Dave Matthews Band Contest

Alright...I'm really miffed right now, but I decided to take this and pretend that Heavenly Father is telling me I shouldn't be so selfish and secretive. So, here it is. The thing I was doing the other day was for a contest to win FRONT ROW TICKETS to The Dave Matthews Band concert that was supposed to be this Wednesday night. The concert has been postponed and so they've postponed the contest-ending date too. I'm am so frickin irritated!!! All of us who entered came up with our ideas based on the time we had until the concert. We could've done something totally different even now if we'd known that we'd have more time. But now, who knows how many people can come up with something and have who knows how long to do it! They can also take ideas from what we've done, which really stinks, because of course, I think mine is the best!! :(

Yes, I do realize how childish I'm being...okay, that's an understatement but I don't care. I'm mad and I'm being childish and deciding to just get over it and give everyone a chance to win.

I didn't want to tell anyone else about the contest because I know plenty of people who I think could do a way better job than me, and I didn't want the competition. Please please please give me credit for the fact that I am fessing up now, and don't hold this against me. I am sorry that I was trying to win for myself so much that I wouldn't tell anyone else, in fear that they'd want to win too. :(

I came up with my idea all on my own and I love it! All we had to do was take a photo with 'Dave Matthews Band' and '101.9 The End' in it. They gave a couple of suggestions and said that we would get extra points if it's eco-friendly. There were only two pics up when I found it and one of them was one of the ideas they had suggested! I know, how original right? Oops, there's my bad attitude again...

I decided to pick an area to clean up litter from, to help the environment, and spell what I needed out of stuff I cleaned up, and dedicate it to LeRoi who just passed away. I held my 'scrapbook' pages up that have DMB on them and my concert tickets. This was one of my first scrapbook pages ever so don't laugh!!!

Please note that it says "Entries will be judged on creativity, audience, and eco-friendliness." I think I was pretty darn eco-friendly by cleaning up two bags of other people's trash, and creative by spelling with it! Anyway...The link to all the pictures so far is in the title of this post. I still really hope I win but I'm still really miffed.

So, if any of you out there are DMB fans and live in the area please enter and forgive me for trying to keep it from you!

Time to PAUSE the music again!

An Answered Prayer...

Please excuse the mystery of this post. I will post again in 6 days at the most to explain my cryptic entry.

Today I was...well, let's just say I was doing a little 'project' outside in the hot sun. It took me longer than I thought it would to do it. In the end I think it was around 2 1/2 hours. Not only was my water that I brought almost gone, it was HOT! Ewwww. Don't get me wrong, I was drinking it anyway, trying to make it last, but it was gross. I was SO thirsty!

The following is very sacred to me, but I do feel it is important to share it with everyone I care about.

I said a prayer in my head, asking that one of the people driving by would stop and give me a drink, or ask if I needed anything. (I thought that wasn't unreasonable because I was doing something nice, where everyone could see me doing it - no matter that it was kind of self-serving; they didn't know that!) Immediately in my head was the thought, "Make eye contact". I thought, okay, maybe making eye contact with one of the people who is driving will be what prompts them to stop to talk to me. So upon having this thought (approximately 2 seconds after finishing my prayer) I looked up. There was a car coming and I made eye contact with the person driving. It was Nikki, who lives down the street!! I waved; she waved back and kept driving.

"Arrggghh!!" I thought. "If someone who knows me doesn't even stop why would a stranger?" Yes, I had a moment where I let my faith slip and I thought a frustrated thought. Isn't it good that Heavenly Father loves us so much he takes care of us anyway, as long as we let him? I continued my work and also prayed that if no one gave me anything to drink, could I please be okay until I was done, and returned home?

A few minutes later I heard a car as I was turning to walk a different direction. It was pulling over, right up to me! It was Nikki and she was holding a cold zero calorie lemonade drink out her window to me!!! (Oh me of little faith.) I immediately started drinking and thanked her profusely (I hope). I told her that I had literally prayed and I thanked her for listening to the Spirit and getting me a drink. It is so nice that we can be Heavenly Fathers hands sometimes and that through us he answers people's prayers.

I did say a prayer of thanks after Nikki left and finished my project. As it was I was sunburned and shaky with a headache when I was done. I hate to imagine how much worse I could have been.

In Retrospect, I should have known it would be Nikki who saved me! She is one of the sweetest people in the world! Also, I actually had thought of her when I first started thinking of who might help me. Thanks so much Nikki!!

Also, thanks so much to my Mom, who took care of my kids so I could get this project done right away!! Oh - and I did tell Nikki that what I was doing was self-serving, so she wouldn't falsely think I was a good samaritan. But now that I've had a taste of it, I think I might try harder to actually be a good samaritan in the future. :)

Can't Wait to Play!

Some Very Sad News....

LeRoi Moore of The Dave Matthews Band passed away yesterday from complications resulting from an ATV accident.....You may click on the title to read a bit more.

Imagination...

(sighs)...I really loved the Twilight saga. Reading is one of my passions. I don't think that I conciously have vivid images in my mind when I'm reading a story, but when I see that story made into a movie, I can tell if it is not what I imagined. I think I love my imagination way more than what movie makers can create. There have been some good movies from books, the first Harry Potters included (even though a lot was left out), but mostly I just love the books.

I am trying to be optimistic about the movie Twilight. The more I see footage though, the more I think I'll be dissapointed. I don't think the guy who plays Edward (Cedric Diggory, right?) is nearly 'beautiful' enough and I also don't like who they cast as Rosalie and Bella!!! I've seen the girl who plays Bella in another movie and she's just not one of the greats in my opinion. She just doesn't 'fit' Bella. Now, I probably couldn't act to save my life and I cringe that I'm being so judgemental, but, that's just how I feel. I really really do wish I could just enjoy a movie for what it is without comparing it to the book it is based on....I don't know if I'll achieve that in this lifetime. Wish me luck!

Not much new

Not too much has been happening, so sorry for the lack of posts! We had a great birthday party for my Mom and I hope she loved it! I don't have the pictures yet though, she does. I am having a great time scrapbooking, and my sister got to come to visit! It was only for about 1 1/2 days but, it was better than nothing!

"Breaking Dawn"

Well, my mom hasn't read any of the twilight saga yet. She decided that she did want to and that she'd rather just own her own hardback copies (rather than borrowing from the library). I happily set out to run that errand for her! After finding Eclipse at Costco for an amazing 11.49, I got the other three at Waldenbooks in Provo. I opted for Walden because 'Borders' is so well known out here and has bigger stores. I figured they might be sold out already as Walmart was the second day and Costco was by Monday at the latest. So, YAY!! I got them all and started reading Breaking Dawn yesterday! I finished today and am so glad to have closure, you know? I hate just wondering, and I love reading! :) Comment on my blog or email me when you've finished it!

I'm on page 494!!!

So I've got to go!

Grrrrrrrrr!!!!

Okay, so, driving home from the zoo today, I saw, spelled out in plastic cups, on a chain-link fence above the highway, some words that tell how the new book Breaking Dawn ends. I WAS SO STEAMING MAD!!!! (Takes a deep breath) Whether or not it's true I have yet to see. I would hope that it was some person who has no idea about the book just trying to be annoying, but, I actually could see it being the ending. And if it really is the ending WHY WOULD SOMEONE WRITE THE ENDING OVER THE HIGHWAY ON THE DAY THE BOOK IS RELEASED WHERE POOR INNOCENT UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE LIKE ME HAVE TO SEE IT AND KNOW THE ENDING OF THE BOOK BEFORE THEY READ IT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! (Takes a deep breath).
We had a wonderful time at the zoo today. :) We went to Hogle Zoo in SLC. Not my favorite. It was okay but, we decided we didn't need a year membership that costs as much as 3 visits because we don't think we'll go that many times. The San Francisco Zoo is still my favorite. I have only been to like 3 different zoos though. I would like to go to the San Diego Zoo!
What is the matter with people???? Arrrggghhhh!!! Why, why, why would someone want to spoil something for so many other people?? :'( (Takes a deep breath)
I guess I'll have a little snack now, I'm starving! :) Later!