Another list about me

Ten years ago: I was pregnant with Monica and a very scared child.
Five years ago: I was planning my wedding to Matt.
Yesterday: I didn't get a lot done on my to do list.
Today: I went and worked out at the gym and washed my car for the first time in almost a year.
Tomorrow: I will try to get all of my laundry done, work-out and scrapbook some more pages.
5 snacks I enjoy: chips and dip, crackers and cheese and Reeses Pieces
5 bands that I know the lyrics of most of their songs: Prince, Madonna, Sublime, INXS and U2.
5 things I would do with $100,000,000: Pay off my credit card, buy a new car, put a down payment on a new house, buy my husband lots of tools and buy my kids lots of toys.
5 locations I’d like to runaway to: Cannon Beach, Oregon, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Paris, France, Milan, Italy and New York, New York.
5 bad habits I have: Staying up late, biting my nails, watching reality shows, laziness and shopping too much.
5 things I like doing: listening to music, watching reality shows, playing with my kids, going out with my husband and working out.
5 TV shows I like: ONLY 5! Ok, The OC, Survivor, Desperate Housewives, The Amazing Race and Lost.
5 movies I like: Notting Hill, The Notebook, Kill Bill, Purple Rain and The Butterfly Effect.
5 famous people I’d like to meet: Prince, Bill Clinton, Kate Winslet, Bono and Derek Jeter.
5 biggest joys at the moment: My son eating more, my daughter swimming better, me getting in shape, Matt getting a cost of living raise finally and my new camera.
5 favorite toys: My camera, my computer, my car, my MP3 player and my phone.

Why do men get better looking with age?

Ok, so I have been watching the new series called Rock Star:INXS. I have always had a major crush on the drummer Jon Farriss. The first time I noticed him was in the video Need You Tonight. Well after seeing a few episodes of this show, I have realized that he is not only the hottest guy in the band, but he is WAY hotter than he used be. My husband Matt is even way better looking now than he was 10 years ago. He used to have a baby face and now that he has a few wrinkles, he is more masculine looking and HOT! Why is it that women get old and men get hot?

Seinfeld...

I was watching an old re-run of Seinfeld tonight and for some reason I had forgotten how funny it was. I was cracking up! Why aren't there any good sitcoms on anymore? Don't get me wrong, I love my reality television, but I really miss the old comedy sitcoms that used to be on. There is only one sitcom that I like right now and that is Jake In Progress which was thankfully renewed for another season. It is funny, but I still miss all of the old ones.

The Washington State capitol

On our way home from our vacation, we stopped in Olympia because I wanted to take some pictures of the outside of the capitol building with my new camera. I think capitol buildings are so beautiful!

A few photos from our vacation...

We went on vacation to Ocean Shores, Washington this year. We stayed for 2 nights at the Shilo in which was right on the beach. We had an ocean view room with a balcony too. Our room had a separate living area with a dining table, sink, fridge and microwave. The best part was the TV in the bathroom though. After our long day walking on the beach, I got to take a nice hot bath while I watched Big Brother.

The first night that we were there, we saw our new Governor Christine Gregoire. Monica and I were walking back into the hotel when her town car pulled up. My Step-Dad told me that I should have told her that Matt needed a raise. :)

We played miniature golf and played on the beach the second day. It was a lot of fun, but Riley wasn't too into the mini golf. Matt brought a kite that our friend Sean gave to us and it had a few missing parts from the kids playing with it so it wouldn't work at first. After messing with it for 3 hours, he finally got it to fly and he was so proud of himself.

We had a really relaxing fun time. I think this was our best family vacation so far.

Some of my newest scrapbook pages....

I did a layout that I submitted to a scrapbook magazine for the first time and I am very excited about the way that it turned out. Here it is.

I am so excited that I have found a new photo printer that will print 4x12 photos! I have been wanting to be able to print photos at this size for so long. Here is my first layout with a 4x12 photo.

Things that I learned while I was on vacation...

Aberdeen is an absolute dump. I am not surprised that Kurt Cobain was such a troubled youth.

Seafoam on the Washington coast is actually more like pea soup than turquoise.

The best saltwater taffy and fudge is made in the coastal towns, but the seafood is not that great.

No matter how much I love TV, I would gladly give it up to sit and listen to the ocean.

High School Fun

1) Did you overall enjoy your high school years? For the most part I liked high school a lot, but I do not feel like I learned a whole lot.
2) Name of your best friend(s)?Aimee, Amy, Margaret, Andy, Jody & Dana
3) Did you have a boyfriend? Quite a few actually. Their names? Tracy, Rich, Nate, Joe, Shawn, Bruce, Josh...I know that there were more, but I can't remember all of their names.
4) What was your favorite subject? Creative writing and French
5) Jock? Geek? Rebel? Queen? Other? I was a little bit of everything. I played sports so I was a little bit of a jock, I was a little bit of a party girl and I was a little bit of a rebel.
6) Favorite Teacher(s)? NONE
7) Special Awards? None
8) Did you attend prom? Nope, only a few homecomings.
9) Still live in same hometown as your h.s.? Nope, and I never will again.
10) Keep in touch w/anyone? Yes, a few via e-mail.
11) Classmates would be surprised to know that I ____________ today. That I am a stay-at-home Mom. I was very ambitious in high school.

ROCK STAR:INXS

What an awesome show this is! I swear that Mark Burnett is an absolute genious. Every reality show he creates is great! This show is like American Idol x10. There are good singers and performers and it is actually hard to choose which one is the best unlike American Idol which has some pretty crappy singers and a few good ones. Plus, they sing great rock songs! I was rockin' out! So far my favorite singer and performer is

Ty

: He is a strange mix for INXS, but I really think that it could work. I hope he wins.

Finally figured it out!!!!

Ok, so I have been having some problems with this rude person e-mailing me these rude and insulting comments. I had tried to be nice, but I guess some people want a little too much. Kind of stalker-ish if you ask me. My brother told me that I should try something in Outlook that just permanently deletes any e-mails from the person so I do not even have to look at them. Well, after about a half an hour of fooling with it, I finally figured it out. Now I have finally gotten rid of this nasty negative person and I can go on not having to worry about having some nasty insults when I check my e-mail. I feel so happy to have the wonderful family and friends that I have, and I feel so lucky to not have to have that negativity in my life anymore.

10 "Desert Island Discs"

This is a Meme challenge from

2 Peas in a Bucket.com

. a meme n (mëm): is an idea that is shared and passed from blog to blog, like a question posted in one blog and answered in many other blogs.

10 discs that you would be happy that you had if you were stranded on a desert island..so they have to be your absolute favorite cd's...not just what's trendy..

So here are my top 10 favorite cd's.
10. Usher-My Way
9. Black Eyed Peas-Elephunk
8. Prince-Emancipation
7. Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon
6. Prince-Sign O' The Times
5. Nine Inch Nails-Pretty Hate Machine
4. The Some Kind of Wonderful Soundtrack
3. Sublime-40 OZ to Freedom
2. Pink Floyd-The Wall
1. Prince-Purple Rain

I feel so betrayed!

So I found out today that our beloved Sonics coach Nate McMillan has gone to the Portland Trailblazers. He was such an awesome player and such an awesome coach. I am sad that he is leaving, but even sadder that he is going to Portland of all places. I do not understand why whenever we have a good coach for a Seattle sports team that they give them up. We had George Karl before who was a total jerk, but a good coach nonetheless, then we had Lou Pinella for the Mariners who was in my opinion the greatest coach ever and he left too. Why can't we just keep the good ones around at least until we win a championship. The Sonics did so well last year and now they let Nate go, the Mariners were doing so well, but they let Lou go. Why do they have to do this to us?

Top 10 cars ever...

I got this one form another blog and since I love cars, I had to do this one. Here is my list of top 10 cars ever:
10. The Batmobile (from the first Batman movie)
9. BMW M3 Coupe 2005
8. Chevrolet Suburban 2005
7. Acura NSX 2005
6. Honda Ridgeline Truck 2005
5. Honda Accord Coupe 2005
4. Honda Pilot 2005
3. Honda S2000 Roadster 2005
2. Chevrolet Tahoe 2005
1. HOnda Civic Coupe 1994 (my car)

9 layers of me...

LAYER ONE:
Name: Hillary
Birth date: October 14th
Birthplace: Seattle
Current Location: I am not telling, Washington
Nicknames: Hill, Chuck, Charlie
Religion:Christian
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde usually
Height: 5′4
Righty or Lefty: Righty
Zodiac Sign: Libra
LAYER TWO:
Your heritage: A little bit of everything?
Who do you look like?: I have my Dad's nose, eyes and mouth and I have my Mom's hair and body.
The shoes you wore today: My Nike Celso flip flops of course
Your weakness: Food
Your fears: My ex
Your perfect pizza: Pepperoni and extra cheese with anchovies
Goal you’d like to achieve: To be a graphic designer
LAYER THREE:
Your most overused phrase on AIM: I don't use AOL
Your first waking thoughts: UUUH! What time is it?
Your best physical feature: My hair
Your most missed memory: Hanging out with my Dad at work
Your bedtime: 12:00-1:00AM
LAYER FOUR:
Pepsi or Coke: Regular Pepsi/Diet Coke
McDonald’s or Burger King: Uh, neither!
Single or group dates: Single
Adidas or Nike: Do I have to choose? I like both.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Either one
Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
Cappuccino or coffee: Cappuccino
LAYER FIVE: Do you?
Smoke: On occasion
Cuss: When needed
Sing: Not really
Take a shower everyday: Yes
Do you think you’ve been in love: I am
Want to go to college: Someday
Liked high school: It was OK
Want to get married: Already am
Believe in yourself: Usually
Get motion sickness: Not really
Think you’re attractive: Yep!
Think you’re a health freak: Not at all
Get along with your parent(s): Usually
Like thunderstorms: Yep
Play an instrument: Piano
LAYER SIX: In the past month?
Drank alcohol: Yes
Smoked: Yes
Done a drug: No
Made out: Yes
Gone on a date: Yes
Gone to the mall: No
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Nope
Eaten sushi: Never
Been on stage: No
Been dumped: No
Gone skating: No
Made homeade cookies: No
Gone skinny dipping: No
Dyed your hair: Yes
LAYER SEVEN: Have you Ever?
Played a game that required removal of clothing: No
If so, was it mixed company: No
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Yes
Been caught “doing something”: No
Been called a tease: Yes
Gotten beaten up: No
Shoplifted: No
Changed who you were to fit in: In some situations you kind of have to
LAYER EIGHT:
Age you married: 25
Children: 2 Beautiful ones
Dream Wedding: I already had it.
How do you want to die: Old and happy
Where you want to go to college: The Art Institute of Seattle
What do you want to be when you grow up:A Graphic Designer
What country would you most like to visit: France
LAYER NINE:
Number of people I could trust with my life: Only a few
Number of CDs that I own: 200+
Number of piercing: 2 I used to have 3, but I took my nose one out.
Number of tattoos: 0
Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Not sure
Number of scars on my body: A lot
Number of things in my past that I regret: A few

Working out in the morning...

I love being able to work out in the mornings. I don't get to do it very often because of Matts' work schedule, but it feels so great when I do. My Mom and I usually go in the mornings on Saturdays and Sundays, but during the week I usually go by myself at about 7:00 PM. My Mom and I went this morning because she took a few days off and I feel so great. I wish I could start out every morning like this.