R.I.P. Pickles 1993 - 2008

Pickles Brown passed away this last week. She was with our family for the last 15 years and will be greatly missed. She was the sweetest, most loving dog. She brightened our lives with her sweet little spirit. She was loved by all and she was the best dog ever!

Getting Tagged... here's some random info for y'all....
(in no specific order)

8 Favorite TV Shows... I own all these shows on DVD, don't get TV, I'm lame like that
1. The Simpson's
2. BBC The Office- classic
3. LOST... first 2 seasons... lost track of the show after that:(
4. 24- only if I'm watching it wil Keil!
5. Scrubs ... just a little RESPECT people!
6. Will & Grace.... HILARIOUS!
7. Extreme Home Makeover... okay, P&P DVR this for me... and I cry every week, tender
8. Dancing with the Stars, once again P&P dvr this for me... love it!

8 Favorite Restaurants
1. The Cliff House – although I worked there, they have some of the best food ever… calamari, dinner salads!
2. Family cooking :) Mom, Gina, Pat.... Dad's burgers?!
3. I love love love Cheesecake Factory!
4. Tia Rosas - AZ Mexican
5. Mukuni - BEST sushi ever!
6. Any kebab shop/shack in foreign countries, SO good after a night of clubbing:)
7. Amy Scerra's cookies:) Although not a restaurant, she could run her own cookie shop!
8. Red, White and Brew

8 Things that happened yesterday
1. Got to work at 6AM, and out by 3PM.... yay!
2. Studied (hahahahaaaa.... barely) for an exam this next Monday
3. Listened to my roommates funny story about this guys she's dating
4. Went out on a blind date (yay!) with a guy that looks A LOT like Mr. John Meyer!
5. Got my printer/copier set up, hooray!
6. Did several QA presentations at work, for several classes... I looooove public speaking:)
7. Spent too much time on the computer, that's like everyday tho
8. Kept my room clean:) as in I didn't throw anything on the floor, gold star for me!

8 Things I look forward to
1. Seeing almost ALL my family this weekend... you will be missed Will & Krystal...
2. Getting to play with my baby niece, Olivia, she's SO cute:)
3. Going to my brothers wedding
4. Going out with the John Meyer-look-alike again, hmmm, mmmmm!
5. Being done with school.... seems like it drags on and on and ooooooon!
6. Going somewhere cool and learning something fascinating about that place
7. Sleeping in on Saturday, it's the only day I have to sleep in
8. Having perfectly clear skin... ONE DAY!

8 Things I love about Fall
1. Fall means that summer is ENDING, which in AZ- is a GOOD thing
2. Still having FABULOUS weather for fall and winter (in AZ)
3. The "feeling" that fall brings...
4. The holiday seasons begin... Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas...yay!
5. All the treats that go along with fall, from the above holidays
6. The change of clothing, fall clothes are usually really cute, style/color/etc.
7. The excuse to hang out inside on "cold" days... watch a movie, have hot chocolate (okay- hot chocolate, that's okay everyday!) and just chill
8. Being able to snuggle under warm bed covers in a cold room

8 Things on my wish list
1. Being DONE with school already!
2. Discovering a hot/smart/spiritual boy that's keeps my attention for more than 5 seconds, and vis versa:)
3. A new car....?? with functioning AC
4. Visiting as many countries as how many years old I am
5. I wish I lived in a house and didn't have GHETTO neighbors
6. Not having to worry about $$ ever again... as in I wish I were rich:)
7. I wish I spoke more languages
8. I wish this "wish list" would come TRUE!

Now I get to tag 8 people.... oh, all of you!!

Okay, crazy story time....

... although this happened a few weeks ago, I thought I'd share it with y'all....

Sunday night I got home from a very busy weekend totally pooped! I was off to bed, literally at 9pm... about 5 hours earlier than what I'm used to. Anyways, my roommate, April gets home from work around 11pm. That night she finds a plate of cookies at the front door with my name on it and a little poem (still don't know who they're from....??!?!)... anyways, she brings them in and off to bed she goes.

Well, about 2:30 in the AM I hear a loud knocking on the front door, my room being closest to the entry, I hear pretty much everything. People stomping up and down the stairs, someone knocking on the neighbors door, etc. Aaaah, apartment living! I know you all miss it!

Anyways, I walk out into the hallway and the front door is ajar...?!?!? creeeeepy!WHAAAAAT is going on? So I open it up to see my very Cute Neighbor (although I'm not attracted to him) with pad and pen in hand, and this is how the convo goes (oh, but I'm completely out of it and not coherent I'm sure):

CN: hey! I'm soooo sorry for waking you up...

ME: no worries, what's going on?

CN: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you, but I noticed your door was open and I wanted to make sure everything was okay

ME: weird, we always lock our door

(Literally! we really always lock our doors...)

CN: I was just writing out a note to tell you that it was open when I walked by and I was going to put it in the door and shut it for you, but I wanted to make sure everything was OK

ME: okaaay, thank you. goodnight
Tender! V. thoughtful of him, but still I was a little freaked out to say the least. We do lock down pretty much every night. After I shut and locked both bottom and top locks, I go through every room and check to make sure that there's no crazy murder/rapist lurking around our casa. CLEAR! Then I go back to my room and lock my bedroom door.... and freak myself out for 20 minutes til I fall asleep. I'm such a dork! I don't know how I lived on my own or traveled around in random, scary cities?!

So after talking to my roommate the following day, she's not sure what happened. Perhaps the cookies threw her off, and she thought she closed and locked the door?! Don't know? But we're making EXTRA sure that the front door is now locked.

BUT to add to the story... flash forward to the following morning... I walk out the door and there's a note that's fallen to the ground.... and here's what it says:

Hello,
My name is _______ (blank, for his protection, of course). I really do apologize for waking you up or even startling you.

Just wanted to make that everything was ok and that you were ok also.
maybe if it's possible we can go out for a latte or something?

If so call me @ __________ or text.

By the way you are pretty.

Hope to hear from you. have blessed day and a blessed week.
x J
OKAY! OKAY! SO ADORABLE... what boy says that you're cute?!??! Well, not any LDS boys, that's for sure (yeah, LDS boys are gay). I'd take him up on going out, but really, I'm not interested at all. I sent him a text later that day thanking him for keeping an eye out for us girls and let him know that if he ever needs a cup of sugar or some flour, we prob won't have any! No joke. And left it at that.

Check it....

Soooo, I'm kinda upset with all you people (friends & family members) that are going private on your blogs. Ever since I started using Google Reader, I no longer "browse" any one's blogs. I'm just too lazy/busy with school & work to spend any MORE time than I already do looking to see if you've updated your blog or not. SO until Google Reader makes it available to get updates automatically on private blogs, farewell private blog writers, it's been fab...
*sniff sniff tear*My personal opinion of "private blogs"..... I mean this is me being sad (and Amber too... we're trapped in the Chu Chi Tunnels actually!) that I hardly get my family's updates cus they're ALL PRIVATE Blogs!!!! BOOOOOOO! So I totally didn't see the Oprah that talked about crazy people and blogs, but really? Are you all cutting out news clippings on how to spot a rapist? serial killer?! Blog stalkers? *thanks Cameron!* What is the world of blogging coming to?!?

Am I my Mother?

Take a look for yourself.....
Oh my gosh... we look sooooo much alike... and kinda like grandma Scadlock too!