What's on Your Mind?

try this its fun to think of the things that you have done, and want to do!

bold: means you have done it
italic: means you want to
normal: just stuff/ideas


1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Been to the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen pyramids of an Ancient Civilization
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Visited the Caribbean
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Been to a World Series game
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (DUHH)
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten sushi
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someones life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Christmas

hi all! hope that you all had a merry christmas! jesson and i sure did! we just stayed in st. george this year and it was nice just not to have to travel. last night we went around to look at the lights and wow, there was this one house that didn't even miss a tree branch with lights. you needed your sunglasses to see it. and they were dressed up like santa passing out candy canes to people who come to look! it was a lot of fun. well have a fun day and hope you all have a great new year!

SNOW, AHHHHHH

this is our drive-way!

this is noon that same day! usually it would be gone!

my little palm tree! snow on a palm tree! what the?

this is our back yard (well our mini back yard)! my poor trees. i never thought that i would see the day......no snow is part of the reason that we moved here! if you all have been watching the news it's nuts, they where even getting snow in vegas and all of calafornia! they had to shut all the air ports down. and schools......which made jesson and i laugh. it was only like 3-5 inches but the county here doesn't even own snow plows! hahaha! i have to admit that i like it, it seems a little more like christmas!

12 Days of Christmas

"ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME..."

1 Embarrassing moment: well i have to say that i have had a lot of embarrassing moments, but this one i remember. my mom sister and i went shopping and we walk into the store and it was slick, and yes i did the whole flying arms swinging dance and fell straight to the ground. instead of my mom and sister helping me up, they just stepped over me and started laughing as they walked away and other people were walking around and over me.

2 Best Friends: Jesson Hoopes, Dani and all my other blogging buds!

3 Things I buy regularly: lotion, movies, and popcorn

4 Places I want to go: Hawaii, Italy, Alaska, Paris, New Zealand

5 Goals for the upcoming year: to finish my weight loss goal, go on a vacation with jesson and not to wyoming, maybe become a runner, and save money.

6 Things most people don't know about me: my second toe is longer than all my other toes, i am a huge "hills fan", and i have been soda/pop free for 4 months.

7 Things I would never say: i say a lot.

8 Things I love about the Christmas Season: I love giving to those less fortunate, i love the music, the love, and just the whole meaning.

9 Things I say to my kids: i don't have kids....but jesson and axel here the words "be quiet" a lot.

10 Things I do a lot: get pedicures, go to movies with jesson, go hiking with axel, and read.

11 Things I would rather not live without: Shampoo/Soap, warm shower, my husband, good food, flowers, and my house i live in.

12 People I tag: Dani dan, Gwenna, Jamie, Heidi, Jullie O.

Music (pianos)

pi·an·o [pee ánnō]n (plural pi·an·os) musical instrument with keyboard: a large musical instrument consisting of a keyboard fixed to a wooden case containing metal wires stretched across a frame. It is played by pressing the keys, each of which is attached to a small hammer that strikes one or more of the wires to sound a note.
it has been such a long time since i have played a piano...........so i figured since i cleaned it i could just play it for a bit, and the people who own this great piano was not home! who would think that such thing could be so beautiful! i know i'm crazy but i love the music and especially at Christmas time!

My New Hair

i don't know if you can see it very well this wasn't that good of a picture, but yesterday we gave axel a bath and now he has one little hair that stands straight up! haha....we have brushed it and brushed it and it still wont go down! poor dog!
hope everyone is having great holidays!

*IT'S DECEMBER* the season i love!

A MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS DECEMBER-and to all the folks i don't remember!