I CAN SEE....almost!

I am SO EXCITED!!!! Tomorrow I will be doing.... this!

Yes - that's right - I'm getting LASIK!!!!! I can't even tell you how overjoyed I am!

I think I will have a glasses destroying party when I get home!!! Anyone want to join me?

Unconditional Love

Instead of declaring me to be mentally unstable, institutionalizing me, or demanding that I begin a rigorous dose of psychotropic medications, my husband came home with these...





...and a gift certificate for a much needed pedicure! Love must be blind!

OVERLY OBSESSED!!!

Price of Avocado Egg Rolls from The Cheesecake Factory: $10.00

Price of gas to get the Avocado Egg Rolls: $47,000

Time spent in the Gym BURNING off the Avocado Egg rolls: 3 hours 45 minutes

EATING the Avocado Egg Rolls: worth EVERY penny & calorie (DANG IT!!!)


Dear Cheesecake Factory:

I am begging you PLEASE - will you start frying your Avocado Egg Rolls in ipecac (or some other vomit inducing solution - I'm not picky!). Then MAYBE, I will have at least a fighting chance at resisting those delicious pieces of heaven.

Sincerely,

Your calorically challenged, (& broke) customer

Emma would be so proud!

You Are Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Dean may disagree with some of these alleged attributes!!!

Happy Valentines Day????

So - this season of AMERICAN IDOL was amazing! THere were only a few people in the top 12 who I didn't like! This is one of the FEW shows that Dean and I BOTH like to watch!

Dean almost had a heart attack during the finale tonight - here's a recap of what happened.

Seacrest commented on Randy Jackson's red suit, by asking him if he was celebrating:



I'm sure that to 99.9% of those watching thought that this comment was nothing more than a corny joke - and had forgotten it within 2 seconds (I would have been among that group if the following had not immediately followed!)

My dear husband, who is completely oblivious to all holidays (another post for another time!), started sweating bullets - and with just a small amount of panic says, "Is today Valentine's Day?"

I stifled my laughter and just said, "Are you kidding me? Do you know what month it is? Do you know what MONTH V-day is?"

As these words were coming out of my mouth I realized that this would have been the perfect opportunity to make him THINK that he had forgotten it, hit him with a truck load of guilt, shed exactly two tears (because anymore than that would be overreacting and he MAY start to get annoyed too :-) , and get some new fabulous shoes to make up for it! Good thing for him that it was late (thanks to DVR) and my mind was a bit groggy!

So, to all you calendar illiterate people out there (I know he can't be the only one!) I hope you have a HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

I'm Back....or I will be soon!

Hey guys - we really are alive over here - this past month has been absolutely nuts! When I look in the mirror, I see this lady - it's not a pretty picture!

I promise to post something soon - hopefully this weekend. I am looking forward to the madness being over, and apologize for neglecting this and all other blogs. I hope to get back in the action soon!

We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet!

My heart is filled with so much gratitude tonight! What a wonderful conference we had - words cannot describe the feelings that I have experienced the last couple of days. I never had any doubts that President Hinckley was a prophet of God, and the man chosen to lead the church. When I learned that he returned home to our Father, I prayed earnestly that I would have the same confirmation and conviction for the next prophet. Today, as I participated in the Solemn Assembly, the Spirit bore witness to me so powerfully that Thomas S. Monson is the true and living prophet, and that he is the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am so grateful for the Holy Ghost, and the truth that he bears record of. I was amazed as I listened to President Monson speak - I have always loved his talks, and enjoyed his teachings - but this time there was something different about him - almost visible! It was almost like you could SEE that the Mantle had passed on to him - he truly is a Prophet of God!

I am so thankful to belong to a church with living prophets and apostles, and for the Gift of the Holy Ghost, who will bear record of truth and light. What a blessing and comfort the gospel is to me.