It's officially "GO TIME"!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

I'm hoping to get back on a regular blogging schedule after the move and unpacking gets finished. I do enjoy having the time to write and communicate with all of my family and friends.

The packing is in full swing with some "lulls" throughout this weekend. Jim and I have enjoyed spending time together even if it is to watch a football game together, which we love doing. I still have my closet to tackle and pack up and I'm procrastinating on it. I need to get busy and get it done so I can relax and watch the Rosebowl!!!

It was a sad day at church because this will be my last week in my ward. All of the primary kids gasped when they heard and then they all started to say, "wa wa wa" as if they were crying and then the sunbeams all started to rub their eyes. It was really cute. They really wanted me to know I'd be missed. I always have mixed feelings about moving out of wards that you really like. I know that I will meet new friends in my new ward in Seal Beach. I do hope that I can possibly involve Grammy in our ward activities. I'm praying that she'll be receptive to that idea. I know that if I try to get myself involved in doing service in the new ward, I'll be able to meet people and make friends faster.

I will be anxious to get this "bite-plate" out of my mouth so I can start singing again. I really want to go back to Harborlites and join the chorus again. They won their region 21 competition last May in Phoenix and will be competing again at the International level in Calgary in October 07. My goal is to be there with them on the risers in Calgary!!! Hey, I will really need a warm parka if we're going there!! (Every summer here in the desert, I talk about wanting to be on a freezing cold mountain somewhere wearing a "PARKA" hahaha).

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve everyone! Let's make some lasting memories this next year!! Love you all!

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Thanks to Marilyn, Greg & Family for offering their beautiful home for all of us to come and be together in total comfort! We love your new place.

Thanks to Mom and Mike for helping me pack today - it really got me into the groove and got me rolling. I've got 9 more days to have everything ready to go. I'm very excited to be moved and living with Jim again all week long!!

Sorry this is so short, but there's lots and lots of work to be done. It was wonderful seeing all of my family this Christmas except for Steph's Family. I'm going to really try and get up there right after the move. I'm dying to see all of you.

Love to all!!

It's been a great birthday!!!

Thanks everyone for all your great birthday wishes. It really was a nice day. Jim came home from LB on Thursday night so he brought lunch to a park near my work and we ate along with the dogs. They had fun sniffing new territory. It was so nice and sunny.

Jim bought me a special scale for my birthday which calculates your weight, body fat%, water%, daily caloric intake, and metabolic age. I haven't read enough to fully understand the metabolic age yet, but it was very interesting. I stepped on it tonight and it said I had 27% body fat, 50% water, my daily caloric intake (if I'm doing high impact exercise 4-5 times/wk) should be 2300 calories and my metabolic age is 28!!! YeeHaw! I guess anything "28" is good! hahaha. This scale could take me to a whole new "weirdo" level in keeping track of what I'm eating and how much exercise I'm getting. It makes me want to work out more which is a GREAT thing.

I need some input about which picture to use as our Christmas card this year. Please give me your feedback as to which one. Thanks!! Love you all!

Just thought I'd start to get over this dumper I've been in and start taking control over how I feel. Thank you all very much for your thoughts and prayers on my behalf - they have really helped and I'm feeling a lot better now.

One year on my birthday I went into work and said to myself, "I'm not going to let anyone ruin this day for me". It is that exact attitude that is getting me out of the lull I have been in this last month. It is Christmas time and it's about time to start remembering what this season is truly about. We are celebrating the birth of our Savior and I am going to try to be more like him each and every day. I love the feeling of this season that brings strangers and loved ones together.

I might have to rely on my acting/dramatic skills in keeping a smile on my face, but having that smile will keep me feeling better.

I love all of you and hope that this season brings you so much joy and happiness. I am so thankful for my family and friends and the relationships that I share with them.