Be Brave, not Beige?

Well well, appears that I am not a great blogger after all. Kudos to those of you who keep up with your blog and give readers, well, something to read!! Thanks to a little prodding from a valued reader :-), I am back on the radar. Wahoo....
You know, I'd prolly be more inclined to write more often if more than 3 people read it (yea, that includes me and Chris...BOO!!). Well, I really appreciate you guys who actually leave comments. It makes this experience so much more enjoyable. Plus, I love reading your blogs.
Last Tuesday Chris and I woke up really early to drive to the airport, only to drive home from the airport that same night. It was a good cause though. We got into Loma Linda, California in the afternoon. Ah, I know you all are really concerned about our rental car. Wait no longer cuz here it comes: we got a Mustang; HOWEVER, Chris and I were unimpressed. I would take a stupid Dodge (yea, you read right, a DODGE) Charger over one of those gutless, bucket seat, crap-rides any day. Haha, ok, not that bad, but not that great either. Anyway, to get back to the point, the interview went really well. The tour was fabulous too. Oh, and incase you aren't aware, Loma Linda University is a 7th Day Adventist school. Interesting. They had a lot of new equipment. They also do a lot of service and trips. Cool stuff.
So, Halloween!! Stupendous. We did a lot of pumpkin carving and ate a punkin pizza from Pappa Murphey's.
Oh yea, something new. I got a job. Actually, that's a lie: I got 2 jobs. I now am employed by The Home Depot and Utah State Univ. extended service. Home Depot is paying me big bucks to stand at the register and help customers leave with a smile. The government (yes, a government job--lotsa paper work) is paying me to work with women in the WIC program to teach them about nutrition and cooking. Haha, yea, cooking. Do i know how to cook? No way, but i guess i fooled them enough to get the job. I had better pay attention to THEIR demonstrations before I try. Yikes, cooking in front of others...good thing I like to learn. I will keep you posted with the many stories i will be picking up from both jobs.
Yes, another new thing: Chris got a second job. He now is employed by Einsteins and Target. Woohoo Target!! I'm looking forward to those savings...and you're prolly thinking what my mom verbalized, "So, you two NEVER want to sleep OR see each other?" The obvious answer to that: NO!!
But of course we want both of those, at this point in time though, this is what's going to work best for us. If things need to change, they can. Anyway, no need to explain everything, you prolly don't care.
Onto something better...DISNEYLAND!! We're going Thursday-Sunday. We've got the time off and are ready for a great time. We're super excited.
Ok, enough mumbo-jumbo for now. It's 1:18am, Chris has been sleeping for awhile and I haven't even read at all tonight.
Signing off,
Andree

Long Long time

Have you missed me? I'VE missed me!! So, life has been a bit dull, I must admit-other than the 2nd Marquette trip. This is where I'll start. Last Tuesday, Boy and I hopped on a flight to Chicago. We got in, ate Potbelly's and headed to the Plater's house. Much thanks to them for opening their home to us. It's appreciated and helps decrease anxiety (as well as money spent on these little excursions!). THANK YOU!! Wednesday was a fabulous day. Chris and I drove up to Milwaukee (passing 6 Flags along the way!!). Chris went into his interview around 10:15. You know, it's funny...while Chris was having one of the most stressful days of his life, i was enjoying one of the most relaxing. After wishing him luck, though he didn't need it (I saw the other shmucks walking around), I went to the car and began driving. Where? I have NO idea. I just followed the lake front. After a half hour or so, i turned around and stopped at a beach. It was a bit chilly, but a beautiful day. I walked halfway down the wooden stairs, plopped down, and began to read. I read for almost 2 hours when I got a little bored of my surroundings, so I moved onto a different part of the lake front and read a little more. When Chris called, I ate Potbelly's and we headed back to Chicago to hit up the airport. Chris said the interview went well, and after grilling him all day, I think I agree that it went very well. Cross your fingers. Marquette is an AMAZING school.
Well, Chris got home, so I guess that's all for now....
Adios

Going home

Why hello everybody. Chris and I took a nice little trip back to Reno this weekend. It started off great. Thursday was my last day at Einsteins (FINALLY)!! I actually left 2 hours early and went 4-wheeling with my friend Alecia. She just got a beautiful machine (750 Grizzly, power steering). We took a little breather from life and climbed the mountains above Utah Valley. Ok, actually, if you ask her, it wasn't much of a breather cuz i'm pretty sure she was scared crapless the whole time I was driving. She likes to make falsehoods about my driving, but YOU ALL know that NONE of her stories are true, right? RIGHT? MOM, tell 'em she's wrong!!! You won't even back me up? Ok, now don't bring the jet-skis into this. That was water and this is land....TOTALLY DIFFERENT!!!! Whatever...believe what you want...all of you...you weren't there. Well, doesn't matter what story you believe cuz either way i had a BLAST...i'm not sure Alecia will invite me again, but it was well worth it. I guess Alecia was a little concerned for her machine cuz she convinced Chris and me to go get my brothers from Reno. She even went so far as to lend us her truck. Yup. So, in a matter of minutes, we traded truck for luxury sedan and were on our way. We got to Reno around midnightish, crashed in Izzy's bed to be woken up by her early Friday morning. Chris met with his bro and old pals. We then went to the Reno airport/DMV and got me a license with the correct name, FINALLY!! After that, we went shopping, naturally. What else would we do with so much free time? Exactly, any girl knows that answer...After meeting my mom at Kohl's and getting a little devil Halloween costume for Alecia's dog, we headed to dinner where we met David and Catherine (Chris's dad and sister), as well as Traci. It was good food and even better company. Later on, Di and Levi stopped by. It was great to see them.
Saturday rolled around and we mostly just hung out...we tried to get the 4-wheeler working, but to no avail. BUT, we brought it anyway. HAHA....if there's a will, there's a way.
Saturday night, while Chris was at Priesthood session, my mom and sisters were pestering me to go on a "hike"with them, even though darkness was fading fast. I finally gave into their annoying, but effective, tactics. We went to rancho and walked around. I was freezing, but no one cared...whatever. We saw 2 Great Horned Owls. They were huge, and quite majestic.
After being home not too long, some friends stopped by. No, not just friends, bosom buddies!! You got it-Anna and Doug. What awesome people they are. We didn't know they were going to come. They drove all the way across town to visit us. It was a fabulous surprise. Chris and I were talking later about how awesome it was that they took time out to come stop by for a few. We love them!! Thanks guys...and LONG LIVE TOM BRADY...hahahaha
Anyway, the rest is pretty boring after that exciting news. Oh, i forgot to mention we visited tori. That was pretty sweet too. It was great to see her.
So, Sunday, we finally left and returned home safely.
Oh, i nearly forgot...Chris has another interview at Loma Linda (a 7th day Adventis sp?) school in So Cal. Congrats to him. Hope this year is better than last!!
Thanks to our loyal "fans" for listening to my mumbo jumbo. You ROCK!!