happy thanksgiving!

HAPPY (late) THANKSGIVING....

what a great weekend. i was not ready for the reality of today...back to normal monday. couple quick highlights....i ran in the turkey trot with my friend becky (and some of her family) and that was fun. i didn't do as well as i wanted, but not bad. i came in at 26 and a half minutes, i was hoping for under 25 minutes, but that didn't happen. oh well.

me and my big finish!!
me and becky!!

then we went to my parent's house for the BIG dinner. it was just us, my parents, jaime, carrie and mark. after dinner we went and saw the movie ENCHANTED. it was cute...kind of cheesy funny, total chick flick, but i liked it. it was clever and made me smile.

we had to go to bed early because jaime and i did DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING SHOPPING!!! we were up by 3:00AM!!! but i am like a little kid, so excited i couldn't sleep. so we got to Kohls by 3:20AM and hit the sales. after that we did the rest of our rounds and cleaned up! i have everyone done but my sister in law, but she will be easy!

now we are getting back in the swing of things. the lights are up on the house and the inside decorating will begin next week. then followed by christmas cooking. i love this time of year, i love the holidays! hope all was GREAT for everyone else! :)

I'm thankful for...an IPOD!!!

so, we decided to join the rest of the world...and we bought an i-pod!! it came yesterday and needless to say i have been on the computer ever since trying to figure out how this things works!! but so far, i love it!

now we can dance like some of these cool peopole!
Blaine rocking out. he loves it too. we have a file just of his music featuring the CARS soundtrack!
but thanksgiving is also just right around the corner, so we made the traditional indian vest and headband. we are so thankful for our families and that we can eat lots of food on thursday! blaine is thankful for his family, friends, chocolate and bj (his pet fish!)
we made name tags for all the people coming to dinner this year...we are actually going to be a small group. blaine has just started writing, so he is showing off his awesome skills with these place cards. he wrote them all except i gave dotted guide lines for "grandma" and "grandpa" the rest he did all on his own. (i just had to tell him what letters to write!)
here they are standing up so you can see what they will look like. there is "grandma, grandpa, dad, mom, blaine, jaime, mark and carrie"

hope you all have a happy thanksgiving. be safe in your travels and eat lots. anyone doing day after thanksgiving sales...i am pretty hard core now...can't wait. be sure to stay out of my way because i will run you over if you're in my way that day! jk :) but it does get pretty intense. i just wish my sister diana would be here....believe it or not, she is crazier then me on friday! :) love you D!

TAGGED...yet again! :)

i finally have a minute to fill this out, so here is an updated version since last being tagged!

I've been taggggggged...(cindy answers in purple and BLAINE answers in blue..i thought Blaine answers would be fun!)

Four jobs I've had:
1. Dance instructor------mommy's personal trainer
2. Dr. assistant (office girl)-----professional taste tester
3. Hotel manager (Ayers suites)-----frosting bowl licker
4. Golden Spoon baby!!---pirate

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. legally blonde----CARS
2. romie and michelle-----Emperor's New Groove
3. italian job------Meet the Robinsons
4. dirty dancing--------Toy Story

Three places I have lived: ..sad i know, there are only 3 places...
1. Laguna Niguel, CA-----SAME
2. Trabuco Canyon, CA-------SAME
3. Rexburg, ID---------SAME....born there

Four favorite TV shows:
1. Grey's Anatomy------Sponge Bob
2. Project Runway------Go Diego, go
3. Pushing Daisies--------Dora the Explorer
4. Gossip Girl (guilty pleasure!)------Fairly Odd Parents

Four favorite foods:
1. Mexican Food-----Spaghetti and meatballs
2. Chinese-------string cheese
3. PASTRIES------apples
4. Red Vines/frozen yogurt----chocolate

Four websites I visit daily:
1. Hotmail---NA
2. blogspot
3. 24hourfitness.com (work schedule)
4. yahoo.com

Four places I'd rather be:
1. getting a massage-----chuck E cheese
2. Hawaii ---------playground/farm
3. shopping-------disneyland
4. NY visiting my friends-------grandma's house (idaho or california)

Four blog buddies I want to tag:
1.Diana
2. Rach
3. Keiko
4. Kelly

OFFICIALLY MOTIVATED...

so...my friend Sharla and i have been flirting with the idea of running a 1/2 marathon. we have been running together for the past year and having a blast, but i just got my TOTAL motivation...Katie Holmes-Cruise just ran the NY marathon and if she can do it, i can do a half. not only did she run....but then she went to a premiere with tom that night IN HEELS!!! so if that girl with her crazy life style can do it..i surely can! anyone what to join the madness?! :)
*oh and she ran it in 4 hours 30 minutes (ish). and i guess that's pretty good.

****shout out to NY...my best friend is there (and has been wanting to run the marathon...DO IT!!) and now my dancing diva buddy just moved there too. i miss you kelly! i have to get back there to visit!*****

Fun Thoughts....

My aunt sent this to me and it made me laugh. if you have a couple minutes, read on and enjoy this food for thought:

Spread the stupidity...

*Only in America......do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
*Only in America......do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke.
*Only in America......do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters.
*Only in America......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our
useless junk in the garage.
*Only in America......do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight.
*Only in America......do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'.
*Only in America......do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.

EVER WONDER ....

*Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin ? Why women can't put on mascara with their mouth closed?
*Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"?
*Why is "abbreviated" such a long word?Why is it that doctors call what they do "practice"?
*Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
*Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?
*Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?
*Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
*Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
*Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
*You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
*Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?!
*Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
*Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
*If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
*If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

After Halloween SALE!!!!

We love the after halloween SALES!!!! so we picked up a couple cute costumes for dress-up play. here is blaine with is horse, bullseye. (he has an old woody costume he likes to wear with it). also, we have DR. blaine. he has been telling us since he turned 3 that he want to be a doctor when he grows up, so he loved the costume. and then lastly, its a picture of blaine with a witch's hat on, kind of silly! hope you all had a great halloween. can you believe we are in NOVEMBER!!! where did september and october go? didn't school just start?! time is flying!

oh...and i am making a vow right now....we will not gain 10 pounds this winter season!! i always work so hard all year long and then it all goes to pot by december. no self control....so who's in with me?! lets beat the buldge this year!! YAHOOOOO.....