tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:01:51 +0000~ Princessa ~http://blog.angela-monique.com/index.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)Blogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-4115080792561436419Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-10-26T13:59:10.621-07:00It's hard to celebrate someone's death, but in this case death was good. It meant no more poking and prodding by doctors and medical specialists, no more having to deal with ungrateful/spoiled family members and it meant going to sleep - forever. It's hards to let someone go, but it's also hard to hold onto them when they're suffering... Miss you Grandma!Minnie Regina Thomas Minnie Regina http://blog.angela-monique.com/2009/10/one-year-anniversary.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-654404611342829537Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:31:00 +00002008-02-02T20:02:33.727-07:00PoliticsThis past Tuesday morning, I awoke to the sound of the radio alarm tuned into 94.9. Rolled over and pretended it wasn't time to get up. Then I heard something that perked up my tired ears - Barack Obama was going to be in Boise this Saturday, February 2! Are you kidding me?!?! Idaho is as red as the repub states come! To hear that a Democrat candidate for the President of the United States http://blog.angela-monique.com/2008/02/barack-obama-in-boise.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-5391206026404533103Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:06:00 +00002007-10-07T10:31:09.472-07:00AdventuresThis picture illustrates one of my happier moments with my lost friend - butterfly chain. Yes, she was technically known as a 'Daisy Chain', but she was always a butterfly chain to me.Last Saturday, I experienced what climbers refer to as an "Epic Repel" at the City of Rocks on the Classic Route of the Lost Arrow. It was a wonderful 5.7 climb with great holds and views of the City. I was able http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/09/au-revoir-mon-ami.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-663590469205739191Fri, 11 May 2007 17:29:00 +00002007-05-11T11:15:16.219-07:00RacesAs I prepare for this weekend's Lava Rama 9.5 mile trail race, I can't help but look back and reminisce on this year's Robie Creek Half Marathon.The PreparationI initially didn't think I'd run the race this year, but since the Beau had never run Robie, I thought I'd give it another go. After all, it wasn't THAT bad :-) So January came along and we began the training regimine of weekly runs and http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/05/i-run-body-electric-robie-2007.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-7833665344191067807Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:12:00 +00002007-04-29T18:19:08.985-07:00Pre-ArchesAfter we wrapped up our Horseshoe Canyon hike, we headed on down to the Arches National Park area to find a camping spot for the night. Since it was after 5:00pm on a Saturday night, there was ABSOLUTELY no BLM camping spots. So we continued down the road found a turnoff for Castle Rock and ended up finding an awesome campground that was free; hooray!We set up camp on and headed out http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/04/owl-rock-arches-and-moab.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-8658600645660690737Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:27:00 +00002007-04-29T17:11:27.538-07:00Utah 2007Friday night, we ended up setting up camp on BLM land at the Horseshoe Canyon trail head to the Great Wall. I was REALLY excited for this hike because we were going to be seeing some amazing petroglyphs.We awoke Saturday morning, had breakfast, got our water ready for the hike and set out on the 6.5 mile hike into Horseshoe Canyon. The trail was awesome and the site, sounds, smells in the http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/04/horshoe-canyon-hiking.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-1897994064961588124Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:55:00 +00002007-04-29T16:25:38.815-07:00Utah 2007Ogden NightsUtah Adventure 2007 started Wednesday night as we headed down to Ogden, UT for our sleep over before heading out to Maple Canyon on Thursday. We arrived in Ogden pretty late; much later due to my misdirection (I was too stubborn to call Motel 6 for directions). After we ended up at the WRONG Motel 6, we called the number and found out the hotel was exits away. As we backtracked to http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/04/maple-canyon-climbing.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-478982231280733083Sun, 15 Apr 2007 00:23:00 +00002007-04-29T15:37:16.121-07:00Utah 2007Last weekend, the beau and I set off on a plethora of adventures in Utah. I had previously visited Utah and have spent many hours in the SLC airport waiting for a connection flight, but have never had a chance to check out the natural wonders of Utah.The extended weekend of adventures was awesome, but since we had to fit everything in it became exhausting at times :-)Roll Call: Hotel in http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/04/utah-adventure-2007.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-3141417348709197080Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:28:00 +00002007-02-13T19:19:13.147-07:00ValentinesOn the eve of Valentine's Day (a.k.a 2-year anniversary), I am on the East Coast, just miles away from Boston proper. Not a place to be when my love is many, many miles away. Now, what is a girl to do for her man when she is time zones away? Send him on a Beer Hunt!!Below are the instructions for how the Beer Hunt is to be conducted... Remember to have fun and wait to drink the beer until http://blog.angela-monique.com/2007/02/valentines-day-beer-hunt.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-116490904388298859Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:45:00 +00002006-11-30T10:50:43.930-07:00I just realized today that the number one killer in the world is death... This profound thought came out during a conversation with the Beau when I said the froggy was going to die from death unless he had some crickets. I don't know how one person can handle so many genius ideas, but I somehow manage to get by...http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/11/gasp.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-116406167089194508Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:11:00 +00002006-11-20T16:54:01.433-07:00I realized this past Saturday that I'm getting a bit more mature or just plain older. Not sure what this means, but I'm going to go with it. I went on a date to see "Borat:..." and laughed guiltily on more than one occasion throughout the flick. Afterwards, as we were walking along outside the theater in search of an after-flick drink, I couldn't stop shaking my head and spouting http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/11/moment-in-maturity.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-116284961092962192Mon, 06 Nov 2006 21:40:00 +00002006-11-07T22:32:46.643-07:00A special thanks goes out to the Beau for sending me this inspirational note as I try to make it through another workday...**** ////****////****This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/11/mathematical-viewpoint_06.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-116175533370368126Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:32:00 +00002006-10-24T22:48:53.803-07:00Setting: Tuesday morning around 7:15am PDT at the Resort's coffee counterSituation: I had just made my breakfast purchase which consisted of a huckleberry yogurt parfait and 1 Venti coffee of the day. Total cost of aforementioned purchase came to $5.09. Two forms of payment were used to cover the purchase cost - $5 hotel voucher (basically a $5 credit) and $10 bill as I had ran out of change http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/10/priceless-moment.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-115993690624310228Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:18:00 +00002009-07-24T13:34:40.089-07:00I'm reading Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged right now and I found my thoughts spilled out on the middle page 411. Dr. Ferris is talking with Rearden:"Did you really think that we want those laws to be observed?" said Dr. Ferris. "We want them broken. You'd better get it straight that it's not a bunch of boy scouts you're up against--then you'll know that this is not the age for beautiful gestures. http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/10/what-if-tofu-is-people.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-115204677889070789Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:50:00 +00002006-12-08T23:52:50.033-07:00Nothing puts life and the qualities of life into better perspective than death. I spoke with my Mimi this morning and found out that my great Uncle Ken had passed away last Friday; he was 80 years old. Great Uncle Ken was my Poppo's older brother. I recently saw Uncle Ken at my Uncle Ron's birthday celebration. Ken was carrying his oxygen tank around and sipping on a whiskey-on-the-rocks http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/07/perspective.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-115178429290805976Sat, 01 Jul 2006 19:19:00 +00002006-07-01T13:04:52.940-07:00Last night, the Beau and I went to see "An Inconvenient Truth" at the Flicks since it was opening night. I bought tickets earlier in the day because I was expecting a large crowd; similar to the opening day of Michael Moore's movie 2 years earlier. The Beau and I rode Rusty and Betty down to the theater and had some brew and pita/hummus combo before getting in line for the movie. Wow... so http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/07/inconvenient-truth.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-115128828918479711Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:17:00 +00002006-06-30T14:53:17.140-07:00I've always loved books. Ever since I was in grade school, I've been reading books for school and for pleasure. Once the college years hit, I had to give up the pleasure reading in order to read assignments and pass the damn classes I was paying for in order to attain my higher education and the coveted diplomas. After the Masters degree, it has been a pleasure to return to my love. It's so http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/06/nerdtopia.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114868336115507459Fri, 26 May 2006 22:08:00 +00002006-06-13T17:09:06.740-07:00Friday BurnsMy birthday adventure began in Burns, OR. Not a likely place for an adventure to begin, but it was just right for me! We arrived in Burns after bidding farewell and sharing a drink with Miss Mess and past co-workers. Our goal was to hit 100% of the Burns' bars, but after the shared drink with Boise pals coupled with the long drive, we were beat and ended up hitting the sack withouthttp://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/05/birthday-weekend-adventures.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114853209923680970Thu, 25 May 2006 04:16:00 +00002006-05-24T21:41:39.250-07:00Realization: No matter how much you need your dad or mom to be the parent you've always wanted, if they don't have the capacity of ever being that parent, then that is a sad realization.Lesson: Don't set unreal expectations on people - it is unfair to them and you. Be thankful for the people in your life who appreciate, remember and have been there for you.http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/05/sad-dallas-realization.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114788081165357953Wed, 17 May 2006 15:05:00 +00002006-05-17T08:46:51.696-07:00I am so amazed at people. The people who don't take the time to look outside the little box that is "their life" and realize that there are others in their communities that are less fortunate than they are. People who sit with their backs turned as I tell about what I did the previous night - make hygiene kits for children in B-town and surrounding school districts. The hygiene kits contained http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/05/its-amazing.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114602330507311216Wed, 26 Apr 2006 03:33:00 +00002006-04-25T21:51:42.850-07:00Just returned from The Flicks and looked in the mirror. My eyes are red and the dreaded puffiness is beginning to appear beneath my sad eyes. I went to The Flicks tonight in support of a good cause, the Idaho Women's Network, by paying $10/ticket to watch Searching for Angela Shelton. The movie is a documentary about an extraordinary woman named Angela Shelton, who wants to interview all the http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/04/searching-for-angela-shelton.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114300705179332838Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:43:00 +00002006-03-22T14:06:55.036-07:00Well, currently spending a couple of days in good ol' Tex-ass for training. Got in a bit late last night and wasn't able to do much tonight since I needed to get some work done. Did manage to get some quality time in with a dirty vodka martini, shaken and with 3 olives. Sad part was, the olives weren't garlic stuffed :-( Needless to say, the journey getting here was much more torturous than http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/03/things-are-always-bigger-in-or-on-way.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114300619257732430Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:41:00 +00002006-03-21T22:43:12.586-07:00Have you ever looked at a chick and thought: "She looks like her name should be Trixie. Or maybe Babs."http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/03/have-you-ever.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114260973685401328Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:32:00 +00002006-03-17T08:35:36.866-07:00You know you're listening to a really kick ass song when you look in the rearview mirror of your car and see the person in the car behind you singing (or mouthing the words) to the same exact song without missing a word!BTW - Top o' the mornin' to ya!http://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/03/you-know-when.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5953163.post-114195964559859734Fri, 10 Mar 2006 02:37:00 +00002006-03-09T20:00:45.636-07:00In light of recent news stories of people getting kicked out of college for their site on MySpace.com, and other stories along the same line, I'd like to add a disclaimer to this blog. To me, a blog is supporting documentation of one's interests and it is a point-in-time / living, online document. I do not claim responsibility for the words I wrote 1 year+ ago. Even though I may still feel or acthttp://blog.angela-monique.com/2006/03/blog-disclaimer.phpnoreply@blogger.com (Princessa)0