Fun Fall

Sarah, Kenzi, and I took a drive up in the canyons to look at all the fall leaves and had a little picnic too! Then we went over to This is the Place Park. It was such a fun afternoon. I just love time spent with these girls!!

It was beautiful up there

 I just love this pic. so funny.

Tried to make it look like I was headless. Fail.

We are just too cute

We're excited...?

Playing Chicken with a Moose

So- Last Saturday night I had the most terrifying experience of my life. I met a moose on the road in Parleys Canyon on my way home from work. I didn't see it soon enough to get completely out of the way and ended up hitting it. In the end I got away with minor cuts and overall soreness. My car, on the other hand, wasn't quite as lucky. It is totaled. The moose is dead. For some reason, I'm still here and almost untouched.

For those of you who haven't seen one- this is a moose. They're big suckers.

 

So this is my car. Notice that the only damage is to the driver's side of the car, which is where I was.

 

My windshield

 

My windshield from the inside

 

Moose hair in my windshield

Beautiful Little Girl

Okay... I seriously have some of the most beautiful little nieces. They are just too cute and so fun to be around! I took this picture of Saydie and just thought it was gorgeous. I kinda think she looks like a little model!

Allred

A couple weeks ago my roommate, Lindsey, and I went down to Provo to see a local band, Allred with my friend Kendra. Kendra and I like to go see Allred any chance we get. He is just fantastic! We ended up being late for the show... and even later cuz it turned out it started an hour earlier than we thought. sad day.

Check out Allred at: http://www.myspace.com/allred

I've been TAGGED

Okay... so I was reading the beginning of Sarah Nolan's latest blog posting and saw she was tagged. I immediately knew she would do the same and had some feeling I would be on that list. So here I go... Answering her random questions! This is for you SARAH NOLAN!!

1. What are your top 5 favorite songs right NOW?
   
   
   • Just the Way You Are- Bruno Mars
   • Teenage Dream- Katy Perry
   • Love Like Woe- The Ready Set
   • Rhythm of Love- Plain White T's
   • I Run to You- Lady Antebellum
     
     
2. What's the best movie you've seen in the past 12 months and why?I'm really not sure how to answer this one... I haven't been completely blown away by any movies lately. I did just see Easy A and just loved it! I was laughing through the entire thing!
   
   
3. What food dish is your masterpiece?  I'm not quite sure how to answer this question. I assume it means something I make really well... In that case- I'm not big on cooking. I can, I just don't do it much. So I will go ahead and say Garlic Chicken Stir Fry. Delicious!
   
   
4. How often do you take different routes to the same places, just for fun?Never
   
   
5. What's your preferable method for scenting things?  (e.g., natural, candles, sprays, etc.)I'd have to say sprays....
   
   
6. How many cars have you had and what were they?  -- what will your NEXT car be?I learned to drive on the car I have now- 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue
   But all through high school I drove a sweet 1993 Crown Victoria. YES!! Let me just explain how sweet this car was. The only reason the seat was attached to the car was because of the wiring under the seat.. Therefore I drove like a gangster cuz it took all my might to pull myself up to the steering wheel to where I should have been. Also, you have to get in the trunk and pull the wire to open the gas thing. awesome.
   I would like my next car to be some kind of cross over. We'll see.. once I have money and can afford the insurance too. ha
   
   
7. What's your FAVORITE movie quote?If you've met me you know that I love love movie quotes. To choose a favorite is simply impossible. So I will just list my most commonly used at this point in my like: BIG SUCK!!- House Bunny
   
   
8. What's one (or more) thing you have no problem buying on an impulse?This is rough. I'm not really a huge impulse buyer. But my answer would have to be sweatshirts!!
   
   So as of now I'm not gonna tag anyone cuz I don't want to think any questions right now. But it may come later. Stay tuned!

Jerilyn Pence CSW

  Well.. As many of you know I have been done with grad school for quite some time, but have been waiting to take this big exam. Let me just tell you what I had to go through just to register for this sucker:

1. Fill out a 22 page application for DOPL and submit a payment of $120.
2. Wait a week to receive a letter from them.
3. Get the letter and call ASWB to register for the exam and submit a payment of $260.
4. Wait a week to receive a letter from them. (In my case wait 2 weeks for the letter cuz the mailman was stupid and sent it back to ASWB in Virginia even though it had the correct address)
5. Call and schedule the exam.
6. Get up to be at the testing center by 8:30am to take the exam.
    This is exam consists of 170 multiple choice questions and a 4 hour time limit. You must receive a score of 70 to pass the test. If not, all steps must be repeated (including another payment of $260) If you receive a passing score you are now officially licensed to get a job and practice as a therapist.

So on Friday morning I woke up from a rather restless night of sleep to get to the testing center. I was super anxious about it, but felt fully prepared. I have been studying for weeks and weeks, but knew this test kinda held the fate of my career. I took 2 1/2 hours to take the test with 2 short breaks to walk around and stretch. After I submitted the test I had to take a 10 question survey and then came up the screen that read: PASS!!!!!! Oh man- biggest relief EVER! I just stared at the screen, dropped my jaw, and said "SHUT UP!!!" So now I can go out tonight and celebrate! I am so relieved to have this over with. Now... bring on the job hunt!!

The Big 24!!!

So about a week before my birthday I found out Boyz II Men was coming into town for the Utah State Fair on my birthday! I just knew I had to get tickets! So I called up some friends to see if they even remembered the band and they were in for a fun night of reliving the 90s! So the deal was... the tickets were free with admission into the fair, but you had to get have a seating ticket. They released the seating tickets at noon the day of the show, but when I talked to the lady at the ticket office she said you needed to be there early to wait in line. So that morning Emily and I dragged our butts to the state fair at 7:30am to wait in line. We were number 65 in line and ended up getting tickets in the 8th row! Before the concert we headed to the fair and looked around. The sad thing is the Utah state fair doesn't even begin to compare with the Iowa State Fair. But we looked around and had some traditional fair food: navajo tacos for dinner and funnel cakes! yummmmmmy!!

 Emily and I at the show. Thanks for waiting in line for hours with me to get the tickets!

Sarah and I

Lindsey and I- my new roomie!

And here they are: Boyz II Men!! Still doin' their thang!

Up close.. Slowin' it down

They still have some sweet dance moves!!

This picture is just funny to me cuz of that ghost hand... random.

Sarah, Emily, Me, Lindsey, and Candice!

Thanks for sharing my birthday with me and going to Boyz II Men! At first we were all just laughing cuz we were at a Boyz II Men concert. Then we realized they were actually still decent! Love their classics! Such a fun birthday!!