Day 8

Today I am grateful for my car. Have I mentioned that I love my car?

 

Isn't she sexy? She is everything I've ever wanted. She may be small(ish) but she is MIGHTY. I am thankful that this little lady kept me safe when this big guy (enter exhibit A):

 

got all up in her grill...err... my driver's-side door/mirror/back door/bumper. This little champ kept me safe and considering the size of this monster, she can take a hit! Apparently a lane is only big enough for one car! Who knew? Apparently everyone, except the driver of the Waste Management big-rig because he tried to hop a ride on my sweet car. It's a miracle there wasn't more damage and I'm glad that the burning rubber smell was not from my side airbags but actually the GIGANTOR melted tire mark on the side of my car. Any who, I'm grateful that my car rocks the casba and for the insurance that will fix my car and pay for a rental in the process. Kisses to all and to all a good night!

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.

30 little things...

I have been wondering for months what I should or even if I should blog. I feel so narcissistic to imagine my day to day going's on to be of much interest... heck I'm not even that interested in my day to day going's on! Ha ha ha....huh...hmmmm. However, with the month of 'THANKFULNESS' upon us, what better reason to post daily than focusing on the great and the good? Without further ado I present to you dear readers, all three of you, my 'Thankful List'! (I'm both a cheater and a procrastinator so you will get not one but TWO today as I'm already a day behind!)


Day 1: I am thankful for my washing machine/dryer. Seriously! There are few things I enjoy more than cuddling up in newly dry towels or sleeping in the deliciousness that are my Tide and Bounce sheets! Mmmmmm! So wonderful! When Adam gets home from work and climbs into bed all showered wearing a newly laundered shirt I just love cuddling in his arms and falling asleep! Ah Mr. Tide & Mrs. Bounce! Oh how I love thee and thy child Downy.

Day 2: THANK heavens for little girls (and boys too)! Today my 16th niece was born (26th if you count both Adam's side and mine)! We were all so sure it was going to be a boy and could not have been more pleasantly surprised! Little Tiff is a wee 5 lbs and beautiful of course! Also this weekend Mileigh (Adam's sister's baby) and Jonah (my dear friend Marci's babe) were born! Yay for beautiful new pieces of heaven!

Of Note...

You know how you wait and wait and wait for your peeps to update their blogs and when they finally do they express how busy they've been... well... this is not one of those times! I haven't been to busy. No time hasn't just flown by. And no, not much has been 'happen'n in the hansen household' (alliteration points please). However... in case anyone, seriously anyone? cares what's been going on here is the 411, the gist, the haps, the skinny, the low down and so forth...

1. I'm doing this in list form because? BECAUSE I want to.
2. Adam was made a manager at ol' UPS, therefore he starts earlier and ends later than before (9 pm - 4 am). Translation=Cheri has a lot of alone time. Let's be honest, being alone 5 out of 7 nights is not only creepy, but boring.

3. We went to Yellowstone over the weekend and it was gorgeous as usual! We left as soon as Adam got of work and arrived at noon on Saturday. I caught a huge fish (it was the biggest out of everyone's, but who's bragging... oh wait... it's me...). We saw the sights, fished, and watched a mama grizz and her 3 bebehs roam the beautiful Hayden Valley. I have never seen a grizzly with cubs, let alone 3, and so this pretty much rocked my socks. Sadly we left at 11 am on Monday so Adam could be home in time to shower and get to work by 9 pm. Boo. It was a whirlwind trip but so worth it. Side note: I just found out that as a 'bsa' employee, I have access to our properties for fweeee. This means, I can take peeps and stay at the cabins in Jackson Hole and run the river for free not to mention all the other fun things they have i.e. kayaks, zip line etc... I wish I had known this sooner 'cause that's pretty much awesome.

The ladies at artist point - Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Adam & I at Tower

The Buffalo almost killed us...

Tower Falls

4. Last week whilst I was typing away at my desk I felt what seemed like a little pin prick on my arm. I automatically looked down to see this unidentified bug on my arm. Seriously NO ONE in my office had a clue what type of bug this was. It's body was small like a mosquito, but it didn't have wings or anything that looked 'stingy'... honestly it looked like a microscopic caterpillar. Any way ever since then I have had this bump on my arm that looks like a blister. tmi?  It's kinda freakin' me out and hasn't gone away. Seriously though, who get's bit by a bug at their desk? That same night while picking raspberries I was bit 5 times by mosquitoes, and I'm pretty sure one spider. I hate creepy crawly things so you can imagine this was a particularly horrifying day.

5. I'm old. I honestly go to bed by ten these days. Sometimes sooner. I can't even count the number of times people have called/text me at 9:30/10 and I am already in asleep in bed with an open book in my hand.

6. I have started reading the Harry Potter books with my sister(s) for our book club and I am LOVIN' them. I know... I am waaaay behind this 'trend', but they are honest to goodness fun summer reads. I have only read the first book, but I'm excited for numero dos.

7. I miss seeing my peeps. Adam and I used to have bbq's all the time at our house during the summer. The last bbq we had was on Father's Day. Also, I have been very spoiled over the years with my cutest friends. I have kept in touch with so many of them since high school/college and it was very rare for us all to go a month without at least getting together once for dinner/book club/someone's birthday/or other random celebration. Sadly we just haven't gotten together in what seems like years... though I know it's only been less than two months. Perhaps it seems longer to me cause I'm a lonely old social soul? Probably! Ha ha.

8. Along the lines of missing people, the last of my Vienna gals are moving away from me. I hope more than anything that we will stay in touch and that our paths will cross again! Speaking of Europe, my cute mama and papa found out today that a couple dropped out and they get to go see the Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany! They have been on the waiting list for months and finally today a spot opened up! Oh how I wish I could be a stowaway! I am even more jealous that their tour begins in Athens, Greece. Oh how I hope to go there one day! They also go to Italy. Le sigh. My cute mama has never been to Florence or Rome and I wish I could go again and experience it with her.

9. I'm tired now. It's 11 pm... which is waaay past my bedtime.

10. Nighty night!

Changed

There are moments in life that stop time. The present fades and for a moment you gaze into eternity. The past few weeks have been filled with these moments. One of my dearest friends and her husband were preparing for the delivery of their little boy. Because of physical complications they knew that little baby Grant's time on this earth would be short. 

As the delivery date drew near I asked a few of my friends if they would join me in a fast for the mommy, daddy, and baby. I fast every month like most other Latter-Day Saints, but usually it's a "Oh! It's Fast Sunday" fast which I realize only minutes before we depart for church. No prayer is said to focus my fast on a singular purpose. Rarely do I legitimately fast for the 2 meals (i.e. we get out of church by noon and I'm usually eating a snack by 1:30). This time was different. Not only have I begun praying more fervently for these two amazing people and their beautiful family but this fast had purpose.  I was focused on this beautiful baby and his wonderful parents and big sister and for the first time in all my life I could have fasted for days. The spirit was so strong and I was filled with gratitude for our wonderful Savior and the Plan of Salvation.

A week ago little Grant was born. In his 30 hours on this earth I don't know of anyone who could feel more love. What a wonderful life he had! He was able to be surrounded by his family and spend hours in the warm arms of his dear mommy and daddy. He lived a life free of pain, free of sin, free of hate and all of the trials that plague this mortal life. Megan and Brad are truly choice parents. They are strong, humble, faithful, pure, loving, kind, and cheerful. There is no doubt in my mind that Grant chose these two wonderful beings to be his mommy and daddy and that he is now preparing for the day they will be reunited. I believe with my whole being that families can be together forever. I know that this beautiful family is an eternal one and for the first time I KNOW that I want a family of my own. I never met Grant while he lived, but I have felt his sweet angelic spirit. He has taught me more about the gospel than anyone I know.

WE LOVE YOU BABY GRANT!