OK... Pay attention. I am pulling a bunch of old posts that I wrote on Facebook to this site, because, well... I hate the new Facebook.
Well, that's not really why I'm pulling them.
Facebook isn't really set up as a blog and that's what I was hoping for when I started these posts, but nobody read them unless I 'tagged' them in the note.
So I 'tagged' people that I thought would appreciate them and (with the exception of Tony, Sheila and Vanessa), anybody I 'tagged' would email me with this attitude, like, "Dude, it said you tagged me in a note and then when I read it, it like, didn't say anything about me... Dude, what gives?" (is it just me or do my friends sound like Bill S. Preston, Esquire?)
Anyway, you'll see a load of 'new' posts below. If they have an extra date and time at the top that are not the original post chronology, they are updates, and I left the original date in to avoid confusion.
I'm also not pulling every post, because I went back and read some of them and I thought, "Dude, you really like, suck at this..." (Maybe it's not my friends I have to be worried about)
Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday With The Browns
Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 11:28pm
It's the first time we've all been together in two years and it's the first all- family photo with our adorable new nephew, Mason.Ironically, I didn't spend all of my time taking shots of Alex and Brady (Braxton won't sit still for the camera). Since we rarely see Tim and Trisha, I had to load up on shots of their kids to tide me over until Thanksgiving.All in all, I am pleased with the results. Of course, it does help that the Browns are really photogenic, but I will still take partial credit, because... well, you really can't stop me...
All of us (back to front, left to right): Russ, Pat, Jenn, Chris, Tony, Tim, Trisha, Little Mason, Sheila, Kristilynn, Katrina, Braxton, Alex, Brady, Kendis
Back Row:Russ (Dad), Pat (Mom)Front row (in order of oldest to youngest): Katrina, Tony, Tim and Chris
Katrina and Dad
All of us (back to front, left to right): Russ, Pat, Jenn, Chris, Tony, Tim, Trisha, Little Mason, Sheila, Kristilynn, Katrina, Braxton, Alex, Brady, Kendis
Back Row:Russ (Dad), Pat (Mom)Front row (in order of oldest to youngest): Katrina, Tony, Tim and Chris
Katrina and Dad
St. Maarten, Utah
Monday, July 7, 2008 at 7:52am
Who knew that a tropical paradise resided right here in Utah? In the heart of downtown, no less.
Here's the story:
Our neighbor, Megan (one of the Kelly clan to our East), is a single mom who always puts her son first.
She works at his school so she can have the same schedule that he does, she lives with her parents so he has a sense of family and so that she can afford to give him a better life, and she often goes without so that she can make sure that he is provided for.
She is a great parent who understands that her son comes first and has her priorities in order.
So she was thrilled when one of her friends, who is attending medical school in St. Maarten, asked her and another friend to come visit once school was out.
To sweeten the deal, the other friend works for Delta, and they were going to travel to St. Maarten on her buddy pass.
Megan only had to pay for the flight to Atlanta, a mere $200.
Thanks to her Economic Stimulus check, she decided to do a little something for herself, just this once.
So they catch the red-eye for Atlanta, where they will spend a whopping 36 hours, during which time, they will not make the flight to St. Maarten because it is totally booked and the next flight is in three days, on the day they are scheduled to return to Salt Lake.
During this time, they also try in vain to get a flight home, sleeping in the airport between every flight they don't get on.
Finally, two seats open up and they head back to Salt Lake, having neither seen the beauty of St. Maarten or even the nightlife of Atlanta; save the airport cleaning crew.
We are totally bummed that she didn't get to have this great escape and wish desperately that we had the money to send her to St. Maarten ourselves.
Since we aren't Rockefellers, we settled for the next best thing.
Below is her blog about her virtual St. Maarten trip:
Friday, July 4, 2008
My Own Backyard... A couple of posts ago I wrote about my cute neighbors. Now I need to blog about them again.
Last night I came home from fireworks at Granite High to find St Maarten in my own back yard.
Jen and Katrina decided that since I didn't make it there, they would bring St Maarten to me.
How sweet are they!!!!! They thought of everything.
I had my choice of lei's, suntan lotion, a hat, swizzle sticks, and a fun drink...all the comforts I could have enjoyed while away.
They even figured out how far it was! And pointed the sign in the right direction!
Laying on the "beach" reading, feeling the sand between my toes, what a perfect vacation.
In fact, I'm headed back out to lounge in the sun and build a sand castle. I'll bring a few sea shells back for all of ya!
WHAT A PERFECT VACATION
My Brother- In- Law: The Badass Outlaw...
Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 3:25pm
So Katrina's brother, Tony, has taken up racing and we were invited out to shoot photos of him at his sessions yesterday.
I didn't really have any expectations of the day. I just really hoped to get some good shots of him. I was nervous because I've never shot fast sports shots before.
I think the shots are great, but I expect I will look back on them in the future and think they suck as I get better at it.
What I didn't expect was to have such a great time or for him to be so totally AWESOME on the bike. Only a couple other guys in his class (division, genre???) put their knees down like he did and he's only been racing this season. I think most of them have done it more often than he has, but you couldn't tell by watching them.
Aside from giving Katrina agita and making her think, "You little Bastard! Get off, get off, you're gonna fall!" every time he rode by, a great day was had by all. Check him out in all his speedy glory:
8 Things About Me...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 3:32pm
Sometimes these are stupid, and mine may not be any better but I'm in the mood to share. Enjoy it while it lasts.
8 Things about Me:
8 jobs I've had:
- Physician Recruiter (twice)
- Offshore Corporate Recruiter
- Pizza Delivery Driver
- Truck Driver
- Picture Framer
- File Clerk
- Horse Drawn Carriage Driver
- Bellperson
8 movies I can watch over and over:
- Both Father of the Bride Movies
- Blue Crush (hot girls surfing, what more can I say?)
- Step Into Liquid
- White Christmas (only at Christmas)
- Miss Congeniality (Hot girl who kicks ass; again, what can I say?)
- Any Harry Potter Movie (that counts for at least 4)
8 places I would live (other than here):
- Manila, Philippines
- Destin Beach, FL
- Galveston Beach, TX
- Paris, France
- Hawaii
-Tahiti
- Hong Kong
- Seattle, WA
8 TV shows I like to watch:
- Friends
- Divine Design with Candice Olsen
- Design on a Dime
- 3rd Rock From The Sun
- Will & Grace
- Family Guy
- The Simpson’s
- Colorsplash
8 of my favorite foods:
- Nectarines (but I only eat them in the sunshine. Is that weird?
- Thai Food (does that count as one?)
- Sesame Sticks
- Cheese (the smellier, the better)
- Salsa Chicken
- Pear Delight
- Katrina’s Steak
- Funeral Potatoes
8 places I would rather be:
- In the ocean (diving, surfing, swimming, whatever)
- In the Philippines
- Camping in the mountains
- Hong Kong
- My Hammock
- My Hot Tub
- Tony & Sheila’s House
- My Garden
8 things I'm really looking forward to:
- My Mom’s visit in July
- Seeing my niece and nephews next
- My next road trip
- New floors in my house
- Seeing Katrina after work
- Friday Night Flicks
- My Chicken Classes (don’t ask)
- Pioneer Day ( I live by the park so my life is a giant party for three days)
8 things you may not know about me:
- I am adopted
-I'm really sensitive and my feelings get hurt very easily.
- My family is the most important thing to me in the world
- I don't like ice cream
- I wish I had siblings
- I don't want children because I don't think I'd be a good parent.
- I am uncomfortable hugging people
- I don't like loud noises
Sometimes these are stupid, and mine may not be any better but I'm in the mood to share. Enjoy it while it lasts.
8 Things about Me:
8 jobs I've had:
- Physician Recruiter (twice)
- Offshore Corporate Recruiter
- Pizza Delivery Driver
- Truck Driver
- Picture Framer
- File Clerk
- Horse Drawn Carriage Driver
- Bellperson
8 movies I can watch over and over:
- Both Father of the Bride Movies
- Blue Crush (hot girls surfing, what more can I say?)
- Step Into Liquid
- White Christmas (only at Christmas)
- Miss Congeniality (Hot girl who kicks ass; again, what can I say?)
- Any Harry Potter Movie (that counts for at least 4)
8 places I would live (other than here):
- Manila, Philippines
- Destin Beach, FL
- Galveston Beach, TX
- Paris, France
- Hawaii
-Tahiti
- Hong Kong
- Seattle, WA
8 TV shows I like to watch:
- Friends
- Divine Design with Candice Olsen
- Design on a Dime
- 3rd Rock From The Sun
- Will & Grace
- Family Guy
- The Simpson’s
- Colorsplash
8 of my favorite foods:
- Nectarines (but I only eat them in the sunshine. Is that weird?
- Thai Food (does that count as one?)
- Sesame Sticks
- Cheese (the smellier, the better)
- Salsa Chicken
- Pear Delight
- Katrina’s Steak
- Funeral Potatoes
8 places I would rather be:
- In the ocean (diving, surfing, swimming, whatever)
- In the Philippines
- Camping in the mountains
- Hong Kong
- My Hammock
- My Hot Tub
- Tony & Sheila’s House
- My Garden
8 things I'm really looking forward to:
- My Mom’s visit in July
- Seeing my niece and nephews next
- My next road trip
- New floors in my house
- Seeing Katrina after work
- Friday Night Flicks
- My Chicken Classes (don’t ask)
- Pioneer Day ( I live by the park so my life is a giant party for three days)
8 things you may not know about me:
- I am adopted
-I'm really sensitive and my feelings get hurt very easily.
- My family is the most important thing to me in the world
- I don't like ice cream
- I wish I had siblings
- I don't want children because I don't think I'd be a good parent.
- I am uncomfortable hugging people
- I don't like loud noises
Herbert Avenue... Home Of The Mutual Admiration Society
Most of you know how much we love our neighbors. We have the Green Team, The Kelly's, Crazy Cat Lady and The Nudists. Then there's us, "The Girls"...
Apparently, the feeling is mutual... Megan Kelly (aka... The Kelly's) posted a blog about us the other day. I don't even know if she knows that we read her blog, which makes the sentiment even sweeter. I don't even mind that she spelled my name wrong...
Monday, June 9, 2008
Cute Neighbors
We seriously have some of the cutest neighbors! To the west of us are Jen and Katrina (The Girls), next to them Jen and Nolan (The Green Team). The Girls decided to put this little swing up in their front yard so that the kids in the neighborhood (who can usually be found in our front yard anyways) could swing and play. The kids lined up to take turns the other night, and it was so fun to watch them all interact. The Girls and the Green team also have a shared driveway with a bit of a slope to it, and they don't mind when six kids have to move out of the way so they can park. The kids like to ride their bikes down it and see who can go faster. It's so great that these neighbors love having the kids hanging around, and even provide entertainment for them.
This Is Weirder Than Weird...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 at 10:11pm
Disclaimer: I am trying not to drop the F-Bomb as much as usual, so you will notice that some words and letters have been spelled out phonetically.
While still not suitable for young children, I have taken extra precautions to limit how often I offend. I will still offend, just in smaller amounts. Consider it 'Offending Light", less satisfying, similar results.
So Katrina sends out one of those little quizzes to some of her friends. You know the ones: How Well Do You Know Me??? That one's been floating around for years. I fill one out every once in awhile, but I never, ever send them out myself.
As a matter of fact, if you get any email from me whatsoever, PAY ATTENTION, because it's important.
Maybe not 'Save the World' important, but it's either something I feel strongly about, or it's something that I think you'll enjoy.
YOU'LL enjoy; not 'My Entire Address Book' enjoy.
Sure, you may see some additional names in the address line, but it's because those people are as sick and twisted as I think you are, so memorize their names because I'll be introducing you at parties.
Another thing that you will NEVER see from me is an email with fw: in the subject line. This is the equivalent of sending a birthday card on spiral notebook paper.
If I truly want to forward you something, I will clean it up and make it presentable, because I respect you.... or perhaps because I have OCD, but no matter...
Respect, people!
But I digress, as I am wont to do....
So Katrina sends out this little quiz and a bunch of people respond... to me!
Some filled it out for both of us, but a number just did me...
I have had the same email address since I was 22, so why the hell would you think that I sent this to you??? If you know me at ALL, you should know that I didn't send this !
Anyway, I am pasting the strangest response that I received. It's from an acquaintance of mine who is a very nice person, but, well... you'll see... (My answers to her answers are in parenthesis)
My name: Jennifer Holt (this one's a gimme)
The love of my life: Katrina Brown (and this)
Where you and I met: Work but we really met at the movies. (movies??? what movie?? I vaguely remember Beyond Borders, or some shit like that. was it there??? God, how old am I? I don't remember...)
Take a stab at my middle name: No idea but I don’t think you have one. (Lynne, dumbass...)
How long you've known me: I don’t think anyone will ever truly know you Jenn except maybe Kat. You are complicated and that’s just the reason I like you. (took Phil. 101 in high school and just found the Cliff notes...)
The last time that we saw each other: August of 07 I think. (If I saw you last week, I couldn't tell you, and you remember this???)
Do I drink? Sure casually. (HA!)
Your first impression of upon meeting me/seeing me: You emanated radiance. (So I basically radiated radiance or emitted emanation???? That's like oozing ooze...)
One of my favorite things to do: Take pictures, clip coupons, be in the outdoors, play on your computer, re-do your house, I guess I don’t take directions very well because I have listed multiple things. (CLIP COUPONS???? Clip effing coupons????? Who the eff am I, Harriet effing Carter???? GD!!! MF!!! SH**!!!! And sister, if you think my ass LIKES fixing my house, THINK AGAIN!!! I just hate living in effing squalor!!!! So this is what a stroke feels like...)
Am I funny? Intelligent humor. (You are forgiven)
My favorite type of music: All types (ummm...how often do you hear my hoopty pumping fiddy cent?)
Can I sing? I’ve heard you sing along. You aren’t too shabby. (12 years of chorale choir. I'm no lead singer, but I can harmonize...)
The best feature about me: Physical: your eyes/and cool haircuts Emotional: your sensitivity (What the eff???? I'll show your ass sensitivity...)
Am I shy or outgoing? Both (oooooh, yes.... I am sooooooooo vewwy, vewwy shy....)
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules? Neither. Quiet rebellion maybe. (I'm sorry, did you say QUIET???)
Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they? An eye for pictures/never ending passion towards everything you embark on. (Phil 101, second semester)
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else (what)? Something else. Cute, owlish, smart. (Owlish? Like Harry effing Potter?? I'm getting effing Lasik, dammit!)
Have you ever hugged me? Yep. You guys and your hugs. (oooh yes, those who know me know how much I looooooove to give and receive hugs. I just LOVE people in my personal space... Wanna rifle through my purse????)
My favorite food: This I do not know. I know you try all kinds of new stuff. (no comment)
Have you ever had a crush on me? I adore you. I think I mistake you for being masculine like me which is not a good thing to do as I know you hate gender roles. When you come out of hiding, I find you irresistible. (all us diesel dykes like to hide...)
If there was one good nickname for me, it would be: Arrive alive. (I've just officially become 'Dora Drivesafely: Your friend in law enforcement... and diesel dyke in hiding...)
Your favorite memory of me: Sharing a drink, looking over pictures on your computer. (drunken slideshows at the in-laws!!!! Always memorable!)
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, I would bring: Okay now I feel stupid, I don’t know if this question is saying what would I bring or you. You would bring pictures of Kat I am sure and some of that funky packaged food. Me, I would bring if I could bring anything, plenty of food. (I think the question sort of provides that food and shelter notwithstanding, what would you bring? And pictures of Katrina, but nothing else???? I love her, but I sure would like something else to do...how about bringing an effing boat????)
Are we friends? I believe we are, yet I think we could be even better friends or at least closer friends. (I'm not so sure after this... awww.... just kidding)
Do I believe in God? Not sure. I know you believe in something. (Wow! Way to get really specific… I mean, we ALL believe in something: gravity, death, sex, taxes, that republicans truly are evil and fostering the minions of the Anti-Christ in their basements in preparation for world dominance… but those things are easy to believe in because we see them every day. They’re facts taught to us all as small children: 2 + 2 = 4, veggies make you grow up strong, never shake the extra hand that the Priest keeps under his cassock… These things are simply the foundations that we use to build our true beliefs. Remember the very wise acronym that we should all strive to live our everyday lives by: WWJD??? What Would Jenn Do??? Go forth and heed the good word…)
Who is my best friend? You and I share and have something in common here. (Lesbianism, maybe???) We both have pretty straight female best friends. I can’t remember the name of yours however. (are you saying that they are both attractive AND straight, or that they are both kinda, sorta straight???? Are you saying they're bi??? I'm so confused....Additionally, I've never met yours, so I don't have to know her name, which I don't; but you've met mine more than once so you really SHOULD be able to remember it, for crying out loud!)
So there's my freaky friend and her interesting insight into my life. Re-reading this makes me wonder if I'm the crazy one. Maybe I do come across as a shy, owlish wallflower and just don't know it. Who knows.
Anyway folks.... don't ever feel obligated to fill this crap out on me. If you do receive some of this dross from email address, call the authorities because the Republicans have penetrated my liberal defenses and defeated me. I can no longer protect you.
Notify the authorities and go into hiding...
Barricade your windows and doors and hide the children, because we are no longer safe.
Nothing is safe anymore.... Run for your lives... Run....
Disclaimer: I am trying not to drop the F-Bomb as much as usual, so you will notice that some words and letters have been spelled out phonetically.
While still not suitable for young children, I have taken extra precautions to limit how often I offend. I will still offend, just in smaller amounts. Consider it 'Offending Light", less satisfying, similar results.
So Katrina sends out one of those little quizzes to some of her friends. You know the ones: How Well Do You Know Me??? That one's been floating around for years. I fill one out every once in awhile, but I never, ever send them out myself.
As a matter of fact, if you get any email from me whatsoever, PAY ATTENTION, because it's important.
Maybe not 'Save the World' important, but it's either something I feel strongly about, or it's something that I think you'll enjoy.
YOU'LL enjoy; not 'My Entire Address Book' enjoy.
Sure, you may see some additional names in the address line, but it's because those people are as sick and twisted as I think you are, so memorize their names because I'll be introducing you at parties.
Another thing that you will NEVER see from me is an email with fw: in the subject line. This is the equivalent of sending a birthday card on spiral notebook paper.
If I truly want to forward you something, I will clean it up and make it presentable, because I respect you.... or perhaps because I have OCD, but no matter...
Respect, people!
But I digress, as I am wont to do....
So Katrina sends out this little quiz and a bunch of people respond... to me!
Some filled it out for both of us, but a number just did me...
I have had the same email address since I was 22, so why the hell would you think that I sent this to you??? If you know me at ALL, you should know that I didn't send this !
Anyway, I am pasting the strangest response that I received. It's from an acquaintance of mine who is a very nice person, but, well... you'll see... (My answers to her answers are in parenthesis)
My name: Jennifer Holt (this one's a gimme)
The love of my life: Katrina Brown (and this)
Where you and I met: Work but we really met at the movies. (movies??? what movie?? I vaguely remember Beyond Borders, or some shit like that. was it there??? God, how old am I? I don't remember...)
Take a stab at my middle name: No idea but I don’t think you have one. (Lynne, dumbass...)
How long you've known me: I don’t think anyone will ever truly know you Jenn except maybe Kat. You are complicated and that’s just the reason I like you. (took Phil. 101 in high school and just found the Cliff notes...)
The last time that we saw each other: August of 07 I think. (If I saw you last week, I couldn't tell you, and you remember this???)
Do I drink? Sure casually. (HA!)
Your first impression of upon meeting me/seeing me: You emanated radiance. (So I basically radiated radiance or emitted emanation???? That's like oozing ooze...)
One of my favorite things to do: Take pictures, clip coupons, be in the outdoors, play on your computer, re-do your house, I guess I don’t take directions very well because I have listed multiple things. (CLIP COUPONS???? Clip effing coupons????? Who the eff am I, Harriet effing Carter???? GD!!! MF!!! SH**!!!! And sister, if you think my ass LIKES fixing my house, THINK AGAIN!!! I just hate living in effing squalor!!!! So this is what a stroke feels like...)
Am I funny? Intelligent humor. (You are forgiven)
My favorite type of music: All types (ummm...how often do you hear my hoopty pumping fiddy cent?)
Can I sing? I’ve heard you sing along. You aren’t too shabby. (12 years of chorale choir. I'm no lead singer, but I can harmonize...)
The best feature about me: Physical: your eyes/and cool haircuts Emotional: your sensitivity (What the eff???? I'll show your ass sensitivity...)
Am I shy or outgoing? Both (oooooh, yes.... I am sooooooooo vewwy, vewwy shy....)
Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules? Neither. Quiet rebellion maybe. (I'm sorry, did you say QUIET???)
Do I have any special talents? If so, what are they? An eye for pictures/never ending passion towards everything you embark on. (Phil 101, second semester)
Would you call me preppy, average, sporty, punk, hippie, glam, nerdy, snobby, or something else (what)? Something else. Cute, owlish, smart. (Owlish? Like Harry effing Potter?? I'm getting effing Lasik, dammit!)
Have you ever hugged me? Yep. You guys and your hugs. (oooh yes, those who know me know how much I looooooove to give and receive hugs. I just LOVE people in my personal space... Wanna rifle through my purse????)
My favorite food: This I do not know. I know you try all kinds of new stuff. (no comment)
Have you ever had a crush on me? I adore you. I think I mistake you for being masculine like me which is not a good thing to do as I know you hate gender roles. When you come out of hiding, I find you irresistible. (all us diesel dykes like to hide...)
If there was one good nickname for me, it would be: Arrive alive. (I've just officially become 'Dora Drivesafely: Your friend in law enforcement... and diesel dyke in hiding...)
Your favorite memory of me: Sharing a drink, looking over pictures on your computer. (drunken slideshows at the in-laws!!!! Always memorable!)
If you and I were stranded on a desert island, I would bring: Okay now I feel stupid, I don’t know if this question is saying what would I bring or you. You would bring pictures of Kat I am sure and some of that funky packaged food. Me, I would bring if I could bring anything, plenty of food. (I think the question sort of provides that food and shelter notwithstanding, what would you bring? And pictures of Katrina, but nothing else???? I love her, but I sure would like something else to do...how about bringing an effing boat????)
Are we friends? I believe we are, yet I think we could be even better friends or at least closer friends. (I'm not so sure after this... awww.... just kidding)
Do I believe in God? Not sure. I know you believe in something. (Wow! Way to get really specific… I mean, we ALL believe in something: gravity, death, sex, taxes, that republicans truly are evil and fostering the minions of the Anti-Christ in their basements in preparation for world dominance… but those things are easy to believe in because we see them every day. They’re facts taught to us all as small children: 2 + 2 = 4, veggies make you grow up strong, never shake the extra hand that the Priest keeps under his cassock… These things are simply the foundations that we use to build our true beliefs. Remember the very wise acronym that we should all strive to live our everyday lives by: WWJD??? What Would Jenn Do??? Go forth and heed the good word…)
Who is my best friend? You and I share and have something in common here. (Lesbianism, maybe???) We both have pretty straight female best friends. I can’t remember the name of yours however. (are you saying that they are both attractive AND straight, or that they are both kinda, sorta straight???? Are you saying they're bi??? I'm so confused....Additionally, I've never met yours, so I don't have to know her name, which I don't; but you've met mine more than once so you really SHOULD be able to remember it, for crying out loud!)
So there's my freaky friend and her interesting insight into my life. Re-reading this makes me wonder if I'm the crazy one. Maybe I do come across as a shy, owlish wallflower and just don't know it. Who knows.
Anyway folks.... don't ever feel obligated to fill this crap out on me. If you do receive some of this dross from email address, call the authorities because the Republicans have penetrated my liberal defenses and defeated me. I can no longer protect you.
Notify the authorities and go into hiding...
Barricade your windows and doors and hide the children, because we are no longer safe.
Nothing is safe anymore.... Run for your lives... Run....
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