That's What It's All About

Today I did a solo Hokey Pokey in front of my Cost Management Systems class for a $10 gift card to Walmart. It's been a weird week. I'm glad there are only 5 left until graduation.

"Blog Loser"

In case the lingering "happy new year background" didn't tip you off, before you proceed perusing this site let me be clear that this blog is the home of a blog loser. What, you may be asking yourself, is a blog loser? Well, it's not someone who misplaces thier blog (which I recently found out actually happened to a friend of mine. She created a blog and now can't figure out how to get back into it, so she is immortalized in a single, lone entry forever... but I digress.) A blog loser is someone who is so delayed at posting that it's almost uncomfortable. A blog loser gets moved from people's check-once-a-week list to the she's-probably-dead list based on the frequency of new posts. A blog loser is someone who doesn't necessarily have a loserish life (at least I'd like to think so), but who has absolutely nothing of interest to leak to the general populous on a regular basis.

So, for anyone who may still check this blog now and then let me assure you that I am still alive (so tell your friends to take me off their she's-probably-dead list) and give you an update on what you've missed since the new year turned:
1. go to class
2. do homework
3. go to work
4. sleep...

usually in that order, except sometimes "go to class" and "sleep" occur simultaniously. Ta Da! You are now up to speed. Please check again in another three months or so... just to make sure I'm not dead.

Festival of Trees

Last Tuesday Susan and I tagged along with Mom and Dad to the annual Festival of Trees in Salt Lake City. The collection of trees and other Christmas decorations are donated by people and get auctioned off throughout the night to benefit Primary Children's Hospital.

This tree and the presents around it were made of glass. They lit up in time to Christmas music. Needless to say, it was an amazing presentation. The minimum bid for this magnificent piece of art was a mere $25,000. I was thinking about getting it, but ended up not because I couldn't figure out where to put it in our huge apartment.

Susan loved the Pooh and Friends tree.

There were also gingerbread houses for people to bid on. I say nuts to bidding on it, I want to live in it!

This was dad's favorite tree. It was all made of wood and had tiny billiard balls that rolled through mechanisms from top to bottom. Once the balls reached the bottom they were blown back to the top through the trunk of the tree. We think it could be dad's next wooden project.

We all had a great time walking around and looking at the trees, wreaths, centerpieces, and gingerbread houses. It's definitely a great family tradition... although next time I think Susan will bring a more comfortable pair of shoes (that's her leaning on the giant nutcracker to rub her aching feet.)

Piglet Moment

Yesterday I had a Piglet moment, and by that I don't mean eating all the Ben & Jerry's. I was walking on campus by the canyon and the wind was so strong that as I went to take a step forward a gust poofed up over the side of the hill and sent me staggering backwards a little. It took a little extra umph of energy (which is somewhere between a heave and a heft) to lean forward and get myself going again through the swirling leaves. I was reminded, by this harrowing little scene, of Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day when Piglet is fighting agianst the wind and eventually gets blown away. Only in my version Paul was not holding onto me by my unravelling scarf and flying me like a kite because, let's face it, that would have been a spectacle. Happy Wind-sday Everyone!

Cupcake Walk Tips

We've all felt that familiar fear of being at a prestigious party when a cupcake walk is about to take place. You are afraid to participate in front of your friends and co-workers because you aren't sure if you can win an elusive cupcake, right? Watch the videos below for some great tips from two professional cupcake walkers to ease your anxieties at your next office party.

Give the People What They Want!

Ok, rabid readers, you asked for it. The Armstrong Halloween Carnival was graced with the presence of two celebrities, Kriss and Kross (of Kriss Kross) and Action 3 News was even fortunate enough to get a personalized rap just for us! Watch the video below and you won't be able to keep yourself from singing along...

Action 3 News Behind the Scenes

You always knew Action 3 news was action packed, but take a look at the behind-the-scenes controversy between the camera man and the mime when things start to get heated...
For the record, I had no idea my face would look like this when the video was not started. Shocking to say the least.