Obey the Fist!!

So you all know that I haven't been feeling particularly well lately, and so I usually spend my weekends not leaving the safety and comfort of my filthy apartment. I really let it go this weekend. and last weekend. and probably this next weekend. I don't think I left my house from Friday after work to Monday morning on the way to work. I know, I am lame. But still, as I sat there watching reruns of Invader Zim, I can't say that staying inside really affected me. You see, I loathe people. I loathe them as they shop around me, as they breathe my air, and mostly, when they drive within 100 yards of me. Am I a bad person? I don't think so. Because I don't despise all people, just most of them. But that's okay.
I am trying to decide what Chris wants for Christmas. He never says, and then I have to guess. Which is very annoying. I don't really want anything except to move away and to stop being sick. But I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving!! I can't wait. I get to see my cousin and my aunt who I haven't seen forever and we get to eat homemade Italian food. Yumm!! I am hoping to see my family before I go up there, and then next year, maybe my family can come up and visit me and have Thanksgiving in Idaho!! Can't wait to get up there!! Well I am off to read a good book, so have an awesome week!

The Job

Well things are going good these days. Nothing really exciting is going on besides visiting Sheryl for Thanksgiving and then visiting Chris’s parents next week. Things are slow at work and actually not picking up. If I wasn’t so sure about my job, I would be worried that I would be fired. If it was a smaller company, I would definitely be fired. I really don’t do all that much, even though it seems like I do. I help out a lot of my fellow employees with what they are doing, so I try and stay busy. But mostly I just sit here and contemplate how nice it is to be working here. There is some concern by some of the people that I won’t be coming back to work after the baby. It really depends on whether or not I need to. We are planning to move to Boise next year, and to be honest, it might be a bigger pain in the neck to come back to work for a month and then quit. Plus, it would look really bad. Cause people always plan in advance a move so it’s not like I wouldn’t have known. But the cool thing is that when they hired me originally, I told them my plans to move away. I told them 1 to 2 years tops that I would be living in Vegas. And when I move, it will have been two years at this job. Probably my longest ever. Unlike Chris, who has worked at TSA for 5 years. He has staying power. I am pretty flighty. I have decided to back up off of school for a bit. I don’t think that I can really spend more time there especially with how I am going to be feeling. So I dropped a class and now I only have my American Sign Language class. I might take the next one, if I have time, but I would have my final right about the time the baby is due. Oh well, I have written enough especially considering where I am. Talk to ya later!

Nothing Much

Just an update. Nothing really happening except for some nasty morning or actually all day sickness. I have been feeling a little crappy, but hopefully things will be getting better. My doctor gave me some massive pills and apparently they are supposed to help. Other than the sickness, things have been going good. I have been trying to eat healthier and that may be my problem. I have never done good with healthy foods=) Anyway, we are heading up to Billings for Halloween to see Chris's parents and sister. We are super excited to see the new house and to hang out with them. Hopefully there will be some snow on the ground. It sucks cause it is still about 75 degrees here, which is awful. Anyways, heads up, we are moving to Boise, ID next year. We are really excited to be out of Vegas, and Chris is going to finish up his Bachelors program. And now with a baby, I am thinking that I will probably stop working, or only work part time. We really miss Lara and her family. We haven't seen them in forever, and even though Chris would never admit it, he misses Dallin being all excited to see him=) Well, this isn't a very long blog, but I hope everyone has a good weekend!

Prego

Well, I guess I will say it out loud. I am pregnant. Yup, not sure how far along, but there it is. And to be perfectly honest, my body feels like crap. But I am still feeling a little shocked, like I can't quite believe that I got pregnant, but whatever. This probably won't be a very long post because I have to drag Chris to bed so he can go to work tomorrow. I am really looking forward to quitting my job. It has become a drag these past few weeks. Oh well. Good night and I promise to blog better tomorrow.

Political Idiots

Well I guess since nothing exciting is really happening, I would like to rant a little on my blog. I am going to rip into this stupid political race for the presidency. Usually I know exactly who I am voting for, and what they stand for, but for some reason, I can’t seem to stand either one of the candidates. I haven’t been impressed by either one, let alone motivated to vote for them. I was disgusted in the last campaign with the commercials and billboards where one candidate would slam another. They say horrible things about one another and yet play nice when they are face to face. It is very irritating and I thing that they are both two-faced liars and hypocrites. I think that I am going to look at the independent candidates a little more this year. I think it is high time that we break away from two political parties and start broadening our horizons. Both parties are corrupt and neither one is really looking out for this country. It’s like a bad movie. It is high time that we had someone leading this country who wasn’t attached to some political party and had to do what they say every time. Don’t forget to register to vote. If we want to end the political lies at some point, everybody needs a voice. Thanks for letting me get this off of my chest. Oh and by the way, I hope both of them break out into hives for the debate=)

School and Such

Wow, I can’t believe it has taken me so long to post on my blog. So much has happened in the last little bit. Chris graduated from ITT Tech and I have been enjoying evenings at home with him lately. I started school again for this semester. I originally wanted to take a science class, but they haven’t processed all of my credits yet and so I couldn’t. Instead I am taking American Sign Language and believe me, it is tons more fun than some stupid science class. I think it has helped that I have tried so many different languages before this one. This one is going really well and I feel really good about learning it. I am hoping to incorporate it into my teaching degree when I finally get it. I am taking my time and trying to focus on life as a whole and not just school or work. Besides school, we think that we have finally decided where we are going to move next year. It looks like, at this point, that Boise, ID is our destination. When Chris decides to go back to school to finish his bachelors degree, he only has 1 year and 9 months left. I think that we can try out Boise and see how we like it. If it is good, then we might decide to stay. I am just really glad there is an end in sight. I am completely ready to get on with our lives and get out of Las Vegas. It hasn’t been so bad here, it’s just, I still feel like I am in the exact same spot I was in when we first moved here. I don’t feel as though I have grown or matured at all. I need new experiences and new surroundings. Well, I am super excited that Lara and Neil have purchased their new house, and I am very sad that they will be moving away soon. I am going to miss babysitting Dallin and seeing them in church. *sniff* *sniff* I am going to miss Jennifer when she goes on her mission and I miss Amelia now that she is away at college. Things are going to be really different for my poor parents. We are all spreading out and leaving home and it feels weird. Pretty soon we will all have to travel a long ways to visit. I can’t tell you how relieved I have been feeling now that we have decided at least a little bit, on our future direction.

Besides all of the life drama, I am just so excited to recommend the new Terry Brooks book, The Gypsy Morph. I absolutely loved it, and I will have a hard time waiting for the next book to come out in a year. I am really looking forward to the next Eragon book. I need to replace my whole set and I am hoping to do it with paperbacks. I have been buying hardbacks because I want to read them right away and I am wasting a lot of money. I am really loving the whole Karin anime, as well as the Manga Chibi Vampire. They are funny and I recommend them. Oh, one more thing, I hope that everyone is registered to vote. I don’t really want to have to kick all of your rears for not voting. Have a voice people=)

A Day In the Life Of...

A day in the life of a regular person. How boring right? I mean, isn't drama and uncertainty what makes the world go round? Well I do try and avoid drama in all of its many forms. And I would like to think that in most ways I accomplish my task of avoiding it. I just need to avoid my trigger people. No names need to be mentioned, because I am not sure that this site is entirely secure. I guess what it comes down to, is resilience. Can I last another year here and can I focus only on the good in my life? I am hoping that I can focus only on the positive sides of things and not on the negative. I guess a positive is that soon I will be getting to spend more time with Chris.
I am really looking forward to it, because in less than a month Chris is graduating from school with his associates degree, and he thinks it will be some time before he gets his bachelors. I can't begin to describe how excited I am to have my husband back. It's been two long years of missing him everyday he has been at school and now that it is almost over. Having him around is one of the nicest things about my life. I miss just hanging out with him and enjoying each others company. I am really looking forward to finishing up my associates degree sometime soon as well. It sure has taken us a long time, but I think it has been worth it.
I am hoping that I can put my main focus, not on a job that I am not planning on keeping, but on my education that has been put on hold long enough. I never realized how much I enjoy learning and how much I want to be a teacher so I can get my summers off. I know, purely selfish, but at least I can admit it.
Have a nice summer!

The Missing Me

So it has been a roller coaster ride this past July. First, the 4th weekend which was really stressful at work but I got past it. Then Rachel came down and hung out with us in Vegas. Well, for any of you who know me, you know that I have a tendency lately to get really stressed and freak out a little. Most of you also know that I have alot of stomach problems. Finally, I listened to the advice of my mom and went to see my doctors. That and the fact that I missed an important work trip because I was freaking out before my flight. So I went to my doctor and he diagnosed me with anxiety and some kind of anxiety depression. He also gave me samples of a medicine that he had me on about a year ago for my stomach. It prevents acid which can cause ulcers. So I have some new medicine that I am trying out. My biggest fear when going to the doctor was that he would tell me it was all in my head and that all I really needed to do was exercise. I know I need to, but when I am stressed all day at work, I am always exhausted when I get home so I thought that it would be a vicious cycle. I was very heartened to learn that he had a battle plan for me. He gave me something to help with the anxiety and whatever the depression was ( I can't remember the name he gave it.) And my favorite heartburn medication.

It was like a whole new life. I haven't felt this good in ages. I can eat something and not get sick two minutes later. I can go out in public and not stress out about the bathroom locations. I hadn't realized how unhappy I had really become in the last couple of months. It has alot to do with work and stress. I have a certain trigger person who can send me from happy to pissed in about ten seconds and I hadn't realized how badly it was until, I had something to help me deal with them. I just want to thank everyone who was so supportive when I was having health problems, and not making me feel guilty for cancelling stuff and being a grump. My only regret was waiting so long to see a doctor and have someone help me through it all. For those of you having a stressful time these days, I urge you to get help from somewhere. Don't let it get to the point of depression and ulcers!! I hope that everyone has an awesome August!!

Nothing Too Interesting Yet...

Well I have not yet posted for the month of July and I feel kinda bad. There really isn't anything going on besides some medical problems on my part. But hopefully those will be fixed really soon and I can go back to enjoying life again. Chris is really looking forward to finishing school in September. We will probably take some time off and visit some family in celebration of some free time. We don't know yet if we are going to finish he schooling in Las Vegas, but we are hoping to find a better location in the near future, cause I don't like it down here. We miss the family and we are hoping to find a permanent location in the next year or so. Rachel is coming down to visit and we are really looking forward to spending some time out with her. Work is still stressful, but I think I am getting a handle on it. I don't mind it as much, just a little tedious. But other than all of the above there isn't anything going on.

On the other hand, for those of you who know how much me and Chris love anime, not many people know that anime was one of the things that brought us together. We struck up a conversation about Inuyasha and he invited me over to watch Slayers. It is now my favorite anime and I thought that there were only three seasons. Well we just found out that they just released another one in Japan! We are kinda watching them on You Tube right now, but I am so freakin' excited!! That is basically the only awesome thing to really look forward to for me. That and Terry Brooks new book that is out in September or August. Been waiting for a year for it, and I won't have to wait much longer!!!=)

Aww School Days...

So I am three days away from completing my first summer course online. It has been really long and very stressful. I do not recommend cramming a 15 week course into 4 weeks. In fact I should be doing my homework right now, but I really don't want to=) Naughty. This past weekend my sisters came down to visit. We had some fun, got sunburned, spent some of my mom's money, and basically had some fun. I do hate to admit that my stomach was on the fritz yet again and we had to cut out some activities=( Kinda makes you hate to eat. Oh well. Other than that there isn't much going on. Oh except for the fact that there used to be 3 girls in the office, but on thursday I will be the only one for awhile. Our new awesome receptionist has to relocate back to Arizona. Which sucks, cause I really liked working with her. *sigh* I guess I have to train a new person and try and do all my work. Not that I have a ton at this point, but our office manager is out for a week, cause her daughter is having a baby and so I am like the one kinda in charge. Everyone keeps asking me questions I don't know the answer to!

I am having a little trouble concentrating on my assignment. I wish the voices would stop telling me to watch TV and blog. Silly silly school. Soon to be over!!

School Days Hit Again

(I love this picture. It is from the movie Spirited Away, fan art! Enjoy!)

Hello everyone!! How is the summer going? Probably not so good for Rachel in Idaho Falls cause I just saw on the news that they woke up to some snow in June!! I am so freakin' jealous. I mean, what do I gotta do to get some kind of cold weather down here? I hate this place. I cannot wait til we are gone. Not for awhile though. Well, Me and Chris started school this week. He actually has four classes altogether and I have two. I am doing online courses so at least I get to stay at home. He has to be in class Monday through Thursday and I miss him. Oh well. I just hope he gets all of his homework done. If he does, then he can graduate with his associates in the September!! Woohoo! First college graduate in the family, all two of us. But I am close behind him, let me tell you. I could probably have my associates by next may if I am good. That is why I am busting out two online courses right now. It is a little harder to be motivated to do the homework, but so far I haven't fallen behind. One assignment is due in 2 hours and I am done already! Well almost. Someone has to respond to my postings, but no one has. So if they don't, then I will just submit it. I posted yesterday, so I don't know what everyone's problem is. Oh well. I will post as soon as Chris gets home. I am still fighting a nasty cough and last night I slept on the couch cause I was bothering Chris. He was trying to sleep but at 12 am I decided to take pity on him and leave the room. Only problem is that through some random actions, I ended up sleeping in and being 45 minutes late to work! I know, I know!! I about freaked out right there. I made it to work in 10 minutes and thanked the stars that I had showered the night before.
Well, I will probably work all day tomorrow and Saturday on homework. One class is only 4 weeks long and it is very busy. Anyways people, have an awesome day and have a good weekend!!

Complaining & Not Sorry

I hate being sick!!! Grrrgh!! I was trying to take things easy cause you are supposed to rest and get better right? I slept and was good, but I keep feeling worse!! Oh well. It only sucks because now I am a little stressed at work and I don't think that it is helping my cold, or my allergies, or whatever else is wrong with me. I just need like a week of sleep and cough medicine and I would be good as new! Other than that nothing has been going on this week. Just some changes at work and just playing my game. I am in the middle of breeding my Gold Chocobo. And I know nobody knows what that is, but believe me, it is important and hard to do. Anyway, I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. I am sorry, this was like my most boring blog. I did want to congratulate Amelia on her graduation though. I hope she loves college and doesn't get too bogged down with it. And Jennifer is doing great as far as I can tell. They both need to come down and hang out with me though. Hint, hint. We are going to get a scooter though. Gas is over 4 dollars and I can't take it anymore. We are going to sell Chris' car and get a scooter. A bright one so no one hits me. =) Have a happy day!!

An Astounding Disappointment & A Second Chance

Yeah, I am talking about Prince Caspian. I know I might be a little sensitive about books being made into movies, and I understand that things are never the same. However, when a movie doesn't even follow the same plot line and insists on making a conflict where there is none, well, I tend to get a little defensive. Prince Caspian completely undermined the importance of the 4 original children and turned Peter and Caspian into some kind of testosterone driven rivalry that didn't even begin to exist in the book. Not to mention, a complete battle that had no place in the story and the non-existent appearance of Aslan, and you can imagine my frustration when I had no idea what was going on. I didn't even know how it might end and I have the book practically memorized! I fail to see how the movie did the series any justice, and the only reason some people liked it was because they haven't read the book. I cried during half the movie because I was so disappointed and hurt. Whatever. Once again I had my standards set too high for Hollywood. I mean, all I wanted was the actual plot, but I guess that was too much to ask for.
Well, now that I am done ranting about a low standard movie, lets move onto more exciting things.

Like the fact that I have once again discovered my passion for Final Fantasy VII.

I know, I know. I can see my sisters all rolling their eyes at me (as I roll mine to all things pink and fluffy), but I meet their eye rolling with a stubborn set to my jaw and continue to waste my life in front of my favorite game console.
I started playing FFVII when I lived in Spokane before I even met My Chris. I had a best friend named Chris Park who worked at Denny's with me and he introduced me to the game. I found a slightly used copy for 18 bucks (unheard of nowadays) and bought a used Play Station and started on a journey. I bought an unauthorized strategy guide off of Chris' younger brother for 20 bucks (another thing impossible to find now) and that completed everything I needed to have a grand adventure on one of the best known games in the entire series. One of the most frightful enemies in the entire game arena comes from that game. I guess more than anything, the game reminded me of an entire fantasy series played out with me interacting and being able to control the characters. There isn't another game I have played that I have liked as much as that one. Although Kingdom Hearts 2 is close. Of course it is made by mostly the same people and thats why I like it. I guess, I just really enjoy the chance to go back to a simpler time and enjoy the fun of running around on an airship with bunch of weird characters; a thief, a weird shaped dog, a foul-mouthed captain, a giant robot, a grumpy changeling, a really grumpy freedom fighter, and a tough girl who constantly kicks butt. I know, it sounds boring right? =) Well good luck to me and to all of you out there and with your summer vacations!!

Husband Tag

1. What is his name? Christopher Paul Godfrey
2. Who eats more? Chris, but when it comes to Nachos I can put them away.
3. Who said I love you first? I did. I said it twice before he did. But he moved a thousand miles to be with me, so we won't hold it against him.
4. Who is taller? Chris, by about a foot.
5. Who is smarter? Well I read a lot more and I know more about English, but he has to help me every time my computer has a problem. Which is everyday. So about even.
6. Who is more sensitive? I cry more. Does that count?
7. Who does the laundry? I do. I go through more clothes.
8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do. But only because there is a huge dip and it hurts my back.
9. Who pays the bills? I do and I hate it.
10. Who cooks more? Chris does. He gets home earlier and he likes is better at it than me.
11. There was no 11....
12. Who is more stubborn? Oh me definitely. Stubborn like a pig.
13. Who is first to admit they are wrong? Neither of us. Although we do admit it.
14. Who is more clean? We are both filthy slobs. But his car is cleaner so I guess he is.
15. Who has more siblings? We are equals. 4 siblings each!
16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I do. But only cuz Chris knows he only has to give me puppy dog eyes and I melt and do whatever he wants.
17. What do you like to do together? Play video games and just relax in bed.
18. Who eats more sweets? It's a toss up. He likes gummy treats while I like chocolate. I get sicker faster so he usually eats more.
19. Guilty pleasures? Electronics and name brand items.
20. How did you meet? He was my home teacher in Spokane.
22. Who proposed? Chris did. It was sneaky too. Ask me and I'll tell you the story sometime.
23. His best feature? His.....ummm.......face. That's right, his face. And his cute rear.
24. What is his greatest quality? He sincere desire to make me happy. He is always checking up on me and is constantly taking care of me. It puts a silly happy grin on my face.
I tag Kelly, Trisha and Allyson!! Do it or regret it!!

The Pain of Pillows

How many of you out there have the same pillows you had growing up? I mean, I know I took mine with me when I went to college and to every house I have lived in the past five years. Then when I got married I still had it. Kinda gross when you think about it. I've been sick, dyed my hair, and had bloody noses on that poor thing. So why is it, that no matter how many pillows I buy to replace that one, they never feel right? I mean, in the past 3 years I went out and paid for 5 different kinds of pillows that are at this very moment becoming cat beds on my bedroom floor. Currently the one I am leaning on right now is one that I never planned on using for my head and at night it hurts my shoulders. I was at Costco today and I picked out another experimental pillow. Hopefully, this one will not end up on my floor every night as I toss and turn.
In case you are wondering why I don't just use my old pillow, which I still have, its because it is a little gross when I think about. Plus, when I tried to dye my hair green with Kool Aid in high school, it got all over it and it looks gross still. Not something you want to share with your husband. Things are pretty uneventful at home this past little bit. I still need to clean my house, even my co-workers complain about my dirty car and I still want to change my hair color. The black is fading and my roots are growing in. I did register for classes this summer. Which even though I wanted to take a science course, I decided to instead take two education classes that I need. I am actually really looking forward to it all. Finally, I get to go to school and learn stuff. I never thought I would actually look forward to that. I mean, what kid would ever want to go to school and how many adults wish that they had paid more attention or could go back and finish what they started. I am really happy that I have this chance. Well, I hope everyone got something for their moms for Mother's day and have a great week.

An update

Good day my readers. All five of you. Yes I have missed you and the opportunity to connect through blogging, and for that I apologize. Me and Chris are taking a small vacation this weekend to help us relax and de-stress. At least it is for Chris is will be relaxing, but the crappy thing is that I have a hard time relaxing because I know it will end. I just have a really hard time because I am always waiting for the bad things that are bound to come about. For example, I read a bunch of hotel reviews for our hotel and there are some bad ones. So I am freaking out and wondering if we should change hotels. I don't know what to do! Poor Chris has to deal with a wife that freaks out about everything. I don't know how to bring my stress level down. I have tried to breathe deep and even when I work out I can't seem to focus. Well, whatever it is that is wrong with me, I think that I have come to terms with it. The rest of the world on the other hand, might just have an emotional package to deal with. Good luck to all of us.

I also did want to point out that the only time that is truly relaxing to me is reading. But its not like I can whip out a book all day and take a few moments to pretend I am somewhere that has a happy ending. I tried that at work, yeah, not the best thing to do.

Oh and don't forget to check out Kelly and Kevin's new blog at http://www.kevinloveskelly.blogspot.com/!!

Whooshing Wind!

So today would be a perfect day to relax outside and get a tan, but the wind is whooshing past my window right now, inviting me to come out and get a mouthful of sand. I fail to see the justice in finally getting warm weather to go swimming in, but being unable to because the pool water is too murky from all the crap blown into it. I was really looking forward to relaxing and getting an even bigger sunburn than my co-worker, but oh well. I just hope that this weekend will be clear so I can visit the pools and get my summer tan on. Everything is going well for us down here in the old desert, besides the wind of course. Chris is doing well in school and I am looking forward to getting some classes done this summer. My hair has grown out quite a bit since is was spiky, but now it looks like crap. Kinda stringy and really uneven, it looks like someone took a hacksaw to it. I am looking online today to see if I can find a good hairstyle to have so it can grow out at an even pace. I am hoping to have it shoulder length again by the end of this year, but it needs to be managed better than it is now. I don't want anybody whining at me about how I said I wanted it long. I do want it long, but I don't want it layered like this as it is growing long. For those of you who don't know what my hair looks like right now, I will think about posting a picture. If you are lucky. I was hoping to find a hairstylist that I don't hate, but unfortunately my favorite isn't working right now. I would like to find somebody I know, rather than just going to someone new. I hate doing that cause no matter how hard they try, they don't really know what I want, and they always think they do. So they talk over you and then you can't tell them what you really want. Wow, back on subject. I hope everyone is having an enjoyable spring with no wind! Have an awesome Monday!

Rundown Attitude

Wow. This whole week has been a little crazy and has me feeling rundown and exhausted. I hate that feeling. I try and put on a happy face for most things, and on the whole I like to think that I succeed. But being sick with an ear infection and trying to understand the wacky thinking of my bosses, puts me a little on edge. For one thing, I can only hear out of one ear, so everything is a little lopsided, including my balance. After running into three walls Thursday night and almost missing the bathroom Friday morning, I decided that maybe work could be put on hold while I visited my doctor and rested. When calling in sick to work, I usually get the guilt feeling before I even call. However, during the call, I usually sound fake because I am trying so hard not to sound fake at all. So I can pretty much count on the fact that most employers do not believe me when I call in sick. This of course makes employees, including me, question why they even work for the people they work for. Well, I work for my employers for basically one purpose only. To make money. I don't work at a place that will further my career, or help me to understand my school subjects and focus my goals. Which is kinda sad, but most people don't end up working for a place that they really want to. I think it is essential almost to despise at least a little the place you work. I mean, if we totally loved it, then what would we complain about? Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy some things at work, like my office roommate and the fact that I don't have to answer the phones anymore, but the work environment and sometimes my bosses really grate my nerves sometimes. And it isn't even work that they annoy me with. It is their crazy behavior about things that drives me crazy!! I mean some of the stupid things they make us do, as well as stupid lectures we receive makes me wonder how I can work for people I find stupid. I guess I am a hard person to impress and earn respect from, but that is only because I have had great people in my life to respect. I find myself comparing my current bosses and teachers to the great ones I have had in the past. And unfortunately for my present employers, they fall precariously short. I guess I need to focus more on coping and enduring, than pointing out the shortcomings of the people who are above me. Please bare with me while I shift my focus from work to school. I have finally found the degree that I can live with. I will be finishing up my associate degree finally this year or early next year. One of the reasons I was in such a rut, was I could honestly not focus on what I wanted from school. I knew I didn't want to be an editor. Even though I love reading and fixing mistakes, I cannot take something I love so much, and risk me becoming dissatisfied with it as a career. I am not willing to take that chance. So I take my second career choice, English Teacher, and pursue education classes. With an English and Reading emphasis. I think that I can be happy with what I will accomplish and I can also focus on helping students love reading as much as I do. I hope everyone is enjoying general conference, and I wish everyone a happy weekend!!!

Star Wars

Many people, including my own husband are mistaken when they think that I don't like Star Wars. Well to set the record straight, I do love Star Wars. I just feel dumb cause Chris likes it more. I mean he has more stuff for it and I only have the books. Everyone knows that Chris is a fan, but they think that because he is a huge fan and we are married, that I can't like it too. Well pooh on that idea. I mean, I love the original trilogy. I like Episode 1, not so much episode 2, and I thought episode 3 left out the good parts. I love playing Battlefront, and we are now playing Empire at War all the time. I am so in love with the Star Wars Legos game. I mean talk about funny. It's never so funny when you bust someone to pieces with your lego lightsaber. I guess I am just thinking about it cause I love the Star Wars fan films that I have found. My number one favorite being Pink Five. There are only 4 short films so far, but each one is so funny. It's like valley girls meets Star Wars. But very authentic. I invite everyone to at least check it out. Even if you don't like Star Wars, you will find these hilarious. I hope everyone has an awesome Easter weekend and I challenge everyone to watch the original trilogy again. I bet you missed it!!

The Fam

So we are enjoying Spokane right now. All of Chris's siblings and their families were able to come up to hear Matthew's farewell and see him off to Peru. It has already been really amazing and we have only been here a day and a half. Matt gave a really awesome talk and he gets sent out to the MTC on Wednesday. His parents are in the middle of moving back to Billings, MT at the end of April, so the house is undergoing some changes. It looks very different now than it did when I was dating Chris. The walls have been painted and they put down new carpet and all sorts of things. So if any of you are interested in a house in Spokane, let me know. We are going to miss visiting them here, but look forward to visiting them in Billings. Either place is gonna have snow so I am okay with that. I just get a little sad cause we live so far away. We don't get to see them as often as I want to. Chris and I met up here and it holds a special place in my heart. Some of my best friends I met here. So we say goodbye to the life here and look forward to the times when we get to visit them in Billings. So long!!

The end of the week....

So I was really looking forward to next week at work. I got a new position and I was hoping to never have to answer the phone again. Well, it turns out that out of the 7 people that were interviewed for my receptionist position, none were what they were looking for apparently. So now, instead of moving to my new desk and getting a person to boss around, I get to do two jobs for the price of one. Yup and there really isn't a chance that the person who used to do my new position can help out, cause she got a new position and she is busy learning that. Yeah, but wait there's more! So instead of starting fresh Monday morning with new interviews, they are going to wait until Thursday to start the process again. But if you all remember, a week from this Monday I will be in Spokane trying to relax. So then the office is going to be short 2 people instead of one. And one of the people left in the office is going to be trying to learn her new position all the while answering phones and playing catch-up. Fun fun fun. Wow, I mean, that is high quality corporate dollars at work right there. I guess I am just mad cause my raise doesn't kick in for a week, and I get to be major busy trying to do two jobs. One job being one that I haven't even been trained for. Super. Just ranting cause I wanted to have a relaxing week next week before my vacation.
I guess the only good thing on the horizon, is tomorrow I get to see my new baby niece for the first time! Counting down the hours!!

Spokane Trip

So in two weeks me and Chris will be chillin in wonderful Spokane, WA saying goodbye to his brother as he goes on a mission. I have to tell you how excited I am. Last year at this time we went to Spokane just because and it was just awesome. I can't tell you how much I miss it up there. It has a lot of happy memories. I met Chris there. The sad thing is that we really won't have a reason to go back for awhile. His parents are moving to Billings and while I love that place alot too, it just isn't the same. *sigh* Oh well, I wish we could stay longer, but I can't take too much time off of work. I don't get paid for it yet. Last year we got to stay for a week and then some. One of the pictures on my blog was taken there and I love it.
So I hope that we can have as much fun this year as we did last year. And I guess that next year we can visit his family in Billings and I can enjoy being in Montana. I will hopefully take lots of pictures and put them up on myspace or my blog and you can check them out. Well, I hope everybody has a really good weekend!

A promise is a promise

So how is everything going everybody? Well, things are going great for me. One of the girls in my office decided she could make better money somewhere else so she gave her two weeks notice on Monday. Which is sad, but good. We will miss her alot cause she always had good stories and she had been there the longest and everybody liked her. *sigh* Well the other office girl is going to take her job and I get to move up as well. I am pretty excited. I get better hours and better pay now. It will be interesting to see who will take my receptionist position. I can't wait to be the one who knows stuff. And I hate answering phones. I know, not really something that makes sense in my line of work, but believe me, I only hate it when I have to do it.
Anyways, I promised Kelly and Lara that I would post a blog today to I have. But I am not done yet. It's not like I have anything important to say, but I haven't said my worthless two cents for the day. I redid the music player on my blog because two of the song (out of 4) weren't working and I get tired of Coheed and Cambria all the time. So hopefully you can enjoy all the songs that I like in high school and college. Thats the best thing about the blog, you get to listen to music you like and nothing else.
Well, I think that I am going to post some pictures. I am hesitant of posting ones of me, just cause that is the way I am and anybody can view this blog. You just have to know where to find it. Anyway, some pictures of random things and hopefully some more anime pictures. It's what I love to share. I wish that I could figure out the way to make a slideshow on here, but I haven't worked it out yet. Well enjoy the rest of the evening!!

Best Friends

So when it comes to best friends who's yours? I have one, I grew up with her and I have been in contact with her even through college. What makes them so special? Odds are you don't share all of the same interests with them, you don't get to live by them alot, and there are probably stretches of time where you don't even get to see them. So how is it that they are still the bestest friend you will ever have? Is it the way that they know you? The way that they accept who you are? The way that you can get past fights or arguements and still be friends?

I have a best friend. I have a few really good friends. And I have some friends. I think that what seperates the best friends from everyone else, is the way they stick with you. The fact that they want to still live next to each other so your kids can be best friends. This is kinda a reminder to all of us who have best friends, to appreciate them. I vote that the day before Valentines day be National Best Friend Appreciation day. Or if there is already that day, then Huzzah. But I want to take this entry today and thank my best friend for always being there for me. Thanks Kelly!!

Saturday, the wonderful day

I love Saturdays. Even though, now with a steady job, I wake up earlier than I should. This saturday I was going to go to the DMV, but decided to fight with my electronic devices instead. I am going to take a women's self defense class today and I got to tell you, I am very excited! I think it is important for people to know how to defend themselves. Like right now for instance, I am trying to defend myself against the claws of Chris's kitty. She is crawling all over my shoulders in hopes of getting scratched and cuddled. She has very sharp claws. Not fun.

Right now I am listening to everything on my Zune in hopes of figuring out exactly what kind of music I like. I just can't narrow it down. I have some comedy, some rock, some pop, some punk, and to my embarrasment, a couple songs of country. Right now I like listening to Bowling for Soup, who I think falls under the punk category. Help! I want to listen to other stuff, but I am not sure who to branch out to. I tried listening to some of Chris's music, but so far nothing sounds appealing. Oh well, I will hear something on the radio and then BAM! I will have a new favorite band!

Well so much for saying anything interesting for today's blog. I will let you know how the self defense class went. See-ya!!

Silly vs. Profound

So the more I think about having a blog and the responsibilities that go with it, I am forced to admit that I am nowhere near as deep and profound as I would like to be. The first post caught me at a weak moment as I was finishing a very profound book. I was introspective and a little wishy washy from my normal state. My normal state being quite silly. I look to this blog as being my electronic journal that perhaps my posterity will someday get to read. But of course only when I am dead. A little intro to where I am at in my life. I am married, no kids, two cats, two bedroom apartment and a lot of school to look forward to. I live close to most of my family and I enjoy getting to baby-sit my nephew.
I am in the process of getting into the college that I want to graduate from. It's not a big one, but it has some good qualities and it isn't that expensive. I just need to find my transcripts and the date that I took my ACT and then I can go meet with a counselor to set up my education. So we have that to look forward to.
Well, enjoy the rest of the night.