Birthday Week

Good times were had as Alice celebrated her birthday. Too much eating happened but that is expected. Back on the wagon this week.

I could document the week by food. That would be fun, wouldn't it?

1. Big Al's BBQ with Reuben before he went out of town. Pre-birthday celebrating.
2. Woody's for burgers with Morgan's crew and Sarah.
3. Sweet Tooth Fairy with Morgan. Sugar cookie heaven.
4. Coasta Vida with Erin, Anne, Josh and Morgan's Crew.
5. Donut from chevron with Sarah.
6. Burger Supreme with Jane, Janette, Shule, Christine, Aiden, Ariel.
7. Yogurt with all above beside Shule and Ariel.
8. Chinese with Reub.

I can see why I gained five pounds!

Nice walk with Reuben last night. This is a nice long weekend. Half day after dr appointment tomorrow morning and then Tuesday off again. Caleb, the brother from another mother, will be back from his LDS mission in Brazil.
Can't wait to see him!!!

Some pics: cup from celebrations, Oliver and his light saber/mask, me and the boys on b-day, river on walk with Reuben, Ezra and his lollipop, Oliver had too much partying on my b-day!, Reuben's cuff lengths(for "Reuben and Rita" as he says), me and Reuben on our walk.

Happy Birthday to Me!

I don't think you are supposed to wish yourself a happy birthday, are you? Well, I think it will be happy anyway. Not going to work is happy enough for me. I think the next two days will totally worth the time spent putting together sub plans. I am hoping that all goes well, but even if it doesn't, I still have two days to celebrate the middle of my thirties.

We celebrated my birthday Sunday at the Bills. The singing was my favorite as usual! I love that the boys were excited to see my candles and to sing to me. Henry wondered if I was turning 8 and also told me I could lick the candles because it was my birthday! They are so dang cute.

You know what else is cute? The way Reuben plays with the boys and how he ice skates. On Saturday we went skating. It was nice to be active on a date night. We also played racquetball Friday night. I will not say who won all four games we played. I am not supposed to let him win, am I? I am sure the next time will be much more competitive! I am missing him while he travels to Kansas City for work. Too bad he's not around for the birthday. Oh well. Life. P.S. Why isn't Kansas pronounced like Arkansas? Or Arkansas pronounced like Kansas? I think we should vote on this in November. It is more important than some of the issues on the ballot, no?

Well, do something fun today in honor of my big day. Eat some cake, a donut, a cupcake or a cheeseburger(or drink some caffeine). Cheers. Here's to 35 rockin'!

Champions.

Tonight was filled with basketball. My school's team qualified for the championship game in their division. Basically, it is like state.

They had to win two games tonight against the same team(the tournament was double elimination and the team they played had not lost during the tourney). They pulled it off and I am so proud of them. What a great end to a great season!

I have also included some pics of the nephews. They were so fun on Sunday! Love them!

Fun With Camera

Hi. Time still escapes me. I cannot believe how fast time is going these days. Before I know it, I will be getting married. Weird. The weekend was filled with Rockband, burgers, and hanging with Rueben. I will miss the weekend when it is over!

Anyway. If you have seen the movie Yes Man! then you will understand the next few pictures. I took a camera out on my run yesterday. It was nice. It totally got my mind off the run (I don't know why but running hasn't been my favorite lately) and more on the experience. It was great. Here are some shots(I took more than one hundred, I think!)

FAT Tuesday

This former Catholic girl still keeps some of the traditions of her former religion. Today marks FAT Tuesday or the day before Lent begins. This means that tomorrow will mark the 40 days prior to Easter. Lots of spiritual journeys happened to be 40 days in the Bible. Hence, the tradition of Lent. Anyway, I am choosing to give up caffeine and the toppings I really like at my yogurt place. Two very difficult things to give up, but that is the kind of things you should give up, things that are hard. This helps us know we can do hard things and builds us.

This comes at a perfect time seeing I have gained about seven pounds in the last week. I need to remember how to do hard things like say no to the treats I love so much! I celebrated Fat Tuesday today by having two big Diet Cokes and eating lots o' toppings at Spoon It Up! It was wonderful and I really have a huge stomach ache. I guess that it what I get!

You should join in on the Lent fun. Pick something that you may hard find to give up for the next 40 days and give it up. It will be fun and strengthening, I promise.

I also need to come up with some good things to add. I think reading my scriptures forty days in a row would be a great goal!

Cheers and Happy FAT Tuesday.