Oh the Festivities

I love the fourth of July! It's so much fun. Yesterday morning Chari, Lacee and I went downtown to Waterlawn Park for some fun and festivities. They had a little parade and lots of food venders (including funnel cakes). We did not stay there for very long though because the heat was overwhelming. As it turns out Lacee and Char like the heat about as much as I do. Plus we are all a little slow and forgot to bring cash. So... we went to Chilis. Surprisingly, this was the first time that we girls have gone out to lunch. We usually just eat whatever we can dig out of our cabinets and then meet by the pool. After lunch we came back to the apartments and waited for our husbands to come home. When Landon came home we ran to a mall to exchange our 24 for the next season of 24. It's not illegal, I swear. We have this "watching a series" thing all figured out. We go to F.Y.E. where they buy used movies, trade in our old season for the new one and it only costs us about $12. Genius! Unfortunately, F.Y.E. was closed for the fourth.
When it was starting to get dark we went back to Waterlawn Park for the firework show. The place was packed! And let me tell you... celebrating the fourth is much different in Texas than it is in Utah. It really does kind of seem like we live in a little bubble back home. Everyone was sloshed and the place was a dirty mess. It was so muggy and hot because it had been raining all day.
We are both sweaty and discusting and VERY covered in mosquito repellant in this picture. Even the mosquitos are more aggressive here. I will say that San Antonio knows how to celebrate the birthday of America. So many people came out and it was a really fun day. I don't want to get all emotional but I do want to say that I am so grateful for our soldiers. A special shout out to Landon... I love you and I am so proud of your service to our country.

Good Morning

Happy fourth of July everyone! I really love the summer holidays. Today some of the wives and I are going to do our best to go to a parade and bbq. I sure hope we make it! Just wanted to tell my family that I miss you and sure wish we could spend today together!

.:ZoBmOnDo:.

When I first moved away from home my roomates and I adopted quite a few strange habits, tastes, past times if you will. One of those such habits included lounging around our living room (decorated with CDs on one wall and a "Did you just say that?" poster on the other) and read "would you rathers" out of Zobmondo! When I moved away from Logan, I shamefully threw this book into the once loved, now discarded bucket. Luckily for me and all the people that have to hang around me lately I have retrieved it! For all of you who have never heard of Zobmondo it is a small book containing hundreds of crazy choices that you and your friends must decide. It's such a laugh to see everyone ponder and squirm before they reach their final verdict. I would reccomend picking it up for a laugh around your living rooms. (Hopefully decorated more tastefully than our's was) I have decided to take the laughs to the blog. Below are some "would you rathers" of my choosing. I can't wait to hear all of your choices:

1: Would you rather- Walk around all day with a dead mouse in your butt, or a dead frog in your mouth?

2: Would you rather- Chew a mole off someone's neck, or drink a half cup of your best friend's blood?

3: Would you rather- Be on vacation with your 60-year-old parents and have your mom insist on wearing a thong bikini, or have you dad insist on wearing a tiny, euro-style bikini bathing suit?

4: Would you rather- Sweat green liquid from your pores, or fart blue smoke?

5: Would you rather- Clip a homeless stranger's disgusting toenails, or clip your own toenails and eat the clippings?

See! This is funny stuff! It's not fair to ask everyone to answer if I don't answer these myself so...

1: This one is really tough. I mean REALLY tough. I guess since having the frog in my mouth would make it difficult for me to talk, I would choose the dead mouse in my butt.

2: Geez... another sick one. I would have to choose the best friend's blood. Because a half cup you could throw down quick. And I personally do not know for certain exactly what a mole is made of. That worries me.

3: I'm going to go with my Mom in the thong on this one. I have no good reasoning except seeing that much of my Dad makes me sick just thinking about it.

4: This one is really simple for me. I am a sweater. I don't mean the cute kind you buy at Nordstroms. I mean I sweat pretty profusely pretty much all the time. Not cute. Therefore, I would rather fart blue smoke. Plus... that would be kind of funny!

5: I would rather clip a homeless person's toenails. That would be my churchly service for the rest of my life. Immediate admittance into the celestial kingdom I bet.

Well friends, there you have it. My new/old favorite game. I dare you to answer these yourself... Until next time...

Bar~B~Q

Hey y'all! Haven't written a new post in a while so I thought I would check in. Texas is going great. Landon is doing well selling but is having alot of trouble with people's credit scores. They have to have a 600 or above to qualify for the system and he is getting around 2 or 3 non-quals a day. He is pushing through it though and hopefully will reach his goal by August! We both registered for fall semester the other night and we are going to be taking a couple of classes together. Those of you who know Landon and I well, know that I will probably be signing myself up for double the work. That's OK, I'm excited at the prospect of even seeing him for more than a couple of hours a day. This week was rather uneventful but Sunday the office had a barbeque by the pool. It was really fun to see our friends and meet some new ones! Alot of the reps I know from last year but there are quite a few I have never met.

This is some of the group. There are about 25 salesmen, 2 "saleswomen", 5 wives and and a couple of dogs.

This is Landon with our friend Jordan. Landon has an honest to goodness crush on him I think. He lived with Jordan before I came to Texas and he always tells me that Jordan is "one of his top five favorite guys," and cites his time living there as "the best time of his life." Geez... should I take offense to that?!

These are a few of the other married people out here. Our friends Lacee and Devin, and Allan and Amber. I am holding Amber's baby, Evey. She is such a cute little girl. My favorite thing about Texas in comparison to Vegas is the trees and grass. I know that sounds strange but in Vegas I would start to get depressed after awhile without any green, springy looking business around. My least favorite thing about Texas so far are the ants! They come in armies prepared to fight. I find them everywhere. One night we came home from Wal Mart and saw a big herd of them marching around on the carpet. Landon went out and bought a can of "Raid" and proceeded to spray every square inch of the apartment. What's worse... live ants all over or an ant cemetery with their little corpses everywhere? I wish I had a good answer for that! On a brighter note, I am getting much better at finding my way around. I am not so scared to leave by myself anymore. As always, we miss everyone! Until next time...

...ChE's FaVoRiTe ThInGs!...

Now don't get too excited... this is not going to be nearly as cool as "Oprah's Favorite Things" and no one is going home with everything you see here! However...I have noticed that being in the same apartment, eating the same breakfast, wearing the same outfit and doing pretty much the same thing day after day truly leads you to feel a slight attachment to the little things in your life. So I thought I would share them with you all! (Everyone cheers...) Here are my favoritest things as of late:

Misting sunscreen: The brilliance is truly overwhelming with this product. No longer must we hassle with the thick, white goop we have come to rely on for sun protection. Oh no.. this sunscreen comes in the form of a lightweight mist. And... It actually smells good! I know, I know, you are a skeptic. But I swear this little bottle has come to be somewhat of a friend for me in this Texas heat. I recommend everyone rush to your nearest Wal*Mart and grab one up. In fact... grab two. I am that confident.

Landon:Now he's not for sale unfortunately and not everyone gets one. But, somehow I managed to scoop up the last Landon Fullmer. Lucky...Landon is on the list of favorite things because he's pretty much the only thing keeping me sane out here. I literally count the minutes until he will be home. Plus... he's a good kisser. (blush...)

What is that?!That my dear friends and family is my balcony! Now I'm quite ashamed to admit this because in my family furniture on the porch has always been a sign of undeniable white trashness... but since this is the list of favorites, I must admit. I have hauled out the living room chair onto the balcony and I spend a good portion of my day out there. I get better internet reception out there, (Okay fine... out here) which was the original purpose of sitting here but soon it evolved into an out of control love for the balcony! I love to read and watch the sunset every night out here. I would be willing to wager that I sit here about 4-5 hours a day. And yes... everyone in the parking lot has a perfectly good view of me. I'm like the complex cat lady.

The pool: I have debated long and hard about rather or not to include this one. I have had an astronomically difficult relationship with the pool here. We are more like "frienemies" since this is the scene of the crime. (In reference to my gosh awful sunburn last week) But I just cannot deny the joy that it brings to jump into the cold water. Lately I have been trying to teach Landon how to float. Not so successfully I might add.

Phase 10: At this very point in time I am not sure if I can call Phase 10 a "fun pastime" or a "terribe addiction". Although all evidence is pointing toward the latter. Landon, Chari, Jeremy and I have played this game every single night for a good week or two. Any of you who are very familiar with this game know it's not so much a quick game as a long term commitment. It takes us at least two hours every single time. But that's OK with me... at least I get to talk to someone besides myself. (Which is starting to worry me lately)

Well folks, there you have it! All my current loves. Of course some people and objects have been left out. But don't feel bad. You know who you are! Until next time...

Remember the Alamo?

I do! Sunday after church Landon and I decided we would like to go see some of the sights we keep hearing so much about. Our first stop was the Alamo! The first thing I noticed when I entered the gates was how gorgeous the grounds were. Everything is so green and the landscaping is beautiful. All of the buildings are so old and made of rock. Most of them hold artifacts from the time of the war. It was really interesting to read about the events leading up to the fight and the things that have been accomplished afterward. Neither of us knew much about the Alamo though, I feel that the tour could have been way more informative if I had gone there with some idea about what went on. To be honest, I was way more interested in just being with landon anyway. I really do like this job, I love traveling to a new place every summer and seeing new things. But the schedule is vigorous and we really don't get to spend much time together.

We did not stay there for very long because it was so hot! Landon handles heat much better than I do. (Which is good because he has to be in it all day) He was a trooper but I had to keep sitting down to rest and wipe the sweat off my forehead.

When we had walked through all the buildings at the Alamo we made our way over to the riverwalk. I have heard alot about the riverwalk and was not quite sure what to expect but it's a really cool little place. It's below the city and it is just this long stretch of restaurants and shops on the side of the river.

We had originally planned on having dinner here, but we were not hungry enough and we were both sweating like crazy so instead we decided to go home and get in the pool for relief!

We love and miss you all! Being here has really made us appreciate our families and friends. Until next time...

P.S. told you I was here Di-izzle!

TaGgEd

So, I've never done one of these but since I was tagged (thanks, Toni) and I seriously have nothing better to do... I thought I would humor myself.

JOYS:
1. Watching 24 W/Landon
2. Boiled Eggs!
3. Mason and Avery

FEARS:
1. Having something bad happen to my family
2. Not getting into nursing school
3. I am always paranoid that someone is hiding in my shower behind the curtain. ( I know, it's really wierd)

GOALS:
1. To finish school
2. Be one of those cute old couples you see in the mall holding hands.
3. Buy a house

CURRENT OBSESSIONS:
1. 24! (Seriously friends and family... if you are not a fan, rent the first season. You WILL thank me.)
2. Blogging
3. Tapioca pudding

RANDOM SURPRISING FACTS:
1. I am secretly a huge Eminem fan. I cannot believe that I just admitted that. I always tell Landon that I am "in the closet." I know almost every word to his songs (which is sometimes very unfortunate for my soul)
2. I wet the bed until I was like 10. Again with the confessions. I need to stop.
3. I don't know how to whistle. I have tried to learn so many times but I really cannot figure it out. If any of you have some good tutoring tips on this... let me know!

Ok! That was actually kind of fun. I TAG...Lacee, Cortney, Tedi and ShaLayne! By the way... made it to San Antonio safetly. It's good to be with Landon again but I am having a terrible time finding my way around this joint. Also... I layed by the pool for 4 hours today. You could fry an egg on my back. Stupid girl I am.