Blaze Game 4-20-12

My little sister, Miranda won tickets to a Blaze Game last Friday and asked us if we wanted to come along to it.  We gladly accepted.

Unfortunately, her husband caught a little bit of a bug and wasn't able to make it so, we just went by ourselves.  We still had a fun time.  Howie isn't into sports that much, but he always has fun at live games.


Before the game we were a little adventurous and tried out a new restaurant for dinner.  We walked over to The Gateway and ate at 'Bout Time Pub & Grub.  Hahaha, weird, I know.  The food was ok.  It all made for a fun night out on the town.

Jack & White

I am so excited!  Ahhhh!

So, I follow this blog right here.  The girl that runs it, Naomi, quite often does giveaways.  She has 14,000+ followers so, do I ever expect to win anything?  No, of course not.

Guess what?

I DID!

Feast your eyes on this post.

I won myself an autographed copy of Jack Matranga and Brooke White's latest music projects.  I was so excited to get this today because I got TWO CD's instead of the one that was featured in the giveaway.


AND


Look at the added personalization in the autographs.  "To Tara"..."Congrats"  You can't really see the ones on the black album...but they're there.  I will seriously cherish there!


Thanks Naomi! rockstardiaries

FedEx Delivery

This really made me giggle when I got home today.

I ordered another Nutrisystem shipment which had just arrived.  When I got home, the box was like this on our doorstep...

The delivery man had taken our door mat and placed it on top of the box.  Noticeably.  Weird?  Yes.

I then got to the note on the door and it said... 

I love how he actually thought I wouldn't have noticed!

Quote

I found this quote forever ago and I always want to keep it so, I'm posting it here.

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action.
And because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.
If you block it, It will never exist through any other medium.
And be lost.
The world will never have it.
It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions.
It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work.
You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you.
Keep the channel open.
No artist is pleased.
There is no satisfaction whatever at any time.
There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction.
A blessed unrest that keeps us marching.
And makes us more alive than others."

 Not sure who said it, but I really like it.

Another Saturday In-doors

I'd die to be at the new local mall, City Creek, this weekend checking out all the neat fancy expensive stores.  But, alas, I am here.

At home.

Doing homework.

My list of things to do is growing and I'm putting them all off to write this 10 page research paper.  I thought this paper would be a cake walk, but it's proven to be more of a monster than I had originally thought.  But I know it will all be worth it when it's over and I get a nice fat A+ out of this class.  I apologize to the small hand-full of people that may read this blog.  It has been quite boring lately.  But in my defense, so has my life!  I have so many things I want to do this Summer.  I don't think I've ever looked forward to a Summer as much as I look forward to this upcoming one ever in my life.

Well, social media is calling...

Cruise 2012

Caribbean, here we come!

Well, not yet.  But soon.  I can't tell you how excited I am about it.  This will be my second cruise ever and my first with my husband.  We are so due for a vacation.  R & R is on the agenda for it and we will savor every minute.  We will be visiting Cococay, Bahamas, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten.  The mere thought of it relaxes me.  After the cruise we'll be staying in Orlando for a few nights and going to Universal Studios.

School has been good, but a tad overwhelming lately.  I have final projects due in both of my classes within the next two months and they are stressing me out.  I dream about them all the time. They are constantly on my mind.  Next week is Spring Break and guess what I'll be doing?  You guessed it.  Homework.  I'm even taking three days off of work to work on it.

May cannot get here soon enough.

Ghost Tour

Last weekend Howie and I went on a spooky ghost tour of downtown Salt Lake City.

First we visited the Devereaux Mansion where we were the only people to spot a mysterious orb of light in the upper left hand window.  Our tour guide convinced me that it was a ghost and I believe him.

It looks like a face!

Then we went to the Rio Grande where our guide told us a very sad, scary story.

Once there was a young, newlywed couple waiting on the back platform for a train and they got into an argument.  The wife got so upset at the husband that she threw her wedding ring at him.  He then turned around and threw the ring onto the train tracks.  In a fit of desperation, she ran for the ring and failed to notice the large train coming straight for her.  She was killed.  Our tour company had done a ghost investigation there and caught a recording of a woman saying "My husband pushed me."  Scary!

The Shilo Inn

The Shilo Inn's story was the one about the crazy people that stayed there back in the 70's.  I'm sure you can find the story if you Google it.  Basically, a group of religious nuts stayed in one of the top suites and convinced all their children and followers to commit suicide off the balcony.  So, they did.

Our tour guide outside Shilo Inn.

The old Salt Lake County Building.

And our last stop for the night was the Salt Lake Cemetery.  It is seriously creepy to be there at night.  This was the first time I've ever been there after dark.  We couldn't walk around, but we got off the bus and he told us stories on the curbside.  I guess they've had problems with tour groups desecrating graves so, they banned them.

We also drove down near Memory Grove/Gravity Hill and tried to see the "Hoppity Lady".  I had NEVER heard of that story until this night.  There is said to be a Hoppity Lady ghost that runs through the area in her blood stained wedding dress.  She was killed in a car accident on her wedding day and her husbands head was decapitated and landed in her lap.  She roams the streets looking for her husband.  If you pull your car over and turn off your headlights, then flash your headlights three times while chanting "Hoppity Lady...Hoppity Lady...Hoppity Lady" she will appear!


Unfortunately she did not appear on Saturday night.  No one in our group spotted her.  Darn.


This really was a fun activity.  If you're interested in doing it, you should!  We booked it through Grimm Ghost Tours.  www.grimmghosttours.com 

Valentine's Day

I hope your Valentine's Day was as wonderful as ours!

Howie,
I sure do love you.


XOXO,
Tara

HGTV Dream Home 2012

Yesterday Howie and I went and toured the 2012 HGTV Dream Home that is in Midway, Utah.  It was neat to see it all in person.  I enter to win their Dream Home every year.  It has yet to happen, much to my dismay.  On our tour they told us that on the very first day they started the contest they received 12 million entries.  Wow.

The house was neat to see and had amazing views, but if we won it we would definitely sell it.


The master bedroom closets were way too small.


That is just a deal breaker in a million dollar home.

Missoni skirt on clearance? Yes, please.

This gem of a skirt was found by yours truly on clearance at Target.

I got SO many compliments on it today.

It really is special, isn't it?

In fact, it is so special that a lady in my branch asked me to put her down in my will as the beneficiary of all of my clothes when I die.

I need to keep an eye on that one.