the one about the big 3 - 0!!!

thirty (thûrt-E)
Noun
pl -ties
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
2. a numeral, 30 or XXX, representing this number
3. something representing or consisting of thirty units
Adjective
amounting to thirty: thirty miles
thirtieth adjn

Yah. I am 30 today. I don't really know what to think, other then.... HOLY CRAP! I AM 30!!!!!! 30 just seems so old. I don't really feel old, but it sure sounds old.

Here are some interesting things containing the number 30.
30 minute meals with Rachel Ray
The TV show "30 Rock"
The TV show "30something"
Thirty Years War 1618-1648
30 year Mortgages
30 30 is an ideal Midtown Manhattan hotel location, near Park Avenue
Thirty is the second point that is scored by one side in tennis

Some interesting things that happened in History on October 18th:
1867 - United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million. Celebrated annually in the state as Alaska Day. (Your welcome, Sarah Palin!)
1935 - Birth of Peter Boyle, American actor
1939 - Birth of Lee Harvey Oswald, purported American assassin of John F. Kennedy
Zac Efron born on October 18, 1987

Interesting things that happened in 1978:
The birth of the first "test-tube" baby, The signing of the Panama Canal Treaty. (Brett is obsessed with the Panama Canal, so I threw that one in for him.)
The top five shows of 1978 were All in the Family, Charlie's Angels, Three's Company, Happy Days, with the most popular being Laverne & Shirley

On the day of my birth, October 18, 1978, Grease was number one at the box office. And the number one song was "Kiss You All Over" by Exile.

I would like to celebrate ME for a second and write 30 things I love about my 30th Birthday...
1. I love being healthy!!!!!
2. I love being Quayd's mom
3. I love being Brett's wife
4. I love my family and friends
5. I love these guys... 6. I love that I am a woman.
7. I love that, even though I am not perfect, I have people that love me.
8. I love my car.
9. I love my job.
10. I love that Kandice took me out for a fun night on the town to ring in my 30th Birthday!!!

11. I love that while we were out, I saw my best buddy, Jay!!!
12. I love my new coat, Thanks Bretty!!!
13.I love that Cara wanted to make sure to be the first one to wish me Happy Birthday, so she brought me a super cute candy gift package. It was from her and Debra, and even though I thought I took a picture of it with my cell phone... I didn't.
14. I love that Brett cleaned the kitchen for me while I was out.
15. I love that I am going to go to dinner with my family tonight.
16. I love that Quayd still likes to snuggle me.
17. I love that Brett still likes to snuggle me.
18. I love that I have such a great friend (Kandice) and that we are comfortable enough with each other that we spent 1 1/2 hours skinny dipping in a hot tub tonight, just talking about everything and nothing. (Of course it was dark. I mean REALLY Dark!)
19. I love that my house is all decorated with my Halloween stuff.
20. I love that I was able to reference my birthday to a test tube baby. That is FUNNY!
21. I love that I was able to go see Nights in Rodanthe before it left our local theater. (Thanks Brett. It meant a lot to me that you took me!)
22. I love that my Birthday is in the fall. It is such a pretty time of year and I love it!!!
23. I love Diet Pepsi.
24. I love that Brett, Quayd and I have the BEST family ever. We are so lucky to have each other and even though having one child is not at all what we planned for, it works for us and we love it!
25. I love that it has been 6 years since my health/heart ordeal and I am feeling better than ever.
26. I love that I have been married for 10 years! Isn't that cool!?!?!?
27. I love that I have my blog so I can record all of these crazy feelings.
28. I love that I have friends and family who read my blog.
29. I love that Tara is going to cover for me at work so I can have the day off! (She doesn't know that yet! ;)
30. But most of all, I LOVE that I am 30!!! Seriously. 30 is great, and I am so glad I have finally reached that milestone. I love my Birthday and I am so excited that it is TODAY!!! Rock on 30!!!!!!!

happy birthday to me!

the one about Halloween

Well, here he is. The Crimson Chin. Along with his trusty sidekicks, Captain America (Kasen) and Wonder Woman (Kenna). Are they cute, or what?

Halloween was great. Since there was no school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Quayd has gotten really used to sleeping in. So we just relaxed all morning. My Grandma is having back surgery in SLC today and they had to leave yesterday so we Trick-or-Treated them around lunch time. Then I made some chicken salad sandwiches for my Grandparents, my mom, Brayden, Brennen, Quayd and myself. I used white bread and cut the sandwiches in the shape of a ghost. I used sliced olives and pimentos for the faces. They were super cute, and they tasted great too. My cute grandpa always gives the boys one of those HUGE Hershey's bars for Halloween and that is Quayd's favorite thing. He looks forward to it all year. At their house yeterday, he couldn't get into it quick enough! As he was stuffing it in his cute face, my mom asked all of the boys what their favorite candy was. Brayden said Twix, but soon changed to 3 Musketeers. Then back and forth for a few minutes. Brennen liked what ever Brayden said. (I am sure most of that was the annoying little brother in him copying whatever his big brother said!) They finally settled on Twix and my mom asks, "What about you, Quayd?" He looks at her with chocolate all over his face and says, "Big."

We had Trunk-or-Treat and Bread and Soup dinner at the Church starting at 5:30. It was fun, but we had TONS of people so it was super hectic. Then we did the usual running to the grandma's, teachers, and close friends. We stopped at Quayd's old pre-school so he could see Mrs. Young. She and her husband were Dorothy and the Scarecrow. Our dorky, cross-dressing friend, Jay, was the Wicked Witch. They were so cute! I had to go out and get my camera for a picture. I told them that they were definately blog-worthy! Here they are! And their little dog too!

Speaking of witches, my mom has dressed up as a witch for so long! I cant really remember her being anything else. She loves to be a witch for Halloween and sometimes just to be weird and dress up. She has proudly been size 9 witch, size 20 witch, glitter witch, black hair witch, granny witch and my personal favorite, slut witch. When Brayden was little, my mom was, of course, a witch and he was petrified of her! He went around calling her Granny witch for YEARS! Well she was so sure yesterday that she was going to dress up and scare the boys. She got all witched up and walked to our houses. She came to see Quayd first. Not scared. Then went to Brayden and Brennen's. Not scared. I laughed at her today when she told me that they all three just looked at her and said, "Hi Granny." She was so disapointed.

Today I hit the "after-Halloween" sale at Wal-Mart and got Quayd some super hero costumes for dress up. I found Superman, Spiderman and a Ninja Turtle. He was thrilled!

Now it is November. Time to start preparing for my favorite time of year, CHRISTMAS! Hip hip horray! Quayd went back to school today, the Halloween decorations are coming down, and after we get over the sugar high, life can get back to normal.

the one about the forgotten friends

Well apparently I have offended a couple of people that I failed to mention in previous posts, so allow me to do so now. I can't decided which one to name first because they both made threatening phone calls to me wondering why I hadn't dedicated an entire post to them. They are probably the two people who love me more than anybody else on the planet, (and they both reminded me of this when they called) so how could I have forgotten? Ok, I am going with my gut here and I am going to cover JAY first. (Sorry mom, keep reading.)

My beloved friend Jay and I have been friends since 2nd grade. Besides me, Jay is probably the biggest dork I know. We were never "romanticly" involved, just best friends. Although, I secretly wanted to be his first kiss when everyone in high school was obsessed with his virgin lips. And I was jealous when old "what's her name" robbed that kiss. But I also knew that my slutty lips were tainted and he needed a nicer girl to be his first kiss. Oh, and I had a boyfriend. By the way, he was one of the first people to wish me happy birthday yesterday and I didn't mention it on my "Birthday" post on purpose. I knew I was going to blog all about him in the future, so I saved that information. And secretly, I kinda wanted to avoid talking about him yesterday just to irritate him. He has been checking my blog to see if his name has come up and I knew if I didn't say anything about him calling me, it would really work him over. It actually meant the WORLD to me that he called me yesterday. And every year for that matter. I don't really like him to know this, but I adore him and will always consider him my best friend. We can go months without talking, and we just pick up right where we left off. We can each always say something embarassing or offensive to the other one, and that is what makes out relationship so special. A few years ago, we had a little conversation about, ummmm, how do I say this, um.. "preference." I guess that is a good enough word. He knows what I am talking about. Well, I was so excited that he was coming to me with some important info, so after I made a complete ass of myself, he told me that he was kidding. Then at our class reunion this summer, a similar thing happened at the park. I'm going to leave it at that. But these things happen to us all of the time and I LOVE it! That story that makes no sense to anybody besides us, and it is just the tip of the ice berg. I wanted to find a picture of us to post, and this is all I could find. Jay has this special gift of pulling the most retarded faces when the camera is involved. So this was the most normal I could find and it's over 10 years old!!! We thought we were pretty attractive people, but man. We were dogs!

Anyway, I am so sorry that you were offended Jay. (you freak!) I love you to death and I always will. Thanks for all you do for me and thanks for taking care of Gleneita at the bank. She needs all the help she can get!! ;)

The other very important person in my life is my mommy. She must have been confused that this was a blog about me, because she was sure it was supposed to be all about her. So here is some stuff about her. First of all, She is also a freak when the camera is around, but instead of pulling stupid faces, she freaks out and hides. So finding a picture of her was difficult. But I did reacll some pictures of us at a "certain wedding" several years ago. We have lots of fun and I love my mom to death. She is a strong woman and she has taught me a lot about being a strong independent woman. I am sorry that you felt left out mom. You know I love you! You always look out for me and I appreciate that more that you will ever know.

Ma and Jay, I want you both to know that you are two of my favorite people in the whole wide world. I count on you both lots. Don't be babies! ;)