Kelly Ripa Wannabe

At the end of April, as you may recall, my mom came out and took me to Saint George for a much needed girls' weekend. Well, on that weekend I made a comment to her that she took some offense to intitially, but then came to accept. I told her she was a lot like Kelly Ripa in the way that she could just go on and on (and sometimes, on) about any old topic.So, a couple weeks ago as I was writing my pirate post and how a simple comment about piracy...

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Risky, Risky...

So, as of late I have been pondering the idea of getting a balance ball to sit on for at least a few hours of my work day so that I can strengthen my core (i.e. abs) while I'm attending to e-mails and what-not. I sit 8 hours a day, why not spend 2-3 of those working on my six-pack? Seems like a simple decision, but the following concerns have risen in my mind:1) My image around the building. (Read: Someone needs to come to my office and asks who...

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Heart Strings...

So as Amanda already mentioned the window in the Passat decided it wanted to spontaneously blow up and it did just about that... okay, maybe not blow up, but more specifically the track decided it wanted to disconnect (to put it lightly) from the clamps that held up the glass part of the window. If this is boring anyone I'm sorry, I spent several hours disassembling it, so I know rather intimately what went wrong. Anyway, I am taking (as one of...

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So much...

Well, it's been far too long since I blogged since there's been so much going on that I haven't talked about. Here's a quick rundown of the top 10 happenings (in no particular order):10) I went to the Kelly Clarkson concert with my sisters-in-law. Kelly Rocks.9) I went to the Yanni: Voices concert with Stephanie. We had the most hilarious time. 8) Geoff finished classes for his first block of summer semester. He's got finals this week and then starts all over again the week after.7) Geoff and I saw Up in 3D. VERY good.6) The passenger window...

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Proof

Proof that the desire to be a pirate is genetic: Mama G with a "REAL, LIVE" pirate Me at my 4th (?) birthday party. Note the eyepatch. See the post below if this makes no sense to you. :-)...

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Walk the Plank, Matey

Another amusing happenstance at work I feel the need to report on for anyone who needs a giggle. I was heating up my lunch and standing around in the membership room next to the microwave. I was looking around the room when I spotted an earring that I had lost about 3 days ago. I yelped with joy as I walked over to collect it and explained to my co-workers that I had lost it and found myself getting ready for bed to find I had only one earring. To...

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Pra-duh!

So, I was driving back from Wal-Mart today and as I drove down 800 N on my way home, I passed the grocery store Maceys. I noticed that in the parking lot were giant inflatables and booths of some sort set up in the parking. Having nothing better to do, I detoured into the parking lot so see what all the fuss was about. What was it, you ask? A giant yard sale. Boutiques and families had set up camp in the Maceys' parking lot for a big sale. I'm never...

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No Death!

Well, the previously mentioned tie dye extravaganza was definitely a success.  People got so creative!  I think tie dye should definitely make a comeback.  Or, maybe it just did.  Enjoy some of the highlights:&nb...

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To dye or to die?

Tonight I am in charge of the Young Women's activity for all the Young Women in my ward at church. I gave the girls 5 choices on Sunday to rank from favorite to least favorite (cake decorating, tie dye, physical fitness, service, and something else that has eluded me at the moment). Tie dye was far and away the winner, so that's what we are doing tonight. I've got all the supplies ready to go, instructions on hand, extra white socks for anyone who...

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To Waddle or...

Posted by Amanda: Well, I had the aforementioned personal training session this weekend and let me say this much - it's a good thing it was free! He KILLED me. I can hardly walk today - and the session was 2 days ago. I'm pretty much miserable. If he was trying to convince me to purchase more of these lovely sessions, he's INSANE. I'm in pretty good shape, all things considered, so to push me hard enough that I can't even go back to the gym 2 days...

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