44 and counting...

I've seen a few people do this and thought, why not?

It's cool to see what I have done and what I still want to do.

This list really could go on and on (like that Titanic song) but we'll keep it at 100 for now.

So the bolded items are ones that I have done.

Enjoy...

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

(working on it. Yeah Mentors!)

7. Been to Disneyland!

8. Climbed a mountain

9. Held a Praying Mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

(on the bucket list)

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched an amazing lightning storm

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning...

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

(never!)

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Ran a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

(does the Wii count?)

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

(working on the whole Spanish thing)

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

(in the summer and winter now!)

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

(does made for tv movie that never got aired count?)

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

(LOVE this!)

64. Donated blood

65. Gone sky diving

(higher up on the bucket list)

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

(want to sooooo bad!)

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

(I've started 3 but haven't 'pieced' any of them together yet...)

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible

86. Visited the White House

(if stood outside the iron fence and visited guards with guns counts, than yes)

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life

(maybe unknowingly?)

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Visited Italy

I really owe most of these to my parents for sacrificing so much so that I could have so many cool things to be able to bold. So THANKS PARENTS! You guys are seriously the BEST! :)

Too Funny

I don't recommend trying this, and I do feel a little bad for thinking it is as hilarious as I do, but I just wanted to share it.

Scarlet Take A Tumble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwTYL1fwJk&feature=related

Um, I Promise I'm Not Dead

So lately I have not been so good at the whole blog post thing...

Obviously.

I love to check up on other's but more or less I've just been lazy.

Ugh.

I don't like being lazy so starting today I am going to be better.

A blog post a day?

Let's not get carried away.

I said better. Not perfect.

But if you have any interest in my life you can be expecting some updates.

COMING SOON...

So what if I'm quirky...

I'm it! This is a quirks tag. You have to list 6 quirks about you and then tag 6 people... or however many you want really. I added a picture for each tag just for some extra fun. So here it is:

1- I love, Love, LOVE fun sock!!! Can't have enough socks right? What if they are striped, polka dotted, furry, argyle, etc, etc, etc??? The options are endless. About the only time I wear white socks is when I'm going running (which is about never) because they usually are better quality. But maybe that's another reason I hate running. A part of me is missing. If you find fun, colorful, patterny socks that have a high % in cotton and are good for physical activity, such as running, please inform me. What am I wearing today? Green and pink argyle. Sigh. :)

This is pretty much what my sock drawer looks like.

2- Anyone who knows me knows that I love cereal. It is a staple of life. It's been a favorite since I was a kid. I would take bags to dance, church, school, you name it. There have been days where that is all that I have eaten. The favorite question is a hard one because there are just so many splendidly good ones and others that just bring back memories. For today the favorite is Frosted Flakes. Just like Tony the Tiger says... They're Grrreat!

Look at all those options? One of the greatest sights of life.

3- I am a huge fan of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. The end of Spring semester 2007 I had Guitar Hero at UVU for stressbusters. It was in the halls for a few hours for 2 days where students could play it. Where was it the rest of the time? In our office where we would play it non stop instead of studying for finals. I went from playing on easy to hard in 2 days. Ridiculous you say? No way. AWESOME! This past summer at EFY we hooked up Rock Band in the gym where it was projected on the wall. Oh yeah! Great times. Oh, and if you didn't know, I am part of a Rock Band band called Jenny and the Rippers. We're pretty much amazing. We'll be having a reunion show coming up this month sometime I'm sure so if you'd like to witness the glory, please contact me.

Jenny and the Rippers base guitarist

4- I'm a fidgeter. Not like twitches or anything but part of me is always moving. Here are a few examples (some are recent and others are from my childhood, but tend to come out once in a while): 1) rub the edge of a blanket- all the way around and around and around..., 2) pick at my lips, 3) crossed legs and the one on top just bounces away, 4) clog/dance pretty much anywhere. I've always got a song or beat in my mind and it's just got to come out somewhere, 5) scratch backs or play with hair- I've been told I'm quite good so if you get the chance, I suggest you take it ;)

So this picture doesn't really go with the post too much but I thought of clogging and love it. This is me and my brothers after I got my 10 year All-America Team jacket. Good times...

5- I am not a fan of posing cutesy pictures. Love them on others, not with me. I am always making some sort of face in pictures. Once in a while you'll get a nice, old-fashioned smile out of me, but those just aren't as fun.

Um, not much else to say about that.

6- I have quite the vast knowledge of music as far as lyrics go. I can remember lyrics to soooo many songs although I couldn't tell you who sings it or what it's called. I love listening to music, learning of new artists, as well as listening to the old classics. At my new job I had a co-worker tell me that I am like a 40 yr. old in a young persons body because of the songs I knew. I don't konw what that's supposed to mean really but I'll take it.

This is Glen Hansard of the Swell Season. He was my favorite back in March and still is. He is THE man. Highly recommended.

Now I have to tag people. Uh... I tag Erin, Karlie, Shalene, and all those that feel urged to.

What up now???

Go back with me about a month ago. I had NO idea what to do with my life and was just living day by day pretty much. It's amazing how fast a month can fly by and how much can change...

Before my trip to Arizona I met with the youth committee for Enterprise Mentors International to tell them about World Youth Programs and how we wanted to help Mentors. Through conversation I mentioned I didn't have a job and they noted they were looking for an Office Assistant. Perfect. I met with them the next week and started the next day. Yes! It was a temporary position to help with logistics and management for their annual gala that was coming up with the possibility of becoming permanent. Even if i weren't to stay I knew I was going to get some great experience. I was thrown into a whirlwind of registration, shematics, meetings, and trying to remember everyone's name. Goo. What a load. But I LOVED it!!! It was like I was back planning events at school and all the stress that was around me made me work even harder. Sigh. I had missed that.

The gala was November 7 and what a success the entire night turned out to be! It was held at the Grand America Hotel. The tables were decorated beautifully and the display tables for each country Mentors is currently in (Philippines, Peru, El Salvador, and Guatemala) had products from clients and their stories. Guests enjoyed a reception of sorts before the program and dinner began. Lloyd Newell, announcer of "Music and the Spoken Word", was the master of ceremonies. Former (well, kind of current) First Lady Laura Bush, Elder Marion D. Hanks, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir received various awards throughout the evening. The Choir was the featured entertainment and sounded absolutely lovely as always.

So many great things have come from the gala already. I met Elder L. Tom Perry, Elder Zwick, Sister Cook, and Sister Allred as well as numerous others. Mentors raised SO much money! Just from the night alone it was 5 times more than any year before plus all the pledges. Before the end of the year Mentors will have at least 10 times more donations come in than previous years. How wonderful!!! The best part is that all the costs for the event were covered by the Board of Directors so 100% of donations goes into helping pull families out of poverty. How could you not love that. Also... they offered me a full time position! YAY! I am so thrilled they wanted to keep me because I really, really wanted to stay. The people I work with are absolutely fantastic and the more I learn about microcredit and what Mentors is doing I could not imagine being anywhere else.

So yeah, things are really looking up now. I can't wait to see what my future with Mentors holds...

(If you are interested in learning more about Mentors please visit our website at www.enterprise-mentors.org. Also there are articles in the LDS Church News and Meridian Magazine about the November 7 gala.)

Just a few pictures from the night:

Table displays for El Salvador and Philippines

Inside Ballroom. Look at those centerpieces!

Nelda is Mentors Communication Coordinator and I absolutely love her!

Mormon Tabernacle Choir performing

My cute mom and I that night. Doesn't she look amazing?!?

Yeah, we're kind of a big deal. People know us...

Picture Tag

So I've been tagged again. This time its a picture tag. You take the fourth picture folder and post the fourth picture in that folder. Then you take the sixth folder and post the sixth picture in that folder. Explain the pictures and then send the tag along.

In March I went to DC with student government for a conference. What a fantastic place! So much history and neat things to see I cannot WAIT to go back. This obviously is in front of the capitol with a little vogue touch.

November 2006 my cute cousin Jaron got married! She asked me to be a bridesmaid and I was thrilled. This is at her reception at Heritage Gardens. Don't we look smashing?!?

Ok so I tag... Bwani, Lindsey Robb, Lindsey Forrest, and really just whoever feels the need.

A Sweet Escape

Ok so this Arizona trip was way too fun. I loved every minute of it. Except for coming home when I got super sick suddenly. Real lame. But it went away just as suddenly which is real great. So instead of giving a play by play of the trip I will just list a bunch of highlights.

-Having the whole back seat of the mini-van to myself. Sleeping the whole way was wonderful.
-The amazingly nice weather.
-Seeing Gavin smile and coo at me.
-Getting what looked like a ginormous egg yoke with my dinner at the world famous Cow Palace. If you haven't been there, try it out. You won't be disappointed.
-Playing Rock Band until 2 with the cousins.
-Learning to play hand and foot and not doing too badly.
-Finding out my Wii Fit age is 20.
-Hearing Trevor, Zak, and Jason talk about their missions. So interesting.
-Jen telling me I should hang around her more often because I think she's funny.
-Tucking Sam and Hailey in for bed which included kisses and singing "You are my sunshine".
-Playing with whipped cream with Zak. Smelling it for hours afterward- not so much a highlight.
-Buying way more than I should have at the mall but am going to look hot!
-Eating at Paradise cafe. A couple times.
-Eating at Cheesecake Factory (although I didn't get to eat my white chocolate raspberry truffle cheesecake. Sad.)
-Having 2 great friends drive up from Tucson to come to dinner. (Thanks again Linds and Whit! Love you girls!)
-Wearing socks with flip flops cause it was FREEZING!
-Taking a bath for the first time since I was, I don't know, 6 maybe?
-Seeing the giant hole. Also known as the Grand Canyon.
-Visiting so much family that I love and miss. Who could ask for more?