Pura Vida=the good life

I just got back from Costa Rica. It was another work trip--a great incentive trip that I helped plan and execute. I definitely have to go back there on vacation! It is beautiful!





Also, who knew I looked so great in a fedora?? Haha!

Overheard...

So I just absolutely love my nieces....they are so cute! But this week I overheard two really funny things that they said:

This girl on the left had the flu a couple of weeks ago that lasted 5-6 days. My sister said she hardly ate a thing during that time. She's already tall and skinny, but she totally lost weight. So on her first day back to school she said, "MOM! My jeans feel so much better!"

Yeah, wouldn't all of our jeans feel better if we lost a few ell-bees??

Then, this girl on the right....it's always a struggle to get her to eat her dinner. So there are always bribes and/or punishments if she doesn't at least have a couple of bites of the vegetables on her plate. The other night my sister said, "If I were you, I'd start eating my dinner," possibly implying there might be dessert. In her cute little voice can say, my 4-year-old niece replied, "Well, I'm not you."

They are too cute!!

I. Am. Obsessed.

Maybe it's because I always loved Princess Di so much...but I am so enthralled by Kate and William! Don't even judge. This is not usually me.....but it's The RING, her style, Westminster Abbey, the pomp, everything! I love it all. And, today, I discovered.....the Royal Wedding Website. You are welcome!

Voice Over!

So for one of my company's recent events, we created this video. They ended up using my voice--which was really fun for me. I'm so proud of this video, but not because of my voice. But because my friend Kyle wrote this. He's very talented. Check it out:

Songs I Love Right Now

None of these songs are brand new, but I keep putting my ipod on repeat of these 3 tunes:

"Gravity" by Sara Barailles
I just recently re-discovered this on my ipod and I love it all over again!

I've loved this song since the Addiction Dance on SYTYCD (If you have not seen this you have to check it out HERE).


This is the newest of the 3 songs. I have been listening to it for a couple of months, but I just saw the video for the first time and it's awesome. Sing it, Adele! She is amazing! Here is "Rolling in the Deep":




Normally I don't like Lady Antebellum live, but this version is good since Charles Kelly is the main singer on this song. It was from the 2010 CMA Awards.
"Hello World" by Lady A. Enjoy!

Catching Up

Wow, it's been a while since I've blogged. And although I can't believe six months has gone by so quickly, I feel like a lot has happened since then. Here are some highlights:

Together with these people (to the right: coworkers and friends) we put on several events, the biggest of which was a convention for over 5000 people in Salt Lake City Utah. It was one of my proudest professional accomplishments. The classic rock band STYX was our entertainment. It was so fun to meet them.

Thanks Clarrisa (I used some photos from your blog).

I got to check out my baby brother, in the biggest game of his high school career, and his team beat their rivals in the 2010 Emotion Bowl.

Orange goal posts for one more year--Congrats Tigers Class of 2011!

BTW, if anyone needs a good photographer in Idaho Falls, check out Freckleton Photography. They did a great job with Clark's senior photos.

Since Clark is definitely the favorite child, and it's his senior year, my family went a little out of control with Tiger pride this year. This was even our Christmas card photo....a little much?!!?? Maybe...but I just can't believe that my little brother is graduating soon!

How cute is my niece all decked out in Tiger gear after the game?

I also got to go to Copenhagen, Denmark for the first time to help with our European Convention.

I was part of the technical crew...it was so fun!!

We were eating danishes in Denmark...NERDS!
Thank you Jen for this photo.

I went to New York for work, and the assignment I had was such that I was able to bring my mom along with me. It was so fun to see NYC at Christmas time and it was really fun to share that with my mom!

Went to Costa Rica 5 days before Christmas for a 48-hour site inspection for work. It was beautiful, but now I have to go back there for fun! This visit was nearly all work, but I had about 1 hour of a beautiful sunset out on the beach.




January and February have been almost entirely work events, but I did have some down time in Orlando....and went to HOGWARTS!!

And YES, Butterbeer is AMAZING!

But the best thing that has happened is that I have a new niece! She was born at the end of January, and I am the proudest Aunt of these 3 girls!!

Goodbye Old Friend

Well, today marks a new era of my life. Today was the last day I used my old trusty Motorola Q phone. The Q, if anything, was a practical phone. It had many functional features that I used to the fullest throughout the 3 years I've had it. And the two games it had--Bubble Breaker and Solitaire--they really delivered every time I was bored or needed a distraction. Though Solitaire is an old favorite of mine, Bubble Breaker was the Q's brightest shining star. I played Bubble Breaker on this phone 13814 times. That's right, nearly 14 THOUSAND TIMES folks. This phone has got me through some tough times.

To my Q: I'm sorry for dropping you on the ground in the rain. You never dropped my calls because of your reliable network. When no one else at the Zermatt had service, you were there for me. I'm sorry I scratched your screen over 2 years ago. I didn't realize that the bottom of my purse was such a dangerous place for you, and I certainly didn't think we'd be together this long. You've been there for me through 4 versions of the iPhone, 2 versions of the Droid, and countless other flashier phones on the market. Thanks for the memories.

But it's time for me to move on.

With some serious reservations, I'm headed into unchartered territory here with my new service provider, but I'm happy to have a shiny new phone. I am ready to fall in love all over again.

A little FaceTime, anyone?? :)