Reid & Co.

Resolu/Resolie?

2012-01-04T08:51:00.001-08:00

I hope all my new year resolutions don't turn
out to be res-o-lies! I vow to drink more water,
improve my yoga skills, eat less junk, bike more,
oh and pass the bar. I wish everyone else lots of
luck with theirs as well. I am enjoying being back
in Cedar. I spend my days studying, and tending to
my three dogs. I also started teaching at the gym
again and have a blast with my spin class. Here's
to a great year being home, healthy, and need I
say...studious.

Nutshell

2011-12-05T14:10:00.000-08:00

I have had a crazy month to say
the least. Here it is in a nutshell
12. Traveled home to cedar for the Thanksgiving Holiday
11. Dropped off dogs, boxes, and many more items packed in the fusion
10. started moving items into new house in Cedar
9. ate turkey with family
8. welcomed baby niece, Ava (Reid side)
7. drove to Phoenix in snow storm
6. took my last final & FINISHED LAW SCHOOL (sigh)
5. packed up the rest of the apartment
4. drove back to Utah in a whiteout blizzard
3. thanked my husband for insisting on owning a four-wheel drive pickup
2. unloaded Uhaul and unpacked
1. sat for a quick pose with the fam...and a partridge in a pear tree

Quick update..

2011-10-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

It is already time to celebrate my favorite
time of year! It is Craig's birthday, the beginning
of the fall season, and HALLOWEEN! At first I thought
it was never going to come, but it quickly got outrageously
busy and now I am staring at the backside of Oct!
I am busy burning my fall candle and working on my last paper.
I have made some trips home to Utah to visit my family, and
packed and moved home lots of boxes. Currently I am busy
doing some work as a Mediator, and tying up ends in order
to graduate and move home!

Third Base or Home Stretch?

2011-08-02T13:54:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if I'm rounding third, or making for the
home stretch, but either way my last semester is
approaching and yes I'm ready. This summer has been
hot and full of classes, readings, papers and exams!
I'm ready to read a book for pleasure and not out of
necessity and have already picked out two books for
my up coming break. My upcoming break is actually just
one week prior to the beginning of my fall semester.
Lucky I know. My summer schedule has left me with little
reprieve from my studies, but I will take a break when
I can get it. Here's to another semester....blah

SLC Mini Vaca... Part II

2011-06-26T19:02:00.000-07:00

The view was amazing!

SLC Mini Vaca

2011-06-26T18:44:00.000-07:00

Its a rarity for me to have anything to blog about.
My life is very boring and although my animals keep
me entertained, I know that stories about them will
just bore everyone else to death. So, my one story
that is even worth reporting is my fun mini vaca home
to Utah. I was able to fly up to Salt Lake this week
to visit with Craig while he attended meetings.
It was great. We had great weather, great food, I
got to visit with family, and the hotel was fabulous.
Here are some pics of my mini vaca!

Farewell Dinner

2011-06-19T08:28:00.000-07:00

We said goodbye to my cousin this weekend. He had been down in Chandler going to school, but is now embarking on bigger and greater adventures in SLC! He moved this weekend and we celebrated with a little goodbye dinner over Mexican. Have fun at the U Tanner!

We said goodbye to my cousin this weekend. He had been down in Chandler going to school, but is now embarking on bigger and greater adventures in SLC! He moved this weekend and we celebrated with a little goodbye dinner over Mexican. Have fun at the U Tanner!

Spring Break Part II

2011-04-03T07:43:00.000-07:00

For the last day of my spring break trip,
Craig and I went four-wheeling with friends
down to Hurricane. Utah is the ideal place
to four-wheel because any old trail can
lead you to some amazing landscape. This
day was no different, and the weather
cooperated fabulously. I can't wait to
visit home again, to go on another one!

Spring Break Part I

2011-03-19T19:31:00.000-07:00

When most students leave for spring break they set
out on wild an exotic destinations to the beaches
and sunny places. I however set out for my trek
home to Utah. This trip wasn't as cold as my other
trips have been, which was nice, but I did get to
see it snow and I still got use out of my under armor.
I kept busy hanging with my niecephews and visiting
with friends, lunches, movies, spending time with
Kenai and did I mention swimming? I was lucky to
visit Cedar's new community pool where two children
wore me out. It is an awesome new establishment, but
I must warn all who enter that taking two children who
are both under the age of 5 will cause extreme fatigue
and mascara exhaustion!! It was worth it though!

February

2011-03-18T09:58:00.000-07:00

Midterms have come and gone, and thank goodness!
I survived without loosing any of my hair or
marbles...or so I think. February was a short
month, but full of a fun surprise. My mother
and her girlfriend made a visit for my mom's
birthday. We shopped and then we shopped and
we finished out the week with some shopping.
We also took my mother to Pita Jungle, a fun
and modern restarant with a live jazz band to
celebrate the big day.

The Pondarosa

2011-01-13T19:24:00.000-08:00

This Christmas break I traveled home to Emery
to visit the fam, farm and my other child/pet,
Knox. Cort often reminds me that I have kids/pets
in two different states and 3 different counties.
I promise that one day I plan to round them all up
and move them to a central location, but for now
they will have to just deal. Here are some fun
pics I shot during the visit. Keep in mind that
this was one of those bitter cold weekends and I had
just left sunny and 80's, but I did get a great one
of my dad and his horse, Cherokee. This horse is
notorious for giving chocolate kisses (aka horse snot
wrapped in kindness).

Baking With The Reid's

2011-01-11T14:49:00.000-08:00

This Christmas break I had
many adventures.
One of those was making
/decorating our annual
Reid- sugar cookies for
Santa to enjoy. Between
the 3 sister-in-law's you
would think it would get easier,
and that we would produce quality
designs, but after countless years
we still struggle with the frosting.
Maybe next year we will have it down!

Larsen Thanksgiving 2010

2010-12-03T06:42:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics of the fabulous Larsen family at the joyous annual event. Sorry Brandon and Kelly somehow we missed you guys? go figure (Kelly)! The dinner was wonderful and the entertainment, the grandkids, did not disappoint! Enjoy : )

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Finals Are Here

2010-12-02T12:52:00.001-08:00

Lucky for me finals are here, which means the end to another
glorious and butt kicking semester. My eye balls fill that
they are burning from over exhaustion, because they are.
Anyway enough about my boring test taking life, here are
some pictures of what I have been doing
on my spare Friday nights- country dancing!!!!

There are many fun an exciting places to play at here
in Phoenix, but I have the most fun a little special place
called Tobey Keith's Bar & Grill. They have live bands, concerts,
and did I mention line dancing and swinging? It is a blast and
any visitors are welcome to join in on the fun- but I recommend
doing stretches or yoga prior to dancing. And the best part of all
is the adorable outfits that the cowgirls wear, pictures of those to follow.

Meet our newest member of the family

2010-09-16T07:34:00.000-07:00

We got a horse! His name is Knoxy Blue (Knox for short) and he is a two year old Gray Roan. He will be living in Huntington on my grandpa Keith's farm with all the other horses there. We are so excited to have him in our family and we will keep you posted on his progress. When he is broke we can have everyone come ride him! He is a great new addition to the Reid family (sorry mom you may never get a real grandchild out of me)!

Catching Up

2010-09-08T09:03:00.000-07:00

My name is Candace Reid and I'm a lazy blogger.
I joined the ranks of the lazy blogging club, but
I apologize and hope I can stay on top of things.
This summer I moved home to Utah to visit my family and
hang with Craig. I had a blast and spent as much time as
I could in the mountains, fishing, boating, riding horses,
camping and shooting guns. I also taught my classes at the
gym again and stayed really busy convincing my atendees that
they needed to do another set of lunges. Like all good things,
summer ended in Cedar and I moved back to Chandler to start my
summer here and start school. Fast foward 4 weeks in.....
Life is just as I remember. My butt still sticks to the leather
seats in my car because the heat is relentless, my afternoons and
weekends consist of reading and thus I have no clue what is
happening in the world outside from the news I pick up while in
the car. Wish me luck as I manage through my 2nd year.

Airplane+ boys= happy

2010-05-09T19:29:00.000-07:00

Uncle Egg

2010-05-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

My nephews, Zak and Maddax were so very blessed to be born with me as their aunt, we all know that.
However, they are even more lucky to have uncle Craig to take them to the airport when there is a giant
plane to inspect. I am not sure I can compete with that. I also love that they showed up wearing matching
hats- too cute! Sorry Pai, I guess you will have to settle for a splash pad or something horrible like that.

My mom is better than your mom!

2010-05-06T21:13:00.001-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to all you brave folk who have
decided to bear children. You are inspiring and
maybe just a little bit nutty. I love a good behaved
child as much as the next guy, but labor pains and
incontinence....? uh pass please. As I was saying,
I am not brave enough to en-bark on such a journey, but
Kudos to all the mother's out there and especially mine!
This is my favorite quote from my mother this week....

Colleen: how are finals?

Candace: uhh same old same old, they suck

Colleen: so, do you think you passed?

Candace: well that test was really hard and you never
leave a law school exam feeling all warm and fuzzy

Colleen: Ok, well how about we just assume you flunk until we hear otherwise?

Candace: I couldn't have put it better myself

I thought it was brilliantly phrased and yes i am in the middle
of finals, post to follow. My mom is a hoot, and of course she
has confidence in me to pass, but it was just funny how
she just got quiet and serious and thought, ok well lets think
negative until we hear otherwise. The said truth with law school
is that I am forced to think negative until i hear otherwise.
These professors are tough and the tests force me into the fetal
position and then I start cussing and ranting. My mother has
figured this behavior out obviously and I like that she is honest
with me and also funny at the same time.
Anyway, my mom is better than yours!

Barrister's Ball

2010-03-28T09:46:00.000-07:00

Here are the pics from my Barristers Ball last night.
Barrister's Ball is much like prom for law school, but with
adults, fancy food, and an open bar. It was at the Sherraton
hotel in downtown Phoenix. I went with my girlfriend Kerry, and we
were surprised to see how many people came. It was a big
fancy event, complete with a three course meal, dancing, gambling tables,
a photo booth and pretty dresses everywhere.

I'm 25!

2010-03-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

My birthday was last week and I celebrated with some girlfriends in Scottsdale.
It was great night, and I am happy to report that I have finished off almost all
of the birthday cake in the photo below. Here's to be 25 and not worrying
so much about calories! Wait, that is stupid logic..... Here's to 25 and having
to work hard to work off every calorie!

Midterms...

2010-03-01T16:37:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it, but midterms are already here.
These weeks are nice because I don't have class,
but class is of course replaced with awful tests.
I am excited for spring break because it will
give my tired eyes a break from my laptop.
Also, midterms = coffee and cereal for dinner.
I do love my lucky charms, but I am anxious for
spring break because I know I will eat good
while visiting Utah. Bring on the meat and potatoes!

Happy Birthday

2010-02-19T12:09:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Coco!
My mom is the best ever.
She is full of energy, has great
style and is down for any mall, anytime.
Quote from Coco:
"I love working with the younger crowd.
They make me feel young and plus people
my age are just drab, and boring"

Heres to not acting your age!
Love U.

Somebody Else Turned 3!

2010-01-16T15:44:00.000-08:00

That is right, a very special dog of mine is celebrating his third
birthday today. Three years ago today a very sweet lab gave
birth to a small horse, who I later adopted and named Kenai.
I had no idea that I was adopting a small horse at the
time, but just like a certain cat I own, he ballooned up
into a 110 lb (ok 115 when I am being honest) husky ball of
blonde goodness. Kenai loves playing soccer and
retrieves anything. He wakes up with a tennis ball in
his mouth ready to play and enjoys a good belly rub any
time. Happy B- Day!

Larsen Christmas Party...Complete with Hay Ride

2009-12-20T19:14:00.001-08:00

Crawford Christmas Party

2009-12-20T18:33:00.001-08:00

Christmas Cookies

2009-12-20T18:04:00.000-08:00

My mom and I braved making Christmas cookies
with my two-year old nephew. Lucky for us,
Maddy was an excellent little helper. Of course
he did dip his whole hand into the red sprinkles.
He He.

Catching Up

2009-12-15T10:19:00.000-08:00

I have been slightly busy this last month....allow me
to share my journey. I drove home from Phoenix to
attend my grandma's funeral and celebrate Thanksgiving,
but on the way I made a detour through Vegas to pick up
Cortnery and Larry. However, I was pulled over twice,
but managed to escape with no tickets. After the funeral
I hung out with the fam, ate food and spent time with my dog
Kenia, and cat Kama. Both live here in Cedar, so I never get
to see them. It was a fun visit, but it ended with me driving
back to Phoenix to finish up my finals. Fast forward
to now... I am back in Cedar hanging with family &
the animals. Here are a few pics of what I have been doing.

Halloween

2009-11-06T17:31:00.001-08:00

So this year we spent Halloween in Phoenix.
It was also Craig's birthday so it is doubly fun.
I just wanted to point out a misconception while
I have proof in front of me. It is often said that
men get better looking as they get older.
Well as you will see from Craig's costume,
I am in for a real and unpsetting treat when
we get older.

Halloween 2009

2009-11-06T16:59:00.000-08:00

TOOL

2009-09-14T08:09:00.000-07:00

I was shocked to learn about Kayne West and his ego
vomiting all over Taylor Swift during her acceptance
of her first VMA award. If you haven't seenit please
watch it and promise me that you will never buy or
download his music. I was happy happy that all the
big players like Pink and Katy Perry have come out
protesting this D bag. They are classy dames and
I'm glad they came to Taylor's defense. Let's bow
down to the king of garbage! Ho's before Bro's!!!
Kayne Is A Tool.

Tis the Season!!!

2009-09-08T19:59:00.000-07:00

I'm so happy it is officially Halloween Season!!!
It is my favorite time of year and yes I pick out my costume
every year 4-5 months prior. This year I will be the Queen
of Hearts and I will rock it! This year I will be spending the
event in Phoenix and hope that by then Craig will have found
a job so he can join. And let this serve as a reminer while I am
on the subject, Craig's birthday is on Halloween. He needs
shoes or clothes, but clear it with me before you purchase.

...Oh yes. I am doing well in my new spread. I have adjusted
to the weather with no burns or heat exhaustion- yeh! However,
I am struggling with devoting 60 hours a week to law school.
I find it more suitable to study 50-55 hours a week and that at
that rate I can fit in 3 episodes of Days and about 5 of
Sex in The City reruns. I have yet to schedule in grocery
shopping so I am back to a cereal diet. Koda and I would
enjoy most any company, so feel free to visit if the first snow
fall puts you into oblivian.

The Mad Again

2009-07-16T08:26:00.001-07:00

Although we have a blast playing,
one of my favorite times is when he
curls up on my bed with all the animals
watching Dalmations. He usually falls
asleep with in ten minutes.

The Mad

2009-07-16T07:06:00.000-07:00

I have been spending some of my summer days tending
Maddax. It is quite fun... for both. We go swimming, play on
the swings, ride the dog, eat pops, take naps, eat pops,
walk the dog, and our latest was going to the movies!
Cedar City PTA puts on a dollar show during the summer.
I had never gone before so I didn't know what to expect.
Megan did warn me though that he would want treats so
I planned ahead by making popcorn at home and filling
his sippy with the ever appropriate koolaid. I packed his
bag and we were off. Not knowing what to expect I mentally
prepared myself for the chaos about to unfold.
I quickly put my mom face on. There in the giant
theater sat about a million chatty kids all reaching into their
buckets of popcorn. It smelled like the nursry and mothers were
already bouncing their infants in the aisle. I was weary of the next 90
minutes. Lucky for me I had the best behaved child with me who sat
on my lap and enjoyed his popcorn quietly throughout the whole show!
I was lucky and because we had such a successful time, we just might
go back next week. Here are pics of the event and the rest of the day.

my other nephew

2009-07-14T10:23:00.000-07:00

I got to visit my sister Cortney in May (pictures to follow)
and while I was there I got to spend time with my dearest
nephew Kingston. He is adorable and I think I am his
favorite aunt. Although grandma Jo tried kicking him out
of bed every night, he still slept with me.

S.O.S

2009-07-14T10:02:00.000-07:00

I'm sending out an distress call for animals lovers.
I am moving to Phoenix in a couple of weeks and after
much deliberation I have decided that I can't take my
dear cat Kamakazi. I will have to leave her behind for
this first year until I can get into a house.
This first year we are going it in a 2 bedroom apt.
I think the heat combined with small living quarters
would be unwise and cruel. I got her on 9/11, so she has
been with me since I was a jr. in high school. She is
healthy, lazy and will hunt only out of spite.
The best way to describe her personality is
much like the infamous cat, Lucifer. However, she is sweet
to adults and kids. She requires lots of sleep and little
attention. She is mostly consumed by her over whelming hunger,
so I am forced to keep food ready. Let me know if anyone is
interested. It would be for about a year and I would supply
all her food and treadmill. Ok just kidding about the treadmill
this cat comes as is...rolls and all.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009-05-04T11:32:00.000-07:00

I am not into science fiction movies by any means,
but Mr. Wolverine can howl at my moon anytime.
I'm talking about Hugh Jackman aka- Logan, aka-Jimmy or
aka- wolverine. He did not dissapoint in his latest
XMen and I encorage all to see it. I give
it 5 thumbs up,(2 for the pecks, 4 for the abs,
one for his face, 2 for is biceps, 2 for his triceps,
2 for his sholders)...oh I've ran out of thumbs.
Oh and the movie did recieve a negative thumb due
to lack of enough nudity. So have I convienced you?

INTUITION

2009-03-24T14:07:00.000-07:00

intuition [in-too-ish-uhn, –noun
1. direct perception of truth, fact, etc.,
independent of any reasoning process; immediate
apprehension.
2. a fact, truth, etc., perceived in this way.
3. a keen and quick insight.

First of all, if you have yet to read the blog I posted
about turning 24, please do so now. Read it.
Are you done? Did you read all of it? Ok, good. Now
allow me to change the subjuct for a minute.

Have I ever expressed to you how much I hate the cold weather and
time changes? Both are just awful- hence my brilliant idea to
relocate to Phoenix. Reason #61 why Phoenix kicks ass, it is
the setting for the hit TV show Medium- one of my favorite.
Reason number #12, no time change. Reason #5, it is close to a
recent favorite vacation destination of mine, Rocky Point. Reason
#43 they have a national airport,something I have longed for.
Reason #2 the weather. I know the summers are hot, but who
honestly likes scrapping snow from their car? And reason #1,
I will be living there August of 2009. I got into law school!!!!!

Although the law school admission council never saw my ass,
I will be giving it credit for this one because like I said,
it just won't stop.

Brain Games is now.... over

2009-03-20T09:52:00.000-07:00

Does anyone remember the sad theme song from the
HBO hit (big hit for 8 year olds)? Well I do.
So my birthday is over, but not the shopping!!!
Yee-ha. I hope that University Mall is ready for
me. Right now they should be chilling the champagne
and rolling out the carpet because I am coming to town.
And I;'m bringing lots of George Washington's.
That's right, I am still on a budget. Can't be
too spendy with the economy in shambles you know.

Ok, I am full of it, I will undoubtedly spend more
than I should, but I will also undoubtedly look
fabuloso when its all said and done. Will Forever 21
still welcome me if I'm forever 24??

Its here!

2009-03-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

Ok, everyone it is already here. I will
be 24 in less than 24 hours. I hope you're
all ready for it. I don't usually brag
about my B-day so much, but I really like
the number 24 and I have a hunch that this
year will be even more fun than the last.
Mostly because I am wiser and am full of
even more knowledge than ever. And most
importantly I will be done with school, so
I am thinking I can start a career somewhere.
Say, does anyone know anyone in high places
that wants to hire me? I am very qualified for
any position, and for what skills I don't have
I make up for with an ass that just won't stop!
Actually that is not entirely true. My legs are
probably the better of the features.

....one year older and wiser too

2009-03-06T08:39:00.000-08:00

Its my birthday on March 19th!!!!!
Although turning 24 in boring old Ceda City won't be as cool
as turning 23 in Hawaii, I will have to manage. And for any of
you who are looking for last minute gift ideas I want money.
Lots of money. So much money I can go shopping at forever 21,
re-new my hair color, re-new my extensions, get new shocks, get
a massage, get a pedicure, and finally get a new purse, oh and maybe
a new swimsuit. Can everyone manage that? I don't think its to much
to ask. Just like cash in you 401k or something. Its not like
it is doing any good anyway.

gym rat

2009-02-25T08:32:00.000-08:00

Tatum is telling me I need to post something...
Nothing has happened to me this week or
the last. I have been teaching quite a bit which
has caused me to sleep even more. I didn't ever
think I could get used to spin at 5 am, but here
it is day three and I am still alive and awake.
I am surprisingly still going strong and doing it
all without the assistance from my former friend
MTN Dew. Its a crazy life, I fell asleep in the
bathtub and have been eating cereal for dinner.
No complaints there though, I am happy to have
my job where I get to work out, I just wish
I had a personal chef waiting for me after my
workouts. And in case anyone is wondering, working
out in the morning does not increase your energy
during the day. I repeat. I am sad to report that
I am even more tired and have not seen the 10 o'clock
news for ages. So that brings me to my next point,
Jillian Michales (America's favorite trainer) has come
out with some new material. I myself have plenty of
workout material to use for the moment, but I encourage
the rest of you...tatum and cortney to buy it and tell
me how goes it.

Reid & Co.

2009-02-10T14:28:00.001-08:00

Hi, I'm Candace. I'm kind of a big deal.
I live in the sleepiest of towns where nothing
ever goes on. I go to school at night, I work during the
day and inbetween those events I teach at Gold's. Like I
said, a big deal.
The champion's of my heart are my animals;
Kama, Koda and Kenai. I would like to expand
my family, but I don't have a fenced yard and
I live in a town home that doesn't allow large
or multiple pets. I plan on having many more
and can't wait for that day when I reside in
a big house with a little chain link fence.