Babysiting...

I don't babysit often, but when I do, I love it. For my friend Jenasie's birthday her husband gave her a spa day, so while he was working I watched their beautiful little girl Naomi. We had a blast. First she took a bath and then we played with her barbies while we watched one of the many Disney movies. Next I bribed her to eat mac n' cheese, I bribed her with a cup cake that her dad made for her mom's birthday. She is adorable! Then we played hit the balloon while she watched sponge bob (she gets the habit of liking sponge bob from her dad). Anyway, I had a blast and just wanted to share how much I love this little girl. Here is a pic from our morning together :)

Missing Cat

Many of you who know me, know how much I love my cat. Cat's have been a staple in our family since we were little. There wasn't very much time when we didn't have a cat... or many. We have had tiny baby kittens... many liters of them infact. Chelsea has been the designated cat selecter. She has picked out some of our favorite cats... Eddie (my baby), Buddy, Callie, Princess and her newest edition, Purple. They are all great, lovable cuddly and the best cats we have ever had. Our cat Kitty, was the perpetually pregnant one. I think she had three liters? I am not exactly sure, but we had many fun kitten to raise, from Einstien (my mom's fav), Brother, Semore (he was black and white... a PLAYFUL little guy) and so many others, I cannot remember all of their names. I love looking back on all of them, but it is out of saddness right now because my baby Eddie has been missing since 5/23/2009. I am going down to Las Vegas, where he was living with my mom; for a second time to help my mom pick out another companion, since Eddie is still missing. We are so worried because he always came home. And this one time he hasn't, it has been hard for both my mom and me.
I had a dream last night that I found him, it is what inspired this post about our past joys with cats. In-fact a lot of them have run away, but Eddie has been the hardest for me. He ran away once before when I was living in my apartment in the Avenues in downtown Salt Lake. But he came home the next morning... like clock work, Eddie has NEVER, not come home before. I miss him a lot and I really hope that he is ok, happy, wherever he is. I really hope we find him.
Anyway, animals can be lots of fun. And all of us know who have them know what lifetime companions they can be, like your own kids or your best friend.

MAUI!!!

Chelsea and I had a break from school and she has always wanted to go to Hawaii so, we decided to go. A friend of mine from work had a condo she had paid for to accommodate her whole family, then she found out that he family didn't want to stay with her... so she said we could stay with her. It was an opportunity that I could NOT pass up. So we flew to Maui on May 9th. We stayed until the 11th. It was a great trip. WE hung out at the beach, explored a little. Chelsea and I went on a snorkeling trip, but we don't have pictures from that yet... when I get them, I will post them :) We stayed in Kiehi, it was amazing! the view from our room was breathtaking. We went to Lahaina too, it was beautiful and fun to walk down the road along the ocean. Anyway, we had a great and relaxing trip! I can't wait to go again... this time we will go to Kauai! Here are some pictures from our trip, ENJOY!




Me on the beach in Keihi and the warf in Lahaina



Lynnsi on the beach and Lynnsi Chelsea and I sitting infront of the ABC store



The beach in Keihi... and the view from our room



This is the other beach we went too... Big beach. Then, there is Lynnsi and I in the airport in Seattle. :)

PS. I cannot figure out how to take the underlining away from the top portion of my post... dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb!

While I am sitting here taking a break from the grind of studying... I decided to see if my computer would upload pictures to this silly blog. And what do ya know... IT WORKED!!!! So I decided to put up some picture from March.. my birth month. It was a pretty exciting month! I went to Las Vegas to see my mother for spring break (which was much needed and welcomed relaxation!). A friend of mine, Lynnsi came with my sister and I. We flew down to St. George and hopped in the car for the hour and a half drive to Las Vegas. On the way home we almost missed the flight because we HAD to go to In-n-Out Burger. It was delicious... but it put new meaning to fast food.
For my birthday, which is always the week after spring break. I decided to celebrate with a friend of mine, because her birthday is the day after mine. But she is a year older then me. So that makes her 364 days older then I. Instead of celebrating on my birthday or hers, we decided to celebrate on the 27th. We went to the Bayou and had lunch with some great friends, then we went to this bar (I don't actually remember the name). It was a pretty nice place, we played pool, danced and hung out with some great friends!
On my actual birthday, I skipped school and spent most of the day with my sister. She gave me the rice cooker that i have been wanting for MONTHS and twilight the movie and the cd. I greatly appreciated her and loved that she was able to spend the day with me. We ate dinner and watched twilight. It was fun. After I got home some of my friends from work came over to play games. A friend of mine really wanted to play Clue, I searched my whole house and could not find it anywhere. So I called up to my aunt and they were willing to lend me their copy. Except their copy was from Australia, so it was called Cluedo. It was really fun. I have some great friends that were willing to drive all the way to Centerville to hang out with me. I really appreciated it.
April has been a month full of school and family matter. I have posted about the family happenings already. And I still just want them to know how much we love them and enjoy their company. I hope that they are doing ok.
On the school note. It is finals week and I have been studying for the majority of the day. I have 2 of my finals down and 3 to go. One more paper to write and 2 tests. Wish me luck. I am taking a fun trip next weekend, so I will post about that when I am done! I love you all and i hope that everything is going great! I have posted some pictures for you to see how much fun my birth month was!

This is a picture of all the girls from my work that are great friends! The next one is of Alex and myself (the birthday girls!)!

This is Dani and I at the bar. Then this is Leslie, me, Aaron and Cody! Some of my favorite people!

This is my two favorite girls and I!! (Lynnsi and Angelic). And of course the proof that my sister and I cannot take normal pictures!

A decision a Parent should never have to make...

Today has been a difficult end to a hard week for my cousin Tagen and her husband. Last night they got the results of the MRI on their sweet baby boy Paul. The results said that he had sever brain damage and would never be able to move or to speak. My cousins made a decision that I am convinced NO parent should ever have to make.
This morning my family went down to the NICU and gave baby Paul a blessing and said our goodbyes to this little (big) boy who blessed all of our lives for this short week that he was with us. A tearful and loving group came together to support and comfort our cousins, daughter, son, granddaughter, brother and sister in this hard time in their lives. They have shown us that with love we can make difficult decision and know that the decision is the right one for our family and us. I have never met anyone who could make such a hard decision and still be graceful and thankful and loving all at the same time. They are an example to us all, that love and family can get us through anything, not matter how hard it may be.
We love you Tagen and Eric and are here for you if and when you need support in this difficult time. I am blessed to have you both in my life and to have met your sweet baby Paul while he was with us.

Just a little prayer...

Over the last week my cousin and her husband have been through something that no parent should ever have to experience. Their new baby is in the NICU in very critical condition. We are trying to help and support my cousins through this difficult time, by letting them know we are here for them. To all of my friends on here that are not family already, please say a prayer for my cousins. They are spending as much time at the hospital as they possibly can. Check out Paul (the baby's) story at paulthefighter.blogspot.com. And if you get a moment, say a prayer for this poor baby and his loving parents.

Frustration...

I know that it has been along time since I have posted anything. But I have tried, I cannot get the blog to upload all of my fun pictures from March. So I am giving up until school is out. I have tried and tried and I just get to impatient and frustrated that I just cannot do it anymore. But I will put more effort into it when school is over for the semester. So, don't give up on me, I will post more soon. :(