Easter

Easter is such a great time, all of the candy, Easter
basket surprises, trees in bloom, warmer weather,
and just enough wind to fly a cheap dollar store kite.
Like all my other years I spent Easter at home in
Cache Valley with mom and dad. This year I got
a 4 day weekend and was able to take Katelyn and
Jaden up with me early to spend some time with
Grandma and Grandpa. We went to the Elementary
school park, library, dyed eggs, played lots of games,
and watched some John and Kate + eight. Saturday
Dessa and I went to a favorite Chinese food restaurant
and planned a trip to San Diego until 1 in the morning.
On Easter I awoke and for my 31st year had to go
searching for my hidden basket, which will probably
continue to happen as long as I'm single or my parents
tire of doing it, which is not as likely.

Katelyn reading a book to Brackston whose head of
curly hair is just barely seen above the book.

Katelyn and Jaden dyeing the eggs in Grandmas shirts

The 3 of us after all of the dyeing!

All of our hard work
almost every single egg got cracked in the process

I LOVE HOCKEY

At work last month I won tickets to a Grizzlies hockey game, I got
to pick which game and the seats. I had no idea how good of seats
I had picked until we walked down the never ending stairs and got
to our seats! 2nd row and right next to the team. I could have
touched players all night had it not been for the glass in between
us. It was an awesome game with more fighting and excitement
than I ever saw while watching college hockey games.
The Team, My arm rested on the blue part

Brandy and I enjoying all of the very nice looking hockey players!

Cammie's Wedding

In 2002 while working at the Book Table in Logan, a co-worker
found out that there was a Borders store opening up in town and
forced me to apply. Needless to say I was hired and started at
Borders in October 2002. When Borders opens a new store they
would send management from other Borders stores to help open
the new store. Cammie was one of the first people I met, she was
the General manager for the Murray Borders.

In 2005 I decided I needed a change, and there was an opening
in Cammie's store of which I applied for. It wasn't a position I
wanted but would get my foot in the door for other
opportunities and move to Salt Lake.

In the meantime I had trained a new General Manager for
the Salt Lake Downtown store named Teddi on one of the stores
computer personal programs. Word got to her that I was
looking to come to Salt Lake, and I was asked to interview with her
as well. I felt better about what Teddi was offering me and made my transfer and move to Salt Lake within a week and a half. I worked
at the Downtown store for little over a year til the store was closed
for the new mall demolition. Before the store closed I was offered a
job in Cammie's store. After 4 years I finally got to work with
Cammie, and she was a great manager and friend!

Cammie on her wedding day not sure if it was before or after her I do's.

Becky, Brandy, Me and Allison at the dinner after the wedding

HANDS DOWN ADORABLE

My youngest nephew sitting on the counter after church scribbling.

Helping grandma make homemade rolls.

Crawling up in my lap and falling asleep!

My Nines Addiction

One Saturday night about 2 months ago my neighbors Melissa
and Josh invited me over to play "Nines" a new game they learned.
We stayed up til 1:00 in the morning playing. Needless to say we
were a bit tired for Church the next day and I found a favorite game.

About a month ago I played with my friends Mike and Elena and
was told to bring tissue for my crying when I lost. I brought
the tissues just in case Mike would need them when I wooped him
at "Nines" The feeling of victory felt great! A rematch has not
yet been scheduled.

While Dog sitting for the Lattins this last weekend I had Nicole
and Michael over for dinner and "Nines". Neither had played so
I thought it would be an easy win with all of my experience and
I ended up last! I told Nicole that it was beginners luck but
she begs to differ! :)

The start of the game before I started Loosing

Nicole with her winning hand of multiple Jokers

Our Score Sheet showing that I did good at first but racked the points up soon after

Michael and I with our loosing hands

The Final Total :( And yes it's the low score that wins!