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Sunday, November 6, 2011
I Miss This
I spent 2 winters in Rexburg and I loved every minute of the snow (probably because I never had to drive in it or shovel it..but still)
My little sister is up there in Rexburg right now and winter if starting to hit. I got a phone call the other night. She had been down at the Snow building for a choir rehearsal and on her way home, it started to snow like crazy (Rexburg's famous sideways snow). Sandra was wearing Vans, a hoddie, and jeans. I guess it wasn't supposed to snow till the next morning, but Rexburg is anything but predictable.
Yep, that's a sidewalk
LOVE THIS
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Where's my mom's room?
Today, we had a family from the ward over. The mom was helping Darren change his brakes and their 3 year old daughter got to hang out inside with me and watch Sponge Bob. That little 3 year old cracked me up the whole time she was here! At one point, I was heading upstairs to get the laundry and she asked me, "What's up there?" "Rooms" "Who's rooms?" "There's my room, and then my brother-in-laws room" "Where's your moms room?" Haha, I then realized, this little 3 year old thought I was the same age as her 16 year old sister. It made me smile =) I guess I do look like a teenager. These braces don't help my case much...
Friday, November 4, 2011
Sunlight
I realized something this morning...
You see, a few months ago, Darren put a sheets over our two windows facing East in our room. The sun was coming up way too early for our liking... Yesterday, while cleaning up our room, he took those down. This morning, it was SO much easier to get out of bed with the sunlight streaming in! Made me feel a lot more refreshed =)
Life is wonderful! And this weather is perfect!
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Day 26: A Childhood Memory
Lets see...my childhood...
For those of you that don't know, I grew up in a little town called Indian Wells. Usually, I just say Palm Desert or Palm Springs. But my address was actually Indian Wells. I have a lot of fond memories from my childhood, but I'll just share a few stories.
When David and I were younger (he's my closest in age sibling - 3 years older than me), we used to think we were SO sneaky. After we'd be put in bed, we'd wait a little while, then sneak back out and 'spy' on our older siblings, mom, and dad. This usually meant we'd go sit around the corner to where everyone was and just listen to their conversation until we got too tired or caught. We'd also use compact mirrors to peer around the corners. We were THAT legit!
I remember falling asleep to the radio a lot - KPLM 106.1 =). Every week night, they'd take song requests. I'd lay in bed thinking "How cool would it be to request a song?" But I'd NEVER be able to come up with a song to request! Instead, I'd wait for them to play a song I like, then call in and request it. I remember hearing Shania Twain's song "Any Man of Mine", then calling in like 2 minutes later to request that song. They laughed and said, "Uhh...we just played that. Sorry!" I don't think I ever did request a song that they then played. I could never think of one on my own...pathetic!
Last story happened on 10/29/99. I've always said I was 11 when this happened, but I just went to check the date...and I know for a fact that Halloween was on a Sunday that year so that'd make it 99, making me 10. Aaaaaaaaaaaanyway...it was a Friday and David, Sandra, Casey Vassios (neighbor/friend) decided we wanted to carve some pumpkins. We sat on the drive way, carved a little, then got bored and decided to ride bikes instead. David was on his roller blades hitting a ball with a hockey puck, Casey on my bike, so I took David's bike (which was a little to big for me..). We started riding around the cul-de-sac and David would hit the ball at our bike. I didn't have a helmet on and loved to ride without hands. I went to turn, turned too sharp, and David's bike's pedal hit the street and the bike flipped (so I'm told.) The last think I remember is getting on the bike and riding down the driveway.
David ran inside the house to tell my mom I was 'bleeding'. I guess she wasn't too happy because Sandra had just come in minutes prior from a scraped knee or something. She came outside to find me on the ground in a puddle of blood. Honestly, I don't know if I was awake or not, I don't remember any of this! The only memory I have is of sitting in the car about to leave and my mom yelling at David to get her a rag. Next memory I have is waking up half way to the hospital crying and saying, "why me? why me? why me?" over and over. I ended up getting 2 or 3 stitches. Then mom had to wake me up ever 2 hours that night and ask "What's your name? How old are you? Okay, you can go back to sleep" to make sure I didn't have a concussion. The reason I know Halloween was on a Sunday that year is because I remember thinking, "Well, I wouldn't have gotten to go trick-or-treating anyway..."
There are a few stories from my childhood. Sorry, the last one ended up being pretty long. Kudos if you've made it this far! Till tomorrow =)
For those of you that don't know, I grew up in a little town called Indian Wells. Usually, I just say Palm Desert or Palm Springs. But my address was actually Indian Wells. I have a lot of fond memories from my childhood, but I'll just share a few stories.
When David and I were younger (he's my closest in age sibling - 3 years older than me), we used to think we were SO sneaky. After we'd be put in bed, we'd wait a little while, then sneak back out and 'spy' on our older siblings, mom, and dad. This usually meant we'd go sit around the corner to where everyone was and just listen to their conversation until we got too tired or caught. We'd also use compact mirrors to peer around the corners. We were THAT legit!
I remember falling asleep to the radio a lot - KPLM 106.1 =). Every week night, they'd take song requests. I'd lay in bed thinking "How cool would it be to request a song?" But I'd NEVER be able to come up with a song to request! Instead, I'd wait for them to play a song I like, then call in and request it. I remember hearing Shania Twain's song "Any Man of Mine", then calling in like 2 minutes later to request that song. They laughed and said, "Uhh...we just played that. Sorry!" I don't think I ever did request a song that they then played. I could never think of one on my own...pathetic!
Last story happened on 10/29/99. I've always said I was 11 when this happened, but I just went to check the date...and I know for a fact that Halloween was on a Sunday that year so that'd make it 99, making me 10. Aaaaaaaaaaaanyway...it was a Friday and David, Sandra, Casey Vassios (neighbor/friend) decided we wanted to carve some pumpkins. We sat on the drive way, carved a little, then got bored and decided to ride bikes instead. David was on his roller blades hitting a ball with a hockey puck, Casey on my bike, so I took David's bike (which was a little to big for me..). We started riding around the cul-de-sac and David would hit the ball at our bike. I didn't have a helmet on and loved to ride without hands. I went to turn, turned too sharp, and David's bike's pedal hit the street and the bike flipped (so I'm told.) The last think I remember is getting on the bike and riding down the driveway.
David ran inside the house to tell my mom I was 'bleeding'. I guess she wasn't too happy because Sandra had just come in minutes prior from a scraped knee or something. She came outside to find me on the ground in a puddle of blood. Honestly, I don't know if I was awake or not, I don't remember any of this! The only memory I have is of sitting in the car about to leave and my mom yelling at David to get her a rag. Next memory I have is waking up half way to the hospital crying and saying, "why me? why me? why me?" over and over. I ended up getting 2 or 3 stitches. Then mom had to wake me up ever 2 hours that night and ask "What's your name? How old are you? Okay, you can go back to sleep" to make sure I didn't have a concussion. The reason I know Halloween was on a Sunday that year is because I remember thinking, "Well, I wouldn't have gotten to go trick-or-treating anyway..."
There are a few stories from my childhood. Sorry, the last one ended up being pretty long. Kudos if you've made it this far! Till tomorrow =)
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
NaBloPoMo Day 2 - Day 26: A Recipe
So here I am... in November. And almost done with that 30 day challenge I started in March! I'll for sure finish it this month thanks to NaBloPoMo =)
So Day 26 is a recipe. Now, I'm not too much of a cook, but I have gotten better in the past few years. But when I was thinking about this post, 2 recipes come to mind.
When I was in like...4th grade maybe? My best friend at the time was named Jaime (insert eye roll and chuckle here). She taught me this snack that a babysitter of hers had taught her. And growing up, I LOVED making this! So here's recipe #1: A cup half full of dry oats, a generous amount of brown sugar, and a glob of butter. Super healthy, right? You stick it in the microwave until the butter melts, mix it all together, and there you have it! A super healthy snack ;).
So that's my goofy recipe. Brought back some memories! Now here's the for real one:
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies! DELISH!
1 1/2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Soda
1 cup Shortening
3/4 cup Brown Sugar (see a trend? Love brown sugar!)
3/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Chocolate Chips
2 cups Uncooked Rolled Oats
Sift Flour, Salt and Soda
Cream Shortening and Sugars
Beat in Eggs and Vanilla
Stir in dry (Flour, Salt, Soda), Oats and C. Chips
Drop on ungreased cookie sheets
cook at 350 for 10-12 minutes (I think I did 15)
There you have it! It makes a lot of cookies and they are to DIE for.
So Day 26 is a recipe. Now, I'm not too much of a cook, but I have gotten better in the past few years. But when I was thinking about this post, 2 recipes come to mind.
When I was in like...4th grade maybe? My best friend at the time was named Jaime (insert eye roll and chuckle here). She taught me this snack that a babysitter of hers had taught her. And growing up, I LOVED making this! So here's recipe #1: A cup half full of dry oats, a generous amount of brown sugar, and a glob of butter. Super healthy, right? You stick it in the microwave until the butter melts, mix it all together, and there you have it! A super healthy snack ;).
So that's my goofy recipe. Brought back some memories! Now here's the for real one:
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies! DELISH!
1 1/2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Soda
1 cup Shortening
3/4 cup Brown Sugar (see a trend? Love brown sugar!)
3/4 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 cups Chocolate Chips
2 cups Uncooked Rolled Oats
Sift Flour, Salt and Soda
Cream Shortening and Sugars
Beat in Eggs and Vanilla
Stir in dry (Flour, Salt, Soda), Oats and C. Chips
Drop on ungreased cookie sheets
cook at 350 for 10-12 minutes (I think I did 15)
There you have it! It makes a lot of cookies and they are to DIE for.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
NaBloPoMo
So, I guess November is National Blog Posting Month. And...I'm going to attempt this! Lets see if I can post something every day this month. (Weekends might slip by me, especially if we go to Vegas).
So, yesterday was Halloween! Our celebrations started last weekend. On Friday, Darren and I went to an awesome Halloween party at Jenny and Dawson's house. It was a lot of fun. They had a mummy contest and Gigi and I totally won! Just sayin ;)
This year, Darren and I were....drum roll please...
Flo and a Catholic Priest!
Saturday evening was our ward's Trunk or Treat night. The YW had a cupcake walk booth that turned out to be a hit. Luckily, we didn't run out of desserts. I'll admit, I was a little worried!
Our costumes were a hit both nights. Darren has been called "Father" all weekend long, even at church...hehehe... And at Trunk or Treat, little kids would stop, point, and say, "Look, it's Flo!". It made me smile a little bit. Overall, it was a successful Halloween!
For Halloween Night, Darren and I went over to the Carpenter's home and hung out in their driveway around the fire. It was an enjoyable time =). Gigi and Dan are awesome!
Happy Halloween =D
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