Tuesday, October 28

Restless Sleeping



Friday night, I was extremely exhausted. After a long day at work, even coming home a half hour early, and the hockey game and dinner, I was so tired. I fell asleep on the couch around 9 - 10 pm. I woke up and the back door was open (which we keep open when home for Stella to go in and out as needed) but, for some odd reason, I freaked out. I was mad at David when I woke up because I couldn't find him. He was in the bathroom. Well, I laid down in the bed because I was upset when I couldn't find David. Moose and Stella snuggled right up next to me. I don't remember David coming to bed that night because I was so exhausted. I think I was out in .2 seconds.

The next morning I woke at the foot of the beed to have David tell me about my adventures of the previous night. Apparently, around 2 or 3 am I spread all the way out, in my sleep, and yelled at David to get off my bed. David decided not to fight me and put a movie on the tv and moved to the floor. When he turned the tv on I started snoring. David would turn the tv up a little, my snoring would increase a little. He would turn up the tv some more, my snoring would get louder. David called it my competition to be louder than the tv. I do remember waking up at one point saying, I'm hot! I remember throwing the covers and sitting up, but I don't remember laying back down. And that is how I woke up at the end of the bed rather then the head of the bed.

The funny thing is, that Saturday morning I asked David what time it was (since I couldn't see the clock and wanted to go into work that day) and he said it was almost 8am. I got up and went downstairs for some time,came upstairs took a long shower, got out, got dressed and looked at the clock and noticed it wasn't even 8 yet! David got me back!

Sorry David for a bad night of sleep for you!

Free Ticket



Last night, David & I got free tickets from a friend of a friend to see a special advance screening of Changeling, the movie. I'm not a huge Angelina Jolie fan, but she was amazing in this movie. I hadn't read much about the movie, all I knew was her son was kidnapped and the police brought back a different boy and said he was her son. It had different twists and it was just good. We had a good time going together.

We ended up not staying for the hockey game because we couldn't sit together. But after the color guard David took me out to dinner and he was in his blues. It was fun going out and having EVERYONE stare at David.

Friday, October 24

Home

David and I are home after a week in Utah visiting my sister in her time of trial. I feel I have learned so much from her this week and she probably doesn't even know it. I always knew she was strong, but I never realized how strong she is. She is one of the most amazing and talented people I know. I hope I can became more like her each day. I love you!

Our neighbor who watched the dogs for us told us that Moose barked the entire week. We had left suddenly and Moose had sensed that something was wrong and then knew for sure when we left. When we came home, Moose & Stella couldn't keep off of us. It was so cute and they are still being super loves. They are also enjoying being able to play again outside. It is funny though, Stella looks more puppy like then when we left. She is such a teenager right now. I couldn't have asked for 2 better dogs.

Tonight, David has a color-guard for a hockey game. I am going up and meeting him and we are going to watch it together. It will be my first game and I'm a bit excited. I hope we have fun!

Sunday, October 19

A Link

I have put in my nephews obituary. All of the sisters helped my sister write it including her husbands sisters. We laughed for an hour and a half straight with memories of Calvin. We loved him and he was loved all throughout the town. The second link is the Deseret News and all his friends leaving comments. They are so sweet and we know how much he will be missed.

http://ads.heraldextra.com/articles/2008/10/19/obituaries/332432.txt

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705255860,00.html

Saturday, October 18

Calvin


Grandap and Calvin
Originally uploaded by dons5
David and I are in Utah this week for my dearly loved oldest nephews funeral. It was highly unexpected and our family is in shock. We loved Calvin for his wonderful sweet spirit and we will miss him. Please pray for our family in this time of trial.

Sunday, October 12

Our Week in a Nutshell

David and I tried twice this week to go to the balloon festival for the night glows, but thursday night we left to late and got stuck in traffic and then on friday, we got to the park early and it was cancelled due to the winds. I was sad they cancelled it but glad they were being safe. Earlier on Friday during the mass ascension, a hot air balloon caught on fire and then got twisted in utility wires and one person died and another was seriously injured. It was slightly upsetting hearing about it.

On Saturday, David and I took the dogs to the dog park. It had been a while since we had taken them and moose is getting a little out of shape because he isn't running as much. They had a lot of fun and ran and ran. We are going to start trying to take them 2 to 3 times a week.

My accounting class is going good. I have only about 1 1/2 weeks left and then I start my second class. I can't believe 7 1/2 weeks went so fast. I have a 103% right now and hope to keep it up at high. I'm very hard on myself when it comes to grading and stuff.

This weekend, david and I bought a WII. We are so excited. We are both sore today from playing last night. David enjoys his boxing while I enjoy the tennis.

I am hoping to get a WII fit for my birthday. But even without it, I'm getting a good workout at home with it.

Other than that, our week has been normal, nothing to exciting, just staying afloat with lots of fun!

Tuesday, October 7

balloon fiesta


balloon fiesta
Originally uploaded by denverallens
This past weekend my 2nd oldest sister and her family came to visit. We had so much fun. First I got off work early for family! That just made me weekend to start off. Then us adults went out to Rudy's...way good BB-Q. Unfortunantely, David had drill weekend this past weekend, but he got off at 4-4:30 everyday! On Saturday morning, Jeni and her family and I went to the Hot Air Balloon festival. Amazing! Over 700 hot air balloons took off in an hour and we could walk through them. They had tons of different shapes and styles. We got to sample free spam, eat roasted almonds...yummy, and see lots of different things. Then we went up and met David at his work for lunch and a picnic.
That evening us adults went out to Old Town and had some really, really yummy mexican. We were serenade by a guitarist and then David played his guitar.
On Sunday morning, the kids, Jeni, and I went up Sandia Tramway. At the top of the mountain we ate at High Finance, which I thought would be super expensive, but thankfully the lunch menu isn't. It was only 30 degrees at the top, it was cloudy so we couldn't see anything, and we had snow and ice. It wasn't a lot, but now I've seen my first thing of snow and ice. That evening we had our friends the Meyers over for dinner with us, carne asada tacos...that we made ourselves, played guitar hero and sand sing star.
I was sad to see my sister and her family to go, but we had so much fun. I can't wait for next year for us to do it again. This weekend David and I are going to the Balloon Festival again and will take lots of pictures to post!

Thursday, October 2

Fiesta

This weekend my sister Jeni and her kids and hubby are coming into town. I'm so excited and David is way jealous because he has drill all weekend. We are planning on going to the balloon festival and just having tons of fun! I can't believe it's october all ready. Where has this year gone to? I can't believe also that I have lived in Albuquerque for almost a whole year. It's way crazy!

10 million things

Tagged
10 years ago I ...
1- Was in middle school - horrible years
2- Living with mom and dad in bloomington
3- slept with Strider at nights
4- was super insecure of myself
5- was boy crazy!

5 Things on my "to do" list today ...
1- Eat dinner
2- Clean up the kitchen
3- Clean the bathrooms (maybe just the master)
4- sleep
5- sleep some more

5 Snacks that I enjoy ...
1- Chocolate
2- Diet Soda
3- Cookies
4- Brownies
5- Mallow Popcorn

5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire ...
1- Pay all debt off
2- Buy a house on the beach for vacations
3- quit my job
4- travel the world..for sure africa and the down under
5- invest

5 Places I have lived ...
1- Cedar Rapids, IA
2- Bloomington & Terre Haute, IN
3- Rexburg, ID
4- Harrogate England
5- Jacksonville, NC
6- Denver, CO
7- Albuquerque, NM (I know it was more than 5!)

5 Jobs I have had ...
1- Server
2- Telephone survey person
3- Power Hour Coordinator
4- Travel Agent
5- Legal Secretary/ Paralegal Assistant