Almost There...

I am still here and alive!!
I will be posting pictures and stories next week when I am off of work :)

Stay posted!!

Do These Pictures Make You Cold??

As I walked out my door this morning to come to work, this is what I saw. It made me happy :)

A few hours later, I went outside for recess and this is what I saw:

Some very cool cloud formations and colorings. However, with the wind blowing... and the sun parked behind those cool cloud formations... it was really cold. I'm not complaining, because I know it can and will be colder (sooner or later), but cold is cold.
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving! I'm going to really try harder to be better about posting :)

New Friends and New Adventures

Let it be known: today, I went outside of my comfort zone and went with Leisa (a co-worker) to hang out with her and some of her friends. For anyone who really knows me, this is a big thing! I am glad I went :) I was warmly welcomed and felt an immediate liking to the others. *I just missed out on the memo about wearing brown shoes... hmmmm. LOL.

I went to Leisa's and then we drove to Jessi's, where she and Jamie (Hope I spelled it right) were waiting for us. We then all drove together to Salt Lake to Gilgal Gardens. What an amazing place! It was a little different, but I really liked it.

Perfect color for fall

One of my favorite flowers...

Snapdragons










While we were at the gardens, one of Jessi's friends, Kiki (Don't know how to spell her name) met up with us. Here is a picture of all of us together. And yes, that is Joseph Smith's face on the body of a sphinx.


From the gardens, we drove a short way to a park that had a Virgin Mary tree (I didn't get a good picture, sorry), and a playground with this interesting teeter-totter. The bars went to opposite sides (note the tan bars and the green bars).


After a short time at the park, we drove to a place that had been featured on the Food Network's "Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives"... Ruth's Diner. We had to wait for almost an hour to be seated, but the area surrounding was beautiful, so we walked around while we waited.






We enjoyed our dinners - I had a Reuben sandwich; one of my absolute favorites!! - and came home. We talked a lot, laughed a lot, and made plans for another get-together (at least, I hope they were serious when they said I could come again next time - but I'm sure they were). It was a very lovely evening, and I'm glad that I was a) invited to go, and b) decided to go.

Hooray for more friends!! :)

P.S. I know I still need to do a "catch up" post from something... my new apartment? summer parties? I can't remember. Anyway, I will figure it out and get it done :)

Huh...

Well, for as late as I've been staying up every night, you would think that I could be on the ball and update my blog. Sadly, I end up watching TV and working on my cross stitch. Tonight, I just had to make public that I have a bad habit.
I stay up way too late.
Last night, I was up until... ya, not gonna say what time ;) and since I was so tired when I went to bed, I forgot to set my alarm. I didn't wake up until I got a text from my sister, who was asking me if I was OK - because I pretty much missed church. Oops.
By the time I got out of the shower and dressed, there was only half an hour left, so I stayed home and practiced choir music instead.
I don't know why I end up staying up so late. I am plenty tired around 10, but just can't get off the couch to go to bed. I don't like it, and I'm not sure how to fix it. For example: tonight. I put a lot of my books out into my bookshelf, then sat down for a minute to look at a family history book. Before I knew it, it's after 10 and I think ' OK, tonight, I am getting to bed early!' I start turning off lights, and since I had music playing on my computer, sit on the couch to turn off the music. "Oh, I should check my email really quick". So I check my email, then I check Facebook. I check my bank account, look at my queue on Hulu, check Facebook again (nothing changed), look at any new blogs that were posted, and here we are... my music is still playing, and I am still sitting on the couch - telling myself to go to bed.
Trying to not turn on the TV or watch 'just one episode' on my Hulu queue. This is not healthy. I want it to stop. How do you make yourself just get up and go to bed??
If you actually made it to the end of this post, you are brave. This is the type of rambling I'm prone to this late at night when I am so tired. It just goes on and on and almost feels like it will never end.
On a very positive note: I am almost ready to post pictures of my new apartment! I have taken pictures before construction, during construction, after construction, and am waiting for a few more things to be put up or organized before I take current pictures. I know you're all waiting... so I'll try to not keep you waiting much longer.
Well, I'm off (to check Facebook again, and probably my email again) to bed!

Einstein Quote of the Day

I know it's been a long time since I've posted, and I have a lot of pictures and "catching up" to do... I just need to find the time to do it. *Sigh.
Until then, here is a quote from Einstein that I'd like to share:

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand."

I have many thoughts about this statement, and most of them are about myself. I 'know' a lot of things, but I don't 'understand' very many of them. I 'know' I will be married someday, but I don't 'understand' why I'm not there yet. I 'know' that I do a good job at my job, but I don't 'understand' why other people don't see it differently. I 'know' that eating healthy, exercising, and thinking positive thoughts will help me lose weight, but I don't 'understand' why it takes forever for it to happen ;)
I also know that I do 'understand' things that I 'know'. I 'understand' and 'know' why there are speed limits when you are driving. I 'understand' and 'know' what it feels like to have your heart crushed by someone you loved. I 'understand' and 'know' that I don't 'know' and 'understand' everything there is to know and understand :)

Blah blah blah. Anyone reading this have a different take on this quote? I'd like to hear what you have to say!

Coming Soon!

I promise I will get pictures and other information up about the last few weeks... things have been CRAAAZY and lots has been going on.