Internet!

I have to sing in church in the morning. Solo. 2nd time. Ever. YIKES!

Love,
Me

Happy Happy Birthday Amy-Dear!

Internet!

Guess what?! Today is a fantastic day! You want to know why? I will tell you. Because TODAY is the one and only Amy Tah-son's Birthday!! Hip-Hip Hooray! In honor of my Amy Friend I will let you know...

The top 10 Reasons why I love Amy!

10. Dress-ups, Animal Charades and Rat-a-tat-Tat!

9. Amy's always up for an adventure! And was my pal when Merika dragged us to the Indian Graffiti AND she helped me discover the scenic Byway!

8. We're both "Boy Retarded"

7. She's so musical!

6. She knows that Mushroom Tacos are a BAD idea!

5. She has AMAZING dental hygiene!

4. She does "wiggle songs" with me at church

3. She isn't afraid of telling you what she really thinks, and she's incredibly kind when she tells you you're being an idiot.

2. She's the BEST work-out buddy a girl could ask for!

1. She loves and lives the gospel and taught me the importance of going to the temple, even when it's hard to go.

Thank you for being you Amy! I'm so glad you're a part of my life!

Happy Birthday!!

"Mean Grandma"

Greetings from Oregon Internet!

Today has been an interesting day. I've spent the day with My Grandma Hazel, in Oregon (it was a GORGEOUS DAY!) and don't worry we watched some Olympics! ;) But all day long I've been thinking about my other Grandma. My Grandma Maynes. I wish I had a picture to post of her, but sadly, since I'm on vacay, I don't.

4 years ago today, my Grandma passed away. I miss her a little bit. She was a character. Everyday she had her can of coke and "Little Sh!t" was a term of endearment. And every time she came to town Grandma Maynes would make us clean our rooms, hence we called her "Mean Grandma" and I think she liked it a little bit. :) Now looking back, I am grateful for the lessons I learned from her. She was an amazing woman!

Here is my Top Ten Reasons why I LOVE My Mean Grandma!

10. Chicken and Noodles "Clean Plate Club!"

9. Greater Appreciation for the color Turquoise

8. I'm tough... "Quit your Boobin'!"

7. Mexican Train Domino's

6. A love for Broadway and Theater

5. That woman could SEW... Anything you wanted!

4. Mu Mus!

3. My love of Music

2. Grandma Maynes plays by the rules cause, that's how we do it.

1. My love of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and especially the knowledge that Families can be together forever.

I love my "Mean Grandma" and I am so grateful for the time I had to learn from her. I am the woman I am because I had a Grandma who didn't put up with crap, we learned to be good people because we knew better and our Grandma had taught us.

I know that because of our Heavenly Father's Plan of Salvation I will see my Grandma again, that because of the blessings of the temple that our family can be together forever!

5 Generations of Day Girls (Mean Grandma is taking the picture.) I think the love of Teal/Turquoise thing must be Genetic! haha

My Freshman year of college my roommates and I went to My Grandma's house for President's Day weekend and while she was snow birding, AND we played dress up. Yes, all of the items were found in her closet and she did wear them! :) My Grandma saw this picture and loved it! ;)

Love and miss you Grandma!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey Internet!

Sorry I've been AWOL, that's what happens on vacay! ;)

But, I did want to mention that I was at the hospital for over 24 hours this week with my Grandma and didn't find one hot doctor to be my Valentine! :(

Maybe next year!

Stay tuned for awesome pics of our delicious Valentine's Day Feast!

I've GOT to get me one of those WANDS!

Hi Internet,

I'll be brief today cause I should sleep so I can finish my moving. I'm all boxed and relocated, now all that's left is cleaning. If only I could do it Sleeping Beauty Style....



Ps. EVERYONE knows the dress looks better in blue.

I. Hate. Moving.

Internet,

I'm moving out of the fly duplex this weekend. Tear. It's like the end of an Era. I will miss this place!

BUT. This is how I feel right now:


Dear Boxes,
Please pack yourself.
Love,
Me.

*If you want to fill a box, by all means, stop by! haha

'你好' [nǐ hǎo]

Hello Internet.

You maybe didn't know that Valentine's Day is coming soon! It is! And fortunately for me, I will be in lovely Southern Oregon! Yippee! I mean don't get me wrong. Valentine's day is AWESOME if you have a bestie or a fella. But if you don't, it's about as fun as going to school with 2 left shoes. (Which I accidentally did in 5th grade.... ask me about it sometime. Haha)

So, for those of you not fortunate to have wonderful Valentine's Vacay plans like myself... I have found you a WONDERFUL solution!!

Did you know that this year Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day JUST so happen to fall on the same day? Well they do!
So, I give you Single ladies and fellas permission to celebrate with the Billions of people in China on February 14th!

I have taken the liberty of providing you some Chinese New Year Celebration Tips:

All about Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the lunar calendar. It is considered to be one of the most important holidays for Chinese families.

2010 is the year of the TIGER- Rawr.

*Make Paper lanterns or learn about Chinese Culture.
*Have a Chinese Feast YUM!!! And eat with chopsticks
*Make Your own Fortune Cookies
*Fireworks!!

Have fun planning your celebration!

PS. My blog title is how you say hi in Chinese!

I have a confession to make...

Happy 30 days before March 5th Internet!

I'm getting excited for my vacay! But I also realized that there are quite a few movies out right now that I've been wanting to see:




They all look fantastic and my favorite genre: Sappy Lady Chick-Flicks!

Now for the confession..... I have never, in my almost 26 years never gone to a movie by myself. I just have never done it. I'm afraid to for some weird reason. Like someone in the theater is going to judge me for flying solo. Or it might be the fact that I like to talk during movies (Yes, I am THAT girl, but I'm really funny!) and I don't want people to think I'm talking to myself...



But you know what? In 2010 this lady is going to conquer that fear and see one of these movies solo-at the Movie theater.

Hold me to it.

Magical I tell ya. Magical.

Internet.

Today was Magical. 2nd Best Groundhogs Day ever. I say 2nd Best cause the BEST was 2 years ago when my Grandpa got baptized.

But, this year. We went all out. We had about 30 people there (sorry, I didn't get a picture.) BUT, I did get some pre-party shots of all our hard work and delicious snacks!

We put shadows all around the house. Which was appropriate because apparently Punxsutawney Phil saw his today. Yep. 6 more weeks of winter.

Some of our yummy "Dirt" inspired treats.

And the traditional German Chocolate Cake with a cute little Groundhog popping his head out. (Isn't he cute?)

What a Great day! :)

It's My Favorite Holiday!!!

Internet,

HAPPY GROUNDHOGS DAY!!!!!

Yes, this internet is a MAGICAL holiday. Like unto the first snow. We like to call it the most under appreciated holiday in the world. BUT, not it our family. Oh, no. we celebrate in a major way! Infact this year me and Hayley-Bug are throwing a HUGE Groundhogs Day Bash. It will be life changing!


I'm adding this to my bucket list. Be in Punxsutawney on the big day! But just ONE time. ;) If you haven't seen this, you really should!

Here's to hoping Phil sees his shadow!