And I'm Back!!

Well okay I actually got back from Texas on Tuesday, its just taken me this long to actually sit down and blog. So here's Texas..........Our trip started off with us having a lay over in Phoenix. We're getting off the plane and on our way to the next leg of our flight and we're talking about a friend that is in Vegas for her vacation. So Erin, lovingly says "That Whore!", and the guy in front of us checking his messages turns around and asks "Who's my girlfriend?". I couldn't stop laughing (as I point at Erin). So we find our next gate and decide to grab something to eat, as we're on our way to Chili's we pass this very nice looking lady that has no arms, but a really nice green shoulder bag. This raised all sorts of questions for me and apparently Erin. And luckily we were able to voice those questions later in the car. So we have dinner, grab our next flight and arrive in Austin at 11:35 pm. And Yeah for us!! My Mom and Kim are there to pick us up! I was so excited to see them that I started doing my Happy Dance, which I was even more excited to see that Kim was joining in on! And the guy waiting to pick up his luggage enjoyed the free show. So we leave the airport and head to my Aunt's house for the night, this is the part where we started asking all the no armed lady questions. We get to Aunt Lita's and Taylor and Chase are still awake playing Madden Football. They were excited to see me but really wanted to see Max, who unfortunately had to stay home. So we finally go to bed and about 6 o'clock in the morning my Aunt pops her head in and says "I'm glad you're here and I'm off to work". I go back to bed and sleep until mid-morning. We eventually left Austin and head to my parents home in Killeen. We stopped at a fun little Outlet Strip-Mall, but thought the prices weren't so Outlet. We get to Killeen and get ready for Institute. The next 5 days can pretty much be summed up like this........got up went shopping, took a nap, went shopping, took a nap, went shopping, took another nap. What? We're in the car? Cool! Nap time!! I'm Out! What? We're at the Mall? Cool! Go time!! I do have to say that Thursday was a really fun day! All the girls went shopping and had lunch at Chili's. My favorite part was watching Miss Aubrey order her lunch. She was so polite and so excited to get a Corn Dog. She did have a hard time deciding between the pizza and corn dog, but in the end the corn dog won! I was so glad to be able to spend some time with Kim and her Family. She has the coolest most polite kids ever! Good Job Kim!! I was really happy to spend some time with my parents. Its nice being able to talk to them on the phone, but there's just something about being right there with them that always lifts your spirits. It was nice to see Trent again! He showed up on Wednesday night and left with Blayne and Kim to Oklahoma. I had some fun doing his Texas Longhorns apparel shopping. Hope the kids like what I picked out!! Oh Hey Mom, if you're reading this, I should have picked up that Short Sleeved Polo Texas Longhorns Shirt in Corpus Cove (??) at the Walmart. If you find yourself over there would you pick up the orange one with the white stripe for Trent and bring it with you to Utah next month? Thanks!! All in all it was a really great vacation! It was exactly what I needed! So to Mom and Dad, thank you for letting us invade! To Blayne, Kim and Co, thanks for staying a few extra days so we could hang out! To Trent, I'll do your shopping anytime!! I had a great time!! (And just so you know, Ellie missed me a TON!! Tara said she didn't come out of her room for 3 days and she didn't stop licking my face for 20 minutes! Max missed me too, but he waited to show it until today, he wouldn't leave my side. I think Zona missed me a bit, he spent the next 2 days sitting on my lap calling me "Amber-Bamber". Ireland missed me, but I think mostly because she was tired of taking care of the dogs, but she liked her really cool princess watch!! I'm not sure Broc knew I was gone. But he LOVES his Spiderman tattoo's, yep all 48 of them, hehehehe. And I think Tara missed me, cuz she really needed a nap!).

Killeen, Texas

Yep, we made it to Killeen! Alive and Well. And the weather is WONDERFUL!! I think we're at 80 degrees this morning. But I can't really stay and say much, I have some laundry to go grab and I need to download some pictures, so stay tuned in...........

Cute Little Charlie

At work tonight we had some free time, the girls actually went to bed on time. (It could have had something to do with the fact that I made them run 3 miles on the track this afternoon, hehehehe). Anyway, we started watching YouTube and I could not stop laughing at this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBlgSz8sSM

Chess with Ireland

Ireland asked me to play chess with her today. I said sure and the game begins. So far, I think I'm loosing. I'm not really sure. But I do know that you have to kick the other guys in order to win and she keeps kicking my guys. I also know I'm loosing cuz I don't wait for the magical pony to say its my turn, so then I loose a turn. So in about 4 minutes, Ireland has won the game. So what were the rules again?

Hiking We Ago............

So today at the group home, I had a special guest speaker come in. Kandice Carter, she's 18, running for Miss Orem and has had a really rough year. She spoke to the girls about how she's suffered from a number of different mental issues and has tried to commit suicide twice in the last year. She told of how she finally had to just deal with the fact that no one was going to be able to help her, other than herself. She told of how she had really low self-esteem and that she dated a guy that only made her feel worthless. She was really amazing to listen to. She did a great job speaking with the girls and explaining what her platform for Miss Orem is all about. So after hearing this wonderful speaker, we had dinner and I then took them to the Provo Trail and made them hike 7 miles. It was AWESOME, cold but AWESOME!! I wore them out! We came home made some cinnamon toast and hot chocolate (I actually made hot chocolate from scratch) and then put them to bed. I have to say that this was the best day I've had at the group home.

Matchbox Twenty

Yep!! I saw Matchbox Twenty last night! Hello Rob Thomas! Our night started out with me picking up all the groupies and heading to the E-Center. We're all hungry so we stop at Chili's where I ordered the yummy Ceasar Salad Pita. We get our checks and pay (and some cheap-o didn't leave Jordan a tip!) and then leave for the concert. Gretchen, (who rocks!!), picked up our tickets at Will Call and we head into the concert. The first act, which I can't even remember their name, was beyond weird. They started jumping on the piano and busting up their drums, it was really bizzare. Then Alanis started, and again very weird! I like her music, but her concert was beyond me. I didn't get what she was doing and I kept texting Gretchen so she could explain it to me. At one point Alanis was spoofing Fergie, again, beyond me. Then MB20 came on! Wha-Hoo!! I love watching Rob in concert! He does one great show!! He played on his piano this time, which was awesome! My favorite song of the night was Bright Lights, (Rob played the piano). And Paul sang a song that Rob originally sang, I can't remember which one, I lost concentration because some lady started breast feeding her baby at this point. Okay, really? What parent brings a baby to a concert and then needs to breast feed? Gross! And if that wasn't enough of a distraction, we had the 40-something drunk white trashers in front of us. At one point they turned around and told us that this was a concert and that we needed to act like we were at one. (Uh thanks for the news flash?) I hurried and moved Erin and Kate away before we had an all girl smack down right there on the balcony. Bless the Peace Makers!! We moved and it just happened to be over to where I think their boyfriends/husbands were sitting. Which was kind of a joke and I can see why they spend their time drunk and away from their husbands. I think they might swap husbands too, and teams. They were weird. But back to the concert! MB20 played a lot of their new songs which was really fun and they ended their encore with one of our all time fave's, Push.

By far, the best Matchbox concert I've been too. Wish they would have let Rob play some of his songs, but understandable (it'd break the band, and they just worked out their "issues"). And just in case Miss Sawyer asks anyone...................I AM THE BAND!!

BBC Rocks!!

Okay, so when Kim asked me if I had seen this version of Persuasion I had no idea that I really NEEDED to see this version of Persuasion. I loved this movie! I loved it as much if not more than I love North and South. Soooo, once again! Thanks Kim!! I love your taste in movies! Please feel free to send any others that you like my way. And Dibs on Wentworth!!

Nothing Really

So I haven't anything exciting to say, other than yesterday I was supposed to go into work and I was told I could have the night off. How wonderful is that? I was so excited!! I ended up doing some hair. But man was it nice to have the night off! I ended up spending 42 minutes in the Taco Bell drive thru line with Erin and then we went over to grab some glue at Robert's. I came back home and fixed Erin's hair and then put some dark back into my own. It was a great night off! And today in Sunday School, that one annoying seminary teacher that never shuts up, only spoke 3 times, and I actually liked his third comment on how a King would save a man that was condemned to death by putting his rob over him. So the phrase "I've got you covered" comes from this action. I thought it was cool, even though it came from one of the most annoying men the world has ever heard.