Should old acquaintance be forgot.

Oh, Snap! Another year is about to draw to and end, and I have been reflecting upon what happened in this loverly year and what I have accomplished and learned. 8 is my favorite number, so I was kind of hoping ’08 would be “my year”…it was a’ight, but I wouldn’t necessarily consider it my year. Maybe 2009? Anywhos, here is a month by month breakdown of my year, not to be confused with my year.

January- kicked off the new year by joining weight watchers. Bought a condo, painted and moved into it. Started my final semester of college.

February- Continued starvation on weight watchers. Had a wonderful Valentines date with Alice. Was left on the side of a mountain to die.

March- Remained hungry. Turned the big 2-3. Had a breakdown after a stranger showed up on my doorstep at 2 AM and scared the daylights out of me. Swore off men.

April- Yep, still depriving myself of food. Studied myself into a stupor in preparation for my math 1050 final. Lit someone’s microwave on fire. Received the most thoughtful gift anyone has ever given me.

May- 20 lbs lighter, but missing food. Walked down the big isle (Not wedding, graduation!). Started turning into an expert slacker. Had a really great Memorial day weekend.

June- Started eating normal people food again. Watched Wicket. Missed my hetero life partner. Walked to the Farmer’s market, was asked if I needed a ride 3 times and was called a hippie for doing so. Felt totally happy and content. Continued slacking. Nearly froze to death on a camping trip. Went to Vegas with the girls.

July- Slacking remained as did normal eating patterns. Spent all my free time by a pool. Bid farewell to Lacee. Had the lamest 4th of July of my life. Was pushed to my absolute end.

August- Stopped slacking. Learned A LOT about myself. Made many life changes. Swore off men again. Played lots of poker. Spent a fantastic weekend in San Fran with my lovelies. Got to see Bob Dylan live/danced like a hippie in the pouring rain to “like a rolling stone”.

September- Kept on with the life changes. Met tons of really amazing people/made lots of new friends. Got back in the swing of things.

October- Saw the scariest movie I have ever seen. Had lots of fun times. Carved some sweet pumpkins. Voted early. Dressed as a plyg. Celbrated one of the best Halloweens of all time.

November- Did lots of reading. Saw Barack become Pres. Had a monumentally lazy weekend after Thanksgiving. Had the most terrible cold of'08. Watched the Utes beat BYU.

December- Reveled in the snow. Did lots of shopping (for others and myself). Scheduled of a trip to New Orleans to see the Utes in the Sugar Bowl. Had a rather disappointing Christmas. Reflected upon the past year and really hoped for a really great one to come.

A special Christmas day message.

Merry Christmas

On this Christmas eve day, I would like to take a moment to wish all of you a Merry Christmas from myself and the cast of the greatest Christmas movie ever made.


Hopefully you were all good this year so that Santa will bring you all that your heart's desire. Merry Christmas!!!

Fist to the Face Friday

I have decided to start a little something new. I shall call this new concept: Fist to the Face Friday. Do you ever get the near uncontrollable urge to punch someone right in the facial area? I am really not a violent person or an angry person, but sometimes I just want to take my hand, clench it taught and swing. I have never actually punched anyone or anything, but if I changed my ways these are the people I would punch in the face. And now I present the first installment of Fist to the Face Friday.

I wish to punch the people who cancelled “Pushing Daisies” right in the face. I was just getting into that show and I quite enjoyed it. Now I find out they are canceling it mid season without even finishing the story?!! Rude! I haven’t been this upset since I found out that “Perfect Strangers” was coming to an end. “Pushing Daisies” had a really great cast, a unique concept and pretty colors all around. Now my life has been robbed of this little ray of light.


R.I.P. “Pushing Daisies”, I wish there was a real life Ned who could bring you back to life. You will be missed.

My heart's lost in New Orleans.

My trip to the big easy is just 2 weeks away and I am more excited than a Mormon groom on his wedding night! I have been compiling a list of things I am stoked for/things I plan to do on this trip. I will be there for 5 days so I will have plenty of time to complete my list. In no order of importance, I now list the things I am looking forward to while I am soaking up the rich culture of one of our Nation’s oldest cities:

• Watching the Utes play in the Sugar Bowl (that’s a gimmie)
• 6 glorious work-free days.
• Spending some Q.T. with the aunt lady and the uncle man.
• Making a daily trip to Café Du monde for beignets.
• Wearing my Alex Smith jersey like a champ.
• Being able to say I once spent New Years Eve on Bourbon Street, even if it is only a walk down (I have been there and done that on a random Thursday night and it was nuts! I am not sure it will be all that fun on New Years Eve).
• Feasting my eyes upon some beautiful architecture.
• Allowing my ears to absorb some sick Jazz.
• Savoring some gumbo and lots deep fried things.
• Wearing light weight clothes in January (weather permitting).
• Convincing Michael to hook up with the nastiest chick I can find(inebriation permitting).
• Having strangers tell me to “Have a blessed day”.
• Hopefully hearing at least one resounding “Thank you Jesus!” (I am really crossing my fingers on that one).

I can hardly wait! I can practically smell the city as I sit here, and trust me- it has a smell.

Happy Holidays

This is my first Christmas out on my own which means my very first Christmas tree!!! After careful consideration, I decided to just get a little guy because my place is just a little guy. I picked myself up this 4 1/2 ft pre-lit baby at my local Home Depot and decorated it with love. It just brings me such joy to see my tree all lit up with all the gifts so beautifully wrapped underneath.

Even Bob is feeling the Holiday spirit!

I am also really excited to make Christmas treats for my neighbors this weekend. I have made treats for neighbors in the past, but this year they are my very own neighbors and that makes me a little happy inside. I know I am kind of lame, but get over it!

Happy Holidays to you and yours!!

Sick. Grown Ups.

Last night I experienced one of those moments where you kind of realize you are a grown up and it freaks you out a little. Let me give you the setting: I was walking through the grocery store talking on the phone to Beau and I run into my friend Greg. Greg and I met in a class at the U and being in the same major we started taking classes together so that we could do group projects and such. We graduated the same day and walked together at commencement. He is good people.
Anywho…
Upon running into him, I asked Beau to hold on a second and did a brief catch up with Greg. Just the usual “How have you been?”, “What are you up to?”, “Where are you working?” Talk. We parted ways and I returned to my phone conversation and the first words out of my mouth were, “Sorry, I just ran into an old college friend.”…an old college friend?! How scarily grown up does that sound?! I know it was just 6 months ago that I was in school but it still makes me feel really grown up to utter such a phrase.

I'm going to the Big Easy!!

My vow of silence is over! The Utes are going to New Orleans to play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and I will be right there to support them. Uncle Rhemus, Debbie and I have our tickets purchased, flight and hotel booked, and we are now focusing all of our positive energy towards this game. Alabama is a very good team and we will finally have a chance to show the whole country what we are made of (which I am praying will be amazing plays and mad skill).

Starting today I will be selling my body to earn money to pay for all of these expenses so if you are interested let me know.

GO UTES!!!!!!!!

Top 5- Bad Date Edition

I am pretty sure that dating should come with a warning label or maybe just a Dr. Kevorkian kit. Whether you are on a blind date with some guy your aunt works with or that cute boy from class finally asked you out, things can turn ugly in the blink of an eye. One second he is playing a Counting Crows song for you on the piano, the next he is yelling at you for making a joke about Satan living down a dark dirt road you passed (true story…my bad). For this reason I have decided to list the top 5 signs that you are on a bad date. These are all dates that yours truly has lived through. I couldn’t make this stuff up.

5. You have so little in common with him that you actually reach a point of desperation on the date where you ask what the weather is like in Kansas City (his hometown) to which he replies, “I dunno, kind of like here” so you officially give up and spend the next hour and a half in complete silence.

4. Your date dons his old high school wrestling suit, drives you to a remote location at night, and asks you to climb an old railroad bridge to jump into the Jordan River. I’m sorry but I am not jumping into that cesspool ever… especially not in the dark! They find bodies floating in there for heaven’s sake!

3. You are on 1 blind date with 2 brothers. Turns out when their older brother tried to give one of them your number there was an argument as to who got it. The solution they came up with was for the 3 of you to all go out. Not weird at all!

2. He calls you up the night of the date and asks you to just meet him at the bar because he doesn’t want to drive “clear out there to pick you up”. That and he is already pretty drunk and “probably shouldn’t drive”. Because you are a little special you actually agree to meet him and go through with the date. Red flags were meant to be ignored right?

1. He takes you to a party with his friends. You fall asleep while watching a movie and when you awake he is making out with some other girl while still sitting right next to you. Sure it was probably poor manners for you to fall asleep, but does that really make it ok for your date to swap saliva with some other girl?

I think I know why the dog howls at the moon.

I have loved this song since I was a little girl watching Brendan Frasier and Leslie Mann dance around a camp fire in the 1997 hit "George of the Jungle". It just makes my heart happy for some reason. So now I spread the joy to all of you. Enjoy!

Johnny Clegg is such a rad dude! I also wish to learn how to dance like that lady in the video.