WOO-WEEE

My favorite quote of the day, from a patients brother:

Man: WOO-WEEE, look out! I'm noticing that pretty thing isn't wearing a wedding ring..... Are you really not married?
Me: Uh... haha, no, I'm not.
Man: Well, you must really not like men, or the guys around here are all BLIND!

How am I supposed to react to that? Still not sure if I feel like that was a compliment or not..... coming from a man in his early 60's, who then made a comment about not feeling good unless he is holding a beer..... Haha! I really love my job! Seriously, I do!! :D

The Royal Flush

To the patients wife, who flushed her phone AND its case down the toilet on accident, yesterday at work, THANK YOU! I haven't laughed that hard in a while. The best part was she didn't realize she had flushed it, and was looking all over the office for it. She realized it might have been flushed only when another patient came out of the bathroom and said the toilet wasn't working...... How is that even possible? :D

Ladybug Ladybug Fly Away Home

As I was finishing up the dishes today something caught my eye on the windowsill. I took a closer look and could do nothing to hold back the smile that involuntarily found it's way onto my face. It was a Ladybug! A Ladybug! My eyes were on the little beetle but my mind was flying through a whole file of fun summer activities that I want to do. Summer doesn't seem too far away now. Thanks little Ladybug! :D

V-DAY

I wish I could capture how amazing these smell too! Our kitchen smells like a floral shoppe. What a good Valentines Day! :)

 

The random post about yogurt....

You may say "But Catherine, yogurt is yogurt, it doesn't really matter what kind it is." To which I would reply "Dear friend, I too used to think that way until the moment I tasted The Greek Gods honey yogurt. Now My life is forever changed!" ........ :) NO, but seriously, I love that stuff! If you haven't tried it..... then get to it, make it happen!

And I Think to Myself "What a Wonderful World"

My cruise to Mexico was such a fun adventure! On my vacation I.....

Got a tad bit motion sick the first and second day......

(I'm sure Tropical Storm Paul, who was a hurricane wanna-be, and was right in our path, had nothing to do with it. One crew member, who had worked on cruise ships for 25 years, said that was the second time he could remember the motion on a ship being that bad. It was quite a memorable adventure! I finally quit worrying about walking in a straight line. Zig-zags work too.)

 Played a few card games to pass the time......

 

Let a strange man put reptiles on me.....

ME: Um, these are going to poop on me!

MAN: No, no. Thay no poop. Thay, like Amereecans! 

(Whew! Dodged that bullet.! Smart lizards.) 

 

Zip-lined through the beautiful, green, jungally (Is that even a word? ...It is today), mountains of Puerto Vallarta. I LOVED this day of my vacation!

 

Found out that my hair kind if likes Mexican rain storms.....

(Directions: Allow Mexican rain to saturate hair thoroughly, then air dry. No product necessary) 

Took in the beauty of some of the buildings and churches as we strolled around...... 

Spent plenty of time just being mesmerized by the ocean....

Was entertained by the magician working on the boat, and by people off the boat......

 

 

Had an awesome steward (Emanuel) who made my bed, cleaned my room, turned my bed down at night, and made these cool towel animals every night......



Went snorkeling in the Sea of Cortez while in Cabo. The Sea of Cortez is the second saltiest sea next to the Dead Sea. Man did it sting getting that water in my eyes and nose! Have you ever wondered what Sea of Cortez water tastes like? Not good! (I would know, I got a nice big gulp of it while snorkeling because I put my head too far into the water..... I was just so excited! :)   

 

 

 

Ate lots and lots of yummy food.....

(With a few exceptions. Escargot or Frog Legs, anyone? Eww!!)

 

 

Got all gussied up for some fancy dinning,.... 

Rode in a Mexican taxi

(Why waste money on silly things like seat belts?)

 

Once we got back to California Shawndra's brother and wife took us sight seeing around Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica. I thought Santa Monica was beautiful! Hollywood, not so much....  

 

 

I loved all of the fun new adventures that I got to experience on this vacation! My MOST favorite part though was seeing the incredibly beautiful earth that Heavenly Father has given us.....

 

 

 

 

So Excited, and I Just Can't Hide It!!!

I am SO excited! The countdown is ON! 9 days! Only 9 days and I will be sailing off on a cruise ship headed down the Mexican Riviera. The excitment is almost more than I can handle! :)
Passport - check
Shorts - check
Flipflops - check
Sunscreen - check
Okay, we're all good to go!

Back and Forth

Don't you love it when you finally finish up a project that you have been working on for way too long? Cuz, I know I do! I finally finished the rocking chair that I started refurbishing a couple of summers ago. I would've had it done much much sooner but, since I have NO experience in reupholstering, I was a little bit stumped about how to finish the back of the chair. Lucky for me I have a genius dad who, while I was talking to him about it a few weeks ago, suggested I buy a small cutting mat to use as the backing because it would be flexible enough to mold to the chair but it would also be strong enough to offer some good support. Genius!! So, now its done. Hurray! I quite like how it turned out. Its not perfect, it has character! :)

Summer Is Here!

And with summer comes......guns?

I went, with my parents, today on a fun ride up Fish Creek road and up into the Targee National Forest. So pretty and refreshing! Dad brought a couple guns along and we had fun shooting them for a bit.

Check out mom getting into it! :) She was awesome! And totally hit the target multiple times. To any burglars out there....Watch out!  

Happy Day! :)

  

A taste of my December

We went to Moscow for Dougs graduation. What a fun time! They have a stake there that puts together a Nativity display in one of the church buildings. Everyone and anyone is invited. They have nativities, from all over the world, that are spred throughout the whole buiding. AND, in one of the rooms they had a photo-booth and a photogragher taking pictures of anyone who wanted to dress up and have their picture taken in a live nativity. How, amazingly fun is that! Here are our results:

All awesomeness aside! The whole building, set up with nativities, was really touching and sweet to walk through. What a great and inspired idea that was, to help bring the christmas spirit.

Summer: In Memoriam

I miss summer.......


But, I shouldn't complain; I just had a really great week in California soaking up the sun. I will post about that soon.

Up, Up, and Away!!

Yesterday was a great day! Can you guess what I got to do? Here I'll give you a hint...



Getting all buckled up, and getting the low-down on the head phones.....



And we're off.....




AND... Guess who else got up the nerve to take a spin around the sky! That's right mom did! And, she loved it.



Mom and I were lucky enough to have this little adventure because Dad works with Richard Plant who owns this awesome aircraft. Dad has been up a few times already and really loves it. I'm glad Mom and I finally got on board (I just realized that is an awesome pun) so we could see what all the hub-bub was about.
I didn't really know what to expect. I had a rush of nerves at first just thinking about what I had agreed to, and then I just relaxed and decided I was going to enjoy myself. I loved it! Everything about it was awesome! It was the smoothest most relaxing ride ever. I don't remember my heart even taking one extra beat, that's how relaxed and safe I felt. And, if Mom can do it and say she loved it, then, seriously, anyone can do it. :)
To round off an already awesome day (I mean seriously, isn't flying enough awesomeness for more than one day?) we went up huckleberry picking. That is always fun and always worth the effort.
While driving up through the mountains we just happened to pass some kind of hound dog tracking contest going on. I felt like I had walked straight into Where the Red Fern Grows. It was so neat. As we drove a little further up the road mom jerked her head around and said: "There was a bear! Those dogs treed a bear!!" Dad threw the truck in reverse and drove back to see. Sure enough three hounds were going crazy at the base of a big tree with a black bear in it. Unfortunately, the bear was already dead and we soon realized that was the whole point of the contest. But, it sure was neat to see anyway.
Isn't it interesting how long you can go without experiencing anything really new or out of the ordinary? Then, just in the course of one totally unplanned day, you can find yourself flying through the sky held up by a parachute, and later look out a window and witness the world of hound dog bear tracking? Some people will never get to say they have done or seen those things.......... :)