August 4, 2008
$.32 Stamps. Princess Diana. Kosovo. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman!" Titanic. Last Seinfeld. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone. and $1.00 for gas. WHAT?!
These are just a few things that happened when I was a Senior in High School! Why am I bringing this up do you ask? Because, I just had my 10 Year Reunion! Yes 10 years...boy how the time flies!
It was a fun Reunion spent at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Downtown SL. I was on the Committee and we worked our little booties off to make the event a hit. I think it was, except for the small fact that people who said they were coming, didn't, therefore making the committee have to beg for donations so we could pay for the stinking thing! Oh well. I had such a blast seeing everyone who came, chatting and catching up. I didn't get to talk to everyone, because I was running around being a committee member, but I tried. I was getting all nostalgic as I watched groups of people reminisce about the good ol' days, and in my "just had a baby" emotional-ness I was getting a bit teary I have to confess. I tried to recall a memory with each person there, of course some are closer to the surface than others, which happens when everyone has a different "clique", but I tried just the same.
I though about my Glendale Girls, Freshman English in Mrs. Romney's class, Volleyball, lunch by the lockers (& POGS of all things), "current events" in Suzie's class, "Time Out For FUN". my Chevy Trailblazer, Seminary, Dances & Stomps, crushes, Drillteam practices, lunch on the south lawn, Biology with Mr Haines (& super Moroni), the Seminary building, Spirit Week, sluffing, "the Annex", my mitsubishi Galant with the LDS sticker on back, Babes in Arms, New York Acapella Trip, mistakes and teenage girly moments, Craigle's English class Senior Year, all the new friends I tried to meet before Graduating, and of course GRADUATION!
I hope everyone who went to the Reunion had just as much fun as I did. It was great to see everyone who came, and miss the ones who couldn't make it! Another 10 years and we'll do it all again!
10 YEAR REUNION!
AMY & DALLAS!
August 2, 2008
Brandon's beautiful cousin Amy was married yesterday and what a fun day we had. Amy married a sweet guy named Dallas who is from Richfield. The wedding was in Manti (at my very favorite Temple). The grounds were (of course) immaculate and the bride and groom were as happy, and cute as can be! After doing the picture thing we all headed down to Richfield for the dinner-which was yummy. It was nice to meet Dallas' family and visit with our family members who came in town for the big event! We didn't get home till after 10:00 p.m. but it was so worth it and a lot of fun sharing their wedding day with them.
We Love You Amy and Dallas, and wish all the best for you and an Eternity of Happiness!
HOW CUTE IS THIS?
July 25, 2008
So for our Pioneer day celebrating we BBQ'd with Brandon's family; and his Uncle Bob & Aunt Diane have the stinking cutest little girl named Adrie and when we got there she was decked out in her little pink tutu. SO SWEET! Anyway, later she and Natalie were out on the swings and I looked out and saw this shot and HAD to get a picture! AHHHH the days when you could run around in your undies and everyone thought it was cute!
Here's another cute picture with Kolbe, Adrie and Natalie. They only wanted to take "funny" pictures so I finally stopped trying to get them to smile and just let them do whatever. I love that Natalie and Kolbe are in red, white and blue, and Adrie, in her tutu, looks just like a little fircracker-which is exactly what she is!
The Ramblings of a Madman-er-Woman!
July 18, 2008
Okay so summer is slipping away so fast I barely have time to complain about the heat. There are so many things to do before School Starts. Ahh elementary school, the years of being just a kid before that completely sporatic, gangly, awkward "Jr. High stage" begins. (I don't envy Natalie having to go through that)!
I have been working as a Primary teacher-something that I haven't done in a long time. I teach one of two CTR 5 classes. The primary is so big the kids all have to meet for opening exercises in the chapel-And we keep growing. There were 3 baby blessings last fast Sunday. SHEESH! In Murray we were lucky to get 3 baby blessings a Year! My class has such cute kids in it and they are still at that sweet stage where they actually "like" their teachers (if we bring candy). I was a little unsure of having a Sunday calling because of all the "going out of town" and stuff. HAHAHAHA...we haven't gone anywhere, nor are we planning on going anywhere. Two mortgage payments SUCKS! Okay so at least we finally have the Murray house rented out. Actually they are leasing it so hopefully that all goes well and they can buy it soon! I HATE renting, and people who choose to be landlords are (say it with a high voice) CRAZY!
On to a more exciting topic like this amazing new thing called...reading! Yeah you all should try it, I highly recommend it. I just finished this small set of books...maybe some of you have heard of them they're called Harry Potter. Yeah they are pretty good...
HA, who am I kidding they are AH-MAZING! I have totally caught the reading bug this summer, which all started with Twilight. I would love any recommendations for books, if anyone has them...of course Breaking Dawn comes out in two weeks so I'll be reading that, but two days after I'm sure I'll be ready for something else to bide my time!
SO I have this Reunion coming up that I have been trying to "get in shape" for-I know, let's not all laugh at once. I think there should be a RULE-No Reunions after you've had a baby (at least for a year). Oh well, our committee has worked too hard NOT to want to go to it, I think it's going to be fun. Brandon on the other hand is so not looking forward to it, and honestly...I don't feel the least bit guilty about dragging him there!
I have this 30 Things before 30 list that I'm working on which includes such things as learning to SURF-yes Surf, running a 5 and 10 K (with the possibility of a marathon), Reading the Book of Mormon again, and other random things that I've been wanting to do, just haven't had the UMPH to do them. We shall see, we shall see. I'm not the type to be like "Oh I'm a terrible person 'cause I didn't finish my list before 30". Because there is always 31!
I warned you this was going to be the ravings of a loony, but I better go because I'm sure none of you care about the babbling. It was just some much needed blogging time!
XOXO-Michelle
HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY MISS NATALIE!
On June 14th Natalie had an exciting 6th Birthday party at a place called Kangaroo Zoo! They have a dozen or more inflatable mazes, slides, and bounce houses. There are 3 Party Rooms for Birthday Parties, and Natalie chose the Cosmos Room, which had a big mural painted on the wall and cool star lights hanging from the ceiling! The kids Bounced around non-stop for about 2 hours then we ate cake and ice cream and Natalie opened presents. Kangaroo Zoo provides each party with an assistant who follows the kids around, she takes their pictures, and even plays with them too. It was a lot of fun to watch all these little "Roo's" bouncing around! Thank You so much to everyone who came to Natalie's Birthday Party. It was out of this world!
"WHAT IS THIS FEELING?"
June 16, 2008
Definitely not "LOATHING"!
I'm super excited because my "WONDERFUL" friend Sarah Reeder and her "POPULAR" Mom Becky totally "DEFYed GRAVITY" and got us tickets to see WICKED next year "THANK GOODNESS"! Yes we have to wait till April...I know it's not "ONE SHORT DAY" but hello it's WICKED, it is sooooo worth the wait! I'll be "DANCING THROUGH LIFE" until then!
(Sarah, tell Becky she's the "SHIZ". Hahahahahaha)!
Yes all the caps are song titles from the show...You know me I can't just say "Hey we're going to Wicked"!
SAY GOODBYE TO KINDERGARTEN!
June 6, 2008
Well today was Natalie's last day of kindergarten and it chokes me up a bit knowing how well she adapted to all the changes of this year! New baby, new house, new school...and yet she managed to be above average and did really well on her SAT's (yes SAT's at 5 years old). It really shows how easily children can deal with change.
The kids were allowed to wear whatever they wanted to school today and so I had to capture a picture of her on her final day in Kindergarten. The other picture is her in her class the day they had their spring program. Such a sweet smile she has (when she doesn't try too hard). I can't believe she only has a week and she'll be six, my goodness where does the time go?
