Twilight Update

I finished the book Twilight mentioned in an ealier post.

I was on call last Tues. so I thought I'd start the book as I waited for the hospital to call me in. I started the book at midnight. I got really into the vampire romance and suddenly the sun was up and I was reading the last chapter. In that moment I thought it was a really good pleasure-read and it wasn't until later that day when I was explaining the plot to Rhett, that I realized how ridiculous it is. Rhett objected to all the false info portraying vampires: "I don't care who you are, no author has any right to completely change everything commonly known about vampires." We were laughing about the silliness of the plot and the fact that I had stayed up all night reading it.

In conclusion I've never read a book so propelled by sexual tension (clean, innocent sexual tension mind you) and I am on the waiting list to read the sequel.

I think just as Edward has a love/hate relationship with Bella, I have a love/ hate relationship with both of them.

Our Best Halloween

Rhett is Dracula in the back (sitting by Beauty and the Beast), I am the blue glob in the front: Sleeping Beauty.

The best Halloween either Rhett and I have had since our trick-or-treating days, was Halloween '03. We had just met a few months earlier with the beginning of the fall semester at Weber State University. Molly and I quickly became regular visitors at the house where Rhett was living with 4 other guys. Somehow Molly and I hopped on board to plan a Halloween party with Chad, the owner of the house. Here are some highlights.

We wanted people to dress up. Somehow our friend Heidi mentioned she had a yellow prom dress and we paired her with Tobey as Beauty and the Beast. Rhett said he didn't have a costume, so Molly got a vampire cape & cumber bun from home for him. Because both Rhett and Tobey needed face painting to complete their costumes, we volunteered. Molly took over the vampire details with Rhett and I took over for the Beast.

We had lots of food, and had rounds of Dance Dance Revolution. As more people had gathered, we played a game called "Animal".

You write down different animals, 2 of each on slips of paper, enough for one paper per person. Someone would throw the cup of papers in the air. At this point you have to grab a paper, and start imitating the animal only using sounds: i.e. quacking for a duck. In the madness you must find your other animal and sit down next to them. The last pair standing is out and they take their animal slips with them. It is quite hilarious to see a mass of people making animal noises and looking around in a panic looking for their match.

In light of the holiday, we played the Halloween version, so instead of animals we had witch, mummy, Frankenstein, cat, werewolf, vampire, etc. These required much more creativity to imitate sounds and it was quite a hilarious process. I am a competitive person, and this may have contributed to my "Animal Game Folly".

On one particular round, the cup was hoisted and all the little scraps flew in the air. Amidst all the hands grabbing for a paper, I couldn't seem to get one. Finally getting my paper, people were beginning to match up as the growling, hooting, and moaning began to decrease. I was in a panic as I realized I may get out. People were running around the living room making their odd noises, and I read my paper: MUMMY. A trend had come for the mummy, which was circling one hand around your head and making swishing noises. I assumed you were a mummy unraveling yourself...needless to say, this was the mummy noise that had been established in earlier rounds and I was frantically swishing my way around the crowd for the other mummy. Suddenly, across the room I heard someone swishing and stepped sideways to see it was Rhett searching for the other mummy. I dove in Rhett's direction, and my huge Sleeping Beauty skirts ballooned behind me as I flew through the crowd. Rhett can't remember if he saw me flying or if I caught him off guard, but in any case, I wrapped my arms around his waist and we tumbled to the ground. He landed on his butt and we were all tangled in my huge skirt....BUT WE DIDN'T GET OUT!! In the moments sitting next to him before the next round, I didn't know if my sudden lunge was motivated more by my competitive nature to win or taking an opportunity to attack my crush. In any case, I totally trashed his shin with my knee and the game went on and ironically, Molly and I won.

Leter that night we shared a Luv Sac bean bag while we watched a scary movie. It may sound more exciting than it was, sharing a piece of furniture that both: has the name "luv" in the title and is designed to squish the contents to the center. But Rhett and I maintained a 6" median the whole movie...to my disappointment. Actually, the movie was Alfred Hitchcock's "Frenzy" which does have suspense, but is not at all...scary. We definitely regretting putting Greg in charge of the scary movie rental, and in the end I fell asleep.

Months later when asking when Rhett started to develop a crush on me, he said the day after Halloween is when he realized he liked me beyond friendship. So maybe my sudden attack from the night before worked in my favor and the bashed shin is actually a fond memory.

80s Party

This year I started a new club called Adult Night Out, one of the many different clubs in the med-school spouse organization. Tonight was our second activity, an 80s Party. Weeks ago when I was telling Lynette about my plans, she told me to skip the MC Hammer pants because she had an outfit in mind. She made me promise to wear whatever she sent and so I was excited at the idea of having a surprise 80s outfit for the party. I knew Lynette wouldn't dissapoint and the outfit was totally rad. Everything down to the hot pink shoes and fishnet tights were part of her package and I was pretty excited. Also, the shoulder pads and hip ruffle? Got to love it. Totally tubular.

The actual party was pretty fun. We played 80s Jepordy and I was really impressed with a lot of people. Some highlights however include:

-Katherine smoked the category: "Name that Theme Song" I think only 5 notes played before she knew the song was the theme from Who's The Boss. WOW.

• Kaitie remembered what Popples were


• Terrilyn knew it was a slip-n-slide from the mere description: "Famous for causing grass burns, this outside toy requires..."

I was able to find a pac-man joystick game for the guys, and we had an Outfit contest for the following categories: Biggest Hair, Best 80s Makeup, Best 80s Pants, Most Accessories, and Best Overall. I made a huge Twister board out of a king sized sheet and we gave out CDs of the 80s mix soundtrack we played in the background, courtesy of Natalie.

The one thing that would have made the night would have been if I'd found Michael Jackson's music video of Thriller. We still had fun without it, but it would have been great to finish with.

I looked online for make-up tips from the 80s. I also didn't know the exact technique to get the big hair, but half a can of hair spray kept some height.

Rhett suggested this pic of us be our Christmas card.

Halloween Is Coming!

"Sometimes when I feel like killing someone, I do a little trick to calm myself down. I'll go over to the person's house and ring the doorbell. When the person comes to the door, I'm gone, but you know what I've left on the porch? A jack-o-lantern with a knife stuck in the side of its head with a note that says 'You.' After that I usually feel a lot better, and no harm done. " -Jack Handey-

Tragic

I just happened upon this photo and busted up laughing. This was taken when I was 12 years old for a Young Women's project at church, something to do with Family History--thus the black and white. I remember the project was on the counter and my Dad walked by and picked it up and said: "Whoa. Jess you look like a Holocaust victim." At the time I had hurt feelings, but really, can you look at this photo and not crack up?

I think I'm refusing to smile due to braces. I'm assuming the hair is probably from being a "bun head" obsessed with ballet and I was used to slicking it back. As for the dress? A pass-me-down that was way too big, and luckily had a tie in the back to cinch it to my boyish figure.

Glad I found it again.

E-mail Tags

For a while Rhett and I have shared an inside joke about really long email tags/ signatures. (They probably have a proper technical term, correct me if you know) You know the ones, each email they send you is automatically finished with their "signature" which includes their name, contact info, and accomplishments, titles, or positions. Many times the email tag is a huge paragraph and much longer than the actual email. So for a while when something in our lives popped to memory that wouldn't be related to business or professional emails, we'd joke about adding it to our email tag. Over time these accumulated and so I thought we'd document our own impressive e-mail tags.

Rhett F. Crapo

• 2nd place champion: Bean Bag Toss, Delta South Elementary 2nd grade, 1988-89
• Official Boyfriend: Dina Kay Fowles, Spring of 1993
• Ninja Spy Club President: 1986-1987
• Jr. Class Vice President: Delta High School 1997-1998
• Eagle Scout: 1999
• Homecoming 1ST Attendant: Delta High School 1998
• Voted Most Talented: Class of 1999 Delta High School
• 3A State Champion: Wrestling 145 lb, 1999
• Most Improved Round House Kick: Weber State University, Tai Quan-Do 101, Spring Semester 2000
• Nursery Leader: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2004-current
• Fewest Cookie Dough Sales: Rotaract Fundraiser, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, 2006

Jessica Kelly Crapo

• Hope of America Recipient: Highland Elementary 6th grade, 1997
• Gold Medalist: Standing Broad Jump, Crescent View Elementary 3rd Grade Olympics, 1994
• Reflections Runner-up: Creative Writing, Mountain Ridge Jr. High, 1997
• Geography Bee Finalist: Alta View Elementary 5th Grade, 1996
• Wagon Master: Mario Cart Champion, title held one week, Summer 2002
• Best Potato Peeler: Highland 16th Ward, Girls Camp, 2002
• Chemistry Club President: Lone Peak High School, 2002-2003
• Girl's Track: Most Valuable Jumper, Lone Peak High School, 2002
• Powder Puff Football Champions: Gold Team, Lone Peak High School, 2003, position: safety
• Ataris Concert Festival Co-chair: Weber State University, 2003
• Most Creative Pumpkin Carving: "Sloth", University 5th Ward, Family Home Evening, 2003
• Birthday Calendar Coordinator: Radiology Department, Alta View Hospital, 2004-2006

New Addictions

I have been fueled by a few new addicitons. My friend, Katherine first introduced Rhett and I to the NBC sitcom The Office. I'd heard about it, but we have never managed to have network television in the three years we've been married, so thankfully we borrowed the previous seasons on DVD to catch up to speed with the current season and it has been a hilarious experience.

Rhett's favorite character: Kevin Malone

Jessica's favorite character: Dwight Shrute

Katherine has recently passed on what I think will become a new addiction. I've also heard a lot about this, and expect to be pleased. I'm going to begin the vampire romance series: TWILIGHT by Stephanie Meyer. When she lent me the book she read me the back cover:

"About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him--and I didn't know how dominant that part might be--that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him."

We were both cracking up and I'm excited to get into a book that I think I may have misjudged by the cover thus far. Despite the cheese on the back, I'm sure I'll like it...to be continued.

Oh, and thanks for all my new interests in life Katherine. Keep them coming.

Vacuum Covers

ARE YOU SICK & TIRED OF YOUR UGLY VACUUM CLEANER?

Having trouble entertaining guests because the eye sore of your vacuum cleaner in the corner? Well you don't have to cringe at the site of your plastic cleaning tool anymore, thanks to these Upright Vacuum Cleaner Covers.

Made to fit to any model or brand of vacuum, these versatile and darling vacuum covers will dress up any cleaner. You don't need to be embarrassed when company comes over anymore because rather than noticing your Hoover or Bissel, they'll have the opportunity to adore this loving plush rabbit head wearing a dress instead.

Question: What is more pleasing to the eye? Stream-lined plastic and metal or an adorable animal creature 4 feet tall? We agree.

These are great for families with small children because for some kids, vacuums are scary. But with your giant animal head, they won't dread cleaning time--but welcome it because their familiar friend will come out to play.

We also offer bear heads, dog heads, cat heads, and chicken heads. We are soon going to be releasing the large mouth bass head. You don't want to miss this offer. For one easy payment of $45 dollars, you can own your new vacuum cover. These make excellent gifts for any family or friends because everyone has a vacuum, and most likely no one has a huge animal cover!

These covers are dry clean only and will be an integral part of your home decor and cleaning supplies for years to come!

OK. Rhett and I were walking around the Red Barn Arts & Craft Festival on the town square last Saturday and noticed these creepy animal things. We started cracking up and motioned closer for a better look...and realized what these were. I honestly don't know if this is a rabbit or a cat--either way I think I would prefer a clean plastic vacuum instead of a creepy, dusty animal head. Also, Rhett and I discussed the fact that very few people store their vacuum in a place that is open to viewing, so why need a cover in the first place? Obviously something this creepy deserved documentation.

I was describing this to my friend Molly, and a very good question came up. Does the back of the creepy head open so you can vacuum with the cover on? I imagined it having velcroe so you just bust open the dusty head, slide your hand in there, and your mess magically disappears under the creepy rabbit/cat's dress. Amazing!!