Uh-Oh, It's Michael....

This past Saturday we went to the new Kohl's here in Orem. I must say that store looked pretty good (as it darn well should since it's brand new) all clean and organized. So, we were looking around, I was actually looking for Halloween pj's for the girls, but they didn't have any. We split up into to teams to look at different things, so Jeff and Madison were together and Bailee and I were together. Bailee and I were in the girls section when lo and behold I look up and there's Michael walking down the main isle pushing his baby in the stroller with his wife and other child coming behind.

Here's some background on Michael. I worked with him at Shopko about 9 or 10 years ago. Michael was kind-a infatuated with me. He was a nice guy, but a bit different. He liked to wear a long trench coat and dark sunglasses, I think pretty much year round and he was tall, so it was noticeable. But we were friends, I didn't dig him the way he dug me, but he was usually nice and I was nice, so we were friends. I had another guy friend that worked there too, his name was Geoff and he liked me, in that way, but once again I only liked him as a friend. I worked with Michael and Geoff quite a bit especially during the evening/closing shift. They didn't get along with one another (love triangle jealousy I suppose). They were usually fairly close by and I often had the feeling they were watching me. Well, one day my suspicions were confirmed when the Security Guy wanted to talk to me, and told me that they had been keeping an eye on Michael and Geoff via the security cameras and that they were pretty much stalking me and to let them know if I wanted them to do anything about it. I was a little surprised but I didn't have them do anything. Even when I quite Shopko and went to work at the Hallmark store in the Prove Town Centre, Michael would still come visit me. Once Jeff came into the picture Michael finally backed off.

So, there I was at Kohl's and I see Michael go walking past with his dark sunglasses on, I just stared at him and his family like they were a parade walking by. He didn't look at me, but I had the feeling he had already seen me. Who knows. I was done looking at the clothes and Michael, so I called Jeff on my phone and we met up at the front of the store. I told him who I'd seen and that I was ready to go. It was weird being back in a store setting with Michael there. I just had the feeling he was watching me again.

I bet some of you pretty ladies have had stalkerish experiences.

Spookie Ookie Saturday

As you can see I finally got a new background. Thanks for your help Maleen. I had a hard time figuring that one out on my own. Now I can change it with the seasons and holidays.

So, last Saturday was a spooky day for me, but it was fun too. We started out the day going to our Ward Talent Show. I helped Madison make some pumpkin bread for her talent. She did a good job cracking the eggs and mixing all the ingredients together. After the talent show we went to Arctic Circle, we hadn't eaten out in a while and it was sounding good to me, plus Madison wanted a cool Halloween flashlight, so we went to "where the good stuff is". After we came home and had lunch Jeff and I rested on the couch while Madison watched The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and Bailee took a nap.

I was in the Halloween mood that day, so I decided I wanted to read a scary story to Jeff, I was hoping to really scare him. So, while Madison and her friend were playing I read Jeff a story about this girl who woke up one night and went and looked out her bedroom window. Ironically she lived right by a cemetery, and she saw something that looked like two green eyes coming through the dark, up the hill from the cemetery, to her house. It got closer and closer and looked sort of like a man but with bright green eyes. So, it finally came right up to her window, it had a shrunken face that looked like a mummy. It broke her window and crawled in, then it grabbed her and bit her neck, she screamed and passed-out. Her brothers heard her scream and came into her room but the thing was gone. She was sure it wouldn't come back, but it did and did the same thing again, but this time the brothers shot it in the leg. Anyways, long story short, they ended up finding the vampire in its coffin, so they took it out and burned it up.

While I was reading the story it didn't scare me, but Bailee wasn't feeling the best that night and woke up at around 3 AM. So, of course when everyone else is asleep and the house is quiet and dark, what do I start thinking about, Mr. Mummy Vampire. I was rocking Bailee in her room right next to the window. I didn't even dare look out the window, knowing who would be out there staring at me.

Earlier that evening we had some hot chocolate with lots of whipped cream, it was way good. Then we went driving around looking for houses that were decorated for Halloween. They were few and far between but we saw a few good ones. We drove around in the million dollar neighborhoods in North Orem/Lindon. I can't even believe these houses, how can people have so much money. One of the houses had a life-size witch on the from porch, there was a wooden sign that said, "Nice Pumpkins", The witch had a low-cut dress with pumpkin cleavage showing. It was funny, and very realistic looking, for a witch with pumpkin boobs.

It was a fun Halloweeny day.

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My House Doesn't Always Look This Bad...

Or this good. I got this tag from my cousin, Brooke. You're supposed to take pictures of these different areas of your house as they look right when you get tagged. I lucked out on this day, the house was in pretty good shape. So, here's a look at my house and some of its private areas. (I'm tagging Melanie, Deanne, and Maleen)

A place I'd like to visit: Paris

My closet: As you see I like to have my clothes in color-coded sections. It makes it easier for me to decide what to wear depending on what color mood I'm in.

My favorite room in the house: The living room. This is where we all congregate. I like being together.

Self portrait: My sister Jill actually took this picture a couple of weeks ago when she and I went to Park City for a girls get-away. We were doing facials at this moment.

The kitchen sink: I lucked out on this day, spick and span (except for the bottle).

The laundry room: Mines in the hallway, which makes it conveinent and a pain at the same time. That shelf sure is bowing, I'd better get some of that junk off

Toilet in the main bath: A sight to behold.

My refrigerator: Not lookin' too bad. I do feel blessed that we have food to fill it

My freezer: It is located underneath the fridge. One of Madison's friends thought that was so weird. It's a bit of a pain having to squat on the floor to look in the freezer. Oh-well, I guess it strengthens my quads.

My favorite shoes. Yes they're ugly, but they're squishy and comfy.