"There is a funny smell on the street"

On Saturday afternoon we went riding up around Alpine Loop. It's a beautiful area! You can see views of Mt. Timpinogos and surrounding mountains and Aspen groves. It was a bit cold but we were bundled up pretty well. I can't deny the fact that I love those scenic rides up into the mountains!

After the ride we came home and cleaned the fish tank. Gary and I began watching a movie but ended up up-stains watching fire men and other emergency responders try and figure out what "that smell" was. They blocked off the road at all three entrances which trapped us in. An hour of so later they figured out that someone has spilled industrial strength insecticide. They ended up just hosing it down to dilute it. Once it was finished we had already started watching Terminator 3 with Dan and Robynn and some of their friends so we just ended up staying. And that was our Saturday!!!

As for this week....

It has been a pretty average week. It's the week after Fall break so the teachers are all at work healthy and happy which puts me at home jobless. I did work Wednesday! I'm ok with that as long as next week is busy.

Wednesday was restaurant night. We went to the Seigon Cafe. It was supposedly Vietnamese food but really, its just Chinese. It was amazingly delicious food and surprisingly cheap. Our meal was $14 and fed Gary and I for dinner and lunch the next day. It was a pretty fun night! There were 7 of us this time which made it neat. Dan, Robynn, Eric, Krispen and Jess went with us. When we were finished we came back to our place and Sid brought over the X-box him, Gary and Eric played for an hour or two.

Thursday Gary had an interview at work. He is trying to get a job that is open. It's full time, salary pay plus commission and benefits. He really wants this job and I hope he gets it!!! He is such a hard worker! He has done an amazing job on the sales team and has surpassed the top salesmen in the department. He's just that AMAZING!

After he got home and ate dinner we went down to Aquatica in American Fork to buy 4 more angel fish. We now have 8 of them which puts us up at 26 fish in our tank. Yes, we are done buying fish for a while.

Now it's Friday and I'm sadly not working. I think we have plans for tonight but I'm not sure what those are....

And there you have our week!!

Farmer's Market

Last weekend Gary and I went to the Farmer's market down the street. It was the smallest one I have ever been too but it had the most tamale stands I've ever seen! We decided to buy one so I could try it. Not only was it amazing in my opinion but Gary thought it was pretty amazing as well. Since he served in Mexico, he knows when he is eating real Mexican. It was pretty fun.

When we got home we ran downstairs to grab the thank you cards and saw that the mail lady was already on our street. We ran up and sat in front of the mail box stamping them as fast as we could. Luckily, we did it just in time!! Now I'm working on my side's thank you cards. I got through quite a few yesterday and should be finished in the next week!!

One Crazy Week!

This has been a pretty great week! I was disappointed to only be working one day but since it's Fall Break I didn't have much of an opportunity to do more. So, I worked Wednesday as a teacher's assistant in the special ed program. These students were not as functional. In fact, a few were completely non verbal. It was the worst subbing experience I've had in my two years of teaching but I learned a lot.

The other 4 days I spent cranking out thank you cards. I'm done with Gary's side now and hope to mail them out today when Gary gets home from work. Now, when I'm finished writing I'll start on my side. I enjoy writing letters to people but 200 of them is a little much! I'm disappointed that its taken me so long but it's pretty time consuming.

Gary was successful at work as usualy. He made a few sales this week and is working on applying for a higher position in the company. His boss loves him since he makes so many sales and helps the team out with all his great ideas. It sounds like he doesnt want to lose him so we'll see what happens.

New Fish!
On Wednesday we went to the fish store and bought two more Angle fish for our tank. One of the two we have (Goatee Man) picks on the other one (Millhouse) and we read that having group helps. Now we have 4 Angel fish. The new ones names are Charlie (after Charlie Chaplin because he has a mustache) and Ruben.

Robynn bought me a frog for the tank as a birthday present too! That was a dream come true! Ha ha, that sounds cheesy but I've always wanted a frog and now I have one! He stays in the fish tank but he hides under the sand so we don't see him much. Maybe next time he climbs up I'll name him.

Oh, for restaurant night we went walking down town looking for something good. We ended up at a Mexican restaurant. It was amazingly good food and really cheap. I'm not sure what it was called but I'll write it down when Gary gets home.

Anyway, that was our week. Its been great. I'm excited for the weekend!

Questions

10 years ago I:
1. Was 11
2. In 6th grade at Jemtegaard Middle School
3. Excited to have two one year old brothers!
4. Liked a boy named Kaden and was best friends with Kayla Doty
5. Never thought I'd be this happy in life and married to such an awesome guy!

5 things on today's "to do" list:
1. Vacuum
2. Make cookies
3. Make dinner
4. Pick paint off fish tank
5. Have FHE with Gary!

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Chex Mix (the bold or original flavor)
2. Fruit snacks
3. Grapes
4. Well... any fruit really
5. Crackers

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. pay off our debts (house, car, business...)
2. buy 2 new cars
3. Invest
4. Invest
5. Buy a new house!

5 places I have lived:
1. Portland Oregon
2. Washougal Washington
3. Camas Washington
4. Rexburg Idaho
5. Provo Utah

Five jobs I have had:
1. Day care assistant
2. Data Entry/ Secretary for Heaven's Best Carpet cleaning
3. Nanny and baby sitter
4. Substitute teacher in Provo UT and Washougal WA
5. Resident Assistant in Rexburg

*Now you should do the same!