Ummm...

I don't want to alarm anyone... but THIS
was on cnn.com this morning (and suprisingly it was NOT the lead story)

"Appropriate government agencies are monitoring the situation," ummm, ya, that makes me feel better....

Sad News

Despite all the problems and frustrations I have with the church here, I always held President Hinckley in such high regard.  I never questioned his sincerity or his testimony and I was so saddened to just hear the news of his passing.  He was an excellent leader and whenever I heard him speak it always made me want to be a better person.  Kinder to strangers - more caring for those in need - more Christlike...

The weird thing is I had a feeling and then a dream about three or four days ago that he died... isn't that weird?  That has happened to me before where I will think of someone out of the blue, and think that they died - and then they do, in fact, pass on.  There was a woman in our old congregation in RI who had cancer...I was driving home from work one day and she popped into my head and I couldn't shake the feeling that she had died, and then I got an e-mail the next day that she had passed.    

Lisa...

are you there?  Haven't heard from you in a while and I'm a bit worried. :(

The goal is set...

I decided I am going to run the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure 5K in May. This is good because I have a solid date in mind and a goal to work towards... So Kristen - you up for it? I know you said 10K in April, but I fear that may kill me - and I'm all about not dying...

I have been doing better, I did lose 13 seconds on my time when I ran this morning... but that's ok, at least I'm running. :)

18-0

Arizona here we come!!!

GO PATS!!!

Five Things

I have been tagged by Kimberly so here it goes....oh and I tag Abby, Ryann, Joy, Briana and Sheila.

Five things on my to do list:

Run

Pay the bills

Iron my work shirt

Christmas Cards (do you think it's too late for this??)

Brush the kittens

Five jobs I've held:

Nanny

Cherry Picker (for real...this was my first job)

Smoothie Maker

Jewelry Saleswoman

Waitress

Five Places I've Lived:

Virginia Beach, VA

Newport, RI

Logan, UT

Pleasant View, UT

Smithfield, UT (Almost Logan...)

Five of my favorite snacks:

Claussen pickles

Dark Chocolate

Garlic Triscuits

Popcorn - homemade, with Parmesan Cheese on it ...mmmm

Cinnamon Candy

Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:

Buy some kids

Pay off our debt

Build a new house

Go on a long trip somewhere IT IS NOT SNOWING

Save the rest

Man oh man

So in case you haven't noticed...I am a bit of a Patriots fan... Nathan and I went down to my grandparent's house to watch the game last night (they have a monster TV - and provide some pretty good company) and the PATS WON...not that I doubted it would happen or a split second...
Here are some shots from the game (photos from the Boston Globe)

My favorite - Tom Brady (12).... man is he easy on the eyes...

Maroney on one of his many runs...such an impressive runner.

This was probably the BEST play of the game...Brady set up a fake and it was AWESOME the defensive line all fell for it and then he threw to the end-zone...touchdown Pats!

Harrison (37) picked off a throw - which is always nice...he is celebrating here with Moss (81) who only caught one ball the whole game - it is amazing how this team just shifts its play to another ready/willing player if one of their guys is taken out with double and triple coverage.

Wait...is that a SMILE from Belichick??? No way...

The Chargers won (ha ha take that stupid Peyton Manning...) and they will be visiting Foxboro next Sunday for the AFC Championship Game - good times!

Photo overload

This is me Christmas morning...we drove down to my parent's house...it had snowed a lot the night before - making for a beautiful setting to show off my Tom Brady jersey :)

More of the drive through the canyon.


Frankie LOVES to help...I am sauteeing the peppers and onions for the stuffed pasta shells (below)


Don't these look excellent?? I LOVE stuffed pasta shells...in fact I think I might go eat some of the left-overs right now :)


Here's a better photo of the hair...the one below you can see the red-violet a bit better...still not the best though.