I should have known that today was going to be one of those... seeing how I woke up late, didnt eat breakfast, and my lunch was all soggy and gross...
I got a permanent job (which is GREAT but that happened yesterday) at Group Health and they do background checks on everyone they hire, no problem right I dont have a record... wrong...
So since I actually work at the temp agency that is pimpin me out to Group Health (after 3 months I will become a permanent no more temp employee) I was there when my background check came through and you now what it said DANIELLE R THOMPSON-CONVICTED FELON! needless to say my jaw dropped opened. I instantly started freaking out thinking someone had stolen my identity, but after my freak out we figured out that there is another Danielle Thompson living in the Spokane area. HA HA (and I thought it was funny until) right well yea it would be funny except now I have to go get finger printed to confirm that I really am another Danielle Thompson and that I didnt just steal another Danielle Thompson identity. And Group Health informed me that I have to be cleared by Monday in order to start work and that if I cant get everything processed by then they will no longer be able to hire me because I have to be able to start Monday at 8 on the dot. I mean look at me do I look like a convicted felon NO. But they have to have federal government confirmation that I am not, and they already have someone waiting to take my spot if I fail to get confirmation. ( I am now mad at Mike for having such a common last name, I didnt have problems like this when I was a Boeck).
Tomorrow I will most likely think this is funny but right now I just want to cry because this job at Group Health is a great one it would allow me to go back to school and they might possible help pay for it and it pays AMAZING! So those police or who ever is going to finger print me better hustle it through the system so I can go to work!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Cake!
I just got done taking a cake decorating class at Michaels and here is some of my handy work....
This was my first cake, I obviously still need some practice with writing. I found out how shaky my hands really are!
Then we made clown cupcakes, they are super easy to make but I was shocked to see how much frosting went into making one!
This was my final cake. Those roses were so HARD! Not only is it difficult to coordinate your hands but that frosting is stiff so it takes a lot of hand muscle to squeeze the frosting out. I was really proud of this cake (it may not look great to some of you but I think it looks amazing!)
I would highly recommend Michaels cake decorating classes to anyone who is interested in learning how. It is a lot of fun but a lot of work too (everything is made from scratch but boy is the frosting yummy).
This Sunday (Valentines Days) is Mikes birthday so im excited to make him a AWESOME birthday cake!
This was my first cake, I obviously still need some practice with writing. I found out how shaky my hands really are!
Then we made clown cupcakes, they are super easy to make but I was shocked to see how much frosting went into making one!
This was my final cake. Those roses were so HARD! Not only is it difficult to coordinate your hands but that frosting is stiff so it takes a lot of hand muscle to squeeze the frosting out. I was really proud of this cake (it may not look great to some of you but I think it looks amazing!)
I would highly recommend Michaels cake decorating classes to anyone who is interested in learning how. It is a lot of fun but a lot of work too (everything is made from scratch but boy is the frosting yummy).
This Sunday (Valentines Days) is Mikes birthday so im excited to make him a AWESOME birthday cake!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Obsession
I never have anything to blog about and I really want to get better about blogging so I thought I would blog about my recent obsessions.
For whatever reason I have become obsessed with gnomes (I know creepy) it all started one day when I was wondering around a store called Boo Radley (yep the store is named after the character in To Kill a Mockingbird)and they had this huge collection of gnome stuff and it wasnt creepy gnome it was utterly adorable gnome stuff! Ever since then I seriously go out looking for cute gnomes which is actually a lot harder then one would think (lots of creepy gnomes out there). It is embarrassing to admit this latest fascination because what 21 year old likes gnomes.... I had a little gnome in the bathroom but I had to remove it because I felt like it was gazing at my naked body and I got really weirded out. But all in all I love those little gnomes (especially on cute little notebooks or cute little candles). (By the way all the gnome things I have which really is only about 3 gnome things, are all little so im not like this crazy gnomes lady or anything and they are all artsy cute looking not hey I have one of them in my yard looking... just wanted to clarify that.)
My second latest obsession would be owls. They are oh so wise looking. I have found they are rather easy to draw as well (I dont have a job yet so I get rather bored during the day). If you ever go to Barnes and Noble you will have to go to there journal section, they have loads of journals with owls on them. I have this awesome idea on how to decorate my living room and I think a little owl here or there will look just perfect.
Anyways those are my two latest obsessions!
For whatever reason I have become obsessed with gnomes (I know creepy) it all started one day when I was wondering around a store called Boo Radley (yep the store is named after the character in To Kill a Mockingbird)and they had this huge collection of gnome stuff and it wasnt creepy gnome it was utterly adorable gnome stuff! Ever since then I seriously go out looking for cute gnomes which is actually a lot harder then one would think (lots of creepy gnomes out there). It is embarrassing to admit this latest fascination because what 21 year old likes gnomes.... I had a little gnome in the bathroom but I had to remove it because I felt like it was gazing at my naked body and I got really weirded out. But all in all I love those little gnomes (especially on cute little notebooks or cute little candles). (By the way all the gnome things I have which really is only about 3 gnome things, are all little so im not like this crazy gnomes lady or anything and they are all artsy cute looking not hey I have one of them in my yard looking... just wanted to clarify that.)
My second latest obsession would be owls. They are oh so wise looking. I have found they are rather easy to draw as well (I dont have a job yet so I get rather bored during the day). If you ever go to Barnes and Noble you will have to go to there journal section, they have loads of journals with owls on them. I have this awesome idea on how to decorate my living room and I think a little owl here or there will look just perfect.
Anyways those are my two latest obsessions!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
2009... in a nut shell
What a year this has been... here is my 2009 in a nut shell
* Got Married
* Took a sewing class
* Mike got hired at Edward Jones
* Said goodbye to Rexburg
* Said hello to St. Louis and became a gangsta
* Went up in the St. Louis Arch
* Went to Coldplay, No Doubt, Dave Matthews Band (saw a guy whip it out and pee...ew), Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Cougar Mellencamp, and Aerosmith
* Went to numerous professional Hockey games (go oshie)
* Went to numerous professional Baseball games
* Went to a professional Football game (go vikings)
* Went to a college basketball game
* Ate at Michael Shannon's (the cheapest thing on the menu was like 25 bucks...kinda a once in a life time thing there)
* Went to the Melting Pot
* Went to lots of Museums in St. Louis (science center, art, history, city, botanical gardens)
* Saw Phantom of the Opera in the Fox Theater
* Went to Itasca State Park
* Went to the Headwaters of the Mississippi
* Went to Chicago (saw the Harry Potter exhibit AWESOME and lots of other things)
* Saw a baseball game at Wrigley Field
* Went to Nauvoo
And to end the year we moved to Spokane! It is great to be back in Washington! I love being close to family and friends. Even though I had a great year and had lots of fun and did a lot of "first", it was hard to move so far away from everyone and everything I have ever known. It was hard moving to a new place where the only person I knew was Mike. I missed my family and friends a lot and am glad to finally be lots closer!
* Got Married
* Took a sewing class
* Mike got hired at Edward Jones
* Said goodbye to Rexburg
* Said hello to St. Louis and became a gangsta
* Went up in the St. Louis Arch
* Went to Coldplay, No Doubt, Dave Matthews Band (saw a guy whip it out and pee...ew), Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, John Cougar Mellencamp, and Aerosmith
* Went to numerous professional Hockey games (go oshie)
* Went to numerous professional Baseball games
* Went to a professional Football game (go vikings)
* Went to a college basketball game
* Ate at Michael Shannon's (the cheapest thing on the menu was like 25 bucks...kinda a once in a life time thing there)
* Went to the Melting Pot
* Went to lots of Museums in St. Louis (science center, art, history, city, botanical gardens)
* Saw Phantom of the Opera in the Fox Theater
* Went to Itasca State Park
* Went to the Headwaters of the Mississippi
* Went to Chicago (saw the Harry Potter exhibit AWESOME and lots of other things)
* Saw a baseball game at Wrigley Field
* Went to Nauvoo
And to end the year we moved to Spokane! It is great to be back in Washington! I love being close to family and friends. Even though I had a great year and had lots of fun and did a lot of "first", it was hard to move so far away from everyone and everything I have ever known. It was hard moving to a new place where the only person I knew was Mike. I missed my family and friends a lot and am glad to finally be lots closer!
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Ketchup
I have come to realize that I am awful at blogging, maybe when I have kids and they do cool things ill be better (but that wont be for a long time!). Anyways, me and mike have been busy entertaining family. Mikes sister, her husband and his younger brother came and visited us at the beginning of October. It was a sports filled weekend
We went to a
NHL St. Louis Blues hockey game. It was my first NHL game and we had a really fun time! (Me and Mike have now gone to a few more) Mike and Travis (mikes brother in-law) got our tickets for the scalpers on the street... I stayed in the care.
Then the next day we went to
a NFL game. The Rams were playing the Minnesota Vikings so it was really cool to see Brett Favre (he was really the only player I knew). We won (we meaning the vikings).
Then my parents came down for a visit!! I was so excited for them to come and so sad when it was time for them to leave. We did a lot of fun things and saw a lot of neat St Louis "things". We ate at two places that have been featured on the Travel Channel so that was pretty neat. I have come to find out that that is one of the nice thing about living in a big city, there are lots of "famous" places. Both places were amazing (Pointers Pizza which is know for there 32" pizza, and the other is Crowns Kitchens which had amazing milk shakes and sandwich).
Then this last week, me and mike have been from one side of Washington to the other and back. LOTS OF DRIVING! Mike got a couple jobs offers so we went to scout the places out. We are having a lot of trouble deciding where we want to settle down and live. It is such a big decision! We are really thinking about Monroe, Wa.
We both really want the Spokane area but nothing has opened up there, we are a little disappointed about that. I think we keep hoping that something will open up soon but it doesnt look very good ( but im still keeping my fingers crossed).
We went to a
NHL St. Louis Blues hockey game. It was my first NHL game and we had a really fun time! (Me and Mike have now gone to a few more) Mike and Travis (mikes brother in-law) got our tickets for the scalpers on the street... I stayed in the care.
Then the next day we went to
a NFL game. The Rams were playing the Minnesota Vikings so it was really cool to see Brett Favre (he was really the only player I knew). We won (we meaning the vikings).
Then my parents came down for a visit!! I was so excited for them to come and so sad when it was time for them to leave. We did a lot of fun things and saw a lot of neat St Louis "things". We ate at two places that have been featured on the Travel Channel so that was pretty neat. I have come to find out that that is one of the nice thing about living in a big city, there are lots of "famous" places. Both places were amazing (Pointers Pizza which is know for there 32" pizza, and the other is Crowns Kitchens which had amazing milk shakes and sandwich).
Then this last week, me and mike have been from one side of Washington to the other and back. LOTS OF DRIVING! Mike got a couple jobs offers so we went to scout the places out. We are having a lot of trouble deciding where we want to settle down and live. It is such a big decision! We are really thinking about Monroe, Wa.
We both really want the Spokane area but nothing has opened up there, we are a little disappointed about that. I think we keep hoping that something will open up soon but it doesnt look very good ( but im still keeping my fingers crossed).
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Nauvoo!
Last weekend me and Mike went up to Nauvoo!
It was my first time and Mikes second time. It is such a beautiful place! We camped out while we were there. Which was actually really nice, not only did we save on money but the weather was great and there were very few bugs!
We started the day out by doing a session in the temple, our trip wouldnt have been the same if we hadnt made time for a session. I was blown away at how big the temple was. It was absolutely gorgeous! Then we walked down to Old Nauvoo and took a carriage ride which took us up to Inspiration Point.
The whole way up to Inspiration Point one of the Senior Missionaries told stories, ones I had never heard before and a few even made me tear up a little. Then we hopped on a wagon ride which took us around Old Nauvoo.
It was a neat way to see the whole town and scope out things that we wanted to come back to and visit. After we walked around Old Nauvoo and hit all the "must sees" we drove down to Carthage.
That is the actually bullet hole that killed Hyrum Smith. It was unbelievable to be in the same room that both Hyrum and Joseph Smith were martyr in. When you go into the bedroom where it took place you can instantly feel the Spirit. I couldnt help getting all weepy when I entered the room.
I am so glad that me and Mike were able to go and visit Nauvoo, and see how the Saints had lived and to learn/better understand the things that they went through. It really does have a special Spirit there, one of sacrifice and true faith.
It was my first time and Mikes second time. It is such a beautiful place! We camped out while we were there. Which was actually really nice, not only did we save on money but the weather was great and there were very few bugs!
We started the day out by doing a session in the temple, our trip wouldnt have been the same if we hadnt made time for a session. I was blown away at how big the temple was. It was absolutely gorgeous! Then we walked down to Old Nauvoo and took a carriage ride which took us up to Inspiration Point.
The whole way up to Inspiration Point one of the Senior Missionaries told stories, ones I had never heard before and a few even made me tear up a little. Then we hopped on a wagon ride which took us around Old Nauvoo.
It was a neat way to see the whole town and scope out things that we wanted to come back to and visit. After we walked around Old Nauvoo and hit all the "must sees" we drove down to Carthage.
That is the actually bullet hole that killed Hyrum Smith. It was unbelievable to be in the same room that both Hyrum and Joseph Smith were martyr in. When you go into the bedroom where it took place you can instantly feel the Spirit. I couldnt help getting all weepy when I entered the room.
I am so glad that me and Mike were able to go and visit Nauvoo, and see how the Saints had lived and to learn/better understand the things that they went through. It really does have a special Spirit there, one of sacrifice and true faith.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Lake Lazy
Me and Mike headed back to North Dakota to spend sometime with his family this summer, and what summer would be complete without a little lake time. Mike's parents own a lake in Minnesota (called Strawberry lake...how cute is that?!) Anyways... while we were there we up to Itasca and did a little...
We worked up quite the appetite so on the way back to their lake place we stopped at this little bar and grill that has kinda become a tradition to eat at every time the family comes up, and it was just as good as I remembered! The boys decided to play a little...
while the girls chatted.
The next day it was freezing! It was defiantly pants and sweatshirt weather, but the boys decided to jump on in and wash up anyways!! What "tough" men!
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Even though it was kinda a drizzly cold day the sunset was absolutely beautiful!
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The next day we kept noticing all these wasps so we started looking around for the hive and we were shocked when we found it! You may not be able to tell by the picture but it was about the size of a soccer ball no joke!!
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On our last day there I decided that I need to join the club (seein how everyone else had) and bathe in the lake... so I braved the freezing water and did it! And to my surprise I really enjoyed it!
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We worked up quite the appetite so on the way back to their lake place we stopped at this little bar and grill that has kinda become a tradition to eat at every time the family comes up, and it was just as good as I remembered! The boys decided to play a little...
while the girls chatted.
The next day it was freezing! It was defiantly pants and sweatshirt weather, but the boys decided to jump on in and wash up anyways!! What "tough" men!
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Even though it was kinda a drizzly cold day the sunset was absolutely beautiful!
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The next day we kept noticing all these wasps so we started looking around for the hive and we were shocked when we found it! You may not be able to tell by the picture but it was about the size of a soccer ball no joke!!
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On our last day there I decided that I need to join the club (seein how everyone else had) and bathe in the lake... so I braved the freezing water and did it! And to my surprise I really enjoyed it!
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