99 things

I've seen this on a lot of peoples blogs and since I had some downtime at work today, I thought I'd take a stab at it. These would be the 99 things for Meagan and not James.

Here are the rules:
Bold the things you’ve done and post on your blog.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (With my handsome hubby)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis (if having one stuck to the side of your foot counts)
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
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
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run 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
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
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
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 (drawn)
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 or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
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
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
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
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 a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Redwoods
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (a few times)
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (Dominique Dawes, Grant Hill, Jimmy Page)
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
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

Morning Funnies and Craziness!

James has been staying in Salt Lake this week while he is at Omniture's yearly Summit conference. On Tuesday night I spent the night and stayed with him but last night I was by myself. When I'm by myself I usually have to stay awake as long as I possibly can so that I just fall asleep when my head hits the pillow, otherwise I start worrying and such. I actually was having fun reading "Believing in Christ". It's an awesome book and I would recommend it. So It got to be 1:30am and I decided it was time to go to sleep and leave my book. I went to set the alarm for 6:45 because I had a meeting at 8 this morning so I would need to leave for work a little earlier. At 6:45 the alarm went off and I was sooo tired. I mean unusually tired. It was also a lot darker than usual so I looked out the window to see if it was storming or something and it was just dark. So I pulled myself out of bed and got ready and went to the car. When I started the engine the clock in the car said 5:30....I was like WHAT????!!!!! I picked up my cell phone and looked at the time....yep it's 5:30am. I must have set the actual clock for 2 hours later when I set the alarm. I started laughing at myself. So I went back and slept for 2 hours and then got out of bed and headed to work feeling a lot more refreshed than waking up at 4:45am. Yuck! I guess I need to be more careful when I'm tired not to mess up doing things.

Bloggy Giveaways

So my dear friend Shalyse posted months ago when she won something from Bloggy Giveaways. I have been addicted to the site. Everyday they post another giveaway where you go to the site of whatever they are giving away and usually you just have to say what you like from their site to enter. They did a huge carnival with over 1300 giveaways. I just was notified that I won this. I'm really excited to try it when it comes in the mail!

Omniture Christmas Party Catch-Up

So over a month ago Omniture had their huge Christmas party. It's always at the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake. There always seems to be a snowstorm the night of the party too. We forgot our camera so our friend snapped these pictures of us. Omniture paid for James' tuxedo rental and I found my dress half-off at a sale Allyse's Bridal was having in September. We had a blast and lived it up in style. They had gourmet appetizers, main dishes, and desserts all with a Latin Theme. Our entertainment this year was a professional dance group that performs in lots of movies all the time as back-up dancers. They were pretty good, but a little scandalous since they were scantily clad. ;) Because of the snow we were late and didn't get to have professional pictures done there, so I'm glad our friend had her camera to snap a few shots after the party. I also had a hair appointment to get my hair done, but again because of the snow I canceled my appointment so I wouldn't have to get out in the snow before that night.

Welcome to Spanish Fork

A few weeks ago when we were driving home from the Festival of Lights we passed this gas station and we had to stop to take a picture of this sign.

We thought it was funny. Welcome to Southern Utah Valley for us!

Happy New Years!

So for New Years James and I went to his parent's new house and hung out with his family and the Beuker's from his family's ward. We had a ton of fun. We played the Wii and watched Stardust and ate lots of yummy food. We also played Apples to Apples which is a tradition when we hang out with the Beukers.

Yummy Food

James' Apples to Apples Cards

Meagan's Apples to Apples Cards

Christmas

Christmas was really fun this year. James and I got to stay in Utah with his family this year which was really nice to stay here while we were still trying to get our new home in order. James' mom got his Dad a parakeet for Christmas. It's actually a really cute present, because that was their first pet when they first got married. We got to babysit the parakeet for 2 nights before Christmas so that James' Dad wouldn't know that his mom had gotten it for him. He was a lot of fun! Eric, James' brother spent the night at our house for Christmas Eve and we watched the Patrick Stewart version of A Christmas Carol. I made Raspberry Cream Cheese French Toast for Breakfast and then we went to James' parents new house to open presents. It's really funny, because James' parents just got into a house about a week after we got into ours. James and I didn't get each other presents this year, because of the house and the car(see post below). We did get a lot of nice things for our new house though, including gift cards to help us to get things that we need. We also got some fun movies and yummy treats.

The Christmas Tree

The Hidden Parakeet

James Pouting

James and Eric

All of the Presents

The Cute Parakeet that James' Dad named "Spud"

The rug we got as a present