A little funny for Monday morning

8 Things

I got tagged again, this time from my niece Annamaria
Here we go.........

My 8 favorite TV shows:
1. Locked Up Abroad
2. House Hunters
3. International House Hunters
4. Real Housewives of Orange County/New York/Atlanta - I love them all
5. The Office
6. Platinum Weddings
7. Flipping Out
8. Ellen

My 8 favorite Restaurants:
1. Sego Lily Cafe
2. Mimi's
3. Paradise Bakery
4. Mi Ranchito
5. The Dodo
6. Einstiens
7. Firehouse
8. Old Grist Mill

8 things that happened yesterday:
1. Did laundry
2. Made guacamole
3. Booked a photographer
4. Talked to Pam
5. Helped Karl w/his resume
6. Watched some of the Golden Globes
7. Paid bills online
8. Took a shower

8 things I love about winter:
1. Christmas
2. Egg Nog
3. Time off for the holidays
4. Holiday foods
5. Nothing else....I'm not a winter person
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8 things on my wish list:
1. Vacation around the world
2. a cabin somewhere
3. Population control
4. Blackberry Storm
5. Enough money to retire
6. World Peace
7. Healthy & safe family and friends
8. New kitchen (at Karl's)

8 things to look forward to:
1. My Wedding
2. My Honeymoon
3. 4 day weekend this week
4. Getting my new sweater I ordered
5. My tax refund
6. Spring
7. Summer
8. Fall
I want to tag..........Alex

My Man

Ok, ok, wow, double tagged!
So here we go.....

1. Where did you meet your husband? Match.com

2. How long did you date before you got married? We aren't married yet but will be on June 6 so mark your calendars. We've been together exactly 3 years from yesterday.

3. How long have you been married? see above

4. What does he do that surprises you? Random things. Like the other day he told me that maybe he should go to school to become a doctor. What?!! He flinches, squirms and tenses up whenever he sees fake blood or injuries on tv! That really cracked me up because he was totally serious. He figures he could handle it because of all the animals he's had to gut. Another thing is that he gets addicted to stupid games on cell phones. Brickbreaker, Pacman, Risk, etc. For someone who can't even sit still long enough to watch an entire commercial, it's amazing to me that he can spend an hour playing a stupid game on a cell phone. Yep, he's addicted. I don't think he'd ever admit just how often he plays them though, he doesn't want people to know he's doing something so unproductive.

5. What is your favorite feature of his? He has really nice legs. They're not skinny, but perfectly toned and muscular with no fat. He also has a great smile and strong arms.

6. What is his best quality? He is extremely patient. It's kind of frustrating because you can never get him to freak out no matter what. Totally calm and mellow all of the time. Oh, and his sense of humor. Although it's sick and twisted at times, he always makes me laugh.

7. Does he have a nickname for you? He calls me Ariotti a lot.

8. What is his favorite food? His favorite food IS food. He seriously eats anything. He probably likes cookies a little too much though.

9. What is his favorite sport? Can hunting be considered a sport?

10. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? Probably fly fishing.

11. Do you have any children? No

12. Does he have any hidden talents? He's a really good bowler. We had been dating for awhile before I found out he was offered a bowling scholarship to Weber when he was in high school. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a bowling scholarship. Another thing, but I don't know if it's a hidden talent is that he can talk anyone into anything (I guess that's why he's in sales). From talking his roommate into letting him shoot him in the ass with a BB gun, to having his mom and dad bring him an egg to his house at 10:30pm on New Years Eve so he could make muffins.

13. How old is he? 29

14. What is his favorite music? He likes a little bit of everything, but mostly country and a bit of rap. He's really good at memorizing songs. He'll break into some random rap song at any moment.

15. What do you admire most about him? He is super motivated, and he always has to be doing something. He figures out what he wants and he goes for it.

16. What is his favorite color? Camo

17. Will he read this? Doubtful

I tag..... Missy Nelson!

Booooo Gold's Gym! I loath you!

*WARNING - This is just a huge vent, you may not want to waste your time reading the whole thing*
I don't think I can put into words how much I truly loath Gold's Gym. And yes loath, not hate, this is so much more than hate. When I moved to North Salt Lake I joined Xcel gym which I absolutely LOVED. Then last year they sold out to Gold's. Now, EVERY time I go to the gym something has changed and it pisses me off! First, the workers. At Xcel the employees were so friendly and not in the fake, I have to be friendly because it's my job way, they were just extremely pleasant all of the time. Now, I'm lucky to even be acknowledged when I go through the door. They usually don't even take the time to scan my card, I have to do it myself so they can just sit and talk on the phone. Second, the body pump class. At Xcel I would always go the the body pump class which was the only class that costed extra. It was $2 a class, or you could pay $10 month and go however many times you want. That worked out great because I was going to the class 3 times a week. Another option was to buy a punch card and get 10 classes for $15. Both really good options for people who frequently attended the class. Then it changed to Gold's and they took away both of those options. Now it's $2 every time no matter what. I could upgrade my membership to VIP and go for free, but to upgrade would more than double what I pay now (I also got an awesome monthly rate at Xcel that luckily Gold's has to honor). Third, the towels. Xcel had small towels for everyone to use. It was great because I always forget to bring a towel, and always need one in the body pump class. Now, no more towels. Fourth, the lockers. Xcel had those really nifty lockers that already have locks on them and you just program whatever code you want and you're good to go. No need to bring your own lock. Now, for no reason other than to further piss me off, the electronic locks are gone. Fifth, the cardio cinema rooms. I was excited about them installing a cardio cinema room and thought that this might make up for all the other horrible things they changed. For those of you who don't know, this is like a theater room with cardio equipment in it. Well, it sucks. The volume is soo loud during the action/music/dramatic moments and almost completely silent when people in the movie are actually talking. It's so frustrating! And hopefully you don't get there when a movie ends because it takes them about 20 minutes to realize the movie is over and to change it. Oh, but sometimes they can't even be bothered to change the damn movie. They just replay the movie you just watched! Sixth, all of the people. When it was Xcel it never got so busy that it was just annoying to be there. I think Xcel had only 4 other gyms in the state. Now, since everybody and their dog belongs to Gold's the amount of people there at any given time has AT LEAST doubled, probably more. Now parking is an issue, and you might have to park clear across the street in a freaking parking garage! Seventh, they cut classes. Serioulsy, more people started coming to the gym and they cut down on classes?! Not only did they cut out classes they cut down on instructors. In my body pump class that I mentioned earlier, there used to be 2 instructors per class. They would take turns with one leading the class while the other would walk around to help you with your form and make sure you were doing things right. Now most of the classes are 1 teacher per class, and the classes are twice as full! Lastly, and most recently this stupid yearly fee! Once a year they charge you an extra $15 and call it something so stupid I can't even remember. Did they tell me about this when it became Gold's? Nope, they just went ahead and debited it from my bank account. No explanation or anything so I had to call and figure out what the hell it was for. By now, you are all probably wondering (well at least those of you who have managed to read through this whole post) why I haven't cancelled my membership. I wonder the same thing everyday! The problem is there isn't another gym in the Bountiful, North Salt Lake, Woods Cross area. Ok, I lied there is one. It's called Anytime Fitness, and I have been tempted to join but I don't think they offer any classes. Does anyone belong or know anything about them? There is 24 hour Fitness, but the closest ones are in Trolley Square and Sugarhouse. I would never go to the gym if I had to drive that far.

So Cute

Condo for sale.......anyone interested?

My beautiful North Salt Lake condo is for sale. I'm a little sad, it was my very own first place and I have loved living in it. It's just that I figure it's probably pretty difficult to make a marriage work if you are living in separate houses. If anyone is interested or knows anyone that might be interested let me know or please pass along my information. I have many more pictures so let me know if you want to see more!



Built in 2005
1100 square ft
2 bedrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 car garage w/opener
hardwood floors
upgraded carpet & pad
upgraded maple cabinets, shaker style
gas stove
vaulted ceilings
wood blinds
balcony
ceiling fans in family room & master
easy freeway access
swimming pool & clubhouse
located on premium lot close to pool, playground, & parking
$113 HOA fees cover landscaping, snow removal, pool & club house maintenance, basic cable, and trash.

All this for the low price of $160,000!

NO AGENTS................this means you Steph! jk

I fought the law and......I won!

Justice! Finally!
I have slightly renewed my faith in our state's legal system. Yep, I know pretty much all of you are shocked. Nobody really thought I would actually get out of it. I totally won though, and it wasn't because the cop just didn't show up because he definitely showed up. It was a close one though. The prosecuter put the cop on the stand and asked him all of his questions, and then I asked him one question, we both did our schpeels (is that a word? & how do you spell it?) and then the judge gave his decision. He said that at first he was convinced he couldn't go through with the conviction because of Utah Code 41-6a-1002 (this code is my new best friend) Section 1 a (i) but couldn't ignore part (ii) right below it that states that a vehicle must slow or stop........when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger. Meaning basically I should have stopped because she was approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger. Because of this little part he would have to go through with the conviction. I asked if I could say something and he obliged. Among other things I restated that I was the 2nd car going through the intersection, and the 2nd car that passed the pedestrian. Then the judge said that he had to rethink his judgement because that little fact changed something. What you ask? Well, as the officer had so kindly stated earlier, the pedestrian had to stop to let the cars go by. So, since I was the 2nd car she had already been stopped (because of the first car) and was no longer approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger. Luckily, because of this little tidbit of information that I hadn't even realized, I was not convicted! I was so happy I could have peed my pants. The cop and the prosecuter got up and walked out immediately. I loved it, finally after 4 months of bullshit, justice was served.

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fine Pam I'll play too...

I have to give one word answers to the questions below. Then "nominate" seven lucky people at the end of this to do the same..........The questions are as follows:

1. Where is your cell phone? desk

2. Where is your significant other? Colorado

3. Your hair color? brown

4. Your mother? selfless

5. Your father? hard-working

6. Your favorite thing? tivo

7. Your dream last night? ?

8. Your dream/goal? many

9. The room you're in? work

10. Your hobby? outdoors

11. Your fear? death

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? settled

13. Where were you last night? gym

14. What you're not? rich

15. One of your wish-list items? cabin

16. Where you grew up? Spring Glen

17. The last thing you did? meeting

18. What are you wearing? flats

19. Your TV? a gift

20. Your pet? never

21. Your computer? crappy

22. Your mood? blah

23. Missing someone? Karl

24. Your car? zoom

25. Something you're not wearing? earrings

26. Favorite store? Costco

27. Your summer? hot

28. Love someone? Karl

29. Your favorite color? red

30. When is the last time you laughed? today

31. Last time you cried? 3 Weeks

Instead of nominating 7 people, I'm just going to nominate Steph 7 times. You need to update your blog!

Hunting......for fish?

Karl and I went hunting last weekend but actually ended up fishing more than hunting. We went up Thursday and got camp all set up with his friend Brad and his family and Brad's brother Dallas and his family. The hunt didn't actually open until Saturday so we had a couple days to just hang out. Since we were hunting and camping near Strawberry where his dad keeps his boat we decided to go fishing on Friday. The fishing wasn't too great but I ended up catching the most fish. :) Saturday morning I hung out at camp with the wives and kids while all the guys went hunting. They came back late in the afternoon with nothing. Karl and I went back out until it got dark but didn't even see anything. Well, we did see some elk and a really huge beaver but that's about it. The next day Karl's dad had to take his boat off the lake for winter so we did some more fishing before we took it off the water. Karl caught a pretty big fish, 21.5 inches but couldn't keep it because the slot limit is over 22 inches or under 15 inches. Of course I didn't get a picture of the big fish, but I got a picture of every single other fish that we caught. I was a total slacker on pictures this trip. Of the few pictures I did take none of them are really great.
Karl is pretty annoyed he didn't get a deer. He only had that one day to hunt since he had to come home and get ready to leave for work in Colorado. He really wanted to go on the muzzle loader hunt but he was working the entire time that hunt was open.

The disappointed hunter

One of my catches

The crappy picture of the huge beaver

Time Waster

My new favorite website:

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The Saga Continues.....

Today was my pretrial for my lame ticket. I showed up to court with all my evidence which included photos and a certain section from Utah Code that is VERY interesting. Utah Code Section 41-6a-1002(2) states: when traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation, the operator of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way by slowing down or stopping if necessary: (i) to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is on the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling
Ha! Guess what? Yep, the pedestrian wasn't on my half of the roadway, and it says to slow down or stop if necessary, but stopping is not required! So, not only was it completely impossible for me to see the pedestrian, (see earlier posts if you're lost) the effing law says I don't have to stop or even slow down unless the freakin' pedestrian is on my side of the road. Basically the ticket is bogus. There is not a law that would prove I was in the wrong. Anywho, I went to my pretrial which consisted of waiting around in court watching drug addicts and alcoholics trying to get out of their tickets, which some of them did! Finally, the prosecuter comes and gets me and takes me into his office. His job is to try and solve the matter without having to take it to trial. I show him everything, and he looks up the Code and says he's confused by what "when traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation" means. WTF?! You're a city prosecuter and you don't understand the law?! Are you effing kidding me! Seriously, is that sentence that hard to understand? You can't make that sentence anymore clear. (fyi - there are no traffic controls at that crosswalk, which is visibly clear in the photos I showed him) Then dipshit says he can reduce the ticket to an equipment violation which is equivalent to a broken tail light, it's $40. No thanks, I'll go to trial. After all the time and brain damage I've been through with this you think I'm gonna drop it and take an equipment violation! No way, especially now that I have the effing law that proves the ticket was completely unjustified. If anyone wants to come to my official full blown trial it is November 25 at 9:00 a.m. in North Salt Lake City building. On a side note: I was at the capitol today and there were some highway patrolmen there and my coworker decided to ask them about my situation. Guess what they said? Big suprise, they would have only been able to give the ticket if the pedestrian was in my half of the road. If I lose this never ending ridiculous battle I may go postal on their asses.

Annamaria, this is for you!

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