Adios HP, Hello Freedom

Last day of work at HP was a glorious day. I was like a kid pumped up on candy. I could not sit still. I will admit to dancing in the bathroom to Jackson 5 while getting ready to go into the office. This picture is a great glimpse into my attitude and my color blocking style in general. 

 5 years later and 20 lbs lighter (literally and metaphorically speaking) I excitedly turned in this little gem and left the building mid-day. Unlike when I arrived at HP I left the building alone and quietly...but skipped to my car (yes I literally skipped) and cranked the music up when I got in my car. Followed by a delicious La Bamba burrito with kt to celebrate.  

 My last drive down Page Mill Rd after work...

Jess Berry Quote of The Day!

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.  


H. Jackson Brown Jr.

What I'll Miss Most About Working At HP

My dress code. Hands down. 

The Countdown Continues...

2 days left at HP!!!

I cannot help but be completely excited. It is like waiting for Christmas morning, but slightly better. 

15 days left in the Bay...

It is flying by so fast, almost too quickly. So many goodbyes to be said. 

Wonderful Easter Weekend!

This is truly a blessed time of year. This particular weekend was especially wonderful. 

Let's review:

Celebrated Good Friday with the Perrys and Shoes. Burritos (yum!)

The Masters all weekend! (After Saturday I was sure my fellow lefty, Phil, was going to take his 4th green jacket but alas he couldn't sink the right putts and had a bad triple bogey that he never recovered from.) At least another lefty won. 

Some refreshing DP for my Masters viewing.

Opening Day of Baseball!  After a rough start over the weekend the Yanks are coming back. Let us remember: slow and steady wins the race. 

Beautiful Easter sacrament meeting, filled with music from angels! 

Easter dinner consisting of the following: Sloppy Dans, homemade rolls, salad, green beans, coconut cake, no-bakes, and Easter candy to cleanse the pallet. Dinner was so delicious and entertaining! From MB peppering DF(N) with 10,000 questions, to CBL's strong opinions on table cloths (totally agree with her), to cloth diapers (you must understand when all your guests are married and one pregnant this is normal), to JN explaining the novelty of Velcro this evening was never boring to say the least. We sure missed Jepsons and Richards though. 

Easter reunion 2013 in Idaho? 

Good News: He Is Risen

This week as my chronic aches, pains, and fatigue seemed at moments unbearable I watched this video and it gave me a needed reality check. Christ chose to be sacrificed so that He could rise again, providing each of us the opportunity to obtain a resurrected body. 

D&C 138: 14 states: "All these had departed the mortal life, firm in the ^ahope of a glorious ^bresurrection, through the ^cgrace of God the ^dFather and his ^eOnly Begotten Son, Jesus Christ." 

This is my firm hope as well! I yearn for the glorious resurrection day made possible through our Savior, Jesus Christ. The beauty however in this mortal life is that we do struggle, that we have aches and pains, to help us remember how much we are in need of a Savior, of His Atonement, of His Resurrection.  For many in my age demographic the gift of the resurrection, of a perfected body may not seem very significant right now while you're in your "prime". One day, maybe this Easter when you ponder the Savior's sacrifice, maybe when your 50 years old and you're needing bifocals to read, maybe when you lose a loved to death, it will prick your heart how glorious this precious gift is now and will be when we receive it. How this knowledge that He Is Risen is truly the firm hope that will increase your capacity to handle your personal struggles and will give you the courage and strength in this brief moment of mortality to be happy amid the aches, pains, and fatigue that may plague your body and/or your heart.  This I know to be true, from the very depths of my soul. Look forward with an eye of faith and a hope in the Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Happy Easter!   

Never Give Up On Your Goals

Last December I posted on my December goals.  I met six of my seven goals that month. I failed miserably at my first goal: clean my inbox to ZERO. Well I might be four months behind but today I met my goal!! Woohoo (according to Gmail). I hope this zero unread emails last at least an hour... 

Just remember: Slow and steady wins the race! 

PS: Fridays are great! 5.5 days left HP. Burritos tonight with the Perrys and the Shoes. A little extra sleep and an whole apartment to myself. :) 

Happy Easter Weekend!

She's Excited To Meet Me Soon...

The Countdowns Are ON!

Days until Opening day of baseball: 1 day! 
Go Yankees!!! 


Days left at HP: 6.25 days (so happy!) 
One of my co-workers said on Tuesday: "Your voice sounds so different!" (we are on a virtual so we just talk on the phone) and I said: "How so?" Her response: "You sound so happy!" True dat, Lucy. In the words of BT: "Job quitters are some of the happiest people I know." I knew my job was sucking the life right out of me, but I didn't realize how much until I decided to quit and saw a dramatic shift in my attitude and life. 


Days until the kt/jb excursion: 13 days! 
kt is recently free from full-time employment and we have major plans to play!


Days left in California: 20.5 days!  
Yikes...this is coming so fast. I still have lots of packing and playing to do. Turns out the next 20 days are going to jammed packed. Lots of things, people, and places to see before I drive off into the desert...

Color Blocking At It's Best...

Oh yes, watch this trend spread in 2012.