Holy Colee!

It's not impossible to blog from Dingle, I just don't think about it much.

I spent the week at home hiding from work and doing a pretty good job of it, if I do say so myself. Tuesday Shahna turned my hair red again, well, parts of it. Wednesday I made rolls for Thanksgiving... if you can call defrost and bake, "making." I don't normally, but I didn't have the time to do it properly. I got to go see one of my favorite men in the world Wednesday night... My chiropractor. He's probably the only person I don't fight with when he puts me in my place.

Thursday was Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving. A holiday completely devoted to food, family, and football. I must admit I am not an avid football fan, but even I watched most of the game. Ok, half of it anyway. We had dinner at my aunt and uncle's home with about 30 of my relatives. A pretty small gathering, but a happy one :) We played games the rest of the night and went home to sleep off the day.

Friday, Mom and I pretended to go psycho shopping. How psycho can it get in Montpelier? We sat outside the only store that opened at 6, in our car, along with probably 20 other people - in their cars. It was far too cold to sit outside. When 6 o'clock came, the radioshack lady opened the door and waved us in... it was great. I got everything I came for and we were out of the store by 6:15. Then it was time for hot cocoa until the next stores opened at 7. We didn't really need anything, but we were already in town, so we figured we may as well check it out. We went home and watched kids for a couple of hours and then went back to town to check out the craft fair. I'm a sucker for a good craft fair. Which may explain why we went to one on Saturday, too. My cousin Kyla turned 8 on Saturday so we also went to her baptism. It was great. She is so excited and it is such a good reminder for the rest of us struggling along.

Saturday night I went to my dad's house and chilled with my little sisters. We watched Spongebob and played Sceneit... which I do not let them win, even though I probably should. They kicked my but at Sorry, though. My dad's wife is awesome. She wants to come down and help me put the new kitchen cabinets in once I order them :) I like her for other reasons, too, but I thought it was awesome. That night Cannon and I decorated my mom's tree... she is officially ready for Christmas ;) (whether she thinks so or not)

Sunday we went to church and had dinner with Kelly and Justin's family; then I made the journey back. It was a lovely drive actually - except the driving due west at 4:30 pm...

Anyway... now you know... life is good :)

So, people actually came! We had about 18 people at our housewarming party :) It was just fun! We played a couple of games, spent some time with the DDR and ate some rather tasty treats, if I do say so myself. If Dav is kind and sends me pictures, I'll post them.

Saturday, I spent the afternoon with Dav and the evening with Becca and Monica... we've spent the last 3 days watching Grey's Anatomy season 2... it's a great way of wasting time if you ask me.

Tomorrow I get to go home! YAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!! I am so ready to take a break from this place and just be home. I am so excited for Thanksgiving! Chillin with the fam... good food... good times... good shopping! What a perfect holiday!

So, I have a couple of fun things to report today. First of all, I found out that I have been chosen to facilitate a group in the Future Leaders Program at work next year. This year I am in the program, and I have loved it! Now I get a chance to help other people go thru the same excercises. I am super excited!!!!

The other fun thing is where I went for dinner tonight. There's a little place about a block from my house called Navajo Hogan. From the outside it looks like a total dive, a little cinderblock building with home made signs... Anyway, I decided to take a chance. The only thing they sell is Navajo Tacos. It was great. The guy was super nice and he has it all decorated with random southwest pictures and stuff. It is all well loved, nothing new except the menu boards, but it was cared for and clean. AND it was quite possibly the best fry bread I have ever had. Anyway, next time you come to visit, let's go again :) It's a treat for sure!

I got my first housewarming gift today - and well, probably my only one, but that's ok.... Look how pretty it is :)




Thanks Jenkins kids!

It's official, my new ward is toooooo big. A ward, which is the basic unit of my church's organization is usually meant to be about 200 people for student/singles. In fact the ward I was in a few months ago had it's boundaries changed because it was up to about 280 so we could even out a ward that was around 150. Well, when I moved it put me in the boundaries of another ward. This one has over 350 people in it. The ward is so big that they actually split the Elder's Quorum. We now have 2, which I had never heard of before. I feel like it might be very easy to get lost in the numbers if that is the way I wanted to go. I don't but it also means I am going to need to make an effort not to. On that note, it seems like there are about 50 different things going on during the week, so I don't think it should be an issue staying busy ;)

So... If any of you are in town, I am having a housewarming party this Saturday, drop me a comment and I'll send you the specifics!

Last night I had an experience which was a first for me. I took Monica to a party and we were the only girls who showed up. Granted, there were only 6 people there total, but still. It was almost as if I had planned it, except if I had planned it, there would have been treats involved. Anyway, we ended up watching a movie and playing a couple of games, both of which I lost handily, but it was still a pretty entertaining Saturday evening. I am pretty sure I have managed to get myself another of "those" roommates. You know the ones... the ones where all the boys talk to you, but just to get her number. Oh well. She's fun and I am excited to live with her. It's funny how life brings people back from the past.

These are my bowling friends. I am the one NOT looking at the camera... This was taken a bit ago at a birthday party bowling night. Admit it, they look like a lot of fun don't they?

Apparently I have been tagged.... so... here goes... 8 things about me

1. I just bought my first home. It's been super fun, really... no... really.

2. I have worked at my current company for over a quarter of my life time (almost 1/3).

3. I am the oldest child, my youngest sister is 24 years younger than I am and shares my birthday.

4. I hate mashed potatoes, frog eye salad, and tapioca. The texture makes me gag.

5. My favorite food is popcorn... unless someone else is making dinner, then I love a good steak. (But only if it really is a good one)

6. I love it when people just drop by. I think visiting is a lost art and that we wait too much for a formal invitation. Who cares if your house isn't perfect - filling it with people always makes it better!

7. My favorite treat to make is chocolate chip cookies. I am looking for a better recipe - so if you have one, please leave it here. I'll try it and let you know.

8. I have lived within a 4 hour drive my whole life - except for a few months I was too young to remember.

I am tagging corporateincompetence

Today I paid off my credit card debt. I am far from being debt free, but at least it is no longer at credit card interest rates. Yay!!!!