Snow day

Well, not a snow day yet. Where I work it has been blizzarding all day, almost a white out. Well, the buses failed to pick up the kids due to the large amounts of snow. So...we had to keep the kids late after the release time and eventually most of the buses were able to make it through. We might even have a snow day tomorrow. Wow! I would love to live in Alpine!

You might live in Utah if...

These are some Jeff Foxworty-isms. Only picked out the funnier ones:

If 'vacation' means going anywhere south of Salt Lake City for the
weekend, you live in Utah .

If you measure distance in hours, you live in Utah .

If you install security lights on your house and garage but leave both
unlocked, you live in Utah .

If the speed limit on the highway is 75 mph -- you're going 80, and
everyone is still passing you, you live in Utah .

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow, you live in Utah .

Guitar Hero Addict

Well, not quite an addict. As many of you know, we bought Richard's Xbox360 and Colby's been wanting to rock with the legends for quite a while so we splurged. It's been so much fun. I don't really know most of the songs but believe you me, I'm getting to know them very well. For example, there's a song by a band called Dragonforce that really rocks and I would not have known about it had we not bought GH3. The Joneses have come over and we've all gotten the face-melting solos down so good that we should all be on tour. It seems that everyone has their own GH rock pose. Andrew's got what he calls the "Power Stance", Chelsey's a real stage show-off complete with dances and walks, Colby got guitar lifts and dips, while for the most part I've got a chill attitude kind of like the guy from Red Hot Chili Peppers (I am working on a Power March though--sort of like Zoolander and Blue Steel). We're working our way up the difficulty level and are just starting the hard level. All in all...It's been super fun! Definitely a good purchase.

Wall-E

I have never really been excited for a Pixar movie. When I heard about "Finding Nemo" I thought "A movie about a fish?". "Monsters Inc." was a stupid idea too. Or so I thought until I saw the movies. "Monsters Inc." still is one of the most creative movies I've ever seen and how awesome was "The Incredibles". So I'm really excited about thier next movie "Wall-E".

Stuff

Blogging is really and truly for the blogger and not for other people. So with that in mind, indulge me in listing things:

My friend Chelsey has tagged me which means I have to write 6 habits/facts about myself. Here are the most interesting things about me:

1. I love to bake and love to decorate cakes. I took a cake decorating class at BYU. The first two I've made and the second two are ones that I'd like to make. Eventually, after I learn how to use fondant, I'd like to make a side business out of it. P.S. Even though the roses cake looks fabulous, it tasted really nasty. I shouldn't have used a carrot cake for the base! Live and learn.


2. Some of my favorite words are salacious, melliflous and ...I can't remember the other one. I won't tell you the definition of salacious but it just rolls off the tongue. Ex: My face turned red at the salacious gossip I heard.

3. Um...I'm having a baby which is weird. I keep thinking of that part in Alien where the thing pops out of the stomach. The baby's a boy which is great. One of my students actually asked me, "Mrs. Gage, how do baby's come out?" I paused, looked at him and answered, "Out of my bellybutton."

4. I've broken my finger twice. Once playing rugby (my favorite sport), and the second time playing football. I actually played rugby in high school and started to play for BYU but didn't continue due to my broken finger (just the top knuckle was affected). I had surgery on it to fix it (I can't straighten it and it permanently rests at a lazy 45 degree angle to my straightened finger) but Droopy, as I affectionately call him, remains. I don't know why my droopy finger is a him not a her, but it seemed to fit. The droopy finger isn't really a problem but it is my driving finger and traffic is twice as bad with it crooked!

5. My favorite books/reading material are Ender's Game, A Tale of Two Cities (I cry every time), and Much Ado About Nothing (especially the movie with Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branaugh). I'm actually not much of a Pride and Prejudice fan- book or movie. Sorry.

6. I also have this weird pickiness about chick flicks. I actually don't like them very much. They have to either be off-kilter, like Chocolat with Depp, or idealistic (somewhat) like "How to Marry a Millionaire". Here's my gripe list with perhaps the most popular chick flicks: "You've Got Mail": stupid' "Casablanca": Rather squeeze lemon juice and salt in my eye; "Little Women": Why didn't Jo go with Laurie?; "Love Story", "Grease", "Pretty Woman", "Ghost", "10 Things I Hate About You" (never saw it, don't care), "Notebook" (see previous), "How to Lose a Guy"-Hate the second half...The list goes on and on! I DO like the very edited version of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind". Ask Colby or Gretchen. There are two different edited versions of that movie floating around. I like the very edited one. They both think I'm crazy. I love "Sense and Sensibility". The end just gets you. I like "Bridget Jones' Diary" (again edited).

At C&Os with the Devores

At one of Colby's favorite restaurants. Huge portions, great Italian, killer garlic rolls...What's not to love? It was made even better sharing a wonderful evening out with our friends the Devores.

The World's Best Snowman Ever!

Well, before we left for Christmas, Gretchen, Colby and I were frolicking in the snow--which was perfect for making snowman. We made a snowman that was easily 7 or 8 feet tall. Gretchen supplied the Snowman kit. Here's just a few pictures. We were trying to make him last until Spring. No deal.