A few new reads

I love to read. I love opening a book and literally feeling like I'm there in the scene, experiencing what I'm reading in real life. I've had more free time on my hands so I'm going through books a lot more quickly. I have to say its a little ridiculous how much I enjoy reading... its an addiction. All I want to do is fall into the world I read about and the lives that have been written with such detail.

My most recent infatuation started a couple of weeks ago when my fabulous friend Jenn from work introduced me to a few books she had just completed. They are written by the author Emily Giffin and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoy her books. I started with the novel Something Borrowed. I have become obsessed with her writing style. She brings the story to life in such a way where you feel like you are standing in the room with the characters; sharing the emotions that they feel, seeing what they see. I read the book in about 5 days. Jenn promised me the sequel Something Blue and just like the first I was sucked in. I'm excited to know that Emily has written several other books that I can't wait to divulge.




-Thanks Jenn for sharing with me such a great set of books!

Things to be Thankful for

Each girl experienced it as a child... the pants on the head, running around, pretending that the legs were locks of hair flowing over their shoulder. It may have been more common for girls with short hair, but at one point in each of our lives I think we were guilty of this act. It was quite common to see my sisters running around with their favorite pair of stretchy pants, tied up in a rubber band. My youngest niece had her 2nd birthday this week and already she started this. I couldn't help but take photos of her with the pants on the head and then a few others that are just adorable...











I started thinking when I began this entry, how thankful I am for family. For the innocence of the children in my life. Their free spirits and unwillingness to get upset for too long. I am thankful for the friends that support me each day. Even the ones that I haven't stayed super close to (to those of you, I'm going to try better this upcoming year). I know that they are in my corner; pushing me to my fullest potential. I'm thankful for the challenges I have in my life, usually I am unwilling to accept them but I know that they only teach me how to become a better person then I was yesterday. I'm thankful for the simple things in life; the country I live in, the job I have, the bed I sleep in. I'm thankful for the things I don't understand, because I know that God is in control and eventually everything will work out the way it's supposed to. So on this Thanksgiving, I know that more then ever I am blessed.

"What a world it would be if we could forget
our troubles as easily as we forget our blessings."

Utah Visits

So it seems a little odd that I went and visited Utah after only being away for about a month. Well it all began when my old roommate Kellyanne and I planned to attend the Dashboard Confessional concert. We hit it up last year and had one of the best times of our lives (at least mine... see blog on concerts) :) So I booked my tickets back out to Utah, took the time off of work and planned the visits to see many important people to me. That's when the news hit... the phone call from Kellyanne saying that "Dashboard canceled their concert" I was devastated, reached for a brown paper sack to breath into, counted to 10 (ok it wasn't that bad) but I had to make the decision on whether or not I should still go through with the trip. My whole point was to go to their concert and now that it was canceled, I contemplated staying in Colorado. I had plenty of work to do, could save the money and vacation hours but I missed my friends terribly and needed a little break so Utah and me were one again...


Here is Noah and me (my friend Sam's son) I want to gobble him up!


My dear dear friend Sam and her little man Noah!


This is me holding my friend Tanya's new little mini! Oh my goodness he was just a little piece of Heaven!


Tanya and her mini(Rocco Manoni)


I went out with my favorite couple Angie and Tony on Friday night!! We had so much fun going to FYE... Tony finally got to see Angie and I in action and help with the decision process. I adore them and hope someday I have a relationship as good as theirs!


I went out to lunch with my sweet friend Diana!!


This picture is old but my wonderful friend Christina hooked me up with an hour long massage at her school! It was amazing (especially since it was my first one)


And of course... my fabulous girls! We got pedicures, went to dinners, made up new games and had a great time!

Thanks for nice relaxing and fabulous weekend friends!

Snow storms

I meant to blog about this earlier but just barely pulled my pictures off my camera. I was reminded that not more then a month ago this weather is what welcomed me home. Could you believe that we ended up getting 23 inches worth of Snow! It snowed straight for 48 hours, trapping every living being inside. Don't you worry though... this weather wasn't trapping me in. I was being defiant, determined to not let a little snow get me down! Ironically this was the same week that my trainer for work flew out from Kansas (leaving 70 degree weather) to train me. I had promised her the week prior to her flight that I would get her to an outlet mall so she could enjoy the wonderful world of Coach, Guess, Ed Hardy, etc So Rebekah and I drove 15 miles/per hour to the mountains. A drive that was normally supposed to take 35 minutes took us 1 hour and 10 minutes. As we were pulling off the exit Rebekah says to me "Wouldn't it be funny if they weren't even open!?" I gave a little chuckle realizing that Oh my heck that could very well be the case.




Sure enough... not a single car sat in the parking lots of the outlet mall. Why we never thought this through before we made the journey is beyond me, but what shocks me even more is when retelling this story... everyone's comment was "Oh I figured it would be closed with all the snow falling". Really? Really? You knew but choose not to share this small piece of information with us?



So we drove a total of 2 hours round trip to eat at a Qudobas at the Castle Rock Outlet Mall. Lets just say, we got some good talking done.

Life is good

So I've been out of touch for the last month and for those of you who only know about my life from reading my blog I will let you know that LIFE IS GOOD. I've been in Colorado for about 3 1/2 weeks and its strange to think that time has passed that quickly. I am really enjoying my new job and am very thankful that I choose to take it. I think that its definitely more my style. I am also very thankful to be close to my family. They have been very good to me and I can I honestly say if for no other reason, moving back to Colorado to be close to my family was well worth it. Don't get me wrong, I miss my friends terribly and wish that I had more out here but I figure maybe a few more weeks and I'll make some.

I won't lie and I'm not proud... I joined a dating website (I will leave the name out of it) and have actually met a handful of decent guys. They definitely provide entertainment and I get a boost of confidence when I see that my "profile" has been checked out over 500 times in two weeks. I'll keep you all posted if I meet any crazy's or have good stories to tell. Till then... I am alive, I'm doing well, and LIFE IS GOOD!

See you all soon...