Long Shot

Hello everybodee! (okay, a little too much 'monster at the end of this book') Well, last Saturday, Rex, me, Brett and Nikki went to the disappointing Real Salt Lake soccer game. The game was fun and intense, in a beautiful stadium, but we lost. Then, to top it all off, the big wigs presented the Western Conference Championship trophy to the New York Red Bulls on our field! Needless to say, there weren't too many fans who stuck around to see it.

Well, we took a couple of pictures of the group both in the stadium and then out of the stadium. I then put my camera in the pocket of my hoodie (along with some gloves, my camera case, my wallet, etc.) We then made the 10 mile, uphill both ways hike to our car - okay, so it was only about 5 blocks, and it was down hill, but it did take a bit of time. Anyway, then we drove to get dinner, which is when I realized my camera was gone. Well, Rex was in no mood to go back and Brett and Nikki needed to get back to their babysitter and kids, so we came home. I have been thinking and praying (not a significant loss, I know, but hey it was worth a shot), calling the lost and found at the stadium and posting KSL lost and found ads all week! At first I thought I might have lost it in the stadium parking lot as we were trying to walk with a mob of people. Then I had a thought that I had felt it in my pocket, just to make sure it was there, after we got past the mob. My next thought was, it had to have fallen out when I got into the car. I have tried to get to Salt Lake all week just to check, but naps and tutoring and such got in the way. Well, Megan came down today to watch the BYU vs. U of U football game, so I asked her to take a long shot for me. I told her exactly where the car was parked and drumroll please . . . she found it! And the best part - it still works, no worse for the wear! I am thrilled to say the least and Rex is dumbfounded (now he must think of a Christmas gift - a camera would have been easy).

Tagged!

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? No one seriously! I dated a few people a couple of times but hung out with a group most of the time.
2.WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? Astrovan or Ford Ranger
3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE TEST YOUR FIRST TRY? Absolutely
4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? Well, let's just say I could have been (well, still could be)called Molly Mormon - I liked good, clean, silly, laughing fun, but not the usual party scene.
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? Nope
6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA, OR CHOIR? Orchestra in Junior High . . . would have liked to have been in Choir - too many politics.
7. WERE YOU A NERD? Oh, YES! At least I had a group of nerd friends. We had fun, too.
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMs? Nope
9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED/EXPELLED? No, refer back to question #4
10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? Did we have a fight song?
11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mdm. Nielson (French teacher) Mr. Francom (AP Biology) most of my seminary teachers . . .
12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? Usually in the hallway near our lockers [where else can you play mini-ping-pong, slap hands and card games (refer back to questions # 7)]
13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S FULL NAME? I'm not telling you... we're online you know.
14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL'S MASCOT AND COLORS? Red, gray and white?
15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING AND WITH WHO? Yep - as a junior I went with Brytt Cloward - we went to Les Miserables at Capital Theatre! Couldn't forget that. Funny story about how I got asked . . . Then, as a senior, I kind of went with Aric Hawkins - he had already graduated and I was helping Lindy set up for the dance (none of us had dates), so Aric helped us set up, brought me a rose and we danced a few dances together.
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN WOULD YOU? I think I have a selective memory, so from what I remember, I would like to do it again ;)
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? I remember it being such a big deal, where now it doesn't seem as big. I remember my family came - mom, dad, Matt, Tom, Megan, cousins - Tyler and Golden.
18. WHERE DID YOU GO SENIOR SKIP DAY? Lagoon, of course!
19. WERE YOU IN ANY CLUBS? Thanks to Lindy, yes! NHS, FHA, Thoreau Society - those are all I can remember.
20. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? Yes, but now I am smaller than I was in High School - Thank you, Jess Brereton!
21. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? Junior year - Matt Richey. He said I was just a nice person. We went to Magleby's and Matt got me a grape from the restaurant's decorations - I think I still have it somewhere . . . Senior Prom - Corey Granger. We also went to Magleby's - I remember the huge shrimp plate. The girls paid for a limo because one of the girls couldn't go to Prom without a limo . . . We had fun dancing - Corey was great at two-step!
22. ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION? Already did - I had to show off my beautiful daughter!
23. DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? Yep, Burger Barn/Jerry's Dairy! You couldn't claim residency in our little town without working there. I still remember their ice cream - nothing like it, nowadays!

I tag - Julie, Lindy and Becca

Two fun stories . . .

Okay, yesterday Maleah and I went to visit Papa and Poppy (aka grand mama, mom). When we got on the street I told Maleah who we were going to visit. Maleah said, "No, Daddy!" I said, "No, Papa and Poppy" (it went back and forth like this for a while), then Maleah said, "Actually, go to Daddy" She has picked up on my saying actually when I change my mind of things that we are going to do or if she mis-labels something I will use it to correct her (I have realized that I say it quite a bit more than previously realized). So silly!

Second story - Last night Maleah walked up to me with her hand pulled into her sleeve and said, "Wa hand go?" Then she popped her hand through her sleeve and wiggled her fingers. Then she pulled her hand in her sleeve again and said, "Wa hand go?" again. She did this like six or seven times. Of course, when I pulled out the camera, she was less interested, so sorry about the long video, but I had to capture it!