hakuna matata....

...what a wonderful phrase

hakuna matata! ain't no passing craze

it means no worries for the rest of your days

its a problem-free philosophy

HAKUNA MATATA!

i cannot begin to tell you how excited i am to FINALLY get to see the lion king.

we were going to go to las vegas and see it, but instead...

its coming to salt lake city at the capitol theatre.

OH MAN, i hope august gets here fast!!

I.cannot. wait. :)

check out the video below

IT.IS.AMAZING.

not.for.me.

why do certain medications that you take for something have to mess with you in weird ways? i don't think that i can answer that, but i think i have experienced things that i don't want to anymore.
my regualar eye doctor as well as the retina specialist, have both requested that i get on vitamin A to slow down the progress of my RP. first of all, i questioned taking it and talked to alot of people to see what their input is about it. i know several people that have RP as well and they have both told me that vitamin A does not work. after thinking things over and realizing that i want to keep my vision as long as possible, i decided to give it a try.
the dosage amount that i need to take is pretty high. it is 15,000 UI. i think the highest is 25,000 UI but i could be wrong. you can buy it at the store over the counter, but with the dosage amount that i needed, it is really hard to find. i ended up looking online and buying it there for a good price.
when i talked to the retina specialist about it, i asked him about side effects just so i would be prepared on what to expect. he told me not to worry that it is safe with minimal effects. i started taking the vitamin around the first of January 2010.
during the first couple of weeks of February i started to feel extremely tired and very irritable. irratable as in everything bothered me that anyone was doing. not just certain people... but everyone!!
i got online to see if i could find something about the vitamin and its side effects. needless to say, i was feeling some of the effects that they had mentioned on several of the sites that i went to.

this is what i found out on WebMD:
Long-term use of large amounts of vitamin A might cause serious side effects including fatigue, irritability, mental changes, anorexia, stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting, mild fever, excessive sweating, and many other side effects. In women who have passed menopause, taking too much vitamin A can increase the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture.

There is growing concern that taking high doses of antioxidant supplements such as vitamin A might do more harm than good. Some research shows that taking high doses of vitamin A supplements might increase the chance of death from all causes and possibly other serious side effects

it is unfortunate that i am no longer taking the vitamin A. i did not like how i was feeling at all. i was seriously falling asleep at my desk at work on a busy day and just being very ornery and irritable for no reason at all. i didn't like it.

for now i see how fast or slow the RP progresses. hopefully its alot slower than fast. i will admit that it does scare me. i don't want to lose my vision, but in the long run i will take what i can get for now.

thanks for listening. :)

Finished!

I found this super cute valentine wreath online and knew that i had to make one for my new house. :) i think it turned out pretty good. Lots of cutting and about 200+felt circles later, i finally finished!

p.s. if you are in need of a styrofoam heart around valentines day, you better get it really early and not 2 weeks before because you will not find one, guaranteed! I learned the hard way.

HAPPY CRAFTING! :)

Jazz game!!

so, bethie got me Jazz tickets for Christmas. i know, your jealous! ha. She got a deal for 2 games and 4 tickets. :) Last monday was the first game we got to go to and it was against the dallas maveriks. it was a really good game and we stayed within 2-4 points the whole game until the 4th quarter when we DOMINATED!! love the jazz and its always a blast going to the games. i'm really looking forward to the next game which is the end of February against the atlanta hawks. can't wait! :)

Thanks bethie for the best christmas present ever!! :D

Its game time!!

tonight..

utah jazz

vs.

dallas maveriks

I'M EXCITED!!

a much needed update..finally!

wow, i am sitting here wondering how i should start this post out and for the life of me i have no idea where to begin. lets jump back to dec. 2009....

what a crazy month that was! honestly i do not remember some of the things that transpired in this month because there was so much going on.

first off i would like to say that i am now a proud home owner. :) ah yes.. i was insanely crazy to purchase a home in the month of december. what in the world was i thinking?! it has been so worth it and it was not any house, it was my brothers house. i love this house! kim built it himself and raised his kids here. it still has a close place in his heart and as long as its in the family, he won't have to worry about it not being taken care of. :)

during the time i was waiting for the loan to go through for the house+ signing paper after paper over and over again..... christmas decided to make an appearance.

christmas was spent once again at my parents house, along with kim , brittany, kasey and kolbey. its always so much fun to wake up on christmas morning with the kids, even if they are teenagers now. :)

here are a few pictures of christmas 2009...

{the beautiful christmas tree}

{on christmas eve my mom made us fill in the blanks to "twas the night before christmas"- the kids seriously didn't know how it went..i was so ashamed..haha! here is brittany reading her "made up" version..haha! }

{we played cage bingo and won some cool prizes! }

{kolbey and fiona and kasey playing bingo}

{this is what happens when you leave your camera alone with teenagers-they end up taking self portraits of themselves} haha!

{looks like we were good kids, santa paid us a visit! } wow!

{kolbey asked for a bike sled-kim made it himself with kolbeys old bike and a snowboard cut in half. kolbey was so excited! i hope he wears a helmet because it has no brakes! }

{brittany got and edward doll-just what she always wanted!} haha!
{ from L to R- dad,colby and brittany...kim trying to teach dad how to play catch phrase, haha!....bottom left- i don't think dad quite figured out how to play, but it was fun anyways....bottom right- kim and kolbey}

we had a great christmas spent with lots of family!

now the fun begins! the weekend and week after christmas we packed up 8 years of our life and moved into the new house. it was an emotional time for bethie and I. you get so attached to things and you are leaving your comfort zone that you have been in for many years. it really is hard to move, both physically and emotionally. we both new that we were moving on to bigger and better things. not only will we have a home to make our own, but lots of extra space that we haven't had for many years. what a way to start the new year in 2010! :)

here are a few pictures of our apartment while we were getting things packed up and ready to move . it is so crazy how much stuff you accumulate over the years.

thank you once again mike, carly, tim and carrie for driving down from logan in a snowstorm to help us move. we love you guys! :)

we are adjusting well in the new house. we pretty much have things put away and we look forward to 2010 and making our house a home.

Upcoming projects

I want to make one of these valentines wreaths-

or one of these topiaries in a smaller version-

I will let you know how they turn out!

{p.s. Dec. 2009 updates coming soon}

I promise!!