I have a fun analytics program for my blog. I love seeing where the visits are coming from across the world. Now, I’m sure the majority of those people outside of the U.S. are spammers, but it’s still interesting to look at.
Here are a few random stats from today:
Japan: 40 visits
Russian Fed: 35 visits
Latvia: 1 visit
This MOTD is about the first time I cried in a movie.
I was about 7 years old and with my mom and sister at the Kenwood Mall’s movie theater (which now has been turned into an H&M-much better use of space, if you ask me). We were seeing The Preacher’s Wife which is with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston. It’s a Christmas movie where an angel is sent to a family over the season. It’s one of my favorites and a must-see over the Christmas season.
Anyway, there’s a part where the little boy’s best friend has to go to a foster home (or something like that) and the boy gives his friend all of his chocolate candy bars. I started sobbing right there in the movie theater. Not only was I touched that this boy would give his best friend all of his chocolate, I also thought about having to say bye to my friends. I don’t know. It was just a sad part. It was the first time I cried in a movie and I’ve cried in that same part each time since. But I don’t know if I cry now because it’s sad or just because it’s practically tradition.
For the memory of the day, I thought I would do the typical one-year recap since it is the start of the year:
In January, T.J. surprised me and proposed at Chili’s! The next day, he and his roommates threw a fun, black light dance party. Later that month, an internship fell into my with Lava7. I worked there for the rest of the semester and learned a little bit about Social Media Marketing.
In February, T.J. and I went to see a sappy movie for Valentine’s day. He bought tickets for a theater in the west valley accidentally, so it was quite the adventure to get there.
In March, it was my 21st birthday. T.J. took me to Salt Lake City for the night, where we ate a great meal at Tucanos. We were both very busy in school, but couldn’t focus because we were so excited about getting married.
In April, my Mom came into town to help me plan for the wedding. Hannah threw me a Bridal shower, and I went home for two weeks to spend time with family and finish up wedding plans.
In May, I had a little Bachelorette party, went through the Temple with my family and T.J.’s family, and was married on the 22nd. We went to California for our Honeymoon, where we went to Disneyland, Hollywood, and the beach.
In June, we had a reception back in Cincinnati and got to spend lots of time with my family. My uncle told us hilarious stories and we played croquette in the backyard.
In July, we went camping with Lacey and Josh, went to Albuquerque for Dustin and Lindsay’s wedding, and Enterprise for Pioneer day. It was a busy month, but we had a blast and finally started adjusting to being married.
In August, we went to St. George and hiked the Narrows in Zion National Park with our friends Heidi and Sean.
September was filled with school and football.
In October, we went to see the Magic Flute on campus and threw a Halloween party. T.J. was Luigi and I was Bob from What About Bob and also a Leopard.
In November, we went to Harry Potter, I hung out with my little friend Savanah often, and we went to Enterprise for Thanksgiving.
December, we had a great Christmas with T.J.’s family and then headed to Cincinnati to celebrate with my side of the family.
For the memory of the day, I thought I would do the typical one-year recap since it is the start of the year:
In January, T.J. surprised me and proposed at Chili’s! The next day, he and his roommates threw a fun, black light dance party. Later that month, an internship fell into my with Lava7. I worked there for the rest of the semester and learned a little bit about Social Media Marketing.
In February, T.J. and I went to see a sappy movie for Valentine’s day. He bought tickets for a theater in the west valley accidentally, so it was quite the adventure to get there.
In March, it was my 21st birthday. T.J. took me to Salt Lake City for the night, where we ate a great meal at Tucanos. We were both very busy in school, but couldn’t focus because we were so excited about getting married.
In April, my Mom came into town to help me plan for the wedding. Hannah threw me a Bridal shower, and I went home for two weeks to spend time with family and finish up wedding plans.
In May, I had a little Bachelorette party, went through the Temple with my family and T.J.’s family, and was married on the 22nd. We went to California for our Honeymoon, where we went to Disneyland, Hollywood, and the beach.
In June, we had a reception back in Cincinnati and got to spend lots of time with my family. My uncle told us hilarious stories and we played croquette in the backyard.
In July, we went camping with Lacey and Josh, went to Albuquerque for Dustin and Lindsay’s wedding, and Enterprise for Pioneer day. It was a busy month, but we had a blast and finally started adjusting to being married.
In August, we went to St. George and hiked the Narrows in Zion National Park with our friends Heidi and Sean.
September was filled with school and football.
In October, we went to see the Magic Flute on campus and threw a Halloween party. T.J. was Luigi and I was Bob from What About Bob and also a Leopard.
In November, we went to Harry Potter, I hung out with my little friend Savanah often, and we went to Enterprise for Thanksgiving.
December, we had a great Christmas with T.J.’s family and then headed to Cincinnati to celebrate with my side of the family.
Last week I made this quick and tasty casserole for dinner. There was enough leftovers for the whole week!
1 1/3cups Original Bisquick® mix (I actually used the healthy heart Bisquick and it turned out well)
1/4 cup water
2 eggs cups s
1 1/2 shredded Cheddar cheese (6 ounces)
1 pound ground beef
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 cup Green Giant® Valley Fresh SteamersTM frozen mixed vegetables
1. Heat oven to 400oF. Spray 13×9-inch pan with cooking spray. Stir Bisquick mix, water, eggs and 1 cup of the cheese in medium bowl; spread in pan.
2. Cook beef in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Stir in soup and vegetables; heat until hot. Spread over batter in pan.
3. Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 1 to 3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
(Makes 8 servings)
Last weekend I told my family I was in the mood to do some “DIY Home Projects.” My dad said,
Touche. Anyway, this weekend I’ve decided to work on this little number found on the blog, Wicked & Weird.
I’ll finish it off with a trip to Ikea and the D.I. to find some cheap and arty frames! What cool projects are you working on?
So, going along the new theme of the blog, here is my memory of the day (MOTD):
When I was little, I was chubby. Mostly in my cheeks and legs. My mom said it was just baby fat and that it would eventually go away. Really? When will that occur? I’m still waiting…
Anyway, I was in preschool. Yes, this memory scarred me so much that I can remember it from preschool. I was at the park in Fort Thomas with the other classmates and their moms. My mom decided to put me on the swings. But instead of putting me on the regular swing, she forgot about the baby fat and and put me in the baby swings.
After a few pushes, I got bored and decided it was time to climb out.
“Oh, wait a second. What’s going on? I can’t get out!”
My chunky little legs couldn’t get out of those little tiny holes. My mom tried to pull me out. It wouldn’t budge. We got someone to pull the swing down while Mom pulled me up. It wouldn’t budge.
“Should we cut her out?”
“Should we call the fire department?”
Then my mom shouted,
Luckily we were at a park and bubbles were at a moment’s reach. The kids and their moms gathered around the chubby kid crying on the swings while her mother poured bubbles down her pants and all around the baby swing.
Fortunately, it worked. Unfortunately, I was completely embarrassed and it looked like I wet my pants.
Horrifying then. Hilarious now.
Yes. I got sick of my blog again. So, I came up with a new cheesy tagline, which luckily went along with the new focus of my blog AND it matched the title of my blog–Silver Linings.
I’ll still write about everyday things, but everyday I’m going to write about one memory from my past. Hopefully they’re entertaining to you. If not, at least I can count it as journal writing from the ten or fifteen years I missed.
See Mom, I told you I’d eventually write it all down!
I have a lot of posts I need to catch up on this blog and my other two blogs but I’m so far behind that I don’t know where to begin.
When this happens in my journal writing, I usually just give up.
I will get back to blogging and get back in the swing of it! But where to start….
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I love the calendar! Great work, TJ.March 30, 2017 - 8:47 pm by Jeanette