Fun things about me!

So in case you can't tell I'm bored and thought this would be kind of fun...so in an effort not to bore you all to tears here are 6 random factoids about me....

1. When I was little I used to act like I was Martha Stewart. I would come up with these crazy recipe ideas and act like I was on her show and go through step-by-step (out loud of course)details of everything that I was doing. I ended up with some pretty interesting foods like celery/carrot/peanut butter sandwiches. YUM!

2. I used to take my teachers old school supplies home and decorate my bedroom. I would copy handouts that I got from school and make my brother play school with me. I loved being a "teacher" and really thought that was what I wanted to be when I grew up. SO even when I was off-track and out of school I was still "in school."

3. When I was really young I would wake up really early and do this little work-out/gymnastics thing they had on the Disney channel. I honestly thought that people in the TV could see me...so I had to make sure that I was doing the moves perfectly so the people in the TV would hire me and I could be on their show.

4. When I was in elementary school I saw a commercial about a psychic and decided that it would be a good idea to call them. So I called and I talked to this lady for a good 30 minutes...that I got for "free". I totally thought I got away with it until my mom got the phone bill. Luckily she has a sense of humor and laughed and told me never to call one again. Don't worry...I haven't...she had horrible advice and believed that I was 18.

5. I used to make animal noises and sing super loud when I was little and this resulted in some pretty messed up vocal chords. Well they got so bad that I actually got these little bumps on them. So when I was about 8 I had to get them removed. So now instead of sounding all out of breath when I talk I sound like a man. Good trade off.

Ok so all of these have been about my "early years" so i'll add a more recent one just for fun.

6. I am a certified dental assistant. The summer right before my senior year I moved to Oregon and worked for my uncles who are dentists. I decided that was my calling in life and signed up for an ROP program that I could do while I was still in high school. I graudated from the program and got a job at a grocery store. I never looked back. HAHA

So there are 6 FASCINATING facts about me. If you're reading this you get to do it too!

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GIANT Pumpkin and Harvest Festival

I am really lucky that I get to work for a company that has such awesome activites for our community. One of these activites is the annual GIANT Pumpkin and Harvest Festival. It's held the first weekend of October and it's always a good time! I got to work on Saturday in the kid's craft area. It started out as kind of a slow day because of the rain that we got on Friday but it turned out to be a beautiful day! On Saturday they had the GIANT Pumpkin weight off which is basically where people bring their huge pumpkins and get them weighed to possibly win not only bragging rights but can also win some cash. This year the biggest pumpkin was 1536.5 only a pound heavier then last year. Yeah that's huge! Then on Sunday the pumpkin growers actually dig a hole in their pumpkin and participate in something called the Pumpkin Regatta where they climb in their boats and row their way around a lake inside Elk Grove Park. Yes, we are one of the only festivals that actually has people that use pumpkins as boats. The theme for the festival this year was the Pumpkin Party...for the election year. I am so happy that this year was a success and can't wait to see what we come up with for next year! The pictures above are obviously the pumpkin regatta, the HUGE pumpkins and some cute pictures that my friend Kelli drew for an activity that we had at the festival where people got to vote on their favorite "veggie" candidate.

I've been wanting to post about this but have been holding off until everything was confirmed but it's now official! Shawn was accepted into a Paramedic program! He is already in an intensive anatomy and physiology class for the program and will be starting paramedic school in November. It's NCTI at the Roseville location and we are both really excited about it!

The program is about a year long (I think it might be longer!) and man do they make them work! He has to do all of his didactic and lab training for 7-8 months which is basically just classroom stuff and then they move onto clinical rotations for 2-3 months where he is actually working in a hospital and then onto the field internship for 4-6 months. (See that is longer then a year!)

I am so proud of Shawn and how hard he works for both of us! I know it will be a lot of work but I'm excited for him and for this next adventure to start!
Congratulations Shawn!

We have a new addition to the Family!!

Well Brittany wanted me to be the one to post this time so hopefully I do alright. Well as you can see we have a new addition to the family! Allow me to introduce Hurley, he is 8 weeks old and is a pure brindle boxer. He's kept us super busy and we both love him to death. So here are a couple of the pictures we've taken so far.



We had a good friend of mine from my mission to New Jersey. Al Thompson was in town for a few days for work ( a much needed breather form the pentagon ) and he was able to spare some time for Brittany and myself to show him the area. We had a great time and look forward to our next meeting.


Oh... and I have to make sure to point out that through my friends, I too have friends in high places! (Al's the one shaking hands with the President if you couldn't figure it out.)

Savannah's Baby Shower

So I feel like it's been forever since I blogged but maybe because a lot has happened! One of my best friends in the world is having a baby in just a couple of weeks and this past weekend Savannah's sister-in-law threw a baby shower for her and Nate. It was co-ed so Shawn got to come with! She is so adorable and I can't wait to meet their little baby Noah. They got tons of gifts...so I think the little guy is set for a while. This past week one of Shawn's mission friends from New Jersey was down in Elk Grove on business and we got together with him a couple of times while he was here (pictures to come!). A lot of other exciting things are coming up that we are really looking forward to including: The Rock Band live concert, a USC game and a trip to Utah. Some are further away then others but it will be nice to break things up a bit! School and work are still keeping me really busy and Shawn is working like crazy and getting ready to start an intensive anatomy class for paramedic school. Oh and one other exciting thing....we might be getting a dog. Yeah I know...add to the craziness right?

Hazmat Class

Shawn recently had to leave me for 3 weekends in a row to go and be certified as a Hazmat Tech.(i think thats what he is..??) anyhow I got a hold of some of the pictures and decided to put them on the blog. (he's the one in the yellow suite)