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HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH(throat hurts)AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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HHHHHHHHHHHH(that is all)

Micah Shea Watkins

I'm not sure if or how this will work... But I hope it will.
I know this is not "recent" news, but I still feel like I needed to post it.
I knew Micah when she was in elementary school, and we were in the same stake.
Her dad used to be an Institute teacher of mine, and I am friends with some of her siblings.
She will be missed!

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(click the link? and it will take you to the obituary page)

Looking Back

Well, we're at the beginning of a new year again - so here's my post to 2011:

In no particular order, here are some highlights of the past year.

I moved to a new apartment. Because of said move, I lived in a camper trailer for some weeks during the summer while I was in transit between places. I went to Washington (state) for a month and had a blast - but couldn't find a job or housing while I was there. My sister Kati got engaged. I started and finished a cross-stitch of a tiger (pictures of that are definitely coming). I went to Arizona for a week. I've colored my hair a couple of times. I did some indexing, but have not been able to keep up my astounding record from 2010. I played "mom" a couple of times for a family with three kids. I still have not had soda, but have put back on all the weight that I lost... so... I'm not sure how I feel about that. I have made many new friends and look forward to the exciting times I'll have this year!

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 :)