"We Love You, We Do..."

Wow! It's been a long time!!!!!
Sorry to all my faithful, lonely readers out there waiting with baited breath for a new post!

There's so much to post about that I thought I would play some catch-up (or ketchup -- ever wonder why it's called that?) to pay tribute to all the happinesses that have been happening!

First Up -- A super fun birthday party last Sunday with my favorite peeps.

Good Food, Good Friends, So Much ELJ Love!!!


Two of the quotes that we shared for the "program" that reminded me so much of her...

There are three words that sweetly blend,
That on the heart are graven;
A precious soothing balm they lend:
They’re mother, home and heaven.
-- Author Unknown

Woman’s influence can bless a community or a nation to that extent to which she develops her spiritual powers in harmony with the heaven-sent gifts with which she has been endowed by nature. If she does not forfeit her priceless heritage by her own willful negligence, she can be largely instrumental in safeguarding democracy and downing a would-be tyrant. Year in and year out, she may cast the aura of her calming and refining influence to make certain that her posterity will enjoy the opportunities to develop to their fullest potential their spiritual and physical natures. – Harold B. Lee

Am I the luckiest girl in the world or what? I know. I know. I can't believe it too.

It was so fun to be with her granddaughters too - Annie and Becca! Love them!!!

(PS - in the background you can kind-of see my newly recovered overstuffed chair! Love it!!)

You know there's no one else like ELJ that makes me So Happy!

I Heart Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day all!

Things I love:
God
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
My family - everyone and especially Aidan and Chloe
My friends - everyone and just kidding! Everyone!
Seattle
The Temple
My hollyhock picture
My 30th Birthday Scrapbook - see #3 and 4 although they're not numbered...
My job
Convertible Mini Coopers
The Book of Mormon - is it bad this came so late on the list?
Well - all the scriptures...
General Conference - So much. Come on. Love it.
General Relief Society Conference. Even more.
Of course -- Julie B. Beck!
BYU Women's Conference - I love conferences apparently.
Music
Flowers
My photos
Blogs - see the huge list on the side of this page.
My books and my Winnie the Pooh bookends
Disneyland
byubroadcasting.com find a talk database feature
Speaking in scripture :)
My mom's egg rolls and chicken dumplings
My visiting teachers
Homemade oreos
Singing at the piano with ELJ or talking in the kitchen or sitting in the comfy seats by the fire or watching tv with JEJ too or...
Talking on the phone to EJR or watching Golden Girls together or just reminiscing about old episodes together or talking about the Gospel together or...
Ok so I do have favorite friends...
The Golden Girls
The Trying Harder Girls
The Book Club Girls
The Second Saturday Girls
Dancing
My polka-dot umbrella
Walking around Green Lake
Dolly
Lots of dead people - well it's true... I'm just saying.
Traveling
Trader Joe's
ANTM
The Sound of Music
Parties to watch either of the last two items
The Turkeys and all the emailing
Miracles
Pickles -- and snickers pie and lemonade but I don't think Mrs. C reads this....
Pizza
Memories
Future Plans
Promises
Visiting Teaching
Mail - you know, good mail - not just junk
Argentina
Driving
Sledding with my family even though I almost died walking so far in the snow...
Good jokes - got any?
Lists
Being So Happy.
(Hope your day of love was filled with it! Think about what you love and it will be!)

ARRRRRRGH!!!

Ok -- another calendaring item I'm sure you won't want to miss.

I am "starring" in the Stake Melodrama! It's titled "Shiver Me Timbers" or "The Little Love Boat." I'm the lovely Spanish maiden who gets kidnapped by the evil French pirates and then is rescued by my hero Capitan de la Cruz. :)

I have two lip sync numbers. You so don't want to miss it.

March 13-14th. Not 13 through the 14th. Just once on March 13 and once on March 14. So you've got two opportunities to catch the show. :)

I mean there is swashbuckling, deceit, love, intrigue and incredible cheesy jokes. You can't beat it. We may be up for a Golden Green Globe this year. Just wait.

Being in the theater again makes me Oh So Happy!

Ha! hahahahahahaha

Ok -- I guess I should've explained that I want a username for a hypothetical account that I may end up setting up to potentially see if there are any available singles in the Salt Lake area. Maybe.

Hypothetically.

We'll see.

So -- while iluvoldpeople is particularly appropriate for me as a person, it may not be totally appropriate for a single's website. I mean if it's gonna be that it might as well be iluvsickoldpeoplewithcash.

Also - while nopolygsthanks is hilarious -- same story. Whaddya think? Mo'men was Ballsworth's idea -- a play on Mormon and More Men... ha!

Do you need to revote? Go ahead. Vote again.

Let your voice be heard.

Democracy and hilarious names make me -- So happy!

Hey - how bout sohappy for a username?

Self-disclosure aka Let That Freak Flag Fly!

Does anyone else think it's a problem that while I've watched Biggest Loser tonight I've eaten half a hot and ready pepperoni pizza and a whole bunch of candy cane joe-joe's from Trader Joe's?

Yum.












Sick.

So Happy.

Rise and Shout?

It's official. I'll be speaking at BYU Women's Conference.

YIKES!!!!!!!!!!! And wow. I feel so blessed and a huge weight of responsibility.

Anyone who can spare the time -- I would so appreciate your support that day!

Mark your calendars -- I think I'll be speaking on April 30 at 2:00 p.m. somewhere on BYU campus.

You can register online already! Or if you can only come for my talk I can get you a ticket for just that session. I know - it's a Thursday, in the middle of the day, in Provo. But... Please? I'd love to see friendly faces in the audience. Not that the sisters that go to Women's Conference aren't friendly - but you get what I mean.

It's a huge honor - but wow.

My topic is "Come what may and love it: Choosing joy and faith in Jesus Christ."

Thoughts?

Women's Conference still (and knowing who else we'll get to hear from on May 1 (my favorite day of the year) (see labels for a clue...)) makes me So Happy!

It's Electric! (BoogyWoogyWoogyWoo!)

Well -- Hello 2009!

Today while I was getting ready for work, I heard Patrick Swayze singing "She's like the wind" and it made me feel two things. One: Really, Patrick? She's like the wind through your tree? What the heck? Two: I miss blogging. So here I am!

I'm taking a new, simpler approach to blogging. Just thoughts, short, random, whatev... And no more Dolly titles. Unless they're easy to come up with but that was keeping me from blogging! I am rather impressed with myself though for making it 5 months (ok 4, because I did not post even ONCE in December) with all titles of Dolly songs. Oh, remember Dolly? Love her!!! I have so much to post!!!

So. Yesterday I got out of bed. Good job, me. For some reason though, my lovely, fleecy pajama pants loaded up on static from my sheets and when I hit the snooze button on my alarm, I was shocked so hard that I actually saw the electricity! I saw the shock. It lit up! Like the lifesavers you can spark with! That was my finger. Ow! It happened like 4 more times because I like to snooze. Ow! What's up with all that electricity?

Getting shocked doesn't really make me so happy but blogging again and with a new cute for winter 2009 background (found at http://www.simplychicblogs.blogspot.com/) - So Happy.