Just Jenni

Update!

2011-03-11T10:32:00.001-08:00

So lots of time has past since my last post. Sorry I'm a smidge busy. But here is an update of pictures.

Happy Birthday Kylie!

Erika Kate's favorite ride!

The Lillybell in Disneyland. Old part of train that was used when Disneyland opened.

In California Adventures Animation Studio's sitting with Erika Kate while she was napping. I got bored and started taking pictures.

Tower of Terror with Jackson. He didn't love it.

Going for a Canoe ride around the lake in Disneyland. Way fun.

Jumpin' Jacks in St. George where I took Jackson and Erika Kate for a day out. Lots of fun. I had to carry them up the giant slides. Not easy. But fun.

Early Christmas

2010-12-12T20:30:00.001-08:00

I went up to Boise this past week to have an early Christmas with my Brother's family. It was a lot of fun but a very long drive. I can't drive super well because my hips tend to hurt when I sit for a long time. I think I'm just getting really old. When I was in Boise I went on a date with my nephew Clark. We went to a movie together. Nephews are great to have around. They always love me. They always want to go on dates with me. So I love it! They are super cute.

I also have been celebrating christmas early here in Logan. When you're a college student holidays with friends happen before the break.

This is my tree. I think it's rather cute!

As of Late...

2010-10-23T20:09:00.001-07:00

Sorry I am really crappy at keeping my blog up. So here is an update. I started Nuclear Medicine School in August. I moved in August to a new Apartment in Logan and I live at the hospital.

I went to Lagoon With Chad, Katie, and Chad's friend DJ. We had a really good time running around and going on all the rides. We were planning on going two days but it started to rain really bad the second day so instead we went to the planetarium in Salt Lake City for day 2.

The Fair came into town here in Logan so we ended up going there and just wandering around. My roommates Kylie and Kalie went with me. It was a lot of fun. We rode the swings and just had a ball making fools of ourselves.

My friend Roger had a birthday. Hooray!! So I made a chocolate Peanutbutter cup cake. It was quite good and very large. I had a good time just talking to the boys who used to live across the street from me but I moved so they are now a bit farther away. Roger is the one on the right and Zach is on the left.

I just got back from Disneyland with my family and we went to the character breakfast. Something I had never done before. I know there are things that I have never done before in disneyland weird. But this trip I did a lot of new things. I went on the submarine ride, the Mark Twain boat, saw the Aladdin Play, and saw the Fantasmic show. It was a ton of fun. I love both disneyland and my family so it was an amazing break from school.

I was so excited! I got to get my picture taken with Bert from Mary Poppins. I am super wet still from splash mountain but happy none the less. I really have a school girl crush on the character Burt. He's just super awesome. So I couldn't have asked for anything better.

A Day With Kylie

2010-07-18T11:41:00.001-07:00

For the 4th of July we had some fireworks on our driveway. Kylie is doing her best to write her name.

We went horse back riding! Kylie's friend Jenkin has horses so we made an adventure out there and rode off into the sunset :)

Kylie technically wasn't here for the shooting but I know she wanted to be. So It goes in here anyways. I went shooting with Parker and James. I'm not so good but it was a ton of fun!

Kylie and I went up to Hyde Park Canyon and had a giant Bon Fire with her family. We burnt a dog house. It was like a house fire. It was super hot so we had to stand forever far away for quite some time. It was a nice fire we had smores.

Also I climbed a tree. I don't climb a lot of trees but it was super fun and now I'm a bit addicted to the climbing of the tree in my front yard.

The other thing we've been doing is playing four square. I forgot how much I love that game. Anyways these are just a few of the things that I've been up too.

Weddings and other adventures in cake.

2010-06-08T11:01:00.000-07:00

Carly and her family came up to do a wedding cake for a girl I work with at the hospital.

We had a bridal Shower at the hospital and this is the cake I made. She and her mom kept saying it was too beautiful to eat.

The wedding Cake.

I put the flowers on. There was no flower topper so I made one up. I think it turned out pretty good.

At the USU bookstore finally resting from all the running around.

Jackson my nephew took this picture. It shows off the shirts that carly bought her and I for 1 dollar. It was quite the steal.

I'm only 23

2010-06-08T10:51:00.001-07:00

So for my 23 birthday I worked awesome I know but work is my life. However the sunday before I went to Provo to my new nephew's baby blessing so I got to see my family. Anywho I got off work at 4 and then my friend mike and I went to crystal hot springs, sorry no swim suit pictures. Then I went out to dinner with my roommates and friends, We went to a new BBQ place it was okay. Then we opened gifts and just chilled it was a pretty relaxed day which was perfect.

Tony bought me this stache for my birthday. Its pretty awesome.

Runts! Kaci my roommate got these for me. I love them!

Water! The perfect gift for me. A giant water bottle.

The ice Cream Cake that they got me at work. PS You guys are awesome!

PS I feel so old now that I am 23. Boy time sneaks up on ya.

Disneyland!

2010-06-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

At the beginning of May I went to Disneyland with my Dad, Carly and her Kids. I know I am awesome at keeping up on this blog but hey I don't currently have internet at my house so this is the best it gets. We went on all of the rides except a few of the "scary" ones, went to the Princess Fantasy Fair (something I've always wanted to do but never had a good excuse), and went and got autographs from all of the characters. Disneyland with Kids is super fun. I forgot how much fun it is to just take it easy and relax while you're there.

The best thing was when California Adventure opened we went straight to the Toy Story Ride. Now you can't run in this magical place, it makes it even more my favorite place no running!, So Carly and I sped walked taking turns holding Jackson and we were the first in line! Can you believe that. We won and we had 30 extra pounds strapped to us. It was awesome!!

Concerts and Dancing

2010-04-22T20:46:00.000-07:00

Barcelona came to USU for a benefit concert. My friends Erik and Micah came up from Provo to enjoy the wonderful music.

Me and the band Barcelona.

Heidi and I were twins.

Getting ready to go the the spot light dance. The color represented your relationship status. Green means single, yellow its complicated, and red means taken. We sent a lot of mixed signals.

Michael Buble Concert!!

2010-04-04T18:48:00.001-07:00

For Katie's 18th Birthday we went to the Michael Buble concert in Salt Lake city. It was so much fun. It made me love that man more then I already did. He is an amazing performer live. I can't believe how good he was. I don't know how to put into words how great it really was. If you ever get the chance to go I highly recommend that you go! Also take me with you!!

Until I can go again.... Oh I will go again at some point in my life!

Carribean Cruise 2010

2010-03-18T20:31:00.000-07:00

This year my Mom, little sister Katie, and I went on a seven night cruise of the Carribean. We had a blast. This is our on our first day, we were at sea, so we laid out and soaked up the sun. My long lost friend returned to me.

Then we went to San Juan Puerto Rico, we found a cool little fort like object and we just walked around and saw a lot of stuff. It was nice to be off the boat for a bit but so hot to adventure out.

After Puerto Rico we went to Phillipsburg, St. Martin. It was super pretty hot but very nice to look at the beach was pretty and there were ladies everywhere trying to peddle their crap. It was an adventure.

Our next stop was Roadtown, British Virgin Islands. We came across a lovely botanical garden was saw some beautiful sailing ships. Also we ran into the Elders here, it was quite the lucky happenstance.

Nassau, Bahamas was our last stop we played in the water here and shopped more. It seems like the whole cruise we shopped and ate. Who wouldn't love that?

We had one more day at sea and then we got back to Florida and made our adventure back home. It was a lot of fun. Can't wait to go on holiday again.

Canada Celebration!

2010-02-16T10:00:00.000-08:00

So to celebrate the olympics we had a Canada Celebration. I had people come on over to enjoy the amazingness of Canada. We had canadian food and just had a blast.

Naniamo Bars and Sugar Cookies, They say eh and I love Canada

Pizza with the toppings under the cheese. Which I love!

Butter Currant Tarts and French Fries and Gravy

Canada Dry, A&W Rootbeer and A&W Creamsoda

Not pictured: Maple nut ice cream and Bear Tracks ice cream

SUPERBOWL CUPCAKES!!

2010-02-09T20:44:00.000-08:00

Mint Chocolate Chip cupcakes are the green ones. Chocolate cupcake with mint chocolate icing. Hot Chocolate are the white ones. Chocolate Cupcake with a marshmallow buttercream.

Milk and Cookie: chocolate chip cupcake with vanilla buttercream topped with a chocolate cookie. Butterscotch: vanilla cupcake with vanilla buttercream covered in a butterscotch ganache.

Chad and I skiing at Beaver Mountain. We do this quite a bit and I love it. It is so weird but as we go skiing it gets a lot warmer. I love it!

Rootbeer Taste Test #2

2009-12-30T11:38:00.000-08:00

So for Christmas my little brother bought my dad some different sodas. One was a root beer made with pure sugar cane Boylan. So we decided to have another Root Beer taste test. The root beers we had were Boylan, Mug, Henry Weinhard, Stewart's, and Rat Bastard. My mom poured all the root beers into tiny Dixie cups and we labeled them A-E. It was fun doing a blind taste test. Not only did we have to rate them 1-5, five being our favorite we also had to try and put the label to the soda. The results are as follows:
Boylan with 12 Points
Rat Bastard with 14 Points
Mug with 20 Points
Stewart's with 21 Points
and the winner..

Henry Weinhard with 24 Points.

As we were drinking them many said I hope I don't pick Mug as my favorite 2 out of 5 did. 2 out of 5 also picked Stewart's, and only one picked Rat Bastard. Henry Weinhard ranked high in every ones but was no ones absolute favorite. It was a fun little adventure. The last root beer taste we had can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/bringhurst?v=info&ref=ts#/note.php?note_id=87866779931

Enjoy!

Friends

2009-12-23T21:10:00.000-08:00

I went to my cousin's apartment and made cookies at her house with Megan. We also had birthday cake for Heidi's birthday it was a ton of fun! I miss them. Well seeing as we'll all see each other when school starts again I will just miss them till the second week of January!

Treats I've recently made

2009-12-23T19:21:00.000-08:00

I made a cheese ball. Super easy and very good. It is just cream cheese, dry ranch mix, green onions, and you can put nuts on the outside or cheese. I put cheese some people i work with don't love nuts.

I made red pepper humus. Oh boy it was super easy and i enjoyed eating it. All it has is chickpeas, bottled roasted red peppers, and some lemon juice. Delicious!

These are Costa Rican cookies. They are good because they aren't super sweet. They had a bit of a different flavor but it was a good different.

Logan Temple

2009-12-23T19:16:00.000-08:00

One Beautiful day before the snow came to stay I went to the Logan Temple to take some pictures. Its nice to be alone and just look at pretty stuff. Logan is beautiful when the snow comes its also nice but a little less enjoyable for me. Oh well what are you going to do...

Holiday Treats Day 1

2009-12-09T18:31:00.000-08:00

So I have decided to make some holiday treats with a healthy twist.
To do this I made a fruit plate with a great dip.

The fruits i used are:
Cantaloupe
Honeydew
Pear
Apple
Banana
(basically any fruit you love would work)

The dip so easy and so good!
Vanilla Yogurt
Cinnamon to taste.

So good and pretty I loved it!

Sorry my life is boring...

2009-12-04T18:59:00.000-08:00

So when I first moved up to Logan I kept thinking to myself wow I can do this. I was missing out on all the 100 degree weather and wearing jackets at night. I loved the 80-90 degree summer weather. I could do everything I wanted and still not be dying of heat. Oh the heat I did not miss that... until now. This is the Logan I moved to.

This is the Logan I live in now and soonish. Last night I went to bed and outside it was a cool 1 degree outside. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! 1 degree!! It hasn't gotten above 30 in the last few days and a few in the future. We are expecting snow now and it will never go away. Never!!! Oh man what have I gotten myself into? I miss the heat! Oh how I miss the heat!! I am unable to really warm myself so I must turn to outside factors for help. Coats, hot cider/chocolate, soup, things I never really enjoyed but have now become my best friend. This is the Logan of my present and future. Oh please let me survive.

Halloween

2009-11-01T22:34:00.000-08:00

Random Night of Vandalism. We basically drew on whatever called our name. We just ran around and had fun. It was way cold and we all had to dress in black in order to stay hidden in the shadows. I think we did a smashing job...

Hockey. USU games. Quite fun and very Canadian Like.

Tessa and Ryan on Halloween ready for the Howl.

Chad and I, Don Draper and Mary Poppins

Hogle Zoo and Logan Trees

2009-10-21T22:10:00.000-07:00

I went to Hogle Zoo for the first time this Saturday. It was beautiful weather and I had a lot of fun with my brothers and nephew.

My Monkey friend...

Clark loved the Zoo...

We got to see a baby Elephant and a baby Giraffe...

While walking through Logan one day I found some of the prettiest trees on campus. So I took a picture...

Random Bits Of Lately

2009-09-23T22:25:00.001-07:00

There was an 80's Dance in Logan so Tessa came up from Salt Lake and we went. We looked super awesome don't you think?

Tessa looking awesome!

Tessa did my hair and make-up. She also helped me pick out my outfit. What are friends for if not to dress you up like you belong in the 80's?

My fudge people I made for Ward Prayer. I had fun decorating them like people. Oh the simple pleasures...

Cupcakes I made for a girls night.

Butterflies...

Rabbit Holes...

Bunny feet...

I Love My Family!

2009-08-24T08:24:00.000-07:00

Spending time with my Niece and Nephews are some of my favorite times. I love watching them and playing with them. They are all so cute.
Jackson and Erika Kate With me at Bear World. I kept telling Jackson that they were my children and he would always disagree.

Teaching Jackson how to roll down the hill at the Idaho Falls Temple. Needless to say he wasn't the best but he was learning. I on the other hand was awesome at it!

My Nephew Clark enjoying the wonderful world of Canada. He is always super happy!

Talking to Johanna and Clark after I got my feet out of the freezing cold water! It was insane how cold that glacier water was!

I love going on trips with my mom. We most recently went to Canada with her and my family but my favorite was Ireland where it was just her and I. It was tons of fun.

The last family pictures we had with my Grams in them. I love that Lady! I also love my family!

Trips with my brother are always exciting. I loved going to Disneyland with him and his friend DJ for my birthday this year. It was so much fun. I was always laughing those two are quite hilarious! I Love Disneyland!

Many Firsts...

2009-07-28T19:22:00.000-07:00

The first Duck Crossing Sign I think I've ever seen. Like you wouldn't be able to see the ducks on the road without a sign. Its located in Idaho Falls.

First Time at Bear World where the bears are like right outside the car. Don't roll down your windows, do you really think they need to tell people this over and over? But sure enough the car in front of ours would always be leaning out of the window to take pictures. They are wild animals for pity sake! Get back in your car!

First Fireworks in Logan, for the Pioneer Day Celebration. I was out of the country for the Independence Day Fireworks.

First Time I've ever had a Slurpee from 7-11. I know what you're thinking, "you're 22 and have never had a Slurpee from 7-11?" Well we don't have them in St. George so I just never had one. But I made sure I was able to enjoy it!

First Time I've ever been certified in Scuba! That's right this is right before I did my last two dives to become certified. I'm smiling because I was able to get the suit on and not fall over!

First Time I went to the Western Heritage Place in Logan! I was in a Teepee. I can't really remember spending time in one of those either so we'll call that another first!

First time someone has tried to do me in with a bow and arrow. I mean there have been times when people have tried to do me in but never with a bow and arrow.

Tony Grove First time I've ever been there. Its up in Logan Canyon very pretty. I highly recommend it. Its beautiful!

My tour guides Tessa and Ryan.

I've never been to Bear Lake! Can you believe it! But I made sure that I went because it would be a first for my life! I also had a raspberry shake up there because apparently that's what you do when you go to Bear Lake.

Canada!

2009-07-07T08:23:00.001-07:00

This is my favorite DQ ever! Its totally 70's ghetto inside and they only have lemonade during the summer! What's that about?

Crossing the boarder into Canada...

My favorite sign which was located at our Hotel in Regina Sask.

The Plywood boat races that they did on Canada Day at Wascana Park, it was funny to watch them sink like rocks but some actually made it all the way. It was quite funny because that water was not clean at all!

Cardston Alberta Temple. This is where my parents were married!

In Waterton National Park, its the Canadian side of Glacier National Park, that water was freezing! This is where I spent my Independence Day.

After sitting here warming our feet for a bit I was informed that there was a spider on my rock!

A waterfall, I can't remember the name, in Waterton.

The Prince of Wales Hotel in Waterton. The employees wear kilts here! It was great to see :)

The view of Glacier from the Prince of Wales Hotel. It was so pretty, but there were mosquitos everywhere!

Random Logan Adventures

2009-06-19T14:21:00.000-07:00

Boise Scottish Highland Games!

Kilts were everywhere...

Bagpipe music was wonderfully represented...

More Kilts...

Throwing stuff over poles, Loved it!

Herbie the Love Bug!

Celebrating 150 years of Logan!

My roommate Tessa and I loving the sesquicentennial...

Being vandals and decorating peoples cars...

Cakes, Pies, and Birthdays

2009-05-26T09:42:00.001-07:00

I've started to make pies. I really enjoy making them look nice as well as taste delicous. I've started to get sick of cake so its a a nice change. (Key Lime, Banana Coconut Cream, Apple, Mixed Berry)

The barbie cake I made for a little girls birthday.

Wedding cake made out of cupcakes.

This is the final project complete. i did this all by myself so hooray! I made the flowers and baked and decorated with no help. (well expect for the fact that my mom helps me clean up)

It was my birthday on the 20th of May so I went to Disneyland with my brother Chad and his friend D.J. We had a good old time.

Tower of Terror one of the best rides ever!
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I Love You Mom!

2009-05-10T08:40:00.000-07:00

Mom,
You are the greatest. I love you oh so much. Thank you for all you've done for me. I enjoyed going to Ireland with you so much. Thanks for just letting me drag you around that country while I got my fill of it, you are a real trooper! I really appreciate everything you've done for me. You are the reason that I am what I am. It was hard to leave you when I moved to Logan but you were the one that was strong enough to help me stay with the decision. I know it wasn't easy for you to be that way and I appreciate it more then you'll ever know. Mom I love spending time with you and talking about nothing in particular. You are one of my best friends and someone I always know that I can turn to when I am having a problem or just need someone there for me. Thank you for being so kind to everyone you meet you are a real example for me and for that I am truly grateful.
I love you,
Jenni

I'm Moving!

2009-04-10T09:40:00.000-07:00

I just got a job at the Logan Regional Hospital for x-ray. I will be moving up to Logan on the 18th and Start on the 20th. I know it seems really soon. I have no where to live and don't really know anyone or anything up there so it should be interesting to see how it all goes.

Hair Styles..

2009-02-25T18:46:00.001-08:00

So I am trying to decide if I should do something different with my hair. I need some ideas of what to do. Help me! What should I do?

My Bucket List

2009-02-18T17:40:00.000-08:00

Bucket List: Share
Things you have done during your lifetime:
(x) Gone on a blind date
(x) Skipped school
() Watched someone die
(x) Been to Canada
(x) Been to Mexico
() Been to Florida
() Been to Hawaii
(x) Been on a plane
() Been on a helicopter
(x) Been lost daily!
() Gone to Washington, DC
(x) Swam in the ocean
(x) Cried yourself to sleep
(x) Played cops and robbers
(x) Recently colored with crayons
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid for a meal with coins only
() Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch.
(x) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
() Made prank phone calls
() Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(x) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(x) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
() Danced in the rain-naked
(x) Written a letter to Santa Claus
() Been kissed under the mistletoe
(x) Watched the sunrise with someone
(x) Blown bubbles
(x) Gone ice-skating
(x) Gone to the movies
() Been deep sea fishing
() Driven across the United States
() Been in a hot air balloon
() Been sky diving
() Gone snowmobiling
() Lived in more than one country
(x) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(x) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(x) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
() Seen the Statue of Liberty
() Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
() Gone to the top of CN Tower
(x) Been on a cruise
() Traveled by train
(x) Traveled by motorcycle
(x) Been horse back riding
() Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
(x) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World
(x) Truly believe in the power of prayer
(x) Been in a rain forest
() Saw whales in the ocean
() Been to Niagara Falls
(x) Ridden on an elephant
() Swam with dolphins
(x) Been to the Olympics
() Walked on the Great Wall of China
() Saw and heard a glacier calf
() Been spinnaker flying
() Been water-skiing
(x) Been snow-skiing
() Been to Westminster Abbey
() Been to the Louvre
() Swam in the Mediterranean
() Been to a Major League Baseball game
(x) Been to a National Football League game (If Canadian Football League counts)

Look-a-Likes

2009-01-25T21:20:00.000-08:00

So people always tell me that I look like Pam Beasley. Well here are an abundance of photos, you be the judge...

Wedding Cakes and Snow Day.

2008-12-24T09:50:00.000-08:00

Making Cakes and playing in the snow is all I ever seem to do! But hey its very entertaining and I love hanging out with my awesome nephew.

Weddings and Ireland

2008-12-06T13:04:00.000-08:00

This cake (sorry I can't flip it) Carly and I did right before I left town. It was for a school mate of mine, I also made 300 cupcakes for the reception which I think turned out quite good. If you tried one let me know what you think. I enjoy feed back on my baked goods because I usually don't eat things I make. Its weird but I don't like to eat what I made I sort of get sick of it right before its done so I don't know if things are good. I have to have my brother be my taste tester. He doesn't complain and lets me know if things taste alright. It works out well for both of us.

Ireland was so much fun. It was beautiful and everything was so green. My mom and I spent a week there and I would have loved to stay there for much longer but you know we had to get back to the real world and my mom had to go back to work. We went to a couple of castles and I kissed the Blarney Stone so now I'm quite the talker :) I don't know what to say about the trip it was brilliant. If you have any specific questions I would be happy to answer them for you just let me know.

Cakes, Graduation, Birthdays, Tests, and More Cakes

2008-11-14T20:06:00.000-08:00

So November 8th started out by delivering a wedding cake that my sister and I put together. We really enjoyed making this one even though it was during a stressful time in my life seeing as how I was getting ready to take my radiology boards so I was stressed about fitting it in with the studying but it seemed to work out well.

I then went to my graduation. Hooray I am done with school however it does feel super odd. I feel like I should be studying or should be doing something with my time. I guess I'm not used to be an unemployed college grad. Hopefully I'll find a job and things will all work out for me.

The graduating class of 2008, there are thirteen of us.

The ladies of Radiology!

Nick my study partner we became good friends during the course of our two years together.

Its all very exciting!
After graduation which was lovely we went to celebrate my sister Carly's birthday! It was an enjoyable evening. We all got together as a family and just ate till we were about to explode. However Carly wasn't feeling well so that kind of put a damper on things but she was a trooper and fought through it, it was quite fun.

On the tenth I went to a bridal shower for my friend from school and I made her a cake. It was fun to see everyone outside of school and outside of the hospital. It doesn't seem like that ever happens but when it does we go all out. The food was delicious thanks to those who brought everything and Laura did an awesome job planning it. Everything was a hit, which was quite perfect for me because I had to take my boards the next day so it helped me relax. When I took my boards the minute I hit "end exam" my heart stopped till I got my results. I PASSED! So my little heart attack was worth it. But it sure did make my heart hurt for a bit after.

I just finished making a birthday cake for a little girl. It is Cinderella and if you know me at all you know how excited I was to make this cake. Over all this past week has been busy and enjoyable so all in all a great week!

Spending Time with my nephew

2008-11-03T18:19:00.000-08:00

So the for the last little bit most of my free time has gone to spending time with my two year old nephew, Jackson. That kid is so much fun to play with that I forget that I have no life and a two year old is my best friend :) Lately we have made sugar cookies. It was fun because that kid loves to help. I would be rolling out the dough and he would yell "I do, I do" so we would have to get him his own dough and his own rolling pin. It was fun. We made pumpkin monsters and ghosts. He would always hand the cut out cookies to his mom and say "he you go mommy."

We also dressed up for Halloween as Crayons. He was red and I was white. My brother-in-law kept saying that I looked like a member of the KKK but I was not!!!! I was a crayon. It was fun trick-or-treating with him. He would walk up to the door and knock and when they would answer he would say "I want candy." They would give him candy and he would say "thank you." My favorite house was the one where the lady said he could take two. He took three boxes of dots and then saw some tootsie rolls so he took two of those. The lady just laughed and said he could have as much as he wanted. Its a good thing he is so cute, otherwise he would get into more trouble.

songs of my life

2008-10-21T19:24:00.001-07:00

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag your friends who might enjoy doing the game as well as the person you got the note from.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
You Can’t Stop the Beat, Hairspray....oh ya you can't stop this
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
The Wild Rover, The High Kings..This song is actually perfect
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
The Sharp Hint of New Tears, Dashboard Confessional....I like to make people cry :)
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
What If I Do?, Foo Fighters...I just don't care anymore I guess
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Meet me Down on Main Street, The Mellomen (Disney)...Going to Disneyland is my life purpose!
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
If This is the End, Faith Hill....Let's do this thing!
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Without Love, Hairspray....?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
What Day is It, Space Ghost.....True I never know what day it is :)
WHAT IS 2+2?
The Tiki, Tiki, TIki Room, Disney... This one i'm not so sure.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, Amy Grant (Christmas)
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Miles to Go (before I sleep) Celion Dion
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
When the lights go down, Faith HIll....Fun begins!
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Bicycle Race, Queen... again i don't know?
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
There you Are, Martina McBride...Ha ha yes indeed!
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Buddy Holly, Weezer
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Arabian Nights, Aladdin.....sad but probably true
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
The Secret’s in the Telling, Dashboard Confessional...
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Stone the Crows, Joseph of the Amazing Techicolor Dreamcoat... I do love a good crow stoning :)
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Traffic in the Sky, Jack Johnson
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Sleep Through the Static, Jack Johnson
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
The Beginning of the End, Guster.... Ya that works I guess
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
Posters, Jack Johnson
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
Prologue, The Phantom of the Opera....I just wish it was shorter....
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
Once Upon a Dream, Sleeping Beauty...Mainly because she dances with animals
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
Pharaoh’s Dreams Explained, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat....Why did the skinny cows have to eat the fat cows?
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
Miracle, Foo Fighters...Ouch!
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
Joseph Remix, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat...We shouldn't remix everything
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
I love you Baby, Space Ghost... Ha ha this one made me laugh, how perfect :)
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Notes/Prima Donna, The Phantom of the Opera...Not my favorite song
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
We are The Champions, Queen....?

Tagged

2008-10-14T08:49:00.000-07:00

So I started this like a week ago and I'm just now finishing up so that is why things aren't quite up to date.
A list of Eights.

8 TV shows I love to watch:

1. The Office
2. Psych
3. How I Met your Mother
4. Monk
5. Pushing Daisies
6. House
7. Arrested Development
8. Dancing with the Stars

8 things that happened yesterday:

1. I had Thanksgiving at my sister's house. Thank heavens I am half Canadian so I can have two thanksgivings.
2. Went to 400 East hospital for eight hours of clinic for x-ray school.
3. Watched the Browns Vs. Giants Game
4. Played with my nephew and made a mess at my sister's house.
5. Fell asleep watching TV on my bed at like 9:30 pm
6. Took a shower. I love being clean!
7. Ate lunch with my friend Lauren at the temple.
8. Talked to my family and just hung out with them all.

8 favorite places to eat:

1. My house. I like eating at home. It is good times.
2. Carly's house, its free and I enjoy the company
3. Ernesto's
4. Panda Garden
5. Pasta Factory
6. Jimmy Johns
7. Outside.. I love picnics!
8. Cafe Rio

8 things I am looking forward to:

1. Ireland!!!!!
2. Disneyland!!
3. To be done with school!!
4. For Carly to have her girl.
5. Taking my boards on november 11th.
6. Seeing my friends.
7. Sleeping.
8. People commenting on my post:)

8 things on my wish list:

1. Get a job when I graduate.
2. Pass my boards.
3. Get money in the bank once again.
4. Live the good life as a college graduate.
5. Shopping once again.
6. Take cooking lessons and really know how to run a kitchen.
7. To at some point in my life get married.
8. For my life to get on track and not have to always make so many decisions about where to go.

8 people I tag:

1. Kari
2. Sara
3. Tosha
4. Jodi
5. Laura
6. Kaylee
7. Ashalee
8. Nicole

Grandma Cruickshank My Best Friend

2008-10-07T09:55:00.000-07:00

Last night my Grandma Cruickshank passed away. It has been hard letting go but I know that she has gone to a far better place. My grandma has meant so much to me while I have been growing up. I remember when she lived in Canada and I was a little girl we would go up and visit her and just have a ball. She always had a smile on her face and always joked around. I was lucky that she was always in good health and would run and play with us. As I got older I learned more from her then I ever thought one person could teach you. She was the best cook and baker that I have ever known. I got my love of cooking from her, we would spend hours in the kitchen together making food laughing and joking around. When she would live with us for six months I would take her with me everywhere. I loved driving her around and having one-on-one time with her. My grams and I are a lot alike. She always wanted the best for me and I loved spending so much time with her. I have been so blessed to have her in my life. As hard as it is for me to let her go I want the best for her and know that this was her time. Its what she wanted, she has been a widow for almost 30 years so she is now happily reunited with my grandfather. I love her so much!

I am...

2008-09-17T13:01:00.000-07:00

You Are...Elizabeth Bennet!
You are Elizabeth Bennet of Pride & Prejudice! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.

Defeat the evil Zurg!

2008-09-16T11:42:00.000-07:00

I went back to Disneyland this weekend and went on the buzz lightyear ride with my family.
Mom and Dad, now don't get confused the points are opposite to the player for some reason.

Katie and my nephew Jackson, he didn't like that it was dark!

Carly and I, Carly really didn't take it very serious, I on the the other hand did my best to help Buzz!

Chad, rocked it everytime!

Katie and I, I kicked her trash because I'm awesome!

My Last Few Creations...

2008-08-09T19:09:00.001-07:00

These are the last few cakes that my sister and I have done.

My sad Life.....

2008-07-17T10:57:00.000-07:00

So I've pretty much decided that I'm going to die an old spinster. This decision is not by choice but really by an outside force called boys. Currently I am not a huge fan of them. I always get the lets just be friends talk. You know the one. You're fun and cute and really nice but I think its best if we just stay friends. Okay first of all that kind of puts a wrench in the whole friends situation. It just a nice way of saying I don't like you so lets be awkward friends who when they see each other use a few awkward how are you? and what have you been up too? To me that is not friendship.... Friendship is when you can just call to talk to the person and there are no weird moments.. Also when you can have comfortable silences. You can act like a total nerd and they don't care because either A: they are doing it with you or B: they have seen you act like that before and are quite used to it. This is friendship to me. Guys who say lets be friends and we can still hang out, i mean its a noble idea but it sometimes would have been better to just be friends from the get go so you don't have to have this wonderful talk. Maybe I under-think stuff to much but I am the type of person who always puts friendship first and then if something happens you'll always be friends. Well anyways this is why I'm going to be like Captain Hook, not that I'm going to feed my right hand to a croc, but i'm going to be old and alone. Maybe I'll become a pirate and just pillage and not have a care in the world. That sounds good.

A Few of my Favorite Things....

2008-07-09T20:17:00.000-07:00

I love Ice Cream. Mint Chocolate Chip is the best!
Swinging is one of my favorite things to do. I have always loved a good swing.
The olympics are coming and I am soooo EXCITED! I love watching the swimming during the summer olympics. Michael Phelps is the best!
Michael Buble is one of my favorite artists. I really enjoy listening to his fantastic music.
ABC has this show called Wipeout. It is super awesome. If you like watching people fall over and over again then this show is for you!

Passing it along....

2008-06-20T14:03:00.000-07:00

What I was doing 10 years ago: Let's see i would have been 11 so i was probably bugging someone.... also i was waiting for my birthday so i wouldn't have to be in primary anymore and I was graduating from fifth grade. Not much has changed :)

5 Things on my to do list this week:
Work at the farmer's market with my sister and sell baked goods
Clean my room (its really gotten away from me)
Study for the registry
Baking treats to be sold at the farmer's market on Saturday
swim, swim, and did I mention swim?

5 Things on my lifelong to do list:
Graduate from the radiography program
Get married
Enjoy the little things life has to offer (sometimes that's all it will offer)
Travel to Ireland
Get a job!

5 Sweets I Enjoy:
Man i don't eat a lot of sweets but....
Salt water Taffy
Smoothies
Ice Cream
Fruit snacks (only the silver package ones)
Big Sticks

3 Books I Read:
Twilight series
Harry Potter
Ella Enchanted (Much better then the movie)

3 Movies I Last Saw:
P.S. I love you
Penelope
Becoming Jane

4 Places I have lived:
Redlands California
Hurricane
Bloomington Hills
Winchester Hills

Well that's me.....I'm tagging...YOU!

Disneyland!!

2008-06-03T15:26:00.000-07:00

So I just recently went on a vacation to the happiest place on earth. I love Disneyland! I went with my family a week after my birthday so I counted it as my birthday party. We went down on memorial day and just hung out at Downtown Disney. Then tuesday the real fun started. I was at Disneyland for 12 hours on tuesday. I had a blast and was quite tired when I had to walk the 20 minute walk back to the hotel. I didn't think that I was going to be able to make it. But its a good thing that I did. Because on Wednesday I was at Disneyland for 13 hours I was going to try to stay for the fireworks but I was unable to stand much longer and I had to still walk back to the hotel so my brother and sister walked back with me. We were always the last ones to leave, usually everyone left about an hour before we did. The last day that we went was on thursday. We were only able to do a half day there because I had to get back home so that I could do my clinical hours on Friday. I was only able to miss 8 hours of clinic this semester and I took that time off in the second week. But it was worth it and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Like I said I LOVE DISNEYLAND.

Baby Shower Bliss

2008-05-24T15:14:00.000-07:00

This past week end I attended a Baby Shower for my sister-in-law, Johanna. She is expecting to have her first child, Clark Cruickshank Bringhurst, in July. At the shower we played three games and I won two of them. HECK YES! I'm amazing when it comes to games like guess the candy bar melted in the diaper. My sister, Carly, decorated a "cake" it was made of rice krispies, and I made and decorated cupcakes. They were a chocolate peanut butter cream cheese and a key lime cheesecake cupcake. They were quite tasty.

Friendship Pictures!

2008-05-12T18:06:00.000-07:00

Before my friend Camilynne moved up to Orem to go to school Lauren, her, I got together to take some friendship pictures. They were taken by someone while we just played around and acted like the dorks we are. It was way fun. So here are a few of our pictures...

Lauren, Me, Cami

I don't know what exactly I'm doing but everyone looks very concerned.

This was the coolest car ever, it was hard to drive because Lauren was sitting on the steering wheel.

Erica's Wedding

2008-04-28T10:07:00.001-07:00

This past weekend my cousin Erica got married. It was quite the week. My family and I did all the food for the reception and my sister, Carly, and I did her wedding cake. It was a lot of work but everything turned out beautifully. For the food we did stuff that Erica asked for but we tried to vamp it up a bit. So we did popcorn chicken, pigs in a blanket, and our version of peanut butter and jam sandwiches. What we did was take sliced baguette's with almond butter and fresh strawberry slices. They were quite tasty. We also did a chicken salad roll up. As for the desserts we did lemon tarts, peanut butter brownie cheesecake bites, and rice crispies. It was a fun reception to cater. As for the cake I made a french vanilla cake, with actual vanilla beans in it, with a cream cheese berry center. We printed off their bridal pictures on rice paper and attached them to cake with a bead frame around it. The cake was not originally going to look like this it took us a few different cake designs before we ended up with this one. We haven't really done one where there is a tier in the center of the cake but it worked with this cake I think. It was tasty and it looked really good when they cut into it. My sister says that its hard to watch people cut into a cake that you took so long to make and decorate. As for me I am just happy to be done with the cake so I don't really care what happens to it. Plus I work really hard to make sure that the cake tastes good so I like people to be able to enjoy that part. This wedding was a lot of work, but very worth it. I hope that Erica enjoyed everything.

Ouch!

2008-04-10T16:31:00.000-07:00

So a little background I play soccer once a week usually its pretty fun and I can walk away with everything working. One thursday about 2 weeks ago I got kicked pretty good. I thought it was no big deal i've been kicked before. Turns out it didn't heal as fast as I would have hoped.

This is the what it looked like a few days after the accident.

When it first happened it turned white. This was as big as it got.

I'd say its pretty large. I had to wrap my leg because it would hurt when

I would walk on it. I limped for a bit. It was really fun.

This is what it looked like close up. You can kind of see

the bruising on the upper right side. As you can see it wants

to heal. Hopefully it will go away. I'm tired of the pain.

This was today. It looks better and hurts worse but it's still

not looking great. I only have to wear a band-aide and I don't

have to wrap my leg anymore so thats always a good sign.

Needless to say it may be a while till I return to soccer. My Grandma Cruickshank told me I couldn't play anymore. I don't have very good luck when it comes to injuries.

Angels Landing

2008-04-01T16:35:00.000-07:00

Yay I finally made it up to the top. The last time that I tried I was unable to traverse the chains because there was so much ice under the snow that you slipped a lot. Well this weekend I decided to give one more try and I finally reached the top. It was my first time getting all the way up which is weird because I live right by it and I'm almost 21. I guess I was just a bum before. This time that I climbed I was a bit injured my right leg was hurt pretty bad on thursday so I had to hike with a good injury. It didn't hurt when I was doing it but I think that I angered it because the next day I had to wrap my leg up in order to walk properly. I finally am starting to heal but still the leg remains wrapped. The best part was that I was never sore from my hike the only problem I had was my wound. I am so happy.

Lauren and I decided to hide in this rock cave.

Lauren, Dustin, Anna, and I sitting up at the top.

Smiling before we head back down. Which was an adventure in and of itself.

Tag I guess I'm it!

2008-03-25T15:15:00.000-07:00

Okay so here is how it works: You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name. Each fact must begin with that letter. If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. After you've been tagged, you need to update your blog with your middle name and answers. At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name. (Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details).

Okay so my middle name is Kay:

Kilkennyish: (there is a county in Ireland called Kilkenny) mainly because I've always wished that I had a bit of Irish blood running through my veins but alas I am no more Irish then I am a Koala. I really just have an infatuation with Ireland and Irish culture.

Adventuress: I like going new places and seeing and doing new things. However I do not enjoy eating new food. Its hard for me to man up and get the courage to put something strange in my mouth, but eventually I do it or someone else does around me and I count that.

Yeller: I find that I shout more words then actually need to be shouted. If you don't believe me then you obviously haven't spent much time around me.

I tag Aimee, Carly and Kari

Vegas Woes

2008-03-22T14:20:00.001-07:00

Saturday March something (I can never remember dates) two of my friends and I decided to head to Vegas for girls night out. We were basically going there to eat at the cheesecake factory (well worth a 2 hour trip). So we left kind of late mainly because we all had stuff we needed to finish so dinner would be around 8. So we all loaded up in my car and headed done to Vegas to visit Caesar's palace. When we finally arrived we got lost not just once but probably around 3 times I mean it shouldn't be that hard to find Caesar's palace. Anyways we ended up going in places that we shouldn't have been driving in we got lost in the Vale section of one hotel and finally escaped that. When we finally got in the right direction we missed our turn so we ended up parking at the casino next to Caesar's palace which was fine with us. We could walk a block and all would be okay. Well as soon as we left the parking garage and were in the casino my shoe broke. I then had to hobble down the Las Vegas Blvd till I could find a place to get a new pair of shoes. Well we ended up at the forum shops, everything there pretty much costs a ton of money, something I don't have. So again I had to hobble along till I could find an affordable pair of shoes. I ended up getting a pair of flats at gap which was fine except that my pants were then too long and dragged on the floor. We finally got to the Cheesecake Factory and were told the wait would be about 30 minutes. So to kill time we went to play on the giant piano at the toy store. That's always fun. Well we finally got to eat around 9. Well as soon as we got up my ankle kind of gave out on me so again I had to hobble, also i got a new shoe blister. Yay for Vegas and to make things worse the hem in my pant gave out so they were event longer. To make matters worse all of this happened to my left leg. I mean what are the chances that all of this would happen and then to have it all happen on one side. I don't think I'll be making a trip out to Vegas anytime soon. We then got home around 2 I was exhausted with all of the events of the day that I crashed.

Spring Break Cakes

2008-03-18T15:52:00.000-07:00

So since this past week was spring break it was also the week of weddings. Which to me means wedding cakes. My sister, Carly, and I had two cakes one on Friday and one on Saturday. So we had to hurry and make the cakes before she left town the Friday before spring break, this was a day when one of the cakes was needed. So we finished all the cakes on Thursday. Friday the cake was delivered on Friday at 4:30. So we got there and the family was there and had the cake topper ready. This allowed me to decorate the cake and leave, that's how I like it. But the cake on Saturday was a completely different story. I was supposed to show up around 4:00, I got there a bit early thinking that everything would go as planned and I would be able to leave within a half hour. Well an hour and a half later about the time that the reception started the bride finally arrived with a cake topper. Now I was told that there would just be flowers to put on the cake but that wasn't the case. So I put on the cake topper (after I had already made something out of ribbon so I could get out of this strange place). After I finished I took my picture and left. Apparently however the flowers arrived right after I left. The bride then decided that she was going to put them on to make it look tropical. Now I didn't see it but from what I heard was that before the flowers went on people were willing to tell others that I made the cake, but then after the huge, bright flowers went on the cake they were unwilling to say who made the cake. What the heck! Apparently the cake was just ugly with the flowers on it. We designed the cake for pretty white flowers and then, the bride who not only showed up late by about and hour also ruined my beautiful cake. If your going to tell someone to be somewhere a certain time you should probably be there with everything that will be needed to complete the task. Blast it all! We were doing this cake as a favor because I didn't charge hardly anything for it, never again! I am just furious about it. I also did a cake for the hospital radiology department. It was in the shape of a butt. It was pretty funny all I could do was laugh when I was decorating it and everything.