Spring Break

Krista, Rachel, Amanda and I went to San Francisco for Spring Break this past weekend. We had such a great time. We shopped a lot, ate some pretty good food and laughed more than anything.
We got to see most of the city. We had a nice hotel room that over looked the city and was close to everything. We got tickets to ride the cable cars and got around mostly that way, but did some driving too.

We were eating dinner at Cheesecake Factory in a highrise building. At the end of dinner, Amanda being the dork that she is, pulled her sweatshirt up over her entire face except her eye. I told her I would give her $10.00 if she would stay that way til we got back to the hotel. She was the last one in the elevator, so she was the first thing that people saw when the elevator opened to the bottom floor. Then she proceeded to walk all the way to the hotel that way. ( approx. 2 1/2 blocks) Needless to say, I was $10.00 poorer by the end of the evening, but we got a lot of good laughs anyway.

We had a great girl time. Brad met David in Vegas and they went to Danny Gans Show at the Mirage. Then they went to St. George and stayed with Mardell and Mary and had a good visit. It was a great Spring Break Weekend!

Carrots!

My cute neice Lindsay gave me some carrots last week and they were sooooo yummy. They were fresh as can be and I am still enjoying them. Her grandpa planted them in his garden, then digs them up and puts them in a deep hole in the ground and covers them with leaves and such all winter and can retrieve them any time he wants some fresh carrots. What a smart guy! Carrots kind of go with Easter, don't you think? Here is some carrot trivia:

*Carrots have the highest content of beta carotene (vitamin A) of all vegetables.
*The Longest Carrot recorded in 1996 was 5.14 metres (16 feet 10 ½ inches)
*Carrots were first grown as a medicine not a food
*Holtville, California dubs itself "The Carrot Capital of the World." with an Annual Festival, now in its 60th year
* Carrots are not always orange and can also be found in purple, white, red or yellow

Did you know? - One pound of carrots gives a normal man enough energy to raise 64 tons 1 foot in the air? That same pound can produce 1 ounce and 11 grains of sugar. A pound also contains 14 ounces of water.

You might say I have a boring life if I am posting about CARROTS!
Just thought you would all be interested. Thanks for the carrots Linds!

Florida, It is

She opened the call last night! She is going to Jacksonville, Florida. We are so excited for her!
It was funny because after she opened it, she started reading it and then she stopped right before she got to where she was going, and got kind of emotional. Then she started laughing and said, " Its funny, because I know where I am going, but none of you do!" We all started laughing. It was really great. She is really happy with her call and so are we.

We had everyone make a guess of where they thought she might be going and put a flag on the map. It was so funny, because we had some great guesses like Antartica and Iraq. I love kids. They are just the greatest.

Once again, we have so say Thank you to so many people who are so supportive. I think we have the greatest support system in all the world. People drove from quite the distance away in the snow storm, just to see her open the envelope. So thank you everyone, we appreciate all of you for being so supportive of her and us. We love you all!

THE CALL!!

Well, the call came today! We are so excited. We really want to open it ourselves, but she is waiting until Saturday so everyone can be here when she opens it. I know, I know, its all I can do to not just sneak it and open it myself ( I really wouldn't do it)

We are just waiting with baited breath! We will fill you in on the details later on!

TAGGED!

Rachel tagged me. Probably so I will have something to write about on my blog. I don't have a lot to write about, so I don't update too often. I know, I am sort-of a boring person.
10 years ago:
I was a mom with a teenager, a 10 and 5 year old. A lot of different girly hormones going around.( poor Brad )
5 Things on my To-Do list today:
vacuum
laundry
iron
Filing for work
fix dinner and clean up
Snacks I enjoy:
V Chocolate Apples
Hot chocolate (Godiva of course)
Chips & Salsa
3 bad habits:
picking my lip when nervous (or not nervous)
procrastinating
forget to return calls
Places I have lived:
Logan
Provo
Sandy
Things people don't know about me:
I am 4th cousins to my own children (that is why they are so deranged) just kidding
3 things to do before I die: ( I had a lot more than 3 )
Travel to many more destinations
Serve a mission
See all my grandchildren graduate from High School
Be more prepared to meet my maker
Things I would do if I were suddenly made a Billionaire:
Oh this is a good one. I sometimes dream of becoming a billionaire. Not because I want more stuff, but mostly because of all the wonderful things I could do with that kind of money. I would go on a lot of mercy missions and help really poor people be blessed with what we have. I would help them become self sufficient and not just dependant on others. I would also take other people with me to do these service projects, so it would make a difference in their lives too. I would set up family reunion service projects, so we could all go to another country and do something wonderful for underpriveledged people. I would like to think I could make a difference in the world if I had more money, but I know I could make a difference now, even without the money by doing small acts of kindness and service. I can dream anyway. One of my favorite websites I visit often is:
http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.183217/
People I want to tag:
Lindsay Lu
Kim

Scrumptious Cheesecake!

My sweet husband said he would make a Valentines Dinner for us on Valentines Evening. He went to Market Street and got some fresh salmon to cook for that night. Then he went to Cheesecake Factory and got my favorite Cheesecake. How nice was that? Needless to say, Dinner was very tasty! This is the Tuxedo Cheesecake. Other flavors can be found at:
http://shop.thecheesecakefactory.com/PublicStore/catalog/Cheesecakes,92.aspx

Our Prophet

We just got finished watching 60 minutes. It was originally broadcast several years ago, but they re-aired it. It probably did not get a lot of coverage because it was on at the same time as the SuperBowl.

It was so good and it brought a tear or two because I miss him so much! If any of you are interested, here is a link to watch it.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/31/60minutes/main3775068.shtml