House of Jules

Starting Over

2014-01-17T16:51:00.003-08:00

I'm still trying to decide whether to delete all the older posts or just pick up now with a different theme.

Catching Up

2010-05-03T22:08:00.000-07:00

Ok so life has been interesting lately. I went for a second visit this year to see my adorable neice Sophie. She is growing up so fast and gets funnier everytime I see her. Also enjoyed being set up by my sister with a boy, which added to the fun of the trip.

I have a job that instead of going permanent is now a daily guessing game. I'm not even sure I want to keep it anymore. Ahhh decisions, decisions... I have a new calling as the Relief Society Secretary that is keeping me busy but giving me the ability to get to know every sister in the ward and allowing me to work on being more social in general. Along with being social trying to make more of an effort to make friends and get out more often. Still love to be alone doing my own thing, but trying be social too. Plus I'm back to working out and fighting. It has been good for me to get some of my frustrations out. And get in shape for the summer!

I'm still using my good luck charms on helping the world get married. My girl friend here in Oregon got married on Saturday at the beach and was able to be there with my parents and had a great time. Also enjoying trying to meet boys online again and having a blast. Maybe, just maybe one day I'll meet someone special, keeping my fingers crossed!

Sophie

2010-01-25T20:05:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I went down to Texas to visit my sister, her husband and Sophie. We did lots of dancing, playing, reading and talking, so much fun! Sophie loved to talk, she counted to 10, read Little House of the Prairie and said her please and thank you's. She liked having her hand held, wanted to dance when the music was playing and loved seeing pictures of herself on my camera. Here are pictures of all the fun we had.

The New Year

2010-01-03T17:53:00.000-08:00

Well I haven't written on my blog in forever so I better do some catching up. First of all I had a good 28th birthday and along with buying a diamond ring and clothes, I treated myself to a beautiful digital piano that I love so much. One of my goals for the coming year is to practice and be a better pianist.

On to December, I bought my very first real Christmas tree. It was so much fun to go to the tree farm and pick a tree. I bought the first one they showed me and it was a beautifully perfect 8 foot tree. I had them bale it, drove it home with it in my car from the length of the dashboard to the end of the trunk, made a little bit of a mess. I took it home carried it up the stairs and set it up in its place all by myself. Pretty much I rule with doing everything on my own.

I got many great gifts for Christmas including new pots and pans, casserole dishes, a gorgeous coat and a rice cooker from my best friend. My brother came to visit and I had a great time hanging out with my family. Lots of good times and laughs, my family is so much fun!

Spent New Years Eve with my best friend and the next few days played and watched a bunch of movies. It's been a good way to start the new year and looking to making new resolutions and have a successful time in 2010.

Disneyland

2009-10-31T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well after all these years I finally made it to Disneyland. Went with Joe's sister Laree and her 9 year old Noah. Got there Saturday night and then spent Sunday checking out shops at Disney plaza and ran a bunch of errands.
Monday we went to Disneyland and tried a bunch of rides. Not the biggest fan of rides like Splash Mountain and Indiana Jones, but I really did like meeting characters and the smaller kid rides. That night we saw the fireworks which were made for Halloween and my favorite part.

Tuesday took awhile to get there because Noah got sick, but we finally made it to the park. Finished the rides we missed the day before and then headed over to California Park. Met more characters and got to do the 3D Toy Story ride, which was super fun, even if the line was really long. Way too much walking, but at the end of the day enjoyed some fish tacos and got in bed early.

Wednesday we went back to Disneyland and finally ended the day at California Park at the Trick or Treat party. I got to learn how to draw Donald Duck and it turned out amazing. Then spent a hilarious time doing the Star Wars picture where your face ends up as one of the characters. Looks completely real and so funny. Plus for the first time in 20 years I got dressed up and went trick or treating. I wore a green fairy costume, sort of like Tinkerbell. After a long night flew back home and went back to normal life. That was my 2nd real vacation and I can't wait to go on more of them.

Diamonds are a girl's best friend

2009-10-23T19:32:00.000-07:00

Well I just wanted to show off my new ring and early birthday gift to myself. I've come to the conclusion that I don't need a guy to own a beautiful ring. Plus with my 28th birthday approaching having this ring makes me feel a million times better about everything in my life. It's 1/6 ct of diamonds, 14K band. On a side note only aftering having a it a week one of the diamonds fell out and I had to take it back, but its back on my finger again and I never tire looking at it. Worth every dollar I spent on it, I love it!

Greatest Invention Ever

2009-10-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

I LOVE MY DVR!!! Regardless of the day I can be out and about and yet I never miss any of my shows. Plus I have an almost unlimited amount of really good shows recorded to watch. No more just flipping through the channels trying to find something to watch. Its funny I can now record as much as I want and yet now watch less TV than I ever have. Even still I love this invention and all that it has to offer. Everyone should try it, but you won't be able to go back to life without once you do, so beware:)

Question

2009-09-28T21:33:00.000-07:00

What do you do when everything thing you ever wanted is right in front of you but you can't have it?

That is the question of the day. Life is great for the most part but if I said it was perfect then I would be lying. I've never felt so needed before in my life than I do now, except that it's flawed. But patience is a virtue so I will continue to have hope that one day I will have everything I want. Until then I'll continue to work on being happy and living in the moment.

What's New

2009-08-30T18:12:00.000-07:00

Well I've been really slow at updating what's been going on in my life, so here it is. Still doing the usual working from home and hope that this job continues after the new year. I spend most of my free time with my best friend. We do house projects, cleaning, movies, food and running. It has made things really fun and look forward to more good times. I recently taught enrichment on car safety preparedness and last Sunday gave a talk on preparing to go to the temple. I enjoy my calling as visiting teaching supervisor and have been asked several times to sub in Primary. The weather still can't decide what its going to be but I think I'm very much looking forward to fall. I continue to run and have upped myself to 5 miles and going strong. Other than that just trying to stay busy and be happy!

A visit with my guy Cameron

2009-08-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

I went to visit my former student Cameron while he was on respite care at Providence. It has been a few years since I've seen him but he remembered and was very happy to see me. We sat and chatted then went on a wheelchair ride on his floor and outside in the courtyard. I had a great time and miss being around my kids. Hope to have more fun times ahead.

I just love this commercial

2009-08-16T18:50:00.000-07:00

So I'm not a fan of Walmart but for some reason I just love this commercial. I think its because nothing is better than being at home alone and an awesome song comes on and you just have to boogie. This is so what its like just feeling a song and letting loose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ejo3CKIrk4

Too much time on my hands...

2009-08-02T18:01:00.000-07:00

Well these last couple of weeks have been really busy with work and personal life. I have been having a great time and things couldn't be better. Went indoor rock climbing and tried out my new gear, been swimming, playing, cleaning, doing projects, busy with church and just having tons of fun with my friends. But on one of these days I had to pick up my parents from the airport and got bored waiting so what better thing to do than pull out the camera and ham it up, here's what came out. I'm just too hot!

Trip to the Zoo

2009-07-23T20:10:00.000-07:00

Well I went to the zoo with the YMCA kids as a volunteer. It was a lot of fun, I got to meet lots of cute kids and enjoy time outside at the zoo. I must say the bats were really cool, first time I'd ever seen them before. Here is a picture with my favorite buddy Logan! The two of us have gotten to spend lots more fun times together!

The New Place

2009-07-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

Well I have been waiting for my furniture to arrive and finally have everything in place and organized. Now that I have it all enjoy the pictures of my home and my beautiful new furniture!This is my office where I spend most of my days working!

Girls Having Fun

2009-07-01T22:48:00.000-07:00

Well my two fabulous friends Kacie and Traci came on separate trips but at the same time to visit me. My empty house was filled with fun and laughter. We ate out, went to movies, saw the beach and did tons of relaxing. I very much loved having my friends around where we could talk and spend time together. I have missed them ever since I left Utah and I love all those who want to come and visit me, my house is always open for visitors:)

Trip to Texas

2009-05-29T20:08:00.000-07:00

I had a week off of work and decided what better way to spend it than to go visit my sister Stephanie, her husband Eldon and my neice Sophie in Texas. It had been since Christmas since the last time I saw their family and it was nice to be able to go and play with them. We went to the Botanic Garden, a Rangers game, shopping and just having fun. Sophie is the cutest girl ever and found that my being there meant that there were things she could play with not normally in the house. She loved my suitcase, my cell phone, getting into my underwear, and even my tampons.Sophie was a total ham, she loved goofing off and pulling the silliest faces. She is already so cute and to top it off she's hilarious.

So while in Texas we were able to go to a Texas Rangers game who were play against the New York Yankees. The game started at 7pm but due to the oncoming bad weather they covered the field, made us leave our seats and wait for the storm to pass over. The clouds came as did rain and lightning and to top it off, hail! We got drenched and crossed our fingers the game would still occur. The storm passed over and after uncovering the field the game started at 9:30pm. We stayed through to the 5th inning around 11:30 but Sophie had had enough and was way past her bedtime. The game ended with a win from the Rangers 7-3. In the picture below you can see the storm and also the newly built football stadium in Arrlington, that is the pride and joy of Texas, it is still being worked on. You can see it from the Rangers Stadium.It was sad to leave, I had such a good time. I will miss you guys and hope to see you again soon:)

Oregon, I'm back

2009-05-19T21:30:00.000-07:00

Well after a 10 month stint in Utah just trying something new, I'm back in Oregon for good. No more sales tax and the weather rocks! Can never have too much rain. I have an amazing two bedroom apartment. I've finally gotten an awesome 46' LCD TV and in the next three or so weeks my new furniture will be arriving. (once I have everything I'll post pictures) This is the next chapter in my life. I have all new things, keeping my super great job from home, and the possibility of anything on the herizon...

On another note there are quite a few people that I am missing. You know who you are, girls:) Hopefully there can be many continuous visits and I can meet new people as well.

Skydiving Rocks!!!!!!!

2009-05-06T19:54:00.000-07:00

To celebrate my friend Kacie and her husband's birthday we decided to go skydiving with two of their friends. I have always thought it would be fun to do. I'll admit I had the jitters and was slightly scared but still did it. We were up 12, 500 feet in the air and the free fall lasts about a minute going at about 120mph. It was so much fun, falling was the best part, it's so hard to even describe just how awesome it was. Once the parachute was released it was different and a little harder not to get a little queasy, but still beyond cool. Nothing beats seeing the world from that high in the sky. Enjoy the pictures and video. (Make sure to turn off the my music so you can hear the video)

Guns, Food and a Lesson

2009-04-26T16:04:00.000-07:00

On Saturday I finally got the opportunity to go shooting at a gun range. It was so much fun and super exciting. Not quite what I expected at first and it took me a bit to get used to all the noise going off. But I got my chance several times to load and shoot a 9mm doing about 64 rounds. Turns out I'm not too bad, and would love the chance to practice and get better.
On another note I went out and got to enjoy dinner at Flemmings a steak house and had amazing pork chops and chipotle mac and cheese. Always nice to eat somewhere with amazingly good food. To make things more fun Jayci works there as a hostess so I got to see her. I also gave the Relief Society lesson today on adversity and did a pretty good job. Too bad ran out of time and I didn't give to give all of it.

Lately there is so much going and I seem to be getting quite a few adrenaline rushes these days. This coming weekend I will be doing the ultimate rush and going sky diving with my friends. Hope I live to tell with an awesome video for proof!

The Arts Continue...

2009-04-21T14:28:00.000-07:00

Well I'm apparently trying to keep myself as well-rounded as possible. On Friday I went to a performance held at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. It was a choir called Vocalis made up of LDS men and women from Germany and surrounding countries. They were very good minus it was all in German so I didn't understand the words, but beautiful nonetheless. I went with friends who know German and invited me to get out of the house on a Friday night. Also as a side note Deiter F. Uchtdorf of the First Presidency was present. For me it has been a popular month to see apostles! Got to spend some time walking around Temple Square and took a few pictures. Afterwards we rode the lightrail to the Gateway Mall and got dessert at Ben's Cookies. A huge orange, milk chocolate cookie mmmmm so good. A very good and uplifting way to spend a Friday night. On a completely different note I have been getting a spiritual boost. On Sunday I gave a talk on Prayer, which turned out very well, my friend Kacie even came with her husband to hear me. It has been years since the last time I gave one and apparently with age and wisdom comes even more mature talks. I have also been asked for this coming Sunday to teach the Relief Society lesson on adversity from the last General Conference talks. I have enjoyed getting to really keep my mind open for ideas and inspiration. Great way to build more character and really has made a difference in my daily life.

Ballroom and an Apostle?

2009-04-12T11:13:00.000-07:00

I went to the BYU Ballroom Espana performance on Saturday with a friend from work. Because it is important to have to good seats we got the slightly spendier tickets and had second row seats on the floor right in front of the performers. While we were waiting for the show to start I was just looking around and noticed someone had come in who looked slightly familiar. And wouldn't you know it was L. Tom Perry of the 12 apostles! He was there with his wife and other family members. I think I stared at him for much of the time. For the most part people were not bothering him so I figured really he's just a person who also enjoys watching people dance as do I so not to bug him. Regardless though there he was sitting about 8 seats from me. Well the performance was very good and I really enjoyed it. They did all the different types of dance, my favorite of course still being the Pasa Doble. Always nice to see new and fun things, so till the next fun event...

Random Things

2009-04-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

Well a few things have happened that I want to comment about. I absolutely enjoyed an entire weekend of General Conference. There were many talks I felt were directed at me. I especially liked the Saturday session. Too bad it doesn't occur more than twice a year. Can never get enough counsel and insight in life.

Also I am about to make another big change in my life. Well my contract job is coming to an end and I am preparing to move back to Oregon for good. I'm trying to get everything in order to make this the easiest move yet. Still on the hunt for a new job so if people will keep me in mind if they hear of anything I would appreciate it.

Other than a big move in my future there are so many possibilities that I'm looking forward to what life brings to me next!

Holi Festival of Colors

2009-03-29T16:08:00.000-07:00

In Spanish Fork, Utah they have a Krishna festival of colors every year. You can go see their temple, hear music and the best part participate in the throwing of colors. I went with a co-worker and his friends and while down there ran into my brother, Scott. It was very interesting, lots of fun and super messy. When everyone releases the colors you can't see anything or really even breathe. The dust is corn starch with dye, and is suppose to wash out. Let's just say that it took a lot of work to clean my clothes and get all of it off my purse. Note to self, don't bring a purse because the colors were everywhere on everything. I added a few pictures from another site so you can see the full effect of the colors. The colors stuck on everything and if you notice me in a later picture, some guy exploded green on me and I turned a new shade. All in all a neat experience and well worth going to get that colorful and messy.

Friday Night

2009-03-28T22:26:00.000-07:00

Here are pics from babysitting my friends two cute little girls. And the dog and cat, just one big happy group complete with napping, eating goldfish and entertaining the animals.

Longboarding is a Family Affair

2009-03-21T20:57:00.000-07:00

Well it was a full weekend. My mom came to Utah for visit and we went down to Provo to see my brother. We went to lunch at TGIF, took my brother grocery shopping and learned how to longboard. We weren't too terrible, but don't think that I will ever be investing in one, lol.