David Archuleta Christmas From The Heart Concert

Last Wednesday my hubby and I went to the David Archuleta Christmas From The Heart concert at the Abravanel Hall. I have to say that it was the best concert that I've ever been to. David is just amazing. I love his voice, his spirit, he just has a way of touching people. I know my hubby was not too excited about going to this concert, because he's not as crazy about David as I am, but I am so glad and thankful that my hubby agreed to go with me. I think he had a good time.

* Thanks hubby for taking awesome videos and pictures of the night*

David sang most of the songs from him Christmas From The Heart CD and a few from his first CD, it was even better listening to these songs live. His band and the orchestra were also amazing. Kurt Bestor also accompanied him on the piano for an awesome song. There was even a children's choir and his mom Lupe made a surprise appearance and sang a duet with David. There was a wonderful spirit and reverence that was felt that night at Abravanel, it's just indescribable. It was an amazing night full of surprises and awesome performances. I and many other people even cried a little. What can I say it was just an amazing night that I will never forget.


This is Utah native Benton Paul, the opening act... He was very good!


He was serenading me!!





David singing "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" with him mom Lupe:

So sweet!

The beautiful view from inside the Abravanel Hall:

P.S. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had an awesome time eating great food and hanging out with our families.

New Moon!

I watched New Moon on Thursday at midnight....and it was Awesome!! It was so much better than Twilight. I loved that they closely followed the book, at least the important stuff. It was so much fun going the midnight show, the theatre was so packed, it was so exciting to be there! I really need to see this movie again and again!

Oprah & Ellen

Two of my favorite people together............

Utah Women's Conference at Abravanel Hall

On Monday, October 26th my mom and I attended Senator Orrin Hatch's Women's Conference at the Abravanel Hall. We had so much fun. First of all David Archuleta was the first speaker. If you know me, you know that I loooove David Archuleta. I love his personality, his voice, everything about him. I didn't think he would speak for very long, cause he doesn't really like public speaking, but he ended up talking for 50 minutes! I recorded his whole speech. It's hard to believe how wise he is for only being 18 years old. Per audience request, he even sang a song..O Holy Night..awww, it was amazing. Here is my recording of part 1 of 6:

After hearing his amazing speech and song, I could have just gone home happy, but our fun day was not over :) After David spoke, we went to some inspirational workshops. One of the workshops was given by Author Richard Paul Evans, he talked about Five ways to reach your greatest life potential. I was very impressed by what he had to share with us, including some funny and inspirational stories. I knew that he was an amazing author, but I learned so much more about him and his life. My mom and I enjoyed this workshop very much, we even met him later and got his autograph.

So at the end of the workshops, a lady gets on the podium and announces that David Archuleta will be signing autographs downstairs in a few minutes. So I (like a 12 year old crazed fan, lol), ran--ok walked really fast downstairs to get in line to meet and get an autograph by David Archuleta. Ok I know I'm a little ridiculous, but it's been one of my dreams to meet David Archuleta. So my mom and I got in line and my dream finally came true, I got to meet David, got his autograph and even got a picture with him (thanks mom). I didn't really know what to say to him, but I think I said, I'm a big fan and see you at your concert in November. He was so sweet and friendly.

After meeting David, we had a delicious lunch. Then we went back to the Hall and listened to some music by world famous pianist Roger Williams

He was so hilarious and an amazing pianist. We enjoyed listening to him very much. He told stories about playing for a lot of the US presidents.

After Roger, we had the pleasure and honor to listening to Laura Bush speak.

She was so inspirational and funny. She gave us an update on her family life and about her accomplishments. She even talked about a gift she got...a Laura Bush bobble head..you can see the top of the bobble head in the picture above, lol.

It was such an amazing day. I am so happy my mom and I had the opportunity to share this day together. I will remember this awesome day for a long time.

P.S. New Moon movie....19 days away, David Archuleta concert...25 days away!!!! Awwhh my life is so exciting!

P.S. II : Hope everyone has a Happy Halloween!!

David Archuleta Christmas CD!!

This CD comes out next week Oct 13th!!! I guess I'm going to start listening to Christmas music next week!! I'm so excited!

Drive In

A few weeks ago my hubby, his cousins, aunt, uncle, our niece and I went to the drive in movies. We watched the movie District 9 and The Ugly Truth, good and interesting movies. So if you've ever been to the drive in movies, you know that you get to see two shows, they show one movie, then there is an intermission and then you get to watch the second movie. We'll my five year old niece needed to badly use the restroom during intermission, so I walk with her to the restroom and when we get there..there is about fifty girls/women standing in line(I'm not even kidding). They only had one restroom(with several stalls) for the whole drive in theatre with about 9 screens…so that's a lot of people all in one place. Anyways…so we go to the end of the line and after a couple of minutes my little niece tells me that she doesn't think she can hold it for much longer. So, me not having any children of my own and not being experienced in situations like this..thinks..we'll people should be understanding and nice enough to let us cut in line right? Especially if my niece is going to pee her pants.. so we start walking towards the front of the line and I approach a lady standing close to the front of the line with some teenage age looking girls, I politely ask her if she wouldn't mind letting us cut in because my niece needs to go really bad and she doesn't think she can hold it…this lady looks at me and rudely says, we'll my kids have to go too, so you are just going to have to wait in line …then she turns her back to me. I could not believe what I was hearing, this lady was so rude, I felt so bad for my niece who was trying as hard as she could to hold it in. We'll the lady that was standing in line behind the rude lady had heard what was going on and she tells us, we'll you can cut in front of us if your niece can't hold it. I thanked her..I'm glad there is still nice people in this world. Needless to say, my niece made it safely to the potty with no accidents. I don't have any children of my own yet and I wasn't aware how these things work..so my question is..are people/mothers this rude sometimes..sheesh!

September 11

Every year September 11 brings so many memories..I could just cry thinking about it. First of all, growing up, my family and I lived in New York and New Jersey and on numerous occasions we had visited and been inside the Twin Towers/The World Trade Center either for family vacations or for school field trips. We had been on the very top floor observation deck of the World Trade Center, where you would look down and the people looked like ants. It is amazing to think that such a landmark could be taken down within hours. It is so sad to think of all the lives lost on that tragic day of September 11, 2001.
I will never forget that sad day, I had just arrived to work, I was working at Express Personnel staffing service at that time. I walked in the door of my office and my friend/co-worker Geri was sitting there watching TV..which was unusual, I asked her what she was watching and she told me almost in tears that our country was under attack. I was in shock in disbelief from what I was hearing and seeing. All we did for most of that morning and day was sit there and watch our little 13 inch TV in shock of what was going on. I remember calling my husband(who was my boyfriend at that time), he was home, I asked him if he knew what was going on, I think he turned the TV on at that moment and was in total shock. I don't understand how people could be so evil to do something like this. Exactly a year after Sept 11, 2001, my husband and I were flying home from our honeymoon in Las Vegas. We remember the airport and airplanes being bare, people did not want to fly very much especially on that day..which just happened to fall during our honeymoon. It was a sad reminder of what our country had gone through the year before.
In July of 2004, my hubby and I flew to New York City on vacation, while we were there, we got a chance to visit Ground Zero..the place where the Twin Towers once stood. Tears came down our face from looking at the pile of concrete and dust laying where the Towers once stood. Right at the same moment that we were standing there ,starring in disbelief, a group of children on a school trip congregated next to us and started singing The National Anthem as a homeless guy sat on the ground playing his flute in tune with the singing.
Such an indescribable feeling and emotion came over us at that moment. We will never forget the feeling of being there..It brings me to tears just thinking about it. In fact every time I hear the National Anthem, I get emotional. As we looked around the buildings that surrounded Ground Zero, we noticed that there were still buildings missing windows, which were now covered with boards. The church across the street from Ground Zero had a memorial for the people's lives lost that day. We also had the chance to talk to one of the street vendors who told us a little bit about his experience that day, he told us how he had heard the planes hitting the buildings and hearing the shatter of glass. He then told us how he remembers a wave of dust and debris coming down the street as one of the Towers collapsed..he said he just remembers running down the street as fast as he could with a wave of dust and debris following him. I can't imagine being there witnessing this. I am so thankful that my hubby and I had the chance to visit New York and go through the experiences we did. I am so thankful and blessed for living in a such an amazing country.

Never enough

My doggies can't ever get enough, I pet them and they never want me to stop. Then they put their paw on my lap to remind me I have stop petting them. Sheesh, give me some space, lol :)

Bugs!

Bugs are ruining my life!!..Ok not really, but they are really annoying. I really really really can not stand bugs. They are just gross looking and they creep me out. My hubby thinks it's funny, but I really can not stand them and they scare me. The other day I went to my backyard to turn on the sprinklers and I come back to go in the house and I find this standing on the doorstep:
A grasshopper!! If I would have opened the door it would have walked right in my house. I threw rocks at it, tried to move it with a stick and the darn thing wouldn't move. I was afraid it would jump on me and I would freak out, lol. I was held hostage by this grasshopper for like 10 minutes. I tried to yell for my husband who was inside the house, but he didn't hear me...so what I did was grab the hose and sprayed the thing away from the door..the darn thing didn't even die, it just hopped away..eww it was creepy. Then the other day I was sitting on my couch and I felt a bug land on me..but I have no idea where it went, it really creeped me out. The other day a bat--not really(I like to exaggerate)..a butterfly size moth flew in my house and I was running away from it yelling as my husband laughed, lol. I am seriously afraid of bugs and creepy things. I wish they didn't exist, but I guess God created them for a reason..I just wish they would leave me alone :)

Garage Sale

Last Saturday my mother-in-law, sister-in-law and I had a garage sale. It was so hot that day, I think it got to 103 degrees! What were we thinking, we picked the wrong day to have a sale :) It went pretty well, kind of slow at first but people started coming. We sat in the shade the whole time...However, my sister-in-law and I still ended up getting a little sunburned by the end of the day....I don't get it, how does that happen? It was worth it though, I ended up getting rid of useless stuff and got some extra $.

No T.V ?

Last week my hubby and I went to eat at Applebee's and we were talking to the waiter and we asked him what he thought about Michael Jackson passing away..and he said.."he died, really, when?" We asked him, haven't you watched TV, it's all over the news? And he said " I don't own a T.V. , I don't watch T.V." .......My thoughts, were, What??? Who doesn't own a T.V.? I'm confused? lol

Sweet

I was trying to be funny and I told my hubby I was going to have everyone start calling me Patricia instead of Patty because I was a grown up now… this is what he said…"no ,I will keep calling you babe." How sweet huh. lol

Gabriel Iglesias

Last weekend my hubby and I went to see Gabriel Iglesias at the Capital Theatre in Salt Lake City. We had so much fun. Gabriel was so hilarious. If you haven't heard of him, he's had his own Comedy Central specials and he was one of the contestants on "The Last Comic Standing." He says he's not fat, he's "fluffy"..too funny! He is is one of our favorite comedians. We were so excited that we got to see him live, take pictures and meet and chat with him after the show. We were surprised how down to earth and nice he was. Here are some pictures from our fun night:

This is a video of Gabriel saying hi to my sister-in-law Catrina:

My Random Thoughts

1. Why is that my 16 hour makeup only lasts like 4 hours?

2. Why is it that when I pull up to the drive-up window, I panic because I don't know what to order..then I end up ordering the same thing every time.

3. I have learned that when things go wrong, with a little bit of patience and a little faith, somehow things always work out in the end.

4. Why is it that some days I totally feel sociable and hyper and other days I feel moody and not wanting to talked to anyone?

5. How come washing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning the house and paying bills never goes away!

6. Why do I love David Archuleta so much?

7. Why is it that sometimes when I leave home to go to work I get the feeling that I've forgotten
to do something…but I never actually remember what it was until I get to work?

8. Why is it that when I forget to take my shopping list to the grocery store, I can't ever remember what was on the list.

9. Why is it that I have so much fun hanging out with my family?

10. Why is it that once my jeans or shoes start feeling really comfortable..they get old and worn and I have to get new ones?

11. Why is it that I'm feeling old..lately I find my self saying stuff like…man that girl thinks she knows everything, she should start listening to my advice, she's only 23 years old..what does she know..ha ha. I bet someone older than me is saying the same thing about me :)

Real Salt Lake Game & David Archuleta

On Saturday my hubby and I went to the Real Salt Lake vs Colorado Rapids soccer game at the Rio Tinto Stadium. It was a fun game, we ended up with a tied game 1-1...at least we didn't lose. But the highlight of my night were the David Archuleta performances.

Here is the first video my hubby took of David singing the National Anthem:

After the game David performed a mini concert, he sang several songs, he was sooooo good! It was such a fun night.

Here is a video of David singing "Crush" :