White Trash Party

4th Annual White Trash Party!

This is us last year, and it was held at our house!

This was the year before

The party is THIS saturday, November 1, 2008!
Where: 946 East 900 South in Provo!
When: It starts at 7:00
What: Dress up and enjoy the company of fellow rednecks!
I know it's right after Halloween, but come dress up and have a great time!
Bring a dish of food/snack if ya want!

Fall

Have I ever mentioned how much I love Fall? I don't think so. In California we don't really have seasons and we definitely don't have colors as beautiful as Autumn in Utah. Here are some reasons why I love fall so much:

I love leaves! I love to crunch them under my feet, and
make a pile then throw them everywhere! Today I went outside
and literally watched the leaves fall. It was so peaceful!

This is the view when I walk out my front door.
I love the colors!

I'm not so good at carving pumpkins,
but I love pumpkin pie and pumpkin seeds!
Travis carved this one. It's the Milo symbol but notice
how it says Cook instead of Milo. :)

One more reason: I bought these golashes for 12 bucks.

It doesn't make me dread the snow as much anymore.
I'll be grumbling as I trudge through the snow,
but at least I'll be stylish!
I have another cute pair coming soon! :)

You're the one that I want!

Travis and I were the Grease couple for a Halloween party on Saturday night. I, of course was Sandra Dee and he was Danny. :) We won an award for "most original." I didn't really look the part, but Trav totally did! My hair is too short, but I poofed it out quite a bit. It was a blast.
I couldn't find a modest dress for Marilyn Monroe, so Sandra Dee it was! Let me tell you about this party, there was rock band, food, games, and a PINATA! It was awesome. We had such a great time! We didn't have pictures of our competition, but there were some good ones. The joker was there, nacho libre, the tooth fairy (a MAN), a girl scout (a man also... ick!), malificent from sleeping beauty, and many others! P.S. These are fake cigarettes. We don't smoke. :)

Pure Talent:

Rise Against.

Their new CD is AMAAAAAZING! I can't wait to go to the show. I have all the albums and I must say I'm obsessed. Seriously. So sick!

This stinks!

So I'm sitting here at work and we often play musical chairs here. Without giving away confidential or proprietary information, all you need to know is that sometimes I bring my chair to other cubicals. Well everywhere I've brought my chair has stunk. I don't know if people here have smelly feet or what, but it's fettid! So I'm here waiting for the last hour of work to go by, and I plop down into my chair. Well up wofts that stank nastiness... from my chair!! I dunno who sat here last but they must've had some serious swass or somethin cuz this chair reeks! I swapped out the chairs and I'm feeling much better now. And here I am thinking it's everyone else when everyone else thinks it's me! :/ It's the chair... I swear!!!

I don't know what I did with my gum

P.S. This is my sister Lizzie

So Rachel and I just got back from the Las of the Vegas and had a BLAST!!! I can't even tell you how much fun it was! We did everything we wanted to and we shopped til we dropped! Literally, we were exhausted by the end of the trip. The entire drive down there wasn't a silent moment. We chatted like two teenage girls the whole time, and we continued to do so for the remainder of the trip. It was so wonderful to be able to catch up and share our emotions with each other whether it was laughing, crying, getting frustrated or laughing because we were frustrated. :)

We did some work while we were down there, too. The agency hooked us up! We got our hotel comped, and we got money for food, AND we got paid to work! The work we did while we were down there wasn't even that hard, either. Plus it really helps when you are "working" with your best friend and she can read your mind and know exactly when the perfect switching time is. :) Rachel, I love you.

On Thursday night as we were driving back to our hotel, randomly I said, "I don't know what I did with my gum." Immediately Rachel burst into laughter. But seriously, I do NOT remember what I did with it. I was chewing it and then I wasn't! I cannot for the life of me remember spitting it out, throwing it away, or swallowing it (YUCK). Normally I am completely aware of my body and what I do, and I would remember something like that. I know it is a really random thought, but I have a point.

This trip has been SO good for me. As an interpreter I am hyper aware of what I say and do. If I sit in the chair and start interpreting and I am not aware of what I am saying and also the information I am receiving, I will interpret horribly. However, it's those times when I am aware that I can tell if I am doing poorly or well. If I sit down and I can interpret and make a grocery list in my head at the same time (yes, I've done it, I'm a GREAT multi-tasker and my brain is capable of handling many things at one time) then I'm not really aware and even though my production may be swell, it's not the best I can do. Similarly, if I ever THINK I have offended someone, I will check to make sure I haven't, or if I have, I make amends. Again, I'm hyper aware.

However, on this trip (besides when we worked) I just LET MYSELF GO!!!! It felt awesome to be able to just say what's on my mind, knowing that my best friend won't ever judge me or think less of me. This trip I have said so many random things and a few faux pas along the way. I even jumbled up my words a ton. Rachel would just look at me and smile. It feels good to truly let go sometimes, and know that I'm not going to be criticized or judged, and that she probably won't even remember it. I'll be back on track tomorrow morning for work, but I think I'm going to try letting go more often. It feels dang good. And who cares what I did with my gum... I didn't want it anyway. :)