may be, and it splashed all over.
One of the evenings we had an incredible thunder storm going on with all the rain. (There hasn't been thunder and lightening in every storm, but many of them.) I tried to catch the thunder on "tape" but since I used my small camera rather than my video camera it didn't pick up the sound as well as I would have liked. Nevertheless, my video will give those who haven't been here to experience the rain, a good feeling for what has been going on lately. For those of you in the northwest, deep south or England, I know you get storms with rain like this but it is just not common in our part of the desert.

Baby Katie Turns 1

Baby Katie turned 1 on June 3rd. We celebrated her birthday on Sunday June 7th. It was fun to be with extended family. We spent time eating our burgers on my picnic blanket while lots of the little ones entertained us by climbing trees. The highlight was watching Katie eat her cake. It was slow going at first but eventually she got the hang of it!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

As all in the Salt Lake Valley know, we have been extremely blessed this year to have not only one new Temple but TWO! Talk about an unheard of event. Rick and I were able to visit the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House on Saturday June 6th. It was a wonderful experience.
It is so much like other Temples, in being so incredibly beautiful and yet so different as it has been individualized to reflect the area. I look forward to experiencing the blessing of the Temple there.

A Little Behind

This work this has really cut into my "Me time". Seriously, I haven't been able to blog everyday, I haven't been able to play Mafia Wars everyday, and I have been neglecting my farm on facebook too. But hopefully tonight I can get out some of the blogs I have have wanted to blog about lately.

Just A Quickie

I thought I would hurry and write a quick post. The new job is going really well. I like the people I work with and I am glad I held out for this job. It seems to be the right fit for me.

Not much else is going on for us. Just adjusting to not being able to play Guitar Hero all morning with Rick and then spending 10 hours on facebook farming. ha ha

It was time for me to start a job though...I had watch That 70's Show through at least 3 full time (yes the entire series) I had watch Sabrina the Teenage Witch through almost twice and I had almost watched Full House's entire series through.

We have all sorts of frivolities going on this weekend so hopefully I will have fun photos to post then.

Enrichment aka Homemaking

Let me tell everyone upfront, I do not like enrichment, homemaking or whatever you want to call it. (For those of you who may not know, in the LDS Church women get together ~ in my ward it is 4 times a year~ to "enrich" themselves and others.) I have always figured that if I needed to know something or learn to do something I would find it online, in a book or call a friend who could teach me then and there rather than waiting for someone in the ward to come up with the idea. Additionally, in the past I would much rather have my evenings to myself rather than spending it at the church.
With all that said, I am on the enrichment committee and last month we had an awesome activity.

We had a celebration of being an 8 Cow Woman.

"Because You Are an 8 Cow Woman"
Each cow represents a different principle that will help each of you find the beauty within.
"Because You Are an 8 Cow Woman--Because You Are a Daughter of God"
Contented Cow: Understand Your Celestial Worth
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=229e66ce3a47b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
Moo Cow: Speak with the Tongue of Angels
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=493785aa6bf22110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1
Holy Cow: Make Time to Be Holy
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=fbe73b4c3713a110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1
Cash Cow: Avoid the Trap That Can Destroy
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=9c1f2150a447b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
Farm Cow: Keep Physically Fit
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=a600535cedb1c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
Dancing Cow: Recognize Your Uniqueness
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=8372b850e318b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
Milk Cow: "Lift Where You Stand"
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=68a6a0ad4843d110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1
Forever Cow: Stay Aboard for the Whole Journey
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=024644f8f206c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=348e0e2cbc3fb010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1

Since I am on the committee, I was able to help paint the cows. The lady in charge is so talented and came up with all of the ideas. Additionally, I am the one who prepared all the food. It was fun to put that together and see the fruits of my labors enjoyed so well.

I suppose in the end, I am going to have to check out enrichment again.

(If the links don't work, try to copy and paste them.)

A Picnic in the Park

Rick had to work both the Sunday before Memorial Day and Memorial Day. Because of this, he was able to have some days off. One he took this week. We were able to spend my last weekday of not working together. It was a great day. We were able to get some errands done together, get some work done on his car and we had a picnic in the park.
We went to Draper Historic Park. It is a really cute park on 900 east and about 12550 south in Draper. I figured that as long as we live here we need to enjoy what the "city" has to offer. We were able to use the jean quilt I made for the first time. And check this out, it was Rick's idea to have the picnic! He wanted to break in the blanket. I told him that there would be no making out in the park, well not if we went while it was still light. Oh wait, I have that backwards, Rick told ME there would be no making out in public. Sometimes I forget who gets the horny cachornies. (pronounced Ka-ch-or-nees ~ I am in my early 30's afterall. Rick is so going to kick my hiney if he ever sees this.)

After eating our lunch made by Quiznos, we went for a little walk around the park. I unfortunately left my camera plugged into the computer the night before and had run down the battery so I was only able to take a few quick photos before the battery totally died. Nevertheless, you can see why I find this park so cute. Rick and I both have ancestors who lived in Draper during it's early days as pioneers. It was fun to be able to think about them possibly walking around in the same park as we were.
Apparently they have concerts in the park every Monday evening so if anyone ever wants to go with me, let me know and we shall see what we can do.

Edward

As some of you know, Rick read the Twilight series recently and I reread it. The first time I read it I fell in love with Edward and his car. Rick actually is totally down with getting a Volvo as long as it isn't the ugly 2 door one used in the movie. Rick even points them out when we are out and about. It is pretty funny.
Even though I enjoy Edward in the book, I don't find Robert Pattinson uber attractive. Only when he smiles, and then I really do find him somewhat attractive....
Until I saw this: That's right. I think this picture is VERY sexy! I keep thinking about when I went to Italy and some of the smaller cities/towns I visited, Sienna, Tuscany, a quaint little hilltop village named San Giminano also in Tuscany or Spoleto in Umbria (Those of you who have seen Quantum of Solace, the scene with the horse race is in Sienna and I have been there. And for those that visit my home, I have a beautiful sketch of Sienna and a water color painting of San Giminano.)

Pictured is San Giminano To get to San Giminano one has to drive up a small winding road and it is surrounded by a city wall. It had small narrow roads, just as what Edward could be hiding down in the above photo.

I am so excited for New Moon to come out. I enjoyed the book much more the second time and I still want to kick Jacob's hiney. And seeing Edward on a side road in Italy would be much more *sigh* fun hehehe than having my pansy ass boyfriend who wouldn't even stand next to me in photos while in Italy with me.
Pictured above is me in Spoleto Umbria with our "touring group" and my boyfriend at the time. He was angry because I spoke Italian and he did not making it easy for me to chat up the boys. Not that any of them could give Edward a run for his money.

Back to the topic I started with, Robert Pattinson is a hottie afterall!

Something to Do

I have been trying to figure out what to blog about and can't come up with anything SOOOOO I took some self portraits. I know some of you miss seeing my smiling face all the time so I thought I would make it possible for you to see it any time you would like. Cause I know EVERYONE wants a photo of me!

Michele

Despair

I realized that the word "despair" is not in my vocabulary, except when I am laughing at despair.com Seriously, I am ever the optimist. I have NEVER once in my life felt that my life was terrible and sad. For some reason though, some people think that when I have had a bad day and vent my emotions, or even when I have had a good day and vent my emotions, that I am discouraged and feel like Heavenly Father doesn't know me.

Let me tell everyone, I NEVER have felt that way.

Seriously, NEVER.

Yes I have had hard times but I have never felt like I have been left alone. I am told that others feel this way when they are having a hard time or feel like things are going well for them but this isn't my life.
I appreciate the words of encouragement that come from my friends to remind me that Heavenly Father always knows of my needs, wants and desires and that he will never forget me. But please don't fret and worry that I am not aware of this. Even on my most horrible days, that feeling of being alone just doesn't happen to me. This is probably due to a combination of things such as knowing I have friends who care so very much for me, and a husband who would do anything in the world for me, including laying down his life if that is what it took. But even before this, through all the trials I have been through every single day I am able to look at my life and know how blessed I am and that I am grateful for it. Anything else that comes along, well that is just a bonus.

Memorial Day Weekend

I love Memorial Day. I always have. I grew up within a few blocks of the Salt Lake Cemetery. Every Memorial Day we went and visited the graves of my great-grandma, Mary Jane and my aunt, Kathy. (My aunt was hit by a car 3 days before my mom turned 14.) Now we have my grandparents right there and so many other relatives I know about including Rick's grandparents.
Cemeteries have never been creepy or anything like that for me because of that. In fact, I really like them. I have all sorts of photos of cemeteries in New Orleans and England. I have dragged Rick all over the Salt Lake Valley taking photos of headstones. And one of my favorite places in all of Park City is an old cemetery that is tucked away next to the ski resort.
I feel bad living in apartment and not having flowers I can pick to take to the cemetery for Memorial Day. I miss going out into the yard and picking handfuls of lilies of the valley or cutting snowballs from the trees to put on my family's graves.
I do love thinking of all of the stories I know about these ancestors. All of the trials and suffering they went through for me. I like even more the stories that make me laugh. That show me how real these people were, not just names and dates.
Not only do I like the cemetery and thinking of ancestors, let us not forget the most important part:

Memorial day is the opening of our swimming pool! W00T!

Pregnant Women Are Smug

I thought this was hilarious. My cousin, who also has fertility problems and a sister who just gave birth 2 weeks ago, sent this to me.