Somewhere between Texas and Mexico

february 14

2012-02-15T17:31:00.000-07:00

My Valentine's day consisted of work, delivering some gifts, eating dinner, walking around the mall, and watching The Bachelor. I was in bed by 9:30.

The highlight of my day? getting business cards!

Boom! I'm so legit.

I felt weird about all that info being on the internetz so I blanked it out. It's probably fairly easy to Google but I figure that's at least a little bit harder than just getting it directly from here.

massive antique store

2012-02-12T14:29:00.000-07:00

I stumbled upon this little store on Thursday evening, and by little I mean ginormous...

That is only a very small section of the huge warehouse this thing occupied. I didn't even go through it all....mainly because there was a creepy section that could have been the set of a horror movie.

So anyway, there I was meandering through the many rows of antiques...which were super expensive because they dated wayyy back.

Here are some of my favorite things I stumbled upon

A stuffed lion....

Oh you don't like lions? Then what about this stuffed gazelle..

I think this would be awesome in the entryway of a house..hopefully my house someday

The detailing on this thing was amazing

I want this..only it was already sold

I thought this little rocking chair was adorable and would be super cute in a kids room

and I just thought this one was fun

Last but not least, these creepy tribal things.. there were quite a few creepy things there

I couldn't take pictures of most things straight on because most of the isles were so narrow. There was so much to explore.

time is a funny thing

2012-02-08T21:15:00.000-07:00

Sometimes a month can go by so quickly and you don't even know what it was spent on. Other times it can pass by so slowly and you won't be able to believe all that happened within that time period. A lot can happen in a month, both out in the world and within yourself. It's funny to think that within a month's time you can go from thinking you're in love with someone to thinking you are much better off without them.

Harsh? Probably.

Bitter? I don't think so.

Finally facing reality and seeing things for how they are? Definitely.

sometimes I make stuff

2012-01-29T21:29:00.001-07:00

Sometimes I go to D.I. and buy things...as evidenced below.....see that lamp?

It was white with a pink flowery lamp shade. Sadly I didn't get a before picture so the one I took at D.I. will have to do. Anyway, I spray painted the base an almond color and made a new lampshade.

I saw a pin on Pinterest about glitter candles. So I made one a few nights ago. I bought a new candle from D.I. for 75 cents and then went to Hobby Lobby and bought some glitter and tacky glue.

Wrapped up half of it, put the glue on and then went to town with the glitter and boom.

Glitter candle! It looks better in person. It would probably also look better if I took a picture with a real camera and not with my phone.

time to be grateful

2012-01-09T21:13:00.000-07:00

I realized I haven't really blogged in a long time. Life has been rough the last month or so and I haven't really felt like complaining online. While there have been tough moments, there have also been really good moments and it's time I took a step back and acknowledged those.

A few days ago I told someone that 2011 felt like a complete waste of time but then I saw this on bff Katie's blog and realized it really hadn't been. So here is my list of things I am/was grateful for in 2011.

10 physical abilities

1. walking

2. seeing

3. hearing

4. feeling

5. running

6. talking

7. kissing

8. exercising

9. breathing

10. hugging

10 material possessions

1. new car

2. smart phone

3. clothes

4. bed

5. apartment

6. laptop

7. blankets

8. blue chair from D.I.

9. space heater

10. TV

10 living people

1. my mom

2. Andrea

3. dad

4. Clara

5. Vivi

6. Lili

7. Caleb

8. Katie

9. John

10. Meagan

10 things about nature

1. sunshine

2. rain

3. stars

4. the ocean

5. trees

6. the moon

7. sunsets

8. sunrises

9. mountains

10. clouds

10 places on earth

1. my bed

2. home (Texas)

3. San Diego

4. MTC

5. the temple

6. grocery store

7. BYU

8. Provo

9. Primary Children's Hospital

10. a certain boy's arms

10 modern inventions

1. microwave

2. refrigerator

3. airplanes

4. spotify

5. skype

6. hair straightener

7. curling iron

8. hygiene products

9. washing machine

10. dishwasher

10 foods

1. sushi

2. pizza

3. Red Iguana

4. avocados

5. bean and cheese tacos

6. chick-fil-a

7. hot cheetos

8. fruit

9. cereal

10. ice cream

10 happiest moments

1. kissing a boy I had a crush on

2. visiting Kelsey and Steve in California

3. 4th of July

4. visiting my family

5. getting a job at Auto-Owners

6. being told I was missed at the MTC

7. getting endowed

8. yellowcard concert

9. finally getting my diploma

10. reuniting with boy

10 things about the gospel

1. the atonement

2. temple covenants

3. the scriptures

4. living prophet

5. general conference

6. Heavenly Father's love

7. Holy Ghost

8. eternal families

9. service

10. prayer

10 things about today

1. waking up

2. doing well at work

3. music

4. chatting with my mom and Andrea

5. going to the gym

6. having a job

7. having an awesome townhouse to go home to

8. not getting into an accident

9. having people text me

10. being told I was pretty

the end of an era

2011-12-16T12:38:00.002-07:00

After 4 years, 3 months, and 2 days my time has come to bid the MTC farewell.

Below is a random compilation of pictures from my time there.

This was my 3rd and final office while at the MTC. It was being painted when I first moved in and my boss thought it was hilarious...so he took some pictures.

{February 2009}

Meagan as a missionary.

{November 2009}

Dropping Jacqueline off at the MTC and then going into work.

{November 2009}

My farewell lunch with the Student HR office and Heather. Courtesy of my boss.

{December 2011}

I'm really no good at goodbyes.

I kind of have a life

2011-11-16T11:24:00.000-07:00

Guys! I'm so excited! I kind of have a life.

I'm actually being an adult and going out and doing things. I think about something I want to do and then you know what?, I go out and do it! Weird huh?

Anyway, what I've been up to....

Volunteering at Primary Children's Medical Center

Interviewing for an associate underwriter position with Auto-Owners Insurance

(I think it went really well. I had 2 interviews and now I wait until after Thanksgiving to find out whether I got it.)

and the newest!!!

I am officially a volunteer to work Sundance Film Festival 12!!

(I'm super duper excited! I get a fancy puffy vest from Kenneth Cole and I get to watch some showings for free. And maybe if I'm really, really lucky I'll meet and marry someone famous. Ok jk, but really...)

more shabby apple

2011-11-03T18:20:00.000-06:00

Shabby Apple had another trunk sale today and I got

the Ming dress.

Online for $89

I paid $15

booyah!

I'm a Mormon

2011-11-01T12:22:00.000-06:00

Oh you want to know what I do every day?

2011-10-27T19:43:00.000-06:00

I come home pretty much every day and immediately put sweats on.

And yes I look like a boy.

I then promptly position myself in front of the TV and watch meaningless crap until bedtime.

fascinating, no?

last one

2011-10-26T20:19:00.000-06:00

I wasn't really feeling it this week. Maybe because I broke the other half of this cake...or maybe because the frosting doesn't taste very good. Whatever the reason, I gave up on the decorating so it's not as good as it should be for it being the last class.

things on my mind

2011-10-22T17:17:00.001-06:00

I made a reference to a movie, Clueless, and no one knew what I was talking about. I said Alicia Silverstone was in it and still got blank stares. I am officially old.

I volunteer for selfish purposes. I do it for the benefits that come to me (i.e. feeling good about myself, being around people, having something to do on a Saturday)

Sometimes I'm really funny and have people continuously laughing for half an hour. And that makes me feel good about myself, even if it is because I'm making fun of myself.

Sometimes I wish I didn't have to wear a bra. I used to never be able to be without one, it just felt weird to be that free, but I have now been converted. I may have spent the entire morning without one and only begrudgingly put one on because I had to leave my house.

Is it pathetic to go watch a movie by yourself? At the movie theater? Cause I do it all the time...and sometimes I even go in the middle of the afternoon...like an old person.

cupcakes

2011-10-19T22:14:00.000-06:00

This week...

I need to work on the consistency of the frosting a little bit.

when you're through thinking, say yes

2011-10-14T18:11:00.000-06:00

Last night I attended my first for real concert.

I went to Secondhand Serenade at Thanksgiving Point a few summers ago and then Lupe Fiasco this past summer at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake but those didn't seem like for real concerts.

Anyway, last night was Yellowcard and I'm in love.

There really are no words to describe how awesome it was. Between the mosh pits and being pushed up against super sweaty people, the head butting someone on accident or ending up bruised like a peach, I've never had so much fun before.

Those boys sure do know how to put on a show. The energy was amazing, the music was amazing. I loved it and I'm totally obsessed with their music even more now. Live music is the best.

The only downer was that my phone takes such crappy pictures. So this is all you get.

{the stage before it started}

{that's Ryan-love him}

Oh yes, I was almost right at the very front. At one point I was only 3 people from the stage and totally touched the gate holding us in like cattle.

cake

2011-10-12T21:06:00.000-06:00

I'm taking a cake decorating class at Hobby Lobby.

This is my first cake. It wasn't very hard but it by no means looks super professional. I still need to work on my technique.

So far so good though. I'm enjoying it.

P.S. I put a football on it because I was/am (haven't decided yet) giving it to one of my home teachers.

I'm one of those

2011-10-10T19:50:00.000-06:00

Not only am I watching this on Lifetime...

but

I'm also crying like a baby.

I am so old I now watch Lifetime and I cry while doing it.

I'm pretty sure there is a positive correlation between age and crying. Pretty sure.

today I feel...

2011-10-04T09:37:00.000-06:00

People usually have a hard time reading my facial expressions. I usually only have one look, even though I do know what different feelings are.

So I thought this chart might help you figure out how I'm feeling depending on my different faces.

I had a dream

2011-10-02T21:56:00.000-06:00

This was a few years ago but I'm posting it now for documenting purposes. I'll probably forget about it if I don't and for some reason I think it's pretty cool.

I once had a dream that I got a mission call to Russia. Random right?

But...

I was told by an apostle that I wasn't allowed to go because I wasn't married.

So senior couples mission or mission president assignment for my future husband?

I got a promotion at work

2011-09-30T00:00:00.000-06:00

to the Secret Service!

A few weeks ago the Secret Service came to the MTC two days in a row because we had the Prime Ministers of Tonga and Samoa come tour.

I was the designated photographer so I walked around with them. At one point one of them told me I was doing a good job and gave me that pin. Ha!

Aren't those the pins they hand out to children? Either way I felt cool.

And maybe this is a foreshadowing of my future life?...

2011-09-28T12:46:00.002-06:00

some nights are more eventful than others

2011-09-27T00:00:00.001-06:00

like Saturday night compared to tonight when I'm finally catching up on blogging

Oh you want to hear about it? K here goes. Hopefully I remember all the details. Darn this terrible memory of mine. Good thing I'm blogging about it, eh? Ok I'll get to the story now.

So Saturday, I laid around all day. Watched Suits (new TV show from the summer you should check out) and then finally started getting ready for the day/night at around 2 PM.

I finally left my house at 5 PM (yeah got ready for 3 hours apparently, doesn't happen often). Katie and I drove up to Salt Lake, in her car, and went to Z'Tejas (see birthday clubs post). After our lovely meal, we went to Anthropologie where I got an awesome skirt for only $20, originally $98. Score! Said skirt is pictured below.

After that we drove over to Abravanel Hall for the Symphony. Love it.

So we're in line waiting to get into the parking garage and we start smelling something funky. Now I had smelt this before with Chewy (my old car) and thought "oh no, there goes the water pump." We finally get into the parking garage, pull into a spot on the second level and boom, the car exploded. Ok not literally. It started to steam under the hood. So we get out in our heels and fancy outfits, pop the hood and look.

We figure we should let it cool before we mess around with it so we went into the symphony and listened to some Stravinsky and Beethoven.

After the 2 hour performance we come out and once again pop the hood. We couldn't really figure anything out (surprise, surprise) so we just called AAA. That conversation was painful. The dude on the other end was kind of slow. Then the tow truck driver called me to get more details. I told him what happened and that we were on the second level of a parking garage with 6'2" clearance. Awesome. He asked if we could get it to the street and I said we could try pushing it but we were both in heels at the moment. He laughed and asked if we'd both be riding back with him to Provo. Um, no thank you.

We had 2 nice old men (grandpa age) ask if they could help. One wanted to pour Nyquil into the car. No thanks.

So we ended up riding back with the tow truck, he was a nice man and also had a missionary moment with him, even though he told us he didn't believe we were full on LDS. What is that supposed to mean?

After an hour ride with the tow truck man, we get to Provo. It's midnight and now we need to figure out how we were getting home from the shop we dropped the car off at. I like having friends that stay up late. John was a dear and came right away to rescue Katie and me.

Eventful night, no? And winded. This was a long post. Sorry about that. Hopefully at least the pictures were worth it. Ha.

different types of crying

2011-09-26T23:50:00.000-06:00

I was talking to my roommate earlier about crying. I don't remember how we got on the topic but I realized, and maybe y'all already knew this about me, but I am a huge crier. Like for everything and anything pretty much.

I have done lots of crying lately. Lots. Like I cried at 2 different occasions just today. And no they weren't just an inside sort of sadness cry. In both instances, tears were streaming down my face.

different reasons/types of crying:

laying on my bedroom floor listening to sad love/breakup songs audibly crying

listening to Conference talks tears streaming down my face no noise crying

watching a religious movie and fighting to keep audible sobs from coming out because I'm in the presence of others while eyes and nose are streaming crying (which is actually quite painful, to try and keep sobs in)

laughing or smiling to keep from crying

I'm so angry and/or frustrated with you crying

PMSing and crying for no good reason

{Goodness. It's scary being me.}

birthday clubs

2011-09-25T20:58:00.000-06:00

I love free food. Especially good free food. These are some birthday clubs you should sign up for so you can have some of this free food. I'm only listing the best ones.

Benihana gives you a $30 voucher to use. Wanna know what that can get you?

Soup, salad, raspberry lemonade, half a sushi roll, fried rice, some veggies, chicken, shrimps, and a birthday sundae. I couldn't eat half of it before I was full. I had to take all of this home for the next day.

And they also take a picture and print it out for you. I wish more restaurants added that extra little bonus.

Happy Sumo gives you $15. Delicious. I got myself a Vegas roll.

Z'Tejas gives you $10 off a meal. I got these shrimp guacamole tostada things.

They were pretty good and the waiter was a really nice hipster man. My meal was originally 10.75 but when the check came out he said my difference was only .38 and that he'd take care of it. And he also gave us dessert on the house.

{it looks gross but I promise it wasn't. apple cobbler with ice cream}

I did not complain one bit.

Red Robin is also pretty good. They give you a free burger of your choice. I haven't used this one yet but I have in previous years.

Yellowcard

2011-09-16T11:57:00.001-06:00

When I first heard Ocean Avenue, I kind of liked it, then I thought it was super annoying and hence I didn't really give Yellowcard the time of day.

2008 rolled around and I was dating someone who loved Yellowcard so I decided to give them another listen and fell in love. Their album Paper Walls was a life changer for me.

I broke up with the guy that I was dating (or rather he broke up with me but that's a minor technicality) and Yellowcard got me through it (or made me more depressed). Can't really remember anymore.

You and me and one spotlight

Only one

I shed many a tear to these songs. Regardless, I love Yellowcard. They are seriously underrated.

I will be going to see them in concert on Oct 13 and you should come with.

new goal

2011-09-14T16:52:00.000-06:00

I have a new goal in life. I may talk about it at some point on the blog. Maybe not.

But for now, know that my new goal requires me to get back into shape. So I started working out again.

Three days in and I'm already up to running 2 miles. You may not think that's a big deal but believe me it is.

Day 1 (Monday) I didn't even make it a mile before walking.

Day 2 (Tuesday) I made it a mile.

Day 3 (today) I ran 2 complete miles.

I'm feeling good about this.

update

2011-09-12T10:00:00.000-06:00

I'm feeling this one today. Like I woke up singing this out of the blue and have probably already listened to it 50 times this morning. Not even exaggerating.

glad I'm not the only one

Adele

2011-09-11T21:47:00.001-06:00

This lady knows what she's doing.

I've had this song on repeat pretty much non stop the last 2 days.

Hopefully I'll soon move from that stage to this one...

Her explanation in the first video about the songs is exactly how I feel right now. Some people just have a better way of expressing themselves.

Yes I know I sound pathetic but sometimes you just have to say things out loud to get over them.

who's laughing now?

2011-08-17T10:25:00.000-06:00

sometimes I really like being short

like when this Banana skirt hits me at the knees instead of mid-thigh
(or like when i don't have to worry about {almost} any guy being shorter than me)

bam!

(please ignore my bowlegged-ness and gross face. just focus on the skirt)

this is seriously the most comfortable skirt on the planet. if i could, i would wear it every day. not even kidding.

modal fabric was the best thing ever invented

things we all do

2011-08-16T11:52:00.000-06:00

thingswealldo.tumblr.com

it's how i'm entertaining myself today. i don't think they all apply to me but some of them for sure do.

like all of these...

267. i check my phone every 60 seconds when i'm waiting for a reply to something important because i think i won't hear the notification go off

247. i get ready to say something during a conversation, then the subject changes

240. that split second when you've rocked too far back on your chair's hind legs and you think you're about to die

239. looking all over for something, then realizing you had it in your hand

232. when i realize i overslept, i jump out of bed like a ninja

231. i make up a dream in my head before i go to sleep

216. i always take a peek out of my 3D glasses, just to see the difference

214. i hate when i'm dreaming and i can only move in slow motion

212. i'm scared to close my eyes in the shower because when i open them, i don't want a killer to be standing there

204. i wouldn't know anyone's birthday if it wasn't for facebook

201. i never know what i should do when people are singing "happy birthday" to me

198. hearing your voice on video and asking yourself if that's really how you sound

197. when i'm sleeping at a friend's house and i wake up before them, i sit there staring at the ceiling for an hour

186. i wish music played during epic moments of my life, and not just in movies

185. i walk a little faster when i see a creepy van

183. laughing so hard with no sound coming out, then end up clapping like a seal

180. i say "nevermind" because i'm just too lazy to repeat myself

179. the "would you still be my friend if i looked like this?" game

176. sometimes when i'm walking, i try to keep my feet in the little square tiles

173. the mini heart attack you get when you slip on ice

172. responding to texts while half asleep, then realizing you make no sense

170. lying in bed wondering it it's worth it to get up and pee

167. i run like a ninja to get my charger when my computer is about to die

159. flushing the toilet in the middle of the night might just be the loudest sound i've ever heard

158. i text so much faster when i'm fighting with someone

156. automatically hit ignore when i don't recognize the number calling

154. yelling at the main characters in horror movies thinking they will hear me

151. thank you hand sanitizer for letting me know i have a cut on my hand

150. i open the fridge a million times thinking food will magically appear

149. i never stick my leg off the edge of the bed, no matter how hot it is because it would get eaten off

143. when i see "friend is typing..." i stop typing

142. i hate when i'm about to drive into my driveway and my favorite song comes on

141. i don't change in front of my webcam because i'm scared people will see me

140. i save song titles as drafts in my phone so i can remember to download them later

138. when i'm in the shower, i slant my arm in a way to make it look like water is coming out of my fingers

113. when i was little i'd watch the raindrops roll down the window and see which one "won"

105. i think of something, then laugh alone like an idiot

101. i'll see perfectly untouched snow and get the sudden urge to run through it

97. i type out what i really want to say, then backspace the whole thing

95. when i read a sentence in capital letters, the voice in my head yells

94. i get a mini heart attack when someone says "can i talk to you?"

86. i re-play my favorite song over and over again until i get sick of it and don't like it anymore

81. i text someone in the same room as me and stare at them until they get it

79. i still use my fingers to do simple math equations

77. i say "haha" after a text so it won't sound so serious

76. i try to accomplish a task before the microwave hits 00:00

73. i leave the bathroom door open when i'm home alone

64. i'll feel my phone vibrate when it doesn't

63. when i wake up in the morning, the first thing i do is pee

59. when i'm home alone i blast my music extremely loud

58. i hate when people don't know the difference between there, they're, and their

49. i'll zone out only to realize i'm staring at a person

48. when i finish a test, i won't turn it in until someone else does

39. when i go to sleep, i cover my feet in the blankets because i'm scared someone's going to grab them

38. i go crazy when there's someone in front of me walking slow

36. i have to sing my ABCs to know which letter comes next in the alphabet

34. i run up the stairs really quick after shutting the lights off in the basement

32. i step on a leaf on the ground to hear the crunchy sound it makes

30. when my computer freezes i click everywhere thinking it will make a difference

29. when i'm home alone i assume every sound i hear is a murderer coming to kill me

26. before i go to sleep, i think of all the moments i want to relive

21. my voice suddenly sounds great in the shower and i convince myself i'm an amazing singer

17. i imagine scenarios in my head that will never happen in real life

10. when i'm alone in public, i look at my cell phone so i don't feel awkward

9. i overhear funny conversations but won't laugh because if i do they'll think i'm a creep

4. i throw my phone across the room after sending a risky text

2. i smile at my phone like an idiot while i'm texting you

{if you actually read through all of these, i applaud you. you now know lots about me.}

what's your signature?

2011-08-12T08:00:00.000-06:00

A little blog called younghouselove led me to this quiz over at ethanallen.com. we all know i'm not a hardcore design person but I have gotten better over the years.

anywho..you just click on pictures and viola! your signature lifestyle appears before your eyes.

my signature lifestyle is
vintage

The results are in – your Signature Lifestyle is Vintage. Vintage is a visually engaging mix of color and texture. A masterful display of the art of juxtaposition. Its thoughtful, collected vibe springs from a peaceful coexistence of seemingly unrelated elements. An eye-catching interplay of sunwashed fabrics, distressed finishes, and bold and graphic patterns add an element of surprise to any room.

and you know what? I'll take it!!

just to be on the safe side i took it twice and i got the same thing. the pictures switch up every time so it's essentially a different quiz every time you take it. 2 for 2.

suckfest 2011

2011-08-11T21:17:00.000-06:00

After countless of trips up and down the stairs, a few elevator rides, 3 trips to the storage unit, a trip to D.I., a few trips to the dumpster, and a few hours cleaning, my room looks like this...

and my half of the storage unit looks like this

{moving is the pits}

social faux pas?

2011-08-11T11:32:00.000-06:00

Does anyone else think it's weird when someone tries to talk to you in the bathroom?

Like a public bathroom. where each of you are in your own stall. and they try to talk to you while you're each doing your business.

Just give me a sec and then you can talk to me.

I want to be

2011-08-09T10:30:00.002-06:00

A person that doesn't suppress a kind thought.

A person that when you think of, brings a smile to your face.

A person that is never inconvenienced by a friend in need.

A person who can comfort on a bad day.

A person who's shoulder you can cry on.

A person you can lean on.

my favorite shoes

2011-08-07T09:05:00.000-06:00

My favorite shoes are by far Vans.

{those top ones are pretty grody. I've had them for a while.}

{the bottom row have all been acquired within the last year}

It's really hard for me to go into a Vans store and come out empty-handed. Although it has happened, I always consider it an achievement when I'm able to walk out without a pair of new shoes. Especially after Katie taught me that I fit into a size 4 in kids which makes them only $20 a pop.

How many pairs is too many?

Gonzalez-Bruce casa

2011-08-06T21:45:00.001-06:00

is a disaster with the beginning of my packing.

{this was Monday night}

{this is tonight's growing pile}

{Packing was the worst thing ever invented.}

{Actually, being homeless for 2 and a half weeks might take the cake.}

big tuna

2011-08-04T12:02:00.001-06:00

*Disclaimer: This is a super random post*

I like tuna. I get that some people don't but I think it makes a delicious and easy lunch.

Anyway, I just had a tuna sandwich and while I love it, every time I eat one I can't help feeling like one of those super nerdy kids that ate lunch by themselves in the cafeteria (which I totally was but that's a story for a different day).

Anyone else think the same thing? I have this weird stigma in my head attached to eating a tuna sandwich.

But I figured if Jim can do it then it must not be so bad.

earrings

2011-08-04T09:00:00.002-06:00

I caught the crafty bug and made my own earrings. I used a mix of these tutorials

Tutorial #1

and

Tutorial #2

When I used tutorial #1, the earrings looked a little retarded.

So then I used tutorial #2, altering it a little bit so I didn't have to use as many circles.

The next attempt will include trying to make them a tiny bit smaller.

I love lamp

2011-08-03T09:00:00.002-06:00

*Brick, do you really love the lamp or are you just saying that?*

*I LOVE LAMP!*

I'd been searching for a lamp I could use in my room for a while. D.I. is a hit and miss but hooray when it's a hit!

I got this lamp for $4 I think.

Then I went and bought some green spray paint and sprayed the crap out of it. I may or may not have gotten a little intoxicated out of it.

It took a few coats but then I ended up with this.

I would have preferred a more lime green look but oh well. You live and you learn.

I'm determined to make my next bedroom a real room and not a college dorm room.

In the month of July...

2011-08-02T10:04:00.006-06:00

Some of my best blog ideas come when I'm half conscious. The only problem with that is that by the time I wake up I don't really remember all the witty things I'd planned on typing.

The problems I face, terrible, I know.

Anyway, I figured the reason I didn't post anything in July was because I was off somewhere too

busy having fun. And seeing how I only worked 12 days that entire month, it's a pretty good assumption.

So let's have a quick recap, shall we? If anything, just for my documenting purposes.

The month started off by the pool

and visiting Freedom Days in downtown Provo and being super Mexican by eating corn with mayo and chili powder

(and making Katie try it because it's not that gross)

It also included a visit to the zoo

and a baseball game with fireworks.

That was followed by a hike to Stewart Falls

and a trip to Texas to see my family.

Texas included make-overs,

house hunting, pool time,

and just general relaxing.

Then came the drive from Dallas to San Diego with some border patrol, rain storms, head nodding, and finally the sweet sweet feel of the ocean breeze.

Returning to Utah after that was a little hard but I consoled myself through watching Harry Potter, going to the end of an Owlz game to watch fireworks and heading back to the theaters to watch Captain America.

July was finished off by taking a camping trip up American Fork canyon and then having a smores lunch that Sunday.

Overall, a pretty good month.

Here's to August being a better month for the blog!

2011-07-22T16:38:00.002-06:00

Sometimes I post a lot

and sometimes I forget I even have a blog

and go a month without posting anything

oops

more than I thought

2011-06-23T09:23:00.002-06:00

I was pleasantly surprised to find that I've visited more states than I realized.

visited 16 states (32%)

I've gotta get out to that East coast.

my nights

2011-06-21T20:56:00.004-06:00

look something like this...

{the bachelorette, pasta, and Big Joe}

don't worry...it's just kool-aid

oh p.s. you see those earrings? I made them

Moments that matter most

2011-06-21T10:26:00.002-06:00

Oh those Mormon Messages. They get me every time.

I made a bracelet

2011-06-14T21:16:00.002-06:00

I made this. nbd.

It's super easy to make.

I used suede lace, Swarovski flat back rhinestones, a hot glue gun, some ribbon, and Aleene's Jewel-It glue.

1. Measure the suede lace around your wrist to get the length you want for your bracelet. You can wrap it as many times as you'd like but don't make it super tight because you have to be able to slip it on and off. Also give yourself extra room because once you braid the length shortens. It's always easier to cut away to make it tighter, you can't really add material to make it longer.

2. Tie a knot on one end and braid away. Keep it straight and tight or gluing the rhinestones is going to be harder.

3. Hot glue the end of the braid to keep it in place. Undo the knot at the top and hot glue that too. Then hot glue the 2 ends together. It looks kind of gross so I tied a piece of ribbon on it to hide it.

4. Dab little tiny dots of glue onto the lace and place a rhinestone on top. I used the tip of a toothpick to press it into place. Work your way around placing rhinestones as you see fit. Let dry for a few hours before wearing or they'll fall off. It may not seem like it but the glue holds the rhinestones in place really well once completely dry.

And you're done! Easy peasy.

DIY

2011-06-13T21:37:00.004-06:00

So I'm a doofus and totally forgot to take a before picture. I was too excited to get it spray painted.

But this started out originally as a mahogany/gold colored picture frame at D.I. I got it for $1.50 and then went to Hobby Lobby and bought a $3.00 craft mirror and viola!

I'm quite proud of myself.

So I went and bought these for myself.

three things

2011-06-12T00:00:00.001-06:00

I've never done one of these but I think it's super fun to read them on other people's blogs and find out more about them so here goes...

Three nicknames

1. Mon

2. Moni

3. Mona

Three jobs I have had in my life

1. cash control supervisor at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

2. customer service rep at Farmer's Insurance

3. human resource specialist at the MTC

Three places I have lived

1. Monterrey, MX

2. San Antonio, TX

3. Provo, UT

Three favorite drinks

1. Dr. Pepper

2. Cherry Fanta Slurpee

3. Strawberry Lemonade

Three TV shows that I watch

1. Modern Family (LOVE!)

2. Grey's Anatomy

3. Raising Hope (hilarious)

Three places I have been

1. Seattle, WA

2. central coast CA

3. Orlando, FL

People that text me regularly

1. Andrea

2. Katie

3. Mom

Three of my favorite foods

1. sushi

2. tacos

3. pizza

Three things I am looking forward to

1. being married someday

2. having my own house

3. driving home in 2 weeks

Three things that are always by your side

1. cell phone

hmm this is hard...

2. the holy ghost

3. my purse

Three things most people don't know about me

1. Growing up I didn't really like children, like I didn't want to have any. Now I can't wait.

2. I really don't like doing things by myself.

3. I worry that people don't like me...like all the time.

Too legit to quit

2011-06-11T12:00:00.005-06:00

I'm finally official. An official volunteer at Primary Children's Medical Center that is.

It was an intense process. I applied months ago, yeah I had to apply to volunteer. Then they finally invited me for an orientation in early May. After that I had to get all sorts of things injected and screened. I had to go to another orientation, complete 16 training modules on my own, get another TB test and finally get my ID badge, t-shirt, and security clearance. I drove to and from Salt Lake a lot.

But now look at how legit I am!

(Katie was making me laugh)

That's right 2 legit 2 quit.

Except for I'm still legit.

This would make my life

2011-06-10T09:49:00.002-06:00

Yeah, it's for real. It includes round-trip airfare for 2 and 7 nights! 7, at Mama Shelter. So go here if you want to enter. Contest closes 6/20/11.

"Treasures"

2011-06-10T00:00:00.000-06:00

That's what one shop owner called them. I call them antiques since I bought them at antique stores but whatever, we'll go with "treasures" for this post.

Yes. This is a post about treasures I've bought recently at a few different antique stores. I like them, so you get to see them.

Store: Finder's Keepers

Location: Olympia, WA

What? purse

Store: Village Antique Mart

Location: Arroyo Grande, CA

What? fire opal ring, pearl earrings, gold earrings

Ahh! I was so excited when I saw these.

Store: City Creek Antiques

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

What? brown cameo dangle earrings, Pegasus cuff

I got this for Clara but I seriously considered just keeping it.

I'm in love

2011-06-09T16:37:00.001-06:00

with myself for buying these for myself

they make my room so cheery

D.I. finds

2011-06-09T12:00:00.003-06:00

Once upon a time I was bored, had nothing else to do so I decided to take a trip down to D.I. and roam around.

I was there oh about an hour and made out with some pretty great finds.

I got two belts ($3 each)

a clutch ($1)

a practically brand new purse ($2)

an awesome little green vase ($2)

and this fantastic blazer with elbow patches ($6)

Look how cool I am

2011-06-08T13:48:00.002-06:00

I was totally up and out the door for a nice, little, brisk morning jog before 7 am.

Awesome new blog

2011-06-02T13:19:00.005-06:00

3 posts in one day?! What is this?! Unheard of. Sorry I couldn't resist.

I started following this awesome new blog today and just in time for a skirt giveaway.

I seriously wish I had her mad skills. or the patience. or even just a sewing machine. Yeah, that might be a good start.

Anyway I really want the skirt. And maybe you do too. I would tell you to hop on over there and enter but then my chances go down even more....so I don't really know what to do here. I'm conflicted.

How about you just do what you want? Good for you if you enter, good for me if you don't :)

I hate

2011-06-02T10:43:00.002-06:00

white shoes

*vomit*

I hate 'em.

Absolutely can't stand them.

I don't know what it is about them that just makes them look cheap.

Looking at pictures in which women are wearing them makes me gag.

Virgin River Gorge

2011-06-02T08:00:00.002-06:00

Can we please talk about how BEAUTIFUL the Virgin River Gorge is?

You obviously have to hike to this spot but the pictures I took as I drove through it just don't do it justice. The colors are all washed out and blah.

Call me crazy but I'm much more impressed with dry desert than the lush greenness of the northwest.

I will not be fat

2011-06-01T20:11:00.003-06:00

So I watch the Bachelorette, yes it's terrible, but I can't help myself.

This past Monday after it was over I saw this show...

In an hour period, they condense a year of following an obese person around while they lose a ton of weight. Rapid results, what I like to see.

Anyway, the whole time I'm watching this show all I can think about is how I need to start running and working out again.

I cannot possibly be this lazy.

So I got home from California and immediately asked Camille if we could go running together. So that's what we did tonight. Almost. She jogged; I half jogged, half walked, half died. And we weren't done with that. We also did Ab Ripper X. Apparently I have abs of steel (according to Camille). Yup. Abs of steel underneath the fat.

We'll see if I can stick with it this time. Tomorrow night is yoga....hopefully.

diamonds are a girl's best friend

2011-05-25T11:43:00.005-06:00

Does it say the word man anywhere in that phrase? No.

That's because men should not wear diamonds. That kind of bling on a man is just weird. If I see a man wearing a ring with diamonds, a watch with diamonds, anything with diamonds, it's an automatic TURN-OFF.

"Oh hey you're cute....oh what is that shining in my face..."

(walk away)

It doesn't make you G, it just makes you gay.

Diamonds and white sunglasses. Things men should never own. You might as well be wearing an Ed Hardy shirt and this

old school

2011-05-24T15:54:00.002-06:00

This is a rather incriminating picture. I'm not really sure why I'm posting it for the world to see. What makes it more random is that I found it on my work computer. Yeah I have no idea how it got there.

Disregard the fact that I'm a thief (hence the "PROOF" all over the picture).

I want to say this was back in 2005....maybe. I worked at Six Flags and got to go into the park for free so I went a lot. Oh you didn't know? Six Flags was my first ever job...I was in high school so it was totally acceptable. I got to strap people in, turn keys, push buttons, and speak into a microphone.

Good times.

Things to do this summer

2011-05-24T14:26:00.009-06:00

I have to write them down somewhere or I'll forget about it until it's too late. At least that's what usually happens every summer. And if anyone wants to join me on any of these I would not object.

1. ~~Rodeo~~

2. Demolition Derby

3. Tube Provo River

4. Hike Moab

5. Hike Zions

~~6. camping~~

7. Hike Timp

8. Tim McGraw concert

9. Salt Lake twilight concert series

10. ~~Visit Decades, the Green Ant, other random vintage stores in Salt Lake~~

update:

Visit Lake Tahoe

Horseback riding

alpine slide in PC

Sundance full moon lift ride

I know I'm leaving things off....to be continued..

Hair

2011-05-17T13:52:00.006-06:00

I may or may not be a little bored at work. So you get a post about my hair. Yep. My hair.

This was it a year ago...

And this picture was taken today with my webcam at work (yeah I'm bored). Isn't my office lovely? Very blah.

Anyway, back to my hair.

I'm shocked by how long it is. It hasn't reached these lengths since sophomore year (2007) when I first decided to chop it. That's a long time. And it's not done growing yet! Let's see how long I can go before I go nuts and get rid of it again.

Few things I noticed comparing these pictures:

I apparently don't know how to take a picture straight on.

I have the same awkward smirk on my face.

I wish my face now was as blemish free as it was a year ago.

Dear Gap,

2011-05-17T13:35:00.001-06:00

What were you thinking? Seriously...this should not be brought back. Ever.

Katie's car got straight up jacked

2011-05-11T13:10:00.000-06:00

guilty

2011-05-05T12:05:00.004-06:00

I have a slight obsession with Grey's Anatomy. I held out as long as I possibly could but despite my best efforts, I fell.

Freshman year I was introduced to it by Kelsey but I never really got into it, that is until around season 5. I know, random spot to get sucked in, but it happened.

The story line is great, pretty much every episode is riveting. Plus all the beautiful people in the show make it more than tolerable to view. Despite these other reasons, I think I finally decided why it is that I enjoy this show so much.

The music.

I can't think of another show that features better music than this one. They do such a good job of choosing songs that fit perfectly in with the story line and let's be honest, I'm a sucker for music. My life would be incomplete and a sad, sad mess without it.

I will give you a few songs that have joined my life because of this show.

I want to be invisible

2011-05-03T14:06:00.002-06:00

Can I just crawl into a hole and hideout....say for at least the next few weeks?

Land O' Hippies: Day 2

2011-04-29T13:32:00.000-06:00

Seattle!!!

Another sunny day (thank you Washington)!

We drove to Sea-Tac and picked John up from the airport, drove to Safeco Field and bought tickets for that night's Mariners/As game.

We walked around Seattle all day. Longest walk of my life. We parked at the SAM and walked down to the waterfront.

Then we looped around to Pike Place.

After that we decided we would walk to the Space Needle.

It was too expensive to go up it so we went to the experience the music museum thing that's right next door.

We saw a Nirvana exhibit (appropriate) and had a jam session where we mainly just gave John a headache.

I had to help John with this drugs.

Then we went to the game!

The Mariners aren't very good, at all. We decided we'd had enough at the top of the 6th inning when they were down 9 to 1. Yeah.

So then we went exploring for the Troll.

Land O' Hippies: Day 1

2011-04-28T22:25:00.000-06:00

We arrived in Lacey (where Katie's family lives) around 3:30 AM Friday morning and crashed.

We awoke 5 hours later to a lovely, sunny day and headed out to Olympia.

Land O' Hippies. Seriously. I wanted to hose people down. It's allowed, encouraged even, to bathe in the human world. Do it people. It's not a luxury anymore. Also, please don't buy clothing with holes. It's not cool to dress like you jumped into a dumpster.

We walked around downtown Olympia, went into a few shops and I came out with

vintage purse from a shop called Finders Keepers Antique. The purse is in the bag in my hand.

We had lunch at Old School Pizza,

walked around some more, and called it a day. We were still exhausted so we went back to the house and napped. Once we semi caught up on our beauty sleep we went to dinner with Katie's family at Red Robin, yum! and watched a movie.

Thus concludes day 1.

Lone Gonzalez

2011-04-27T13:20:00.005-06:00

Andrea and Dylan were married on April 9th in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

It was great minus the terrible weather so we (they) weren't able to take very many pictures.

(you can't really see the snow in the picture)

They then had their reception at Noah's in South Jordan which included a crepe bar and lots of dancing. That's how we Mexicans do it...the dancing.

Yes I danced with children all night :)

It was fun having my family around but I really wish when the day comes for my wedding I can just elope. Probably not, but here's to wishing.

It's official

2011-04-21T15:00:00.000-06:00

I'm off to Seattle.

Can I just say how happy I am to get out of Utah for a weekend? Work dragged on all week in anticipation of this trip.

I best not be disappointed.

I'll try to have lots to post about next week. But who knows...it is me after all.

I like referring back to old posts

2011-04-20T09:56:00.003-06:00

Like this one

Why? Because I am now the Relief Society President.

Yes I totally freaked out when I got the call but have calmed down since then.

I know the Lord prepares and blesses those in His service. I'm seriously counting on that...and also on the awesome girls that are in the presidency with me.

Apparently dreams/wishes come true

2011-04-19T14:14:00.005-06:00

This, I-don't-know-what-to-call-it, acutally happened.

It was weird and awesome all at the same time.

TMI? Probably. But what is a blog for if not to talk about myself.

Shabby Apple

2011-04-12T08:55:00.003-06:00

Shabby Apple had a trunk sale yesterday in South Jordan and I bought 2 dresses.

First up is the Scarlett Raven.

Online this dress was originally priced $118.00 but on sale for $94.40.

I bought it for $40.

Saved $54.40.

And then there was Jacob's Pillow. This dress is fitted and super flattering. It pretends I have curves :)

Priced $94.00 online.

I paid $40.

Saved $54.

It was a pretty good day.

I'm excited to wear a new dress on Sunday.

I'm bored

2011-04-07T08:31:00.003-06:00

This is me....like all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/juliansmithfilm#p/u/1/Bpj8PKV-y_Q

While you're at it look at his other videos. The man is a genius.

little bit obsessed

2011-04-04T10:44:00.002-06:00

I have become obsessed. Like I can't function because I think about it so much.

SUSHI!

It may be the most delicious thing on the planet.

Well, aside from Mexican food....

Maybe I should open up a Mexican/Sushi restaurant.

Need it

2011-03-29T14:08:00.005-06:00

I absolutely need this movie

Yes it's a need not a want. I will die without it. Walmart will be seeing me this afternoon.

And since we're on this topic.....

I recently bought this shirt from Gap

in black with black sequin sleeves

and now I need a skirt to wear with it. I need more non-missionary clothing.

love -- hate

2011-03-15T14:59:00.004-06:00

I love:

having to turn on the AC in my car

the smell of the AC in my car

having clean teeth

not checking my phone for 2 hours and having 5 text messages

I hate:

douches that ruin lovely drives by street racing on University Parkway in the middle of the day

the feeling of nails against the chalkboard, especially when it's metal against teeth

I especially love when I can come up with more loves than hates in a day. It means it's a good day.

Dierks Bentley - I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes

2011-03-15T11:25:00.000-06:00

This song has been on repeat today. I love it so much.

In case you were wondering....

2011-03-12T19:36:00.001-07:00

the DI in American Fork is the best out of all the ones in the Utah and Salt Lake valleys

Katie and I went to 5 today....

so we know....

Sometimes I sound like a lesbian

2011-03-11T13:56:00.002-07:00

I was reading through some old posts and realized that I mention Katie in A LOT of them. Most, if not all my readers, know that Katie is (in the words of Forest Gump) my best good friend.

But to the few random (I'm talking to you South Korea) people that happen to stumble across this blog, I realized it may sound like Katie's my life parter and while sometimes it may seem that way I would just like to clear the air and say that it's not true.

So, I just wanted to throw it out there for those that may have wondered....I'm not a lesbian. I like boys...er, men...those of the male gender....almost to the point of it being an obsession...(but rest easy I'm not obsessed...yet)

Anyway, thanks to urban dictionary I have learned that while Katie and I aren't lesbians, we are what has become known as "lesbi-friends".

the end.

DI finds

2011-03-05T19:39:00.005-07:00

Katie and I hit up the American Fork D.I. earlier today and made out with some pretty fabulous finds.

I first found this vintage overnight bag.

I've been looking for something like this for a while now. I only have big suitcases and desperately needed something I could take on short trips.

I googled it and found it sold online at an Etsy shop for $47 bones.

Guess how much I paid......

$2.

I know. I'm excited.

We then came across this magnificent wingback chair.

Of course I also googled this and found it's original price to be around $249.

Guess how much I paid......

prepare to be astounded

$15!!!!

Yeah I was so excited and still am. I haven't been able to get over it yet.

I have finally bought my first piece of furniture and it was only $15. Can purchases get any better? I dare say no.

Katie also made out pretty well. She found a vintage leather Gucci bag for $10. I'm a little envious. But I'll get over it while I sit in my fancy chair.

Sometimes I think plastic is edible

2011-02-28T10:57:00.003-07:00

I have a plastic pellet dollar store gun in my apartment. Sometimes I like to shoot people with it when they come over and last night was one of those days.

Someone (who shall remain nameless for the sake of protecting his ego) came over and sat across from me in the living room. Naturally, I had to pick up my little gun and shoot him.

There were a good 4 or 5 pellets in his lap when he proceeds to pick one up and put it in his mouth. I just stared at him and said, "Are you really trying to eat that? It's plastic."

He actually thought it was candy. His thought process--oh it's small and orange--must be candy--it's going in my mouth. I literally fell off the couch laughing.

Highlight.of.my.life.

Katie and I laughed the rest of the night and anytime he wanted to make fun of us all we had to say was "You eat plastic pellets."

This morning as I was getting ready for work, I remembered Pellet-Eating-Boy and laughed by myself like a fool.

Reasons I'm glad I'm not married

2011-02-24T15:34:00.001-07:00

1. Don't have to deal with crazy mother-in-laws

2. ........

Yep that's all I've got. Crazy mother-in-laws.

Mexican

2011-02-20T12:36:00.001-07:00

I found this really sweet shirt at the Forever 21 in the South Towne Mall yesterday. I wasn't going to buy it but then I showed it to Katie and she convinced me.

Because it's true.....I really do.

New Caledonia

2011-02-15T15:42:00.004-07:00

I ordered this little number from Shabby Apple on Thursday night

Needless to say I was more than pleasantly surprised when I looked in my mailbox this afternoon and found it sitting there waiting for me.....yup, only 2 business days later and there it was. Talk about getting things done.

Ordering things online is always a little scary because you don't know if it'll fit or how well it's even constructed but I really like this dress. Of course I tried it on immediately and it's not too shabby. Get it?

Anyway, the only thing is that it shows off your imperfections, mine being that I don't have a completely flat stomach. So I might need to work on that before Andrea's wedding. But realistically I'll probably just go with spanx.

Shabby Apple, I give you 2 thumbs up.

Faux pas

2011-02-08T19:40:00.003-07:00

Wearing leggings as pants out in public. Please don't.

You can't pull it off, no matter how hot you are.

So girl at the mall, don't ever do it again.

twilightish

2011-02-04T11:23:00.004-07:00

I clocked in at exactly the same time yesterday and today....how often does that happen? Almost never. I know what you're saying, that's not so odd, people usually go to work at the same time everyday.

Not I. I pretty much come in whenever I want, which is usually around 9 give or take half an hour :)

Yesterday and today I happened to clock in at 8:47 am. Super random time two days in a row, not planned at all.

I didn't set an alarm on those 2 nights so maybe that's just when my body thinks it's acceptable to go into work.

Either way, I'm a little creeped out. Especially since yesterday wasn't the best day at work ever. I'm hoping that doesn't carry over into today.

Ironies of life

2011-02-02T20:51:00.002-07:00

I was talking with some people at work yesterday about how I'm lazy and take the elevator whenever possible instead of the stairs because I don't care if I die young, blah blah, whatever else excuse there is for being lazy.....I was half kidding half serious.

We have an elevator at our apartment complex, it was a big selling point since we're on the third floor...anyway........it was broken over the weekend and finally got "fixed" yesterday. I hopped in it tonight and it was a smooth ride until it passed the second floor, then the jerking began. Yeah I almost got stuck in it. In below freezing weather. That would have been a nice surprise for the repair man.

Karma? I think so.

Will I stop using the elevator? Probably not.

I need motivation

2011-02-01T11:33:00.002-07:00

I've been attempting to do this

but am seriously the worst person ever to try to stick with something. I start it and give up about a week into it.....and that's happened twice.

Someone please force me to do it.

Slave labor.....I mean, Service

2011-01-28T10:07:00.002-07:00

Last night a few people in my ward did service at the Cannery in Lindon.......

We showed up just after 5, put on our plastic aprons, rubber boots, and lovely blue hairnets and headed into the processing area. As soon as I stepped inside I started to gag and dry heave. Why did we go on a day when they were canning chili??? Won't be eating that out of a can ever.

We were there for 3 hours and only canned for 30 minutes of that time. The rest of the time we cleaned.....and cleaned again......and again. It was semi fun....I got to spray down a kettle (for about 2 hours, the chili was everywhere) and I also may or may not have accidentally sprayed myself in the face.

It was exhausting work. In the words of Katie, "'Doing service' at the cannery is why I went to college and work in an office."

Definitely made me appreciate my education.

P.S. I swear I'm not a terrible person.

A little behind on the blogging.....

2011-01-28T09:59:00.003-07:00

Tuesday January 25 I drove up to Park City with Katie and Camille and we watched Another Happy Day. There was nothing happy about that movie. Don't get me wrong, it was terrific but it made me feel all sad inside. It's sad that people live that way.....anyway.......

Another year, and I was able to go up to the Sundance Film Festival again. Great times. We went on a Tuesday night so we didn't spot any celebrities walking around. The only ones we saw were Ellen Barkin and Sam Levinson (who is not technically a celebrity yet but will be in the near future).

(photo courtesy of Camille)

I could really use a wish right now

2011-01-14T09:55:00.002-07:00

A couple nights ago I had a dream that I kissed a rather attractive individual.

I really wish it had been real.

I'm bilingual, you didn't know?

2011-01-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

I've been on a Spanish music kick lately

and it's awesome

because really, how cool is it to know a second language?

Thank you Pandora for letting me create a Maná station.

My uterus must be shriveling up and dying

2011-01-08T09:24:00.002-07:00

Remember this little number from almost a year ago?

Well it happened again last night. This time I wasn't pregnant. I just already had the baby, and yup it was a boy again and yup he was white. Annndddd........HE WAS THE CUTEST THING IN THE WORLD! I may be biased toward my fake baby but whatever, he was adorable. He was chubby, not Michelin man fat, but appropriate baby chubby and he had the best little face.

Ahhhh!! Why am I so baby hungry?! This is a real problem considering I'm not married and/or close to anything of the sort.

Road trippin'

2010-12-23T17:43:00.002-07:00

Andrea and I made it to Texas safe and sound. We decided to knock out the whole thing at once instead of stopping along the way and sleeping. It was both a good and bad idea. We got to Texas at 7 am but at least we didn't have to waste a second day on the road.

20 hour drives are super eventful. We drove through snow, rain, and heavy fog. Saw a semi flipped on it's side and another that had exploded on the side of the road. Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of either seeing as how I would probably have caused another accident.

I also got pulled over for the very first time in my driving career. Thankfully I didn't get a ticket. I should of but I didn't and for that I'm thankful. It would have been a hefty ticket seeing how I was going 90 in a 75. The patrolman was nice and let me go with a warning. He said he just wanted me to get home safely and not spend hours laying in the mud waiting for an ambulance to come clean me up. 'Tis the season.

oh the weather outside

2010-12-20T09:35:00.002-07:00

This is the weather I'm having right now. Snowy.

And this is what my family is living in Texas.

In the 70s and sunny. Why am I still in Utah? So I can get there just in time for the 40 degree weather. Awesome.

Obsession

2010-12-18T22:09:00.004-07:00

I just watched this movie 2 nights in a row.

We tried to watch this movie

but we just happened to sit in front of the most obnoxious movie watcher in the world. Laughing loudly by herself, repeating lines, loud exclamations, the works. Annoying.

Luckily Red was playing at the same time. I've had a crush on Bruce since I was 10.

Now I've added Karl Urban to that list.

What can I say? I like older men.

And I'm a total sucker for men in suits.

Doesn't hurt that the movie was awesome and hilarious. Definitely a must see. I'll probably be adding it to my collection.

I wonder who it is

2010-11-23T21:27:00.003-07:00

Fortune cookie from Pei Wei tonight reads,

"One who admires you greatly is hidden before your eyes."

I really hope this person wasn't hidden. I'd be ok with knowing who admires me greatly.

Ha-rrry Pott-ar (that's Harry Potter with an English accent)

2010-11-19T08:20:00.006-07:00

I went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night and right now I feel like I got hit by a train.

4 hours of sleep is NOT ENOUGH. I don't know how people with babies do it.

Gotta catch up on my sleep before I take off for Texas tomorrow. I don't want to end up splattered on the side of the road because I fell asleep at the wheel.

Anyway, back to Harry: There are some weird people in that fan base. Obnoxious almost. You don't have to clap because the movie is starting. I already knew that you're excited about the movie, hence you being at the midnight showing. I feel bad for those people that got tickets to the showings at 3 AM. Really? 3 AM? If you didn't get tickets for the midnight showing, what's the point? Might as well wait until the next day.

I hope I never become that obsessed with something.

I can save you

2010-11-18T17:47:00.003-07:00

Being CPR certified is painful. Those dummies are hard and it kills the heels of my hands. They're bruised now, no big. At least now I can save your life. So yeah, pass out in front of me. I dare you.

Actually please don't, just because I know CPR doesn't mean I ever want to use it.

Yep. I can do it all.

what the.....

2010-11-18T10:19:00.003-07:00

I want to meet the person that thought creating this was a good idea.

And then I would like to meet a person who would think it's a good idea/investment to pay $120 for this thing.

I would laugh in their face.

I want you

2010-11-18T10:09:00.000-07:00