all the colors of the rainbow

Winter has finally arrive in Humboldt and even though I hate to see it come it gives me hope that our rivers and lakes might become more then mud puddles this year. This past sunday Brian and I spent a lazy day at home listening to the rain. At one point I looked out into the back yard to see that it was sunny yet pouring. I wasn't the best student in school but I do how rainbows are made. I ran out the front door to see by far the most beautiful rainbow I have ever seen. Not only was it complete but it was also a double and it looked as though God had sat it right out front my door. These pictures don't do it justice.

The 101

During one of my stalking episodes I came across a blog that made me do some thinking. The blog was a detailed list of things that that particular couple wanted to accomplish in the next two and a half years. Some of the accomplishments were on a grand scale while others were everyday minor things they wanted to get done. I liked the idea so much that I decided to start my own list. To all my blog buddies out there I challenge you to start your own list and see how far you can get.

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (i.e. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching.

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past - frequently simple goals such as New Year's resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.


My new blogs name is My 101 minus a few(I haven’t hit 101 yet). If you like to follow please send me your email address and I’ll put you on the list.

Tag your it!

What is his name?Brian David Young

How long have you been together? It will be 9 years in April

How long did you date? We're still dating :)

How old is he? 35

Who eats more? He does, but I gain the weight :)

Who said I love you first? I'm not sure, I think he did drunk but then he'd never tell me when he was sober

Who is taller? He is by about 6 inches.

Who sings better? He does. I suck!

Who is smarter? He is when it comes to most things. I usually win on the history questions.

Whose temper is worse? He wins again

Who doess the laundry? Me.

Who does the dishes? Me

.Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?Me.

Who pays the bills?Our Joint bills = Me.

Who mows the lawn? Me. Woohoo I'm making a come back.

Who cooks dinner? Me but he is by far a better cook.

Who drives when you are together? He does. I hate to drive and I think he's afraid to drive with me.

Who is more stubborn? I'd say him and he'd say me!

Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? Same answer as above

Whose parents do you see the most? Mine because we live closer to them.

Who kissed who first? He kissed me but only cause I asked him too. What a romantic kiss that was, we hit teeth!

Who asked who out? No one, it kind of just happened

Who proposed?Still waiting

Who is more sensitive? I am. I cry during commercials.

Who has more friends? I do. But we usual hang out with the same group

Who has more siblings? me, he's an only child

Who wears the pants in the family? I'd say it 51% vs. 49& with him in the lead

Places I've worked

1. Burger King - HORRIBLE
2. Humboldt Sanitaiton
3. B & B Portables/Six Rivers Portables/ Johnson Mobile Rentals

Movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Goonies
2. The Note Book
3.Harry Potter
4.Lord of the Rings

Places I've lived:
1. Fieldbrook, Ca
2. McKinleyville, CA
3.
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Favorite t.v. shows:
1-John and Kate plus 8
2. Biggest Loser
3. Medical Mystery
4.Design to Sale

Places I've been:
1. Dominican Republic
2. Ireland
3. England
4.MexicoF

Favorite foods:
1. Chips and Salsa
2. Pizza
3.Fried Chicken with mash potatoes
4. Fresh fruit

Places I'd rather be:
1.On Vacation somewhere warm
2.Reading a good book
3.Shopping with someone elses money

Weird things about me
1.I hate the snow
2.I love cartoons
3.my blood clotts
4. I wont eat oranges with the skin on them - not just the peel but the skin!

I tag Jessica, Carly, Marcia, Tawny, Tera.

Snow

I’m not sure where my dislike for the snow came from. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have Raynaud's phenomenon a disorder causing discoloration of the fingers, toes, and occasionally other extremities by decreasing blood supply to the respective regions. Emotional stress and cold are classic triggers of the phenomenon.


Every since I was a little girl I was always the first one back in the truck. While all the other kids built snowmen and laughed their heads off sleighing down the mountain I sat in the truck and cried over cold fingers. I also have an unnatural fear of our vehicle falling down an embankment forever hidden from view of passer byers. Snow or no snow I think about it all the time. I hate the snow!!!! And having said that I’ll tell you about my weekend filled with it

Every year I pray that god will have mercy on me so that I don’t have to trek my ass up the mountain. We’ve had a relatively dry winter with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 60’s for most of January so I thought for sure this year I was off the hook. Brian must pray harder then I do because at this very moment the hills are live with snow flakes. During the week I discussed the possibility of going to the snow with my IM buddy Carly. She and her boyfriend Derek were all for freezing their asses off. If I’m going to the snow I’d rather go in a group, less chance of driving off a cliff and nobody seeing you :)

Early Valentines morning and no phone call from our friends Brian decides we’re not going to miss the chance to go so off we went. Mind you I packed our truck full of survival gear; cookies, chips, soda, blankets, two pairs of shoes, a change of pants, the cell phone, aspirin, and a shovel. We grabbed coffee at starbucks and after a little whining we headed out towards Korbel and up to Snow Camp. I spend the majority of our trip hyperventilating and nauseous but the view was spectacular. God must have been looking out for me a little because half way up snow camp we ran into the snow plow. He was done for the day and we had to turn around. Wooohooo!!!


As I said before Brian must pray harder then I do because bright and early Sunday morning Carly calls and invites us to go. I’m thinking in my head “NO, NO, NO, I already went to the snow this year.” I must admit I was in a panic the entire trip up the hill and didn’t even begin to relax until we hit flat ground again. Ninety mile an hour winds kept us from having to much fun but I did get a couple of good photos out of it. The good news is that I can stop worring about the snow for the next 10 months.

Valentines Day

I told Brian not to get me anything for Valentines day since we'll be taking a trip soon and I'd rather save the money for that. Of course, he didn't listen and came home with these beaufitul flowers. I feel like an ass for only getting him a hershey's kiss.

Everyday

Trent Reznor got it right when he penned Every Day is Exactly the Same for Nine in Nails. Out of 365 days this year I can tell you Exactly what I’ll be doing for 260 of them.
I’ll wake up to Brian’s alarm clock going off at Exactly 6:30 and then again at 6:37, 6:44, 6:51, I’ll lay there fuming until he finally gets up at 6:59. I’ll curl back down under the covers and wait until he blinds me with the light before I get up. It will take 3 minutes of scalding hot water before I even attempt to start my daily ritual of shampooing, conditioning, scrubbing, and brushing my teeth. Like most women I spend entirely too much time picking out what I’m going to wear that day knowing that no matter what I put on I’ll still feel fat, unattractive and totally disgusted with my outfit.

I never let my car warm up (sorry, honey). I just jump in and race off to the local coffee shop. They know me there which means I can grunt and throw around hand motions and they’ll know what I want.

Then it’s off to the happiest place on earth – my job. Sometimes I really wish I worked at Disneyland at least that way it wouldn’t be a lie if I said I truly did work at the happiest place on earth. If you can’t tell already let me just say that I’m tired of my job and wonder why I’ve stuck around for so long. Eleven years is a long time to get acquainted with the ins and outs of the sanitation business. The excitement is gone – okay your right there never was any excitement but at least let me pretend that something has compelled me to stick around garbage and shit for the majority of my young adult life. My mother would call it laziness. She might have a point. I’m I too lazy to go out and look for something new? Or maybe it’s because I’m afraid to learn that flip flops aren’t except everywhere. Or maybe it’s because I’m afraid to go out and buy new dress clothes that will still make me feel fat, unattractive, and blah.

Once at work, I spend the first 45 minutes catching up on celebrity gossip with perezhilton.com. and people magazine. I’ll check my email, read the local paper, MySpace random people, stare out the window; the excitement of my day might come if I decide to use the heater and the microwave at the same time. Then POOF no more power! The rest of my day proceeds almost exactly to what I have stated above. The phone might ring at some point, a baby might visit, and occasionally I have to play therapist for the girl next door. At exactly 4 o’clock I abandon the place by jumping into my car and peeling out to enjoy the next 15 hours of freedom.

Once home I can’t decide if I should scream, laugh or cry at the dog for tracking muddy feet into my dinning room. I spend the next hour sweeping and mopping. My man gets home and we stare at each other – I’m secretly praying that he’s decided to cook dinner tonight. I’d love to know what he’s thinking but sometimes I’m not sure if he’s thinking anything at all. He wins; I cook. At 6:30 we watch jeopardy and I realize that he must be thinking something because he’s really good at jeopardy. If the category is anything besides historical events or celebrity marriages I’m screwed. After Alex makes all the normal people feel like idiots we flip channels. I fall asleep anywhere between 9:30 and 10 p.m. to the sweet sound of drag car racing.

At Exaclty 6:30 a.m. the alarms goes off

Trent Reznor got it right when he penned Every Day is Exactly the Same for Nine in Nails.

***up date***

my good friend just reminded me that I spend the majority of my day IMing her. duh! how could I forget!?! that takes up at least 3 hours of my day.

Isn't he funny

This is the photo that was staring back at me the other day when I turned on the computer. Brian has to much time on his hands.

I see you

Hi Mrs C and Mrs M :)

A sunny day in February

The weather has been unbelievable warm and clear for winter. We haven't had much rain which I'm thankful for now but know I'll be sad when summer arrives and our lakes and rivers look like mudd puddles. Neither Brian or I are really into football so this Super Bowl Sunday we decided to drive up to Orick and do some hiking. Over the summer we tried to hike Lady Bird Johnson grove just outside of Orick but once we got there we found out you can't take dogs on the trail (stupid!) and had to turn around. Being that we just got Tucker fixed this week, we decided to leave him home and do some exploring on our own. We took two different trails, one being a mile and the other one eight miles (no we didn't walk the whole eight miles - I like to hike - just not that much :) both of them remined me why I love living in Humboldt.

Poor Tucker

We finally broke down and got Tucker fixed. Our poor baby doesn't know what to do with himself and his new satelite dish