Don't get your hopes up

For those of you who actually see and read these last two posts, don't get your hopes up, this does not make me a blogger and I probably won't blog again for a while, I just felt like not focusing on what I'm supposed to be focusing on. :) Bad Mary!

Crazy 8's Tag

Cassie just happened to catch me in a typing mood so I'm replying to her Crazy 8's Tag:

CRAZY 8's
8 TV shows I like: (this is kind of old because I haven't had a TV in my house for almost 2 years)
1. Chuck
2. Life
3. Iron Chef America
4. The Office
5. 30 Rock
6. Dark Angel
7. Monk
8. Sam really likes that show with the people on the island and the creepy guy named Ben...whatever it's called, I don't like it, but I like being with Sam so I watched it last season.

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Braums
2. Panda Express
3. Pita Pit
4. IHop - high class, I know!
5. Bennigan's
6. Taco Bueno
7. Tucanos
8. MiMi's Cafe

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Slept in until 8:00!! Woo Hoo!!!
2. Worked on things for the bazaar coming up
3. Made a pot of pulled bbq pork for dinner
4. Played bball and chased Sam around the playground
5. Played Wii Sports
6. Dishes
7. Laughed a lot
8. Enjoyed a day with Sam

8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
1. Going to Vegas/Phoenix/Provo this weekend
2. Being there to support Mom during Ironman Arizona
3. The time for church starting being moved until later in the day
4. Having a desk/work area in my own home
5. Surprising Sam on Christmas with a really great gift
6. Christmas vacation - just about 2 weeks without having to work
7. Being able to sleep like a normal person
8. Riding Fancy and Tex...one of these years

8 Things I Love About THIS Fall:
1. Being married - duh!
2. There hasn't been a ton of snow
3. Having someone around the house who helps clean/cook
4. Most of the leaves in my yard blew out of it so I don't have to rake much
5. I love that this fall is going quickly
6. I've gotten to spend a lot of Saturday's with Sam
7. Tex was gelded so we don't have to worry about him doing things anymore...
8. The power hasn't gone out yet

8 Things On My Wish List:
1. More time with Sam
2. Some CAKE cd's
3. Gilmore Girls DVD's so I can watch them again
4. A desk/work area
5. A new computer
6. A friend
7. New clothes
8. A maid/cook that's free...pretty much I need a wife

Ruby Valley Open House

Well, the time has flown by and here we are just a few days away from the open house. After the second call from someone needing directions I thought I would add another direction thing on here for the Ruby Valley open house.

Coming from Salt Lake -
Take I-80 W until you get to Wells, Nevada.
Exit 352A for US-93
Turn Left on 93 (go for 28.2 miles according to google maps)
Turn Right on NV-229
You'll follow that road for a while until you come to a stop sign (the stop sign is where the road becomes parallel with the mountains instead of perpendicular to them). About 5 miles after that you'll see a big red barn on the left side of the road across from a big white house, that's the place. Find a parking spot and you're there.


Coming from Elko -
Head East on I-80
Take exit 321 Right for NV-229 toward Halleck/Ruby Valley
Continue on this road until you see the big red barn on the left and the big white house on the right. It's about 35 miles from the turn off to the house. Find a parking spot and come enjoy some grub.

Hope to see as many of you as possible! Sooner or later I'll get around to posting about the wedding and honeymoon - we just gotta finish getting everything ready for this open house.

Reception in Dallas

I realized this morning that I should probably put some reception information up on this! Our reception in Dallas is going to be on June 14th from 7-8:30 P.M. at the Carrollton Senior Center. 1720 Keller Springs Rd. Carrollton, TX 75006. I look forward to seeing you there!





I also want to apologize to all of the people that I totally spaced sending invitations to. I hope you can forgive me and come and celebrate with us!

Wedding update

Well, things are really starting to come together and the time keeps creeping closer and closer. Wedding gifts are even starting to arrive! Sam and I discovered something we appreciate..., the gifts we've received have come in the mail and it's really nice not to have to worry about how on earth we are going to get our gifts back to Ruby Valley from Dallas. So if any of you out there are planning on getting us gifts, and have to pay for shipping anyway, it is totally okay with us if you want to just send the gifts to Ruby Valley.

Thank you everyone for all of your love and support, we really appreciate it!

Bridal Shower

I have been so blessed to have wonderful people in my life. On May 17th my co-workers Traci and Val hosted a bridal shower for me. It was so amazing!! I am so thankful and touched by the love that everyone has showed to me. Thank you!!

Isn’t it gorgeous?!

Pampered Chef Registry

A few weeks ago I signed up for a Pampered Chef registry at a bridal fair that I went to. I finally got that registry information in my e-mail. They put all the "basics" on there, I have not even looked at it, but I thought I would put it on here. Thanks everyone!

Pampered Chef - https://www.pamperedchef.com/registry/public/wishList.tpc?registryId=153574&orderCode=O3 (hopefully that works)

Registry

No one ever warns you what a seriously big job it is to register somewhere! Especially when you have to take in to consideration people living in a couple of different states and what stores are easily available in each. With all of this in mind the following stores are where we have attempted to register (with much difficulty). These are almost laughable attempts at registries, but we add more every day and when the day comes (May 10th) that we go to Utah again, these will (hopefully) have a lot more added to them.

Note - all registries can be found by searching for Sam Neff or Mary Clines with our wedding being June 14.

K-Mart - Registry #900003365567010101
This is a VERY incomplete list because the K-Mart in Elko doesn't have a registry gun/kiosk so we didn't really enjoy trying to add stuff with our very slow internet connection.

Bed Bath and Beyond - Registry #4304285
This is a work in progress. We added some things while we were in Utah at the store and we add more online when we can. When we go to Utah again we will be adding more.

Dillard's - Registry #122744303
This is also a work in progress. We realize that this is frustrating but we happen to know the feeling. We haven't even been in a Dillard's store for any of this process.

For Elko/Ruby Valley residents - we are registered at Cucina Fresca on Idaho St.

Unfortunately Ikea doesn't have a registry, but we love that store.

Mostly what we need and aren't too particular about are home basics. I'll post again with a list of stuff we found in the Elko K-Mart that we couldn't put on the registry because the items weren't listed online.

Thanks for loving us in spite of our registry woes.

K-Mart in Elko Registry List

First aid stuff –
Band aids
Neosporin
Hydrogen peroxide
Gauze
Medical Tape
~Basic stuff~

Car stuff –
Tow rope
12-Volt twin motor hand vac
Plus Start Booster Cables (jumper cables)

Fun stuff-
Nintendo Wii
Guitar Hero for the Wii

Outside stuff –
Camp Grill
Propane Cylinder for camp grill
Rechargeable 3-in-1 lantern

Tools ‘n’ stuff –
95 Piece Mechanics Tool Set (Craftsman)
Craftsman 18.0 Volt 3/8” drill driver
Craftsman Staple/Nail gun

Kitchen stuff –
Toaster
Crock pot
Food Saver system
Oven Liner
Plates – Corelle Square “simple lines” 2 sets
16 piece canton glassware set (Essential Home)
Electric griddle
Food processor/blender
Gadgets

Bath stuff –
Towel colors – Cardinal (reddish color) and Herb (greenish color)

Bedroom stuff –
Eclipse black-out drapery – grey green color
Curtain rods (x1) (Essential Home – Black Scroll Decorative Rod Set 48-84”)
Curtain rods (x3) (Essential Home – Black Scroll Decorative Rod Set 24-48”)
Hold Backs (x3 sets) (Essential Home – Black Scroll Decorative Holdbacks)

We're Engaged!

So, it finally happened, we got engaged. On Easter morning Sam took me up the mill and popped the question. We will be sealed for time and eternity on June 14, 2008 in the Dallas LDS Temple. Eventually we'll get around to posting our own versions of what all happened, but for now, at least we have gotten this far.