My "Top Ten" things of the moment

So I thought I would copy this from my friend Lindsay(thanks lindz)! Here's a little way for you to get to know me better! These are in no particular order, just what I am loving or doing at the moment!

#1 My amazing husband Seth! He is so patient and loving to me and is a super HOT Firefighter! He is a faithful member of our church and is a great example to me!

#2 My calling at church as Young Womens Secretary, I love it! I am a planner and it gives me such an outlet for that! At first I felt like "really me?" "you want me to be an example for teenage girls in the church?" But now I really feel that this was meant for me! I love the young women so much! They are so fun and are great influences for me! Who woulda thought I would end up needing them more than they need me! :) It also gives me the opportunity to earn my Young Womens medallion something I thought I was too cool for in highschool - I was wrong!


#3 "the office" Yes I know it hasn't been on and I am having withdrawals! I saw this funny video on my friend Genni's blog (thanks Genni) and it gave me hope to hopefully seeing a new episode this year! Lets all hope together! :) This is the best show since "Friends" (an old favorite of mine)! Enjoy fellow "the office" lovers!

#4 SUSHI! I crave it every day! I didn't even try it till I was 22 and even then I only liked the ones without raw fish! Well it is my favorite food now! And Seth has come to like it too in the last month! My girlfriend Leslie just took me out to an all you can eat sushi place and we were in heaven! I can usually only eat 8 rolls and we both ate 24 each(We had to take advantage of the "all you can eat")! I was in heaven! I've decided that my favorite roll now is "Cherry Blossom" roll - it has salmon, avocado and cucumber on the inside and tuna on the outside - I had it at the Sushi House in Temecula. I also love the "Red Bull" roll like what is pictured above! Anyways if you need a sushi buddy let me know! :)

#5 Blogging! I love it! My new way of journaling, since I have never been good at that! I LOVE being able to keep in touch with old friends and new friends so easily!

#6 My Family! I have always loved them but I just LOVE family time lately! My family is fun, loud and makes no apologies for it! We understand each other more as we're getting older and have really become best friends! I'm glad to have them as my eternal family! Seth and I have such great support from them in everything we do! I'm so glad that they loved Seth and saw what a good guy he was from the beginning! They made it possible and easy for me to come back to church by accepting me even if I wasn't going, instead of chastising me. And they are a great example for Seth and I of what we want our eternal family to be! I attached pictures of my most favorite little people, my nephews and niece from our holiday photo session! I just adore my nephew Tate!(He is the one in Christmas lights) I feel like we are cut from the same mold! He makes me so happy by wanting me, holding out his pudgy arms to be lifted up or trying to get back to me from someone else! He is my happiness when I am down on not being a mommy yet! I'm glad my sister is so sharing of him! Trent, Austin and Autumn are at the age now where they really enjoy each others company! (See picture of Trent and Austin giggling together) It is so fun to watch them cohort! My dad dressed up as Santa this year and it was so cute watching them convince each other that this was "Grandpa Santa"(see picture below) They get excited to see each other and bummed if they can't see other. They are just perfect, funny little beings with their own personalities and quirks that I cannot get enough of! Trent is very serious and full of knowledge, you have to earn his love! He doesn't just give away his hugs and kisses, you have to be patient or just attack him! He says the funniest matter-of-fact things like in response to me telling him that I was keeping his brother Tate he said "well you're going to need diapers!" - so freakin cute! Autumn is such a girly girl! She loves lip gloss, shoes and purses! Seth caught her putting lip gloss on her dolls! As you can see in her picture she is a cutie, she just recently learned how to smile pretty for the camera(her mother is so grateful)! She is a stealthy, sneaky little girl with a big heart! Austin is the ringleader who wants to be with the grown ups, especially during Bocce Ball games! He makes friends easy and is very willing to help anyone! On a trip to Lego Land with him he heard a mother screaming for her lost child and he told us that we need to help her, "it is the season to help people"! Such a good heart!

#7 My friends! I have such an army behind me, I'm so lucky to have such great people in my life who appreciate me and make me laugh! I love spending time with them, celebrating their successes and being there for them during a hard time.

#8 Settlers of Catan! The best board game ever made! See our "Settlers Table"? I renamed the poker table, it was destined for Settlers! So fun and competitive! You have to think and use strategury (thanks Bush!) to do well in the game! It's interactive and will make you happy and angry all in the same game! Good Times! Ask us to teach you, we would love to do a game night! :)

#9 Learning a new job! I love new jobs and I have had a lot of them in my life! I cannot seem to stay in a job longer than a year! I did work for Nordstrom for 7 years but I worked in many different jobs within that company! I learn quick and get bored easy, and then cannot wait to quit! Can anyone say ADD? Yep, that's me! I think I am meant to raise a eclectic family but until that opportunity arises I have to have a paying job! So now I'm working from home and it gives me the freedom of playing when I want to and keeps me away from the hellish jobs of retail and sales! Yay!

#10 Finding my decorating style! In the absence of my favorite shows due to the writers strike I have found HGTV - it's the fetal position to my loss of good tv! :) I have been delighted to find shows like "Find Your Style", "Divine Design" and "Color Splash" and have really started to figure out what I want in decor! I had been so confused! So now I just need $! Anyone willing to contribute can wire transfer or send in snail mail! :) If anyone else is looking for some style direction take this online quiz! http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_hfys/ Go to that page and take the "What's your design style" quiz! It told me that I am:

Sleek & Clean
This decor is really a combination of two design styles – modern earthy-organic paired with bold and contemporary colors – that meet to create a surprising, edgy environment. It's young and fresh and not just trendy, but ahead of the curve.
Your design style includes furnishings and light fixtures verging on industrial, with lots of steel and glass that creates a high-tech, urban feel. The colors are either black and white with bold accents, or rich, saturated swathes of color on the walls, fabrics and rugs. Eclectic mixtures of color, texture and material show off your individuality.

Well I hope you enjoyed my "Top Ten" and I challenge you to blog your "Top Ten" things of the moment, I would love to get to know you better!

Love, Heather