Happy Halloween!!

Paul's favorite movie of all time is Nightmare Before Christmas so when we were trying to come up with an idea for two boys and a girl (Karri is hanging out with us) I thought of being Lock, Shock and Barrel, the 3 kids from the movie. I immediately went to work on creating our masks. And we all started putting together our costumes. My finished mask.
The tail is my favorite part. I will post pictures of all 3 of us once we all get together.

Arkansas update

I updated Kylie's blog again. Check it out.

Where do you stand on Equality?

This post is prompted by a comment made by my cousin. I absolutely took no offense to the comment but I figured I would blog about my opinion. If you don't agree with me that's fine and you don't have to continue reading. But I am sharing my opinion. As you can tell from the image at the top of the page, I support Obama. In fact I already voted for him. (I know my vote doesn't count for much in Utah but I still did.) Paul and I had our ballots mailed to us early. We filled them out and mailed them in. My main reason for voting for Obama over McCain is because of the simple matter of Equality. I want a president that believes that all Americans should have equal rights. I don't understand why anyone would want it any other way. Frankly the opposition to equal rights is sickening to me. Think about how far our country has come since it was established. Blacks and women now have all the same rights as white men. Then why is it that two consenting adults are not being allowed to marry each other? Our country is not run by religious leaders or their feelings and religions (especially one in particular) have been persecuted and now they are persecuting another group of individuals simply because they don't agree with who they love. What is so wrong with loving another human being? That seems wrong to me and frankly I am glad I am no longer associated with an organization that asks it members to persecute others. Remember this is only my opinion and you don't have to like it or agree but I hope it makes you think.

MPH!!!

Karri spent some time in Disneyland last week and sent me this picture. She says its because she thought of me when she saw it but I think she was just rubbing in the fact that she went with out me. Either way I'm totally jealous that I haven't seen it yet. Paul, Karri and I are now officially planning to take a trip to Disneyland next spring. It will be so fun!!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I'm trying to decide if I would get fired if someone walked by and saw me sleeping at work. I feel like my head could come crashing down on to my desk at any moment without warning. Maybe I should roll up my scarf and place it on the desk in front of me just incase my head comes tumbling down. Not only would it be softer than smacking my head on the desk but it would also muffle the sound of the THUD that would undoubtly accompany the descent of my head.

Kylie's Blog

Kylie gave me access to her blog so I will be updating it while she is in Arkansas. She emails me on Wednesdays and has attached pictures that last couple of time so I have posted them there. Please take a look and enjoy.

Picture Tagged

I was Picture Tagged by my friend Meagen. (I happen to be really excited that Meagan tagged me because I met her through my friend Holli that works at the hotel I used to work at. Meagen is Holli's sister and we only really know each other through Holli, and Brenda. So I like that Meagen thought to picture tag me.) Here's the deal, open your photos, open the 4th folder and upload the 4th picture with an explanation. Then tag 4 more people. This is a picture of my birthday present my parents gave me. Well part of my present. It has 2 stools that go with it. It sits on our patio and right now is draped with faux-spider webs courtesy of Paul. I tag Karri, Kimi, Kathy, and Amber. (Not that I don't love you Amber but another "K" name would have been cool. Too bad Kylie is in Arkansas.) :(

The Secret Life of Bees

As I mentioned on Friday, The Secret Life of Bees opened over the weekend. I got to go with Paul and Karri. It was a great movie. It is a crying movie so be prepared. (We were not considering none of us have read the book.) I even cried and I never cry at movies. I read a review that said that this movie follows the book very closely. So if you have reservations about seeing a movie based on a book, this one follows it pretty closely. I hope everyone goes to see the movie and really enjoys themselves.

The Secret Life of Bees

Jennifer Hudson's new movie is out today. The Secret Life of Bees is based on a best selling novel and stars Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Alicia Keys and of coarse Jennifer Hudson. I am very excited about seeing this movie. Maybe I'll go tomorrow morning and save a little money on the ticket.

Jensen

I figured I should let him have his own post since I deleted him from the other one. Gorgeous right?

Picture Tagged

I saw this Tagged on my friend Ambers blog and I was only going to look up my pictures but wasn't going to post them until I started realizing how awesome all the pictures were.

Age: 26

I'm not sure why this showed up for 26 but it did and I like it. Where I Live: Promontory Point

I probably could have found an image of my apartment complex, called Promontory Point but then it wouldn't be educational.

Where I would like to travel: Spain

I don't know why but I have always wanted to go to Spain.Favorite Food: Mexican

I swear this is the first picture that popped up when I typed in Mexican. I think it is hilarious and is the sole reason that I decided to post the pictures in my blog. Where I grew up: Sandy, UT

A beautiful scenic place.

Favorite Color: Orange

As if you didn't already know that.

Favorite Animal: Monkey

I have always loved monkeys, and when I found a picture of an orange one I had to post it. Some thing I used to love: My Little Ponies

I'm totally serious. I had so many of them and I used to play with them all the time. I know you aren't really that shocked, are you?

First Name: Clayton

I'm not sure where this sign is but I really like it. Middle Name: James

Perhaps some of you didn't know that. I think this guy is hot so he had to make it into my blog.

Last Name: Jensen

Who could pass up a chance to include the beautiful Jensen Ackles in their blog. Not me!!

(Oh shit I just deleted him and to add him back in means starting over. Yeah, That's not gonna happen.)

Happy Boss's Day!!

Boss's Day is actually tomorrow but since both of my bosses will be out of the office tomorrow I'm celebrating today. I made hand-dipped chocolate covered pretzels last night for them. Then I typed up a little note first thing this morning at work. I inspired Kaitlin to do something nice for our collective boss (the V.P. of Sales) and we took this picture and wrapped it around a wine bottle like it was our own special label. I think it turned out pretty cool. (I'm a little bias of coarse considering I put it together.) I haven't really properly introduced my bosses. Kaitlin is the Director of Tourism Sales and Lee is the Tourism Sales Manager. We have a lot of fun together. It feels good to be part of a team that has each other's backs.

Tattoo

So I decided it was time I added my tattoo to my blog. I had it done back in March but I was too afraid to post it on my blog because occasionally my parents read my blog. When we went on vacation to St. George back in August the inevitable finally happened. Our St. George vacations always consist of watching movies, swimming, eating and repeating. So the moment came and I stripped off my shirt and climbed into the pool. We started playing around and soon enough everyone had seen it. No one said anything at first. Then a little bit later I was standing by my mom and she said ok I have to know, does it hurt? We talked a little about how much it hurts and then no one else said anything about it. The following weekend my sister Jetti got a close up look at it while we were swimming at her brother-in-laws house in Arizona and her comment was oh it's a "C." So I figured I had better explain what it is. First of all, I designed it myself, mostly. It is my version of an Aztec sun. (I wanted it to look like it was made out of rock so that is the only part the the tattoo artist added to it.) It has 6 points because I wanted to include the colors of the rainbow as my expression of not being ashamed of being gay. And the "C" in the middle represents that I did it for myself. It was something that I had been thinking about for years before it actually happened. I had been carrying around the design in my bag for atleast 2 years before I got it done. And in case anyone is wondering, I am planning on getting more. I already have the design finished for the next one that will be a tribute to my cousin Stephanie, who died from breast cancer, and my dad that is living with Lymphoma. I am also in the process of thinking of a design special enough to represent the person in my life who loves me more than anyone else does, my sister Kylie Jo.

BIG SHOPPING DAY!!

Yesterday was a big day for me. For anyone who may not know, I am head over heels in love with Jennifer Hudson. I have been since she was on American Idol. In fact I have not voted for a contestant since she was voted off. When I found out that she was going to be in Dreamgirls I was so excited. I went out and bought the soundtrack before ever seeing the movie. And of coarse she was AMAZING!! I went to see the Sex in the City movie, having never watched a single episode, only because she was in it. And I am highly anticipating the release of her latest movie, The Secret Life of Bees where she will co-star along with Queen Latifa, Dakota Fanning and Alicia Keys. I have been anticipating the release of her first album for a while now. It was announced around the time of Dreamgirls that her album would be a soulful gospel album. Yesterday was the big day and I am now the very proud owner of Jennifer Hudson's self titled debut album. And it is not a gospel album. I haven't had time to listen to the whole thing yet but what I have heard so far is FANTASTIC!! Last week on Tuesday the final season of Will & Grace was release on DVD. Along with the final season was released the complete series in one box set. When Paul and I saw it at Target on Saturday we were super excited. We went home immediately, gathered up our collection of the first 7 seasons and headed directly to FYE to sell them back. We got a $50 store credit and vowed to return after pay day. (That was yesterday!!) I headed straight to FYE to purchase the box set and my Jennifer Hudson cd right from the trax station. Now it is positioned nicely among all our other DVDs. And it draws attention to itself because it is shorter and squattier than all the DVDs around it.

After I finished shopping at FYE I headed over to Target to get the Target exclusive special edition of Iron Man. It comes in a really cool helmet case. Only sadly when I got there they had already sold out of the special edition ones. I text Paul to tell him of my disappointment. Little did I know that while we were texting about my dismay he headed over to the Target closest to where he works and was able to find one. I was so happy. I love him so much!! I know he thinks I'm crazy sometimes but I also know that he loves me and that's good. (No image currently available for the Iron Man case. Maybe I'll take one with my phone and add it at a later date.)

As promised!!

Here is Kylie's new address:

Sister Kylie Jo Jensen
200 Millwood Cir #525
Maumelle, AR 72113

And the mission home address:

Sister Kylie Jo Jensen
905 Kierre Dr.
North Little Rock, AR 72116

Anyone who reads this feel free to write her. Shw would love a letter no matter who it comes from. Just explain who you are if you think she might not know you.