When I Grow Up...

Ever since Charles told me about his dream job, I've been seriously thinking about getting one of my own. I just am not sure what that would be. I came across a quote once that said, "Grown ups are always asking kids what they want to be when they grow up, because they are looking for ideas." Well, I'm looking for ideas. Once upon a time my dream was to be a lawyer. I don't know if I really would've enjoyed it, but I always wanted to get awesome grades and go to a prestigious school and pass the bar and just be really cool. Just to say that I did, ya know? Prideful, ok, maybe, but be honest, who isn't? I want to go back and finish school. I'm not sure I want to finish what I started... Accounting. I love accounting, and I love business, but it's not very "family friendly." Other things I've thought of are as follows. Please try not to laugh out loud at me. I actually had talent in some of these areas at one time.

Jr. High or High School teacher in Math or English... I really think I'd prefer English
Speech Pathologist
Accountant
Social Work/Counseling... this actual frightens me to death, but I keep thinking about it. I'd love to work for LDS Family Services and work in the adoption stuff.
Exercise Science
Work in a bakery, as a cake decorator
Do the little old ladies' hair in an assisted living center

Ok, laugh it up. Now, seriously, what do you think?
*ok, so I had to edit this because I found my handwritten list and I realized that I left one off... social work... and also, that I had narrowed my list down to three which were:
accounting
social work
speech pathologist....
but lately I think a LOT about teaching....
I am really appreciating all the feedback, so I'm going to keep this post up for a while. Then hold onto your seats, because my next post will be NUMBER 100!!!

Tagged

Ok, I was tagged by Malik, and it took me a while to figure out he was talking about me. I was just flattered because I figured I am the last person anyone wants to know anything about! Hee hee. He'll likely be sorry...
Here goes,

8 Favorite TV shows:
This will be hard because I'm too cheap to pay for TV, and so we haven't had TV for 7 years.... but every once in a while I catch a show or watch a series on DVD.
1) American Idol- I got into this when Clay Aiken was on. I also caught the season with Fantasia and Carrie Underwood. Nothing since.
2) Smallville- on DVD
3) Stargate SG-1- on DVD
4) Full House
5) The Cosby Show
6) Perfect Strangers
7)Lois & Clark the Adventures of Superman
8) Touched by an Angel

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1) Sat at the crosswalk and watched the rain
2) Read my book: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
3) made dinner
4) did dishes
5) canceled my meeting
6) had a short meeting anyway
7) TAXES- and cursed the IRS
8) went running

8 Things I'm Looking Forward to:
1) sunny days
2) Women's Conference... watch out Malik, I'll be in Provo looking for ya!
3) WICKED!
4) Friday- my sister and darling nephew are coming for a sleepover!
5) Saturday- my bro in law and girlfriend are coming
6) Moving
7) Getting our tax return
8) a new calling

8 Favorite Restaraunts:
I really don't even dare fill this out after reading Malik and Melissa's. I have no taste for fine food, probably because I really don't cook very well. Sad...
1) Outback
2) Olive Garden
3) Boudin's in San Fran
4) I can't spell this one, but it's a chinese place in Antioch, something like Tao Sin Gin or something
5) Grandma Hobbs' cookin'
6) Iron Gate Grill- I don't like their food, only their Iron Tower dessert
7) Blackstone-- I never ate dinner, just dessert and appetizers and they were yummy
8) Hamilton's- in the beginning, though recently it's been yucky

8 Things on My Wish List:
1) A yard and garden
2) a nice mixer
3) new clothes- mostly Sunday clothes
4) cute shoes, but then I would also have to say, new feet
5) large amounts of money
6) a college degree
7) a nice vacation
8) new furniture

8 People I Tag:
Honestly, I don't think that many people even read this blog...
1) Amber M
2) Amme J
3) Jess B
4) Isabel J
5) Jess R
6)anyone
7)everyone
8)someone

Catching up on Birthdays...

We were MIA for the last week or so enjoying Spring Break and Conference. As a result, we missed some really important birthdays. Actually, we didn't miss them, we were able to celebrate them, but I missed posting them, so here we go:

Happy Belated Birthday to:

6th: Zachary

My little baby brother. Turning 19! Whoa! We sure enjoyed having Zach live with us for a semester of school in the fall. The kids really miss him. We enjoyed spending Conference with Zach and his friends and then we followed him home and hung out with him in Rexburg. We took him to dinner at Craigo's and tried to go to the temple, but missed the time! oops! The kids had a blast playing with Maddie and Andrea and of course, Uncle Zach! We love ya!

9th: Grandma Gray

On Thursday, Louis' grandmother turned 80!!! We felt so bad because Grandma was sick on her big day. We enjoyed a nice visit with her and she shared a favorite birthday memory. When she was in fourth grade, her mother let her invite her friends to a birthday party at the ranch. All of her friends came and her mother made ice cream. It sounded like a fun party. We decided to try and make another good memory for her and planned a surprise birthday party for Saturday. We sure enjoyed spending the day with Grandma! We had a delicious lunch and then enjoyed DVD of pictures and music from Grandma's life, followed by a Jeopardy game all about Grandma. It was so wonderful to hear her memories and see her beautiful smile! How I love Grandma Gray! My first visit to meet her was when Louis and I were just starting to "date" if you could call it that. Louis introduced me to Grandma by saying, "This is my friend, Camille." Grandma looked at me and then back and him and said, "That sure is a cute friend you've got there." I knew we'd be great friends! Love you lots, Grandma!!

11th: Joshua

My other little brother turned 23, which isn't really possible since I'm still 20, but whatever. We got to call and sing to Josh, but we felt a bit sad we couldn't party with him, too. We will have to plan a trip to Provo for a night of Wii. Josh is going to school to be an accountant so that I never have to do my taxes again. Ahh, I am SO excited! Josh is my brother who is the most driven, I think. He is always very passionate about whatever he does, especially the Jazz and BYU. We love ya, Josh!

When I Grow Up...

This morning after watching some hilarious movies from my new site: An Engineering Mind (see link on the side), I went in to talk to Charles. I decided to ask him what career path he was thinking about. Here is how our conversation went:



Me: Charles, what do you want to be when you grow up?



Charles: When I grow up? What do I want to be? Like for Halloween?



Me: No, what do you want to be when you are a dad?



Charles: Oh! Go to work.



Me: Yes, ok, but what do you want to do at work?



Charles: Play games.



Me (in my head): Oh, you're going to work with Uncle Jon. :)

Me: Play games? What else?



Charles: And then I'll go to my desk. When they tell me to.



I laughed so hard! Charles loves going to see Louis at work because they have a really nice commons area with a fussball table and a ping pong table. He thinks Louis plays games and then goes back to his desk "when they tell him to." That is the excuse Louis gives when we have to leave. Isn't he too cute?