Zoobs Lose BIG!!!

For those of you who support the BYU Cougars, I must ask the question, "How does that big slice of humble pie taste?" We had a blast tonight watching the Zoobies get spanked by the Utes. The final score was doubled in favor of Utah. (48-24)

I think based off the performance of BYU's quarterback, they should change their mascott from a cougar to a goat. BCS here we come!!!!!!!

I must be Honest

O.K. so I realize this post may ruffle a few feathers. Perhaps for some of you it will be considered blasphemy. However, I couldn't feel good about myself if I wasn't completely honest. And I must relieve myself of the burden I have carried for the past 12 hours.

Last night about 15 women from my ward and I went to see Twilight the movie. Since then, I have been searching for the perfect word to describe the movie. Terrible, putrid, stupid, horrible. . .none of these words quite pack the punch I believe this movie deserves. From poor acting to pathetic music to cinematography which stunk, overall this movie blew chunks.

There, I have said it. Whew! I feel much better now. I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw a movie that was this bad. What is the matter with us people? There must be something wrong with the audience for movie makers to believe they can pass trash like this off as entertainment. Are we so deprived of quality film that we have to settle for this? How dare they have the audacity to charge $9.50 for something so worthless. Seriously, I could feel brain cells dying while I watched the film. Add to this a mixture of teen bops and their mothers screaming their heads off and you have a truly painful experience. I couldn't help but find myself laughing in all the wrong places. I bet Nya and I could do a better job of making this movie with Barbies!

If you want to save yourself from the pain I endured, I recommend waiting until the movie comes out on video and renting it from the Red Box. When you're finished watching, you'll probably still want your buck back. However $1 waisted is better than $9.50 One of the ladies in my ward suggested that perhaps I didn't like the movie because it was geared toward teenagers.

Let it be known however, that I am a closet teen angst fan. I love teen flicks. "Can't Buy Me Love," "Some Kind of Wonderful," and "Pretty in Pink" are a few of my favorites. Also, I loved reading the Twilight series. So with that in mind, I can objectively say that Twilight sucked.

We will We will. . . Rock You!!

Last year when I ran my half marathon, Nya mentioned that she would like to run a race as well. Saturday she accomplished her goal! After several months of training, she ran a 5k with me. There were almost 800 runners in all. Nya and I finished in 354th place. She set the pace, and averaged 12 minute miles. (Not bad for a 7 year old!) I'm incredibly proud of her.


She trained in the rain with me, ran through dog poo, mud, and was chased by dogs. We had our own little mantra. (Nya thought of the words.) "We're rockin runners and we never quit! We never give up and we never sit!" She loves Queen, so I thought the title of this post was fitting.

If you look closely at this picture you can see us. We are just about to grab hands. So the best part of the entire day? As we were running to the finish line everyone was cheering, we grabbed hands and finished together. Nya looked up at me and said, "I am so glad I have you for my mom!" I must admit I teared up a little. What a moment! I think I'm going to have her put that statement in writing for the teen years!

Waxing Nostalgic

I enjoy a wide variety of music. (There are even some rap and country songs I don't mind.) However, today I was feeling a bit nostalgic, so I decided to change my play list to include some of my favorite older tunes. (With the exception of Deep Forest.) They aren't that old, maybe early 90's? I just threw them in for kicks. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! By the way, if you don't like it, you know you can always turn your volume off.

And the Winner Is. . .

Thanks everyone for your input on dresses! The order has now been placed. This was our final pick. Although, Nya is not a fan of ivory. So, the actual dress is darker. . .more of a champagne color. When given the choice between pure white, ivory, and champagne, Nya liked the champagne. I think she will look fabulous for her baptism!

Baptism Dress

As many of you know Nya will be turning 8 in November. Aahh! I can't believe how old she is getting!! Anyway, we are having a bit of a challenge deciding on a dress for her to wear after she is baptized. So, we decided it would be fun to put it to a vote. I have included photos of the 3 dresses we have narrowed it down to. Please leave your comment with your top pick.

Thank You Holly!

O.K. so this is long overdue post, but I wanted to thank my friend Holly for the cute apron she sent me this summer. My favorite thing about the apron is that she created the artwork herself. It's a darling screenprint of a 1950's lady holding a pie. I love aprons, and I wear this one all the time. So, I decided to take a pic during my latest bout of insanity making grape juice and jelly.

Holly is super talented and creates all sorts of fun things. She has two stores on etsy. One store has her original paintings, and the other store has various unique creations by her. Both stores can be viewed at http://www.etsy.com/ under the store names Hollydoodle and Hollydoodad. Thanks again Holly! I'm so glad we still keep in touch after all these years!