30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 17

Today's topic: What would you find in my bag...

Okay.. so today I am actually carrying 2 bags around.

In my purse you would find: A book, a notebook, my camera, my keys, medicine, scissors, pens, sharpie markers, a bracelet, drink packets, a whistle, girl products, a highlighter, chapstick, my iPod, my iPod touch, and money.

In my backpack you would find: Picture discs, my external hard drive, pens, notebooks for my 2 classes at school, my mac and its cord, my planner and more girl products...

Let FREEDOM Ring...

It is so hard to believe that I have been officially divorced now for 4 years! Lately every year on my anniversary there has been a concert at the SCERA Shell... This year was no exception. They had John Michael Montgomery there and we had a great time listening to him! It makes celebrating my Independence Day even better... This year I decided to also buy myself a gift for my anniversary. I ended up purchasing 2 season tickets to BYU football! I am so excited to go to all the home games! Also I just HAVE to mention this because I find it pretty funny... I updated my status on facebook to say:

Jaime Malone

is super excited to be celebrating my four year anniversary of freedom!...

Not too long after writing this Sean's uncle, who I guess I am still friends with on facebook liked my status. I am not really sure if he understands the meaning of my status... but even if he doesn't... Thank you to Sean's Uncle Jim!

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 16

Today's topic: Another picture of you and your friends...

Here is a picture that I LOVE with my two sisters... We are always having so much fun together! You never know what kinds of things will happen when the three of us get together to hang out and take pictures. These two girls are my all time BESTEST FRIENDS!... Thank you to Ammon for unknowingly letting us borrow your hats. We put them to good use ;)

Girls Night...

My friends Marisa, Maquel and I decided that since we hadn't seen each other since school got out for the summer that we really needed to have a girls night out. We decided to go to the Provo High football game and watch Brady coach and to have dinner. We went to dinner first at Kneaders, which is one of my favorite places to eat. While eating there it started to pour down rain... I was really sad about that cause I really wanted to go to the football game. Luckily it all worked out and we went. My ex sister in law Kim met us at the game and brought the kids along. Ry was super excited to watch football and Lilly kept saying how happy she was to be watching baseball... I am not sure what game she was watching... It got a slight bit awkward when Ammon and Lacey joined us... However I was impressed with how well all three handled being at the game with each other. Marisa and Maquel ended up having to leave at half time to catch the bus home which was sad but overall we had a blast and are hoping to have many more girls nights in the future. I was trying to take some pictures of Brady throughout the game but wasn't really able to do so since people would move in front of him... I ended up with a couple but I guess I will keep trying at the other home games...

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 15

Today's Topic: Put your iPod on shuffle: first ten songs that play

1. Our Song- Taylor Swift

2. Goin' Out of My Head- The Lettermen

3. Let it Rock-

4. Keep it Real- Jonas Brothers

5. Beautiful Girl- Jacob and Daniel Luttrell

6. Sweet Caroline- Jonas Brothers

7. Letter to Me- Brad Paisley

8. Friends in Low Places- Garth Brooks

9. This is Me- Jonas Brothers

10. Australia- Jonas Brothers

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 14

Today's Topic: Songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad

I don't really listen to a ton of music... When I do listen it is usually to the same songs over and over. I LOVE the Jonas Brother's and listen mainly to their songs and then mix in some country and other genres. Most of the songs I listen to are on the Top 25 on my iPod. They are:

1. I Miss You- Blink 182

2. LA Baby- Jonas Brothers

3. Your Biggest Fan- Jonas Brothers

4. Hey You- Jonas Brothers

5. Baby- Justin Bieber

6. Collide- Howie Day

7. Calling You- Blue October

8. That's Just the Way We Roll- Jonas Brothers

9. Leavin'- Jesse McCartney

10. Fly with Me- Jonas Brothers

11. Don't Stop Believing- Glee Cast

12. Don't Stand So Close to Me- Glee Cast

13. Still in Love with You- Jonas Brothers

14. Kids of the Future- Jonas Brothers

15. Play My Music- Jonas Brothers

16. When You Look Me in the Eyes- Jonas Brothers

17. Year 3000- Jonas Brothers

18. Broken- Lifehouse

19. Say Hey I Love You- Michael Franti

20. Uprising- Muse

21. SOS- Jonas Brothers

22. Invisible- Jonas Brothers

23. Make it Right- Jonas Brothers

24. Much Better- Jonas Brothers

25. Black Keys- Jonas Brothers

So I realized that while country is my favorite genre... I have no country on my top 25... Also I LOVE the song Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars! It will soon be on my top 25...

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 13

Today's topic: A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you.... Ever since I started reading books have opened up my world tremendously. I love opening a book and beginning a new adventure while laying on my bed. I can honestly spend all my free time reading.... which is a great thing for someone who plans on working in a library for a living. This year I have been keeping track of the books I have read and I am currently around 125.

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 12

Today's topic: Something you are proud of accomplishing...

One thing I am very proud of accomplishing is graduating from college with a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. I know now that I don't want to work in the field of Social Work but I followed through and got my degree.

Another thing I am proud of accomplishing is getting myself out of a bad marriage. For most of my marriage I was scared to leave because I didn't know how he would react so I stayed in the abusive situation. I am thankful to have been able to get out and to finally be to the point where I feel ready to move forward in my life.

The third thing that I am proud of is finally getting to the point where I felt good about applying to grad school and actually getting in. I can't wait to start my classes in January and get my master's to become a librarian!

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 11

Today's topic: Another picture of me...

These pictures really aren't too recent of me... However I like them. The first picture is my all time favorite picture of me. It was taken in March or April of 2007. I LOVE the color of my hair in it! The second picture was also taken on the same day... The third picture is of Whit and me getting ready to walk down to a BYU football game. I think it was taken in like Aug of 2008. The fourth one is after I cut my hair and during Fall Break of 2008. The last picture was taken in St. George when Whit and I went down there for Spring Break in March 2009.

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 10

Today's topic: Pictures of places you have been...

When I was younger I went on a couple of trips with my family but not very many... Before my senior year of high school I had been to Vegas and Yellowstone (I am not sure where pictures of these are so we will skip them). Right before I started my senior year my family went to the Women's World Cup in California...

In Feb 2002 while the world was coming to Salt Lake for the Winter Olympics, I decided

to take a trip with my best friend Brenna to Houston to go and visit her cousin Reed, who had just gotten home from his mission. I took lots of pictures while there but have no idea where they currently are... I also went back out there in May of 2002 because Reed and I had deci

ded to start dating. His dad paid for my ticket and of course I couldn't turn down the opportunity to go back out there.

A few months after getting married Sean and I took a trip to Yellowstone. I was of course dying to see all the cute animals!

During our first Christmas holidays together we took a trip to San Francisco, where Sean served his mission... I thought it was a very fun place to visit but would hate to live there.

The following fall we decided to take a trip during Fall Break. We went up to Portland to check the area out. Sean had the bright idea of moving us up there to live once I graduated but once going up there he changed his mind.

A few weeks before my dad died Sean and I took a trip to Denver for his cousin Aaron's wedding. We spent some time exploring the city and having fun at Six Flags. I also can't find pictures from this trip... I will add pictures from this and the other ones once I can find where my pictures disappeared to...

The summer after my dad died I took a girls trip to Nauvoo. We flew into Kansas City and spent a day or two there and then drove to Nauvoo and spent some time. We then drove through St. Louis on our way back to Kansas City. We then spent some time going to church sites around the Kansas City area.

During the Spring of 2008 I had the opportunity to drive down to Mexico with a friend of mine and spend a week in the Mormon colonies. It was a ton of fun however I ended up getting sick the last day there with a worm and the drive back was horrible.

In November of 2008 I went down to Mesa, Arizona for a Flag football tournament with my work. I spent the weekend watching games and just enjoying being away from the stress of the office. Whitney, Ammon and his friend John came along.

The last trip I took was in August of 2009. Cori, Whitney and I went down to Las Vegas to a Jonas Brother's concert. It was such a fun trip. The concert was the best one I have ever seen!

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 9

Today's topic: How did you find out about blogs and why did you make one...

I found out about blogs back in 2007. I was looking at some of my friend's facebook accounts and saw that they had blogs. I clicked on them and was able to read about what was going on in their lives and I LOVED it! Right then I decided that I wanted to create my own blog and use it both as a journal of sorts and to keep everyone updated with what is going on in my life. I have been blogging ever since then...

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 8

Today's topic: The meaning behind your blog's name...

When I first started my blog I had trouble coming up with a clever name for it. I started it out with being "Welcome to my Life" I kept it as this for a while until I became OBSESSED with the Jonas Brothers. Once that happened I heard a song of theirs titled "That's Just the Way We Roll". Some of the lyrics really hit me and I then changed my title to it. My sister's and I can be pretty crazy when we are together (which a lot of people really don't see because we are the "shy" Malone girls). The lyrics go something like this: Where would we be, if we couldn't dream. And I know we get a little crazy. And I know we get a little loud. And I know we're never gonna fake it. We are wild, we are free, we're more than you think, so call us freaks cause that's just the way we roll.

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 7

Today's topic: Favorite Superhero and why...

Truthfully I really can't think of a superhero who is my favorite so I think I will change this up a little and say favorite hero and why....

I am going to say that my father is my biggest hero. He was such an amazing guy and I really feel I took him for granted quite a lot through my teen aged years... But I am sure a lot of teenagers do this. He was always willing to do whatever it took to get his callings done. He was always full of laughter and would always keep us laughing. I loved the stories he used to tell us at bedtime while we were growing up! It is from my dad that I get my love of sports... I could always find him watching and cheering on his favorite teams... Daddy, you are greatly missed!

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Days 5 and 6

Today's topics: A picture of you and your friends. What do you think about your friends?

So I ended up missing yesterday and doing this but I figure that they both kinda go together anyway so why not combine them. I can't really think of any pictures I have with me and all my friends so I figured I would just find some pictures of my friends and tell about them. For this one I chose to feature 3 of my really good friends and I am pretty sure that down the road there is another one that asks for friends so I will add more to that.

The first friend I chose is my ex-sister in law Kim. Kim and I have been really close for quite some time. I know that I can always count on her to be there for me whenever I need someone to talk to. She is a great mother and has the two most adorable kids (of course I am pretty biased since I love Ry and Lilly a TON)...

The second friend I chose to talk about is my good friend Brady. I really don't know where to begin with him... We met in 7th grade. My first memory of him is when we went on a field trip for science and he came in my group. He was the only boy and he rode up front with my mom. My best friend Gwen and I sat in the back of the van and whispered and giggled the whole time. I spent quite some time being called a silent giggler. After both of us got divorced a few years ago we dated for a few months and he is an amazing guy. Even though we broke up a while ago we are still close and keep in close contact. He is currently coaching football at Provo High...

The third friend I chose is my friend Marisa. We have been working together at the Intramural Office for the past 3 years. We have a ton of fun together! One day if everything finally works out, we plan on being roommates. She is an Anthropology major and just got back from spending the summer in Peru on a dig to help her get into grad school. She is over 6'0" tall, so she really makes me look short!

30 Days to Get to Know Me: Day 4

Today's topic: Nicknames that you have and why...

The first nickname I had was Rae of Sunshine. It is what I grew up having my dad call me. He was the only one who ever called me it so I haven't heard it for a while.

Another nickname I have is James, which is what my sister Cori has called me most of my life.

I get called Shorty some... Another one that I went by for a while is Moe. That is what Ry and Lilly called me until they were able to say Jaime. They started calling Whitney... Deedee and Whit thought it would be funny to get them to call me Moe (who is one of the Doodlebops... Deedee being another of them)

Grad School...

		I DID IT!!!!
			Application Status
	Academic Institution Term Academic Career Program Application Number Application Date San Jose State University Spring 2011 Graduate MSXD - Masters Special Sess 00421378 08/05/2010 The status of your application is: Accepted- Classified Graduate

We Got the Party with Us!

Happy birthday Joe Jonas! With being such huge Jonas Brother's fans we love to celebrate their birthday's. Today is Joe's 21st birthday and we decided to celebrate it yesterday with the kids. Ry and Lil both absolutely love them as well as all day long were talking about it being Jonas birthday party. Our theme was Pirates and Lilly had a blast dressing up as a pirate. Ry had been sick with a fever and spent most of the day sleeping and just wasn't in the mood to really party. It was really cool this year to have the brother's join us for his party.