My cute cousin saw these and just knew I would love them so she sent them my way. Well she knows me well and I am in LOVE with them! MOVE is definitely my favorite. Oh how I want to travel the world. I want to see new things, meet people and experience the world!!! Plus this guy is a hottie and an Australian. No wonder that's on the top of my list of places to go. Maybe if I'm lucky I'll bring one home with me too. ;)
Seriously is he not the cutest? Pretty sure he should be my next boyfriend. Also, the traveling he does is freaking rad too. Hope you enjoy as much as I did.
I am an auntie for the 5th time! And to another girl of course. :) All we have in my family is girls and I LOVE it! Who else can say they have 5 adorable girls to kiss on? I'm so blessed to have these sweet spirits in my life. Welcome to the world Jade Jean Blair! You are only 7 days old and you have completely stolen my heart! I can't kiss you enough.
Here she is in the hospital
and this is the outfit she came home in. I love you baby girl! So happy to be your favorite Aunt! :)
I can't get enough of them. I can't pick a favorite. I love them all so much! The characters, the books, the movies and the actors too! They are just the cutest and I really do think that they are all best friends. I'm so obsessed with the wonderful wizarding world that is 'arry Pottah!
Even if it makes me super nerdy. :)
Okay and I'm sorry but is that not the CUTEST picture ever? I love it. Love the hug and her happy smile. Clearly I can't get over it. :)
Word to the wise: In case you live in a cave and haven't seen the new HP 7.2 GO SEE IT ASAP! Or even if you have seen it once you may want to see it again. You won't regret it!!!! I'm trying to plan when I'll be going back to see it myself. Hopefully sooner rather than later!
"Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same. Whatever life throws at you; you decide your attitude, which effects your happiness, which will largely determine your success and results in life. Those that are successful understand this concept." (above is a quote I have on my desk at work - right next to pictures of my 4 beautiful nieces. Isn't it great?)
Lately I go back on forth on everything in my life. I'm always 50/50. I guess that is nothing new. Even when I make a decision and go for it, I usually end up doubting myself later. I guess the only good thing is that I know this about myself and I can only work on improving it and making myself better in every way. But I feel so back and forth about school and work right now. Quit? Stay? School? No school? Loan? Job!! Money!! School!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See what I mean guys? It's not pleasant. Two months ago I had everything planned out and I was SO excited about it. Now I'm questioning e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. It is NOT GOOD people. My problem? I'm a planner. TOO much of a planner. Like I need to just enjoy my life right now and not try to solve and know every teeny, tiny, little thing about what is going to come. (As if I could even possibly know anything about what the future holds) If only I could turn off my brain for a moment or two. . . or ten I might sleep at night again. Apparently I am the least patient girl EVER. I also think I'm too responsible and too mature for my age. Sounds strange right? Maybe it is but I honestly think it holds me back sometimes. Example 1 - I had to buy a new car this past year. Yes, I'm a single girl who got a mom car. Totally boring and reliable. Sure it is nice and great and I'll have it for years and all that but when compared to my friend who bought a cute, little, sporty car (that while I might see as a tad impractical I completely love) I feel lame as ever. Not the first time something like that has happened. I guess it's mostly that I'm not a flighty girl. And while it might be a little hard for me to make a decision sometimes once I do I go for it. Balls to the wall baby! I'm not great at doing things half ass (sorry mom). Relationships, work, cars, school, etc. I don't go into anything with the mind set that it won't work out or I'll just bail if things don't go my way. That's why I feel such guilt over leaving a job that I've had for years. I feel a certain loyalty to them. That's why I don't get a new car every year. That's why even though I've hated school (with a fiery passion mind you) for the past two years, when I go I get good grades. I'm not into having the latest and greatest thing (with the exception of my iphone but I waited two years for that sucker and that is a post for another day). I'm in it for the long haul and I like things to last.
Maybe that's why my world crumbles when they don't. Or maybe I just hate change. Or maybe I'm making a big deal out of nothing and over analyzing...............................Nah. That doesn't sound like me at all! ;)
This is random and jumbled and makes no sense to anyone. But I needed a place to vent! I actually feel bad for anyone that is still reading at this point. ha! Sorry. I promise to do a delightful post with Hawaii pics ASAP to make up for it.
*************Really it might just be that I watched the first three Harry Potter movies this weekend. Too much magic envy in my head! ;) <3 <3 <3 Wouldn't life just be better if Harry (or Ron for that matter) was my boyfriend? I sure think so.
Don't worry that title doesn't require a picture. That would be gross. That's just something people say when they are crazy busy or running around in an insane fashion. Gotta love the cliche right? And this my friends has been my life at work for the past several weeks. I can't complain too much though, I like being busy and prefer it. But this might be a bit borderline ridiculous. I'm sure I'm not the only person in history to feel this way so I made a list:
You know you are having a busy day (at work) when:
You can't take a break to pee even though you are drinking water all.day.long. and let's be honest bathroom issues should always be a priority or one might find themselves literally running to the bathroom just to pee! You answer your cell phone like you are still at work You go home exhausted every night of the week and not just on Fridays after a full week Your co-workers are your friends (and know things like what you had for dinner the night before) because you never have time to see your real friends :/ You never seem to get enough sleep even on nights you try to go to bed early You sweat at work because you are trying to do so many things at once You are up and down a billion times (sitting/walking/etc.) You have so many projects going on that you forget little things that you normally never forget You haven't been able to check your favorite blogs/websites/personal email in days! Your calendar looks like Chinese to anyone but you Checking things off a list becomes to be your favorite thing EVER! (okay fine, I always enjoy this) You learn so much your brain might explode (and I'm not even in school right now!) You talk about work even when you're not at work and it's probably really annoying to everyone who you don't work with The word work seems like it is said way.too.much.
Anything I forgot? Feel free to add to my list.
I hope everyone is happy and loving life, even if you are working your summer away like me. How sad right?
However, I'll be in Hawaii next week and saving all my vacation time for one big trip is feeling like the best idea in the world right now. :)
What's a post without a good vid and/or song? This is the perfect song for my thoughts today. Plus it reminds me of Jackson Hole where I used to WORK. <-- See what I did there? Also, I love line dancing, massive groups of people dancing, little girls in cowgirl boots, old ladies dancing, firemen and mostly cowboys. duh.
Nope not spam, just me/my brain/my thoughts/my stress. Here's a summary: (and it's even in English and understandable this time)
'nuff said.
peace and love because life really is beautiful. Even when it's confusing. (But I'm not ruling out the possibility that it would be better if magic and Harry Potter really existed. Just sayin. I mean have you seen the new trailer? O.M.G.)
I have SO much to blog about! However, today is not the day for any of it. So instead I'll continue in my song posting trend as of late and leave you with this little gem. I heard it on the radio for the first time last Thursday night after a weird dinner date. It couldn't have been more fitting. Thanks B for rockin it out!
Surprisingly this does not refer to my grades from last semester. I passed all my classes, even with my hectic schedule. I kept my GPA up and did exceptionally well in 3 out of 4 classes. All in all a definite WIN.
New ward week 1- showing up late and having there be 4 cars in the parking lot. What the what? FAIL
New ward week 2- show up on time for 1 pm church....Sacrament is great and I'm ready for the next two meetings. . . What's that? Oh church starts at 11 and it is already over for the day? Awesome. (at least now I know the correct time for next week right?) FAIL
Planning the best vacations ever this summer! - WIN!
The rain - although nice for the grass, sad for my soul. - FAIL
Air conditioning in my new car- WIN! ! !
Cooking a dish where people ask for the recipe - WIN!
FHE- I haven't been in forever (shame on me, I know) and somehow I forgot how awkward people (surprise to all I swear it wasn't me....at least not this week. Weird right?) can be. Although hilarious for me and my friends, it is a definite FAIL. Example 1 - the tall guy who did a tap dance .2 seconds after we said amen from the opening prayer. Who does that???
Talking to my sister on the phone for a long quality convo - WIN!
Eating sushi! - WIN!
Having to pack up my room/stuff after living in the same place for 2.5 years. Which is the longest I've been in one place since I moved out at age 18. CA-RAZY. Also a FAIL because moving just plain sucks (sorry mom but no other word gets the point across as well).
Ava letting me kiss her face off - WIN! WIN!
Having a crappy dinosaur phone that turns itself off several times a day - FAIL
Making new friends at the U and school hasn't even started yet - WIN!
Going to the U!!! - WIN WIN WIN! (my friend told me that now my Utah pride is legit and I'm no longer a poser. Nice.)
Washing my car and having it rain the next day - FAIL (this happens every time!)
Being so sleepy at work because you were up too late doing anything but homework because you have none! - WIN!
Laughing until your sides hurt - WIN!
Clean room/house/car - WIN!
Getting the balls to ask a question to the hottie boy sitting next to me in orientation (to which I already knew the answer and he was wrong) FAIL on his part. WIN on mine!!!!!
Letting a sales guy talk you into something you really don't need - FAIL
FREE SWAG- WIN! (anyone that knows me knows how much I love my free t-shirts) :)
Creepy sales guys entering my personal space at work - FAIL (I really hate that!)
New babies on the way! - WIN!
Being completely stress free since I all do is work, play, Repeat! - WIN!!!
Feeling happy about your life - WIN!
Having more WINs on this list than FAILs - biggest WIN of all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Warning: I couldn't find the clean version so I didn't think it would be appropriate to post here. Also my sweet mother would kill me. :) I love anything Lil Wayne lately but it doesn't seem like this song goes with my happy post today. SO after some debate, here is a much better vid to match my WINNING post (and no it has nothing whatsoever to do with Mr. Sheen).
Just my home girls from my favorite show. I love when they do mash-ups!
spreading world peace and love to all :) ----> completely cheesy right? haha. Love it!
I'm a daughter, sister, aunt (best.thing.ever) to 5 beautiful girls, student and friend to all. I like to think of myself as a lover not a fighter. I love to spend time with my family and friends, dance, run, read, watch good movies, listen to sweet tunes, embrace my inner artist, learn new things and be outside as much as possible. I am a sucker for: cute love songs, tan skin, chocolate, sappy chick flicks, hot guys, peanut butter, big muscles, beautiful high heels, brown eyes, fictional werewolves and most importantly my sweet nieces. :)
