Thankful

So, in light of Thanksgiving, and since I'm stuck here at work at freaking 4:30AM (I got here at 2PM, btw...), I've decided to list all the things I am thankful for. :) Now, if this were a complete list then it would never end, so I'm just going to mention the ones that come to mind right now. (Keep in mind it's very late and I'm very tired, so if some of these seem silly, then blame it on that!) ;)

1. I am thankful for my wonderful husband who is just so darn perfect!
2. I am thankful for my house
3. I am thankful for my dogs, even when they leave me little stinky presents...
4. I am thankful for my fat cat, especially when she attacks my toes when I'm sleeping. :)
5. I am thankful for my sexy car, because I feel like a million buck when driving it.
6. I am thankful for my job, that sometimes keeps me here until all hours of the night/morning. Even if I don't get paid overtime, it's still nice to know that I have a steady income that I can count on, and I do get a lot of satisfaction out of it.
7. I am thankful for Cherry Coke. Moreso for the lack of it since I've stopped drinking it.
8. I am thankful for Gatorade in the vending machines, because they help me stay away from that delicious elixur of life, drink of the gods, that sweet nector that is the Cherry Coke.
9. I am thankful for comfortable tennis shoes. I felt guilty when I bought them because they were so expensive, but 5 years later and they still look practically new, and I'm happy about that choice.
10. I am thankful for pumpkins, for they allow me to make pies.
11. I am thankful for turkeys, because I can eat them.
12. I am thankful for pigs and cows for the same reason.
13. I am thankful that no one really reads these posts, because I don't think I'm making a lot of sense.
14. I am thankful for those who do read these posts, because we get to laugh at me later.
15. I am thankful for my Mom and Dad, because they freaking rock.
16. I am thankful for my testimony and faith, without them I'd be lost.
17. I am thankful for both mine and Jon's families - I think that combined we have the coolest family ever!
18. I am thankful for my pillows, blankets, and bed, because right now I really, really miss them.
19. I am thankful for the internet, because I can post crazy stuff like this and everyone can read about my insanity.
20. I am thankful for my highschool friends - even if we don't talk much, we had some pretty awesome times
21. I am thankful for my wedding ring - it's really pretty.
22. I am thankful for my BFF Katie, because she is by far the coolest person in the world, and she does my hair for cheap and I just freaking love her! (Though I don't think she reads this...)
23. I am thankful for my sister
24. I am thankful that Baby Brother Brian is serving a mission, and that Baby Brother Jeffrey is in marching band!
25. I am thankful for people who don't send stupid forwarded emails that threaten death if you delete them without forwarding them first. (I deleted three today, so if I die then I blame those that send the stupid emails).
26. I am thankful (some days) that Jon and I are able to enjoy being married without the stress of kids. Even though I would love for the time to be right for children, it's nice just focusing on us for a bit longer.
27. I am thankful to all my sister-in-laws who have kids so I can get my "baby fill" through them.
28. I am thankful for my contact lenses so I don't look so dorky in my glasses.
29. I am thankful for rainy days so I can appreciate all of the sunny ones
30. And last, I am thankful to know that Jon and I are going to be together forever and ever and ever and ever and EVER! I love him so much and I'm most thankful for him above all, which is why I'm starting and ending with him. :)

Well, that's what I'm thankful for. It's now 5AM (I was working in between writing), and I think (and hope) that I'm going home soon. For those of you who are waking up now to feed your kids or excercise or whatever it is you do, you are crazy, as I don't think that 5AM should exist. Okay, I'm going now. I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving, and may your blogs be more interesting than mine! :)

M.

Happy Thanksgiving!

So I went up to my Mom's house for the weekend to celebrate her birthday (on the 22nd) and my dad's birthday (on the 11th). It was so fun! I just love my family! Anyway, we had to take pictures to send to my Baby Brother Brian on his mission. I can't believe he's been gone for over a year! Crazy! Anyway, here's some of the pictures we took. They're all posed, which is fine but not very exciting, but at least it's better than just reading! :)

Jon and Me! (I have four chins and Jon has a drugged look on his face, but it's all fun!)

Jeffrey, Dad and Mom (Jeff is over 6ft now and he's 15! Crazy!)

Here's a little bit of a better picture of me and Jon.

And here's Phillip and Julie - Julie showing off her cool new Yoshi shirt. :)

Jon, Me and Dad. (Don't ask about the cane, my Mom said pictures and my dad brought out his cane that he used after his motorcycle accident. Weird.) :)

I know, not very exciting, but it was a super fun weekend! We had a fake Thanksgiving dinner and then went to see Twilight on Saturday (I can't tell you if it's good or not because I was so annoyed and angry that the people behind me wouldn't shut up that I couldn't concentrate on the movie...) and then we just vegged out and watched Sweeney Todd (my Dad's birthday present, good but VERY gorey.) We all spent the night and left the next day after watching Kung Foo Panda. It was fun.

Anyway, I just wanted to leave you with a Thanksgiving poem and I'll leave:

*A game warden was driving down the road when he came upon a young boycarrying a wild turkey under his arm.

* ***He stopped and asked the boy, "Where did you get that turkey?"

****The boy replied, "What turkey?"

****The game warden said, "That turkey you're carrying under your arm."

****The boy looks down and said, "Well, lookee here, a turkey done roostedunder my arm!" ****The game warden said, "Now look, you know turkey season is closed, sowhatever you do to that turkey, I'm going to do to you.

****If you break his leg, I'm gonna break your leg. If you break his wing, I'llbreak your arm. Whatever you do to him, I'll do to you. So, what are yougonna do with him?"

****The little boy said, "I guess I'll just kiss his ass and let him go!"

****May your stuffing be tastyMay your turkey plump,May your potatoes and gravyHave never a lump.May your yams be deliciousAnd your pies take the prize,And may your Thanksgiving dinnerStay off your thighs!

****Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!*

Some Days...I Love My Job!

So, the class I'm teaching at work is awesome! Let's face it, no one likes to sit through a training class - especially when the material is as dry and boring (LOTS of reading from the overhead, not a lot of action). I do my best to make it fun and enjoyable and to mix up the training a bit, but it's hard. This class I'm training right now though just made me feel great! I told them a few days ago that today was the first annual "Training Appreciation Day" for Convergys because I would be a little late to class for it so someone else was coming in to teach them the quality part of the job. We all thought it was silly, but we went, had sandwiches and cake, and had our bosses say nice things about all of us and give us lanyards and zippy things for our badges to go on. It was fun, gave everyone feel goods, then it was back to class.

Well, when I got back to class, I was setting up my computer and my class came up and said, "All right everyone, we have a quick announcement to make!" I was a little leary (usually these end badly, don't ask) but helped them get the classes attention thinking that they were probably going to discuss tomorrow's pot-luck for our training graduation party. Instead, they said, "Because today is Training Appreciation Day, we thought that we should recognize the best trainer in our business, and that's Mindy!" I was a little surprised at this, as I wasn't expecting it, but I was even more surprised when they gave me a bag of caramel Hershey Kisses and a big envelope. Inside the envelope I got 2 cards! One is huge! I'ts about 1 ft by 1 ft and it's one of those cards that says "A long, long, long time ago..." then on the inside it says, "You were born." but then under it they wrote in "And Destined To Be Our Trainer!" and when you open it, it plays the Star Wars theme song! It was so cute! Then the other card was a standard "Thanks!" card, but still. Everyone signed both cards and it was just so stinking sweet. Some trainers get gifts and cards and stuff like that from almost every class they train - I really don't get them all that much. Usually classes will just say that they liked me a lot and thank me for their training experience, but really I've only ever had 2 classes do something like this. It just felt nice to be appreciated after getting so burned out over the last few months.

Ha ha, a bunch of them even stayed after class just to talk, and when I told them to go home and get some sleep, they said, "Well, training is going to be over tomorrow and we don't want to leave, so we're milking every second of it while we can!" I finally had to kick them out after they stayed half an hour after the end of their shift (keep in mind that class ends at 11:30PM!) Anyway, it was just very thoughtful and made me feel good.

So good news! I'm going to my parents house for the weekend for my Mom's birthday. While I had to sell my Twilight tickets and Jon is missing his coveted BYU vs Utah game, I'm way excited to spend time with my family. I plan on taking some pictures and using their computer to post them! Yay! We'll see if I have time though! Ha ha.

Well, that's all for now. Goodnight!

M.

40 Things You Now Know About Me

So, I was reading through some of my friends blogs that I never see anymore, and I saw that Heather had this fun "40 Things" questionnaire. It looked like fun, and since I know that my posts are boring, I thought that this would at least bring some structure! :)

40 Little Secrets
one: Who are your last 4 texts from?
Uh, I think they were all from Katie? Oh, and Stacey sent me a picture...I don't get a lot of texts like I used to...Hmm.
two: who was your last picture you took of?
Ha ha, probably a fish! (Oh, and my husband in the background) ;)
three: What's your middle name?
Amazing! Ha ha, just kidding I don't have one. :)
four: Whats your current favorite color(s)?
Depends on the day! I like yellows, greens, and bright-ish blues, but not to wear those colors. I've always liked deep reds, and neutral colors...so I'd have to say that my favorite is clear.
five: Does your crush like you back?
Well my "crush" can be anyone from George Clooney to Edward Cullen - the point is they're all either famous or imaginary (thank you Stephenie Meyer!), so in my dreams, yes, they like me back. :) My real "Crush" however is my husband, so I sure hope he likes me back or that's going to be an awkward eternity!
six: What is your current mood?
Tired, but for some reason I'm really "chipper-y" Just in a good mood, I woke up that way, strange...
seven: When is your birthday?
January 16
eight: What color shirt are you wearing?
black (I'm dressed like a Ninja right now!) (p.s. not really) (p.s. I am wearing all black though) (p.s., but not in a "gothy" sort of way) (Okay next question...)
nine: If you were going on a TV show, which one would it be?
..hopefully What not to Wear <----I totally agree with you Heather!
ten: Are you imagining anyone naked right now?
Nope, that's gross. :)
eleven: Did you ever sneak into an R rated movie?
No, I just waited until they were on video - I mean - I've never seen such a thing!
twelve: Ever had a near death experience?
kind of
thirteen: Something you do a lot?
Work, sleep, eat, watch TV and read.
fourteen: Do you love someone?
Yessirree!
fifteen: Do you want to see somebody right now?
I would like to see my friend Katie. And Sharece (and her baby Jason). And Mattie. And Heather. And a lot of people...Hmmm.
sixteen: How many piercings?
two, just my ears. although that did remind me of how eternally grateful I am that I didn't pierce my belly button when I was 18.... <---Again, I'm stealing Heather's answer. Dido.
seventeen: Do you have any tattoos?
No, they say that you should hang a picture of what you want on your wall for 2 weeks to make sure you still like it, and every time I thought about it, I would get sick of it after a day. Plus I always think of how it would look when I was all old and saggy and wrinkly and stuff...
eighteen: Who would you do anything for?
My family :)
nineteen: Who are your heroes?
My sister, Katie, my husband, Superman, and Abraham Lincoln (that guy is amazing!)
Oh My! There's no number 20! I guess I'll have to make one up...
twenty: Who is your favorite Superhero?
Well duh! Superman! Of course, he's overall favorite. I love Spiderman because he has amazing just an amazing heart - he's constantly getting hurt but he never stops trying to help. I love Wolverine for his stamina - it's never a question of "Should I do this?" for him, it's "How much pain am I willing to go through for this?" - amazing! Then Batman because he really wants to make the world a better place, even though he doesn't have any superpowers, he does what he can - plus it's nice to see the "rich kid" who becomes the hero, instead of the poor downtrodden kid. To name a few...
twenty-one: American Pie or Superbad?
Stupid question, moving on.
twenty-two: What's your biggest fear(s)?
failure, being alone, spiders
twenty-three: Who is your ex and where is he/she?
Which one? I know that one is now happily married (yay Will!) and I haven't heard from the other two in years. One I hope is okay, the other I really don't care to know how he's doing.
twenty-four: Would you ever take one of your ex's back?
Ha ha, it was fun while it lasted and is was hell when it ended, but I wouldn't take any of them back because I'm happier with Jon than I ever was with anyone else. :)
twenty-five: What did you do last night?
I worked, then stayed up late helping Jon study (I felt bad, I fell asleep!), then this moring I watched Heroes and Gossip Girl (Yay!)
twenty-six: what's the first thing you said this morning?
Hmmm....I know I talked to Jon when he left for school, but I was still sleeping, so I'm not sure...
twenty-seven: Speak any other languages
No
twenty-eight: Whats your favorite smell?
Odd question...cookies? Homemade Pumpkin Pie? Filet Mignons? Mostly just food products... Or Aqua Di Gio Cologn, yummy!
twenty-nine: do you like to sleep ?
Hooray for sleep!
thirty: Have you ever been kissed in the rain?
Yep, it was wet.
thirty-one: Do you like rain?
Depends - is my hair curly, or straight?
thirty-two: What are you thinking about right now?
that Jon's probably waiting for me to finish...and I need more shampoo...and how much I hate mouses without scrolly thingies on them...
thirty-three: What should you be doing right now?
Going home
thirty-four: What's your favorite memory?
The first time I met Jon and I saw his face when he looked at me, and then when he proposed, and then when we were kneeling in the temple getting married. :) Perfection!
thirty-five- What are you listening to?
The clickity keyboard and the air conditioning fan.
thirty-seven: Who was the last person you yelled at?
Jon - unless I can count dogs, then it was Ricky for eating Molly's treat. Mean old Ricky...
thirty-nine: who is the last person you said i love you to?
Jon
forty: Who is the last person that made you smile?
Jon! (And Katie when she called me last Saturday) But Heather's blog made me smile, so maybe it was Heather then! You all made me smile! :)

Okay, hope you enjoyed the random questions. I'm going home now! G'Night!

M.

Playlist

So, even though I know that my playlist was awesome, I decided that it was time for it to go. Every time you pull up a blog with a playlist it takes F-O-R-E-V-E-R for it to load, that and the fact that I've heard rumors of a lot of viruses coming from http://www.playlist.com/ made me decide to let the playlist go the way of the DoDo (is that how you spell it?). Anyway, just in case anyone was devastated by it (which I just KNOW you totally were!), that is why I now have no playlist. The End.
(Now I have no new pictures AND no music! I know, I'm so boring.)


Actually one more thing. I cut my dog Molly's hair for the first time all by myself last week! I forgot to mention it in my last entry because I was mostly asleep (I dread reading over it again, I'm just sure that it makes no sense!) But yeah, Jon was studying for a test and he normally does it, so I decided to be brave and try it out. I did such a good job! (If I say so myself!) The only part that doesn't look good on her is her little mustache thing - I wanted to keep it cuz it's cute, but I was cutting with the scissors and by then she was fed up so they're uneven. Oh well.

Oh, and I've also finally stopped having dreams about work - Hooray! Only 3 more weeks to PTO!


M.