A 90's Kid

I found this...and I love it!

You're a 90's kid if:
-You can sing the rap to "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air"
-You know that "WOAH" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
-You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
-You remember reading "Goosebumps"
-You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"
-You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
-You danced to "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls, Females: had a new motto, Males: got a whole lot gay-er. (so tell me what you want, what you really really want.)
-HELLO....HOT WHEELS!!!!!
-You remember the craze, then the banning of slap bracelets and slam books.
-You still get the urge to say "NOT" after (almost) every sentence...Not...
-Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? was both a game and a TV game show.
-You knew that Kimberly, the pink ranger, and Tommy, the green Ranger were meant to be together.
-You remember when super nintendos became popular.
-You remember watching home alone 1, 2 , and 3........and tried to pull the pranks on "intruders"
-"I've fallen and I can't get up"
-You remember boom boxes vs. cd players
-You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool
-You knew all the characters names and their life stories on "Saved By The Bell"
-You played and/or collected "Pogs"
-You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere
-You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles
-NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS WERE THE BEST MYSTERY BOOKS
-Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
-All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand
-You made paper scrunchies to see who you'd end up marrying
-You remember when the new Beanie Babies were always sold out.
-You used to wear those stick on earrings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.
-You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
-You know the Macarena by heart.
-"Talk to the hand" ... enough said
-You thought Brain would finally take over the world
-You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
-You remember when everyone went slinky crazy.
-You remember when razor scooters were cool.

When we were younger:
-Before the MySpace frenzy...
-Before the Internet & text messaging...
-Before Sidekicks & iPods...
-Before PlayStation2 or X-BOX......
-Back when you put off the 5 hours of homework you had every night.
-When light up sneakers were cool.
-When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.
-When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.
-When we recorded stuff on VCRs & paid $3.50 for a movie.
-When we called the radio station to request songs to hear off our walkmans.
-When the Chicago Bulls were the best team ever.
-Tag.Get Over Here!!!! means something to you.
-Hide-n-Go Seek at dusk
-Red Light, Green Light
-Heads Up 7 Up
-Playing Kickball & Dodgeball until your porch light came on.
-Hopskotch.
-Tree Houses
-Hula Hoops
-Captain Planet
-Running through the sprinklers
-That "Little Mermaid"
-Crying when Mufasa died in the Lion King.
-Happy Meals where you chose a Barbie or a Hot Wheels car.
-Getting the privilege to sit in the front seat of the car.
-Drinking Sqeeze It "Squeeze The Fun Out Of It"

Or what about:
-Hey Arnold
-Rugrats
-The Secret World of Alex Mac
-Rocco's Modern Life
-Are You Afraid of the Dark?
-Doug
-Magic School Bus.
-Aladdin
-Pinky and the Brain
-Sailor Moon
-Blossom
-Beavis & Butt-Head
-Wishbone
-Bill Nye the Science Guy
-MR RODGERS!!!!
-Where everyone wanted to be in love after watching The Wonder Years
-Under the Umbrella Tree
-PEE-WEE!!!
-The Big Comfy Couch
-Kool-Aid was the drink of choice
-Class field trips
-When Christmas was the most exciting time of year.
-When $5 seemed like a million, & another dollar a miracle.
-When you begged to go to McDonalds for dinner everyday.
-When Toys R Us overuled the mall.

Go back to the time when:
-Decisions were made by going 'eeny-meeny-miney-moe'.
-Money issues were handled by whoever was banker in 'Monopoly.'
-Being old referred to anyone over 20.
-A chance to skate as a couple at the local roller rink was like winning the lottery.
-When Ninja Turtles ruled the world.
-When Aladdin was new, before the trilogy was complete.
Before we realized all this would eventually disappear
Who would have thought you'd miss the 90's so much!!!!!

Tagged in Abundance!

I've been tagged in abundance lately! First a quick update on the weekend...

Friday: watched "Monty Python: The Holy Grail" for the first time ever...I actually thought it was funny! Fancy that!

Saturday: yard work (we now have SIXTEEN bags full of leaves in front of our house), Christmas shopping (almost done!!), rock climbing, temple

Sunday: Church, ward choir, worked on 2009 schedules for Primary, stake choir, Thanksgiving dinner at Noyce's house (Most of the siblings are gone for the real deal, so we had one early this year...does that mean that Thanksgiving is over and I can start decorating for Christmas??)

And now...to the tag...thanks Heather!

8 shows I love to watch:
1- ER
2- Bones
3- House
4- Fringe
5- The Brady Bunch
7- The Simpsons
8- Seinfeld

8 favorite restaurants:
1- Olive Garden
2- Blue Iguana
3- The Melting Pot (the one time I've been...)
4- Cafe Rio
5- In-N-Out
6-Pluto's (Davis, CA)
7- Pacos (Woodland, CA)
8- ??

8 Things that happened yesterday:
1- Had a panic attack thinking I would have to teach a lesson AND sharing time last minute!
2- Going to church and finding out that I did NOT have to teach...either lessons!
3- Attended ward choir and practiced "With Wandering Awe"
4- Completed schedule outlines for 2009 Primary
5- Went to a stake choir practice - singing "Infant Lowly, Infant Holy"
6- Baked pumpkin pies (I guess Kenneth actually did that...)
7- Had Thanksgiving dinner (see note above)
8- Dreamed of Christmas photos in snow!

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1- CHRISTMAS! (And all it encompasses)
2- Kenneth graduating
3- Kenneth getting a full time job
4- Having babies
5- Paying off our house
6- Paying of student loans
7- Having our new TV work - hurry and switch to digital already!
8- SNOW!

8 Things on my wish list:
1- Babies!
2- More traveling
3- Dancing lessons with Kenny
4- Getting my wedding rings fused
5- No mortgage payment
6- Less war and more peace
7- Safety for my future family
8- For there to be more understanding the respect between individuals

That's it! I tag...whoever wants to do this...

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

You know what? Sometimes it is great to be busy, but every once in awhile I love having NOTHING to do! This weekend is going to be glorious for that exact reason...Kenneth and I have NO plans this evening, and NOTHING on the calendar for tomorrow...it is GLORIOUS!

Excellent Weekend!

I love the weekends...this last one was great! Nice and relaxing!

Friday we got together with our friends, Danny & Heather and ate some pizza, watched the Office and then played Apples to Apples. It was so fun!

On Saturday we spent most of the morning raking leaves! Our tree dropped almost all of its leaves on Thursday and it took HOURS for me to rake them all up! I did that while Kenneth did some weed-wacking...whoo hoo! Now we don't look QUITE so ghetto!

On Sunday we had church, and I taught a lesson on modesty to the Primary kids. That afternoon we just spent time reading, and I just finished a GREAT book! If anyone needs a recommendation, I recommend "Red River" - it is a story about various African American families in Colfax, LA 10 years after the abolition of slavery. It is an amazing story of a community coming together to bring about change.

That evening we went over to Danny & Heather's again (I love that they moved so close!) to play a round of Settlers of Cataan. This game comes very highly recommended! It is a blast to play!

Another great weekend is gone...and I'm waiting for the next one...

Time to Relax!

So, I am so happy the weekend is here once again! Tonight Kenneth and I are hanging out with our friends, Danny & Heather! They just moved into a new place in Draper, and we are excited to go see their new place! We always love hanging out and having the chance to just relax and talk with friends! Kenneth and I don't do that often enough and are trying to be better! This is also wonderful because Kenneth is stressed out from school (which is more the norm rather than the unusual) and he always looks forward to the weekends where we have SOME time to just breathe for a second rather than going, going, going with work and school. So, Kenny...this weekend is for you!

California Weekend!!

So this weekend, we went down to CALIFORNIA to hang out with family!! It is always so fun to

see everyone especially all those adorable nieces and nephews of mine!!! My nephew, Tytus Andrew turns 3 tomorrow, so we went to Chuck E. Cheese's to celebrate! Here are some fun photos!

My brother, Nathan and his wife Karen (she is 7 1/2 months pregnant with their 4th!)

Their oldest daughter, Belen - she is 5 and ADORABLE!

Belen was sad because I tried to eat some birthday cake instead of playing games with her! It was so funny. And she picks up on all of your expressions...I would say, "Wow Belen! That game was AWESOME!" - and she would say, "Yeah! That's AWESOME!!" She is too cute!

Daniel, the 2nd child. He is SOO funny!!

And little Victoria! She is so spunky!

Alright, next up is Tytus and Sharon's family!

Here is Tytus Andrew - the BIRTHDAY BOY!! He is turning 3 tomorrow!! He is SO darling with his curly hair and cute dimples! I adore him!

More pictures of him later...

Here is Tytus (dad) with 2nd son, Elijah...last time I saw Elijah his hair had no curl! I'm glad to see he has some now! He is so funny!

And lastly, little Thomas!! Little Tommy, as I call him. This is the first time I have seen him since he was born back in August! He is so adorable and laughs SO much!

Can't forget the grandparents there! Here is my mom and Ron

and Papa and Jayne

And here are pictures of the birthday boy with his presents!! He is so cute because he knows exactly how and when to pose for the camera! He would do SO well in show biz!

It was a great weekend, and I can't wait to go back out for Christmas!! Only 50 more days until I'm out there again! This time it will be with Kenneth...so it will be EVEN better!