Tonight's the night!

It's here! Twilight is finally here! Tonight! 12:10 Am @ Jordan Commons!

Unfortunately I wasn't able to get Friday off, but I don't have to come in until 11. So thankfully I'll be able to get some sleep! Plus, since I'm working I'll get to blog about how much I loved the movie! (fingers crossed!)

So to all of you 'Twilighters' going out tonight .. Have Fun & Enjoy!

Stay tuned for Andee's review ...

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Twilight Midnight Showing!

It's almost here! The movie that I've been waiting for is almost here! I can't explain how excited I am! Alas, not everyone is excited to see this movie. Unlike some people I know cough co-workers cough I'm going to this movie with an open mind! Yea, there are going to be some things that don't agree with the book, yea there going to leave some things out.. but so what?! It's a movie! Plus, the cast includes some good looking men!

I needed to see this movie as soon as possible! I didn't like the feeling of knowing that millions of people would see it before I got the chance! So the girls of the family decided to make it a Girls Night Out! We were able to get some really great seats at a 12:10 AM 11/21 Friday morning showing at Jordan Commons. Reserved seating, it really is the best thing! This way we won't have to get there 4 hours early to get a decent seat. We can even go out for ice cream before the show! Yummy!!

Call me lame, call me a dork, I don't care! I'm excited for this movie and no one can take that away from me!

TWILIGHT MOVIE, DON'T LET ME DOWN!

The white seats! Those are ours!

Halloween '08

Halloween this year was nothing really special. We didn't go all out on Halloween costumes and we weren't invited to any fun Halloween Parties.. We're pretty lame! However I did end up stopping by my Mom's house to see Jesse II in his Dragon costume! So cute! Everytime he'd look at my face, he'd say "Andee, your a cat!" Gotta love that boy!


Last minute decisions; Kelly decided to dress up as a crazy bum complete with his painted clown face and I ran to the store and picked up a Tiger Set (Ears & Tail) So since we really didn't have anywhere to go, we decided to stay home, order in some Domino's Pizza and watch a scary movie while passing out candy. Kelly did buy a bag of 100 pieces of misc. candy, but we ended up with more than half of it left over. Not very many trick or treaters in our neighborhood. We even had 5 pumpkins on our porch that we never got around to carving. Kelly and I ended up taking the into the garage and doing a "Fast Carving!" Basically cut out the top and a face.. We didn't take out any seeds or anything! Worked out great!

So what do you do when there are no Trick or Treaters? You eat as much candy as possible, hang out on the front porch, and take random photos!

Kelly was getting sick of taking "Blog Pictures"

In the end, we didn't do anything too special.. but just spending some time with my sweetie, goofing around by ourselves made it a Halloween to remember!

Andee's New Look for Fall!

So I did it! I took the plunge and dyed my hair this weekend! We went for a light brown and when we weren't satisfied with the outcome, Erica decided we should go a little darker. She also used a new technique where she kept some of my blonde hidden under my layers, so it kind of peeps out and looks really cool when I pull my hair up! Its new and spunky! Just what I needed!

Here's to my EXCELLENT stylist, Erica, who not only does amazing work, but who is brave enough to dye my hair a darker color. Because she knows that if I didn't like it, SHE'D have to fix it! Luckily for her I love it! (for now.. just kidding Red!)

Kelly personally likes my hair better blonde, but likes the new look too. I desperately needed a change and I'm so happy with it!

Good Bye Pine Tree Slideshow

Below is a slideshow of our Sunday festivities! Kelly and Joe thought it was the perfect day to take on the big pine tree that took up half of our driveway. Thanks to Erica, we have all of these great photos! I was inside sick all day! I'm kind of glad though, Kelly standing in that unstable tree with a chain saw made me nauseous! But he was so excited!! Couldn't wait to use the chain saw! I'm sorry I don't have a BEFORE picture, but this thing was massive! Now all we have to do is get rid of the extra branches and get rid of the enormous tree stump, which we will most likely be asking family/friends that have a truck to help us pull out the stump. Afterwards, we plan on putting in some gravel or something so we can have a car port!
(Hopefully done before winter season!)

Good Bye Pine Tree

TAG of 4's!

4 random things about my husband
1. Glitter specs freak him out
2. He owns "Death of Superman" comic book, never been opened!
3. He owns entire Tranformers Cartoon Series on DVD
4. Kelly does not believe in killing spiders, EEK!

4 Movies I could watch more than once
1. The Goonies
2. Underworld
3. Stardust
4. Transformers

4 T.V. shows I watch
1. America's Next Top Model
2. So You Think You Can Dance
3. Law & Order SVU
4. Simpsons

4 Places I've been
1. Spain
2. Italy
3. France
4. London (okay only the aiport)

4 People who email me regularly
1. Garvey
2. Tiffany
3. Kalie
4. Other co-workers

4 Favorite Foods
1. Sushi
2. Mashed Potatoes
3. Snow Crab
4. Cereal

4 Places I would like to visit
1. New York
2. Paris
3. Hawaii
4. Ireland

4 Things I am looking forward to this year
1. Carving Pumpkins
2. Thanksgiving Camping
3. Christmas with Family
4. Annual Review.. Raise?

4 People to TAG!
1. Erica
2. Kalie
3. Tiffany
4. Marissa

Rejected? Better get used to it!

Believe it or not, I've never been turned down for a job in my life! It's true! When I was 16, I got my first job at The Utah Fun Dome so I could buy a car. Of course I had only worked there for 2 weeks before they closed the place down. So stuck with a car payment, I needed a job ASAP. Luckily, my Uncle Casey needed checkers for the upcoming holidays at Ream's, so I was able to get a job right after Fun Dome fell through. However, I never expected to stay at Ream's for 4 1/2 years. After having enough of crazy grocery store, Erica's friend referred me to Marriott Vacation Club and I've been working there ever since, almost 2 years. So see.. Never been turned down for a job..

Until Now!

I'm still with Marriott, but I've wanted to try something new and I knew just what to apply for! I've always been interested in teaching, so.. this past week I turned in my application for a position in the Talent Development Dept a.k.a. Training Dept, teaching new hires how to do the job. I was a little scared to apply, but I thought.. What the hell! If I get it great, if I don't I still have a great position with an awesome team. I had to do a oral presentation in front the Training Manager and another Trainer. I was really scared because I haven't done anything like that since high school. But I did it! My presentation interview was this past Wednesday and I killed it! Or at least I thought I did. I found out today that they are going to be giving the position to someone else, someone more experienced. They said that they couldn't pass up an associate that's been with the company for 10 years. I don't blame them, but I still really wanted the position.

I didn't expect to be disappointed, I knew that I was happy with just having the opportunity to apply, but not getting the position was a little bit of a shock. The Training Dept Manager has known about my interest in becoming a Trainer for some time now and I was so confident that I did a great job.. maybe a little overly confident. I know I said that if I didn't get it I'd still be apart of something great, but that doesn't mean it's not going to hurt being turned down.

I know this isn't the last time I'm going to be rejected or turned down for a job, but the first is always the hardest to overcome!

Rosie Socks

Please say "Hello" to our newest member of the Hellstrom Family, Rosie Socks!

It just so happened that when Kelly and I went to PetSmart this past Saturday to buy a filter for our fish tank, they were having their "Adoption Day" Kelly and I have always wanted a dog and with the new house, we couldn't wait to get one. However, on this trip to PetSmart, leaving with a puppy was NOT planned. While Kelly searched the fish tank items, I wondered around the isles that had kennels of dogs, puppies, cats and kittens.. just looking. When I came to the end of the isle and saw a small black puppy. At this point I didn't know what kind of dog it was, but another family was looking at her. They seemed pretty interested so I walked off trying to find Kelly. We found ourselves passing this little puppy again, this time she was alone.

Kelly and I bent down to see what kind of dog she was when an employee stated, "This is Miss Piggy, she is a 3 month old Pit Bull Mix. You can take her out if you want." And that was that.. we took this adorable puppy out and couldn't put her back. Kelly and I took her home 20 minutes later.

Kelly and I did not keep the Miss Piggy, it really didn't fit her. So after searching the Internet for a few hours and with the help of Erica, we decided on Rosie Socks. If you can't tell by the pictures, her front legs look like they've been dipped in white paint OR like she is wearing socks.

Here are a few pictures of her falling asleep with Kelly on her first day with us and playing with her new best friend Lucas.

How could I NOT take a picture? Too cute! Her poor little belly is swollen from being spayed. Like her little bald spot?

Lucas and Rosie love to play together. Since Lucas can't fight with his paws, he fights with his teeth! So they just bite each other.. Luckily they know when to stop. There hasn't been any blood spilt, yet. Kelly took this picture mid-play and I don't know if you can tell but Lucas face is fierce! He kinda scares me when he plays, like he'll hurt Rosie. Just wait Lucas! :)

Why hello Friend!

Another one of them playing in the backyard. They wear each other out.