Funny Joke

I read this joke and thought it was funny enough to share...

New Diet--

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for Skeeter our New Hunting dog at Wal-Mart and was standing in line about to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

The first thing I thought was 'where is your sign lady' but decided to go with it...SO...On impulse, I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, and that I was starting the Purina weight loss Diet again. I said I probably shouldn't, because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IVs in both arms. I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way that it works is, you load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry and that the food is nutritionally complete... so I was going to try it again. (I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now enthralled with my story to say the least.)

Totally Horrified, the lady asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no; I had stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter and a car hit us both.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack he was laughing so hard.

WAL-MART asked me not to shop there anymore.

The Road And The Radio

One of the first times I actually heard, and listened to it thoroughly, was when I was walking the treadmill at the BSU gym one morning. I heard this song and it reminded me of back home.



The Road And The Radio
(Casey Beathard/Kenny Chesney)

Ain't nothing out here but me, the road and the radio,
Looking for an exit and a song that I might know.
An' countin' down the memories an' addin' up the miles,
Searchin' for a feelin' I ain't felt in a while.

Clarity an' inspiration:
Happiness is a destination that's hard to find.
It may take some time.
But in my mind there's somethin' more
An' I'll open up a brand new door,
An' find the strength to close the ones I left behind.
An' I'll get there leanin' on some friends I know:
The road and the radio.

Spent the night in Carolina; got up early out of bed,
Bought a Red Bull and a road map and a old Stones cassette.
Settin' my sights south bound, no reason or rhyme;
Threw up a prayer just lookin', just lookin' for a sign.

And some clarity an' inspiration:
Happiness is a destination that's hard to find.
It may take some time.
But in my mind there's somethin' more
An' I'll open up a brand new door,
An' find the strength to close the ones I've left behind.
An' I'll get there leanin' on some friends I know:
The road and the radio.

But in my mind there's somethin' more
An' I'll open up a brand new door,
An' find the strength to close the ones I've left behind.
An' I'll get there leanin' on some friends I know:
The road and the radio.

It’s Official... (Originally Posted on MySpace on 1/3/08)

What exactly is official you ask? I'm growing up. Well, that, and the fact that I don't feel good. Honestly, yesterday afternoon, I just wanted to crawl back under my blankets and go back to sleep and only come out because I wanted to, not because I had to. What set this off you ask? One reason is that I really don't feel good/feel like myself, and the other is my MAJOR LIFE-CHANGING EVENT. No, I'm not having some alien baby or something that dramatic. However, I found a gray hair. Not just a little one either. It was the full-length of my hair. I only found it too because I had my hair pulled up in a barrett exposing it. Now, in all actuality, this really isn't such a life chaning event. I think it's mostly that I figured I'd get gray hair after I've been through a lot more. A lot more years. At least ONE baby. Perhaps a few more moves(???). Maybe after I've actually gotten a degree of some sort (or at least more than 1 year of college under my belt). Perhaps after I'd found a 'career', but then, the last month I've resolved myself to being a crappy receptionist the rest of my life. Either way, I just didn't think it would happen just yet.

Reflecting on Christmas, etc. (Originally posted on Myspace on 12/27/07)

So, Christmas has come and gone. In case you're wondering, yes, I put up a tree. It was at work. I didn't enjoy it either. The fact that I didn't enjoy putting up the Christmas tree at work and that I didn't have a tree put up at home is merely coincidence. Jordan and I decided that if we put up a tree at home, it would be wrecked by the "kids" (2 dogs and 2 cats). I believe it was on the 24th that Jordan turned to me and said, "You know, we probably could've put one up in the spare room if we'd thought about it." Obviously, I didn't think about it. Oh well. We had "Christmas" with his brother Chase, Chase's wife Meghan, their new baby Kate (check out my pics to see her) and Meghan's mom Sheri. They had a little 24" tree. It was silver and had some ornaments. They put it on the coffee table Christmas morning, and we piled the presents around it. It was fitting, I think, to have a little tree for our little Christmas. Normally, we would all be 'home' (in Idaho) with Jordan's large family and the large Christmas tree and then to my large family and their large Christmas tree. We would all take turns opening gifts (which takes about 15-20 minutes to make one cycle through everyone). It takes a while. We took turns this year, and it obviously with just the 5 adults, it went much faster.

In Idaho, we'd have a large dinner and eat too much. Well, Chase, Meghan & Sheri made ham, green beans, pies, mashed potatoes and also had little finger foods/relish tray. We brought over prime rib, fudge (it went horribly wrong, but luckily we were hardening it up in the freezer and forgot about it so we were able to throw it away without C,M or S finding that out), gravy, deviled eggs, stuffing and a pumpkin pie. All in all, we had a lot of food, and were stuffed when the plates finally went to the sink/dishwasher. We watched tv, and just enjoyed each others' company. It was nice.

If you got a Christmas card from us, and in my quickly scrawled handwriting it said something to the effect of missing and loving you tons, it really was heartfelt. We miss all of our friends and family. No, we didn't have a little Christmastime newsletter, mostly because I didn't have time. No, the Christmas cards didn't say more than what they did, but not because I didn't want to share every little boring detail. It was because after 45 cards, I'm lucky to get out that little one or two lines legibly without my hand falling off. Actually, to tell the truth, my hand starts cramping up after about the 5th one, that's why I type most everything to people and don't hand write most anything I send out anymore. I've thought about sending out an end of year wrap-up letter now that Christmas is out of the way, and I may actually do it. If I don't, at least it's here in print that I thought about it. I'm sure that I'll have a good excuse for not doing it either.

Anyways, I hope you all had happy holidays, and hope you all know that everytime I log in and see my little friends list, I look at each one of the pictures and wonder what you're doing, and how things are going for you. I truly hope all is well, that you're not sad or stressed, and also that you might know that I think of you. I hope that you know that even if we don't talk often (even if it's been YEARS and perhaps even then we were not close) I still miss hearing the good things happening with you. I hope that even if our last words were not necessarily 'cheery' or if some harsh things were said, you still know that I don't hold a grudge. I often get over things quickly, and I miss all my friends and family the same way I would if nothing hurtful was ever said. I wish good things to you all, and I miss you.

Loneliness? (Originally Posted on Myspace 11/15/07)

In reality, I wonder if loneliness is really a feasbile option for me these days. I work Monday thru Thursday, from 7:30-5:30, and Fridays from 8:00-12:00. After I get off work at 5:30 those 4 days a week, I head straight over to the post office and check our mail. Then off to the house and get our boys out of their kennels (I also go home from 12:00-1:00 to see them and allow them a potty & play break too). Then (on Mondays and Wednesdays) we run outside and potty then play a little bit, and then load up for a "Car Ride" to go get Jordan from school. After we pick him up, it's off to the house for dinner, tv, studying, playing, relaxing etc. -On Tuesdays Jordan gets out of school at 5:50, so I go from work to the post office and then straight to school to get him, then we're off to the house. On Thursdays, I usually see Jordan when I go home for lunch, then take him to work. He works from 2-6, so most times I'll go home and get the boys first too. Fridays, Jordan works in the morning so he has the rest of the day free with me. -We've fallen into a bad habit of taking naps on Fridays, so in case you're calling me on a Friday afternoon and I don't answer, that's what's up. :) Saturdays and Sundays we spend together, typically at the house. Sometimes Jordan needs some time to write a paper during those times, but is 98% of the time at home when he does this.

So, why is it that I tell you all this (and with a title of loneliness)????? Even though I'm only ALL BY MYSELF for about 45 minutes a day (which mostly encompasses my driving to and from work), I still feel lonely. Mostly for Idaho, and everything and everyone that's in it. For all my friends, long-time and newly made before we moved. For those I went to school with that I was just a casual 'hello' in the hall & would occasionally see on my trips home to Parma. For all of those extended family members that I didn't see but a couple times a year (at best), and for my siblings, that sadly, some I would see once a year at best, and others I used to see every weekend. For the times when I was 7 years old, with a minivan full of 7 kids and 2 parents, jammed for the trip to Farmington, UT to go to the Lagoon so we could run and play and be hot and sticky, whiney, dirty, tired and cranky. I think I'm just lonely for everything I've known, for the things I took for granted, and for the things that I can't do now without two $500 plane tickets and A LOT of planning and juggling.

2008 Presidential Candidates

So, I found this website (my cousin sent me the link) and I took the little survey. It took less than 10 minutes, and I was able to see which candidate best 'fit' me and my beliefs.

Do us all a favor and check it out. MAKE SURE THE PERSON YOU VOTE FOR ACTUALLY AGREES WITH AND STANDS FOR WHAT YOU DO!!!

Then, if you're game, let me know where you stand...you can email your results to yourself or a friend, doesn't matter. Happy "Voting"!

http://selectsmart.com/president/2008.html

Not Much To Say...

I really don't have a whole lot to say, therefore I don't blog that often. When I do write up something, I typically post it on my myspace page. I realize that not everyone has, or wants, a myspace page though. So, I've decided to start posting my blogs here AND on my myspace page, that way anyone who wants to read about me can. I know I will not be posting every day, like I think everyone else should (well, at least those people who's blogs I actually read). I will try to become more "talkative", mostly for the benefit of those who don't live near me (which is mostly everyone). To start out, I'm going to post some of my myspace blogs on here, and then go from there.