Halloween Preperation....

Kari, Stuart, John and I carved Pumpkins together on Wednesday! It was so much fun!! I love carving pumpkins, I think its one of my favorite things about Halloween, dressing up, and carving pumpkins. :) And, I hate to brag but I am pretty good at carving pumpkins. hehe if I do say so myself.
Anyway Kari was hilarious! She wouldnt put her hand inside the pumpkin to clean it and dig out all the guts! It was so funny. Stuart actually slimed her with some of the pumpkin guts while she was trying to be brave. We were all laughing pretty hard.

John was the official picture taker because he didnt want to be in the picutres (stinker) So this is the three of us carving. It was so much fun. Stuart dared me to carve batman, he said if it looked good he'd even give me a high-five...in public too!! This is something that is rarely done so I was pretty excited.

This is Stuart and Kari's finished product. They made a cute little pumpkin face. And they even carved their annitials on the side! haha
HERE IT IS! Batman in the flesh....well the pumpkin flesh I guess. For those of you who cant tell, Batman is the dark part in the center, and all the glowy stuff around him is (accourding to John) clouds, or (accourding to me) smoke from some huge explosion that just occured. Of course Batman saved everyone though. As always. So anyway, now Stuart owes me a public high-five! Im pretty excited. haha.

Yesterday we went to a Hollows Eve Dance Party at peaks arena. It was kindof lame, but getting ready for it was fun. John was a mummy and it took forever to wrap him up! We tore up sheets and tied the ends together and then just wrapped him good and tight. Although apparently it wasnt tight enough because by the end of the dance he had pretty much fallen apart. haha
I was Twister, like the game. I just bought a twister game from walmart and used the mat for a dress. then I glued the twister board onto a headband. It turned out pretty cute! I totally loved it. And everyone at the dance was spinning my hat. haha! We had a blast!

I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!

Holidays

I heard a Christmas song on the radio today!! I couldn't even believe it! CHRISTMAS SONG!!
Its not even Halloween and someone is playing Christmas songs.
I must say, I am not a fan of listening to Christmas songs before Halloween. I will admit that I have been one to listen like the day after Halloween, but having experience I can honestly tell you that if you start that early then by the time Christmas rolls around you get sick of them! Which is no good.
I do love Christmas though. Actually October-December are my FAVORITE months because they're just so much fun! Halloween- awesome! I love dressing up in different costumes, face paints, etc. Its super! Thanksgiving- come on, do I really need to explain this one? FOOD! Hello! Lots and lots of mind blowingly exquisite food. And family! Fun and games and food. Shopping with the crazies the day after, football, laying on the couch for the whole weekend because you ate to much. :) Basically its just awesome. Christmas- everyone in a giving, christ-like mood. I love the snow and caroling, and cuddling up in front of the fireplace, making snow people, mistletoe, presents, pine scented candles, Christmas trees, lights, candy canes, stockings, snowball fights, sledding, baking goodies, white elephant gift parties, Christmas Eve sleepovers with Bre... obviously there are a lot of reasons to love these seasons.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

"tagged" ...and other randoms.

) Did you date someone from your school? Oh boys... yes I did, and sometimes I wonder "why? why? why?"

2) What kind of car did you drive? sophomore year: the honda (pause. breeze remember we were in accident after accident in that stupid car? And the one guy backed into me in the parking lot and I couldnt open the door!! ha!) Junior year: honda, the burb, and the jetta. Senior year: Wanda. (the Jetta)

3) Did you pass your drivers test the first time? Yes. Bless you Newbury! haha

4) Were you a party animal? Of course I was!!

5) Were you considered a flirt? Most definitely

6) Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? No!

7) Were you a nerd? Yeah.

8) Were you on any varsity teams? DRILL TEAM!! Except that we were only good my sophomore year. Junior year sucked.

9) Did you ever get expended or expelled? Nope. (I never got caught!)
10) Can you still sing your fight song? Something something something, Go Fight Win!

11) Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs. A, Mrs. Campbell, Coach Clements, Mrs. Jeppson, and Sister Mahoney.

12) Where did you sit at lunch? sophmore year- my house, bre's house, or les's house. but mostly breezy's. Junior year: my house, tosh's, wendys, or sometimes Jess's. But mostly at Tosh's. Senior Year: in the hall (I told you I was a nerd) or at mi casa.

13) What is your school's full name? Springville High School

14) School mascot and colors? the mighty red devils of course. red&blue

15) Did you go to homecoming and who with? I went to Homecoming with Levi Taylor. Thats it.

16) If you could go back and do it again, would you? Heck no. I couldnt stand high school. yuck.

17) What do you remember most about graduation? Wondering how long we had to sit in those blasted chairs. The millions of pictures afterward, and how it was so bright that in every picture, everyone is squinting. Laughing at Trevy and Tyty because they had to go back to school when I didnt. hehe And leaving for NYC 6 days later!

19) Were you in any clubs? ? Yes. Just Drill Team. That basically controlled my life.

20) Have you gained weight since then? not really. I mean a little on and off. But basically Im the same.

21) Who was your prom date? Prom what?

22) Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? of course!

23) Did you have a job while in high school? Nanny, Flower Shop, Day care, babysitting.


Okay Im not tagging anyone because this is my LAST TAG! These things are lame and I get sucked into them everytime! So I am done I say.

Anyway, not a lot has happened lately. I FINALLY got my baby back!! (my laptop) Al is amazing and he fixed her for me! I just love him!!
So last week I called the finance lady for my school just to make sure everything was working and that I'd actually be able to get in. (School starts TOMORROW!) Anyway, she was like "Oh well we're supposed to have a signature." Well they never told me about any signature! And so I guess it takes like 10 days to process this one stupid signature, and so I cant start school tomorrow. Now I have to wait until December! This is ridiculous. Anyway, Im done ranting about lame schools. I hope everyone has a wonderful sunday! xo

I am in love. Yes I am. With Calvin and Hobbes..

For some reason Im in a C&H mood. :) These are some of my FAVORITE C&H quotes.

"Why isn't my life like a situation comedy? Why don't I have a bunch of friends with nothing better to do but drop by and instigate wacky adventures? Why aren't my conversations peppered with spontaneous witticisms? Why don't my friends demonstrate heartfelt concern for my well being when I have problems? ...I gotta get my life some writers."

"I'm a simple man, Hobbes."
"You?? Yesterday you wanted a nuclear powered car that could turn into a jet with laser-guided heat-seeking missiles!"
"I'm a simple man with complex tastes."

"See Any UFOs?"
"Not yet."
"Well, keep your eyes open, they're bound to land here sometime."
"What will we do when they come?"
"See if we can sell mom and dad into slavery for a star cruiser"

"Mom's not feeling well. So I'm making her a get well card."
"That's thoughtful of you."
"See, on the front it says, 'Get Well Soon' ... and on the inside it says,'Because me bed isn't made, my clothes need to be put away and I'm hungry. Love Calvin.' Want to sign it?"
"Sure, I'm hungry too"

I go to school, but I never learn what I want to know.

Girls are like slugs - they probably serve some purpose, but it's hard to imagine what.

"Hello Susie, this is Calvin. I lost our homework assignment. Can you tell me what we were supposed to read for tomorrow?"
"Are you sure you're not calling for some other reason?"
"Why else would I call you?"
"Maybe you missed the melodious sound of my voice?"
"WHAT? Are you crazy? All I want is the STUPID assignment!"
"First say you missed the melodious sound of my voice."
"THIS IS BLACKMAIL!"

Calvin : You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
Hobbes : What mood is that?
Calvin : Last-minute panic.

Calvin: I'm a genius, but I'm a misunderstood genius.
Hobbes: What's misunderstood about you?
Calvin: Nobody thinks I'm a genius.

I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information

I have a hammer! I can put things together! I can knock things apart! I can alter my environment at will and make an incredible din all the while! Ah, it's great to be male!

I'm learning real skills that I can apply throughout the rest of my life ... Procrastinating and rationalizing.

“Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.”

“Well, remember what you said, because in a day or two, I'll have a witty and blistering retort! You'll be devastated THEN!”

“Who was the first guy that look at a cow and said," I think that I'll drink whatever comes out of those things when I squeeze them?”

"These are interesting times. We don't trust the government, we don't trust the legal system, we don't trust the media, and we don't trust each other! We've undermined all authority, and with it, the basis for replacing it! It's like a six-year-old's dream come true!"

Nothing spoils fun like finding out it builds character

Aww mom, you act like I'm not even wearing a bungie cord!

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs.

Susie: You'd get a good grade without doing any work.
Calvin: So?
Susie: It's wrong to get rewards you haven't earned.
Calvin: I've never heard of anyone who couldn't live with that.

tagged

Someone loves me so much as to tag me this fabulous survey. I have to answer with only 1 word. Ha! We'll see how that goes.

1. Where is your cell phone? onmylap
   
2. Where is your significant other? HA!
   
3. Your hair color? coolmahogany
   
4. Your mother? adorable
   
5. Your father? oneofakind
   
6. Your favorite thing? rainstorms
   
7. Dream last night? yep
   
8. Your goal? schooland(someday)marriage
   
9. The room you're in? livingroom
   
10. Your hobby? dancing
    
11. Your fear? kidnapped
    
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? inahouse
    
13. Where were you last night? HEROESparty!
    
14. What you're not? shy
    
15. One of your wish-list items? Australia
    
16. Where you grew up? Mapleton
    
17. The last thing you did? madeElliebreakfast
    
18. What are you wearing? clothes
    
19. Your TV? Greysofcourse!
    
20. Your pet? dog
    
21. Your computer? attheoldroyds
    
22. Your mood? eh.imgood.
    
23. Missing someone? halfsister
    
24. Your car? Wanda
    
25. Something you're not wearing? earrings
    
26. Favorite store? h&m
    
27. Your summer? gone
    
28. Love someone? parentssiblingsfriendsandbf
    
29. Your favorite color? green
    
30. When is the last time you laughed? yesterday
    
31. Last time you cried? lastweek

Well wasnt that lovely. Im not very good at the "one word" answers...as you can tell. haha
Im tagging: Denisha, Kayla, Les, Ross, Al, Brittany, and Bubba.

:)

Last Thursday John took me to the Jazz vs. Suns game, and we had so much fun! Unfortunately the Jazz lost....not something I really care about but that was just who we were cheering for. hehe. After the game we went to "The Pie" in Salt Lake. It was SO much fun. Jason Rawle is just about the funniest person I know. He was convinced that he could eat a whole 24inch pizza all by himself. Thats 16 pieces! It was outrageous. Luckily he didnt that night because he was full after 3 pieces. haha. But they amused themselves with dipping their fingers in the wax and playing with the candles on the table.

Then Jason decided that he was going to eat a whole piece in two bites.......it was pretty commical.
John also took me to the BYU homecoming dance. We went with his friend Stuart, and his girlfriend Kari. It was so much fun! We danced and laughed all night long.

Everyone was taking these super cheesy pictures and so before we took a funny one John and I were making fun of them by acting super cheesy....Im not sure if you can tell in this picture, but its pretty funny.

This one cracks me up. Im dragging John by the ankle haha!!!
Perfection.

Kari, Stuart, John, Me

Saturday was the BYU HOMECOMING GAME! Yeah baby! I dont think I've been that cold in a really really long time! haha. But it was so much fun. John and I went with Bre and Scott. Yay family bonding time. :)

John thinks he looks gangster. hehe
On Sunday we all went over to Naomi's house for Game Night! Of course we played Mafia (like we do every sunday hehe.) We also played Zip-Bong. Or in this case Zip-Erp. haha. It was so fun. For those of you who dont know what that is, you have to keep your teeth covered the whole time, and you go around the circle saying "zip" to each other, if you want to reverse it you say "erp" or "bong"! I lost so bad, I think I made it around the circle twice at the very most, and then I just started laughing because its so so funny!

Thanksgiving Point!

Yesterday John and I went on a double date with one of my best girlfriends from CT!! We went to the corn maze at Thanksgiving Point and had a BLAST! Here are some pictures....

Sue and I were destined to be together forever.. :)

The HAY RIDE! It was SO much fun!

Mmmmm, we love corn. hehe

The Corn Box! I seriously dont think I've ever laughed so hard in my life! We played in this corn box for such a long time! hehe, even though we were the only adults that were actually PLAYING in the corn box. But all the kids started playing with us too. So that was fun!

THE COW RIDE! They had these cute little cow buckets that they pulled along with a tractor. hehe. Someone stole Sue's as she was taking a picture and so she had to share with Bremen! It was so funny!

The Pumpkin Christmas Tree, and Rosted Marshmallows! :)

After the night of fun was over we went to Wendy's for some grub. Oh how we love wendy's.

Vegas, Boys, Work, Friends, Family.....

Okay I have been informed that I definitely need to blog more, I do apologize because my camera broke a while ago, and so I couldnt take pictures for a while. But then I bought a new camera!! yay! And its so cute too, (its red) so I started taking a few pictures, then I lost my adapter for the computer, and once I found that I lost my camera! haha.

Anyway.
Vegas: So last time I left off we went to VEGAS! yay, I love Vegas! And I love all my little cousins that I get to play with! They're so adorable! We swam and played all day long! The twins were so much fun! I love love love babies! hehe. I was talking to Ryan the other day and he asked me how vegas was. I told him it was SO great, he asked what I did......hehe I told him I played with babies and little kids all day! haha. Thats why I go to Las Vegas, to play with the kids. I've only been to the strip once..maybe twice I dont remember. Nisha and Al are going to go with me sometime next year. Im pretty excited.

Boys: I've been dating this guy for a month now, his name is John Patten (JP for short). He's 22, RM-served in Hong Kong, and is now going to BYU. We met at a BYU dance. He has his minor in Business, and he's majoring in Chinese. He's also in the Airforce! ... Anyway, so we've been dating for a bit, and the other day I went to his missoin reunion.

(John's the one in the grey shirt sitting next to me.)
It was fun! We played ping pong for ever!! (Im so terrible at ping pong. haha.)
Anyway thats about it.

Work: Ellie and Nathan are AWESOME. Today was a little rough, Stephanie took Nathan to the doctor ALL day so it was just me and Elisabeth. We went swimming for about 2 hours and when we came home, she got super super moody and tired. Throwing the craziest tantrums, but its okay because now she's taking a nap.


However, yesterday we had a BLAST! Elisabeth was playing dress up and we played with Nathan. It was so much fun. One time Ellie walked over to the camera after I'd taken a picture, and when she saw the pic she was like, "Oh! You could post that on your blog!!"

Exact words! No joke!

I almost died, I was laughing so hard!!! She says the funniest things. I just love it!

Friends: The other day I went shopping with Dee to look at her wedding dress because Im doing her hair for pictures and the BIG DAY! ahhh!! We had so much fun! And I met her mom, she's super cute! I can totally see where Dee gets it from! love love love.

Also, after Saturday morning conference John and I went to this lovely Chinese place to eat. It was SO good! Im in love with chinese food! While we were there I ate.....are you ready for this...?
CHICKEN FEET!

Im dead serious! You have to bite it off at the joint and suck the meet off the bone, then spit the bone onto the plate! And to tell you the truth, it wasnt that repulsive. ha. It was actually kind of good. Like I didnt even gag! *proud moment*

Family: THE NEW HANSEN MEMBER HAS FINALLY ARRIVED!

Her name is Emery Jane Hansen. Emy for short. She's so adorable! John and I went over after Saturday morning conference (and the crazy chicken feet experience. hehe) I surprised the girls by showing up and we played for a while. I was tickling them like crazy and one time John told Ashley to lick me and I would stop tickling her! WELL SHE DID! Natty and Ash chased me around the kitchen licking me! Oh it was so gross! And then John held me down while they tickled me! .... Needless to say, they totally love him. =) haha

Okay well thats enough for now, I promise to blog more from now on. hehe.

xoxo

IM OFF TO VEGAS!!

Mom, Tyty, and I are going to viva Las Vegas for the rest of the week to watch my Aunt and Uncle's kids while they go out for their Anniversary! Yay! Im so excited! So I'll post when I get home, with pictures and fun stories and eVeRyThInG!!!! I hope you all have a great rest of the week, and a wonderful weekend! I'll be thinking about you while Im swimming and horseback riding!

BE BACK SUNDAY!

Moderation of "Kisses"

Just so everyone knows, I did not teach Ellie anything about FRENCH KISSES. She asked how Belle kissed, I couldnt think of anything quickly enough so I just did double kisses!
I just thought that I'd let everyone know, Elisabeth does not know what French kissing is.
Gee wiz.