Girls Weekend

What a wonderful weekend I had. Jason and Tawni went to Salt Lake overnite to watch the Jazz vs Rockets playoff game. He got courtside tickets from one of his customers that have a 2nd home in St George. Anyway, I stayed at their house with Stella for the weekend. It was simply wonderful! She has started smiling and cooing and is so beautiful. We cuddled, snuggled, and slept together. She started in her crib but after her 4:00 a.m. feeding, I took her to bed with me and she slept on my chest for the next 5 hours.

This morning she woke up and was so cute. Kathy and Vicki came to see and hold her and Sharyl came over Saturday night and we loaded Stella up in the car and went for a burger. It was a fun girls weekend. This was all in all one of the most fabuluous weekend of my life. Lots of bonding time and time to really see Stella in every way!

Back in the Day....

Today I was invited to lunch at Craig and Mei Pozek's house. Mei was making Asian spring rolls for me as I miss Dim Sum in Boston so much! They were delicious! Anyway, Mei and Craig live in Laverkin, Utah about 30 minutes from St. George. Laverkin is the gateway to Zions National Park. Because I left early to go to their house (I'm weird that way), I decided to take a morning drive up to the park. About 15 minutes up the highway towards Zion, is this old western trading post in Virgin, Utah. Usually I just drive by the place but this morning I thought I would stop and check it out. When I stepped into the gift shop I was transported back in time! Of course the place is FILLED with cowboy and Navajo Indian collectibles, but one section was all John Wayne memorabilia! Another section was all polished rocks and geode's. Southern Utah has so much western history. I always took it for granted when I lived here before, in fact, it always seemed a little cheesy. Now, even though still cheesy, LOL, it still a part of history and I'm glad I get to see it again.

It was fun finding this slideshow that plays it in black and white! Enjoy!

Sylarus Plant Party!

One of my tasks at work this week was to furnish the lobby. I bought furniture for the office assistant and went plant shopping. Sylarus is one of Jason customers for doing the outside maintenance so I asked if he would come and tranplant all of the greenery into containers that I had purchased. Tawni's mom Sharyl LOVES to get her hands dirty in the soil so Jason recruited the whole family to come and help. Cort works with Jason so he was also there and Theresa, Cortney's friend works with me at Sylarus so she and her dog Lucy joined the fray. It was a fun family event!

Sunday Dinner

It doesn't get much better than this. Spending Sunday afternoon with Jason, Tawni, Stella, Cortney and Theresa. Jason and Cort put together some fans that are being installed in my Townhouse. I bought them from where the boys work and SAVED hundreds of dollars, but they needed to be put together. The electrians will install them for me which is awesome. So, while the boys worked on the fans, the girls hug out. Stella was a cute as ever. I made a ginormous pan of Lasagne (gluten-free no less) that was "the bomb" according to the kids. For dessert, I made what has always been a favorite of Jason and Cortney, a Cherry Chip cake with Sour Cream frosting. We took a ride up the street so the kids could see how far along the townhouse is. Brody, J & T's black lab, loves running around through the empty condos looking for tennis balls that have bounced out of the tennis courts that are beind my unit.

The temps got up into the 80's today and I actually had to turn on the AC. This morning I went on a 4 mile walk around the neighorhood. It was a georgeous day.

Tomorrow I'm back to the craziness at work. Yesterday I shopped the nurseries to find some oversized palms to put in our lobby as well as some other plants for the reception area. I'm interviewing for the Office Assistant, although Olivia did contact me and said she wants the job! Sadly, a virtual office assistant won't cut it.

Have a great week!

Safety First!

Stella and Tawni came to Sylarus to visit. If you look closely you'll see Stella is wearing her Safety Glasses before entering the Production area!

Man, do I look proud or WHAT!


Meet Stuart, Kyle, Craig and Theresa. Members of the Official Stella Fan Club.

Stella and Her Uncle Cortney (Theresa & La La too)!

Cort finally had his day with Stella. He got up the nerve to hold her today while I had my second opportunity to babysit! He was so adorable with her, commenting on how soft her feet were, how full her cheeks are, and then he said very softly "she is so beautiful". It was very special to see them together. Cort's friend Theresa also got to hold Stella and almost couldn't put her down. They were supposed to go fishing or shooting or something of that sort today and Cort had to practically drag her away.

Stella is just over 6 lbs now so seems more like a real baby to us. She doesn't cry to-to much, but she does have a temper! She's fairly tolerant of all of us poking and prodding her, but when she's had enough, she will tell you in no uncertain terms.

Watch for a new and improved version of my Blog as Jessica, who taught me how to do mine in the first place whats to try some new fun stuff.

Have a great week everyone!
Love To All!