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.

Arkansas or Bust!!

Today Kylie goes to Arkansas!! She got to call early in the morning before her flight at 6:30. So my phone rang about 5:45, and by rang I mean buzzed. It was so good to hear her cheerful voice as she recounted the mornings events. Apparently she and her companion didn't hear their alarm clocks so they slept way longer than they should have. The office over-head paged their building and a couple of sisters from another room heard the page and barged into their room to wake them up. She had time to pull her hair back into a ponytail and get dressed before they were on the bus headed for the airport. Once she arrived at the airport and checked her bags she made her way to the bathroom to blowdry her hair and put her face on. She said she feels gross and can't wait to get to Arkansas and get a chance to take a shower. I was of coarse laughing the whole time and tried to tell me it wasn't funny. We talk for about 11 minutes or something until she felt like she needed to go to be ready to get on the plane. I wished her well and we hung up. She just called me again a minute ago. They have landed in Atlanta and have a two hour lay over before departing for Arkansas. She said she doesn't get to get into her checked luggage until tomorrow which means she probably won't get to meet her new companion until tomorrow. She traveled with 4 elders from her district and another few from another district. But she is the only sister that is headed to Little Rock right now. Her companion from the MTC is headed to Indiana with the other half of the elders from their district. I'm so proud of her for being brave enough to serve a mission. I love her so much and miss her so much. I can't wait for Christmas now so I can talk to her again. I have the address to the mission office and I'll post it soon. She loves letters so feel free to write!!

Kylie's Address

Kylie has been in the MTC for one week now. I thought I would post her address here so that anyone who reads my blog could write her. She would really love the letters.

Sister Kylie Jo Jensen
MTC Mailbox # 137
AR-LTR 0923
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604-1793

I am super proud of my sister and I love and miss her like crazy.

Celebrating 21!!!

My little sister turned 21 a few weeks ago. We took a trip to Pheonix a week later and stopped in Las Vegas for the night. We had already decided that we would each take 5 bucks to gamble with. We both ended up taking 10!! We wandered around the casino for a while, while our parents trailed behind. Finally we decided on a couple of penny slot machines and the fun began!! We picked out a couple of great machines and soon we were both winning. The first picture is one of Kylie's big pay outs. (Now remember we are playing penny slots so 1270 credits equals $12.70) That's awesome. I was getting pretty close to breaking $30 and I had decided I would cash out when I hit $30, but Kylie beat me to it. So I made her cash out and I walked her over to the ticket redemption machine. The pictures below are Kylie with her big ticket and then a close up of the ticket so we can prove how much she actually won. When we returned to our favorite machines our parents had jumped on trying to steal out luck. But they didn't win and then we never did again either. We finished up the night with a stop a Fat Burger, the only restaurant open in the casino and 1 in the morning. We all ordered a "Baby Fat." The best part of the meal was the crazy lady that took our orders. All in all it was a very fun night with my sister. Now she is about to leave on her mission so we'll make more memories when she gets back.