Costume Contest

Since my company is merging and our policies and rules are changing, we didn't have a Halloween costume contest like we usually do. I was sad that we couldn't dress up. But I was able to help Hutch get ready for his costume contest at work. Hutch dressed up as...

Uncle Fester!!!!

Isn't he so cute!!! He shaved his head last night and I helped him with his makeup this morning. He rented the cloak from Hale Theater. Now we just wait to see if he won the contest or not.

P.S. HE WON 1st PLACE!!

Grapefruits & Arizona

In the basement of my office building there is a cafe. I occasionally stop there for breakfast, snack or lunch. Today I went down to get some ice water (of course free) and saw they had grapefuits cut in half. I haven't had a grapefruit in a long time but I do enjoy them, so I got one. I brought it to my desk, cut around each piece and put a little bit of sugar on it. I took my first bite and took a trip back in time. I always forget (until I eat one) how eating grapefruits remind me of Arizona, which is great on snowy days like today. My grandparents (dad's parents) lived in Arizona before my grandfather passed away. We would go down and visit every once in a while, usually in the winter time. My grandparents had a lot of different citrus fruit trees. I remember getting up early and watching my grandpa check his blood (he was diabetic) and we'd go outside and pick fruit while grandma made breakfast. Just simple moments that meant a lot, and I'm always reminded of it when I eat a grapefruit.

Boutique

Today I went to a boutique at my good friend Stephanie's house. She has some of the most adorable things!! I bought almost one of everything! I bought a really cute fairy costume for my niece and some hair things for two of my friends and their new babies. I also bought one of each kind of cookies that she was selling. Sooooo yummmmy!!! If you missed the boutique, I'm pretty sure Steph can hook you up. Thanks Steph for having it and inviting me. It was great to see you and Tiff!!

Monday, Monday

Hutch and I started the day off great this morning. My sweetheart accidentally locked my car keys in my car this morning. I put my purse and lunch in the passenger side of my car, and locked the door and closed it. I was walking over to the driver side of my car when Hutch asked for my house key. I threw him my car key to open the passenger side to get it out of my purse. When he got the house key, he put the car key in the ignition, locked the passenger door because I had it locked before, and closed the door. I asked for my car key back and he said it's in the ignition. I told him that he just locked my key in the car. He had thought I had already unlocked the driver side of the car. I laughed a bit because locking keys in a car is something I would do, not him. We called a locksmith to come and help us out. I think Hutch got more frustrated with the fact that it cost us $75 and took less than one minute to get the car opened, then actually locking the key inside. Today I will be going and getting a copy of my car key to keep in the house. My extra key is at my parents house. Becoming a member of AAA is sounding more and more inticing.

Pull Down!!

When you see a fire alarm box, are you tempted to pull it? You know you never will because you could get into a lot of trouble, but is there a part of you that really wants to? I have always wanted to and today I got to! I got to pull the fire alarm!!! No there wasn't an emergency, just a fire drill. I help manage many office towers downtown and today we had a fire drill in one of them. Usually I stand outside and time how long it takes for the whole building to evacuate. I asked my boss if I could pull the alarm this time and he said yes. I was very excited!! I stood in front of the alarm and wanted for them to tell me to pull it. Once they gave me the go, I pushed the button and pulled the latch down and the alarm went off in the entire building. I feel like I've fullfilled a childhood dream. :)

What Rain?

I love the rain. I really do. That's probably one reason I love Seattle. I know that for some people the rain makes them sad. I think if it rained for a long time, I might feel the same way. But when the weatherman says that it's going to rain and it's going to rain a lot, I get excited! I love lying in bed listening to the rain and the thunder. I love to watch it come down from my window. I love the smell after a good rain storm. (notice I love the things that don't involve me driving in it). So I was a bit sad when the the weatherman said it was going to rain on Tuesday and it didn't. At least it didn't in my neighborhood. Now he says it will rain today. I hope so! I love the rain!!

What's Happen?

I'm feeling a ton better today. It wasn't the swine flu like everyone has asked. It was a really bad head cold. Now my sweetie has it. Apparently I'm good at sharing.

The past few weeks have been a bit busy. I had the opportunity to go to Southern Utah with some friends to see two shows at the Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City and two shows at Tuachan in Ivins (aka St. George). At the SF we saw "Women in Black" and "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged". "Women in Black" was soooooo scary!! I've never been that jumpy and scared at the theater before. The cast, which is only 3 people, were really good at portraying the story and making you feel like you are there. The technical stuff was the star of the show. The sounds, the movement, aaaahhhh!! Scary!!! At one point I jumped and grabbed onto Hutch. Very good show! "Complete Works" was the complete opposite, it was hilarious!! I have seen it before live and I have the movie and script so I know this show. I loved that they updated some of the jokes and made it their own. Other productions just copy the movie, which is a great version, but it's fun to see other's creativity. At Tuachan we saw "Annie" and "Aida". We were actually about 15 or so minutes late to "Annie" so we missed the "Hard Knock Life" number which is one of my favorites. I haven't seen the stage version is such a long time that I had forgotten that the movie and stage versions are very different. I will admit that I love the movie version more then the stage version. I was a bit disappointed with this production for little things. We were sitting on the 2nd row (I know! We were late AND sitting on the second row - we're terrible!) and it was very obvious that Annie's natural hair color is dark. The wig was terrible. It look like a wig someone bought for $1 at Walmart or the Dollar Store. Also, Annie yelled half her lines. I know it's good not to rely on your microphone, but when the lines are screetching, you can pull back a bit. Now onto "Aida": FAB.U.LOUS!!! It was incredible. The talent was amazing!! The girl who played Aida was born to play that part. She was so strong in all of her songs and her acting was awesome. It took me awhile to warm up to Radames because I'm a huge fan of Clay Elder who played it at Hale, but the actor Tuachan had did do a great job. They flooded the stage twice and it worked. I've seen some shows where they want to use their flooding abilities but it doesn't fit the show, but believe or not, it did in this one. I would suggest seeing "Aida" if you get a chance. (now I've built it up too much and you will hate it).

Wasn't Conference great this session? I thoroughly enjoyed every talk. It seemed that everyone went back to the basics of the gospel which means we really needed it; at least I did. There was so much passion in what our leaders shared with us that it brought me closer to them, to the gospel and to our Heavenly Father. Wonderful Weekend!! My sister and I also took my Grandmother to dinner during the Priesthood Session. We had a lovely time chatting and watching Duncan eat plate after plate of Mac-n-Cheese. :)

We're getting ready for our Primary program at Church. Our program is in November which is nice because it gives the kids more time to learn the music. I helped write the program and I think it will be a very nice one.

Well, I'm not sure if I've covered everything that has been going on, but it's a big chunk of it.