Meeting Stephanie-almost

Today, I went with my BFF to the channel 2 news
station to stalk our current favorite author, lol.

It was so fun to see her up close and she is so sweet.

We were in the studio with her before she was interviewed..

really exciting! We didn't get a picture with her or an
autograph :( but I was so thankful for my friends

adventerous spirit that takes me out of my comfort
zone. We snapped these photo's during her interview.

Thank you Stehanie Meyer for a great series
of books and character's we have all fallen in love with.
Can't wait for book four!!

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Your success is huge, and it's come really fast. How do you explain it?

STEPHENIE MEYER: I didn't realize the books would appeal to people so broadly. I think some of it's because Bella is an everygirl. She's not a hero, and she doesn't know the difference between Prada and whatever else is out there. She doesn't always have to be cool, or wear the coolest clothes ever. She's normal. And there aren't a lot of girls in literature that are normal. Another thing is that Bella's a good girl, which is just sort of how I imagine teenagers, because that's how my teenage years were.
Was that because of your religion? Oh yeah. I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty nice. And that affects how I write my characters. There aren't very many bad guys in my novels. Even the bad guys usually have a pretty good reason for the way they are, and some of them come around in the end. I don't see the world as full of negatives.

Graduation

My niece who shares my birthday is graduating this year. She asked me, her favorite aunt, lol, to take

her senior pictures. I was extatic....LOVE any excuse for a photo shoot. We are sooo pleased at how

they turned out..thought I'd share!

Here she is when she was just a little thing!

I am so proud of her accomplishments in school - she is an honor roll

student and a joy to her Auntie!

I absolutely had a blast with her - wouldn't it be awesome to

do this for a living??!!!

Happy Mom's Day

This little note was rolled up and tucked in Libby's collar.

I woke up as she tried to jump up on our bed... and hearing some

very excited giggles at the door, I decided it was time to get up!

To my joy and delight, Kenn and Matt had decorated

the dining room and had a lovely strawberry cheesecake icecream

cake waiting for me! mmmmm..breakfast :P

I have been blessed with very thoughtful, kind and loving children..and

a Husband who took them shopping before he left the country for two weeks...

One of my absolute greatest joys is motherhood. It is a constant learning process

and we just try and do our best everyday.

I had an example of an amazing woman. My Mother. She found joy in the simplest

things and taught us to do the same. To serve others, to work hard, to cherish family

and love our Savior and Heavenly Father.

My love and prayers go out to all the Mothers, Grandmothers, single Mothers and those who have not yet

or who may not have the opportunity in this life to have children. Heavenly Father loves you and know's the

prayers in your heart!

Five stars

Well, our weekend in park city was fantastic. Finally felt like a person again after the nasty flu by Friday afternoon. After a wonderful day at the SL temple, we headed east.

The hotel is amazing. The service is top notch..I was offered a drink of water while we waited to check in :) ?? The rooms were amazing and our favorite so far compared to others we have been to in that price range. When you first walk into your room, this nice music is playing and your slippers and robes are all laid out for you on the bed. We had a hot tub on our deck with an outside fireplace. The room had a total of two fireplaces with flat screen tv's above.

Dinner at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse was great also. Again, excellent service. Spoke to my tdh by name and they cleared the crumbs (with that cool little scraper thingy) after each course.

Food was really good...I was still a little leary about eating but my filet was really good but couldn't eat my side dishes.

Thank you my tdh for five great years - looking forward to many more!!!

Influenza who?

Last Friday, after a lovely night at Lonestar for my brother-in-law's birthday dinner-I had an extremely sudden visit from influenza B! Let me just say-it was NOT a welcomed visit. Why is it that certain bouts of the flu, always come after a huge meal that you vow to never eat again as long as you live. (grilled shrimp and rice pilaf in case anyone is wondering..ok....getting woosy just typing it...gulp)
As I spent the next four days with my new visitor-between praying for relief-the following thoughts came to my mind.
How thankful I am to have had such a loving Mother and Grandmother who, on countless occassions held my head, brought me a wet washcloth, brought me sprite and made sure the "blue" bucket was very near. And how thankful I am for a loving family who put up with me and an awesome husband who kept our household running. I couldn't keep down even fluids until Monday and the only thing I wanted was water because I was so dehydrated but it couldn't be tap water...it had to be fridge water. Can you feel their pain about now???
Our RS had a ward quilting activity for the humanitarian center and they even went in my place and all learned to quilt in between checking on me and doing yard work.
After a trip to the Dr Monday - I was finally able to keep fluids down. Tuesday my thoughts turned to...
why did I get so sick?...what should I learn from this experience (I know, I am a geek!)
I need to not take my health for granted and not put off today what I can do tomorrow. I find myself not using my time as wise thinking, I'll take care of that tomorrow...to gain better appreciation for my Mom how she is battling so many heath problems and keeps a smile....OR, maybe to be more appreciative of how great of a family I have.... OR how I should maybe cut my self a break sometimes...I really do an ok job running home, family, church and work...
I shared these thoughts with my tdh this weekend....he just grinned and said, "Honey, I think you were just - sick." I love that man.