:( No Office box sets for the Elizabeth...
Monday, September 15, 2008
WHY?!?!?!
Why can't there be a Border's here, and why can't there be an unlimited amount of money in my bank account when I receive special email coupons such as this lovely thing that I received today:
:( No Office box sets for the Elizabeth...
:( No Office box sets for the Elizabeth...
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Football in Sunday School...and stuck...
You know you are in Alabama when the football game comes up during Sunday School. :)
Seriously, it did. I love the South...
You know, it's funny, I know SOOOOO much about college football right now...and I have actually sat down and watched one game. ONE. That's it! I know that Ohio got trashed and is overrated, BYU made UCLA look horrible, Auburn went down in the ratings, Alabama is 9th in one and 13th in the other...and there are other details that I know...
...but honestly, I really am not a fan. There are other things I would rather talk about. But it's amazing, people talk about it ALLLLLLLLL DAY LOOOOOOONG. That is my source for the great extent of my football knowledge...
My boss listens to talk radio at the office and what are they talking about? Football...
Buying groceries what are the people in front of me talking about? Football...
Kids in my neighborhood? Football
Patients in the office? Football
Church? Yes, even there, football.
Football football football...
Me? Baseball fan. Go D-Backs! Still not happy with them being behind, but they will catch up.
Seriously, it did. I love the South...
You know, it's funny, I know SOOOOO much about college football right now...and I have actually sat down and watched one game. ONE. That's it! I know that Ohio got trashed and is overrated, BYU made UCLA look horrible, Auburn went down in the ratings, Alabama is 9th in one and 13th in the other...and there are other details that I know...
...but honestly, I really am not a fan. There are other things I would rather talk about. But it's amazing, people talk about it ALLLLLLLLL DAY LOOOOOOONG. That is my source for the great extent of my football knowledge...
My boss listens to talk radio at the office and what are they talking about? Football...
Buying groceries what are the people in front of me talking about? Football...
Kids in my neighborhood? Football
Patients in the office? Football
Church? Yes, even there, football.
Football football football...
Me? Baseball fan. Go D-Backs! Still not happy with them being behind, but they will catch up.
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K, the real reason for this post is that I have not been inspired with any topics, if you haven't noticed. So here is your great opportunity people! :) Any suggestions for a blog topic? Or something you would like me to re-address?
Monday, September 8, 2008
The Aminals...and a Request for a Friend
Well, for 8 years I have lived for the most part animal free. No cats, no dogs, no fish, no rodents of any shape or size...I don't count the resident spiders/flies/roaches/beetles/whathaveyous that dwell within the walls of the various buildings that I have labeled as 'home' in the past 8 years.
I am now living with three. Two dogs...and very very very big cat. Let me introduce you.
This is Miss Prissy. Yes, she really is that big. Need a better shot? Here:
Those are my toes she is sniffing. Granted, I have much larger toes than the average man (or woman for that matter...........:) ) but yes, she is quite large. She usually is a good upstairs companion (it's just me and her upstairs for the most part...sometimes the dogs come up, but usually they are accompanied by the peoples that live downstairs)......except for when she does things like she did this morning...woke me up at 5:30am. I was quite grumpy this morning, I admit.
This is Chloe. She resembles the Target commercial dog. She is spoiled ROTTEN. Three years young.
And Kibbles. She is probably 6 years old (she was found by my hosts). VERY good dog. They let her roam free, she always comes back. Chloe is kept on an electric collar when at home or on a leash when out and about. My favorite is Kibbles.
And there you have it.
I am now living with three. Two dogs...and very very very big cat. Let me introduce you.
This is Miss Prissy. Yes, she really is that big. Need a better shot? Here:
Those are my toes she is sniffing. Granted, I have much larger toes than the average man (or woman for that matter...........:) ) but yes, she is quite large. She usually is a good upstairs companion (it's just me and her upstairs for the most part...sometimes the dogs come up, but usually they are accompanied by the peoples that live downstairs)......except for when she does things like she did this morning...woke me up at 5:30am. I was quite grumpy this morning, I admit.
This is Chloe. She resembles the Target commercial dog. She is spoiled ROTTEN. Three years young.
And Kibbles. She is probably 6 years old (she was found by my hosts). VERY good dog. They let her roam free, she always comes back. Chloe is kept on an electric collar when at home or on a leash when out and about. My favorite is Kibbles.
And there you have it.
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For my friend:
He works for a company that sells their products to an establishment name Wal-Mart, but they are concerned that a certain product has not hit the shelves...he has asked the blogging community that reads his blog a favor, and I thought I would just pass it along...all it entails is the next time you go to Wal-Mart, check for the product he is showing on his blog (found HERE) and ask an associate if that item is available. You can then send an email to him (found on his blog entry...again found HERE) letting him know if you found the item and the address of the Wal-Mart.
I thought this was simple enough, and I think there is enough of a group of you that check out my blog that would be willing to do this...
Thanks!
For my friend:
He works for a company that sells their products to an establishment name Wal-Mart, but they are concerned that a certain product has not hit the shelves...he has asked the blogging community that reads his blog a favor, and I thought I would just pass it along...all it entails is the next time you go to Wal-Mart, check for the product he is showing on his blog (found HERE) and ask an associate if that item is available. You can then send an email to him (found on his blog entry...again found HERE) letting him know if you found the item and the address of the Wal-Mart.
I thought this was simple enough, and I think there is enough of a group of you that check out my blog that would be willing to do this...
Thanks!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Angels in Alabama
Remember this????
Well, a couple of the angel guys were pre-missionaries. One of them amazingly enough got called to the Birmingham Alabama mission, which is of course where I am. My ward has three sets of Elders, so it was bound to happen...
Sure enough, two weeks ago, he shows up! First transfer...
It's so weird...the angels were a very huggy group...notice the Book of Mormon space between the two of us. :) Anyways, thought I would post that. Sorry all you young single women out there, he still has most of his mission ahead of him, but I would seriously recommend him to anyone, very good guy. He is a very good missionary.
Well, a couple of the angel guys were pre-missionaries. One of them amazingly enough got called to the Birmingham Alabama mission, which is of course where I am. My ward has three sets of Elders, so it was bound to happen...
Sure enough, two weeks ago, he shows up! First transfer...
It's so weird...the angels were a very huggy group...notice the Book of Mormon space between the two of us. :) Anyways, thought I would post that. Sorry all you young single women out there, he still has most of his mission ahead of him, but I would seriously recommend him to anyone, very good guy. He is a very good missionary.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
To Be Like Mary...
A scripture that I have always loved and that was recently set apart in a lesson has been on my mind...you know in the New Testament when Mary observed certain parts of the Saviors life, and she kept those things in her heart...what an amazing woman. I mean, I know that if I had observed the Savior's life, knowing me I would tell the world about it. You know, the way most parents are about their kids. They tell everyone that their kid got a scholarship to this school, won the art competition, caught the winning touchdown, etc...but Mary, she kept them in her heart.
I want to be like Mary.
Now, let me say this...if you tell me not to tell anyone about something, I won't. Period. I am very good about that. If I see something that I think should be kept private...I usually am good about keeping it to myself. I am NOT professing to be perfect by any means. I give my opinions probably too liberally on certain things, but I am much more conscious of myself doing that than I used to be and this is something that I am working on...
...but my word, I want to be like Mary. Yes, it's flattering to be talked and bragged about, or rather, when I am the one doing the talking and the bragging, that sense of "I told you something that NO one else knows about and it's better than anything you could say" (I am exaggerating the point of course by saying that in most cases) but...you know, there is a point where pride really sets in and takes hold. And really, there are certain things that really are and should be kept private. Not really because they are secret, but because they are sacred, they are personal, and to be frank they are nobody's business.
One thing I am going to do, and I have thought about this for a while now, is keep my dating life to myself. No more blog entries on dates. Of course I will let the world know if I am in a relationship, but no more revelations to the world of dates. No, I am not dating anyone, nor do I think I will be anytime soon (meaning over the next year, but you never know I guess), this is just something that I have decided to do.
Brigham Young said the following: “The man who cannot know things without telling any other living being upon the earth, who cannot keep his secrets and those that God reveals to him never can receive the voice of his Lord to dictate him.”
So therefore, Elizabeth is going to attempt something that I am sure many think is impossible: shutting up. :)
Ha, all throughout this blog post, I have been reminded of the scene in the 1961 Parent Trap where the housekeeper says "It's none of my nevermind, I don't say a word..." and then blabs her heart away...if you cue up the following video to about 5:10 into it, you can watch it...(I found the WHOLE MOVIE on youtube...what is the copyright time frame for videos, is it 50 years? I am SURE that it shouldn't be on youtube, but for the sake of this blog entry I am only going for that one short scene...)
And no, I am not going to completely shut up, that would be impossible. Just...not gossip, and keep certain things to myself, that's all...
Boy, this is going to be really tough, isn't it????
I want to be like Mary.
Now, let me say this...if you tell me not to tell anyone about something, I won't. Period. I am very good about that. If I see something that I think should be kept private...I usually am good about keeping it to myself. I am NOT professing to be perfect by any means. I give my opinions probably too liberally on certain things, but I am much more conscious of myself doing that than I used to be and this is something that I am working on...
...but my word, I want to be like Mary. Yes, it's flattering to be talked and bragged about, or rather, when I am the one doing the talking and the bragging, that sense of "I told you something that NO one else knows about and it's better than anything you could say" (I am exaggerating the point of course by saying that in most cases) but...you know, there is a point where pride really sets in and takes hold. And really, there are certain things that really are and should be kept private. Not really because they are secret, but because they are sacred, they are personal, and to be frank they are nobody's business.
One thing I am going to do, and I have thought about this for a while now, is keep my dating life to myself. No more blog entries on dates. Of course I will let the world know if I am in a relationship, but no more revelations to the world of dates. No, I am not dating anyone, nor do I think I will be anytime soon (meaning over the next year, but you never know I guess), this is just something that I have decided to do.
Brigham Young said the following: “The man who cannot know things without telling any other living being upon the earth, who cannot keep his secrets and those that God reveals to him never can receive the voice of his Lord to dictate him.”
So therefore, Elizabeth is going to attempt something that I am sure many think is impossible: shutting up. :)
Ha, all throughout this blog post, I have been reminded of the scene in the 1961 Parent Trap where the housekeeper says "It's none of my nevermind, I don't say a word..." and then blabs her heart away...if you cue up the following video to about 5:10 into it, you can watch it...(I found the WHOLE MOVIE on youtube...what is the copyright time frame for videos, is it 50 years? I am SURE that it shouldn't be on youtube, but for the sake of this blog entry I am only going for that one short scene...)
And no, I am not going to completely shut up, that would be impossible. Just...not gossip, and keep certain things to myself, that's all...
Boy, this is going to be really tough, isn't it????
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Halloween...:)
Well, I have been invited to a How to Host a Murder Party. This is my second time doing one. The first time I was Terra Sunder...(get it, tear-asunder???), the daughter of a very wealthy man who gets murdered...oh, and I ran a very successful lingerie line called Terra's Underwear...:). So yes, I had to dress for the part, and this is what we got:
This time around, we are doing a Western How to Host a Murder...and I got the role of ELVIRA-LYNN FEKSHIN...who is the saloon girl.
This is posing a bit of a problem...if you check out the 'saloon girl' costumes, pretty much every single one has no sleeves and a lot of leg, which are not options for me...so I am having to be creative...
...Ebay is a wonderful thing. I have discovered a number of stores that sell unique items. Last night I discovered a site that sells skirts...skirts that with a little bit of tampering with will help me make the saloon girl costume modest...now I just need to figure out the shoulders and get a little bit of this and a little bit of that and I will be good to go...
lol...guess who!?!?! (hint, that is NOT me...but it is someone doing the how to host a murder party! notice the boots, the belt, the gun which after I took this picture she pointed and shot it at me...of course it's a fake one!)
This time around, we are doing a Western How to Host a Murder...and I got the role of ELVIRA-LYNN FEKSHIN...who is the saloon girl.
This is posing a bit of a problem...if you check out the 'saloon girl' costumes, pretty much every single one has no sleeves and a lot of leg, which are not options for me...so I am having to be creative...
...Ebay is a wonderful thing. I have discovered a number of stores that sell unique items. Last night I discovered a site that sells skirts...skirts that with a little bit of tampering with will help me make the saloon girl costume modest...now I just need to figure out the shoulders and get a little bit of this and a little bit of that and I will be good to go...
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lol...guess who!?!?! (hint, that is NOT me...but it is someone doing the how to host a murder party! notice the boots, the belt, the gun which after I took this picture she pointed and shot it at me...of course it's a fake one!)
Monday, September 1, 2008
Labor Day Weekend
What did the Elizabeth do over her Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, GA??
She went:
She went:
- Shopping for a Maid of Honor Dress...(not the dress, but that is the color of it...)
- Got GREAT Indian food
with the fabulous Reva
- Went to the Atlanta temple
- Watched the DragonCon parade
- Went tubing down a river...am I really that white??
Solei and I hung out in the car so that her Mom, Dad and Uncle could go down the river...she was zoned out on Finding Nemo pretty much the whole time, although we did go down to the river once and we played "let's see how fast Elizabeth can run around the car because Solei thinks it's really funny and entertaining and keeps saying 'again'"...good times...
- Ate boiled peanuts (sorry, no photo...)
- AND ate some amazing BBQ...w/ hot n fresh Krispy Kremes for dessert
- Watched Stranger Than Fiction on the fantabulous Reva's amazing theater downstairs...
- Played TWO musical numbers w/ the Reva and her brother (one in her ward, the other in her old ward...LOOOOOOOOOONG story that I don't really want to talk about, but they both went well, so that's good...sorry, no picture)
- Visited the cousin Scott and Penny and the ever so fun Jones and had an amazing pot roast w/ mashed potatoes n gravy and asparagus for dinner that Scott made all by himself...so proud...Jones really did like the food, I just liked this picture...I know, terrible of me liking a picture of him getting upset. I swear, except for ONE other picture, he has the exact same surprised expression on his face, so I was going for something different here...
- Played 'when you win you get to make up a new rule UNO' which very quickly turned into Killer Uno which is SO fun to play...
- Went to breakfast with Penny, Reva and Jones at La Madeleine's, which is by far my favorite breakfast place to eat...so far...
see, surprised look...
- Had a Grill out in the back yard, good food, good company...
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