Family Fun and Goodbyes :(

So last Monday my siblings and I decided to get together with our spouses and go to 7peaks in Provo as a LAST get together before my brother Jason and his wife Shelly and my nephew Mathias move to Oklahoma for Jason to attend law school at the University of Oklahoma for at least the next 3 years. All of us couples are very very close and get together every first Sunday of the month, so it will be very sad to not see 1/3 of my family for along time. Due to Jason not being able to work while in law school will result in them having very little money during this next 3 years to go and visit anyone. So as a last little fun trip before they move this weekend, we went to 7 peaks and had a blast. We all got some beautiful color from the hot sun and rode every slide in the park! It was such a fun time and a good last memory to have for awhile. Joe and I are going to miss Jason and Shelly soooooo much but hopefully some time in the next few years we will get a chance to go to O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A ;) and visit them!! yay
Good Luck Jason in your last few years in school! :)

ANNOYING!!!!

This is my computer and its a really great computer so don't get me wrong! It helps me do all the things that are important to me like make movies, recordings with my guitar, photography and music uploads into Itunes. HOWEVER, I think I have had more troubles with this computer them I truly need! Right now my computer is once again down because the other day in class, minding my own business my computer charger cord broke (a little peice that comnnects the positive to the positive component inside my computer broke off inside) Funny thing is this is the second time my computer has done this so this was the scond charger that broke on me in one year! Ok so if you dont think that is enough, about a year ago there was a manufacture call back on the batery for my computer (because MAC said they were blowing up or something, weired cuz mine worked perfect, that is untill I sent it back to them gerr) So they sent me a whole new battery and ever since then the new batery that they sent me holds lake a 8 minutes of charge and then dies without the power cord sooooo I could pluge my computer in for a whole night or even a whole week for that matter and no matter what when I try to use it without the power cord it tells me im out of battery and is going to dye in 8 minutes! ANNOYING RIGHT!!!! So the other day when my charger cord broke we finnally go to try and send back my battery because we need a new one anyway and I cant find my apple ID (which probibly got lost somewhere during us moving) which is something you absulutly need before the manufacture will send you a new part. So long story made some what short, im out of a computer right now and I cant post any pics of our fun activity with my family this past weekend until I get my computer back! BUMMER! Not to mention, I find it extremely ironic that fixing computers is what my husband does for a living everyday all day and yet the only problems I get with my computer are ones that just need to be replaced by the manufacture!!! gerrrr!! haha

Creativity and Cognition Class

So today in creativity and cognition I think I had the best experience in my older school years that I have ever had. My teacher John Funk is the most awesome teacher I think I have had yet, and there is variety of ways that he teaches that helps people like me (right brained creative individuals) to absorb the information being taught with hands on creative ways. His tests are very well written and make you feel as if he is right there giving you a verbal quiz.
Every day we do something hands on that expresses in some way what we have learned during the lecture or text. Today we were able to build our own classroom out of playdough that encourages creativity in young children. My team choose to build a early childhood classroom that express ways like painting, books and active play that encourages creative learning. We do something creative in class everyday such as painting and construction paper cut and glue building. I love this class and Professor Funk is one of the most influential teachers I have ever had!

**Our active play and art area
**reading, peace corner and circle time area
**kitchen and creative cooking area

Janelle's Bridal shower

**Janelle and I at her bridal shower ^
So those that know Janelle and I we are like twins born from 2 different mothers. Our moms were best friends before we were born and had Janelle and I 4 months apart. From then on we have always been inseparable. We always had twin clothes and hair cuts and even went to the same special education preschool ( which by all contrary beliefs we WERE the only normal ones in the school!) So when we were about 7, Janelle's family decided to move away to Michigan because her dad got a better job there that California was just not able to offer him. However despite all the stories of old friends loosing touch, luckily we were blessed with the best families that found it important to keep your old friends and Janelle & I were able to beat the odds and STAY best friends all this time. We have been fortunate enough to visit each other at least once a year and talk very often on the phone. Now, Janelle and I both got engaged at Christmas time 2008 and are now getting married 3 months EXACTLY from one another (Our wedding 5/22/2009- Janelle & Hoeun wedding 8/22/2009) and ALSO to the Mormon rarity, both dated our men for 3 years exactly before getting married! SO, last Friday was Janelle's bridal shower and man was it a flash back to my childhood for me... the shower was held at her grandmothers house in Provo Utah, were her family was visiting for the week, ( this is also where Janelle and I would take many vacations together because it was kind of a central location between our two homes and lets be honest... CHEAP!)
It was very fun for me to be at her bridal shower and be able to spend such fun and important moments with my best friend and all the people that are close to her. It was a Hawaiian theme shower and she got many things to help her and Hoeun start their life together and many many many recipes for her to learn to cook with. :) (bless her heart, she hates the kitchen... the only thing we differ in I think) :) It was such a wonderful night and so much fun. I love Janelle so much and wish her the best with all her life endeavors!! Congratulations Nellie and see you in Boston in 1 month!!! :)

**Carolee (Janelles mom AKA my second mom) & I
** Barbra (Janelle's grandmother) she still looks the same from when I was a kid ha-ha!! Oh ya and so does her house , I don't thing ANYTHING has ever been moved lol :) Love you Barbra
** Sydney and I (Janelle's little sister)
**Janelle socializing with her guests and eating way yummy food :)
**Yay open present time (Thats the fun gift I gave her) haha
** I was the lucky person that got to write down everything she got and who it was from

**Guest group shot, sooo fun!

CONGRATULATIONS JANELLE!!!!!!!