Double Dutch Anyone???

Tonight we went to Dale and Elizabeth's house for Samantha's birthday party. They pulled out the jump ropes and we all went back in time. Shane and I rocked the jump ropes! All we needed was some good old school music and we were set. I loved this activity as a child and I still love it. My mom even tried and did really well. I do own a couple long ropes myself so if you are up for some double dutch fun, give me a call.

Shane and I duel jumping. We tried several different moves: turning around, jumping one footed, alternating feet, shaking hands, etc. I wanted to do "Say Say my Playmate", but Shane kept crying about not knowing how to do it. It was definitely a good time.

Superman Sophie

I went to my sister Kara's house today to hang with her and the kids. Sophie and I decided to play Superman. Here is a picture of her flying. She loved every second of it and wanted to do it over and over again. My nieces and nephew are so cute!

50 Things About Me....

1. I love everything about camping!

2. My belly button is a slit.

3. I have an addiction to shopping.

4. This week I made three recipes from my sister's blog. They all turned out amazing!

5. I love the show Law and Order: SVU. (I secretly want to be a police detective or FBI agent)

6. My old car (the white Taurus) was called the off road Taurus. (Don't worry mom, I still took care of it)

7. I sprained my ankle "running" up a tree down at Snow College

8. If I were to buy a dog I would want a Great Dane or a little tiny "purse" dog.

9. I think snakes are rad!

10. Sometimes I use old school words such as rad when I speak and describe things.

11. I (like my sister) count stairs as I walk up them.

12. I despise putting the clean dishes away out of the dishwasher.

13. My favorite mambas and starbursts are the yellow ones.

14. One of my favorite smells is Tires. I love to go to Les Schwab and sit inside while I wait for my car because it smells so good!

15. I love to be by myself and have my alone time.

16. I am a special ed teacher, instructional coach and on the UPDC blog team. (All career related positions)

17. I bruise really easily

18. I want to go skydiving before I die

19. I am looking into getting certified to teach yoga

20. I also drove a car called the "skittle"

21. I went to prom my junior year on a school bus

22. I have been to New York, Hawaii, California, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Mexico on vacation.

23. I love to cook

24. I wear a 35 length in pants (That means my legs are a mile long!)

25. I could sleep all day long

26. I am currently reading "Look Me In The Eye". ( An autobiography about a person with Asperger's Syndrome)

27. I have a queen size bed and sleep right on the edge (always on the left side)

28. I love watching TV and I probably watch too much of it. It is just so relaxing and you don't have to think at all.

29. I wish I lived next to a beach, but close to my family all at the same time.

30. I love hanging out with my family. I guess I would say I am very family oriented.

31. I recently bought a new orange phone (EnV). I had my previous phone for 4 years and decided I wanted a new one.

32. I have a large movie collection and love to buy them.

33. I hate going to the gym

34. My dream vacation is going to Maine and staying right on the coast.

35. I love all types of music, but especially rap and hip hop.

36. My first concert I ever went to was Wallflowers and Counting Crows

37. I love to go to rodeos (Cowboys are very sexy)

38. My favorite soap/bodywash is Caress

39. I am definitely not a morning person. I think waking up in the morning is the worst thing in the world.

40. My favorite number is 10

41. I have discovered two food items that I absolutely love now (both recommended by family members)....Fiber One Bars and Dannon Yogart Immunity drinks

42. I really enjoy taking pictures of myself. My family makes fun of me because if I am in charge of the camera there is always one or two self portrait pictures.

43. I loved jump rope and playing four square at recess when I was in elementary school. I still enjoy double dutch now and again.

44. My favorite baseball team is the New York Yankees. I wish that I was able to see a game when I went to New York, but games didn't begin until the day we were leaving. :(

45. When I was living in Ephraim I would always go on "Denny's Runs" with my friends. We would basically drive to Salina or Nephi to go to Dennys or The Cookery at 1 or 2 in the morning.

46. It drives me crazy when my classroom gets messy, cluttered, disorganized, etc. But it doesn't bother me at all if my bedroom is messy, cluttered, disorganized, etc.

47. I love stupid teeny bopper movies such as "Step Up", "She's the Man", "Sydney White", etc.

48. I have to fold all my socks before I put them in my drawers. I can't just throw them all in there.

49. I can't wait for the 4th Twilight book to come out.

50. I can't stand to sleep in big t-shirts and pajama pants. They get all twisted up and it makes me kind of anxious!

"Life Is Short"

"Two Thumbs Up"

It looks like they are back in the game! This episode was just what I was looking for. It was more of a story instead of highlights like the past two weeks have been. Lindsey came back and finally said goodbye. Now we can get back to the Lucas and Peyton storyline that we have all been waiting for. Brooke is trying to figure out if she really does want to do this mom stuff. We all knew that she was just a 22 year old liking the idea of having a child. When it really comes down to it I think tonight showed that she isn't quite ready. Dan is back to his manipulating old self. I hope that they don't give in since apparently Dan is dying. And finally this episode made me realize that I am getting old. During the water fight in the apartment all I could think was....."Why are they doing that inside? They are getting all the furniture wet!" Yes, I am definitely getting old!

I hope you all enjoyed this episode as much as I did. Until next week.....

Walk For Autism

I am just throwing this out there in case anyone is interested....

Miriam (my roommate) and I created a team for the Walk For Autism. It is this Saturday May 3, 2008. We are raising money to donate to "Autism Speaks". If you are interested and would like to join our team go to:

http://www.walknowforautism.org/siteapps/teampage/ShowPage.aspx?c=inKHILNqEmG&b=3615191&teamid=2784156

Thanks!!!

Our team leader is Miriam Watkins

Goblin Valley

Last weekend I traveled down to Southern Utah and hung out in Goblin Valley. Here are a few things we did while we were down there....

We hung out in Goblin Valley

We created inspirational posters

We hiked Little Wild Horse

We ate dutch oven dinner
We conquered the Wizard

We hiked up to some mines

We created a band CD cover

All About Me #2

I know you have all been waiting to read my post "Things Everyone Wants to Know About Me" so here we go:

What were you doing 10 years ago?

I was 15 years old so that puts me in 10th grade. I think 10th grade was probably one of my favorites in high school even though I wasn't a hugh fan of high school. I was still in my akward stages (they lasted until I was 23 years old) working at Gordon's CopyPrint.

5 things on my to-do list today

1. Go to my mom's to help with my sister's quilt.

2. Eat dinner

3. Watch American Idol results

4. Clean my room

5. Take my camping gear back to my mom

6 snacks I enjoy

1. Stax Chips in Mesquite BBQ

2. Movie popcorn

3. Stax Chips in Mesquite BBQ

4. Nibs

5. Stax Chips in Mesquite BBQ

3 Bad Habits

1. I pick at my nails (kind of like biting, but I don't put them in my mouth)

2. I love to sleep all the time

3. I drink Mountain Dew (and love it!)

If I were suddenly a billionaire, I would....

Definitely go shopping, buy my parents some stuff, pay off all of my debt, buy a house and a new car, give my family some "spending" money

5 places I've lived

Bountiful, Ephraim, Logan, Bountiful, Salt Lake City

5 jobs I've had

Gordon's CopyPrint

Sanpete Community Training (Working with kids with disabilities)

Snow College Athletics Center Secretary Assistant

Comfort Inn Front Desk Clerk

North Eastern Services (LSI, Residential Manager, Day Service Specialist, Behavior Specialist)

5 things people may not know about me

1. If I wasn't a teacher, I would want to be either an FBI Agent or a Police Detective without having to do all the grunt work to get there.

2. I made an "Ugly Sweater Girls Calendar" with my roommates for our Christmas Party.

3. I want to certify to become a yoga instructor

4. I have no desire to try snowboarding or snow skiing.

5. I have an amazing memory and can remember everything (details included such as what someone was wearing, exact words that were said in a conversation, etc.)