memilyrae | 
01 27th, 2009| 
1) Did you date someone from your school? I “dated” Tanner during my Senior year
2) What kind of car did you drive? ’98 Honda Civic
3) Did you pass your driver’s license test the first time? Yeah…but I chose to fail parallel parking since Oklahoma streets are not as spacious as streets in Utah and with a car parked on each side of the street and being in a boat of a car chose not to destroy two cars in the process.
4) Were you a party animal? Nope
5) Were you considered a flirt? Yes. Absolutely.
6) Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir – which I loved cause I got to go to Disneyland with Tanner and Mauni and Stacey and…EVERYONE!
7) Were you a nerd? Not THAT kind of a nerd but I am a nerd
8) Were you on any varsity teams? Nope
9) Did you ever get expended or expelled? I was ALMOST sent to the principals office (Thanks a lot Danny!) but I talked my way out of it.
10) Can you still sing your fight song? Not from Choctaw…not from Springville.
11) Who were your favorite teachers? Mrs Leech rocked..So did Mrs A…Ms Swagert…I liked a lot of my teachers
12) Where did you sit at lunch? I was always with either Tanner, Mike Jeff, and Chelts or on occasion I was with Keri, Amy, and Caleb…AND Mauni and Devin….
13) What is your school’s full name? Choctaw High School and Springville High School
14) School mascot and colors: Yellow Jackets (Yellow and Blue) and Red Devils (Red and Blue)
15) Did you go to homecoming and who with? Never in Choctaw…I believe Ryan Ashby was Homecoming dance. Although, I don’t remember when Homecoming is and it was my first dance in Utah.
16) If you could go back and do it again, would you? Nah….I have my journals and don’t regret anything. I am sad at some of the emotions I wasted (lack of self esteem, etc.)
17) What do you remember most about graduation? Singing and flirting from a distance with Tanner and laughing with Angie.
18)Who was your biggest crush in high school? I know he’s in a lot of my answers, but Tanner.
19) Were you in any clubs? Spanish club in Choctaw, but that was just to go to Costa Rica.
21) Who was your prom date? Tanner again.
22) Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Yep
23) Did you have a job while in high school? I babysat for an awesome family
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Let each person know they have been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
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1. I can be called a half-started…or maybe and almost finisher… with most things in my life….mainly cleaning…or laundry….or filing. Or maybe you can just call it lazy, who knows! For example, my laundry will get cleaned, the towels might get folded, the kids clothes might get folded, but nothing gets put away…it stays on my couch or bed until it gets thrown on the floor or they all become dirty again.
2. I used to half a mole on my face – it was in the same spot as a certain celebrity…and I was nicknamed Madonna (only for the mole, not the boobs!)
3. I take pictures all the time – mostly with the thought “How can I scrapbook this?” in mind.
4. My left ribs stick out farther than my right ribs.
5. I love natural disasters – it’s so neat watching the force and power of a tornado or hurricane, and although I don’t like seeing people’s lives turned up-side-down or their lives taken, I love that it brings people together and they serve each other. Plus, it’s not a human with an evil heart hurting others.
6. I lie to Steve all the time! If he asks when I’m going to sleep, I’ll say “After I finish the chapter.” Usually 4-5 chapters later (or 3 in the morning) I’ll finally close the book and turn off my lamp. Sorry hun!
I tag:
1. Coley
2. Annette or Steph or Mom…or Lauren since she blogs more than you do!
3. Leona
4. Janel
5. Katie S
6. Susan
Amazon is doing a 25 Days of Christmas free song giveaway. I love free music so if you like it too…here’s the link: AMAZON MUSIC
I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving! It seemed to sneak up on me pretty fast (which mean sooner than later I can start listening to Christmas music) but I’m very glad it’s here. Here’s my SHORT list of the things I’m grateful for:
My sweet hubby, Steve, who is my bestest friend ever.
My awesome kids who always keep me busy and entertained and continue to teach me and show me things about myself I never knew.
My family – parents (birth and in-lawed), siblings (and in-lawed), extended family and those of you whom I’ve adopted as my family.
My friends – some of you’ve have been my friends since childhood, others more recently, but no matter how long I’ve known you, you mean a great deal to me (and my sanity!). I have way too many memories to even begin listing so I want each of you to know how much I love you.
My Heavenly Father – obviously He’s number one on my list and I would never be able to thank Him enough for everything that I have. Most importantly I want to thank Him for my life, my family, the true Gospel, the blessings I’ve received and for those I love, for our country and the freedom we have, etc etc etc! Way too much to list – and more than I will ever realize!
My testimony – I am so thankful for the Gospel and for the blessings it brings me. I am thankful that Steve and I are sealed to each other for eternity and that death isn’t the end of us. I’m thankful I will be with my family in the next life. I’m grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave His life so that we can return to our Heavenly Father after we leave this Earth. I’m grateful for Joseph Smith and all of those who fought and continually fight for the Gospel. I’m grateful for our prophet, President Monson, who guides us today and talks with our Heavenly Father to teach us how to be more Christlike. I’m grateful for my calling in the Primary so I can teach and be taught by children and their testimonies. They are such special kids and will be great leaders and examples in the future. Most are now. I’m grateful for the other women (and men) that I get to work with in the Primary every week. You women (and men) have such a great spirit and love for the kids that I really look up to. Your testimonies are so special and I really hope I’ll be able to continue to work with the children and help my testimony grow more and more. I’m grateful that I can feel the love of our Father in Heaven and that I know I am His daughter and that He is always mindful of me.
I’m thankful for my talents. I love working with the computer and graphics programs, with design and structure, and being able to teach others how to use the tools to do it too. I love reading and am grateful that there are people out there with such wonderful talents to write and help our imaginations create the stories as we see them. I’m grateful to those of you who will take the time and have the patience to teach others, especially our children – I don’t think we can thank teachers enough. Or the service men & women who help us daily by keeping us safe and those who are fighting for freedom. Freedom does not come free –
I’m grateful for the soldiers, for their friends and families, for anyone who supports them (and not necessarily the war, but just supporting the soldiers), and for their faith.
Well, that was supposed to be a short list but I seemed to be on a soap box for a bit. It was longer than I wanted – especially since this is on a blog and I know how long it’ll take to read it.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Okay – so my sister, Annette, was watching one of the local shows this morning and saw this awesome website: Simplify Supper. It’s awesome! All recipes are easy (THANK GOODNESS! I need that!) and they have a monthly calendar already made. You can chose your own recipes or use theirs. Awesomeness #2 – it allows you to print out a grocery list and compiles it for you with the food you chose! Awesome! I’ve signed up (for free!) and can’t wait to use it!
For my birthday (thanks mom and dad!) I went to get my hair done by my friend, Cami. I called to make an appointment, met Annette to give her my kids (thank you!), and headed to see Cami. I pretty much said “I’m tired of my hair, do what you want as long as all I have to do is flat iron it!” She told me her favorite thing to do lately is the ‘stack’ (I think) and showed me a picture. I said “Go for it!” So – she did!
Last month we had a Murder Mystery Enrichment night. If anyone is trying to plan one, consider this one – it was loads of fun! Murder Mystery
This is how it works. You go to Google Image and type in the answer to the topic. Then pick the first image from the first page of images for the post.
(just remember – these are the first pics that show up)
My Name: Emily Shaw
Favorite Food: Thai
First Job: Do All Cleaners
Where Born: OKC
Favorite Color: Green
Where you went to College: Utah Valley University
Bad Habit: getting rid of dry skin, or dead skin from a sunburn
Favorite Place: my bed (I love this one!)
Favorite Animal: Wild Cats (these are African Wild Cats – they look like house cats but they really are wild)
Past Love: Tanner (Tanner crab anyone?)
What are you doing right now: Watching House
Where do you live: Utah
Favorite Object: Photoshop
My Age: 25 for a few more weeks (odd for 25, I know)
I tag everyone who is curious what their favorites will show up when they google.
I saw this FAIL picture on the FAIL blog and I laughed so hard! I also thought of Mikie right away. ENJOY!
If you want to check out the FAIL blog and subscribe, click on the picture and it should take you to the site. 🙂