Day 14 Sweet!

Dear Chocolate,

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight


For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.


I love thee to the level of everyday's

Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with a passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.


I love thee with a love I seemed to lose


With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,


Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I shall but love thee better after death.

("How do I love thee?... by Elizabeth Barrett Browning)

Day 12

THANK GOODNESS IT'S FRIDAY!!!

Today was one of those days that seemed to never end. We've been short-handed at work and most of the time I don't mind because usually being busy means the day will go by faster. Alas, the phones were going INSANE and there weren't enough people to answer calls or even send calls to. This equates disaster. Even though I was at work from 8:30-5:30 with not so much as a bathroom break, I felt rushed every single moment of the day. It took me 4 hours to make a flyer. 4 HOURS my friends!!! So simple and yet it took so long. I finished it literally at 5:31. Unfortunately our printer leaves at 4 on Fridays so the 500 copies needed for the event tomorrow (today) will have to be made by a volunteer. The good news is we have an awesome Honorary Chairman for the big event next year, Jerry Sloan. If only that introduction would come with free Jazz tickets. Le sigh. One can only hope.

Day 9

I am thankful for BIG laughs! You know those laughs that at the end you feel like you've done 200 sit-ups and can't catch your breath? I wish there was a way to order those!

One of my co-workers called me and asked if I had ever heard one of our fellow employees laugh. We'll call this fellow employee "SC". Honestly, when "SC" smiles, it's more of a grimace than a genuine toothy smile. It seems forced ya know? Like grinding teeth instead of moving your cheek muscles. Anyway, I have worked here for almost 4 years (sick... I can't believe it's been that long...) and I can honestly say that I have never heard "SC" laugh. I can't even imagine what it would sound like if he/she did. Rest assured, I will report on any developments this puzzle might have in the future. Anywhoodles, since it was pointed out that "SC" never laughs I couldn't help but think how drab life would be without a good chuckle now and then.

My recipe for belly laughs is first my family or friends. However when they are unavailable reruns of Friends or Seinfeld always do the trick as well as new favorites including: Modern Family, The Office, Better Off Ted, Arrested Development, Raising Hope and The Big Bang Theory.

Days 4, 5, 6, & 7

Wow. I'm on a roll with this updating my blog idea. Ha ha huh..hmmm... My excuse and reason is that I have been sick and therefore my mind has been swimming in a sea of NyQuil/DayQuil and Theraflu. This leads me to my next post on things I’m thankful for.



Day 4:
I am thankful for medicine! I have an annoying cold which is slowly feeding on every amount of energy I have and even though I hate tea, Adam has insisted that Theraflu is necessary. Man that stuff is NASTY, but it may be helping as my sore throat is gone. I wonder why they can't make cold medicine taste better. Adam thinks its hilarious watching me drink my various medicinal cocktails.

Day 5:
I am thankful for great friends! I honestly have the most wonderful and talented friends. Ever. Honestly. Last week I went to hear one of my friends sing in a Relief Society/Priesthood Mtg, while my other friend played the piano. The song followed an incredible lesson on the Holy Ghost, and the spirit was saturating. The song was incredible and there were not many dry eyes in the room. My friends are strong. They are incredible. This year in particular I have learned so much from them. I am the luckiest girl in the world.


Day 6:
I am thankful for my wonderful parents! They have unfaltering faith and are a great example to me. My momsie and daddums have a great love for life and have the most packed social calendars ever! They are always going on a trip to visit a friend or family member, or planning a vacation to some wonderful place. My parents are my rock. I love them.


Day 7:
I am thankful to have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and I am thankful for the guts to bare it for the first time in gosh, 5 years in sacrament this past week. I was sitting in the far back of the overflow area of the chapel and let me tell ya, that is a looooooong walk. My heart was racing like mad; my voice was going in and out with thanks not only to my cold but to my inherited tendencies to cry when speaking about things that are important to me.

Day 3: Pucker Up!

I would like to thank my dear friends at Neutrogena who developed this super moisturizing, delicious smelling, and dazzlingly sparkly lip gloss! My current flava, "Sparkle", (third from the right) tastes like peaches and glistens off my lips most temptingly. My sisters and I are adddddicted to this stuff! Its scent is subtle and delightful as cools and smoothes your lips! With SPF 20 and shine galore this lip gloss has it all!! If you enjoy sparkly lips without having to sacrifice SPF, flavor, color, and moisture, this lip gloss is for you!

I am Cheri Hansen and I approve this message.

Frisky 'Frisco

I have loved San Francisco since I was a wee child. Being the youngest, when I was 8 I thought it was the shiz to visit my sister and her hubby whilst he finished podiatry school in San Fran and later in L.A. when he did his res at Cedars Sinai. San Fran is seriously beautiful! The architecture! The awesomeness that is the hilly streets! China Town! Delicious restaurants! The Pacific! The Golden Gates! Gazing at the bay and beautiful view of sail boats out your window! A trip with your sweetums! Spontinagety! All of this EQUALS I heart San Francisco! (Also, the Tanner family lived here... what more can be said?!).

As Adam's first trip to San Fran and my first trip as an adult we made some rookie mistakes. First was the unexpected CASH only $4.00 Bridge Bay Toll fee. Uh... who carries cash these days? Luckily we had some cash in the consol. Still, cash only? Lame.

Cheri's Travel Tip #1: Carry $20 in cash and also have $5 in quarters for the parking meters as no one will give you change for more than a dollar in quarters. LAME.

Second rookie mistake was how ridiculously expensive parking is. We're talking $3.50 per half hour! Uh seriously? Who charges for each half hour? Also, who wants to spend $20-30 on parking if it's not valet? Nobody. So that was a bit lame. Even if you park a mile away from your destination you're paying $12 for the day. Le sigh.

Enter Cheri's Travel Tip #2: It is well worth the extra $60+/night to have a place near Fisherman's Wharf. Not that the streets aren't tubular, but who wants to walk around creepy Vietnamese shops in unfamiliar and rather shady parts of a huge city? Nobody. Pier 39 Hotel = Better location. You aren't tied to the 2 hour parking meters and won't be spending $20+/day for parking.

I don't have any more tips. Everything else went quite smoothly! We pre-purchased our trip to Alcatraz online which was brilliant to avoid lines and it sells out weeks in advance! The island was gorgeous juxtaposed to the cold penitentiary walls! All the plants and flowers were in full bloom. Everywhere you turned there were gorgeous flowers and greenery with a spectacular view of the city! We also could have not asked for better weather! I remember San Fran being rainy, a bit chilly and windy. However, we experienced perfect weather! Our days were mostly sunny with light breezes. Awesomeness!

I wish we would have had more time to go to the Muir Woods. We'll do that next time I suppose! All in all it was a wonderful escape the hum drum day-to-day tasks and it was nice to take a trip with just Adam. We go on vacays all the time with family and friends but rarely just the two of us. We're a good time!

Here we are at the Golden Gate Bridge:

and Takin' the Ferry to Alcatraz!'

Aren't we cute in our Alcatraz Audio Tour Gear?!

as we took the boat back Ad snapped this pic of the island de Alcatraz... I like to think I'm on that sail boat..

Gotta love the movie BIG right? I wished for a million dollars... do you think it'll happen? 

And lastly, we stopped for some grub at Bubba Gump Shrimp at Pier 39 and visited Fisherman's Wharf:

Dear Spring Break in San Francisco,

You treated us well. Thank you for the sweet respite from school and work, the perfect weather, the delicious food and the super comfy bed. Next time how 'bout you leave out the horrible tooth ache resulting in an emergency root canal upon my return? Eh! Alright. I won't be picky...

Best wishes, The Hansens.