Andrea

Well, what is there to say about yourself when you are writing these darn things?  I'm not 40!  There's a start.  I've had a rough year health wise.  My back is garbage and I need a new one.  I had issues in April that kept me down for a week and then on August 3rd I herniated a disk in my back.  I am not even sure what I did wrong.  We had spent the day at the beach on Lake Tahoe and then that night I awoke with major pain in my leg.  The herniated part had landed on the nerve that works my leg and ankle; a month later I was walking again.  It is miserable even typing this now.  I hate remembering the issues that accompany a Mom in bed for a month.  The hardest was missing Todd's first day of kindergarten and later trying to get off the pain meds.  I do however feel that I have learned a lot about myself, and the love that others and my Savior, Jesus Christ, have for me.  You will have to read about that at www.reflectionsofmylife-andrea.blogspot.com.
I am still in the Stake Young Women's presidency at church.  I work with the girls age 12-18 in the Vacaville area.  I also work with boys the same age quite often.  In our church, meetings seem to be the past time, so I have been to many a meeting this year.  I most enjoy the time I get with the youth,  They change and grow so much over 6 years.  This is my 6th year so I am watching the young ones go off to college soon, and I do get sad that they are leaving me.  I'll have to work on not taking it personal.  With my calling I was able to go to girls camp.  At camp I spent some time in feathers, a great and spacious building, and rapping to the crowds.  These are all too hard to explain, but loads of fun.
I just got done with the Festival of Trees tree that I do each year, and I am releaved.  This is my last year for at least a few years and I am excited.
Before you wonder what would I ever do with all my spare time, never fear, I have filled it already.  I spend night and day on Facebook.  Kidding.  I have started a business with my Sister in Law, Amber Fawson.  This is the great reveal...sign up at www.ticketchocolates.com.  The final website is still in the works, so you may think we are crazy and foolish.  And although we are both of those things, I get to buy 500 lbs of chocolate and lug it to San Francisco to have our chocolatier make our award winning (yes, I gave myself the award, but who checks on those claims anyway)HOT CHOCOLATE ON A STICK.  So even if we crash and burn, I am still surrounded with high quality, great tasting chocolate.  It could be worse. 
But of course we will be billionaires by next year, so consider yourself privileged that you "knew me when....".