ABC Tag

After several tags I suppose it’s my turn to do it.

A-Attached or Single? Single but I prefer … “Playing the Field”
B-Best Friend? They know who they are…I tell them often.
C- Cake or Pie? Why choose between them, just have both.
D-Day of Choice? Weekends but Thursdays have been treating me well recently
E-Essential Item? Chapstick, Antibacterial Wipes, Gum, and Phone
F- Favorite color? Brown
G-Gummy Bears or Worms? I like Sour Patch Kids
H-Hometown? Orem
I-Favorite Indulgence? Frozen Junior Mints and Reality TV
J-January or July? January = snow July = 4th of July and summer
K-Kids? None currently
L-Life isn't complete without? Family and Friends
M-Marriage Date?
 Refer to A …
N-Number of brothers and sisters? 3 sisters, 1 brother, 3 brother-in-laws and 1 sister-in-law
O-Oranges or Apples? Both
P-Phobia and Fears? Germs would be the big one but there are many
Q-Quote? “People are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” – Abraham Lincoln
R-Reason to smile? It’s sunny outside today
S-Season of choice? I like all four of them

T-Tag ten people? I don’t even know if I have 10 friends but if you want to do it consider yourself tagged.
U-Unknown fact about me? I think a cow running is one of the funniest things you’ll ever see.
V-Vegetable?
 Green Beans, Peas, Corn
W-Worse habit? Popping my knuckles
Y-Your favorite food? Mashed Potatoes, Rolls, and Home baked goods
Z-Zodiac Sign? Virgo

Tuesday Tell All - Graduation

**This is a day late because I was looking for pictures from my graduation and after two years I just can't find them. Hopefully they will come a little later.**

This time two years ago I was finishing up my senior year of high school. It’s weird that it’s already been two years but I also feel like I have been out of high school for longer than that. I wasn’t all that sad to be graduating from high school. I did become sentimental about certain aspects of high school and memories that I made while in there but I was excited about my future. The thing I knew I would miss most was playing volleyball for Mountain View. It made me a little sad to think I would never play volleyball with my teammates again.


One of my favorite memories about graduation is how my sister, Teresa, worked so hard so that she could be there. Teresa and Grant had moved to Phoenix and I really wanted them to be there at my graduation. Teresa and Grant both tried to find flights out to see it but Teresa was the only one who could make it and Grant got stranded in some city in Texas. I was so happy to have my sister at my graduation and really appreciated everything both of them went through to have Teresa there. Graduation day was great. My parents were so sweet and bought me a beautiful star sapphire ring that I wear everyday. My Grandpa White and my dad both have star sapphire rings so it’s fun to have one like them. My really good friend Chiaki lived in Japan during graduation but she had flowers delivered to me on graduation day. It was a great day.

Zac Attack Turns 2!

I can't believe the little Zachary turns 2 today. He's such a crazy fun kid. Some of his favorites include:

The word NO!
Yellow
Outside
Shoes
Reading
Giant Stuffed Animals
Cuddling
Cars

Happy Birthday Zachary! I love you.

First Time For Everything ...

I have to confess that I have a small obsession with reality television. I tend to get really into it and have favorites and then I'm either ecstatic that they won or upset because they didn't win. It probably isn't really healthy but I enjoy the shows too much to try and break the habit. Anyways, I experienced something this past week for the first time ever, I didn't care which David won at the end of American Idol. I loved both of them.

David Archuleta has an amazing clear voice with an amazing smile. He's such a sweet guy and really represented Utah well. He's adorable and I love him and all his awkward dance moves.



If only he was a little older. :)

David Cook is another super talented guy. He seems like a genuine guy that is passionate about the music he sings. He has an incredible half smile that he pulls while singing and he winks a lot, always a plus for me.



There's that smile.

It was nice to just enjoy the finale and not be nervous. I can't wait for these guys to put out their amazing CDs.

Tuesday Tell All - One Word

Answer the following with only one word.

1. Where is your cell phone? … Backpack
2. Your significant other? … Nonexistent
3. Your hair? … Thick
4. Your mother? … Incredible!
5. Your father? … Lovable!
6. Your favorite thing? … Books
7. Your dream last night? … Peculiar
8. Your favorite drink … Water
9. Your dream/goal? … Graduate
10. The room you're in? … Comfy
11. Your children? … Spirits
12. Your fear? …. Germs
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years … Alive
14. Where were you last night? … Painting
15. What you're not? … Answering
16. Muffins … Costco
17. One of your wish list items? … Gucci
18. Where you grew up? … O-Town
19. What you read last … Hippolytus
20. What are you wearing? … Pajamas
21. Your TV? … Idol
22. Your pets? … Snoozing
23. Your computer? … Blogging
24. Your life? … Full
25. Your mood? … Cheery
26. Missing someone? … Usually
27. Your car? … Dead
28. Something you're not wearing? … Socks
29. Favorite Store? … Shoe
30. Your summer? … Fun
31. Like someone? … Always
32. Your favorite color? … Brown
33. Last time you laughed … Dinner
34. Last time you cried? … Days

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad’s birthday. I won’t mention any numbers, but if you are really curious ask my niece, Rebecca, she’ll tell ya and Grandpa won’t be upset. Anyways I just wanted to publicly (or cyber-ly) say how much I love my Dad. He’s amazing. I can remember when I was younger and playing soccer, he would take me out to some field and make me practice, sometimes for several hours. At the time I know I would get annoyed and upset with my Dad making me stay out there for hours and taking corner kick after corner kick. Looking back though, this is one of my favorite stories. I know that I was a much better player because he would willingly give up an evening to spend with me doing something that was really important to me. I can’t think of many of my games or other events, if any, that my Dad missed. He was always there, supporting and cheering me on.

Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!


The Classic Finger Pointing

Strawberry Cheesecake Shake

I consider myself to be sort of a connoisseur of ice cream. I take great pride in my extensive knowledge on the delicious frozen cream that just fits in all the small spots after a meal. Because of this blessing and curse of loving ice cream so much I have taken a personal responsibility in finding the perfect strawberry cheesecake shake, always a favorite for me. Well, after many an ice cream outing I have realized that Arctic Circle has the best Strawberry Cheesecake Shake. You know how most places just either have the flavor of cheesecake mixed in the shake or they have a few pieces of cheesecake on top? Yeah, well, Arctic Circle doesn’t go cheap on their cheesecake bites. They are mixed throughout the entire shake. Every bite of shake has a perfectly proportional bite size piece of smooth cheesecake. It’s a wonderful practice that I wish more ice cream joints would adopt into practice so that way I can stop being so disappointed when I try other places’ strawberry cheesecake shakes. Well even if no one else puts the bites throughout the shakes at least I know of one place that I can confidently say, “I will take a small strawberry cheesecake shake!” (or at least till they decide to change things up on me like they did their fries … but that’s for another post)



I should also say that Coldstone has never let me down in delivering divine ice cream. One disclaimer…I have never tried the cheesecake there. I have tried several and my two favorites there are:
1. Sweet cream ice cream with brownies and caramel
2. Sweet cream ice cream with brownies and strawberries.

I would love to hear of any recommendations of good ice cream places as I am always looking for another place to try or in some cases retry. I think I will finish by ending like Alton Brown does on his television show…. Good Eating!