Funny videos!

Here is a video of Rodrigo dancing in our living room.  Ring that bell!

I'm moving!!!

Saturday I took the Reiki II class and spent the day with my Reiki teacher and 2 other class mates.  We started with a really cool meditation and then we dove right into the materials.  After a lunch break, we did our Reiki II attunement-where the Reiki teacher opens up the chakras of the student to be able to channel more energy.  This is what qualifies me as the Level II.  After the attunement, we went on to practicing.  We did an exercise where we wrote down two goals/wishes.  One was to be personal and the other to be for the good of the world or community.  My personal goal was my wish to move to Portland, OR by next summer and everything that that encompassed-finding jobs, a place to live, etc.  The second wish I had was to give the American public the ability to elect the right candidate for president.  We were taught that if we did Reiki on these things that we wrote down using our new Reiki II attunement, they would start to manifest themselves. 

I have been doing Reiki on them everyday since.  

Today I came home from work and jumped onto Craigslist.com to look for rental properties.  This has been my thing to do the last couple weeks as we have been looking for a cheaper rental to move to.  One property jumped out at me-It was a 3 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in the Historic part of Ogden just a couple blocks away from The Junction and Historical 25th street with new carpet, tile, paint and appliances.  The price was only $595/month.  I called the number and spoke with the landlord and he said that he was available to show it right then. I asked him how long of a lease we would have to sign and he said he would need us out my next late spring or early summer.  (This really caught my attention because our goal is to move to Portland by then and we knew that was going to pose a problem because most people want you to sign at least a year lease-this seemed to fit all too perfectly.) I told him we would meet him within 10 minutes.  We pulled up to the property and the first thing I notice was a very large nice porch.  Good so far.  We walked in a I was quite surprised at what I saw.  It was a very cute historical type four-plex with cool arches in the entry way, brand new carpet, new paint and light fixtures/ceiling fan in the living room.  Walking through the property, I really liked what I saw.  (I'm not very good at writing descriptions of things-especially if I am very excited about them) We ended up speaking with the Landlord for a few minutes after viewing the property.  He seemed like a really good guy and the house gave me a good vibe.  It has really good energy.  He gave us an application and we drove away.  After driving around for about 40 minutes deciding what to do, we decided that we really liked the property and that we should apply for it.  We filled out the application and we called the landlord back.  Yada, yada, yada...2 hours after viewing the property, we were handing the landlord our application and a check for the deposit.  We worked out with the new landlord that we can move in about 2 weeks now, of course being contingient of the back ground check and credit check.  We also have to give our current landlord 30 days notice.  It will be nice to have about a 2 week over lapping window where we can move from one place to the next and make sure we clean up our current place well so we can get all of our deposit back.  

Wish us luck on this next voyage of moving to our next home.  I'm excited to see what else the universe has in store for us...it's looking pretty promising to me.  

Rody and Brody

NOW does he look like Adrien Brody?!?!!?  I think so...let me know what you think?

ChaCha

So I applied yesterday online to be a ChaCha guide.  I got an email today saying that I had been chosen to further my application process.  So I took the online test which included a typing test.  I passed all my ChaCha tests and I am now a ChaCha guide!!!  How exciting!!  I'm pretty excited about this.  I will make $.10 for every text that I answer!

A few random items right now

1-I have a head ache and I'm still feeling light headed from work.  They are finishing the basement of the building I work in and they were varnishing the baseboards today.  I had to come home early because my hands were starting to go numb from the smell.

2-I can't decide what I want to make for dinner.  I'm trying my best to avoid eating out, but I honestly don't feel like cooking right now.

3-I was supposed to go to the gym this morning.  I didn't do it. Way to start the week out-disappointed in myself!

4-I order the second Twilight book off of Amazon last week.  I can't wait for it to come in the mail.

5-I bought tickets to go see New Kids on the Block last night.  The concert is November 15th.  I am going with my mom, my auntie Debbie and one of my cousins.  Rodrigo thinks I'm a dork for going.  He couldn't believe that Donnie Wahlberg was one of the New Kids on the Block.  Me and my mom decided that they don't really look like New Kids on the Block anymore...more like Used Kids that have been around the Block a Few times.  HAHAHAHA.

Taco Bell Fruitista Freezes

Rodrigo and I just went to Blockbuster for our typical Sunday night movie rental run.  After we left, I decided I needed a fruity sort of smoothy drink to take back home and enjoy.  If you know anything about Utah, you would know that 9:30 on a Sunday night, there aren't a lot of choices available, so we went across the street to Taco Bell, where we saw their giant advertisement for the Fruitista Freeze.  You'd think that with a name like that, I'd be able to get exactly what I was craving.  Little did I know that the Fruitista Freeze does not even have one drop of actual fruit in it.  Especially since we decided to purchase one on an evening that they were out of the "real" strawberry fruit topping.  (The employee that helped us made it very clear to us that he was very sick and tired of people asking about it). Yada yada yada, we ended up with a way over priced mango flavored slurpee.  I do not recommend the Fruitista Freeze, I wouldn't even wish it on my own worst enemy.  My teeth are gritty with sugar now and if I don't brush my teeth before bed tonight (if I can even go to bed now!), I'm quite sure I'd end up with a bazillion cavities.  

Next time you feel like a light and refreshing fruity drink, don't get a Fruitista Freeze.  

Stop and Stare-One Republic

This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us

It's time to make our move, I'm shakin off the rust

I've got my heart set on anywhere but here

I'm staring down myself, counting up the years

Steady hands, just take the wheel...

And every glance is killing me

Time to make one last appeal...for the life I lead

Stop and stare

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared 

But I've become what I can't be

Stop and Stare

You start to wonder why you're here not there

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

But fair ain't what you really need

Oh, can you see what I see

They're tryin to come back, all my senses push

Untie the weight bags, I never thought I could

Steady feet, don't fail me now

Gonna run till you can't walk

But something pulls my focus out

And I'm standing down

Stop and stare

I think I'm moving but I go nowhere

Yeah I know that everyone gets scared

But I've become what I can't be

Stop and stare

You start to wonder why you're here not there

And you'd give anything to get what's fair

But fair ain't what you really need

Oh, can you see what I see

Boston in October+Tegan and Sara=Best Trip Ever!!!

I just bought tickets to see Tegan and Sara in Worcester, MA for October 4th.  Woops!  Looks like we have to go to Boston now!!  :)  This is going to be the best trip ever.  Rody's step mom can get us buddy passes on Jet Blue for about $100 round trip to Boston.  Plus, I can get cheap rental cars through Enterprise on my work's corporate account.  We plan to fly into Boston on Thursday October 2nd, and we fly home on Wednesday the 8th.  We will have a day in Salem, a couple days in Bean Town, and a night in Worcester to see the best band ever...Tegan and Sara.  This will be our 3rd time seeing them in the last year and our second time seeing them out of state.  The first time we saw them was in Salem, OR in April when we went up to Portland, OR.  If you don't know who Tegan and Sara are...you should download some of their stuff.  Definitely my favorite band of the last 2 years.  I LOVE TEGAN AND SARA!!!  

Carrie and Tim...hope you still plan on coming to hang out with Mr. R and I in Boston.  The invite is still there.  :)

AAAAARG!!!

I'm so mad at myself today.  I woke up at 7:30 with great intentions of heading to the gym, cleaning the house, finishing the laundry and then off to the salon to do a few haircuts.  This is NOT how my day ended up going.  Here is a rough timeline of how my day went...

7:30 AM-Woke up to say good bye to Rodrigo as he was headed off to work.  I told him I was going to get up in a few and head to the gym.

7:35 AM-Decided I wasn't going to be able to fall asleep again, so I grabbed the Twilight book that I started reading a couple nights ago.  

8:00 AM-Started to get out of bed to go to the gym.  Decided I would give myself another half hour with the Twilight book.  

9:00 AM-Still laying in bed reading Twilight book.  

9:30 AM-Decided that this is ridiculous-I need to get up and go to the gym.  Started to get ready, but decided to come downstairs again and check my email.  But instead, decided to look up the trailer for the new Twilight movie that is supposed to come out in December.  I am so disappointed with the person they chose to play Edward!  What the heck!?!?!

10:00 AM-Decided to blog.  (Read earlier post).

10:20 AM-Decided to back upstairs and crawl into bed to read more of Twilight.  

12:00 PM-FINALLY DECIDED TO BAG THE GYM IDEA AND JUST GOT IN THE SHOWER INSTEAD.

1:00 PM-Leave my house and go to the bank.  I needed to go to the beauty supply store for some color for my 3:00 appointment, but then just decided to go to Taco Time instead for a crispy bean burrito.  

I thought today was going to be extremely productive, but it ended up being just the opposite.   I just came home from the salon for the evening and noticed that all the dishes are done and the kitchen is clean. I walk upstairs to find Rodrigo in bed with a migraine.  Maybe because he put 2 and 2 together and realized that I didn't do anything around the house except read Twilight all day?  Poor guy.  I feel bad for him.  

Maybe this all could have been avoided if I had gotten to choose the actor to play Edward in Twilight.  I'm severely let down.  Oh well, it's not stopping me from reading the books OR going to see the movie.  As a matter of fact, I'm supposed to cook dinner right now and on top of that, I forgot my purse at the salon.  I probably should go get it.  Instead, I think I'm going to just order a pizza, and finish Twilight.  After all, my purse can wait at the salon until tomorrow, right?  Reading Twilight all morning has left my brain in a state of mush.  All day I have wondered if Edward is going to give in and feast on Bella, even though I know that won't be the case, because there are 3 more books to go in the series.  The suspense is killing me!!!

Where do I go?!?!

As you all know, Rodrigo and I are trying to save up enough money to be able to move to Portland, OR.  Along with creating a budget and not eating out so much, we have also decided to try to find something a little smaller in the Ogden area to rent and to cut our rent costs significantly.  The last 2 days we have started looking.  One house, in particular, stands out to me.  It is a 2 bedroom, 1 bath house in Ogden.  I called the property management company about it and got a little more information about it.  They would even consider less than a 12 month lease on it.  The reason it stands out to me is because on Sunday night, when we went to look at it, there was a car parked right in front of the property.  On the car's license plate was the numbers "888."  My angels communicate to me with numbers, and I know they are trying to give me a message when I see triple numbers.  Especially the number 8.  The number 8 has great significance to me-Rodrigo's birthday is on the 8th of August (08/08) and it is a number of abundance. About 6 months before I met Rodrigo, I dreamt about his birthday-not knowing it was his birthday. Since then, I've learned to pay attention when I see the number 8.  According to my Angel Numbers book, here is the meaning of 888-"The Universe is abundant and generous, and you've learned how to step in to the shower of it's ever-present flow.  Great financial prosperity is your, now and in the future."  

If that's not a sign to tell me to check out this house, I don't know what is.  If you all think I am crazy-I challenge you to ask for guidance from your angels, and I will be willing to bet that you too will start to notice numbers around you.  

Life is precious...

Well, we just got back from a late night at Pioneer Valley Hospital in West Valley, where Rodrigo's little brother Kahlil is spending the evening in the ICU for a prescription drug overdose.  He just barely turned 18 and he has so much to look forward to.  It makes me so sad that this would happen.  Apparently, he wasn't trying to kill himself or anything, he was just partying with some friends when he stopped breathing and started turning blue.  The two friends he was with didn't want to call 911 because they were scared that they would get in trouble with the cops.  Instead, they just tried to spray him with the hose in hope the cold water would wake him up.  What friends!!  Luckily, a close friend came by unannounced and found the 2 kids with Kahlil passed out and turning blue. He called 911 and soon after, an ambulance took him away.  We won't find out exactly what he took until tomorrow, when the blood test comes back.  Whatever it was, Kahlil took 14 pills.  It was so sad to see him lying in the ICU unconscious.  Rodrigo and I layed our hands on him and gave him a Reiki treatment.  In the last couple of months of my practice with Reiki, this is the strongest that I have ever felt it.  Even just sitting next to Rody's family in the waiting room, both of my hands became very hot and tingly.  The strongest I have ever felt it.  When I layed my hands on Kahlil, it was as if a strong flow/current of energy was pouring out of my palms.  After the treatment, we went to grab a bite to eat and then came back to say our goodbyes for the evening.  Since the Reiki treatment, he woke up for a few minutes, drank a glass of OJ and even stood up to use the restroom.  Reiki is truly a miracle.  I ask that everyone now please place Kahlil and all of Rodrigo's family in their prayers.  I know that they definitely will be in mine.  

Today...

I went back to work today from a week's vacation.  It was quite a sad drive up the canyon to Wolf Creek Utah.  I wasn't ready to go back.  I could have had a whole other week off.  

Rodrigo and I decided last week that our goal is to move to Portland, OR within the next year.  I think we can be ready by then.  We have a lot of money to save and a lot of things to tie up before we leave.  He will be starting to look for a job out there soon.  I hope that the universe provides him with something that is fulfilling, even if it means that we have to be a part with him on a ship for a while.  

I decided I would like to open my own business with Reiki and healing as the focus.  I think Portland would be a great place for that.  

Just a few thoughts...time for bed!!

My spiritual path with Reiki

I've been into something new lately, and I thought I would share it.  It is called Reiki.  It is a form of energy work that comes from two Japanese words.  Rei and Ki.  Rei means spiritual or sacred and Ki means energy.  Anyone can access Reiki and I believe everyone has the gift of Reiki.  Reiki can heal everything on all plains-physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.  A couple years ago, I discovered Reiki online as I was searching out different natural healing methods.  The little bit I read about it that day had me hooked and I decided I needed to know more.  I bought a book on Reiki and did some more online research.  I then went to Shantel Nicole, an Angel Reader that I was referred to by a co worker.  She told me that my Angels wanted me to know that I have the ability to heal people.  This peaked my interest even more about Reiki.  I was now interested in learning Reiki, even though I knew it was going to be quite a process.  Also, living in Ogden-let alone Utah, my resources were limited.  Not everyone around me believes in Reiki.  Matter of fact, a lot of people are quite sketchy about it...like that maybe Reiki is evil.  Reiki is not evil.  It's quite the opposite.  

Earlier this Spring, Rodrigo and I decided to go have dinner at Rainbow Gardens, at the mouth of Ogden Canyon.  If you've been there, you'll know that they have a small metaphysical section with books on different holistic topics along with jewelry and crystals.  Walking through the hall, I noticed a bright yellow flyer in the hallway advertising a Reiki I class...here in Ogden!  It gave the name of a website and a Reiki Master name Lilian.  I got online and looked at her website and sent Lilian an email inquiring about the class.  Lilian and I hit it off just great.  We both thought a great way to meet each other would be for me to come in and receive a Reiki treatment from her.  I went the next day and the experience was wonderful.  I didn't notice much during the treatment, except for some hot and cold sensations associated with different areas of my body that she layed her hands on.  I also noticed I had a feeling of great knowingness that I had found something wonderful.  This was one of those times in my life where I just knew that I was in the right place at the right time.  I felt that God led me to this point in my life and I knew that Reiki is something that I am meant to do for the rest of my life.  The day after my treatment, was very interesting.  Lilian had activated and realigned my throat chakra and I noticed an huge difference with how I was able to communicate with people.  The words I was saying and the messages I were portraying were coming out so smooth.  Something that usually doesn't happen for me.  I also noticed I had an enormous amount of energy.  Physically, I felt the best I had felt in a really long time.  

Rodrigo and I signed up for the Reiki I class and were anxious to know more.  I was very excited that Rodrigo was going to be there.  I wasn't sure what to expect.  We met Lilian on a Saturday morning and luckily, there was only one other person in our class.  We started by reading about the history of Reiki and how it originated in ancient times and then was rediscovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan.  We then did a chakra balancing meditation.  This was the coolest!  At the end of the meditation, my hands and my feet were tingling.  Lilian told us that this was a sign of a natural healer.  After reading and learning a bit more, we went on to the Reiki attunement.  Reiki is passed on from the teacher to the student during a sacred attunement process where the student's crown, third eye, throat, heart and palm chakras are activated to allow the flow of the "Life Force."  After the class, Rodrigo and I went through a 21 day cleansing process.  The new abundance of energy flowing cleanses on all plains-mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  Soon after taking the class and beginning to practice Reiki at home, I notice that my hands start to tingle when standing next to someone who needs healing.  Reiki is very useful-it's cures anything all with just laying your hands on the person with the intent to heal. And once you have the attunement, you will always have the gift of Reiki.  It never goes away.  To read more about Reiki, visit my Reiki teacher's website at www.myreikiguide.com.  Hope you've enjoyed my short story about Reiki.  I'll be posting more.

NEW NEW NEW

It's been a while since I have blogged...I forgot the password to my old blogspot and I can't figure out how to log back in.  I was left with the only choice of creating a new blog.  It's about 20 minutes until 2 AM on August 3rd, 2008.  I've been working my butt off, and right now, I'm enjoying a whole week off.  I don't have to be back to work until August 11th.  YAY!  Rody and I are enjoying some time in Park City with his family.  It's our second night here and it's been a blast.  This is my first overnight outing with his family.  I thought I would be nervous, but his family has been so welcoming.  We are scheduled to go back tomorrow, and quite frankly, I'm kind of sad about it.  We enjoyed the Art's Festival today and then we went to the No Name Saloon tonight to enjoy a few beverages.  Rodrigo turns 30 next Friday, August 8th, and I'm not sure what exactly to get him.  We are supposed to be going camping next weekend, we'll see how that turns out.  

Well, I'll write more later.  I hope you enjoy the blog!!!