Mel's Other Blog

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

A Preview

I know you've been dying for it! :-)

Friday, April 20, 2007

Photo Fun with the Newlyweds...well, almost Newlyweds

Last weekend I got to spend some quality time with my sister Emily and her fiance Rob taking engagement photos. Yay Me! Actually we had a great time, though by the end of it we were exhausted. I just thought I'd post some of my favorites so that all three of you who read this blog could share in the fun.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Something more interesting

I was just reading the last post, and it was probably the lamest post I've ever written. So here's "OK Go" so you can forget what you just read. ...Except my Aunt's Blog, that's interesting. :-)

I've been inspired!

I just got an email from my Aunt announcing her new family blog, and she inspired me to post. I'm not sure about what yet, but that is the beauty of this blog...it's about nothing.

Maybe I'll start with the news that everyone wants to hear, there is a wedding in the near future...and it ISN'T mine. :-) The curse that has haunted the Seamons women has been broken and my sister Emily is getting married. It seems to be the only thing that anyone in my family can talk about, and I love it. Emily and Rob are as happy as can be and a far cuter couple than should be allowed.

See? Aren't they cute with their flower boxes?

The only other news in my boring life is that I got a new camera! And friends, that is happy news. I have been saving for over a year (in between fixing cars and all the other crap that has taken away from my savings). Finally that, along with my tax refund was enough. It's a Canon Digital Rebel XTi and it makes me HAPPY!

It's even cuter than the previous picture. I've done a couple of shoots with it, and oh my, it makes me a MUCH better photographer. And a much HAPPIER photographer. I'm not sure if I'll ever give up my Film SLR, but to be honest with you, I haven't even looked at it in the last month let alone picked it up. The DSLR on the other hand has been my constant companion.

It's a sad, sad life.

So that's me in a nutshell...Oh, wait! I'm taking Piano Lessons. That's something else that makes me happy. Although, my 5 year old nephew asked me the other day "why are you still taking piano lessons?" My answer? I didn't practice enough when I was his age and the practicing I did between then and now was wrong! So now, 50 years later (ok, not 50, but close) I have to re-learn everything. It's slow going, but I think it will be worth it in the end.

Now, that's me in a nutshell...except wait... This will be fun for the mormons in my life, I am now a Primary Chorister. Eeek!

Friday, December 01, 2006

Bono's message for World AIDS Day

He says all that needs to be said. And no, it isn't just because it's Bono. Go to joinred.com! No one has to die from this disease.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Don't Forget

There is an emergency in our world

More than 1 billion people around the world live on less than $1 a day.
A child dies every three seconds from AIDS and extreme poverty.
Africa has been hit harder by the HIV/AIDS virus than any other region of the world.
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to over 70% of the total world HIV-positive population.
Over one billion people do not have access to clean water.

December 1st is World Aids Day. Don't Forget!

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Election Day 2006

It's that time of year again... you know, the time of year when I get on a soap box and make sure all 2 of you who read this blog know where I stand. I can hear you thinking "damn, she's going to start spewing her liberal leftist ideas." Don't worry, I'm not so don't stop reading. What I do want to say is this: If you haven't already, and if it is at all possible...VOTE!

Vote Democratic. Vote Republican. Vote Libertarian. Vote Green. I don't really care which way you vote, just VOTE! Living in the state I live in (... I guess I should capitalize that. No, I won't because Utah is as much as a state of being as it is a State in the Union) sometimes I feel like my vote doesn't matter. Sometimes it feels like 99% of Utahans are registered republicans ... I know, it's only like 85% :-) ... but I definitely am in the minority.

My point is, my vote matters. Especially this year when I'm voting for State officials and propositions. This is when I can make a difference, and YOU can make a difference. We need officials in our government that will work for us. And that isn't going to happen if on election day we, as my friend Lara so eloquently put it, "sit on our butts and eat cheese."

So, again, if it isn't too late and you've run out of cheese, go to the High School, or the Library, or the Elementary School, or the City Offices, and VOTE!

Happy Election Day!

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Phucket Thai

The funniest thing just happened to me about 20 minutes ago...and we're talking so funny that I just barely stopped crying I was laughing so hard. Loria (best friend/roommate/in Napoleon Dynamite), came home about 20 minutes ago and asked me a question. The question she asked wasn't so funny, it was the outcome that was the funny part. The question was, "Did you ever think of the name of that Thai place?"

BACK STORY:

In June, Loria and I drove to So. Cal. to see my sister Emily and my friend Robert (and Celine Dion on the Teacups). While we were there, Emily drove us past a Thai place in Long Beach called Phuckit Thai. And yes, I know it is spelled P-h-u-c-k-e-t, but for pronunciation purposes, we'll spell it Phuckit... and for those of you who are clueless, in this story we pronounce ph as f, and yes I know that it isn't actually the pronunciation.

CURRENT STORY:

That said, let's return to Loria's question which, in case you need a refresher, was "Did you ever think of the name of that Thai place?"

My reply to her question was "Hu?"

You see, 20 minutes before she originally asked her question, she called...someone... to ask, and I quote,

"What was the name of that Thai place your sister took us to in California? Phucking Thai or something?"

The reply she got to her question was a very bewildered "I don't know."

To which Loria answered,

"It's OK, I'll be home in a minute. See you soon." And she hung up. Only, the conversation (unfortunately for Loria) wasn't that short, she said the name of the restaurant several times.

Who is she called you are wondering? Well...

...it was my Mom.

...I love my friends.

***UPDATE***

It is now Friday morning, and I have spoken to my Mother. As it turns out, the person Loria was swearing at was not my Mom, it was my Dad.

...This story just keeps getting better and better.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

The Crazy Grover Family Reunion

Last week I went to my favorite place on earth with about half of my favorite people on earth, the Grover Family Reunion. So for the one of you who reads this blog that isn't a member of my family, that's where the photos in the following posts (August 9) come from. For those of you who are family and aren't in these photos, WE MISSED YOU!

If you want to view these photos larger, just click on them and it will take you to a bigger file on the flickr.com website. I also have other photos from last week on flickr, you can click here to see those.

Enjoy!