Weekend GetAway!

This past 24th of July weekend was awesome! All I can say, is it was a much needed getaway! Do you ever feel like you just need to get away from life? Just take a break from it all, where you don't have to think about anything? I feel like this a lot and this weekend away was just the trick to get my mind off of things! I went down to Provo to hang out with my old roommate Marianne, I know what you are thinking, ( Mary and Marianne) trust me we get it all the time. I still see people who I use to live by when we were roommates and they always call me Marianne! It's very annoying! Anyways, I drove down on the 24th we had lunch and then off to the mall we went! I really think Shopping is my weakness! I love it!!! I heard a quote once that said, " If everyone was able to wear brand new clothes everyday it would get rid of depression." I fully agree! So shopping we went, where I spent way too much money, but it was worth it! Then we just hung out and watched a movie and stayed up and talked about old times! Friday Marianne had to work, but it was okay because she could take me along! She nannies for a family in Lehi, so we spent the day with a 2 year old little boy named Matthew and boy was he a cutie! Friday night, we decided to go down to salt lake to go to a Bee's baseball game! It was so much fun! I recommend it! I had never been before, but it was totally worth it. And besides you get to watch cute boys in their baseball uniforms, can't beat that! After the game we decided to meet up with an old friend, we went to Fat Cats and played pool! I never realized how bad I am at that game, but I blame it on my hand, it's not 100% better yet! Saturday morning I got up and realize it was time to go home and get back to reality, but then I thought I really have nothing to get back to Logan for and it's 2 hours back. Then I thought well it's also 2 hours to Vernal ( home) so I picked home, and it was off to Vernal! I met my parents on the front porch and we went out for Chinese (Canton City) my favorite! I love my parents to death, and I seriously think nothing makes me happier than spending time with them! My mom and me decided to make my dad watch 27 dresses, because I swear it is my life! My mom loved it, not too sure it was my dad's favorite though! Sunday I went to church with my mom, had dinner with my family, played with my niece Raeven and nephew Gabe, and then decided I really better head back to Logan! But all in all it was a great weekend! Nothing's better than spending time with old friends and family! Thanks for a wonderful much-needed weekend!

An Award!

Well my sister nominated me for the funniest blog, which isn't updated very often, but when it is it is definately worth reading! Well that is kind of what I am going for, so that makes me happy! I glad I can make someone laugh! I really think my favorite thing is getting people to laugh or smile, so if my blog is doing that, then my job is done. Well according to this, I am supposed to nominate 7 friends for this award, but since I am kind of new to this, I don't really have 7 friends I blog with, so sorry! I will try my best though!

Mom for the same reason as Tara the most random, but the one that always brings a smile to my face! You update it everyday with random thoughts and it has made me realize how much I really am like you!

Marianne for the most creative! I think yours is so cute! and it makes me laugh, because I think I am a shopahollic just like you!

Michelle and Mike for just being you! I love you guys and you don't update it very often but that's okay! You guys are just my best friends and I don't know what I would do without you!

Tara I don't know if I was supposed to nominate you because you did me, but Oh well I did it anyway! I nominate you for being the most up to date, and detailed! I love it because I always know what is going on with you! and it's nice since you live so far away now! Thanks!

And that is all so I hope you are happy Tara, Love you!

DESERT

So my sister sent this to me today, and all I could do was laugh, because it is so true! Living in Utah at my age (22) and not be married, is pretty much a sin, at least that is how it feels! Everyone of my friends from home are either married with kids, married with children on the way, married, or are getting married this summer! And then there is Mary all alone in the desert! Even my friends that I have met in Logan: Roommates, aquaintances, friends, co-workers are getting married on me! It's not like I am dying to get married because I honestly don't think I am old enough or even mature enough for it. And quite frankly, I'm not even ready to give my life up. Heaven knows, I like my shoes and I like to shop!!! But it just gets really tough when you live in Marriedville U.S.A and everytime I turn around there is a cute little couple strolling beside me and I am all ALONE! I sometimes wonder what is wrong with me because every boy that asks me out is WEIRD! and I mean weird! It's like a have a sign on my forehead that says "girls seeking strange boy," or "if you are a male who has problems, is weird, or otherwise seriously messed up please ask me out!" Seriously I have stories that would knock your socks off! But those will have to wait for another time or place! But really no need to feel sorry for me, in time my prince charming will find me, sorry that is way too cheesy for me! I'm sure some boy will walk into my life and all things will be turned upside down, but for now I will remain in my desert all alone being the 3rd, 5th, and 7th wheel with all my married friends!!

Yesterday, I went on a fun little road trip with my roommate Janeal to her nephew's 4th birthday party! It was a lot of fun to be able to spend the day with Janeal's family and enjoy how close her family is. They have a lot of fun together and it made me think of my family! If any of you reading this know me, you probably know I am the kind of person who DOESN'T LIKE TO show emotion! I would rather keep everything to myself, than to share my feelings. It doesn't really matter what it is about either, it could be about telling someone how much they mean to me, or telling someone something is really bothering me, it is just so hard for me to do. I just think why would anyone want to listen and waste their time on what I have to say! I would rather have everyone tell me their problems and let me be the listener. I know this is not a good trait, but that is just how I am. Anyway to get to the point, I'm going to spill the beans and let you know how much my family means to me!! Yesterday while spending all that time with Janeal's family I just could't stop thinking about my own family. I miss them so much!! I wish I lived closer to them, so on any given day I could just drive home and spend time with my family. All growing up, you would always hear how family is the most important and is the only thing that last forever, well this never hit me until I moved out and lived 4 hours from home. I use to laugh at my sister when I still lived at home, because no matter what, she would call home everyday. I swore up and down that I would never be like that! But what do you know, since the day I moved I have called home every night, sometime 2-3 times a day! It's sad I know, but I just had to let my family know that I am thinking about them, I don't want to miss out on anything that happens when I am not there. My friends in Logan make fun of me, for instance, one morning my oven caught on fire while baking muffins for my friend visting me. The first thing I did instead of the logical thing (like call the fire department of just try to put the fire out myself),was I called my mom! As lame as it sounds I knew she was the only one who could make the situation better at least in my mind she was. My family means the world to me and I hate that I don't live closer! It is days like yesterday, when it really hits me. I am so jealous of Janeal, it's only an hour drive down the freeway home for her. I know to most people an hour seems like a long time to drive home for dinner, but I would give anything to be that close! I just want my family to know how much I love them! I'm sure they know that, but just not the extent! I think I have the best family in the world and I wouldn't trade them for the world! I love you guys!

4 places I go over and over-Work, Wal-mart, Work, Church
4 places I like to eat Cafe Rio, Anything mexican, Chilli's, Home cooking
4 places I would like to be right now Anywhere cool for vacation, Vernal, I haven't been too many places so anywhere but Logan
4 t.v. shows I like American Idol, Hero's, The Office, So you think you can dance!
4 Books I've enjoyed Twilight Series, The Host, Harry Potter, Book of Mormon
4 people who will respond(I am tagging you)Mom, Tara, Janeal, Anyone who wants to participate.

FREEDOM, well sort of!

Today was the day of my suture removal, so I totally thought I would be completely back to normal! I should have known better, but I was just so excited to get the stiches out that I figured I would be back to my old self! So I went to the doctor thinking that it wasn't going to be a problem at all, but little did I know it was going to hurt so bad!!! It caught by suprise, so I tensed up and sort of stop breathing, when I finally realized what I was doing, it was almost to late! I felt so light headed and my stomach felt a little bit queezy! I had to sit there and concentrate the whole rest of the time, so I didn't fall on the floor and humilate myself. So the good news is my stiches are finally out, which means no more baths with a wonder bread bag on my arm. YEAH! But the bad news is, I still have sterile strips of tape stuck on my wound, so I still am kind of a little gimp! But at least I can sort of use my hand now! I am sure none of you really care about any of this, but the sad thing is this is the coolest news I have in my life right now, and I am pretty excited about it!

AmErIcAn IdOl

Jason Castro
David Archuleta
David Cook

I don't know how to spell his name
Ramael
Michael Johns
Kristy Lee Cook
Brooke White

So do we have any American Idol fans out there? Well I never use to be until this past season, but there is just something about that cute David Archuleta that kept you coming back for more! Last night I went to the American Idol concert in Salt Lake and boy was it worth it! Each one of the top 10 contestants were amazing! They all have improved so much! But it was David Archuleta, in my opinion, who stole the show! That kid has so many fans out there it's of control! I have never seen so many mothers of little girls with shirts on that say "David marry my daughter!" or "I will make a good mother-in-law David!" Oh brother! The show was awesome, I am so glad I went with my girls from work, it was a blast! And I can't wait till David's Cd comes out! Here are some pictures to share with you, for those of you who didn't make it to the show!

The married couple and the 3 single amigos!

Yesterday one of my roommates got married, or should I say another one bites the dust! I'm so kidding! My best friend Michelle and I were the lucky bridesmaids, so we had the opportunity to hang out all day with our good friends! Can I just say good friends are hard to find, and I was lucky enough to find the best. We might look like an odd group of friends because we have the cute married couple, two single guy friends, and me! But that is just the way I like it! Michelle and I have been friends since forever it seems, and we moved to logan 3 years ago for school. Shortly after we meant these awesome guys, michelle fell in love with one of them and we all have been friends ever since! We are the kind of friends where we have been friends for so long that we can save whatever we want and it doesn't matter, where we can tease and make fun or each other till we want to strangle each other, where we laugh so hard we cry, but at the end of the day we can say we truly care for each other and wouldn't trade them for the world! I love these guys to death and I am so glad they are my friends! Yesterday was probably the longest day of my life, but I would have to say I had a good time because I got to spend it with my friends!

Mutant Mary

So last Tuesday I had surgery on my left hand. I went into surgery thinking I was having a cyst removed from my palm, but little did the Doctor or myself know it wasn't a cyst after all!! Weird I know, but it being me I wasn't suprised that things had turned out differently then planned because that is just how my life goes! Turns out my so called cyst was actually an extra muscle. Birth defect or whatever, it's still weird! My family calls me Mutant Mary! Very funy! I guess I have lost my super powers!

My Nephew Landon and Me

Here I am with my cute little nephew Landon. Aren't we cute. My sister Tara made me start a blog. So here it goes.