Cowboy Butts Drive Me Nuts!

Bryan and I went to the Matt Stillwell concert. I am not into country that much and didn't know who he was, but I got some free tickets and figured we needed a night out so Blake watched the kids and we went.

I looked him up online (http://www.mattstillwell.net/) and decided to download his album to my IPod this weekend so I would atleast have a clue what I was getting into. To my suprise, he was pretty good and I've had his songs stuck in my head all weekend...



We got to the Depot in SLC earlier than we thought, as my email said 7pm but the show didnt start until 8pm. I havent ever been there before and it was cool. We got on the email distro list, I would like to go see other concerts there.



It was a very down to earth concert, small venue, and Matt would talk to everyone through out the show. You had your country dancing, your sing-a-longs (Johnny Cash anyone?), and some drinking games. Hollar and Swallar! LOL





After the concert we got a chance to meet him and I got my picture taken.

My aunt put me on "Cowboy Butt Patrol" a few years back, after the first time we went to the rodeo together, so I knew I wouldnt be doing my job if I didnt take some pictures of his rear.

PSS: You had me at Hello!

It's Monika's turn..."Tell us about the very FIRST time you saw and/or talked to your current significant other."

I can think of both… it was the night of Dec 28th and a friend of mine sent me a text saying “Are you seeing anyone?”… Which led to “I work with this guy who would be great for you. He is fun, nice, has a son-who is a priority to him, cute, etc. Can I give him your number?”
Sure, what the hell? So later that night I got a text from Bryan… just general stuff, how I knew Mary, what I did, did I have kids, etc. I only had Mary’s description and a blurry MySpace picture to go on, but he seemed cute.

The texting went on for about a week before we decided to meet for dinner. We had planned to go to Iggy’s in Layton for dinner because I already ready plans with my girlfriends for later to go dancing. I pulled up in the parking lot and had butterflies. I hadn’t even talked to him on the phone… this was all through text and email… so I didn’t even know what his voice sounded like. I saw him park his car and walk up towards the door… I don’t even recall what we said at first, I just kept staring at him. We sat in a booth off to the side of the restaurant and we talked and talked and talked. Everything from kids, to beer, to basketball. We were there for a good two hours just talking. He seemed like a genuinely sweet guy. You could tell how much he loves his son by the way he spoke of him. That meant a lot to hear. When it got close to the time I was to meet my friends, we got up and he walked me towards my car. I remember standing on my tippy-toes to give him a hug goodbye and told him I hope to see him again soon….

(and soon ended up being about 2 hrs later at Port O’Call when my friends told me to call him and ask him to meet us there to go dancing. The rest is history!)

Random Updates!

Mom had her last chemo treatment on Thursday… she is having side-effects and was told the chemo can stay in her body up to a month after her last treatment. She is going to keep the port in her chest for a couple of months incase she needs an IV for dehydration or medications. She will continue to have to be on blood thinners so prevent blood clots. She has another week worth of injections to keep her blood count up. She will be evaluated for radiation when her body heals a bit.

I go to the Huntsman Cancer Institute next week to be evaluated to see if genetic counseling would be valuable. I had to get a full medical history and I’ve got a lot of breast cancer and colon cancer in the family, with some sarcoma and brain tumors thrown in… it I am happy to be proactive to see if there is anything I can do to prevent being affected.

I won tickets to the Matt Stillwell concert tonight at The Depot. I haven’t heard of him before and am not a huge fan of country, but Bryan likes country and I saw how HOT this guy is, so that talked me into it! LOL

Ty loves playing basketball. They lost their game on Saturday, but won the 2 games before that. More than wins and losses, she is having so much fun. She is doing a good job too. She is all smiles. I will try to remember to take pictures this week to post them.

Parent Teacher Conferences are this week… other than that, I think that’s all the updates I have!!

Happy Birthday Sis!

My darling little sister, Heather, just turned 24 this week. Last weekend we took her City Club to dinner, then to Brewski’s and Teaser’s. Everyone must have been recovering from Halloween b/c the bars were dead, but we still had a great time and hung out with good friends and family. Here are some of the pictures from Saturday night:


Heather acting all innocent with a "Blow Job"


"No, Heather! That's not how you do it", says cousin Kelli


Kelli shows her how to get it done!

My Island Hell Continues...

I got an email from UDOT yesterday...
"Dear Lisa

Thank you for your inquiry to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT).

As you have indicated, a new development was constructed at the southeast corner of 2300 North and Washington Boulevard, featuring business offices, retail space and a bank. To protect the operational integrity of the intersection and ensure public safety, the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) required that access to this development must be restricted to right-turns-in and right-turns-out only. To do otherwise would create the potential for vehicles attempting to turn left on to Washington Boulevard from this development to turn directly in front of, or into vehicles turning left (southbound) at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and 2300 North.

As you are now aware, a raised median has been installed beginning at 2300 North and extending south for 350 feet to enforce these turning maneuvers. A letter (draft copy attached) was sent by the developer, dated June 16, 2008, to all business and residential owners directly impacted by construction of the median, informing them of its impending construction. Between the mailing of that letter until today, only two comments were received.

UDOT is aware of the inconvenience created by this change in traffic movements. But we also have a responsibility to ensure that the safety of the motoring public is safeguarded. This median was constructed with that in mind, and will be monitored and evaluated periodically to ensure it is meeting that goal. We hope that as people become accustomed to this change, they will better understand the reasons behind its installation.

I hope this information is helpful."

Basically all I got from what was BLAH BLAH BLAH, WE DONT GIVE A DAMN. Did anyone else interpret that any differently?

PSS: Sins and Virtues

Amy asked "Out of the seven sins (Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, Pride) which one is your favorite and which one (if different) are you most guilty of? Same question with the seven virtues (Prudence, Justice, Restraint, Courage, Faith, Hope, Love)."

Hmmm… good question. I don’t know that I have ever really thought of this before. Not sure I have a favorite sin, but here we go...

I don’t Lust over anyone (other than my darling husband).
I am not overweight so Gluttony doesn’t count (although I need to lay off the brownies from Adventurous as my rear end is getting bigger than it normally is).
I am not a Greedy person- I share and give to those who need.
I don’t have enough anger and I am not the type of person to get revenge so there goes Wrath.
I have everything I need, so Envy doesn’t work either.
Maybe Pride? I am proud of my accomplishments and family, but I don’t necessarily see that as a bad thing.
Maybe Sloth? I am definitely lazier than I should be. I need to get up and start exercising more… then I could eat those brownies and not worry about the junk in my trunk. JUST KIDDING!

Now on to Virtues…
Prudence- I think things through and use good judgment. I am not one to do something without thinking of the implications.
Justice- I feel I treat people fairly
Restraint- as much as I want to just go off on my ex-husband, I show restraint… that’s gotta count for something!!
Courage- I am not a courageous person. I am very scared about losing my mom and the thought brings me to tears and hyperventilation.
Hope- on the flip side of my courage statement, I have a lot of hope that she will be ok and that God will watch over her.
Love- I lost my ability to love for a while… but thankfully, it has returned and it’s better than something I have ever had in the past.

Boy that was a tough question… Gonna have to finish my coffee next time before answering! LOL

Having Mom Get Candy with Us was Definately a Treat!

It's been a family tradition to go to my parents' house for dinner on Halloween to eat chili then go trick or treating. Thursday was mom's big round of chemo so we weren't sure how'd she'd be so we thought we may just eat really fast and go on our way to not disturb her... yeah, not so much.

She was doing great yesterday (again, her dr is amazed at how well she is going)... she stayed home from work to rest so she could be with the kids. We all ate dinner, got the kids ready,and went out. Drew says "Nanna, I am 6 so can you go to 6 houses with us before you go back home to rest?" She said she'd she what she can do... Go ahead and times that by 6n or more because she ended up going 3 blocks with us, all the way down to the street I used to live on. I kept asking if she wanted to turn around and she said she was good. My old neighbor was out on her 4 wheeler with a trailer on it for the little kids and they asked 2x if she needed a ride back and she declined and walked home with us. My dad and Bryan were at home handing out the candy and I guess my dad was getting nervous and was just about to jump on the motorcycle to go looking for her. LOL

I am so glad she was feeling good enough to do that with us. The kids had a great time and I know it was important to her to be there too.