042011/2012
happy 2012, people! as a new year’s treat, i am writing what has now basically become my bi-annual blog entry. i’ve stopped living in denial that i will ever become a frequent blogger, but some kind of account of my life is better than none i suppose! and what better time to record life’s happenings than the beginning of a brand new year. especially since this year could be our last, what with the world ending on december 21st and all. (i half way believe that this is real)
rather than listing all of my new year’s resolutions for all of you to read, i wanted to look back on 2011 and share some major highlights that made it a great year.
- Rang in 2011 with D and some of our closest friends (most exciting part: had an excuse to wear my newly purchased solid sequin jacket
- Celebrated my darling grandpa’s 90th birthday with the entire family. such a perfect celebration with everyone all together before he passed away in April. love and miss him everyday!
- Was spoiled by D for Valentine’s Day in PC. perfect evening!
- Spent President’s Day on the annual ski trip in Sundance with the girls, our boys, and janice and dave. oh - and not to mention janice’s traditional chex mix - divine.
- Traveled all the way to Vegas with mom to see our absolute favorite 80’s hair band: Bon Jovi. amazing.
- Went to Washington DC for the first time. Visited the Washington Monument, White House, and American History Smithsonian museum. Loved all the blooming cherry blossom trees.
- Bought and moved into my very first place! Have loved living here and decorating my own little house. Currently have no hot water, but at least i am experiencing the ups AND downs of home ownership.
- Celebrated my beautiful mother’s 50th birthday with a party with her closest friends.
- Had a perfect mother’s day with mom - spa day and shopping, nothing better!
- Celebrated ash’s graduation from U of U nursing school - couldn’t be happier or more proud of her.
- Was honored to be a bridesmaid in Nancy and Jason’s beautiful wedding. now just waiting patiently for baby Ethan to arrive!
- Sent ang off for a semester in Spain - missed her all summer!
- Traveled to Mexico and Belize with D’s family and some of our close friends. Most adventurous, fun, exhausting 10 days of the year, by far. and now we all know each other much, much more than we should.
- Started July with a trip to viva las vegas for brooke’s bachelorette party. a weekend full of sun, drinks, and gf’s - flawless!
- Celebrated the 4th of July with D, mom, and Matt in PC. rode the alpine slide and coaster for the first time and enjoyed the fireworks show despite the rain showers. and i probably cried at some point. i am so patriotic.
- Went to price for the annual Greek Festival weekend. was a fabulous time as usual, full of amazing food, family, friends, the ever classy, silver dollar, and late night mcdonalds. perfect.
- Little Miss Monroe came into my life. after puppy-sitting maizy and catching puppy fever, i decided i needed my own little BFF. She truly is my little sidekick, and i don’t know how i went so long without her in my life. means the world to me!
- Saw my idol, katy perry in concert with mom, matt, and debbie. i may or may not have cried out of pure happiness when she walked onstage.
- D got a new job with USPS. better schedule, better benefits, and better $. he worked so hard to get there - so proud!
- Tim McGraw concert with ash, ang, and brooke. Favorite night of the summer!
- San Diego for bridesmaid duty, round 2. so happy to be a part of my life twin’s wedding. it was a perfect celebration for jordan and miguel!
- One week later, was so honored to be a bridesmaid in my bff brooke and perry’s wedding. despite the wedding day flat tire and absolute panic, the evening went flawlessly. perfect night full of old friends, dancing, and lenny’s la bamba.
- Went on the annual cabin trip with the cunningham’s, a tradition i look forward to every summer. spent time 4-wheeling, shooting bb guns, eating yummy food, and “dueling” with connor.
- Got to see Styx and REO Speedwagon in concert at Usana, thanks to R!
- Yet another concert, taylor swift at ESA with S, Ang, Ash, and Tia. We laughed, we cried, we refused to sit down. Unforgettable evening!
- Attended U of U Homecoming game with D. Thanks to work for the free tickets! didn’t win, but was soooo good to be back!
- Weekend at D’s parents’ in kenilworth. scary movies, pumpkin beer, haunted houses, and costume making.
- Halloween as cruella de vil and two little dalmatians. (D and miss m) Fun parties at caroline’s and lumpy’s.
- Mom and matt’s beautiful wedding at McCune mansion. Most unbelievable place, turned out lovely.
- Thanksgiving with D’s family at zions natl park. good food, family, and most importantly, homemade wine.
- Thanksgiving round two in WY with mom and matt: buzzword and apples to apples.
- Shorter haircut and lighter color….back to blonde perhaps?
- 24th birthday celebration at Desert Edge with our closest friends
-D’s 28th birthday BBQ
- Christmas in Kenilworth: 7 course dinner, lantern release, and spoiled with gifts.
- Christmas in PC: steak, skiing, and more gifts!
- NYE spent with Jason and Nancy
those were just the big highlights. so many other sushi nights, margaritas, weddings, date nights, shopping trips, work trips, and girls nights sprinkled throughout. thank you to everyone in my life for an amazing 2011. can’t wait for what is to come in 2012!! xoxo
so much for the 30 day challenge.
in more exciting news…i will be laying on a beach just like this one in merely ONE WEEK.
i’ll be vacationing with D & Co. in beautiful Belize for 12 days!! couldn’t come at a better time…i’m tired of the rainy, freezing, miserable utah weather. get me outta here!!
Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name….
inspired by my favorite family, obviously.
Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
this is me. now for 15 (semi-interesting) facts….
1-the young and the restless is my guilty pleasure. my obsession with it started when i was 12. i used to watch religiously every morning at 10 am during the summer. now i can only watch it on fridays (right now), yet somehow it’s always so easy to figure out what’s going on. it never changes.
2-i’ve never eaten a “wing.” you know, like a buffalo wing. wingcoop, wingnutz, etc. never. i have a few things i’ve never done and am now trying to keep them that way forever. never seeing avatar is also on this list.
3-i’m pretty good at spelling and grammar. proofreading is one of my favorite things to do.
4-i want to own an english bulldog someday. and i will.
5-i have a fear of deer. did you know, more human deaths are caused by deer than any other animal? true story. and it doesn’t surprise me one bit. they are cray cray.
6-my favorite movie of all time is “grease.” i have the entire thing memorized, word for word, and have since i was about 10. probably not the most appropriate lines for a child to repeat, but i don’t even care. my kids will grow up with it too.
7-i wish i would have gotten a different degree in college…i always wanted to go into journalism, but thought it was “unrealistic.” now i’m wishing i would have tried.
8-i once met bret michaels. rc and i went on his tour bus and sat on his lap for a picture. rock of love, baby. my only other celebrity encounter was with fabio in las vegas.
9-the fourth of july is by far my favorite holiday. i love everything about it. fireworks, bbq’s, warm weather, red, white & blue. and i get weirdly emotional every time i hear “proud to be an american.” i guess i’m a patriot, what can i say?
10-i am an only child. i am constantly asked how i like it. it’s hard to say, since i don’t know any different. but i do always wonder what a brother would look like if i had one. that’s about as far as it goes.
11-i’ve never been to lake powell. this is definitely NOT on my list of things i’m trying not to do. it’s even more absurd that i am from price, which is directly on the way to lake powell. it’s not far from there, and i’ve still never been. if anyone is going, please take me. seriously.
12-i love murder mystery tv shows and wedding tv shows. opposite ends of the spectrum, yes. but i’ve been known to stay home on a friday night to watch a say yes to the dress marathon or an interesting dateline investigation.
13-i went on a cruise once and hated it. vowed to never do that again.
14-my favorite color is gold.
15-i absolutely despise the following places and will do anything i can to get out of going there with my mother: home depot, lowe’s, and the quilted bear.
challenge accepted.
well…another 4 months have passed without a single blog post. who knew i’d be the world’s worst blogger? i know how exciting it is to see an update on someone else’s blog, so for all of you fellow blog-stalkers out there (you know who you are), this is for you.
i found this 30 day blog challenge and have decided to give it a try. it will most definitely take more than 30 days to complete, but i am determined to get it done. maybe that will help me develop a habit or something.
so- here it is:
Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
Day 02- The meaning behind your Blog name
Day 03- A picture of you and your friends
Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
Day 06- Favorite super hero and why
Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why
Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
Day 12- How you found out about Blogger and why you made one
Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently
Day 14- A picture of you and your family
Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 16- Another picture of yourself
Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future
Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
Day 24- A letter to your parents
Day 25- What I would find in your bag
Day 26- What you think about your friends
Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
Day 30- Your favorite song.
i work with two girls from germany. needless to say, i’ve been introduced to a wide variety of german treats and delicacies. we do the occasional lunch at siegfried’s german deli downtown, where i fell in love with boiled red cabbage and spaetzle. last week i went all out and ordered bratwurst too. amazing. i have to say, however, the best introduction i’ve had so far has been:
these little yogurt-filled chocolates are HEAVENLY. i’ve already eaten 3 at work today, and i may or may not be making an order from eurofoodmart.com…..don’t judge me.
anonymous.
S gave me a cute little painting with this quote on it for my birthday…i’ve always loved it but i feel like is is especially appropriate in my life right now. so glad i took the time to read it this morning.
leavin’ on a jet plane….
i do know when i’ll be back again, but beyond excited nonetheless!!
just landed my first full-time, real life, college graduate job, so- i thought i’d take a little trip before my life is basically over. (aka july 6)
soooo i am going to sunny san diego for a few days to visit j greezy!! 16 days and counting…can’t wait!
