Who am I? ...I Don't Know Either.

We had our ward Halloween Party Monday night. I still had no clue as to what I was going to dress up as. My roommates all had a costume... so at the last minute, I put on some random clothes I found and wore 2 different sandals, and just put on whatever... and called myself Kendra (who is my roommate). Of course, what I was wearing is nothing that she would ever wear but since I was dressing up as no one in particular, it seemed funny to say I was someone that everyone knew. Well by the end of the night, I was told that I should be Ugly Betty - which is a TV show that I've never watched. Apparently she wears frumpy mismatched clothes like I was. Alyssa sometimes takes pictures at random angles... sorry to have to have you crane your necks...

Here is me and Mary Poppins (Alyssa). And then there is a picture of my bishop and his wife. Great costume wouldn't you say? And then me, Mary, Albert Einstein (my roommate Emili) and... I'm not sure who Michael is dressed up as (but standing in the opposite order of what i said... obviously). And then my FHE dad and me and Kendra in the pirate costume and one of our FHE brothers. Our FHE group was in charge of karicachers (spelled phonetically since i don't know how to spell it) but only a few people could actually draw decently, I not being one of them.

What Are You Going to Be for Halloween?

Well I don't know what I'm going to be - or if I'm going to dress up... (last year I chose to be a pedestrian) but I found some pictures of these random kids who had some pretty cool costumes. The reason I came across these pictures is because I was looking for some ideas for decorating Halloween goodies (for work purposes of course) and I got distracted by these costume pictures. These ones in particular made me laugh a lot so I hope they have the same effect on you or this post will be really lame-o.

Dirt Devil Vacuum & Chicken Little

Baby Elephant & Old People

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So the Old People picture is the one that made me laugh for so long. Don't you agree that these kids and their costumes are so adorable? The end.

Asian Pumpkin!

This is Asian nancy showing Asian Pumpkin. Asian nancy carved him last night at FHE. He only weighed 2.32 pounds and therefore only cost 40 cents to purchase. It only took 7 minutes to gut him. And 10 minutes to carve his face. At first, most people thought he was Robot Pumpkin. Not so. He's definitely Asian Pumpkin. Most people agree that Asian suits him better than Robot Pumpkin anyhow. He now sits at the corner of the doorway and greets visitors. Isn't that special?

Did You Steal That From Your Little Brother?

NO! Of course not! And let me outline the reasons why this is not possible.

a) I don't even have a little brother!
2) I would never go to Grand Junction, Colorado to steal something! and

d) Do you really think I could pull off stealing something like this? A cookie? Probably. But a car? Get real!

So Jason and Heather moved to Hawaii (lucky duckies) and needed to sell their car fast. Fortunately, I was looking to buy a car. And was able to do it fast. Alyssa and I went to Grand Junction to pick up the car and Heather's brother Taylor was kind enough to chaffeur us down... it really was like he was our chaffeur because we both sat in the back. There is reason for this as the seatbelt in the front seat was broken and I wasn't about to sit up there without one! Taylor reassured me that it would be fine for me to sit up front and that he would even not buckle up as extra care that we really wouldn't get into an accident. Yeah right! Well in the end we were all safely strapped into our seats and off we went! No accidents involved. Thanks Tay! All went well, we were all able to help Jason and Heather in some way or another and after spending all day with them, we returned home.

The car is my first big purchase and now I actually have to budget, but it has been joyous to have a vehicle! Hooray for growing up (sorta)! But while the weather is still chipper and sunny, I continue to ride my bike to work so don't worry, the bike still gets plenty of love! And speaking of work, that building in the background of the picture is my work... well it's part of the building anyway.

"Did You Steal That From Your Little Brother?"

Someone asked that once but no... it's mine! I own a bike. And here it is!

Yes I know you're thinking, that bike is TINY. And yes, I look like a big kid on a little kid's bike but who cares! It's a bike! And it's mine! And it was FREE! What can be better than that?! I was blessed to get it from work. It was a donation and we were going to give it as a prize at one of our activities but anyway to make a long story short, I was given the bike as long as I was going to ride to it work. And ride it to work I do everyday!!! I love it!

I got the bike almost a month ago, and after my first bike ride home, the very second I stepped in the door of my apartment, I set right to work on fixing some loose bolts... I didn't even bother to say hello to the roommates. I was too excited!

So it's like a BMX bike and it has pegs on the front and back tires, which makes it a trick bike. Do I know any tricks? No. Will I learn how to do tricks? Probably not. But do I use the pegs? You BET! My roommate Alyssa and I have taken many a trips around Provo with me riding the bike and her riding the pegs. It's fantastic. Several people have commented that they've seen us riding down 7th North... mostly because that's one of the only streets that we don't have to stop at intersections. It can get a little difficult stopping and starting without falling over - you should've seen us the first time I tried to peg her... We are much better at getting going now!

Ok, so we look a little ridiculous but it's so much fun! I never realized how silly we actually look until I saw this picture. Does that stop us from riding around still? NO! Really we can't go very far because it is pretty tiring for my legs (especially when we go up the slightest hill and we seem to be able to only go 5 or less mph) and you'd be surprised at how tiring it gets for Alyssa's calves. So we've only gone maybe 2 miles at the most. Anyway, the bike has been a fantastic addition to my life and I'll be sad when the weather turns bleak and snowy and bike fun will be over for a season. But until then, let the good times roll!

Have You Seen These People?

If so, contact the sheriff ASAP!!

So we had this Western party at work the other day, and I made this poster thingy so we could take pictures of everyone behind it. These are some of the best pictures of the group. It makes me laugh. Mostly because the expressions they have one their faces are pretty natural and so the ones that actually look like they are wanted, well, that's just a normal face. The bottom right picture is great because the guy was too short for the hole. We fixed it quick with a stool, but it was too funny to not take a picture of him trying to reach the window. Here's his whole body shot... The other is one of the guys who wouldn't (or couldn't?) back up so he looks like he's bursting through the picture, which is also quite hilarious...

Ah, the joys of work.

Life is a Trial When You Have to Play for Work

So I work at RAH (recreation and habilitation services) and one of our job responsibilities is to have fun at the many activities we do as we serve adults with developmental disabilities. It's tough work but someone's gotta do it! Our latest adventure was an overnighter in Park City. We rode the gondola, went out to eat, and did all the fun Park City things like the Alpine Slide and the zipline. It's such a trial when there's no way around having fun at work. Actually, I didn't get to go on the zipline and i was incredibly disappointed as i was SO close... just 3 people 'til my turn... and then one of the participants got way too scared. The only other way that she would come off the mountain was the Alpine Slide... which is fun of course, but we just did that one! Anyway, the lines were so long and time was short that I had to go with her and give up my chance at the zipline. Oh well, it's all about them anyway.


On the gondola and at the Alpine Slide. Don't worry, only one at a time go down. There were 14 participants who signed up to go to Park City and here they are! Aren't they adorable?! We had a blast!