Deaf Pilot

(Click above to see the Cafe site)

This was the most deliciously loverly little place. Its Called The Chocolate Cafe. McCall told us about it last week, and tonight we gave it a try. It was "Ladies night" at the Chocolate Cafe, (which we found really meant nothing, there were still men there, and there were no discounts for ladies, or male strippers to denote the Ladies only thing). Anyway, I love the ambiance there, so cute, and comfortable, with chairs and couches, and shabby chic decorations both upstairs and downstairs.

I definitely recommend this confectionery cafe. If I had to rate it, I would give it 3 D's. Delicious, Delectable, and Divine. (However I am currently feeling a bit ill from late night sugary goodness)

The pictures are from my phone, we all intended, but forgot to bring a real camera, sorry for the not-so-fab quality. Thanks McCall, great find, and great idea!


(Shaylee, Shaylee's friend?, McCall, and me behind the camera)

aye aye aye....

...aye just need to get back to blogging! Ok, so here are a few things I have been thinking about, or doing lately... (with pictures of course, which I think is more fun)

• I have been enjoying the Olympics in the land of my birth! **sings loudly** "Ooooh Caaaa-na-da, my home and native laaaaand!"

(Canada's first Gold on their soil!)

• I have been way into re-reading letters from my mission, and looking at the amazing photo books my dear talented Mom scrapbooked for me as I sent pictures home. Its bittersweet, I miss it terribly, but love the memories, friends and testimony I gained.

(Interpreting the Temple Sq. tour announcement after "music and the spoken word" along w/about 20 diff languages)


(One of my favorite companions ever! Sis. Palma From the Phillipines. -ahem- do you also notice I am representing Canada that day!?)

• I am SO looking forward to a River trip in July with some of my best bosom buddies, Heather & Brandon, Emily & hubby Brad, Brad & wifey Lisa, and Scott & wifey Cindy. They all have kiddos (7 total!), and I am excited to meet some for the first time, and hang with all of them. They are some of the most quality, funnest friends you could ask for.

This is all of us the last time we were all together at the river house in I think summer 2001- (L-R) Scott, Heather, Brandon, Emily, Brad, Me, Ronnie. (Ronnie was a fun but random invite that year)

(I hope everyone is ok with me posting scantily clad pictures of us. Oh well. already done!)

• I have been researching what to do with "future Me", so I have been looking in to Grad school! I am so excited about this thought, that I am 95% sure it will happen. I am toying around with the Idea of going to the U of U, for a M.Ed, starting next winter!?

• I have been eating better and less, and am feeling excited about the results :) This is one of the picture's currently motivating me on my mirror to stick to it. (Its me and Heather in '02)
  

• I have been feeling crafty and have done a few little things including the plates in the pictures below. I want to Spray paint the back white, and pair them with large black plates. I'll post the final product when I'm done.

PEACE OUT!

Unintentional blogging hiatus....

...sorry about that. I know you have all been waiting in agony for my next post. No? Well anyway, I have had it on my "To Do" list for, well apparently almost 2 months, and I still haven't really gotten around to it. Even now, this isn't a real post, its just a "glimpse" of whats to come. And that's Christmas pictures. Yeah, I know its a little late but I have to do it some time. So here are a couple for now, and hopefully I will do a real post soon(ish).

This was the beautiful Arizona temple...we were there visiting James and Taylor, and her family for a few days before Christmas. It was fun to see them, I can't believe they have already been married for almost 7 months now! Craziness.

Ok, for Christmas, we went to Gerald and Carolyn's in American Fork, which was a blast. They are so fun, and hilarious, as this picutre shows. This was an "impromptu" Christmas eve Nativity Scene. Complete with Buddy the dog as Jesus, Emma (who was very serious about her role) as Mary, Gerald as the supporting Joseph, 3 wise-guys.-er- men, yeah men with gifts of...well...hmm...gifts, and the heralding angel and marker...i mean trumpet.

Well, now i'm off to bed... until next time folks!

"Twihards"

This is for Rachel. Did we look this creepy when we saw it?



Yep. At least we say we're making fun of it.
Like this guy.

To Emily...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIEND!
Its my amazing friend Emily's 28th birthday today...so here are 28 things I love about one of my dearest and best friends....

1. She has a gorgeous voice and is one of the most talented singers I know.
2. She is seriously an amazing mom...she has a sincerely perfect family.
3. She is the queen of coupons. She has it down to an art, its amazing to shop with her, when she ends up getting a cart full for approximately $5.
4. She is just plain hot. And not like, hot for a Mom, she is just hot!
5. She has the funnest laugh, that is contagious, occasionally spontanious, and always cute.
6. She is kind and giving, and thinks of others.
7. She has the most amazing blue eyes!
8. She (and her Hubby, Brad) always put the Lord first. I have never heard them NOT give credit to the Lord when they talk about how blessed they are.
9. She is stylish.
10. She is incredibly humble.
11. She is smart. Both book smart, and street smart. A good combination.
12. She is always honest. Sometimes hilariously honest :)
13. She is a rockin vocal teacher/choir director.
14. She is hilarious. We are always laughing...always.
15. She married up...and so did her husband. (that's hard to do, but it seriously happened)
16. She has two of the cutest most amazing little boys! (Parker and Garrett)
17. Shes extremely and unconditionally loving.
18. She is always positive. I rarely hear her complaining.
19. She's just fun. I love being around her.
20. She is a true friend, loyal and loving.
21. She is mature, but not too much ;) Heather, Emily and I still feel like we are giggling teenagers when we get together.
22. She gives great advice. Especially about boys, and helps me think through the craziness.
23. She is rarely if ever, in a really bad mood. Its always easy to make her laugh even if she is :)
24. She loves life, and loves her family more than anything.
25. She can fit a Pringles can lid in her mouth and carry on a comedy act with it. Thats talent.
26. She is non-judgmental, and gives people the benefit of the doubt.
27. She has always been a faithful and unwavering example of how a daughter of God should conduct her life.
28. Last but not least, she was smart enough to choose me as a friend! ;)

Love you, hope you had the best birthday ever!

October in review

First of all, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I've been on a blogging hiatus due to a vacation, a lost computer cord and being sick.
So here is the past month in review.

I decided last min to hop in the car with some peeps going to Ca for the weekend, so I got to go to the beach market, frolick with the fam, go to the BYU football game, hang with my favorite people Emily, Heather and Brandon. (why didn't we take pics Em and Heather!?). It was a great trip, so glad I went!
HB Pier (we took pictures like tourists. awesome.)


Haha, the pic above makes me laugh. something about the squinty eyes, and camera shadow. it was unsuccessful to say the least.

BYU @ San Diego game. I could be way off but it was thier 400th game I think. (I love these two SOO much, it was so fun to see them.)


Then last week Alicia and I (and my cousing Aubree) decided to go to my Grandparents to make Halloween treats! She makes delectable carmel chocolate apples every year so I got to join her. We also made some halloween cupcake pops. I got the idea from my friend here, and she got the idea here. They looked so cute, but due to a series of unfortunate events, and just me being inept and uncontrolably messy in the kitchen, we had to improvise, and they took 6hrs longer (thats not an exaggeration) than planned and took on differnent shapes and colors than planned. Aubree was a trooper and hung in there with my lameness, and we all had fun. Thanks to grandma for the kitchen for the whole day too! It was a rediculously long process doing a double recipe for the pops and 3 dozen apples, but actually we had tons of fun!


Aubree was mourning the tragic death of yet another cupcake pop.



Last but not least, I went out with a couple more of my favorite people, Kristine and Brittany. Kristine is from The Land of Norweigia, or its more commonly known as Norway. She's going back in a week, so it was fun to see her last night. We went to the Fashion Place mall and then the Cheesecake Factory! It was the most divine meal I have had in a long time. Soooo yummy, and such great company- we had a riot!
Madonna's "VOGUE" was seriously playing in the backround, so involuntary vogue-ing ensued.
My lips look like dead fish with collagen injections.


Oh..... and this is our Cheesecake and my favorite picture of the night, of how we felt about that cheesecake....


I love it!

Hope you all have a fun night of tricking and/or treating!