It's ELECTRIC!! Boogie Woogie Woogie...

Ok so here is a blast from the past. I had quite the awesome song on my Ipod tonight that brought back memories. It was the ever wonderful song called 'Somebody' by Depeche Mode. Oh how I wanted somebody to share.. share the rest of my life.. share my inner most thoughts.. know my intimate details. (ummm maybe not yet.)

ANY WHO... this song brought back so many memories. The memory I had was from the many Stake Dances and the ever wonderful Stomps that my friends and I attended during High School and then our College years.
Snowbird, Saltair and the Cultural Hall gym floors at the Salt Lake, Orem and Sandy Institutes will always hold a special place in my heart. Too bad I am allergic now.
Yo Jana wanna dance?.... No thanks, I'm allergic.... To Dancin?!

Memories that come to mind.

• The wall of heat that hit you when you entered the cultural hall.
• Being hit with sweat from someone in 'the group' flipping their hair back and forth.
• Being the 'friend saver' and keeping your friend distant from the person they didn't want to dance with.
• Groaning when they played the "extended" version of Boot Scootin Boogie.
• Doing the sprinkler, shopping cart, lumberjack, super model to the beat of any song.
• Wishing so badly the cute boy I liked would ask me to dance.
• Crying that the cute boy didn't ask me to dance.
• Telling a guy who asked Melanie & I if either one of us would like to dance. Melanie & I telling him to come back later. (This was my first Stake Dance.. cut me some slack)
• Leaving every time a slow song came on so the fear of me having to stand there alone would not come true. (gee, I wonder why I was never asked to dance.. seriously Tina).

I attended a "stomp" a couple of years ago and realized, no matter how old you get they always stay the same.

So enjoy some of the music and dance if you feel inclined to do so. I surely did (and didn't even break out in hives).

Hiiiiieeeeeee!!!

I get to see a face like this almost every morning! "Buddy" greets you with a smile and a HIIIIIIIIEEEEEE!!! every time you get him in the morning or getting him after he has taken his nap.

It starts his aunts day on a happy note!

Hold on to your hats everyone...

Whoa!! Is this what I think it is? Could it be???? Carpet?!?! Bed is made?!?!?!? It can't be...Pinch me to see if this is for real....

No you are not dreaming. This is a current picture of my room. Proof that yes, Tina's room can be clean.

Mom if you are viewing this you can close your mouth now, as well as any one else that can't believe it either.

Let's hope I can keep it this way.

Sweet Sixteen

OK seriously why did I watch this show?! Because, I am a nerd like that and there wasn't anything else good that was on.

I just have to vent a bit of frustration.

What 16 year old should have a party that costs over $30,000? Fly to Europe, Vegas, New York to find the perfect dress... and change their outfit 4-5 times in one night. Have the latest, hippest band sing, get a brand new car, and be a total obnoxious brat when something doesn't go their way? Next year and the years to follow they will only expect bigger and better things.

I will always cherish my 16th birthday. My mom made me a delicious chocolate cake, and watched 'Chances Are' with a couple of my friends.

Did I bawl and whine like a baby because I dropped chocolate cake on my shirt, Robert Downey Jr was not at my house watching it with us and I didn't get a brand new car?

No, in fact I didn't even change my shirt. I even enjoyed a second piece of cake while pausing the movie, VHS mind you, at the just right moment towards the end where he is looking down and then looks back up. Also, worried how I was going to learn how to drive the hand-me-down car.

Yes, I will never forget my first car that I had to share with my brother.

Here it is, in all it's glory. Same color too, before my brother spray painted it black.

And we wonder why the youth of America are the way they are today?

Now I am sounding more and more like my parents. But I am grateful for how I was brought up. I was brought up to work hard for what I want and not expect it to be handed to me or throw a fit when it wasn't.

Next time I am just going to change the channel. Seriously.

I am sold

Ped-Egg.. LOVE IT.

I bought this on a whim a couple of days ago and will admit I was a little skeptical in trying it out. Not even a sander could get through these calluses (ohhh tmi.. my apologies).

I used it last night and might I say it did a very good job. I would recommend this to all. My suggestion, make sure your feet are dry and use lotion immediately afterwards.

Now I don't have to go to a nail place and have the fear that they are talking about me in their native language.

I will never forget

Seeing the World Trade Center for the first time and AMAZED at how tall they were.

How many people I saw that were walking in and out of them and couldn't fathom how many people were actually inside the buildings.

Seeing them from the ferry that was taking us to the Statue of Liberty and you couldn't see the top due to the cloud cover.

Being at work and hearing that a plane had hit one of the towers.

The shock watching the 2nd plane hit.

The fear I felt, hearing there were more planes that had been hijacked.

Crying as I watched them fall.

How quiet it was at work that day.

Going to dinner that night with Amy and feeling guilty that I shouldn't be eating out while the nation was mourning.

Meeting up later with Mindi, Theresa, and Shana talking about what had happened.

The documentary I watched about how they tried to identify people from the rubble and the countless rings, watches, cell phones, wallets and credit cards that were found. Really put things in perspective at just how many lives were lost.

The sense of unity our country had at that time and how I cried everytime I saw an American Flag.

The soldiers that sacrifice their lives everyday, to fight for our country.

The CES Fireside that President Hinckley gave on Sunday the 9th, reading the notes I had taken and the words of 'do not fear' staring at me on paper.

I WILL NEVER FORGET....

WHAT?!?!?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!



A sad, sad day in Tina-land.

http://stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html
(click on above link)

Just read, and if you shed a tear, know that I did as well. Especially when I read this part. 'I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.'

CURSES!!!!

6 to 8 Business Days?! *Sigh*

Yesterday I had a quest and was searching for the Holy Grail.... I mean Season 4 of The Office. No such luck. But with the "well everyone else has it so I must have it too" thoughts that kept running through my head. I finally bought it on-line, along with Savannah Smiles. 'BOOTSIE where are you?' Any one remember this movie? I think it put Utah on the map.. or not.. I actually think the Olympics did that.
So back to my original posting. Seriously, I love The Office for multiple reasons.

Here are 2 main reason as to why.

1st reason... I love Pam & Jim, and was gitty when they revealed their relationship last season. OK for real. I watch it just for Jim. John Krasinski is HOT. I mean seriously HOT. Grant it I am comparing part of his hotness from a tv character.. but for a tv character who is cute, has a great personality, great lips and knows how to pull a great practical joke, hum a hum a ding DANG!!!!!

2nd reason why I love The Office. If you work in an office environment, how can you not compare the people you work with to the people on the show?

I, for one, am Meredith.

I am not an alcoholic, mind you, (let's just pretend what she is holding is a diet coke can)but if I don't have my diet coke by noon, I am the one asleep at my desk and asking people "not to speak so loud" and hope the lights can be dimmed.
Truth, let's face it, I want Jim to sign my cast so I can 'read it later'. (if you haven't seen the first 2 episodes of Season 4 you probably don't know what I am talking about.)
I will 'patiently' await the 8 business days. But I won't be happy about it. :)

Oh the weather outside is....

DELIGHTFUL!! This weekend was pretty much a blur... but what a welcome it was to have cool weather mixed with rain Sunday and Monday.
I know I can hear the groans now of "It ruined my vacation!!" or "It is still summer".
My response: Heaven.
As I was driving to work this morning, (YES... I had to work, so for those of you who didn't and had the day off... at least let me have some joy in the weather.) No, I wasn't singing 'Rainy days and Monday's always get me dooooowwwnnn' OH NO! I was actually excited.
I love waking up with a cold nose from the crisp air. So guess what is "just around the corner". Yes, hot chocolate, blanket, Christmas movie and pumpkin spice candle.


One reason why I would love to live on a tree line street. I would pay someone to rake up the leaves... into a big giant pile for me to JUMP IN!!! :)