THE LIEBSTER AWARD

                                                     

 

The Liebster Award is given by bloggers to up and coming bloggers as a way to spread the word about smaller blogs who deserve a bigger audience. This award is an honor, but once nominated you must earn it:

• You must list 11 things about yourself
• Answer 11 questions put to you by the person who nominated you
• Choose up to 3 bloggers with less than 200 followers to nominate and post 11 questions for them to answer
• Visit your nominee's pages to inform them of their award

                                                                        These are your ....
11 things about yourself:

1. Why do you blog?
2. If you had a million (tax free) dollars to spend what would you use it for?
3. If you were to go on any reality TV show which would it be? and why?
4. If you could have dinner with any one person alive or dead who would it be? and why?
5. If you could go back to any time in your life what would that time be? and Why?
6. If you had a super power what would it be? and what would you use it for?
7. What is your favorite piece of clothing?
8. Where is your favorite vacation spot?
9. What is your favorite sport or exercise?
10. If you could tell your 15 year old self one thing what would it be?
11. What is your favorite band/artist?

1) I am a massage therapist and I really appreciate being able to  making ppl feel better.  Best Job Ive ever  had :)
2) I have 2 great children and wonderful Son-in-law and a BEAUTIFUL new Grand baby boy   LOVE THEM ALL.
3) I work at New Image Day spa Voted Best Spa in Utah by the Standard Examiners "Best of the top of Utah" Contest  thank you very much
4) I rent a house In Ogden UT
5) Iam originally from Westerville, Ohio and I have 2 great brothers/sister-in-laws, dad and the best nieces and nef from there.
6) I lived in Boulder Colorado and surrounding areas for 7 years or so.
7) I am addicted to the show Big Brother. I Have to watch every season and get the on line feed...its a terrible addiction I need a 12 steps really.
8) I secretly know that the Publishers Clearing House Van is going to come knocking on my door SOON!
9) I want to someday take a Viking River Cruise to anywhere they go and I will once the Publishers Clearing house delivers my money.
10) I have not had a date in 9 years or so and yes I mean "DATE" :(
11) I thank God every day for the family and friends and life that I get to enjoy.... I look forward to tomorrow.

My Questions:

1. Why do you blog?I blog so that the ppl I love in this world will know how much they mean to me.
2. If you had a million (tax free) dollars to spend what would you use it for? Buy my kids each a house and myself a house. So everything else would be gravy :)

     3. If you were to go on any reality TV show which would it be? and why?
                           Big Brother       To win  $500,000

     4. If you could have dinner with anyone person alive or dead who would it be and why?
         I would love to have dinner with my mom and grandma and everyone,  one last time. We
         would sit in my Grandmas kitchen and watch her cook up her Green beans w/bacon, homemade
         biscuits, and the Worlds Best "Fried Chicken", w/her mashed potatoes and gravy and cole slaw
         and the best Lemon Meringue Pie I have ever tasted!  Why? Because I would love 
         to have my grandson Taiyden and my mom together in the same room. That would be choice.

     5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live?
         Thats a life long question for me.  I would love to live somewhere warm to med
          temperature. Beautiful mountains, with bodies of water close by.  But, the most important
          thing about the place were I live would be my family with in walking distance of me. All of
          us together.

     6. If you had a Super Power what would it be? and what would you use it for?
         Super Hearing ... to know what everyone wants when they are around me :)

     7. What is your favorite movie?
              Gone With The Wind      any romantic comedy

     8. Where is you favorite Vacation Spot?
          It was probably Upper Michigan Bob and Maxines Cabin/Trailer.  Or the all inclusive trip to
          Cancun w/Andrea and Ryan  or My trip to Europe Paris/Moscow/Madrid.

     9. What is your favorite book?
          Usually the last one I read :)

    10. If you could tell your 15 year old self one thing What would it be?
          Enjoy every day.  Go to Massage School not Cosmetology. Believe in yourself.  Learn to sing
          and dance and be happy with how you do both.  Stay away from sugar and exercise every day.
          Don't be afraid to show your love and let your light shine always.

    11. What is your favorite Band/Artist?  Lady Antebellum and Katy Perry (Shut up... she sings
           happy songs :)

My nominees are:

As Random As Random Gets - Love his Posts pretty funny and a little Insightful as well. He
 needs to write more. I look forward to them.

How Many Frogs - This is a funny Blog but not sure if it is still being added to its about a girls search for a guy and all the Frogs She doesnt kiss :).  But I believe she has found her one and only!

Cakes by Sherree - Shes amazing and very artistic




        


  
         

      


     

The horror in theather 9

This world has so much horror in it sometimes.

 We go along thinking all is well and life is good and then BAM the outside world comes slamming into our nightly news and welds itself onto our brain with excrusiating pain.  The thought of sitting in a dark movie theater and waiting as I have done hundreds of times in my life for some enriching fun escaptism to take me away is now a reason for mini-panic-attacks.   Ive been to 2 movies since the tragedy in Theater 9 in Aurora Colorado on July 20, 2012.  Spiderman and "The Dark Knight" The Batman movie that was playing that fateful night.  It was all I could do to stay seated while the credits began at the beginning of the show... Truefully all I could think about is what part of the movie did he throw that cannester of tear gas and what row was the first poor victim sitting in when he raised his rifle and pulled the trigger?  Was it loud and action packed or the slow part where Batman dances with Catwoman?   I shrank alittle in my seat and held my purse on my lap because I knew I could stop a bullet with my big heavy filled with junk purse.... pfffff.   What crap... If it had happended in this theater would I fall over my friend to save her life or would I step over everyone in an effort to save my own?  Would the 3 boys that sat beside us be heros or like the guy who ran all the way home and left his family in theater 9???

I do think of those 3 men in Theater 9 that gave up their lives for their girlfriends.  What amazing bravery.  That is what real men are made of.  What greatness is.  I hope that when they got to the hallowed presense of Father in Heaven that he hugged them all with open arms and praised them for their selfless acts of courage. 

I dont know what drove this crazed killer to do what he did, but he has taken yet another piece of innocence away from all of us.  Dragged humanity down to a dark place that we fight so hard to pretend does not exist.  Was he a bad person, was he possessed by satan, or did he just feel so alone that nothing mattered, no one mattered.  Loneliness, a sense of being disconnected from others is a very dark place indeed.  We need to reach out more to one another. To care about each other more.  I know Iam bad at gathering those I know who need more love and encouragement up and giving it to them.  But I do pray for more insight, for more love in my heart to help those I know need it.  Including maybe even my self.....

God Bless us all, Save Us All.  And give us all the courage those 3 young men had in that Theater on that dark July night.

Im a Grandma....Wow

Well its been a great month.  From Being at the Hospital for the birth of my first sweet grandson (Taiyden Seth Gabbitas born 6/5/2012). To watching my daughter as she bonds and cherishes her little guy. I Thank God Everyday for the gift he has given me to be a Grandma.  Its weird because when I was little my Grandma was so old and now here Iam and Im So Young .... lol    Life is all about perspective :)

Yes Virginia there is a FUTURE! :-)

Ones perspective and life csn change, even if you think it never will. You go along for years and things seem like they will never be different, then low and behold. They Are! Iam so excited for the next adventures in our lives. A new addition. My daughter sweet baby boy.

Well for all my last post being about my demise I guess I am going to live a bit longer lol. I am working like crazy now Product Manager and Massage Therapist. 2 full time jobs. And I cant wait to see my beautiful daughter have her first baby! A Boy Taiyden...its only 4 weeks away Iam so thrilled. Andrea looks so sweet with her little belly and she will be such a wonderful mom I CANT WAIT! Peace and LOvE always :-)