New Twilight Trailer

Twilight fans... check out this site. I can't wait for December!!!http://www.thetwilightsaga.com/blog/new-twilight-trailer-on-myspace

Our New Journey

Sadly, after over two years of loyal service... it was time to turn my caliber back in to the dealership. This car has been good to me. No accidents, only one parking ticket (which I fought and won!) and 1 towing incident. It has seen me through the early stages of dating Haws, our first road trip, our engagement and marriage. I have taken it on "girl trips" and all over Southern California and the boarding states. Needless to say, it has been good to me and I am truly grateful.

But Yippee! I am so excited to take on a new "Journey" with my trade. Haws has been so excited for us to get "Our Journey" (even though I will be the primary driver of the vehicle). I think he is slowly warming up to the fact that when the 4Runner kicks the bucket, he will most likely be joining the Dodge family. There are really so many benefits to buying a dodge, it would be silly to purchase anything else... wouldn't you say?

Brad did a wonderful job showing me all the new features on my new vehicle. I am really excited about being able to hook my ipod up and play it through the radio. Also, the U-Connect is going to be a really good feature for my considering I make most of my calls in the car and now the new law will be in effect that we all have to be "hands free".

I wanted to have a photo of Brad handing me the car keys... classic car purchasing photo. Brad really is a good salesperson and he showed me everything I needed to know and took good care of my. Did he really have a choice?

The best part is that once again... Kori and I have twin cars! We both trader our calibers in for Journeys this week. Here is us posing outside of GAYS (great american yogurt) to celebrate our new rides.

So if you are looking to set out on a new Journey yourself... give Brad a call at Glenn E. Thomas Dodge in Long Beach. You will be taken good care of :)

Addicted

I am not a big TV watcher. The only shows that I have really been into in the last 5 years or so is 24 and The Office. As you may know... due to the writer's strike and Keiffer being in jail, 24 took the whole year off and is not returning until Jan. (so sad) Since then, I have been turned on to Dancing with the Stars. I first tuned in to see Adam Corolla dance and to know what all my clients were talking about. Although Adam was voted off after the first few episodes, Haws and I got pulled in and have to watch to see what happens with the remaining "couples". Haws is surprisingly into it and is really good at predicting the scores the judges are going to give. These are some of my favs that I love to watch.

Jason and Edyta are my favorite. I love watching this big football player dance. He has improved so much since the beginning of the show. He is definitely an unexpected front runner and has a great personality. He is there to have a good time, work hard and competes with respect to the other dancers. (plus he is not bad to look at :)

Of course... Kristi and Mark are amazing to watch. No big surprise here that she is a good dancer. The surprise for me was when she busted out this funky/sexy dance routine with total attitude. It was fun to see this "American sweetheart" get sassy.
I also enjoy watching Cristian and Cheryl. He is very enthusiastic and is out there to have a good time and work it! I hope his arm is OK so he is able to keep up with his performances.
YES! I am so glad to see these guys go. I don't think I could handle another crying session and rant from Shannon and Derek. I know she likes them young (I just hope he is being a good little Mormon boy) ... but she really needs to grow up! It's called "constructive criticism"... Deal with it!

Soooo Gooood!

Taeler and Dana's has already come and gone and I have been slacking on getting this post done. The wedding was amazing and I had so much fun spending time with the girls at Liz's beach house the night before. There are so many good memories of trips to the beach house that started back in Jr High with these girls. The night before the wedding we had rehearsal and then went to dinner at the Chart House. Haws came out for the dinner and then headed to the beach to do some beach camping while us girls stayed at the beach house. Turns out the poor guy forgot to bring any blankets or sleeping bag and froze most of the night. I don't think he slept quite as good as I did. I was so tired I fell asleep right in the middle of girl talk! I am kind of that way, I am a night owl if I am up doing something (like blogging) but once my head hits the pillow... I am out! We had all morning to get ready, so there was no rushing around. It was perfect. I am so happy to see Taeler so happy thanks to this lucky man who has made her his bride. "Good" decision Dana! There were a lot of pictures taken, but thanks to Taeler's photographer, Jasmine Star, I was able to get some good shots off of her blog to give you a better idea how beautiful this wedding was. Check out her blog to see more.

http://jasminestarblog.com/index.cfm?postID=280

Liz woke up early to make this cheesy-egg dish for breakfast along with a bunch of other nutritious options to get the wedding party prepared for the long day.

The bride and her sisters. Look how TaeTae is glowing! :)
Getting ready.

Before...After. WOW!
The happy couple and their entourage.
Getting ready to head out for the party.

Even with very minimal sleep... Haws hung in there and ripped up the dance floor. My man really loves to dance... it's so much fun!Liz insisted on sporting the "lip liner only" look, but we just couldn't let her do it. Luckily she gave in and added some lipstick and gloss. JkThe GirlsTae got her groove on. This is a classic Taeler dance face.The party had to come to an end and the happy couple made their exit in style. After being daring enough to run though an archway of sparklers (held by some not-so-sober guests), they climbed into one of Marty's old classic cars driven by a Chauffeur. It was one of the best send offs I have seen. Love you guys!

Baby Shopping

I went shopping with Kori and Brad to look at cribs for the new little boy soon to join the family. It was amazing to see all the different options and see how expensive it can be to furnish a babies room. Kori tried to convince Brad to buy a bedroom set that was 10% off, but he laid the law down and said "we can only buy the crib! That's all we can afford this trip." I pulled out some of my old car selling tools and tried to bargain with the salesperson for the floor models, but even with the discount, it was too expensive for a pretty banged up crib. They left that night with out a crib, but Kori got a call the next day to be in the audience for The Ellen Show's baby show. I guess the audience in all prego girls and they end up getting a ton of baby stuff! I am hoping they get a crib so Brad won't have to endure shopping for one again since this is what it did to him last time...

Just kidding. Brad was actually being a real good sport and testing out the baby mattresses to make sure it was comfy enough for the little guy :)

Sickness

In the past two weeks so many people I know have been getting sick. I am feeling very blessed to still be healthy considering all the different illnesses going around. (knock on wood). It must be all those vitamins and natural foods I have been eating thanks to the gluten-free/dairy-free/soy-free diet I have been sticking too. You may be wondering "what can she eat?" There is actually a lot, but I am not going to get into that now.

Here are a few of the conditions I have heard about in the recent weeks:

Brad, Haws AND Cinnamon's mom: pneumonia

Laura M.: laryngitis

Johnny, Brooke, Joshua and Luke: All have the stomach flu

Debra, Peter and Robin B.: Stomach flu as well

Cinnamon: Morning sickness

Kirsten: muscular skeletal pain due to pregnancy

Lindsey: Cold

Rebecca: Cold/Nausea/Flu

I am sure the list goes on and on. What is with everyone getting sick? Is it the crazy changes in weather? Maybe... but sometimes I think there is more to it than that.

How are you all feeling???

Conference weekend wrap up

I know I am a little behind... but there has been a lot going on lately and I feel like I am still trying to catch up with normal life.

While my dad took the boys in the family to San Antonio for the Final Four... I was left the tickets to the Angel Game for the girls.

Brooke, Robin, Kori and I had a great time at the game, but I have to admit... we people watched and talked more than we watched the actual game. It was a fun night and I am sure Brooke was glad to get a little break from being the "single parent" and have a girls night.

Brooke and Kori waited a good 30 min to get their chicken fingers and Caesar salad. Just a tip... never order your meal from the seats.
Robin and I opted to bring our own snacks. Food is especially fast when you pull it straight out of you purse! String cheese.... yummmmmm.
Sunday, since we were once again watching my parents house, we decided to entertain and have people over for lunch and to watch the afternoon session of conference.

For some reason... some of our husbands felt the need to sport some interesting facial hair for the event. There is something about being able to stay home all day and watch church on TV that is not only spiritually uplifting, but physically restoring. Having friends to share it with is really the icing on the cake :)

Cinnamon is living up to the "barefoot and pregnant" lifestyle.

Congrats to Tom and Cinnamon for the little "cinna-bun" in the oven!

We also were graced by the presence of the birthday girl!

Happy Birthday Callie!