Copy Cat...

With the inspiration from a friends blog I was able to make this cute little widget to keep me motivated for my Graduation Date on the 13th of June! Thanks Amelia for letting me be such a copy cat!!!

And the Winner is... Salt Lake City.

So, who knew that Salt Lake City, Utah would be voted the #1 fittest city in America? Maybe this has to do with the numerous mountains to climb, hike up and ski/snowboard down, not to mention all of the many other outdoor things to do in SLC. You should read this article by Health Magazine if you interested in seeing what the top cities are for fitness and the lowest. By the way, Miami is voted the fattest. Very, very interesting.

Free Cosmentics, Anyone?

For any girl out there interested in free, I REPEAT - FREE, cosmetics (and who isn't)listen up... Apparently, a class action lawsuit was finally determined in the favor of the American woman who has ever bought cosmetics from a department store from 1994 to 2003. That means you can be awarded your due in the form of free makeup on Tuesday, January 20th.

The legal jargoned lawsuit settlement can be found at

http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com/

and so is the list of all the free products that you can choose from. Apparently, if you walk into one of the Department stores listed on the webpage and sign a piece of paper saying you have bought cosmetics, then you will be given a free full-sized cosmetic of your choice. You will have to read the document to find out where to go and what to choose from, but apparently you can either go from counter to counter to pick up your freebies or go from store to store!! Score, right? And the fact that there are no strings attached is the best part!! So, take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity to get some of that high-end product for nothing. What girl wouldn't love that!?!?

Christmas in Florida

Michael and I drove 24 hours round trip to Tallahassee, Florida to visit with family for the Holidays and it was well worth the drive. We had such a great time with my brother Tim, his wife Carson and kids Mary Kendall and Parker and with Sheri, my sister from Idaho and her husband Scott, and kids Ryanne, Tanner and Nelson.

We had a great Christmas and went down to Apalachicola for a day and it made me remember just how much I miss and love the ocean, especially the Gulf. We're happy to be home but it was wonderful to see family for the holidays!

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

David Sedaris. "Six to Eight Black Men"

For anyone who has never listened to or read David Sedaris' essays, you are truly missing out. If you would love the hear about Holiday Season Traditions or stories from around the world as told by this wonderful writer, just click on the link below. Enjoy, and be happy that "our" Santa's helpers don't kick us or drag us away in his sack!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCUHTDrca4s

But I thought Santa was nice...

I just had to add these really great pictures because I'm sure that as children we were ecstatic about getting gifts from a random stranger for no reason whtsoever who was known to sneak into our homes in the middle of the night, and eat all our cookies we slaved away making. But if it ever came to meeting the guy?... FORGET IT!!



And this is my favorite. I think Santa must have been having a rough day too.

Finals Week...

As of this moment I am formally putting aside all computer minutes to the better benefit of studying for my finals and the writing of my final papers. Wish me luck and hope that the screaming only lasts until next Wednesday!

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!

Follow Me.

As crazy as it sounds, we want people to follow us! No, not watch us from the bushes at night or hide behind the car kind of stalker-followers, but blog followers! I pretty much just want to see who keeps up with our (my) blog. So, next time your on our page, just add yourself to our followers list on the right. It's simple and easy. This way we can keep up with our followers and see who 'follows' us! Thanks!

Please Don't Kill Me... Or Suck My Blood.

Okay, I admit it. I read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer over a year ago and I hated it. (Sorry to all of my friends out there who love the book so much and especially to Dee Ann). Don't get me wrong, it was interesting at parts, and the author was very creative at times, but I felt the story it it's entirety was lacking in character development, and the like. I mean come on, a girl falls in love with a vampire and she isn't scared or worried of fearful of her neck in the least bit? Oh, and if I were told by a guy who constantly gives me the creep eye and looks like he wants to kill me that he has been in my bedroom watching me sleep at night, I would scream and run for my life.
I guess you can just chock it up to the fact that I am an English Literature major and all I ever read 9 months out of the year are Classic Novels.

But, and this is for all of you lovers of Twilight; I have to say that all of this hype about the Twilight Movie release is making me a bit excited. I guess I will decide whether or not the next 3 books in the series are worthy of my time by how much I like the Hollywood release on the 21st. And some of us can attest to the fact that sometimes Hollywood just doesn't get it right when it comes to making a feature movie premier of a well-know book. (Harry Potter, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Bridge to Terabithia, blah, blah, blah) and sometimes they get it right, (The Shawshank Redemption, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) so, for Twilight's sake and for my own, let's hope they make the movie even better than the book.

She's got 10 little fingers and 10 little toes and everyone knows she's as cute as a rose!!

Congratulations to my big sister Dee Ann on her 4th child. Their baby girl was born just before noon on Election Day Nov. 4th and is healthy and pretty! Dee Ann is doing well and daddy Cory and older siblings Keller, Preston and Addy are excited for the new addition. They don't have a name yet, but if you want to leave suggestions, feel free!