Anybody want a peanut?

My dad and Bev kindly shipped us a bookcase they had been keeping in storage until we had room for it. Well good ole UPS wanted to make sure nothing happened to that bookcase so they filled the box with what must be millions of Styrofoam peanuts. Does anyone have any ideas for what I can do with all of them? I don't have the heart to just throw them away.

*UPDATE: The peanuts are gone! I put them on craig's list and offered them for free to anyone who wanted them as long as they picked them up. Well, someone came yesterday and took every last peanut. He even took a big bunch of bubble wrap! Woo hoo!

Christmas in Utah

We went to Utah for Christmas and it was so fun! I was dreading the flight after the fiasco flying to Utah in August by myself with Kate, but it was so much easier this time with Jason there! We spent Christmas Eve at family parties and then on Christmas day we opened presents at Jason's parents in the morning and at my dad's that night. The rest of the trip was spent shopping with my sisters, going out to eat, seeing a movie (Marley and Me. It was cute but it made a better book than movie I think), playing with my new Wii Fit, and relaxing by the fire. I was also able to squeeze in a lunch with some friends from high school, a Christmas party with more high school friends (see earlier post) and a dinner with some college roommates. On New Years Eve we got all dressed up and went to dinner with my family at a place called Asian Star. Then we played Settlers of Katan and toasted in the new year with sparkling cider. It didn't snow much while we were there, except for a pretty big storm on Christmas day. Kate didn't think much of the snow. My dad even bought a sled to pull her around on. She lasted about 10 seconds before she started crying. Maybe he can try again next year! As always, it was great to be there.

Our little diva

I think the title says it all

Christmas Party 2008

I got together with some buddies from high school for a Christmas party while we were in Utah. It was so fun to see everyone and their kids! I'm so glad that we can still get together and have such a good time no matter how long it has been.

Mud is Fun

I broke down today and let Kate get her hands dirty. Literally. Her favorite thing to do when we go outside is to splash around in the water and mud in the gutter. I usually won't let her, but today I just let her have at it. Of course, the fun was followed by a bath!

Christmas is coming!

Sorry it's been so long since the last post. We are so excited for Christmas around here! And most of the shopping is done. Here are some pictures of our decorations; the tree is a fake. Jason requested a fake one and I didn't really care that much, so there you have it. At least now we don't have to worry about getting one every year. And the reason the stockings are so mismatched is because mine and Jason's are the ones we had growing up and I decided to "make" one for Kate (I use the term loosely because I bought a plain stocking and just added stuff to it). Merry Christmas!

Tagged again!

5 things I was doing 10 years ago

-Going to the U of U without a clue of what I wanted to do
-Working at Genealogy Research Associates
-Living with 5 other girls in a 3 bedroom apartment (and only 2 bathrooms! Gasp!)
-Driving to my parents house on fumes and then doing odd jobs to earn the gas money to drive back to my apartment
-Taking my mom to get her chemo treatments for her breast cancer

5 snacks I love

-Cheese and crackers
-Red grapes
-Jelly beans
-Chocolate (preferably with peanut butter)
-Twizzlers

5 things I have to do today (It is 9 pm so I am going to list things I did today)

-Made blueberry muffins and scrambled eggs for breakfast
-Went to a baby shower
-Read over the lesson I am substitute teaching in Primary tomorrow
-Went to Walmart
-Went to work

5 things I would do if I was a millionaire

-Pay off student/car loans
-Buy a VW Touareg
-Go on a trip to Europe
-Move back to Utah
-Buy equipment for my dad to donate to hospitals when he goes on his service trips. Better yet, go with him and donate it myself!

5 places I have lived

-Holladay, Utah
-Salt Lake City, Utah
-Houston, TX
-Los Angeles, CA (only for 6 months but it should still count!)
-Des Moines, Iowa (again, only for about 6 months)

5 jobs I have had

-Hostess at Frontier Pies
-Medco (good times, right Steph? Remember driving there at 5 AM?)
-Researcher at Genealogy Research Associates
-Nurse Aide at the U of U hospital
-Ultrasound tech

5 people I tag

-Becca T.
-Ashley T. (gotcha back!)
-Addy
-Cat
-Sally W.