Thursday, January 29, 2009

100 Things

100 things
I was tagged by Nurse Niki to pick the things I've done on the list.
I tag Ashleigh, Tia, Amy, and Natalie
The things I have done are in Red:
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Rock Band!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower (thanks to Ray)
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world
8. Climbed a mountain--Mt Timpanogus all 9 miles one way... and King Mtn hardest hike of my life!!
9. Make out with 5 different people in one night
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched lightening at sea
14. Taught myself art from scratch (does scrapbooking count?)
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchiked (Ashleigh was coming to pick me up but I still stuck out my thumb ha ha)
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill -- Who hasen't??
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone swimming at night
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset (everyday in Hawaii BEAUTIFUL!!)
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise (been on 2 CAN'T WAIT to go again!!)
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing (on our cruise HATED it!)
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke-- thank you Rock Band ha ha
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies (No but I love to eat them!)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (for a while but not anymore)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memoriall
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone-- just my finger oh and a toe OWIE
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House-- stood outside the gates
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous-- a girl from ER once at Sea World
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone-- who hasen't?
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Rode an elephant

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Long Overdue Pictures

Ok so we got a new computer and it is the BOMB if I can just say so now it is not a huge pain to download pics we can just plug our memory card right in :) YAY for technology!! So here are some pics from Christmas we haven't taken any since oops
This is playing Ticket to Ride WE ARE ADDICTED!

Tasian and McKenna on Christmas morning they let us
stay with them good thing since the roads were AWFUL!
Kelli, Me, Ash, and Stacey everyone else is playing Rock Band
On Christmas
This is a pic of King Mountain its HUGE and BEAUTIFUL

My hubby and his brothers playing on the Sled they
were pulling each other and having a blast :)

Monday, January 12, 2009

2008 in Review

Ok so I know I am WAY behind an honestly I check other blogs daily for updates you would think I could be a little better about updating ours so here is an update and a resolution to be a little better at blogging :)

We had a rollercoaster 2008 but have been SO BLESSED here is our year in review.




  • I learned to snowboard last new years eve with Ray, Ash, Mike, and Niki at Wolf Mountain what a great way to start the year I LOVED it!!

  • We went on a Cruise on Royal Carribean with Ash and Mike, Jon and Kelli in May and we had a BLAST in Mexico.

  • We sold our Mazda :( but are nearly debt free... just one more car and we are debt free. Sad but worth it not to owe anyone money

  • Ray has been going to the U and is starting his Junior Year in Chemical Engineering and we can't wait till he's done :)

  • We recieved a letter in August from the First Presidency saying we could be sealed (one of the greatest spiritual moments in my life was opening the letter signed by the Prophet)

  • We were sealed in the Bountiful Temple on October 3rd YAY!!! (another one of the greatest spiritual moments in my life) Thank You to all of our family and friends who came and supported us WE LOVE YOU!!

  • Mom and Dad Mac came all the way from Canada to be here for our sealing our lives are SO BLESSED!

  • Ray lost his Job in November but now works for UPS and they pay for school and work arround his schedule it all worked out well.

  • We have played Trains (aka Ticket to Ride) more times than we could ever count and LOVE Marshall and Stephanie for introducing it to us and always playing with us.

  • We went Deer and Elk hunting thanks to JL my husband has a hunting buddie and I get to spend time with Shells.

  • We spent Christmas Eve with Ash and Mike, got snowed in on Christmas day and had a ball playing games and Rock Band with my family.

These are just a few of the highlights there are many many more. We have had trials but the blessings have far out weighed the hard times. Thank You everyone for sharing our year with us we are excited to have even more exciting things in the new year :)