Halloween 2010

Last weekend I went to the Cornbelly's Corn Maze at Thanksgiving Point. It was awesome. The maze was fun, we tried to get lost and actually did. Then we walked around and looked at the awesome things we could do. They had a pretty legit set up. I quite enjoyed it. I went with Sarah Brutsch from Bend, Marcus also from Oregon but not Bend, and Derek from my ward. It was a good maze and I think everyone had a decently fun time haha.






For the Halloween dance Jamie dressed up as Flo, the Progressive girl, and I dressed up as a fairy. The pictures don't do the amount of makeup/sparkles I was wearing justice. One of the straps on my dress ended up breaking, oh well that's just what happens at a dance haha







At work on Friday we dressed up as bugs.

A little update....

For those of you who don't follow me in the cyber world of Facebook, I have a little announcement.

This is a knee...yup I know you couldn't tell. In the middle of the knee there is something called the Lateral meniscus. Some of us....okay me...have torn ours... yay me.
Also, I have the knees of a 90 year old woman and I have arthritis. So next time I complain about my knee it's legit.

in addition

I think the world should know Lauren learned her great balancing act skills from my awesome mother. Who is equally if not more amazing than Lauren... Just sayin I come from a pretty awesome family.

How do people make it through life without a sister?

As everyone know from a previous post, Lauren and Aaron had their baby about four...five weeks ago. He is adorable. Aidan is so cute and fun to cuddle...when he doesn't spit up on you. He's not very chubby which I'm sure will soon change but he is still such an adorable little one. Shifting gears, kinda. This isn't really about Aidan it's about Lauren. She's such an amazing sister, mother, friend, therapist (guessing about that last one) But she is such a hard worker and she never doesn't anything half way. Can you imagine being a mother to a baby that can't go out into the world, taking classes at BYU for you doctorate, being a loving devoted wife, and best friend to your needy little sister? She is such a great person. Yeah we don't hang out as much as we used to but I understand. She does her homework reading while feeding Aidan, cooks while he's napping, and prays that his naps will be more than 5 minutes so she can maybe take one herself. She runs on such little sleep and food but she doesn't show that she's tired or that she feels ugly that day. Lauren is an amazing mother and I love her. She is my best friend and I'm so glad that I am able to share the experiences we have had with each other. So Lauren, I love you and you're amazing I hope you know that.

Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there.

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ~Marion C. Garretty

Sisters is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~Margaret Mead

New Song Love

So I heard this song a few months ago and I didn't think too much of it but lately I've loved it. I heard it on the radio a couple times and it just has good memories (playing with whipped cream with Rachel, Sarah and Liz Brutsch) But seriously, I don't know why I like it so much. But I do. :-) Listen enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehu3wy4WkHs

Mind Games

So I did this crazy diet and I lost a bunch of weight but yesterday I was realizing no matter how much the scale goes down everyday it bugs me that I get on the scale. I used to not care like I'd go running or do what I want to lose weight not starve myself but standing on a scale everyday made me very depressed. It made me feel guilty when I ate a bite of something not on the restricted diet and if I ate something not on that list I had a strong urge to throw it up (don't worry I didn't) But I'd never really felt that way about my body. Yeah I was depressed because other girls got the attention sometimes but overall I was happy. And so to those who do crazy diets, don't. They totally mess with you. Don't weigh yourself every day. It gets you in a very unhealthy mentality. Just be happy with what God gave you and perfect it in healthy ways.

WHO'S AN AUNT (again) MEEEE!

Lauren and Aaron had Aidan Alexander Barnes Sunday morning at 1:15 AM. He is 7lbs 1oz and super adorable. He's such a cutie and I can't wait to squeeze him.
After spending a long night in the hospital with them I am finally home resting for a couple minutes before church. yay life.