I've been tagged by my friend Brenda for Things of 8. Lets see what I can come up with....
8 Shows I love to watch:
-Rachael Ray (the cooking portion of the show)
-The Doctors
-Biggest Looser
-Numbers
-hmmm...I don't even watch these shows religiously because I just don't watch much TV, so I guess I don't have 8 favorite shows...
8 Favorite Resturants:
-Olive Garden
-Red Robin
-Panda Express
-Mongolian BBQ
-Mona Lisa (this is a once a year place, but ohhh sooo Good!)
-Applebee's
-Casa Mexico
-Johnny Corino's
8 Things that Happened Yesterday:
-Studied for my Social Work Licensure Exam
-listened to the BSU game on the radio
-went grocery shopping w/Curtis
-Scheduled my SW Exam!!! (Nov. 17th is the big day!!)
-talked to each of my sisters on the phone (it may sound unusual, but I usually only talk to one of them on the phone each day, not all 3)
-did the dishes
-"Smoked" aka-breathing treatments
-kissed my husband
8 Things I am looking Forward to:
- Having my Social Work exam DONE!
-being a Mom
-spending time with family during the holidays
-having our car paid off
-gaining weight & not loosing it
-the elections being over
-going on a date with my husband
-helping to make someones day better than it was
8 Things I Love about Fall:
-watching the leaves change color
-eating pumpin pie
-drinking hot chocolate
-cuddling with my husband to keep warm
-cooler temperatures
-General Conference
-watching BSU football
-all of the holiday dinners w/family
8 Things on my Wish List:
-To have at least 1 day where I don't cough
-to NOT have carpet in our dinning room
-good health insurance
-getting our carpets cleaned
-to have flowers in our "rock" beds
-to have a cure for CF
-to be able to run a marathon (this won't happen until I get to heaven...watch out everyone!)
-for everyone around me to be happy
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
It's Finally Official!!!
We now have documented proof that we have both graduated from BSU. Curtis' diploma arrived in the mail this past weekend. Yahoo!!! The Master's degree if FINALLY done!
Curtis' Masters Degree
Sara's Bachelor's degree
Both of them side by side
Curtis' Masters Degree
Sara's Bachelor's degree
Both of them side by sideFor some reason they need to make the Master's degree larger...Rude! I think it's because the Masters degree holders have a big head and think that they are smarter. Yes, Curtis may be smarter than me in some areas, but there are things that I'm better at then he is. Oh well, if I really wanted a Masters degree I know that I could go back to school and get it. The truth is, I worked long and hard to get my bachelor's degree and I DON'T want to go back to school anytime soon. (I choose to live rather than be sick in the hospital while going back to school and dealing with the stress of a Masters degree.) I'm just happy to have the paper in hand that shows all my hard earned work. I'm also extremely happy that Curtis is done with the thesis after the many hours and years of work that he put into it. Next step, both of us getting licensed in our profession.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Family Birthday Fun
Today is my Mom's birthday and Wednesday is my brother's birthday, so we had a family birthday dinner at our house yesterday to celebrate. Here are some cute and funny pictures that we took. (I'm sure you can guess who had the camera....Sam!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
The Birthday Girl
The Birthday Boy
Nicole, Sam & Brenda (aren't they cute!)
Can you tell we are sisters? 
Brenda wanted to join in the fun too...
Parley & Sam goofing off...Saturday, October 11, 2008
Save the Family
I got this in an email earlier this week. I personally don't go to YouTube a lot, but this is a really good video. I was very touched by the message of this song. Please take time to watch it and pass it along to everyone you know.
On YouTube, things spread like wildfire across the Internet. To get our message out about the importance of families and marriage, Joy Lundberg and Janice Kapp Perry have created a song called, 'Save the Family' which we have produced into a powerful music video. It's best to view it on high quality.
Click below to see it and feel the magic and importance of families.
Spread the word that 'Family is the beating heart that keeps the nation strong.' Let's act on our convictions and tell the world that family doesn't get in our way. It is the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1GRQGc5GQ0
I LOVE my family!!!
On YouTube, things spread like wildfire across the Internet. To get our message out about the importance of families and marriage, Joy Lundberg and Janice Kapp Perry have created a song called, 'Save the Family' which we have produced into a powerful music video. It's best to view it on high quality.
Click below to see it and feel the magic and importance of families.
Spread the word that 'Family is the beating heart that keeps the nation strong.' Let's act on our convictions and tell the world that family doesn't get in our way. It is the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1GRQGc5GQ0
I LOVE my family!!!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
They're My Team!!!!
So those people who know me personally know that I am a sports junkie. I really enjoy healthy competition and really enjoy watching a well-played game of pretty much any sport (baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, Frisbee, cricket, lacrosse....). I also have three teams that I refer to as "my team." They are any sports team from Boise State (My Alma mater and hometown school/team), the Chicago Cubs, and the Carolina Panthers.
I have pretty much followed the Cubs since I was old enough to know what baseball is and how to play it. I have vivid memories of watching the Cubs play with my Grandpa Hasfurther when I wasn't even old enough to start kindergarten. I remember memorizing all of the starting players' names on the 1983 and 1984 Cubs and I remember very well having the Cubs get my hopes up every year, only to have them crushed sometime before the middle of October (when the World Series starts....). I've seen them get eliminated in the playoffs five different times (I was in Brazil the other time they made it and could not watch or listen to any of the games, of course), and I've always kept my optimism (Does that make me technically insane????). I've stuck with them through the years because...well...they're my team. Every time they collapse, I look forward to following the next year and hope desperately that next year will finally be "the year."
Boise State has always been my team because, let's see, my dad graduated from there, my mom went there for a couple of years, I grew up in Boise, my brother graduated from there, my sister got her first degree from there, I have two degrees from there, I met my wife there and she just graduated from there....(you get the idea). I have lived and died with them for years (especially basketball and football). I've watched the football team endure the painful "streak" of defeats to the Vandals (most of which were close games), watched them break the streak and play for a 1-AA National Championship in the same year. I watched them change from a good 1-AA football program playing in a 16.000-seat stadium, all the way into a perennial top 25 football team with a stadium twice that size (and still growing). They have held their own in the highest division of college football, and are only the second mid-major school to appear in (and win) one of the prestigious BCS bowl games. I've attended more basketball games through the years than I can count, and I have vivid memories of watching Chris Childs, Arnell Jones, Tanoka Beard, Roberto Bergesen, Gerry Washington, Abe Jackson, Reggie Larry, and many others play in a packed basketball arena and regularly challenge for (and occasionally get) a NCAA tournament bid.
As for the Carolina Panthers, they have officially been my team for just a little over a week... :o)
I was making fun of my co-workers' teams (the Raiders, and the 49ers) when they said I had no room to make fun of their teams unless I chose a favorite NFL team to stick with. I promptly chose the Panthers and continued my teasing, all in good fun, of course.... ;)
I actually have followed the Panthers for awhile and rooted for them to make it to and win the Super Bowl a few years ago, so my choice was not really a "spur of the moment" thing, per se. Anyway, I've rambled a little too long. Just wanted to let any readers know a little more about some of my favorite things....
I have pretty much followed the Cubs since I was old enough to know what baseball is and how to play it. I have vivid memories of watching the Cubs play with my Grandpa Hasfurther when I wasn't even old enough to start kindergarten. I remember memorizing all of the starting players' names on the 1983 and 1984 Cubs and I remember very well having the Cubs get my hopes up every year, only to have them crushed sometime before the middle of October (when the World Series starts....). I've seen them get eliminated in the playoffs five different times (I was in Brazil the other time they made it and could not watch or listen to any of the games, of course), and I've always kept my optimism (Does that make me technically insane????). I've stuck with them through the years because...well...they're my team. Every time they collapse, I look forward to following the next year and hope desperately that next year will finally be "the year."
Boise State has always been my team because, let's see, my dad graduated from there, my mom went there for a couple of years, I grew up in Boise, my brother graduated from there, my sister got her first degree from there, I have two degrees from there, I met my wife there and she just graduated from there....(you get the idea). I have lived and died with them for years (especially basketball and football). I've watched the football team endure the painful "streak" of defeats to the Vandals (most of which were close games), watched them break the streak and play for a 1-AA National Championship in the same year. I watched them change from a good 1-AA football program playing in a 16.000-seat stadium, all the way into a perennial top 25 football team with a stadium twice that size (and still growing). They have held their own in the highest division of college football, and are only the second mid-major school to appear in (and win) one of the prestigious BCS bowl games. I've attended more basketball games through the years than I can count, and I have vivid memories of watching Chris Childs, Arnell Jones, Tanoka Beard, Roberto Bergesen, Gerry Washington, Abe Jackson, Reggie Larry, and many others play in a packed basketball arena and regularly challenge for (and occasionally get) a NCAA tournament bid.
As for the Carolina Panthers, they have officially been my team for just a little over a week... :o)
I was making fun of my co-workers' teams (the Raiders, and the 49ers) when they said I had no room to make fun of their teams unless I chose a favorite NFL team to stick with. I promptly chose the Panthers and continued my teasing, all in good fun, of course.... ;)
I actually have followed the Panthers for awhile and rooted for them to make it to and win the Super Bowl a few years ago, so my choice was not really a "spur of the moment" thing, per se. Anyway, I've rambled a little too long. Just wanted to let any readers know a little more about some of my favorite things....
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Place I'd Like to Visit
And you think Niagara Falls is cool...(I have been there and think it's pretty cool). This place caused First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to exclaim "Poor Niagara." Iguazu Falls (spelled slightly different in Portuguese, but you get the idea....) is located where Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay all come together. Not only is Iguazu Falls taller than Niagara Falls (269 feet tall in some places, but 210 feet tall on average), but the series of waterfalls spans 1.67 miles from end to end, and is composed of a system of over 270 individual waterfalls!! Of all the places I'd like to visit in the world, this is probably at the top of my list. Read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguazu_falls
Getting to Know Curtis....
10 yrs ago I was:
1. Eating beans and rice every single day.
2. Sharing the Gospel in Portugese with the Brazillian people.
3. Hoping my beloved Cubs would make the World Series (still waiting.... :( )
4. Trying to figure our where I wanted to go to college.
5. Thinking about what nerdy profession I wanted to go into (Can't spell geek without EE)
5 things on my "to do" list today (well, actually tomorrow since it's late at night):
1. kiss my wife
2. Go jogging for 30 minutes
3. Go to work
4. Mow and fertilize the lawn
5. Change the lineup for my fantasy football team
5 things I'd do if I was a millionare:
1. Buy my parents a new house
2. Go on a vacation with Sara to Brazil or Italy
3. Donate to the CF Foundation and Jimmy V Foundation (for cancer research)
4. Reseach and invent something that would make a meaningful contribution to mankind
5. I'd be rich (to quote the Barenaked Ladies' song)
5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Fruit Leather
2. Fruit Snacks
3. Chips and Salsa
4. Beef Jerky
5. Anything with chocolate
5 jobs I've had:
1. Salesman
2. Picture framer
3. Math Tutor
4. Engineering reseach assistant
5. Electrical Engineer
5 places I've lived:
1. Carbondale, Colorado
2. Boise
3. Campinas, Brazil
4. Rio Claro, Brazil
5. Meridian
1. Eating beans and rice every single day.
2. Sharing the Gospel in Portugese with the Brazillian people.
3. Hoping my beloved Cubs would make the World Series (still waiting.... :( )
4. Trying to figure our where I wanted to go to college.
5. Thinking about what nerdy profession I wanted to go into (Can't spell geek without EE)
5 things on my "to do" list today (well, actually tomorrow since it's late at night):
1. kiss my wife
2. Go jogging for 30 minutes
3. Go to work
4. Mow and fertilize the lawn
5. Change the lineup for my fantasy football team
5 things I'd do if I was a millionare:
1. Buy my parents a new house
2. Go on a vacation with Sara to Brazil or Italy
3. Donate to the CF Foundation and Jimmy V Foundation (for cancer research)
4. Reseach and invent something that would make a meaningful contribution to mankind
5. I'd be rich (to quote the Barenaked Ladies' song)
5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Fruit Leather
2. Fruit Snacks
3. Chips and Salsa
4. Beef Jerky
5. Anything with chocolate
5 jobs I've had:
1. Salesman
2. Picture framer
3. Math Tutor
4. Engineering reseach assistant
5. Electrical Engineer
5 places I've lived:
1. Carbondale, Colorado
2. Boise
3. Campinas, Brazil
4. Rio Claro, Brazil
5. Meridian
Getting to know Sara
So my sister-in-law put this on her blog and I thought that it would be fun to put on our blog as well. Here are my responses to some questions. (Curtis' will come later...)
10 yrs ago I was:
1. a senior in high school
2. having fun with all high school friends
3. thinking about going to Ricks College
4. the most wanted babysitter in my Ward
5. had better lung function
5 things on my "to do" list today:
1. kiss my husband
2. do breathing treatments
3. yoga
4. study for the social work licensure exam
5. make dinner
5 things I'd do if I was a millionare:
1. Buy Grandma & Grandpa Ward a new home & a brand new car
2. go on a vacation with Curtis to Brazil or Italy
3. finish all of our house projects
4. save money for children's education
5. Donate to the CF foundation & the Idaho Food Bank
5 snacks I enjoy:
1. dried apples
2. Peeps!!!!
3. Hot Tamales
4. home-made smoothies
5. Junior Mints
5 jobs I've had:
1. Nanny
2. Daycare floater
3. Textbook Conversion Processor
4. a sister & a friend
5. (soon to be) PSR worker
5 places I've lived:
1. Heaven
2. Idaho Falls
3. Boise
4. Kuna
5. Meridian
10 yrs ago I was:
1. a senior in high school
2. having fun with all high school friends
3. thinking about going to Ricks College
4. the most wanted babysitter in my Ward
5. had better lung function
5 things on my "to do" list today:
1. kiss my husband
2. do breathing treatments
3. yoga
4. study for the social work licensure exam
5. make dinner
5 things I'd do if I was a millionare:
1. Buy Grandma & Grandpa Ward a new home & a brand new car
2. go on a vacation with Curtis to Brazil or Italy
3. finish all of our house projects
4. save money for children's education
5. Donate to the CF foundation & the Idaho Food Bank
5 snacks I enjoy:
1. dried apples
2. Peeps!!!!
3. Hot Tamales
4. home-made smoothies
5. Junior Mints
5 jobs I've had:
1. Nanny
2. Daycare floater
3. Textbook Conversion Processor
4. a sister & a friend
5. (soon to be) PSR worker
5 places I've lived:
1. Heaven
2. Idaho Falls
3. Boise
4. Kuna
5. Meridian
Sunday, October 5, 2008
I'm personally an Eyring guy....
Just wanted to give a couple of thoughts that I had on this recent General Conference. Like Sara, I also thought this was an awesome conference session. I took a ton of notes from all of the sessions so I can review them in the coming weeks before the conference edition of the Ensign arrives and I get to read the talks all over again.
Through the years, I've always enjoyed speakers in conference that quote the scriptures often, but throw in just the right mix of personal experiences that relate to the topic at hand. In my opinion, the personal experiences make it easier for me to relate to the talk and apply it to my life. That's why I've always enjoyed listening to talks given by President Hinckley, President Monson, and Elder Hales.
I have to admit, when President Eyring was first made an apostle I didn't really get drawn into his talks. For some reason, I just had a hard time paying attention to his talks. That was the case until a talk that he gave in conference back in 2001 entitled "Watch With Me." To this day, that is probably my favorite talk I've ever heard given in any meeting. The stories he related about a Deacons Quorum Presidency and an Elders Quorum President and their challenges in "watching over their flocks" just really touched me deeply and made this talk something I remember vividly ever since the first time I heard it. As I work with the Deacons Quorum now, I remember that talk as I watch these boys do such a great job in their responsibilities.
Anyway, the talk President Eyring gave in the Priesthood session really touched me. The talk was about the Lord helping us to fulfill our Priesthood responsibilities and making up for our shortcomings. He talked about how he was called into President James E. Faust's office soon after he had been called as an apostle and President Faust and he were going over a few matters of business. Elder Eyring was thinking that President Faust may have some important advice for him, maybe a few "pointers" that would be useful for him to know as a new apostle. Near the end of the conversation, President Faust said something like "Oh, by the way, if you have any questions for me about your office, don't ask me. Take it up with Him..." and he pointed upwards. President Eyring said that as he sits in that same office now, he often looks upward and remembers that important advice given to him. I hope to be able to apply that advice to myself in my calling, and to be a better husband, friend, colleague, etc.
Through the years, I've always enjoyed speakers in conference that quote the scriptures often, but throw in just the right mix of personal experiences that relate to the topic at hand. In my opinion, the personal experiences make it easier for me to relate to the talk and apply it to my life. That's why I've always enjoyed listening to talks given by President Hinckley, President Monson, and Elder Hales.
I have to admit, when President Eyring was first made an apostle I didn't really get drawn into his talks. For some reason, I just had a hard time paying attention to his talks. That was the case until a talk that he gave in conference back in 2001 entitled "Watch With Me." To this day, that is probably my favorite talk I've ever heard given in any meeting. The stories he related about a Deacons Quorum Presidency and an Elders Quorum President and their challenges in "watching over their flocks" just really touched me deeply and made this talk something I remember vividly ever since the first time I heard it. As I work with the Deacons Quorum now, I remember that talk as I watch these boys do such a great job in their responsibilities.
Anyway, the talk President Eyring gave in the Priesthood session really touched me. The talk was about the Lord helping us to fulfill our Priesthood responsibilities and making up for our shortcomings. He talked about how he was called into President James E. Faust's office soon after he had been called as an apostle and President Faust and he were going over a few matters of business. Elder Eyring was thinking that President Faust may have some important advice for him, maybe a few "pointers" that would be useful for him to know as a new apostle. Near the end of the conversation, President Faust said something like "Oh, by the way, if you have any questions for me about your office, don't ask me. Take it up with Him..." and he pointed upwards. President Eyring said that as he sits in that same office now, he often looks upward and remembers that important advice given to him. I hope to be able to apply that advice to myself in my calling, and to be a better husband, friend, colleague, etc.
I love Elder Wirthlin!
Yesterday as we were sitting and watching General Conference I realized that I chose the best name for a blog. Elder Wirthlin (who is the only apostle that I have personally met and shaken hands with...) talked about learning from the difficult times. "Come what may and love it!" He talked about an antidote for adversity "LEARN TO LAUGH" He went on to say, that anger and resentment rarely result when you remember this important antidote. The best part was when he said that "Laughter extends life and makes it more enjoyable!" How true that is!!! (Between Shasta, Curtis & Sam, I'm constantly laughing...I should live a long time!!!)
I always say that Laughter is the Best Medicine! Laughter helps me when I'm feeling down and it helps me get through the hardest days. People often ask me how I get through having such a "horrible" disease (Cystic Fibrosis) and I often say that without humor I wouldn't be able to deal with it at all. True, having "hurricane forced coughing attacks" everyday, taking a bunch of medication, and contantly going to the doctor is not fun...but I have fun with it. For example, I "smoke" everyday (my doctor tells me that I need to do it (breathing treatments) to live...); I often "shoot up" (my IV medication); I "drink" (everyone needs to drink water & other liquids everyday to live); and I take "drugs" (at least 10 different kinds of pills everyday and 3 different inhaled meds). Anyway, finding humor in things helps in so many different ways. I'm sure that our blog will be filled with many different funny things. Hopefully you will enjoy laughing with us! Remember, Laughter is the Best medicine!
I always say that Laughter is the Best Medicine! Laughter helps me when I'm feeling down and it helps me get through the hardest days. People often ask me how I get through having such a "horrible" disease (Cystic Fibrosis) and I often say that without humor I wouldn't be able to deal with it at all. True, having "hurricane forced coughing attacks" everyday, taking a bunch of medication, and contantly going to the doctor is not fun...but I have fun with it. For example, I "smoke" everyday (my doctor tells me that I need to do it (breathing treatments) to live...); I often "shoot up" (my IV medication); I "drink" (everyone needs to drink water & other liquids everyday to live); and I take "drugs" (at least 10 different kinds of pills everyday and 3 different inhaled meds). Anyway, finding humor in things helps in so many different ways. I'm sure that our blog will be filled with many different funny things. Hopefully you will enjoy laughing with us! Remember, Laughter is the Best medicine!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Jumped on the Bandwagon!!!
We've finally jumped on the blogging bandwagon and started our own blog. Look forward to a number of profound and insightful posts from Sara and some goofy commentary from yours truly!!!
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