~ALisA~

My Summer

2011-08-02T15:11:00.010-07:00

I love summertime and especially summertime in Arizona. I know you are probably thinking that I am crazy because how can someone love 110+ degrees. Well, I do there is something great about walking out the door and feeling the heat hit your skin and having all that wonderful sun shining down on you. To me the best parts of summer in Arizona are swimming and being out by the pool all day and night. Eating shaved ice from Bahama Bucks. Watching the storms roll in during monsoon season, and going to the lake. Now, don't get me wrong some days are like hell, but for the majority of it I love summer in Arizona.

Here is what my summer has looked like so far...

Don't be jealous! I get to wear this sexy boot for at least another two weeks and have already been wearing it for seven weeks. I know its hard not to be envious of me and this lovely piece of foot attire. This boot is really ruining my summer as it adds probably a good 10 degrees to my body heat. Not to mention all the great looks I get from people when I'm out and about. This past weekend when I was at Costco I was offered one of the motorized shopping carts. (No I didn't take the lady up on her offer).

I tore my plantar fascia which is the band of tendons that runs along the bottom of your foot. Connecting your heel to your toes.

Both of my feet had been feeling really tight, but I had been stretching them and thought that they were fine. I was working out with my trainer doing mountain climbers (kind of a jumping lunge) when all of a sudden *POP*. I stopped and looked at my trainer and told him that my heel had popped. He thought that someone had dropped a weight near us because it was so loud. He asked if I wanted to take my shoe off and check it out. I told him no since I didn't want it to swell up and not be able to put my shoe back on., so I finished up my workout and came home and iced that baby. I went to the doctor a week later and he confirmed what I had thought. I have been in the boot for seven weeks now and have been doing physical therapy for the past three weeks.

My summer has pretty much consisted of doctor appointments, ice, physical therapy, ice, and Advil. Not really what I had planned for my summer, but hopefully only two more weeks in this horribly ugly boot. On top of that I am supposed to wear better shoes with better support aka horribly ugly shoes or gym shoes. Does the doctor not understand that gym shoes do not look good with anything other then gym clothes?

I can't wait for summer to be over!

My birthday

2011-04-01T15:25:00.012-07:00

(THIS POST IS VERY OLD SEEING AS MY BDAY WAS IN MARCH). My birthday has come and gone way too fast. If you know me then you know that I love to celebrate my brithday for at least a week. My birthday this year was on a Monday, which sucks so I did stuff over the weekend with my friends.

Friday we went to movies in the park at the Biltmore Park. They were showing "The Seven Year Itch". After we went and ate dinner at Zinburger. It was good. I love Sam Fox's restaurants.

Saturday I went to get a pedicure and shopping with my mom. I loved that the lady remembered us and how we are mother and daughter since we look alike (see this post). My friends and I were planning on going to Pizzeria Bianco. I have never been there and dying to try it and see if it was as good as everyone says. If you have ever heard of this place you know that you will be waiting for awhile to get a seat. Let's just say that on a good night your wait is 1 -1 1/2 hours. We didn't leave on time so instead we went to another place I love Postino Wine Cafe. Its a great atmosphere and the food is amazing. If you go there you have to get the bruschetta. We were going to go rollerskating, but decided instead to see the movie "Take Me Home Tonight."

Sunday my mom made one of my favorite meals she makes lasagna and then I got to hang out with these two cuties!

Monday was birthday and I just worked and went to the gym like normal. That night we got together as a family and went to dinner at Pomo Napolitana Pizzeria. My mango and arrugala salda was divine along with the pizza. We came back to the house for gifts and cake. I got my passport, money to go on a trip, a cute jewlery box and earrings from Anthropolgie, and a hot air balloon ride (I need to call and set up my time). The next day my dad took me to finish up my passport paperwork and lunch at Red Lobster since no one else in our family likes seafood. I was spoiled rotten!

Night of Firsts

2011-02-04T11:32:00.005-07:00

New Year's came around and me and my girlfriends were trying to decide how we were going to ring in 2011. Vegas...no to get into any good club you have to be ready to drop $100 and I don't want to spend that much. Mill Avenue here in AZ...no I don't want to get thrown up on by a random stranger. Ummm night of firsts? Yes, a night of firsts that is what we will do. We all came up with a few things that we have never done and would try to cross them off our list by the end of the night. Here are a few from my list that I came up with: Speak with a foreign accent all during dinner Buy a scratch ticket and a powerball ticket Trade money with a foreigner ie: give 1 dollar for 1 euro We ended up eating at Culinary Dropout, which none of have been to before this night. The food and atmosphere was a lot of fun. After dinner we weren't sure what to do first, so we ended up at a psychic. She told me that I am going to marry a Jew and will end up living in California. It was so funny to hear what she said to each of us. Then I went to a gas station and bought a powerball ticket and a scratch card. I ended up making my money back by winning $2 on my scratch card. I didn't end up finding anyone to trade money with, so that will have to stay on my list of firsts. The highlight of the night was a first and definitely last. We had our countdown at a single adult dance for 30+'s. When I say + I mean that there is no age limit. There were really old old people there dancing to new music. It was amazing and definitely a first and a last for me!

Overdue Update

2011-02-04T11:07:00.024-07:00

I know I haven't updated this thing forever. I thought that I would do a quick catch up of what I have been up to these past few months. My family and I trecked up north to freezing cold Utah for Thanksgiving. I was not happy to be in the cold and away from my beautiful Arizona sunshine.

Seeing these two little monsters made the cold and lack of sunshine well worth it.

We took a family picture at Auntie Lynette's in our Christmas pajamas. The day we were planning on leaving a huge snowstorm hit. The roads were horrible, so we were forced to stay another day. In that time I learned to do this. Yep, that's right I knitted this amazing beanie.

Once I was thawed out in sunny Arizona I was packing my suitcase again to head to the happiest place on earth, also known as Disneyland. I loved being there during the Christmas season and enjoying all the decorations.

Visiting Disneyland during the Christmas season may need to become an annual tradition for me. Over the weekend we went to the Santa Monica Pier, ate at Pink's Hot Dog, and then headed to Hollywood BLVD and this little premier was happening. It was funny to watch all the paparazzi yell at the stars.

My family and I were able to meet up with my birth mom Tua and half sister Priscilla for dinner. Braden picked where we would go and guess what he chose...Hometown Buffet. This kid must be Samoan to pick a buffet over all the other perfectly good restaurants that could have been chosen. I wish that my half brother Sammy could have been there, but at least I got to see him this summer. It was fun hanging out with Tua and Pricsilla. They are so funny and we always have a good time when we're together.

A few weeks after California this fabulous foursome headed down my way for Christmas. They were here for two weeks and I wish that never left. Christmas break was filled with gingerbread house making, a hay ride and caroling with the Rohners, Temple lights, good food, and at the end family pictures.

My family and I have been truly blessed and I had an amazing Christmas. We got the kinnect for the XBOX 360 and all Christmas day we played kinnect. We had multiple dance competitions and sport competitions. Katelyn surprised our whole family with this classic beauty. That's right the old school Sega. She found it on craigslist along with two of our favorite games Aladdin and Lion King. We had an awesome rotation going from the Kinnect to the Sega. That past few months have been fun and filled with family. I couldn't ask for a better holiday season.

GLeEFuL GNO!

2010-05-17T16:51:00.006-07:00

My mom, sisters, and I are all huge fans of the TV show Glee. If you haven't heard of this show you must live under a rock and I highly suggest that you go to hulu.com and watch episodes of this hilarious show.

The Glee cast recently held a concert here in Phoenix and we are so lucky that we were only one of four cities to get to see this spectacular concert! Their voices are amazing and it makes me love the show even more. They performed Bad Romance by Lady Gaga and I can't wait to see the Lady Gaga episode. Also the girl that plays Santana on the show got to showcase her voice and I hope they start letting her sing more on the show too because her voice is good. Here are some pictures from that night.

BloG PosT OVErlOad!

2010-04-26T01:31:00.001-07:00

I haven't updated my blog in FOREVER so this is going to be a posting overload of what has been going on in my life. Back in February my sister Camille and her husband had their second cute lil' girl. Her name is Reese and she came into this world very fast. I was at the hospital and the doctor broke Camille's water and then within 45 minutes lil' Reesey Roo was born. I was telling Camille right before she was born that I hoped she would have tons of dark hair. I got my wish! Brynlee was so cute with her and very protective. When she finally got to see Reese and the doctor was doing his checkup on her Brynlee started to cry saying baby it was so funny to see her be so protective.

VAlentInEs DAy

2010-04-26T01:23:00.001-07:00

My Valentine's Day was a lot of fun. My girlfriends and I had a "Sex and The City" Valentine's Day Party. We got together and were supposed to wear our pajamas and our favorite heels. We had a yummy dinner and cosmo's. Jaimee and Noelle's house was decorated so cute and it was just fun to get together enjoy each others company and watch episodes of "Sex and The City". I'm getting so excited to see the second movie. I honestly can't wait. What is better then being with friends, enjoying good food, and having amazing conversations? Nothing...to me that is honestly the best!

JERseY ShORe BAbY

2010-04-26T01:13:00.001-07:00

For my birthday my friends surprised me a Jersey Shore themed birthday dinner. We all love that show and enjoy watching the ridiculousness unfold on that show. It is like watching a car wreck for an hour...you just get sucked in can't look away. If you haven't seen it then I personally think that you are missing out on some amazingness train wreck TV.

When I came up to the door of the house there was an Italian flag and house music bumping. I knew it was going to be an amazing night. I was impressed to see my friends sporting there Snooki poofs, fake tans, and fist pumping to beat that beat up!

They made me my own personal Jersey Shore kit. We had a nice family style Italian meal. My friend Kristy made me the DOPEST cake ever.

2010-04-25T19:36:00.006-07:00

I went to Vegas with some of my girlfriends for a fun little girls weekend. It was fun to go on a road trip and just have fun in Vegas. Here are my girlfriends that I went with. MIsi, Markay, and Selu. We went out one night while we were there to XS which is at the Encore hotel. While we were there I met Lady Gaga and Michael Jackson in the bathroom. Along with this amazing mural of a man on the wall. I also gambled for the first time. I was very adventurous and played the penny and nickle slots. I put in $10 and ended up winning...$140. That's right I'm a big player now in Vegas!

Check OUT my WEbsItE!!!

2010-03-02T10:56:00.003-07:00

If you or anyone you know are looking for a home check out my new website HERE! My Dad, brother-in-law and I have a company where we are buying, rehabbing and wholesaling properties.

VOtE

2010-02-08T21:36:00.008-07:00

My sister was entered into a drawing for a free newborn photography session and was one of the lucky ones selected. Please go to HERE and vote for her. You can only vote one time from each computer and phone with internet access. My sister's name is Camille Rohner. Please vote for her!!!

THiNGs I'm EXCIted For!

2009-11-20T08:34:00.006-07:00

Okay, I know its been a minute since I have posted, but I'm posting now. Tonight I am going out with some friends for dinner and we are going to "Precious". I'm excited to go and see this movie. I wanted to read the book this movie is based off of prior to seeing the movie, but I am still waiting to get it from the library. I hope those 5 people in front of me hurry up with the book. I'm excited to see it though. It was released last week in limited release and now just opened here today in AZ. I can't wait to go see this!!! Here is the trailer if you haven't seen it before. The last and definitely not least thing I am excited for is this little guy to come!Thanks Jenn, I stole this picture from your facebook. He and his parents should be here in sunny AZ by Sunday. I can't wait to see him. I wonder if he remembers me or not. I mean I did spend a good three weeks with the kid from July to August. He needs to get here already!

VMA = WTF

2009-09-25T10:52:00.024-07:00

I know I am late with this post but better late then never right!?! Here are the highlights or WTF moments that I enjoyed from the 2009 MTV VMA's: Blame it on the aaaaalcohol! See kids drinking a whole bottle of Hennesey on red carpet + not having a filter on your mouth = A douche bag moment. I'm really not surprised by Kanye West having an outburst like this. Don't you remember this moment? (Skip forward to 0:34 for the main event!) I'm not sayin but I'm just sayin! I love me some Lady Gaga. I love her music and don't mind that she hates to wear pants and would rather sport a leotard and tights with huge holes in them. That's just her thing. I was expecting the unexpected when I was watching her performance...or at least I thought I was. She comes out and I'm enjoying it...okay there is someone in a bedazzled wheelchair. That's different but okay. Alright she is sporting a bedazzled cane...still okay not sure if this is some sort of discreet shout out to physically handicapped people. Then oh what is that...is that...blood! Why is there blood? WTF...she is covered in blood and now she is rising into the air... ummmmm okay...I...ugh...I'm pretty sure I will have a nightmare tonight! I'm wondering how she came up with this idea. I can just imagine the conversation,"Yes, I would like to have my dancer wheeled out in a bedazzled wheel chair. Then I want a bedazzled cane/crutch handed to me. At the end I would also like to be bloody and raised into the air!" Here are here other outfits she wore that night: Wow, I have never seen anyone literally covered from head to toe in lace until now...aahh I can die happy. I think Lady Gaga should patent the face scarf before those stupid people that came up the Snuggie do. I was looking forward to Jay-Z and Alicia Key's performance all night. I love Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. He is my favorite rapper and she is one of my favorite female singers. I'm enjoying there performance of "Empire State of Mind" when all of a sudden at the end who...what...why is Lil' Mama on stage. She wasn't performing or had anything to do with the song so why is she up there on the stage with them? Oh, she just hopped on stage with them. All I have to say is that MTV needs to up there game when it comes to security. They don't even need to worry about crazed fans. They need to worry about the crazy artists/musicians that are in their audience.

BAck iN ThE DAy

2009-08-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

I have been watching "Late Show With Jimmy Fallon" and I love how he has been trying to set up a reunion with the "Saved By The Bell" cast. I loved this show and embarrassingly enough I still enjoy it. Don't worry they play reruns on TBS and sometimes I DVR them. I know how lame am I? Especially since I have seen probably every episode before and some even multiple times. Here is one of the funny clips from the late show. That got me thinking though of all the other old shows that I used to like to watch. Crazy that you can now rent most of them now since they are on DVD. Here are some that I remembered liking. Just The Ten of Us This show was about a high school basketball coach that got a coaching job. He and his family had to move for his job. His children would also attend the school, but the school ended up being an all boys catholic school. The boys at school are really happy since he has four daughters and one son that join their student body. My Two Dads I loved this show. I am actually waiting to get this from Netflix to relive the good ole days. Out of This World This show was about a girl named Evie. She is half alien and half human. As she gets older her powers start to set in and she can stop and change time. She would talk to her dad through a glass cube. These are just a few old shows that I remember liking. I would love to know what old shows you enjoyed!

THinGs THat MaKE yoU GO hMmm...

2009-08-08T00:28:00.007-07:00

The other day my mom and I went to get a pedicure. We were sitting there enjoying and relaxing our pedicures while these poor little Vietnamese women tried to hook our feet up. The lady doing my mom's pedicure looks up and says, "Oh you two famwee?" My mom replies, "Yes, she is my daughter." "Oh I tell sin you look like her," the lady states while pointing at me. Now if you look at this picture you see that I don't look anything like my mom. "She was actually adopted," my mom replied trying not to laugh in front of the lady. Then the lady tried to explain that it is probably just my mannerisms that make me look like my mom. Yes, that must be it. Way to try and redeem yourself! I seriously couldn't stop laughing once we got in the car.

R.I.P...My bELoVed G rIDe

2009-07-25T00:17:00.009-07:00

See this beauty of a car!?! Well, I have loved my Acura Integra for the past 7 years or so and it has served me very well. She decided to leave me for good last week. I was enjoying not having payments, cheap registration, and pretty low insurance and now its all a memory. I was driving the other day and slowed down for a red light. The light turned green and I pushed on the gas to accelerate and nothing. Luckily I had enough momentum to pull to the side of the street, but I knew that my G Ride was no more. Here are some of the things that I will always remember about my ride: 1. Getting pulled over numerous times. Apparently white cars in beer runs, shootings, and robberies are common in Salt Lake City, UT. Or were the police just doing a little racial profiling? 2. Road trip to AZ alone and getting a flat tire out in the middle of an Indian Reservation. Some crazy Indian man coming out of nowhere putting my spare tire on and hopping in the passenger seat wanting me to take him to the nearest place for alcohol. 3. 1 drag queen, 3 Tongan guys, and 4 females cruising Salt Lake City. 4. Hitting a deer on trip from AZ to UT. I am still happy to this day that the only damage done was a broken windshield, passenger side window and rear view mirror, headlight and dented passenger side. I think the deer got the worst of it. 5. Having my driver side window shot out and a bullet hole in my rear view mirror. My car was a G! A real gangster that could handle hitting a deer and getting shot. I always said that I was going to drive you til' the wheels fall off!

CheCk Up ON iT

2009-07-15T00:36:00.009-07:00

Beyonce was in town last week and some friends and I went to her concert. I had so much fun, but didn't get any pictures since my camera is broken. I took a few with my phone but they didn't turn out very good. Here is one. This is when she was performing "Baby Boy" and was coming down from the ceiling. Seriously, who thinks oh you know what would make this song really hot is if I came in from the ceiling. Crazy! I thought that she might end up lipsynching a lot of the show since she dances quite a bit. She didn't though. She sang a lot of stuff accapella and she can really sang! That was the day of the Michael Jackson memorial in LA and she was late because she went to it. At the end she sang "Halo" and had a picture of him in the background. It was really cool. Here is one of her latest videos "Sweet Dreams". Sorry some little commercial thing has to play before the video. She is tight!

Beyoncé - New Music - More Music Videos

LAteLy

2009-06-28T21:58:00.017-07:00

I haven't really been up to much lately other then work. My life is still pretty boring. I have been watching SYTYCD. I don't really have a favorite dancer yet. I can't stand this dancer Phillip Chbeeb. I don't know what it is about him that irritates me about him...wait it's that I think he is ugly. I know how mean and looks shouldn't matter...whatever. He reminds of the teacher or Skeeter Valentine on the cartoon "Doug". Come on there is some resemblance?!? Mary drives me crazy too. I am convinced that she is drinking or smoking something prior to the start of the show. She has been a total wack-a-doo this season. Here is a clip I liked about her annoying screaming from the show "The Soup". On Friday I was just hanging around with my little brother Braden when I asked if he wanted to go and see the new Transformers movie. He said yes and then invited his friend to come along with us. I wasn't sure if I really wanted to go then since I had been wanting to see "The Hangover". I decided I would go see Transformers and told Braden and bought my ticket. Next thing I know he and his friend ditched me. I was standing there like WTF just happened...ugh I got ditched by my 14 year old little brother! I then went and traded my ticket for "The Hangover". I won in the end because "The Hangover" was hilarious! It is by the same guys who did "Old School" which I loved. In the end I am glad that my little brother ditched me. I highly recommend it if you like movies similar to this. Don't get mad at me though if you are offended by it because it is rated R and with that comes the knowledge that there will be cursing and other offensive material. I know you are thinking why would you suggest this movie then. Well, I have a sick sense humor and like stuff like this and assume others do too! Crazy that Michael Jackson passed away. I have just been jamming out to his music all weekend long. One of my all time favorite songs of his is P.Y.T! He seriously made amazing music and music videos. He was a true entertainer.

I'm Baaack!

2009-06-04T23:11:00.011-07:00

I know I actually posted. CRAZY! I don't think that I live a very interesting life, so that would explain why I haven't posted anything since ummm maybe March. I'm not making any promises that I will be faithfully updating, but who knows. Here is what I have been up to lately. I love sports and especially basketball so I have been enjoying watching the NBA Playoffs. I hope that Orlando beats LA. I have been hanging out with this cute little monster. Seriously she growls like a monster, but I have fun playing with her. (I stole this picture from Camille's blog) My friend Tiffany came out from UT to visit a few weeks ago. We both stayed at our friend Nasim's house. It was nice, relaxing, and fun to be together again. We had some good times the three of us. All weekend long we just hung out by the pool. They wanted to get some sun, but not me. I'm not trying to get any darker. Did I take pictures of our fun weekend? No, I forgot. I know BOOO for me. Oh well here is an old picture from back in the day of us. PSYCH...just kidding I forgot that my laptop is broken and it has all my pictures on it. The other thing that has consumed my life is me studying to take my insurance producer license exam. I am sick of studying and taking practice exams. I actually took my test tonight and I PASSED! Woot woot no more studying or practice exams for me! HOLLA

Photo Tag

2009-03-28T21:04:00.004-07:00

PHOTO TAG 1. Go to your picture folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. 2. Go to your 6th folder and then choose the 6th picture. 3. Post it on your blog and then tell the story that goes with the picture. 4. Tag other lucky people to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog telling them about it. This is a picture from the Aaradhna concert in UT a couple of years ago. I am with some of my best friends, Genae, Finau, and Kassie, in this picture! That day was kind of crazy as you can tell with all the little kids, but still was a lot of fun! I now tag whoever wants to do this tag.

Oh the WondERouS moNth of FebRUary!

2009-02-20T23:18:00.015-07:00

We all know that February is the month of LOVE and it is also Black History Month. I decided that I would make this post a combo of Love and Black History. Love + Black History = Black People I Love. I know that "Black" isn't necessarily politically correct but I don't care because all the things that I see on TV call it Black History Month and not African American History Month. How could I not put Bob in this post? I love his music and feel that my feelings for him would best be described by the lyrics from Macka B in there song "Everybody Loves Bob Marley". It simply says that: Everybody loves Bob Marley. Everywhere I go its the same old story. Bob. People of all nations they love the rasta man vibrations. Enough said. Beres Hammond is another great and classic reggae artist. I listen to Bob and Beres (Yes, we are on a first name basis) all the time and continue to enjoy their amazing music. Okay, so I have a girl crush (which goes along with the love part of February) on Alicia Keys. I seriously love her music. I think that she is smart and seems so cool. I would love to hang out with her and just watch her create her music. I also really like that she is pretty, but not overly sexual and tries to let her music speak louder then her sexual appeal. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. I know I have posted how I think that he is handsome and would love to have the opportunity to make a baby with him (stop judging me..its February the month of love and this a fantasy). He is half Black and I love or am infatuated by him, so I had to post him. Snoop Dogg. I am a huge fan of rap/hip hop music and I have recently rediscovered my CD of "Doggystyle". Plus who else would we have helped to make putting double zz's into words to help make you sound hip. Examples: Fo' shizzle dizzle. The "Doggystyle" CD is the shizz. See what would have all done without Snoop? Chappelle Show is a classic and should never be forgotten in my book. I loved this show and continue to love it since I have all the seasons on DVD. Man, I wish he didn't trip and stop the show. I guess he had his reasons, but damn Dave that show was funny. He helped give the world amazing stories that we would have never heard from Charlie Murphy. All I have to say is Rick James...Rick James. I couldn't just put these people and not really mention some people who actually helped to make the Civil Rights Movement happen. Malcolm X. I have done a lot of reports on him and think that what he went through and persevered is amazing. I didn't agree with all his ideas, but am definitely grateful for his efforts and those that he inspired to help make a change. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is probably the most notable Civil Rights leader in history. He too was amazing in insisting on a change that ALL people be given the same rights regardless of class, color, or creed. I have had the opportunity to visit his grave along with the museum in Atlanta dedicated to the Civil Rights Movement and named in his honor. It is truly what Black Americans had to endure. I know that there are many others who helped fight the fight and am so thankful that they did.

Inauguration

2009-01-26T12:06:00.008-07:00

How could I not do a post about Inauguration. Honestly how it was constantly in the media and how I was constantly reminded that this is history. How now so many people are finally proud of this country. We can all get along and love each other and embrace each other. Not as different races but as the human race...blah blah blah. Don't get me wrong I know and realize what an amazing accomplishment this is and it definitely shows how our country has progressed. I just hate being told constantly that I have to watch and listen intently because this is history. I get that everyone is hyped and excited, but it was a little ridiculous. I feel like too many people are getting lost in the hype and assuming that now with Obama in office everything will be perfect. Almost like this is the second coming and he is the Messiah. That part scares me. Hopefully now people can start to come down from cloud nine and realize that its going to take awhile for things to get better. I was watching more for entertainment value then for history's sake...I know I am shallow. Aretha WTF(you can have the F stand for whatever you feel like. Personally I have my F stand for ... ahhh nevermind). When she saw that hat do you think she thought to herself oh this makes me look nice and put together kind of conservative. That has got to be the biggest bow I've ever seen. My favorite of all was the benediction given by Reverend Lowery. I couldn't help but laugh at what his prayer. The rhyming was superb. Here is the part of his prayer that made me laugh. Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around ... when yellow will be mellow ... when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen.

BANANAS

2009-01-18T22:05:00.005-07:00

Bananas...that is all I have to say about the Arizona Cardinals going to the Super Bowl. The Arizona Cardinals!?! Seriously am I in the twilight zone, did hell freeze over, or pigs grow wings? Don't get me wrong I like many other AZ folk are very excited that they are actually doing something, but I am seriously in a state of shock. I was a little torn with who to really cheer for in the game and really didn't care who eneded up going from the NFC to the Super Bowl. I have been a huge fan of the Philadelphia Eagles for a long time and was actually cheering for them to at least make the game interesting. I am glad that they decided to show up in the 2nd half and make a game of it. I feel bad for McNabb that he has to go back to Philadelphia and get ridiculed and picked apart. Oh well the Cardinals are headed to Tampa. I need to make it over to one of the casino's to put some money on the Cards. Hey, my money can't be doing any worse then it is now in this current economic turmoil. Bananas...the Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl.

Happy 2009

2009-01-16T12:30:00.004-07:00

It has been a minute since I have posted anything, so I thought that I would get on and post something. This is nothing exciting or interesting, but I am looking forward to a great 2009! My holiday season was a lot of fun. It was a pretty quiet Christmas. I got to speak to my brother on the phone. He is currently serving a church mission in Portland, OR. My sister Jennica came down to visit in AZ with her husband and baby. We played a lot of games and just enjoyed being together. I hope that everyone has a great 2009!

BettER LaTe THen neveR

2008-12-08T12:01:00.013-07:00

Here is my thankful post. I went up to Utah for 10 days and didn't take the time to post while I was there. Once I got home I was busy trying to get back to regular life, so like my title says better late then never. This is a post of things that I was thankful for and not thankful for while I was in Utah. NOT THANKFUL FOR:

I left 80/mid 70 degree weather for this! Too cold I was freezing and thought that I was going to cry.

The fact that I could see my breathe...definitely a downer. THANKFUL FOR:

I am a huge fan of Sonic (their drinks not their food). I love their ice and go every day to get my wonderful beverage. Not it's not Diet Coke or Dr. Pepper. My favorite beverage is there ice water. In AZ for a large ice water packed with ice is $0.68 and not eligible for happy hour. While in UT for two 44oz. ice waters packed with ice was only $0.75.

Utah's cheap gas. When I left AZ I was happy with it being a little under $2/gallon only to have my mind blown seeing how much cheaper everyone was paying in UT. The day I left it was down to $1.59/gallon.

My nephew Caden. I was so happy that I finally got to meet this little fella and that he was healthy and arrived here safely.

My wonderful family. These pictures are from the baby shower for both Brynlee and Caden before Thanksgiving. I forgot to take pictures on Thanksgiving Day.

Last but not least both my niece Brynlee and nephew Caden and the rest of my family. It was great that we were all able to be together and enjoy each others company! We all fun hanging out and playing games in between sicknesses. I am truly blessed to be part of a wonderful family.

New EdITion

2008-11-19T09:43:00.003-07:00

He's here! Finally this little fella decided to come and join the rest of the famdamily. Name: Caden Mitchell Rice DOB: 11/18/08 Weight: 9lbs. 8oz. Height: 20" He is a big boy and I can't wait to finally meet him. Two more days and I can hold this boy. Congratulations Mitch and Jennica!

TagGeD

2008-11-12T10:16:00.010-07:00

Thanks Car for the tag. I'm glad you did that so I actually post something. 8 Favorite TV Shows 1. The Office 2. Curb Your Enthusiasm 3. Weeds 4. The Sopranos (If I wasn't Samoan then I wish I was Italian and my Dad was in the mafia. I know the show is over but I love watching episodes on DVD.) 5. Basketball on TNT (I love Charles Barkley. He is FUNNY.) 6. Food Network 7. The Wire (This show was the realest show on TV) 8. Really I have a lot and most are are on HBO, Showtime and FX. Here are the shows that didn't get there own spot: Entourage, Dexter, Nip/Tuck, The Shield, and Riches. 8 Things I did yesterday 1. Worked 2. Took my little brother Braden out to dinner. 3. Saw a lady fall down and tried not to laugh until I was away from her. (Don't worry a man was already helping her get up so I didn't just leave her sprawled out on the pavement. I'm not that mean!) 4. Watched "Saved By the Bell". 5. Checked my email 6. read some of my book I am currently reading 7. talked on the phone with my sister Camille 8. Watched "Inside Man" with my Dad. (I forgot how much I liked that movie.) 8 Things I look forward to 1. My nephew Caden to finally get here. That kid just needs to get here already. He is killing me! 2. Going to lunch today with Camille and my Dad. 3. Seeing my cute niece Brynlee. 4. Getting a pedicure. 5. Going to the gym. 6. Driving to Utah for Thanksgiving to spend it with all my family. (Okay not the driving part but definitely the family part.) 7. Seeing all of my friends in Utah. I miss being with them, but not enough to move back to Utah. 8. Passing my life and health insurance exam so I will finally have my license! 8 Favorite Restaurants 1. Rosa's (The original not Tia Rosa's. I love this local Mexican place.) 2. Flancers 3. Claim Jumper 4. Cheesecake Factory 5. Deluxe Burger 6. Ahh Sushi in SLC. (This was my favorite lunch spot when I lived there. If you haven't been you should go. They make amazing rolls and everything is half priced during happy hour.) 7. RA sushi in AZ 8. Houstons 8 Things on my wish list 1. To go on a two week vacation alone. Starting in NYC, then to London, Paris, and Rome. 2. A two month vacation through the pacific. Stopping in Hawaii, Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia 3. To own a home 4. A pearl colored Range Rover pimped out with rims, a nice tint job and a knockin sound system. 5. A college degree. (I know I need to just get it done already.) 6. My life and health insurance license along with my series 7. 7. Find a guy that I like enough to consider going on a 2nd date. 8. Go to my dream concert that would have Common, Talib Kweli, Alicia Keys, Mos Def, Jay Z, Bob Marley, Lauryn Hill, Beres Hammond, Lucky Dube, Keyshia Cole, Mary J Blige, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Jurassic 5, UB40,De La Soul, TI, Rihanna, and MIA. It would just be me and whoever I wanted to invite. We would all just hang out after the concert and just kick it. Now I tag Carolyn, Kassie, Amy, and Jennica!

SoME New FavOriTe STuff!

2008-10-21T11:04:00.013-07:00

I have a new show that I really like Kath & Kim. I love Molly Shannon and Selma Blair so how could I not like this show. Plus there outfits are amazing. It comes on before The Office and I love it! If you haven't seen it you should check it out online at nbc.com. Here is also a new commercial that I like a lot. It has my boy Troy Polamalu in it and all I have to say is dang that boy can hit! This commercial is so catchy. I heard it once and the song got stuck in my head. I don't even know what this game is or have ever played it but like I said it's catchy. After seeing it I will find myself singing Oh No You Didn't. As for sports I wanted the Dodgers vs Red Sox, but since the Dodgers didn't make it I want the Rays. I love that they have the youngest team in baseball and the second lowest payroll in the MLB. Plus Carl Crawford lives downt the street from us so GO RAYS! Football I am of course loving my home team the Arizona Cardinals...hope I didn't just jinx them. I'm lovin that my boy Donovan McNabb is out there hustlin for the Philadelphia Eagles! I hope that both teams make the playoffs and hopefully one of them will make it to the Super Bowl!

CAtcH UP tiMe!

2008-10-13T10:14:00.007-07:00

These are in no particular order. Some are from an Arizona Cardinals game I went to with my dad. We had a lot of fun and got to be in a suite. That is the only way I want to go to a football game again! Then Braden threw my dad's golf club in the lake at the golf course so I took him to go look for it. LOL...he didn't find it. The other picture are of Brynlee and I can't believe how fast she is growing.

ForEveR STronG

2008-09-24T23:40:00.003-07:00

I went to see the sneak peak of this movie with my family on Monday night and I have to say that I liked it. My standards were pretty low because I thought it was a church movie and would be lame like "The Singles Ward", "The RM", and "Sons of Provo" (sorry Auntie Lynette I didn't like that movie). So, that being said this movie didn't have anything to live up to but it was good. It really isn't a church movie and there are some kind of popular actors in the film. It is based on true events of the Highland High (in Salt Lake City, UT) Rugby Team. I am a fan of rugby so I really enjoyed seeing a sports movie about rugby. My only complaint was that I wished that there were more Poly's in the movie since the majority of the people that play rugby in SLC are Polynesian. The movie is predictable like most sports movies, but it is a small movie and word on the street is that if this film doesn't have a good opening weekend then the Hollywood bigwigs are going to yank it. This is a good family movie. I know that it opens this weekend and is playing at a lot of the theatres here in AZ. If you feel like watching a good little family flick I suggest seeing "Forever Strong".

I'm An AUntIE!!!

2008-09-14T22:58:00.012-07:00

My sister Camille and her husband Kyle finally had there baby! Yay...woot woot!!! She was technically 3 weeks early according to one of the due dates that Camille was given, but we (being Camille, Kyle and the whole rest of the family) all thought that the true due date should have been another one they gave Camille which was September 21st. Anyways she is here and I couldn't be happier! She is healthy and the doctor even said that there is no way that she is 3 weeks early. She is adorable (I know I am bias...but who cares) and I AM SO IN LOVE WITH HER!!! Baby Facts: Name: Brynlee Rohner Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz. Height: 19" Time of Birth: 6:39am

These are a bunch of pictures from her first day on earth. I love her and can't wait to continue to spoil her! (These are two collages that I made with the same pictures)

OLymPicS!!!

2008-08-18T17:13:00.008-07:00

This is the DOPEST Olympic commercial on the air! If you haven't seen this commercial then you are missing out and I highly encourage you to watch this. Seriously, every time I watch it I get goosebumps. Marvin Gaye singing The Star Bangled Banner is classic and so smooth. U-S-A!!! Any huge fan of the olympic coverage and Michael Phelps should stop reading now. Don't be mad if you are still reading because you were forewarned! I am amazed at Michael Phelps and that he was able to accomplish his goal of eight gold medals. I'm not hatin' on him for that, but more irritated with the media and there complete obsession with him. Weren't there three other swimmers on each of the relay teams that helped to make his eight gold medal dream a reality? What about Dana Torres and winning a silver medal at the age of 41? What about Nastia Luikin and Shawn Johnson winning the gold and silver medal in gymnastics all around? The first time the USA has ever done that. I understand that Phelps just made olympic history, however aren't there a lot of other athletes that have worked hard and waited a long time to accomplish there goals in representing our country and trying to bring a medal home. Now there stories are being pushed to the back pages and out of the spotlight. What ever happened to a fair and balanced media...oh I forgot we haven't had that for a long time.

ReALiTy TV ObSeSsioN

2008-08-07T23:47:00.009-07:00

Hi my name is Alisa and I am addicted to reality tv! Okay so I know I have an addiction and that is the first step right. Well, the show that I have grown to love is So You Think You Can Dance and am so happy that Joshua won! The channel that helps to feed my addiction the most would definitely have to be Bravo! My latest addiction has been the show Flipping Out. Love it and all the people on it. I love seeing all the renevations and the transformations made with each piece of real estate. Let me be honest though that the main reason that I watch that show is the drama! Who else brings more drama then the biggest diva on that show....Jeff Lewis. He reminds me of an old boss of mine that shall remain nameless. Screw that...his name was James Davenport and he made my life a living HELL. He wrongfully fired me, but oh well I got a fat settlement from him...hahaha suck it James! Anyways Jeff is funnier then James ever was. My other show that I became addicted to was Real Housewives of New York City. These lady's have way too much time and money. My favorite lady had to be Ramona. She is such a crazy! I love cooking shows and Top Chef is definitely my favorite cooking reality show. I love how intense each contestant is about food and how creative they all are. Project Runway is by far my favorite. I can only wish that I could be that talented and created to go into a grocery store and make an amazing outfit. I wish that Tim Gunn could tell me to make it work!

SuMMeR!!!

2008-08-02T22:27:00.005-07:00

I have been pretty busy this summer. My family went up to Utah for a little over two weeks. It was fun just being up there and spending time with all of my family. While we were up there we took Devin to the MTC. That wasn't that fun, but I know that he is loving being out in Portland, OR. Jennica was able to come out to Utah from Seattle while we were there which was so fun since I haven't seen her forever. I also went with her to her ultrasound so I got to see my little nephew and hear his heartbeat. That has to be the coolest thing ever. My mom's side of her family had there family reunion while we were there so we got to see everyone and catch up. They set up this big slip n slide and I have to admit that I felt a little gipped about it since all I got was a water fight when I was little with water balloons. It was boys against girls and for some reason us girls would always end up trapped in the nasty bathroom. Man did we suck at strategy. I did do a lot with my family while we were there. We ate a lot, saw a bunch of movies, bowled, hiked, played games, and just hung out. All in all it was a great relaxing vacation to get away from the Arizona heat. Here are some pictures from my trip.

Apparently Jennica and Devin loved this dessert at Tucano's and I loved taking pictures of them loving it because I had 8 pictures of them with the dessert.

The syblings that really love Devin prior to him going to the MTC. Just kidding Camille and Katelyn...kind of

Devin showing off his nametag

Alexa, Breanna, and Shania bein gangsta' at the bowling alley

Ben, Grandpa, and Braden. Grandpa trying to show the youngsters how to bowl

The Smartt Squad at Leatherbee's

The slip n slide at the Turley Reunion

Jessica, Katelyn, Mikaela, and Auntie Lynette doing there ugly opera faces after their fierce competition. Auntie Lynette is still the winner

Playing Mormon Bridge that we all became obsessed with. Thanks Melinda!!!

CaTch UP TiMe!!!

2008-06-22T17:39:00.013-07:00

I have been pretty busy with life lately. Devin had his mission farewell last week and we had some of our family come in from Utah. We had so much fun hanging out with everyone and I was so happy that they were able to come down and enjoy our wonderfully HOT AZ summer with us! I'm pretty sure that all weekend long all we did was EAT!!!

Kyle (my brother-in-law) and his parents were nice and took us all to the lake. We had a lot of fun and the water was perfect! Here is me and Katelyn in the car taking pictures.

Since this is Devin's last week here in AZ before he goes to the MTC we have pretty much been playing and having fun. We have gone bowling a total of three times this week. I went to see "The Hulk" and "Get Smart" and gone out to eat I don't know how many times this entire week so Devin could eat at all of his favorites one last time!

I loved "Get Smart"! Maybe I am a little bias because I love Steve Carell and of course Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock. There were great one liners in this movie and I laughed quite a bit. So if you are wondering if you should see it. I would have to say yes.

Ahhhh...I just had to add this. I mean look at him...honestly need I say more. Anyways moving on to the next thing.

"Hulk" exceeded my expectations. Not that I really had high expectations since the last time this movie was done is was HORRIBLE. I have to say Marvel has done a really good job this summer with "Iron Man" and now "Hulk". If you liked "Iron Man" then I bet you would like "Hulk". I didn't like it better then "Iron Man", but it was a good movie.

One place we ate at was Rosa's. If you ever come to Mesa, AZ you definitely need to go to Rosa's. This is are favorite mexican place! We went there twice this past week..that is how much we love it!

Devin sad that he won't be back here for two years and sad that all his food is gone.

I seriously can't believe how many times I have gone bowling this week. 3 times...what is that about? I used to hate bowling and would make fun of my mom because she was in a bowling league back in the day! We went earlier this week and so much fun we just kept going. Devin, Camille, Kyle, Me, and my friend Misi went last night and we got there for Extreme Bowling. Nothing was really extreme about it. It was really just bowling with the lights out and a black light on with other neon lights on the lanes and music videos playing. We had a lot of fun and definitly got our money's worth. It was $20 each and you could bowl continuously from 10-1am. We made it until a little before 1 and had fun!
Camille and her bowling ball and her prego stomach!

Devin and ME!

Devin, Me, Camille & Kyle bowlin'

Devin brushin his shoulder off

All of our beautiful bowling balls

A Little Vacay with the Fam Bam!

2008-06-03T10:54:00.014-07:00

This past weekend me and the Fam Bam took a road trip to St. George for my cousin Nichole's wedding and also my cousin Kurt's mission farewell. We had a such a fun time seeing all the family and just chillin enjoying all the fun festivities! Here are some pictures from our little vacay!

We went bowling which was fun and some guys were gettin pretty heated outside as we were walking into the bowling alley. It was funny becasue we were just talking about how many crazy's hang out at bowling alleys...lol.

Katelyn and Nichole outside the temple. Nichole's dress was so pretty. Katelyn's dress had people asking how it was made. One lady even came up and lifted her dress up and was trying to figure it out. It was funny!

Cade, Neil, and Braden waiting outside the temple for Nichole and Casey to come out.

The two future (very near future) missionaries! Kurt and Devin love to have their pictures taken. Kurt is going to the Dominican Republic and Devin is going to Portland, OR. Kurt gave an awesome talk on Sunday!

Nichole & Casey's cute cake!

SISTERS!!! Me, Camille, and Katelyn...just missing Jennica. Wish that she could have been there!

Camille and her husband Kyle. Awww the cute little parents to be!

I had so much fun getting together and seeing all the family. I am so lucky to have such a great family and can't wait to get to see them all some more throughout the summer!

ITS A GIRL!!!!

2008-05-04T23:03:00.009-07:00

It's a GIRL! My sister Camille and her husband Kyle are having a baby girl! I am so excited for them. They found out this past week and we have all been dying to find out what they were having. I am so excited to have a little niece. Camille's due date is October 1st. Once we found out what the baby was, finally, we had to go out and buy something for her.

Here are some of her first pictures. My favorite one is of her hands and how they are intertwined together! These are probably hard to see but I don't care! Now I can't wait for my other sister Jennica and her husband Mitch to find out what they are having!

BOoK tAG!

2008-05-03T23:57:00.004-07:00

I got tagged by Carolyn, so here goes. The rules are: 1. Grab the closest book to you (it has to have at least 123 pages) 2. Turn to page 123. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Tag 5 other people. I am currently reading "Shopaholic Ties the Knot". The 123rd page, 5th sentence is: "Or what if they all buy us nasty green glass decanters, like one Auntie Jean bough for Mum and Dad that still gets brought out every Christmas?" This sentence probably doesn't make much sense if you've never read the book. The book is about a girl that loves to shop and is engaged. She is freaking out because she hasn't registered yet and the wedding is close. She also doesn't want to end up with lame gifts. I really like this series and can't wait to see the movieof the first book. Any suggestions on some other books for me to read? Now I tag Camille, Marek, Kasey, Jennica, and Haley.

OLd sChOOl boArD GAmeS!

2008-04-17T15:01:00.007-07:00

I was talking to my mom about how we needed to play Cities and Knights (expansion of Settlers of Catan) since we haven't played it too much lately. I know I know I love and am obsessed with this game, but hey I know I am not the only one! Then I started to reminisce about all the fun board games that I used to play back in the day. Here are just a few that I thought of and remembered how dearly I loved them!

Mall Madness! I loved this game and could play it forever. I blame this game for helping in making me the obsessed shopper that I am now and for how hard it is for me to pass on an item that is on sale or clearance. Attention all shoppers there is a sale at the bookstore...Attention all shoppers tere is a sale at the bookstore.

I didn't have this game but Carolyn Baird (Wixom now) did and we would play this game a lot. It was always scary when you got close to one of the fireballs hoping that it wouldn't get rolled and burn you to death. Hmmm maybe there is a reason that this game is no longer being sold.

Last but most definitely not last Girl Talk! This was a favorite especially at good old slumber parties!

There is one other game but I can't remember the name of it. There was a phone that you would dial the number of a boy that was on the cards. When you would call they would give you clues to figure out who has a crush on you. If you remember this game and can think of the name please tell me. Also if you have any other favorite old board games please do share!

WhaT A gAmE!

2008-04-08T11:09:00.005-07:00

Please tell me you watched the NCAA Championship Game last night!?! March Madness could not have ended any better then this OT thriller. I lost in my bracket in the final four. I thought that UCLA and UNC would have made it to the championship game, but I was wrong and lost. I didn't really care who won last night, but I wanted it to be a close game. Boy did I get what I wanted! Anywho the game last night between Kansas and Memphis was classic! The fact that Kansas came back from being down to send it into OT and then win...amazing! To think too that all Memphis had to do was hit there free throws and that would have ended the game.

I am a huge sports fan and watch and listen to ESPN and ESPN radio daily. One of my favorite shows on ESPN is PTI (Pardon the Interruption). I love that show...Tony Kornheiser and Mike Wilbon are two of my favorite sports journalists. They had Memphis' coach John Calipari on back when they were going to play Tennessee and they were undefeated and my boy Tony asked Calipari if he thought that Memphis being a poor free throw shooting team would effect their team down the stretch in close games. Calipari said that his team hit there free throws when they counted and that they really aren't that poor of a free throw shooting team. He even went as far as to say that on a list of 25 things he looks for in his players he would put free throw shooting at 26. Wow, bet he now wishes that he put it a little higher then 26!

BaCK in ThE DaY...

2008-04-06T21:21:00.007-07:00

Camille was over and on TV was the movie "Clueless" we were both reminiscing about this movie and others that we loved so here are a few that we thought of to go along with this list that I found while surfing blogs!

This movie and poster should be put in history books and the Smithsonian. This movie helped to coin the infamous phrase...Whatever

Awww I love this movie for introducing me Freddy Prinze Jr and of course Paul Walker!

Seth Green was hilarious in this movie actin all gangsta....lol

This one is a classic. I used to rent this all the time because I loved it so much and it helped to teach me my killer dance moves... The Freddy...need I say more

You know you grew up in the '90s if:
You can finish this song [ice, ice, _ _ _ _ ]
You remember watching:
-Doug
-Ren & Stimpy
-Rockos modern Life.
You've ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
You just can't resist finishing this . . . "Iiiiiiin west Philidelphia born and raised . . ."
You remember:
-TGIF
-Step by Step
-Family Matters
-Dinosaurs (LOL Jennica was the baby dinosaur one year for Halloween...Not the mama)
-Boy Meets World.
You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
You got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day in computer class at school.
You remember reading "Goosebumps"
You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
You still get the urge to say "NOT!" after (almost) every sentence.
You remember when everything was settled by:
-rock paper scissors or
-bubble gum bubble gum in a dish (I just used this today to solve a dispute between my brothers...lol)
When cops and robbers was a daily activity. (I got stuck in handcuffs for over a hour one time we played this)
You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time. (I was ghetto and would record my favorite songs on a cassette)
"Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" was both a game and a TV game show.
Heman women haters club.
You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green ranger, were meant to be together.
You knew Zach Morris and A.C. Slater could get any girl.
You had a Sega Genesis and you best friend had a Super Nintendo.
You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos . . . but never taped anything funny.
You remember when Yo-Yos were cool. (I sucked at this and could never get it to go back up)
You took those Where's Waldo? books to church.
You remember Read-A-Thons at school.
You ate Warheads.
You ate Ring Pops.
You remember drinking Tang.
Everything was "da BOMB!"
When they made the new lunchables so that you could make pizza AND tacos.
You had a boom box or discman.
Making those little paper fortune cookie things, and then predicting your life with them.
You know the hand signs for "2 Legit 2 Quit" by MC Hammer
M.A.S.H.
You played and/or collected "Pogs"
Furbies...
You watched the original Ninja Turtles cartoons.
Michael Jordan played basketball.
YIKES pencils and erasers were the stuff!
All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank"(Girls).
You remember when Beanie Babies and Talking Elmo were sold out.
Carebears...
Gak was the coolest stuff ever invented.
Lambchop's song never ended.
You remember wanting to sit on the orange Nickelodeon couch.
You know the Macarena by heart.
"Talk to the hand" . . . enough said.
Light up sneakers were cool.
You rented VHS tapes.
Gas was $0.95 a gallon.
What's Caller ID?
You recorded stuff on VCRs.
You called the radio station to request your favorite song.
You owned and wore slap bracelets!
Way back.
Before we realized all this would eventually disappear who would have thought you'd miss the '90s that much.

If you can think of any other movies or things from the 90's or late 80's that you loved and remember please share!

Tagged

2008-04-02T09:24:00.004-07:00

Here is another tag. I am happy though because I can't really think of anything else to post right now. 1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet + current car): Noodles Integra 2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor + fave cookie): Carmel Peanut butter 3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (first initial of last name + first 3 letters of first name): S. Ali 4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME:(fave animal + city you were born): Puppy Pago Pago 5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name + first 2 letters of your first): Smaal 6. HOLLYWOOD NAME:(your fave perfume/scent + fave candy): Light Blue Skittles 7. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's and father's middle names): Turley Kenneth 8. SPY NAME:(fave season/holiday + flower): Autumn Gardenia 9. CARTOON NAME:(favorite fruit + article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y"): Mango Shorty 10. HIPPIE NAME:(what you ate for breakfast + your favorite tree): Egg Palm I now tag whoever reads this tag and would like to do it!

Picture Tag!

2008-03-24T13:22:00.018-07:00

Okay, so I got tagged by two of my cousins to post 10 pictures. It has taken me forever to do it so I am finally getting around to it. There has been a bunch of stuff going on and happening lately so here are my pics!

For my birthday I went to dinner with my friend Misi at White Chocolate Grill and then we went out that night and had a lot of fun. Camille was nice and did my hair fun and funky!

If you know me then you know that I love to celebrate my birthday as long as possible. I did a lot of fun stuff over the entire week celebrating my birthday. On one of those nights I went to the Ostrich Festival with Misi, Moana, and Moana's kids. We got there too late to watch the Ostrich races but we had fun going on rides and hanging out there.

My Mom is the Relief Society President and they did a really fun Enrichment/Birthday Night. It was an Asian theme and then everyone had a brown paper bag and you had to put 3 things in it that you love or explain something about you. Then we had to get up and present our 3 things to everyone and explain them. We only got 1 minute to a minute and a half to do this. If we went over the time limit we would get GONGED! I mean literally GONGED too. They had this huge GONG there. It was really fun!

Devin put in his mission papers and he got his call!!! He got called to the Oregon Portland Mission and is headed to the MTC on June 25, 2008. I am so excited and proud of him! We had a huge map up on our wall that had everyone's guesses on it. No one guessed correct. Oh well, CONGRATULATIONS DEVIN!

This Sunday was Easter Sunday and also was Braden's 13th Birthday! He is now officially a teenager. He is too funny and always says and does the funniest things.

Now I tag Karolyn, Kendra, and Carolyn!

Woot Woot...another baby in the house!

2008-03-17T09:22:00.006-07:00

I got some exciting news this past week that my sister Jennica is pregnant!!! Jennica is about 6 weeks behind Camille. I wasn't completely shocked that Jennica was pregnant since she had become more open to the idea of her having a baby, but if you told me that she was going to be pregnant at this time I would have said no way. Probably because she and her husband Mitch would always say that they are not going to have kids for 8 years! I am so excited though that now I will have 2 nieces or nephews or one of each!

S@#!...I got Tagged!!!

2008-03-04T13:34:00.010-07:00

CAROLYN BAIRD WIXOM freakin tagged me! Just kidding I am glad that I got tagged so I have a new post and this is my first time! 10 YEARS AGO: I was a sophmore in high school and was excited because I was turning 16 in 3 days! Also I was playing high school b-ball, go Lancers,enjoying watching March Madness. 5 THINGS ON MY TO DO LIST: Get ready for the day (I know how sad, but is is hard sometimes when you work from home), find out what I am supposed to do with this paperwork for work, go shopping, play Settlers of Catan ( I know I need a new hobby), and watch the Suns murder the TrailBlazers tonight...woot woot Shaq Diesel! 5 SNACKS I ENJOY: Chips & Salsa (my mom's homemade and her green homemade salsa), Fruit Snacks/Roll-ups, Goldfish crackers (no I am not 2 I just like those snacks), cheese popcorn, and club crackers. 5 PLACES I'VE LIVED: Layton, UT, South Jordan, UT, Laie, HI, Salt Lake City, UT, and Mesa, AZ WHAT I WOULD DO IF I SUDDENLY BECAME A BILLIONAIRE: I would pay off all the debt of my loved ones, buy me a fat crib and a tight ride that would be pimped out and I would sing "Catch me ridin dirty" and "This is the way I live" all the time, and of course invest a lot of it and I would travel all over the world. First trip would be a month long trip with stops in NYC, London, Paris, and then Rome....I'm rich BIAATCH! 5 JOBS I'VE HAD: My jobs aren't very exciting. I worked for my dad filing, then at ACS verifying peoples information, Seasider Grill in Hawaii (best job ever only 2 days a week for 2hrs and then I got a free meal), Beneficial Life Insurance, and now for my dad at Wealth Navigation. 5 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: I am addicted to reality tv...the ones on MTV & VH1 ie "I Love NY", "Rock of Love", and "Making the Band" too many to list them all...I know why do I waste my time and support those show, but I can't help it. It is like watching a car wreck I can't turn away. I check out perezhilton.com daily, I can fit a whole peeled orange in my mouth, When I first went to college I wanted to be a sports journalist, and I have tripped at a club up the stairs and everyone saw me and kept coming up to me that night saying that they saw me fall and wanted to know if I was okay. NOW I TAG: Camille, Nichole, Karolyn, and Brooke

FuNNy BirthDay PReSenT!!!

2008-02-25T16:38:00.000-07:00

It was my little sister Katelyn's birthday last week and she is now 15 years old. I seriously can't believe how old she is and how pretty she is. She seems to be getting prettier and prettier everyday. My little brother Braden has had pretty long nasty hair for awhile and Katelyn has been embarrassed by him and his hair at school. Braden decided that for Katelyn's birthday he would let her cut his hair however she wanted. Well, Katelyn went to town on his head well...lets just say we are all happy that Camille cuts hair and can fix the damage that has been done to Braden's dome. Seriously those two kill me! Braden won this year for the most creative birthday present!

I'm Gonna be an AUNTIE!!!

2008-02-19T19:46:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I have known the good news for a little bit, but kept forgetting to post it. I am soooo excited though that my sister Camille and her husband Kyle are expecting there first child!!! Camille isn't due until late September. This will be the first grandchild for my parents and we all are very excited! This is a picture from Camille's first ultrasound. The baby kind of looks like a seamonkey right now, but I am pretty sure that it will be getting cuter as time goes on.

Things That I am loving right now....

2008-02-07T11:41:00.000-07:00

I love the movie Juno! I have seen it three times now and love it even more each time I have seen it. It is a cute and funny movie and I highly recommend that you see this movie! It is a little crude at the beginning, but other then that I loved the offbeat storyline and humor.

WOOT WOOT The NY Giants WON the Superbowl!!! I was so happy that they defeated the Patriots. I only wish that I would have put some money on the game so I could have truly reaped of the benefits! I also wish that I wasn't so sick so I could have gone and participated in some of the fun activities that were going on for the Superbowl.

I cannot wait for Janet Jackson's new album. I am completely in love with her new song Feedback. I can't help but to move when I hear this song. I also love the video. You should check out the song!

I am completely obsessed with the game Settlers of Catan right now. I know I know how lame, but don't knock it until you have tried it. I love playing this game!

Last and definitely not least is that the Suns now have the Shaq Diesel on there team. I know I had mixed feelings at first too about the Suns trading Shawn "The Matrix" Marion and Marcus Banks for Shaq. I have to admit I am excited for debut of Mr. O'Neal. Oh and maybe this is fate for me now that he will be in the valley. You see I used to have a huge crush on Shaq back in the day (like when I was 13) and was obsessed with him and thought I would marry him...lol. I just hope that he can help bring one of those trophy's here!

ROAD TRIP!!!

2008-01-26T20:34:00.001-07:00

I went on a road trip with my mom to go to St. George, UT to visit my auntie and her family. We had a really fun time in St. George and I enjoyed getting to spend time with my cousins. I also was studying for my Life and Health Insurance Exam. It was nice to get away for a little bit. I couldn't believe how cold it was there.

FUN!!!

2007-12-14T11:24:00.000-07:00

Well, I have had a lot of fun the past couple of months. I went to Utah to go and see one of my best friends, Finau, perform at her going away concert. She got signed with a label in Hawaii and is now over there recording her first solo album. I am so excited for her! While there I was able to spend time with my other friends and was so happy since I miss them! While there I also got see my nephew Hema (Genae's baby). Genae and Hema were visiting from "THE BAY" which was nice since Nau, Genae, and I haven't been together for the past 3 months. Hema is getting so big!

I also went to California to visit my family in Long Beach. It was great to see them since I haven't been there to visit for almost two years. My little nieces and nephews there are doing good. I can't believe how good Tua's (my birthmom) english is getting!

For Thanksgiving I went with my family up to Utah to spend the holiday with the rest of our family. I had a great time with all my Cousins, Aunties, Uncles, and Grandparents. We all ate, played games, ate, watched movies, shopped, ate, watched the big BYU vs Utah Game, and oh did I mention we ate! Being in Utah and experiencing the cold made me so happy to come back to AZ!

New to this!

2007-11-02T22:54:00.000-07:00

So I am new to this whole blog thing and thought that I woud give it shot. Please be patient as I try to figure things out and pimp out my blog!