What in the world is a tag?

Last four blogs tagged:

Ferguson Authors - Danyelle Ferguson
Lifelong Bookworm
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What fun would life be if it wasn't changing every day?


What were you doing ten years ago?
Wow, I was barely 16. I was dating my sweetheart! Brad and I went to our first dance together, and we were just getting to know each other. How fun. That makes me feel a little bit younger considering ten years ago I was just barely dating and Andi was married still :) Let's see, I had my cat Noelle, and Muffin, and I think we had Toby. I was a Sophomore I believe. Man, that was a long time ago. I was in Dance Team and Jazz Choir.

I am breaking convention and adding a question here...
Ten years ago, what did you expect to be doing today?
Ten years ago, I had expected to be married for 8 years :) (Only 6) and have 4-5 kids (only two, ages 3 and almost 5). I expected to live in a really nice big house and have nice cars and go on vacations every year (because that is what married people do, right?) And be a stay at home mom, which I am :) And to have a bachelor's degree (not gonna happen) for some odd reason because I'd never probably use it, but I was determined to get it.

What were you doing one year ago?
One year ago I think Brad and I were freaking out about trying to find another job after leaving another dead end job. Trying to decide if we should sell the home or not, and what life was going to bring us next.


Five Snacks You Enjoy:
Sour Patch Kids
Mamba
Cinnabon
Jamba Juice
Cheesecake


Five Songs you know all the lyrics to:
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Twinkle Little Star
I Can Love You Like That
When You Say Nothing At All
I Will Love You (Fisher)


Things you would do if you were a Millionaire:
Pay off my House
Have Bradley (my husband) retire and be with me all the time
Travel the World
Serve Missions
Setup a Mission and College Fund for my kids and grandkids
Go To Beauty School Just to have the skill
Have a massage therapist come to my house every day.


Five Bad Habits:
Eating Sugar too much
Skipping meals
Going to bed too late
Checking my email like an addict
Sitting on the computer way too much


Five things you like to do:
Check my email
Check the mail
Shop
Play with my kids, go to the park, or just for a drive
Watch Movies



Five Things you will never wear again:
Plazo Pants
Fluffy shirts (like the pirate look)
Vests
Stirup pants
Suspenders


Five Favorite Toys:
iPod
Makeup
Denali
My Cat


Where will you be in ten years?
I hope that I'll have four kids total, at least one boy. They will all be in school, hallelujia. Tori will be almost fifteen, holy cow. I hope to be looking like I'm 25 :) I hope that I will have traveled to Italy, Brasil, and definitely been on a few cruises.

I don't know anyone else that has a blog besides who Andi put on her list and what the heck is tagging?

Cedar City, UT

Well, we sold our home in Pleasant Grove and are now living in Cedar City until December. We decided after much prayer and thought to move toward Saint George, so we sold the home, and packed up and found a home in Saint George. Our new Ivory Townhome will not be ready until December so we are chillin here in Cedar City for the time being.

Cedar City as Brad put it is like a little Lake Town. Imagine a little town by a lake that you would go visit. That's it. Not a whole lot here, lots of old stores, lots of dirt, lots of bugs, lots of storms. Some people like the small town life. Me? I'm not a huge fan. I prefer to be less than 5 minutes away from the bank, post office, grocery store, and shopping outlet. So small town life is not my style.

Saint George is pretty cool though. I decided that I can just order Nordstrom and any other retail store that I love online, so that's not that big of a deal. It is pretty there, lots of red rock and PALM TREES!

The girls are in preschool, not sure I'm in love with the preschool. I'm going to give it another two weeks to see, but I might be on the search for a new one. Tori misses the cut-off by 5 days, so she is pretty advanced for pre-school stuff, and all they seem to be doing is teaching them songs like "Where is Thumpkin". They haven't been doing reading or math or anything, so I'm thinking about pulling the plug. We'll see.

Factory Direct Vinyl

We started into a new company, called Factory Direct Vinyl. Brad and I are so excited to be able to work together and to be doing so well. It's basically like having a free franchise. We are going to finish up the summer working in Utah County and Northern Utah selling vinyl fencing, and then as soon as October hits, we'll concentrate on Southern Utah and Las Vegas. We are just so excited for the opportunity and the blessings that this type of work is bringing us (ie: income, time with family, flexibility, etc.)

We are traveling a lot back and forth throughout Utah State right now, but we are enjoying each other and so glad Brad doesn't have to go to work from 9-9 each day. Let us know if you need some vinyl fencing!

Tigger... T.I.Double "Guh". "Errr"

I decided to let you all in on a very exciting thing in my life. Now, I know that many of you are like, "WHY", but keep that to yourself... because frankly, I really don't care. I am SO excited because I got a CAT! I've been wanting a cat for EVER it seems like, at least for 5 years now, and for our anniversary in May, Brad gave me the gift that I can get a cat. We had held off for so long because many of our friends were allergic, but now that we have moved away, and Brad found a cat that is pretty hypo-allergenic, we are excited to announce our newest addition to the Brockbank Family. Miss Tigger! She is so beautiful! She has leopard spots! She is the best cat in the entire world and I'm so lucky to have her as mine.