Me

Chris & I at Iguazu Falls, Argentina

1. What time did you get up this morning? 9:30 am, Cancelled church due to snow

2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds

3. Last movie you saw in the theater? 27 Dresses

4. What is your favorite TV show? The Office, Ugly Betty, Chuck, Heroes, etc.

5. What do you usually have for breakfast? Bowl of Cereal (lately, Mini Wheats)

6. What is your middle name? Corrine

7. What food do you dislike? Mayonnaise

8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Tango Music from Buenos Aires

9. What kind of car do you drive? Toyota Camry

10. Favorite sandwich? Turkey, Cranberry, on Dill Bread (Cheribini's Alamo, CA)

11. What characteristics do you despise? Dishonesty

12. Favorite item of clothing? J. Crew Parlour Skirt

13. If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation,
where would you go? Someplace Tropical- warm, beach, nothing to do

14. What color is your bathroom? Najavo White

15. Favorite brand of clothing? Lately: Banana Republic, J.Crew, Gap

16. Where would you retire? Hawaii

17. Most memorable birthday? 12th when no one remembered it

18. Favorite sport to watch? Not Sure, not a big sports buff

19. Furthest place you are sending this? Unknown

20. Who do you expect to send this back to you? Depends who reads it

21. Person you expect to send it back first? Whitney

22. Favorite saying? Seriously

23. When is your birthday? September 8th

24. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night

25. What is your shoe size? 9-9.5

26. Pets? None

27. What did you want to be when you were little? Doctor, Dancer

28. What are you today? Real Estate Agent/Caterer

29. What is your favorite candy? Something Gummy (Swedish Fish), Sour (Sour Patch Kids)

30. Your favorite flower? Gerbera Daisy, Orchids, Tulips

31. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? February 11, going to California to see my grandparents

32. What are you listening to right now? Chris on the phone with his mom

33. What was the last thing you ate? Chocolate Chex

34. Do you wish on stars? Yes

35. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Wild Blue Yonder

36. What is your pet peeve? Hearing people chewing their food with their mouth open, or smacking their gum

37. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Melanie

38. Do you like the person/people you are sending this to? Yes, absolutely

39. Favorite soft drink? If I indulge- Sprite or Root Beer

40. Favorite restaurant? How do I narrow that down? Near home- Le Bistro

41. Hair Color? Light Brown

42. Favorite day of the year? Christmas Eve, with all my family

43. What was your favorite toy as a child? Strawberry Shortcake

44. Summer or winter? Summer

45. Hugs or kisses? Hugs

46. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate

47. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back? Yes with a comment

48. When was the last time you cried? President Hinckley's Funeral

49. What is under your bed? Nothing

50. Who is the friend you've had the longest? Family

51. What did you do last night? Played fun games and ate yummy food with Camille & Nathan, Ryan & Julie

52. Favorite smell? Fresh plumeria in Hawaii

53. What are you afraid of? Spiders

54. How many keys on your key ring? 4- Car, Work, Church, Seminary Closet

55. How many years at your current job? 3

56. Favorite day of the week? Saturday when I don't have to work

57. How many states have you lived in? Only 3- Nevada, Utah, California

58. Do you make friends easily? Kind of, I have a hard time putting myself out there to meet new people

59. How many folks will you send this to? I'm not sure if people actually read this blog.

*Rachel, thanks for the idea. I've had people send these to me so many times, I decided this was a great place to post it.

President Gordon B. Hinckley

I have mixed emotions over the passing of this beloved man, our prophet. Sad- because we will no longer get to hear his voice and testimony, Happy-because he is with his family and has lived such an examplary life. He was loved by so many and will be missed.

Such a Girl

My mom and I went to see 27 Dresses last night. I have to admit I thouroughly enjoyed it. There is something about weddings, so fun. All the details, the colors, the celebration. It is so fun. Go see if you need a feel good chick-flick.

Real Life

There is something guilty about vacation. It is so easy to leave everything, forget your habits, forget your responsibilities, and be lazy. The real problem comes when you have to come home from vacation. Reality after vacation is a little like a glass of water thrown in your face. The last week has been a little rough, but now our trip is a wonderful memory, we are back into habits, we are fulfilling our responsibilities, and we are hard at work.

Chris immediately turned around to go to Utah to be with his family for his grandfathers funeral on Friday. We are glad we were back and he could go. He said it was like a big family reunion and a very nice weekend. He then had to be in San Francisco Saturday at 9am for a meeting. He then rented a car and drove home Saturday night. In the midst of it all he is catching up at work and busy studying. He has a full plate. He did take the night off on Saturday and we went to see "The Bucket List" with my cousin Holly. We went back to church after being gone for 4 weeks, it felt like we had been gone for months, but it was great to see everyone. Even though monday was a holiday, I still had to work. We woke up to snow starting to fall, by 11am the roads out by us were crazy messy. My "boss" made the decision to close the sales offices, because it was a holiday and snowing, we were likely to get no traffic. It was an unexpected day off, always nice. That is a small summary of the goings on. We are finally not feeling jet lagged, and accepting real life. We are looking forward to our next vacation, whenever that may be.

While Chris was gone, I decided it was my public duty to participate in the caucus on Saturday morning. All I can say is that it was a unique experience. I don't know if anyone has ever experienced one, but it was different than I expected. It was to start at 9am. I got there around 8:30 to find a giant line of people. Good thing: great turn out, Bad thing: took forever. It was held at a high school, so once inside we had to find the room for our precinct. It was fun to be in a room with all the people from your neighborhood (lots of people from our ward), but different to see peoples.....enthusiasm for politics. Our precinct was the largest so we needed to appoint 22 delegates and 22 alternates to go to the county caucus. That took an hour or more. Following that someone explained the delegates role, everyone misunderstood, so wanted to re-vote. That was vetoed, due to time because we still hadn't voted for a presidential candidate. By about 10:35 we were told we needed to wrap up for the next parties caucus. They started handing out ballots, only to run out 1/3 of the way around the room. In the end we were writing our votes on a piece of scratch paper and stuffing them in an envelope. It was a little like voting for student body president. Everyone was frustrated and we didn't accomplish everything we were supposed to. It was a little crazy and not sure our votes even counted, but it made me realize the importance of participating and the blessing of having a free country to voice our opinions. All in all I will be interested to see how things play out this year for this election. I don't consider myself a real political person, this may be the only pollitical post you see from me.

Happy New Year (Better Late than Never)

Well it has been exactly one month since my last post. I've been away from a computer for about a month. It has been a nice break, but I've found how reliant I am on technology. We have enjoyed a wonderful holiday season. I was taking down my holiday decorations today and felt a little sad that everything is over, until the end of the year. We had a lot of fun celebrating with family and friends. There is something magical about the season that brings everyone together. I will try and keep my update brief, but here are some of the things we have been up to.

Dec. 21st was my last day of seminary for three weeks. My sisters came into town and we celebrated an early Christmas as a family. We all then headed in different directions. Chris and I flew down to Pasadena to spend Christmas with his family. It has been a while since we were ALL together. It was so much fun. We had a packed house with people everywhere, it was great. We played games, watched movies, ate lots, went shopping, just hung out. Christmas day was so fun, watching the niece and nephews open gifts and the excitement over so many new fun things. They are the cutest kids. I love being with family.

Two days after Christmas Chris and I went on a holiday adventure to South America. We've been married for 5 years and Chris has talked about going back to Argentina since then. We decided now was the best time of any. Things are slow at work, we had a break from school and work, and why not. We had a great time. What a neat country. So much culture and history, it reminded me a lot of Europe. We flew into Buenos Aires, and then did about everything we possibly could in 2 1/2 weeks. We went to Uruguay for two days, we took a bus to Mendoza (where Chris served his mission), visited many of the areas he served in (San Rafael, Tunujan, etc.). We visited with families he knew (they were so kind and welcoming). We spent time with Thomas and his wife Sabrina (Chris and Thomas served at the same time in Mendoza). They were so nice to take us around so many places, we even spent New Years with Sabrina and her family. What a great party, we didn't get home until 4:30am. We also went to Iguazau Falls with them, spectacular. We spent the last days in Buenos Aires. Such a great city, beautiful architecture, good shopping, fun food, and great sites. We went to a Tango show, shopped the San Telmo flea market, ate great beef, and walked around a lot. It wasn't the most relaxing of trips, we were on the go a lot, but it was worth it. We have found it to be rather unpleasant coming back to life and reality, but you have to pay to play.

It was a great Christmas and New Year, we feel so lucky to have such wonderful opportunities. I will try and post some pictures, when I get my camera hooked up to the computer. I just have a few right now. Hope the new year has been good to you so far.