Happy Hauntings!

Let me also note that those carving kits are fabulous. I had never used one, why pay for a cheap plastic saw when I have a knife at home that'll probably work even better. Right? Wrong! Those little things were amazing-cheap yes, they bent quite easily. But with the pattern and the little saw they turned out better then I've ever done with any regular knife. I was quite proud of our creations myself :)

Tis the Season!

As most of you know I hate winter and snow-but I don't really hate is as much until after Christmas. I thought yesterday's snow storm was actually beautiful with the giant snow flakes. Right now they are putting the Christmas lights on the trees downtown, and with a little bit if snow on the ground from yesterdays storm I have had Christmas songs stuck in my head all day! I love Christmas time with all the lights songs and generally happy people (at least if you stay away from shopping malls) I can hardly beleive it is creaping up on us so quickly but I am all for it! Now don't over look Thanksgiving in all the hype of Christmas for it is also a very great holiday, full of family food and birthday presents (for me at least) and did I mention the food-MMM!
Wanted to be the first to wish you all a very merry holiday season!

Hit and Run

So the other night Kandis and I were talking to my dad in his driveway. While we were standing there, a car pulled up behind our car, which was parked in the street. Nothing unusual until the car pulled up and stopped so close behind ours that there was no room to walk between the two cars. This caught our attention. As the three of us watched, the car proceeded to smash into the back of our car sending the sounds of smashing metal and breaking plastic into the night air. This really caught my attention. I walked calmly (stormed) over to the convertible car and asked politely (screamed) what they thought they were doing. As I'm yelling at them to back up, the driver puts the car in reverse and backs up about an inch, then asks if that was ok. "No!" I yelled, "back UP!!". They finally did move the car... right into the back of ours AGAIN!


Finally, with both guys in the car running complex math to figure out how to put the automatic car in reverse and after hitting our car three times, they backed up. As I tried to talk myself out of pulling them both from the car and beating them (can't give Kandis another excuse to think I'm crazy), I bent down to look at our poor car...

Apparently the smashing metal and plastic came from his car but if you look closely you can see two little scuffs in our bumper - basically no damage but still annoying. "No big deal" the passenger says as he gets out of the car trying to shake my hand... there were words exchanged until the guy was in my face reeking of alcohol. I pulled my fist back and smashed him in the face knocking him on the ground... Ok, not really but that's what I wanted to do but I didn't feel like possible spending the night in jail. We yelled at each other for a while asI tried to get him to throw the first one and give me an excuse. I know, I know, there wasn't even any damage to my car but he was really annoying me. His car was smashed pretty good (he he he). It was all getting a little out of hand until my dad stepped in and calmly (for real, he was calm. Good guy) said that we could always call the police and have them sort it out - especially since they seemed nice and drunk for their evening drive. This got their attention. I said that it was a great ideas and walked to my car to get my phone as the guy followed me trying to stop me. I called 911 and told them what happened - two drunk guys driving around had hit my car - and gave the operator the license plate number as the guy tried to take my phone and cover his plate. I couldn't reach the keys to his car either, bummer.

Eventually the guy got scared and and jumped in his car. I had to move out of the way when they sped off, almost taking my door with them. When the officer arrived they said they hadn't found them yet but if they did they would let me know. Still nothing unfortunately. Since the license plate was from California the officer said they didn't have much to go on but they would send a California trooper to the address down there.

Most of the scratches buffed out and we're going to replace the bumper anyway so we can have an integrated trailer hitch, but it was still annoying. I'm just glad the back bumper on the Xterra seems to be nice and strong. This makes the third time in 2 years that we have been hit - twice we weren't even in the car and the third time we were stopped at a stoplight. Looking back, I should have had some fun and punched him or something so they didn't leave. I guess I know better for next time.

I think I am just going to buy a tank.

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Where are all the mothers...

So random thought but these are the things that go through my head. I must be watching to many Disney shows, or maybe it was the radio ads for Princesses on ice coming to town....

How come there are no mothers in the Disney Princess stories? The only one I could think of was the "Evil" Step-mother. What about all the other princesses? Didn't they have good mothers somewhere in the story? I think we need a good story that includes a mother. :)

Mo-town Philly back again!

So my Manager at work had these tickets to the Boys II Men concert at the state fair that he gave to Derek and I! Totally awesome! I know, I know, you are thinking "I didn't know Boys II Men still existed" but they do! It was a sold out show! They are in their 19th year as a mo-town group and there are now only 3 of them but they have an album releasing in November or something. Anyway it was totally awesome! I had a blast dancin' and singing along and acting like a crazy teenager again. Derek didn't dance with me, but assured me he still had fun. It was like I was 10 all over again. I'm pretty impressed I still knew the words to many of their songs-just another testament that, though I can't sing, I'd still kick butt at "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" 3 middle aged men doing the same choreography and dance moves they learned when they were teens, quite entertaining!

Oh the excitement!


There they are...

Sweet moves yo!



That was awesome!

Even the Questar Gas man was there to join in the fun.
You know the tall skinny guy from the commercials?...The tall one middle top in the white shirt. He moved and I only had my camera phone but it's totally him!


Afterwards we stopped by the fair and saw the pigs...

This guy was HUGE!

Ahh the three little pigs...I wonder which one builds his house out of bricks?

For the beauty of the Earth

I've been noticing lately just how lovely the earth all around us is. (Maybe its due to the fact that my camera is currently broken :( so I can't take pictures) But it just dawned on me the other day how many sunflowers there are in Utah. I know, I know-Derek tells me they have always been there, but I was driving down the freeway the other day and was amazed at how many there were-and everywhere! Made my traffic time a little more bearable and actually pleasant.
Have you see the sunsets lately?! From our old apartment you could not see anything but now we are higher up on the hill side and we often get to catch the sunsets on the way home. The other day it was "fruit punch" red, I had never seen it like that! Absolutely beautiful. I made Derek drive around the neighborhood to find the perfect viewing point.
And then yesterday just after the rain stopped I was staring at the majesty of the Wasatch Mountains. They tower over our home, and I see them everyday, but there was no smog and I felt like I had just walked out of an eye doctor with an updated contact prescription. They truly are beautiful and can't wait to see the colors change this fall! God truly blesses us each day with beauty and love all around!
Here's to hoping we all take a minute out of our day to take notice of this blessing and thank God for it.