booo

i am a little disappointed in myself.
it's a little bit silly, i guess.
but last night i was totally passing out by about 730pm.

goodness, i'm not 80 years old!

i got up yesterday and went running.
it wasn't a long run, only about 12 minutes.
and i was so very happy my Jae got up and ran with me!

it was the first time i got up before work and went running.
really - first time ever.
i was glad i did it, although it wasn't the most pleasant of experiences.
i'm not a runner and i'm not a morning person.
so there ya go.

but most of the day yesterday, i was tired and bummed.
bummed that i didn't feel good energy from getting up and running!
i realize it'll probably take a few times to get my body used to it and then i'll feel that energy that everyone talks about when they get up early and work out in the mornings.

so anyway, back to me being lame and falling asleep so early last night.
i tried not to, but i couldn't keep my eyes open.
Jae and i hardly have time to just hang out these days, so i was mad that i couldn't stay awake to hang out with him. i was also mad cuz i still had my contacts in and i knew i had to wake up enough to at least take those out.

i was also bummed cuz i've been really trying to be better at reading scriptures at night. this is something i've never been good at, but i want to be. and i've sucked pretty bad at it.

anyway this is all a bunch of randomness that doesn't really make any sense, but i'm just a little bummed out about myself lately and want to do better. be a better person. be a healthier person - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. be a better wife. be more determined. be more successful. be happier.

i find encouragement from these 5 things:

*Forget not to be patient with yourself.
*Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.
*Forget not to be happy now.
*Forget not the “why” of the gospel.
*Forget not that the Lord loves you.

(courtesy of President Uchtdorf)

here's to a new day :)

9.24.52

yesterday was this guy's....

BIRTHDAY!!! he's 59 and thrilled about it! haha

in case you didn't know, this is my daddy-o.

he's pretty much the best dad in the world.

he decided (and when i say 'he', i really mean the grandkids and grandma)

to have his bday lunch at the Mayan.

pretty much you go to the Mayan for the divers and the atmosphere.

hence the grandkids helped decide a lot.. ;)

dad got some of the usual...dress socks!

the rest of the crowd:

kids table

the birthday boy's table

crazy zack! notice the rather large bump & bruise on his forehead??

sister susan & me

 and now, for the desserts! yes, plural.

firework chocolate molten cake.
he's like a little kid, i love it!

of course, we brought in a traditional cake from Parson's to add to
 the Mayan's molten cake and caramel fried ice cream.

 the whole group!

minus Jae :(  dang work.

happy birthday papa!!

we love you!

wednesday wandoms

yes, i said wandoms. had to make it go with wednesday somehow.

and that's what i came up with. so go with it.

*i really like to use white out. not like, the old-school brush white out, but the newer, too cool for school strippy kinda white out. it makes me really happy.

*i don't enjoy being to work by 645 in the morning.

*i just canNOT make myself be a yogurt fan. i've tried. different flavor styles, brands, light, not light. most of the time, i just don't dig it. but i wish i did.

*are we ever going to be done with our house? and then live in it??

*i think that some people thing that just because they wear tights or leggings that they'll make their short skirts somehow be longer. but they don't. now they just have different colored legs under their short skirts.

*our house..is it done yet?

*i wore a scarf to work today. i am very torn about it. it means it's getting cooler outside, which is ok. can't deny, the weather lately has been absolutely beautiful. but that also means snow is on the horizon. and that makes me cry a little bit.

*i always thought it was kind of strange (probably not the right word, but whatever) when people would say they were so busy every day, and there just wasn't enough time in the day for everything. i didn't really understand it, i guess. now i understand it and i'm saying it. and it's true - there isn't enough time in the day!

*i'm trying (again) to be a good, healthy eater. it's hard. especially when 3 or more days a week, ALL your meals are eaten from your sack lunch that you threw together at 6 that morning. microwave eggs are getting old, but it's all i've got to work with right now. i already told you about my yogurt problems.

*i went to the gym for the first time in (yikes) 3 months. i'll just leave it at that.

*i'm FINALLY done training the newby at work who took over my old job. thank the heavens above!

*i'm going to attempt zumba tonight for the first time. ever. should be interesting!

*did i mention to anyone how much i want to live in my own home? cuz i do.

*speaking of, jae and i have been eyeing a set of furniture for awhile now (couch, loveseat, chair) and they just so happened to go on 40% clearance. to splurge or not to splurge. hmmm.

*we went to olive garden with the lovely Jackson family this past weekend. it.was.amazing.

alright. back to work. or, need to start work, i guess i should say...

happy midweek ya'll

ps, how do we feel about this font? too much?

pin a rose on your nose

i needed these today yesterday.
yes, all of them.
but didn't have time to blog and share them with you.
so today i am blogging. and sharing. and stuff.

enjoy.

*yes these are all found on pinterest.
*no, i do not need a pinterest account thingy.
*but thanks for asking.

untitled

it's been a rough week.

i guess not anything too out of the ordinary this week.

but it's just felt like a really long, really mentally exhausting week.

you agree?

i've been wanting to blog more about the house and life in general.

seeing as our lives revolve around work and the house, 

that's pretty much all i have to blog about.

as most of you (probably?) know, i have a second job at a dance studio in NSL.

i'm 'officially' the office person/secretary/registrar/director of dancers/etc,
but as of late 

i've also become the fill-in-REALLY-last-minute, go-to dance teacher.

it's rough.

i haven't danced since high school, and only taught little girls for one summer.

so on tuesday, being the first day of the fall season
(guaranteed to be a bit crazy without saying)

when the teacher of the very first class
(about 15 minutes before said class)
texted me saying she had a flat tire on the freeway
and her spare was flat too....my heart sank a little. 

so, yup, in my black skinnies and t-shirt and bare feet,
i taught 1.5 dance classes

until they got an 'actual' teacher to fill in for the rest. 

i love dance. but teaching just STRESSES.ME.OUT!

on top of that, another teacher got his times mixed up and was a half hour late.

and on top of that, so many moms wait until 10 minutes before class starts
 to register their kid for class.

and buy her dance shoes.

and ask a gazillion questions. 

day two of classes went about the same.

ugh! PPLEEASE mothers - register before the first day of class!!!

uhhhh. glad i got that off my chest.

in other news, we think there's a good chance that there's a good amount of mold... 

in our house...

in places that, up until now, we weren't planning on tearing out the walls or floors or ceilings. 

i just wanna get to the dry wall phase!!! 

too much to ask??

why did we buy this house again?

oh yeah. it's cuz i really like the movie 'money pit' growing up 

and want to have my real life be just like it.

that must be why.