Ma'am have you been drinking???

( I really enjoy this liscense plate. And Stacie...this has got to

be funny to you.)

Well...no...I have not been drinking.

Stacie and I went and saw "500 days of Summer" last night in Scottsdale. If you want to leave never ever wanting to fall in love, then I recommend it. Kind of miserable.

Anyahoo...on our way home around midnight I was only going about 70 mph and then a cop's lights go off behind me. I immediately look at my speedometer and I wasn't going very fast so I was confused on why I was even being pulled over.

After I pull over,

The cop comes up to the window and the conversation is as follows:

(I roll down my window and hand him my liscence and registration)

Cop: Ma'am...did you know that your light is out for your liscence plate?

Me: um...no sir I didn't know that...

Cop: Really? Well it is...you didn't know that?

Me: Sorry sir I really had no idea. In fact, I didn't even know my liscence plate had a light.

By this point the cop seemed so confused on how I didn't know that my light was out. It was like in comparison to not knowing that my engine was on and that I was driving on the 60 at Midnight on a Thursday night.

Me: Really sir I am sorry.

So then he takes my information to his bike (he is a bike cop) and spends like 10 minutes looking up whatever it is they look up. He comes back to the car with a warning and a paper that I have 30 days to get it fixed. And he still seems so confused about how I didn't know my light was out. I am sorry sir that I am in my car driving and not driving behind myself...what the heck? Seriously? How in heaven's name would I ever know something like that? I wanted to say that but I won't be disrespectful...but seriously? Seriously!

Do you even know that your have a light for your plates? Maybe I did know that but it never occured to me to check it on a regular basis. Now I know...Now I know...

And then here comes the

best part. As he is handing me back my information:

Cop: Ma'am have you had anything to drink tonight?

(Um...no... since I have never even touched a beer in my life)

Me: No sir...definetly not been drinking

Cop: because I just noticed that your lane changes were kind of slow.

By this point I wanted to laugh out loud. Lane changes kind of slow...seriously? What does that even mean really?

Thank you police for protecting us as citizens of this great state of Arizona. But

stick to that and not useless reasons to pull someone over.

Stacie would have done anything to see a sobriety test done one me.

I guess I would have loved that too...

Meant To Be

I found out Wednesday that I did not get the job at Kids On the Move. They hired a lady with 20 years of experience in Early Intervention. I just can not possibly compete with that. Are you kidding? I only graduated 3 months ago. But I guess it is just meant to be that I don't move back to Provo. This is the third time that something has fallen through and that there is my answer so I need to stop fighting it. I just know I need to be home with my family and back in Mesa. So to make myself feel better, I came up with the pros and cons of not getting the job.

(Don't mind the fotolia written all over this little girl's face)

Cons...

Still unemployed

No benefits

I don't get to work under Gayleen

No steady income

GRANDMA

No BYU prep course for GRE

my friends in Utah

living at home

Utah is prettier

Pros...

Dallin's games

quality family bonding time

BABY!!

Saturday morning matinees with Stacie and/or Mom

STACIE

not having to fly home for Lena's wedding

(but Lena I would do it anyways...you know that..:)

Mesa Winters

holidays at home

Sunday dinners with the whole family

STEVEN

being able to run outside from October to April

(not having to deal with the freakin snow and 10 degree weather)


It's a good thing there are so many positives to staying home since I don't have a choice anymore...

Dinner Out

Sure love when Kelli is in town...

And...my Mom and I are going to see Wicked on Saturday.

I can finally see for myself what the big deal is!

Very excited...

Move it or Lose it Sister!!

Why, Why, Why do people insist on driving 65-70 mph in the fast lane??

Why??

I don't have too many pet peeves besides, spitting, bad attitudes, slow walkers,

inconsideration, smoking in public places, cussing in public places,

and really ugly cleavage and midriff, but besides, that

I am perfectly fine.

Today I was driving to work and mind you I work on Ironwood and

Broadway and kind of in a hurry and I had to go around 4, not 2, not 3

But 4 cars in the fast lane driving 65 mph.

And ALL 4 of them were on their cells phones.

Texting and talking.

MOVE IT!! AND GET OFF YOUR PHONE!!!

( I do text and talk occasionally....but never in the fast lane going 65 so its ok...right?)

Phew...I feel much better.

PS. And I just really like the picture of that car.

A girl can dream...

Date Night

So Friday night was a date night for Steven and I and I was excited to spend

time with him. So we went to Macaroni Grill for dinner with some of his friends and

had a real nice server. In fact she is dating an inactive

member of the church and proceeds to tell us that

he is a HALF MORMON.

(His father is Jewish and his mother is LDS)

How awesome is that. A HALF MORMON!

I loved that. But we got her number and I gave it to the sister missionaries

in the ward and we are going to invite dear Hannah to church.

It was all Steven.

So then we didn't go see a movie, go bowling, or even play

a game. We did something else. Well Steven did something else...

replaced the cracked tile in my parents walkway. We went to Home Depot

and bought gravel, grout, sponge, trowel and something else that I can't remember.

And I just helped him pick up the broken pieces from the old tile.

He asked me half way through if I had some reading to do or something.

But I felt rude making him do all the work. But let's face it....

I would be much better helping by just reading or something.

But then half way through we realized the tile my parents had

was for the kitchen and not for the walk way. So bless little Steven's heart.

He had to go to the tile store the next day and find tile

that matched it.

Doesn't it look great! Good job Steven!

He did such an awesome job. Didn't know I was

dating such a handy man.

And if you ever need a date idea...replace tile.

Next week we will be replacing all the light fixtures in the house.

Just Kidding...

Movie Review

My Sister's Keeper

Never ever under any circumstance go see this movie with your mother

if you have had cancer. You think that would be a no-brainer right?

My mom was a wreck through the whole thing

and said she almost walked out a few times because it was too much for her

and hit too close to home. Sorry Mom!! But it is true. I just didn't

think it was going to be that hard.

But if you want to cry a lot...go see it. I probably will never see it again.

Not because it wasn't good or realistic (because it is VERY realistic), but just

because it is a one time

view I think for anyone. I just wish I had a cute boy named Taylor

to do chemo treatments with me. Haha. Just kidding...well not really.

And who knew Cameron Diaz could play such a serious role...

Spencer and the Mission

So Spencer sends us his camera chip every couple of months and here are some pictures and one video. He has been transferred to the island of Guam and he is kind of disappointed because they only speak English there and he has really mastered the Pohnpein language but Guam is where the mission home is so he is happy about that.
It is very common on Pohnpei to find rats. He even will wake up with one under his bed. Can you even imagine? I would die.

A couple of boys they baptized. He said that most people they teach have problems with the Word of Wisdom and it ends up being the only reason they can't commit to baptism and it is very frustrating.

Oh Spencer and his salsa...

I try and send him chips and salsa every other month. But this last time a rat got into the chips but if looks like he kept what the rat didn't eat. That's how much he loves his tostitos. If I knew a rat had gotten into them...there is no way in heck I would still eat them. But I am also not on an island eating fried rice everyday.

Oh Pohnpei, Pohnpei...

He looks so uncomfortable...but its funny how one hand is still holding the scriptures.

They were asked by some lady in the branch to dig a 6 foot hole.

I have been trying to upload a video of him talking Pohnpein but it isn't working at the moment. It honestly just sounds like a bunch of gibberish but kind of cool at the same time. I will keep trying I guess.

4th of July Weekend

We went up to Heber for the 4th of July and it was so amazing to escape the blistering heat. I almost hate it as much as Provo's winters. And we ate some vegetables from my Dad's garden.

Uncle Mark calling in the troops for dinner.

My dad made tri tips and chicken on Friday with dutch oven potatoes. Saturday night Uncle Mark made his famous chicken and corn and potato salad. And Uncle Paul and Aunt Kelly made breakfast burritos for Saturday morning breakfast. It was great!

Isn't my mom so cute!

Dad and the chicken

Kaden chilaxing in front of the fire

Jack and the Vespa

Morning!

We did a lot of sleeping...

And our first annual Parker kickball game. Actually our first idea was softball but
we unfortunately did not think ahead and therefore had no bats, gloves, balls, ect. And I of course decided not to bring my shoes and so I had only flip flops. So I was the official cheerleader and picture taker and unofficial score keeper.

What up Jack?

I just really liked the clouds in this picture. You know me and my scenic pictures.

Action shot

I just thought this picture is adorable of Kyler and Jack

And then we went to this little carnival they had nearby.

Ok and this bunny at the petting zoo had freakishly long ears.
They were seriously as
long as his entire body. It was so weird.

And Rachel speculating on whether it was worth $10 to get in...

And the goose...

Kaden and the pigs...

And then the badmitton tournament. My family
is all about good, clean, fun competition.
Well at least the good competition I guess.
And quoting my brother Dallin, "If you are not
cheating, you are not trying."

And then towards the end of the weekend, I just stopped taking pictures. Kind of lame I know. The boys decided to go down to the high school where the huge crowds are for the fireworks but the rest of us stayed behind to see them from the road. Next year I told my Mom that we need to go to the parade. I hear it is a big deal in Heber.

But it was super fun and good to see a bunch of extended family.

Rubios

I went here for lunch today...again.

I have been 4 times in 2 weeks and I could easily go everyday.

I am in love (yes in love) with the veggie burritos and the re fried beans and I
usually hate re fried beans.

I now have my mother, father and brother loving it.

Thank you Blake for introducing me to this wonderful place.

I ask you to please partake in this heavenly goodness.

That is all...

Oh and PS...if I end up moving back to Provo, the only one is in American Fork. What the...

Can someone spell...DIRTY

So a heads up to all book readers...."The Time Traveler's Wife" is dirty. D-I-R-T-Y! Never read a book with more "sex talk" in my life and I am so disappointed because I was really looking forward to it. And I bought it! Oh well. Just so you know. Guess we need a new book to read. Any suggestions? Kelli...you always come up with good stuff. But then again, so does Stacie.

We went up north to the cabin for the 4th of July weekend and it was beautiful. We had 70 degree weather the entire time. I will post pictures soon.

And did you know that Sarah Palin resigned as the governor in Alaska? She still had a year and a half left in her term. What's that all about? But the media will not leave her and her family alone so she must have her own reasoning.

My sister is naming their boy: Rosson Parker Shumway. Solid name huh? They were actually thinking of Stellar. And what do you think of the name Ande for a girl? I think it is so cute.

I am still looking for a job. It is obviously hard with budget cuts but in the school systems they don't know what they need until August after they have all their staffing. So in the meantime, I am going to get my substitue teaching certificate. But then my supervisor called me today and said they are now hiring for a new provider at Kids on The Move in Orem and I have no idea what to do. And I have to make a decision ASAP and put in my resume. Holy Moley!

What do I do? I feel good about staying home. But it is a job and I need a job and this experience for grad school and my applications. I have no idea what to do at the moment.