Headshots

I have wanted updated headshots so I can audition for plays and not use old pictures of me for a long time. (I use to just use my Senior pictures but it's been too many years) Anyway...I was looking on CraigsList.com one day and found a photographer that wanted to get more headshots for his portfolio and so he was doing them for FREE! So I contacted him and we met up at the old LDSBC Mansion to take the photos (and we walked over to some other buildings including the First Presbyterian Church etc.) It was really fun...I felt like a model. But then it took forever for me to get the CD...he could never come bring it to me and then he never mailed it so I finally just picked it up from him today. So here they are...I was excited that a lot of them turned out really well.








Anyone had enough of ME? Sorry I posted so many...I was having a hard time choosing and I wanted to share all the fun ones. If you want to vote which one I should use as my actually headshot....leave a number in your comment just number from the top down. Thanks!

Temple Night

Tonight Craig and I went with our friends Matt and Sadie to the Bountiful Temple. Of course we are in the Salt Lake Temple district, since we live 5 blocks away, but Craig and I had never been to the Bountiful temple before and we wanted to see some other temples before we leave UTAH. It was a really nice session...I really felt the Spirit strongly...I love the Temple. I'm so thankful for Temples, they are so wonderful.
After the temple we headed over to Nelsen's Frozen Custard for some CONCRETE'S. Matt had never had frozen custard before, so we had to go...plus it is Craig's FAVORITE! He use to have it all the time on his mission. It is really big in St. Louis...frozen custard stores EVERYWHERE!
We are hoping that we might be able to go to another temple before we leave...possibly while our family is here for graduation...we'll see.

Good bye GLADYS

On March 12, 2008 we said good bye to Gladys. For those of you who don't know Gladys was my car...she is a 1999 Ford Escort. She was "basically" my first car (technically I bought another car before but it was kind of a scam so we sold it back to him after a few weeks). Her name came from a funny experience at the movies. Bianca and I went to see The Notebook at the theaters and it was the beginning of the movie where it is quiet beautiful music and as it is starting there are 2 old ladies walking down the hall in the theater and they are talking really LOUDLY saying "did you see the Spiderman movie?" etc. and going off about other movies, then...they get into the seating area and they started walking in opposite directions...then one starts saying in s yell trying to be a whisper, "Gladys, where are you? Gladys, my eyes haven't adjusted yet." It was HILARIOUS! Bianca ended up helping them find each other. So, that is the story of how she got her name. What makes me laugh is that all my close friends and family have always called my car Gladys.

So the reason why we sold her is because Craig needs a work truck for our business and there is no need for us to have 3 cars...therefore we needed to say good bye to Gladys. The good news is that we found her a really good Mormon family! What is funny is that since my car had a name it was kind of sad to sell her.


While we were sighing over the pink slip Craig told them about the car's name so...who knows they may keep her name. She was a really great car and she will be missed!

SOON TO BE COLLEGE GRADS!

Today as I was sitting at home doing homework and my phone rang with an unknown number. It ended up being a Faculty member from my school (LDS Business College). He said that I had been selected to be ONE of the TWO student speakers at our Commencement Ceremony! He of course then asked if I wanted to do it...and I said YES!!!! How could I pass up such a great opportunity!?!
The CRAZIEST part of all of this is that I did not apply to speak or try-out or anything...THEY sought me out and PICKED me!!!
It is just a short 4 minute talk but I'm so EXCITED! They said that I should reflect on my time at LDSBC and that I am to be the "voice" of all of the students. (I'll post my talk when I'm done). Also, the "guest speaker" at our Graduation is Elder L. Tom Perry!!!! How cool is that...I get to meet him and sit on the stage with him! Our graduation is going to be held at the Assembly Hall at Temple Square...I get to speak in a building built by the PIONEERS. We had our Stake Conference there and I thought that that was cool just being in there but now I get to speak from the pulpit! I am really excited!

Just had to share my good news...Craig and I are both excited to graduate together and then start our life in California!

ABC Tag

A- Attached or single: Attached FOREVER

B- Best friend: Craig and Bianca

C- Cake or Pie: Cake

D- Day of Choice: Right now it would be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday because I get to spend the entire day with CRAIG

E- Essential Item: My Blackberry Curve…Craig talked me into getting it and I didn’t think that I would use all of the extra features on it very much but I do and I LOVE it.

F- Favorite Color: This is a hard one…being a designer I have an appreciation for all colors but right now I love GREY

G- Gummie Worms or Bears: Ehh…doesn’t really matter. Chocolate covered gummy bears are pretty good though

H- Hometown: Ventura, CA

I- Indulgence{s}: Anything Chocolate…tonight it is no-bake cookies (I just made them). Also, 24 (the TV show…we have been watching the seasons on DVD)

J- January or July: July because it is WARM!

K- Kids: Not yet

L- Life is incomplete without: My “Mr.” (Craig)

M- Marriage Date: May 13^th, 2006

N- Number of siblings: 3 Older Sisters

O- Oranges or Apples: I like both but I love a good ORANGE

P- Phobias or Fears: Lately one of my big fears has been STAIRS…I’m always afraid that I’m going to fall down them or trip on the way up…especially when it is snowy and they are icy…not fun!

Q- Question to Ask God: I can’t think of anything right now…I know I have thought of things in the past. Craig and I were talking today wondering why there isn’t thunder and lightning when it snows?

R- Reason to smile: I’m graduating in 39 days

S- Season: Any season that is warm…I’m so done with the COLD

T- Tag Three: Tara, Tricia, Lanae

V-Vegetarian or Oppressor of animal: I eat MEAT

W- Worst habit: Complaining…I’m trying to QUIT!

X- X-ray or Ultrasound: no preference

Y- Your favorite food: Oh there are so many: Tortellini, asparagus, artichokes, chocolate malted crunch (ice cream), JUICE, Carnations instant breakfast, etc.

Z- Zimbabwe or New Zealand: New Zealand