Too Much Time on My Hands?

So, I just watched Stranger than Fiction and in it Harold asks his friend what he would do if he knew he was going to die - he said Space Camp, but I don't think I share that dream. So I made a list of what I want to do in this life. No, it's not a "bucket list" because I haven't even seen the movie and I have made variations of this list long before that movie ever came out! Ask Robyn - we talked about them in high school! I wish I could find the ones I've started before, but oh well.



My "To Do" List:

1. Travel to at least one country on every continent (especially Scotland and Switzerland, where my ancestors are from, even though I've already been to Europe a few times)
2. Skydive
3. Write a book
   
4. Be a mom
5. Ride a tandum bike again
   
6. Run a successful floral business
7. Sing in church
8. Learn to play the piano well and learn how to play the guitar
9. Take a road trip across the United States stopping at all of the cool, historic stuff
10. Knit an entire scarf without giving up at potholder size
11. Take a dance class (ballet/jazz/whatever)
12. Meet Michael Buble in person. Oh! Oh! OR JK Rowling! or both...both good, both favorites
    
13. Learn how to really cook
14. Go fishing at least once, but not have to clean the fish or eat it or anything
15. Fly in a helicopter
16. Learn how to interior design
17. Learn how to paint and then paint something really cool
18. Be at least half as good of a friend as mine have always been to me
19. See "Chicago" (the band) live
20. Go to a Broadway Production in New York
21. Pet/kiss/ride a dolphin
22. Touch a (tamed) Porcupine
23. See a real, live moose (already did that in Alaska, but it really was on my old list)
24. See Brian Regan live - so funny!
25. Overcome my fear of birds, fish, snakes...animals in general
26. Be able to touch flour and not cringe - seriously, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me
27. Be fearless
28. Magically find some athletic coordination so I can be better at sports, etc. Dude, I struggle!
29. Really learn my left from my right
30. Read/study the entire Bible from cover to cover
31. Do yoga on the beach every morning again, like I did on the French Riviera. So peaceful, sigh.
32. Be in a real life musical
    

Ok, that's enough. You get the picture.

Hmm, what to do, what to do?

Oh! I know! Sit in my room eating a bag of Andes mints, read other people's blogs, and get ideas on what to post for mine. Ta da! Thanks Mindi and Susie for something to fill my boredom time.

1.YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
-Frank Caliber
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
-Cookie Dough Sugar
3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) - Mbra
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
-Green Puppy
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
-Dawn Raymond
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
-Brame
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
-The Brown Diet Coke
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
-Robert Gordon
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
-BlackXS Reese's
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
- Lee Mark
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
-Wolsey Whichita
12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
-Autumn Gerber
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
-Strawberry Scarfie
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
-Special K Willow
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
-The Boarding Rain Tour

OK make me laugh ..... copy, paste, and join in the fun !!!!

A Glimpse Into My Mind...

Here are some of the things I think about on a daily basis:

1. Is my fly down?
2. Do I talk too much?
3. I wish I didn't get so excited when I talk to people that I interrupt them.
4. I hope I don't get lost on my way home tonight.
5. How long can I really hold out on being unemployed?
6. What should I wear?
7. Am I really an artistic person, or do I just hope that I am?
8. Do people think I'm fake or mean? I hope not.
9. How self-centered am I?! Look at this list. I'm stopping.
10. I wonder what my family is doing.
11. How much longer do I really have to wait?
12. Seriously though, what does my future hold in the next 5 years?
13. Can I really do this floral thing and be successful?

Honestly, these are things I think about all the time. Pathetic.

Oh...I have to say something else. I got the best compliment the other day! I was driving to Hayden Island with a girl from class - Alyssa - and she said I have a nice singing voice. Whoa! First time ever! Woo hoo!

President Gordon B. Hinckley

I'm so sad. I just heard that President Hinckley passed away. What an amazing prophet he was and what a lasting effect his life and work have had on millions and millions of people. It was such a blessing to have him as a prophet for so long.

NaTasha Meyer

I've been thinking about my cousin Tasha a lot today, since it was three years ago that she passed away. I had to teach the RS lesson in church and it was on "Enduring Together" and bearing one another's burdens. It was so appropriate and the whole time I was reading it this week I kept thinking about Tasha and her family. Everything happens for a reason and I don't think it was coincidence that this lesson fell upon this day. I found a little video online of Tasha's life, but I couldn't get it to upload on to my blog, and my pictures of her wouldn't work either. Boo! So go to www.natashameyer.com and try to watch it. She's a beautiful girl, with a great smile, contagious laugh, goofy personality, and a huge heart. We are so blessed to have her in our family, and we will be with her again someday. I'm sure she and Grandma are playing Rook or something up in heaven together. :)

Going to the Temple and We're Gonna Get Married!

I just realized that I haven't posted pics from Robyn's wedding and what not. I would totally claim to be a slacker, but give me a break! Might I remind you that I was moving and doing some of her flowers also?!

All of the ladies after Robyn went through the temple.
They're all old college roomies of Robyn's, her mom, her mom's besty, and me!

Robyn, Becky, and I on her last night of freedom!

The whole posse - old roomies and their husbands/babies/babies to be

Who honestly has this in their house?!
Staring contest, you and me, right now. You win, you always do.

Oh, he's a hungry fella.

Here are the kissing balls I made for Robyn's little flower girls. They were an adventure to make, but the little girls loved them, and I hear they held up all night, which is good news!

The happy couple in true, eternal bliss. Sigh.

Oh the Humanity!

Why me?! Tragedy has struck my life. It's a nice, quiet, although blustery Sunday evening. I went to church, came home and made myself some dinner, did the dishes, filed my taxes, and decided that the perfect movie to watch on this dreary Sunday evening is Singin' in the Rain. How could Gene Kelly not brighten your day? So I opened my box of DVD's by my bed, which I insisted on bringing with me for the next 3 months, and...
No...Noo...NOOOOOOO!!!! I left Gene and Debbie at home in Las Vegas. Oh, I shed a single tear. Why do bad things happen to good people?! All I wanted to do was watch my favorite movie whilst I sat alone in my room and now it can't be. sniffle.