BUMMER!!!

Forklift vs Tacoma....Not much else I can say.

Easter Weekend

Friday was a great day! Lee only had to work a half day. That means that he got to work at about 7 and left at about 2. I ended up being able to leave my work early, around 3. We ended up going out to an early dinner at a yummy Mexican restaurant and then headed over to our friend’s house to baby-sit their two kids while they went to a company dinner. We had a fun night playing.

Saturday morning was our ward’s Eggstravaganza. Lee and I are on activities committee, so we were in charge of the cup cake decorating table. Not a bad job to have. We enjoyed watching the kids pile as much “junk” on top of their cupcakes as they could. There is nothing like a little sugar for breakfast.

Lee and I decided that it would be fun to do a little egg dyeing. It was funny because neither of us really knew how to boil the eggs. We actually had to look it up in the Betty Crocker Cookbook. (If you know anything about my mom…before I can call her for any advice about cooking, I better have checked with Betty.) We figured it out and had a successful egg dyeing session. We felt like little kids again being impatient waiting for them to sit in the dye (and the Dora cups I’m sure didn’t help out).

We also made some sugar cookies that night for our Sunbeams and friends. We were so happy that they turned out good. The frosting is always scary for me. But Betty saved the day again!

Easter was an eventful day. We think that our Sunbeamers had a little too much candy that morning because they were bouncing off the walls. But, we got the Easter lesson in, and at least they know that Jesus came back in “three” days (I’m sure they only remembered that because they are all three and can show us it on there hand.).

Lee’s family is in Utah for Spring break, so it was up to us to decide what we wanted to do for Easter dinner. We decided that a picnic would be a fun thing to do because it has been so nice outside! I had mentioned how much I like BLT’s and so we decided to have a picnic with them. Come to find out, Lee had never had one, so I was happy that they turned out to be an okay thing. We had a nice time in the sun. Lee got a little hot. I had to laugh because it is not even summer yet.

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Pink Flowers

This week Lee came home from work and surprised me with some pink roses. I just love them so much! It was so great because we finally got to get out a vase that we got for our wedding. It is a little fancy for us…but, oh well. It was a very nice surprise from Lee. He is so cute!

Marin or Rome?

The other morning thought I would take a walk out to the job site to see what has been completed, as I usually get trapped into my little cell to never see the light of day. As I came around the corner of the pool excavation I couldn't help but have a flashback to standing at the rim of the Coliseum in Rome. I know it is not identical, or maybe not even close (depending on your perspective), but it was just the little flashback that I enjoyed. Sorry, the pictures don't quite do justice.

St. Patrick's Day

I have been looking forward to St. Patrick’s day ever since we moved out to California. I think mostly because I had never heard of anyone doing a St. Patrick’s day parade. (Lee grew up in a town called Dublin, and they are big on St. Patty’s day and do their own parade.) In fact, I was just a little disappointed last year when there was no Forth of July parade anywhere near. Growing up in Kaysville there was nothing better then the Forth of July parade! It was great because every person you know was either in the parade or watching it. Nothing was better then FREE candy and who wouldn’t want to watch the WHOLE city have a water fight right there on main street? So, I waited my 8 months for my first parade here. Lee and I wore our green and headed to the parade. We caught up with Jessica, Hal, Kya, and Kenzie. It was a fun little parade. I would have to say that the highlight of the parade was the trackers. I wish that I could have gotten a picture of them because they came straight off of the movie CARS. And the “farmers” driving them I’m sure were the true owners. I also enjoyed the random schools had all of the students walking behind the school sign. You would think that if you were in the “St. Patrick’s Day” parade you would at least were GREEN? I don’t know…maybe that is too much to ask?

It was just really fun to get out and celebrate the holiday. I was happy that I could wear my new green socks and new necklaces! Oh, and the candy made me happy.

I hope that none of you got pinched and had a great St. Patty’s Day too!

Carpool Theives

As I sit in traffic EVERY day, I watch all the carpool lane cheaters go past me. Over that last few months, I have just wanted to sit there with a camera and take pictures of every cheater's license plate and send it to the CHP. I realize, of course, that simply sending a picture the CHP will not punish any of the cheaters, but it might help them realize that a MILLION people along I-80 in Berkeley/Emryville are cheaters! I also made two generalizations today thinking how stupid the people are for cheating.
1. The people were usually in nice/tricked out cars (I saw a Porsche Boxter, like 12 Escalades, a few Mercedes E-class, and the "Oakland" thugs with their 22's). The generalization I made about this group was the "Elite." They must assume that they are so important that they can float down the carpool lane, without qualifying for the carpool status. They must also assume that they are in a greater "hurry" to get home than the other 25,000 of us stuck in the 5 lanes to the right of their special "Elite" lane. I was thinking how my buddy Tom would love to sit on one of the overpasses and snipe people's tires, in order to teach them a lesson. Just thinking of all the "Elite" with flat tires helped me feel better.
2. The second generalization is "white-trash", "ghetto" and "illiterate." This second group is special. I think I decided that this group just couldn't read the signs, or that the signs were not in their native language and so it must not apply to them. Their cars were a collection of cars that have been revived from the dump, or stolen from the front yard of a neighbor who has kept the car up on blocks for the last 15 years. This pathetic group made me think how glad I am to have an education and drive decent cars.
I would love to hear from any of you "bloggies" about your carpool experiences. I hope this somehow helps brighten your traffic frustrations! Happy Thursday to you. With love, Lee.

Wanting to be tagged by Ariel

A SurveyAbout your residence:
1. Do you rent or own? rent
2. How long have you lived where you’re currently living? 7 months
3. If you could change one thing about your house/condo/apartment what would it be? the cost to live here…or maybe the dogs upstairs.

4. Are you close with your neighbors? no, the only person we knew by name just moved.

5. What was your last home project? putting up our mirror in the family room
6. What ‘one thing’ did you spend the most money on in your home? our couches
7. What color are your walls? light tan(ish)
8. Do you prefer dark or light colors in your home? browns/blacks
9. How far away is the nearest grocery store? 7 stop lights…only about 5 minutes away (depending on the lights) Lee’s favorite, Costco is 10 minutes.

What you use:
1. What cleaning product do you swear by? dish soap
2. What kind of laundry detergent do you use and why? Kirkland, Costco special.
3. What is the best way to treat stains? bleach stick.
4. Do you sweep or swiff? sweep. and use the swiffer wet jet!
5. What kind of soap do you use? Irish Spring Micro Clean

6. What’s your favorite smell for a guy? For girl? Lee: Pure Lavender Allie: Miss Dior Cherie

7. What ingredient in the kitchen do you use the most? cereal

8. What utensil do you use the most? spoons
9. What object in your bathroom do you use the most? mirror

How often:
1. How often do you do laundry? we don’t…we just buy new clothes.
2. How often do you shop? Food=once a week Clothes=birthday
3. How often do you pay bills? All the time…they are always coming.
4. How often do you vacuum? about once a week.
5. How often do you dust? there is no dust in California.
6. How often do you wash your sheets? regularly, you decide.
7. How often do you run the dishwasher? when it is full, about every third day…or when we run out of both small and big spoons.
8. How often do you use the computer? Lee: all day. Allie: after work.
9. How often do you nap? Saturday and Sunday (and at work when no one is watching)

In your opinion… what’s the best?
1. Grocery store? In California: no good deals (but Safeway). Utah: Bowman’s.
2. Brand of socks? Lee: Champion. Allie: Gap
3. Dessert? Lee: yes, please. Allie: ice-cream.
4. Meal? Lee: Italian or BBQ (or both combined on a pizza and he is happy) Allie: Mexican and BBQ
5. Drink? Lee: Milk or lemonade or milkshake. Allie: Cold water
6. Air freshener? Bath and Body Works Sweet Pea Wall Flower
8. TV show? Lee: 24 Allie: American Idol.
9. Snack? Ummm….if you ask my dad, everything is a snack for me.

How many…?
1. Kids do you or do you want to have? at least 5.
2. Rooms in your house? one bedroom
3. Pairs of shoes do you own? enough to pile up in our closet.
4. Computers in your house? 2 laptops
5. TV’s in your house? 1
6. Cars do you have? 1 car and 1 truck.
7. Jobs have you had? 5 i think.
8. Phones in your home? 2 house phones, 2 cell phones.
9. Friends on your myspace, facebook, or buddy list? what’s myspace?

Add your own question….
1. How long have you been married? 14 months.
2. Do you have any special talents? Lee: bird whistle. Allie: none
3. What time do you go to bed? as early as possible…10
4. Fav movie? Ummm…we are skipping this for right now.
5. If you could go anywhere on vacation where would you go? Lee: London or New Zealand. Allie: NY

6. Favorite Cereal? Lee: Fruity Pebbles. Allie: Life and Honey Bunches of Oats.