BASEBALL - I Live for This!

Basball is Back!...Almost....

2010-02-13T17:24:00.002-07:00

Today was Dbacks Fan Day and it was AWESOME! Got to see lots of players (especially Conor) and see lots of fun things! Here are some pics!

Baby Shower Cake

2009-09-23T16:53:00.003-06:00

Here are some pics of the cake I made for a baby shower. The colors were pink and brown.

More Baseball Boys!

2009-09-19T14:54:00.004-06:00

Today I went to a thing at Greenway HS and got to meet a bunch of Dbacks players. Ryan Roberts is in the blue Nike shirt, Trent :) is in the black striped shirt, and Rusty Ryal is in the blue shirt. The best was getting to meet Trent Oeltjen who is a super cute Australian player. The day would have only gotten better if Conor Jackson was there...

MLB Commercial

2009-05-02T16:39:00.001-06:00

http://mlb.mlb.com/beyond_baseball/index.jsp

Go watch this commercial...I'm in it!!

Stitches & Cake

2009-04-20T10:39:00.003-06:00

Here's pictures of the wedding cake I made for Lindsey. It turned out super nice. I'm happy with it! The top layer was peanut butter cake with chocolate filling. The middle layer (the one they cut) was white cake with rainbow chip frosting. Lindsey used to eat rainbow chip frosting out of the can when she was younger. And the bottom layer was chocolate with chocolate frosting.

As I was putting together the cake I cut myself pretty bad and, for the first time ever in my life, had to go get stitches...6 of them! My thumb is still pretty sore but that's what I get for being dumb. :)

Opening Day

2009-04-07T11:37:00.005-06:00

The best two words to a baseball fan...Opening Day. Baseball is finally back and I got to go to the game. It's been a while since I got to be a part of baseball and it was awesome! Finally, life starts again. Here's some pics from opening day.
Thanks Uncle Ron & Aunt Shell!

Kimmy's Trip to the Homeless Shelter

2009-03-26T18:54:00.004-06:00

My little sister, Kimmy, has been bugging me to go to a spring training game since February. I finally decided to take her Wednesday night to see the Dbacks play the Rangers. The funny thing is my family had her convinced that she was going to feed the homeless. If you know Kim, you know she's not a very gullable person and for her to believe something like this was hilarious! She even set her facebook status and told her YW leaders that she was going to feed the homeless. Hilarious!

We got in the car and I told her that Conor Jackson would be sad that she wasn't wearing a shirt in support of the Dbacks to the homeless shelter and she asked if we were really going to the shelter or a game. When I told her we were going to a game she was so ANGRY!! She wouldn't talk to me for about 10 minutes and she didn't talk to the rest of the family for about a day. She still doesn't think it's funny, but the rest of us thought it was dang funny!

Here's some pics of who was at the "homeless shelter".

Help!

2009-03-18T00:13:00.001-06:00

So, I was trying to change my blog template and totally screwed everything up. I tried to find everyone's blogs that I like to look at but I know I'm missing some. If you're not on my list, let me know and I'll add you! Thanks!

Conor Jackson!

2009-02-07T15:07:00.003-07:00

Today I got to meet Conor Jackson! It was dang exciting. I even got a hug. I also got to meet Mark Grace which was cool, but Conor was definately the highlight of the day. Here's some pics!

Moving Home

2009-01-05T11:16:00.003-07:00

Since I moved to Utah a year and a half ago, I've only wanted to move back home. And now that I have that chance, it is with mixed feelings that I say goodbye to Utah. Don't get me wrong. I HATE Utah...the snow, the culture, the drivers (AGH!). But I finally got to a place where I like my ward, made some great friends, and actually felt comfortable. So, it is with a little sadness that I say goodbye to Utah. I'm moving home in about 2 weeks. YAY!

PS: I still need a job so if anyone in AZ knows of anything please let me know!!

Princess Unicorn!

2008-12-25T12:50:00.003-07:00

This is the gift I gave to my Uncle Ron. He asked for a Princess Unicorn and he got it! They don't actually make them, so I had to go find a Barbie and something to make into a horn. I'm really happy with the results and I think he was too!

Disney dedicates park to me!!

2008-12-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

Disneyland!

2008-12-16T20:28:00.003-07:00

Merry Christmas! Saturday - Monday I will be in Disneyland!!!

Wonderful Disneyland in nice California where there is no FREAKING snow! (I hate the snow so much I can't even listen to the song "Let It Snow" because I don't want it to).

I can't wait to go! I'm counting down the days and I feel like a 5 year old. Disneyland is one of my favorite places in the world!! So Zip-a-Dee Do-Dah! It'a Small World and a Pirates Life for Me!!

All I Want for Christmas...

2008-12-09T16:02:00.002-07:00

is Conor Jackson!!!
If you're looking to get me something for Christmas he is what I want. :)

Christmas Tag

2008-11-19T22:05:00.003-07:00

Welcome to the 2008 Holiday Edition of Getting to Know You!(more like getting to know me)

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate, definately
2. Does Santa wrap presents or sit them under the tree? Sets them on the couch with our stockings...unwrapped
3. Colored or white lights on tree and house? Colored
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope
5. When do you put your decorations up? Just decorated tonight, but usually the day after Thanksgiving
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Whatever mom makes
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Driving to grandma's and singing Christmas songs
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? "Santa" wrote a note to the family that we were going to Disneyland for Christmas, but Santa's handwriting looked an awful lot like Mom's...
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yep - The family gift exchange
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? Lot's of lights and family ornaments
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? DREAD IT. I HATE HATE HATE SNOW!!!
12. Can you ice skate? Yes, but I don't like it very much
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? XM Radio so I can get all the MLB games and Disneyland!!
14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Family
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Molasses Cookies. YUM!
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Baking cookies and decorating
17. What tops your tree? Mickey Mouse dressed as Santa
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas
20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum? Yum - especially the Hershey ones!

1 Week

2008-11-19T10:34:00.001-07:00

I'll be home in 1 week and in Disneyland in 1 month!! Woohoo!!

Jealous!!

2008-11-02T12:37:00.002-07:00

My family went and did an Autism Walk today and got to meet some Dbacks! I'm so jealous I wasn't there! Another reason to hate Utah... Anyway, here's some pics of them and their awesomeness! They got to meet Eric Brynes, Orlando Hudson, and Darrin Sutton!

Mom & Dad in HSM3!

2008-10-31T20:41:00.001-06:00

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I'm a Porsche 911!

2008-10-14T21:21:00.005-06:00

I'm a Porsche 911!

You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite,and you know it.

Take the http://www.tomorrowland.us/sportscar">Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Costochondritis

2008-08-18T21:43:00.001-06:00

So I finally found out why my ribs have been killing me. And for those of you who don't know what it is (I didn't) here's a little explanation:

Costochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum). It causes sharp pain in the costosternal joint — where your ribs and breastbone are joined by rubbery cartilage. Pain caused by costochondritis may mimic that of a heart attack or other heart conditions.
Your doctor might refer to costochondritis by other names, including chest wall pain, costosternal syndrome and costosternal chondrodynia. When the pain of costochondritis is accompanied by swelling, it's referred to as Tietze syndrome.
Most cases of costochondritis have no apparent cause. In these cases, treatment focuses on easing your pain while you wait for costochondritis to resolve on its own.

Catering!

2008-08-05T22:21:00.004-06:00

Here are pictures from my first catering job that I did tonight. Everything looked spectacular. I was super impressed with how everything turned out. From the top: Carrot Cookies, Chocolate cups filled with Mousse, a close up of the Mousse, the set-up, Chicken Salad Croissants, Pasta Salad, Fruit Display, Veggie Tray, and Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon and Sugar Chips.

Arizona!

2008-07-08T18:42:00.004-06:00

Here's some pics from my wonderful trip home.

There's Kimmy holding a poster she made to tray and help marry me off, me and Kimmy, Mom and Dad, me and Doug, and the very good looking Conor Jackson.

Baby Shower

2008-06-26T22:56:00.002-06:00

Today, I threw a baby shower, with the wonderful Whitney, for one of our good friends Heather from work. Whitney and I planned the whole thing and I made the treats. Here are some pics of the cupcakes, strawberries, and overall fun of the shower! Congrats Heather!

Get Smart

2008-06-21T17:47:00.004-06:00

Everyone should go see this movie! It's hilarious! Steve Carell is great. Action and comedy all wrapped up into one fantastic movie. The best I've seen this year. Go! Watch it! Now!

Princess Jasmine!

2008-06-21T17:01:00.004-06:00

You Are Jasmine!

Independent and adventurous. You don't want much; just to break out of the guilded cage society has put you in and experience life to the fullest. Following orders isn't really one of your strong points, and you would rather live a life of poverty than being forced into something that you hate.

THREES

2008-06-05T13:29:00.004-06:00

How to play this game. Post these rules on your blog; List 3 JOYS, 3 FEARS, 3 GOALS, 3 CURRENT OBSESSIONS/COLLECTIONS and 3 RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF. Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names.

JOYS
1. Watching baseball
2. My family
3. That I have a good job...even if it's in stupid Utah.

FEARS:
1. I'll be stuck in Utah forever
2. I'll never go back to Arizona
3. Did I mention being stuck in Utah forever?

GOALS:
1. Graduate school on time (next year!)
2. Move back to Arizona
3. Get married...

CURRENT OBSESSIONS/ COLLECTIONS:
1. Twilight!
2. Baseball (Let's go Dbacks!)
3. Movies

RANDOM FACTS:
1. I collect Sleeping Beauty figurines.
2. I HATE the Yankees but would love to watch them play a game at Yankee Stadium.
3. I really want to drive a mini cooper like they do on Italian Job. :)

TAG YOU'RE IT!
1. Tiff
2. Julia
3. Kimmy
4. Jessica
5. Genny

Moving!!

2008-05-29T10:19:00.002-06:00

I'm finally moving out of the crappy-dappy place I'm living now into a nice place with really fun girls. Once I move in I'll post some pictures. I can't wait! I'll be moving (actually Mom and Lindsey will) all weekend long. Thanks guys!!

Culinary School

2008-05-15T14:34:00.005-06:00

Chicken Fried Chicken...mmmm. So my group member Kamaile (front and center of picture) entered us into a cooking competition. KODJ 94.1 Radio is kind of sponsering the whole thing. Steve Harmon (back row not in chef uniform) is the DJ on the morning radio show. He needed someone to make his grandma's chiken fried chicken recipe and Kamaile called in to volunteer us. Then the whole thing spiraled out of control. :)

Monday or Wednesday morning of next week (May 19 or 21) we will be competing live against a professional chef. Crazy and exciting all at the same time! There will be a blind taste test and then the winner will be chosen. I don't want to brag, but my group will definately win. :)

In the picture:

Top row: Steve Harmon (DJ), Chef Becky, Sharon, Teresa, Me, Willy

Bottom row: Kimmy and Kamaile

The Office Returns

2008-04-10T23:56:00.001-06:00

Never Say Never

2008-04-10T09:47:00.002-06:00

So, I've been thinking the past couple of days (scary I know) about the things I said I would never do. Here's just a few:
1. Move to Utah
2. Go back to school
3. Clean a restaurant kitchen

Well, as you all know, I've done all three within the past year. What am I thinking?! I guess it just goes to show...never say never.

Baseball is back!

2008-04-07T19:52:00.002-06:00

Woohoo!! Baseball's back! Even though I can't watch it as much as I'd like and only the stupid Rockies are on in stupid Utah, I'm still excited that it's back. The Dbacks are off to a great start and I'm looking forward to a good year. Let's go Dbacks! Let's go! *Clap Clap Clap*

School

2008-03-20T11:26:00.002-06:00

Well, so much for starting in August. I'm actually starting March 31st! Aahh! My admissions officer (who is absolutely wonderful by the way) called me and said she found a scholarship for me and it was mine as long as I could start on the 31st. So a meeting later here I am ready to start in about 10 days. I'm super excited and a little overwhelmed. The worst part about starting so early is that I'm not gonna get to watch my baseball games like I had planned. oh well! This is better than being a couch potato!

What a great week!

2008-03-13T21:04:00.002-06:00

I finally did it. I enrolled in school to get my pastry degree! Woohoo! I'll start in August and can't wait! I'm so excited! I keep looking over the classes I get to take and wow. Overwhelming but awesome!

I also met Dale Murphy today. Super cool! He's such a nice guy. I wish I could have talked to him a little more but oh well. I'm sure I'll talk to him again. I was so happy afterwards I told everyone I saw that I got to meet him. Everyone thought I was crazy, but hey, maybe I am. DALE MURPHY! Ha!!

Woohoo!!!

2008-02-26T22:35:00.004-07:00

Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman. Once there was a snowman...that would never go away.

Now it's finally melting, melting,melting. Now he's finally melting. (Woohoo). I hate snow in every way.

Ok, so that's not how the song goes but it is today...I HATE the snow, but...

The sun is shining and the snow is melting. Happy day!!!!

The Love of God

2008-01-31T19:47:00.000-07:00

Today I attended the viewing of President Hinckley. It was such an awesome experience. The minute I entered the conference center I felt the spirit. It was quiet and everyone was so reverent. There was an organist playing hymns as we walked through the conference center. President Hinckley was in the Hall of Presidents lying peacefully. He is such a wonderful man. I was consumed by happiness and love along with a twinge of sadness. There were flowers all around and messages on the flowers from family and friends. My favorite were those from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I over heard Conference center workers saying that between 2000 and 3000 people were there every hour and they expected the number to double later in the day. What would it be like to be loved like that?! How amazing! Even while writing this I get teary-eyed. My testimony has become stronger today of the love that God has for all of us. I clearly felt it today.

President Hinckley

2008-01-28T13:58:00.000-07:00

Beloved prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley passed away last night. It's been so sad but wonderful at the same time. Of course, he will be deeply missed but he has been reunited with his wife at long last. He missed her so much. I'm sure it was a joyous occasion. My testimony of the church continues to grow stonger knowing that it's not the end of the church, but a start of a different era for the church. It'll be weird not to see or hear from President Hinckley this next conference as we have for so many years, but it will be so wonderful to gain the same type of love for future prophets and apostles.

The sun

2008-01-26T15:46:00.000-07:00

The sun is shinning! It's gorgeous outside (for winter in Utah). I never realized how much I loved the sun until I didn't see it for days at a time. I love it!

P.S. I Love You

2008-01-03T19:40:00.000-07:00

So on New Year's Day I went to see P.S. I Love You. It was great! I actually saw it twice that day. I went once with my friend Julia and my favorite cousin was supposed to meet us there. She didn't end up making it but still wanted to see it. So I got out of the first show just in time to drop off my friend and be back at the movie theater to meet Tiff and see the movie one more time. I'm glad I liked it the first time. It made me cry both times though! It's definately a chick-flick!

Utah and Christmas

2007-12-05T22:00:00.000-07:00

Things are going better. I guess I'm getting used to Utah, even the stupid snow. I love my job and love the people I work with. I'm so grateful for them and my wonderful cousins that have been so great to me. I still miss my family horribly, but for the next little while Utah is...not quite home...but it's where I'll be living. I'm here for a reason- I just wish I could find it. :)
I'll be home for Christmas!! I can't wait. I miss the smell of a real Christmas tree and making goodies with my mom and sisters. It'll be a great treat to be home for a week and do all the fun things. As the Chipmunks put it, "Christmas, Christmas time is here!!"

Something's Missing

2007-06-19T22:49:00.000-06:00

So, I just finished my first week in Utah and it's actually going pretty well. I've always hated Utah but because the universe thinks it's funny it led me here with a job. I left my whole family back in Arizona and can barely stand it. Everything I love is in Az - family, friends, and most important :) baseball. I'm going through Diamondback withdrawls. I can listen to them on the radio, but it's not the same. I love watching the games and even better, going to the games. Salt Lake only has a dinky minor league team that doesn't cut it for me. I guess I'll have to find something else to waste my time with...