Deep Thoughts by Krista

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY!

2010-11-17T12:43:00.000-08:00

Please go HERE to learn about what's going on this Saturday!! If you have time in you schedule we would love for you to come and support a wonderful friend! MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Sara Bareilles

2010-11-09T18:30:00.000-08:00

Went to the Sara Bareilles concert and man she's a great singer! If only she could shape up and STOP using the F word!! Urrrrrr!!! That drives me NUTS!! Plus, I saw KIDS in the audience... come on... YOU DON'T NEED TO USE FOWL LANGUAGE TO BE "COOL"!!!!! Other than the whole potty mouth thing... the concert was great! Oh and one more thing... women that want to go to concerts over the age of 25, PLEASE act your age! A "lady" having a mid-life crisis, I swear, was drunk (before the concert even began) and wanted to be my best friend. She kept dropping her alcohol all over me and my friends. I finally left! Because if I didn't I was going to brawl with this older woman. And since she was intoxicated and really couldn't defend herself.... I thought it best to enjoy the concert in the back where it was nice and cool and drunkard free. :) Watch Sara's new song on YouTube, it's awesome!! Here are a few pictures from the concert with my friends!

Oh and get ready!! I have a LOT of things to tell you and show you about Spain!! Can't wait... hehe!!

Watch out Bella! Big Ash is sweepin' in...

2010-11-04T11:42:00.000-07:00

Well, I think Big Ash will give Bella Swan a run for her money... what do you think???

Lamb of God

2010-11-02T16:50:00.000-07:00

My Mom, my aunts- Kristie and Patty, my sisters- Erin, Tara and Brianne and I went to a show called the LAMB OF GOD.

Press HERE to go to a link so you can hear about how the Lamb of God presentation came about.

The music is beautifully written and will definitely leave you with a better spirit of hope and love. You can also take a look at Spire Music's website as well.

Here are a couple of pictures from that night.

I love girls night and I love feeling the spirit. Also, if you would like to learn more about that feeling of hope and love and how you can have that in your life, please go to this website.

Support for a friend!

2010-09-22T12:32:00.000-07:00

I've known Jenny for a long time. She's a great girl with a wonderful heart, spirit and personality! She has a new blog that my mother helped her set up as a surprise. Right now Jenny's going through some challenges that I personally think needs a LOT of support and prayers. Please help/support/pray for Jenny. Go to Jenny's Blog to read her story.

HARRY POTTER!

2010-09-10T10:31:00.000-07:00

Some of you might be surprised that I had never read Harry Potter. Well, I just read it and LOVE it!! I'm excited for all my witches and warlock dreams to end. They were starting to FREAK me out! I can't believe it took me this long to jump on the bandwagon and become a Harry Potter fan. The reason I wanted to read the books is because one of my friends, Big Ash, said that the movies are not that great. BUT, I LOVE the movies. Now I understand why these books are so good. They took out so much while making the movie. Also, I have to say that I LOVE Fred and George! So funny!! These books are packed full of adventure, friendship, SCARINESS, love, self discovery, and a ton of other things. If you have not read the series, I would highly suggest reading them before the next movie comes out. It only took me a month to read seven books! Easy read!!

Oh ya, and part one of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out into theaters on November 19th!!

It's a doggy day!

2010-09-05T09:37:00.000-07:00

I LOVE DOGS! That's all I need to say!!

LASHES!!!!

2010-09-03T11:02:00.000-07:00

VAVAVOOM!!

Oh my heck!! I LOVE long lashes!!! I should have taken an even closer picture for you to look at... oops!! Let me just say, I get stopped all the time by people to say they LOVE my eyelashes! hehe! They're fake! But they look awesome! I love how full they are, I love the fact that I don't have to put on mascara anymore!! LOVE it!!! Most of the time I don't even have to put makeup on because it looks like I'm wearing it with these lashes! These semi-perment lashes are perfect for special occasions like weddings, proms (or really any dance), reunions! It really is perfect for EVERYDAY life (it seriously saves me a TON of time to get ready)! If you're interested in the girl who did mine here is her email address! send her an email and she'll get back to you and set up a time to do your lovely lashes!!!

Gracie's Baptism!

2010-09-01T22:40:00.000-07:00

I can't believe she's EIGHT!!

My niece Gracie was baptized on August 7th and what a great day that was. I'm so happy that Gracie has made that decision. She is such a sweet girl and I love her so much!!!! For those of you who want to know why baptism by immersion is so important to us I left a little expaination.

Baptism by immersion in water by one having authority is the first saving ordinance of the gospel and is necessary for an individual to become a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and to receive eternal salvation. All who seek eternal life must follow the example of the Savior by being baptized and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Being baptized is such a great gift given to us. Not only to have our sins wiped away, but also having the gift of the Holy Ghost to help lead and teach us. If you would like to learn more about what I believe in then please go to this link.

I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day!

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change

2010-08-31T12:47:00.000-07:00

If you're wanting to see a HILARIOUS play then go and see this one. Breba, Big Ash and I went to see this play. I seriously haven't laughed in a play this hard in a long time. This hilarious musical comedy says everything you have ever secretly thought about dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and in-laws, but were afraid to admit! Breba's friend played a part in this entertaining play. WOW! She has a great voice!!

Thanks for the great night of fun and a wonderful dinner! If you're interested in seeing the play go to this link for Arizona Broadway Theatre!

Over a month?

2010-08-04T12:45:00.000-07:00

It's been over a month since I last blogged? What the heck!?!?! Where does the time go? Since it's been a "little" while since my last post, maybe I should update real quick. :)

Went to the Diamond Backs Game with some of my friends. I am NOW in LOVE with Jackson! But who wouldn't from where we were sitting? haha!

Miranda Panda had a layover in AZ! So of course we HAD to have lunch at Cafe Rio!!

Watched Ava on her Birthday and had a grand time watching Little Mermaid and letting her eat ANY treat she wanted! hehe!

Shaked it at dance! haha! Go Shannon!

These guys wanted a picture with Breba...!

Went to Kristie and Patty's for the 4th of July weekend and went swimming! And because Patty was hiding from me... I decided to use the picture I actually got of her! hahaha!! (Love you Patty!)

Celebrated my BIRTHDAY! Yipee! Spent the night with Er-bear and Parker baby! We woke up EARLY and played with the cutest little boy! Luck for us we ALL took a nap and then went and worked out at Erin's gym. (by the way she MADE me take this class that I thought I was literally going to die from) Erin's cool and took me to get a pedicure and bought me lunch! GIRLS TIME!!

LOVE IT!

(on our way to the gym)

I also HAD to show these cute pictures of Parker that day!

After a FUN day over on the east side it was time to go back to the west side of town!!! Erin and Parker came too! We went to dinner with a few of my friends! Thanks you guys! I had so much fun at Pita Jungle! Yum Yum!

Went to YumBeri one night after working out! It was sooooo refreshing! Yummy!

And then the following night I went with my family for DINNER!! That's right everyone! DINNER!! hahaha!!

Welp, that's what's been going on in my neck of the woods! Hope everyone is doing good! I'll try and post again soon! TRY is the main word! :)

Just Say NO!

2010-06-14T13:05:00.000-07:00

I've been getting my eyebrows threaded at the mall and it's been WONDERFUL!! I don't have to deal with the rashes I get from waxing. Well, one day I was like I HATE PEACH FUZZ!! So I decided to have my entire face threaded to remove ALL peach fuzz from my face. The girl that did my face was like "you can't see the peach fuzz that well because it's blonde"... but nooooooo I said "I CAN!" What a dummy!! I should have listened because this did NOT end well. I know someone who had their face done and they didn't have any problems or side effects from the procedure. So, like a dummy, I thought nothing would happen to me. After sitting in a chair for about 20-30 minutes it was all done. My face felt really smooth and I LOVED it! So of course I told all my girlfriends to go have it done...

Well, give it a day and you can look like this too...

My face KILLED starting the next day...

When I noticed what a HIDEOUS monster I looked like I recalled my message to all my girlfriends and told them some things I should have considered before having my face fully threaded... let me list a few: FACE BREAKOUTS into a MAJOR rash, never know I might turn out with a black bearded face, my face has no protection from the elements, my face is a little too smooth, and will the hair on my face grow back prickly???? AHHHH!!!!!! I MISS MY PEACH FUZZ!!!

I can actually report back that my skin is back to normal. It took almost TWO weeks for it to clear up. I can see a few specs of the rash on my face, but it's nothing compared to what it was... THANK GOODNESS!! And the only reason I can share these HORRIBLE pictures with you is because this TRIAL is done in my life!!

So lesson learned... I WILL NOT BE SO VAIN!

It's someones 2nd BIRTHDAY today...

2010-06-09T14:28:00.000-07:00

I remember June 9, 2008 like it was yesterday! Let me give you a glimps of that really exiciting day!

First, I woke up to these two cute kids smiling at me saying that they're going to have a sister!!

Then the best part was going down to the hospital when Ava was being born!! Meeting my little namesake for the first time was one of the BEST things!! Look how cute she was... SO TINY!!!!


And when her brothers and sister finally got to meet little Ava LYNN... they were all so excited and giddy!! I'm so happy to have this little girl in my life!

I got a package in the mail!!!

2010-06-07T17:59:00.000-07:00

Oh. My. Gosh!! I got a package in the mail? It has my name on it. This can't really be for me... YEPPPPPPPPP it is!!!!

Does that say Georgetown Cupcake??? What the heck!! Miranda Panda, you're in BIG trouble for sending this to us... First, I know that shipping this delectable treat was outrageously expensive; second, I'm pretty sure I just went an entire size up in my clothing by just looking at the box and third, you just bought me a surprise when you were here in AZ!! BUT... YOU'RE SUPER COOL for sending it too!!

Georgetown Cupcakes KNOWS how to ship the goods!! Look at that packaging! It stayed nice and cool and stayed in the spot it was designed to be in. You guys ROCK my world!!

This is the cupcake I decided to try. Chocolate Peanut Butter!!


So if you read my last post you noticed that I had the Sprinkles chocolate peanut butter cupcake from them. Let me just say that GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE totally schooled those fools!! I'm pretty sure that I will NEVER eat at sprinkles again and only dream about GEORGETOWN cupcakes every night!! SERIOUSLY EAT A GEORGETOWN CUPCAKE!! It will ROCK YOUR WORLD! THANK YOU MIRANDA!!!!!!!

A MINI VACATION

2010-06-06T16:51:00.000-07:00

Miranda came into town for work, so what does that mean? Well, that means FUN times!! Of course Big Ash and I said we would help her use ALL of her hotel amenities out of the goodness of our hearts. So we worked out at the awesome gym, ate sweets from the lobby,

went swimming (of course),

wore our robes around and laughed a LOT, and had free breakfast!!

We ate some more unhealthy treats (which was ok...)!!!

Of course we had some more fun driving out to Mesa basically EVERY DAY to eat at Cafe Rio. We did some damage at the mall... hehe! But overall I LOVED this vacation! Thanks Miranda for treating us to a very fun 10 days in the valley of the sun!!

What the Heck?!?!

2010-06-04T15:54:00.000-07:00

Something's wrong here...

Vegas baby!!

2010-04-26T21:32:00.000-07:00

Went to Vegas to visit this lovely gal, Miranda!! She had a business trip and so as good friends Big Ash and I went and hung out at the pool and used her VIP card at the spa and free buffet!!

We DID get ready one night and go out for a very FUN concert! Miranda's brother hooked us up!! SWEET! Don't you LOVE Big Ash's jacket???

Miranda and I waiting for the concert to begin... you're so cute Miranda Panda!And the concert begins! Yes we went to the John Mayor concert! He put on a good show... and he LOVED showing off his tattoo's! :) Thanks Nathan!!! We finally had to say goodbye to this wonderful weekend with Miranda. :( BUT it wasn't as painful to say goodbye this trip... because we're going to party it up at the end of this month too!! YEAH!!!!!!!!! See you soon Miranda!! Oh ya.... ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT THIS TRIP... I only spent $26 FOR EVERYTHING!! (that's kind of nice when you don't have much mula to spend)

Fun in UT!!!

2010-02-24T11:33:00.000-08:00

We drove to St. George and stayed the night with Em's relatives... and when I woke up this is what I saw. AMAZING.

Ash, Celena and I were trying to HURRY to SLC to make it to Miranda's Birthday party... when we got lost and found our way to this gorgeous temple.We FINALLY made it to the party!! We were reunited with Miranda Panda and Annie. Along with some wonderful Shurtleff's!!!!Miranda looking adorable at Annie's Bachelorett pad!!! hehe!!I had to put this picture up of Big Ash. LOVE the jacket!!! So freakin' cute!!Ready to party it up in SLC baby!!
Eating at Cafe Rio for the SECOND time of our trip... mind you that this was the SECOND day we were there! haha!! We had it ONCE more before we left UT!!! Big Ash and I listened to a concert in the Tabernacle. It was very peaceful. We were waiting for the lovely Bride and Groom to come out of the temple!And here's my favorite Armstrong family!! Congrats Jen Bunny and Curtis! After the wedding, the girls and I went up to The Garden Restaurant on top of the Joseph Smith Building. Sooooo YUMMY!! The tomato soup was the bomb!!! Reception Time!! Tom Cat is such a good sport with all our WACKY ideas... hehe!!

Finally, Big Ash get's her walk with all THREE dogs... haha!! We of course had to end our trip seeing Annie and Merrilyn's parent! We LOVE them! They'll crack you up on any given day!!
"Family Photo"

Say Cheese!

2010-02-24T11:31:00.000-08:00

Gotta love her!!!

End of the year activities!!

2010-02-24T11:11:00.000-08:00

I know... I know... a "little" late once again! Haha! Whatev...

R.S. group for Christmas dinner at the Bishops house! So fun!

Went and saw the temple lights with the ward/ friends! Movie day with the girls! Took them to see Princess and the Frog. Nice attempt... but I thought it was a little "dark" for a kids movie. Went bowling with my friends. Shelly always puts together a bowling night and it always turns out super fun! Marci and I FINALLY got to hangout!!! Wahoo!!!MIRANDA came into town for New Years!! Wahoo!! Sorry Miranda for making you go to the suckiest dance known to man!!!!!!!!!!!! We love you and miss you girl!!!So that's how my 2009 year ended. Pretty good year. Loved having the chance to be with family and good friends and seeing new places. 2010 is going to be as awesome or better!!

We Support!

2010-01-17T17:54:00.000-08:00

I was able to go to the Orpheum Theater to help support the Temple in our area. It was a good meeting to attend. Everyone that was able to speak for the temple did a great job. But in actuality I really just wanted to show you ALL the WONDERFUL pictures of JULIA and her many faces.... enjoy!! :)

She LOVES hugs!! Give her one when you see her!!Breba looks good in this one... hahaha!!Oh ya... had to show you that after the meeting we HAD to drive to Cafe Rio and Bahama Buck's for dinner!! An ending to a good night!!

Warm me up!!!

2010-01-17T17:43:00.000-08:00

My sister Erin and I love drinking HOT CHOCOLATE together! That reminds me when we were younger we would go to Circle K and get some H.C. and add all these different flavors and then feel really sick after drinking it... haha! I guess things don't change other than getting our hot chocolate at Circle K. We just go to weddings and get really YUMMY H.C. and add all the flavors and then we feel sick after for drinking it! haha!! Gotta love it!!

Erin, I LOVE that dress!!!Colton's such a STUD!! Dancing away with all the guys (that he just met at the wedding... hehe)!

Tour of the U.S Airways Center

2010-01-17T17:33:00.000-08:00

I went with a group from the Institute Council to take a tour of the U.S. Airways Center. We wanted to see what was available if we did an activity there. Well, let me just say it was fun because of these reasons:
1st- We had a HOTTIE giving us a tour
2nd- It was cool going into places that most people didn't see
3rd- HOTTIE once again
4th- Rachelle and I took our own tour...until we noticed the HOTTIE giving us a tour
5th- Did I mention that we had a HOTTIE taking us around??? hahaha!!!

New Moon!!

2010-01-07T10:51:00.000-08:00

Midnight showing of New Moon Baby!! LOVED IT!!!!!!!

Blowing our VT excuses away

2010-01-07T10:41:00.000-08:00

For our VT conference we decorated soda cans and put our excuses on the cans of why we don't do our visiting teaching... And we blew those excuses away the following weekend!! :)

AHHHHHH! It's my long lost friend!

2010-01-07T10:36:00.000-08:00

I went to a scrapbook store down in Mesa one day and I had the HUGEST surprise!! My LONG LOST FRIEND SUZANNE was there!! It was a great little reunion!! Suzanne, I had so much fun catching up with you and seeing how BIG Ellie is!!!!

Kelly Clarkson!!!

2010-01-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

This was an awesome concert! Thanks to Breba, Big Ash and I were 6th row from the stage and Breba and Katie were front row!! We had a really fun time dancing and singing along!

Oh ya... do you know who this is??? It's ALI the first woman to win BIGGEST LOSER!!!I just want to point out this picture right here with Kelly laughing... she's not laughing at just anything... she's laughing at Breba and the sign she made!!!! Good job Breba for getting a shout out from KC!!!

Demoliton Derby

2010-01-07T10:06:00.000-08:00

On November 7th the Demolition derby came to town!! Wahoo!! We all dressed in our best attire and went to the state fair!!

Breba really enjoyed that fried Oreo...

My dreams came true!

2009-12-21T20:46:00.001-08:00

H&M if FINALLY here!! My favorite store of all time!! I pretty much was wearing all H&M attire that day!! hehe!! Big Ash and I waited in line for the store to open and to receive our FREE gift bags that they ran out of three people ahead of us!!!!!!!! urrrrrrr!!!!!! Well at least we got FREE money savings of $10... I thought I was going to win $5oo... but noooooo... the girl right in front of Big Ash and I won $100! I don't think I would have been bitter about this person winning $100 if only she even KNEW what H&M was!!!! URRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!! That makes me mad... Oh ya... I'm pretty sure Big A and I were the ONLY ones cheering when we went in too... Dressing room had the LONGEST line... so we took pictures of ourselves with the clothes we wanted to try on... heheShirt #1Shirt #2Shirt # 3This lady decided to join our "dressing room"
hahaha!!!Great day of SHOPPING!!!Oh and here are our FOLLOWERS... So glad ErBear joined the fun!!!After some GREAT shopping we decided to go get some YUMMY food!!Fun! Fun! FUN DAY!!!!

Swimming Fun in NOVEMBER

2009-12-21T20:28:00.000-08:00

My dad had meetings at the JW and soooooooo we of course took advantage of that and went swimming one day!! We had so much fun swimming in the main pool, going around on the lazy river and hanging out in the hot tub!! Thanks Dad for having meetings here!!! hehe!!

Look at Ava's lips... they are a "little" blue. :) (Just so you know... she did NOT want to get out!)Breydon stayed warm in his car seat!

All Hallow's Eve

2009-12-21T20:12:00.000-08:00

I know... a "little" late. Just can't help it! So this year I decided to stay home and go trick-or-treating with my nieces and nephews!! So glad I did!!! It was way fun!! Look how cute they all are!! I didn't get a picture of my nephew Logan because he bolted before I could get my camera out... oh well. Next year...

Ava

Coltina Gracie and MattisonKyky

Ava was DONE with pictures at this point... hehe!! Big Ash and I decided to go to Wet n' Wild for the Halloween "haunted" houses. I LOVED it only because Big Ash is the BIGGEST wimp I know!!

What In the world????

2009-12-21T20:03:00.001-08:00

I caught Big Ash in the cornfield doing what she does best...

We were happy to be done with the corn maze!! hehe!! Oh my gosh, Tiana!! Let's text him again!! hehe!!! Don't ask...
We had so much fun! You girls are awesome!!! Amy, Shannon, Big A, and Janae

Girls Day!

2009-11-02T21:56:00.000-08:00

Our fun day started out with a stop to Cafe Rio... would you expect any different???
Shannon, Ashley and I went to Inspirador's open house. This is a brand new wedding venue in Mesa. My friend Kristen designs cakes for them.

Here's Kristen with one of my favorite cakes... she seriously is soooo talented!! You should check out her blog... http://mybakedbliss.blogspot.com
She made some really... REALLY YUMMY cupcakes to try! I LOVED the pumpkin ones!! I so want one right NOW!!

This seriously is a cool place to have a wedding, reception, or just a party...

We of course had to try EVERYTHING OUT!! :)Next stop... you guessed it... wedding dresses!!We're single and yes we hangout at wedding dress stores. The dresses are big, glam and fun to look at... I LOVE this dress... so me!Ashley found her dress for her wedding... or maybe a Jane Austen gala.So many dresses to look at... LOVE IT!! FOUND IT... THIS IS THE DRESS I WANT!! SERIOUSLY!!! Could you see me in this with a bird cage blusher and maybe some feathers??? I TOTALLY CAN!! I LOVE IT!!!!!Last stop: Bahama Buck's!! Gotta LOVE IT!!!And Finally, we made it back home with our tummy's full... because basically we ate all day long and our weddings planned out. :)

CRACKER JAX!

2009-10-22T13:00:00.000-07:00

My friends Janae and Candice invited me to go hit some balls at Cracker Jax with them! It was so much fun! I haven't ever done that. Let's just say I suck... but it was well worth it! I totally want to go back! Candice might have to give me a "few" more lessons on how to hold the dang club. I had the hardest time remembering how your hands were suppose to be... haha! Oh well!!!

If anyone wants to go with us next time you're more than welcome to join us!!

After Party...

2009-10-22T12:49:00.001-07:00

After the womens conference we went to dinner at FAJITAS!! YUMMY!! But one thing I will say is that the napkins they have there make you look like a SNOWY MESS!!! Take a look at
Cindy and I... First, we're twiners and second, we have the napkin left all over us.
Julia loves it when people feed her. Kind of weird... not gonna lie. Carter LOVED the chips and salsa!!Ash I love the ring Justin picked out for you! He did a good job! Congrats!!!!Of course when we were done with dinner we HAD to stop and get some ice cream to fill in the cracks... Ok... this is the picture of Cindy and I... I don't know what happened to the color... but oh well. P.S. I washed my dress that night and wore it the other day and I had to ask my sister Tara if I smelt bad... and she said I smell like Fajitas... AHHHH!!!!! I guess ONE wash wasn't enough. I will be washing that a few more times before I EVER where it again!!!!!!!!!

SPA WEEKEND!!

2009-10-22T12:18:00.000-07:00

In September I went with some friends to the Camelback Inn for a SPA WEEKEND!! It was so much fun! We had massages, went swimming, ate REALLY YUMMY food, sang songs together, went shopping and did all of this to celebrate Katie's BIRTHDAY!! Thanks Katie for turning 30!!

(I didn't take that many photos... so this is all I have.)

This picture makes me laugh... I actually am doing someone else hair... Gotta love Breba, she's ALWAYS so daring to let me or really we all know (BIG ASH) do her hair. haha!! What magazine are you reading Breba????

MY MINI ME...

2009-09-23T14:58:00.000-07:00

I will ALWAYS be grateful to Tara and Aaron for birthing "my" child. HAHA!!

Colton is such a cutie!! He has one of the funniest personalities out there!! He can make an entire room burst out in laughter! I love being around him! I know I'm not the only one who feels this way either... he knows how to make friends with ANYONE!! He's just a friendly guy!! So I know this is super duper late... but HAPPY BIRTHDAY COLT!! LOVE YOU!!!

What am I going to do???

2009-09-09T10:52:00.001-07:00

I'm so sad that my BFF Marci has moved to another state for school! I don't know what I'm going to do without her. I need some ideas... Anyone want to stay up late... oh let's say until 4am and just talk about life in general with me?? You might have to fill out an application so Marci can review it though. She knows all my specifications in a good friend. Don't you Marci???

Who's going to go shopping with me and make fun of my style... oh wait... I think Big Ash has got that covered. haha!! You know Big Ash is going to miss singing with you at the Piano Bar... what will SHE do without you??? Ask yourself that question!
This was one of the nights that we watched the sun come up... let's just say it was pretty crazy!! These girls make me laugh... obviously. I LOVE hanging out with you Pickett girls! You make my life so much more interesting! Marci, I just keep telling myself... ONE YEAR... ONE YEAR!! Then I'll have my Best Friend back! So in the meantime I guess I better get to work on your homecoming party... hehe! j/k... well kinda!
(oh ya... talk your parents into bringing you home for Columbus Day, Halloween, THANKSGIVING, Good Friday, Easter, CHRISTMAS/ NEW YEARS, MLK Jr Day, Presidents Day, Mothers Day, Memorial Day, Memorial Day and any other holiday I might have missed... )
Love ya girly and will definitely miss all the fun time we have with each other!! Good luck at school!

A little bit of Parker Baby!

2009-09-03T00:06:00.001-07:00

This little guy is so captivating... I LOVE him soooo much!

He's already being MR. FUNNY PANTS!! I couldn't stop laughing at this photo!
He LOVES to put his hands behind his head... so cute!And of course I HAVE to go over to Erin and Steve's place so I can snuggle him. And the best part is that I don't have to share him!He LOVES to be snuggled by Auntie Krista... they all do...

I can't believe Gracie's 7!!

2009-09-02T23:58:00.000-07:00

What the heck! I can't believe my niece is SEVEN!! Boy how time flies by!!

I still remember the day she was born and how cute and precious she was and thinking, "oh bless her for coming out with a FULL head of hair for her mommy to play with!!"
Gracie, I'm so grateful to be your auntie and to share in the fun things you do. I hope you know I love you and ALWAYS WILL!!!
XOXO

Mr.F in NC!!

2009-09-01T13:56:00.000-07:00

This was one CRAZY weekend!!!

I was so excited to finally reach Merri's place after the long ordeal of being stuck at the airport!! Miranda and Big Ash just arrived in NC and so they came and picked me up and drove us to the party house! It was a fun ride there... singing OUR song... THE POWER OF LOVE!
This is pretty much what we did... layed on the beach, ate golden chocolate oreos, slept on the beach, LAUGHED a LOT and played in the water! Could you ask for more??? I think not.

On our drive home we were all singing and basically laughing at the Nelson sisters... don't you LOVE the hair??? hehe! I love hanging out with my traveling buddies...Ok... this was seriously AMAZING! Picture this... MILITARY guys ALL OVER THE PLACE... and us FIVE girls at TEXAS ROADHOUSE. Do you think we picked the right place? I DO!! It was HILARIOUS because I don't think I have ever noticed anyone ever checking me out... EVER in my entire life... until we were there! Just so you can understand the ratio for us... it was like 8 or 9 guys to like every girl in the ENTIRE place. YESSSSSSSS!! HEAVEN...Oh ya... did I mention the ROLLS were DELECTABLE?? They were...We decided after dinner we would go to a dance club. HA!! That was fun!! But I think I still prefer dance offs in the private of a home. (because you've never seen me dance... and you don't want to either... although... I do a mean robot.)The next day we went to the beach yet again and went swimming, walked along the shore collecting sea shells and watched Miranda mark her place in the world. On our way home we decided to get out of the car and play in the rain... ya... you can be in your late 20's and still do stuff like this! I loved every second of hanging out with these girls and couldn't ask for better BBF's!! This kind of sums up what we did all weekend by what Big Ash is displaying. She is describing the perfect MR F... you need to watch ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT to understand this... haha!!My bed was perfect... right in front of the T.V. and I had it ALL to MYSELF! I just HAD to put this picture up... because Big A doesn't know who's cup she was drinking out of... and I'm pretty sure it was one of those guys who came over the night before... and yet she was still drinking out of it. WOW BIG ASH... I didn't ever think you would be able to do that! Starting our goodbyes... Miranda and Big A leave for D.C. where Ash will then say goodbye to Miranda. So sad :(But NOW I have the NELSON girls all to MYSELF!! Hahahaha!! YESSSSSS!!! "I shall eat this straw with my chop sticks"Good Job Annie!! My little vegetarian friend!! You ate it... well almost. You just need to swallow next time... haha!!
(I love it when people ACTUALLY do the dares I dare them to do...)
This place was soooooo YUMMY!! Thanks Merri!!!! I had soooooooo much FUN!!!

Oh and this was pretty much what we ate for breakfast EVERYDAY!!

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS!!
Can't go wrong with D.P and apple cinnamon muffinsThanks Annie for putting my bed away... haha!I had so much fun with the girls and can't wait to meet up with all of them again real soon!! Miss you guys already!!!

The BIG Apple!!

2009-08-26T14:26:00.000-07:00

“What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do - especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” -William Least Heat Moon

A lot of you know that I LOVE to travel!! Really, that's pretty much all I think about when I'm home... where will the road take me next??? If I could have any career that would involve me traveling and exploring the WORLD I would so be on that!! So anyways... this NYC trip all began because my dear friend Bailey and I were talking at church about how we wanted to go to the BIG APPLE! So we both recruited some BFF's and planned and AMAZINGLY fun trip before they started school! I actually feel so honored they wanted to hangout with me and go see a place I ABSOLUTELY love!!
We went to the temple and did a session one morning. It was seriously so nice and peaceful.

While we were waiting for Marci to finish with her session we three girls went for lunch and got pedicures!! We went and tried to get tickets for Wicked... but NOPE we didn't get any... TOTALLY SOLD OUT THE ENTIRE WEEK!! That sucked super bad!! I feel bad the girls didn't see a show while we were there!! NEXT TIME GIRLS!!! One of the nastiest Chinese food dinners I've ever had... I had tofu dinner... but it was like really jelly!! I don't like that! I was trying to convince myself it was yummy... but in actuality it was DISGUSTING!!! Marci did a LOT of shopping! Hence the black card... haha!! (Bailey and Davia did as well... I thought I liked to shop.. haha!! I think these girls could out shop me ANY day!!)We took a bus tour the next day that was super fun! It took us to all the major sites and it was well worth the money that was spent. HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!! It's kind of funny... Davia and I kept on taking pictures together... and I love this one! Kissin' the Bull!! This was a memorial in the American Express Building for the workers that lost there lives on September 11th. If you get a chance to go to NY please take the time to go to the World Trade Center Memorial Building and take the tour they offer. It was very interesting and the people that take you on the tours are people that were affected by the tragedy that day... either they worked there, had a family member that died that day, or they worked near by or even helped with the relief efforts. PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE go the next time you're there! You won't regret it! On our bus tour... on the lower deck. It started to rain...We had a full day and were exhausted so we went and had dinner at Red Lobster! YUMMY!! And I would like to THANK Red Lobster for HAVING DR. PEPPER there!!! You would not believe how difficult it was to find Dr. Pepper in NY!! Bless them!!!! Yep... SCARY!!!! Bailey, always knows what to do to freak me out!Oh... Bailey and Davia have NO "bubble"!!! They are seriously the closest girls... although it does make me laugh!!! So we made a road trip up to Palmyra, NY and went to the church sites there. We first stopped at the Visitors Center and watched the Joseph Smith movie and then made our way to the Palmyra Temple! Which is GORGEOUS!! And then we made it to the Smith home and took a tour there and walked through the Sacred Grove!! Beautiful (but TONS of mosquito's... I looked like a freakin' monster coming out of the Grove... I had little red dots all over my face!!!) it was well worth the walk!!! After our walk we went up to the Hill Cumorah! Beautiful view!! Oh my goodness!! Look how close I was to Jim, Pam, Michael, Dwight and the rest of the gang of Dunder Mifflen Paper Company!! Oh how I love that show!!! Just had to show you... really??? They are the biggest snugglers I have EVER seen!!! So I left the girls a day early and went on my way to my next adventure... NC!! This is what I was trapped in!! My flight was canceled and I was stuck... but LUCKILY I was saved and got onto another flight that night!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!
Also, I have to thank Bailey, Davia, Marci, and Sam for making this a SENSATIONAL trip to the BIG APPLE!!! I had so much fun and can't wait to travel with you again!!!!

Friends & BABIES GALORE!!

2009-08-22T12:59:00.001-07:00

So after I came home from my trip to San Diego some of my
friends got together and went out to dinner for my BIRTHDAY!!! Thanks you guys!! I couldn't ask for better way to celebrate!!!

My dear friend Liz came into town and we went to brunch with Meghan dear!!! LOVE THESE GIRLS!! Only wish Amber could have made it... NEXT TIME!!! I met JJ (Jake Jr.) for the first time at Ginny's baby shower and let me say... HE'S ADORABLE!! GOOD WORK AMANDA!! Then I met Carter King!! PRECIOUS!! Seriously... you just want to eat those cheeks!! hehe!Ashley, blowing a little china glitter on the new mommy!! And DRUM ROLL PLEASE... presenting Parker McKay Larsen!!! I'm an AUNTIE for the 7th time!! Wahoo!! CONGRATS Erin and Steve!! HE'S SUCH A CUTIE PIE!!I would have to say this was a very fun few weeks!!

SAN DIEGO BABY!

2009-08-22T12:03:00.001-07:00

So many of you know I went to San Diego this SUMMER with my family and of course had the time of my life! But it's not like I would expect anything different... I'm with my family! I love that my family is so fun to be around... we're LOUD and we KNOW how to PARTY HARD!!!

We were at the beach 30 minutes after I arrived in San Diego!! LOVE IT!! Ava is getting so big! She took her first step in S.D. (which I missed :( boo hoo!!) and she was even taking surfing lessons... WOW!! She's getting WAY to big! Stay SMALL!! One of my BFF's Liz and her family (Trevor and Benny Boy) came and visited me in S.D. for the day! We went to the beach, laughed a LOT, caught up on life and then went to dinner with the fam!! THANK YOU LIZ!! I'm so HAPPY you came and hung out!! LOVE YOU GUYS!! Give Benny a hug from Auntie Krista!! Don't you LOVE Benny's hair-do?!?!?!?! So cute! My niece Gracie loved him too!! He totally fell asleep on her! So cute!T.K. showing her boys how to eat crab... OK everyone... are you ready??? I did a 5-K on Coronado Island with my sister, Katie and her sister this year for the 4th of July!! It was seriously soooooooooo FUN!! I can't wait until next year! I think you should all come and do it with us next year!! I have to admit... this was probably one of the best things about the trip! I don't usually like getting up so early... but it was well worth it. Waking up and going for an early morning run on the bay... so WORTH it! My sexy sister T.K.Ava Bean was plum tired after a full day of Independence Day events... Colton makes me laugh... this was after the bike parade Logan with his head gear on... :)We went and saw a movie on the 4th too... (I may have fallen asleep for some of it...:)The park had dinner and music for all the guest! So fun!I danced the night away with Miss. Gracie!And then we watched the fireworks pool side... seriously... can it get any better than that??? I think not!It was really cool... we went to church in S.D. and the meeting was SOOOO GOOD!! And then we went to Balboa Park with the fam! The kids had fun trying all the treats they had to sample and playing in the park like monkeys... you'll see that in a second. If go to S.D. take your family here. It's super nice and relaxing!Man I wish I was a kid sometimes. You get to play in a tent on the beach... doesn't that look like fun? And then... my last day in S.D. I celebrated my 27th birthday.... if you're curious about that read my post from that day! Thanks for a great trip!!

Girls Camp 2009!!

2009-08-22T11:17:00.000-07:00

So I know this is a "little" late... but oh well!
This year at camp was so fun... but how can that not be expected when you're surrounded by FUN young women, leaders and friends?!?!?!?!
So this year I was called to help out with SPORTS with Big Ash, Lil and Vanie!! (I know... funny concept... me and sports!) I will say that I had a ton of fun and only hope the young women did too. So we decided to do archery the first day.

For one of the moonlight programs all the girls played SURVIVOR games... we were over the "CRACKER WACKER"!! Each girl had a cracker tied to them and the girls would try to hit the cracker off of them. I was laughing so hard with this one... some of the girls were taking it so SERIOUS!! FUNNY STUFF!!We did a "art" project in honor of CINWIN...Skit night was fun again and VERY interesting... I think we should plan these out before we go up to girls camp... Our second day of sports we did water games!! I think the girls had fun at the end throwing the water balloons at EACH OTHER!! Or maybe just ATTACKING ME!!! Thanks a LOT BAILEY!! We decided to bring back our favorite prank... the body bag. We put Breba in the bag once again... this year was more successful because there was more traffic on the road. haha!! My favorite part was when someone wanted to poke Breba with a stick!! hahaha!!!The three of us girls waiting to watch the girls get a "little" scared... hehe!We had drinks afterwards... what can I say... we were thirsty girls!! ;)LOOK HOW WE FOUND CINDY... sleeping on the job! Tisk... Tisk... Tisk...She basically could fall asleep ANYWHERE! So some of the YCL's thought they would teach her a lesson... but don't you worry... the camp director took care of her assistant who ALWAYS falls asleep on the job! hahah!! So this was our last night at girls camp! I hope EVERYONE had a blast... because I sure did!

Best 27th Birthday a Girl Could Ask For!!!!

2009-07-07T22:58:00.000-07:00

It's time to PARTY!!!

I turned 27 today and I feel GREAT!!!! I started my day off with breakfast in bed!! What more can a girl ask for than to be serenaded by her family and brought pancakes in the shape of 27??? My sister took pictures of that... but really I don't think you want to see those pictures... I'm kinda scary lookin' in the morning! hehe!

After breakfast we all got ready and went to Silverstrand Beach!!! It was really nice... well, the beach isn't that clean... but it's quiet and the waves are nice! We had a blast!
Some of the Highlights of today were:
We met our friend Katie and her family at the beach.
It was fun laying out and talking
Playing with Ava Bean... Dang she's CUTE!!!
Dax falling asleep on me!! LOVE THAT!!! He's so snuggly!!
Watching T.K. and Katie ride in on the waves!! Good Job girls!!
Watching the kids play... SO SO SO CUTE!!
Receiving BIRTHDAY CALLS!!
Dinner with the family at Old Town Mexican Cafe!! Yum! Yum!
(but I will say that the service SUCKED!!! We waited 40 minutes at the table before our server even came over to take our order... REALLY!! WHATEVER!!!)
Giving Ava her bottle... it's good snuggle time!!!Going to Ghirardelli for a BROWNIE HOT FUDGE SUNDAE!!! May all my wishes come true...
Giving Gracie what she wants... hehe!!
Basically, I had a GREAT day... I could NOT ask for one single thing to change!! Thanks everyone for making it great with all your birthday wishes! I really could not ask for any better friends and family then what I already have!! Love you all and can't wait to share my 27th year with you!!

Ava's 1st Birthday!!

2009-06-30T20:23:00.000-07:00

Can you believe Ava Bean is a year old now!! I seriously can't!!!! I know her birthday was at the beginning of the month... I'm a little slow at blogging... but anyways... I just wanted to post a little something about this girly!

When Tara and Aaron told me they were prego again I was SOOOOOO EXCITED!!! I was even more excited when they told me they were having a girl and giving her my middle name!! I will say... I think I got teary eyed... I felt so honored that they wanted to name one of their cherished blessings after me. And then... Ava was born on June 9th! What a blessed day that was. When I saw Ava Lynn for the first time I didn't want to give her up! (Not that that's unusual... I pretty much like to hog my nieces and nephews.)
Ava's so petite and BEAUTIFUL!!! She's calm and never cries! I love cuddling with her and taking as many kisses as she'll give me! I'm so thankful to be her aunt (FYI... FAVORITE AUNT)!! I remember one night I was over at my sisters house and I was laying on the bed with Ava and we were just talking away... I was trying to get Ava to say my name. Let me just say that was one of the BEST nights of my life!! When that little girl said my name and knew she was doing something cute... she was ADORABLE! Her eyes just lit up!! Thanks Ava for saying my name before anyone else... well minus dada... but that's an easy name to say!

So I made Ava Lynn her first birthday cake!! It was perfect... pink and small!!!! What more can a girl ask for???
Happy Birthday Ava!!!

Erin's Baby Shower!!

2009-06-08T11:36:00.000-07:00

Wahoo!! Erin's having her first little one!! I can't wait to snuggle my lil'
Parker McKay!!
I know that he's going to be so ADORABLE!! Now because Parker is Erin's first baby my sisters and I decided to go BIG for her first baby shower... here's a preview of what was prepared...

It all began with the Thank You treats... I made CAKE POPS!! They were soooooo YUMMY!! I stayed up until 4am and finished them. (as you can tell I'm a NIGHT OWL)

My sister Tara came over and wrote "Thank You" on all the circles that I punched the "night" before!! I only allowed her to do this because she has nice handwriting... haha!! I'm so picky!!

Then I was off to make the LEMON COOKIES!! Luckily I had a couple helpers that rolled the dough so it would be ready to cook the next day!

I think someone had some fun with the powder sugar...

I LOVE that GRACIE came over with her apron on and ready to WORK!! Thanks GRACIE and COLTON!!! And of course... we had our court jester for the day too!! Little Miss. Ava Bean! ADORABLE!!

So now for the other stuff I made...

LEMON COOKIES

BIG BOY SUGAR COOKIESCHOCOLAE PRALINE CAKE (if you missed out on this one... I feel bad for you... it was soooo YUMMY!!)LEMON CAKEI have some AMAZING friends and family that made some other deluctable treats...
COCONUT CUPCAKES by Katie

FRUIT PIZZA by BrianneLEMON BARS and CHOCOALTE CHIP COOKIES By Ashely S. DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES by Ashley S.Just wanted to show you how the room was set up! Tara borrowed the table clothes from Katie. Thanks Katie!! It really did add the PERFECT punch!!

Here's a few of the people that came to the shindig for Erin and Baby Parker...
I love taking pictures of people when they don't have a clue I was doing it...
Ava Bean LOVES Hanna and Hayley!!KAREN!!!!!! I miss my BFF!! I'm so glad she made it to the party!!!I want to THANK everyone that came to the party and supported Erin! Also, I found out that a bunch of people didn't get their invitations... I really don't know what happened. But I am soooooo sorry if you didn't get yours!!!!
Oh ya... people have asked me for some recipes... if you want a recipe to one of things you see... let me know! (please leave your email address and I'll send it to you!!)

Memorial Day!!

2009-06-06T15:29:00.000-07:00

I know... I'm behind on my blogging... what's new??? So Memorial Day was nice and relaxing. My family went over to Roger and Dana's house and went swimming and had a YUMMY BBQ!!!! Just wanted to show you some of the pictures I snapped of the day... I actually didn't take that many. :)

No Doubt!!!!

2009-05-30T20:11:00.000-07:00

YEEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!! I went to the NO DOUBT concert!!!! The concert was AMAZING!!!!
Are you jealous??? Well, you should be... hahaha!!

Paramore opened for them and they were great!!!! I really wish I could pull of orange/red hair like her!!We had amazing seats 2nd section 2nd row right behind where a wheel chair would be... this girl (I think) named... um... Pat... LOVED to dance in that spot! haha!! It was sometimes more entertaining to watch Pat then the show. I have video... I need someone to show me how to post video clips on this thing... because you're gonna freaking LOVE Pat's moves!!Gwen freaking ROCKS!!!!!!There comes a time when you should give up the tutu... and the time is NOW drummer boy!! NASTY... BUT SO PREDICTABLE!I didn't want the concert to end! They really know how to put on a GREAT show!And thanks Aaron for the great tickets!!

So many things to show you...

2009-05-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

I had a blast this past week!!! REALLY!!!! First, I dropped my parents off at the airport... I'm so proud of them for getting on an airplane... good job kids!! Now I'm all ALONE at home... Empty Nester...

Can you say CHEESE Dad!

Last Friday night I went to girls night.... soooooooooooo fun!! A bunch of us girls went to Katie's house and I just have to say that someone was soooo SWEATY!! I don't know what was wrong with this person... but of course I didn't have my camera DOWN THERE at Katie's so I couldn't document this person!!!! I learned so much about life there and all the things I get to look forward to. HAHAHA!!!

I was also very lucky on Saturday night!! My sister had an extra ticket to see Brian Regan at the Dodge Theater... and of course I offered to take that ticket off her hands!! THANK YOU AARON JOHN!!! I'm sooooooo glad that you LOVE the Sherrif Posse events!!!!!!!

So T.K. and I had to pose outside the Dodge Theater... Thank you Ginny for taking this picture of us... and thank you Colin for being a good husband to your wife and dropping her off in front so she could be of assistance to us!!

Then of course we needed a picture inside the theater... like you can tell...

I have to say that if you get a chance to go to a Brian Regan show... DO IT!! Just be aware your cheeks and your sides will hurt like no other!!!!

Monday for FHE we went to a park and had a JELLO slip n' slide... I would just like to "thank" Casey and Taylor for giving me a jello bath!! Seriously... I washed myself off before these pictures and I still was all goopy!! Thanks a LOT guys!!!!

Dang Taylor... you can jump!! And just so the blogging world knows... I have revenge in my heart... I'm going to get Casey, Taylor and Austin back!!! They won't even know what HIT them...On Tuesday Grandma and I baked these DELISH lemon cookies!!! YUMMY!! Grandma did such a good job putting all the items in the bowl and rolling the cookies into balls!! We had so much fun talking about when she use to teach the kids at church how to bake. Good Times!!
So our first batch didn't turn out so well...But these were Soooo YUMMY!! We actually made them for someone in my homeward... haha!! They NEVER made it... I'm looking at the empty plate right now!! oops!!! Grandma and I went and celebrated my cousin DeAnna's birthday and graduation today!! We decided to go to the movies and lunch... We all had a ton of fun and giggled a LOT!!!!
HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY DEANNA!!!!
Grandma and Cindy were having some giggles at the moment...

And now... here comes the graduate!!! Congrats DeAnna!!! You're a lucky girl to have BOTH your grandma's with you on your big day!!!

Glad I got to come and see you get your diploma and spend the day with you!!!!
So seriously... this has been a great week so far!! AND I'm looking forward to the REST of the week... which I KNOW I'll have to post about soon!!!!

GREAT EXAMPLES!!!

2009-05-10T17:38:00.000-07:00

I have been so blessed in my life! I have a WONDERFUL MOTHER who has taught me, cared for me and continues to LOVE me!! I am so grateful for the great example my MOM is! I love talking and laughing with my MOTHER! She is the BEST person to tell a story to... she will ALWAYS LAUGH... I guess we have that in common!

Mother, I just want to let you know that I love you! I don't tell you that enough... but I hope you know that! I am so grateful that you have a sweet testimony of the gospel and share that with me and others around you. You truly are an example! THANKS FOR BEING THE BEST MOM A GIRL COULD EVER ASK FOR!!

I also want to thank my sisters for being such great examples to me too. I know that when the time comes for me to have children I can look at you girls and follow your lead. You all have a light that shines so bright and I am truly thankful to my Heavenly Father for blessing me with not one but THREE great sisters!! Thanks for always being there for me when I need a shoulder to lean on. I KNOW I was blessed to come to this family... and I will NEVER take that for granted. Know that I look up to ALL of you and I LOVE you guys sooooooo much! xOxO (I know I put the x's in there... but really I'm JUST giving you big HUGS!! hahaha...)

Happy Mother's Day!!

Another FUN couple of weeks!!

2009-05-10T16:41:00.000-07:00

So the past couple of weeks have been packed with activities. I had a chance to take a break and relax and get a pedi with my friend Shelly!! We did what we know best... laugh and laugh some more!! You know what I really HATE when getting a pedicure??? I'll tell you... when the girl that's doing the pedi scrubs your arch of your foot... oh that KILLS!! It tickles soooooooo BAD!! I HATE THAT!!! But I LOVE everything else about getting a pedicure!! Thanks Shelly for taking a break with me... let's do it again soon!!

My dear friend Lisa got married to the love of her life Andy... I'm so happy for them. Lisa is getting ready to throw the bouquet... and just so you know... I totally had that bouquet... but someone (Celena) took it from me... even though I TOTALLY had it!!!!!

Marci and I laughing it up at her sister Lisa's reception!!

I FINALLY met my lil' man BENNY! He's so adorable and PERFECT!!

I think he liked playing with his AUNTIE KRISTA!! I think I WORE him out!! Thanks LIZZY for sharing him with me for a little while!! Can't wait to see you in JUNE!!!

So here I am with two of my favorite lil' girls!! I made a deal with MATTIE MOO and GRACIE POO... that if they kept there rooms clean and got along with there siblings then I would take them to see the HANNAH MONTANA MOVIE!! Well, they were a "LITTLE" excited about this... they kept me posted the entire week on how there rooms were clean. hahaha! They LOVED the entire movie (so did I)!!! You should have seen them dancing to all the songs... I wish I would have recorded that!! HIL-AR-IOUS!!!! REALLY!!!

I got roped into going to a dance this last weekend... I know shocking!! And I dragged as many people along with me as I could!! It was actually fun when I loosened up... (well... as loosened up as I'll get at a dance :)

So here's Casey doing a hula hoop dance. Thanks for the great dance moves...

I was a little annoyed that a certain friend took a picture of me... but now I think I know the real subject he was capturing... haha! It reminds me of a little song that goes like this... "sweaty back... sweaty back... that girl has a sweaty back!!" (sing it to the tune of "smelly cat" the phoebe song from friends) hahaha!! Dang... I think someone had to have gotten her wet... also, do you think that guy could hold her any closer???? REALLY??? COME ON... CHURCH DANCE!!! Ashely, danced with the cutest guy... He was so funny! I think she said his name was Kyle or something... he was having the time of his life... and I'm pretty sure Big Ash was too!!!I love fun activities like these!! I wonder what will be happening next week... and Kaitlyn... if you're reading this you better believe that you're coming with me this time! Even if you do start your evening "early"...
Oh ya... if you're a YSA don't forget the EXTRAVAGANZA this Wednesday at 7 at the church building behind the institute building! It will be a BLAST!!!

hmmmm...

2009-05-02T23:59:00.000-07:00

Does anyone see anything wrong with this picture?????

CINDY'S BIRTHDAY DINNER AND STAKE CONFERENCE... ALL IN ONE!

2009-05-01T23:50:00.000-07:00

With a fun group of friends we celebrated CINDY'S BIRTHDAY at Carrabba's Italian Restaurant. We all were sooooo EXCITED to tell Cindy what we LOVE MOST ABOUT HER!!! hehe!!! And CINDY was EATING it all up!! :)

This shot of Julianne and Dan ONLY took THREE tries... Ok... maybe we should have let the girl in the bright dress go by us before we took the picture... and let Breba finish listening to her voice mail... I think that's what she was doing.
I LOVE my Ava Bean!! Oh ya... and my super cool sis TK!! :)If LOOKS could KILL...Ok... Dawn and Joe... your baby is so FREAKIN' CUTE!! I could just SQUEEZE his cheeks!!My HOT Mama and Daddy-o

Say CHEEZE!!!!!!!!
Katie- I want to STEAL that dress from you!!! I LOVE it!!
YES!!! We are sitting FRONT row at stake conference to cheer on Breba while she gives her talk at the Saturday night session! Go Breba!Tara and Julia have way too much time on their hands...So who NEXT??? I want to have another BIRTHDAY dinner!!!!
Oh ya... Cindy's husband and Aaron were both at dinner... I just didn't take a picture of them. oops!!

I LOVE THROWING PARTIES!!!

2009-05-01T00:12:00.000-07:00

My "sister" Sheyda, is getting married!! Of course we did the BRIDAL SHOWER at my house!!

My friend Jenny, the one in blue, is my partner in crime in throwing this shindig!! I think it was pretty successful!

I just wanted everyone to see the FOOD that was prepared... because let's be honest... we all go for the food! And I guess it's a good thing I LOVE to cook/bake!!

THESE FRESH STRAWBERRY PEANUT BUTTER BARS ARE SO GOOD!!! You CAN'T just eat ONE! I tried... and failed... and I'm on a diet! Oh well, it was well worth it!! hehe!!

The next party I throw you're gonna want to come... I think I've scared my sister with what needs to be prepared for the party!! HAHAHAHA!!

THE HILLS PARTY

2009-04-28T23:29:00.000-07:00

So my BFF Katie, had the season premiere party of "THE HILLS" at her house!! This was exciting for all!! Katie made pizzookies that LOOKED sooooooo YUMMY!!! What a good hostess!!!

Julia helped her by putting the ice cream on top... I'm happy I got ONE picture of her SMILING!!

The other... NOT SO MUCH.

This was right after BREBA'S panic ATTACK!!! She wasn't going to postpone the party! Thanks Breba for not ruining that part! :)

And this is the entire gang... well... minus me. :) I HEART "THE HILLS!" CAN'T WAIT FOR "THE VALLEY!"

Two of April's MOST interesting moments...

2009-04-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

One of the most interesting moments was my MOM! My mom fell off a MOVING golf cart. That's right MOVING!! My DAD thought she was on... but nope she was NOT!!! Anyways, she fell and hit her head and her head was HURTING a LOT!! Go figure. So I took her to the emergency room and my dad met us there and she had some test done. She's FINE now... no permanent damage. Just a bruised head. Just HAD to post this photo though!! hahahahaha!!

"Free Bird" hahahaha!! (no one will get that comment but my momma!!)

So the next FREAKY moment was BREBA... she had a MAJOR panic ATTACK!! I've NEVER seen anything like it... but you'll need to read her blog to find out what happened exactly. Actually, I think Breba AND Tara should write down there sides of the story!! I just wanted to post this picture because it makes me laugh too!!

Logan's 12th Birthday

2009-04-26T23:51:00.000-07:00

LOGAN

I can't believe that Logan is 12!! Where did the time go??? Honestly, I remember getting the call while I was at school and rushing down to Thunderbird to see my new little nephew. He was and still is ADORABLE!! I AM SO BLESSED to have him as a nephew! He's such a HARD worker and he really does LOVE everyone around him. I could just snuggle that "kid"!!!

So we had a family dinner that was super YUMMY!! I made a lemon cake for Logan's special BIRTHDAY!! I am actually really proud of this lemon cake!! I am told that it's one of the BEST LEMON CAKES that my Dad and Brother-in-law have EVER had! Well, that makes me feel good! I wish I would have tried it... oh well... NEXT TIME!

So with Logan turning 12 I got to see my him receive the Aaronic Priesthood. This was a wonderful experience for me! I've never seen this before... because I have ALL SISTERS. So anyways my brother-in-law Aaron gave Logan the sweetest blessing. I'm so happy for Logan and the choices he has made in his life to receive this great calling. I know he will magnify his duties and continue to be such a blessing to his family and friends!

Logan, I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! I am thankful that I'm ALLOWED to be your aunt!! Love you to the moon and back! XOXO!!

Pioneer Trek

2009-04-26T22:57:00.000-07:00

As a lot of you know the singles branch R.S. went on a WOMANS PULL. It was fun to hangout and get to know some of the girls better in the branch through the preparation stages and the actual pull.

So first things first... WE HAD TO SEW OUR OUTFITS!! Ummm... well... I learned you have to have a LOT of PATIENCE when sewing and you MUST always have an EXPERT on hand to FIX your mistakes. HAHA! THANKS TRUDY!! I can't believe I didn't get a picture of Trudy... NEXT TIME!! :)

Breba was a BIG help as well... since she's so into sewing right now! :)

I will say that I WILL NEVER SEW A BONNET EVER AGAIN!! That was so HARD!! Although, I did love how my entire outfit turned out... I wanted it to look like one of Millie's dresses from "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"... but it didn't. Oh well... maybe next time I will get the right shirt and make my skirt poof out like hers did.
NEXT TIME... HA!!

Here's the starting of our trek... Ashley and Shannon embrace in loving sisterhood in efforts to show the girls really what shoulder to shoulder means...

Breba... of course! Does this seem WRONG to anyone? She let the girls pull her
20 miles before she got off that thing!!

I LOVE the way my DOUBLE CHIN looks with the bonnet on. It really HIGHLIGHTS that feature.See!! I can pull too! that was actually really FUN!

Here we are to take our break and play get to know you games. We had a lot of FUN doing the orange roll. Don't these girls look so cute in the pioneer outfits!

Wendy, Kaitlyn (AKA Cook KK) and Megan

Getting the fire ready for our dinner, smores and devotional. Good job Kara. I think Bishop (AKA my dad), Lauren and Bernie really did a great job helping! :)Kaitlyn, I HAD to put this picture in... it looks like you're eating your hand! hahaha!! It really does make me giggle!

Mom and Dad getting ready for the devotional.

Breba trying to help my mom with a head light... haha! so funny!! Mom and Dad... You did an AWESOME job with the devotional! kudos to you!!

Campfire FUN!!

So right after the devotional and prayer it started raining... haha!! Now just so you know we're in the front yard of my house... haha! We couldn't leave and go out of town because of circumstances... so what would you do if it was raining? Would you A) sleep in a tent B) sleep on the floor in the house or C) sleep in your WARM comfortable bed. Well I chose (A)... haha! No I didn't I chose (C)!! I actually tried really hard to talk myself into sleeping in a tent outside with Kaitlyn... but when it came time to go to bed at 2am... it was raining HARD outside... I chose my comfy WARM bed that I had all to myself. HAHA!! Please FORGIVE me Kaitlyn for being so rude and not coming outside to sleep! :) I think it's better for everyone that I stayed inside! :)

Well, if anyone wants to go on a trek let me know... we can order roomservice next time! :)

It seems like EVERYONE wants to know...

2009-03-27T11:45:00.000-07:00

I started a new diet that my Dad has in his office now on Tuesday. I want to drop the last of my weight! So anyways... when people ask me what I'm doing I really don't know how to explain it. So here it is...

It's called Ideal Protein!

The plan targets prevention and solutions for Syndrome X, also called the "metabolic syndrome." The Ideal Protein Plan is nothing like the typical diet that offers packaged foods. Ideal's instant packets are NOT the common meal replacements that contain a so-called "balance" of carbohydrates, fats and protein. Consuming carbohydrates promotes insulin production thereby promoting fat storage. For a balanced diet, consuming fats is very important, but for FAT LOSS, one must eliminate most fat from the diet for the initial stage of the program. Eating a "balanced diet" prevents the proper set up of the fat loss process in the body. One of the goals of Ideal Protein treatment is to cause the body to delve into its energy reserves- into stored fat- for its energy, thereby facilitating FAT LOSS.

Additionally, by virtually eliminating all highly-refined sugars and starches from your diet, the pancreas is afforded a rest since there is no need for it to produce much insulin, which happens to be its main function.

How it works
The typical American diet consisting of processed foods- refined sugars and starches such as bread, pasta, potatoes, snacks and sweets, etc.- overworks the pancreas. The pancreas must constantly pump out insulin to take care of all the sugar (or glucose) that makes up these foods. (Realize that a slice of bread is nothing but simple sugar; the same is true for potatoes, pasta, white rice and all other processed "white" foods, including breakfast cereals.) Example: One slice of bread has 21g of carbs, which equals 5 teaspoons of sugar.

It is important to understand that the minute carbohydrates are consumed, they are broken down into glucose in the bloodstream, and then whatever is not needed immediately for energy is swooped up by insulin, converted into fat and stored. Since it is the job of the pancreas to produce the insulin necessarty to remove glucose from the bloodstream (and store it as fat), eating a high-carbohydrate diet causes the pancreas to work overtime, to eventually become worn out or dysfunctional.

A dysfunctional pancreas produces exces insulin, resulting in a drastic drop in the blood sugar level (hypoglycemia), thereby leading to cravings of more sugar. Then, more sugar is consumed and the cycle starts over. Remember, insulin is the fat storage hormone- the hormone that converts the foods you've consumed into stored fat. Consequently, an overproduction of insulin leads to excess fat storage.

The body gets its fuel or energy from the three macronutrient sources: 1) carbohydrates, 2) protein, and 3) fat. The carbohydrate or glycogen energy reserves are used up first, followed by our protein and fat reserves. (Glycogen is the form in which glucose is stored in the muscles and the liver.)

After approximately 3 days on the Ideal Protein treatment, your glycogen reserves and depleted and your body begins to burn your stored fat cells for energy naturally. This results in your body producing ketonic bodies (ketones) that are a natural appetite suppressant thus preventing cravings after the first few days and providing you with energy. You will start losing weight-or fat- as soon as fat becomes your first source of energy. You will then burn fat while nourishing muscle with the high-quality, highly-absorbable Ideal foods containg the 9 essential amino acids that you consume throughout the day. Remember, muscle is the engine that burns calories every minute of every day, and by supplying your diet with this essential protein, you ensure that your muscle is not used significanly for energy.

During this time you will also reset your pancreas by giving it a much-needed rest. A properly functioning pancreas is the key to avoiding filling up your fat reserves once you have completed the "treatment" period and you return to more normal eating.

It is well-known that there are certain foods as well as certain bad eating habits that cause weight gain and there are other foods and eating habits that prevent weight loss. The Ideal Protein treatment plan will guide you and support you in your quest to lose fat safely by helping you understand the difference between "eating a balanced diet" and "eating for weight loss". And most importantly, upon reaching the final stage, you will also have learned to use the right combinations of foods within each meal to maintain your weight loss permanently.

So I know this was a LONG post... but this is a brief description of what I'm doing. OK... since Tuesday (only 4 days) I have LOST 5 pounds!! It hasn't even been a week!! I'll keep you updated on my results!

An EXHAUSTING weekend!!!

2009-03-22T21:40:00.000-07:00

You may not be able to see the sign in the photo... but it says, "Krista Dr." I'm pretty excited to finally find my street!! I NEVER find ANYTHING with my name on it... and if I do.. it's NEVER spelled correctly!!

So we had a brunch in honor of Big Ash turning 24!! Thanks to Julia for making AWESOME smoothies and lending her home to us!! We ALL had so much FUN!!!! OH YES... and THANK YOU KATIE for the muffins!! You're such a MUFFIN!!

After the AWESOME brunch, Big Ash and I headed over to her house and watched THE OFFICE and then went for a really nice HIKE!! It was so pretty out!! And then of course Big Ash had to do a MODELING SHOOT!!

This photo is my favorite one! haha!

That night we went to Norterra shopping center and "played" capture the flag... STUPID MALL COP!! Get a LIFE!!!!! Well... let's just say that the game didn't really work! So we came back to my house and hung out and ate birthday cake for both the birthday girls! Big Ash and Sarah share the same day of birth. :) Happy Birthday guys!!

I slaved away on those cakes... those Jelly beans were a LOT of work to do...

The next night we went over to my friend Ryan's house and had a BBQ!! He did a great job!! We had a ton of fun TALKING, DANCING and playing ROCK BAND!! (actually, I tried to play rock band... but I sucked... so I quit! And as for the dancing... we'll leave that to the experts... Casey, Taylor and BIG ASH!! HAHAHAHA!! Oh wait... I can't forget Josh :) and Breba with the guitar!!! HAHAHAHA!!! NOW THAT'S FUNNY!! )

On Sunday we had some friends come and make us a french meal!! It was so nice! They had french music playing and Daniel gave each of the girls a rose!! It was so sweet!! My mom has those photos on her camera!! I only took the one picture of the girls table. :)

This was an exhausting weekend!! You can tell Ava Bean and I are a "little" tired!!!

I went shopping with Er-Bear and she took me to the CUTEST little boutique! And of course she found the most IDEAL glasses!! LOVE IT!!

I'm EXHAUSTED!!!

All GIGGLES in D.C.

2009-03-10T12:07:00.001-07:00

So many of you know that I went to D.C. with Grandma for Clarissa's wedding. I had so much fun hanging out with FAMILY and one of my BFF's!!

I LOVED shopping with my cousins and just giggling!!

Love the looks girls!!

I met Clarissa's new daughter Sarah Lynn! I call her Lynnie... she calls me Lynn... Yep we're BFF's now!! She is so fun and has a LOT of energy!!! We went swimming together on Friday and had so much fun!

Miranda picked me up that evening and took me to the
Washington National Cathedral.
It was so pretty and peaceful. We sat in the courtyard and listened to the choir practice. The window was open so we could hear... it was BEAUTIFUL!

Then of course we HAD to do some model shots!! hahaha!! We crack ourselves up!!

So the day of Clarissa and Christian's wedding I played with Sarah Lynn at the temple. We had a lot of fun "walking" around... well more like me chasing to keep up! hahaha!

Time to take a break... hehe!!

I'm so happy for my cousin!! She looked BEAUTIFUL on her wedding day!!

Grandma and I at the P.F. Changs for the luncheon!! YUMMY!!!A very successful party!!

After the reception Miranda came to Laurel and hungout with me all night!! We had sooooooooo much fun!! I think my insides were going to fall out from laughing so hard!! Luckily Grandma didn't have her hearing aids in... so she couldn't hear us!! hehe!!

We decided we were "hungry"... well... I really just wanted an ice cream cone and she wanted a Diet Dr. Pepper... but do you think that's all we got? I think not!! Miranda had coupons for McDonalds... haha... they have coupons for McDonalds! That's seriously so funny to me!! So of course we had to get Chicken nuggets and fries!! SOOOOOOOO UNHEALTHY!!!!! But I will even admit... it tasted so HEAVENLY!! HAHAHAHA!!

The next day Mike and Amber took us all out for brunch. It was delicious!!
Thank You!!!!

After brunch Miranda came and picked me up again!! Thanks Miranda!! She drove about 40 minutes one way each time!! She's such a great friend! We went and saw some of the sights. Here I am in front of the backside of the White House.

Miranda took me to my FAVORITE store!! H&M baby!! Wherever we go... we will ALWAYS find one!! I LOVE this place!!!

After finding some great finds at H&M we headed over to the

National Portrait Gallery!
I didn't know they had a Portrait of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young... but Miranda filled me in on that one! It was neat to see those pictures hanging there!

Afterwards we went and had dinner at this cute little restaurant! while you wait for your food you play games...

As you can see... I WON!!! HAHAHA!!!

We went back to Miranda's house for awhile and hungout with her roommates! That was super fun! Her girls were adorably funny... but I'm pretty sure they think I'm evil from the video I showed them I made!! Haha!! Don't worry... I'll be posting that soon! :) So the time came when I had to leave... we were driving and Miranda said she was making a detour... and I didn't have a clue where to. We pulled up and she said, "Yeah! Melanie's here!!" Woop! Woop! I got to see Melanie while in D.C.!! I love this girl!! Thanks for the surprise Miranda!! I had so much fun!!!And so... this is the last picture of my trip. It was sad to leave my friend there... I really wanted to pack her in my suitcase and bring her home with me!!! Thanks to all my family and friends! This really was an AWESOME trip!!!

At Peace

2009-02-15T21:25:00.000-08:00

So as everyone knows from my last post I was a "little" panicked about giving a talk. Well... I did it and I'm GLAD it's over!!
So I think the talk went good. I didn't vomit or have any laughing attacks and the best part is I didn't pass out either!! My dad was laughing at me though... because my legs were shaking really BAD!! During my talk I was thinking to myself... why the heck was I wearing heals??? Seriously... heals and shaky legs don't mix!!
I will say that our Heavenly Father was so aware of my needs. He totally blessed me with four wonderful people that shared their testimonies with me on the topic of fellowship. If you could all read their testimonies you would seriously be so inspired to get up and start fellowshipping those around you! To them I am so grateful.
I also want to thank everyone that came to hear me talk. You are ALL so wonderful!! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am so BLESSED to have your love and support! And now... I am at peace... NO MORE TALKS FOR A LONG TIME!!!

PANIC ATTACK!!!!

2009-02-03T21:15:00.000-08:00

So I've been thinking that... I'm a REALLY LUCKY GIRL!! I've been in the singles ward now for... well... never mind that... it's just been awhile. So I've only had to give one talk since I've been in the ward. I have seriously been so blessed that I haven't been asked to get up since then. Well, my luck changed last night!! Brother Beezer took me into his "office" and told me not to hate him... and asked if I would give a talk February 15th. OH...MY...GOSH!!! Breath... Breath... OH FREAK!!!!! I don't know what I'm even going to speak on!! I REALLY HATE GETTING UP IN FRONT OF PEOPLE!!!!! I'm having a PANIC ATTACK!! Anyone want to go t.p. Brother Beezer's house with me?????? I really think I'm going to vomit... really!! I don't think the branch presidency understands how stressed out I get... maybe I'll do what that kid did in the other singles branch... pass out... not a bad plan!! You know what... I think this really happened because I mentioned to someone this past week that I don't like to get up in front of people... of course this would happen right after I say that!! So now I solicit to all my friends to pray for me so that I don't VOMIT in front of the whole congregation or even hyperventilate... all I have to say is that this will be interesting...

Morning Jog/ Walk

2009-01-21T08:50:00.000-08:00

Lately I've been trying to improve my cardio workout and I feel sooooo good doing it!! I've been going to Thunderbird park and hiking EVERYDAY!!!! If you know me... you know that I have NEVER liked hiking!!! It's so funny how things change!! So this morining I woke up "early" and decided I was going to do my old route I use to jog/walk... I'm thinking to myself I should have cut off like 15 minutes of my time with all the hiking I 've been doing. (I've only been doing the hiking thing for like 2 weeks) HA!!! The last time I did this route it took me like an hour. I am PROUD to say it only took me 40 minutes!!!! YIPEE!!!! So I cut off 20 minutes of my time and I thought I would announce that!! So I have a goal by next month to do this same route and cut off another 5 minutes!!!! I CAN DO IT!! YES I CAN!!!!

NO REGRETS 2009!!!!!

December Cheer!!

2009-01-06T16:07:00.000-08:00

WoW!! Do I have a LOT to show you!! So I completed one of my life goals... I went to a Celine Dion Concert!! It was AMAZING!! Breba got us some AWESOME tickets for really cheap!! It was kind of funny where we were sitting... all these older people were all around us... I SWEAR we were the only one going NUTS and singing with Celine!! All I have to say is that she really does ROCK!!!

The next thing I did this last month was go riding. Yes everyone... I got ON a horse. I didn't take any pictures of myself on the horse... but I took one of my friend Taylor who went with us. So this is the only proof I have of this event. I would like to give my brother-in-law Aaron, a SHOUT OUT for saddling up the horses and being our guide for the morning!! Thanks Aaron!!

So I don't know if you know... but I REALLY like karaoke!! Jen Bunny and I always have to do our song... and guess what... I seriously can NOT remember the name of that dang song!! hahahaha!! Whatev...

I went to my niece Matti Moo's school Christmas program!! Woop! Woop!! Matti did soooo GOOD!!

I also went to Logan, Colton and Gracie's school program!! They all did a GREAT job too!!!!

So I went to TWO dance shows... one for Gracie Kay and the other for Matti Moo!! They both were really cute doing there dances... I loved that Matti would stop to watch the other girls... only to make sure they were dancing and doing the right steps! hahaha!! FUNNY little girl!!!!

So YES... I went to a bar... but it's not what you think!! Some of my friends went to the Big Bang... it was seriously so FUN!! They have two piano players that play off one another... and the best part was that they knew EVERY song!! It was so cool... oh ya... they had really good VIRGIN DRINKS!!!

On Christmas Eve I was so EXCITED... because Erin and Steve spent the night!! WOOP!! WOOP!!! It's been over a year since any of my siblings have spent the night... I was a "little" excited...

Christmas was freaking AWESOME!! Santa brought me a BEACH CRUISER!! It has gears and all!! I also got some pretty sweet workout shorts... solar vinyl!! hahaha!! Thanks Erin and STEVE!!

OK... what everyone has been waiting for... NEW YEARS EVE!!! hahahahaha!! I went with a group of friends and went to dinner at Ah So!! So YUMMY!!! After that I didn't get any pictures... but I stopped by a friends house and hung out while they played a game that I'd rather FORGET I ever heard!! Then I picked up my long lost friend Amy and we met up with some of my friends at a dance... it was fun!! They had balloons drop at midnight and everything! Then we went to a friends house and had breakfast that the guys made for us. Kudos to the guys!!! New Years day we went shooting... can you believe I did NOT take one single picture???? What is wrong with me???? Don't answer that.

I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season!! Love you all!!!

Oh yes... my theme for this year... NO REGRETS!!! (Thanks Suzanne for helping me come up with that one... it seriously is perfect!!)

A little Blessing from God!!

2008-12-19T20:13:00.000-08:00

I took Grandma shopping today at Target. And as we were checking out this little boy and his younger sister stopped my grandma. The little boy said to Grandma that his sister wants to tell her that she loves her. The little girl was standing there looking up at her... and she said to Grandma "I love you." Her mom was standing right there... and I said to her that that was the cutest thing. Her Mother began to tell me that her daughter saw Grandma and she would not go anywhere until she talked to Grandma. She told her mom that she thought Grandma was beautiful and she NEEDED to tell her. Can I just say that kids are a blessing!! Grandma was so touched that this little girl loved her... she had a smile on her face for hours.
So I have this note to ALL parents... if your child ever feels the need to tell someone they don't know that they love them or that they are beautiful or just any compliment... let them. You may not know who's prayers are being answered. I don't know this mom that let her daughter follow her heart, but I am truly grateful to see my grandma so happy! I thank my Heavenly Father for answering my prayers to make sure my grandma knows that she is loved!!

November Time!!!!

2008-12-03T17:03:00.000-08:00

OK... so it has NOT been an ENTIRE month since I last blogged... so I kept my word... hahahaha!!!!

Where to begin... let's start off with the Twilight premiere... We had a big group show up for the midnight showing!! Thanks to everyone that came and enjoyed a little Edward time with me!!! It was totally fun!!!!!!!! I thought they did a good job with the movie... of course it was not as good as the book... but it was still good enough for me... I saw it twice in less then 12 hours... hahaha!!!! I can't wait for the second movie!! I'm sure you all heard the 2nd movie was approved to film!! Wahoo!!!!!!!! My sisters and I wore handmade t-shirts... Brianne's said: What do you mean Edward isn't real??? Tara's said: Edward, please BITE me!! and mine said: Christmas wish list: 1. Move to Forks 2. Meet Edward 3. Become a Vampire!! hahaha!! I thought they were great!!! Michelle and I had a blast at the theater... we went around taking crazy pictures of ourselves... if you want to see those you'll have to go to Facebook and check them out :)

The next item of topic is... Breba and Josh!! Did you all here that they are totally an item??? Yep... they got together at Bruce and Emily's reception!! Look how cute they are together!!! I think it's Breba's new super cute haircut that made Josh go wild!!!!
Oh wait... I forgot something IMPORTANT!! If Ashley Perkins (aka...Big Ash) ever says she wants to cut your hair... RUN!!!!! Don't EVER let her come near you with scissors!!!!!! Tell her "Ashley, everything is going to be OK... I'm going to a hairdresser that has a license!!" If you don't tell her... or you don't RUN... then this might happen to you!! You might have to go ask Taylor or any other guy to FIX your hair!! Yes everyone... Breba had to get Taylor to fix the mess that Big Ash created!! haha!! Does everyone see how much Ash cut off Breba's head... it's like 3 1/2 to 4 inches shorter... it was only suppose to be a trim of maybe an inch at most.... hahahahahaha!!! Luckily Breba has a good friend that does hair here... and her hair looks fantastic. So lesson learned... DON'T LET BIG ASH COME NEAR YOU WITH SCISSORS!!!

OK... now we're up to Thanksgiving day/ weekend... so one of my main goals for this year was to participate in a 5k run/walk!! I DID IT!! Yeah!!!! I may have not been the fastest person... but I am so happy that I finally did it!! Two of my sisters did it with me... Tara and Brianne! Thanks guys!! Next year Erin and my Mom will participate with us!!!!

After our 5k we went over to the Larsen's home for Thanksgiving dinner!! Thanks for having us!! It was yummy!!!

So the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) I went shooting with some friends!! Boyd, Spencer, Taylor, Josh, Breba (I was so nervous she wasn't going to come... you know because of Black Friday...), Keith and Natalie!! It was really fun!! I was so proud of myself... the first two clay pigeons I totally hit them!! As Boyd puts it... own the gun Krista... hahaha!! I was pretty happy!! I also LOVE Breba's NEW pink gun!! Super fun to shoot!! Breba brought another computer screen and shot that up!! I would have to say she did quite the job!! That was so fun!!

That night we went to the see the temple lights and went to Organ Stop Pizza!!! If you have never gone to Organ Stop Pizza you NEED to make this a new tradition with your family or friends!! It's a ton of fun!!!!!

So after Organ Stop Pizza we went back to Dan's place and had a ping pong tournament... let's just say that I wasn't too thrilled with this... How come I HAD to play... but Ashley got out of this one???? Well, luckily my partner Josh gave me some lessons on how to play the game. I STILL SUCKED!! HAHAHA!!

And then we went to a party on Saturday night and Spencer thought he was going to freak out Ashley by putting his arm around her... but instead she did the opposite thing of freak out and put her hand on his inner thigh... hahaha!! Don't they just look like the pair!! hehe!!

Well I hope this satisfies any cravings for Krista time... hehe!! Until next time...

TWILIGHT!!!!

2008-11-11T11:13:00.000-08:00

I want to get a BIG group together to go see Twilight for the midnight showing!! If you want to come let me know!! Buy your tickets at the Harkins at Norterra for the 12:01 showing on November 21st and we'll meet down there at 10:30pm!!! It's right off of Happy Valley and I-17!! Make sure to tell your friends too!! Also, I'm going to have a contest for the best shirt made specifically for this event!! So get creating!! This is going to be FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So MUCH to tell YOU!!!

2008-11-07T08:50:00.000-08:00

So as EVERYONE knows I haven't updated my blog in like a month! Sorry to all of those that depend on me to fill you on my oh so fab life... hahaha!!! So this is some of the things I did in the past month...

Went to the Arizona State Fair!! Woop! Woop! We actually went to the DEMOLITION DERBY and dressed up trailer trash! hehe!! ( I was told I was NOT dressed up trailer trash enough... I was showin' the bra strap! That's as "trashy" as I get!) So I have decided that the state fair has the BEST corn dogs! Yum Yum! And they are NOT healthy what so ever!!!

Here is part of the gang that came with us!! We had a blast watchin' the cars crash into each other!!

These girls were so tired!! They just wanted to sit back watch something on the tube because their backs were killin' them!! I guess that's what you get when you don't even know who the baby daddy is...

Oh WAIT!! Breba may have found her baby daddy!!

Another thing we all did was pumpkin carving at FHE!! I just had to take a picture of this because it shows Ashley at her best... smelling stuff!!

Everyone did so good on their pumpkins!! LOVE IT!! And the best part is that we get to keep ALL of the pumpkins for one of our NEXT activities!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! So I just have to say that I have the cutest bunch of nieces and nephews!! And yes... I am a teletubbie!! hehehe!!

All the teletubbies together with the professional skier!! hehehe!! Oh... Oh... Oh...

Peace out!!!

Are we not the cutest teletubbies?? Oh ya... don't let Breba's face scare you... she was road kill before we went to this party!!

So this is one of the funnest events!! We went shootin'... and this is what all those pumpkins were saved for! Breba and Taylor did a great job with those clay discs!! Sweet shot!!

Does anyone else see anything wrong with this picture??? Breba's brand new gun got jammed so Taylor, Boyd and Breba had to take apart the gun to fix it!!

Yep that would be me... getting my lesson on how to "own" the gun from Boyd!! Um... ya... that was extremely fun and I have decided I am going to take lessons and learn the mechanics of guns and become licensed!! Woop! Woop! Does anyone want to take lessons with me???

And this would be the mastermind of this event... Breba!!! LOVE the shirt Breba!!

And the last thing I did was go get my hair done with my AWESOME hair dresser Erin yesterday!! Woop!! Woop!! After she was done with my hair we went to the mall... and I'm so sad that I couldn't buy this outfit... but I'm sure it will find a loving home in the near future!!

Knock... Knock...

We love little places you can pose behind!! Thank you mall play centers!!

Well... I hope this did it for you! I hope that you enjoy a few of the pictures and maybe laughed along the way!! I'll see you in another month... J/K!! I'll try to be better!!

Jenny & Mitch's Wedding!!

2008-10-14T16:51:00.000-07:00

My friend Jenny got married this last Friday and we had a blast celebrating!! We went down to the temple and and saw them come out of the temple... it was such a neat thing to see!! They were on cloud 9!!

So here we are... the bridesmaids!! Nicki, Sarah, Me and Celena

Wahoo!! They did it!! They got hitched!!

So we didn't know about the luncheon... oops!! So we went to Cafe Rio!! Yum Yum!!!
After lunch Tara did my hair and make up for the reception!! Woop Woop!! Thanks TK!! You rock my world!! And of course we HAD to do a little modeling shoot!! hehe!
Ava is so freaking cute!! Of course I say that EVERY TIME I have a picture of her!! Look at those eyes!!!!!
Ok... Phil is the man!! He was such a good sport letting us take a bunch of pictures... he did everything we told him to do!! I LOVE it when guys listen to me!! :) PHIL... YOU ROCK!! Also, don't you think our shoes are sexy???? Seriously, they killed my ankles... but I still think they were HOT!!!

All the bridesmaids and Phil did this shot... hehe!! You'll have to get on Facebook to see those pictures!!
Of course we did bridesmaid pictures while the couple did there photoshoot!! hehe!!
Ok... I was a little excited about sitting at a table for the wedding party... never done that before! So of course I HAD to get a picture!! hehe!!

My Pop's did an awesome job with the ring ceremony!!!! Although... you should have seen the bridesmaids sinking into the ground with our heels on... it was kinda funny!What can I say... I was exhausted from the day!! So I decided to go to sleep on the patio with my sexy shoes and bouquet!!
Congrats Jenny and Mitch!! I love you both!!

COME MEET BREBA'S FRIEND!

2008-10-14T11:42:00.000-07:00

So many of you have heard that Breba brought a friend to basketball one night... well come and meet her yourself... hahaha!!

Breba, you crack me up... because you had this life size poster of Reba under your bed basically your WHOLE life!!

OH NO!!! Someone (my dad and fred) left a ransom note!! They hid Reba in my dad's office at the church... and let me just say it was a pain to FREE REBA!!!