I have been too serious for too long recently

I have decided to add something funny to this from now on because I am too serious and think too much about serious things. 
I wanted to tell somethings funny. 
So, a few years ago, about 5 years ago, I have a Nephew named Ian that was in a play for school. I was talking to him over Thanksgiving Holiday and I was asking him what he was up to, and what he was planning on doing with his High School life, etc (he is not in High School anymore)Anyway. He said he was so excited because he was going to be in an up and coming play. I forgot the name of the play but ı was really excited for him (I think it was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or something) Anyway, I ws so excited for him, I went up to my mom and said... "Mom, we have a thespian in our family!" My mom pulled me aside and was really upset. I could see in her face. She said,"Dena, Don't talk like that" I said, "Mom? What? Ian is a thespian" My mom was even more annoyed with me and said "Don't talk like that! You know that is really judgmental of you and very rude" "Mom, I am not being rude, he is starring in a play at school and he is really excited about it. He will turn into a regular Thespian." Mom was not happy about what I said and even said a comment about how we should be loving and accepting of others in our family, no matter what they think and especially of their sexual orientation... Say What???? HAHAHAHA... My mom is hilarious sometimes

I had to post this!!!

I love finding funny this and posting them. I was looking today, upon a break from job hunting, at Wedding Dresses. I found something so hideous and funny I had to post it. 
  Rest assured, I will not look like a Crack Bride when I get married. (Yes... The Snuggle can thank me) I do however wish the horse came with the dress... I want one with a horse... That notion is a cool one

Look how she is slouching! Is that supposed to be really cool? Bahahaha! She looks like she is too tall for the dress and on crack... Makes me laugh every time I see it

So, this is kind of funny. It will be more funny

A couple weeks ago I was heading up to Eden,Utah with my two teenagers. I was meeting an old childhood friend and the teens were coming too! I thought it would be a total blast to go up on the Front Runner, as it is called here in Utah. The Front Runner is a train that  goes from Downtown, Salt Lake City to Ogden, Utah. I was really excited to go and it is not too expensive. for a group pass it is 13.00. That was reasonable for me. 
   Well, we had to walk from my parents which is all the way up near the Church Office Building. We had to catch the Trax (like an on the ground Metro) from about West Temple and South Temple near the Utah Symphony Hall is. (which is about two or three blocks West of me and about one and a half block south of me) I knew that because I was going to be gone for about 10 days I had to pack the lap top, (thanks snuggle for letting me use it here or I would be lost with out it!) and some clothes. I was trying to pack light because I did not want to have to carry everything an have it be a pain. I was thinking that everything would be OK because I had wheels on my suit case. 
  The Teens were not at all enthusiastic at ALL. The younger one (who turned 13 up at Eden) had already had to wake up EARLY to come to S.L.C. from Orem. She was not a happy camper to say the least. She had to leave Orem at 6:44 am. 
  So, we were walking to the Trax, to take us to the Front Runner Station (Also called Central Station) which is the only way as of right now to get to Front Runner. 
   Before I go further, my dear reader, I must tell you about the night before because this plays a big part in this story. The night before I had wanted to walk with Connor to Gateway Mall and buy Rebeka a Birthday gift. On the way we had decided to go to a move and see somethings, and so after the movie, I showed Connor that we will be getting on Front Runner by going on Trax and Trax will take us to the Front Runner. Now, knowing that, poor Connor thought that I was showing him The actual Front Runner Station, although I did not know that at the time. 
  So, I told Connor that we are going to the Front Runner Station, Connor said I know where that is, I thought he was saying he knew how to get there. Connor did not want to come with me because he said he was embarrassed that I was walking the city with a small suit case and pulling it. So, he was way far away from me. 
   Rebeka stayed by me and we ended up pulling it with it's wheels and using a leather strap from my D&B bag (thanks Dooney and Burke). I had asked Connor to stay by me however, Connor did not see why he should stay by me. We got to Trax, finally, and we waited for the Trax to get to the Front Runner. The Trax came and Connor had decided to get on way in front of the Trax and because I was tired pulling my suit case I had decided to get on with Beka in the back. As I got on the Trax, I realized that my wheel had broken off... So sad! I hopped on and said to Beka, "I hope Connor knows where he is going" to which she readily said in an irritated voice,"He does not, he doesn't even know where he is going!" I was worried but I thought he would see that I did not get off and that he would hop back on the Trax, but I was just hoping. We got off at the Front Runner and I felt so strongly that Connor was at the Trax stop at the Gateway Mall where I had told Connor the night before that we were going to Front Runner with Trax and there is a Trax stop at Gateway. I then hoped that he would get back on the Trax, and continue on to the Front Runner Station. Not only that but I had Connor's phone and Beka had her phone and I thought... he will not be able to call me!
   I waited and waited for Connor to come on the Trax, and while we were waiting, we walked to the Greyhound Bus station which was not far from Front Runner, and I thought I would put my suit case in the lockers there. But my suit case was two inches bigger and the entire area smelled horrible of urine. There was no way that I would keep my bags there. Beka was really annoyed and hot and wearing a hot sweat shirt (beyond me why she would wear a sweat shirt in 98 Degree heat!) and she was getting more and more irritated. Just then, Connor called me from an unregistered phone and said "MOM! Where are you???" I said I am at the Front Runner station, Connor where are you? He said "I am where you told me last night that we were going!" And so, I asked Beka if she would PLEASE stay there, sit on a nice bench and wait for me with our stuff because it is so hard taking things back and forth and back and forth... I said please Beka, I will go get Connor at the Trax Stop, and I will be back in 15 minutes not more. She started yelling at me, and yelled NO!!! DON'T LEAVE ME... She even at one point said "You are abandoning ME!!!" now, dear reader, we started that whole morning at 11 am and now it was 1:30 because of all the little set backs. All I wanted was for Beka to wait for me in front of the Front Runner while I ran three Trax Stops Away to get Connor and get right back on a Trax to reunite with Beka. Beka would not do this. I was really irritated with her but did not say anything. What irritated me was a Front Runner worker asked Beka what was going on and she said "My mom is trying to leave me to go to the Mall" I was really annoyed because it sounded like I was leaving her for going to the Mall... Of course I would not "LEAVE HER" and of course I was only trying to find the fastest and most efficient way to retrieve Connor and most smooth way. I was not trying to Abandon Beka and by all means it would take more time to have to bring Beka, who at that point was really loud with her anger towards her brother and wanting everyone to know that her brother was annoying her. I was annoyed really irritated with Beka at that point and the man said "Ma'am you can not leave your daughter" I just looked at Beka and said "Fine Come" and then when Beka tried to talk I told her not to. she said the most embarrassing things, she yelled "Connor should be Raped, and killed and we should leave him there, he does not deserve to come with us to Eden" that is a toned down version that she said though. Yeah... My cute little girl had officially annoyed me for the last time and I told her at that point to never talk to me if she was going to say that for the rest of the day, and just do what I say. We finally got to Connor and reunited with him. I was so happy and almost wanted to cry because he was safe! I hugged him and said I was so sorry that we got confused. Connor realized that it was the wrong spot when he did not see us get out of the Trax. He thought that when I pointed the Trax out to him that I was telling him that this was the Front Runner Station. I was just happy we were together. Beka on the other hand was upset that I was not angry at him and told him he should have been left there while we went to Eden on our own! (I was so angry at Beka for even saying that) 
   We went back to the Front Runner station and was just about to hop on the Front Runner when I realized that I had to have 13.00 in either 20 dollar notes, 10 dollar notes, 5 dollar notes and one dollar notes. I heard from a worker that you can not pay with one hundred dollar notes and that was all I had. (Emergency money from my dad that I got permission to use) And so, I begged Beka to be nice to her brother, while I ran to the Gateway Mall and then I ended up finding a Wells Fargo Bank to make change. I called my dad on the way and asked him if I could use the Emergency money for that and he agreed so I changed it and went back to the Front Runner Station on Trax. While I was on Trax heading to the Central Station a man sat on row and on the other side of the aisle of me. He turned around and said "MMMM!!! M-MM-MMM!!! Damn you fine woman!!! I say you FINE!! You Bea-U-TI-FUL!!" At this point I was trying to not make eye contact I I ended up looking down or out to my left window. The man said "I said YOU ARE Beautiful!!! Do you know I always loved you? do you know you are Beautiful?" I pretended to now him and he was louder and loudr and louder. I was trying to not listen to him. He was speaking like that for about ten minutes then he said "You don't love me like I loved you. You are pretending to not know me. I am not crazy you know. I stopped taking my pills just three months ago" I thought maybe he should go back. When we got to the station, he said "I am in love and don't know your name" I said the one and only thing, "That's too bad" and trying to get off the Trax, he started yelling "That's too bad? That's too bad?? That is all you have to say to me?? " I started running and a worker came up to the Crazy Man and I left and bought a ticket and went on the Front Runner with Connor and Beka... Hahahaha... How funny What a day that was. 
  We got up to Ogden at 3:38 and we were picked up from Front Runner at 5:15. We had a 40 minute drive to Eden which is nestled in the mountains, East of Ogden. It was a long day to say the least but all in all I really like riding Front Runner. Trax will be at the Airport in about a year from now. I am really happy for that. 
  I am happy to have that part of the day not repeated but I will say I will look back on the day and smile and remember it and laugh. give me a couple of months

Home Sweet Home

I have been waiting and waiting to see my family the last year and few months now. 
Sometimes it feels longer then other times it feels like such a short time. 
  I left the Istanbul airport at 5:56 am June 28th. Istanbul time. I arrived 1:35 am June 29th Utah time.  The airport in Istanbul was fine for me. I had no problems with the customs.Packing was an ordeal for me because we were trying to pack the cheapest way possible. I had gifts for all the family and I was worried that I was not going to be able to get everything that I wanted to bring. Anyway, I ended up being able to bring the things I wanted... Just ONE more gift for my mom and I will be done, but I have to send it all
  I went to Amsterdam airport from Istanbul, JFK then on to SLC Airport. 
 I have to say that I really like the Amsterdam airport. They have a Museum in the airport that is quite great actually. 
 Upon arriving there were some Officers waiting for someone that I think had some drugs on her or something because of the search dog, happily sniffing everyone's bag, and the four officers waiting for her at the end of the ramp. 
Getting through security to get on to the flight to the JFK I was frisked, and must say I did not like the female officer frisking me. She was nice and not rude to me in anyway, just I hated how she frisked me. she was supposed to pat me down and that was that, she grabbed my chest and said, "Is anything in there? Wait, ARE THOSE REAL???" Instead of releasing her hands, she kept them there.... I was going to tell my younger sister, Summer about it but I was in the Church Distribution Center in Downtown SLC and thought although, it is kind of funny the people there would not think so hehe. 
  So it was on to the JFK. I was in there for just a couple hours, but it was great to be able to connect online and see Erkan. 
  I liked that part. 
 Then we went on the plane to Utah. We sat on the concord for 2.5 hours and waited because a huge thunderstorm came in and grounded a lot of flights for those two hours. (Sigh... JFK)
 I must say security through JFK was rather exciting. 
 I was traveling with so much stuff that I had to get some things in a carry on. This carry on was really heavy and I was asked to come with a Security TSA Officer. I agreed, what other choice do I have, right? 
  But,  I did not have anything to hide. He opened my carry on really slowly. I was thinking what the heck. "There is been an alert on our screen, That officer over there said you have a bomb" I was like what? I was not too worried... (I had a tea pot though...) He is so slow about t though I was wondering when he was going to be able to let me through. 
  Two minutes later, he pulls out my tea pot and in there are some scarves. He slowly had to take them out which took another minute and a half. He looked at me and said, "A tea pot?" I said, "yeah". He said "An effing Teapot?" I said "yeah" (only he used the F word) He said... You can go. and he turned to his screener person and said "It was a Fracking tea pot" (only he did not say fracking) HAHAHAHAHAHA
 That was so funny.

 Sadly: There is a block on the internet for some reason I can not post pictures... Pictures will come :/