Friday Confessional

I CONFESS that I had the best Girl's Night Out last night! My friend, Michelle, and I planned it. We had a chocolate fondue and a cheese fondue. We had the ladies bring things to dip. It was so fun. We had veggies, fruits, crackers, and berries. My friend even brought white chocolate popcorn! It was divine!

I CONFESS that I ate my weight in sugar .... probably more. :-)  It was so worth it though! It was so fun to get away from the kids and have some female interaction!

I CONFESS that I'm going to a craft party tonight. My mom signs up to make craft projects for me for Christmas. The catch is that I have to go with her and make it! LOL! That is okay with me. At least we get to spend time together. :-)

I CONFESS that I stayed home from work today with a little E who has pink eye. Luckily, I've become somewhat of an expert in it. I managed to catch his early and start treating it immediately. Hopefully it won't last too long.

I CONFESS that I'm considering becoming a permanent stay-at-home mom. I work part-time as a cashier but I've noticed that E is struggling. I'm trying to figure out how to supplement our income so that I can stay home with him. I play the piano and am considering teaching it. The problem: I don't know how to teach. Any suggestions?

Happy List

I am one HAPPY WOMAN today! I had the most wonderful opportunity to be able to attend Time Out for Women this weekend! I didn't have a ticket and wasn't planning on going. A sweet lady in my ward, who is my good friend's mother, had an extra ticket and gave it to me. So I attended with her. It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.! Now, I've attended one other time before, but I had forgotten just how good it can be.

It is basically a chance for women to take a "time out" and have some time to mingle with friends and listen to amazing speakers. They also have some awesome musical talent come and perform. It was such an awesome weekend! One of my favorite presenters was Jenny Oaks Baker. She is an amazing violinist! Check out THIS video when you get a chance. She's awesome!

I'm HAPPY that our back yard is almost done! I'll post pictures when it is!

I'm HAPPY that it was a warm, beautiful day today! It really is amazing what sun and warmth can do for you!

I'm HAPPY that my cousin and aunt are coming down from Alaska to visit in a week! I love those ladies and can't wait to give them a humongous hug!

Friday Confessional

I CONFESS that I don't have to work again until next Thursday!!!!

I CONFESS that I am happy to have time off

I CONFESS that I am also unhappy because I need hours at work and I'm not getting them! :-/

I CONFESS that I wasn't planning on attending the Time Out for Women today. I never got around to purchasing a ticket and figured that I'd have to work.

I CONFESS that my friend's AWESOME mom had an extra ticket and invited me to go! I'm so excited .... or Ex-kited like P always says!

I CONFESS that it was my 30th birthday on Wednesday, June 1st.

I CONFESS that I anticipated it to be hard and traumatizing but it really wasn't. I'm not so sure about how 40  will be.

I CONFESS that I have never won a bloggy award before until NOW!!! I managed to win 2 within the past 2 days! I think it was maybe birthday karama?!  At least, that is what Evelyn says! ;-)

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Happy List

As I mentioned in my Friday Confessional, I'M HAPPY that I got to spend yesterday with some of my bestest friends! I seriously can't remember the last time all four of us were able to be together at the same time. We got to be pretty tight during our college years. I love these women so much!

Me, Jalynn, Kim, Carli
This is when we finally decided to leave. We planned on leaving around 7:00 but didn't leave until 10:30!!

 It was such an awesome day! I packed the boys up and we headed to Utah. We got to Kim's house around 11:30. We sat around and chatted and fed our kids lunch.  About 1:00, Carli arrived. After she and her two kiddos ate lunch, we headed to a nearby neighborhood park. The kids had a blast playing and digging in the sand while we sat and chatted.  The kids got along so well together it was really great. We had the best time catching up and just starting where we left off. Once Kim's, husband got home from work, we put him to work grilling up some hamburgers. Then Jalynn arrived. (She had a work party or something so she was later.) We just had a ton of fun. Kim's awesome hubby took the biggest kids back to the park so that we could chat even more. We pulled out old photo albums and yearbooks and reminisced. Good times!

A, W, J, and E

A, W, and J are Kim's boys. She also has a sweet 6-month-old baby girl. They were having homemade oreo out on the porch. E made such a mess but he LURVED it!

P joined the party

Unfortunately, these are the only pictures that I took. I was having too much fun chatting and chasing after E. He thinks he can be a big boy and play outside alone. I THINK NOT! He just continues to wander and doesn't know to stay close. Carli also had her 3-year-old boy and 1-year-old girl. They were just inside getting prepared to go to the park when I shot these pics.

Belated Friday Confessional

I CONFESS that I nearly had a breakdown when Blogger wasn't working.

I CONFESS that I got quite grumpy because I couldn't make comments or do a post

I CONFESS that I tried to log-on to Blogger nearly every hour to find out if it was "back" yet.

I CONFESS that I had the best day yesterday! I got to reunite with my college-days besties! We met in Utah at one of our friend's houses. We let the kids run and play and just enjoyed being together. Oh, how I love those ladies!

I CONFESS that I cried when E fell and bloodied his face. He was playing on a flattened futon and tripped and smacked his face on the wood armrest. He bloodied his nose and, as best as I can tell, he split his lip too. I've been very blessed in terms of my boys injuries. We usually don't have much blood. This time there was plenty and I kind of lost it. I was doing so well until I started thinking about how parents freak out when their children get injured and that is when I started to cry. Thank heavens my wonderful friend, Carli, "saved the day" and helped me clean him up.

I CONFESS that I planned on leaving our Friend Reunion by 7:00pm.

I CONFESS that none of us drove away until 10:30pm. EEEK! I couldn't help myself! I never get to see these wonderful women and couldn't tear myself away! It was a long, dark drive home. I was so tired that I had to stop in this TINY, ITTY BITTY town to find some caffeine. Thanks heavens there was a pop machine outside of their one and only CLOSED convenience store.

I CONFESS that I hate driving at night. My eyes aren't the best. J has always had better vision and he can spot those stupid deer a lot faster than I can. Thanks heavens no deer, elk, moose, squirrels, badgers, dogs, cats, etc. ..... made an appearance during my drive home last night.

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