Not so Kissable

Okay, so here is the story...I ran out of my favorite lip gloss called Lip Fusion. It's this amazing stuff that's suppose to make your lips look fuller and more kissable! They normally only sell it at this store called Sephora so I was stoked when I walked into Costco and there it was in a two pack for only $40.00! One in the Sephora store will put you out roughly $30.00.

Anyway, I haven't seen it at Costco since, and we don't have a Sephora anywhere near here...yet (they are putting one in the mall soon). So, taking the advise of one writer in the latest fashion magazine I was reading, I decided I would try out a cheaper version of Lip Fusion. It was called Perfectly Plump and the brand is Physicians Formula. I was all excited and put it on as soon as I got home. Everything was fine for the first 30 seconds...I could feel it tingle, so I knew that it must be working.

Then, when my lips started to hurt I ran into the bathroom to discover my lips had DOUBLED in size! I freaked out and all I could think was, "Oh my gosh, oh my gosh I look like Meg Ryan and this is what ruined her career!" I then made my roommate try some on to see if it would do the same thing to her. Of course, it did nothing and she was just fine. I must have super sensitive lips because it really hurt and I looked like fish lips for the next hour or so. It's a good thing I tried this stuff out late at night and not before a hot date! Can you imagine, what a disaster that would have been!

So, just a warning to you all...if you want bigger, fuller, more Angelina like lips, don't go for the cheap stuff! You'll end up looking like you got punched in the mouth!

Not Your Typical Saturday

Last Saturday Kaitlin and I spent the day at the Nampa Rec Center getting in shape and having an absolute BLAST!!!

First up...Climbing

Seeing how there were only two of us climbing (one to belay and one to climb) we couldn't exactly take pictures of each other climbing the actual wall (one of us would have died!) but we got some great shots bouldering!

This is Kaitlin's mad spider woman skills at their best! Check out the intensity in that serious climbing face! (ha,ha,ha)

Hello monkey arms! I look like a total monkey at the zoo getting ready to swing from rock to rock.

Okay, I know we don't look like we are very far off the ground...because we really aren't...but it was super hard to stay on the wall and we kept being like, "Take the picture, take the picture I'm gonna fall!"
Break for lunch...Papa John's Pizza...YUM my favorite!!!

It was so much fun that we went back for more...climbing that is

So, Kaitlin and I saw this little hole in the wall and the first thing that came to mind (Kaitlin's mind) was, "let's get in it!" So, I gave her a boost and she jumped in there.

What she didn't think about was how she was going to get out. I would have run over to help her but I was laughing so hard I could barely get myself off the floor. (that's why it's so blurry...sorry)

Then we decided that we wanted to make it a little harder so we tried to climb up with our feet on one side and our arms on the other. Check out how strained my face is...it was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

So, after climbing for a good 2 hours we decided that we would make the best of our day passes by reserving a racket ball room for an hour and a half. I have no idea what we were thinking, we didn't even really know how to play racket ball so we ended up just messing around and hitting the ball off of every wall/ceiling/floor that it hit. I think we should go Pro...we definitely look the part don't you think?!?!
Maybe not...

All in all it was a day well spent. We both had so much fun and would do it again. I think we did some serious abdominal work to with all the laughing that went on.

Christmas Madness

Have you ever thought about completely covering your house in Christmas lights? Why would you do that some may ask...well, here are a few reasons.

So that people from all over would come up and gawk at it in amazement? How about doing it just so that your neighbors would think of you more often? Even if they wanted to think about something else they couldn't because of the burning light shining into their bedroom windows and the crazy traffic that goes flying through all night. How about doing it just so that you and your family could get to know more people? You better believe that if you are going to completely cover your house in Christmas lights you are going to be on TV, and you are going to have all kinds of crazy people walking all the way up your driveway just to take a look.

Whatever the reason, this nice family in Boise has done it and you better believe mom and I were right there to participate with all the crazies in walking all the way up the driveway just to have a better look. Isn't it beautiful!

Just a few things to keep in mind in case you would like to follow in the footsteps of this great family here in Boise...be prepared to start early. I'm talking 2 months early! Also be prepared to pay a monthly electric bill of about $1,200.00! Good luck...maybe next year you'll see mom and I dancing up and down your driveway instead!

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2007!!!

So, this years Christmas Party was a hit. It was so much fun to sit around with family and visit. The food was excellent as usual and I think everyone had a really great time.
The kids were so fun to watch as they chased each other around and got excited over all the presents to open. Shayne, Ashley's fiance, made out with by far the funniest of all the gifts. He went home with a bunch of granny panties and a bright blue women's scarf.

Page was the first name drawn in the white elephant and she got more gifts stolen from her than anyone else. I think she went home happy in the end though.

Kayden was so funny to watch. He got excited when Kaitlin got a popper and had to try on the crown. He is getting so big!

After eating, visiting and playing all of the games we sang a few Christmas carols.



After running around all morning and then partying all night mom and I were exhausted! We jumped in the hot tub and then crashed on the couches!
HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!