Pictures

So a few weeks ago Ben and I went to the Exploratorium with our friends Seth and Coren. It was so much fun, and can you guess what my favorite picture was?!! The next day, we went out with Mark and Lisa to China town and Fisherman's Warf. I did not take a lot of pictures, I must have been having to much fun, but there is on of Ben and I at the Pier... ENJOY!!

TAGGED

Okay, I have been tagged. Now, I said that I would never do one of these things, but my husband is studying and I am super bored, so I thought that I would make my sister happy....so here we go:

10 years ago: I was making the big step from elementary school to junior high!! I really did not have a best friend, or any friends really for that matter, because I was quite mean ( but that soon changed, no worries I am not mean anymore)!!

Snacks I enjoy: Donuts, oreo cookies, brownies, and cheesy puffs!

5 Things on my to-do-list:
1. Read my scriptures (I am trying to do the Hinckley challenge)
2. Prepare for my primary lesson
3. Go to the grocery store
4. Take a shower
5. Spend time with my husband

Things I Would do if I were a billionaire:
1. First and most importantly, 10% goes to the man upstairs!
2. I would pay off Ben's school loans
3. Shop, shop, and shop some more
4. Travel
5. Give some to my family
6. Invest (that one is for Justin)

3 of my bad habits:
1. I am a hypochondriac, if I hear about a disease I have it, even if there is no way I could possibly have it ( I think that it runs in the family, ex: Ariane thinking she has an enlarged prostate)
2. I am OCD (it also runs in the family). Everything has to be clean, if it is not I can not sleep, I just lay in bed and think about everything that is dirty, it drives Ben nuts!!
3. Now I do not think this last one is bad, but Ben sure hates it, I have a habit of being very sarcastic. When we first started dating Ben almost broke up with me because he could not handle all of the sarcasm, but I think that he is learning to love it!

5 Places that I have lived:
1. Las Vegas, NV
2. Cedar City, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Henderson, NV
5. San Fransisco, CA

Jobs I have had:
1. File clerk at the federal building in Vegas
2. Nanny
3. Accounting assistant
4. Admissions at a rec center
5. Doctors assistant

Things people do not know about me:
1. I love to watch Gems TV. I never knew this channel existed until I came to San Francisco, but now I am obsessed, one day I will actually purchase something form this show!
2. I also love Judge Judy!! I do not know what it is about her, but every night at 7:30pm her show comes on, and I totally look forward to it.
3. I really only wear the colors brown, blue, white, and occasionally black. I have a really hard time wearing anything outside these colors. I buy different color clothing with the intention of breaking out of my ways, but they always end up collecting dust at the back of my closet, I really need to change this, perfectly good clothes are going to waste!
4. I am a perfectionist. I have a hard time starting a project, or any other thing because if it does not turn out perfect it will just ruin my day. This is probably why I am not as crafty as I wish I were, I need perfection!!
5. I love to read other people's blogs, I think that it is just so much fun, I can spend so much time just looking at blogs!! This is a side note, but I love how this blog world is becoming such a trend with the Peterson side of the family, I am getting caught up with so many people!!

Okay, now I hope that you are happy Ariane!
I was not going to tag anyone, but I figure if I had to do it, why shouldn't others, so I tag Bekah, Diana, Rachel, and Jen. Have Fun!!!

Mocktail Party!!

Doing delicious non alcoholic jello shots!!!

We had the opportunity this past Saturday to go to Kyle and Bekah's apt. for a Mocktail party... and as you can tell it was such a blast!!! There was so much good food, great friends, and of course tons of non-alcoholic beverages which included jello shots, margaritas, and pinia coladas. Thanks to Bekah and Sarah for helping throw such a great party, and thanks to all who came it was great seeing and talking with everyone!!

Scrapbook Crazy

I have been really into scrapbooking lately, and so for Christmas my wonderful sister-in-law, Kerstin, got me some awesome scrapbook stuff. Over the past couple of days I have been going scrapbook crazy, and I thought that I should share some of my pages. I know that my pages are more simple than most, but hey, I am new to scrapbooking. However, as I do it more I hope that I will just get better and better!! Oh, and if anyone has any good ideas, or good scrapbook websites to visit, I would love the input!

Our trip to Sausalito

Ben had a half day on Tuesday, and has been wanting to take me to this place where him and his friend Seth go mountain bike riding. He kept telling me how beautiful it was, and when we got up to the top of the mountain I had to agree, it was absolutely AMAZING!! It was such a nice day too, which was great for us, but not so good for the hang glider who was all set to take off but the winds were not agreeing, so he had to pack up for the day. After the beautiful views of the mountain we decided to go to the beach which again did not disappoint!! It was so nice and the water felt good on my feet. All around it was a great trip, and I can not wait to go back!

My friend Diana gave me this idea to cover my ugly power box with this cute picture board. So I went to the craft store and got all of the material, and about an hour later I have created what I consider to be a super cute art piece. It was super simple to make, but I think that it looks so good, and it is a lot better to look at then that ugly power box!! Now, I just need pictures to put on the board, so please feel free to send pictures my way, and I will be sure to display them!!

I would like everyone to meet the newest member of the Ellsworth family, and Ben's pride and joy..... Bubba, the plant! Ben has been feeling for a very long time that something has been missing from our family, and after much thought and consideration he decided to get a plant. We spent an hour at Costco picking out the perfect one, and I believe it is just lovely, and adds a ton to the apartment, and it makes Ben happy so it is a win win! I have never owned a plant, so it will be a new experience, I hope it does not die!!