Just a few more

Another great picture of Shelley and William outside.


















We had to have some Chaco pictures at the reception. Leigh, Me, and Shelley. Good times.

More wedding photos...

Ok, so I guess I can't post more than 4 pics at a time. Lame.


The bride talking on her phone during the hair process. I stole it from her after this. Probably one of the better things I did that day. :-)















Her hair looked AWESOME!!! I will definitely bring a picture if I ever get my hair done again. It turned out exactly how she wanted it.



















Add to that the professional make-up......and she looked like a movie star.



















Shelley and William at the Houston Temple. :-)

Shelley's Wedding in Houston

I'm not so much a fan of Texas. No offense to all my Texan friends out there....but I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon. I was in Houston for 4 days for my best friends wedding. I got stuck in the WORST traffic I have ever seen. I sat through 20 changes of a stoplight without moving once. It took me more than hour to go 4 miles. I was not happy. I don't know how anyone lives there. We were trying to get last minute wedding things done but had to plan everything around the traffic rush hours. I think I spent more time driving that doing anything else. Ok....enough of the complaining. On to the pictures. These are the before and afters of Shelley and I getting our hair and make-up done on Saturday morning. As you might notice, there are no after pictures of me. This is on purpose. Just imagine Texas prom-queen circa 1982. It was pretty bad. What about my hair says, "Please please make me poofy?" I was not a happy about it. To make things worse, the hairdresser guy burned my scalp with the freakishly hot curling iron. This smile on my face....as fake as it was because I was so EXHAUSTED...didn't last long.



Shelley's before.

Shelley had the awesomest girl doing her hair. She was totally on top of it. Of course it probably helped that Shelley brought in a picture of what she wanted her hair to look like. I, on the other hand, did not have a picture. And apparently my explanation of what I wanted was sufficient for my hair guy. Oh well. Now I know......for the future or something.

Shameless plug for Tropicana OJ? Nope.....Shelley didn't have a water bottle and improvised at the last minte.

A few more things that I forgot

So after I posted my 7 Things I realized that I hadn't finished my 7 things that attracted me to my boyfriend. Ooops....that doesn't look good. I have many things about Jeff to put on this list but was having a hard time deciding which 7 were the best. So here are the rest.

4. His hugs and kisses.
5. His athletic prowess......he thinks I'm a status dater. Ha....yeah right. :-)
6. His lackluster cooking skills.
7. His random text messages to me. They make me smile no matter what.

Ok.....now I don't feel like such a crappy girlfriend. Like I struggled to think of things to put on the list. Sheesh. I'm better than that!!!

7 Things.....

Feel free to steal this from my blog and add it to yours. I stole it from someone else's. Isn't that what the blog-o-verse is all about?

Seven things I was doing 10 years ago...
1. Working one of my last shifts at Red Cliff Ascent.
2. Getting ready to move to Logan, Utah to go to school at Utah State University.
3. Wondering if I should go on a mission.
4. Still driving my little blue Mercury Capri.
5. Still getting used to winters in Utah.
6. Was completely oblivious to winters in Logan, Utah.
7. Just having fun.

Seven things on my to-do list right now...
1. Move out of my apartment.
2. Move to Indiana.
3. Spend every minute with Jeff before we both move.
4. Make sushi for dinner tonight.
5. Go snowboarding one last time in Utah before I am stuck with ice in Indiana.
6. Visit my grandma in Idaho before I move.
7. Donate blood.

Seven books I want to read/reread...
1. Divine Justice by David Baldacci
2. Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
3. The Brass Verdict by Michael Connolly
4. A Single Voice by Kristen M. Oaks
5. The Book of Mormon...always on the reread list.
6 and 7. These will most likely be my textbooks when I start school in January.

Seven places I want to visit...
1. SPAIN
2. Italy
3. France again
4. The East Coast
5. New Zealand/Australia
6. Turkey
7. United Kingdom

Seven places I have lived...
1. Provo, Utah
2. Logan, Utah
3. St. George, Utah
4. Canyon Country, California
5. Rexburg, Idaho
6. The middle of the southwest Utah desert
7. Soon to be....Bloomington, Indiana

Seven things I would do if I were a millionaire...
1. Travel everywhere.
2. Buy a new car...one that doesn't cost more to run than it did to buy.
3. Build me a nice house somewhere....I haven't figured out where yet.
4. Donate it....not sure where though. So many people are in need.
5. Share it with my family.
6. Save what's left for a rainy day.
7. Buy some new clothes.....I need to go on What Not To Wear right now.

Seven snacks I enjoy...
1. Rice crackers from Costco
2. Swedish Fish
3. Pears
4. Fruit Leathers from Costco
5. Strawberries
6. Wheat Thins
7. Almonds and Cashews

Seven things I can do...
1. Start a fire 5 different ways without using matches or a lighter.
2. Research......I love it.
3. Tie a cherry stem in a know with my tongue.
4. Run for a really long time.
5. Bike for a really long time.
6. Hike for a really long time.
7. Live out of a backpack for most of the year.

Seven things I can't do... yet...
1. Put the letters PhD after my name......3 years to go.
2. Go on a shopping spree...see above.
3. Buy a house...or a car....see #1 as well.
4. Spontaneously travel.
5. Fix my car without calling my dad.
6. Wiggle my ears.
7. Water ski without adaptive equipment....but I'm getting there.

Seven things that attracted me to my boyfriend...
1. How much he loves working with kids with disabilities.
2. His humor.
3. His sense of adventure.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Seven favorite foods...
1. Italian food.
2. Shrimp.
3. Mexican food.
4. Salads.
5. Bread.
6. FRENCH TOAST.
7. Anything my mom makes.

Seven things I say most...
1. Um...
2. You are such a dork.
3. Have a great day!
4. Go team!
5. Uh oh...
6. I don't see this going well for me....or you.
7. I'm at a loss here......

Seven people I admire most...
1. My mom and dad.
2. Ramon Zabriskie, my committee chair.
3. Jeff
4. Andy and Rachel
5. Joseph Smith
6. Jesus Christ
7. All the girls (and the 2 guys) in my grad program who are married with kids and still going strong. You are my heroes.

Thanks to the New York Times!!!

Check out this full-page ad in the New York Times defending the LDS church and other faiths. I agree that whatever your political or moral opinions, violence and vandalism are unjustified.

http://www.nomobveto.org/images/nytad_lg.png

Facebook Virus and other things

I'm trying to alert everyone I know in every possible way I can. My Facebook account has been compromised in some way and is sending out questionable emails. Please do not open any Facebook emails that you may receive from me. I don't usually email from Facebook anyways, but just in case you get one.....DON'T OPEN IT!!! There is a virus attached to it and it will send questionable emails to the people on your Friends list. So sorry that is happening to any of you who may be my Facebook friends.

Other than that, things are going absolutely great. I am now officially done with school at BYU. I sent my thesis to the library the other day to be bound. Christmas presents for everyone. :-) Ha....yeah right. It's $15 to get each copy bound and I had to do 5. So......Christmas for mom and dad. Yea!! I've been getting things ready for my move to Indiana in a few weeks. I looked up the drive the other day and realized that I will be driving through the middle of nowhere America. I've never been to Kansas, Missouri, or Illinois. Not that it really counts as "going there" when I'm just going to be driving through. It should probably take about 2 1/2 days to get to Bloomington. Jeff might be driving with me....which will be nice since it is questionable whether or not my car will make it all the way to Indiana. If I get stranded....at least I won't be alone.

Random pictures....let's see. I went to see my grandma a few weekends ago in Idaho. She's recovering from her 3rd surgery since she fell and broke her hip in September. I got some pictures off her computer (that used to be mine) that I haven't seen in forever. Thought I'd post some good ones. Ahhh...the memories.


This is one of my last shifts at Red Cliff in 2005. We had just finished a great hike to the Outpost and were chillin in the shade. A bunch of little butterflies were flying all around us and landing on our toes and fingers. Maybe they liked licking the sweat off of us. This little guy was adventurous and went for my face. :-) Good timing on the pic!





This was after I got out of the field that same week. The classic chaco picture that everyone must have. Can you guess which feet are mine? I'm the one on the left, wearing the 2 anklets. Ahhh...the memories. :-)