Not gonna do it

Last year for Halloween Spencer and I had 2 different sets of costumes, and attended 4 different parties in 2 different states. And we are STILL exhausted. So I am proud to declare that we will NOT be dressing up this year. But we did have SOOOOO much fun..




























Yes, this is us as Team Claus. By far the biggest hit.








And for my own personal enjoyment....Heeeeeeeere's Matty... uh ..I mean Mickey.

The Jeanette Update

My fan club (Jeanette) has since posted complaint regarding the oldness of my blog entry.

My apologies if this doesn't captivate the masses.

I finished reading Brisingr..the 3rd book in the Inheritance series. Great book. I love the series. Very much like Lord of the Rings....not nearly as good, but still instills that great desire for the triumph of good vs. evil. And I really want a pet dragon.

I started and finished Angels and Demons..also very good. Movie comes out in May.

I am using my Dremmel tool to engrave a wooden 'something' for one of my friends as a Christmas present. I love that tool. You can do just about anything with it. From sharpening knives to cleaning car batteries to widdling wood. genius.

Last night Michelle and I went to her gym to play a pick up game of volleyball. However, they cancelled volleyball due to few numbers, so we walked the track for an hour while discussing our burning passions for "Twilight" to get to theaters.

As for the upcoming weekend... working and temple. And constant body cleansing. I've got to get into contending shape for our trip to Cabo next month. Beach volleyball in a bathing suit....yeah, the less that jiggles the better.

The Reunion I didn't make it to! :(

So last weekend was my 10 year high school reunion. I was planning to go, because I had won free round trip tickets to Vegas. I found out at the last minute from this deceitful travel agency that I could not use those tickets till after the New Year. And by then airplane tickets would have cost me over $600. Sadly...very sadly...I had to relinquish my hope of being reunited with some of my very best friends. But my bestest friend Janna took some pictures and graciously emailed them to me.
Thanks Janna Bonana.

This is My Best friend Janna with her new boyfriend


From left: Janna, Ryan, my other best friend Erin, and Range (who were all fellow volleyball players)

I love this picture!! Janna and my other best friend Mark.
But Janna, Erin, and Mark were my 3 very best friends in High school...seriously great people!!


And this picture has my other dear friend Bobby with his wife.
I can't believe it has been 10 years since i have seen these people. Well, I've seen Janna since then, but wow...we are getting OLD.

And I'm so sad I wasn't able to make it. Alas, I am determined to be at the 20 year. By then we should be far away from the south, back in the west, which is slowing transforming me into something I am being overtly warned against after my previous post.

The most beautiful sound in the world

Do you know what the most beautiful sound in the world is?? I use to think that maybe it was this

or this



Or perhaps


Alas, I had been mistaken

...until yesterday...

when I heard this:

Spencer and I got FREE tickets to the NASCAR Bank of America 500 Race last night!! I was always of the mindset of "What is the big freaking deal about cars driving in 334 circles??" Well, my friends, last night I learned what the big freaking deal is....it's this. You can literally feel all your organs rearranging themselves to the giant roar of all those engines as they fight to get ahead of the next guy and then the next guy, all the while trying not to slam into each other or the wall. "He gave us our ears that we may hear the magical sound of things..." Those cars are magical. I then began to understand the phrases I heard on the 2 mile hike from our parking spot to our seats....such as "The Mecca of Religion".

It was really a great show... it started off with these BMX guys doing CRAZY stunts off of a jump. Stuff from the X Games. One guy went up the jump and did a front flip... He crashed hard the 1st time, but nailed it the next.


And then we got a 30 minute concert from Jessica Simpson, and 5 minutes with Cindy McCain. (Wished that would have been vice versa)..and then the FANTASTIC fly over with a Bomber and fireworks as a tribute to our troops!!


oh and to Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson; you guys have 2 new fans.

The headphones weren't cause the noise was too loud (even though it was, but it was AWESOME), they were actually plugged into a little TV so we could hear who crashed and why.

Oh, AND Bank of America gave us $46 of free food too!! So we got 6 hours of AWESOME entertainment, excitement, exhiliration, food, and snacks for the price of $10......parking.




I guess my transformation is almost complete. Now, I just need to find a liking for fatback, fried ocre, and boiled peanuts, and I am officially a redneck. heaven help me.

What you think??

I need new hair color.
I'm bored. I've had it really dark now for 2 years. I want something a little shocking. Like the highlight colors of BLEACHED BLONDE, with DARK BROWN, and MOCHA. or maybe something a little more natural. Here are 2 options. I need input. You can vote off to the left.

Option #1

or

Option #2

The Duchess review

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So Michelle and I got free movie screening passes to see The Duchess last night. Incredible movie. However...

The amount of emotion I felt at the end was overwhelming. Im not talking about tears. I'm talking about rage. There was no 'let' throughout the movie. You know...when you come across a troublesome scene and then there is a light moment to ease the pain you feel for your heroine. Oh NO! I felt a little rage at the beginning, and then some more...and then more...and then 'hey, let's make it even worse' MORE...and then by the end I was actually sweating from the restraint of not screaming!!

But I did like it. Ralph Fiennes is a most excellent villain. Oh, and the costumes were incredible, definitely Oscar worthy.