A sample of birthday pictures

My funny girl is 1! She did great at the photo studio! This outfit was the 3rd one we put her in and she was moving fast! We only had a few good shots because she kept running and crawling all over the place! I did order this picture because I think it's hilarious! I only wish the #1 sign was the right way!

Pat-a-cake picture!

Marren wanted to play peek a boo in the tulle. She was in such a good mood! This is the first set of professional pictures I have had taken so I was concerned that she wouldn't cooperate but she did great!

I am so lucky that she is in my life!

Belated post about birthday sushi

I ordered sushi to share with the missionaries and with my BFF Bill! Elder Chun was super excited and Bill and Elder Spjute were first timers! Everything was super delish! Marren had chicken. I tried to feed her seaweed salad but it looks like grass so she kept handing it to me.....which is what she does with real grass! I wish I videotaped it!

Mom's birthday!

We celebrated my mother's birthday in Kansas City. She surprised us all by flying out my brother Garry, sister-in-law Melissa, and nephew Hunter! It was a wonderful treat to have Hunter fly into my arms when I opened the door. Mom took advantage of Aunt J's photography skills and had our pictures taken. This is one of them.

It is rare these days to get the four of us together since Garry lives in Idaho but we always have a nice time together. I miss Garry tremendously. It is fair to say that Jessica and Jordan are closer with each other and I am closest with Garry. Even though he has been gone a long time it never feels that way when I see him.

I thought this was a great picture that was taken of the girls. You can't tell from looking at the picture but it was freezing in the park!

July 21, 2009

So my birthday day was fun. Sandy, my old boss, brought me a cake and a card! I ate the cake only but Shelly in the office said the icing was amazing!
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That night, we ate at Pho-Lan in Moore. I love ethnic food and Vietnamese is wonderful. I had Pho with shrimp, quail egg, and squid. After dinner we went and saw The Hangover. I had already watched it, but I saw it again.
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Our office lunch was on July 23. We ate at Red Robin. It was Holly's suggestion and it sounded good. They made me wear balloons on my wrist. Unfortunately, everyone got sick from the Spin Dip! It was choke full of onion so I was in the clear!
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My celebration isn't over! Mom and I leave for Maine in three days! WOOOHOOO! I hope I don't drown in the river.

Six Flags part 2

This is when we got started on Friday morning. It looks like I would be hot but I wasn't hot all day. These pants are the super thin cotton Old Navy pants. I didn't want to stick to the rides. I brought another shirt which I used because they dragged me on the water ride. It's funny, I don't like getting wet. Even during 100 degree softball games, I always refused the ammonia towel. So of course I got drenched and was a little miserable in wet pants.

Well as you can see, I am now in a pink shirt. This is post water ride. We are on the Titan. I think this photo is funny. We rode this back to back with no waiting. It was great. I was too scared to try and video the experience. This is completely different from The Shockwave. G-force is reached on the initial plummet. At one point in the spiral you are unable to raise your hands even when you try. Such a great day!

Shockwave video

Silly girls video

Six Flags part 1

I started my birthday weekend by travelling to Six Flags Arlington with two friends (Nancy is in the center, Karen is on the right) Here is our before we leave picture. We left Thursday night around 8pm.

This is before we got on Shockwave. It is an older rollercoaster, but the first to have two back to back loopty-do's. It is pretty fun. The line for this use to be outrageous but it is hard to compete with the new shiny coasters like Mr Freeze and Titan. I am surprised we are smiling in this photo, the guy taking the pic was a class A jerk.

Thursday night, we stayed at the Baymont Inn and Suites or as the marqee said, Baymo-I-n. After we left the park Friday, we went and stayed at Nancy's parents' home. The pool was magnifique after a long day screaming and laughing. Nano and K-rod got a little overheated but they are white girls and the sun loves me.

I finally took a picture of food that wasn't half eaten!!! We went to an awesome Mexican restaurant for dinner, Uncle Julio's, in Fort Worth. It had some traditional dishes and I was tickled to order Frog leg and shrimp brochette fajitas! I love frog legs but haven't had them in years! This place was excellent! The salsa was hot and yummy. I didn't take a picture but we also shared a shrimp and lobster ceviche soup which was super spicy.

Lana, Nancy's mom, made me a breakfast bagel with whipped and a strawberry birthday treat. She is a great lady. She taught music at Broadmoore Elementary and kept all her old yearbooks so we got to see Boogie as a first and second grader! She had some funny hair! As you can see in the photo, the girls who wore sunscreen are sunburned :)

I am exhausted in this pic. I stayed up late two nights in a row. I had super fun time in Texas this weekend. We sang in the car, played some trivia, rode all the great rides multiple times, ate yummy frogs and tried not to drown in the pool. Hopefully the real day goes just as well..

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"Six Flags part 2" will have the official pictures that I was scammed into buying! :)

30 Things you might not know...

01. Grease 2 is my favorite movie, I want that "moment" on the motorcycle in the sunset.
02. I love it when I am called "Aub" Only those who love me use it.
03. I am afraid of sharks.
04. My favorite memory of my Grams is the Halloween that I dressed up as a gypsy. I might have been 5.
05. My favorite color is green.
06. I am scared of speaking in public.
07. I have never received flowers from a boy.
08. There are 216 light boxes in church.
09. 10 years old has been my favorite birthday.
10. When I lost my first tooth I threw it away thinking I would be in trouble.
11. I get seasick.
12. I cannot whistle.
13. Thirteen is my favorite number.
14. I can't be paid to eat water chestnuts. In Utah one Christmas I flushed one down the toilet.
15. I will play Lego's any day of the week.
16. I buy Charles Wysocki puzzles but don't put them together.
17. I want a guy to sing to me.
18. I like cold ears.
19. I like messy root canals and apicoectomies but almost pass out if I am the one bleeding.
20. I remember all my old boyfriend's birthdays. (There are only 4)
21. I have been to six major league ballparks.
22. I have a Thurman Munson rookie card. Topps lists it at $1800.00
23. Snapping off a guy from 3rd base is the most exhilarating feeling I have ever experienced.
24. I don't like my hands. I wear a size 8.5 ring :(
25. I dance in my house when I am alone.
26. I embarrass easily.
27. I stole a lock and key from luggage around the age of 8 when I was with Granddad. I threw it away in the Braums trashcan because I saw a cop car and thought he was coming for me.
28. I have all of my old Garbage Pail Kids. Look them up they are awesome!
29. I can hit a ball 300+ feet but have never been able to do a pull-up.
30. I have a hard time keeping secrets.

The final countdown has begun. There are only 19 days until the dreaded birthday. I hope you like my list.