I saw this on my friends blog and thought... this will be fun!
Lucky you! The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:
1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year--probably within the next month.
4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a story. It may be poetry or a unique piece of jewelry. I may draw or paint something. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!
5- I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.
The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must repost this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog.The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me! (I will be checking to make sure you did it!) Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
cheesy pageant bliss
So, of all the cheesy things I'm sure I have done in my life, attending this year's Miss American Pageant has got to top the list! Don't get me wrong, I had a blast in Vegas with my mom and my childhood friend, Tina, and her mom. We cheered on our family friend, Elisa Davis, as Miss Idaho (as Elise introduced herself--"Idaho--where the TV was created, but I'm no couch potato!"). 
the christina (miss idaho's sister) sonja
(tina's mom),tina, me, and my mom.
yay for idaho!
the christina (miss idaho's sister) sonja(tina's mom),tina, me, and my mom.
yay for idaho!
elise davis--the beautiful miss idahoThe four of us ladies thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Paris on the strip, saw the Cirque du Soleil show "O" at the Bellagio, and delighted in excellent cuisine.
Can I say, "Wow?!?!" Cirque du Soleil's "O" was FREAKING AMAZING!!!! If you find yourself in Vegas, you seriuosly need to just splurge and treat yourself to this amazing treat of abstract art, absolute creativity, and mind-blowing performances! Wow. Seriously. Just go! No words can describe it.
It was truly a miracle in and of itself that we made it to Vegas. Tina and I flew out of Salt Lake Friday night after work. The world's thickest fog brewed up Friday evening and I thought for sure we'd be stuck in SLC all night. I couldn't even see the sign for the airport exit on the freeway, so I missed it and had to turn around. I parked in economy parking and wandered around the parking lot for half an hour trying to find the shuttle stop--couldn't even see my hand in front of my face in the crazy fog! But somehow, we made it out ontime. I don't know whether I should be glad or afraid that my pilot took off in the fog. But it all worked out.
tina and i enjoyed a cinnabon at theslc airport to start off the weekend right!
we walked around the vegas temple grounds
on sunday before flying out. i never knew the
vegas temple was so pretty!
the madre and me at the vegas temple.
yeah, i highlighted my hair and it looks
super blonde to me in this pic...still
not sure if i like it or not.
on sunday before flying out. i never knew the
vegas temple was so pretty!
the madre and me at the vegas temple.yeah, i highlighted my hair and it looks
super blonde to me in this pic...still
not sure if i like it or not.
To sum up the weekend, the Miss America Pageant, though cheesy, was a blast--and a once in a lifetime type of thing. And hey, I got to see Mario Lopez dance in person--so how could that have been a bad weekend?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
catching up...
So, I haven't blogged in over a month! I guess a lot has happened in the past month, so I have my blogging work cut out for me!
For the past month I have been working a second job. I thought it would be fun (and a great way to earn some extra Christmas cash) to go back to my old Pier 1 days part time in the evenings/weekends. So I did. My old boss was excited to have me come back temporarily. And I had quite a bit of fun with it! So I decided to stay on for a while. I have been super busy with working two jobs!
Now I need to stay on for even longer than I planned because my car has serious issues! I am going to get a few things fixed on my car and then hopefully get rid of her!
I am car shopping and taking in advice from everyone. What is a great, affordable, easy-to-maintain smaller car that won't cost me $1,000 every time something is wrong with it? Or better yet, what kind of car will be reliable enough that I won't be in the shop every other week? I am open to any ideas at this point! I just need reliability! I am thinking maybe a Mazda 3? Any thoughts on that?
Anyway, long work hours and car problems aside, my past month has been fantastic! First of all, there was Christmas! Wow! I was way spoiled and had such a great time with my family in Idaho. I loved every second of it!
Me with my sister-in-law wearing the aprons my mom made us. My mom is so crafty and talented! I wish I could sew!
My mom also made purses for all the girls in the family! Tons of work, but so cute! I love my mom!
This is me and some of my favorite cousins at our grandparents' house Christmas night. Such great fun!
This is my dad opening his iPhone! He loved it. The first app he downloaded was iFart. Wow. Really, dad? haha. He kept making me pick up the phone so it would make farting sounds. He said the app was only like $1, but we would have paid $10 because he thought it was so cool! One of the greatest parts of Christmas was that my dad had broken ribs from skiing. Our goal all weekend was to make him laugh because he would cry and laugh at the same time, all the while holding his ribs and winching in pain. Yeah, it makes it sound like my family is super mean, but trust me, it was hilarious!
My family acting out the nativity story. We hadn't done this in years! I think my nieces really liked this resurected family Christmas tradition.
Every Christmas Eve, my family has a huge dinner made up of tons of different hour d' ourves. Did I spell that right? Hmm. Who knows. Anyway, ever since I can remember, we always have an English cracker at each place setting on the table. My mom grew up with this tradition. So the whole family has to eat with their paper crown on, read their joke/riddle, and show everyone the prize that came inside their cracker. I love this tradition. We all look silly in our paper crowns, but it would not be Christmas to me without this!
After Christmas was over for another year, my roommates and I carried out the best New Years party ever! We had tons of people at our house, shared a few New Years kisses, played some games, ate some delicious snacks, and enjoyed ringing in the new year with our great friends.
Just this past week, I passed the Utah property and casualty insurance agent licensing test. Whew! I had been studying for the past two months and I am so glad/relieved to have that over with! I had to pass this test for my job, and I am was the happiest girl in America when I saw the large word PASS across the computer screen at the proctor testing center. Yay!!!
So, I am excited to begin a new year. I think 2008 was a pretty great year for the most part, but for some reason, I think 2009 is going to be even more divine! I just have this hunch...
For the past month I have been working a second job. I thought it would be fun (and a great way to earn some extra Christmas cash) to go back to my old Pier 1 days part time in the evenings/weekends. So I did. My old boss was excited to have me come back temporarily. And I had quite a bit of fun with it! So I decided to stay on for a while. I have been super busy with working two jobs!
Now I need to stay on for even longer than I planned because my car has serious issues! I am going to get a few things fixed on my car and then hopefully get rid of her!
Audi A4=BAD car!!! grr. It really is a love-hate relationship I have with my car these days. She is oh so cute/fun/sassy. But she makes me so angry that I have to spend so much money fixing her! Evil car!
I am car shopping and taking in advice from everyone. What is a great, affordable, easy-to-maintain smaller car that won't cost me $1,000 every time something is wrong with it? Or better yet, what kind of car will be reliable enough that I won't be in the shop every other week? I am open to any ideas at this point! I just need reliability! I am thinking maybe a Mazda 3? Any thoughts on that?
Mazda 3=potentially good car???
Anyway, long work hours and car problems aside, my past month has been fantastic! First of all, there was Christmas! Wow! I was way spoiled and had such a great time with my family in Idaho. I loved every second of it!
Me with my sister-in-law wearing the aprons my mom made us. My mom is so crafty and talented! I wish I could sew!
My mom also made purses for all the girls in the family! Tons of work, but so cute! I love my mom!
This is me and some of my favorite cousins at our grandparents' house Christmas night. Such great fun!
This is my dad opening his iPhone! He loved it. The first app he downloaded was iFart. Wow. Really, dad? haha. He kept making me pick up the phone so it would make farting sounds. He said the app was only like $1, but we would have paid $10 because he thought it was so cool! One of the greatest parts of Christmas was that my dad had broken ribs from skiing. Our goal all weekend was to make him laugh because he would cry and laugh at the same time, all the while holding his ribs and winching in pain. Yeah, it makes it sound like my family is super mean, but trust me, it was hilarious!
My family acting out the nativity story. We hadn't done this in years! I think my nieces really liked this resurected family Christmas tradition.
Every Christmas Eve, my family has a huge dinner made up of tons of different hour d' ourves. Did I spell that right? Hmm. Who knows. Anyway, ever since I can remember, we always have an English cracker at each place setting on the table. My mom grew up with this tradition. So the whole family has to eat with their paper crown on, read their joke/riddle, and show everyone the prize that came inside their cracker. I love this tradition. We all look silly in our paper crowns, but it would not be Christmas to me without this!
After Christmas was over for another year, my roommates and I carried out the best New Years party ever! We had tons of people at our house, shared a few New Years kisses, played some games, ate some delicious snacks, and enjoyed ringing in the new year with our great friends.Just this past week, I passed the Utah property and casualty insurance agent licensing test. Whew! I had been studying for the past two months and I am so glad/relieved to have that over with! I had to pass this test for my job, and I am was the happiest girl in America when I saw the large word PASS across the computer screen at the proctor testing center. Yay!!!
So, I am excited to begin a new year. I think 2008 was a pretty great year for the most part, but for some reason, I think 2009 is going to be even more divine! I just have this hunch...
Happy New Year to all of you! I love you!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
thankful
So Thanksgiving has come and gone--here are the
highlights of a great weekend in Idaho, in no particular order:
Meeting my beautiful new niece--Baby Whitney.
Seeing Twilight with a bunch of my aunts, cousins, mom, and sister-in-law. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. We had a great time--there were 16 of us!
Playing with my adorable nieces! We read books for hours on end. I loved it!
Meeting my beautiful new niece--Baby Whitney.
Seeing Twilight with a bunch of my aunts, cousins, mom, and sister-in-law. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. We had a great time--there were 16 of us!
Playing with my adorable nieces! We read books for hours on end. I loved it!
Thanksgiving dinner with the family. Yeah, my mom is a little Martha-Stewart-esque.She loves to set a pretty table!
Spending some quality time with my spunky Grams.
Seeing my cousin, Denae, get married in the Rexburg Temple.
She was the happiest woman in the world! That was awesome to see.
Helping my mom in the kitchen.
Shopping on Black Friday with my mom and sister-in-law. I hadn't done that in years, but we actually had a good time, despite the 5:00 AM start!
She was the happiest woman in the world! That was awesome to see.
Helping my mom in the kitchen.
Shopping on Black Friday with my mom and sister-in-law. I hadn't done that in years, but we actually had a good time, despite the 5:00 AM start!
It was a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend! I am grateful for my wonderful family!
Friday, November 21, 2008
be grateful
So, as completely cheesy as this message is, it made me cry. My grandma sent me this email forward the other day, and I wanted to share it. Somehow she must have felt inspired to send it to me.
BE GRATEFUL
MAYBE GOD WANTS US TO MEET A
FEW WRONG PEOPLE BEFORE MEETING
THE RIGHT ONE SO THAT WHEN WE FINALLY
MEET THE RIGHT PERSON, WE WILL KNOW
HOW TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT GIFT.
WHEN THE DOOR OF HAPPINESS CLOSES,
ANOTHER OPENS, BUT OFTEN TIMES WE LOOK
SO LONG AT THE CLOSED DOOR THAT WE DON’T
SEE THE ONE WHICH HAS BEEN OPENED FOR US.
THE BEST KIND OF FRIEND IS THE KIND YOU
CAN SIT ON A PORCH AND SWING WITH,
NEVER SAY A WORD, AND THEN WALK AWAY
FEELING LIKE IT WAS THE BEST
CONVERSATION YOU’VE EVER HAD.
IT’S TRUE THAT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’VE
GOT UNTIL WE LOSE IT, BUT IT’S ALSO TRUE
THAT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’VE BEEN
MISSING UNTIL IT ARRIVES.
DON’T GO FOR LOOKS; THEY CAN DECEIVE.
DON’T GO FOR WEALTH; EVEN THAT FADES AWAY.
GO FOR SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU SMILE
BECAUSE IT TAKES ONLY A SMILE TO MAKE A
DARK DAY SEEM BRIGHT.
FIND THE ONE THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SMILE.
MAY YOU HAVE ENOUGH HAPPINESS TO MAKE YOU
SWEET, ENOUGH TRIALS TO MAKE YOU STRONG,
ENOUGH SORROW TO KEEP YOU HUMAN, ENOUGH
HOPE TO BRING YOU JOY.
ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF IN ANOTHER’S SHOES.
IF YOU FEEL THAT IT HURTS YOU,
IT PROBABLY HURTS THE OTHER PERSON, TOO.
THE HAPPIEST OF PEOPLE DON’T NECESSARILY
HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING; THEY JUST MAKE THE MOST
OF EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG THEIR WAY.
THE BRIGHTEST FUTURE WILL ALWAYS BE BASED
ON A FORGOTTEN PAST, YOU CAN’T GET ON WELL IN
LIFE UNTIL YOU LET GO OF PAST FAILURES AND HEARTACHES.
WHEN YOU WERE BORN, YOU WERE CRYING AND
EVERYONE AROUND YOU WAS SMILING.
LIVE YOUR LIFE SO THAT WHEN YOU DIE, YOU’RE
THE ONE WHO IS SMILING AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS CRYING.
This is me with my cute Grandma last Christmas. Thanks for the poem, Grams!
BE GRATEFUL
MAYBE GOD WANTS US TO MEET A
FEW WRONG PEOPLE BEFORE MEETING
THE RIGHT ONE SO THAT WHEN WE FINALLY
MEET THE RIGHT PERSON, WE WILL KNOW
HOW TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT GIFT.
WHEN THE DOOR OF HAPPINESS CLOSES,
ANOTHER OPENS, BUT OFTEN TIMES WE LOOK
SO LONG AT THE CLOSED DOOR THAT WE DON’T
SEE THE ONE WHICH HAS BEEN OPENED FOR US.
THE BEST KIND OF FRIEND IS THE KIND YOU
CAN SIT ON A PORCH AND SWING WITH,
NEVER SAY A WORD, AND THEN WALK AWAY
FEELING LIKE IT WAS THE BEST
CONVERSATION YOU’VE EVER HAD.
IT’S TRUE THAT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’VE
GOT UNTIL WE LOSE IT, BUT IT’S ALSO TRUE
THAT WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’VE BEEN
MISSING UNTIL IT ARRIVES.
DON’T GO FOR LOOKS; THEY CAN DECEIVE.
DON’T GO FOR WEALTH; EVEN THAT FADES AWAY.
GO FOR SOMEONE WHO MAKES YOU SMILE
BECAUSE IT TAKES ONLY A SMILE TO MAKE A
DARK DAY SEEM BRIGHT.
FIND THE ONE THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SMILE.
MAY YOU HAVE ENOUGH HAPPINESS TO MAKE YOU
SWEET, ENOUGH TRIALS TO MAKE YOU STRONG,
ENOUGH SORROW TO KEEP YOU HUMAN, ENOUGH
HOPE TO BRING YOU JOY.
ALWAYS PUT YOURSELF IN ANOTHER’S SHOES.
IF YOU FEEL THAT IT HURTS YOU,
IT PROBABLY HURTS THE OTHER PERSON, TOO.
THE HAPPIEST OF PEOPLE DON’T NECESSARILY
HAVE THE BEST OF EVERYTHING; THEY JUST MAKE THE MOST
OF EVERYTHING THAT COMES ALONG THEIR WAY.
THE BRIGHTEST FUTURE WILL ALWAYS BE BASED
ON A FORGOTTEN PAST, YOU CAN’T GET ON WELL IN
LIFE UNTIL YOU LET GO OF PAST FAILURES AND HEARTACHES.
WHEN YOU WERE BORN, YOU WERE CRYING AND
EVERYONE AROUND YOU WAS SMILING.
LIVE YOUR LIFE SO THAT WHEN YOU DIE, YOU’RE
THE ONE WHO IS SMILING AND EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS CRYING.
This is me with my cute Grandma last Christmas. Thanks for the poem, Grams!Thursday, November 20, 2008
still alive!
Oops. I forgot to post again to let you all know that yes, I AM still alive and have not yet died from carbon monoxide inhalation!
I have just been really super busy doing free-lance work for my old job.
I promise to blog more later. Have a great day, everyone!!!
I have just been really super busy doing free-lance work for my old job.
I promise to blog more later. Have a great day, everyone!!!
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