Shake it up baby now.....

So today was a first for me, felt one of my first earthquakes. I think I was too little to remember any quakes before our family moved to UT and in the 6 years since I've been out here in L.A., I've only felt minor "rumbles" which more closely resembled my neighbors downstairs playing their music a little loud. Anyway, this one was a biggie, 5.4, not as big or destructive as the L.A. earthquake of '94, but things were definitely moving! I was alone in my room at work, doing some paperwork, when all of a sudden I felt the whole room shake. They've been doing a lot of construction at my school, so at first I just assumed it was that, but then the shaking continued and it freaked me out, so I promptly darted under my desk ( I guess something stuck from the years of earthquake drills). It was actually a good little wake-up call b/c it made me think "what do I need to do in order to be more prepared for an emergency?". I know I've been a little lax in that department lately and I know it's time to update.

A New Addiction

It's official, I have a new show that is defnitely appointment television: "Rock the Reception" on TLC. For those of you who know me, it combines 2 of my favorite things: dancing and weddings. This is right up my alley. It is seriously hilarious, I'm just bummed I didn't think of it first. I think the best part is seeing the look on their guests faces when they don't expect them to break out into another dance.

So, a little synopsis of the show according to the TLC website: " Rock the Reception follows engaged couples as they plan and carry out an elaborate first wedding dance. World-class choreographers will work with bride, groom and bridal party to create an outrageous first dance that will knock the socks off their wedding guests.

The first dances will be choreographed to songs that range from the likes of "Thriller" to "Baby Got Back." With the couples having only a limited amount of time to learn an elaborate dance while also preparing for their wedding, tensions are sure to run high. No matter the outcome, the wedding guests are sure to see a first dance they'll never forget.

Still learning how to post video, but in the mean time, you have to pull it up through this, so funny!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np-8GrutlXM

Welcome to the Fam Baby Klein!!

So, I'm a little slow to report, but had to share the latest addition to the Pulley family, grandchild # 23: Mitch and Ali's baby boy: Klein Alistair Pulley and can I just say, what a cutie! Seriously, he is just such a beautiful little baby, can't wait to meet him!

Here's a pic of him and his brothers and sister: Cameron, Levi and Cairo

Friends for Life!

So, as many of you know, Freshman year was one of my absolute highs in life, loved every single non-sleep getting, dancing in the elevators, nickname giving, spying on would-be crushes, laughing minute of it! The best part of all was the great friends that I made! So, what a treat that me and 2 of my favorite friends from BYU: Kim (we go back to freshman year at Skyline :) and Kammy and their cute kids all got together. It was like no time had passed, laughing as usual at all of the fun memories and how life has changed, but not them, not even one bit. They are still the fun-loving, beautiful, great friends. Seriously, everyone deserves to have good friends like them and I'm just happy that they're mine. Here's just a few pics of our day together. I have to say I'm impressed the kids were such good sports after how many pics we took :)

summertime!

Wow I love summer!! It's my favorite time of the year. I love how everyone's outside, people seem happier and of course my favorite part is coming home. So, had to cram all of the fun on this post. We had a family BBQ/Swim Party and had so much fun chatting/swimming. Kudos to the Jones' for keeping their pool the most ideal temp. for swimming. It made me a little sad to see all of my cute nieces and nephews growing up and so quick, sometimes I just want time to freeze! I'm sorry and not to be partial, but aren't they seriously the cutest bunch of kids? I've also included a classic pic of my Mom's first intro to guitar hero and Mindy's accompanying reaction. I know everyone says this about their families, but I really mean it, I don't know how I lucked out to be placed in the family I was, I couldn't ask for a more amazing set of parents or brothers and sisters!

In the merry old land of Oz

I've decided even if you've seen something before, seeing it with friends/family again is priceless because of their reactions, it's like seeing it again for the 1st time. Last Saturday we went and saw "Wicked": I love this show,! Love the music, love the message, love the humor, love it all! Anyway, it was so great, Mark and Beck made the trek all the way down from Folsom with all 5 of the kids and Mind flew in from Salt Lake. The night of the show it was Mark, Beck, Mind, Parker, McCall and I, we went to dinner at a cozy (codeword: dumpy) little Italian place for dinner, Kim Pee should remember this well :) , then stopped off at a Salvation Army store (that could only be in Hollywood: purple wigs, thigh high boots, flame eyeglasses) to find a sweater for Parker since he didn't have one, who knew how chilly it would be? (FYI he didn't end up getting one :) Then we enjoyed the show. I love the Pantages theater, sure it's in kind of a trashy area, but it is so neat and old Hollywood inside. The show was great, especially seeing how into it everyone was. After the show we stopped for pics and lo and behold found the star of a "real legend".

I love my job.....

seriously, although my job can be a tad stressful at times, i really do love it and one of the best things about it is the funny things kids say/do, they crack me up! and half the time they don't realize how funny they are. so without further ado, have to share a few funny stories that happened today. one of the little girls i was working with had just come from the office and i asked her why she had to go up there to which she replied..."i had to give something to the vice princess" (i bet that made the vice principal's day). then later this afternoon, i was working w/2 of my favorite little kids, two little kindergartners. i was having them go through this obstacle course where they had to walk on foot/hand prints and crawl through this long cloth tunnel. so after they both went through, they looked at me and said "now it's your turn ms. kim". i was cracking up thinking how am i ever going to fit through this tiny tunnel? but figured, hey if i'm expecting them to do it, so i made the effort and at last made it through but can't say it was without a struggle. so at the end of our session, we were working at the table and all of a sudden the principal got on over the loud speaker and started making an announcement. i kept talking to them, telling them what we were going to do next when one of the little boys held my finger up to my mouth, and had me copy his other hand making a peace sign in the air....(like they do when the teacher wants them to be quiet in class) too funny!