Look what I did!

All you have to do is copy the list and bold what you have done.
200 Have and Have nots!
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight (unfortunately no)
4. Changed a baby's diaper
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (twice, and I am aiming for one more visit!)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time (I have also hated a job 90% of the time)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently (almost!)
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report(vaguely)
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
74. Helped an animal give birth
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money (5 bucks in Vegas)
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (twice)
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
(for two weeks!)
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you (when I was 6)
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco (but I had ample opportunities to in Europe)
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise (no, but I have gotten them without asking)
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited Africa
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers (what is this, 1820?)
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator (what does that even mean?)
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a campfire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

Finally...the pictures you have all been waiting for!

Photobucket Album

I have finally managed to upload and add witty commentary to our pictures from Hungary and Austria. Clicking on the picture will take you to photobucket, and then you can choose to view the album as a grid or slideshow. Enjoy!

Five

Five

5 years ago I was: still in college, waiting for Jason on his mission and working at the START Center

5 months ago I was ... Celebrating my 1 year marriage anniversary

5 hours ago I was ... sleeping, because I have a horrible head cold

5 minutes ago I was ... reading the newspaper

5 things on my 'to do' list today: unpack everything in my house, find my cell phone charger, go to bank, look at houses, and buy grocheries

5 recent pieces of mail I've received: bank statement, costco coupons, change of address form from post office, late library book notice and magazines

5 things I would do if I became a billionaire: buy a house, go on a trip around the world, pay for Jason to climb Mount Everest and the resulting medical bills for when he freezes his face off), buy some outrageously priced goods and give the rest away

5 of my bad habits: biting my nails, not answering my cell phone, not washing the dishes right away, eating bad food and drinking Diet Coke every day

5 good memories: meeting Jason, getting married,the day I got the job at Westminster, graduating college and going to London

5 films I watch over and over again: I usually don't watch movies more than once

5 places I've lived: My parent's house, my grandma's house, our apartment on Valley View, my parent's house (again, currently) and our new house we will buy (future)

5 songs I love: All I Want Is You by U2, Eight Days a Week by the Beatles, Boulvard of Broken Dreams by Green Day, All These Thing I Have Done by the Killers, Any songs by Flight of the Conchords

5 jobs I've had: Toy Department at Fred Meyer's, hostess at Roof Resturant, Theater Set Painter for Sandy City, Undercover underage buyer for the DABC and Career Services Coordinator at Westminster College

5 things most people don't know about me: I hate to buy books (though I love to read them), I have never broken a bone, I am afraid of birds, I can't spell very well (despite the fact that I have a degree in English) and I have never eaten lima beans in my life!

5 things in my virtual shopping bags: I am typically an impulse buyer, and don't even put things in the shopping cart. This is why I stay away from internet shopping sites...

5 books I love to death: Anything by Margaret Atwood...that should cover at least five

5 things that are out of place around my house: Because I just moved...everything I own qualifies as being out of place

5 films I want to see: Atonement, Into the Wild, Run Fatboy Run, Indiana Jones (I will be so mad if they ruin it!) and The Dark Knight

5 things I love to eat: Ice cream, french fries, peaches, cakes from Schmits and chocolate donuts from Dunford Bakeries

5 destinations I'm dying to see: Australia, New York City, Scotland, Italy and France

5 scents I love: Jason's cologne...that's all that matters

Spring Break!

Since it was Westminster's Spring Break, Jason and I decided to go to Moab. We had originally planned to go last October, but the weekend we were going to go was the same weekend as the annual Jeep Safari Tour. So we rescheduled to last weekend, and prayed that it would be warm enough to camp. We left SLC around 6:30 AM to beat traffic and made it to Moab right at 11:00. We had brunch at the Moab Diner and walked around town a bit. The peak season officially starts on March 1, so a lot of things were still closed. After that, we went to set up our camp along the Colorado River. We had just bought a new tent at REI and had never put it together, and the instructions were not clear at all, so it took us a while to put the tent together. We finally figured it out and went to blow up our air mattress. Of course, we had checked the air pump at home and it worked fine, but when we tried to use it at our campsite, it ran out of battery right way. So it was back to Moab to find a new pump or a new mattress. Luckily, we found a pump for a good price and were able to finish pumping up the mattress. After we set up camp, we decided to go into Arches National Park and hike to the Delicate Arch. Jason had never been to Moab before, so he was really excited to see everything. The weather was perfect for hiking, about 65 degrees. There were some patches of snow on the trail, but otherwise everything was very spring-like. It was not very crowded either, so we almost had the place to ourselves. You can hike right up to the arch itself, and Jason pointed out the rope marks from the guy who illegally climbed it last year. After Delicate Arch, we decided to go back to our camp and make dinner. We always have hot dogs and smores at least one night when we go camping, so that was our first meal. After dinner, I started to feel really sick and we had to go into Moab again to find some medicine. Luckily, Jason was very patient with me and I started to feel better soon.


On Saturday, we went back to Arches and signed up for a tour of the Fiery Furnace. It is a really cool canyon with lots of formations and arches. It is very easy to get lost, though, so it is recommended to go on a ranger tour first so that you can get a feel for the area. It was really windy, so we got a bit of a sand bath, but it was well worth it. At the vistor's center, we had seen a weather forecast for a 40 percent chance of snow, so we were debating whether to stay over Saturday night or drive home. After we left the Fiery Furnace, the clouds were looking pretty menacing, so we opted to back up and head home. We made it to Salina, stopped there for gas and got on a small highway that would take us to Scipio and then to I-15. Just as we got on the highway, it started to snow. There wasn't much coming down, but because it was so windy, it was pretty much white-out conditions. We finally made it to Scipio and decided there was no way we were going to try the freeway home, so we checked into the only hotel in town for the night. Everyone else who was with us on the highway checked in as well, so we weren't the only ones who gave up on driving. It was not what we had planned, but it was sleeping in a tent in the snow. Even with all the mishaps, it was still a fun trip. Maybe next time things will go a little more smoothly!

60 Verity Facts

60 Random things you did not know you wanted to know about me
Saw this on Carrie's blog and thought I would copy. I actually really love things like this

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Lamps from IKEA and a tarp.

2. When was the last time you threw up? Last week, for reasons that are unknown.

3. What's your favorite curse word? Mother-flippin'

4. Name 3 people you made smile today. Jason, the articles at theonion.com, and puppies!

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Driving to work

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Making copies and fixing the printer (my job is so exciting!)

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? Counting down the minutes until I can leave early from work

8. Have you been to a strip club? Let me think....no

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? "Hello" to one of my co-workers

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? Raspberry

11.What was the last thing you had to drink? Diet Coke, the breakfast of champions

12. What are you wearing right now? Tan cords, a navy polo shirt and kick-ass shoes that I got for 5 bucks at JMR

13. What was the last thing you ate? A Kashi bar

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? No. Therefore, it's been a bad week

15. When was the last time you ran? I think Jason forced me to a couple of weeks ago

16. What's the last sporting event you watched? Sports? Me?

18. Who is the last person you emailed? A real estate agent

19. Ever go camping? A lot. We are going to Arches National Park tomorrow through Sunday

20. Do you have a tan? I enjoy the pale, never been in the sun look

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Not typically

25. What did your last IM say? Don't know

26.Are you someone's best friend? Yes, Jason's

27. What are you doing tomorrow? Waking up at 6 AM and driving to Moab

28. Where is your mom right now? At home, cleaning out her attic so that we can move in with her

29.Look to your left, what do you see? The world's oldest fax machine

30. What color is your watch? silver and cream

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia? Convicts

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? No. Everything I would want to change I can do by diet and exercise. I just actually have to do it.
33. What is your birthstone? Sapphire
34. Do you go in a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? I usually try to go in, because somehow, I feel healther that way
35. How many kids do you want? 3, and that is it!
36. Do have a dog? No, but I plan to get one before I have a baby. I figure I will practice with a dog first.
37. Last person you talked to on the phone? Jason
38. Have you met anyone famous? I was in the same building as Ewan Macgregor in London, and we probably breathed the same air, so I am going to count that.
39. Any plans today? I am going to see a house with my mom tonight
40. How many states have you lived in? 1
41. Ever go to college? All done!
42. Where are you right now? The library at Westminster
43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? Moving
44. Last song listened to? Don't remember
46. Are you allergic to anything? Most perfumes
47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? My $10 Merrill hiking shoes
48. Are you jealous of anyone? Nope
50. Is anyone jealous of you? If they were, would they really tell me?
51. What time is it? 1:27 PM
52. Do any of your friends have children? Too many
53. Do you eat healthy? I try, because otherwise my husband will never leave me alone!
54. What do you usually do during the day? Work, do stuff
55. Do you hate anyone right now? No, but maybe tomorrow!
56. Do you use the word "hello" daily? Sure
58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 25
59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Yes, in California
60. How did you get one of your scars? I was riding my bike downhill, my brakes got stuck and I ran into someone's bushes and scraped up my knee.

There you are. Now you know even more about me than you probably wanted to!

Survey of my deepest thoughts...

What is your desktop wallpaper? Naked babies crammed inside of flowers (doing stuff)

What is your favorite zoo animal? Midget

What was your favorite toy as a child? Bleach

What food do you eat too much of? Elmer's glue

What kind of hairstyle do you have? Hot pink Mullet

What was your favorite activity in gym class? Having large amounts of ball thrown at me

What is on the shirt your wearing right now? Chocolate pudding and spaghetti sauce

What is the picture nearest to you of? Hitler

What kind of salad dressing do you like? Maple syrup

What's your least favorite food? dandelions

What do you do on a Sunday night? prepare for the nuclear holocaust

If you could only use one condiment on your food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Graham crackers

What color are your sheets? hobo-colored

How big is your computer display? Why how big is yours?

What pair of shoes do you wear most often? Boxes

What is your favorite game? Nintedogz and Horsez

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food? Saran Wrap

What is your favorite pizza topping? Froot Loops

What time do you plan on waking up tomorrow? Tuesday

What is your favorite day of the year? Lunch

This is cool!

Check out this article that was featured in Time magazine this week. It is an interview with a high-ranking bishop in the Church of England about the mainstream Christian view of heaven and how it is misunderstood according to verses from the New Testament. It is very interesting how similar his thoughts reflect LDS doctrine. Here is the link:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710844,00.html