ok julie! I think i could kill you for tagging me! It's really hard to try and think about anything i could say about myself, especially 6 things! But i love you, so i'll try... here are 6 things you may or may not know about me!

1. Probably my favorite treat in the whole world is popcorn with peanut M&M's mixed in it! I know some people think it's weird or that it might taste gross, but it's the perfect blend of sweet and salty and when the warmth of the popcorn melts the outer shell of the M&M's, it's the taste of perfection in my mouth! I crave this treat ALL the time and probably treat myself to it a few times a week!

2. If you can't tell by what i just said I LOVE FOOD! I wish i could be a professional eater, i would be really good at it! The problem with this is that i don't have a STOP EATING button, my brain tells me that i'm getting full most of the time but i choose to ignore it because food is just so good, and so i eat until i'm in pain and i have to curl into a ball and wait for the pain to surpass! But it's worth it to me, i just really appreciate good food!

3. Since i'm already on the topic of food, as you can tell i love it, another wierd and strange thing i do is that when i'm eating something really really yummy i tend to rock or swaying is more like it back and forth in my seat and i make different 'Mmm' sounds with my mouth! I do it without even noticing it, it just naturally happens when i love what i'm eating and i'm pretty sure people around me might get a little bothered by it from time to time!

4. Ok so i'm a control freak! I'm a stubborn perfectionist and i think i know how to do everything right. Because of that i don't know how to delegate and i end up doing everything myself because i'm afraid it won't get done 'right' or my way! It's really silly, because then i just stress myself out for no reason! I graduated with my degree in Sociology, i think most of what i learned was for my own benefit. Now that i know i'm a control freak, i'm trying to learn to let those little things go!

5. I love shopping! I also wish i could be a professional shopper! I used to be pretty good at shopping but then i got married and broke!! So now i'm not so good at shopping! It's tragic, i know! But because of this i've learned to be a great window shopper, and i think i'm alot smarter with the money that i have! If i buy something now it has to be a great deal or really worth it because thier's no extra to spare! I have to say being poor has been a good learning experience for me, and fun at times to try and think of ways to be cheap! But hopefully one day i can become a great shopper once again! Some of my favorite stores are of course Nordstrom, Anthropologie, and for the home... Home Again, Anthropologie, Target, Ikea, Crate and Barrel, etc. etc. etc.

6. I'm kind of socially awkward! I always have been! I've always been kinda shy and insecure! I'm not about going out of my way to say Hi to people! Actually i don't really talk to people unless they talk to me first! I just don't dare talk to someone because who am i to think that that person would want to talk to me! I just get really nervous and don't know what to do! Although i've gotten better over the years, it's still hard for me! So if you ever see me and think i'm being stuck up or rude because i'm not talking to you, it's not that at all, i'm just socially awkward! Sorry! It helps alot that i'm married to the most friendly, outgoing person i know! Clay becomes best friends anyone and everyone the even the weird guy in the elevator! He can strike up a conversation with anyone, it's really impressive, i wish i had that talent!

Well, there's 6 things, now that i've started i feel like i could go on forever! Now i have to tag 6 people, right, here it goes! Kelsey, Jaime, Teresa, Nicole, Jenny, and Jill! (If you havn't already had to go this!)

Its Official!!

I received my official letter from the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy yesterday. I start January 3rd. I am really stoked, all thats left to do is pass my EMT test and my physical test. I was wishing so badly that I had my Fire certifications done while all those fires were scorching my hometown in California. I had many friends evacuated and one friend lost everything on his property but his house, thanks to fire fighters fighting the flames all night to keep it from burning down. I can't tell you how nice it is to actually be 100% positive and really excited about a career. It's a huge relief off my shoulders. I guess I am finally facing the facts that I am all grown up or at least getting there, married, mortgage, career, etc. I always be a big kid at heart though.

Lake Powell pics

Brit doesn't know how to post pics yet.

Big thanks to Cory for bringing his boat and to Kelsey for letting him come along while she worked.
Oh and notice my sweet stache.