Tis the Season

I bought my first real live Christmas tree this year. I got it last Monday night. Its was after 9pm and it seemed like all the tree lots were closed but we found one open until 10pm on Mesa Dr and Brown. I got it for $50 plus $15 for the tree stand. It smells great! Its a Grand Fir. I felt like such a grown up getting my own tree. It didnt get decorated until Wednesday , Bonnie and her nieces were good enough to do it. My plan was to get a real tree this year and after the holidays get a fake pre-lit tree for cheap, but now I think I kind of like having a real tree. I'll have to see when its time to clean it up. It was born in Oregon and will die in my front room.

Pumpkin pie and all that jazz

This pass Thursday was Thanks giving. A Holiday set aside for us to be thankful and thoughtful of all our blessings. Sometimes this day has nothing to do with showing our gratitude. We either wake up at the crack of dawn to start the day of cooking or stay up late the night before baking our pies and preparing for the day to come. We spend hours preparing for a meal that usual is over with in 15mins or so. We make the list of food we want served at dinner, we give out assignments (assuming there are others who are willing to help), we make our own grocery shopping list and then we battle the chaos at the grocery store the week of Thanksgiving because we dont want to get our stuff too early. Weather you are cooking for 6 or 60 i'm pretty sure the routine is the same. If you are hosting this blessed event you also spend the week cleaning and decorating your house so when your family and friends come the house is spotless and is oozing of "thanksgiving spirit". You have colors of golden yellow, rust red and brown throw around the house to create a "harvest wonderland".

When you have all the food prepared you need to figure out how it will be served. What goes where? Should the rolls be first or last? Do we need a separate plates for the jello? Once that is done you are ready to sit down and eat. Then its time to say the blessing and get everyone qiet for the 2 min prayer. As soon as amen is said everyone scrambles to get what they want first. You wait your turn and pray they have a decent piece of turkey left when you finally get your chance. You get to enjoy sitting and chatting for about 30 mins then its time to start thinking about getting the desserts out. Do we have small plates for the pie? Wheres the whipped cream? Should we let everyone dish up their own or should someone serve it? Finally dessert is over and its time to clean up. At this point most of your guest have already bailed so it up to you again to clean your house. Why do we do all this? What makes us do it year after year? It comes down to one thing....tradition.

Yummy!

Last night we went to El Rico's in Queen Creek for dinner (power and riggs). Why did we go all the way out there you ask? I am being a good girl and getting my visiting teaching done early. One of the girls Elise that we (Bonnie and me) visit, her family owns the restaurant and she works so much that it is only way we can visit her. We brought along Katie, Audry and Amy who we visit teach and/or they visit us. It is the cutest place! It would be perfect for a wedding reception or party. The food is good too. The portions arent enormous but they are a good size and the food isnt greasy. Bonnie fell in love with their chicken enchiladas. Im pretty sure we are going to go back...every month now to do our visiting teaching. Also they are closed Sundays so thats another reason to support them.

Fun in the desert

This last saturday night I went out to sycamore creek and went riding. It was fun...I havent been very social lately. I hung out with a group of people I havent seen for awhile so it was nice. I was in really good spirits. I was even told I was bubbly. My friend Amber and I are discussing getting some kind of toy....OK not really but it would be fun. Also how hot would we be in we came with our own "romping" toy??? The guys would LOVE us. The problem is we really wouldnt know what we were doing it it broke. Maybe when we learn more about them.


Amber and Scott in the Roketta.

Another part of the night a group of really drunk people came over to our bon fire. I heart helpful drunk people. They helped put ALL our wood in the fire. It was so nice of them. Then they drove away...(great drunks with qauds and jeeps) but not before some dumb*** in a dodge ended up in a ditch. It was so funny. OF course our guys trying to prove their manliness went over to try to help see what they could do.




All in all it was a pretty good night. I didnt get home till about 3am and I my hair smelled like camp fire but I didnt care and still didnt wash it for church :)

What to be for Halloween? There are so many choices...ok not really. It seems like Halloween is just an excuse for chicks to dress up like sluts. Just as Miranda says to Carrie: "The only two choices for women; witch and sexy kitten." Carrie: "Oh you just said a mouthful there sister." What are the apparently small percetage of women who dont want to walk around in lingerie and bunny ears suppose to wear for Halloween? Also what kind of message are we sending the "little ones". Maybe Halloween is a day when you can show your true colors. Maybe the sweet innocent girl next door who dresses up as a "sexy nurse" would really like to "check your temperature"...
I was looking through one of the many Halloween Ad's you get in the mail and found a decent "greek goddess" outfit. It wasnt too scandalous, then I noticed it was a plus size. What is that says....You can show some skin as long as yours not over a size 14? I'll probably will just stay home this year, pass out candy to the random children who come to my door and chow down on the bowl myself.....

***does that look like the Dorthy from The Wizard of OZ you saw as a child????

Slice of me

It has been brought to my attention that I don't blog enough (keiko). So heres whats been going on that I haven't BLOGGED about.

I finished reading Gone With the Wind...my copy had 1448 pages. Yes a very long read but very very worth it. I think I love Rhett Butler.....where can I find him??? I am currently reading Scarlett the sequel that was written by Alexandra Ripley. So far I really like it. I am also watching Gone With the Wind the movie. Its kind of weird doing it.

I also have been crazy busy with work. I swear in the last month I have gotten 15-20 new clients. I am really trying and sticking to so far to taking 2 days off a week. With the Holidays coming that will become more difficult.

I also have been stressing about my birthday which is coming up (monday oct 13th). I will be old....ok not really but closer to 30 than 20 and that freaks me out a bit. To celebrate I am throwing myself a little "gathering" at my parents this saturday. I do that so I dont get upset about the party plans. Its worked out for years this way. I do it at my parents for obvious reasons....size and quality. Its much bigger with an awesome back yard and Its way nicer than my house. Dont get me wrong I love my house but my parents place works better for parties.

So thats a little slice of my life. Not that exciting I know. I have no trips planned as of yet. Probably Paris in April/March and hopefully Disneyland in January/February. I just need someone to travel with. Maybe I should find a man.....

***if you want to come to my "gathering" and I havent already emailed/facebook/text you about it...hit me up for info.

Words from Dwight

Best Dwight Schrute Quotes:

1) I am faster than 80% of all snakes.

2) I don't have a lot of experience with vampires, but I have hunted werewolves. I shot one once, but by the time I got to it, it had turned back into my neighbor's dog.

3) Women are like wolves. If you want one you must trap it. Snare it. Tame it. Feed it.

4) If I could menstruate, I wouldn’t have to deal with idiotic calendars anymore. I’d just be able to count down from my previous cycle. Plus, I’d be more in tune with the moon and the tides.

5) Why tip someone for a job I'm capable of doing myself? I can deliver food. I can drive a taxi. I can, and do, cut my own hair. I did however, tip my urologist, because I am unable to pulverize my own kidney stones.

6) You're PMS'ing pretty bad huh?

7) Michael is like Mozart, and I'm like Butch Cassidy. You mess with Mozart and you're gonna get bullet in your head, courtesy of Butch Cassidy.

8) I am not a security threat. And, my middle name is 'Kurt', not 'Fart.'

9) And I will travel to New Zealand. And walk the Lord of the Rings trail to Mordor.

10) I always wondered how they picked the person to die. I'd be good at picking the person.