Lunch date with Miller

This morning I woke up at 7:45 am to shovel out the cars and the patio for dad since I was going to be gone to town all afternoon. After showering and getting ready I met up with Steve Lee who lives a mile up the road - and we drove to town. We wanted to take Miller (an old high school teacher and friend) lunch. First we went to the high school, and met up with miller to find out when her prep was - and what she wanted to eat.

Stephen and I have been friends since Senior year. He was elected Pep Club (07) president, and I was elected Vice President. He is one of the few people I've kept close contact with since graduating from Sandpoint High School. We even walked together in graduation. We had so many fun activities and assemblies that we planned together - and to be honest I don't think the school spirit has been the same since. After chatting with Miller for about 45 minutes, Autumn came and met up with us.

Little did we know - we would be wearing the same thing! So surprising. Since I went to town and 9:30 am, there is no way we could have coordinated matching outfits! What a pleasant coincidence:) It's kind of weird how our minds work - we finish each others sentences, and now we match without even planning too:) LOVE IT! After Autumn arrived we went to Joel (Mexican food, so delicious) for lunch. Took it back to the high school to have lunch with Miller.

Me, Miller, and Autumn! Man I kind of miss the good ol' days. But I'm happy I'm not still in High School:)

Miller is still Pep Club advisor. And she took the idea Stephen and I had senior year of using the Bulldog mascot costume, and someone dressed as an elf and charge for spirit pictures. This costume was made the NIGHT before our friend had to wear it - in 2006. Crazy that it's still around, Nick Hawkins - here is your mom's holiday contribution at Sandpoint High School.

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

Since I have been cooped up in the house the past few days, I decided to go outside and have some fun. So I got ready for the day, put on a jacket and headed to the beach. Well - not really the beach, but the waterfront. It began to snow this afternoon, I am so excited:) It's not the first snow fall, but there is hope that this time it will accumulate and at least stay longer than a 12 hours. So, back to the story - I have a new camera (thanks to my brother Adam) so I figured it'd be a perfect time to test it out and see how the pictures turned out:)

You'd think we were ready for summer or something?

Bodie had an absolute blast playing with me.

See it's starting to stick! Sorry dad:)

A chair dad assumes blew off someones dock this fall - and is now frozen in the bay. Makes me laugh...if I had someone with me it would have been fun get a picture sitting in it.

I took the time to write I LOVE YOU in the snow over the ice. It probably wont last long.

Yayyy snow:)

I forgot to wear my gloves, so my hands were literally frozen when I got done taking pictures. It's hard to tell though. They were more pink then my sweatshirt:)

Bodie loved playing outside with me...I have promised him that I will enjoy the season a little bit more this year:) Time to break out the cocoa maker!

Where has Deanna been?

*CAUTION - This blog has been in drafts for awhile...I just updated it:)

So, I was thinking the other day - where has time gone? I can't even believe how quickly life passes by you. I have had a lot of reflecting time the past little bit, and I realized, I have really gone through a lot of phases. There was the "I like boys in bands" phase, "I want to be really involved in school" phase, "I want to be involved in my community" phase, "I like bad boy" phase, "I'm attracted to Hispanics" phase, "My family is ruining my life" phase, "I want to go to college" phase, "I want to get married" phase, and the most current, "There's just something about a pick-up (country) man.", WHAT IS IT WITH GROWING UP! I have dated some of the most unattractive people. C'mon - look at my track record ... You know when your in the moment, and you don't want to hear anyone elses opinion, and you think they are just jealous, or out to get your. When your family nags your constantly and you just do things in spite because they are so opinionated? I feel like this was my teenage years. Looking back now, I had a lot of fun, a lot of drama, and a lot of "moving on" periods. Thank goodness we moved to Sandpoint, who knows where I would be now today if we didn't. So here is WHERE I HAVE BEEN (in the month of December) of the past few years.

2003 - Still getting to know myself. My freshman year in High School. Let's just say - boy choice, and friend choice - not so awesome:)

2003, Phase - "I'm attracted to the bad boys" phase.

2004, My first dance. Still too young to date, but as you can see, it wasn't a date - more guys than their are girls.

2004, phase - "I'm attracted to anyone in a boy band", I started having friends over every weekend, really getting social by sophomore year in High school. Like you can tell, I was pretty cool back then.

2005, 2006, 2007, and sadly 2008 all wasted Christmases. Haha crazy how time flies - but oddly enough (after too much money spent) this will be the cheapest Christmas yet. Needless to say, COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS!


This year 2009:
I want this year to be all about family & work. Really focus on the holiday season. I have never taken time to enjoy sledding, caroling, baking, decorating, cooking, presents, wrapping, gingerbread houses - I'm going to do it all this year...
Since it'll just be mom dad and I and maybe a select few others (I'm not sure on all the details) It should be a quiet and interesting Christmas. Good time to reflect on what I've missed out on:) The past years I've been so tied up with "becoming who I am - and who I want to be - and who I should be" I didn't really take a moment to appreciate the wonderful family memories that were to be had. Whats really kinda ironic is the past few Christmases in Sandpoint, I wasted with the following procedures
1) working way too much
2) Texting non-stop
3) Ditching out on family fun for a boy? WHO DOES THAT!
4) shopping for presents for all the wrong reasons.

All I recall from previous Christmases was the times that were to be had with my friends...and not my family. Don't get me wrong, It's been fun - but so long carelessness....Welcome FAMILY FUN TIMES:)

So Happy Holidays! & Bring on the good Ol' Family Traditions (it's time i learn how to make divinity i think - for mom's holiday spirit sake)


PS. What girls aren't attracted to country boys:)

Going Rogue!

Since I've been out of commission I was pretty upset about having to miss the Sarah Palin Book Signing of her new memoir Going Rogue. Since my summer working in Alaska, I have become quite fond of the Former Governor of the great state of Alaska. But I woke up Thursday morning as dad was rushing out the door to go buy 2 books and wait in line for a "ticket" to guarantee a signature. I was feeling much better, and although my eye was still swollen - I knew it would be worth it to go meet her:) So I got ready for the day, took lots of medication and walked out the door with dad. We arrived at the "old" Junior High at about 3 pm. Since Dad had a guarenteed signature ticket we waited inside the gym area in a line that resembled something that you'd see at Disney World.


Sarah Palin arrived early acutally. They originally thought that they wouldn't start signing till about 6, but it turned out to be more like 5. They announced her arrival, her parents waved hello to the line, and then she ran out made a quick wave, and then left. the line moved really quick. They took 50 people at a time up to the second level where you left your coat/camera's/phones and such in airport style bins - then walked up to the third floor where she was signing books. On the third floor they kept trying to take everyones books, put them in a pile so that she could sign them all at once and have more time to visit. Luckily dad stood up to the lady collecting books and told her that in line for the 2 hours we waited, people were sitting on the floor, bending pages, drinking coffee - and ours hadn't even left the plastic bag yet. So they let us, and the Ponderay Mayor behind us keep our books in hand and personally hand them to Sarah for a signing. This guarenteed us a clean copy when she handed it back to us:) It didn't slow anything down either. I wore one of my Alaska shirts that I got a couple summers ago, naturally she asked me about it, and dad and I got our minute of chat with Todd and Sarah. It was really a cool experience, and I'm really happy I was feeling well enough to go:)

Her Book Tour bus!

Sarah Palin waving to the line.

Dad texting a picture of Todd and Sarah waving.

Sarah Palin's parents. Her dad was actually a science teacher in this building many years ago:)

Eye Cold

Who get's an eye cold, I mean seriously. I had to work on Sunday evening to get in my hours before taking off to Stephanie's this week. When I got to work my eye hurt - as if I had make up in it. It didn't help that I had over slept during my Sunday afternoon nap, and was running late out the door to work. I took a quick glance in the mirror, rinsed out my eye and went back to work. It seemed as though I had scratched it or something, and I kept getting goopy stuff out the side. When I got home and asked mom and dad about it, they said it sounded more like an "eye cold". Little did I know I would have a sleepless night, where my eye felt like it was glued shut, and I had to continually get out of bed and "flush" my eye out. So miserable. Monday morning I woke up and my eye was huge. It was constantly watering and I was in a lot of pain. I attempted to go to work - but got a couple miles up the road and had to pull over. I called mom immediately and told her she might as well cover my shift (i was not happy at all about it either). I drove the rest of the way into town covering my one eye with my palm and holding the steering wheel with the other. Not safe, i could hardly see anything out of my one good eye, considering it was all watery from pain!:( I picked up my perscription (that my cousin Allen called in for me) and went straight to grandma and grandpas. Knowing I would never make it home, especially since it was getting dark, I slept on their couch till mom could come and get me. Today I lounged around the house, feeling sorry for myself. My eye is feeling much better as the antibiotic eye drops allen perscribed has taken affect. The swelling and bloodshot eye has not gone away yet though. I was supposed to fly down and help Stephanie out tomorrow, I even got it off work to do so. Now Adam said they wouldn't let me past the ticket counter with the blood shot swollen eyes, and it wouldn't be the best idea trying to travel with an infection that isn't quite over - considering i cant keep both eyes open longer than 3 mintues without them burning. So for now, i'm at home....laying with my eyes closed, all day, and all night. HOW BORING! Not even my wisdom teeth was this bad...Throwing up in the beginning of that was nothing compared to the feeling in comparisson to sand scratching against my eyeball. Therefore, I can't go to Steph's till at best the weekend, if she still needs me to come - and I can't really watch tv, text, play on the computer...nothing! "Oh poor me, right!" Yes Poor me. So here is a snap shot of my eyes. You're lucky I was able to keep it open long enough to get a picture. I'll have you know that just the thought of the flash that went off seconds ago in my eye is still making me tear up.

This Pictures is DISGUSTING!