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Random Ages

Here's an idea. I've not seen it on any other blogs so I'm taking credit until someone else says they've thought it up first....

Instructions:
For each year of your age, list a random thing about about you. For example, if you are 30 then you would list 30 things about yourself. Simple really. No catch like they all have to start with the same first letter or each number must be a random thing about you at that corresponding age or anything. Just list the same number of random things about yourself as you are old. Now whether or not you are honest with your age is between you and your conscience.

You are welcome to copy the "instructions" onto your blog (or facebook page if you want) then make the necessasry adjustments to the number of items on your list. At the end, you can tag who you'd like to see doing it as well. Have fun!

1. I was born 3 weeks after my due date.
2. I won a 3rd place city sponsored bicycle safety fair when I was in 5th grade.
3. I have driven a ton of coal (minus 50 pounds) across 5 state lines.
4. When crossing state borders I hold my breath and lift my feet.
5. I have lived in California, Illinois, Utah, and Idaho, as far as I recall.
6. I have driven, or been driven, from Chicago to Utah, and back, several times since I was about 8 years old.
7. K-12 was in California, Utah & Illinois before I graduated from high school.
8. Thus far, I have only atteneded my 20-year High School Reunion.
9. I didn't get married until I was 39 year old.
10. Other than in utero, I never visited Yellowstone National Park until I was 39 years old.
11. I have hiked the back of Mount Timpanogos in Utah once and don't expect to ever do it again.
12. To my recollection, I have never seen the Grand Canyon.
13. I have yet to own a house.
14. I didn't buy a car until 2006.
15. I remember 2 dresses that I sewed for myself.
16. Now I don't remember how to hem a skirt!
17. I have taken a midnight train from Moscow to St. Petersburg, Russia and from St. Petersburg back to Moscow.
18. I have flown completely around the world.
19. I have visited Armenia.
20. I was in a sorority when I attended the University of Utah.
21. I took a storytelling class several years ago.
22. I took ballroom and folk dancing classes while a student at Brigham Young University.
23. I took the driving portion of my driver's license exam on a stick shift vechicle.
24. I've had a driver's license issued to me from Illinois, Utah, California, & Idaho.
25. I have never been to New York City.
26. I have never been to Hawaii.
27. With the exception of Russia and Armenia, I have not traveled outside the continental US.
28. Two of the 3 cars I have owned were white.
29. I started collecting video tapes before I owned a VCR.
30. The first video I bought was Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
31. More often than not I will choose to read a children's book.
32. I have listened to Harry Potter book one and half of book 2 but never read more than 1 chapter of book 2 yet seen all the movies so far.
33. I can count on 1 hand the number of full episodes of "American Idol" I have watched.
34. I am the only girl in my family with green eyes.
35. As a growing up I was in the following plays: Aurellia, Cheaper by the Dozen, Wizard of Oz, Guys and Dolls, Grease, and The Music Man.
36. My sister, parents, and best friends from high school threw me a surprise Sweet 16 birthday party.
37. I picked out my engagement ring and my husband helped me pick out my wedding band.
38. It's a race between my husband and me to say "Happy Anniversary" on the month anniversary of our wedding date.
39. I have developed an allergy to watermelon.
40. My husband is 11 inches taller than me.

I tag anyone who wishes to do this.

A quiz....

Ok, two truths and a lie.

I will post 3 statements about myself. Two are true and one is a lie. In your comments state which you think/guess is the lie. Have fun!

1. I have seen the Chicago skyline from the observation deck of the John Hancock Building.
2. Cindy Crawford (yes, the model) and I have same job in our work history.
3. I attended 4 colleges or universities.

I will let guesses take place until the end of September. Good luck and let the guessing begin. :)

Feel free to do the same on your blog....Just a fun and random way to get to know each other better.

If At First You Don't Succeed...

After I was laid-off, I decided I'd better go get my Idaho driver's license. Yes, it is way past due, I just haven't had time to get it taken care of since I was working the same hours as the DMV is open.

Try 1, September 3:
I went through the county's security entrance and headed into the DMV office. I had everything, or so I thought....I didn't have anything with me showing my proof of residence.

They stated that I was welcome to use the insurance card in my car. So I headed out to get the card.

Try 2, September 3:
Back through the security entrance with the insurance card. However, the card didn't have my name on it so it wouldn't work. Even with a copy of my marriage certificate...

Try 3, September 4:
Another day and third trip through security...I was starting to feel way too suspicious by now...with a copy of my cell phone bill addressed to me. I pulled out all of the documents and they stated the photocopy of my marriage certificate was not enough, I needed the certified copy from the county.

They kindly offered to let me change my license but couldn't change my name. An option but not helpful enough since I have a flight later this month and my married name is on the ticket.

Try 4, September 4:
Back through security now with my cell bill and CERTIFIED copy of my marriage certificate. The previous 3 trips I waited a maximum of 5 minutes before I was helped. Of course this time, when I was all ready, several people were in line ahead of me. Not to worry too much, I came prepared with a magazine and began to read.

After a couple minutes I noticed the sign stating check or cash only. Yep, you guessed it, neither were with me, just the debit card.

I left the line and proceeded home without much success...again....

Try 5, September 8:
Hopefully this was my last time through security! I headed into the DMV office and brought everything with me this time, Utah driver's license, certified copy of my marriage certificate, proof of residency, AND checkbook.

Another piece of evidence I live in a small town. When I went to the counter, the employee asked how many trips I'd made. She also stated that she suspected that I'd studied and she was right, 5 trys to get my license was 4 too many.

As I left that last time, I walked out with this in my purse:



About time, in more ways than one!

Quick Update

I have tons to be doing today & right now but thought I'd do a fast update on the last few weeks. (Sorry no pictures since I haven't downloaded any for awhile.)

• Thursday, September 3, returned to work from lunch and found out I was being laid-off effective immediately and would be paid through Friday. Not too stressful since we'd been discussing when I could quit. We went out to dinner and a movie that night to celebrate.
• Applying for a new job.
• Went to the SE Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot, ID. Can now say I've been to Blackfoot and not just driven by on I-15.
• Packing boxes-our move is only a few weeks away so I'm trying to get a jump start on all the preparations. (Dan works for Biomat which is a blood plasma donor center. He will be finished with all of his training-9 months of it!-in about 1 more month so then we'll go to a center where he will work as an assistant manager for 6-9 months. Then we'll most likely transfer again where he will be working as a manger. Ugh, 2 relocations in about 1 year's time, not something I'm looking forward to!!!)
• Preparing for our trip to Chicago and drive west. We fly on Sunday, September 20. Load the truck on the 21st and start our drive on the 22nd. We plan to make a vacation out of it. We have the time and the miles so why not? Nauvoo, Carthage, Far West, Adam-Ondi-Ahman, Liberty Jail, & Independence in the first 2 days. Then just driving the next two to Denver and onto Cedar City where the unloading of the truck will begin before we return on the 26th to Pocatello. Excited about the trip, except for the 5 days driving in a 16' moving truck.
• Notified Amanda & Sid of our tickets to the Scarlet Pimpernel. We purchased them in April for September 19th, which has finally arrived! Both kids are super excited about the evening's events. Dan and I are looking forward to it too.
• Purchased 8 birthday cards yesterday! Have September-January birthday cards purchased, with one exception in January.
• Trying to get things in place for 1 more show before we leave Pocatello. After a week of nightmarish challenges, we realized the right decision was to not do another show.
• Helping Dan get ready for his work trip to Kennewick, WA. He leaves Tuesday, September 29th. Good thing we return on the 26th from our trip!
• Deciding if I will drive up for part of Dan's time in Kennewick.
• Was released from the Primary the end of August and put in as the 2nd Counselor in the Young Women's. No more quarterly sharing time activities. That's been replaced with weekly young women's activities....not sure that's an even trade-off....

That's all I can think of at the present. Have to get a move on attacking my growing To Do list for today...gotta run...

Looking Forward + Embracing the Present ...part 2

Another thing I'll miss in our next place....which I can't believe I forgot!!!!....One HUGE advantage of a smallish/smaller town is that everything is close, including our places of employment to our homes. When our schedules match (meaning Dan is not working until close), Dan and I will meet at home and have lunch together. Definitely something that will be greatly missed in a bigger community. It's been fun to have that mid-day connection giving us both the motivation to go back to work for the rest of the day. Maybe we'll be lucky enough that that can continue to be possible in future locations...not sure that it would be wise to hold my breath though....

Are You Kidding Me?!

Last night after work I went to Target to get the group wedding gift for a co-worker. I left at 5:40 pm and arrived approximately 1 HOUR LATER! No it wasn't crazy, random Idaho rush hour.... Target is really, truly 45 miles away!!! Just one of many stores which are much, much too far away from me, in my opinion. I sure hope this isn't the start of something I will have to grow accustomed to in our next place of residence.