SOMETIMES I LOVE MY JOB

We’re currently running a contest where fans are encouraged to create a theme song for the Utah Jazz. At the end of the contest, we’ll pick a winner and play their song in-arena, on radio, etc.

Here's the video spot for it (notice Boozer’s enthusiasm, or lack thereof):




Here’s kind of stuff we’re receiving:



Until this one came in :):



I can't decide if this is the best or worst song I’ve ever heard. It makes me laugh every time I listen to it. Like it or not, you have to admit that it’s catchy. I’ve got it memorized, just ask anyone who sits within 20 feet of me.

BOND IS BETTER

There was a recent debate on the radio show I listen to during my morning commute. The question raised: who is a better character, Edward from Twilight or James Bond? Here are my thoughts: ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! There is no debate. Bond is better. Simply look to the photo above for your answer.

Perhaps I am bias, as Nikki and I just saw Quantum of Solace last Friday. It rocked.

“How would you know? You didn’t even read Twilight,” you may say. Ah, but here is my latest confession, I did. (Granted, it was a book on tape, but that counts.) I was prompted to “read” it after Nikki chastised me for judging I book I hadn’t read. Big mistake on my part to accept the challenge.

It was, to say the least, a frustrating ordeal - six hours of a listening to a love-sick teenager describe her boyfriend’s handsomeness and her subsequent physical reactions to said handsomeness. How many times can his “marble chest” take her breath away? How many times will his “steely eyes” make her heart skip a beat? (Way too many.) But wait, he’s got a terrible secret! Something horrible happens to him when he steps into the sunlight…. ready for it? He glistens. That’s right, he glistens in the sunlight, making him even more handsome. What a terrible, scary vampire secret. (Please note heavy sarcastic overtones.)

FINALLY, when another vampire tries to kill her (and something exciting actually happens) the book ends.

I must give Stephanie Meyer credit, however. She is a talented writer. Using the following ingredients, she has concocted a recipe for the perfect, forgive the expression, “Chick Book:”

-An insecure and unassuming teenager becomes the "It" girl at her new school. Little did she know how truly beautiful and special she was!
-A modern dusting off of the Romeo & Juliet story. Forbidden love, etc., etc.

-A god-like boyfriend who is an intoxicating enigma of bad boy, cowboy & stalker. Oh, and did I mention that, for some reason, he only has eyes for her? “But why? She’s so plain!” Oh no, she’s the new “It” girl in town. She just didn’t know it.

Barf. Bond is better. Case closed.

*PS – I may be sleeping on the couch tonight.

October 31st -- Halloween Night

We had an awesome Halloween. We actually were able to get together with my entire family. My little sister and her family came down from Idaho to go trick-or-treating with their cousins. My parents were already in Utah and staying with us. And my brother Tom is working here in Utah for a little while and got to come over for all of the chaos and fun!! All of the grand-kids went trick or treating and then ended up at our house for more sugar and fun!!

Here is a picture of Anja and Kristian as Alice in Wonderland and the White Rabbit:

Here is a picture of all of the grand-kids:
We had a Vampire, Asian Princess, 2 Pirates, Superman, Alice in Wonderland & the White Rabbit, so much fun!!

This is Brendan's favorite picture of the night, all of the Moms taking pictures of the kids and trying to get them to hold still!!

Girls Weekend -- San Diego

Last weekend, some of my girlfriends decided to take a trip to San Diego for a Girls Weekend. We had so much fun, hopefully we will make it an annual event. There were 7 of us that went and had a blast!!

One of the highlights of the trip was taking a "Haunted Tour of San Diego." The tour guides, I think flunked out of acting school but still made it very fun. They put us on a bus and drove us to different sites in San Diego that are supposedly haunted . . .I think we did more laughing than getting scared, but all in all it was a very fun adventure.

The weather was absolutely perfect for us, in fact it was so nice .. we were wishing we would have planned a beach day.

Here are some of my favorite pics from the trip:

Here is us on Coronado Island: Trina, April, Jill, Jayna, Camille, Emily, and me.

This is us on the boardwalk down by the GasLamp District!!

We took a drive to La Jolla and took a little hike out to the coast to watch the Sunset. It was an amazing view:

SPOOKTACULAR

For all the teasing I give Nikki for constantly coming home with new Halloween decorations, I have to give her credit for making everything so festive.

Here are some samples of the magic she performed last weekend. Great job, babe!

This is my masterpiece from last weekend. Not impressed? What you’re not seeing is the 50 lbs of concrete it’s buried in. Come wind, snow or drunk teenager, that thing is not moving… ever.

So what if I accidently cemented it in upside down. It’s nothing that some creativity and broken drill bits couldn’t fix.

Halloween 2008

I know it isn't Halloween yet, but tis the season!! We love this time of year and love the Halloween Holiday. We try and dress up and go out at least once during the season. This year we were invited to a Hogwarts, Harry Potter Party. We decided it would be fun to go as the dark side of the Harry Potter characters and go as: He who shall remain nameless/ Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange

This party we went to is up in Ogden at an old historic mansion. The owner of the place goes all out and this year was no exception. I really felt like I was at Hogwarts, with the Hogwarts Express and all.

The best costume by far was a gentleman that came as Hagrid. If you are not up on your Harry Potter trivia, Hagrid is the very large man who is the Animal Keeper at the school. This guy walked in and the entire room stopped to look. He must have put 12 inch blocks on his feet . .he looked exactly like the character.

We always attend this party with our dear friend, Jayna. This year her Mom attended as well . .Jayna went as Indiana Jane and her Mom went in Black and Orange!! Here is a picture of the girls!!

I hope all of you have a very fun, festive and safe Halloween!!

New York, September 2008

Brendan and I decided to take a little trip, before the little guy is born. We decided it would be really fun to go to New York and see a Yankee's game before they take down the old stadium. Brendan is a huge Yankees fan and has been one for years.

We got to see one of the final games in Yankee Stadium. The Yankees played the White Sox and ended up winning by a landslide. It was a very fun experience and Brendan loved every single minute of it.

We also took in a lot of the tourist sites: Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rockfeller Center, Central Park, etc. And much to Brendan's chagrin, did a ton of shopping!!! We also went to two musicals: The Little Mermaid & Mary Poppins. Brendan was a great sport for going to 2 Disney musicals with me.

The Little Mermaid was absolutely awesome!! I would highly recommend it to everyone traveling to New York. Mary Poppins was good, but our experience was somewhat dampened by the people behind us singing along with every song.

Here are some of our photos from our New York Adventure: