I Had A Great Easter Weekend!

Let me start with Wednesday..... I took my Pharmacy 1 final and got a 90%!!!! I was sooo happy! Now I get about a 3 week break and then I will start Pharmacy 2 and On the Job Training will start shortly after that! There are alot of things going on in my life right now!! It's an exciting time!

Now on to easter weekend!

On Friday Dan and I went to the Ogden LDS Institute Spring Variety Show. It was really good! It made me really want to be back in the choir! They sang some really fun songs and all the dances were really good!

Saturday Dan and I got our engagement pictures done (as you can tell due to the change in my blog). We have over 100 pictures! It's so hard to pick just 1 to send with the invitations! We also got our invitations on saturday. They turned out really nice! I am excited for everyone to see them!

After pictures on Saturday, I went "wedding stuff" shopping. I am proud to say that I have finished buying everything except the stuff (like food) that you buy right before the wedding. It feels so nice to be almost done. Only 40 days left and time is creeping slowly along!

Sunday I got to sleep in a little bit and then Dan and I hung out with my family most of the day. My sister's little girl informed me that she is getting married in February in a red dress (she's only 3!!!). It was so cute! Later that night we went to his parent's and played Canasta. I really like that game! There was so much good food yesterday and lots of good company. Yesterday just had a good spirit about it.

I hope you all had as good of an Easter weekend as I did!

Goldenwest 5K For Schools.... I "Ran" It.

I "Ran" this race this morning! My very first race!


















So I ran the 5K for schools this morning. It was the first time I have run since Jr High, and even back then I only ran short distances. The most I have ever run at one time is a mile in gym class when it's part of your grade. The reason I did it (well, the MAIN reason) is because Dan is a runner. He is a good runner. Last April he ran the Ogden Marathon... and he didn't die. Anyway, so I tried to talk myself out of it all week but I guess I am not very persuasive because I did it.



















Let me just say... it is the HARDEST thing in the world to wake up EARLIER than you do for work to go run in the cold. I didn't want to get out of bed but somehow I did.

So we get there and it takes forever to start. FINALLY, we start running. That was the moment that I knew it would be bad. I thought that I had a good start and had made a good pace for myself.... then everyone started passing me. I ran the first half mile and then I started dying. I was crying and coughing and getting dizzy. I had NO IDEA that it was going to hurt that bad. I also had no idea that I was so out of shape. Dan was really really nice and he stayed with me the whole time. I think when it was all finished I ended up running a little over half of the race. Dan made me run the last mile (except for a small hill). But I finished strong! It was one of the hardest things I have ever done and it really made me realize that I need to get in better shape. My goal was to finish under 30 minutes. I didn't make it, but I don't think I could have done any better for my first race in 8 years. So, maybe I will do another one someday... but not before I do some training.


I just want to say to my sister Ashley, don't let this post discourage you from your race next weekend. It was really hard, but I feel good now. I am really glad that I did it. You will do great as long as you do your best. Just make sure you breath deep breaths in through your nose and out your mouth and JUST KEEP GOING! Good Luck!

I'm Getting MARRIED!!!!!!

As most of you know, Daniel and I got engaged yesterday! It has been quite a week/weekend for me but there was no better way to end it than getting proposed to. It all started Friday. We had lunch together (we work across the street from each other now). During lunch he told me that he would like to go to The Roof for dinner that night and then go and see the Joseph Smith movie. So we went to SLC and actually decided to go to The Garden instead of The Roof and then we watched the movie and then he took me home. I didn't find out until later, but the whole point of his taking me there was to trick me into thinking that he was going to propose that night. But, he didn't.



We had been planning to go on a horseback ride since Valentines Day but there has been too much snow. We finally got to go on Saturday. He wanted to take me to a different place but there was too much snow in that area so we ended up going to Willard Bay. It was such a nice day! So, we were just riding along and he was telling me about the other place he wanted to take me riding when all of the sudden he pulled the ring out! I don't know how I didn't notice all his moving around to get the ring out of the saddle bad and open it up and everything. So, we were still moving and I was kinda crying and staring at the ring and I was like "we should stop moving." So we stopped and he got off his horse and came and put the ring on my finger and then I got off and hugged him. Mid-hug I said, "You haven't asked me yet...." So he asked and, of course, I said YES!! I was so excited! I was shaking so bad!!! It really couldnt have been more perfect, well, until his horse started peeing.



So anyway, we are officially engaged to be married! We are planning for May 23rd in the Ogden temple. We hope to see you all at the reception and will let you know more as the day gets closer!

P.S. There is a picture of my ring below! He did such a good job of picking it out (much thanks to his mom and his sister, Kim). I am so so so excited to start my new life with him!

Closet Clean Out

Everyone, I have an addiction. I, Annica Jewkes, am addicted to shoes. I gave myself a small portion of my tax refund money for "fun" spending money. With it, I bought new scriptures (yay!), a few new dress shirts for work, and 4 PAIRS OF NEW SHOES! I justified it because I have been doing really well with saving money and also because it's not like my addiction is harmful to my body (except for the blisters on my heals) or creating problems around the world (except everyone is going to be so jealous when they see me in my new shoes because they are so stinkin cute!). So, here they are:
Another way I justified buy 4 new pairs was by making a promise to myself that I would clean out my shoe closet and get rid of all the shoes I don't wear anymore. I counted all my shoes. Total I have 44 pairs of shoes. I got rid of 18 pairs! I am so proud of myself!! It was really hard though because I had some really good times in some of those shoes. But it was time to let go.

So, if anyone is size 7-9 you can have some shoes. I'm not guaranteeing that they are all in good condition (especially the flip flops) but you are welcome to look at them if you want. Just let me know. (HAHA, Ashley, I know how you love my old flip flops! Remember when I threatened to flush your/my old ones down the toilet???)

And, as a disclaimer, to all of you out there (women mostly) who are amazed that anyone could have that many pairs of shoes, go count the shoes in your own closet. I had NO IDEA I had that many, and I bet you would be surprised to find out just how many you have too! Think of it as spring cleaning.

P.S. I quit my job today! For those of you who are wondering, I will (as of tomorrow) be working at Weber State Credit Union opening new accounts! I am excited!

I've seen 113! Geesh! I have no life!

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are over 270 films on this list. Copy this list, then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number. Have fun!

( ) Rocky Horror Picture Show
(x) Grease
(x) Grease 2
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
( ) Boondock Saints
( ) Fight Club
(x) Starsky and Hutch
( ) Blazing Saddles

Total so far: 6

(x) The Neverending Story
( ) The Neverending Story II
( ) The Neverending Story III
( ) Airplane
(x) The Princess Bride
( ) Willow
(x) Anchorman
(x) Napoleon Dynamite
(x) Labyrinth

Total so far: 11

(x) Saw (Edited)
(x) Saw II(Edited)
(x) Saw III(Edited)
( ) Saw IV
( ) Saw V
( ) White Noise
( ) White Oleander
(x) Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates

Total so far: 16

(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
(x) Scream (Edited)
( ) Scream 2
( ) Scream 3
( ) I Know What You Did Last Summer
( ) I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
(x) The Shining(Edited for TV)
(x) Candyman(TV)
( ) Stand By Me

Total so far: 21

( ) Scary Movie
( ) Scary Movie 2
( ) Scary Movie 3
( ) Scary Movie 4
( ) Resident Evil 1
( ) Resident Evil 2
( ) American Pie
( ) American Pie 2
( ) American Wedding
( ) American Pie Band Camp

Total so far: 21

(x) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
(x) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(x) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(x) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(x) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(x) The Wedding Singer
(x) Little Black Book
( ) The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch
(x) Finding Nemo

Total so far: 30

(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre
( ) Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
( ) White Chicks
( ) Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
( ) Robots

Total so far: 35

( ) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
( ) Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
( ) Along Came Polly
( ) Deep Impact
( ) King Pin
(x) Never Been Kissed
( ) Meet The Parents
( ) Meet the Fockers
( ) Eight Crazy Nights

Total so far: 37

( ) Joe Dirt
(x) King Kong
(x) A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie
(x) Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
( ) Dumber & Dumberer
( ) Halloween
( ) Surviving X-MAS

Total so far: 43

( ) Final Destination
( ) Final Destination 2
( ) Final Destination 3
(x) The Ring
(x) The Ring 2
( ) Flubber
( ) Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
(x) Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
( ) Ghost Ship

Total so far: 47

( ) From Hell
(x) Hellboy
(x) Secret Window
(x) I Am Sam
(x) The Whole Nine Yards
( ) The Whole Ten Yards
(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
( ) Seed of Chucky
( ) Bride of Chucky

Total so far: 53

(x) Ten Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
( ) Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
(x) Remember the Titans
( ) Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
(x) The Grudge 2
(x) The Mask
(x) Son Of The Mask

Total so far: 61

( ) Bad Boys
( ) Bad Boys 2
( ) Joy Ride
( ) Lucky Number Slevin
(x) Ocean's Eleven
( ) Ocean's Twelve
( ) Ocean's Thirteen
(x) Bourne Identity
(x) Bourne Supremecy
(x) Bourne Ultimatum

Total so far: 65

( ) Sixteen Candles
( ) Pretty in Pink
( ) Lone Star
(x) Bedazzled
( ) Predator I
( ) Predator II
( ) The Fog
(x) Ice Age
(x) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
( ) Curious George

Total so far: 68

(x) Independence Day
( ) Cujo
( ) A Bronx Tale
( ) Darkness Falls
( ) Christine
(x) ET
( ) Children of the Corn
( ) My Boss's Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) War of the Worlds

Total so far: 72

( ) Rush Hour
( ) Rush Hour 2
( ) Rush Hour 3
( ) Best Bet
(x) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
(x) She's All That
( ) Calendar Girls
( ) Sideways
( ) Mars Attacks
( ) Event Horizon

Total so far: 74

(x) Ever After
(x) Wizard of Oz
(x) Forrest Gump
( ) Big Trouble in Little China
( ) The Terminator
( ) The Terminator 2
( ) The Terminator 3
(x) X-Men
(x) X-2
(x) X-3: The Last Stand

Total so far: 80

(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
(x) Spider-Man 3
(x) Sky High
( ) Jeepers Creepers
( ) Jeepers Creepers 2
(x) Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
(x) Freaky Friday
( ) Reign of Fire

Total so far: 87

( ) The Skulls
( ) Cruel Intentions
( ) Cruel Intentions 2
( ) The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
( ) Shrek the Third
(x) Swimfan
(x) Miracle on 34th street
( ) Old School

Total so far: 91

(x) The Notebook
( ) K-Pax
( ) Krippendorf's Tribe
(x) A Walk to Remember
( ) Ice Castles
( ) Boogeyman
( ) The 40-year-old Virgin
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(x) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Total so far: 96

( ) Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
( ) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
( ) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
( ) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
( ) BASEketball
( ) Hostel
( ) Waiting for Guffman
( ) House of 1000 Corpses
( ) Devils Rejects
(x) Elf

Total so far: 97

( ) Highlander
(x) Mothman Prophecies
( ) American History X
( ) Three
( ) The Jacket
( ) Kung Fu Hustle
( ) Shaolin Soccer
( ) Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) Titanic

Total so far: 100

(x) Monty Python and the Holy Grail
( ) Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
( ) High Tension
( ) Club Dread
(x) Hulk
( ) Dawn Of the Dead
(x) Hook
(x) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
(x) Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Total so far: 105

( ) 28 days later
( ) Orgazmo
( ) Phantasm
( ) Waterworld
( ) Kill Bill vol 1
( ) Kill Bill vol 2
( ) Mortal Kombat
( ) Wolf Creek
( ) Kingdom of Heaven
( ) The Hills Have Eyes

Total so far: 105

( ) I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
( ) The Last House on the Left
(x) Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
(x) Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
( ) Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
( ) Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
( ) Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
( ) Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
( ) Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
( ) Ewoks The Battle For Endor

Total so far: 107

( ) Re-Animator
( ) Army of Darkness
( )The Matrix
( ) The Matrix Reloaded
( ) The Matrix Revolutions
( ) Animatrix
( ) Evil Dead
( ) Evil Dead 2
( ) Team America: World Police
( ) Ghosttown

Total so far: 107

( ) Red Dragon
( ) Silence of the Lambs
( ) Hannibal
(x) Wall-E
(x) Batman Begins
(x) The Dark Knight
(x) The Prestige
(x) Cars
( ) Gone With The Wind
(x) Top Gun

Total seen: 113

I tag everyone!

These Boots Were Made For Walking..... through snow!

I decided this past week that I was sick of walking through the snow or scraping snow off my car in the mornings and getting my pant-legs all wet, making me freeze throughout the day because THEY NEVER DRY!!! Also, my pants turn all white from the salt. It is a pain!! So I went shopping on Monday and got these cute boots to solve my snow problems! They coolest thing about these boots were that they were the ONLY ones in the store, they were my size, and they were ON SALE!!! Normally they cost $42.00 but I got them for $17.00! It was definately meant to be.....after some persuasion from Dan, Anna, and Kim (thanks guys!). Anyway, I just wanted to share my good purchase with everyone! I got them just in time for a snowstorm today and they worked wonderfully for me! No more wet pants and shoes for me!

A Rule to Live By: and other stuff

The NUMBER ONE rule for the day: NEVER accidentally spray perfume in your eye! It will make you blind for the rest of the day and it makes your face really really sticky. It's just not a good idea. Any of you who were considering doing this, DON'T!!!!

Now for an update on my life:

School is hard, but I am finally getting the hang of things. We still have lots of quizzes and that makes me really nervous, but I have passed them all so far. We just got done learning the Cardiovascular drugs and now we are on the Gastrointestinal Drugs. I make up some really dumb things in order to remember the Brand and Generic names of these drugs. Sometimes I think I am crazy!

As for the job situation, Bank of Utah decided to keep me! I will now be moving to the main floor and a "branch receptionist." They don't exactly have my job title set yet, but I am just happy that they are keeping me. I was really scared because I literally applied for 20 jobs and NOT ONE of them called me back for an interview. Times are definately scary and this was an eye opener for me. I need to start saving better and getting a 72-hour kit and food storage.