Happy Mother's Day!

This is what we got Josh's Mom for Mother's Day. It is a great idea for anybody to give as a gift. You always need stamps. I have to give a huge thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law Melissa for providing the beautiful cherry blossom background to this picture.

Woo Hoo I've been tagged!

This should be interesting, and I hope the people I tag respond :)

A. Post the rules
B. Answer all the questions about yourself
C. After you are done posting, tag 5 people


1. What were you doing 10 years ago?
Holy cow 10 years ago I was 17 and to be honest that was the hardest part of my life, but also sent me on a journey of getting closer to our Heavenly Father. I was bouncing around different foster homes because my father had died suddenly from a massive heart attack and my mother disowned me. I had applied to BYU with high hopes of getting in and I did! I was Vice President at my High School and I was on the basketball Team.

2. Five things on your to do list today:
- Break my fast and chow down :)
-Go for a walk with the family
-Check all my buddies blogs
-Write in my journal
-Wash the dishes after dinner

3. Snacks I enjoy:
-String cheese
-Apples
-Whole wheat crackers
-Peanut butter toast

4. What would I do if suddenly I were a billionaire?
-Set up some high yield return accounts for retirement and my kids mission/college
-Buy a home in a safe neighborhood in Los Angeles
-Do some "Big Gives" for local shelters, at risk schools and pet shelters
-Donate to Church programs: Humanitarian Aid, Missionary Funds, Temple Construction etc.
-Help my friends and family

5. 3 bad habits:
-Not hanging up my jacket, I often put it on a chair.
-I pull the covers off of Josh almost every night because I twist and turn way too much.
-I have way too many computer windows/programs open at one time!! Angelique can sympathize with me :)

6. 5 places I've lived:
-North Hollywood, CA
-Mission Hills, CA
-Littleton, CO
-Provo, UT
-Glendora, CA

7. 5 jobs I've had:
-Christmas tree lot helper
-Dishwasher
-Technical Director for KBYU Television
-DVD Author
-Web Developer

8. 5 things people don't know about me:
-I was in the Muslim club in High School (wanted to start a Mormon club, but I was told no so I went to the club with the closest moral values)
-I listen to Christmas music all year round (drives Josh crazy)
-My Birth Mother is Latin
-Been held up at gun point
-I played basketball at Josh's high school several times, but never met him till I graduated College

I'm Tagging:
-Leith
-Darcie
-Becca/Ivan
-Megan
-Kirsten Evans

My old Visiting Teacher is FAMOUS!!

So I had this AMAZING Visiting Teacher in my old ward named Darcie. She is one of the most caring people I have ever met. I remember seeing her at Church one Sunday and I thought it would be so cool to get to know that girl. Lucky for me she became my Visiting Teacher so she was forced to get to know me :) We instantly became friends and I also realized her husband was one of my film school buddies! Darcie has become one of my most loved people on this planet. I had known Darcie for a few months and I knew she could sing like an angel, but she never told me she was a superstar with an album! So here she is with her charming husband Adam. Canoe music featured them here

Does it get any better than this?

I submit that it cannot :) Yep I got a perfect score on wii bowling! As you can see I have a lot of free time on my hands. It was pretty intense after I made the 8th strike in a row. I was getting all giddy and trying to stay focused while Josh watched and held back his excitement so it wouldn't distract me. When I got the the last strike we shouted for joy! It was awesome!!

Easter pics...finally

I took these pictures with my mother-in-law's camera and she has been out of state, so sorry for the late post. Jackson had so much fun looking for the eggs as soon as he found out there was candy inside! Isn't Jackson's little cousin Charlotte adorable?!? It was great to spend time with family.

Missing my homies...

I know these pictures are a little old (Halloween), but I love seeing these loving faces, they make me happy. We met some of the best people on this planet in the Slate Canyon 13th ward.

Snoop Dogg is Mormon...Not Really

This is the funniest April Fools joke I have ever seen!! I wish it was true. You can see the fake cnn article here

All of you who know me, know I get so excited when I hear a celebrity is a member of the Church, active or not, so when I saw this I was stoked! But the computer nerd I am noticed the cnn html web address was spelled incorrectly and that's what clued me in that it was not real :(

Josh did a google image search of Snoop Dogg reading and this is what he found...

Looks familiar to me :-) Very clever use of Photoshop.

On the bright side we have 2 Mormon American idol contestants, David Archuleta and Brooke White, which really are LDS and they are active :)

and let's not forget one of Josh and my favorites, Glenn Beck.