My Puppies

I figured I should introduce my four-legged children. Niesie has been with me since she was 5 weeks old, she's almost 2 now. She's white with the typical brown Jack Russell face and the big spot on her side. Kea (which is short for Hiwakea, Hawiian for "black and white") Is a Jack Russell/ Fox Terrier cross (I think) and she's a holy terror when she gets on a crazy streak.

They are so funny, chasing each other, tug-of-war with their toys and jumping so high you would not believe it! Niesie can jump flat footed into the back of my Chevy 1500 with the tail gate up. It's insane... and they'll both chase a ball until I can't throw it anymore. Here's a picture of my girls.

Brandon's Rugby Extravaganza!!!

Well, Brandon's tournament in Vegas has come and gone and........... THEY WON!!! Both games, it was great fun. The best part however, was that Brandon scored a goal!!! WOO HOO!!!!!!! I screamed and yelled and made a fool of myself, of course that's my job as the supportive wife! I was very proud.

Thank you to everyone that made the trip down to watch: Kevin, Jodi, Jeremy and Shannon, and Wesley and family!!! It was great to see you guys there with your "I <3 Brandon" shirts on. I know it meant a lot to him.

I didn't get any pictures, however, I did video tape the whole thing. As soon as I figure out how to attach the video camera to the computer and pull stills off of it, we're in business. :-)

The next Rugby action for the Sin City Sculls is on February 23-25 in Reno NV which will be a great tournament for the team as they have improved IMMENSELY since the last time we saw most of those teams. The Utah team better watch out, cuz Vegas has a vendetta and I have a feeling it's ON LIKE DONKEY KONG come the end of February!!! GO SKULLS!

Then the next weekend, March 2-4 it's off to Portland OR for Regionals... First four places at that tournament win an all expenses paid trip to Kentucky for the Semi-finals and then off to Nationals. We'll see if that happens, maybe not this year, but more then likely next year!!!!

Thanks for the support !!!

the official countdown

I have several important things coming up worthy of a countdown. Let me list a few:

Brandon's Rugby Tournament in Vegas against Reno is on Saturday, Jan 27th... 3 days, 12 hours and counting...................

My 26th Birthday is February 7th... 13 days, 19 hours and 25 minutes and counting!!!

My Momma is coming to visit on February 24th for my Tastefully Simple Party!!! Two countdowns in one: 4 weeks and counting!!!

So, there are some exciting things to come, expect pictures and such in the near future!

Thats all for today... expect more later!

Just another Drama Filled Monday!

Well, it's been one of those days. Work is crazy. It always seems that way after a weekend. Probably because it's 2 days that I don't have a hand in things! oh well, what do you do?

Otherwise, it was an exciting weekend. The Bears are going to the SuperBowl. My Wesley friend is a life long fan and is really stoked about that. Me personally? I'm just glad the stupid Patriots got beat!

Brandon has a Rugby tournament this weekend in Las Vegas. It's against Reno, which is great because they are pretty terrible and we might actually win a game!!! Go SKULLS!!! I will put up some pictures of that, should be great fun!

Other then that, since I refuse to go into detail on all the drama at work today, I must sign off for now...

Brandon's Rubgy Addiction

My Husband Brandon is a C6C7 Quadraplegic. He was hurt in a car accident in April of 2000 and is now confined to a wheelchair. But he has never let that slow him down...

His latest adventure is Quad Rugby. You can visit their site and learn more about the sport at http://quadrugby.com . The sport is affectionately known by the players (and more recently but the movie industry) as Murderball. Hense the movie of the same title. The season started back in September when we drove down to Las Vegas for his first practice. He was hooked. (and honestly so was I.) It's amazing to watch these athletes whom have been labeled by others as "disabled" blaze up and down a basketball court at speeds honestly quicker then my running in some cases. They slam into each other and push themselves to the absolute limit just like any other competitive team would. It's AMAZING!!! We are traveling to Portland Oregon on the first weekend in March for the Regional tournament. Now honestly, this year (and more then likely next year) is a building year, but these boys play their hearts out and don't let ANYTHING slow them down. I'm excited to see how they do in the tournament.

My Very First Blog!!!

Well, I do have to say this is a new experience to me. I'll find out shortly how much I like doing this every day. Let me explain a little about myself. I am the Administrative Director for a highly progressive Internet Marketing Company called Omni Business Solutions. We specialize in Search Engine Optimization and personal training on building websites. I also double as the President of the company's Personal Assistant, which of course has it's perks, but tends to try my patience more often then not.

My favorite football team is the Oakland Raiders. Yes, I know they didn't do so hot this year, but I've been a fan my whole life and I'm not about to leave them just because we can't seem to win any games!

I live in usually sunny Southern Utah, in St. George. I LOVE it here. The red rocks and the pink/orange sunsets are beautiful... It's definately in the Top 5 of my favorite places to live, and believe me, I've lived in lots of places in my life.

That's all for now! More later-