Bring Back My Bonnie To Me

So a terrible tragedy has struck among us.....Bonnie, my dear old 1998 Dodge Neon has passed on. She was totaled in a car pile up accident on 11/16/10, may she rest in piece.
I'm so sad to have lost her, she was my first car, but I suppose life has a beginning and an end and it was Bonnie's end.

The Event:
I was driving to work on that Tuesday morning and I was coming to the intersection on Platte ave and Union when the SUV in front of me stopped suddenly, which caused me to slam on my brakes. I didn't have anti-lock brakes so I skidded to a stop, luckily I stopped just in time to NOT hit the SUV in front of me. I was about 1 foot away from them. However, the SUV behind me did not stop in time and reared into me causing me to push into the SUV in front of me. As a result.....Bonnie got the brunt of the damage.

Although Bonnie has passed on, I got to go shopping for a new Vehicle! Here she is! A 2007
Toyota Camry, my new pride and joy. She's a complete upgrade from Bonnie.

Trip to L.A.

So I realize that I've been absolutely terrible in updating my blog, I guess I've just been so busy...or lazy...depends. There is a lot that has been going on such as me moving down to Colorado Springs for my new job as a case manager for child support. I also got myself into a relationship, ha ha.

The most recent event that's happened though is my trip to L.A. I bouth tickets a few months ago to go to Herbalife Extravaganza 2010 in L.A. with Mallory. It's a big training/convention that Herbalife puts on for all it's distributors. This year it was in L.A. where the company headquarters are. I booked our flights and Mal booked our Motel a few days before our trip. The flight wasn't bad, however I HATE flying.

























When we got to L.A. we decided to hit up the beach because we wouldn't be able to check into our motel for a few hours. L.A. City bus transportation was our means of locomotion, so we found our routes and headed to the beach. The beach was beautiful, however, our stomachs were growling so we hit up a restaurant to get some food in our tummies. We came across a nifty looking place that was currently serving breakfast. It was called Scotty's. It was delicious, so good that Mal and I have decided that every time we come to California we're going to hit up Scotty's.



































After breakfast it was time to check out the beautiful California beach. We walked up on the pier and gazed at the beauty. Mal loves how the ocean is endless, it just goes on forever. Mal is actually from California and really enjoyed being home. I could tell she missed the California Beaches and the Ocean.

We also went down to the surf to see how cold the water was, it actually wasn't that bad, it kind of felt good. So we played in the sand and in the surf for a little bit. We were having a blast until....terror struck! My phone had dropped into the surf! My poor blackberry storm which I loved so much was now drenched in the Pacific Ocean and the California beach! There was no salvaging it...it was gone forever, no longer working. :-( I was quite depressed.

Aside from my phone ending up in the sea, Mal and I had a blast. The first night of the conference was a recognition night and also a party. We got to mingle and get to know some other nutrition club owners and distributors and listen to their success stories. It was quite motivational.

























The next two days were even more inspirational and motivational. The conference was just spectacular overall and I'm really glad we went.
I can't wait for next year's Extravaganza! And I've got myself a goal...President's Team by next year! Yeah Baby!

Lovin that Herbalife!

So I started the health product Herbalife about a year ago. Mallory introduced me to it. I've been off and on it for this whole year and I've seen some results. The shakes are amazing! But then I decided to do it on a more regular basis.
I've noticed such a huge difference the last 4 months! I don't feel bloated, I feel healthy and energized! I've also lost some body fat and some lbs. I also used it for my triathlon. I really don't think I could have made it through my Triathlon without the products. They really are amazing, and delicious.

Since Mal and I love the products so much we've decided to become distributors (Much like Mary-Kay). Mal and I were invited by our friend Meredith (who introduced us to Herbalife) to go to a huge training in Denver. We took the opportunity and went. It was very informative and got me very excited to promote the products. Down below is us at the training meeting. There was about 40 people there (maybe more). It was a lot of fun.
So this evening Mal and I had our first HOM (Herbalife Opportunity Meeting) with some potential business partners or distributors. I think it went well and I'm really excited for people just to know about the product and realize how amazing it really is. I'll keep updating on the progress of our business. :-)

Summer Projects

So a couple weeks ago Mallory and I had our last cake decorating class for Level I. We finished our final project in the classroom. It was kind of difficult because the room was so warm that it melted our frosting! That makes it hard to work with. But our final projects turned out pretty ok.
This is my cake.....
I took it to NorthShore and it just so happened to be my boss's birthday (I didn't know), and he thought I had made it for him for his Birthday! HA! So I went along with it. Pink? He asked. I played it off as "I thought it was your color." jokingly of course. But everyone LOVED the cake. I'm excited to do more cakes.
So now Mal and I have started Level II of our cake decorating class. We're working with Fondant and learning how to make all sorts of flowers. Our first class we made pansies. This last class we learned how to make roses, apple blossoms and pin roses. I think they turned out pretty good. It's really fun to learn.

Cake decorating is one of my summer projects I have going on. Another one I'm working on is creating a CSU quilt. After graduation, I gathered up all of my CSU shirts (CSU work shirts and Senate shirts included) and decided that I wanted to make a memory quilt out of all of them. With the help of my dear "adopted family" Kylie Metz and Pola Metz, I get to make the memory quilt a reality. So far we've just cut out squares and picked out fabrics. I think it will be fun. I'll make sure to document my progress.










I'm trying to keep myself busy so finding new projects and learning new skills will be a great new way to discover myself this summer!

Cupcakes and Races

Each week seems to go by faster and faster. How is it almost July already!?

Although this week flew by, I had a lot of accomplishments this week: they entail cupcakes and races. Mallory and I are taking a cake decorating class this summer. It gives us something to do to keep busy and I'm always wanting to learn new skills. We've been in the class for 3 weeks now. Next week is our last class of the basic lesson, and then we'll start the next 4 week lesson.
This last week we had to make cupcakes and bring them to class to decorate. Mallory and I had a little bit of trouble with our cupcakes. First we tried using a yellow cake mix, but Mallory had added bad eggs and bad oil to the mix and so the mix tasted awful. So we tried another box mix, this time it was a butter cake mix. The mix seemed to taste fine this time, so we put them in the oven. However, every time they came out, they sunk! Turns out the cake mix was expired! Ha ha ha!
So Mallory tried again the next day and brought perfect cupcakes to our class. Down below are my decorated cupcakes! :-) It was fun learning new techniques, I'm not very good, but with practice I'm sure I'll get there!

The other accomplishment this week was running a 5K. It was for my work company Columbine Health Systems. I made Mo run with me, it was a lot of fun. I love running 5K's, especially with my friends!

Ooops!

So I was looking at my blog and realized that I haven't blogged in forever! Oooops!
I guess I just got so busy the last 6 months that I forgot about blogging! Not to worry, I'm back now. To catch you all up: I graduated in May with my bachelor's in Social Work and a minor in Anthropology. Yay for the $24,000 piece of paper I earned! Ha ha!

I've also started my career. I'm officially a Social Worker at North Shore Health and Rehab in Loveland. I work as an admissions coordinator on the weekends and work as the Mountainview Social Worker for Long Term Care. I love my job, it's just rough...a lot to remember...a lot of responsibility...a lot to do!

I've also been accepted to University of Pennsylvania Grad School Program of Social Policy and Practice. It's a 1 year program where I can get my masters in Social work and Social Policy. I deferred it a year so I could get some work experience, so I'll actually start the program July of 2011. I'm very excited about it. In fact this last week on my visit to PA, I stopped by the campus to check it out. It's beautiful and I think I'll like it. :-)

So far life is going pretty good! Got a Job (and I am very grateful and blessed for it, especially to have a job using my degree), got accepted to UPenn to get my masters degree and it's summer!