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7 Things

7 Things I plan to do before I die: (I have to make them manageable so I'll actually do them)

1. Run a marathon
2. Read the Old Testament (sad that I haven't done it yet)...don't judge me
3. Live in Colorado
4. Mountain bike
5. Eat tomatoes and onions and enjoy it
6. Take my kids to Disney World
7. Serve a mission with Kevin--YAAY!

7 Things I can do:
1. Play soccer
2. Beat Kevin (and most people) in H-O-R-S-E
3. Drink pickle juice
4. Eat much candy
5. Breastfeed (hey, it takes some practice)
6. Keep in touch with old friends (at least semi-ocassionally)
7. Arm wrestle

7 Things I cannot do:
1. Sing
2. Cook
3. Watch HGTV for too long
4. Eat plain vanilla ice cream
5. Eat hot dogs (I'm allergic...barf)
6. Ever see Twilight
7. Public speaking
(I don't seem much like a girl, do I?)

7 Things that attract me to Kevin:
1. Sideburns, baby!
2. How he treats me and others--he's SO ridiculously nice that it doesn't seem real
3. His humor (we can be really silly and weird sometimes)
4. His ambition
5. He always says "Sorry" first, and usually he's not in the wrong
6. How he is with Reed
7. That he's a model boy

7 Things I say most often
1. "Hi Boy" (that's Kevin)
2. "Hi bud" (that's Reed)
3. "Frog" (that's Reed)
4. "I love you"
5. "When do you think you'll be home?"
6. "Cute boy"
7. "What should we have for dinner?"

7 Celebrity Admirations...how about just regular people I admire

1. My mom (too many reasons to list)
2. Kevin (see above)
3. Christi Walsh (an awesome mom)
4. President Monson (enough said)
5. Kristen Jensen (a girl I went to HS with; she was just well-rounded: awesome at sports, everyone's friend, religious, etc.)
6. Pres. Burkhart (my BF's dad and my home ward bishop--the man could be an apostle)
7. Annie Clark (friend in ward...she always thinks of others first)

7 Favorite Foods:
1. Coldstone ice cream
2. veal parmesean
3. chicken alfredo
4. lemon pepper chicken
5. swedish fish (yep, the candy)
6. strawberries
7. cucumbers....okay, I'm really running out of ideas

7 People who I think should do this
1. Trine
2. Jayna
3. Cassidy
4. Kara
5. Slim Shady
6. Brittany
7. Nicole

Why I love my neighborhood...

Sometimes I forget I don't live in "Chicago" anymore, because I can still look out my window and see "4-20" on the roof across the street in Christmas lights. Love it.

Stand for something

I'm really not that opinionated, apart from my feelings about cheerleaders (hate them), Coldstone ice cream (celestial!), and the appropriate time to start listening to Christmas music (May). I really could care less about politics, if I drive a foreign car, or shop at Walmart. However, our Stake President addressed our congregation yesterday that really made an impact. Before yesterday, I fully supported Prop 8 but had the attitude that whatever happened didn't really matter. I wouldn't be the person knocking on doors or holding signs in California. That's just not me. But then the Stake Pres. spoke. He was very bold and to the point. He quoted President David O. McKay when he spoke about no-fault divorces being passed in CA...and if they did, we would see the beginning of the disintegration of the family. How true that is. You know, I have some homosexual friends whom I love. But I don't agree with their lifestyle. And homosexuals have rights. I just believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. That's it. Isn't this just a battle over a definition? And for those members of the Church who have a hard time supporting Prop 8 (and the First Presidency), you either are with the Church or not. Simple as that. How often does the First Presidency make a statement to support something? Not often. They stay out of politics, including most moral and ethical issues (i.e. stem cell research). They must have thought this was pretty important to say something. We should not be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The standards of the Church are unchanging. I'm sorry if the world is changing. The Stake President said we should not have a "live and let live" attitude if we are members of the Church. We are of this generation for a reason; we are courageous and strong and can make a stand. I have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and modern-day prophets and will follow their counsel even when it's not popular. I also don't understand the protesting at temples, Catholic buildings, etc. Wasn't it a VOTE?? That's the beauty of a vote. Majority wins. And Obama won. He WON. You don't see all his opponents protesting that. I just don't get it.

Jump On It

This was a great date we went on yesterday! Jump On It is located in Lindon and has over 10,000 square feet of trampolines. We were definitely the oldest ones there besides one father who was with his 2 girls (most were Junior High/HS age, who were awesome at flipping, by the way!). But it was super fun and soooo tiring! We were pooped after 30 minutes! They have trampolines angled on the side too. I highly recommend it, especially for kids' birthday parties, groups, etc.
*The picture is not of Jump On It, though it is very similar.

Righteous Radio Stations

Just a heads up for all you fellow elves...FM Radio 100.3 and 106.5 have started playing Christmas music nonstop until Christmas. Enjoy!

Holiday Confusion

Kevin's work goes crazy on Halloween. They spend all day and night on the 30th to decorate the buildings (each team has a theme). It was pretty incredible how awesome the decorations were--each team had like a $600 budget (and there are probably over 20 teams). Anyway, Kevin's team's theme was the City of Villians. So what did Kevin dress up as? The Hamburgular, of course. I thought it was pretty clever of him. Too bad he didn't win the costume contest...the winner was the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man (holy cow, it was awesome; he even went on stilts so he was bigger). There was also a robot built that could actually play Guitar Hero! I guess you could guess a Halloween party put on by computer dorks is going to be pretty good. So anyway, Reed went as Santa Claus (how cute is he?!) and I was a Christmas elf. There is also a picture of his best friend Asher sitting on his lap at our ward party (you know, Santa). :)