Shout-Outs!

And this week's shoutouts are...

• Outback Steakhouse baby back ribs. Mmmmmmm. Ribs.
• Victoria's Secret - thank you for giving me a free $10 giftcard
• Mountain Dew - when I needed a major pick-me-up on Saturday night, you came through.
• All those who commented during my Sunday School lesson - You rock. I love comments.
• IT guys @ work - you worked on my computer super fast to fix all the spamware that was on it
• Lifetime Movies - you are so deliciously cheesy.
• My landlord - you didn't have to give me a Christmas gift but you did.
• Scarlett Johannsen - you gave me hope to marrying Ryan Reynolds one day.

Oh PS - I watched the rest of "A Boyfriend For Christmas".... nothing else was very similar. My family doesn't throw lavish parties. I have more than two nephews. And a boyfriend from two years ago would NEVER come propose to me out of the blue. PHEW!!!

Truly Happy!

It's that time of year that engagements are like wild fires in the summer.... they are everywhere!!

I always happy when I hear someone is engaged. Envious? A tinge. But more happy than anything else.

I worked with a guy at Infotrax Systems (Orem) named Ryan Hawley. People always thought it would be funny if I married him cause then my name would be Holly Hawley. Not funny to me. Ryan loved technology - computers, networks, phones, etc. We would often joke about how he was married to technology. Ryan would at times express that he would never get married - not out of not wanting to but because Ryan didn't date. I believed it. Ryan was a cynic about love, I think. I always thought Ryan was a good guy though!

I found out he is now engaged. I am truly happy for Ryan. He's in his mid-thirties and this girl seems like a doll.

It gives me hope that love is out there and love is for everyone!

Congratulations, Ryan and Erin!

Lifetime Movie Network - you know me too well

So I just started to watch a Lifetime movie that I recorded a few weeks ago... It's called "A Boyfriend for Christmas". I thought it would be a fun holiday movie. Not to mention something I can relate to :)
I start watching. In the opening scene, there is a little girl (I'm guess 10 or 12) who tells Santa she wants a boyfriend for Christmas. Guess what this little girls name is? Holly. Uh.... ok. My name isn't used hardly at all in movies. It's usually reserved for supporting actresses, extras, etc. Not main characters. I swear I've been wishing for a boyfriend for Christmas since I was like 14. In the movie, "Santa" leaves this little girl a cute poem about when the time is right - two hearts will meet - at the end of the 20th year. Meaning, this little girl will not meet her Prince Charming for another 20 years.
Then cut to modern day - it shows a backdrop of the city they live in. Guess where it is? Salt Lake City. (Yes, I do realize I live in Walnut Creek, but STILL - I lived in SLC for pretty much my whole life). I recognize this because of the massive Wells Fargo building.
And the main character is a social worker. No, I'm not a social worker but I do have my degree in social work. And I might as well be a social worker in corporate setting because those I work with need serious social help....
I turned the movie off because a) that's a little freaky and b)it's bedtime.
Is this movie trying to tell me something? That I won't get married until I'm 30?? Please say it isn't so! I'll keep you filled in if there are any other weird similarities when I watch the rest of the movie!

Shout-outs

I'd like to give a few shout-outs to some cool things:

• Puffs Plus with Vicks - You are awesome. I can really feel the Vicks menthol on my sore little nose.
• Nyquil - You put me out for a full eight hours last night. I needed that.
• My brother-in-law Chris - You bought me that Nyquil. You rock.
• Ann Taylor Loft - You have taken the coveted spot as my #1 favorite clothing store.
• My mom - Thanks for making a comment during my Sunday School lesson. I love it when people make comments.
• The girl who came up to me after my Sunday School lesson and told me what an awesome job I did and how it's exactly what you've been praying about. That makes it all worth it.
• Modern Family - You are so funny. You also bring people together - hence the Modern Family parties that are arranged by Matt Wiley every Wednesday.
• My sister Mindy - My mint browines are going to rock the socks off everyone tonight at my Relief Society Christmas dinner thanks to you.
• 65 degree weather on December 7th, 2010 in San Ramon, CA - I would have never thought I would be enjoying such weather in December. Heck, I don't even wear a coat to work because of you.
• My DVR - I love you. Don't ever leave me. Don't ever break. You record such awesome shows from the Biggest Loser to Lifetime Holiday Movies like Christmas Boyfriend.
• Google search - You help me on a daily basis.

Stay tuned until next week for more shout-outs!