Me, Myself and Me Again

13.1

2012-01-25T09:44:00.000-08:00

So maybe it was freezing cold, raining, and 8 miles uphill in St. George. Awesome. But we did it!

Ready, Set, Run

2012-01-20T13:20:00.000-08:00

T-Bone and I are running the St. George half tomorrow. Sarah, if you're not busy, come visit! Bring your angel friends too, because I know you have a million by now. Please watch over us because our training was, ahem, mediocre at best. But we'll do our best, because this race is for you. Luckily KK made us each these angel pendants (with your initial) and it will be with me every step/walk/run of the way.

Remember last time we were there?

That Time We All Thought We Were Beyonce...

2012-01-10T18:43:00.000-08:00

So maybe we spent alot of Christmas break playing Just Dance.
Here are Ry and Heath, yes they are doing the running man. And nailing it I might add.

Go Ry Ry

Deb Jr. and Cindy Jr.

"Everyday I'm shufflin'" We.heard.that.song.alot.

Oh yes. "Hit me baby one more time!" Dancing to Brit-Brit.

Heather was so focused. And awesome.

That would be Chuck Jr.

And here is how Allie looked most of the time. JK. She is the queen
of dance parties.

Keep an eye on my sis in red on the far right. You will not regret this. Honorable mentions: nieces on far left don't skip a beat, Lauren bringing it home, and Aaron also knowing all the moves. AWESOME.

Christmas 2011

2012-01-09T17:35:00.000-08:00

My cute nieces.

Nice look R-T :)

I think this was her favorite present...#1 USC fan.

The loot. Well, some of it.

Opening presents with her new headband on.

And We Were All Dazzled...

2012-01-08T21:22:00.000-08:00

By our Holi-dazzle dinner

Our dazzling place settings

The Holidazzle Food

And Candace's sparkly top

Dear Sar,

2011-12-01T18:47:00.000-08:00

(Just sharing some pics, and a few stories. Just so I won't forget them.)

Remember the time you came home from a run and you were cooling down I guess by doing some breakdancing moves on the back deck? You didn't think anyone was watching you but Cassie and I saw the whole thing. Cassie even ended a phonecall just to watch. We couldn't stop laughing. (You were laughing too when you saw us, don't worry.)

Remember our Triple H nights? The Hills, Hires, then Hot-tubbing? Remember though how you'd make fun of us for liking The Hills then we caught you watching it by yourself one day? We were convinced you set your alarm to get up early and watch it by yourself.

Remember the parties we would have at our house? And the one time those random boys in a minivan came that we didn't know. Their minivan had a loud speaker, and when those boys left the party one of them said in the microphone "Come on guys we gotta hurry home, mom's gonna be TICKED!" And we laughed about that for days.

Remember haggling for our Angels/Yankees tickets in the parking lot in California?

Remember ice skating? We put on quite a show that night. And I just couldn't put down that donut for a picture.

Remember going to dinner right before Lisa got married?

Remember how you'd always come home with a bag full of Halloween stuff every year from the D.I. for us to wear? One time, a bunch of ice skater outfits (remember the silver bullet one) and one time, some tutus, and one time--a penguin costume? We laughed so hard whenever you'd try them all on.

Remember when you, me and Katie dressed up as Ghetto Barbies for Halloween to work? You were trying to do a ghetto limp through the office (with a radio on your shoulder no less), but you couldn't really do it, and instead I think everyone thought you had cerebral palsy. We were all laughing so hard I think we were crying.

Remember our trip to Cancun and all the fun we had?

Remember when we rented scooters in Hawaii and mine got a flat tire, so you had to go ahead without me back to the rental place to get help? And they sent a guy to pick me up in a scary, royal blue kidnapper van with no windows? Never been so scared in my life and I never thought I'd see you again.

Remember our matching outfits for the race in Moab? Why not.

Remember celebrating Angela's birthday when she came to visit?

Remember that SL Half marathon? Pretty sure you came in like 2 hours before me you were so dang fast. You were so ahead of me that after you finished you ran the course back to find me.

Remember the pull up bar in our house? And the contests we'd have? You beat pretty much everyone that tried, even the boys. You could do like 3,000 of 'em and I could do 0.75 of one with a jump start.

Remember your birthday party that night? One of my favorite pics.

Remember the night Candace had a rough day (to say the least) and we tried to soothe her with a Slurpee? We went to probably 3 different 7-11's to get her the flavor she wanted. When she got it, turns out, she said hers tasted like gasoline and it made her even more mad. So mad we feared for our lives. But then we laughed about that night for ages afterwards.

Remember it was raining so hard at dinner that night in St. Thomas and we were sitting outside?

Remember how we all invited ourselves on that same trip? Don't mind us, just casually tagging along on your vacation to the Virgin Islands. Candace made sure we were all on "lockdown." And remember the night when we were in the back of Josue's car and Sarah Riley was trying to rap to a reggaetone song and we were laughing so hard?

Remember when we surprised you at that cabin and we had so much fun? And KK went into labor while we were there, but she powered through and stayed anyways. And we were supposed to leave early Sunday morning but we left around 8 pm that night. Secretly I don't think any of us wanted to leave each other. But instead we blamed it on the rain outside.

Remember that night you just met Dan and were so nervous you didn't think he liked you back? Pretty sure you had nothing to worry about there...

Remember how ridiculously photogenic you were?

Remember how you were eyeing my ice cream sundae that night? And KK caught it on film? Don't worry I shared it with you.

Remember this Jazz Game? In a suite no less. We didn't like to sit with the commoners.

Remember Holidazzle? Now our Christmas dinner tradition. And remember that huge picture of me on the wall, that you thought I gave to you as your birthday present?

Remember your benefit dinner? So many people loved you and wanted to help.

You made life so much fun.

We Love You Sarah

2011-11-02T23:15:00.000-07:00

You were one of a kind.

This Might Have Happened Last Night.

2011-10-11T19:44:00.000-07:00

We had a reception for our good friend Kim.

Guests included Tito the dog.
And me (in a black dress--as Kim's invitation requested.
It's how she wanted it you guys)

Reception complete with a wedding cake. (I made Red Velv...)

Taco Bar. We went way fancy for Kim.

Pulled out all the stops. Diet Coke in fancy glasses.

We toasted when they did, it's only right.
Tears MAY have been shed.

Kris and Bruce were there, naturally.

All in all, the wedding was over the top, way too dramatic, ridiculous, expensive, and AWESOME

Cell phone pics are blurry, sorry

Mini KK loved the wedding too.
Here she is with Aunt Candace.

Our toast. We are ridiculous and we know it.

Happy Anniversary M&D

2011-09-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

Mom's Kate Middleton wedding dress, and dad's thick rimmed glasses are back in style.
Pictured here with Cindy's homeade german chocolate cake at their anniversary celebration in Carpinteria. MMM.
Happy 45th!

2nd Annual Sweatin For Sarah 5K

2011-09-11T17:45:00.000-07:00

T-Bone and Sar

2011-09-01T18:13:00.000-07:00

The whole family.

Cute Colleen at the Annual Rock Painting. Competition is Fierce.

I got an honorable mention for mine, an artists' pallet (not finished yet here)
But it's not about who wins guys.

Daily jump in the pool

Yahoo Chicks

The newest addition to our family and his first trip to Carpinteria.
Awwww, he's as snug as a bug in a rug here...

My cute nieces

Aaron got buried, and gained some lovely lady lumps

Balloon Messages to Grandma Jennie on her Birthday.

Can you even handle that little face. Me either.

Someone enjoyed their ice cream cone I think.

Can't wait for next time.

Missing Carpinteria

2011-08-31T10:07:00.000-07:00

How could you not?

More pictures to come...

More Cabin Pics

2011-08-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

The gang.

T-Bone and the deer. Or elk. Or is it a moose.

Yes, there was a firemen's pole. No, KK didn't actually do it. Phewf.

Smores... MMm...

KK practicing her color guard moves.

We surprised Sarah by taking her to a cabin for the weekend. So we decorated with balloons.

Having a little fun with the rope swing.

It's much faster to get back downstairs this way guys.

Our country abode.

Right on Cougar Lane no less.

Can't wait for next time.

Cabin Retreat

2011-08-08T23:30:00.000-07:00

Team Sarah's T's.

Yes that's puff paint and it's awesome.

We're pretty sure we actually DID see the old man on the road that's on the poster.

It was fun riding in the back of the truck, until it started raining on us.

The hills are alive....

We played one mean game of Monopoly, that took 2 days to finish.

KK dominated at the games. And she dominated the peanut butter M&M's.

2011-08-07T22:57:00.000-07:00

The Ladies of Westminster*. (Plus one, and a couple of cute munchkins)

*It makes it sound like we're royalty. But we're not.

Yes that is snow on top of the mountain still, at the end of July.

Mini KK

2011-08-07T16:02:00.000-07:00

Cute little Emery.

KK just might have gone into labor playing cards with us. That didn't stop KK from finishing the game, Phase 10 no less--and that game isn't a short one. She reeeeeally wanted to win.

New York City

2011-07-18T10:00:00.000-07:00

Wouldn't be a trip without finding good cupcakes. These are from Crumbs. Or I'd like to call it Yums. I've been craving the plain vanilla one w/ chocolate frosting ever since. So good.

Times Square.

Yes that is a building plastered with a picture of P-Diddy.

Biking around Central Park.

The weather was perfect.

This picture is for Cassie. Knish is her favorite word. They were selling them everywhere on the street..What the heck is a knish anyways Cass?

We saw Mary Poppins, very cute.

OMG moment in times square. I love that their billboard is above a Red Lobster. Awesome.

Rockefeller Center.

The view from the Top of the Rock. The Empire State Bldg.

Don't look down! Like Whoa.

The view of the city from Staten Island.

There she is, Lady Liberty.

This was a wish tree at the Museum of Modern Art, which I thought was pretty cool.

The Brooklyn Bridge. Guess I didn't know Tbone was taking the picture, so it turned out to be a serious shot. But let's just go with it.

Yep, that store says DASH. As in the Kardashians. OMG.

Saw Catch Me if You Can--the guy who played Leo DeCappyCappy's character was phenomenal.

Also saw Wicked and it was AMAZE.ING.

Last but not least. Dean & Deluca by our hotel for you Felicity fans. Is Ben Covington working today? Or is Noel covering his shift?

Not pictured:

--Very tired feet everyday from walking!

--Our moment of fame--we were on tv twice on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Dancing may have been involved.

--Two trips to Canal Street to buy all kinds of cheap crap

--Many slices of pizza and yummy dessert at Serendipity

I Left My Heart in Boston.

2011-07-07T22:50:00.000-07:00

Warning: If you look at these pictures you will want to move there just like I do now. It was a gorgeous city.

Paul Revere's statue

The Old North Church where the lanterns were hung
"One if by land, two if by sea"
If you need to know what else happened here just ask Sarah Palin. lol

We took a little harbor cruise on the prettiest of days...

This is "Old Ironsides" aka The USS Constitution

And I have a hunch that One Eyed Willy is on this ship.

How cool is this bridge. Not the best picture but we were moving in a trolley when we passed it.

The man, the myth, the legend. G-Dub.

How pretty are these flowers? Nothing but the best to surround George's statue.

I'd like to live right here, yes I do.

All the Bostonian's still seemed pretty excited about their recent big hockey win.

And walked by this quaint little place where everybody knew my name.

Next up, Fenway Park. Or as they call it, Fenway Paahhk.

And here's some random person's pointer finger. But hey, thanks for pointing out the green monster!

Don't ask me who was up to bat. Maybe it was Big Papi. Or Big Poppa. Whatever his name is. I know so much about this game guys.

Even though I don't know anything about this game (it's really pathetic), man it was awesome being there. Not to mention the Fenway Park hot dog was to die for.

Let's zoom in and see what's happening in the dug out... Guess not much!

The best part of the game!

Boston Events not pictured:

--Katie wrestling a lobster with her bare hands

--Our amazing and posh hotel, which included leopard bath robes, yep.

--The cannoli's we got from Mike Pastry's. #iatemyweightinfilling

--The most amazing food (and seafood) on the planet

Happy Birthday Sarah!

2011-07-07T21:38:00.000-07:00

Don't worry I won't post your age... heehee

Reading my heartfelt card. K, not really, I don't know who that card was from. lol

The KK's

This picture just makes me laugh. What were you laughing at guys??

Happy Birthday Sar-Bear.

#happy

2011-06-23T22:37:00.000-07:00

Summer is FINALLY here. I thought it would never get here. Happy to be at the pool. Swimming laps. With the best tasting Diet Coke refills 50 cents can buy. It tastes even better when the guy at the snack shack only charges me a quarter. Booyah.

My Quick Getaway

2011-06-06T23:18:00.001-07:00

I took an emergency trip over the long weekend. The emergency? See below...

First stop, paddle boating. #itwasawesome

You should've seen us trying to carry these heavy boards all the way to the water. Why we thought carrying them above our heads would work is beyond me. #everyonewasstaring

2nd stop. Bonfire on the beach. That's Tbone making Smores. The one picture I got of us didn't turn out so great. #Boo

Memorial Day with my two favorite things... Diet Pepsi and the beach.

#amuchneededvacay

#yesiknowthisisn'ttwitter

#usinghashtagsanyways

#don'tevenknowwhattheyareguys

2011-05-15T10:09:00.000-07:00

Did I mention? KK is going to have a mini KK. Too cute.

The spread.

Call Me Crazy, But...

2011-04-06T21:03:00.000-07:00

Here is a little list of things that (in my humble opinion) should not happen on a first date or a blind date for that matter.

Each of these were all separate incidences. Names have been withheld to protect the innocent. Make that the guilty. The very, very guilty.

1. Tell me every detail about your ex-wife for over an hour.

(sorry you didn't get everything you wanted in the divorce settlement btw)

2. Tell me to "Stop eating my ribs like a white girl"

(60% hysterical; 40% confusing...wait, how else should i eat them?)

3. Tell me "We should go somewhere reverent and quiet for dinner"

(cue crickets chirping.....because I really have no idea how to respond to that)

4. Tell me "I'm not having a 2nd piece of pizza like you did, gotta watch my angel wings*!!!"

(1. are you calling me fat? 2. wait, did you really just say "angel wings?" 3. and no this wasn't Cajun)

*aka spare tire

And finally...

5. Tell me"I gotta pick up a Rubik's cube while we're out, mine at home is really worn out."

People, i couldn't make this stuff up if I tried.....

Too Soon? Nah.

2011-03-16T18:39:00.000-07:00

After 2 haircuts I found a note on my receipt from my SASSY new hairstylist last night....

Oh, and yes, his name is Cajun. Yes, you read that right.

(but his haircuts are fab) so yes, it is love.

I'd Rather Be in Mexico And Other News

2011-02-16T22:30:00.000-08:00

It's snowing like cray-cray tonight and having to scrape all off the white stuff off my car just made me want to be here....

Remember that view in Puerto Vallarta Nance? Those were the days...

I realized today how many birthdays we're celebrating this month (some were in late January, oops) Gotta love some of these old pics (I think it's more fun that way anyways) but here are the peeps turning a year older:

My seester and Swanny B

Cassie Lou (doing our punk jumps heehee)

My nephew Ry-Ry (how adorable is he on Halloween)

Christina Marie (actress at large)

Nance. Bday coming soon! Wish I had a slice o' that cake right now.... Mmm...Buttercream...

These 2 lovelies...Allie & Gracie...

And Candarooni (look how cute your hair looks!) And mmmm...cupcakes

Happy Birthday To All!

Our 21 Hour Road Trip

2011-01-24T20:29:00.000-08:00

Took a last minute trip to St. George this weekend to surprise and cheer on our little T-Bone running the 1/2 marathon. We strolled onto St. George Boulevard no earlier than 3 am, and checked into a classy $36 a night motel.

In the morning we kept the class alive by making posters out of a gift bag...
Note to self: the St. George K-Mart does NOT sell posterboard.

We waited for T-Bone to round the bend. "Is that her?....Nope"

"Is THAT her?....Nope" And we kept on waitin'.

So naturally, while we waited we took some sassy poster shots.

Sarah then decided to walk up the trail a bit to see if she could find our little runner. Next thing we knew Sarah was running with T-Bone round the bend...

(To everyone that runs this race next year: Sar-Bear is going to leave you all behind in her dust)

That's enough of the socializing y'all. T-Bone had a race to finish.

And that she did. Congrats T-Bone! You did awesome!

We couldn't have done it without the cowbell. Another avid supporter even offered money for it. But we'd be crazy to part with a cowbell....

A quick bite to eat and then one last pic before we have to say goodbye to T-Bone.

And on our way back, nothing left to do in the car but take pictures of ourselves. It's only right.

Phewf. She kept her eyes on the road. Good thinkin.

One last road trip necessity...

Did you really think we'd leave without one?

You Got Served.

2010-12-08T20:35:00.000-08:00

Word to the wise: Never leave your car unattended. Because KK and I are liable to put vanity plates on it while you're not looking.

Okay so the alleged victim didn't really get served since she really WOULD rather watch 90210.

Stay Classy, San Diego.

2010-11-28T17:18:00.000-08:00

My quick trip to San Diego.
This post is long overdue since the trip was a few weeks ago. So long ago that I already need to go back!

Fish tacos by the beach, as T-Bone promised.

Oh, and these little gems from Vanilla. There WAS one more in the box before I took this pic but I just couldn't resist eating it.

Pensive Amanda.

Breakfast by the water. The food was SO good.

When T-Bone and I got manis on Halloween, we had a celebrity sighting. Okay well the mother of a celebrity. Ask me about it. It was way existential.

Oh how I miss the beach. Unfortunately I had to come back to reality, which for me the reality today is at least 6 inches of snow. Boo.

Nailed It.

2010-11-03T19:23:00.000-07:00

Here's how Halloween turned out guys. Drum-roll please....
I went as court-ordered (and not happy about it) Lindsay Lohan.

Here is T-Bone disguised as Wonder Woman and Me as Li-Lo.
(Or should I say Me-Lo) T-Bone got a special Wonder Woman Mani. Check it out.

"Exhausted" Lindsanity.

Exhausted SAN-SANity.

Dear Lindsay, Girlfriend you need to pull it together and get some help.
Srsly. But dressing up as you sure brought on the LOL's!

Woe Is Me

2010-10-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

Winter officially started here this week I guess. It's already been three whole days of freezing cold weather. And I for one and am sick and tired of roughing the cold already , so I'm headed on an emergency trip to here tomorrow....

Oh, and here too.

Because cupcakes make the winter blues go away.

And p.s. I'm having a serious DILEMM deciding on my Halloween costume. Suggestions??
(It's gotta be a celeb though. Preferably one with their own reality show.)

My Favorite Pictures EVER. Part 1.

2010-10-08T14:57:00.000-07:00

I want to try and post some of my favorite pictures. Mainly because when I look at these in particular, they make me laugh. Really hard.

Exhibit A.
None of us had a car in college so we walked to the grocery store all the time. So over the years we walked by this sign at the gas station about a million times and I laughed every time I read it. Like "wow, thanks for supplying free air, guys. Can't find that anywhere else." Finally got a picture of it. I look like I'm 12. And check out my mom jeans. And Taro's "WSU Housing" shirt. CLASSIC.

Exhibit B.
One year for Angela's birthday we wrote her a rap. We coerced Amanda and Andi into rapping it for us. So yes, they dressed the part. Check out Andi's fro wig. And Amanda put her pants on backwards. And last but not least, the Flava Flav clocks (my wall clocks no less) around their necks. When they were rapping I think the rest of us were laughing so hard we pretty much all died.

Stay tuned for more...

oh COME ON

2010-10-01T12:38:00.000-07:00

What A Beautiful Night.

2010-09-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

The new Mr. & Mrs. (with all the girls ofcourse)

And now just all the girls...

A little off-centered, oops, but too cute not to share...

Sarah, Elisabeth, Kristen and Emily (who made the reception magical)

N-Dub, T-Bone, and Me. Why don't I have a cool nick-name like that guys?

Candarooni and Miss Sarah, all the way from Baton Rouge, y'all.

Mr. and Mrs. KK

Congrats Sarah & Dan!

p.s. Stacie and Cass how the HECK didn't I get a picture of you?? Srsly.

Summer's Last Hoorah (Boo.)

2010-09-16T14:14:00.000-07:00

KK & her new hubby were kind enough to take us boating one last time this summer. Oh, how I will miss the warm weather when it leaves.

Princess Lea/Katie tearin' it up..

KK doing the same...

David Hasselhoff/Stewart helping all the girls.

We all managed to take at least one bad fall, so luckily for us THE HOFF saved us. Here is THE HOFF in action...

The Hoff diving in to save MOI.

Cap'N Clint watching all the action...

Katie, seriously where did you get that towel?

While Katie was in town we ofcourse celebrated her birthday that night.

Happy B-day T-Bone!

(Can't wait for next summer)

Sweatin' For Sarah

2010-09-10T10:52:00.000-07:00

And they were RUNNING...

The Lloyd sisters serving post-race bagels like noone else can...

What a great turnout!

Sarah being interviewed by "Katie Couric" as she likes to call her.

That's right KK, you strut your stuff.

Yes, it was 80's themed...And yes, that is KK #2 in a leotard...

Check out these hot pants. Yep.

Yes, Kristen just had this stuff "lying around" No joke.

Rockin' the side ponies.

Yay for a great race and a great cause.

California Dreamin'

2010-08-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

First stop on my trip, Santa Monica. Dear Vanilla, Hand over the cupcakes and noone gets hurt.

Don't judge us but we may or may not have ordered 14 of these.

HAD to have a picture of this ferris wheel at the Santa Monica pier. This is where Speidi got engaged guys.

This is Amanda. She likes a side order of ketchup with her ketchup.

This is Katie. She likes her meal with a side order of cash. She has to remind me that "Noone has money, ya just spend it." Best. advice. ever.

This is my niece and nephew. Adorbs!

And check out this cute little nugget of a nephew. He calls me Nan-Nan. I am his favorite.

Ofcourse we celebrated Grandma Jennie's 93rd birthday. She rocks.

We always stay in a cozy little place called Carpinteria. Aahh, the beach.

We usually swim out to this platform, but I watched too much Shark Week before I left. I just. couldn't. do it.

The fam.

Me and Miss Amanda Jane.

Coolest land EVER...

The marine layer set in, and didn't leave. But that didn't stop the fun.

Next stop, Robitaille's candy shop. Love it!

So much candy, so little time...

Mmmm, gotta dig right in...

He looks sad only because we couldn't buy one of everything.

Check out this cool tree!

Until next time, Carpinteria, I miss you already.

True Beauty

2010-08-16T12:00:00.000-07:00

The saying is true: beauty comes from within. And I don't know anyone else who would handle a situation like hers with such grace, kindness, patience, humility and strength. Sarah you are inspiration to us all. Isn't she beautiful?

*photo taken by the Muirheads last night at a very special dinner held in Sarah's honor

The Wedding Extravaganza!

2010-08-12T14:49:00.000-07:00

Just took a trip to Denver for a very important event. KK's wedding!

The happy couple...

Get down with your bad self KK...

No detail left undone, it was so pretty...

Cupcakes?? Yes please! I'd like one of each. Yes I do.

The girlies...

I gave KK specific instructions to throw the bouquet to me. But I was intercepted...So mad...

Time to put up my feet on the veranda...Ahh, so relaxing and pretty...

The reception was at the Stanley Hotel. We stayed there that night. Lots of celebs have stayed here. P.S. It is supposedly haunted...

And do you recognize THIS staircase? This is where Jim Carey was walking down the stairs handing out hundies to all the valets in 'Dumb & Dumber'. CLASSIC. Can you picture his fur boots and the lamborghini to boot?

The day we were leaving we spotted a ghost flying out this window... do you see it??

On our way back to the airport we stopped in Boulder for lunch. I love the tree-lined streets, shops and cozy outdoor dining on Pearl Street.

What a fun weekend.

And Congrats to KK!

Back In the Day...

2010-08-03T12:28:00.000-07:00

After I graduated college I, like anyone else, hit the pavement and started looking for a job. That task turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be. After filling out applications for over a year, I finally got a job at LDS Hospital. That was 9 years ago. And although that particular job wasn’t the best suit for me, look what I got out of it….

(T-Bone makes a special visit to Utah and this is the ONLY picture we took)

Life-long friends. I know now that I had to wait for that particular job. Otherwise I never would have met these lovely ladies. First I met Angela (not pictured) at the fax machine. Then Sarah, in the training room, and Katie (aka T-bone) in the cafeteria (at the 8th and C café to be exact). Friendship quickly ensued. This included about a million lunches together, a kajillion emails back and forth, many visits at each other’s desks, and almost daily trips to the hospital gift shop to get a snack. Oh, those were the days. We won’t mention the accidental “reply to all” emails from Sarah that went to the whole hospital. Lol.

And even though two of you chose to move out of state (boo!), rarely a day goes by that I don’t talk to one or all of these girls. We like to call ourselves The Wolf Pack, or the A-Team. Not really, but it just sounds cool. These days though, we DO call ourselves Team Sarah.

Members since 2001.

Check it out: http://sweatinforsarah.com/

Candace (pictured) never worked at the hospital with us but she may as well have :)

Birthday With My Besties

2010-07-27T14:55:00.000-07:00

A night with just the girls is rare these days, but we managed to pull it off. Oh, how I heart these besties. Ofcourse, not all my besties are in these pictures, but, you know who you are :)

And Sar-Bear being able to join us, how great is that.

Hamming it up for the camera. Looks like a great engagement pic guys...

And KK managed to fit herself into that tiny, blue bag--a present just for me...

Free dessert, get in mah bell-ay...

KK put signs all over the living room describing ME on my b-day. This was the best one.

Oh KK,
you know me too well.

Boating Fun

2010-07-27T12:42:00.000-07:00

Me and KK

The soon to be bride and groom...

I'm the flag girl!

So pretty... Echo Lake...

KK the rockstar...

And that'd be me...

It's Someone's Birthday Today!

2010-07-13T19:42:00.000-07:00

And I'm a little ferklempt (mostly because I didn't get her a gift yet)

Talk amongst yourselves...I'll give you a topic..."Duran Duran"...

Neither a Duran, nor a Duran.

DISCUSS...

Happy Birthday Debbie!

Good, No Great, Friends.

2010-07-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

Tonight was KK's bridal shower, and I didn't even think to take any pictures the whole time but as were leaving we took this one last-minute picture. And I'm glad we did because 1. Look how cute we all are and 2. It made me stop and think about the great friends that I have.

Friends can get us through good times and bad, and bring many, many (and I mean many) moments of laughter. Because of some recent events, Candace said on the way home tonight that we need to make more memories. And I am all for that, but I was thinking, we already have so many great ones. And I'm grateful for every single one of them.

Be Well, My Dear Friend...

2010-06-28T16:05:00.000-07:00

Me In A Nutshell...

2010-06-12T21:50:00.000-07:00

Or at least "me" in a 4X3 fun collage!

(You can click to enlarge mosaic)

1. What is your name?
2. What is your favorite food?
3. What is your hometown?
4. What is your favorite color?
5. What is your favorite movie?
6. What is your favorite drink? (I'm not drinking it now guys but I still looove it)
7. What is your dream vacation?
8. What is your favorite dessert?
9. What is one word to describe yourself?
10. How are you feeling right now?
11. What do you love most in the world?
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?

It's all the rage guys, so if you want to play too, go to Google, type in the answer to your question (be careful though) and choose an image from the first 3 pages. Then you can make your own collage-a-rooni at http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/mosaic.php

Bragging Rights

2010-06-05T20:10:00.000-07:00

So we did a 30 day challenge at work==no sweets, no soda (not even diet soda, guys). I'd be lying if I said it was easy. It wasn't. It was brutal. There were days the cravings were so bad that I almost checked myself into the rehab place in Orem. (Lindsay Lohan went there, guys--so you KNOW it works.) But I am happy to say I did do all 30 days!

Not drinking any diet soda was actually worse than having no dessert. But it feels good to have kicked the habit. For now anyways...

Dear Diet Coke, even though I pretty much don't drink you anymore, you still complete me.

Home, Home on the Range...

2010-05-21T18:58:00.000-07:00

I just spent a week in Virginia...and it was so nice...

Monuments and the Pentagon

Ooh...the sunset...

Everything was in bloom...

Sunrise...

And this little guy, my nephew...He's the cutest. Having his first Katie's frozen custard. He liked his so much he had some of mine too...Don't blame him, it's that good.

Tough Stuff. Lesson Learned.

2010-03-18T01:01:00.000-07:00

1. Note to self: when stopping at a stoplight behind someone, leave a good mile in between you and that car, or else that car just might throw it in reverse and hit you. Note to 'throw it in reverse' lady: after you ram into my front bumper, please don't ask me for directions.

2. Note to self: practice crow pose BEFORE going to yoga class and faceplanting it on the hardwood floor. Yes, there were 40+ people in the room. And yes, the instructor did make fun of the thud I made over the loud speaker. And yes, I had the sense to go get a hot dog after class to re-find my zen.

3. Note to self: When you start your car and get out to scrape off the ice, don't forget to pull up your car's emergency break when parking on a hill. Because you may or may not have found yourself running along side your car one day this week in order to hurry and jump in to stop it.

4. Note to the person that hit my car at the gym leaving a giant scrape and taking off without a word: If you go to Zumba, I'm pretty sure my team is going to crush yours in the next dance-off. FACE.

5. Note to US Weekly: Why didn't I get my issue this week? After all that's happened, I really need my issue next week or I might have a gossip-deprived Nervy B*

And finally, we can end on a positive note:

6. Note to my new dentist: Asking me if I wanted a gold tooth instead of a regular 'ole white filling made my week, and almost made me cry a tear of joy... How did he know how much I love Lil' Wayne?

*(a nervous breakdown, guys)

Nothing Like a Bowling Bash at the Ritz

2010-02-21T13:45:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Friend!

Some were focused more on Apolo Anton Ohno than getting a strike or a spare. No, Apolo wasn't at our bowling party, he had other plans. In Vancouver. But we were watching the 'lympics in between turns.

Ice Skating!

2010-01-31T17:49:00.000-08:00

Getting A Little Push...

Look at those synchronized sister moves...Simply Amazing...

If Only They Had A Sisters Category in the Olympics...

Stopping For a Minute to Put Out the Vibe...

Before Landing My Triple Axel...

And we may or may not have crashed a winter dance afterwards...

Mmmmm....

2010-01-24T22:55:00.000-08:00

I made some cupcakes for a bake sale to raise money for Haiti...

Here's what I used: Cuter than cute ribbon...

Chocolate cupcakes...Don't you want one? I used a recipe from Sprinkles Cupcakes and it is seriously delish.

Little baggies...and ta-da!

And they're ready to go. Hope they make alot of money!

Little Giggle Monster

2010-01-03T20:39:00.000-08:00

Christmas in Cancun...Why Did I Ever Leave?

2009-12-30T19:24:00.000-08:00

Mayan ruins in Tulum...

Ahh...the beach...

Santa even brought us candy-filled sombreros Christmas morning!

So much guacamole...so little time...Oh, and churros, and diet coke, and fajitas, and more diet coke, and...did I mention it was all-inclusive??

We tried to go to a bull fight...except we went on the wrong day...oops...That's what we get for not speaking fluent Spanish...

Feliz Navidad!

A Christmas miracle...

2009-12-18T19:24:00.000-08:00

A Christmas miracle came in the mail yesterday...My new US Weekly magazine. I had a lapse in my subscription for a while, and I felt so out of touch. But now, it's back!

Better Late Than Never...Halloween PICS!!

2009-11-30T19:35:00.000-08:00

It was only natural that I went at Kourtney Kardashian...

...Wouldn't be Halloween if I didn't go as my favorite celeb...

"Can't answer the phone because your hands are TRAPPED in a REAL blanket??!" Then a Snuggie is in order...Gotta love this blue one! They sure come in handy...

Guess word got out that a Kardashian was at the party...the party was shut down. Oh well...until next year...

Ute for a Day... The BLACKOUT!

2009-11-13T13:05:00.000-08:00

Real Ute fans get a corndog at the game and end up with ketchup on their chin, but take pictures regardless... Don't judge...the corndogs are GOOD. If you look closely you can see it.

After the ketchup-chin debacle...time to take more pictures...

The whole crowd in black...now that's hardcore.

Somebody Just Turned ONE Today!

2009-10-29T17:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Little One!

Happy Birthday Cindy...

2009-10-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to You!

Cougar For A Day...

2009-09-20T12:31:00.000-07:00

Too bad the Cougs got hammered...

Seriously Can't Handle His Cuteness...

2009-09-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

My nephew, little A.J.

The Best Part of Vacay...Part 3

2009-09-01T20:52:00.001-07:00

Aaaah the beach...First in northern Califonia...Pacifica.

Then in Carpinteria...

Wait...is that Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen???

Best Part of Vacay...Part 2

2009-09-01T20:14:00.000-07:00

Family! Look at all these monsters...I mean angels... :)

All the grandkids...

The BEST Part of Vacation...Part One

2009-08-26T21:39:00.000-07:00

Was these little gems...

My friend A-Whip and I found these precious little gifts from heaven at a bakery in Santa Monica called Vanilla. If you are even remotely near Santa Monica or even if you live nowhere near this place you have to make a special trip there. They are THAT good. We may or may not have gone back the very next day to buy 6 more...Please don't judge us...

Just So You Know...

2009-08-13T16:12:00.000-07:00

I Have TOTALLY Redeemed Myself...

Guess what my final grade was in Chemistry Class guys!

......An A!

(not trying to brag...just sayin')

The birthday celebration that just never ended!!

2009-07-28T21:42:00.001-07:00

First dinner with the girls!

My own balloon..yeah!

Free dessert...and I'm in charge of ALL the spoons...

Okay, fine, I'll share...

I got tickets to The Fray concert the next night as a gift..

And to top it off I got a cute cookie bouquet!

Oops.

2009-07-28T21:32:00.000-07:00

The night of my actual birthday we had a fun night of boating at Jordanelle, and when we got back, Sarah got me a cute cupcake and lit it and sang Happy Birthday...

And all is well...

And then I dropped it on the floor, flames and all...

Quick recovery...5 second rule counts...

Thanks for a FUN birthday!

Happy Birthday to ME.

2009-07-22T22:09:00.001-07:00

Shall we wax nostalgic for a minute? Can you pick me outta this stellar crowd?

I know, I know. Carol Seavers called, she wants her glasses back.

Family Visit...Yeah!

2009-07-12T22:13:00.000-07:00

My sister and crew came for a visit..I bet my nieces are cuter than yours are! :)

Happy Fourth of July!

2009-07-05T15:51:00.000-07:00

Went to Sugarhouse park with my friend's little niece and nephews to watch the fireworks. Those little munchkins are so cute.

Wow...they were just awesome! :)

Me and the girlies.

No fireworks show is complete without US Weekly. Glad the fireworks were bright enough so I could keep up with the latest and greatest.. If not I would have sported a head lamp.

No more M.J.. So tragic.

Okay...FINE.

2009-06-03T16:17:00.000-07:00

I may or may not have missed this question on our chemistry lab safety quiz:

"What do you do if you are on fire?"

I may or may not have forgotten that the answer is stop, drop and roll.

Don't worry guys, I'm getting a tutor. The first thing I'll ask him to review is fire safety. And I may or may not also have him review other emergency situations. Like what to do if I get lost from my parents at the mall, or how to dial 911.

Could My Nephew BE Any Cuter?!

2009-05-18T16:30:00.000-07:00

Just spent a week with this little guy. He's just too cute.

Here he is ready to go golfing.

The little tyke and his favorite aunt.

He's got the shirt to prove it. (He's practically jumping for joy he loves wearing it so much.)

Swinging with Aunt Cindy. Awwwww...

Bathtime fun.

Loving his toys.

You Might Be a Redneck If...

2009-05-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

You scope your target in a dress.

And ride a John Deere all within 24 hours.

I just spent a week in Virginia y'all. Yeehaw...

Watch Out Martha.

2009-04-28T22:23:00.000-07:00

Some cupcakes I made on Sunday.

I'm going to be the next Martha. I'm gonna be exactly like her. Except I'm going to smile more and have a personality. And I'm not gonna do illegal stock market deals. And I'm not gonna wear prison ponchos (they do nothing for my figure.) And I'm not going to sell dish towels at KMart. But I'm going to be EXACTLY like her one day.

Nobody Puts Baby In a Corner.

2009-04-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

Glo-Stef (Gloria Estefan) was right. Eventually the rhythm IS going to get you. I am so addicted to salsa dancing! My friend and I went on Friday. We were too busy dancing the merengue, cha-cha and salsa to take pictures. So here's basically what it looked like.

Too bad I can't practice on a log with Patrick Swayze though.

Johnny to Baby: "It's not on the one, it's not the mambo. It's a feeling; a heartbeat. ka-kun, ka-kun, ka-kun"

One CRAZY Night.

2009-04-07T21:57:00.000-07:00

I may or may not have a friend that works in radiology. She (or he) may or may not have recently given a few of friends some free scans. Don't ask me why?? It was a crazy idea. We may or may not have seen our kidneys, thyroids, and pancreases (Oh My). As to not get the scanner in trouble, remember that this all happened ALLEGEDLY. For that reason I am using small text to be more DISCREET. It may or may not have been 3:30 in the morning. And so that noone has any proof that this happened I am NOT posting ANY pictures.
Except for this one.

And this one.

Oh and this one too.

I hope noone finds out about this. If this info is leaked I will refuse to speak to the media or press; all calls can be directed to my publicist.

Houston We Have a Problem

2009-04-06T16:06:00.000-07:00

The blogging world is not letting me post any pictures. Not for a few days now. Stay tuned though...Maybe that's a good thing. Since I have to hurry home to get ready to watch the season premiere of The Hills tonight. I think that me not being able to take the time to post pictures is the universe's way of making sure I don't miss the show.

Come and Knock On Our Door...

2009-03-23T09:54:00.001-07:00

The house next door to us has been for sale for a while. We just barely found out that our good friend Will (pictured below) bought it! From now on it's going to be a Three's Company episode non-stop I'm sure.

Here we are (at a concert last summer)--Janet, Jack & Chrissy
Not pictured: Mr. Roper

Is Anyone Getting Sick of Seeing Pics of My Vacay?

2009-03-20T09:52:00.001-07:00

Too bad!

This is Saphire Bay. Gorgeous!!

Friends braving the wind and going kayaking.

The Lizard Limo!

2009-03-19T12:19:00.000-07:00

Lizard Parking Only.
We rented a jeep in St. Thomas, which was really fun. Until we left it parked at the hotel for a few hours, got back in that night, and I had a lizard crawling all over me. Needless to say there was a lot of screaming, and chaos. We pulled over a couple of times to find the little guy. Eventually we did, and everyone made it out alive.
(No animals were harmed in the making of this blog.)

This is us at the top of a viewpoint.

Cruise ships came in every day to St. Thomas.

Gotta Be Smarter Than the Blog.

2009-03-18T14:03:00.000-07:00

Blogging is hard! Figured out how to post more than one pic at a time! Tough stuff though. Lesson learned.

This was the beach at our hotel.

This was Trunk Bay beach (a pretty famous beach) in St. John. The surf was too rough the day we went so they wouldn't let us swim.

So our taxi driver (who's name was Puff Daddy by the way--how cool is that?) took us to Koki Beach that was nearby. It was a private resort. Take a look at this sailboat. How pretty. A couple of the girls went scuba diving here and said it was awesome!

St. John at sunset.

A View From the Top

2009-03-17T12:52:00.000-07:00

We rode a gondola-type-tram to the top of the island and ate dinner. What a beautiful view of the island. There was live music, and luckily we were covered somewhat because it poured rain all through dinner. But don't worry we still had fun. This is us on our ride up.

Want to Go Back!

2009-03-17T12:47:00.000-07:00

Help!

2009-03-17T12:42:00.000-07:00

How do I add more than one pic at a time? Jo you'll have to help me. I have tons of pics.

So Pretty.

2009-03-17T12:39:00.000-07:00

"Dats Wut I said! Booty Traps"

2009-03-17T12:27:00.000-07:00

Well here it is! My official blog. For all you people (okay, the 2 people) that said I should start one. I want to post some pics from our visit to the islands. St. Thomas & St. John. It's so beautiful you sometimes don't believe your own eyes and think you are sitting inside a postcard. Anyway, the islands are rich with pirate history. I was bummed when I never found Chester Copperpot or One Eyed Willy.