Soft Water VS. Hard Water

Does anyone have an opinion about soft water VS. hard water? and why? I know this is really random but I have really dry skin and it sort of drives me crazy. It seems like no moisturizer in the world helps me either. Trust me I have tried a million of them. So I'm thinking the problem could be the water I'm shower/bathing in/washing my face with. I've been reading up on how soft water really makes a difference for the good in your skin and hair, and your soap lathers better and you will save money in the long run on soap/laundry detergent blah blah blah. But I'm really curious if anyone has noticed a difference between the two?

Hip Hop ya don't stop

So I've been substitute teaching hip hop at 9th east Golds gym a bit lately (I'm teaching again tomorrow night @ 8 in case anyone wants to come) Today Lindsay (the girl I sub for at Golds) texted me and asked if I would sub her advanced jazz class at Utah Academy for her, um are you serious? was my initial reaction, I'm not an advanced jazz dancer how am I supposed to teach an advanced jazz class? Lindsay assured me I could totally handle it, and I could teach them a hip hop combination if I wanted to. I told her I would do it. So the class ended up going quite well, I was really happy. The new owner of the studio, Aimee asked for my phone number and told me she would call me to sub there in the future. I really want to have my own hip hop class(s) at some point, so this is really good experience for me. The point of all this is I'm really really grateful to Lindsay for believing in me and providing me with these opportunities. She probably doesn't think it has been a big deal at all, but its a big deal to me. If she wouldn't have asked me to teach her class tonight, I wouldn't have met Aimee who asked me if I would sub there in the future. It just goes to show how one opportunity can lead to another opportunity. And sometimes it takes someone to believe in you for you to believe in yourself. So Lindsay if you read this, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you have done for me though out the years. I am a better dancer and now a better teacher because of you. You truly are a mentor and hero to me. So I hope to teach more and more. Dancing is a huge passion of mine and a huge part of my life, Its in my blood, its in my veins, its in my guts. I'm not the best dancer or dance teacher in the world, not even close. But ya know what it doesn't matter. All that matters is that I have a passion for dancing and it makes me happy, really happy.

Eyeliner Dilema

How do you spell Dilema anyway? Is anyone else frustrated with their eyeliner? Everyone I have ever tried just simply does not stay on. It looks good when I first put it on but even a hour later it starts disappearing. I just want a friggin eyeliner that stays on and I don't feel I need to reapply it later in the day. Because I am not a touch up kind of person. I want to get ready once in the morning (which doesn't happen every morning, not even close) But the mornings I do I want to do it once and not think about the way I look the rest of the day. I've never tried any super expensive ones like MAC or anything from a department store, so maby some of you high end makeup shoppers can give me a good suggestion on a more expensive eyeliner. In fact I'm really just thinking seriously that I want to get permanent eyeliner done. Then I wouldn't have to think about any of this. I mean how nice would it be to wake up in the morning and have a good part of your makeup done, what a time saver. Not to mention if you go swimming or workout and your eye makeup actually stays in place.

Some Random Thoughts

1- I'm really frustrated with couponing. I took a class on it, and supposedly you can save a ton of money on your grocery shopping by using this system they teach you. One of the things you have to do is get one Sunday paper for every person in your family, So I ordered 3 to get each week (which cost $12 a month). In a nut shell you save money by using coupons on items that are already on sale, and you get multiple papers so you have multiple coupons to stock up when items go on sale. My main problem is that out of all the coupons in the paper, hardly any of them are for stuff I would actually buy. A lot of it is processed junk food, I buy some of this kind of food but not very much. Anyway guess I'm just disappointed because I was all excited to do it and save money, but it has been kind of a let down, so maby I should just stop bitching about it, cancel my sunday paper subscription, and just go back to not couponing.

2- I'm teaching hip hop again this Wednesday night at Golds. I subbed one other time a few months ago. I came up with a new combination, I put some awesome new music on my Ipod, I'm really excited and ready to go. I love subbing this class, its really gotten my creative juices flowing. Every time I hear a sweet beat I'm spinning up new choreography in my head



I love the beat freaks from americas best dance crew

3- I've been riding my mountain bike more lately. I've discovered there are tons and tons of trails right back behind my house that go all over the place. Its a great place for me to practice, and its so nice I can just leave right from my house and its a killer workout, kicks my butt every time. Im loving my new hobby

4- Jared and I are going to Las Vegas for the SEMA show ( its a huge car show ) Nov 3rd - 6th without Crew. I've been feeling like I need to getaway really bad lately, you know how it is when your like "I just need to get the fetch out of this town for a while or I might kill myself" ya its like that. So I'm way stoked.



5- I'm LOVING fall, I love this weather its my favorite time of year. Also TV is really great right now. Right now I'm loving 1- So you think you can dance 2- Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders 3- The Hills 4- The CIty 5- Biggest Loser 6- Desperate Housewives (although I think this show used to be a lot better, some of the story lines are just getting a little dumb/desperate) PS has anyone seen the new girls next door? if not, don't its pretty much porn. Not that the last one wasn't but this time its really bad



I just absolutely loved this photo nad had to post it

6- I'll take this opprotunity to tell you some of Crews latest sayings/happenings ( Just skip this last part if this type of thing bores you)

1- He is obsessed with Graham Crackers and asks for them all the time. For a while he called them cracker grahams

2- He's really into airplanes right now, he got some for his birthday he loves and is absolutely fascinated when he see's one flying outside

3- He is obsessed with shoes and is more then happy to put them on to go outside. He also loves putting on mine and Jared's and walking around the house.



4- I've been teaching him how to count. He says " 1 2 3 4 10" everytime

5- His latest favorite animal sound is monkey, he scratches his armpits like a monket and says "oo oo ah ah" so cute

6- His hair has finally grown back out to his shaggy, curly mop I love so much. I cut it too short last time and missed those curls for a while

7- He loves to be outside. Sometimes he'll grab my hand walk over to the front door and say "outside" We go walk around the block as he picks up every rock and stick along the way :)

8- Crew loves to dance, well at least bob his head to pretty much any song

9- He loves the tub and all his new bath toys Grandma Moo got him for his B-day, especially the Duckys

10- His favorite foods he asks for by name all the time (Cereal, oatmeal, juice, burgers- vegi burger pattys, pizza, cheese, crackers )

11- My favorite animal sound he does is the kitty/cat, it kind of sounds like the cat is maby dying or wounded and crying for help

12- He loves to dip his food. Any food he just wants a sauce to dip it in. He like to dip broccoli in ranch and mostly just lick the ranch off

Thats what I can think of for now

Gosh time flies

June of 2007 on my birthday (about 6 months pregnant with Crew



Just a couple weeks I think



5 or 6 months



His 1st Birthday



About 18 months



Such a big boy, 2 years old. One of his favorite things to do is raid the pantry, any pantry



Crew turned 2 on Thurday





I'll spare you the gushy mommy stuff this time. Just a quick I LOVE YOU SOLDIER

A couple things .... and my dog is a spoiled turd

This was a few weeks ago. my cuz Jess and I took our dogs for a hike up Rock Canyon



Me and the Beef





It was Jared's B-day on Sunday, I made this little ice cream/brownie cake





Crew LOVES ice cream, he frequently pulls on the freezer door and says "Ah Mean"





And Beef Stew is a spoiled little turd..... The End

Stewart Falls & The Farm

Sunday we hiked Stewart falls with Crew and Beef









Little man was SO tired, passed right out on the way home

Also this week my mom and I took Crew up to the farm at Thanksgiving Point. It was so great, we loved it!



Pony rides!



Crew and his Grandma Moo





These horses were HUGE



When we were looking at all the other animals Crew just kept wanting to run back to the ponies

Now there is something all these photos have in common, did you notice what it is? Besides the fact that they are all of Crew. I had a realization that maby its time to cut back on his bottle consumption, when I saw that he had a bottle in his hand in EVERY single one these photos. This guy loves his ba ba's they are definitely a huge comfort to him. Is is bad to give him a bottle whenever he wants it? Is he to old for a ba ba now? should I be trying to ween him? Maby some of you veteran moms can give me some advice.