In Memory of...

Just wanted to send a note to those I miss this Memorial Day. My Grandpa S., who passed away last fall. My Grandma K, who passed away in 1996. My Grandpa K, who passed away in 1988. My Uncle Brucie, who passed away in 2006. I miss you all and think of you so often. I hope you are all in a better place and can't wait to see you all again. Time passes too quickly and in the blink of an eye a year, or two, or 20 have passed. You are never forgotten.

Also, in memory of my loves grandparents. I never got the chance to meet his Grandma, but know from the stories what a wonderful woman she was. Also, his Grandpa, who passed away less than a year after we got together.

God Bless those we lost. I love you all!

Happy Memorial Day!

Bless those who are serving our country and all those who have lost their lives preserving my freedom. God Bless the USA! I love this country.

Tristan graduates Preschool, Look out Kindergarten

SINGING GOD BLESS AMERICA AND DOING A PERFECT JOB!

My little baby boy, without even asking me for permission, has grown up and right out of preschool. I don't think that I want him leaving. Preschool is so safe and still fun, where your biggest consequence is going to be whether or not he was good enough to make a macaroni necklace. His buddies at preschool will long be forgotton as he passes on to being a "big" kid at KINDERGARTEN. Wow, that is hard to say without yelling and freaking out. As I was sitting there in his kindergarten round up being told that k-garten now is not about the social, but about the academics, I got a tear in my eye at how quickly this all happens. One minute I am holding him in my arms and I am the coolest person in the world to "wow mom look at so and so, he is so cool he can pick his nose and flick it." While this is not based upon a real event, yet, I so dread the day that I have to drop him off around the corner and no more big kisses for him mom. I will be a bumbling mess, as if you cant tell by my rant here.

I do love this smart, smart and athletic boy so much. I want him to be a friend to ALL kids in his class, I want him to have an easy time in school, I want him to be kind and compassionate, I want him to be happy and enjoy school and have respect for his teachers. He has so much potential and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE his spirit, his energy, his stubborness, his strength in who he is already and his conviction of who he is.

HIS XYLOPHONE SOLO!!!

God BLess my Baby Always! Because no matter how old and tall and strong he will get, he will always be my baby. (Please dont sing that last line to Mariah Carey).

So, here he is graduating and performing for us. My favorite moments, which I didn't capture so well, was everytime it was his turn or he got to do something, he turned to look at me with a smile that overtook his whole face and love beamed out of me so strong.

So, there ya be, the sappy mom tribute to her most beautiful boy!

Congratulations Big Guy, You are my love and my life!

RaCe FoR tHe CuRe 2008

SaVe ThE HoOhAs

Go TeAm HoOhAs!

Our team rocked the walk, with over 55 people signed up on our team, we raised over $800 to go to the Komen for the Cure. What a wonderful experience that was witnessed today, so many impressive people of all kinds (moms, dads, kids, grandmas and grandpas, pets, babies, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandkids and the list goes on and on) coming together to find a cure for breast cancer. Look at these great women below, it is estimated that one woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes and one woman will die of it every 13 minutes. In the U.S., a woman has about a 12 percent, or one in eight, lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.

Thanks to our team we raised money to help find treatments and prevent deaths among us. Thanks ladies for a great and memorable time and race. Over 17,000 people showed up to support Komen for the Cure on Saturday at the Gateway, what a great showing we had in memory of Allison Christensen.

Our Team, minus half. We had 55 total sign up.

The Sexy Hoohas of Bunko!
My mommy, daddy and I!

Me and Kimmy, so glad you were there to experience this with me this year too. Love ya girl!Happy Anniversary to you and Brandon. Thanks for coming to race on your day.

Me and BFF SAHM! Girl, you ROck! 30 Mintues are you kidding me?

You amaze and inspire me Amber. I am so damn proud of you and all that you are doing, you are an inspiration to me, no doubt. Keep doin' what 'cha doin'.! Go Girl!

In loving memory of Allison Christensen, who passed away January 2008. God Bless!

Me, Bruce (Allison's Husband) and Amber

Save the Hoohas Race for the Cure

Howdy all,

We have 50 strong on our "Team Hoohas" in the Race for the Cure on Saturday, May 10 at the Gateway. It is still not too late to join our team, go to Komen for the Cure, SLC and sign up under Save the Hoohas team and come join us.

Also, we have had a ton of requests for shirts, so here is the logo and prices. A portion of the proceeds go to Komen for the Cure.

Hoodies $20 Black and White, Long Sleeve T $15 Black and White, Form Fitting T $15 Black and White, Relaxed Women's Fit T and Men's Fashion T $13 Black and White.

Email me at bpprincess@hotmail.com to order.

IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO KOMEN FOR THE CURE COPY AND PASTE THIS SITE:
http://www.active.com/donate/komenslc2008/kslcHBoydst1

Where the He?? is L? I've been tagged...

A- Attached or single: ATTACHED, for ALWAYS!
B- Best Friend: AMBER
C-Cake or Pie: CHOCOLATE CAKE and LEMON PIE
D- Day of Choice: SUNDAYS
E- Essential Item (s): PHONE and SUNGLASSES and IPOD
F- Favorite Color: PINK
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: NEITHER
H- Hometown: ROY, BABY
I- Indulgence(s): YANKEES, CHARGERS and JAZZ GAMES and TIM MCGRAW CONCERTS!
J- January or July: OF COURSE JULY, I WAS BORN IN JULY! PLUS IT IS SUMMER!!!!!
K-Kids: 2
M- Marriage Date: MAY 28
N- Number of Siblings: 1 BROTHER, EGGY
O- Oranges or Apples: APPLES, I HATE THE RIND FROM ORANGES
P- Phobias or Fears: SPIDERS AND MOST DEFINITELY, PEOPLE TOUCHING MY EYES!!!!!
Q- Quote(s): I KNOW GOD WON'T GIVE ME ANYTHING I CAN'T HANDLE, I JUST WISH HE DIDN'T TRUST ME SO MUCH! AND OF COURSE, "IF YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE AS A DECENT PERSON, THE UMPIRE IN THE END WILL SAY YOU DID IT RIGHT."
R- Reason To Smile: MY KIDS AND THEM BECOMING THEIR OWN PEOPLE.
S- Season:SPRING
T- Tag Six: KIM, DESI, HEATHER, JEN AND THE REST OF YOU WHO WANT TO
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I AM EXTREMELY OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE ABOUT MANY THINGS!
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: LOVE STEAK BABY!
W- Worst Habit: BITING NAILS
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: NOT GOOD TO NEED EITHER ONE, UNLESS YOU ARE PREGO, THEN ULTRASOUNDS ARE COOL!
Y- Your Favorite Food: SEAFOOD
Z: Zodiac: LEO, ROAR!

Praise the Lord, I can See!

Ok, just a quick post, well I'll try, about my eyes. I had a girlfriend call today to see if I was now a pirate with a patch on, or blind, after my LASIK surgery. I am happy to report, I can see at least 20/20. YEAH! It is like looking through binoculars after so long not being able to see far away. I feel as though I need to wear my glasses anyway. My eyes are pretty dry and a little sore by the end of the day. I had some worry that night after the procedure, I had to go back up as I thought my tear ducts had exploded and I had a constant river running down my face. But, he said all was good and gave me more numbing drops. Wish I would have had my own supply of those. However, for usually having a high pain tolerance and not being too upset about surgeries, this one sucked for me. I knew I was a wimp when it came to my eyes, and major phobia does nothing to describe how I felt last Friday. However, I moaned and borderline whined through the entire procedure, which I was sure lasted 5 or 6 hours, apparently I was only in there for about 10 minutes. The nurse did tell me I did great, cause "we have had quite a few pass out, mostly men, " she told me. They couldn't have dragged me in there had she told me that before. I knew I was in trouble when I had the first Valium and all those around me were about passing out from the one, well not me, I had to have another and still chewed all my nails off waiting. I won't go into the details of the "procedure/torture fest" but I think this would be a good method of torturing prisoners. At one point they had to ask me to please put my feet back on the table, I think subconsciously (well maybe consciously) I was trying to run off. However, with the device stuck to my eye to pry it open, I wouldn't have made it too far. My doc was great and called me that night to see if we were still friends. Because by then I could almost pry my eyes open I told him we could still be friends, how could I say no, my vision could be better than 20/15.
Well, that is it for now, I made it! Thanks for the comments and for calling! I Survived!!!!!

NO MORE GLASSES!

Oh, where do I start? After 15 years of wearing glasses, most recently almost all the time, I am getting my eyes fixed. Yes, I am getting LASIK done on Friday to say I can't wait would be a HUGE understatement. A little apprehensive as I have a slight (okay major) phobia of people touching my eyes (ie. eyedrops or anything that requires me or anyone touching my eyes). I even get anxious putting on mascara. So, I am quite freaked out about the whole idea of my eye being pried open so I can't blink and so on. However, I have heard it is over fairly quickly, so thank goodness for that.

I probably wont be posting for a bit as apparently it makes your eyes dry out a lot afteward. But, the risk will definitely be worth the reward.

No more packing eyeglasses around with me, bring on the cute sunglasses!