No Shave November at work

So it being NO SHAVE NOVEMBER, the guys at work decided to have a contest. The rules: no shaving. The prize a trip for 2 to St. George. Here are some pictures of the final judging.


So it got down to Jon and Mark...really the two best beards on the team. I voted for Jon, left. But Mark ended up winning. Go Mark! Yeah for having good beard growing genes :)

Here are most of the guys that competed. Clay was on a call, but we pulled him in for a sec to get voted on. The Voters, all of the girls in the office. I think there were maybe 20.

Most of the team. Top, left to right: Derrick, Jon, Mark, Nate F, Austin. Second row, left to right:Jeremy, Ben, me with my manly mustache, and Kayleigh with her highly attractive 'stache. And then Keith in front. We were missing Rex, Clay, Nate L, Steve and Justin ( he is in the picture above, on the right)

Kayleigh and I thought we would join the fun, and thought it was unfair that only the guys got to have a contest. So Kayleigh go some felt and we cut 'staches of our own! We were DQed, well because we were girls and the rules were beards not mustaches.

New Moon

Ok, so my good friend Adam got me into see New Moon. What do I have to say. I liked it. And then sometimes not so much. I laughed really hard at some parts where you probably weren't "suppose" to laugh. But it was so so so so, ok to many so's. Just so better than Twilight. Still hated Kristen Stewart. Can she act. NO. Does she look like she cares for Edward, nope not a smidgen. Did her screaming make me uncomfortable, you betcha. I could so be a better Bella ;) Robert Pattinson is still hairy and still wears lipstick, and still don't like his "acting". The script still sucked...stupid, cheesy, random. But I still liked it. The music was better. They stuck better to the book. And of course Taylor Lautner shirtless almost the entire movie. What can I say I am a sucker for a six pack, hairless, steaming guy/boy. And it made me laugh! I am going to go see it again with my co-worker Kayleigh. And I am excited.

The tale of the Curtains

So since it has been getting colder, the leaves on the tree outside my window have fallen all off. Therefore I decided it was time to get some curtains, you know so I didn't flash anyone or something like that. I can pretty much get away with no curtains in the summer. So this is the tale of Leah trying to make curtains. First I went to wal-mart, ok well I was all ready there, and I passed the fabric, and I thought to myself and said to Sarah. I need curtains. So we looked and found this pretty great sheerish, gray stuff. I got enough to double layer it. Then proceeded to buy it and take it home. I then got home and set out to make my wonderful curtains. I cut and I sewed and I sewed some more, very crookedly I might add. I went to the store and also got curtain rods. Then I went home and put up my wonderful new curtains. But later that night mom and dad came home and said, "so I see you put up new curtains". "Yes" I replied. "You know you can see everything through them, every poster on your wall, EVERYTHING." So failed I did with my curtains, what good are they if you can see through them? So that night I made sure to change out of sight of the window. The next day I was determined to do it right. I went to a real fabric store and picked out some pretty purple fabric, that was HALF OFF! I know right! For me, amazing! I actually look at the price. Any way I got 4 yards, and made sure it was not sheerish at all. Then I went home and cut and I sewed and I sewed some more, very crookedly I might add. The I was finished! And here they are! I put both of them up and they have a very nice effect. The End

Halloween!

So I decided that I really like Halloween! Last year I missed it, I spent most of it on an airplane or in the London airport, 12 hour layover not so fun, so it is my six month mark of being home, or going to Africa, however you want to look at it. That was really long run on sentence...any way I was really excited to dress up and carve pumpkins! We also had a Japanese exchange student for a week that I nicked named Rio, he only stayed for a week but he was really fun! Here are some pictures!

Ok, not the most flattering picture of me, but whatever, we had fun picking the pumpkins.Ok, so NEVER get a white pumpkin! It was impossible for me to carve, I gave myself a bruise on my hand trying to dig the guts out if it. So that is why the mighty Ben and Isaac are seen carving it. There was just no way I could have done it, I did draw the pattern, and get the guts out, so they can't take all of the credit for it.

So that was my work costume, in my work shirt! I love it! Dad hates it, I think it is funny and I get the greatest looks when I am wearing it. Ike was Santa, he is growing a pretty awesome beard for the play. Mom was a devil woman, thing, but we found the dress she is wearing at DI and it made the perfect costume. Al was superman, he made that costume him self! Oh my cute family!
So here is the full, going out or night, costume, and me trying to look all cool, yeah didn't work so well.

My curly faux hawk.....loved it, but I think if I do it again I will not spray it pink. I felt and looked a bit like cotton candy.


I am not going to lie, it was pretty sweet! And super easy, banana clips girls! Seriously five minutes!

I hope you all had a Happy Halloween!