I want to cut my hair...

either like this...

or like this....

any thoughts?

San An-tone

Last weekend my mom and I went to visit my dad in San Antonio. I was only there from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon. My dad has a lovely little apartment we stayed in.

On Friday, we went to the Alamo and the Riverwalk. The Alamo was very cool and historical... too bad we weren't allowed to take pictures on the inside.

The picture above is supposedly the line that Liutenant (Forgot his name...) drew in the sand and said "Anyone who wants to stay and fight for freedom, cross this line". Of course it is probably just someone's idea of where it happened...considering a major battle took place there after he drew the line and chances are it wasn't there when it was over. :)

The Riverwalk was so pretty....it's what I think New Orleans and Venice would look like if they were smashed together. The river runs strait through downtown San Antonio, and they Riverwalk is lined with great shops and restaurants. It was St.Patricks day weekend while we were there so there was some great Irish bands and festivities going on (and some really good green margaritas!!!). Texas is surprisingly gre as you can tell by the picture. I really thought it was a big desert...kinda like Arizona!

On Saturday we drove to Houston to visit my cousins Bobbie and Travis. I forgot to take pictures while we were at dinner with them, but I got one of their house. It is such a pretty neighborhood-very unique and green and tons of trees. All the house are made out of either brick or stone...none of the stucco cookie cutter houses you see here. You can kinda see my cousin Travis on the far left in the picture.

All in all it was a very fun weekend. I'm glad I got to go see my dad and see Texas! My mom loves it and wants to convince everyone in my family to move over there!

Now I am am sitting in the living room with all the doors open, listening to and smelling the rain. I love Arizona. It's amazing that it was 99 degrees outside a week ago, and now it is stormy and probably in the 70s. Sorry mom, I don't think I'll ever move (no matter how hot it gets!)

Oh and I tried to make homemade chocolate chip cookies earlier. And they are bad. Very Very bad. Oh well-it was my first attempt at homemade cookies and I will try again.

Now I have to do homework. Bah.

I got a job with a great company called Sitters and Company . It is basically a baby/pet/house sitting service. The premise of this company is that clients pay a $50 membership fee and than get to search for qualified reliable sitters in the area (me!). It allows people who may not have family or friends in the area to have access to good sitters (me!). Clients can search for specific dates they need a sitter, then a request is sent out to all available sitters. So if I were to get a request, I could either accept or decline depending on my availability. It works perfectly with my school schedule because I can be so flexible.

The company was started by two men (amazing right?) who were both in the military. They are both married and have kids and were frustrated by the fact that every time they were relocated thay had to build a brand new network of sitters. So they thought of the idea for this website and bam! here it it. The website just went live today, so I got to setup my sitter profile and whatnot.

I really hope that this job will bring in enough money so that I don't have to look for a job this summer. It would be great if I could build a clientale of 6-8 families to sit for on a regular basis, or even one family who needs a full time summer nanny. We shall see.

So if you know anyone who needs a sitter, tell them about the site. Actually, tell them about the site and then tell them to search for me so I can start making money! Sits cost anywhere between $10-$15 per hour, depending on the number of children, etc. The guys who run it are so nice and professional. All of the sitters have to have a certain amount of experience and we all had to provide references who were called to verify that we aren't insane :)

Or if anyone needs a job, I believe they are still looking for sitters and you can apply on the website.

I am pretty excited! Yay for me! Yay for jobs! Yay for money!

oh yea...I have also been watching Grey's Anatomy almost nonstop since Thursday night. My mom got Season 1 for Christmas, but lost it for awhile and just found it recently. After watching Season 1 I decided I ahd to watch Season 2. SO I went out and bought it...and finished the entire season in less than 2 days. It is such an amazing show. Anyone who wants to watch it is more than welcome to come over...or borrow it...but not until I watch the second season again (like I am right now instead of doing homework).

I am not dead...just stressed out. Whenever I sat down to write the past few weeks a wave of stress would hit me and I realized I had more important things to do. Of course now I have a million things to write about and still not much time to do it.

First, I got a job. It's with this company called "Sitters and Company". In essence it is like "The Babysitters Club" books from way back when, but more professional and actually a real business. Basically people can pay a fee to go on this website and search for qualified sitters (baby, house and pet sitters). They can then request a sitter for a particular day, and the sitter (me!) can either accept or decline the request. It is not exactly my dream job, but it pays well and allows me to be flexible with hours during the school year. Hopefully it will be something I can do full time over the summer also so I don't have to stress out about finding a job.

I was elected to be the student coordinator for this food drive on campus. It is pretty exciting, very stressful though. I have to coordinate different activites to get students involved, talk with clubs on campus, and many many many more things. I swear I have been spending at least an hours or more just answering emails dealing with the drive. It's fun though...definately something I am considering as a career (on a much larger scale of course...)

Spring break is next week and I am so ready for it. No big plans really-doing homework alot probably. But my mom and I are going to San Antonio for a few days to see my dad which should be fun. We get to go to the Alamo and the Riverwalk (and see the river dyed green in honor or St.Patty's Day). I've never been to Texas so I wonder if it will be like I expect it to be.

I also have an informational interview next week with the volunteer coordinator for the Arizona's Children Association, which is a group that helps place foster children into permanent homes. It's an assignment for a class, but it should be interesting at least. It'll give me an idea about what being a volunteer coordinator actually entails.

Probably very boring, but it is all I have time for right now. Amy was talking about how she makes lists all the time, and so did Kevin. This is something our Grandma Jaye does basically everyday. It really must be something hereditary, because I do it all the time also. ALthough my mom doesn't...so maybe it skips a generation. Anyways, blogging was on my list for today, but not for any other day this week. Check! OK-time to do homework.

Academy Award Nominations

I know they were announced like two weeks ago, but oh well.

I would really like to see all the movies for Best Actor and Actress too, but I don't think that will happen in 3 weeks.

I really need to go to movies more often...

I saw Little Miss Sunshine tonight for the first time....

It was amazing...

My goal this year is to see all the movies nominated for Best Picture before the Oscars. So far I've seen The Queen and now Little Miss Sunshine. Still have to see Babel, The Departed, and Letters From Iwo-Jima.

Good Stuff...

I have been tagged to talk about my 6 unusual things...

This will take me awhile to think about so I'll get around to it soon...

Woo-hoo!

Colts won the Superbowl!!!

And Peyton Manning won MVP (of course) I'm definately a Manning fan...

This is the first year ever that I actually watched the entire game. Although I don't like football, it was still very fun. Good food and good company too.

Gotta love the commercials...

I'm babysitting right now...Kassi is throwing up and has a fever, Jacob has a fever and is coughing, and I'm pretty sure Josh is starting to get sick too...poor babies.

And I'm watching Legally Blonde...funny movie.

Great night tonight....

New episode of Ugly Betty

New Episode of Grey's Anatomy (I just joined a Facebook group called "Bug me during Grey's Anatomy and I will insert this scalpel into your spleen"...haha...I love it)

Last two epsiodes of FRIENDS on TBS...made me cry

Then I made brownies...for no reason at all.

Bad part? I started my Statistics homework and it sucks...sooo freakin hard.

I realize that it seems like I write a heck of alot about TV, but I don't really ever watch it. Pretty much Thursday and Sunday nights and that's about it. Other times it may be on in the background, but I don't really pay attention.

All in all- a very good, yet not an extremely productive, night....

This is so sad...

Well today is my 20th birthday and so far I am feeling very blessed and loved. It's nice to be the center of attention for just one day, then tomorrow life can go back to normal. :) Happy birthday to me

8 minutes until my birthday....

The past 24 hours have been absolutely the most fun I have had in awhile! My best friend, Danielle, called me on Thursday night to tell me that she was getting me a professional massage for my birthday (which is on Tuesday by the way...)! I was so excited because I have never had a massage before. Along with the massage, Danielle spent the night at my house last night and we stayed up until 5:30 in the morning girl talking...which we haven't done in awhile and it was great! So on about 5 hours of sleep, we got up and drove to Body and Soul Spa in Scottsdale, AZ. Danielle and I each got a 30 minute heavenly sugar scrub and 30 minute therapeautic massage. This is the room where they did the sugar scrub. You can kind of see in the picture the shower nozzles they used. After the massage therapist did the scrub, she turned on these nozzles and it was like warm rain hitting your body. The bed you lay in also fills with water so it's similar to laying in a bath. Basically, it was incredible. There was soothing music and heat lamps and.....aaaahhhh....it was so relaxing. For an entire hour I didn't have a care in the world. here's a few pictures I took there:After the wonderful relaxation, we ran some errands, got some lunch, then went to her house to watch her sister get ready for winter formal! Her sister, Ashley, is 15 now but I seriously remember her when she was 5. She is so beautiful, but she is getting so grown up. She was excited because she was going to the dance with a boy she really likes and we got to meet him too! it just brings back so many memories from high school. Me and Danielle both wanted to go to the dance with her!! Here's some pics of Ashley and her date, Chris:
All in all, an extremely fun weekend. I decided if I'm ever rich, the first thing I'm getting is a personal massage therapist!!! I'm so lucky to have an amazing best friend-she knows this is exactly what I needed! Too bad I have to do a ton of homework tomorrow, but now it's time for bed to catch up on some sleep....Goodnight!

I LOVE this show ....it is the one show I absolutely have to watch every week...I need silence and I cannot do anthing else while watching it. And, lucky me, if I happen to be home on a Friday night like tonight, I watch it again. And usually cry... hehe...I'm a complete nerd

Like the new look? Added some links and lists on the side also...

Just found these classes at PVCC. I think I may sign up for the beginning and intermediate workshops in May, but $139 is alot of money for some who is currently unemployed. Anyone interested in taking the classes with me?

I'm considering taking a photography class or workshop. I don't really know if I have time to or not, but I'd like to look into it. Any ideas about where to find one?

I also want to get a semi-good digital camera...for less than $300 preferrably. Advice?

You know what would be really great?

...If one month could go by without someone in my family going into the hospital...that would be fantastic.