one of those days

retro night

My co-ed rec team captain (Blake) thought it would be an excellent idea if we dressed up in some old jerseys for our last regular season game this past Monday night. Little did he know what I had in mind...

I had had HAD to bring out the UNI. And by "uni", I am not talking "uniform". I'm talking UNI-SUIT. As in one piece. Spandex. Arms up = Butt cheeks out. I know it's not something that a 32 year old woman should be volunteering to wear by any means. But I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show other people what I had to endure for an entire season back in 1996. Oh, the flood of memories...

I'm sorry that those of you who were there this week had to witness first-hand the disgustingness that is the Uni-suit. But I did wear shorts over the top of this sexy little number during the actual match so that we wouldn't all have to be subjected to the full effect...
Next week I just might pull out the old-school Mountain West 18's Club Era bum huggers (which is really just a granny panty swimsuit bottom)!! So watch out and have your eye protection readily available!

pay it forward

I'm not sure how lucky the three who do this will be because I'm not as talented as lots of other people I know, but here goes...

This is how it works: The first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a hand made gift from me during this year. When and what will be a surprise. BUT, in order for you to leave a comment on my blog, you have to post this on your blog first. (That means that sometime during this year you will send a gift to 3 people as well.) Get it? So, the first 3 people to comment on this post will be the lucky ones! Good Luck! Start commenting people!

bonnie nani

Today is Bon Bon's big 30!!

Bonnie and I have been friends since she moved in with me back in 2000. I've lived with her in 3 different housing locations, watched her survive two car totaling accidents, multiple surgeries and broken bones. I've watched her get in fights with bossy girls, nice girls, bossy boys, nice boys. But she always comes out victorious. I've seen the best and the worst of her for sure.

But I'm pretty sure that there's always been more best than worst.

I wish her a very Happy Birthday and although I wasn't able to spend the day with her, I was thinking about her lots. I hope she has a great year and gets everything she wished for when she blew out those candles today!!

Here's to being 30 Bonnie!! I love you!

Valentine's and President's

This weekend to celebrate the long holiday weekend, Colton and I took a trip to Bear Lake to the McFarland family cabin. As usual, it was a blast! And as usual, it was entertaining, fun, fulfilling (lots of good food), and tiring (lots of little kids).

We packed up the truck on Friday afternoon and headed north. After a quick stop at the Logan Albertson's to grab the food we needed for our meal (Saturday's breakfast), we hit the road again. Colton & I love to read Vince Flynn books together, so I wore his headlamp in the dark and read his latest one the entire way to The Bear where we met up with Marti, the Collins' Clan, and the Slack's, who were just finishing up their pizza and shakes.

After everything was unloaded and unpacked, we sat ourselves down to play doctor on Colton's foot. That guy has the softest feet I've ever seen & they were in one heck of a mess after a week of "noon ball" games. The DD pulled out his finest--a first aid kit that would put all of us Mormons to shame! This thing had everything you could have possibly imagined in it. And Vinchenzo gave us quite the demonstration on just how, exactly, he would utilize the objects that he had stored in that dynamite little backpack. The foot treatment was followed by some passionate rounds of Uno Attack.

Since Saturday was Valentine's Day, we did a quick gift exchange in the morning--Colton gave me some sl triceps, and a bunch of core work, their dogs were barking and their tummies were rumbling. After breakfast, John got to the cabin and everyone loaded up for a sleigh ride behind the 4-wheelers. The "older" girls stayed behind to watch Cooper and Sadie, talk, and mix up some hot chocolate for the freezing bunch that came strolling in an hour or so later. That afternoon, the crew sat around the warm living room and watchedippers that I'd had my eye on since July and I gave him some cologne and a Scentsy burner for his office. Colton & I whipped up our assigned breakfast burritos--actually, I whipped them up while Drill Sergeant William C. Swan (aka Jillian) whipped Heather and E'lise into shape. He took his calling as the workout coordinator quite seriously and his sisters' legs are living proof. After 100 squats, wall sits, Swing Vote.
Saturday night was filled with a trip to the Sweetwater hot tub and more games--a few good rounds of girls vs. boys Catch Phrase where Morgan got quite the education...thanks Colton for your turn describing Moby Dick...That was the most Morgie talked all weekend!!

Sunday, after another workout for Heather and E'lise, the Slack's, Nana, and I went to church at the Garden City ward and when we came home, we watched Season 1 and part of Season 2 of the Office. We lounged around all afternoon following a highly competitive round of Scum and later, after a walk, somehow convinced the little girls to give us back massages, foot massages, and head massages. Mine was all fair and square, but Colton lied to the girls and told them he'd take them to the hot tub if they rubbed his back. Once they were finished, he told Maddie that he'd go fill up the tub with hot water for her...needless to say, she wasn't too happy with him.

We watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers that night and had everyone (mostly Colton) marching around the cabin, singing "Bless your beautiful hide". We played Catch Phrase again too and Heather had her pick of some choice words--ones that she knew but didn't want to describe OUT LOUD (how bout just plain old sexual peak Heb?). Who knew this game could be so educational?!? We had to call it quits when DD started humming and passed the game to his wife when his team guessed "humming" when the word was actually "mummy".

And as usual, John came up with some doozies this weekend that I must document for the viewing pleasure of my readers:
1. "You are complaining more than a Democrat at an NRA convention."
2. "I'm fuller than a tick."
3. And last but not least, "Snidely Whiplash used to tie these onto the railroad tracks."

Monday morning is always a bummer because that means that it's time to pack up and go home. We dined on french toast and sausage and the sledding crew went out for one last ride while Marti & John and Colton & I took a ride to the laundromat and Skeeter Flats. Marti spotted a bunch of elk bedded down in a field and once we got back to the cabin, it was time to clean up and load up. That's always the worst part... but it was so much fun and was a great way to spend the long weekend. Thanks everyone for the
fun!!

bod pod

It seems there is some confusion about my latest post, so let me clear a few things up. The egg shaped space shuttle in the first picture is more appropriately known as a Bodpod. It happens to be the latest and greatest (not to mention the most accurate) way to determine a person's percent body fat.

Here's how it works:
http://www.bodpod.com/products/overviewBodpod

who knew?!?

Apparently, this is not my friend:

And neither are these:

In fact, they seem to be related. Who knew?