Hair Cut

Last Friday I finally got up the nerve to cut my hair...but of course I couldn't go just half way! I decided that if I was going to do it, I would donate it. It really was a fulfilling process, the best part of it being when I actually mailed off the envelope of 14 inches of my hair. It just felt so good. It is definitely true...when you give to others you really get more in return. Here are the photos! The before:

The after:

Crazy Week!

This may sounds silly, but I am thankful that it is Monday! :) Last week from a mixture of grades being due, my phone ringing off the hook, a work conference, learning cake decorating, and organ and piano playing it was a crazy week! Let me start at the beginning...Have I even mentioned that I hate it when grades are due? It is probably one of my five worst days of the year! (Although thankfully this time I did not get yelled at...serious blessing there!) And because grades were due things were just crazy in the office. And on Friday we had a work conference...and had a guest speaker come in who spoke about time management. He laid everything out that you did at the office in a four quadrant grid. Number one and two were on top of three and four. The top row was labeled as important and the bottom row was labeled as not important. Then the first column (which was numbers one and three) were listed as urgent and the second column was listed as not urgent. So basically what is in box one is important and urgent, two: important and not urgent, three: not important and urgent and box four: not important and not urgent. Box one had things like putting out fires, emergencies, etc... Box two had planning information, and meetings. Box three had phone calls, voicemails, emails, interruptions, etc..and box four had personal stuff. I couldn't help but think (and then comment) that my ENTIRE job was in quadrant three...nice to know that my job isn't considered important at all! Lol...my boss afterwards came back and clarified that yes our jobs are important!

And the last part of the week...which was basically all of my free time was learning the art of fondant frosting! How fun it was! But my arms got so sore from mixing all of the dye in...Here are the photos!

Relay for Life

This last few weeks at work we have been working towards one night, which was last Friday! My office put together a team for one of my co-workers who is currently battling breast cancer, thus the name SUU Kathy's Krew! We did fundraisers, donations and change gathering. It was a whole lot of work but so full-filling! Here is Kathy
The actual event lasted from five pm to noon the next day. I had the 9 pm to 6 am shift, but was on the set up crew too. (Try putting up a tent with the wind blowing...that is hard work!) I personally walked over 10 miles. I was a whole lot more emotional than I thought that I would be...because of Daddy...but I did alright. The best part of the whole experience was the luminaries walk which was when they honored those who had to go through it. This is Sheila, Netta and Me!

They had fireworks and all sorts of activities...but people became scarce at about 2 am. I had this weird burst of energy about then, it could have been because of my awesome relay mix on my ipod...hehe...and I started doing cartwheels on the track. I got some good laughs at least! All and all a great experience.

Easter

What a wonderful season! I love both aspects of Easter: the spiritual and the fun. This year for the first time, Kyle and I just stayed at home for Easter. It was nice and quite, I played easter bunny and did an easter egg hunt for Kyle...which has been one of our traditions. Church was wonderful! Kyle made crockpot pork chops (Lissa you need to try this recipe) and I did mashed potatoes and green beans. At dinner Kyle and I had a nice discussion...I was joking with him that I would be the easter bunny and he could be santa. He promptly told me that he was going to be straight up with our kids someday and tell them the easter bunny and santa (and the toothfairy...I'm not quite sure where the toothfairy came into play) don't exist. This didn't make me too happy...since I am so crazy about holidays and all...so I made him call his mom! :) Needless to say that she agreed with me and that closed the discussion.

Springtime!

I am in the mood for spring. Bright colors, bike rides, planting in the garden and shorts! Can I just say that I really want to start my garden, but don't know if we will be around to enjoy it. I have already tilled and I think that I just might plant something (knowing me prolly pumpkins) but I know that it would make it hard to leave. And I can't help but think...wow! hard to leave the basement apt? Lol...but I am definatly in the mood for spring. My Easter decorations look pretty funny up against snow!