I am spending my Saturday in the kitchen. I am making 3 months worth of meals (or attempting to) in one day! So far I am off to a rather slow start... I've been at it since 8:30ish and at this point, I have yet to finish one item!

I am making my Dad's Chili (No carrots!!! ), my Mom's Spanish Rice, Potato Soup(I'm gonna try that again even though it didn't really work last time...), Shredded Chicken Sandwich Filling, and Beef a la Creole (I know, I can't believe it either!), Aunt Barb's Enchiladas, Sherry's Chicken Noodle Bake, Sis. Debbie's Cheesy Wild Rice Soup(YuM!), Crescent Roll dough for my Veggie Pizza, Meatloaf, and Baked Spaghetti, and seasoned ground beef for Taco Salad! (Phew!! I'm tired just planning it all!!! )

So far I've browned about 12 pounds of ground beef, and seasoned about 1/2 of that with taco seasoning for the enchiladas and taco salad.... and come up with a timeline of how I'm gonna accomplish all this in one day. (Answer, simple... I'll be cooking until midnight!!!!) =)

Gotta get back to the kitchen, no time for dillydallying!!!!!

So, have you all been to see the new Narnia movie yet?? Zion and I went last weekend, it's awesome!!!! (And I never even really liked the books!) They did an incredible job with it although you could kind of tell that they had a bigger budget for this one than they had for the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe... Anyhow, I highly recommend it and Zion and I both give it 2 thumbs way up!!! =)

I don't know really what I should write about anymore. My "Arizona Adventures" are basically non-existent at this point... I get up around 4:30-5:00, hit the road by 5:20 to be at work by 6:00 Mon-Fri, work my 8 hour day, and drive home. (Which usually takes about an hour and 20 minutes on the way home due to heavy traffic...)

I usually get home around 3:30-4 o'clock (I don't really leave work right at 2) so by the time I talk to Becca, play with Brandon and Ben for a few minutes, it's time to start supper 'cause Zion will be home soon. (He gets home around 6) We have some supper, and hang out for a while then at 8 I have to get a shower and get ready for bed so I can hit the hay no later than 9:00 and do it all over again the next day!

My job is okay, I like it pretty well, but it's starting to get kind of depressing because they keep dangling an assistant manager position in front of me, and acting like it's mine for the taking, but then when it comes time to actually talk about the position and what all it entails... the hotel isn't busy enough right now to merit giving me a big pay raise and promotion. Funny part about that is that earlier in the season, we were too busy for me to be getting trained... but they "have big plans" for me in the future. I don't know, it feels like they are just toying with me, and I don't like it.

Anyhoo, on a more exciting note, Zion bought me my very own laptop last week. (It's pink!!) I love it!! The only problem with it that I have is that it has the new windows stuff, and I don't know how to use the new word program very well.... I guess I'll figure it out in time.

Okay, sorry for making you wait so long for a post, thanks for reading. =) I'll try to post again soon, and more regularly and with more exciting things!!! ;)

Well, I was supposed to be in Chicago tonight... but, my flight was cancelled. =( I am rescheduled for a flight in the a.m. (fingers crossed that that one doesn't get cancelled also...!) I was going to surprise Janessa for her 8th b-day party at the American Girl store in Chicago. As it is, I will still be there for part of it, because my plane lands at O'Hare at 3:05 p.m. and the tea starts at 4:10! I really hope I make it!!! =)

When I finally get to Chicago, I will be with my mom, Jess, Ness and Sarah S and her daughter Abby, with the plan of driving back to Ohio with them on Sunday afternoon. I'm scheduled to come back to AZ on the 22nd. I'll try to post while I'm there, if I get there... we'll see.

Zion has an interview for a higher position within TEP in the a.m. Please pray for him, that everything will go well.

Justin just left. Jariah took him to the airport a few minutes ago. Dad and Janessa are here until Tuesday a.m. (Oh yeah, Janessa came to and 'surprised' us!!!! So that was fun!) She and Brandon have been having a blast, and are in fact having a slumber party as I type! (Brandon's first, he's loving it. hehe)

It's 9 p.m. though, so I have to hit the hay for now. (Getting up @ 4:30 is for the birds!)

Okay, so here's some news! My Dad and Justin get to come to AZ in April for a few days! The best part is that it's only gonna cost them the price of 1 one way ticket! How awesome is that?!! (Pretty awesome, IMO!!) It's great because when Dad was here with Mom in January, he only got to stay a few days, and Justin hasn't been here since he helped us move out almost 2 years ago! (Can you believe it?! That's practically forever!! And for those who are wondering, yes, it still feels like it!!) I've lived 4 places since then! LoL (We hadn't technically lived in the hovel yet, and I had 2 "homes" that no one in my family ever even saw! CrAzY!!!!) Everyone saw 'the hovel', and everyone will probably see 'the homestead', but we all lived in 'the haven' in between visits, and the condo, well, we weren't even there long enough to dub it!!

Anyway, I'm excited! They will be here on April 4th for a long weekend, and I can't wait!!