Thursday, February 19, 2009

You Know You're From Utah When:

Ok, this is long but I was laughing out loud when I read it so I had to post it. You know you are from Utah when:
Green jell-o with carrots mixed in doesn't seem strange.
You can pronounce Tooele.
The U is not just a letter - Neither is the Y.
You have actually eaten funeral potatoes.
You've gotten both heat and frost burns off your car's door handle in the same month.
You are not surprised to hear words like "Darn, Fetch, Flip", "Oh, My Heck" and "Shoot".
Your tulips get snowed on three times after they come up and twice more after they bloom. Hunting season is a school holiday.
The largest liquor store is the state government.
You can go skiing and play golf on the same day.
30% humidity is muggy and almost unbearable.
Somewhere in your family tree is a polygamist.
You know the difference between a 'Steak House' and a 'Stake House'.
The elevation exceeds the population
You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you
You can see the stars at night
You have a bumper sticker that says "Families are Forever."
You were an aunt or uncle before you were three.
Your spouse's mother was pregnant at your wedding.
You have more children than you can find biblical names for.
Your family considers a trip to McDonald'd a night out..
Your first child was conceived on your honeymoon.
You feel guilty when you watch Monday Night Football.
Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday.
You drink Coke from a brown paper bag.
You consider a temple recommend a credit reference.
At least two of your salad bowls are at the homes of neighbors.
You believe that you must be 18 or older to order coffee at a restaurant.
You wonder why fire truck drivers honk when you drive 35 mph in the left lane on the freeway. There is a similarity between a ward basketball game and the L.A. riots.
You think Jack Daniels is a country western singer.
You negotiate prices at a garage sale.
You can make Jell-O salad without the recipe.
You've heard about BYU football in a testimony meeting.
You have two gallons of ice cream in your freezer at all times.
Your father-in-law thinks Ronald Reagan was a liberal.
A member of your family wrote in Lavell Edwards for president in the last election.
Cars in the slow lane are traveling the fastest; cars in the fast lane are traveling the slowest; cars in the middle lanes are always trying to exit.
Sandals are the best-selling shoes.
You have to ask for the uncensored version of "Titanic."
Hotel rooms all have the Book of Mormon.
You buy your wardrobe at the local grocery superstore.
You learn about the Mormon Church by taking history in elementary school.
You live in a state where Democrats always come in third place, unless a zoo animal is running. Then they come in fourth.
You're on your own if you are turning left.
Schools stay open, even if two feet of snow falls overnight, but close for the opening of hunting season.
People wear shorts and T-shirts if the temperature rises above 32 degrees.
There is a church on every corner, but they all teach the same thing.
The most popular public transportation system is a ski lift.
People drive to Idaho (or Arizona) to pick up a gallon of milk so they can play the lottery.
In-state college football rivalries are bigger than the Super Bowl.
Beer drinkers don't shop on Sunday.
You don't have to breathe cigarette smoke until you walk outside a building.
The cost of living rises while your salary drops.
Every driveway has a minivan and a pickup truck.
When you buy a new vehicle, cigarette lighters are optional equipment but gun and ski racks are standard.
Every time a new family moves into your neighborhood, the local elementary school has to hire a new teacher.
Your paycheck has an additional 10 percent deduction.
"Temple recommends" is acceptable identification for cashing a check.
More movies are filmed in your town than in Hollywood.
You've never had a Mormon missionary knock on your door.
Your neighbors complain about where they live, yet refuse to return to the state they moved from.
You make a toast with red punch at your wedding reception.
You have more raw wheat stored than some Third World countries.
Your idea of a good time is playing Pictionary in the cultural hall.
Your idea of a wild party is a six pack of Pepsi and a PG-13 movie.
You and all your friends come to your mother for a haircut in her kitchen.
You measure Kool-Aid by parts per million.
You think "You're a 10 cow wife" is a compliment.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Utah.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Here's a Preview

My sister did the kids' pictures the other day and I think they turned out great! I can't wait until they are ready to print (not all the editing is done yet, but we're working on it). In the meantime here are some of my favorites, hope you enjoy them (almost) as much as I do!!!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

I am so Interesting, According to Google

Google really has all of the information you never knew you never knew. Fun when you're messing around, annoying when you are trying to do real research! Anyway, here is the Google search thing I got from Jana and Kara's blogs, you just type your name instead of mine at the beginning of each sentence into a Google search and see what comes up. Completely random nonsense as follows:

Amanda needs . . . to pee.
*Yeah, I always do
Amanda looks like . . . any nerd in high school, but is really cool.
*Do I really?
Amanda says . . . no to Chase
*Something to do with Amanda Bynes, I guess
Amanda does . . . bada$$ hair
*Anyone want a cut?
Amanda hates . . . feet
*Is Google psychic? I really hate feet!
Amanda asks . . . me if she's pretty
*What girl doesn't want to hear she's pretty?
Amanda goes . . . West: A journal of fashion history through paper dolls
*I do love fashion!
Amanda likes . . . to think of herself as a business woman by day, rock star by night
*You know it, thanks to Rock Band
Amanda eats . . . grass a lot
*It's good for you
Amanda wears . . . the girlish frock of yellowed voile with a blue silk sash that she wore on the day she met her husband
*Poetic, and romantic aren't I?

Go ahead and try it out if you want to learn more about yourself :)

Saturday, February 7, 2009

My Little "Artist"


So, can you tell what this is? Nope, not paint, not marker either. It's Mommy's makeup! I was making dinner last night and thought that Duffy was watching his cartoon, but when he came into the kitchen to talk to me I found out he was busy giving himself a make-over with my concealer and mascara. He had it all over his legs and shirt too, good thing it was black! So today I need to go get some new stuff and dang: that stuff ain't cheap!