I want to live where soul meets body

2009-01-27T09:27:00.001-07:00

In case anyone is wondering, I will probably be posting pretty much everything on my other blog now... clarkandloni.blogspot.com
I'm not sure how much I will use this one, if I use it at all.

AHH!

2008-12-04T18:39:00.002-07:00

Um, my wedding is officially less than a month away (barely).... I guess I can start freaking out now a little! :)

Sign This

2008-11-25T14:42:00.001-07:00

http://familyleader.info/petitions/petition_5.php

Go to that website and sign that petition to Arnold if you are CA resident.

I miss this....

2008-11-12T17:00:00.001-07:00

The Tanner Building stairs

"Stairs of Death" West side of campus

BYU's many stairs sure made it easy to work out without really trying and they did wonders for my bum. I seriously miss them.

Pet Peeve

2008-11-07T14:35:00.002-07:00

I think it is strange when people misspell words on their blogs. A big red squiggly line will be under the word if it isn't spelled correctly, so I don't get it....
That's all.

Halloween!

2008-11-04T10:36:00.000-07:00

Halloween wasn't too exciting, but I decided that I had to make a costume this year because for the last several years, I have waited to the last minute and had to come up with something on the spot.... not always the easiest thing to do, but I got by. Anyway, I made my costume and then Clark and I went to my parents ward Halloween party so that I could make use of it. Pretty exciting. Unfortunately, I had to work on Halloween, so it wasn't the most eventful night, but Clark and I had fun after work passing out candy and having our own little party with my parents, which included DDR. haha! Clark is a pretty good DDRer of course even though he has only done it once before. It was pretty funny.

Hmmm..

2008-11-03T22:47:00.002-07:00

So I have one of those stat counter things on this blog just because I think it's interesting to see how many people look at this blog and which blogs that I have written have been most popular. Anyway, here are my top 3 most popular blogs that people seem to look at...
1. Disco Ball - This one is obviously popular because people were probably searching a Pea in a Pod clothes and came across that pictures, too bad I make fun of it once they look at it! (This one seems to attracts people from literally all over the world)
2. Hare Krishna Festival of Colors - again, this one is obvious why people look at it from a search or something
3. White Trash - this is the one that I am a bit confused and kind of disturbed about. Basically there are only pictures of me and some college friends at a BYU party, but I noticed today that several people from all over the country have looked at this page.... I hope it's because they searched white trash (who knows why) and came across that page and NOT because they are creepers who want to stare at my pictures!

On another note, as I was looking back through my blogs, I realized that this blog used to be a lot more interesting/used. So I should probably get on being a better blog poster and try to be more interesting I guess! I will post pictures from Halloween etc. soon!

PROP 8 AGAIN!

2008-11-03T18:42:00.001-07:00

Election Day is tomorrow! Let's get out there and vote for what is right!

Wedding, wedding, wedding planning

2008-10-13T18:03:00.003-06:00

I have to say... I don't think wedding planning is all that bad or complicated. It's actually been pretty fun to me. I already have the dress, bridesmaid dresses, guest book stuff, invitations, building reserved, temple reserved, flower person, decorating ideas, food ideas, cake tasting appointment (mmm) and the design that I would like, etc. I think that the hardest thing so far has been pulling pictures together for the slideshow.... now THAT is taking a lot of time! :) At least it's been mostly fun! I know there is a lot more to do, but there is plenty of time for that! I have really come to realize that the only thing that truly matters is the sealing, everything else is just for fun and to celebrate so there is no use stressing out over it! We are looking forward to January 2 and enjoying being engaged!

2008-10-07T00:04:00.001-06:00

Alma 46:12

2008-09-29T23:29:00.005-06:00

"In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children"

A few months back, we had a fireside in the singles ward about Propostion 8. One of the members in our bishopric gave it and he started out in the beginning talking about the Title of Liberty. I was thinking about that as I was driving home from Clark's house tonight. I have often heard people say how cool it would have been to live in those times, or to live in the time when Jesus taught and to follow Him. Or to live in the time of Joseph Smith and see the church be restored. I have heard people hundreds of times say that they want to marry a Captain Moroni or that he is one of their favorite people to read about in the Book of Mormon. I then wondered why I didn't have my prop 8 bumper sticker on my car yet. I wondered why I was scared to talk to people about it and I thought about how I just don't like confrontation and how I can be shy and how I don't like offending people. I think we have been given a chance in our time to truly stand up and fight for what is right and I hope that we are doing all we can to do that. Even if it is as simple as placing a bumper sticker on our cars (or taping it in the window). Imagine the impact it would have on people as everyone was driving home from church if we all had our stickers out. :)

On a final note, I had EFY music on in the car as I was driving home (yes, I'm a nerd, it's fine) and the song "These are the Days" by Jenny Jordan Frogley was playing. I love this song and I think it applies to this topic, plus it's a motivator song for me! :) Here are the lyrics....

Noble youth of every nation we have heard the call
Born to lead this generation, we are standing tall
We are strong, and we are brave, we have the courage to obey
This is the time, we know the way, and we believe in the difference we can make
Hold up our light, strengthen our brother, help each other home
Live for what's right, stand as a witness, share the truth we know
We will raise our voice, we will make the choice to take our place with hearts of faith
These are the days
We will be the hands of heaven, messengers of God
Faithful to the gifts we're given, holding to the rod
We are strong, and we are brave, we believe the world can change
We rejoice and celebrate as we unite in the power of his name
Hold up our light, strengthen our brother, help each other home
Live for what's right, stand as a witness, share the truth we know
We will raise our voice, we will make the choice to take our place with hearts of faith
These are the days
Guided by his endless grace, we're following his path
If we are faithful, we've been promised, all the father hath
Hold up our lights strengthen our brother, help each other home
Live for whats right, stand as a witness, share the truth we know
We will raise our voice, we will make the choice to take our place with hearts of faith
These are the days

CBS makes me want to vomit

2008-09-27T20:13:00.002-06:00

After watching the last half of the debate last night, I was a bit annoyed (to say the least) at CBS for the way that they reported. I personally feel that both candidates did a pretty good job, but it was just obnoxious to hear reporters who should be reporting UNbiased news saying how great Obama is and nothing about McCain. I have decided on who I will vote for in November by truly looking at what both candidates have to offer and not basing it just on who is a Democrat or Republican. There are certain things about Obama that I just can't agree with and I can't bring myself to vote for him because of those things (plus I'm liking Palin). With that said, even if I was an Obama supporter, I find CBS to be an appalling excuse for a news station and I am extremely disappointed.

End Tables!

2008-09-21T21:32:00.003-06:00

Here are the end tables I painted for our apartment! They were wood and had funky brass handles... they weren't very pretty actually, but now I'm liking them a lot! yay for paint!

We Did It!!!!!

2008-09-11T16:27:00.002-06:00

Clark and I finally got engaged after over 2 years of dating! He asked me today after taking me to lunch at our favorite Chinese food place. Then we went to walk around the gardens at Westlake Inn (also a sentimental place for us). He tricked me by pretending he was cold because he has been sick, so he hid the ring in the hood of his jacket. Then he bent down on his knee in the middle of the rose arbors and asked me to be his wife. It was the best! We are very excited! We are getting married January 2 in the Newport Beach Temple. Yay!

2008-08-16T15:47:00.002-06:00

Clark has been in Hawaii this week and wont be back until Thursday! Boy do I miss him!! He is having the time of his life hiking and snorkeling and swimming etc etc. A bit jealous... yes, but I am totally happy that he is having such a great vacation. :) The extra time has given me a chance to make some goals and get back on somewhat of a real schedule for a change. I have been working on refinishing some furniture (I will post pictures when I am done) among other things, so I guess it's not TOO bad. I have started my job and I am super excited for the big opening on September 5. Hopefully all those kids wont make me wish I had picked a different department by the time the first week is over! haha! I really do think it will be fun actually. And that is a VERY brief recent update! :)

Nordstrom!

2008-07-24T22:32:00.002-06:00

I just got a job at the new Nordstrom that they are opening in the Thousand Oaks mall! I'm really excited about it! It opens September 5, so if you are going to be going there, make sure that you visit me in the kids shoes section! :)

Allosaurus on Highway

2008-07-20T21:52:00.003-06:00

I haven't posted anything in a while so I thought I would post some pictures from today. This is the cake Clark and I made. We really like the show Ace of Cakes on the food network and so Clark really wanted to make a more fancy cake, hence the dinosaur. :)

The Scooter Life

2008-06-19T18:48:00.000-06:00

Some Recent Pictures

2008-05-18T18:58:00.007-06:00

This is a picture of the trail the we long board down in the canyon.

This last week Barry had a party at his apartment and afterward we had a big bonfire.... this is the fire, smaller than when it started, it was HUGE

At Disneyland for our California trip. We learned that Aladdin isn't very nice. Matt asked if he would take a picture of him and Jasmine. His response, "UM, NO!" with attitude. Well then. On a side note, Ariel was kind of mean too.

Churros at Disneyland. Yum!

Joy in Music

2008-05-13T10:25:00.002-06:00

Whenever I'm upset Mason Jennings always makes me happy. My favorite songs are Be Here Now and If You Need A Reason. I could listen to those songs over and over again. Besides Mason, any Death Cab for Cutie song or the album Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard will also do the trick for some reason.

Words

2008-05-08T10:07:00.004-06:00

"Like all gifts 'which cometh from above,' words are 'sacred, and must be spoken with care, and by constraint of the Spirit' (D&C 63:64).

"It is with this realization of the power and sanctity of words that I wish to caution us, if caution is needed, regarding how we speak to each other and how we speak of ourselves.

"There is a line from the Apocrypha which puts the seriousness of this issue better than I can. It reads, 'The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones' (Ecclesiasticus 28:17)."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

I guess I need to work on this.
ps. this is a really good article its called "The Tongue of Angels" from an Ensign from last year

Another Sunny Day in Californ-I-A

2008-04-30T12:47:00.002-06:00

Last weekend was the best! Clark and I drove down to CA for the weekend and it was definitely an over due trip for me. I have missed CA and CA weather SOOOO much! I can't wait to get back there again! We went to Disneyland on Thursday with some friends that are up here at BYU who also went down to CA for the weekend. I haven't been to Disneyland in forever and I think it may have been one of the best Disneyland trips I have been on in a very long time so that was great! Friday we went to the beach etc and then I visited Jordan and Nick in Irvine in their cute new apartment. They are so fun and hilarious. The rest of the time was spent hanging out with family and visiting the beach some more. Good stuff.
I moved into my new house yesterday. It is way cute but I am super tired from the move and driving all night to get back to Provo.

I will post pictures when I get settled in with everything from moving etc. etc.

Scooter Love!

2008-04-18T10:04:00.002-06:00

Say hello to my new Vespa LX150 Scooter. I love life.

21... really???

2008-04-14T14:00:00.003-06:00

So apparently people think that I am 18 or 19 years old. I have had at least 3 people lately be completely shocked that I am 21. I have a few suggestions for why people may think this....
1. I look 3 years younger than I am... (doubtable)
2. I live in an apartment complex with a lot of younger girls
3. I am in hair school and most people start that right out of high school instead of doing a little college first
4. I live in Provo and (oh my GOSH) I'm not married or engaged or in a serious relationship
5. I guess I'm just really immature for my age(???) and I don't want to grow up

I would ask you what you all think.... but I'm guessing that you will tell me #5 is the most likely reason for this.

Sister Pike

2008-04-10T14:57:00.003-06:00

Here are the pictures from when we went bowling! I finally had a chance to post them.... PS... I bowled with Clark this last weekend... 95. and then a 53 ..... AND I got a strike... I am not consistent at all I guess...

Kelley came up to Provo for conference before going into the MTC yesterday and we got to hang out! I think that was the first time we have hung out for longer than a few hours in a year and a half or something crazy like that. It was really good to see her and be around her craziness again. I have missed my cousin! We hung out in SLC, went out to eat a few times, went to conference, got together with extended family, bowled a horrific game.... (my lowest score ever... 35, I beat her 27 though), and I got to color her hair before she went in! It was great and I will miss her very much!

Hare Krishna Festival of Colors

2008-03-30T19:13:00.008-06:00

These are pictures from the most fun thing EVER! On Saturday we went to Spanish Fork to the Hare Krishna Celebration that they do every year for spring. There is dancing and a bon fire and stuff, but the best part is that they sell bags and bags of colored powder and after they light the bon fire, there is a giant color war. It is insane!

This lady was dancing for a long time before the colors were thrown

They had a llama farm with about 20 or so llamas at the temple
CRAZY! There were SO many people there! It was awesome. As soon as it started, there were colors everywhere and you couldn't see anything.
Me and my friend Pat from Ventura
A funny picture of Me and Joe, it would get in your mouth... that was gross.

This is Pat, Emily, Matt, Joe, and Clark

I really like this picture. The temple was pretty cool looking and there were TONS of people there everywhere. I like how you can see all the powder flying in the air.

It's that time again!!!!

2008-03-26T09:35:00.003-06:00

Spring is here and Summer is on it's way which means that the Provo Canyon Trail is open for some long boarding and bike riding! The top part by the water fall etc. still has some snow on it since it's so shady through there, but the rest of it is open and I have been seriously taking advantage of it. This is one of my favorite things about Summer up here and I couldn't be happier about it being warm enough again! I love warm weather!!! It is so nice to be able to be outside for longer than 2 minutes without freezing to death plus the things I love to do all revolve around being outside. Yeah, I'm really happy!

White Trash

2008-03-08T22:06:00.004-07:00

This is a "White Trash" party that I went to with my roommate Michelle last week. It was at her brother's apartment (they are in our ward as well). Anyway, it was some good times eating hot dogs, making a mess, dancing, and talking. Yep.

A Room With a View

2008-03-05T10:35:00.004-07:00

This may not be exciting to anyone else, I'm not sure that much of my blog is all that exciting anyway, but I just switched rooms at work! I finally have a window!!!! For the first time in 6 months I can look outside and day dream as I sit here, I can have sunlight streaming in. I also have a cork board now so I can put up pictures.... yep these are the exciting moments of my life right now when it comes to work!
In other great news.... I'm for sure going on a mission!!! Yay! Yep, I talked to my bishop last night and I am going to start filling out my papers in a few weeks (90 days from my availability which is going to be June 21 so that I can be here for Jordan and Nick's wedding... I just REALLY like you guys! :) ) So you can all start guessing where they will send me!

The Pants Dilemma

2008-02-28T14:34:00.004-07:00

So I have a problem.... my pants are making me angry. Yes, it's true. Here is what happens:
I go to buy pants
I try them on and they fit so I buy them
I go home and wear them and they get baggy
I wash pants
I put them on and they fit.
I wear them for 5 minutes and they get baggy....
I keep them on, the longer they are on, the baggier they get.
So instead of them looking cute by the end of the day I look like I'm wearing hand me downs that are too big. :(
So what do I do?... Buy pants that are a size smaller and endure the love handles muffin top until they stretch out during the day or buy pants that fit and endure them practically falling off by the middle of the day.... hmmmm... Maybe I should just stick to skirts from now on.

come on over babay

2008-02-27T14:32:00.005-07:00

OK I'm incredibly bored at work... hence the multiple posts. Lately I have had to find really random things to do to entertain myself... especially when it gets toward the end of the day (when I am at my peak in ADD). So right now it's listening to all music related to 6 and 7th grade. YES, I'm getting in touch with my old 13 year old self. Oh Christina Aguilera! I know all the words to this whole album still. So Jordan..... do the words "You make me FEEEEEEL UH So emotional" ring a bell? Cuz I think that they should. ha! or maybe possibly a dance choreographed to Come on Over? or one choreographed to Shania Twain's Honey, I'm Home? ahah, yeah we were prettty cool. :)

A little early but.....

2008-02-27T09:33:00.004-07:00

I'm really excited for EASTER! It's one of my favorite holidays. Maybe it's because I only have good memories from it... but besides that, the food is good, family is around, the easter bunny leaves you candy, cadbury eggs, watching the kids go on Easter egg hunts, going on Easter egg hunts, spring dresses, really good church meetings, and not to mention it is always a beautiful day. It means that it is spring which is my favorite time of year too! Plus, I don't remember who said this quote but, without Easter, there would be no Christmas. So I'm excited for this next month! (sorry it's early, I think I am thinking about it because the weather is getting nicer and the stores are putting up all their Easter things)

In His Time

2008-02-25T09:06:00.002-07:00

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace;
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
He hath made every thing beautiful in His time.
-Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

I woke up with this scripture in my head this morning and realized again that life is good.

Indulgence

2008-02-20T11:47:00.004-07:00

I love Gelato. It's amazing. Way better than regular ice cream. I'm sure my friends could tell you how much we loved the Gelato Cafe in high school. I think the only reason it lasted so long was because we kept it in business until we all graduated and left haha! Not because it wasn't amazing... I guess that people just didn't really go there for some reason. Anyway, it was a sad day when Gelato Cafe was gone... but I have found a wonderful new place in Provo to supply me of my gelato needs. It's been there a good 6 months, but I hadn't been in to try it until a couple days ago. Let me tell you.... it exceeded my expectations and I will definitely be going back. Thank you Maestro's Gelato Cafe.

Oh Birthdays! and Oh BYU!

2008-02-19T12:07:00.004-07:00

SO today is my birthday! yay! 21! I'm going out to lunch with a friend and then I think I am hanging out with another friend later. Nothing too huge but it should be good! Don't worry, I'm going to Vegas next weekend to party... j/k. Anyway, I'm at work right now blah. Last night I was lying in bed thinking about going to work in the morning and I came to the conclusion that birthdays should be holidays. Everyone should get their birthday off of work and they should get payed.... maybe even double for the day. Now that would make a great birthday for anyone and everyone, at least I think it would.
Now BYU, it's probably one of the funniest places in the world in that it is like no where else in the world. People call it a "bubble" or "happy valley" but let me tell you a secret... I've grown to love this bubble. It's kind of refreshing.... but... don't let that happy little bubble fool you into thinking that we don't have our crime. I was happily reintroduced today to the BYU Police Beat which I had forgotten about. This is an old one but take it for example serious stuff goes on here:Oct. 23,2006:" An assault was reported in R Hall of Deseret Towers. One male student threw a bug on another male student who retaliated by spraying shaving cream on the male that threw the bug. Shaving cream got in the eyes of the first student and the argument quickly escalated and became a physical confrontation."

It's MELTING!!!!!

2008-02-18T10:58:00.004-07:00

The sun has been out and the snow has been melting. It's wonderful!!! I know it will snow again and it is still pretty cold out, but I am going to enjoy this wonderful weather while it lasts! I've missed the sun... a lot! I forgot to post these pictures from last weekend... but this is from a drive that Ryan and I went on up Provo Canyon. It was beautiful. Too bad you can't fully appreciate how amazing it was from the pictures...

Happy Valentine's Day

2008-02-13T22:35:00.003-07:00

What a lovely holiday right? I've never been a fan of those girls that get all serious about Valentine's Day and whine about how they don't have a date or a boyfriend or all that. I think it's silly. Get over it. However, Valentine's Day has never meant much to me. Maybe that is because for as long as I can remember, my Valentine's Days have sucked.... looks like this year is going to follow the usual pattern. Even last year when I had a serious boyfriend, it was a pretty messed up day. Oh well, I don't know what I expected. It would have been nice to break the cycle with something good though. At least someone asked me out (just a friend in the ward)...... Anyway, Happy Valentine's Day everyone, I hope you all have magical evenings because mine will be average at best. ha!

While I Breathe, I Hope - Latin Proverb

2008-02-13T12:09:00.003-07:00

Do you ever have those moments when everything in the world feels perfectly right... even if nothing special happened that day... and you think to yourself, if I had to die right now, I would be happy and have no regrets...? I do. I had that exact feeling last night walking up to my apartment... and today. It's beautiful.

Contemplative

2008-02-11T09:53:00.002-07:00

This weekend Jen Kironde came down from Salt Lake to visit me. It was pretty awesome. She is a funny one. I laughed harder than I have in a REALLY long time. I've been missing my friends from home lately, so it was perfect timing for her to come for a visit. We hung out, took pictures, had a dance party, saw the movie P.S. I Love You with my roommates, went to church and an amazing fireside and played games with some fun people in my ward.
All weekend I was very contemplative about what has been happening in my life lately and how some stuff just kind of sucks.... but... I have come to a good conclusion about things and I am OK with everything right now. I was thinking, if you put things into perspective, every crappy thing that happens in your life has some positive outcome as well. Most of the time it would be easier if the bad things didn't happen, but at least in the process of it all, we can grow or we can help other people with the things that they need. So that makes me happy. That's all for today...

Taking on a bit more serious of a tone....

2008-02-06T10:19:00.001-07:00

I talked to my Bishop last night about going on a mission. First off, I need to just repeat that I have the coolest Bishop in the universe. Anyway, we had a really awesome chat about life and what is going on with stuff and about how it would be amazing for me to go on a mission. He said that there would really be nothing bad that could come from it and that it would be really cool to be able to bring that into a future family. He was very encouraging about it. So the plan is for me to get a Preach My Gospel and take a mission prep class at the institute. Then I am going to pray and say that I am planning on going on a mission and if nothing comes into my life by May or June that would keep me here, I will go talk to him again and fill out my mission papers. Then he started to ask me about boys. Funny. I told him that I just scare them all off... ha! Then he said something that I think is pretty simple but cool and so true. He said, NO! Loni, good, righteous boys aren't scared off by good, righteous girls. There is no reason to be scared off. Wise words, it made me think a lot about things anyway. I am so thankful to be where I am right now. I don't think that much of my life is easy at the moment, I have been pretty confused about the purpose to my life lately and trying to figure out where to go with everything. The last few years since high school have definitely been the hardest of my life, figuring out more who I am and falling and repenting and falling and repenting, but I can honestly say that I am happy and that life is good despite my short comings. The last week, I have finally felt that feeling inside of myself that I used to feel when I was in high school about church. The excitement of it, constant peace, and the desire to do all that I can to grow and strengthen my testimony. I have had short moments of that feeling since high school, but this is that constant feeling that I used to have, except now I have this incredible understanding and love for the atonement and my Savior. I know that there is still plenty about it that I don't understand, but I know it is real and that it works and I love it. I don't know what is going to happen in the next couple of months or where things are going to lead me, but I do know that despite the uncertainty in everything else in my life, the gospel is true, it is perfect and it is constant and this is the time when faith comes into play. I didn't expect to write all that, but I haven't publicly shared my testimony in a very very long time and I hope that you all know how much I love this gospel. It is the reason I keep going with things and the reason I can be happy because I can with surety tell you how miserable I would be without it. I know it is true, I have no doubt about that and I am incredibly thankful for it in my life.

Another Funny Thing

2008-02-05T10:24:00.000-07:00

Ok so I also found this video and I was dying of laughter, I don't know why but it still makes me crack up, I was crying. Best part: the end when Mak kicks Lindsey and we just keep laughing.

Something Funny

2008-02-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

I found this funny video of Kelley and Papa Johnson dancing in my room (it's from 2004)

February!

2008-02-01T10:10:00.000-07:00

The month of love and my birthday! It's a glorious month. Don't forget, February 19 I turn 21! So with this whole turning 21 thing, I have some decisions to make.... mission or no mission... I'm thinking that I may just go. I've been thinking about it a lot within the past month, but I'm still not sure about it, I go back and forth with the idea a lot. So, I am going to really do some thinking and praying etc. this next month. Your input would be much appreciated! Love you all!

I have found the perfect word to describe me...

2008-01-29T13:51:00.000-07:00

NEUROTIC: an emotionally unstable individual

I just love these quotes so here is another good one...

2008-01-29T11:14:00.000-07:00

"Each of us will have our own Fridays--those days when the universe itself seems shattered and the shards of our world lie littered about us in pieces. We all will experience those broken times when it seems we can never be put together again. We will all have our Fridays.
"But I testify to you in the name of the One who conquered death--Sunday will come. In the darkness of our sorrow, Sunday will come.
"No matter our desperation, no matter our grief, Sunday will come. In this life or in the next, Sunday will come.
"I testify to you that the Resurrection is not a fable. We have the personal testimonies of those who saw Him. Thousands in the Old and New Worlds witnessed the risen Savior. They felt the wounds in His hands, feet, and side. They shed tears of unrestrained joy as they embraced Him."
- Joseph B. Wirthlin

This song makes me happy

2008-01-25T10:54:00.001-07:00

Patience

2008-01-23T11:14:00.000-07:00

"Elder Neal A. Maxwell linked patience and faith together when he taught: 'Patience is tied very closely to faith in our Heavenly Father. Actually, when we are unduly impatient, we are suggesting that we know what is best--better than does God. Or, at least, we are asserting that our timetable is better than His' ("Patience," Ensign, Oct. 1980, 28).

"We can grow in faith only if we are willing to
wait patiently for God's purposes and pattern to unfold in our lives,
on His timetable."
-Robert C. Oaks

I Love You? I Love You

2008-01-22T10:14:00.000-07:00

Last night I was on the phone with Ryan and we had kind of an interesting conversation which has me thinking today. We were talking about how quick some people say "I love you" to people that they don't really know, basically to whoever they are dating and how it's just a bit ridiculous and takes away the meaning. Anyway, I'm curious... how many people have you guys said I love you to and after how long of dating? And looking back on it now... did you really actually love each of them or did you just think you did? I've said it to 2 people and I meant it with both.
PS... I'm not ANTI-love. In fact I love love. But I love love when it is real and not pretend.

27 Dresses, Piercings, and Boise

2008-01-21T13:46:00.001-07:00

This last weekend was pretty good. I hung out with Jen Jones and one of our old roommates and some other random girls. We got ice cream at the creamery, chatted, and saw 27 dresses... it was an ok movie... not my favorite though. Oh and I made Jen get her ears pierced... haha j/k I didn't make her, she wanted to but was nervous so I convinced her it would be ok. It was pretty funny though. Note... don't tell her dad. haha!
In other news, I'm super excited for this weekend! I'm going to BOISE, ID! I know it sounds thrilling huh? Well, I am driving up Friday night with Ryan's brother and his wife and Ryan is going to drive from Washington with his other brother and his wife (they are going to a wedding reception). Then we are all getting a hotel and we are going to play for about a day and then Ryan and I are going to drive his super old beat up car back, with the brother that I am driving up with following us to make sure that we don't break down... got it? I'm super excited! Ryan will be back in Provo for good! :) I will post some pictures next week!
YAY!

A Little Bit of Christmas Break

2008-01-16T09:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a delayed post with pictures from winter break. It was a lot of fun being home and this week I have been wishing that I could go back because it is so freezing cold! Literally, when you walk outside it pierces through your clothes. It's pretty painful. I need summer or California! Oh well! I guess it's fun to experience something new and I definitely appreciate where I grew up even more than ever!
Here are a few pictures that I like from break:
Here is Kelley, Lindsey, and me on top of our hike. We hiked for like 3 hours and we were not sure where we were going to end up. We ended up WAY behind Summerland. When we got to the top we could see Carpinteria, Summerland , and Montecito. It was fun, but kind of tiring since we didn't know what exactly we were hiking to. Lindsey and I were super tired and Kelley kept running ahead of us. I guess she is really into hiking right now and I think part of it is from all the hiking she does in Hawaii.
This is one of the views from the top. (zoomed in)
I also had a little party at home. It was fun, we talked and played guitar hero and sing star (I think that's it's name). We have all grown up to be so attractive don't ya think? haha! I laughed anyway.
I also liked this picture from that night. Check out my arm. I look like a FREAK.

Happy Me!

2008-01-12T18:43:00.001-07:00

Ryan is home! I got to hang out with him today for a little bit with his family. I went over to his brother and sister in law's house and I got to meet his parents. We went to lunch at Mimi's Cafe and then we went over to the BYU museum of art and looked at some of the exhibits. It was pretty weird seeing him but at the same time it wasn't at all. He hasn't been released yet (note the missionary tag) so that was a bit awkward but it was wonderful to see him and I can't wait until he gets back up here for good! :) It was funny, we shook hands and then we went out and did all that stuff and he kept kicking me like a little kid in elementary school that likes someone. At least I got a side hug before I left. haha! I'm a happy girl!

2008-01-11T14:10:00.000-07:00

Mormons and Politics

2008-01-10T14:00:00.000-07:00

Read this article, I find it interesting and it's right on.... I would like to add to what the article says by saying that it also makes no sense to vote for someone simply because they ARE Mormon. It will obviously happen, just like people voting Arnold for governor in CA because he's Arnold.

SICK!

2008-01-09T14:11:00.000-07:00

I can't embed this video on here since it wont let me, but go to You tube and watch Mummy Pets.... It's a National Geographics video about this business up in SLC. Just another example of how ridiculous people are and just disturbing....

Recent Conversation

2008-01-07T14:49:00.001-07:00

I was just talking to my coworker Kyle and he asked how the dating life is for me... I said it's fine. Then he said, have you found your true love yet? I said, No and I don't care to right now. Then he was all shocked at me. The kid is on the marriage hunt I know, but that doesn't mean I am. Give me a break, I'm only 20 (almost 21, I know)! People are ridiculous. This type of conversation is the type of thing that gets me annoyed about the whole marriage thing up here. You don't force a marriage or finding the right person, you date and hope for the best when the time is right and the time is not right.

2007 in Pictures

2008-01-07T13:49:00.001-07:00

Less Than a Week!

2008-01-04T13:53:00.001-07:00

'Tis the Season

2007-12-21T13:01:00.000-07:00

To get fat.... You would not believe the amount of junk food that I have been exposed to in the last 3 days. I think that people in Utah go beyond anyone anywhere else when it comes to baking things for people for Christmas. Especially the married people in Utah... Work has been the worst... Yet it is all so good and I can't stop! Ah!

Oh, The People I Meet.....

2007-12-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

Usually the people who come into school are college students that go to BYU or UVSC, sometimes they are just up here working, but for the most part, I deal with people around my age. Occasionally old ladies or men, and random mom's too... but yesterday was the BEST (and by best I mean it was hilarious and these people could've been in the movie Joe Dirt).... So this guy came in with his girlfriend and he had a mullet, and wanted a haircut and deep condition. I did the deep condition and then came the haircut. He didn't want me to touch the back and he wanted the sides and top trimmed.... it was maybe 1/2 and inch on the sides and then maybe an inch on top when I was done, then I semi blended the back part. So yeah, I cut a full on extreme mullet. It was sick. To top it off, he and his girlfriend had THICK hick accents and were talking about things like going out to eat at McDonald's and then they started arguing about his hair. His girlfriend wanted to get a perm but her hair is too damaged, so she is waiting for it to get healthier and grow out a little more. They met because she was dating one of his good friends and then she started coming over to his house all the time and yeah things just started coming together. Yeah, I wish I could've gotten a picture of the two, it was CLASSIC. Anyway, if anyone wants a mullet, I know how to cut one now. SICK! haha!

A Few of My Favorite Things

2007-12-14T10:21:00.002-07:00

1. I'm loving the band the Format right now and my favorite song is "Inches and Falling"... how could you not love this line "I love love, I love being in love, I don't care what it does to me!"?
2. Snow! Shocking, I know, but I've been enjoying playing in it and I'm looking forward to sledding and hopefully I will get to go snowboarding this winter! Now the cold is a different story... too bad it can't be hot and snowy at the same time, how awesome would that be?
3. "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss... This is my new favorite quote right now. Wise words.
4. Candles, everywhere! I love them!
5. My new camera... best present ever. Thanks Mom and Dad! That's all.
6. Christmas lights! They have always been my favorite thing about Christmas and now that there is snow everywhere (which means very little color), I'm loving them even more!
7. Talking to Mom every morning.... and several times a day. I'm so lucky to have such a great relationship with Mom! She's my best friend and the coolest mom out there. We are lucky kids to have a such an incredible mom! I'm thankful to have her as such a big part of my life, it's helped me a lot with the hard things I've had to deal with up at school. I love being older and being able to have a different type of relationship with her than when we were little. It's great! Love you too DAD!
8. Coats and boots and scarves! Ok, really I just love clothes, and I LOVE Anthropologie.
9. Hair! I really love doing hair! It's probably the coolest job out there. I love making people feel good everyday and giving them a little more confidence, it's indescribably awesome! Plus, I have fun doing it so it's perfect!
10. Warm, fuzzy, silky, cozy blankets. I love my bed! I love snuggling in my blankets with hot chocolate and a movie... especially hot chocolate from 711, it's only $1 and they have yummy flavors.

Hair!

2007-12-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

My hair has been really bugging me because my last haircut has grown out a lot and it just was looking stringy at the bottom... and I don't have stringy hair! So yesterday at school my teacher cut it off for me! :) We were going to have my friend Todd do it, but my last haircut was really random and it would have been really hard and taken a LOT more time, so we had a mini class with my teacher, Lyndsey instead. I love it! When I get a chance, I'll post some pictures, or you will just have to wait till I go home to see it!

PS... YAY! I just got a $500 Christmas bonus! I love my job!

My Weekend

2007-12-10T09:46:00.001-07:00

This weekend was pretty awesome! I did a lot of stuff with the people in my ward and finally am getting to know people! It has been great!...
Friday we were supposed to have a "Ward Prom" but there was SO much snow that the place we reserved canceled and we had to postpone it for February. Instead of doing that, our ward had a dinner at the UVSC Institute building and then we played a bunch of games and hung out. It was actually a lot of fun and I met a ton of people... too bad I can't remember most of their names! (I've gotten really bad at that!) Afterward, I went and hung out at one of the guys apartments with my roommate Laura.

Saturday I went up to Salt Lake with my friend Ian from the ward and his roommates. They had tickets to the BYU Basketball game that was at the Energy Solutions Arena. It was SO fun, we had tickets 5 rows up and so we got really into the game. We were ahead by like 10 the first half and then lost. It was kind of sad. Apparently the guy next to me (Jeff) was on TV so I am convinced that I had to have been too, but maybe not! After the game, we went shopping at the Gateway while we waited for the rest of our ward to come up because we had an activity to go see the lights at Temple Square. The guys rock climbed this wall in Dick's Sporting goods and I bought some Uggs to replace my wet shoes. The lights were beautiful and I again met a lot of new people. That night, I went home and stayed up till like 2am rearranging my apartment and I have to say it looks 100 times better!

Sunday was church of course. We had a "BYU 197 Ward version of Music and the Spoken Word". I love Christmas music! Laura and I visited a kid in our ward who owns a hedgehog and held it.... it was really weird. At night our stake had a choirside which was also good. Afterward a guy in my ward (Patton from Alaska) invited me to have cinnamon rolls that he made at his house. I hung out over there and we talked for a long time. and then I went to bed.
That was pretty much my weekend! Oh! I got a letter from Ryan, he is coming back up to school in February for the second block of winter semester! That's pretty exciting!... Yeah, that's it!

Cold Shower Anyone?

2007-12-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

On Thursday our hot water went out. We re-lit the pilot light and it went out again and then tried again and the same thing happened. So we called maintenance and all the guy did was relight it even though I told him that it just goes out, but he said it would be fine. Of Course it wasn't, so we called again on Monday (after taking a FREEZING cold shower to wash my hair on Sunday... let's remember it's the middle of winter and there is snow outside) and they sent some guys over who AGAIN just re-lit the pilot light. So finally, yesterday after we complained again, they replaced our water heater. I've never been so thankful to take a hot shower in my life!

Utah Accent

2007-11-21T12:55:00.000-07:00

At work I usually ask people if they would like to be sent to the voicemail so that they can get a call back instead of waiting on hold for however long it is. I keep saying "Would you like to be sent to the voiceMELL?" HELP! I've been here for too long! Yay for going home tomorrow!!! :)

In Honor of Thanksgiving

2007-11-14T10:53:00.001-07:00

"Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable."
Jospeh B Wirthlin

Weekend in Salt Lake

2007-11-12T10:36:00.001-07:00

This weekend I went up to Salt Lake to visit Jen! Jordan and her roommate Stephanie came down from Rexburg as well. It was a lot of fun, we went to the Utah vs. Wyoming football game (it was weird being at my rivals football game cheering for them and I think they have weird stadium) it was a good game, but got kind of boring when at half time the score was 40 to 0 with Utah winning, so we left, after that we went to the Gateway (my favorite mall up here) and saw Fred Claus and then we went to dinner at a place called the Skybox which is this restaurant with an arcade on one side and then a buffet on the other and then a real restaurant behind it with TVs everywhere with different sports games on. There is one giant TV in the back where we were sitting and they were playing the Jazz game. We were with some of Jen's guy friends, thus the restaurant choice. The food wasn't that good, Jordan and I shared and ours was so gross we sent it back, but everyone else's food was mediocre to good. The environment was obviously the draw to the place. After dinner we went and hung out with Jen at her house. We were going to go dancing but that fell through. Oh well, maybe next time. Anyway, it was a lot of fun and it was really good to see Jen and Jordan since I haven't hung out with them in forever! And Jordan's friend Stephanie was way cool too.

Oh and I cut Jordan's hair and gave her those cute bangs...

Hybrids

2007-11-09T15:16:00.000-07:00

On my lunch break I ordered PF Changs so I went to pick it up, and as I was walking back to my car, these two ladies were having a conversation about getting a new car and this is what was said:
Lady #1: "So, then would you ever get a hybrid?"
Lady #2: "NO!!!! I'm not ready for that!"
So what? She's not ready to conserve?... ever? That's probably the dumbest and most annoying thing I have heard in a long time. I realize I didn't hear the whole conversations but regardless of what was said after, that lady was dumb.

Basketball

2007-11-08T14:12:00.000-07:00

Last night I went to the Jazz vs Cavaliers game with Clark and Barry and Barry's friend from his mission Derek who I have met a couple times before. It was so fun! We got lower bowl seats for a really good deal off of ebay! I love ebay! Anyway, the Jazz ended up winning but it was a close call towards the end. I was actually hoping that the cavs would win because my favorite player (Lebron James) is on their team, but they lost. Anyway, it was a good time. I love basketball and it is a lot more fun going to the game when you are in the lower bowl, being at the very top just makes it kind of hard to get excited!

Tagged... blah

2007-11-06T09:53:00.000-07:00

Ok Leanne, here ya go. Chains like this aren't usually my thing but I will do it for the sister-in-law.

6 facts/habits of mine

1. I love the beach and anything to do with the water. Unfortunately I live in Utah where the closest thing is a big nasty lake that is just plain dirty.
2. I don't really cook because for one, I don't REALLY know how, for another, I hate cooking just for myself, and for another, I don't have the time. Therefore, lately I have been living off of breakfast burritos that I have made and salad.... oh and canned soup.
3. My favorite candy bar is a Milky Way
4. I just started working full time on top of school so my schedule monday through thursday is working form 9-4, going straight to school so i get there by 4:30 (we don't have to be there till 5 but it gives me more hours when i get there early), and then I leave by 10 to go to the gym (next door to my school), I work out for about 40 minutes to an hour and then I go home shower and go to bed. Yeah, during the week I don't have much of a social life and I'm fine with that surprisingly.
5. I have the best ward at BYU with the best Bishop I've ever had....
6. I'm excited for January

I don't have anyone to tag hahaha

Gym

2007-11-05T09:57:00.000-07:00

I've had a dying urge to go to the gym all weekend and have had NO time to do so! On Saturday, I had to run errands all day but I got a LOT done! I did all my laundry (including sheets), went grocery shopping, cleaned my room and reorganized everything and threw stuff away/got rid of stuff, went to Best Buy for a printer, made Lisa a little present for her birthday today (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!) and made Ryan a little package with a letter and some pictures etc. and then I went to the post office to mail those things and it was closed! Sorry Lisa, you will have to have a late birthday present! I left at the perfect time too... right when the BYU football game ended so I hit all the traffic for that on the way to the post office and then on the way back (I live right by the stadium). It took an hour to go there and back (its like a 3 minute drive usually). So yep that took up my whole day. At night I went on a date... just some games and then a movie on BYU campus, it was fun. So anyway... this meant no gym for me this weekend and I can't wait to go today after school! They redid the gym over the summer and put in this cool thing called a cardio cinema. They have the the regular cardio stuff in the main gym and then they also have a movie room with cardio stuff and it's dark and they project a movie onto the wall, so it's like a free movie while you work out. It's awesome!

Dress

2007-11-01T11:20:00.000-06:00

I heart this dress. Anyone want to buy it for me? haha.

Food

2007-10-31T13:41:00.000-06:00

I got an email from William Sonoma with this picture... at first it made my mouth water, then I felt the pain in my stomach from all the candy and pizza I have eaten at work today and now I think I want to throw up. Thank you Halloween.

And a quote...

2007-10-26T11:17:00.000-06:00

I kind of love inspirational quotes... a lot and I get them emailed to me daily from lds.org. I really liked the one today because it kind of sums up exactly what I picture when I think of my life and home in the future....
"Our families need the peace of God in their lives, and if we can't or won't invite the Lord into our lives, then our families become a reflection of our own turmoil. Women are asked to be nurturers to their families, but we must also be firm; we must be the hard rock footings on which our homes can stand. Our families need us to speak peace to them, just as the Lord speaks peace to us. Our homes need to be places where our families and friends want to be, where all who enter our homes can draw strength and courage to face the challenges of living in an increasingly wicked world. Our children need to hear us 'talk of Christ, . . .rejoice in Christ, [and] preach of Christ' (2 Nephi 25:26) so that they may know to what source they can look for the peace that 'passeth all understanding' (Philippians 4:7)."
-Kathleen H. Hughes, "Remembering the Lord's Love," Ensign, Nov. 2006, 112

side note:
At first I didn't like how she said firm because some people could read that and think that because she said be firm they can justify themself in being overly so or even kind of mean, but then she says"our families need us to speak peace to them, just as the Lord speaks peace to us." So it's more like the kind of firm when you think of the phrase "firm in the faith". I think that it is important to keep in mind that firmness doesn't need to lack kindness.... and for that matter, anything we try to do shouldn't lack kindness.... and i know that can be hard, this is just my thought on the quote.

ART

2007-10-26T10:30:00.000-06:00

The other day, I didn't have school, so I took a nice long nap after work and then I decided I needed to get out of the apartment. So I went for a drive in my car and then remembered that the BYU Museum of Art has an exhibit of Minerva Teichert's work right now. So I went over there to check it out. I forgot how much I miss art and how much I love going to museums. It was so nice to be able to just go look at something beautiful that someone created and be in total peace and quiet at the same time.

This is her painting of Queen Esther. I think she perfectly portrays her beauty in it and her bravery. This was one of my favorite pictures there.

This is a picture called "Touch Me Not" it is of Christ and Mary when he just came out of the tomb.

This is my favorite painting of hers. I think this one is actually a permanent piece in the BYU museum because I have seen it there before. I love how in a lot of her paintings she paints on the border and each one that she does it with has something to do with the theme of the picture. This mural is huge too! It amazes me that she could paint such beautiful pictures that are so big. When you are up close to them it makes it seem even more amazing. I also love this painting because it is so detailed in every aspect. I love the colors she used and how she added a lot of gold metallic to accent things.

The Many Faces of Taylor

2007-10-21T00:13:00.000-06:00

something something something... "MAMA CYNDI!!!!!".... something something something

Self Portrait (this is when I taught her how to take a picture of herself)
Second Self Portrait....
Regular picture
Be crazy picture
Surprised picture
Super Happy Picture
I'm Tired picture
Excited Picture
I'm sick of the car and the windy roads picture
Dancing picture
Yes! No! Picture
Peace Picture
"I need a picture of me and my new shirt to show mommy!!!" picture

Who's kid is this anyway?......

Yosemite: Cabin and Valley View

2007-10-21T00:00:00.001-06:00

Dad....

2007-10-20T23:44:00.000-06:00

This is what happens when you let him borrow your camera.....

Yosemite: Hikes and Train

2007-10-20T23:28:00.000-06:00

Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-20T23:22:00.000-06:00

The Beach

2007-10-20T23:16:00.000-06:00

The kids

2007-10-20T23:07:00.001-06:00

I'm posting a bunch of pictures from the trip... here are a couple of the kids that i liked from the treasure hunt

It's Official

2007-10-17T09:19:00.000-06:00

I'm a magnet for crazy people. All the most ridiculously insane people in the world seem to somehow find me. Is there any escaping it ever?
Last night I ended up having to stay up until 4am because of this. Now I'm at work.... and I'm kind of in pain.

Vacation

2007-10-16T10:46:00.000-06:00

Our family vacation was pretty good. I think the best word to describe it would be..... interesting. It was fun to see everyone and I really enjoyed playing with my nieces and nephews! It's so sad living so far from Taylor and Dakota... I got quite attached to them this last trip. Oh well.... that's what happens when you go to school in Utah I guess. I think that my favorite part of the Yosemite trip was the hike in the morning with Danny and Mom. As hard as it is for me to get up early in the morning, I really love getting up early to go on a hike. It's kind of the perfect way to start a morning, very calm and peaceful surrounded by the beauty of nature. It was also fun to get to spend some time with just Danny and Mom. I love everyone else obviously, but sometimes it's nice to get some small group time with people in the family.
The worst part of the trip.... obviously would be Lisa getting appendicitis. What bad timing! Lisa, I hope you are feeling better and I'm praying for a quick recovery for you!
That's all my thoughts on our vacation. It was nice to be home for a whole week and I'm excited to go home next month again for Thanksgiving!

I will post pictures later because Mom has my battery charger for my camera and I can't download pictures onto the computer until I have it.
Also is there anyway we could put together a disc or something of everyone's pictures?

Thoughts

2007-10-05T10:39:00.000-06:00

Thoughts are Things
Henry Van Dyke

I hold it true that thoughts are things;
They're endowed with bodies and breath and wings;
And that we send them forth to fill
The world with good results, or ill.

That which we call our secret thought
Speeds forth to earth's remotest spot,
Leaving its blessings and its woes
Like tracks behind it as it goes.

We build our future, thought by thought,
For good or ill, yet know it not.
Yet, so the universe was wrought.
Thought is another name for fate;
Choose, then, they destiny and wait.
For love brings love and hate brings hate.

As I have said before, I have a lot of time at work where I just can do whatever I want and it can get pretty boring sitting there. So I've been thinking I should read a book. I haven't gotten around to the bookstore or library, so I decided to just read books I have. The only books I have up here are church books... and textbooks... so I'm reading all my church books again starting with The Miracle of Forgiveness. Then I'll reread The Infinite Atonement and then I'm thinking I'll go with Jesus the Christ. I think those three seem like they would be good to read one after the other. Anyway, I really liked that poem when I was just reading and I thought I would post it.

Disco Ball

2007-10-02T09:32:00.001-06:00

I saw this add in a magazine and it made me think of a disco ball. When I am pregnant someday in the very FAR future.... please don't buy me clothes that make me look like a disco ball. Thanks.
PS. If you want diapers coupons go to freediaperscoupons.blogspot.com

Sick = No Life

2007-10-01T10:58:00.000-06:00

I was planning on doing all these fun things this weekend.... Jen Jones was having a crepe night, my friend Kyle from work had a backyard acoustic concert, it was the annual Rock the Block charity/dance party/concert, longboarding down the Provo Canyon... and I was pretty excited about it. But of course I got sick, so sick that I had to lay in bed all weekend coughing and blowing my nose. I wish it had been on a weekend when there wasn't so much fun stuff going on! Oh well though! At least I'm almost better and I should be fine by the end of the week! Im so ready to go home for a WHOLE week to just have fun!!! yay! I can't wait to see everyone all together! it is going to be so fun!

Weekend

2007-09-24T10:01:00.000-06:00

This weekend was pretty good.... for the most part. On Saturday, Clark and I went up to the Gateway in Salt Lake to go shopping. It was fun. It rained a lot but it was still a good time. I found a dress at anthropologie that i want, but of course it was too expensive. Why does that store have the best dresses and why are they all so expensive? Oh well! There was some exciting news when i was there though.... They are opening up an Urban Outfitters!! Yay! Luckily it will be in Salt Lake so I don't waste many paychecks there. I also saw a funny movie on saturday at the dollar theater.... Hot Rod. I recommend it. I laughed a lot. Thats about all I have for you guys. Nothing all that great but that's alright.

Unisex?

2007-09-19T12:44:00.000-06:00

I like to browse the iternet while im sitting here at work and do a little shopping etc. and i came across this...
I love Urban Outfitters but..... unisex? really? Im not sure how I feel about guys running around in these selected items...

cute, i think i can see myself when i was little wearing something like this.

maybe if it were a pirate party... MAYBE

I hate when boys wear tank tops anyway, but these colors are only making it worse

Good Hair Day

2007-09-19T10:49:00.000-06:00

Yesterday at school was AWESOME! We have a couple new learning leaders who I am just loving and learning SO much from. The one that was helping me yesterday used to work at the front desk and yesterday was her first day being an actual teacher. I did an awesome block color on this girl with browns and reds and then I cut her hair. The color was cool because it was a couple different shades of reds and it just added dimension to her color. I love block colors. I learned how to do some cool stuff with my razor and learned a new basic layers haircut! It was so fun and I actually got to do something new instead of the same weave and round layers that I feel like I do all the time. She is going to have me do her hair again too! :) I wish I had a picture! sorry if this is boring to you, but I'm excited about it!

New Resolution

2007-09-17T09:53:00.002-06:00

On Thursday after work, I decided that I needed some things to organize my room better, so I drove over to Walmart to pick up some stuff. I had noticed the night before that my gas was low, and did my usual, "oh, I'll fill it in the morning before work" then before work, I was running late, so I thought I would do it after work, after work, I thought, hey my car can make it to Walmart, so I made it to Walmart. THEN, after Walmart, instead of getting gas I decided that I could make it home to drop off the stuff and then I would head over to the gas station, I mean, I've ridden my car on empty for days when I was in High School. BIG MISTAKE. I got to a stop light on University Parkway in Orem (one of the busiest streets in the city) and my car shuddered and died. I was stuck, in the middle of the street and I had NO idea what to do. Luckily some kids came to help push my car over and a cop blocked traffic. Then I waited for about an hour or more for someone to be able to help, since lucky me, I ran out of gas when everyone was in classes etc and in a spot where there were no gas stations close by. Oh well. My new resolution is to fill up my tank when it gets under 1/4 so this will NEVER happen again! What a waste of time!

Job and Roommates...

2007-09-13T11:57:00.001-06:00

What I like about my job...
1. I get to run around barefoot and wear whatever I want
2. There seems to always be free food. ex: costa vida, kneaders, pizza, bbq's, muffins, candy
3. nice people of course
4. I get my own computer and desk and phone extension
5. I only have to work 4 hours a day but if i want i can work more
6. I get to see Danny
7. I get to go to Hawaii in March if the sales people sell enough (It would be free, but since I was hired after July, I have to pay a small amount.... but still!)

What I don't like about my job...
1. Dealing with grumpy people
2. It can get pretty boring sometimes
3. When people keep talking and talking and talking about things that I can't help them with and they don't give me room to cut them off and send them to someone who can help... wasting both of our time

So far, it's not that bad as you can see from the list

Now roommates....
I don't know, but i am beginning to think that it is impossible to find normal ones. I realize that some people might think that I am crazy but, when it comes down to them trying to steal my clothes, or not EVER cleaning anything, or hiding in their room all day and never coming out or never wanting to do anything fun I am a bit concerned. Oh well, I'm lucky that I have Emily there, at least we have fun!

Pictures!

2007-09-13T09:21:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures from the Modest Mouse concert. Again, what a fun night! I LOVE these pictures even if some aren't very good of some people.... haha oh well! Also you can maybe kind of notice my haircut that Paul Mitchell platform artist Ira gave me at one of our classes.... Sometimes I kind of like it, and other times, it's like "What was he THINKING?!" haha! But the more it is growing our the more I like it. It doesn't really matter anyway. I don't think you can tell too much what it looks like though! Anyway, Enjoy!

This is Emily, me, Jake, Josh, and Chelsea waiting in the crowd before Modest Mouse came on

This is a picture of Emily and me with our friend Josh

This was at the end of the show when we were all dancing in the back, it was a funny moment...

Here is Modest Mouse performing

This is a picture of everyone in our group... minus one person

Me, Josh, Emily, Joe, Chelsea, Alex, Morgan, Jake

Modest Mouse

2007-09-11T09:44:00.000-06:00

Last night was the Modest Mouse concert and it was SOOOO fun!! I left school early and met Emily and a bunch of friends there. We didn't have tickets because were were going to get some when we got there, but our friends had snuck in somehow so they gave us theirs. Free show! The opening bands were Matt Costa and Rilo Kiley. I'm sure Lisa remembers (and maybe Danny too) when we saw Weezer back when I was in like 7th grade and Rilo Kiley played with them and they were painful to listen to.... well, ever since then, whenever I have heard anyone mention Rilo Kiley, I have slightly cringed and thought of them playing that night. They have actually gotten pretty good. I was REALLY surprised. All these years I have refused to listen to them again and they haven't been bad. Maybe they changed something or just practiced a LOT! haha! Or maybe my music style has drastically changed??? I don't think so, I like more things now, but I don't think I have changed to like bad music. I am going to maintain that they used to be terrible and somehow aren't anymore. Anyway, we watched the first two bands and then Emily and I both got REALLY dehydrated because we both had donated plasma earlier that day. Emily left and then about 5 mins. later I left and like 2 mins later Modest Mouse started to play. We found each other and hung out in the back. Then somehow squeezed our way back through the crowd to our friends. I'm surprised we found them so easily. During the encore, all of our friends went to the back to watch and dance. It was nice because we got to get away from all the sweaty, obnoxious, crazy kids for a while! Anyway, it was a great show! The people we went with are really fun and down to earth so I enjoyed everything a lot. I hopefully will get pictures from some people later and then I can post them!

Some bad and some good

2007-09-10T09:18:00.000-06:00

This weekend was kind of weird and sad. Clark and I decided to break up on Saturday night. There are just a lot of things that we both need to work on and change with ourselves and we aren't doing a good job working on them together and it's more complicated than that of course. So we decided not to talk or hang out for a couple months. Yeah, it's a touchy subject that I would rather not talk too much about, so don't ask me about it. I don't want to cry some more. Church on Sunday in our new ward was good. Emily and I kind of made some new friends that live in a house somewhere near our apartment complex. It was weird though. I think I am socially awkward now. haha oh well. Someday I will be normal again! :) At least I'm friends with Emily, that way people wont be too scared off from the awkward person that I have become and they will still want to hang out with us... hopefully! Sunday night we went over to the Belmont and hung out with one of our friends, Josh, from Simi Valley and his roommates. It was fun, we made cookies and watched youtube clips and played darts etc. Then my friend Joe felt bad for me so he let Emily and I ride his scooter around for a while! I wish I had my own! Ever since Emily and I rode her friends scooter last year, I have wanted one. They are SO fun! Well, maybe someday..... That pretty much sums up me weekend.
There are some things that I am really looking forward to coming up though! For example, tonight Emily, Josh and I (and some other people) are going to the Modest Mouse concert at UVSC! I haven't been to a show in over a year! :( I'm pretty happy I'm going to say the least! Then Josh was telling us about this project that is going to be happening in Mexico where people are going down for a weekend and doing some service projects. So I think Emily and I are going to go! I've always wanted to travel around the world doing service projects etc. so this is going to be the beginning of that and I couldn't be happier or more excited about it! We are going to be leaving on October 18 and coming back on the 21. ALSO! The week before that is our little family reunion! yay! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone together for for once! It should be good!

It could be fun, I guess.....

2007-09-09T19:09:00.000-06:00

A long time ago when Lisa made her blog, she told us to all make one. I thought..... hmmmm.... maybe, but probably not. But I finally decided to make one. Why not join another internet trend (as if being a member of facebook and former member of myspace wasn't enough)? Anyway, it will occupy me when I have nothing to do at work, but I can't guarantee that it will be all that exciting since I don't have any stories about cute babies.