Next Up - Clockwork Angel

Comes out tomorrow, Aug. 31st! Again, can't wait :-)

The Hanging Tree

Only listen if you've finished Mockingjay. It's eerie.....

I GOT MY BOOK! ~ And I've already finished it!

LOVED IT, that's all I'm going to say. Haunts me, though. Still can't stop thinking about it. I cried several times. Even cried this morning on the way to work....
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I couldn't wait. Sad, I know. Amber is going to buy my pre-ordered book since she hasn't even started Catching Fire yet. I'm super excited!!!

Picture by Burdge-Bug

Tomorrow's the DAY!!!!!

I'm so thrilled I can't stand it!!! I read a review today, which didn't give anything away, but did say it's the bloodiest and goriest of all three books. Said the conclusion is shocking and highly original.....

I pre-ordered, so I probably won't get it for a couple of days, but if I've waited this long and I can't make. BUT....when I pre-ordered Breaking Dawn, I actually received it on the day it came out ~ SO I'M HOPING, HOPING, HOPING the same will happen tomorrow. I'll go home from work and there will be my precious MOCKINGJAY!!!! But I won't get my hopes up too high. At least I know it will be there this week... :-)

And I'm going to try my best not to devour it. Savor the moment, Cindy, you can do it.

Go Peeta!!!

Happy reading!!!

Facial Exercises

I was looking up different kinds of homemade facials and I came across this funny video. I'm okay with the actual exercises, even though they may look a little odd, but what's up with her breathing routine prior to the exercise? And I wonder, do you actually have to make that noise for it to work??? Enjoy! Cracked me up!

Julie & Kids' Visit

Julie and her younger kiddos came to visit me a while back. The first night Julie and I went to Eclipse. It was great! And the kids just loved the babysitter, a boy from my ward about to go on his mission.

We went to the Ft. Worth Zoo one day and hit the Grapevine Mills Mall the next day, Build-a-Bear, glow-in-the-dark putt-putt and of course, dessert at the Rainforest Cafe. Yes, we had dessert before dinner!!

I really enjoyed their visit. I don't have visitors too often, so it's always a treat when I do.

Jeremy, Chrystina and their kiddos visited a few days before Julie. Chrystina and I saw Wicked. Talk about awesome! I can't wait to go see another musicial!!!

Here are a few photos Blake took of our Zoo adventures. The kids are so cute!! And I love the kangaroo picture. Is he dead?

So True...for me at least

The Rules of Cindy's House :-)

Walk Around the Block

Since I'm walking three miles a day, this doesn't really apply to me, but still I thought it was cute. I can use this on the days I can't make it outside... :-)

Eclipse Midnight Premiere

I'M SO EXCITED!!!!

Just confirmed with Julie that she will be coming up the week of the Eclipse premiere - so that means, Julie & I are going together. The last two times I've gone with Tara, but of course, she's hanging with Patty this go around. Will miss you Tara!!!

So glad I'm going with Julie and I don't have to force one of my co-workers to go with me. No one here at work is a Twilight fan - big fat losers!!!!

I'll be taking some time off as well and will get to go to the Ft. Worth Zoo and do other things with Julie & the kids. (Sure hope they like walking, because I HAVE TO GET MY 3 MILES A DAY IN!!! :-)

And of course, we're going to have a Twilight/Eclipse party before we go to the movie - hopefully the kids will enjoy that since we're leaving them later with a babysitter ;-)

Sunday Will Come

A friend of mine recently lost her brother in a horrific and tragic accident. I remembered this conference talk from Elder Wirthlin and wanted to share it with her. While searching the conference archives, I found that they have put this on video. Of course, it reminds me of Kyle!! The talk was given the weekend after Kyle passed. Jeanie shared the message with Kenny & Karen and now Kyle's tombstone reflects this message: "In the name of the One who conquered death, Sunday Will Come"!!! This talk will always have a special place in my heart.

Better get a Kleenax before watching ......

Beautiful Creatures

I just finished reading this book by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl. At first it reminded me of another "Twilight-type" book, teenage love story, and I wasn't too sure how I felt about it....you know, mortal falls in love with some sort of supernatual. But by the time I got to the second half of the book, I didn't want to put it down. I really enjoyed the twists. It's from the perspective of a sixteen-year old boy, which is maybe why I didn't make the connection at first. The sequel is coming out in October, called Beautiful Darkness.

Now I can say I LOVED IT and can't wait for the sequel!!

Jane Fonda Workout

Remember how skinny we all got while doing this??? Well, I'm going to try again. Found these on YouTube and I'm sharing with you if you want to join along as well. Obviously I'm going to have to tweak it a bit due to my neck, but still, I think it will be great! On my way to being fabbbbbbbuuuuuulous!!!!

Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 5 - this is the end, you can do it!!!!

I'm Going to Wicked!!!!

Chrystina and I are going to Wicked at the end of June. Super excited!

And then Eclipse will only be a couple of days after that :-). Do you realize the midnight showing of Eclipse is going to be on a Tuesday night????

Galveston Work Retreat

Last weekend I went to Galveston for a work retreat. It was a lot more fun than I had anticipated!!! Most everyone stayed in the house we rented for two days, but I stayed with KK&K. Of course, my birthday was Sunday, so spending it with Kenny, Karen & Kellye was great. Loved, loved, loved the chocolate cake with butter cream frosting from SAMS ~ Yes!!!!

Here are a few photos from our retreat, just so you can see some of the folks I work with. Great bunch of people. There's not a single person I don't like or get along with. This job truly has been a tremendous blessing in my life!!

Beautiful Jane from Houston. She's in calendar, just like me....

Lois (from Houston - Paula's sister) and Santiago from Dallas

The house we stayed in. Sleeps about 20, 5 rooms / 4 baths, I believe. It was great, but pretty pricey.

Kim (Houston), Charlene (Austin), Frank (Houston) and Jane (Houston)

View from the front porch

Kim (Houston), Frank (Houston), Sherry (Houston) & Bobby (Sherry's brother from Houston)

Giants in the Land of Canaan!

I received an email today with these photographs attached. (And yes, these are false, but wouldn't it be cool if they were real ????) The email said:

Giants in land of Canaan!! I thought this was really cool, how scientists keep finding proof of biblical stories!

Remember the Old Testament story of how the Israelites were afraid because of the GIANTS in the land of Canaan ?

Numbers 13:33 There we saw the GIANTS (the descendants of Anak came from the GIANTS); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."
(King James Version)





This one is my favorite. He/she looks like they're all sneaky-like with that hand up to their mouth. It's kind of cute actually!