this is real life.

score

2012-01-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

that's what the text from my mom said when i texted her a picture of a buffet table i found in a consignment shop today. and then i bought it.

and then i came home a rearranged my front room. i'm loving it!! i spent the afternoon arranging different things on the mantle and our new tv stand :)

#22 Observe surgery at work

2012-01-21T00:57:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to observe surgery at work and cindy having surgery was the perfect excuse for me to do it.

ps. cindy isn't blinking in these pictures, she was supposed to have her eyes closed and was just a good sport about us letting her take her picture. and in case you were wondering, observing surgery was just plain cool.

#27 Attend the symphony

2012-01-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

my mom always chuckles when i tell her how much i love the symphony...you know, that i-told-you-so-why-couldn't-you-have-liked-it-when-you-were-in-orchestra kind of chuckle.
i like the symphony. i love going to the symphony with this crew. best friend and cousin laura is exactly 8 months older than me. you know what that means? we celebrated her 30th birthday over the weekend (since her actualy birthday is TODAY!!)
dinner. waffles. see me run. symphony. charleston chews.

what a perfect night, and icing on the cake - i got to cross something off my list!!

love you, laura. i've always loved that you have a good 8 months to give our new age a try and let me know what to expect. i think you are right, 2012 is a great year to turn 30 :)

neener neener

2012-01-18T11:47:00.001-07:00

i'm going to guarantee you don't have one of these.

yes, this manfriend is pocket friendly, and easily transported.

and he doesn't make me watch espn.

seriously, though. my friend shannon did a good job picking out a "manfriend" for our little group of friends. on the back of the little paper is a short description of my manfriend, craig. he seems pretty normal, so i'm going to keep him around.

so be on the lookout. if you find "craig" in real life....just let me know.

and if he doesn't fit in my pocket, thats ok.

it finally happened

2012-01-11T22:01:00.000-07:00

i wasn't sure when, but i knew this was bound to happen.

i am officially old and boring.

early to bed early to rise.
i talk to my mom almost every day.
i plan to do laundry on friday nights.
i get excited when i organize my bathroom cupboard.
a trip to walmart wears me out.

today at walmart i bought one of those racks to hang clothes on...but not a wimpy one...this one's the real deal. i felt like i was pitching a tent with all the different poles and such, but now i have a huge extra "closet" that i can keep some clothes in downstairs in the storage room. exciting, right???

in all seriousness, it's been a thought process for me lately. am i really getting old and boring? or is it ok that i don't have plans every night and parties every weekend?? i've decided that it's more than ok. it's just another phase of life. i can still have fun. i can still be silly. and sometimes i can even stay up past 10 (don't hold your breath). i just don't have to do it all the time.

on that note, it's 10:01. i should probably head to bed....

christmas secret: revealed

2012-01-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

my friend laura came to me long before christmas with the idea to make a tshirt quilt for her husband with all of his old favorite tshirts that he doesn't wear anymore. i was more than excited to help her with her project, but it wasn't easy. her husband is king of discovering surprises, so we had to be super sneaky. thank goodness for evening classes for his master program that gave us time to meet up at her house to cut out squares!

laura actually bought the back fabric online and once it came we met for a night of quilting. good thing we did this up at aunt barbaras house(the queen quilter). it took much longer than any of us thought, but laura and linds and i had a blast getting this quilt up on the frames and getting it tied.

and then we put it in a black trash bag and laura had to hide it in her house until christmas. from what i hear, he loved it, and was very surprised. it was so fun to help laura with such a fun present!!!

i think i did this to myself

2012-01-02T02:16:00.000-07:00

happy new year!!

last night was new years eve. what an over-rated holiday, second only to valentines day. i have high expectations. everyone else has high expecations. and when i go back to work, the first thing everyone will ask is "what did you do for new years?"
i wanted to sit at home and watch a movie or two. it almost felt like a chore to stay up until midnight. but i decided that i shouldn't do that, so i ventured out. days before my not so favorite holiday i had no plans, which led me to an unlikely group with a random set of plans. i wouldn't have had it any other way.

started the day at the temple
took a nice nap
headed up to park city for an exchange at the outlets
dinner with great friends
appearance at a work party (great friends tagged along)
went to a lumberjack dance party
promptly left lumberjack dance party
showed up to institute building
danced
rung in the new year
movie at my house
dozing off
out of town friends joined the party
went to bed way too late

now that you know more about my new years eve than you'd probably care to know, let me tell you another story. we were all sitting in the car waiting for other friends to show up for lumberjack. i was telling a story that for some reason required to to stick my hand out the window. long story short, the window rolled up...on my hand. i flipped out. i yelled at the person in the drivers seat, who i thought had rolled it up as a joke. the window came down. my hand hurt. it started to swell. it started to bruise. and friends suggested it might be broken, so naturally, i started to cry. the last thing i wanted was a broken hand. seriously??
it didn't take long for me to realize that while being distracted by my hilarity and quick wit, i had actually rolled up the window on my hand. and everyone laughed with me, when through half real tears and laughter i said, "i think i did this to myself".
i know you're worried about my hand. don't worry....it's not broken. it's still a little swollen, and it still has the potential for a stellar bruise, but otherwise i'm fine.

are you ready for an incredible parallel to rocket you into the new year?? i look back on events from this past year and it's easy to say through half real tears and laughter, "i think i did this to myself". i've had my fair share of lessons learned, and i wish i could say that with all of them, i woke up the next morning a little swollen, but otherwise just fine. not always the case i'm afraid. some lessons learned left me with an extended case of the "i'd rather stay home and watch hgtv" blues. it's those times that i was blessed with incredible friends, family, roommates, and coworkers who reminded me of the big picture. i'm always grateful to see the big picture, and even more grateful for those who help me take a few steps back to help it to come into view.

today at church a girl sitting next to me pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it. i looked over and saw the heading 'goals for 2012'. i should have looked away, but instead my eyes traveled down to number one. 'go bungee jumping'. now, i'm the last person to say that i'm better than the next guy, but it did prompt me to get out my own list. i pulled up my 30 before 30 list and did a quick scroll through. i was proud of my list. i was excited about my list. i can't wait to let you know when i cross things off my list.

question....have you made a list? do you make new years resolutions or stick to goals? (or are they the same thing to you??)

teaser...i have convinced 6 friends to run a half marathon with me in june. training starts tomorrow...and i'm not saying tomorrow because i'm procrastinating, but i'm saying that because january 1st was on a sunday and i can't start training for a half marathon on sunday. booyah.

#18 start a new tradition

2011-12-31T16:39:00.000-07:00

remember my 30 before 30? i'm very happy to cross something off of my list :)

last year my girlfriends and i went to the temple to do a session the morning of new years eve. it was a great way for me to start the new year...so we did it again this year. and we decided to do it next year too.

i love traditions.

oh there's no place like home for the holidays....

2011-12-26T21:55:00.001-07:00

this christmas was nothing short of a miracle. all of my siblings, their spouses and kiddos made it home to my parents for weekend. oh yeah, and grandma too! you counted right....that's 19 people in one house. and yes, we still like eachother.
this seemed to be the year of homemade gifts. for some reason it's more fun to watch someone open a present that you made...and this christmas i was able to help a few people with their homemade gifts - so even though the gift wasn't from me, it was still alot of fun for me to watch them open their gifts.
my sister and her family haven't been to grandmas for christmas in 5 years, so it was an adjustment to have little kids around, seeing as how we've made changes in the past few years to transition to "grown up kid christmas". it was so much fun to see the kids excited about leaving cookies for santa and sneaking down to take a peek to make sure santa found our house.
it was nice to have a reason to get dressed and go to church as a family. my mom was in the choir and dad spoke i church, so good thing the rest of us were there or matthew would have had to sit by himself :)

for those of you that got mad at me for not blogging about my life lately, stay tuned for a few posts about what i've been secretly doing for the past few months...if you look close at the pictures in this post you might get a sneak peek!!

christmas = ultra success

(ps...do you see my finished efy t-shirt quilt????? i still can't get over how great it turned out. I LOVE IT. my mother is so talented!!)

marathon

2011-12-18T16:31:00.000-07:00

no, no. i didn't run a marathon...but it sure feels like it. last week was full to the brim - all with good things, but full none the less. it called for late nights and early mornings, and by the end of the week the lack of sleep caught up with me. i slept in this morning until 11. that hasn't happened in a long time. thank goodness for 1 o'clock church, right?
i've kind of joked this week that people are starting to act like i won't see them in 2 weeks when i get back from being home for christmas. there seems to be an urgency about seeing eachother before we leave. guess what...i like it. it seems to be a tradition to gather with friends and family this time of year, and frankly, i love the excuse to do it. dinners with friends and coworkers, circle breakfast meetings, gift exchanging, nights with cousins filled with christmas music and gift wrapping, afternoons and grandmas. it reminds me of what's important - the relationships i have with people that i love.
so now that i'm caught up on sleep, i just need to get caught up on laundry :) it would be great if i could come home after christmas to a clean room and a closet full of clean clothes. fingers crossed, i'll get that done today. don't laugh, but i already have monday and tuesday night planned, so that means i need to get cleaned up and packed up early so that i can enjoy time with my friends.

and just in case you forgot, christmas is a week from today. did you know there will be 19 people in my house over christmas break?? bring it on...

countdown, baby!!

2011-12-11T19:54:00.000-07:00

ever since i was little, my mom would get us our chocolate calendars to countdown to christmas. i remember wanting to eat all my chocolates on the first day. i remember my mom would keep them all on top of the fridge, and it was sooo tempting to sneak from another siblings calendar (siblings:don't act like you never had the same idea...)

mom still gets me a chocolate calendar for christmas. it's that cheap kind of waxy chocolate that makes me excited for christmas. the only thing thats different now is that sometimes i forget to eat my chocolate, so every few days i have to catch up. today was one of those days. and guess what i learned from eating cheap chocolate??

there are 14 days until christmas.
i got home in 10 days.
in the next 10 days, i have 1 girls night planned, 2 work dinners, a wrapping party with cousins, 1 white elephant party and a partridge in a pear tree.

countdown, baby.

happy late thanksgiving

2011-12-11T16:58:00.000-07:00

this year for thanksgiving the davis family all got together at timpanogos lodge up provo canyon. it was a great time to spend with family and no cell phone service :)

30 before 30

2011-11-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

the other night i was laying in bed trying to fall asleep when it hit me. i turn 30 next year. i started thinking about what that meant. where i thought i'd be at 30. where i am now at 29. and then i started making a list. 30 things i want to do before i turn 30.
for those that are wondering, i'm not going to post my list. but as i cross things off, i'm happy to share them with you. some are serious. some are funny. some are things i've told myself i'd never do. some are things i've wanted to do for ages and just never got around to doing. but so help me, when i turn 30...i'm going to take a gander at my list of crossed off things. great, huh?

i'm loving things i'm working towards. trips to plan. things to make. things to improve. overall, it's gotten me excited for the next nine months and the fun i will have.

ps. now that november is over and december is here (tomorrow anyway) i'm just getting anxious for christmas. a few days home with the family. snow (yes, snow). hot chocolate. candy making. christmas movies. i'm in heaven.

don't believe everything you hear

2011-11-13T23:11:00.000-07:00

secrets, secrets are no fun.
secrets, secrets hurt someone.

FALSE.

i am privy to a handful of pretty good secrets right now. i'm going to guarantee that they won't hurt a soul. in fact, they will make some people pretty darn happy. for some reason, i think that making things secret make that certain thing even cooler.

and don't think you can get these secrets out of me. sometimes it's just enough for me to tell someone that i have a secret, and then i don't have the urge to spill the beans. don't worry...give me some time and i'll blog about the whole kit and kaboodle :)

nice try, attitude.

2011-11-13T23:03:00.000-07:00

let me tell you about a little lesson i learned about changing my attitude. i was at my sisters this weekend, and we started chatting about life. as much as my sister and i have in common, our lives are in pretty different places right now. i'm sure it has to be somewhat entertaining to hear about the ins and outs of the salt lake single life, so i try to share a few funny stories here and there. i of course shared a few frustrations, and guess what. she told me i needed to change my attitude. don't worry, she said it in a loving way, and i didn't take offense to it at all. i think it's something i knew in my deep downs, but didn't feel like actually doing it.

it wasn't a part of the conversation that we talked about for a long time. it really was a topic that came and went, but this morning when i woke up and knew i had to deal with one of those things that had been rubbin me the wrong way, i knew i had a choice to make.

did you know it's easier to deal with things when you have a positive attitude? did you know sometimes you have to learn the same lesson several times before it actually sticks? today i found excitement replacing feelings of frustration.

so, boo yah.

i survived october

2011-10-30T21:04:00.001-06:00

i'm happy to report that october is practically over and i've managed to avoid most scary things. i wish there was a way for me to avoid all commercials for certain movies on tv, but i think i've done pretty good for myself.
friday after work i rushed home from work to grab my bag and head up to the cabin. i always love to go up to cousin lindseys cabin, with family or friends, it's always a blast. joey and i rode up together and met up with laura, gordo, linds and scott at the cabin. we always bring too much food and stay up way too late, but its always worth it. pizza, indoor smores, trash tv, scary movies, scatergories and staying up till 3 in the morning. (are we 17?? i don't think so...)
and the stacked cups? that's what happens when we leave scott and joey to "sleep" downstairs. they got what they wanted...an audible gasp from me when i opened our bedroom door in the morning.

beb's birthday was last week. twenty years old!!! i can't believe it. she was actually in salt lake the night of her birthday for a class she's taking at the byu extension, so i encouraged her to ditch her class after her quiz and join me for some birthday dinner at one of my favorite places - gourmandise. it wasn't as much time as either of us had hoped for, but it was still alot of fun to see her on her actual birthday.
and ps...i made her that hat. i'm afraid that my obsession with crochetting that started so many years ago in nauvoo is back. is that such a bad thing??

oh yeah....and i got to take my first nap with this babe over the weekend. perfection.

the next iron chef

2011-10-27T22:01:00.000-06:00

so i went to the doctor this week.

i've had this love affair with ice for the past year and a half. if only i had a nickel for every time someone asked me if was iron deficient....i'd be rich. so, i bit the bullet and decided to finally go to the doctor.

guess what. i'm iron deficient. and i have a vitamin d deficiency too....which makes sense since i can't remember the last time i drank a full glass or milk.

what does it mean? it means i take pills now. pills that make my stomach hurt. pills that will hopefull make me feel less tired.

i figure this is a good a time as any to stop eating ice...seeing as how it's turning bitterly cold outside, and eating ice only lowers my core temperature.

i do what i want

2011-10-19T20:45:00.001-06:00

and i want to go to bed early. is that too much to ask?

i've been horrible about getting to bed at a good time lately, and i'm afraid its caught up to me. on my way home from work today i called my mom. she asked me what my plans were for the night. i told her i was going to come home, put on my pajamas, watch hgtv, and go to bed early. when my mom told me she was jealous, i knew there was nothing to be ashamed of.

and here i sit. and icing on the cake - season premiere of my new favorite show property brothers is on tonight. hot dang.

ps. while talking to my mom we also talked about my childhood history of night terrors. and my adult history and sleepwalking. and my current history of talking in my sleep. and trying to figure out what causes such things. lets just say that i've been googling alot whilst watching hgtv.

pps. what do you do when you find out some of your closest married friends got a stellar job offer in atlanta and will be moving in january?
cry?
shop for plane tickets?
BOTH.
so excited for them, but starting to realize how different it will be without them here. forget googling night terrors, i think i'll get back to shopping for plane tickets....

let the good times roll

2011-10-16T22:43:00.000-06:00

i was flipping through my facebook photos tonight. found a few goodies.

i wish my hair could still look like this.

if you know me at all, you'll know why i love this picture. i should probably be embarassed by it, but i just love it. and makes me want to have a dance party.

i love these women. alot.

this is at my sisters high school graduation, and i don't remember why, but i was mad. this was my brothers poking fun at me being mad for no good reason. good thing i have brothers to tease me and put me in my place.... (ps, i was in a better mood after this...)

this makes me miss alot. miss my friend. miss traveling. and miss that watch that i'm wearing. i still have it. i should wear it more often.

i get to see this girl and her baby next month. to say i'm excited is an understatement. come to me, girl.

super saturday

2011-10-08T14:33:00.001-06:00

i've been working on alot of projects lately, and by projects....i mean christmas and birthday presents. basically that means i've taken pictures of them, but i can't post them because that would just spoil things. as much as i love giving gifts, it's really hard for me to wait for the appropriate time to give them. like actually waiting until your birthday to give you your birthday present. truth be told, once i have it or make it, i just want you to have it. i get too excited too early. i'm happy to say i have a nice little stockpile of gifts waiting to be gifted.
even better, i have a few projects on my list that i have yet to complete. i looove me a good project. even better, i love when i get to give away said projects. and i mean love love love it.
today i added to my stockpile, and it feels good. i was up bright and early and got alot done this morning. my roommate and i even went to an art fair and a local pumpkin patch to buy some cute white pumpkins for our porch.

i know i've talked about my roommates before. how i think they're great. how i am so glad that i live with people that share my beliefs, but can still watch an episode of bachelor pad with me. well, watch out-- my roommate andria and i have been two peas in a pod lately. she joined the gym with me. we wake up early to craft together. we decorate the house for holidays. we talk about boys. eat chips and salsa. watch greys anatomy. today when we were driving home from buying peanut butter cookies for breakfast, she told me she was really glad i moved into the house. i have to say that i'm happy too. it's been a long time since i've had roommates....like almost 2 years. it's nice to get back in a groove with roommates. i'm loving it :)

and now it's saturday afternoon. my plans for this afternoon fell through, and so i'm taking full advantage of a lazy saturday. movies on tv. sweatshirts and sweatpants. blankets. and a nap. yeah, you heard me. a nap.

happy saturday to you. and you. and you.

frank update: he's not here yet. dang it.

I like these people

2011-10-02T23:56:00.002-06:00

To clarify, if you aren't in these pictures, it does not mean I don't like you... It maybe just means I don't have a picture of you on my phone. :)

I took a nap today, which seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I'm not as tired as I should be at this time of night. Fantastic.

Conference was great this weekend. I consider myself pretty lucky for being able to attend two different sessions, and the fact that only live 20 minutes away from the conference center. I knew plenty if people that traveled long distances to come. (I almost feel like I'm talking about about the fair grounds in meet me in st. Louis. "right in our backyard... Right here in st. Louis". While I'm on the topic of that movie, Id venture to say I'm in a "I just hate basketball" mood as of late. And if you've seen the movie, I'm not being cryptic at all...FYI)
Since I have so many righteous friends that travel to hear the prophet speak, I enjoyed a weekend full of reunions with dear friends. Again, lucky girl.
And now back to real life. Usually that would be said sarcastically, but guess what... Not this time. Real life isn't half bad, so there. Bring on another week.

Sincerely,
Ready and waiting.

Ps, frank- you can come anytime. We're ready.

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life is interesting

2011-10-01T23:23:00.000-06:00

just when i feel like i have a grip on life, i realize, well...that i don't.

there are alot of things that are important to me in life.
family.
good living situation.
success at work.
friends.
crafting.
church.

mostly when i "catch up" with people this is the stuff we talk about. it's my close friends and family that know the things that are very important to me. like deadly important. like spill your guts important.

the gospel and my relationship with the Savior.
eternal families.
marriage.

i kind of joke around about marriage in some social circles. i always have the same line i tell my grandparents when i see them, or the same story to some of my co-workers that are convinced that my husband is waiting for me to find him online and convert him to the church.
there are also those poor souls that know how i really feel about the matter. who know about my real concerns. my real desires. my real fears. and i'd venture to say there is one person who knows the whole kit and caboodle. these people are lucky enough to hear beth's overloaded brain, and have to hear about the rollercoaster my heart and mind seem to ride.

and just when i think i have a grip on things, i remember that i'm not in charge. as tough as it is sometimes, i'm happy to hand over the reigns. trust in God. know that things will work out the way they are supposed to.

so i'll continue to work on the things in my life that are important to me and live my life in a way that the things that are very important to me can remain a part of my life.

ps. i was very happy to hear sister thompson's talk in general conference this morning about personal revelation. how lucky we are to be able to have inspiration come to us straight from God. to be able to ask for guidance, and then receive it. to know that He trusts us to make our own decisions using our agency, and then continue to guide us as we make our choices.

wehadababy itsaboy

2011-09-27T09:22:00.001-06:00

ryan and i are two peas from the same pod. ever since high school days, we've been making plans. we always joked about having a double wedding, making sure our future spouses were approved by the other, family trips, and making sure our children would be the best of friends.
our kids won't only be the best of friends, but we wanted to make sure that their names just rolled off the tounge when you said them together. we were thinking regal, stately names. we came up with charles and richard, and then we could call them chuck and dick. what cool cousins they would be.
i was beyond thrilled to find out that ry and hay were expecting, and the day they found out it was a boy, that was my first question for ryan.
"what's his name gonna be?"

FRANK. i love it.

it all started as a joke, really. and then it caught on. from siblings to grandparents, he's frank. i'm mean, seriously...they have a completely normal name picked out, and that will be his name...but i'm afraid that frank will be a nickname that's gonna stick for, well, the rest of his life.

so last week we had a party for frank. sisters and cousins. thanks, whit, for opening up your home for us to come and party hard. (doesn't it look like we are partying hard? fabric, irons and onesies??) what can i say, we know how to have a good time. notice how we're all in this picture? it's because my nephew took it. way to go, sugar pie.

dear frank,
can't wait to meet you.
sorry you and charles won't be the same age, but i have a feeling that won't stop you from being the best of friends.

love,
aunt b.

are you my mother?

2011-09-26T22:42:00.000-06:00

remember how i used to live at grandmas house....like a year ago?? great. keep that in mind as i tell you a little story.

my home teachers came tonight. for some reason it's been difficult to get my records sent to my current ward. i don't quite understand how it's so difficult. i live in the boundaries. i have a calling. i've been set apart. i go to meetings. but for some reason, my name still isn't on the rolls. hmmm.

so when i got a call from my home teachers tonight, i was thrilled! my records are finally in my ward, and i finally have home teachers of my own!!

they came, but they were late. don't worry, they went to grandmas house first...because for some reason they still had that address??? i was confused, but whatever. i gave them my new address and they were on their way.

they got to my house. we started chatting. and thats when they said i didn't look very familiar. hmmm. thats ok. "i keep to myself at church" "i've been gone alot this summer" blah blah blah....but let's be serious, they didn't look familiar either. and that's when i put it together.

they weren't in my ward. they were in the olympus ward. i am in the foothill ward. again, my records are still not in the ward they are supposed to be in. it was really awkward for about 2 mintues when we were both talking about how great the ward was and how we woudln't want to be in another ward....only to realize we were both talking about different wards. yes, it happened. in my living room.

so there you have it. i don't exist in the ward i'm supposed to, but those sweet boys got their hometeaching done...bless their 21 year old hearts. and one of those boys might get to come up and shadow some of my doctors to see if he would be interested in ophthamology...which is the least i could do to thank him for ending the hometeaching famine.

does anyone else want to be my hometeacher next month? just in case my ward can't figure out my records by then......

2011-09-25T23:20:00.000-06:00

this post doesnt even need a title. the general rs broadcast last night was fantastic. president uchtdorf shared a great message. everyone is already saying it, and i don't want to sound like a broken record, but it was just what a needed to hear.
going to that meeting got me really excited for next weekend - general conference. it was a great reminder for me that if i go into conference with an open heart and mind, i can learn alot from the messages that will be shared.

today i also learned that i can do hard things....and things that seem like hard things aren't always hard things. funny how that all works out, isn't it??

grandma beth

2011-09-21T21:46:00.000-06:00

is it sad that it's only 9:18 and i'm tired? like ready for bed tired. would it be bad if i really went to bed?? i'm thinking about it.
icing on the cake, i don't feel too hot. maybe it's because i've been eating this yogurt.....but dairy doesn't always sit so well in my tummy. i've always liked yogurt, but swore it off when i figured out dairy and i were not friends. but this yogurt??? worth the fight.

my sewing machine is still out, which is great. my roommates might hate it, but i hope someday in my house there is a place for me to keep my sewing machine out all of the time. i'm making a skirt for myself. i made one for my friend laura....it was nothing special but it turned out ok. i'll keep you posted on this skirt and show you the finished product.

ok, this might be the real reason i feel ill. two words: limited edition.

remember how greys starts tomorrow. biggest loser on tuesday. blah blah blah. welcome back, good tv. and in case you're wondering, that red shirt might say utes down the side of it. i've always been one to go with the flow. i nevewr went to byu, but i own byu shirts. i figure it's about time i widen my wardrobe options...

this is my new necklace. these charms started out as a bookmark from a rs meeting i went to. i changed it up and put them on a necklace. it's not the best picture, but i love it. i've never been a huge jewelry person, but i think this is a good compromise.

tomorrow is a girls night out with my sisters and girl cousins. baby shower for sil halie, who is due any day now. i might just lose my mind when that baby is born. i'm ready for a newborn in my life...i just hope ryan and halie don't get sick of visitors, and by visitors i mean me basically moving into their house so that i can see this child as much as i can.

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Break out the bubbly!!

2011-09-17T14:26:00.001-06:00

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dont bother me,

2011-09-13T22:38:00.000-06:00

i'm studying.

can't you tell? i seem to study better when iron man is on tv quitely in the background, facebook or blogger is open on another tab, and my roommates are in the room talking about dating.

you think i'm joking, but i'm being serious. i would have given up a long time ago. stopped studying. turned off my computer and clmibed into bed. instead, i've been out here pluggin' along.

in case you forgot, i hate studying.

i hate to read

2011-09-07T21:55:00.000-06:00

my mother is going to hate the title of this post. i tried book club. i read a book once for a boy i was trying to impress. the only thing i actually read by choice is church stuff or easy tween reads (twilight, hunger games...) i've always felt kind of bad that i'm not a bigger reader. when you are grown up, you are supposed to like to read, right?

two weeks ago i went to joanns craft store and spent "X" (read more than i would like to admit to anyone) amount of dollars on fabric and other sewing supplies. i came home and started cutting fabric. i flipped on the tv for some background noise and started sewing. thanks to santa, i have my very own sewing machine which basically makes me feel like i'm pretty classy. i got so caught up in my projects that the notebook came on tv. ended. and then started again. and ended again. i stayed up till 3 in the morning sewing, and when i finally climbed into bed i couldn't fall asleep. i was so excited about my sewing projects, i just layed in bed and thought about what i was going to do when i woke up.
thats when it hit me. some people feel this way about reading!! or school. or exercising. our outdoor activities. in a weird way, it made me feel more normal.

i basically learned that i like to sew. i love to sew. but i also learned that i'm not as good as i want to be.i need to learn more technical sewing. there is alot of stuff to know about sewing (believe it or not) i've decided i want to take a sewing class and become professional (LIKE MY MOM).

because over the weekend when i was in las vegas, my mom and i (so mostly my mother) made this skirt for my sister melissa.

thanks emily for posting this skirt tutorial on your blog and letting me steal the idea to make it!! (and beb, don't get mad at me for using this picture. i know you said you would take a new picture and send it to me, but i'm not patient enough)

so....where do i find a sewing class?? and does anyone want to join me?

I'm slippin' away

2011-09-01T21:00:00.003-06:00

More like running away. like packed a back with a loaf of bread and a blanket and i'm outta here.

:)

dear husband,

2011-08-28T23:19:00.000-06:00

remember how my mom makes cookies every time it rains? i want to do the same thing in our family (unless we live in seattle).
if we ever have another rainstorm like we did tonight, we'll let the kids come climb into our bed if the thunder cracks too loud. we'll make room for all of them, and then stay up talking and singing songs until they fall asleep.
after we put them back into their beds, we'll open the windows and lay in bed and listen to the rain. just you and me.

have i ever told you how much i love the rain?

love,
beth

crossroads

2011-08-25T07:31:00.001-06:00

no, this post is not about britney spears.

i had a friend singing in church on Sunday, so i headed to another ward for sacrament meeting to "support". i sat down next to him in sacrament meeting and grabbed the program to take a gander. and then i picked up the ward newsletter that was sitting on the bench to peruse. i was happy to see a message on the front page from a member and kind of friend (kind of friend meaning i didn't know him very well, but we would have been real friends if we had taken the time to get to know each other). he is serving as elders quorum president in the ward and had put something together to share with the ward. i read it. then i read it again. then i got out my journal and wrote down my thoughts about it and how to apply his message into my life. and then i stole my friends ward newsletter for me to keep for myself.
i was telling some other friends about his message tonight, and then i let them see the message to read for themselves. they loved it too. so now that i know it's not just me, i figured i would share it. i didn't see any copyrights on the ward newsletter, and I'm hoping that kind-of-friend would be kind of flattered knowing that his message has and will continue to influence people.

"I see church membersof all kinds pray to God and ask if they are on the correct road. We pray to know if we are studying the correct major, working int he right career, dating the right person, living our lives the correct way. The scriptures are full of examples highlighting when God's children ask to know if they are on the right path and receiving answers from God, confirming the road they are on.
I truly believe that God gives answers to his children as to the roads we should travel. I also believe that God answers this question in a specific way. Suppose you suddenly found yourself in the middle of the desert at a crossroads the the task to find your way home. You have no idea which road is the correct road to take. You might pray and ponder which road would lead you home. You might ask God to give you a sign as to which road was the correct road.
I have yet to see a road in the U.S. that doesn't have a sign on it telling you the direction you are going. However, signs never come to me. I always go to the sign. I believe when we ask God for help in identifying the roads of life, there will be signs on every road. to get to the sign, however, you must walk down the road. Signs do not come to you. You must go to the signs. You will eventually get to a sign that confirms or negates the road you are on.
I encourage you to take action in your life to get to the signs that God is so willing to give. If you are wondering about a certain subject in school then study it. The answer will come when you learn more about the subject than when you sit around thinking about studying it. If you are wondering about dating a specific person then date them. There is no way you an answer the question without performing the act. Don't worry about wasting time walking down a road with a stop sign on it. The only wasted time is sitting at the crossroads, being unable to take a risk and make a decision. I know God will bless you as you make decisions and exercise faith that He will guide you in all things."

thanks, Dave.

so many thoughts about this. mostly I'm motivated to trust in the Lord. Move forward. Make decisions. I think the big thing for me is to not feel like I'm wasting time or effort by going down a road that may have a stop sign on it. The Lord will make you aware of His desires as you actively show your faith by making decisions and progressing.

What are your thoughts?

going...going....gone...

2011-08-18T00:08:00.000-06:00

on my 28th birthday i was still living with my grandparents, had just found out about my new job, and had no clue what salt lake had to offer. funny how much can change in a year, huh? i had some major expecations for 28, and i can honestly say that i gave it an overall hefty effort.
i live in salt lake, and even better, i know my way around. i know what i'm doing at work. granted, i still ask alot of questions, but i think back to day one of work, and i have come an extremely long way. i've been in 3 different wards in the past year. i'm happy to be settled down in my ward. i'm happy to have friends in my ward. i put forth effort in dating (which i can't say about all previous years of life) and learned some really good and really hard lessons. i've re-learned how to be myself and how to be an example to people around me. i've been reminded how raising the bar can make you stand out in certain crowds. i've learned it's expensive to fix cars. i've learned that not all landlords are as lenient as lacinda. i learned that life without glasses is good. i've learned good friends can make any situation good. i've learned that friendships can change, and that's ok. i've learned that family is irreplacable. i've learned that the gospel makes me happy. i've learned to be (maybe a little too) honest. i've learned that i can do hard things.

if anything, i've learned that i'm ready for 29. (gosh, that's extremely close to 30...)

maybe someday i'll blog about my birthday present i gave to myself (my mother will probably advise me not to....)

i wish i was a mind reader

2011-08-15T17:55:00.000-06:00

sometimes people say something and i'm afraid it's about me.
sometimes people say something and i know its about me.
sometimes people say something and i wish it was about me.

happy sabbaath

2011-08-14T10:31:00.001-06:00

i'm happy its sunday. i haven't been to my ward in over a month (sad i know. i've been in other wards, i promise) i went visiting teaching last week. this may sound silly, but i think i get more out of it than the girl we visit taught...or even my partner. it was so great to be out and doing something with girls from my ward. needless to say, i'm glad i get to go to my ward today.

i still have to take a test for work to get myself certified. you guys, i've tried to study and i'm just realizing again that i'm not your average student. i'm not one to sit down with a book or flashcards and then have it click in my head and stay there. i'm a visual learner, which is why it's been so great that i've been doing hands on learning since i started working there. i'm going to have to figure something out that will help me in the next little bit nail down a few things or i'll be in trouble. why do tests have to be so hard and intimidating for me??? blah.

i'm watching music and the spoken word right now. i love it. i'm just sitting here thinking about how much they sacrifice and how much they give to be able to perform every week, plus rehearsal, plus personal time it takes to memorize music and such. i have a friend in the mormon tabernacle choir. i admire her.

today on music and the spoken word they talked about "choosing to be cheerful". this is a good lesson for me to learn. there are times in my life where i feel like i have to be happy all the time. i'm happy beth, and thats what people expect. instead of feeling like thats a burden or an unreal expectation, i should (and am) so lucky that people would think of me as happy all the time. those times when i don't feel like being happy bethany, instead of feeling like i'm putting on a face to please people and uphold their expectation...i can CHOOSE TO BE CHEERFUL. who would have thought it could be that easy? another wonderful reminder that eveything is a choice. we have our agency. heaven knows i like to be happy more than i like being sad. i think its a new goal for me to choose to be cheerful.

ali and perris were in slc yesterday and stopped by for a visit. maybe it's because i was roomates with ali when she and perris met and got engaged, but i feel like we all three know more about eachother than the normal person should know. perris made a comment that he usually doesn't act like "this" in other peoples home, but i just make him feel so darn comfortable. it's probably because it seemed like the three of us shared a home during their engagement. i love this little family and was so happy they stopped by with their new little babe. i'm lucky to have such good friends :)

i've had 2 people (ahhheeemmm) offer me invites to pintrest, and haven't got a'one. just saying, i don't know how i'm supposed to obsess over something if i dont even have it. no names, but you both read this blog. let the races begin!

i sold my couches. truth. it only took 17 years, but it's done. it's a good feeling.

my birthday is next week. i'm usually all about my birthday, but for some reason (ok, alot of reasons) i'm not too hot about it this year. for the first time, i'm feeling old. real old. feel free to leave boo hoo comments, but if i hear one more time that i'm young and to enjoy the single life while i still can, i'm gonna smack somebody.

i fell down the stairs yesterday. don't worry, i caught myself on the railing...with the inside of my arm. i'm getting a wicked bruise there. all i can say is, "duh, bethany".

grand-ma

2011-08-09T23:43:00.001-06:00

i dont get to see grandma stewart very often, so i was very happy to hear she was going to be in town. cousin jay was kind enough to invite us over to his house for a little bbq so we could see grandma and spend some time with the stewart fam. it's always fun to catch up and laugh with family i haven't seen in a while. thanks again jay and jen for letting us invade your house!!

waffles

2011-08-09T19:41:00.000-06:00

did you know i used to be a nanny in belgium? true story. TEN YEARS AGO. i was shocked when i finally did the math, but it really was that long ago. thats where i was lucky enough to meet Lindsey, another nanny. we've stayed friends over the years. she married someone from vegas, and literally lives 10 minutes away from my parents house. isn't it funny that the one time we've been able to coordinate our schedules was when she was on a trip to utah. it was so fun to sit and chat over dinner (long over due chatting) and then we walked around the corner to bruges for the real deal belgian waffles. it was only fitting, right?
so fun to catch up linds. it needs to happen more often!!

galoon

2011-07-31T09:48:00.002-06:00

My mom is in town with my youngest brother. he's going to efy next week, which means i get my mother all to myself. not really, but it means she'll be in slc for part of the week and i like the idea of my mother being 10 minutes away from me when i get off of work. yesterday we got the crew together and went to lagoon, fondly know in our family as "galoon". trust me, galoon is more fun to say than lagoon. it's like when people call target "tar-zhay"...it makes you feel like you're on the inside, you know, part of the cool club of people that do their shopping there. sorry that the pictures aren't great quality. only phone pictures.

ryan and i are screamers. does that suprise you? we do this scream thats kind of fake scream (but yesterday i used it as real scream). screaming contests on rides yesterday left my throat raw. how cow, it hurts this morning. (but it was worth it.) and in case you're wondering, ryan just didn't leave his pregnant wife at home and come play without her. halie was out of town with her family so ryan was a bachelor for a few days. good thing i like bachelor ryan :)

its was hot, and humid. after water, the most requested thing in our group was a shower. it was just sticky. i can't complain though, at least it wasn't blaring hot and we didn't leave sunburned...even though i have a new nice little tan line across the top of my feet from my shoes.

i loved getting on rattlesnake rapids when they asked how many were in our party.

19.

"you'll have to split up into three boats"

i love having a big family.

lucky for me i was in the boat with my two newlywed brothers who were more concerned about their wives not getting wet than me. we laughed our faces off on that ride, and i'm happy to say that we all got our fair share of waterfall, dang it.

on the wheels of a dream

2011-07-27T22:01:00.000-06:00

last friday night i headed out on the town with these ladies. we had tickets to see the

motab/brian stokes mitchell/linda eder concert down at the conference center. it was soooo good. i was fine until brian sang this song. then maybe i cried.

after the show i introduced the girls to gourmandise. it always seems to be a crowd favorite, and has yet to dissappoint. it's always fun to reunite sugar shack (phase 2) and was so fun to catch up with everyone. love you girls.

saturday afternoon before i headed up to the cabin i met up with these girls for a thai extravaganza. this was quite possibly my largest audience for ugly singing. what can i say, brit brings out the best in me. plus, how can i say no to this face??

we'll miss you linds! good luck with new job and new life. don't forget us. come back and visit soon!!

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dear bethany,

2011-07-26T22:35:00.001-06:00

remember how you bought that gym pass? you should probably use it.
why is it so hard for you to hang up your clothes? just a reminder that your mother is coming into town and will most likely be at your house sometime. and she knows about the trick where you hide your clothes under your comforter (which i thought i blogged about earlier, but was obviously too embarassed to do on the "public" blog). i better get to workin.
don't send that text message. just don't.
remember how the neighbors car was stolen on monday....right from the front of their house in the light of day? please remember to keep important things out of the car, because with my luck, my car will be next.
never name your child jim bob.ever.
you have an ice problem. at you don't eat rocks, or cornstarch, or toilet paper. but still.
last summer, you had foil dinners on a regular basis. this summer you haven't had any. that needs to change. soon.
go to bed.

ps. this post was supposed to be cool. i was going to do a cool 500th post. then i forgot, so i told myself i would do a cool 550th post. well, that came and went. what's cooler than a cool 555th post? everything, because this is it, and it's pretty lame. hmm.

cheat-ah

2011-07-25T17:37:00.002-06:00

when i was growing up, there was this computer game my brothers would play. like most games, there is a way you could cheat, and my brothers always seemed to find a way to find the codes to do so. but, everytime you would use cheat codes, this weird lady voice would come over the speakers in an english accent... "cheat-ah". you know, like cheater...with an accent.
we still use that accent to say that word when the need arises. i can only think that a few people will want to use it in this situation. let me apologize in advance.

but let me explain. #1, i don't have any pictures. #2, greg is a better blogger than i am. don't you fret, i'll still put in my two cents, but for your viewing pleasure, click here to read about a rip roarin' weekend. now, for my commentary. we left friday afternoon and got down to st george in time for thai food and sushi. i've been to benjas plenty o' time...in fact it's kind of a st george tradition. but i don't think i've ever laughed that hard in benjas. maybe i was just tired, but i have to imagine it was the company. from chopsticks to soy sauce, it was a "new experience".
saturday we played at the pool. i was basically lame at the pool because i was already sunburned from the weekend before in vegas, so i stuck to the shade. trust me, if you would have seen my armpit, you would have told me it was the smartest thing i'd ever done in my entire life. saturday was also the day we found out that pizza factory closed at like 6 o'clock at night. ok, not literally...but it sure seemed that way. which led us to brick oven and the worst server i've ever met.
let me also mention that the ac went out at the cottage. and being the smarty pants that i am, waited as long as humanly possible to call someone to repair it. i love learning things the hard way :) don't worry, it got fixed and the last 18 hours there was nice and cool.
the trip was full of good friends, good food, good laughs, good movies and good naps (which you need after you stay up as late as we did. it's just really hard for me to fall asleep when i'm sleeping in the same bed as one of my best friends. it's just too natural for me to talk and talk and talk. duh)

so here's to an epic trip. ready for round 2???

weekend a la cabin and the great experiment

2011-07-25T12:23:00.000-06:00

i'm pretty sure these pictures say it all. DEMOLITION DERBY. i don't know what was better, watching the derby or watching the people at the derby. in addition to the derby, i watched a dance competition with like 30 people (none of which could actually dance), a jousting competion (that lasted about 30 minutes too long), i saw a couple get engaged, and a man lick horse poo for a free pass to 18 holes of golf. classy.
icing on the cake, they had an awesome firework show after the derby. i was sooo sad i'd missed 4th of july fireworks with my surgery, so i was thrilled when they shut the lights off in the arena and the fireworks started. the music selection for the fireworks show was a different story...but i still loved it.

sunday after church we headed up the canyon to hike these waterfalls. perfect weather. perfect company. perfect mosquitos. except for the mosquitos.

and now. what you've all been waiting for. the great experiment. let me explain. saturday afternoon before i headed up to the cabin i went out to lunch with some girlfriends (i'll post about that later). one of said girlfriends had gorgeous curls in her hair. she told me she curled her hair with a sock. she learned from a video on youtube.
seriously? her hair was gorgous. i had to try it. but wait, i have short hair.
but don't worry, i was at the cabin with three cousins with long hair.
so last night, the experiment began. we cut our socks and i sent them to bed.

and then this morning we took out the sock and found these beauties.

serious.

please oh please try it. and then tell me it works.
it makes wish i had long hair. (only for like one minute, but still)

GNO

2011-07-13T19:58:00.000-06:00

one of my girlfriends made a group on facebook a while back and invited a group of girls. the premise of the group was that we were all cool. nothing ever really happened with the group, until i was really bored and stuck at home after my eyes got lasered. i somehow ended up on that group page and realized something. it was a random group of girls. we all knew eachother in round about ways. most of them i knew really well. some of them i only knew a little bit. but i knew that i liked all of them alot. i posted on the wall and suggested dinner, and GNO was born. not all the members of our little group were able to make it, but i was thrilled to join these girls for a night on the town, a night to catch up, gossip about the lastest, and talk about secret things, just like you do when you are hanging out with your long lost girlfriends.

sunburns, rain, and roadsigns

2011-07-10T23:25:00.000-06:00

howdy. just back from a weekend home with my family. it was great to be at home with everyone. it was a first to all be there with the new additions, and it was great. my mother is a great hostess, and always makes coming home such an event. plenty of food, clean sheets on your bed, and enough laughs to last a lifetime.
our neighbors were kind enough to let us use their pool all day saturday, so i decided to head over for a bit. it was so nice to lounge in the water and get some sun. i think you know where i'm going with this, and i'm sure you're rolling your eyes. i obviously haven't learned my lesson, and forgot that my thighs havent seen the sun for quite some time. whoops.
saturday night was nathan and caitie's open house, which was our purpose for the whole trip. it was alot of fun to see familiar faces. i love an excuse to celebrate, and it was fun to get dressed up again. plus they had this artichoke dip that was to die for.
we headed back up to utah early afternoon. about 20 miles outside of mesquite, there was quite the storm. i swear it felt like we were in the middle of a monsoon/tornado/hail storm/hell. visibility was horrible, and i swore my car was going to be dented like crazy from all of the hail. we would pull over and wait for it to let up, but then the hail was so bad we'd try to keep moving. a huge road sign had blown over and was laying across a lane on the highway. don't worry, we ran right over it going about 25 mph. that's probably when i started really freaking out. i was worried about my car, but it's not like we could hop out in monsoon weather and check it out. we had to keep driving to mesquite.
my brother got us to a gas station and we hopped out to see the damage, which is when i about lost it. we met up with my other siblings who had been driving behind us and we all stood around the car in the rain, which is when i really lost it. like i had been trying to be brave with alot of things over the past few weeks and not show real emotion and now i couldn't hold anything back anymore. that's when i left and went inside the gas station to get out of the rain and call my dad. except the gas station was pack full, so i went in the back corner by all of the beer, pulled my cap down so no one could see my face and called my dad to cry.
my dad's really good at putting things into perspective. and now i'm ok. my car is just a thing, and it can be fixed. but everyone was ok, and we were out of the storm...thank goodness.
i finally made it home. and now i'm laying in bed wearing the only thing that won't touch my sunburn. no, not my birthday suit....my swimming suit. i probably would have gone for birthday, but i have to sleep with my door open to get some cool air from the swamp cooler into my room, and the last thing i want is for a roommmate to pop theiir head in and get a birthday surprise.

for the first time in a long time, i just really want it to be monday.

looking through new eyes

2011-07-03T19:59:00.000-06:00

i'll apologize for typos ahead of time. it will make sense later.

Thursday morning i woke up early and went to breakfast with ry and hay. they drove up to take me in for surgery. getting my eyes lasered is soemthing i've wanted to do for a long time, but just never went through with it. last minute everything fell into place and i went for it. i had a surgery called PRK which is a little different from LASIK. i wasn't nervous about the surgery, more nervous for after surgery. i was told to not make any plans for the weekend, which turned out to be good advice.
since surgery, i've slept alot. I've learned that wearing sunglasses inside is not only cool, but necessary.I've learned that i can recognize what show is on tv just by the voices i hear (maybe that's too pathetic to admit). I've learned that putting your drops in in very important. i've learned that i would rather have no legs than be blind. i've learned the importance of sleeping with clear shields taped to my face. i've learned that this surgery is AMAZING, and i can't wait until my vision clears up.

end of story, i survived. i think. i still can't see crispy clear. i get my bandage contacts out on tuesday. yippee. and from there, onward and upward.

i've learned alot while i've been partially blind.

dad was right.lortab might not always make the pain go away, but it will make you not care as much.
sometimes toast is really the only thing that sounds good
unless there are mandarin egg rolls on the table, then i will pass up toast
i fogot how much i liked disney television movies.
if i cry in movies, i still need to use my artificial tears
it's not as much fun to watch makeover shows on tv when you can't actually see the makeover

ps. i have my surgery on video. i've told myself that i don't want to watch it until my eyes are feeling better...and until i can actually see it. are you brave enough to watch it???

round 2

2011-06-28T20:22:00.001-06:00

ok, so i guess i wasnt smiling the first time around. is this better???

ps. in case you're wondering, maybe one of those pairs of glasses was last worn while wearing a Nala t-shirt the day i got my braces off. i should have my mom dig up some of those pictures....

oh, hey there.

2011-06-27T22:11:00.000-06:00

ok, so maybe i'm getting a little sentimental. i got out all of my old glasses and had a little photoshoot. i had my very last refraction today for my surgery on THURSDAY MORNING. to say i'm excited would be an understatement. i've had a few people a little dissapointed that i was having eye surgery.
"but your glasses are so cute!!"

well, thank you. don't worry, i'm sure they'll make appearances here and there.
but for now, i'd get used to this look:

ok, maybe not that exact look, but you get the point.

this is why i hate hiking.

2011-06-24T20:12:00.000-06:00

so this week, my cousin had a grand idea to hike ensign peak. i've hiked ensign peak before...in 1996. i knew it was going to be a short hike, but heard it was kind of steep. guess what, i heard right. granted, i'm out of shape, but i felt like i was walking straight up the side of a mountain. in reality, i kind of was. you'd think i'd be able to hike .47 miles without stopping to use the bathroom (by bathroom, i mean mother nature), but that didn't seem to be my luck.

the views really were beautiful, but in all honesty, they looked the same as they did in 2006. i guess this hike/views will last me another 6 years??

so we got to the top (yippee) and then realized that we hadn't brought any water and being on the peak, were closer to the blazing sun. a stranger offered us water and we turned him down (looking back, that was a dumb decision). we chatted, enjoyed the view, and then decided to head back down.
that's when it happened. massacreee. lindsey had a little mishap and ended up spraining both ankles, which i've actually heard is impossible. let me be the first to tell you, it is possible. all of the sudden we were at the top of ensign peak in the blazing heat of the day...and we couldn't walk down. (i've leaving out a TON of details, fyi) we called a rescue team, aka my aunt and cousin who hiked up to the top and helped up down with crutches.
perk of the peak: we did get to see the sunset, which wasn't originally planned :)

what should have taken an hour took a little over 5. i'm happy we all made it down alive, and convinced that if this would have happened anywhere else, or we didn't have a phone...someone would have found our dead bodies.

wedding bliss

2011-06-19T15:05:00.002-06:00

when i told people my brother was getting married over the weekend, i got the same answer over and over again. "didn't your brother just get married???" well, yes he did. but this is other brother. we were so excited for another reason to get together and celebrate with family. the day was perfect. we love nathan and caitie!!

(did i mention that my sister hailie is a very talented photographer? she was good enough to sneak some of these shots. did i also mention she is extremely cute pregnant?)

my double trouble brothers. too much.

handsome boys.

love this girl. hate that she always looks like a model.

sometimes i still can't believe that this is my family. there are so many people!

i forget that we are all grown ups now. weird!!
i'm also remembering now that our photographer was having some issues with height in this picture. she said we were all the same height and so it was just so hard. i was standing in the middle, and after alot of moving around, i ended up on the end. looking at the picture now, i'm understanding it just looked weird to have the shortest person in the middle. just in case you were wondering, matthew and i measured ourselves at grandmas this week. i haven't grown at all in 10 years. matthew grew an inch in 6 months, officially making me the shortest person in my family. i guess i better get used to standing on the end in pictures....

best dad in the world. happy fathers day, dad!!!

we even had time to practice our model shots. seriously.

do i have beautiful sisters or what????? good thing i have megan and caitie... now i don't look so out of place with my dark hair :)

a taste.

2011-06-17T23:32:00.000-06:00

let these tickle your tastebuds.

come in, and know me better man...

2011-06-15T23:23:00.000-06:00

if you can tell me what movie that's from, you get major points. when i used to live in the sugar shack with the *best roommates in the world*, if [name withheld] was in the shower and you knocked on the door to see if you could come in (we only had one bathroom for 4 girls. we learned to share), she would say that. and i would laugh every. time. it's still funny to me.

i've been watching the bachelorette. stupid, i know. and i hate bentley as much as the next guy. and yes, i'm annoyed that ashley can't get over it...but at the same time, it's easy to understand where she's coming from. it's easy to get your eye on the prize. think of the best outcome. set high expectations....all the while not knowing what's going on behind the scenes. the only thing different is that she did it on television for everyone to see, so it makes me feel like maybe i'm not as dumb in the end. right?

tomorrow is my friday at work. thank goodness. i don't know why it's been such a long week. oh wait, it's because it has been a long week. i haven't been sleeping well this week. i know i should be in bed now, but instead i just got out of the shower and i'm sitting here with a towel on my head. whoops.

tonight i went to the mall by myself. i was looking for a certain accesory, and didn't think i'd actually find it, but decided to go anyways. the gateway is a cool mall, and i never realized how it turns into a hangout place during the summer. i guess when i lived in provo, i was content with my malls down there and so never made the trek up to salt lake to shop at the gap. there were a ton of people out. people performing on corners. restaurants with outside seating. kids playing in the water. heck, there was even a dance recital going on. it's a cool place! even though i didn't buy what i had planned to buy initially, it was fun to go and people watch. stroll. window shop. it was theraputic.

on tuesday night i joined my mom and grandma to a ward activity. they had someone come and speak on the 5 love languages. ever heard of it? i got on earlier in the day and took a little quiz to see which of the love languages i respond to, or "speak". it's really very interesting, you should look into it. on our way there, i asked my mom which one she thought i was.
"gifts. you like giving gifts, and you often are what you do for others"
interesting, because gifts was my lowest scoring love language. and then i sat through the presentation and learned a thing or two. did you know sometimes people give gifts, not because it's their love language, but because they are actually wanting something else in return? (and i don't mean another gift) she shared a story about a woman that gave gifts actually seeking words of affirmation. tricky. don't get me wrong, i love to serve and i love to give gifts....but my love language is quality time. undivided attention. i think i learned that i do alot of things for other people, not because i'm expecting service or gifts in return...but quality time. wow, if that's not confusing, i don't know what is. i guess it makes more sense if you're familiar with the 5 love languages concept, but still. it made me realize why i'm maybe a little sensitive it someone blows me off, or doesn't call, or accepts the other plans that leave me in the dust. i like spending time with people. real time. real good time. just in case you were wondering....

i get to wear jeans to work tomorrow because i donated 5 dollars to fighting blindness. it was a good idea, i think, especially when we never get to wear jeans ever. so, for 5 dollars you get a little ribbon saying you've donated, and thus jean day at the moran was born.

today while the sun shines...

2011-06-13T23:05:00.000-06:00

i worked my bumpies off today. but i didn't over work my bumpies today, so i was a little suprised to be so tired at the end of the day. truth be told, i didn't wear the best shoes to work today, and i think that played a part. boo. i learned my lesson (read: my hips learned their lesson).

on saturday, i met up with this crew to go to the temple. and then we went to a bridal shower for caitie...

because in case you forgot, these two are getting married on friday. it's going to be a great great weekend.

don't worry, i got my hair cut tonight, so it won't look like the mop it does in the picture above. i came home and hopped in the shower, and then was going to sit on the couch in my housecoat and blog and watch pointless television. but no, i was lucky enough to have a secret suprise visitor. a good friend i haven't seen in a while stopped by, and then he took me on a ride in a very fast car. and we went very fast. for my fathers sake, i won't post numbers, but heaven sakes. it was great.

and now, i'm pooped. i told myself i have to go to bed on time this week so that i can bank up my energy for this weekend. :)

let the good times roll.

its about time you knew...

2011-06-09T23:51:00.000-06:00

ok, so i've had a few friends post videos of them singing lately. that's all fine and dandy, but i didn't want to hide my candle, you know the whole bushel thing. my fake vibrato has actually improved quite a bit from this impromtu performance video i made for my secret counselor at efy last summer [we were supposed to reveal ourselves to our secret counselor at the end of the week. aren't i creative??] i realized today that i do best fake vibrato when i sing along with carrie underwood. yes, i belted it in the car today driving down the canyon from park city. and after carrie was done singing a duet with me, i decided to sing my thoughts in weird ugly singing vibrato. wow, i know you're really sad you weren't there for that commute. in a weird way, it was kindo of theraputic to ugly sing your kind of serious thought process.

and yes, this video serves 2 purposes...helping me get over my not doing efy blues and showcase my talents. i know it's no national anthem, or my own composition...[well, actually, i did write it...so i take that back]

so, eat your heart out. and then remember that this is not a serious video at all. even though we practiced before we actually made it, we practiced it ugly. and dang, my hair was short. i kind of miss it.....a little bit, maybe.

ham on rye for life.

seconds, please.

2011-06-09T23:38:00.000-06:00

i'm not talking about dinner here, people. i'm talking about cousins. i am over the top lucky when it comes to the cousin department...and not just in first cousins. i've been pen pals with these girls and been camping with them once a year since i can remember. oh, the adventures we would have "off in the woods". and maybe we bonded over having weekend crushes on other cousins. [ok, we were young and maybe didn't fully understand] these cute girls are married now and have cute little families, but it's always a riot to catch up with them over memorial day weekend at the dfc. [ps, we were at the family dance, which might explain some of the poses. i'm sure justin bieber was on...or the chicken dance or something...]

my mom made a good point at campout this year. most people spend memorial day weekend remembering the dead. visiting cememtaries. she pointed out how lucky we are to remember our heritage, our ancestors by celebrating life and family relationships. [i hope that made sense] i agree with mom on this one. i'm so grateful to belong to a family where we remember where we came from, the legacy that was left by my ancestors, and celebarte the relationships we have and the gospel that blesses our lives.

here's to family. here's to cousins. here's to seconds.

let me clarify...

2011-06-06T21:17:00.000-06:00

i hate the new old navy commercial. if i hear the vacay sway one more time, i'm going to [vomit]
bentley is a j-e-r-k. so comforting to know he's from salt lake city, isn't it?
today i met with our refractive specialist. i got really good news. and then i watched my "educational video" and took my advanced surface treatment quiz. now i just have to get a few more measurements and then i'll be ready for surgery. to say i'm getting excited is an understatement!!!
i know people say that honesty is the best policy, but sometimes it can just be really hard to be honest with people. it always seems to be people you care most about, and it always seems to involve feelings in my case. why? sometimes i think i tell myself i'm just avoiding drama, when in reality i might actually be creating it by not being honest with my feelings. whhheewww. that's alot.
i hate rc willey commercials. who in the world picks out paige davis' outfits? they are horrible. she is horrible.
i llllllllloooooooooovvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee this commercial. i laugh outloud everytime i see it.
i ordered my future sil's bridal shower invitations on shutterfly. guess what, they NEVER came. i called to complain and get my money back. instead, they wanted to redo my order and have it overnighted to me. fantastic, except it's an invitation for a shower on saturday. i'm going to mail them on tuesday. that means people will get them on thursday. rsvp regrets only. way to go, shutterfly. you've got a customer for life.
guess who came to visit me this week?? this guy. (sorry linz. you happen to be in one of the only normal pictures of me and ryan!) WHAT A SURPRISE!!! i'm more than happy it was a slow day in clinic. i got to clock out, and go sit and talk with my fake husband for over an hour. love this kid, and glad he lives [kind of] close.

these girls are coming to my house on wednesday. i have a feeling there will be ice cream. alot of talking. and alot of laughing. i don't get to see these girls as often as i would like, but when we get together....watch out.

i just started watching extreme makeover weight loss edition. i have a feeling that i am going to be weeping in about 4 minutes.
my work has a triage clinic. it's like an ER for eyeballs. as far as i know, it's the only one of it's kind salt lake and davis county (don't quote me on that). sometimes it's really slow. sometimes it's really busy. and you never quite know what you're gonna get. i worked there this afternoon, and it was cah-razy busy. dang. that's all.
did i mention i'm getting a little excited about getting lasik? just checking. :)

i love saturdays

2011-06-04T16:47:00.000-06:00

this morning i woke up...on my own. no alarm. no worries of being late. no place to be. it was a good feeling. i threw on my running shoes and went for a run around the neighborhood. good thing no one was home to say "back so soon??". remember, i'm just starting to run again so i'm still working up to my full runs. :)
i came home and went out and layed in the back yard while i read my lesson (i get to teach relief society tomorrow!!!). the sun was shining. there was a nice cool breeze. it was perfect. ps...have you listened to the mormon channel? i've had the app on my phone for a while, and usually listen to the "radio" sunday mornings while i'm getting ready for church. i've heard about other things the mormon channell offers, but i had never actually listened to anything else. after i read my lesson, i listened to conversations with elder and sister bednar. it was fantastic. they mentioned a talk that sister bednar had given previously where she addressed modesty and reverence to womanhood. don't worry, i read it this afternoon and it's really good. very bold, but i think that's what us young folks need these days.
i took a hot show pow. watched some tlc, and now i get to head up to bountiful to see dear friends and see the new xmen movie. yee haw. speaking of movies....i saw source code in the dollar theater last night. holy smokes, i still don't know what to think about the whole thing. overall, i really liked it. now i just need to wait for water for elephants and something borrowed to come to the dollar theater. i guess i wasn't quick enough, and now they aren't playing anymore. boo.

watch out, june

2011-05-31T23:06:00.000-06:00

guess what. i went to the gym today. even better, i didn't feel completely out of place. it's different than going to gyms in provo where girls show up with make up on and boys go there to find their date for saturday night. the person on the treadmill next to me was a grandpa. yes, he was running while i was walking (very fast paced, mind you) and i was ok with that. it feels good to be back in the saddle.

i've been thinking alot over the past week. i've seemed to be in a bit of a funk lately. i'm afraid it's because i'm a people pleaser. i'm afraid it's because i've been putting other peoples well being before my own. i afraid it's because i was more worried about everyone else being happy, and not me being happy. some people are really good at living that way. it's very selfless and very Christlike when done in the correct way. i'm afraid i was a little off balance....leaving me pretty darn lonely and just plain down in the dumps at times. i was allowing things and people determine my worth. duh. i know better.

so guess what. cast off the shackles of yesterday. (thank you mary poppins) june is my month. i'm focussing on me. beth will be a happy camper, and not because i'm planning on being totally self absorbed, but because i am going to be aware of my feelings. my worth. and then i will find that balance.

i'll work out. every day.
i'll study for my exam.
i'll spend time with people i love.
i won't waste time watching stupid tv.
i'll be outside as much as possible.
and gosh dang it, i'll get a pedicure.

oh yeah, and i'll get my eyes lasered.

you betcha

2011-05-30T20:06:00.000-06:00

today was wild and crazy.

i woke up - with a headache - so i was basically ready to lay around all day and do nothing while i healed from a weekend of rain and cold. i chatted with my roommate while she packed her bags. she's leaving for 2 weeks for work, so that means i have to upstairs to myself.
when my headache finally went away, it started to rain. there went my idea to go to the park. i was still not motivated to clean. or switch my laundry over (whoops, i actually just remembered that. i better go do that). or go grocery shopping.
it stopped raining, so i decided to leave the house. i went to the grocery store to buy a card. and then i had the grand idea that i needed a new pair of shoes. so i headed to nordstrom rack. they didn't fail me and i bought a new pair of black pumas. i am going to wear them to work tomorrow.
after my shoes i stopped off at mcdonalds for some ice. yes, i realize it's becoming a problem, but at least i'm not eating couch cushions or comet. and i officially checked with them, and my ice refills are free if i go inside and fill it up. boo yah.
and now i'm catching up on some tv shows. i just realized that with my cable i can "catch up" with my on demand thingy. fancy that.
did i mention that while i was "catching up", i signed up for a gym membership? it's true. here's to hoping i don't fall of the treadmill :)

yes. i'm watching sister wives.

i feel bad for my left eyebrow.

2011-05-29T21:44:00.000-06:00

sometimes my eyebrows get a little out of control. wowzuh. they finally get to a point where they can no longer be ignored. sometimes my glasses cover up the maddness, but guess what...i'm getting rid of those, remember? my right eyebrow is easier, being right handed and all. let's be honest, by the time i finish my right eyebrow, my heart's just not in it anymore. my left brow is never done quite as well as the right.

i just got home from dfc. it was cold. it rained. but it was still a rockin good time. with the rain, we did wrap things up a little earlier than usual. i won't lie that i was really happy to shed those smokey clothes and hop into a hot shower.

so now, i'm all clean. the smokey clothes are in the washer. and i smell like a normal person. i'll post pictures of my stellar weekend when i get them, but for now i'll post the one picture i have on my phone. yes, it's from the dance. you know you're jealous :)

so so many

2011-05-25T22:51:00.000-06:00

finales.
it's starting to wear me out.
greys anatomy.
private practice.
american idol.
biggest loser.

oh yeah, and remember how oprah is over....forever???

i had to watch her last show. i almost felt like i had to watch it. just like i felt i had to watch the royal wedding. i mean, i wanted to watch it, but now i can tell my children someday "i watched the royal wedding" and "i watched oprahs last show ever". kind of the same, right?

confessions

2011-05-23T22:19:00.000-06:00

straight from the horses mouth.

my ankles like to retain water when they are sunburned. fancy that. if you don't know what i'm talking about, click here and then imagine about 94% not that bad....and you'll see in your mind what i'm too lazy and self concious to take a picture of and post on the blog.
now that i'm on the surgery schedule, i'm a little nervous about my lasik. i know it will be fine. i know my doctor is incredible. i know that i'm going to love it. it's just so....permanent.
ok fine. i actually care enough about oprah that i feel the need to watch her last few shows. let me rephrase that. i guess i'm curious enough to see what in the world will happen that i feel the need to watch her shows. it's kind of like the royal wedding....i just want to be able to say that i watched it.
i am really ready for summer to get here. i love the rain, but not every day for lots of days. i love me a good and random summer thunder storm...key word there being summer. please, sunshine. come and stay....for keeps.
i swear i got rid of alot of clothes. for some reason i still find myself having lots and lots of clothes. i started packing up some on my long sleeved winter things tonight and realized that i may have a cardigan obsession. ok. i have a cardigan obsession.
sometimes i wish some of my male friends were actually girls. does that make sense?
i need some sort of motivation to start a summer exercise something. i haven't even decided what i want to do. i think i need a walking buddy. someone to walk around and around sugarhouse park with me and unload the latest juice. then maybe we can graduate to running. then i need to sign up for a race. which all sounds great and wonderful, but right now it's really easy to come home from work and watch oprah and then eat dinner and then get tired and study and watch svu and then blog and then call and friend and do a load of laundry...and basically, not exercise. stupid.
i went to fhe tonight. by myself. as outgoing as i am, i still find it not extremely fun to show up places by yourself...especially if you don't really know everyone there. be brave little piglet.

the last unicorn

2011-05-22T17:37:00.000-06:00

do you remember that song? my mom had a kenny loggins cd that we would listen to when i was younger. i always hated the last unicorn. but for some reason i used that phrase every so often in normal conversation. usually it's at work when we're getting down to the end of our schedule, i tend to refer to the last patient of the day as the last unicorn. i was going to blog today about my first sunburn of the summer, and it made me think of the last unicorn....i think the last unicorn makes a much better post title than the first sunburn. would you agree?

once again, the weekend went by a little too quickly. friday night i headed down to utah county and got to see this little bug:

melissa and i got to visit ali and perris in the hospital with brand new baby who was not evey one day old. man alive, is there anything better than brand new babies? i don't think so. it was so fun to sit and visit with my friends and so fun to see them as new parents. congrats guys! you make cute babies.

after hospital, beb and i headed up to whits house for a sleepover. it had been a long week, and i'm afraid i was pretty boring. saturday we woke up to head to soccer games and then back to whits again to assemble a swing set. my brothers came up to join...and the assembly project that i thought would take 2 hours top turned into a 6 hour ordeal. i'm happy to say there is a functioning swing set in my sisters backyard.

so much time outside yesterday = my first sunburn of the summer. and then it rained today. such is life, right?

i'm now counting down the days till next weekend. davis family campout. a weekend with family, camping, star gazing, campfires, dutchoven cooking, afternoon naps, and church outside. only 5 more days...

i can make it.

I hate the zoo

2011-05-18T08:23:00.002-06:00

One time I went on a blind date. He knew I worked at the Moran. I knew the date was going south when that's all he had to talk about. (well, I knew the date was pointing in the south direction when we showed up at the zoo) That's when he told me he was a patient with "Dr. So and so" being treated for "such and such".

Today I actually learned about "such and such".

Wow. I'm realizing now that he shouldn't have shared such information on a date... If he was trying to won me over, anyways.

looking back now, maybe he was trying to sabotage the date from the very beginning.

Well, it worked.

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I feel rich

2011-05-16T21:25:00.001-06:00

I took my car in today. Remember when I got rear ended like 2 months ago? I officially deposited my check today and then dropped my car off to get fixed...and get my windows tinted. I'm a little excited about it. Tinted windows just in time for summer? I'm almost giddy.
My cousin is fixing my car for me. He is golden and making my whole car issue a non-issue. If you ever need a car guy, let me know.

I scheduled surgery today. In a month and a half, I'll be glasses free. My dad will hate this, but I'll probably get Plano lenses in my newest frame. I get so many compliments on them, I just can't help it.

Not that you need to know the details of my finances, but I feel rich.... "feel" being the key word, but still.

Big money.

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2011-05-15T19:34:00.001-06:00

What do you do when you don't have a blanket?

Make a blanket out of pillows. You better believe my chilly legs are hiding under those cute pillows.

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Second wind

2011-05-15T04:01:00.002-06:00

Most people like second winds. I would say for the most part I like second winds. I just don't like them when they're at 3:42 in the morning. My computer just died and the charger is in the front room, so I'm blogging from my phone. Is there such a thing as a lazy second wind? Maybe.

I like this picture:

Mostly because I like these people. Remember how I got beef jerky in my Easter basket? Classic.

How do you feel about being brave? And what do you think the difference is between being brave and being bold? Or is there a difference at all? And sometimes do you ever ask yourself,"why do I have to be the brave one?"

Sometimes I text people when I'm not fully coherent. This usually gets me into trouble. Tricky thing is, it's probably some of the most honest texts you'll ever get from me. If you really want to know how I feel about something, text me late at night. I've been known to respond. Consider yourself warned.

Families are great things. The more I open up to my family and involve them in my life, the more I'm made aware of how much they love and care about me. Not many girls can call their brothers for a shoulder to cry on lucky me, I've got 5 brothers, 4 sisters, 2 parents and a partridge in a pear tree. Can't wait for family campout. In my mind, memorial day weekend can't come soon enough.

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today

2011-05-11T20:45:00.000-06:00

was special.
it all started when i woke up with a headache.
and then showed up 15 minutes late to my 7 am study session.
and then my clinic was cancelled.
someone at work today told me i was being cheeky.
i'll admit i was being a little sarcastic all day.
i did have some good one liners, though.

but let's be real.
a few good things happened today.
like talking to cindy on the phone.
and talking to my mom on the phone.
and looking at way too many of my brothers gorgeous engagement pictures.
and remembering i have an hsa account with money in it.
and 5:00.
and leftovers.
and the chocolate i'm about to go buy at the store.
and this song:

well, lookie there. looks like there were more good things than bad. i knew blogging was a good idea.

(also good things are going to happen...like scriptures and an early bed time. glorious.)

coral

2011-05-09T19:53:00.000-06:00

never looked so good.

give me another month, and i'll have another post like this...only black.

can't wait for nathan and caitie's big day!

mother

2011-05-08T19:13:00.000-06:00

happy mothers day, mom.
i know i shouldn't be suprised how my relationship with my mom has evolved. she is a good friend, but still seems to manage to maintain her role as my mother. she knows when to give advice, when to sit back and be supportive. she always has a craft to work on, or something to cook in the kitchen.
i've learned so much from my mom. how to change diapers, make cookies, wash clothes, make beds. i'm beyond grateful for the interest my mom took in her children. of all the jobs in the world, i know my mom would have chosen to be a mother. she's a natural. she loves it, and it's evident in how she tends to her children and their needs.

love love love you, mom. thank you for...everything!

2011-05-05T20:17:00.000-06:00

a year ago today i got really good news.

like, really good.

it's so interesting how much can happen in a year.

it makes me wonder what will happen in the next year.

whatever happens, it's nice to know that Heavenly Father has a plan for me.

comforting, right?

sunshine

2011-05-04T22:00:00.000-06:00

today after work i hopped the fence and crossed the field to the parking lot to my car. did i ever tell you that the "field" is actually a frisbee golf course? if you're not careful, on a sunny day, you could get pegged. it was refreshing to have the sun out...and people out, for that matter. it put me in a good mood. i wanted to call someone...so i flipped through my phone. first call. no answer. left message (you better call me back...)
second call. answer. shocked. i was planning on leaving a message for my long lost friend/daughter. we both have busy schedules, but hers tends to actually be about 17 times busier than mine. i was thrilled to hear her voice and we chatted for about 30 minutes. i'm grateful for her. she's a good listener. knows just what to say. she's funny. and i know our friendship is the real kind...the kind that i dont have to talk to her often, but we can pick up like we saw eachother yesterday. we can ramble on about nothing, but seconds later ask the real serious questions. she had some good stuff to share with me today. little gems that made me think. made me realize a few things need to change. and when i hang up the phone with her, i think about how now i'm motivated to actually do those things. if she can do it, so can i. one of my favorite things about her is her secret blog. it's not really secret, but it's private. and she spills her guts on that blog. it's so refreshing (i'm sure you guys would love it....none of my "suggestive" or "secretive" posts. she puts it all out there) i wish i was brave enough to do that. once again, she makes me realize i can do things i didn't think i could do. short of the long...i was glad she answered her phone.

a few random thoughts to keep you going:

i watched someone get botox today. i never want to get botox. ever.
dancing to justin bieber in the shower is not a good idea. scratch that...dancing in the shower period is never a good idea.
i need to go on a trip. not to st. george. further than that. i don't know where...but it needs to happen.
i got my hair cut. it looks just the same as before, but get this - i can actually do it and have it look presentable. funny what a little shaping can do, eh?
i had a great chat with grandma this week. i'm excited for mothers day when we can all go to grandmas and celebrate the great women in my life. there are so many. i'm lucky to have so many good examples.
i made a list of goals today. i like doing that. i like looking back at past lists. i like seeing things crossed off of those lists.
did you know i like white chocolate? probably better than milk chocolate. definetly better than dark chocolate.
i want to see something borrowed. comes out on friday. hope it's not trashy.
had a texting reuniting with a friend/old roommate this morning. i miss provo friends. remember how i said i miss provo friends but not provo? i wish they could all just move to salt lake. consider that an invitation.
this sunday i'm going to my new ward since the stakes and wards were reorganized. it should be interesting. is it bad to request a calling that would ensure involvement in the ward? i miss being involved. bad.
scott and joey are not in my new ward. at first i was sad about it, and now i'm ok with it. it will be good because in a weird way, we don't know how to socialize with eachother. don't get me wrong...us three = great....but it's weird when you haven't really interacted with big social groups together to throw that into the mix. i don't think i could ever flirt with someone in front of one of those boys. to them, i'm sweats wearing, cheeto puff loving, haircut giving, last minute trip to st. george, fantasy factory/jersey shore/bait car watching beth. and heaven knows, i'm not like that with the general public. so...i can go and be my presentable self, and leave the girl that falls asleep and drools on the couch thing behind.
remember how i pay my rent by transfering money into my landlords bank account? see ya later, check writing. so easy. i love it.
you can thank me later for this. it's no camp rock, but try it out. perfect summer jam.

self diagnosed.

2011-05-03T22:19:00.000-06:00

ok, i'm hoping i'm not the only person with this problem. i obviously don't know the medical name for it...all i know is that it's got to stop.

dry nostril syndrome.

it's ruining my life. i can't blow my nose. i can't rub my nose. and let's get personal....i've been getting bloody noses at work. seriously.

the only time i feel like i have normal nostril is in a hot shower....but then it dries out again, and cracks, and bleeds. it's been this way for almost a month now.

please. help me stop the maddness.

Smarty pants

2011-05-02T07:50:00.002-06:00

I got this in the mail the other day:

I'm very happy about it. Becoming certified at work is not fun for me. It requires studying, and practice tests... And real tests. I'm very happy to find out I passed my practice test, which just means I'm allowed to register to take the real test. I'm verrry nervous. My brain only seems to memorize lyrics to songs, and even then it's not 100%.
So, if you have any study tips, I'll be buying a few packs of 3x5 cards and reviewing anatomy of the eye while I catch up on greys.

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major

2011-04-27T22:12:00.000-06:00

major babes.

how could i forget these photos? especially since beb and i practiced our poses....can you tell??

in case you forgot, my sister is a model. ok, she's not really, but she should be....

picture mania

2011-04-26T22:33:00.001-06:00

alright, kiddos. here's a little taste of our action packed weekend. i'll probably post more when i get them...but i'm too excited to wait to post them all at the same time. enjoy :)

happy easter

2011-04-25T01:11:00.000-06:00

this feels like the longest weekend of my life, full of fun and exciting things. i love an excuse to get together with people i love to celebrate the good things in this life. today i was especially grateful to set aside those things for a moment to celebrate Easter sunday.

i've said before that i like little kid halloween better than adult halloween. well, i like adult Easter better than little kid Easter. don't get me wrong, it was fun to hide eggs for the little kids and watch them get excited about candy, but i was happy and content to be able to spend a little more time today focused on our Savior and the miracle of His life and Resurrection.

i shouldn't be awake right now, but i guess thats what i get for taking a little snooze this afternoon. this weekend has worn me out!! so much going on. just you wait till it's all over and i have pictures to blog...it's going to blow your mind. i just counted that i've worn 6 different church outfits this weekend. six!?!? good laws....

sing a song

2011-04-19T22:12:00.000-06:00

is there ever a song that just "is" your life? i have a couple of those right now. ok, more than a couple. i'd post little youtube links to those songs, but then you'd know what's going on in my personals, and, well...thats just too personal.

but know that i have a few killer songs on repeat. and for some reason, bruno mars, justin beiber, david archuletta and some random country girl all seem to understand me right now. thank goodness.

(i know you love it when i blog about something without really blogging about anything. it makes me feel better to blog about something in code, so you must suffer. my apologies.) (not really.)

blah blah blah

2011-04-18T20:26:00.000-06:00

i promise i really think about having a real post with an actual topic, but all i've got are random thoughts...so, again, that's what you're gonna get.

my brother gets married a week from today. that means i have a family-filled week ahead. i couldn't be more thrilled about it.
remember my old shower? i miss it. my new shower just...isn't my old shower. i know i moved into an old house, but i may have to get a hotel room once a month to take a hot shower with actual water pressure.
right now i am watching william and kate the movie. yes, it's on lifetime. i had no desire to get caught up in the craze of the royal wedding. it happened without my really even realizing it. and now i'm sitting here, not just watching, but actually caring.
why do people have to have expectations? why do i have to have expectations? i understand sometimes they are good, and even neccesary. but sometimes, they are just tricky and stupid.
i have two four day work weeks in a row. thanks goodness. i need to start looking into planning a vacation before i snap.
movies i need to see: water for elephants, source code, something borrowed, kings speech
i might be getting bored with words with friends.

slew of poo

2011-04-12T21:12:00.000-06:00

the last few days i've been finding alot of bird poo on my car. i started paying attention to where i park, you know...avoiding trees and such. guess what, i don't park by any trees. no trees.
i'm talking poo on the drivers side door. front. back. hood. lots of poo poo.

i mentioned this to cousin lindsey, who knows all, and she let me know that there is currently an over population of birds. they are actually trying a bird birth control to help with said over population. i trust lindsey because she listens ot npr.

have you noticed alot of birds? or better yet, have you noticed poo?

(sorry, maybe this post is sick...but it's the truth.)

the buck stops here

2011-04-11T20:31:00.000-06:00

do you ever get to a point where you tell your self that things have got to change. you find yourself saying things like "i know better" or "don't be so stupid".

i'm there. i've got to stop. i've got to start.

seatbelts are simple enough, but for some reason i always "forget" to put it on. when i bought my car a few years ago, i told myself i needed a car that beeped abnoxiously until i put my seatbelt on so that i would wear it no matter what. over time, that beeping has become less annoying, and quick car rides (read trips to the grocery store or driving to work) i have felt in uneccesary for me to wear it. no more. i know i'm not always going to remember right when i get into the car, so i've told myself that i can only let the annoying beeping happen once....and then i have to put my seatbelt on. it's been going well this week. onward and upward.

cooking at home. my last apartment was not an ideal living situation for me. i didn't like sharing the common space in that house with my roommates. it was weird. so i never cooked at home, and if i did, i ate in my room...not in the kitchen. i actually cooked more at bff's house than my house. dumb. well, saturday night i went grocery shopping. my cupboard is stocked. i have food in the fridge. yahoo.

i want to pack a lunch. think of it, i will save mega bucks...and i will have more control of what i eat. the south will rise again.

i will stop staying up late. there is a time and a place. every night is not the time nor the place. there was a time that i was in bed before 10:30. those were good days. i found myself waking up happy and easily in the morning.

there are probably more things that i need to start...and stop, but those are the things that come to mind. in case you're wondering, i love my new place. i love my roommates. i love my neighborhood. i'm happy here.
i'm off to give a haircut.

2011-04-09T18:41:00.000-06:00

it's been snowing all day. did i mention it was snowing yesterday too? and guess what, it's supposed to snow tomorrow too. last night it stopped snowing for a little bit, so we hopped in the hot tub. nothing like sitting around in the hot tub laughing and talking with good friends. when i got out of the hot tub and i looked in the mirror, i realized my hair was in major need of some color. heaven sakes.

this morning i woke up and ran to the grocery store, well i actually drove there, but you know what i mean. i got a new hair color....foam. i've been coloring my hair for a long time now, and this foam color was cool, just saying.

and then....

i made some hot chocolate and cuddled up on the couch. and that's where i've been all day. every once and i while a peek outside and see that it's still snowing. for some reason, if it's snowing i feel like it's okay for me to sit inside and watch decorating shows and movies on the family channel all day.

i do not like the snow, but i do like an excuse to be lazy.

snow on.

i'm alive

2011-04-04T20:58:00.002-06:00

i think.

this last week was busy. stressful. i'm glad it's over...and now i'm trying to recover. thanks to everyone who helped with the move - moving big stuff, moving little stuff, cleaning, organizing - the whole nine yards. i have a load of laundry downstairs in the dryer. my bed is made. and i only have 2 boxes left to empty out and go through. and believe it or not, i'm sitting here in the dark front room watching basketball by myself. at least my best friend got me to enjoy something like basketball instead of, i don't know...drugs.

i've had alot on my mind lately. the move. my upcoming coa test. selling my stupid couches. two family weddings. oh yeah, and my life...you know, the personal stuff that i don't post on here. it's been exhausting to be honest with you. i feel like my mind is going all the time. it's not bad, i think i just need to learn how to organize all of my thoughts, prioritize, and then act.

this weekend and listening to conference was welcomed. i decided that i was going to prepare for conference a little more than usual. it was nice to be able to listen to messages and feel like some of them were specifically for me. i'm so grateful for modern day prophets that lead and guide us, offer love and support, and encourage us to choose the Lords way.

in case you're wondering, i had to hop the fence today with no step, and no brick. i'm afraid i'll have a bruise or two come morning. so stupid.

ps. i'm still trying to sell my couches. i would call them stupid, but they are not stupid. just trying to sell them is stupid. let me know if you're interested. thanks, pals.

new sheets

2011-03-28T22:35:00.000-06:00

is there anything better than new sheets? i don't think so. i've been trying to decide if i feel like i've been sleeping better the past 2 nights because i'm above ground level, or because i wake up to natural sunlight, or because my bed is higher off the ground, because i'm extra tired....or because i have new sheets.

i think it's the sheets, personally. i have less storage in my new room, so i put my bed on those lift things. i have to hoist a little bit to get up into the bed. interesting thing to do late in the evening. speaking of hoisting, the steps are gone. WHAT?!?!? yes. when i went to work this morning, and got to the fence...those glorious steps were gone. the brick is back. i'm very confused...and had to hoist my bag of bones over that fence. i hated it, and missed those steps. why did they have such a short stay at the fence? here's to hoisting.

i thought moving things over a period of time was going to be better. i'm not so sure anymore. i have about 1 1/2 loads left at my old place...and i don't care. i kind of just want to throw it all away, except that i can't do that. i'm just not in the mood to go collect the very last bit of odds and ends and then bring them over to my new place...that still has piles and piles that need to be put away. i'm really looking forward to tomorrow. i'm taking an extra set of clothes with me and heading over to my old place straight from work. i will load up my car, and then clean that concrete floor till' i can see my face in it. (not really) and then on wednesday i'll hand in my key, and be done with that place. ahhhh. what a good feeling. :)

garfield beth

2011-03-27T20:26:00.000-06:00

i moved yesterday. i woke up at the crack of dawn and went and bought a dozen donuts for my brothers and cousin who were going to be hard at work moving heavy boxes and furniture. last night i slept at my new house. it was a good feeling.
i was on my way to dinner with bff last night. i was a little excited to be in my new place. i may have been acting a little silly. and thats when bff told me he like the new beth. garfield beth. has a nice ring to it, don't you think?

i'm already liking my new place more than i expected. i think i've spoken more to my new roomate in the past 24 hours than i had my old roomates in the past 6 months. fancy that.

johnson jr. high.

2011-03-25T20:26:00.000-06:00

i got off work early today and went to run some errands....right as school was getting out at east high. i saw a slew of kids walking home from school and i couldn't help but think back to the good ol' days from walking to and from school. i walked to school all three years of jr. high...from what i can remember. it was kind of far away...and we had to jaywalk across a big street. maybe my memory is a little skewed, but i had to laugh thinking about the days of walking to school. we'd meet other neighbor kids on the way and we would all walk together. this was back before cell phones. back when it was cool to wear your backpack on one shoulder. and overnight it would switch and be cool to wear your backpack so low it would bounce off the back of your knees when you walked.

oh, jr. high. i have specific memories from jr. high. learning the choreographed dance in pe. passing secret notes in a secret notebook in a secret language (that is truth...). making my first phonecall on a pay phone. never paying attention in science class. my english teacher that would stand on the table to teach. the poem i had to write for a book report that stunk, but deep down i really thought it was very very good. that nala tshirt that i wore once a week (also showcased in my school pictures and the photos from the day i got my braces on). dorchestra class and taking my first "school trip" out of the state. having a locker for the first time. my cell project that i made out of jello and covered with saran wrap. watching bill nye the science guy on fridays when there was nothing to do in class.

most people hated jr high. granted, it was an awkward stage for me....well, for everyone. i know now that i would never want to go back to those days....but i can honestly say that jr high was good times. good friends. good memories.

who'd a thunk?

ps

2011-03-22T20:07:00.002-06:00

i'm selling my couches. they're basically new. let me know if you want more info.

thanks, sugar.

september 28, 2011

2011-03-22T19:36:00.000-06:00

this is how i feel about my phone lately:

why is september 28th such a special day? i get to upgrade my phone. can i wait until then? i sure hope so. but if words with friends keeps updating and the internet keeps going on the fritz, i'm going to cave and pay for a new phone.

please. tell me to wait.

be strong, beth.

sir pants-alot

2011-03-21T23:33:00.000-06:00

is it just me or is this a obscene amount of pants for one person to own?

i know i need to go through them, and i will. next week. this week i'm allowing myself to be overwhelmed and stressed out with moving. i'm allowing myself to be anti-social. i'm allowing myself to come home from work and change into pajamas - ever. day.

today wasn't a great day. not bad, but for sure not good. i woke up on the wrong side of the bed, and then hung onto a headache all day as a not so pleasant reminder. i ditched fhe tonight to run a few errands in preparation for moving week...which is this week. i took some clothes over tonight and plan to take more of my closet over tomorrow. my brothers are coming up saturday morning to move the big stuff. bless them.

i did something today i told myself i would never do. i bought printed scrub tops. *gasp* i don't even like butterflys, but tomorrow i do. green and pink and navy blue butterflies. all over my shirt. i decided that i'm at a point with work that i just don't care what i look like. i mean, i care if my hair is done and i smell fresh, but let's be serious.....who cares if i wear butterflies? i think i've come to terms with the fact that my husband will not be coming in to get his eyes checked...and the one kid that thought he was my husband will never actually call. whatever. butterfly fly away.

now. off to bed. i'd hate to have day two of headache from the wrong side of the bed.

weekend project.

2011-03-20T23:16:00.000-06:00

remember the talk:

good.

better.

best.

this is my dresser i bought at DI. this weekend, i painted it. obviously. it looks alot more sky blue than it really is. it's actually a darker/tealer blue in real life. at least i think so. we'll see how it looks in my room with all of my other furniture. who knows, maybe we'll be painting it again. but for now, i like it....and it's a million times better than it started out being.

it was a good weekend spent with friends. of course, it was too short. maybe it felt extra short because i know this next week will be extra hectic. i'm moving, remember? i'm still trying to get motivated with the whole packing everything thing up to get to the new place blah blah blah. i'm hoping i'll have a truck on saturday to move the big stuff. i've told myself i will take over small loads every night this week. we'll see how that pans out.

but just think, in a week, i'll have clothes in that dresser. and carpet. i'm still just excited about the carpet....

2 in 1

2011-03-17T21:00:00.001-06:00

just when i thought life couldn't get any better, my little sister showed me this gem. two of my favorite things...together. this is the perfect way to end a long long week.

stupid updates

2011-03-17T00:16:00.000-06:00

my phone tries to update all the time. and guess what, i never update.

update apps? waste.
update flash player? dumb.

i had someone told me that i was dumb for not updating, so i went through my phone yesterday and decided to make a few updates. guess what could be updated???

words with friends. fantastic, i would love the most recent version of the game that rules my life.

except now i have this message everytime i open the game that says "updating...this may take a few minutes..." and by a few minutes i guess they meant 24 hours. its my turn on all of my games. i have messages waiting for me in those games, and i can't get to them. so, if you're waiting for me to take my turn...any suggestions? please oh please i want to take my turn!!!!

so, i learned my lesson the hard way. i will never update again. and at this rate. i'll never play words with friends again either.

that d fence.

2011-03-17T00:10:00.000-06:00

behold, the fence:

i don't think i've ever posted a picture of the fence before. last week i showed up to hop the fence....like i show up to hop the fence everyday, and this little treasure was waiting for me. see the brick leaning up against the pole in the back? yes, that is what i used to step on to hop that beauty. now that brick is on the other side of the fence, you know, to help me get down on the other side.
these steps are the real deal. my coworker and i decided it would be easier to turn the step sideways, because (even though you can't see it) there is a thick cable and a net that kind of get in the way if you try to take the steps the way they are now. we turned the step hoping that it would be helpful to other people, but when we came back the next morning, it was turned back this way. obviously others didn't like our suggestion.

fancy little fence, eh? and as long as i don't get to the fence at 7:55 (which happens to be exactly when trax pulls up) i'm happy to climb those stairs...no matter which way they face.

real or not real

2011-03-16T23:59:00.000-06:00

i'll admit that i'm not always the smartest tool in the shed. for the most part i can say that i'm a smart girl, but sometimes i let things slip.

like that one time my friend blogged about this blog and it took me at least 12 hours to realize it was fake. a joke. poking fun. yeah....after i had already told people about this "baazar blog with this crazy girl".... smooth beth, real smooth.

or like that time when i watched 3 hours of sister wives and then i asked my cousin (who had also just watched 3 hours of sisterwives) if God answers their prayers too. "God answers all prayers offered in faith, Bethany". ok, i realize now it was a silly question.

and now, i just wonder if this is another one of those moments. my friend posted this video on my facebook page and i can't quite figure out what i'm supposed to do with all the fun fun fun fun fun.

right now i'm not seeing the justin bieber star potential. maybe i'm biased because i just jammed out to him on my drive home.

please, feel free to clear this one up for me.

sunset

2011-03-13T11:29:00.000-06:00

isnt it interesting how phases of life can just end? something that was such a big part of your life, just one day....is over. school. efy. living situations. the list could go on. it's always such mixed emotions with the end of a phase, isn't it? you're not completely sad because you're moving onto to new and exciting things. but it's not completely happy because you have to say goodbye to the good times. memories. a whole lifestyle.

i'm not fond of phases ending, but guess what...they keep ending, and that weird-bittersweet-slightly-uncomfortable-apprehensive-to-move-onto-something-new feeling comes with it. you know, the one where you dont know whether to cry or be relieved...so you just allow yourself to both.

i had a great talk with my fake husband ryan this week and he was so good to remind me of some basics. i cried, so good thing we were only on gchat. i'm so grateful for his simple reminders and his encouragement to trust. trusting can be so hard sometimes, when really...it should be quite simple if you have all of your ducks in a row. i'm grateful for friends that remind me of the eternal perspective and keep me grounded in the truth. so, as sugar cain would say....i'm riding off into the sunset, and i'm lookin good while doin' it.

and it feels good.

home sweet home.

2011-03-12T12:15:00.002-07:00

this is my new house. this is a weird shot of my new room. i am sooo happy that i'm above ground. living in a basement apartment for 6 months has made me miss natural sunlight shining through my windows, and i've missed being able to peek outside the window to see what the weather is doing on any given day. in my new room, i have not just one...but TWO big windows. i'm very excited about rejoining the land of the living in space with natural sunlight. please note that the paint on the walls is fresh as of last week. same with the carpet (ooooh i've missed carpet.)

my sweet closet it much smaller than my current walk-in-larger-than-life-monstrosity. i'm going to have to deal. i'm looking for a dresser, and i really want to find one at DI that i can paint and refinish how i want it. we'll see if that actually happens, but a girl can dream, right? in the mean time, i've got to find a place for my coats. they will NOT be fitting in there.

my bathroom is blue. i like it. i share with one other girl, who i've been told is out of town alot. fine by me. it's also the guest bathroom, which is always a good incentive to keep it clean.

this is a shot into the kitchen. again, small....but i love it. i want to make cookies in there.

i should have turned the light on. same room. shot out to the backyard. yes, i have backyard again. it makes me want to buy a firepit and have campfires and foil dinners all summer long.

welcome to the front room, where biggest loser will be watched and friends will be greeted. sounds cheesy, but i'm excited to have this house turn into my home. have friends over. bake goodies in the kitchen. the works.

i guess i should work on getting my bed and clothes there first, well, before i start inviting people over anyways. best part is, i own a key to this cute little house.

let the moving begin.

dear oh deary dear

2011-03-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

it's been a while since i've done one of these kinds of posts...at least it feels that way. i ran into a long lost friend at costco tonight. it was too good to be true. and then she told me that i'm cryptic on my blog and she was sure it was intentional....just to drive everyone crazy. i promise that's not why i do it. my dad once told me i needed to be more mysterious. my mom recently told me that my older sister thought i was like elizabeth bennett....so many things going on, but i never tell anyone about it. but i learned the lesson (again) today that you just never know who reads your blog...or your twitter...so you gots to be careful. so sorry if i seem a little eliza*beth*y....but that's what you're gonna get.

dear everyone that thinks i'm avoiding you and not answering your calls,
i'm really not. believe it or not, i don't always have my phone glued to my hip like i did at one point in time. i also learned a great lesson from a close friend. if we are together, for the most part he won't answer calls on his phone. sounds silly, but it really makes me feel like i'm valued. like our time is our time, and not everyone elses that calls and expects him to answer. so now, when i call him....if he doesn't answer, i assume he is occupied with someone or something else, and he'll call me back when he can. so, lesson is that i'm not avoiding calls. there really is most likely someone or something else and i will call you back.

dear everyone i don't call back,
i'm sorry. i really have been working on my memory. it's not that i don't want to call you back, it's that i simply forget. if you leave me a voicemail. that doesn't help. i just went three days without any return calls from my best friend. i thought they were mad at me. taking a break. i actually secretly started calling other people trying to check in to see if they had seen him and if he was alive. that's all i wanted to know at this point. guess what. he left me a voicemail 4 days ago that said he was going to moab and would be back on saturday. hmmm. that would have been helpful to know. i just don't listen to my voicemails until i have about 4 or 5 pile up, and then i get rid of them all at once.
be patient with me. i'm trying a new system. we'll see if it works.

dear deeaura,
i stalked your blog today. i have alot of questions about your life. i would like to discuss them over dinner. maybe we should invite katie so we can all gossip about boys and then paint eachothers nails. i'm not joking about any part of that last sentance.

dear april,
i'm excited for you to come. not only does that mean it will be general conference, but that means i will be in my new house. i can't wait to be "the cool kid that lives in sugarhouse". i'm also hoping you will be bringing warmer weather. if thats the case, i'm asking you to move your bumpies and get here a little sooner.

dear beastly,
i feel like i got tricked into seeing you, along with the 5 other people in the theater. i'm am no movie critic. i raved about camp rock on the disney channel for weeks. even i am smart enough to catch onto your poor acting. at least you only cost 6 dollars, but still. v hudge, i'm disappointed. and you to mary kate and ashley olsen....even though only one of you was in it. i just can't say one name without the other. old habit. you're lucky that laura and i had a few giggles to make it all worth it. daddy don't got.

i hate the snow like i hate animals

2011-03-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

please, let me clarify. i know alot of people think i just hate all animals. period, the end. that's not true.

these kind of animals are just fine:

and especially...

these kind of animals are not:

do you understand?

now. this kind of snow is ok. not just ok. beautiful. welcome:

this is not:

especially the last one. remember how my car got stuck in my own driveway? granted, it's a gravel driveway...and there was alot of snow. once again, i'm grateful for strong, smart male best friends who let you wake them up with a phonecall and come to literally dig out a car. (i'm not trying to make him sound good, but he is smart. he showed up with a shovel when i'd been using my hand and my boots for 30 minutes. and he's strong. and he's a boy, and all boys can always figure out car stuff, right??) i was over an hour late for work, and just seemed a little frazzled all day. thanks to bff and random neighbor i had blocked into the driveway for saving the day!
blah. i'm so sick of winter!! i'm so so so so so so ready for spring.

(i'm hoping you caught on to the pictures. animals are ok. in their own habitat. the second you mix them with my life is when i don't like them. i will not build my living room around a cat's needs, and i would never have a snake in my house. i'm suprised i put one on my blog to be quite honest. the same goes for snow. it's pretty in the mountains. it's pretty at a cabin, but when you mess up my commute, or even something as so simple as getting out of my driveway????? i don't like you.)

nothing slows you down

2011-03-06T00:21:00.000-07:00

like a swift kick in the face.

okay, we all know i wasn't literally kicked in the face. maybe that would have been better, eh? i hate being disappointed. i would rather be deathly ill....or break a bone.

on the way home, this song happened to play. full blast. on repeat.

it made me feel a little better to sing along. maybe that sounds dramatic, but oh well.

ps. i went running today. granted, it was for 25 minutes and only 10 of those were actually running, and by running i mean jogging (my short and slow midget leg jog.) but hey, progress is progress!!

oh glorious weekend

2011-03-04T17:18:00.000-07:00

i got to leave work early today...thank heavens for overtime, right? sometimes when i'm out during the week during normal work hours, i look around at other people and wonder what their lives are like...just out and about. not at work. how would that be? i've just gotten into such a routine with working the normal 8-5 that i just don't know what normal people do during the day.

anyways, i mailed a package off today. remember how i love mail? i like sending mail just as much as i like getting mail. it's so fun to think that on a specific day, someone will have something unexpected waiting for them at home. in case you were wondering, i'm not very good at keeping secrets....not because i'm a gossip, but because i usually get so excited that i just want other people to know its goodness. yes, at times i understand that goodness has to be kept to myself, but that usually means i am bringing it up constantly with the person that confided in me to curb the urge to want to share with a random stranger on the street. like this silly package. i am so excited, but instead i'm blogging about it. the person i sent it to will never ever guess it's coming to them, so i get to talk about it but still keep it a suprise. boo yah.

i'm ready for the weekend. and my sweet visiting teacher brought me an extra ipod charger she had. so, my ipod is charged and i no longer have an excuse for not going running. here's to a warm(er) weekend of goodness.

happy birthday

2011-03-01T20:45:00.000-07:00

justin bieber. seriously, i know you were thinking it and just a little too embarassed to wish him well on the big 1-7. i almost joined twitter today just so i could see his tweets saying "thanks for the birthday wishes. just enjoying the day with my girlfriend selena." and "i can't believe i've been driving for a whole year now!". but i controlled myself. no tweeting for me.

i'm coloring my hair right now. as in, the color is sitting in right now as i type. ironically enough, i'm coloring it a light ashy brown...which was close to my original hair color that i was trying to cover up. my hair history has been super dark. then it went super red. i'm trying to lighten it up for summer, but still cover up them grays. seriously. so, let's hope and pray that my hair doesn't wash out ashy gray. i would cry, and then call in sick to work.

i went visiting teaching tonight. it was fantastic and we helped with wedding favors. whats better than 3 girls, alot of ribbon and a bag of reeses peanut butter cups? we looked at wedding dresses and announcments. and gossiped. talked about silly things from the day...and bad things from the day. i loved it. (just to clarify, the girl we visit teach is in fact getting married. we weren't just doing wedding stuff...because.)

don't worry, on my way home from visiting teaching i got rear ended. super cool. it didn't really do any body damage to my car, just paint scratched off. the poor kid. i told him that i knew someone that could fix it at a fair price and got his name and number. you could tell he was nervous. and his car was alot more banged up that mine was. all i know is i've been in his place more often than i'd like to admit. i've hit people who are complete jerks and make you feel even worse. and then i've hit people that are nice about it. i was trying to make it so he wouldn't burst into tears. but zeke, you will be paying to get my bumper repainted...and my windows tinted. ok fine, just my bumper.

i would say, "what an eventful day"...but what else did i expect on justins birthday???