Steph’s Story

The Reader’s Digest/Condensed Soup Story about me:

Born in Mesa, Arizona a long side a cactus (kidding), but spend some of my childhood in Utah, and little more of my childhood in Tonga, and my teenaged through college years in Laie, Hawaii. It’s been serveral years since I lived in the islands, but I still consider myself an island girl through and through. You can take the girl out of Hawaii but you can’t take Hawaii out of the girl. So I strive to live up to my laid-back, flip flop nature while living in the Dallas area.

I have a great desire to try and do many things, but I am only good a a few, and still improving my skills. Digital Scrapbooking, stamping and photography are my top favorite things to do, although I do dabble a bit with my sewing machine, cooking (when I feel so inspired), and of course blogging.

Aside from my hobbies I really enjoy swimming, camping, biking, board & video games and traveling. I spend a lot of time with my amazing husband and hang out with friends on the weekends.

Places I Frequently Click

• Pandora: free customizable internet radio that is playing either at my job or at home everyday.

• Facebook: I can’t tell you how many ‘long, lost friends’ I have found here.

• Meetup: You can find any interest group in your area, and it’s free!

• Goodreads: books you like, hate, read, want to read…keep it all here.

• Stephenie Meyer: Have you read the Twilight series yet? Well, what are you waiting for?

• Killer Bunnies: my favorite card game that has a ton of rules that I can never remember.

• All Recipes: I don’t even open up a cookbook anymore…

• Hungry Girl: “I’m not a nutritionist, I’m just hungry”.

• Quick Fix Meals: Food Network show that I love, but don’t see because we don’t have cable.

• World’s Healthiest Foods: real food, real nutrition, real goodness.

• Sarah & Carlos’ Kitchen: the most amazing recipe collection with international twist.

• SparkPeople: free diet plans, nutrition, health and fitness info.

• Yoga Today: yoga classes right in your own living room! Why not?

Favorite Church Sites

• LDS.org: what can you NOT find here? I love it!

• BYU TV: we don’t have cable, and I just can’t live without Music and the Spoken Word.

• Sister Somebody: uplifting, positive LDS blog written by awesome Sisters (including me).

• Jesus Christ: a beautiful website about the Savior, His life, mission, and teachings.

• Mormon.org: do you have any questions about the LDS church? Visit this site.

• FamilySearch: genealogy, family history, ancestor search…it is all here, for free, for anyone!

• Encyclopedia of Mormonism: I’m just glad that I didn’t have to buy the book.