My favorite Christmas Song

O Holy Night


O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
'Til He appear'd and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! O, hear the angels' voices!

O night divine, O night when Christ was born;
O night divine, O night, O night Divine.

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here come the wise men from Orient land.
The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger;
In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger,
Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, Behold your King.

Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever,
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
His power and glory evermore proclaim.

I am still thankful

A few weeks after thanksgiving and I’m still feeling very thankful/grateful for all of my blessings. This is a good thing! I think we can get spoiled and forget that there are people in this world and even in our own neighborhoods without proper food, clothing, or shelter. This year I asked my vendors to make donations on my behalf or to donate my corporate schmoozing gifts to shelters. I really honestly don’t need anything. I’d much rather feed a family a holiday dinner for $15 than to receive a box of chocolates that I know I’ll regret eating later on anyway. So this year while you’re out in the shuffle and bustle of the Holiday season – Throw some change in the salvation army bucket, buy a gift for a child in need or donate to your local food bank. You really can make a difference.

Thanksgiving

It’s been a while since I updated my blog. I know, I know! Bad Jeni :o) The last few weeks have been pretty busy with work but I was very blessed to be able to go visit Denver for the Thanksgiving Holiday. I know it’s a little late but I thought I’d list the things that I’m thankful fro this year.

God – I am so thankful to know God and have a relationship with Him. He is the center of my life and without Him I have nothing. I am so blessed to find hope in this hopeless world with Christ.

My family – I have the most amazing family on the planet!! I love you all! I also am the proud aunt of THE CUTEST KIDS IN THE UNIVERSE. They really are :o)

My church Family – I am blessed to have been adopted here in Sacramento by some pretty incredible people.

My friends – I have some of the best friends in the world. All have been hand selected by God and placed in my life.

My country – While I may not agree with the current political climate in this country, I feel blessed to live in one where we have the choice and right to change or screw things up.

My health – there are so many people who aren’t well right now. I thank God daily that my family and I are happy and healthy!

My job – sometimes it’s busy and sometime it’s a pain but I really have been blessed with favor from God at my job. I’m also very thankful just to HAVE a job in this economy.

My car – It’s paid for :o)

My condo – I have a renter who pays on time!

My apartment in Sac – I have a garage :o)


I had a great time in Denver! I’m so glad I was able to catch up with so many of you. Hopefully I’ll get to see those that I missed when I’m back for Christmas.

Tag

Tagged
7 Things I Can do:
1. Reach items on high shelves without the aid of a step stool
2. Sing all the words to the theme song “The Facts of Life”
3. Eat pretty much anything4
. Tell when people are having a hard time
5. Encourage others
6. Cook
7. Do the white girl dance

7 Things I Cannot do:
1. Play an instrument Proficiently2
. Speak another language
3. Keep my room clean
4. Run for more than 2 minutes
5. eat beans
6. Watch horror/scary movies
7. The splits

7 Things that attracted me to (Significant other):
1. Currently unsignificant
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7 Things I say most often:
1. Awesome
2. Frieennndddd!!!
3. you’ve gotta rock the tallness
4. I need a massage
5. I’m sorry, I’m deaf. Can you repeat that?
6. Argh
7. Iove you

7 Celebrity Admirations
1. N/A
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7 Favorite Foods
1. Mexican
2. Sushi
3. Pasta
4. Yogurt
5. Cheese
6, Chocolate
7. Anythign Fried

7 People to tag:
1. Kristi
2. Michelle
3. Karly
4. Chanelle
5. Stacey
6. Andrea D
7. Andrea A

Open Mouth - Insert Foot

Note to self: Carefully read text messages vs. skimming them to avoid major confusion. End note.

The weekend is over

Ahhh it’s Monday again and I’m totally exhausted from my weekend. I stayed out until 5 am for the first time in YEARS… Probably since I was 21 or 22. Man I’m old!! I went down to Stockton to hang out with some friends and some how was convinced (still not quite sure how it happened) into midnight bowling followed by “breakfast” at IHOP at 3:30 am. Needless to say I was useless for most of Saturday and had to take a power nap between services yesterday to keep from falling asleep on my feet.

On the sad side of things my friend Jo’s dad passed away on Thursday. Please pray for him and the family while they go through this trial. It’s been very difficult for all of them.

I'm a super hero!!!

http://www.makemesuper.com/r.php?i=3_b6546-081828-f-Jennifer

Bishop's Farm

My Sacramento "family" and I went on a lovely outing to Bishop's Farm in Wheatland on Saturday. I've attached a few pictures from our adventures. We enjoyed train rides, corn mazes, goat & pig races and most of all PIE! I fell in love with their famous walnut pie.

Yuck-O

I managed to catch some sort of cold/flu bug this week. OH YEAH!!!!! I blame my co-worker Gretta for infecting us all. I really hope I can make it though the next couple of days. It's not a good time to miss work. Oy!!

Tortillas!!!!

Last night my friend Adam came over to teach me the art of the homemade flour tortilla. I had NO idea it was so easy! All it requires is flour, a little oil, a little baking powder and water. Mix it until it’s a pizza dough consistency then roll and bake on the skillet. I must say they were delicious!! They went wonderfully with my avocado salsa and chicken for tacos. I think we might have to move to Mexico and start a taco stand. Nahhhhh :o)

The Internet is Awesome

Today I pulled out one of my favorite black shirts fresh from the wash only to find that it had dreaded deodorant stains! (dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!) What to do?? Alas, all was not lost. When I got to work. I simply googled “Deodorant Stains” and was promptly routed to 63,456 websites to help me with my deodorant needs. Crisis averted…. Phew!!!

Wrap me in your arms

Last week was a rather intense. On the less earth shattering side the budgets from the black lagoon resurfaced again. I really wish our client would make up its mind as to what they really want to do. It’s kind of annoying to work for 3 or 4 hours on something for them to say – Oh by the way we want to change one little thing. One little thing equals about 2 more hours of work.

On the sad side I spent a lot of time with my friend Jo this week. His dad is in the hospital and will more than likely pass away within the next few months. I don’t know the technical words for what’s wrong but he has lung damage. He could make it a week, a month or even a year but because of his age (he’s in his 70’s) his body just isn’t bouncing back like it should. It’s really sad. I can’t imagine losing my dad period. Let alone in my early 20’s. So anyway, pray for Jo and his family. He’s the youngest of 8 and there are a lot of grandkids that are pretty sad that Grandpa is sick.

On the bright side (yes Pollyanna is my nickname :o) My weekend was nice and relaxing. I did about a million loads of laundry and rearranged my room. I really feel like my house is coming together finally! Also, we had a really amazing church service yesterday. Our praise team learned this song on Saturday and I reallllllllyyy love it!




Michael Gungor - Wrap Me in Your Arms

YAY FRIDAY!!

Nothing too major happened this week. Let’s see…. My mommy booked my plane tickets for Thanksgiving and Christmas! YAYAY!!! I completed my quarterly property inspections for work. I had an interesting time climbing on roofs, learning about electrical systems and photocells. I however did not enjoy the bugs that I met on the way. I had to go into several electrical rooms that hadn’t been opened in a while and it totally grossed me out. LOL I am such a girly girl. I shrieked and squealed as I almost walked into a room filled with cobwebs. My maintenance guy, Brian, who kindly escorted me through the inspection process, really got a kick out of my reaction to bugs, dead squirrels and human waste (GROOOSSSSSS!!!) that we came across. LOL Ahhh the adventures in property management… What else… I attempted last night to make salmon with a garlic dill butter. It came out ok. Not too bad for my first try.


Anyway, I’ll save you from the rest of my mindless drivel of a week…. I am so glad that it’s Friday!!

Nothing new to report

I have nothing new to report. However, I don't want to get out of the habit of blogging so I've attached a random Tuesday morning survey for your reading pleasure:


What is your salad dressing of choice?Usually ranch but sometimes balsamic

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?I love Mimi’s Café

What food could you eat every day for two weeks and not get sick of?Probably Mexican

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Pepperoni, extra cheese and mushrooms

What do you like to put on your toast?Wheat toast with Butter please

What is your wallpaper on your computer?My sweetie Sam :o)

How many televisions are in your house?1

What color cell phone do you have?Silver and black

Laptop or PC? Laptop

Are you right-handed or left-handed?Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?Not really

What is the last heavy item you lifted?Couldn’t tell ya

What color are your eyes?
Green

How did you get one of your scars?
Ohhh so many to choose from… I have one on my forehead from falling down the stairs when I was 2.

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?Not that I remember

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?Nope

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?Bob ;o) j/k I don’t know

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?Sure.

How many pairs of flip flops do you own?Too many

Last time you had a run-in with the cops?It’s been a long time *knock on wood*

What did you want to be when you grew up?An international food critic

Last person you talked to?Cara

Last person you hugged?Britney

Season?Fall

Holiday?Thanksgiving

Day of the week?Saturday

Month?November

Missing someone?Yup! My nephews!!

Mood?Good – I little tired. Stayed up too late watching Heroes

Listening to?Air

Watching?Nada

Worrying about?Currently nothing

First place you went this morning?To work

What can you not wait to do?Go home and go back to bed! lol

What's the last movie you saw?Miss Congeniality

Do you smile often?I try too. However, I discovered I scowl when I’m concentrating. Gotta knock that off or I’ll get wrinkles!! lol

I realized a few things...

You know you’re a Californian when…

The high for the day is 72 and you think “burrrr I should wear a sweater”

You turn off every light as you leave the room

You turn off the water when you brush your teeth

You see empty bottles as miscellaneous income

When you hear rain in the forecast you plan additional 20 minutes for your commute (silly Californians can’t drive in the rain!).

Ahhhhhhh

Ahhhhhhhhh

That is the sound of my sigh of relief. My budgets are done! I successfully completed round one of the budgeting process for 6 properties. This is no small feat considering they were all excel workbooks and I had to link 50% of the cells to make the numbers come out right. It was a lot of work and I’m glad I finished. I’m thankful though that my boss appreciates my work. She went on and on yesterday about how happy she was that I was here and that I just did it. It makes her job easier as a senior manager. She just looks at it, makes minor changes and then it’s off to the client.

Proud to Wait

I’m excited for this weekend! I actually get to relax. For part of it anyway :o) On Saturday we a hosing at “Proud to Wait” seminar for our youth group, iPray. Proud to Wait is a government funded group that offers education for preteens/teenagers about abstinence. I think it is a great tool for our young people and I hope it impacts them positively! Slowly but surely we are Reaching People, Improving Families, and Impacting the Community.

Fall is in the air!

I love the fall! It's by far my favorite time of year. It's a little different here in California. The leaves don't change quite as much as in Colorado and it doesn't cool down as much, but I love it still the same.

Jeni’s top 10 list of signs Fall is on it’s way

10. The return of The Office!! (Office fans across the universe rejoice!)
9. The morning chill is back in the air
8. My unnatural draw to sweaters even though it’s 80 degrees outside
7. The Christmas Shopping has begun!
6. My search for the perfect pair of boots will commence upon the receipt of my next pay check
5. It’s darker in the mornings
4. It’s also getting dark earlier in the evenings
3. Halloween costumes/candy are everywhere!
2. The trees are starting to change

1. The return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks!

Another Good Song

God is good!

We were blessed to have another baptism service at Sacramento's House of Praise this weekend. God is doing great things in Northern California!

Busy Weekend

I had a busy but great weekend with my mom. We had fun catching up and I was able to take her on her first trip to San Francisco! We saw some good sights and ate some FANTASTIC food. If you're ever in the Bay Area be sure to check out The Stinking Rose. It is the garlic lovers paradise!!

Decorating progress

Finally Friday

Work blahhh

I’m so glad that today is Friday! It has been a very hectic and stressful week to say the least. This time of year is always busy at work but I really have been going full speed to get things done before my mom arrives today. I had great feed back on what I’ve accomplished so far from my boss so I think I’ll be able to enjoy this weekend without thinking about work!

Exercise

I really have this love hate relationship with exercise. I hate to do it but I love the results lol. I’ve been working out consistently for 25 days now and am feeling great. I love the energy I have and how well I sleep at night. However, I don’t love being sore the next day though. I’ve been doing the “Firm” workout and it totally kicks my booty. Literally! Lol. It’s designed to help tone those female trouble areas. It combines step-box routines, lightweights, aerobics and strength training. I used the program a few years ago to help me lose some extra flub I had gained through the years. I am proud to say that I’ve kept off all the weight (all 35 lbs! Yay! GO ME!) but I unfortunately had lost a lot of the muscle tone. Watching the Olympics this summer inspired me to start working out again. The female volleyball players are what really made me want to get my butt up off the couch. Tall fit women :o) Who wouldn’t be inspired!!



My mommy is coming!!

My mom is coming tonight YAY! I’m really excited to see her! I’m taking her to San Francisco tomorrow so I’m sure I’ll pictures to post later on in the week. It looks to be a nice relaxing weekend. I think we both need it!!