Steve's Survivor Audition Video

Is Steve not PERFECT for this show? I think he is...

Wish him luck! :)

Link to Steve's video on the Survivor website



ETA: Video isn't loading for me here, but if you click the link above you can watch him @ the Survivor website.

And I LOOOOVED watching the Olympic snowboarders last night! Wooot!! Shaun White is UN.REAL! I get so nervous and so impressed watching him. Too much fun. Love this quote by him:
"Set goals, some in reach, some not, and any steps in that direction are the right way to go." ~Shaun White

I want one!

This video is old, not sure when it was actually on her show, but I just saw it and laughed so hard, I cried.


More feel good stuff/stuff I like to remind myself... :)

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." Marilyn Monroe

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart." Kahlil Gibran

And JP posted this awhile back, and I keep referring back. I really, really love it. Its exactly what I need to remember.

LETTING GO TAKES LOVE
To let go does not mean to stop caring,
it means I can't do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off,
it's the realization I can't control another.
To let go is not to enable,
but allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means
the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another,
it's to make the most of myself.
To let go is not to care for,
but to care about.
To let go is not to fix,
but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to affect their destinies.
To let go is not to be protective,
it's to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny,
but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold or argue,
but instead to search out my own shortcomings and correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes and cherish myself in it.
To let go is not to criticize or regulate anybody,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.

To let go is to fear less and love more
and
To let go and to let God, is to find peace !

Sundance TwentyTen

I adore the Sundance Film Festival. And not b/c I'm hoping to see movie stars walking down Park City Main Street, b/c I never do. I just think its one of the coolest events in Utah. I appreciate creative contributions to the world even if they represent thoughts/beliefs/ideas that are different from my own. I especially enjoy listening to the directors, actors and producers Q&A's after the films, always so much great discussion going on in these sessions. I find the whole experience to be inspiring, thought provoking and mind-expanding - which I revel in.

There's always a gamble when it comes to choosing which films to see and a sense of urgency to see the best films of the Festival while choosing from a long list of film descriptions in the film guide. Its usually a shot in the dark. This year we got lucky?/smart? and started asking questions and ended up seeing the top prize winner of the festival, "Winter's Bone" which is planned for a summer release already. We also saw a compelling documentary, "The Tillman Story." Two for two this time, lucky us!

Now if either Steve or I could stop talking about these films to anybody who will listen haha - I'm afraid we're driving our families nuts talking about these shows that nobody has seen but us. But thats the sure sign of a good film - when it stays with you and provokes discussion for days upon days. Its fun to have significant discussions with Steve other than "whats for dinner?" and "did Wyatt finish his homework?" lol

I also love the fact that I can see the blue sky today. I love Utah, but the inversion for months at a time gets a little (a lot) gloomy. Lovin' this beautiful, warm winter day!

ETA: We wait-listed and got into Best of Fest "Smash his Camera" documentary tonight, too. We tried to wait-list for another show but didn't get in. boo. But no Sundance experience is complete without the wait-list experience.

Birthday Bingo

Look at me blogging 3 days in a row! yip!

You know you've got fun friends when you can be thoroughly entertained playing BINGO. :) We are soooo lucky to have amazing friends that get us doing a million things that we wouldn't do otherwise (in lots of different ways) and always make us laugh. There were lots of other friends at the party too, but I only took a picture of the "cotton tops":

Turning 38 has been rough on Steve haha

Make a wish birthday boys and girls:

High style:

The finest bingo callers in town and the host/hostess with the most/mostess:

Haiti

I've been watching the news from Haiti between cracked fingers w/both hands covering my eyes for the last ten days. I can't really stand it, I'm just heartbroken. So when I saw this picture, it was nice to feel a little hope and a little smile.


Most of this video is heartbreaking, all the orphans! Its depressing. But the adoptive couples faces at the end of the video brought me the "good" tears...


I hope that we won't hesitate to help in whatever way we can. Especially with our prayers.

Thirty-eight

♫You've had a birthday shout hooray *fist pump* I'm gonna sing to you today! *point to you* 1 year older and wiser, too *point to noggin* Happy birthday *clap* to you! *point to you*

Steve is 38. Holy crap.

He wanted to snowboard on his birthday, so here we are. (yay for Arctic Circle 2-for-1 Brighton Night Ski Coupons) Looks like we're having fun, huh? haha Underneath our lovely balaclavas there are huge smiles, I promise! The snow was AWESOMEEEEE (finally!!!!) and we had a blast!


Steve wanted to get the running shoe evaluation at the Running Co. and new running shoes for his birthday, so that was his exciting gift from me. woo! haha And as if that isn't exciting enough, there will be birthday bingo tomorrow night with friends. wooot! Thats just the kind of life we're living, folks - always a wild adventure. :)

Even though I'll never be able to keep up with Steve in my lifetime, I'm so grateful that we are together forever so I can keep trying. Happy birthday muscle-man! I love ya!

And I can't help but add this little picture from last week. Whats wrong with this picture? Hmm...... Man, I love this guy.

oh no!

I accidently messed up my blog. boo :(