Back to work this week...

Well it was a very nice break being in Vegas for Jim's class. We stayed at a hotel about 6 miles from the strip on a golf course. All of the rooms were suites and it overlooked the beautiful greens. The rooms even had big screen plasma tv's on the wall.

While we were there I was able to meet up with my good friend Janet and do some shopping at the outlet mall, have lunch both Fri and Sat and catch up on things. She just became a grandma for the 1st time!

Friday night we got caught in a thunderstorm eating out at the Cheesecake Factory (which we walked to) and it started to pour with mega thunder and lightening. We had the waiter call a cab for us, but when the rain started to come down, he came back to tell us that the wait for a cab would be about an hour. No thanks, we waited for a break in the weather and hurried back crossing the "rivers" that lined the streets and trying to duck out of the way when cars came by us showering the water at us. After Jim made the "long-jump" across the river and I soon realized, it would have helped me a lot have the legs of a 6'1 person, I was thankful that I still had my thongs on so it was no big deal. I kept telling Jim, "We're just making memories right now".

Saturday was so beautiful outside (after the rain). After Jim's class we headed out to Mt. Charleston about 25 miles away up in the canyon. It was gorgeous up there! Jim had heard about people that lived in Vegas going there to get away for the weekend. It was really picturesque and cold. It was 78 degrees in Vegas and 49 up in the canyon. After we got back, we realized we were just in time for the USC game to come on and we fluffed up the pillows on the bed and watched the game on the big screen tv! It was one of those perfect settings - so relaxing. (Steph and Todd can no doubt relate-haha)

Back to work on Monday with rehearsals - lost my voice for about a day. Tuesday night was our Primary Board meeting and Jim's first meeting with the Optifast program. We knew Tuesday night would be his "last supper" so we met at Hof's Hut after my meeting @ 9pm for dinner. His first day on the product was today and he did great! He's very pumped up about it and I'm liking it too, eventhough it might be for selfish reasons. I was able to go to Trader Joes and just get "chick" food. I only had to shop for myself because all of his meals are given to him for the week. I bought some green beans, hummus, veggie dip, fruit, fatfree milk, light swiss cheese, etc., etc. You know all the stuff Jim wouldn't normally be buying for himself. If I just want to eat oatmeal and fruit for dinner, I can!!! This might be the best thing ever for both of us.

Tomorrow night I have to go and get fitted for our Harborlites costume and then Friday night is a rehearsal and all day on Saturday. Somehow I need to fit in writing up the rest of my talk for Sunday, buying Apple pies and icecream for our Primary Board Mtg on Sunday, preparing my presentation to the teachers for that board meeting and all the rest of the house stuff. I know, I know, I can hear Stephanie and April now getting out their violins, but give me a break!!!!! I'm under some real stress here and I'm still smilin! Besides all that, I have to start looking for a job. oh well. That's about it folks. I'd better get in bed now.

Personality quiz....

I took the color quiz and was a Yellow, then I looked up another short and fun quiz, here it is:

discover your dog breed @ quiz meme

What breed are you??? hahaha

Work, play, no sleep.....

Well, what a week it has been!!! The Harborlites Show went off with a bang!!! April, Mark, Mom, Dad, Jim, Bill & Denyse and Marilyn all came and supported us!! It was great to see all of you after the show and hear your comments. It's hard to know how you did when you're up there doing it. haha Jim commented on how taken Marilyn was watching the show and how "into" she was. I reminded him that Marilyn has an excellent ear for music and she was probably "listening" very closely to the harmonies. The "Afterglow" or after party was fun, but we didn't get home until 2am! Crazy and with church the next morning at 9am. I was pooped out! Jim's brother and sister had us over for dinner Sunday night in LA so we didn't get home until almost 11pm. Next day was Monday and it was back to rehearsal after work - got home at 11:30pm. (Oh, I have to get up at 6 or 6:15am every morning for work). This lack of sleep culminated into me leaving work on Tues. @ 1pm to come home and sleep. I felt like I was going to pass out. My head felt really "swimmy" if you know what I mean???! On my way home, I stopped off to make a deposit at the bank and was walking back to my car with my eyes closed. Yikes, I had to quickly wake myself up so I wouldn't get hit by a car. I slept for 2 1/2 hours and then got things ready for my Tues night Primary Pres. meeting. Wednesday (last night) was the first night in over a week that Jim and I had been home eating dinner together after work.

Tonight we are packing up our things and heading to Las Vegas!!!! I need this break soooo much. Jim is attending a class all day Fri. and Sat am. so I'll spend some time with my good friend Janet (from Hawaii) who moved to Las Vegas right before we moved from Hawaii to Calif. She has Fridays off so we'll do it up right (massages, lunch, shopping, etc.).

I'd better get back to the packing....thank you Mom for coming over to sit the granddogs!!! They will be sooo happy that you're here with them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIM!!!!

Happy Birthday Jim! I sure hope he enjoyed his day. I'm so happy to be working with him and to be able to see him during the day. Just knowing he's "down the hall" is such a comforting feeling. I can always just email him a question, or come walking into his office and interrupt him. He never seems put out by it at all. The days that he isn't there, I just feel like bailing on that place. Oh well.

Jim is such a great husband and "Daddy" to the babies! He loves us all so much - you would never doubt how he feels. That is what is so great about Jim - you always know where you stand (I guess that could be good & bad). He is fair, fun-loving, acts like "just a regular guy", but deep down inside, he's such a special person. He really does care about people and wants them to always be comfortable around him. You never have to feel funny about what you say or eat around Jim - he understands!!! He "gets a kick" out of things a lot. He will describe something that he's looking at so well, that it just sends me into a belly roll laugh!!! Then of course I ask him to "do it again" and it's rare that he complies. He does not like to be "on stage" and doesn't like to talk in front of people. Yet, when he does he is soooo great at it. People listen to Jim. He carries himself in a way that people have to know that he knows what he's talking about. It was his confidence that really attracted me to him. I love that!

Some of the girls in our office were joking about giving Jim a birthday present to "kiss-up to the boss". I overheard this and couldn't help but set them straight on one fact that I was certain of, it's impossible to "kiss-up" to Jim - that effort is completely wasted on him. I told them that the best way to get on Jim's good side was to do the best job they were capable of doing and to show him that you are trying. They laughed and realized how right I was.

Before I went to Weight-Watchers, Jim would always bring me a snack and something to drink on a tray especially if he was going to have something himself. My favorite day is Sunday because we just kick back after church and he will make little snacks for us and do my back. He always wants me to dish up my food first. He won't eat his food until I have mine. Jim is my very best friend and I love him sooooo much. We get along so well together. He's learned how to deal with me and my "ways" & I've learned to look past the trail that he leaves around the house. We make a good team at home and at work.

Happy Birthday Babe!! I love you!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

It's so great to have a day off!!!! I can't believe how hot it's been even here by the beach! It was 95 yesterday and should be the same today. We went to a movie on Sat at the Lakewood Mall and while waiting in line (out in the sun) it felt like the desert heat. Our backs were dripping with sweat by the time we got into the theatre.

Yesterday, we visited with Jim's friends from high school who live in Costa Mesa, we really enjoy their company and had a great time. He's a professional photographer and to see the pictures of their grandkids - unbelievable!!

I've been so busy with work and singing lately. Last weekend was our chorus retreat where we all stay at a hotel all weekend and rehearse Fri night, all day Sat & Sunday morning. I was beat after all that.

Well, I have a new calling - I was the CTR 7 teacher for a week and was called to be the 1st counselor in Primary. The president is such a nice lady - it should be really fun. I was a little nervous last Sat. night and it made me a little sick to my stomach (I actually thought I'd eaten something bad) but I realized it was from the anticipation of the new calling. We were set apart yesterday and we all felt a lot better. It's amazing how that works!!!

4 more weeks until we're going to Canada to compete!! I'm starting to get nervous about that too! I need to relax and just enjoy the ride a bit. In between that time Jim is having a big birthday on the 14th and we're planning on going to Vegas the following week to celebrate. He's going to do some classes there too - so I'll have time to go to the temple and visit with my friend (from Kona) that now lives in Vegas.

That's the update....it's great that Steph and her family had such a fun time on Kauai. Welcome back home lady!! Love to you all!