June 4th 2008 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!

(Yes, I am aware my punk brother is flipping the camera off...leave it to him)

My moms birthday was June 4th. She is now a whopping 44 years young. I am so amazed at how young she is. It is amazing that at 44 you can have an almost 22 year old and an almost 21 year old.

For my moms birthday we went to the new P.F. Chang's, an Asian style restaurant. The food was AMAZING. I am so excited that Chino Hills finally has their restaurant.

I always try to make my moms birthday special, so I plan the gifts (from me, my dad, AND my brother), get the cake, set the activity, etc.

This year I decided to get a cake from the same Italian bakery I usually do. When I called, I told the woman I needed a small cake for my moms birthday. After it was ordered I told her what I wanted written on it "Happy Birthday Sheryl!" She then asked me if Sheryl was spelled with a "C" or an "S". I let her know it was an "S". She then said that cake was small so she may have to write it on a plastic thing and stick it on the cake. (They have done this before so I was fine with it)

I picked up the cake at about 6 p.m. and this is how it looked.

Yes. The cake says "H B Chris" I am guessing it stands for Happy Birthday Chris, which isn't my moms name. Of course I realized this AFTER I got home and had 20 minutes to get ready and be at our dinner reservations (not to mention I still had the wrap the gift...)

I decided to just "erase" it and write my own. Luckily I has some yellow icing... When it was finished it looked like this.

So... it wasn't the most beautiful cake, but it tasted good.

This is the purse I got her for her birthday. I thought it was Super cute...

Here are some pictures from dinner...

Book Review!!!

The Secret Life of Bees

By: Sue Monk Kidd

Did I like it: Yeah. It was an easy read.

Should you read it? Sure.

This book its about a little girl named Lily Owens. Lily is a little girl living in South Carolina in the early 1960's (during segregation). The book is focused around Lily's search for answers about her mother. It's heartwarming and teaches you to look for love in all people, no matter how they look. The story is also centered around bees, which keeps it interesting...

Dinner with friends...

My friend Christina came home from school for the summer so David and I went to dinner with her and her boyfriend Ali. We had a lot of fun after we FINALLY decided where to go for dinner (we are all indecisive). We decided on Sushi.



Did I mention we are SUPER mature when we get together???
We had a lot of fun. After Sushi Christina and I, along with our other friends Brittany and Gabby went to see the Midnight premier of Sex in the City. We had a lot of fun. The movie was great...

FREERICE.COM

I heard about this website on Oprah. A father created it for his son in order to get him to study for the SAT's.

Here's how it works: You go on the website and answer questions. All of the questions consist of words you have to define, but its multiple choice...


For example:

Disobedient means:

a) endearing
b) afraid
c) glad
d) non compliant

Then you click on the answer...

For every correct answer they donate 20 grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help end world hunger.

When was the last game you got be become smarter AND help end world hunger???

Do your good deed for today...

Who needs a haircut more?!?!

So, I was looking at Dan and Danika's blog, and I saw a picture of Luke that looked like my dad. I decided to post it.

Who needs a haircut more?!?!

Cute Lukas?

Or his CRAZY Uncle Todd?!?

You be the judge...

Graduation

So, you would only assume that if my graduation party was hot, my actual graduation (the next day) would be too. Well if you assumed this, you were RIGHT!!! This was probably one of the HOTTEST days I have EVER experienced! It was...MISERABLE! ...and my family would have no problem backing this statement up.

So, since my family came down for the occasion, I decided I should "walk". In the beginning, I had decided I would not participate in the ceremony, but since they were coming all the way from Utah, I thought I should probably suck it up. Looking back, I am sure they would have preferred I stayed home!!! :)
The ceremony was not only long and boring, but it was also about 105 degrees again. My family stuck it out though for the entire 5 HOURS (crazy David and Gabby sat in the front row where the sun was the worst) !!! I think they are ALL probably nicer than I am...

They ended up taking retreat in a shaded area. I however, had to sit in the direct sunlight wearing a black graduation gown. I have never been so hot that it has put me into a bad mood, I now know that can happen...

I am the one in the middle

After the hellish experience, we enjoyed a WONDERFUL, air conditioned lunch at Mimi's and then went to the dog beach... that part was the HIGHLIGHT of the day.

Anyways, here are some pics, although they are probably not very flattering since my hair was stuck to the back of my neck and my bangs were glued to my forehead with sweat...

I can promise you I have THE BEST family EVER!!!

Graduation Party!!!

Last Saturday was my graduation party. We had the celebration in our apartment clubhouse. It turned out to be a great spot except for the fact that it was about 105 degrees (literally) and the air wasn't working! Overall, I guess it was okay since we had the pool.

For dinner we had tacos. We had carne asada, chicken, beans, rice and cake for dessert. I thought my cake turned out pretty cute.

It was great because most of my family made it down from Utah.

Here are some pics of the party...

Dad with a beer...

The after affects of the beer...haha, j/k




Parents friends: Nina's friend, Nina, and Danny

One of my best friends Liza, with her husband Craig, son Cameron, and daughter Corah. They had a great time swimming.

This is one of my favorite pictures. Aunts, uncles, husband, friends...

Uncle Jim, Uncle Rick, David, and best friend Gabby.

Davids Dad, my Grandpa Reid, and David's grandma "O"

One of my two favorite Aunts: Terri. (She is my favorite aunt from North Logan)

Dad, Cousin Jen, Mom, and best friend Jay!

Another great picture, which includes the back of my Uncle Jim's head... lol!

What's been going on?!?!

Woah!!! I have neglected my blog quite a bit lately!

I have been so super busy student teaching and getting ready for my graduation ceremony that I haven't taken the time to post about anything... So here is what has been going on...

I will include more pictures than text, cuz I know it can get a bit boring... OH! ...and I will try to do it in chronological order(so start from the bottom)... Here goes nothing!!!

I decided to change my hair again! I get bored REALLY easy, and I have hated the color of my hair for awhile... I decided to be bold... This is how it turned out!!

We also went to an Angels game. It was fun, except for the fact that HUGE moths kept flying all around us, and some even eventually landed on us...GROSS! Angels lost unfortunately :(


We also made sure to make a few trips to the dog beach. The puppies weren't quite sure about mingling with the hundreds of other dogs, but they are getting more used to it and seem top enjoy it...

On Our way to the beach... Maddie likes car rides... They got a bit sandy! It's a dogs life!

My dad playing with all the dogs!

There are a TON of dogs there!!!

Dave and I were able to take a break from studying, for actuarial tests (Dave) and students teaching (me), and go visit friends. We went to dinner at BJ's and then did the karaoke thing.

Roxi and I David LOVES when I take pictures, as you can see...
Roxi's fiance, Danny, with their dog Duke...

David was in his best friend (an best man's) wedding on April 19th. It was really beautiful, and David looked QUITE handsome, if I do say so myself...

David and I at the end of the night...

Right before I started my full time student teaching my friends asked me to go to Vegas. They had a room, so it was pretty much free... I couldn't pass that up! Dave wanted to stay home and study for his test (he's so good!) Kris, Jay and I

Kris and I at the Night club in the Venetian (I forgot the name)

Jay and I at the Tao night club

A-B-C Tag

A- ATTACHED OR SINGLE: Attached
B- BEST FRIEND: My husband.
C- CAKE OR PIE: Not a big fan of either, but Cake I guess...
D- DAY OF CHOICE: Friday. I love that I have the weekend to look forward to, but I accomplish something for the day!
E- ESSENTIAL ITEM: CELL PHONE!!!
F- FAVORITE COLOR: Ohhh... I would have to say black and pink. I love to wear black, but I think pink is SUPER girly... Cliche, I know.
G- GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Ending up where I am in life.
H- HOMETOWN: Chino Hills
I- INDULGENCES: CHOCOLATE...
J- JANUARY OR JULY: July
K- KIDS: Hopefully soon :)
L- LIFE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT: Happiness
M- MARRIAGE DATE: September 8th, 2006
N- NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: 1 Brother, Skyler
O- ORANGES OR APPLES: Oranges...not a big fan of apples. Oh, and I CANNOT eat an apple unless it is cut up. Weird, I know!
P- PHOBIAS OR FEARS: Phobia: Stairs...They freak me out. Fears: Deathly afraid of natural disasters, especially related to water
Q- QUOTES: "Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out."
R- REASON TO SMILE: My puppies!
S- SEASON: Spring
T- TAG FIVE FRIENDS: How about family... Danika and Katie!
U- UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I am fluent in Sign Language...
V- VERY FAVORITE STORE: Target!
W- WORST HABIT: Procrastination...I am procrastinating at the moment in fact!
X- X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND: Ultrasound.
Y- YOUR FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican and Italian!
Z-YOUR ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer