Oops

So maybe my gas gauge is broken most of the time (as of recent). So maybe I thought I had gas in the car. So maybe I usually use my mileage but I thought I was going to costco soon... So we ran out of gas coming home from Provo.

This is Ryan, everyone needs a friend like him. He came to our rescue after the trooper (no it was not 'my' trooper, oh but I wish it had been) who pushed us farther off the road. Ryan brought a milk jug of gas. Glad it wasn't a 5 degree night.
The battery died, the jumper cables that I thought were in my car weren't. So, after the stranger stopped, we also needed tools. So these two guys also drove out to help (below).

Luckily, a volvo's battery is in the trunk. Good thing our friend Gosman has strong muscles to get the cover off the battery. Dean always likes to have dance parties, we love that. Thanks guys for coming and not judging!

Everyone decided that they should fill up on gas while I did. Just to be safe.

How many people does it take to fix a car that has run out of gas?
- 2 Girls
- 3 dudes
- 1 stranger
- 2 troopers stopping
- 4 cars (6 if you count the troopers)


Sorry folks, thought I had gas, don't worry the volvo is getting its gas gauge fixed over Christmas.

Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Concert

We got some not so great tickets to Mo Tab's Christmas concert featuring Natalie Cole and Peter McCullough. Then, I got some tickets with great seats. Natalie and Stephen meet us also.

We may have valet parked the volvo because it was so cold outside. So we could enjoy a flaming turtle at the Melting Pot. Yum.

New Favorite Thing

These are my new North Face Akira Sport Pant. Amazing. I live in them all day. If I am home I am in them. I work in them. I could work out in them but I want to keep them nice and clean. Love them. Get yourself a pair, you would be disappointed.

Lazy Sunday

(My new iPhone app. Love it. Addicted to it.) This is our wreath that I had the genius idea of decorating it with ornaments, Amanda actually did it, I told her too. I got the idea from the decorating job I did last Christmas time with Kimmy when my job for the UTGOP had just ended and I was taking a breath after the 12 hour days during election time.

Amanda smells the wreath every time she walks by. I will be sitting on the couch when she gets home from work, she gets home, stops at the door and takes a big whiff of it, then when she comes downstairs she does it again.

Kimmy also helped me in buying the snowflakes, berries, and some of the ornaments for our tree last year. This is our tree this year. Yes home grown in the mountains of Idaho.

I made these today. They look like big globs. They are delicious big globs.

This is what we have been doing all day. We woke up at noon, maybe. Have been watching Christmas movies all day, blog stalking, looking for Christmas presents, and wishing it would snow more.

Governor's Christmas Party

The Governor had his Christmas Open House last night. This Governor is awesome compared to the previous Gov. The new LG is the former Senator Bell. When we walked into their line to say hi, Bell said "hey, I know you" while he was pulling my hair. Awesome, level headed thinker. During my time while interning up at the capitol he was always so nice to me (even though he didn't fully agree with my boss). I am so happy for him and his sweet wife and their new adventures in leading this state.

Not the greatest picture of me... I think I need some highlights... Practice the camera smile, Amanda always makes fun of me, I am working on it. The Governors Mansion has a lot of walls this blue color.

Governor's Gala

Just a little late.... these are 2 of the 4 pictures we took. The boys wanted to make an awkward prom pose... they did it.

Christmas Tree's and Family

We went up into the land of the snow. Lots of snow.

We brought home five trees. Heaven.

Haha, Amanda thought it would be funny to take a picture of the dads wrestling the trees. So I took a picture of all three of them...

We were lucky enough to have the Gerrard family family come visit us for tree hunting and some shopping!

Powell's candy shop. They yell at you for taking pictures, or at least Amanda but not me. Those are awesome chocolates we usually only get when at the cabin.

The Gerrard family. Look closely. You can't fit anything else in that car. Jeff was lucky enough to get to drive with 2 Christmas trees! Thanks for bringing it back for us!! Look at the poor dog.... the back of the was like a den...

Thanksgiving

Amanda was tired after cooking pies..

We love nicknames at my house. We love fancy china with the awesome place cards made a long time ago. We were missing two people at our table this year....

The pies....

This is how we remember seeing a certain person in our family while we (the twins) were getting ready for school in the mornings. Solomon hadn't joined the family yet, but look how cute he is. I wish all vents were still on the floor so I could curl up with a blanket and have this massive puff!

Seattle Trip

So, I don't have the energy to post a lot of pictures from the trip, but lets just say it was an awesome trip. Here are the pics from my iPhone...

I made it to Seattle, even though the Doctor told me to cancel my trip.. Jenny flew in from Yakima and meet us. Amanda found cardboard and made Jenny a sign for when she meet us at the luggage carousels.

The typical Seattle picture.

We played a lot of turbo sequins and Nertz.

Our plates of food at lunch on Friday while Jenny, Amanda and I went shopping were ridiculously long. Did I mention how I love shopping in Seattle.

We were on a search for lighthouses the entire time we were in Seattle. This is the Mukilteo lighthouse where our friend Shelly is from. Loved it. We saw another one... a rad one, but it was 10 degrees outside and dark, no pictures.

We had an awesome trip. Partied. Shopped. Ate. Had a Colony reunion with all the old roomies. And lots of other fun things.

Already planning our trip this summer so Lindsay can start on the 'places she is taking us' list!

Can't Sleep

When I can't sleep I make myself an omelet, eat almost an entire thing of pomegranate seeds (not really but I ate a lot), look at blogs at how to decorate my room, try and build a table I bought in Boise.... that is how it is looking right now, I will have to wait for a man to do it. I have always wanted to build furniture.... but its not in my genetic make up.

Oh I also blog....

This Months Ensign

My family is talented. My cousin Jeremy did this painted that is the front cover of the Ensign. I wish I could paint. I can't draw a straight line, but I can play an instrument here and there.... I had a news story wrote about me once by and ABC 4 Anchor, I was not proud of that one... just because I worked for a certain Senator did not mean I deserved a news article.....

My New Baby

Well, this is the old one that I still have...

Bur, from this little baby from a boss 2 times ago...

To this:

My new boss got me one of these. He is great. The new iPhone 3Gs 32G. Its amazing. It entertains me. Its easier to get online from my blackberry. The email is a little bit more of a bummer. But, nertz on my phone, is awesome. I am addicted. I love it. I carry two phones. I have 3 phones but the one stays in my briefcase... Apparently, people really need to get a hold of me...


Brando don't be too jealous, when we come to visit in January (and over Christmas) you can play with it. Oh and sorry we forget to tell you we bought plane tickets.... :)

1 1/2 Years later and.......... A MIRACLE

I AM SLEEPING ON A BED!!! After my car accident well... 2 1/2 years ago I have had major back problems. Everything hurts, I am like an old lady, I have an old lady lumbar pillow I drive with, sit at work with... I always have ice handy somewhere, my liver might be dead at some point, I am always bending funky ways to try and pop my back. After being in so much pain while at school, and 3 days a week at a PT while living downtown I decided to sleep on the floor one night, I never went back. After having gone to every mattress place, taken many a different person with me, purchased multiple beds, which is the funny part. Trying to get a queen mattress and box spring home in a jeep, doesn't work. Many people helped, the beds all went back. A miracle trip to Seattle. Lindsay had a futon from Ikea. I slept on it one night and did not wake up once from my back hurting. In the last 2 1/2 years that's amazing. So I spent 90 bucks on my mattress. That is right read that again. I spent roughly (I'm really bad at math) 10% of what I was going to on a bed. Ikea's bed frame's work with the futon mattress.

I can not get asked anymore, "did you just move in?" No I've been here over 6 months. I love sleeping in a bed! I love it is even heaven. I am not on the floor, spiders can't easily get me. I am getting ready to decorate, I am addicted to shopping now. Shopping for clothes and decorations.

My room is a disaster. So don't mind the picture. I am still getting my life back together from h1n1. I still have no energy from the swine, I still sleep in until 10, I can't get myself out of bed, seriously, don't get the swine.

Its snowing. We felt like decorating for Christmas.

Co, once my room is cleaned up and its a clean slate for decorating (I am hoping tomorrow I have the energy to clean my room I will post more pictures for you.). I am on the hunt for bedding, side tables, and a dresser.


I love having a bed.


I am currently listening to the snow plows outside. Heaven.

A Trip To Costco

Costco is like home to us. We go there when we are homesick. We go there when we are bored. We go there if we are stressed. We go there is we want food. We go there just to go there. We go there to look at the ring that I want someday. We go there party. We go there to ride horses......



We do not go to get talked to by a married guy on a daddy daughter date forever. Married guys, stay away from me. You creep me out. I don't want to know what you do for work. Thanks to my friend Wylie (sister in laws bro) he saved me from this crazy man. Creep go away.

Joshua James

Friday night we went to a little concert for this guy. Never heard him really before tonight. We have some fun friends. We had Davey J, Ryan (R-Dizzel), Manda, and Carl (Carly she is a girl) that went with us. Party

You Might Think I'm Crazy...

Because I'm not contagious anymore, still don't have a lot of energy, but I am going to this city, (Seattle) to play with this lady and her husband.

Our good friend Jenny is meeting us (the twins) in the airport to party with her. Hopefully, big sexy haired Shellese comes to join us also for one night. We wont be partying as much as if I was completely healthy, but we will still have a good time. Until Monday...... (that is if I survive)

Low White Blood Cells

Yes it is true I have had the swine. I felt like I had been run over by the swine flu bus at least 15 times. After going to the doctor on Thursday, being diagnosed with a sinus infection, getting drugs, going home and then all of a sudden feeling like I was dieing, to having a high fever all Thursday night, to go back to the doc on Friday to get swabbed and blood drawn; they knew in less that a minute I was positive for it.

Doc said apparently (for what I was able to comprehend, high fever makes me a little loopy) I had really low white blood cells and so I had the sinus and probably got smacked down with the swine. She wants me to get more white blood cells, I'm a politician, I don't know magic, I will pray for more white blood cells. The beginning of the days of hell. I didn't move until Saturday morning, even then I still stayed in my bedroom.

I have had this view for 5 days. Previous post would have been nice to of had during this time spent in my bedroom. I was highly contagious and Amanda didn't really want to get sick. Lets be honest, I was asleep most of the time. I can't remember the last time I slept this much. But, I could still sleep more. I still have no energy to do anything.

The line up of the drugs. Don't forget the mask.

This is what I ate for 5 days. The $5 dollar milk shake tasted gross. I couldn't taste it. The lovely TV that was placed perfectly for me to change the movies (the first 3 days I couldn't do it myself I was so weak), I have watched approx. 13 movies as of right now. I still have this evening to watch more.

I finally got some hot mexican food because I couldn't taste anything, it looks gross, but it sure tasted good. I slept the rest of the evening that night.

The only adventure out was with Amanda in the smart car I had all weekend to play with but wasn't able to. Lame.
My servant/nurse/sister/only one willing to risk getting sick to take care of me. If she wouldn't have taken care of me I would have withered away in pain, not made it back to the doctor, not been able to get my drugs from the pharmacy, not had any sprite, cheese and crackers, plentiful movies, or someone to call me a piggy. I owe her my life. She worked overtime for me. I love her. Thanks Sis for saving my life and making sure I stayed alive during the night.


Don't let anyone tell you otherwise the swine is hell. To this day, the worst sickness beside pneumonia (which swine can turn into) was the swine. I felt like I can been run over by a semi truck and then had the truck back over me. If you can get the vaccine do it. I grew my little curly tail and will never do it again. Hopefully the doc says my white blood cell count is back up in 3 weeks.