Blazers

Mark had bought tickets to take his class of boys from church to a Blazers' game. Isn't he the coolest youth leader ever?! Well, the night before the game two people backed out. Since Mark had already purchased the tickets....their loss was my gain. So, after work we hit the road for the two hour drive to Portland. I love driving through the city at night. So pretty.

We had amazing seats. They were on the second row.

From the top.

The Blazers were playing the Utah Jazz. Going into the game, I wasn't sure who to cheer for. We used to watch and cheer for the Jazz when we lived in Utah, but the Blazers were the local team. What to do? Well, once we got there it became apparent to us that we should root for the Blazers. It was a packed game and the people around us were really big and vocal Blazer fans. We didn't want to risk getting beat up if we cheered for the Jazz. Totally not worth it.

It was pretty funny being the only girl in our group. Man I tell you....the stories I heard. They kept me laughing. And I think they liked having me there because I brought a big ol' bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies. I know how to win over a group of fellas.

We had a blast. And despite all of our cheering, the Blazers lost. I knew we should have cheered for the Jazz.

Soul Sister

I'm totally diggin' this new song by Train.....

I was dancing around to it while I was doing the dishes today. It definitely made doing them much more tolerable.

I Think...

I was stuck in a rut all week last week. You know, where you have the blah's and you just can't seem to get rid of them. That kind of a rut. I'm thinking I'll blame it on having my crazy ankle fiasco, having Mark gone for training all week, and all the non stop rain and clouds. What's a girl gotta do for more than a few hours of sunshine?! But I've determined to be stuck in my rut no more!

Mark took the day off work today....hooray for three day weekends. I love how much fun we have doing ordinary things together, which was exactly the kind of day today was. We both slept in, watched some tv, played some Mario, went to lunch, ran some errands, and we're looking forward to 24 tonight.

Something else I'm LOVING right now are these giant letters that my friend, Laura makes. She's giving one away and I really want to win one. A giant W would look so cool in my house. You can click here to hop on over to her blog and enter to win too.....or not, then my chances of winning would increase!

She is also selling them in her shop, which you should check out. Totally worth it.

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Doctor's Orders

Quite a few weeks ago...before the back fence was finished...I was in the backyard with our dogs. Recon, our lab, was attached to his rope. He heard something and ran around me and gave me the most horrible rope burn. It's been SLOWLY getting better. For some reason, though, in the last week or so, it's been getting worse. I figured it got infected or something. Since our Doctor's office is closed this weekend, Mark took me to Urgent Care. What a fun way to spend our Saturday morning. Turns out, I'm allergic to neosporin. And of course, I've been putting it on my burn every day. So awesome.

The doctor wrapped up my ankle and told me to go home and sit on the couch as long as I could with my leg elevated. Needless to say, I don't think I'll be able to get anything productive done today. Doctor's orders.

The Best Is Yet To Be

We had a talk in Church today that was based on an Ensign article called The Best Is Yet To Be by Jeffrey R. Holland. I loved it. The overall message was that, though we need to learn from the past, we shouldn't be focusing on it and be living in it. Instead, we need to be looking toward the future and what it holds. I don't know about you, but that is definitely something I need to be better at. The future has so much potential. It can be whatever I make it. This year I am determined to create the best possible future for me. You know what that means...goals.
Now you can add me to the long list of bloggers who have listed some of their goals for 2010. Hey, I'm hoping that if I have them written down in a couple of places that the odds of me accomplishing all of them will increase. So here are some of my goals....simple things to make my life better.

~Create a realistic meal plan and stick to it.

~Exercise 4 times a week with my cool wii exercise program

~Don't eat anything after 8:30 pm.

~Clean out my craft/scrapbook room...then keep it that way...and use it.

~Read my scriptures daily. Even if it is just a few verses.

~Making the time to go to the temple.

~If I don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all. This one could be the most difficult one of them all.

I'm really looking forward to this year and the changes and experiences that it has in store for me. Out of everything I hope to accomplish this year, I hope I can remember to look ahead and not let my attachment to the past and the things that are comfortable in my life outweigh my confidence in the future. The best is yet to be.

Randomness

After a week back in Oregon, I kind of miss the Idaho weather. It might be the coldest place on earth, but at least it's sunny.

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Mark and I are going to set some goals for this year, we swear. We even have talked about what most of them are....like going to bed before midnight. The sad part is, we haven't written any of them down. We will, maybe on Monday night for FHE. They don't officially start and count as goals until they are written down, right? That's what we thought too.

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I got a new workout program for the wii. It has a camera and it makes it so that you are watching yourself on the tv. It's pretty cool, even though it is constantly telling me what I am doing wrong. I did it for the first time two days ago and it is ridiculous how sore I am.

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My youngest sister, Emily is getting married. I'm so excited for her, but it still seems a little weird. She's 10 years younger than me, so in my head it's easy to still think of her as a young kid and not the college student that she is. Anyways, her fiance, Jake is a pretty cool fella. He spent all of Thanksgiving with my entire family. And survived. He must be alright.

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Emily is going dress shopping tomorrow, and I totally wish I could be there. I better get a ton of pictures texted to me throughout the day. You hear me family...TONS of pictures!

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Mark and I made an ice cream run the other night. We decided to be nice and just let the dogs wander around the house while we were gone instead of putting them in their room. Big mistake. When we got back there was chewed up hard plastic on the ground. Our lab ate two containers of silly putty. I guess he loved the silly putty...not so much the plastic egg it comes in. Whatever.

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I love meatloaf. Wrapped in bacon. So yummy.

The Celebrating Just Never Ended

I'm behind in posting this, but oh well. After spending a few days with Mark's side of the family for Christmas we were able to go to Idaho and spend several days with my family. This was such a treat for me, especially since we were just there for Thanksgiving. One cool thing about seeing both sides of our families over the holidays is that it was like having Christmas twice. Mom got a new Snuggie, which Emily was so kind to model. I have to admit that I tried out the Snuggie myself, and it was quite comfy.

Dad loves anything to do with the movie A Christmas Story, so when I saw this game, it was a must have. Be careful, or you'll shoot your eye out!

What did we do for five days of togetherness? The same things we always do when we are all together...we watched a lot of movies, played lots of games, and logged several hours playing on the wii and xbox.

We also spent a lot of time playing with Jaxon and Sammi. Even though Emily lives close by and sees them much more than I do, I will win them over and be their favorite aunt!

So help me.

There was also quite a bit of snow while we were there. Dad spent some time clearing the driveway and Mark felt like a true Idahoan...walking around in shorts. They don't call him Crazy Uncle Mark for nothing.

Our dog, Recon found a best friend in my parent's dog, Holly. They played out in the snow for hours. It made for two tired labs at the end of the day, which we loved.

And finally, we couldn't make marshmallow guns for Mark's side of the family and not make them for mine. I think they were a hit. There were a lot of sneak attacks going on over the week we were there. Marshmallow guns might sound harmless enough, but they can sure leave a mark....especially when you aren't expecting it.

It was a packed week. Between Christmas, Mark's Birthday, and our 9th anniversary....there was a lot of celebrating to accomplish. And I think we did.

Well, it's better late than never, but Happy New Year! We think 2010 is going to be amazing, and I can't wait to see what surprises it has in store for us.