National ugly sweater day

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First Christmas Tree of the Season - 2019

Kinda...... if it counts as the first decorated outside of my house since I've had a tree up all year lol 

LAD is driving

Figured I'd post now instead of waiting for 14 years 

As if I need this

My shoes weigh 4.5 lb 

Amy is my muse

Epiphany 1

Tarzan not near as patient as Mason however

Epiphany 2

Amy needs to schedule another vacation so we can virtually shop

Warning in real time

I love Buzzfeed shopping lists.  You can ask a Lenore, JDD, CEM,Kim1champ, AJ, AC...... but mostly ask Lenore.

This product made it on 4 lists do it became a most have.

However, had I known the dangers - would I have (I surely would have still but) bought this product 

Consider yourself warned. DO NOT BATH HUNGRY. Oh and CEM you do not need to learn French before you go to Mississippi 

Football Season 2019

Clearly Tarzan is annoyed with all teams.  I'm still holding hope for the a cardinals.  

All though, admittedly it's a lonely place to be

Emoji of the day

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Sent to me from three people, in three different zip codes.  

Stay warm 🔥!!

Arizona has the best sunsets

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Grandpa and Teta's house

Before LAD arrives 

When play happens 

Oh and this joy happened today 

Aquarius is the best side

This is the last picture in this series. It's the best one; the one we should have taken first 

Instead we tried and took a horse shoe, wierdo pic where the Aquariuns looked like towers on the end 

And then the attempt to be straight where we looked like a wall (red rover red rover send Jeffrey right over)

However even though the selfie version is best - this is my favorite.  It's the one where the thrift store sales lady acting as our photographer captured this moment of Clark reminding me I helped him find his best side and it is the right- so why was I standing on his right and him on my left when we both knew better

50 shades of pink

.......

Here's your sign

Ok it's a long one, with twists, turns and side stories.  Stay with me it's worth it......

Today during the Q and A session following my speech at Snow a cool kid in a gold sweater asked me about how I know I'm on the right path.  I responded with a very altruistic, empathic I love 22 and when I see that number the angels I guiding me response.

SIDE STORY at a small crowd lunch with me, Tami, Jeffry Russell Huffman, David of Snow, CEM, Larsen littles and Kaitlyn "Katie".  Clark shared a poem he wrote asking Katie to be his girlfriend (👍 we like her)

SIDE STORY Afterwards we went to a local thrift store and the 22's made an appearance. 

Driving from Ephraim to Layton we decided to stop in Provo for dinner.  I googled "local restaurant in Provo" and the first thing that came up was "Station 22".  Of course......... 

Our waiter arrived.  Jarrod.  Immediately Tami declares to his face that his was great eye candy. Engaging he sits and hears our story.  And we hear his.  Because we came from Snow, and because his "gal" is at Snow (not the weather, not cocaine, but after the brothers) we got to hear about her.  And because we came from a small town we assume that the Abbie we met earlier was his Abby.  To see if the world is as small as we think it is he showed us a photo.  Gorgeous girl, but not our Abbie.

Long discussion - which ends with Tami saying he had to write a poem. Poor Jarrod was so kind and didn't roll his eyes once and said it was complicated.  If you've met her she wasn't about to drop it. So she authored it. And shared it and I committed to blog it.

SIDE NOTE I signed the receipt at 822 pm

Dear Abby

So we had a dinner at a place called 22

And we met our waiter who showed a picture of you

The cutest special Abby who goes to Snow. 

And then we wanted to know if this relationship would grow. 

As a matter of fact I wore a shirt with a Snow S

So we want to know if a girlfriend you would say yes. 

It may be a bit complicated but take a leap of faith.

But you can go at your own pace. 

He’s nice, he’s genuine and really quite cute. 

He’s a hard worker and more to boot. 

So Abby please let a family from Arizona proud 

Will you help him not be alone in a crowd?

So 3 min away we ran into this sign. It is indeed a poetry night.

1 min later Tami air punched "go Abby"

And the story ends with Tamis torn muscle   In her right arm from the cheer.

SIDE NOTE for CEM and Tami SWEET CAROLINE 🎶 🎶 🎶

You know it's the first day of football season...

When you all I can see is the Broncos 

Just a tag along - Cricket??

Radio shack with my husband is the equivalent of car part store with my dad 😳

The best find 

One of these things is not like the other

Remember when I looked like my siblings 😂😂

Road trip - 2 blondes

My hair has been red off and on several different times in my life.  

It was red the day I was born, it stayed as such until I was 9.  That was the summer it turned green.  

When I started at Wendy’s it was red.  As the butt of every joke (or endearing comments because I looked like Dave Thomas’ daughter) for looking like the company moniker I was usually assigned to cash register. These best days though, were the days that I got to worker the fryer.  Not because of the terrible smell that permeated my light blue striped uniform (and subsequently the hair) but because the hour old chicken nuggets were mine to do what with. I found they were better the drier they got. 

Blonde (done via hydrogen peroxide), red, blonde, red (1992 the year of the bad hair), blonde, red (henna), platinum 

And then Wendy’s brought back the spicy nuggets. Taste test proves I still like the traditional (hour old) better. And then CEM brought up the idea of being their CEO.  Hmmmmmmm maybe it’s time to go red again.

So I made it a post

If this were a blog post could be titled one of a 100 different things 

1. Go ahead google SWAs seat saving policy 
2. Do you not know me?
3. This SWA flight attendant is my friend 
4. If you are going to save seats don't do the front row
5. My daughter is cuter and smarter than you
6. I'll pick a fight - tonight 
7. Have you read seat saving etiquette 
8. My daughter would call you basic, I'm just not in the mood 

What they don't know is that SWA official policy on saving seats is

"uhhhhh do whatever you want”

What they also don't know is that if im am an A-lister, and the flight attendant likes me and you are threesome represented by one squeaky voiced chick with fabletic pants and a shell bracelet - He will tell you to move when the A-lister wants her 1D seat and you are saving it by lying across all 3 seats like a porn star model.

Maybe if this were a blog post I would call it 

The cost of being right 

But I am in my seat 

PHX to MDW

Or I LIVE ON A PLANE 

Random stranger (who was a youthful preboard with two many carry ons) "were you on a plane 2weeks ago"

Me (who hasn't done hair or make up forvesrmy flight) "yes

Random stranger "wow that's so weird and cool"

Me "not as weird as you think"

The End

Children (CEM),

I regret to inform you that I have divorced Swedish Fish.  This food joins the ranks of meat (1989-2003), oatmeal (1997), grape nuts (1999), asparagus and oranges (2015), nachos (2016, however we have an on again off again relationship).

Rest In Peace 

Eating Alone

My room service pork tacos 

Rating 

Me - too much meat flavor 

Prediction for you all 

Ash - wouldn't like the sauce "too sweet"

Jess - wouldn't like salsa "too hot"

Thomas - "these are the best tacos I've ever had"

Damn thomas isn't here to enjoy them