Happy Birthday, Royce!!

I am gonna surprise Royce with a bicycle for his birthday! I ordered this one online, a Schwinn Legacy, that is normally blue with chrome fenders. It has the beach cruiser frame.

I had it shipped directly to my powder coater friend, Gary, and he is gonna powder coat the entire frame and fenders this bright Antifreeze green:

Then, I am gonna take it to my pinstriper and have him pinstripe it, (I'm thinking orange and red) and put a Rat Fink on it. I may even have him write "Big Daddy" somewhere on it.

Then, all it will need is this bell:

Which I haven't bought yet, but am definitely considering it... I'd totally do it, but I am a little afraid that his bike is gonna be even more awesome than mine...

twenty-six one hundred!

Today is May 3, 2010. The 123rd day of the year. As of today, there are 242 days of 2010 left.


On May 3, 1802, Washington D.C. is incorporated as a city. I love Washington D.C. It was the best vacation I've ever had, and it was just me and my daddy!


On May 3, 1837, the University of Athens is founded. I work for the University of Phoenix... things are probably a little bit different now-a-days.


On May 3, 1867, The Hudson's Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island. Someday, I hope to have a Hudson of my own.



On May 3, 1877, Labatt Park, the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world has its first game. I love baseball!!!


On May 3, 1921, West Virginia imposes the first state sales tax. Yuck.


On May 3, 1933, Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first woman to head the United States Mint. I like money. Next month, I will tour the Denver Mint.


On May 3, 1951, the Kentucky Derby is televised for the first time. I've never watched it, but some of my friends do.

On May 3, 1960, the off-broadway musical comedy, the Fantastiks, opens in New York's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest running musical of all time. I like musicals!


On May 3, 1984, a b-e-a-utiful baby girl is born, someone who will be admired and adored for many, many years.

On May 3, 2000, the sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet. I would like to try this one day... any takers?

On May 3, 2010, that b-e-a-utiful baby girl turns 26. But she's still as beautiful, adored and admired as she was 26 years ago! Unfortunately, she's also full of snot and covered in hives.

On May 3, 2010, the blog of that b-e-a-utiful, snotty girl reaches 100 meaningless, silly posts!

So, celebrate with me, whatever it is you're celebrating!!!

Memory Mondays: Birthdays!

I've always been one to count down my birthdays. Especially since my childhood best friend had a birthday exactly 4 weeks before mine... really, that's when it all started! "Yay, Nancy, it's your birthday!.... AND MINE IS IN 4 WEEKS!!!" I love birthdays. My Dad always blared The Beatles' Yer Birthday through the house at 6:00 on our birthdays. I was usually awake by 5:00, waiting and waiting for the music. My parents always took us to dinner wherever we wanted. And we always got a birthday party. Some birthday parties or events I remember:

• My 8th birthday party- originally planned to be a rollerskating party... until I broke my leg and had to re-schedule it for my house! Funny thing is, Nancy wasn't invited to the first party, but she was to the re-scheduled one.
• I have one birthday party on video somewhere. We are playing party games in the driveway, something like digging through a pile of sugar for a dime or something, and one of our "weird" neighbors is just hanging around, waiting for an invite or something.
• My brother always got to invite one friend to my parties and I always got to invite one to his.
• A lot of my birthday sleepovers were outside on the trampoline.
• I always loved when my locker got decorated for my birthday!
• In Jr. High, (8th grade, I think), I had a bunch of friends over for my birthday. And they gathered around the bathtub, while I sat in it, in my swimsuit, soaking my legs that were covered in sore lumps and petechiae rash.
• My 18th birthday was spent at QuickWits with my mom, dad, Royce, Royce's parents and siblings, AJ, Liz and Dan. It was sooo much fun! My favorite improv actor, Adam, sang me a song about being a teacher who made kids jump through firey hoops! And... he gave me a yellow rose (purchased by my Daddy!)
• Last year, my co-worker Shanda got me a fun light-up butterfly tiara and balloons for my desk.
• On November 3, 2009, my co-worker Jenni made me a half-birthday cake and reminded me that I only had 6 months until my birthday!

Tomorrow!

It's been a good weekend. Except for the fact that I'm sick. Dangitall! My throat is sore and my nose is congested. But I'm not gonna let that bog me down for tomorrow!!

On Friday, me, Royce and Kyle and Alex went to dinner at Chili's. Then we came to our house to play Phase 10. And of course, we had to do dessert. We made fazookies- partially cooked cookie dough with a scoop of ice cream. They were delish! Then, they finished watching the Jazz game while I went off to bed. I had to work early the next morning!

Saturday was commencement for UOP. It is mandatory for all employees to participate in commencement. I had to be in West Valley at 8:15 am. I didn't sleep very well 'cuz my throat was burning all night, Rigby was whining all night and, apparently, Royce was up sick all night. Plus, I was having weird dreams and nightmares.

It is an exciting thing to watch the students meet up with their classmates and celebrate their accomplishments! It made me that much more excited about my own graduation... next year? If I walk next year, I actually won't be graduated, I will have 3 more classes. But if I wait, I will have been done for about 9 months, so it won't really feel like a celebration! I don't know what I'm gonna do yet, but I'm excited just knowing that I will have another graduation ceremony!

After graduation, I went straight down to the RC Willey car show. The weather wasn't great, but it was fun nonetheless!

When the car show was done, we went to Mom and Dad's for dinner and to watch the Mayweather/Mosley fight on pay-per-view. Not a great fight. And I was just getting sicker and sicker.

Now, here we are on Sunday. I slept in while Royce went to the swap meet. After the swap meet, Royce's dad came over to give me my birthday gift. It is a .38 caliber revolver. He thinks I'll carry it with me now that I have (will have) my concealed weapons permit. Ha! Nah, it's cool that I "own" a gun and everything, but I will never actually "pack." But I'm not against learning how to shoot it though.

Then, Alex and I went shopping. We each had some gift cards to Bath and Body Works that neither of us remember to use, so we made a trip specifically for it. Then we just mosied around the mall so I could spend the money Mom and Dad gave me for my birthday. I bought a lot! A pink dress. (pink!) White shoes. Brown pants and blue pants. An orange shirt. A white tank and a red tank to wear under stuff. And 4 bras. Also pictured, my free necklace from DownEast and the purse that Bob & Weezie gave me yesterday at RC Willey.

As I finish typing this, I am supposed to be watching The Men Who Stare At Goats with Royce. It's a different movie. Funny-ish. Not what I'd expect for George Clooney. But I love Ewan McGregor! And I'm still sick. My poor head is so congested! Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow!

My birthday is in an hour and 47 minutes!!!!

Three Days!

Happy Friday everyone!! Hope your weekend is happy and full of sunshine... I doubt mine will be, sunshiney that is. Dang Utah weather! SNOW in April?!?!



Sounds like tonight might be a game night for us. And tomorrow is commencement for UOP, so I have to work from 8:15-10:15 in SLC.



I got to walk in last year's ceremony. And I probably could next year, but I don't like the idea of walking before I actually finish classes. It feels like a tease. So I'll probably wait until 2012... or not walk at all. I only have 7 1/2 classes left, it's just that 2 of those classes are my internship... which goes for 7 months! My last night of class is August 10, 2011. My daddy's birthday, next year. Some days it feels right around the corner, other's, it seems eons away!



After commencement, there's the RC Willey Car Show. That's probably about it for my weekend... unless someone decides to take me out for my birthday.

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Yesterday was such a great day at the elementary school! Katrina let me do an individual session all by myself... she wasn't even in the room! I worked with a little 1st grade girl who has anxiety about school... well, about the emergency drills at school. Yesterday I just wanted to talk to her about her anxieties and find out what they were and we read the start of a cute little story about worrying. Next time we meet, I'm going to make a Power Card for her that will have the 3 P's of Emergency Drills (things I want her to remember when we do drills): 1. It's only pretend. 2. The school has a good plan to keep me safe. 3. Everytime we practice, I will get a little less scared, and things will get easier. The reverse of the card has her Peace Plan... "I can calm myself down by: 1. Taking deep breaths 2. Listening to my teacher 3. Remembering the 3 P's By playing pretend and practicing the plan, I will have peace and not have to worry!" I'm excited to teach her these things. We are going to have a "secret hand signal" to remember them too.
We also met with a group (actually 2 combined 'groups') of boys who have impulse control issues and attention deficit issues. Katrina was reading them a story about focusing on one thing and asked me to be disruptive. Disruptive I was!!! And it was a blast! I started small, just tapping my pencil, then I tried playing tic-tac-toe with one of the boys, then I ripped and crumbled up the paper. Then I got up and walked across the office to get a story book. Then I sat down with the book and started laughing about how funny it was. At this point, one of the boys figured out what I was doing (testing them). As Katrina explained to them that they had to "keep their channel on her and not on me" and that there would be a test afterwards, I continued my disruptive behavior, from bouncing, juggling and throwing a ball to loudly blowing my nose. I think I truly drove her nuts! I ended up with all the boys watching me, so she eventually had me stop. It was fun though. My days at the school are more fun now that I am actually getting to do things!

"Fore!"... Four!

5 days!

Birthday

You may have noticed that I have a birthday coming up. You may have decided that I am annoying with my countdown. I don't care. The people who matter most know what I want, and are exactly the people who will get me exactly what I want for my birthday...

maybe another SingStar game?

or some super-cute kid's books to build my classroom library?

or the first season of Glee?

or some spring cleaning bins?

or something extravagant, like a Nook?

or this incredible book The Teacher's Encyclopedia of Behavior Management by Randy Sprick?

or a handful of these nifty things?

or this nifty pouch to carry them in?

Sure. All that would be swell. But I don't expect a darn thing.

I'm not asking for a darn thing. Except this...

Celebrate with me!!!!

(it says BECK PHONE! hahaha)

Give me a call, send me a letter, get me a card. Let me know you still care.

I AM NOT FISHING FOR A PRESENT... JUST AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

A little reminder of your love and friendship. That would make my day absolutely complete.

Thanks!

Only 6 more days of Birthday Madness!

One week!

No Plans for the Weekend

I don't have any plans for the weekend. Well, nothing big. My brother's Family and Friend's housewarming is tomorrow and I'm helping... but that's it. No car shows. Friends are out of town. Kind of a bummer. It is, after all, the weekend before the weekend before my birthday! I really should celebrate.

2 weeks!!!

Just Some Quick Updates

My birthday is in 2 weeks and 4 days;

I love everything about my practicum!!!;

My new fridge is fabulous!;

Still haven't sent in my concealed weapons stuff... maybe this weekend?;

I think the medicine is working!!;

Went to a baby shower yesterday... I want one!;

Better yet, Royce does too!;

Had a happy lunch with my sweet hubby today!;

There's another car show this weekend- Jelsco;

Tomorrow I have an Eye Doc. Appt! And I get new glasses!!!;

4 weeks...

My birthday is in four weeks!