Flag and a tag

On Saturday, Ben and I went up to Flagstaff to visit with Ben's parents (and we both were really craving Dara Thai, yum!). We had nice time with Ben's parents and talking to them and enjoyed the last bit of snow we could get (it snowed while we were there)!

But we couldn't stay long and had to leave Sunday night. We went down 87 through Payson on the way home. The roads were quite icy for a while, but it wasn't very wet so we didn't skid too much.

Although, we didn't skid much, we were glad when the roads were finally free of ice.

I believe we were in between Strawberry and Payson, when Ben and I were talking and all the sudden we both see the ELK in the road!!! I don't remember much, but I'm sure I yelled to Ben and he slammed on his brakes. And while Ben was on the brakes, the elk not even noticing us slowly crosses the road, I couldn't believe it! Ben was doing all he could to not hit the Elk, but THANK GOODNESS, we missed it only by a few feet. That was a rush for both of us, since neither of us have ever been that close to hitting a deer or an elk! Ben said later that while he was slamming on the brakes, he was thinking that there was not more he could do to stop from hitting the elk, but if we did hit, we would be stocked up on elk meat!!! (Earlier in the day, we had been talking about how he had put in for the elk hunt and he hopes that he gets drawn so we could get an elk rack and meat.) Such a funny thing to think about when we're about to hit an elk!


Ok, the tag...

10 years ago:
Was my last year in Willcox, AZ. Kind of a crappy year for me... Leaving a mess of friends in Willcox, then trying to make new friends in Mesa, AZ. Also, it was the year that I gained the most weight ever (mixture of growth spurt, stress of moving, and eating out all the time because we were living with some friends before moving into our house and didn't want to be using their kitchen all the time).


5 things on my to do list today:
1-Finish updating my resume!
2-Clean up around the apartment
3-Pay some bills
4-Figure out house situation
5-Relax and watch a movie with Ben

5 things I enjoy:
1-My husband!
2-Catching up with old friends
3-Reading...
4-Vacation (in Montana
5-Playing with Brewster

5 of my bad habits:
1-PROCRASTINATING (Ben hates it)
2-Sleeping in
3-Being late for work (although I AM better)
4-Stubborn (Ben also hates this ;-P)
5-Slacking on homework :-/

5 places I have lived:
1-Willcox, AZ
2-Mesa, AZ
3-Flagstaff, AZ
4-Chandler, AZ
5-Soon-to-be Queen Creek, AZ

5 jobs I have had:
1-Bashas': Courtesy Clerk
2-Doctor's Office (several different times): File Clerk, Billing Assistant
3-NAU-Distance Learning in Flag: Accounting Assistant
4-NAU-Distance Learning in Scottsdale: Office Assistant/Support
5-Hopefully soon-to-be Medical Biller

5 things people don't know about me:
1-Ben and I looking at houses and hopefully will be going through the process of getting one the next few days
2-I'm majoring in Accounting
3-I'm very much a introvert (ok, I think most people know that about me)
4-Ben just bought me a small gun for me
5-I hate school (I'm sure thats not a surprise either)

5 people I am tagging:
Breinne, Laura, Katrina, Kelly, and Sarah