Aarrrr!!

Today is International Talk Like A "Piyate" Day!!

My pirate name is:

Dread Pirate Rackham

Like the famous Dread Pirate Roberts, you have a keen head for how to make a profit. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!

Get your own pirate name from piratequiz.com.
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'N this be the piyate name given me.

Utah's Best Bagger...

This is Kasala Kasala from the Macey's in West Jordan, and as you can tell, he is VERY excited to be the 2008 Utah State Best Bagger.

There were 38 baggers in this year's competition from Macey's, Dan's, Dick's, Lin's, Harmon's, and Winegar's. Just so everyone knows what this is all about, it's much more complicated than just bagging. They are judged on 1- Speed (You want to go fast), 2- Weight Distribution (You want each bag to weigh the same), 3- Bag Building Technique (Cans on the bottom, boxes on the sides, no glass touching, no chips/bread/eggs smashed, no bags torn or falling over, etc.), and 4-Appearance and Attitude (You should be in dress code and excited to be there!)

Everone bagged in plastic, and then in paper, and then their scores were added together to get the winner. Emily Call from Sandy Macey's came in second and Jenette Solis from Draper Harmon's came in third. Emily will go on to the National competition in February because Kasala leaves on his mission in December.

For all of you who don't care, that's just too bad because this was a lot of work and is what has been consuming most of my blogging time for the last 2 months. So deal with it! (And yes, that is me in the background. I was an official point calculator and was hoping to avoid getting in any news shots, but clearly failed!)

And here is a slide show from Deseret News so you can share in a little of the excitement!

Deseret News - Audio slideshow - It's in the bag

I Know, I Know...

So it has been a VERY long time since I posted anything. Don't get me wrong, PLENTY has been going on lately. I just haven't had time to sleep, let alone blog! On Monday of this week (September 15) it was the Utah Food Industry's Annual Educational Conference and Celebration. That is where I work, along with only three other people, therefore putting together a conference for the entire food industry in the state of Utah was more than a little work and more than a little time consuming!! On top of the conference, I was in charge of the Utah State Best Bagger Competition. You got it, bagging competition. If you are one of the ones saying "Oh brother, it's just bagging", you have got it all wrong!! This is serious business and those baggers take it VERY seriously!! (Some of them a little too seriously!) Anywho... it was fun, and IT'S OVER!!! So I will try to get and keep caught up. :0)

Peter Breinholt Concert

Last night quite a group of us went to the Peter Breinholt concert at the Sandy City Amphitheater. It was Mom & Dad, the Rebster, Dave, Jes, Caleb & Spencer, Jeff & Wendy Evans & thier boys, Amber & her date Eric, and Dave & I. We ran into Jessica's friend from High School, Kat and her husband, so they sat by us as well. It was a really fun concert, but I don't know that any of really paid too much attention to the actual concert. That seems to happen when the boys are around!! Here are some pictures...

Grandma and Piyate Spencer waiting outside the amphitheater. We were the first ones in line!

Rebecca and Caleb waiting too. We got the best seats on the grass!

Dad, Mom, and the Rebster.

The Gordons in the sun, not totally paying attention.

The Evans family, who we became friends with during the Benefit concert in May.

Amber and Eric.

And us, the Steeds, Dave and Natalie.

And then Grandma pulled out the candy...

Dave loving the red vines,

Spencer enjoying an air head,

Dave playing with his tootsie rolls,

and Jes not letting us see her giant mouthful of toostie rolls. She just can't resist!!

Then there was the actual concert, which I only got one picture of, and it's of the opening act, the "Singing Children of Africa". It was fun to watch them sing and dance!! They also sang a couple of songs with Peter. Here are some pics of us enjoying the concert...

the "Singing Children of Africa"

Caleb and Spencer paying attention with Dave,

and not paying attention with Dave.

Caleb dancing to the Rio song,

Dave and Spencer dancing,

Caleb watching with his Daddy,

and Spencer following Peter's instructions for everyone to wave thier cell phones.

Ryan Shupe was also there tonight, and was filming a music video for their new single "Be the One". Caleb and his Daddy went down and were dancing, so everyone watch CMT to see if they make the cut!!
It was a fun night and we all had a blast!!

You Belong in 1985

Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day.

What Year Do You Belong In?

So apparently I, Natalie, belong in the 80's. Good thing that's when I was born!!

You Belong in 1954

You're fun loving, romantic, and more than a little innocent. See you at the drive in!

What Year Do You Belong In?

And Dave belongs in the 50's, a 30 year difference? I think something is a little bit off!!

Memories!!!!

Have you seen this little tag going around on blogs? I left a comment on one, so now I've got to do #2 on the list.

So let's play:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

3. If you can't say anything nice, don't comment. If you do, I'll delete it.

Baby Chloe

This is our newest neice, Chloe Marie Cuzzort.

Since we don't have one of our own to show off,
we will brag about her!!

She was born on Friday, July 11th and was 8 lbs 15 oz.
Both Baby and Mommy (Heather) are doing well!

Her middle name comes from her Aunt Jennifer Marie Pemberton who left us too soon and we all miss dearly.

She is adorable and we are very jealous of Grandpa & Grandma and Amber who got to go to Georgia to see them! We can't wait to see her in person too!