The Wright Adventures: May 2008

Sunday, May 25, 2008

6 Facts about me

I was tagged by Melinda and I don't want to be the person who doesn't follow through. I'm not as creative Melinda but I hope this will do. Here are 6 facts about me.

1. I love ice cream.
2. I am 5' 7.75"
3. I hate snakes
4. Chick-fil-a is my favorite restaurant
5. I have a small obsession with skirts
6. I don't like bird poop on my car.

I'm tagging Amy Balls and Jacque Bair

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Take Cover!

Is it possible for birds to consider cars their bathroom? Do you think there is something about seeing their poop splattered all over a nice clean car they just tickles them pink? The birds that live near my car seem to. Every morning when Rocky and I walk out to our cars we discover new "deposits" that have been cleverly placed on our cars. They are sure to hit the windshield...that one there is a doosey. Regular windshield wiping fluid is only strong enough to get it wet and smear it all over the rest of the windshield. Last week I had one on my door handle. I guess that takes some skill. I'll post todays latest "transactions." I just washed my car last weekend and was hoping that the wash would last for more than a day. But when parking one's nice clean car in the bird bathroom you will find that you are taking a huge gamble with cleanliness. Today on my car...over 30 deposits....Oh my! (click on picture to enlarge if you would like to count for yourself, and that is only in the front)

Moving onto a cleaner topic....I got my birthday bike today. I'm so excited. I'm all set. I've got my basket, water bottle and water bottle holder, lock and helmet. Rock and I went for a ride down to his grandpa's house. I loved it. I love riding. It reminds me when I got my first bike. It was red and I was afraid to ride it. My mom rode it around to show me that it was ok. It wasn't a brand new bike and I wonder if that was part of my fear. Whatever the reason I got over my fear and had some great memories on that bike. I've posted a picture of me and my new bike and yes I am wearing a hat with my helmet. It was an attempt to hide some out of control hair, with or without the helmet.

Last of all I'm posting my Memorial day flag. I'm very thankful for all the service men and women who have given their lives for "Liberty and Justice for all..." I feel very blessed to be a citizen of the United States.

Friday, May 16, 2008

What? No Cake?

I recently had a birthday. It ended up being a very odd birthday for me. I was working and not just regular work, this was event work. Like overnight stay event work. I don’t worry so much if people remember my birthday or not. Wait, I take that back. There are a few that I care if they do or do not remember, like family, you know…mom, dad, husband. Those sorts. Anyway, other than that it isn’t a huge deal. I appreciate those who do remember and still love those who don’t. But there is one thing that I have decided that is a must: a cake! (most kinds will do). It could be big or small, short or tall and it must have at least one candle. I did not discover how important this was to me until it didn’t happen.

Rocky came up to Snowbird to join me for dinner as the event I was working came to a close. We cleaned up and finally headed for home. On the drive he gave me a thoughtful gift but I was still secretly hoping that there would be some sort of dessert waiting for me at home. The only thing waiting for me was the mess I had left….darn it! I realized that not only was I hoping for a little cake but also for my clothes to somehow put themselves away. My awesome mom told me once that if I keep my expectations low then I will almost always be pleasantly surprised. Well I decided that if I tell Rocky what my expectations are then I won’t have to lower them. So I told him that I was a little disappointed that I didn’t have a cake. He told me that he had no idea cake was so important because when he was growing up his birthday often wasn’t a big deal and he didn’t always get cake. I guess he could see that his answer didn’t really satisfy me because the next night when he came home from work (it was late and I was already on my way to dream land) he entered with a small cake and what looked like a small ball of fire on top (I was not wearing glasses) and he was singing happy birthday. So sweet.

So I have learned a few things. 1) For my birthday I expect some sort of sweet thing with a candle on top. 2) No matter how much I want my clothes to learn how to put themselves away they never will. 3) I have the sweetest husband in the world, ( okay, I already knew this but I love the little confirmations). Thanks for the cake babe.

PS...Thank you to my family too. Especially Peggy who made one of my favorite cakes, pudding cake.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

6th place is better than 7th

Friday the company I work for, Corporate Alliance, participated in the Kids on the Move Corporate Sports Challenge. This is one of the events that we look forward to as a company. Each team has 10 players, 5 girls and 5 boys, and they compete in 10 different challenges. Such as the Gladiator Relay, 5 on 5 Basketball, Canoe races, Quarterback challenge, golf chipping challenge, etc. This year as we prepared to compete in the Canoe race my team thought that they had a brilliant idea that would save us a lot of time. Now I and my partner in the Canoe, Kip, did not think that it was the best idea. I was sure that they were trying to dump me in the water. That is exactly what happened. I don't think that the Canoe made it all the way into the water but I sure did. Thanks team. That wasn't the highlight of the day. But winning the Quarterback challenge was. As a team we were totally awesome. And when they announced that we won you would have thought that we had won the whole competition. It was great. As a whole we placed 6th which is better than last year when we placed 7th. If we keep it up in 6 years we will take first place. Watch OUT!

Friday night I went to my cousins husband, Jake's, surprise birthday party. Jake walked into the party without us being told he was there. It turned out that the surprise was on us. It was funny. Surprise or not Heather did a great job with the party and I'm sure everyone there had a great time. Although I am a little disappointed that I did not win the prize for the oddest items in a purse. I had 4 hats. What is odder than that?

Saturday Rocky and I went out on a double date with some of my friends from High school, Alex and Molly. They are so great. Alex and Rocky were both wearing very similar outfits. I thought it was so funny. When does that happen to guys? Rocky says that it is more common because guys don't have as many choices as girls. I say whatever Rock. I've never seen it happen before. Thanks to Alex, Molly and Rocky for being a good sports with my picture taking.

Now finally today...Mothers day. I went to two Sacrament meetings today and got to hear from both primary's. I love it when the little kids sing in Sacrament meeting. I can't help but laugh. In one of the meetings after each song was over a little kid would yell out little comments like "let's do it again!" and "are we done now." Another fun thing in Sacrament meeting was the flashlight that was on a set of keys that was on the podium because someone had left them in the Sunday school room was flashing on and off all during the meeting. It was facing the congregation and seemed to have some sort of short in it because it was going on and off by itself. It was kind of hard to not notice because 1) the beam was very bright and had a blue tint to it and 2) they were my keys. Oops.

To my mom, you are so wonderful, I miss you too! To my mother in law, Cyndi, I'm loving the opportunities that I am getting to visit with you and get to know you better. You just amaze me. I love both of you so much!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

WICKED!

This past weekend Rocky and I got to spend a wonderful weekend in Vista! Rocky's parents took us to see the show Wicked. This was the second time we have seen it and it seems to get better and better. The one thing that remains the same is me singing with the actors. I should really just be on the stage. If anyone is looking to see Wicked I definitely recommend seeing it in L.A. Rocky and I even got a picture next to Bob Hopes Hollywood Star. I know that is pretty BIG time. The picture is on someone else's camera but if you close your eyes and picture two people (a boy and a girl) with huge smiles and a star on the sidewalk with Bob Hopes name you will pretty much have the gist of it.

Saturday we spent the day doing yard work. I have to say that it was quite fun. Good weather and good company seem to make any project fun. I'm still scrubbing paint out of the cracks of my hand. I guess the plus side is that my hand looks like it has a little tan...okay it really just looks dirty but I'm trying to be optimistic about it.

Rocky and I have reached a new age milestone. This is the first time that we have made the drive to California and had to stop to sleep on the way there. We must be getting old. We miss the good old days when we had mounds of energy and could stay awake all hours of the night. I'll be honest, I don't know that Rocky has ever seen that side of me. But there was a time when the moon seemed to energize me and sleep seemed silly.