If we were rounding up ...

I am now closer to 30 than I am to 20. So yes. Thank you for the reminder, my dear friend who just texted me, that I am turning 26 next month and not 24 or even 25. And for the email from my other friend wherein she said, "I would say 26 isn't that bad, except it kind of is. Sorry!" I know! Thank you for your honesty. Really! What good is a friend who won't address the truth.

In the past, my age has been fine. I have always felt younger than I thought I would at that age. But this year is the first time I have "felt may age" since turning 13. So in tribute of my birthday, here is a picture of me at the Museum of Natural History. Because we are all natural.And aging is a natural and beautiful thing!

Shoes and Socks

I went to a lecture today for future entrepreneurs - (which I am not, but it's a required series so there I was). The guy was given 45 minutes where within he was to tell us "secrets of the trade" or how to start and operate an effective business and what pitfalls to look out for. He spent 15 minutes focusing on one ingredient of his product and then opened it up for questions. No slides, no insights, no helpful hints. The audience asked a myriad of questions in an attempt to learn more to which he openly answered, "it's just works that way." Now I'm supposed to write a paper about the lecture and the only thing I can think of is how you can run a business with little to no business competency. That and that I should've worn  socks with my shoes today.

Wow! So it's been over a year since I blogged and as it turns out, this is the new (err continued) wave... so I’m back.

I attended a fireside about how to promote the vote for Prop. 8 in California. Both Elder Ballard and Cook were amazed and amused by the technological advances of our generation and want us to use our resources to start conversations about the church and this proposition. Elder Cook described the effect of text messaging as "going viral" (this was meant in a positive tone) and Elder Ballard said he wants to see our walls as he's not quite sure how we write on them. Quite funny.

So here's to it: Vote YES on Proposition 8. Preserve Families! Preserve our religious freedom!

I had some friends over for a BB-Q last weekend and tried out Dad's old grill. The burgers rocked!

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Chanukah Camp

Friday December 15, 2006

Autumn and Ashlin picked me up this afternoon and we headed down to Glendale, CA for the Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Chanukah camp. We took their Dad’s stick shift and I actually got to drive all the way to Cedar City, and then from Las Vegas to L.A.!!! I LOVED it and felt like such a “grown up.” I know that sounds lame, but I have never driven myself to California – let alone with a manual! I kept missing our exits and getting on the wrong freeways thinking we could pull a quick u-turn and hop back on at the next onramp. Little did I know - each exit is leads to a completely different place and we continued to get further and further away from our destination!! Ah, the adventure and stress was was hilariously and lost us an hour's time but we still got there before midnight.

The next day, we grabbed some breakfast at a cafe' downtown and drove to Venice Beach to feed/run away from the seagulls and collect sea shells.

Ten minutes away was the Getty’s Center where we went to see the original “Iris” by Van Gogh and multiple other Rembrandt originals. I have never seen any *famous* originals and was taken by surprise when I came across tiny "Iris" on a huge wall with other paintings which to me, seemed small in comparison any Van Gogh. I couldn't stop looking at it, so small, so simple, globbed with paint and absolutely delightful!

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

I’m sitting in the John Wayne airport attempting, for a second time, to get home from Chanukah camp after a 2 day delay due to snow storms in Denver. Nadine and Ed picked me up last night from the Howard Hughes center and drove me to Balboa Island for dinner and a stroll on the boardwalk. The houses were quaint and decked out for the annual decorating contest: Snowman, dancing penguins, singing Santas you name it! I wish I had taken my camera because the whole scene was quite a sight! And the weather was of course gorgeous! Ed grabbed some coffee while Nadine and I walked and talked about running, grandma, work etc. We got along surprisingly well and they even offered to let me visit them again!