Tatum's 1st Dentist visit

All the girls had their regular 6 month check up today with Dr. Timon. It was Tatum's 1st time and she was happy go lucky watching all the others until it was her turn...

We think it's so weird that they don't use the spinning brush to clean their teeth. Dr. Timon told us when we first started going to him that they have advised against using it on the younger kids because it's harder on their enamel. IDK, I just went along with it, but I'm not sure I totally agree???

Baptism slide

The baptism slide is up. Click HERE.

ADDED videos right below it (from the baptism). Scroll down the page about 1/2 way from here.

Sunday

We didn't have much time today to do anything. We ate a quick breakfast and had to clean up and check out of the condo. We got a few pictures out on the lanai. The vog had lifted a little bit, so we were able to see that we actually had a view of both Moloka'i and Lana'i islands.
We went to the Kapalua airport near Lahaina and it was TINY! I have never been to such a small airport. There was only one small check in area and one tiny terminal. Everybody was just cruisin' up there. No one was in a hurry to do anything!

The only terminal in the airport

Our tiny prop plane

We are in the front row of the plane, and that wall is the back of the plane
(DANG! It's blurry)

When we got home the girls were so happy to see us and so was Grandma Erickson. Poor thing has had trouble with a kidney stone since they arrived here. She said the kids were pretty good at letting her rest when she needed it. I really hope they were, because that is miserable!

Saturday

We had portuguese sausage and rice with eggs for breakfast. Then we headed to Kahului for the swap meet near Queen Ka'ahumanu Shopping Center. It was small compared to the one on Oahu, but I found what I was looking for nonetheless. I got the girls each a wooden bracelet like the ones I got on Kaua'i only they say "Maui".

We took the long-ish, SUPER wind-y road up to Haleakala National Park. It was beautiful up there. You could see the snowcaps of Mauna Kea on the Big Island from up there. The whole experience was breath taking.

In the viewing area at the top of the summit

Such a happy baby!

**Funny story I don't want to forget**

On the way up to Haleakala, we were eating some chocolates that I bought at Wal-Mart the night before. I was totally going to town on the PB cups and when Kapua asked for the bag back, she was like "Where the heck are all the Reese's you stingy little..... (HA HA HA!). When I looked in my lap there were like 8 crumpled up little wrappers, so I handed them to her and said "oops. sorry. MY bad!" We were totally dying laughing. Then I felt totally sick and they didn't have any sympathy for me.

We had read in one of those tourist guides about some smoothie place on the road to Hana. It was supposedly one of the first stops along the way, so we decided to head over there for some good smoothies. We had the address punched into Kauwe's GPS ("Maggie"), but we could NOT find it. After asking a few people about the Hana Juice Co, we still couldn't find it. Then we stopped at a gas station and the lady said it was right across the street. We felt so dumb. It was RIGHT THERE. So we looked for parking and walked over there. We went inside (the door was propped open) and started looking at the menu. The girl sitting behind the counter says "Oh, we're actually closed". WHAT?! It was only 4:00 in the afternoon and they had just closed at 3:30! We were so ticked. We decided to go next door and get some Gelato ice cream, instead. It was pretty good. DANG expensive, but good.

That night on the way home, we stopped at the boardwalk in Lahaina to eat at another sister/brother restaurant to Kaua'i's Keoki's. It was called Kimo's.

I was SO disappointed. The menu was just 2 short pages. There were only 2 chicken dishes, both of which were teriyaki flavors and both were over $20 for the plate. I didn't feel like eating fresh fish (the only other choice besides salad), so I decided to order a cup of clam chowder. The chowder was actually pretty good, but I was so looking forward to something GOOOOD! The sunset from the balcony where we were sitting was beautiful though.

After we got home, they put Kezley to bed and we went out back to sit in the hot tub. When it closed we played cards again. GOOD TIMES!!

Friday

The guys went spear fishing first thing this morning. They weren't able to catch anything substantial, but had a blast out there anyway. One of Kauwe's cousins had lent them the spears.

We ate lunch at the Hula Grill,

which is owned by the same people as Keoki's where we ate at on Kaua'i. It was pretty good. Our table was out on the lanai with a view of the ocean.

The sandwich I got was just ok (Kauwe got the same), but Kapua's fish and chips were DELISH, and Will's food was super YUM too.

After lunch we stopped at Star Market and picked up food for dinner. We decided to BBQ steak (Kauwe style) since the boys didn't catch any fish.
We spent the afternoon talking and going out on the beach by the condo.

There is a pool just before the beach, as well. While the guys were prepping the grill, Pua and I went swimming in the pool.
Dinner was EXCELLENT! The sunset was gorgeous

and we had a nice relaxing evening.

Kapua fell asleep feeding baby Kezley around 10, so me and the boys stayed up playing cards and talking.

Thursday

We left our house this morning along with the girls on their way to school. We ended up walking out to Fort Weaver Rd in order to catch TheBus to the airport because Mary Lou didn't feel comfortable driving us to the airport. She didn't think she'd be able to find her way back. The bus ride was interesting and took me back to when we first lived on the island and had no car. We arrived at the Kahului, Maui airport in mid-morning. We picked up the rental car and drove around the central northern part of the island waiting for Kai's to arrive. I does seem smaller over here. More laid back and WAY less traffic. When the Kai's arrived, we picked them up from the airport, grabbed 2 dozen Krispy Kreme's (only available on Maui) and went to the condo. It is GORGEOUS and only steps from the ocean. The best part about it is that it is FREE!!! Kauwe's dad works for Budget Rental and I guess it's the company place or something like that. There is a video tour of it below.

For dinner we went to Kauwe's Aunty's house in Lahaina which is near where we are staying. It was fun to visit with their family and meet some of his cousins. They were very hospitable.

Oatmeal

Tatum has found a new love. The first clip is of her "exfoliating" herself. The second is of her getting pretty good at using a spoon.

HPU Pinning and Graduation Ceremonies

I have to be the proud wife for a minute! I am so proud of Will for all his hard work. The pinning on Monday night was really special and I was glad to have been able to take part in it.

On pinning night, Will was honored with the first award of the night. He received the Clinical Excellence award as voted by the instructors in the nursing program. They also awarded 13 nursing students with accolades according to the GPA received in HPU nursing program (3.5 or higher). Because Will is considered a transfer student from BYU, they used his GPA from there to average his graduating GPA from HPU. Unfortunately, this disqualified him from graduating with honors at the main University ceremony on Tuesday. When they began announcing the 13 on Monday night, I got my camera ready because Will's HPU GPA is 3.875 and so I knew he'd be receiving one. When the 12th name was read, I started to get nervous. The announcer said..."And the student with the highest GPA in the class is....Chrisma (something). WHAT?! Why didn't he get an award?!! hmmmmm

Well today, Dr Burrell, asst dean, called to say that she wanted to apologize to Will because they had meant to give him one of those awards and she didn't realize his name had been overlooked until she started receiving emails and phone calls from other students inquiring why they didn't receive one. So they are going to mail it to him.

real quick

I have been so busy with family in town since a week ago Monday. We've had a baptism and a pinning ceremony with the graduation tonight. I wish I could say that I will be posting all the pics soon, but we will be heading outer island to Maui on Thursday to Sunday with our friends Kauwe and Kapua Kai. Will's mom will still be here to tend the girls.

p.s. I mostly mean those things (the pet peeves on my 100's list) about myself or immediate family members. I am an obsessive person, but I love my friends just the way they are! =D

Mother's Day

Our Mother's Day started last night when my dad took us all out to dinner at Hapa Grill in Kapolei. It was my parents, Jackie and Mike Hathaway (my sister), Mary Lou and Cory (Will's mom and brother), and us. We got a sitter for the kids.
We had a really nice day. Mariah was also welcomed as the newest member of the Ewa Beach 2nd Ward and did a really nice job saying her favorite Article of Faith (#4) over the pulpit.
My dad bought each of us mom’s lei to wear to church. I am so happy that both of our moms are here to be together on Mother's Day. I can't believe there are only 3 more weeks till we move.

Mariah's Baptism

We woke to a beautiful sunny morning and the worries about where everyone would park and if people would be able to find us had all dissipated. We had pretty much prepared everything last night and all that was left to do is get everyone ready. Trying to explain that "no, we aren't going to church, we are going to the beach in church clothes" was a little interesting, but all the kids were actually really good all morning.
It was an absolutely gorgeous setting for this sacred ordinance. The beach was empty, except for 2 moms with their small kids.
The service was short and the spirit was strong. The image of her being plunged below the placid blue water is engraved on my mind. When she came up from the water, she didn't even look as though she were wet. It was a serene and very surreal moment.
She was thrilled to receive her own set of scriptures with her name engraved on the front from Grandpa and Grandma Jones. She has spent most of the day flipping through the pages and reading here and there. She said she wants to start at the beginning and read all the way to the very end.

I noticed after I was putting together the slide show that I didn't get any pictures of just Mariah =<. If anyone that was here did, can you send it to me? I am planning to take her to Kiddie Kandids as soon as we move back to get professional pictures of her in her dress.

Baptism videos

This one is an overview of the setting and those who attended.

I gave Will and Mariah matching Hawaiian CTR bands.

When no one was looking, Tatum sat herself down in the shore water and had a ball!

a gift from Grandma 'E'

Officially...

I had my "real" ultrasound today and I can say that I saw for myself that it is, definitively, a GIRL! The tech did give me some new pics, but they are mostly profiles and the one of the actual baby girl parts is really fuzzy and doesn't look like anything.

Baptism Invite

You are ALL invited!! I know most of you are too far away to attend, but you're invited anyway. =D

RSVP to Kristy @ 689-3900

It's going to be at Lanikuhonua @ Ko'Olina. It's easy to find. Go to Ko'Olina Marriott Resort and the 1st entrance just past Paradise Cove is where it's at. There is a stone sign that says "Lanikuhonua". Hope those of you on island can make it!

interesting tidbit

The kids were eating their mini 'sicles' tonight after dinner and Brinlee asked why it is called a "popsicle". I remembered reading about the history of the popsicle somewhere, so I looked it up and thought I would share.

Popsicle History

The Popsicle brand is an American Classic! Beloved by the young and young at heart, Popsicle pops come in a variety of flavors, colors, and texture everyone can enjoy. In fact, the Popsicle family includes more than 30 creative variations on the original Popsicle product.
The Popsicle ice pop was accidentally invented in 1905 by 11-year-old Frank Epperson. Epperson left a mixture of powdered soda and water and a stirring stick in a cup on his porch. That night San Francisco experienced record low temperatures, and Epperson awoke the next morning to find a frozen pop that would eventually become a favorite American treat.

An Accidental Discovery Becomes a Popular Product

Epperson originally named his creation the "Epsicle," and it quickly became popular with his school friends. It wasn't until 1923, however, while running a lemonade stand at an amusement park in Oakland, Cal., that he realized the commercial possibilities of his invention. Epperson changed the name of his treat to "Popsicle," after his children’s frequent requests for "Pop’s ’sicle," and applied for a patent. The patent for frozen ice on a stick was issued August 19, 1924. Around 1925, Epperson sold the rights to the brand name Popsicle to the Joe Lowe Company in New York. By 1928, Epperson had earned royalties on more than 60 million Popsicle ice pops.

The Growth of Popsicle

The popularity of the Popsicle brand continued to soar through the 1950s. Many families moved to the suburbs and could afford modern conveniences, like refrigerator/freezers. It was at this time that the Popsicle multipack was introduced and sold in grocery stores.
In 1965, the Popsicle brand became part of Consolidated Foods Corporation. At that time, the company offered 34 different flavors with new and exciting treats introduced continuously.
In 1986, the Gold Bond Ice Cream Company in Green Bay, Wis., purchased the U.S. operations of Popsicle Industries. Three years later, Gold Bond was purchased by Unilever, and in 1993 the name was changed to the Good Humor-Breyers Ice Cream Company. Today, Popsicle is the No. 1 kids’ novelty brand.

It's all about the sugar and spice

We had a crazy morning! My ultrasound was at 8am up in Mililani, so we woke up at the crack of dawn to get everyone ready. We left the house just after 7 and stopped to treat the girls to donuts at Foodland. We arrived in Mililani at about 10 to 8, but could not find the office. The lady at my regular office in Kapolei had given me rough directions, but obviously not enough, because we couldn't find it. I called every couple of minutes until 8 to try and get through, but no answer. Finally at 8:07 they answered and were like you're in the wrong place, but only a few blocks away. She said it was right next to the 24 Hour Fitness on Kamehameha Hwy. So we headed that way. Then my phone rang a few seconds later and the girl was like "You are going to have to reschedule your appt because the tech has another patient in 15 minutes". I said, "Oh, ooook... Well, I still have to see the dr so I will come anyway." So we get to the 24 hour fitness complex and it wasn't there, so I called again. She said "Oh, well you need to go back towards Kam. Hwy and cross it from 24 Hour Fitness and we're in there!! GRR (someone needs to get their directions straight). By the time we got there it was 20 after. I went to go in and the door was locked. UGH! I had to knock on the door and they had to let me in. I checked in and she said "You will have to reschedule your ultrasound". I said, "Well, you know we were here 10 minutes before our appointment and no one would answer the phone to give us directions." She said "We don't answer our phone until 8." I said, "You didn't answer your phone at 8, in fact you didn't answer until 8:07, according to my cell phone call log. If you had answered your phone at 8, we could have gotten here in time." She rolls her eyes and says "Well, I was answering other calls." OOOOO I could have slapped her!!
We were the only ones in waiting room and I saw her grab my file and walk over to the ultrasound gal. I could only hear them and the tech was saying something about how she can't take us because it will put her whole morning behind. (Which I understand...I hate waiting too). Then the tech came out and said that she can give us a couple of pictures of the baby, but cannot do the entire scan because of time. So she took us all back and took a quick peek. She said that it's not "definitive", but she is 90% sure it's a girl. Pretty much for lack of not seeing "anything" there, it looks like a girl. Usually with the girls there are the 3 lines indicating "girl", but we couldn't get a clear shot. Baby was rolling around doing flips in there. She also made glances at the brain, heart and internal organs and said she doesn't see anything right away that looks out of the ordinary, but she'll be more thorough at my next appt. She gave us 7 pictures, which was really nice of her. I thanked her several times! Then I apologized to the receptionist for getting short with her and thanked her for asking the tech to let us take a peek. She kind of blew me off (BRAT!), but I feel better for having apologized anyway.
Here are a couple shots:

Profile, then foot, then mid-section

Casual Day

I am really sad, but I forgot to take pictures of the girls today. Mariah wore her favorite High School Musical T-shirt with some shorts and Brinlee opted to wear a Sunday dress with her "high heels". Funny girls!

CAPTCHA

Ok, so I am NOT a fan of those little captcha thingy's that make you type in the gobble'd gook letters to verify that you are a "real" person. They are a waste of time to me. Anyway, I personally have never had any problems with "spam" comments until now. I got my first one the other day from some guy wanting me to look at this Portuguese Massagem blog. It was actually pretty interesting, although most of it was in Portuguese, but I figure if all I get is one spam in the 8 months that I've been blogging, then I'm doing alright. Especially if a blog is set for only invited readers....what's the point of captcha? Only your readers can comment anyway, right?!

Beach Day

In Oregon on "beach day", no matter what time of year it is or how COLD it is, everyone would wear shorts and "flip flops" with sunglasses, etc. Well shorts and "slippers" are everyday school-wear here, so we added the usually banned hat and sunglasses.

Pajama Day

They were both really excited for this day. I even got Mariah to let me tie ribbons in her hair!

June 4, 2008

Several people have told us that once you've lived here for 3 years, you never want to leave. Well, we moved here on June 6, 2005 and are set to fly out on June 4, 2008. PHEW! Just under the mark!! I'd hate to think how much harder it would be to leave just a few days later...

Sports Day

We didn't really have any sports jerseys, except for their Kulani Dance Studio practice uniforms.

After a small threat....

Hat Day

Today is the first day of Keo'neula Spirit Week. It is hat day. Brinlee got up all stoked to start the week and Mariah is less than enthused.

SCHOOL SPIRIT!!

Not so much...

Keone'ula Elementary School Spirit Week

This week is spirit week at the girls' school. It's weird to me that there are 6th graders at the same school as Kindergartners, but I haven't personally encountered any problems. Anyway, the 6th grade student council came up with each of the theme days. I will post pictures of the girls on each day.

grammar check

BLOGSPOT!!! ARE YOU READING??!! You guys need to add a grammar check to your spell checker. I just did a mock post to see if it would pick up correctly spelled words, but that were used in grammatical error and it said no misspellings found. This is what I wrote:

"I took a photo of are family yesterday. Are oldest is 8 and are youngest is 1. I am so glade you like it."

No misspellings found?! YIKES!

A weird dream

I had a really wierd dream last night. You can read about it at my dream blog if you want. thoughts.com

MRE

Usually on General Conference weekend we rotate the food in our 72 hour kits. I had mentioned to Will that I would like to "use" our kits as if we were in an emergency situation that weekend to see if we really could sustain ourselves and because we need to use up the food in them as we are not taking them with us. He hesitated saying that he didn't think we should use them, just in case.

I have been packing and trying make sure that we will have enough space for everything we want to take and I needed the backpacks. I am going to let the girls pack their own carry on and whatever they can fit in there, they can take and everything else will be left here. So I emptied 2 of the 72 hour kits yesterday and decided to make dinner with the MRE's in there. I had bought those official military MRE's from someone selling them at the Kam Hwy swap meet when we first moved here and they were only a couple bucks each.

So I made the Chicken Noodle and Vegetables in sauce from Mariah's bag and the Pasta and Vegetables in Alfredo sauce from Brinlee's and then I took just the MRE from Will's made the Pasta and Vegetables in Tomato sauce.

When I opened those bags, I was SHOCKED to find out all the stuff that comes in one of those. I assumed that it was just the meal that was printed on the outside of the box, but NOPE! There was a little pack with drink powder, TP, tabasco sauce, a spoon, 2 pcs of gum and salt. Plus there was a granola bar, a pouch full of peanut butter and either crackers or a piece of wheat bread, another large drink pouch and a pouch of pears or peaches with a small candy treat like hard candies or a package of M&M's. I thought the $2 bucks I had paid was WAY worth it.

I decided to boil some water and prepare them the way I would if we were in an emergency, especially since I thought my kids would eat them better warm. They each tried all of the kinds and each settled on one they preferred. They ate an ok amount, they weren't excited over it and even I thought, well, if I were starving this would probably taste pretty good. It did have a different taste, but I just thought that it was probably because of the way it's cooked and packaged.

Well, then we started opening the other stuff. The crackers were stale as all get out. The peanuts in the nut packs were totally rancid and I took a bite out of this Snickers peanut bar immediately spit it out and rinsed my mouth 4 times with tap water. The roll of "hard" candies were so squishy then felt like gummy candies. The only thing that was semi edible was the piece of wheat bread that Mariah and Asia split and seemed to really like with the PB that was still fine. There were 2 oat and honey granola bars, both of which were rancid. I couldn't find a date on a single thing, so whoever sold these to me must have had them a while and we've been here 3 years now. I finally found one package of cheese crackers w/PB that had an exp date of July 2000. Needless to say they were very expired. I was so thankful that we never had a real emergency happen. We would have been pretty hungry. Luckily we wouldn't have starved because the PB pouches were all still good.

I will definitely go the MRE route again in the future because they are so darn handy, but I will definitely make sure that I purchase them from someone reputable that can verify the date!

The 8th grader in me....

So those of you that know me really well, know that I used to have an obsession with Mariah Carey. From the moment I first saw her sing on tv sometime around 8th grade, I have been obsessed! Hence the name of our first born girl.

Just a little background. I have ran out and bought every single one of her albums on the day it came out (except this last one, which I will hopefully get sometime soon). Every year on her birthday (March 27th), I would think of her and secretly wish her Happy Birthday. (Ironically, I was set to be induced on that very day with Brinlee, but then I went into labor 5 days early). Anytime I have seen her on a magazine cover or noticed her inside, I would buy it on the spot and had been saving them in a huge stack for years. I think I finally got rid of them right before we moved here. Right now she is on the cover of Allure and I used some self restraint at the grocery store the other day and didn't buy it, even though I really really wanted to!

Sometime around 10th grade, my dad was watching Mariah perform on tv and I had just come home from probably a cheerleading practice or game or something and he said, pointing to the tv, "Do you know who this is? She kind of reminds me of you." When I came around and looked at the tv, it was Mariah!! I was like, DUH DAD, that's Mariah Carey. I guess because we both had big long bushy curly hair and kind of full cheeks...who knows?! Also, those of you that know me, know that I have some pretty crazy dreams at night. I have had SO MANY recurring dreams about Mariah. A lot of the time we are really good friends and are usually out shopping together or having lunch. A couple of times there have been really dramatic moments where she has called me in tears or come over to visit and needed to "talk". I always used to wake up from those kinds of dreams and think, maybe someday we'll really be friends. HA HA HA!

After I graduated HS and dropped out of beauty school, I did a lot of temp work in the Portland area. One of my jobs was receptionist for a real estate company. I was there for about 2 months, but did not want the permanent position and so they asked me to train the "new girl". Long story short, this chick was from NY and had gone to HS with Mariah Carey. She was one grade younger and said that her cousin, Brenda, was really close friends with Mariah. I totally tried to scheme and get info, but I think she thought I was weird. LOL!!! (I AM WEIRD!!!)

My sweet sister, Jackie, gave me my first opportunity to see Mariah live in concert in Las Vegas. We were living in Orem at the time and my Mariah was just 6 weeks old when Jackie called me and asked me if I was sitting down. I said "yeeeaaahhh....?" She said "You are never going to believe what just happened! I just won 2 tickets to the Mariah Carey concert from the radio and I want you to have them!" Bless her heart, she had been on the phone for days trying to win them for me and she finally did and we had AWESOME seats. We were just to the side of the stage, just 6 rows back. She even let Will go with me while she and Paula baby-sat tiny Mariah. The concert was March 21, 2000 (a week before her birthday) so I made a sign that said "Happy Birthday, Mariah" and on the other side it said "My baby, Mariah Capri, born Feb. 5, 2000." During one of first songs, she pointed and waved at my sign! I could have died! I ended up taking 4 full rolls of film during the concert (Boy, I wish we'd had a digital...LOL). And at the very end she came out for an encore and most people had already started leaving, so I moved toward the front our section that was nearly empty to get a closer look and she walked out from back stage right in front of my section. I had to decide whether I wanted a close up picture or put my hand out to shake hers, as she had it up touching the others that had gathered beside me. I decided that a picture would last longer, so I snapped one really quick and just as I was about to reach my hand out, she turned to go back on stage. A few weeks after the concert, I had the sign sitting against the wall in our bedroom and Will goes "Happy Birtday?" I was like, "Huh?" YEP, the sign was mis-spelled!!! HOW EMBARASSING! She was probably pointing and laughing at my sign....GRR!

Anyway, Mariah has been going through a rough couple of years and I have maintained that she'll "get over it" and I think she just might be. I saw her for the first time in a really long time on SNL a few weeks ago and I was totally impressed. She didn't look hideously immodest, as she has been looking and actually sounded GREAT! It had been a long time since I felt that way about her. When she closed the "Idol Gives Back" show last Wednesday night, I was starting to feel excitement about seeing her perform. THEN, last night it was Mariah Carey night on American Idol and I totally felt like an 8th grade girl. The first person she "coached" was my fav, David Archuleta and I was amazed at how down to earth and friendly she was being. I felt a sense of weird overwhelming pride in my chest. As the night wore on, it was getting worse! By the time Kristy Lee Cook had her turn, I was seriously in tears. I just kept thinking how CRAZY it would have been to have to opportunity, not only just to meet Mariah Carey, but also get to sing for her and have her give you advice!!!!! I would have absolutely freaked OUT!

Before you eat...think!

Several years ago, I attended a Relief Society Enrichment Night in Vancouver and my friend Taryn taught a nutrition/portion size class. She had this hand out for everyone and I have always had it on my fridge. I have had friends ask for a copy, but never have done it, so I thought I would share with everyone.

Before you eat...think!

Are you really hungry or just ...

*thirsty? Drink water.
*bored? Do something.
*stressed? Relax.

If you really are hungry...

1. Eat now before you are too hungry to make a good choice. If you're already starving, drink a BIG glass of water to fill your stomach while you prepare your meal.
2. Pay attention to portion size.
   
   
   Meat = deck of cards
   Fruit = fist
   Milk/yogurt = tennis ball
   Cheese = thumb
   Butter = thumb tip
   Bread = one slice, 1/2 bagel
   Rice or pasta = ice cream scoop
   
   If in doubt, check the serving size on the label and measure.


3. Set a limit on how much you will eat.
4. Cook only enough for one meal.
5. Use a small plate. Fill 1/4 with protein, 1/4 with carbs, and 1/2 with fruits and veggies.

While you are eating try one of these...

1. Put your utensil down between each bite.
2. Pause for 3 minutes.
3. Use all of your senses to enjoy your food.
4. Pay attention to your appetite.
5. Don't be afraid to leave food on your plate!

Help! I'm still hungry!

1. Wait 20 minutes
2. Have a big glass of water
3. Brush your teeth
4. Have some gum or a mint
5. Fill up on veggies

#2

I competed for the title of Miss Oregon USA when I was 19. I helped my roommate do her hair for the final competition and she ended up winning the whole thing! She was on the live Miss USA showing in fall 1997, competing for the Miss USA 1998 crown. I can't remember what place I took exactly, but I did make it to the top 10 semi-finalists.

I couldn't find any on stage pictures. These are all from back stage.

This is the roommate that won, Kara Jones.


This is my friend, Kari Adams. We met the very first year that I
competed for Miss Teen All American. We ended up competing all
3 years together and then competed again in Miss OR USA. Small world.