My heart just melted...

Over this Kate Spade weekender bag.

In highschool my goal in life was to make enough money to buy whatever I wanted out of the Victorias Secret Catalog. My new goal in life is to make enough money to buy $1,000 bags. Oh, but guess what?! It's on SALE for only $547!

Some girls want babies. I want gorgeous hand bags. to each her own.

Work Holiday Parties...

...Are always extremely uncomfortable.

There are those who apparently never got to go to prom and deem the work holiday party an appropriate time to wear the prom dress that they never got to wear when they were 16.

There are also those who think they can still fit in their sequin dress from college when clearly they can not.

There is always that older couple on the dance floor who are way too into each other... we are at a hotel, there are plenty of rooms available, GET ONE.

At our holiday party there was a live band and an open bar... which usually leads to you making a fool of yourself by taking Jagger bombs and spilling it all down the front of you. Note: getting shit-faced in front of your boss, or even worse, the president is the worst idea you have ever had.

I, on the other hand, wore a tasteful one shoulder, knee length, purple dress with black striped tights, black pumps and chose to leave my floor length, hot pink, prom dress in the back of my closet. As the party ended the lead singer of the band who had red hot hair and clearly thought she was Fergalicious came up to me and told me that I had the best outfit of the night. I told my boss the next day at work how flattered I was by her compliment and also told him how she said that she 'would TOTALLY wear my dress on stage'. He laughed, and I realized that a compliment like that from the Fergi-wanna-be, probably meant I would have been better off wearing my old prom dress.

Dear Holiday Muffin Top,

Because of you, I am enthusiastically enjoying my canned tuna and unsweetened grapefruit.Tonight: Home-made boot camp with the roommate followed by a delicious chocolate protein shake.

I dare you to be jealous

gift ideas

For Your (Fashion-Obsessed) Cousin: For the person who probably spends 99% of her time daydreaming, a whimsical fashion illustration from Etsy is just what the doctor ordered. You might not normally exchange gifts with extended fam but she needs you, man.
^ ya, that is me. So who wants to buy me this rad painting for my new modern high rise apartment in Miami that I dont yet have?

My life is a crazy adventure :)

I am so overwhelmed (in a good way). In 5 Days I get to meet Clayton in Denver for his Best friends 26th Birthday. I have met his best friend Greg once before but I am also meeting a bunch of Clayton's other college friends. I've heard so much about all of them and I feel like we will all have so much fun, but I'm definitely a little bit nervous (i hope they like me).

We are also going to go up to Vail to Clayton's parents house. We are going to celebrate an early Thanksgiving. I am so excited to get to spend a Holiday with his fam. It is so great because I seriously love his family. They are loud and fun, and I feel completely at home with them.

Then I fly back to Phoenix and work for 2 days, then THANKSGIVING BREAK! I am going to drive with my doggie to Heidi's house in St. George! My whole family will be there except kelso :(
Aunt Seeya is sooo excited to see all her nieces and nephews!!

Then I come back to work for 4 days and then Clayton is driving down to Phoenix and we are driving to Miami together!! He got a job there and starts December 7th as a front office supervisor for the Ritz Carlton at Key Biscayne. I am so proud of him. Everyone keeps asking me if I'm sad, but I'm not. Clayton has done such a good job of making me feel super involved in his decision and I have been super supportive. It makes me feel good that he wants me to drive with him across the country and I think it will really strengthen our relationship. I am really excited!!! We are going to make a few pit stops in San Antonio, New Orleans,and we are going to visit Gar (his grandma). I know the next few months being so far apart will be hard. It is now a 6 hour plane ride instead of 1 hour and tickets are more expensive, so we wont be able to see each other every 3-4 weeks like we have been doing for the past 8 months. My contract here in Phoenix is up at the end of March and both of us are leaning towards me just looking for a job in Miami and moving there in April. We will see how the next couple months go. All in all I think if anyone could do a Arizona to Florida long distance relationship it is me and Clayton.

I'm super excited for the next 3 weekends (but I'm going to be completely broke afterwards)!! I just feel like the luckiest girl :)

A goal is a direction, not an end

I was empowered this morning by waking up before sunrise and practicing Bikram Yoga. I made a conscious decision to have a good day. Of course not everything goes perfectly, I was stuck in some serious traffic on the way to work and my normal 30 minute commute took an extra 15 minutes. But what I realized is, it is all in your perspective. Luckily I have a job that I dont have to be there at an exact time and the traffic allowed me so sing along to some good songs and get in an even better mood. I got to work this morning and read an article about a quadruple amputee hiking Kilimanjaro. I am so inspired today to better myself in all aspects.

Life is an adventure. Learn from every lesson and be grateful.

I love this time of year!!

It's engagement season!!! yes, yes, im a sap, a goober and a hopeless romantic!! I love everything about love. I have two friends who recently have gotten engaged and I could not be happier for them!

Congratulations to Jade! Her boyfriend Mike proposed to her in Paris!

Congrats to my friend Stephanie who was proposed to on their 1 year anniversary. Its a cute little story and actually made me giggle-cry :)
"Life hardly ever turns out the way we plan. And yet, I feel like everything I have found in my life has been exactly what I always knew I wanted. I think the only thing I didn't plan was how this happiness would feel, because I never even knew this kind of happy existed." -Stephanie

I'm love drunk.

Nike Womens 1/2 Marathon

Bucket list: Run a Half Marathon… CHECK. Flew into Reno Friday night. Drinks with Clayton, Jenna, Aj, Sister, Adam, Laura, Brit and Ryan. Saturday: lazy morning, coffee breakfast and headed to the bay with Clayton. Reading outloud, singing along and silly dancing. Got to SF and went to the race Expo. Saw Sara from Bman!! Sushi, drinks, met Claytons Aunt, banana split, then cuddles and early bed time. Sunday! Race day! It was such an empowering experience. It took so much physical and mental determination and I completed my first half marathon with out walking. I had flash backs from highschool cross country of my dad meeting me at every hill on the course reminding me to power up the hills, cuz that were you pass everyone who is weak and slows down. I received my Tiffanys necklace (that I LOVE) and Clayton met me at the finish with a big sweaty hug and kiss on the head. He is the best support ever. He always pushes me to excel in my passions and motivates me to not give up. I think he told me 10 times how proud of me he was :) We had a sunny drive home and finished the day off with claypot margaritas to celebrate my accomplishment. This weekend made me a stronger person. And I think I fell more in love with Clayton, if that’s even possible.

:)

This weekend Clayton came to Phoenix. He got in Friday night and we went out with a bunch of friends. It was definitely a fun night and all of my friends loved him. Saturday we got up to go shopping, get almost to the mall and Clayton forgot his wallet. No big deal, right? Wrong. I wanted mimosas and therefore he needed his ID. After a stop at Starbucks and back to my apartment, we got to the mall and drank bottomless mimosas and chit chatted about friends (while thinking the whole time, ugh, my boyfriend is sooo effing handsome!!) Moving on, after shopping, pizza and beer we met up with some friends and had an even better time than the night before!! I drove us downtown, and gave Clayton my keys... mind you, Clayton is a looker, not so much a thinker ;-) so he though it would be a good idea to hide my keys underneath my rear tire.

Night goes on, we take a ridiculously expensive cab ride back to my place then realizing we have no keys. The front window is open but has two screens that are screwed in. My dog is barking and I'm freaking out. So I told Clayton to break the screen and climb through. Not funny at the time, but now thinking about my tall gangly boyfriend wiggle through a hole in my screen as if he was birthed into my apartment makes me laugh SO hard!

Next morning, we get a ride to my car to find two of the tires are slashed. I got pretty upset and Clayton really just did everything perfect to make me feel better. It's is moments like that, that make me really think I could be with this guy. I'm a pretty upbeat happy person, but its those times when everything seems to go wrong and Clayton always puts things in perspective. I love him for that. He has such beautiful eyes that he sees the world through, and it really makes me want to experience all things good and bad with him. He just gets me. When I'm passionate about something he supports me and get me more exited. When I'm confused about something he does his best to explain without imposing his opinions. If there are such things as soul mates, I think he might be mine.

meanwhile...

Today is going by super slow... Document Repository meetings aaalllll morning with a bunch of techy geeks who may as well be speaking chinese.

Bunco tonight!!! somehow I've accumulated 12 girlfriends to start a new Bunco leage here in phoenix!

Realizing that as much as I love sunshine and pool parties, I need it too cool down so I can wear leggings, boots and scarves.


HAPPY FRIDAY!
xoxo

Notes to my future husband

this is my new favorite blog!! I'm addicted!!! -- http://tomyhusband.tumblr.com

"Strippers. Going to a strip club is not an affair. You do not have to call me to check in. Have fun at your weird cousin’s bachelor party. Truly. "

"Hot Water, It’s a precious resource. We can have shower sex, but you gotta let me finish washing my hair. "

"Shoes. Think of them as the female equivalent to a blow job. Really good ones can make everything better and I’ll always want more. "

"Throwing Up. You don’t have to hold my hair back or anything. Make yourself useful and get me a mint and a fresh drink. "

"Don’t ever stopcalling me “the most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen”. It may or may not be true, but even when we’re old and our private parts aren’t working anymore, I’ll never get tired of hearing that I turn your viagra on and that I’m your only gal.It’s one of the many reasons why I married you."

Clayton came to Phoenix!!!

He was here from Tuesday night till Friday late afternoon.
When he arrived he was all nervous and antsy. heheh that's usually how I feel when he picks me up from the airport, but this time it was him and not me. We went home, drank margs and watched a movie... sort of.

Wednesday I had to work part of the day, then we went to the Monte Lucia pool. We had fun laying out and playing in the water. He really wanted to go shopping, so he said we should go home and change. I always take a while to get ready (i gotz lotz a hair!) he was getting kinda pushy for me to hurry. annoyed, I hurried up. We went to the Michael Kors store where he surprised me with and early birthday present, a watch he picked out and had bought for me. I was sooo surprised! He was grinning so big, his face was priceless and I'm sure my bright red embarrassed face was too! The girls who worked there poured us some champagne and told me happy birthday and congrats and continued to oogle over how cute and in love we are. haha. I felt like I had been purposed to. Couldn't stop smiling and grinning ear to ear, going back and forth from looking down at my gorgeous rose gold watch and kissing him. We continued the day by having dinner at Kazmirez (Claytons friend Max took me there when I first moved to Phoenix).

Thursday we checked into the Ritz and had a pool day and were showered with drink and fruit platters from the staff. Ritz Carlton treats there employees very special. I don't think I have ever been so pampered. We met up with my girlfriend Megan at Postinos for dinner. Megan later told me how much she loves him! First she started out by telling me how much of a gentleman he was, and how perfect and fun we are together. She said, "he is just your style". So true. He is perfectly my style.

Friday morning Clayton's flight was cancelled so we had a lazy day together. All in all it was perfect. He is so fun and easy going, and hot. oh and sexy :)

Home

I guess my trip to reno was harder than I thought it would be. I love reno. Doesn't mean I want to live there... but I have the fondest memories of my life in Reno. Reno has helped shape who I am. Not just Reno the place, but the people and the culture of Reno.

I got to see many of my college fraternity brothers and best friends. It was harder than I thought it would be to leave them all over again. Not only that, but I miss my two best friends (my sisters), I miss watching my brothers grow up and catching up with my mom and dad over lunch.

To add to that, I got to spend time with Clayton. It was bitter sweet. Sweet in the fact that he was with me to party with my friends, I got to meet some of his family and he got to meet mine. But bitter because I feel that with so many people around we didnt get all that much quality one on one time, but we always had going to bed and waking up together.

He was a great sport when it came to hanging out with my friends, he fit right in. I loved it. He also did a great job of hanging out with my family.But, what made me fall even more in love with him was getting to hang out with him and his younger brother. They literally are two peas in a pod.

It was an action packed weekend, I feel that I let down a few people because I was being pulled in many directions. Everything ended up working out just fine in the end. When I got to the airport on Sunday I actually started to tear. I would like to blame it on the lack of sleep.

I am grateful for all the people in my life. I am a better person because of them.

Riddle Me That!!: Acknowledgement

Riddle Me That!!: Acknowledgement: "Have you ever been in public and recognized someone you personally know and who's even friended you on Facebook, see you and act like you d..."

most akward break room converstation ever.

me: (washing my Tupperware)

stan (creepy 50 year old): oh i should have brought my dishes for you to wash

me: akward laugh...

stan: or how bout this, I'll wash, you dry.... that's how couples do it, right?
me: uncomfortable laugh...

stan: oh, you're a cutter? (said with an oddly intrigued tone while looking at my white heart tattoo on my wrist)

me: oh no! Its a white heart tattoo. I usually wear a watch to cover it at work.

stan: oh, does 'he' have a matching one?

me: ... uh? no I actually got it with my girlfriend before I moved to arizona.

stan: oh i get it, so its like a matching tattoo with your 'girlfriend' (emphasis on girlfriend)

me: well she's just like my best friend that is a girl, not my girlfriend...

stan: you know, whatever makes you happy!! Everyone likes different things

me: oh no, I'm not into that sort of thing, she is totally just my friend.

stan: totally not believing my claim of my not having a heart tattoo with my lesbian lover, continues to tell me a story of a girl he met at a bar and she asked him to go with her to get a tattoo with her on her belly. Apparently he opted not to get a belly tattoo because they seem so hard to keep clean. Oh, but helped random girl he just met at the bar clean and treat her tattoo.

me: confused how his story is a) work appropriate b) relevant and/or c) if it is even true... as i speed walk out of the break room back to my cubicle thinking, WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?

Summer necessities

Pastel Yellow nail polish

Black and White Striped office skirt

Pink Blazer

....

tobe continued

Jealousy works the opposite way you want it to

Pool Party Saturday in Scottsdale w/all my fav ladies

Creativity is contageous... pass it on

Maybe I should learn to cook?

Since I've lived in my own apartment, the only things I have made are: eggs, oatmeal, fried chicken, and frozen premade dishes.

New goal: learn to make something new once a week.

I'm craving hummus. and I think it is healthy?

Garlic Hummus
Ingredients:
•1 15 ounce can chickpeas, drained
•4-6 cloves garlic, minced
•1/3 cup tahini
•1/4 cup lemon juice
•3 tbsp water
•1 tsp onion powder
•3/4 tsp garlic salt
Preparation:
Puree all ingredients together in a food processor or blender, scraping the sides as needed. You may need to add a bit more water to get the consistency that you prefer.

Fried Ice Cream YUMMMMM

Fall 2010

I miss last fall. My last semester of college. I dropped my serving shifts on a weekly basis. Took 4 classes that I payed little to no attention to. living off my last student loan. Living in a 4 bedroom house with 5 girls and 2 dogs.

And the best part was that Breanne, Jenna, Aj and I were all emotionally unstable, drunk and pretty much hilarious. (and skinny)

Yes, this conversation happens between me and my friends. always.

The Texts
B: “Hey are you ready to get dinner?”
Him: “Nah, I can’t anymore. I’ve gotta study.”


The Analysis between you and your friend:
K: What. The. F***.
B: I know, right?! Why didn’t he just write, “I hate you, you’re stupid”? It’s the same thing.
K: How did he spell "no"? Was it normal or are you just saying it weird?
B: N-a-h.
K: SHUT THE EFF UP.
B: I’m serious!!! That’s what he wrote!
K: Gross. That is so gross. See? He is SO self-centered that he can’t be bothered to have his mouth close around words properly! Like, I can sort of see his tongue hanging out at the end of that.
B: Exactly. He’s sticking his tongue out at me.
K: I’m sorry. He just isn’t good enough for you. He is the worst.
B: Well, hopefully he’s dead by tomorrow.

Never let somebody love you more than you love yourself.

I think I should buy this for myself, to show me how much I love me.

I bought a tool kit, and it's pink!

I went to Target to buy a cheap-o drill to hang things in my apartment, so i dont feel like im living in an empty jail cell.

The ugly orange drill was $25... just then I saw the PINK tool kit! It had a pink hammer, pink measuring tape, pink drill, pink level, etc.

I feel very independant and girly and my studio finally has wall decorations :)

I shouldn't try to plan so much.

I'm all about adventures

Ask lots of questions. – The greatest ‘adventure’ is the ability to inquire, to ask questions. Sometimes in the process of inquiry, the search is more significant than the answers. Answers come from other people, from the universe of knowledge and history, and from the intuition and deep wisdom inside yourself. These answers will never surface if you never ask the right questions. Thus, the simple act of asking the right questions is the answer.

Red Dresser = NEED

NETFLIX

Dear Sierra,

Your current $9.99 a month membership for unlimited streaming and unlimited DVDs will be split into 2 distinct plans:

Plan 1: Unlimited Streaming (no DVDs) for $7.99 a month
Plan 2: Unlimited DVDs, 1 out at-a-time (no streaming) for $7.99 a month

Your price for getting both of these plans will be $15.98 a month ($7.99 + $7.99) starting September 1st.



Not cool NETFLIX, not cool.

Day 2: Nine things you do everyday

1)play with my dog
2)think positive reassuring thoughts about my future and my goals
3)brush my teeth
4)put on mascara
5)q-tip my ears (this is like an mini orgasm)
6)smile
7)network
8)sing
9)miss people

Dear Sierra,

Sit alone in silence for at least ten minutes every day. – Use this time to think, plan, reflect, and dream. Creative and productive thinking flourish in solitude and silence. With quiet, you can hear your thoughts, you can reach deep within yourself, and you can focus on mapping out the next logical, productive step in your life.

gchat

s: whats your favorite hard A next to gin?
c: tequilla
s: i’ll admit I will drink any hard alcohol. but tequila I can not drink with out making and ugly face. so I try to avoid it. cuz I prefer to not have an ugly face

I'm going to own a profitable business one day

Dear Sierra,

here is some advice:


Invest time, energy and money in yourself every day. – When you invest in yourself, you can never lose, and over time you will change the trajectory of your life. You are simply the product of what you know. The more time, energy and money you spend acquiring pertinent knowledge, the more control you have over your life.

Strawberry Marg jello shooters!

Click here for the recipe

Day 1: Ten random facts about yourself.

1) My grandpa (williams) gave me a nickname when i was born... my nickname is Sunshine
2) I am passionate about planning weddings
3) I am a middle child... therefore I am an attention whore
4) I love complimentary colors
5) I love gin
6) I am obsessed with my dog and will take any opportunity to talk about her
7) I have 3 sisters who are my closest friends
8) I believe it is better to be absolutely ridiculous, than absolutely boring
9) I'm not a fan of symmetry
10) I think the most important quality is having an open mind


Day 2: Nine things you do everyday.
Day 3: Eight things that annoy you.
Day 4: Seven fears/phobias.
Day 5: Six songs that you’re addicted to.
Day 6: Five things you can’t live without.
Day 7: Four memories you won’t forget.
Day 8: Three words you can’t go a day without using.
Day 9: Two things you wish you could do.
Day 10: One person you can trust

source : Dont Cry its Just Sarcasm

boobs

sometimes i look down and just thank them for being so pleasantly round and perky. not too big, not too small... the perfect handful.

sometimes i look in the mirror and think, why do my boobs look so dumb in this shirt? its like im in the 9th grade all over again.

snowflakes on noses

This past April I was sooo excited to get out of snowy Reno and move down to the Grand Canyon State of Arizona because I love sunshine!! Now, I'm very sweaty here in this 100+ degree AZ weather.

This picture makes me realize how much I DO love snow (in moderation). Sometimes you have to let something go to make you realize what it means to you... & I LOVE bundling up in bright colors, cute scarves and going sledding, making snow angels and drinking hot chocolate (with mini marsh mellows).

This past weekend in Salt Lake City made me realize how much I love the mountains (namely the Rockies).

I am excited for the 80 degree winters here in Phoenix, but come Christmas time I will be very ready and excited to visit a place where there are real mountains and snowy kisses :)


source: Acres of Hope photography

wine & a diamond ring.

what lady wouldn't say yes to this?!

source: Acres of Hope photography

hoot hoot

i collect all things owl :)

also, i am in the market for curtains and i imagine buying ones that look similar to this background.

pink. grey. mustard yellow.

:)

let it be. let it be.

perfection

perfectly messy.
makes me happy to have long hair.
note to self: no matter how hot AZ is, long hair is gorgeous and it has taken you years to grow it. you are not allowed to cut it anytime soon.

you should always have more than one color in your hair. two tones are better than one, and it adds depth.
braids are so pretty, girly and sophisticated all at the same time.
love love love

bold eyebrows are in.

oh gawd. i love eyebrows. especially these ones + blue eyes and uh-mazing eyelashes = perfection.
i'm copying her eyemake up starting now.

I really could use this:

one is more legal than the other, but im very confident that both of them would work.

i'll probably do diet dr.pepper though. I love d.d.p.

:)

bacon?

SOMEONE IN THIS OFFICE IS EATING BACON AND I CAN SMELL IT.
all I want to do is tell them they are RUDE!! and then throw their bacon on the ground.

I am on a diet. and what that really means is I still eat junk, just not as much as usual. and I feel more guilty about eating the junk.

I signed up for myfitnesspal.com
I keep track of all the food I eat. If you want to stalk my food consumtion here you go: My food Diary
Dont judge.

canned food

today for lunch I made balsamic chicken and brought canned green beans.
my thoughts:

• canned green beans are not nearly as good as frozen green beans, but they are still edible
  
  
  
• canned corn is pretty good




• i dont like canned fruit. ew.




• except maybe mandrin oranges in my salad




• i eat canned chicken... but if i think about it too much it seems weird and gross




• i also dont mind canned tuna




• any other canned meat is NOT normal




• canned beans are good




• how else do you eat beans? I guess some people actually boil them?




• i dont like time consuming things like boiling beans




• if im going to cook it better not take more than 30 minutes

a few of my favorite things

$45 a share in CASH

Providence to buy Blackboard for $1.64 Billion.
Everyone is the office is freaking out. Should I be worried about my job? I'm sure the first thing financial advisers will do is go to our company org chart and realize how bloated we are and.. snip snip. I mean really, is it necessary to have a VP, 5 directors and 2 senior managers manage 20 people? But who am I to say? this is my first job in corporate America.
Since I only signed a year contract, I'm not too worried. As long as I have my job through April. Although it would be nice to have a job through next May seeing as I am stuck in a lease until then.

Bikram Yoga

+ running outside with no direction = my religon

Thoreau 'Walking' part 2

"[So I would say —
How near to good is what is wild!
Life consists with Wildness. The most alive is the wildest. Not yet subdued to man, its presence refreshes him. One who pressed forward incessantly and never rested from his labors, who grew fast and made infinite demands on life, would always find himself in a new country or wilderness, and surrounded by the raw material of life. He would be climbing over the prostrate stems of primitive forest trees.]

[In Literature, it is only the wild that attracts us. Dullness is but another name for tameness. It is the uncivilized free and wild thinking in Hamlet and the Iliad, in all the scriptures and mythologies, not learned in the Schools, that delights us. As the wild duck is more swift and beautiful than the tame, so is the wild-the mallard-thought, which, 'mid falling dews wings its way above the fens. A truly good book is something as natural, and as unexpectedly and unaccountably fair and perfect, as a wild flower discovered on the prairies of the west, or in the jungles of the east. Genius is a light which makes the darkness visible, like the lightning's flash, which perchance shatters the temple of knowledge itself-and not a taper lighted at the hearth-stone of the race which pales before the light of common day.]

[The wildest dreams of wild men, even, are not the less true, though they may not recommend themselves to the sense which is most common among Englishmen and Americans to-day. It is not every truth that recommends itself to the common sense. Nature has a place for the wild clematis as well as for the cabbage. Some expressions of truth are reminiscent, — others merely sensible, as the phrase is — others prophetic. Some forms of disease even may prophesy forms of health. The geologist has discovered that the figures of serpents, griffins, flying dragons, and other fanciful embellishments of heraldry, have their prototypes in the forms of fossil species which were extinct before man was created, and hence "indicate a faint and shadowy knowledge of a previous state of organic existence." The Hindoos dreamed that the earth rested on an elephant, and the elephant on a tortoise, and the tortoise on a serpent; and though it may be an unimportant coincidence, it will not be out of place here to state, that a fossil tortoise has lately been discovered in Asia large enough to support an elephant. I confess that I am partial to these wild fancies, which transcend the order of time and development. They are the sublimest recreation of the intellect.]

[In short, all good things are wild and free. There is something in a strain of music, whether produced by an instrument or by the human voice — take the sound of a bugle in a summer night, for instance, — which by its wildness, to speak without satire, reminds me of the cries emitted by wild beasts in their native forests. It is so much of their wildness as I can understand. Give me for my friends and neighbors wild men, not tame ones. The wildness of the savage is but a faint symbol of the awful ferity with which good men and lovers meet.]"

Walking
add this to books i need

all good things are wild and free

I like this person's interpretation.

well said.

file this under: books I want.

no. books I need

Antique Rings

www.blcbride.blogspot.com

uh oh.

A text message I just sent made me realize how much of a nagger I can be :-/
"ok. I'll try harder not to bring it up twice a day."

I just like to plan out my life to the T... at least 3 months in advance
I always have difficulties with boys who plan there lives no more that 3 hours in advance, and I tend to think they need a friendly reminder.
nope. It's called nagging.

Annnd this is why I know I should be and WILL be an amazing Wedding Coordinator. If you have doubts, please see my dayplanner.
organized. color coordinated. everything documented...
It's my drug.

ugh monday

today is totally a monday. no if's and's or but's about it.
a) got pulled over... and my sweet tears didnt even get me out of the ticket
b) forgot to email my boss back
c) menstral cramps
d) bloated
e) waiting in line over an hour on my lunch break to pick up my Rx
f) feeling overwhelmed with my finances

I just want to get back in bed, snuggle with my dog and watch bachelorette.

Until then, Hershey kisses will be the only thing getting me through this no good monday.

Loving my life

Im exceptionally happy today:
a) woke up to my adorable dog snuggling me
b) wearing my toms (casualy friday)
c) feeling refreshed (mentally and physically) from yoga last night
d) butter toffee flavored coffee @ work
e) angel & airwaves on pandora
f) my hair is down, long and pretty
g) boss brought me strawberries... he knows in order to keep this employee happy & productive he has to feed me (I have him well trained)
h) reseraching mexico project in my cube with no intern to distract me!
i) ITS FRIDAY... (which means friday face texts from my reno friends)
j) happy hour with megan to top it all off

:) :) :)

hair

Some might say going to bikram yoga and not washing your hair after would be disgusting.

I would say, it is a talent to do bikram yoga and NOT wash your hair and still look decent at work.

I'm all about not washing your hair. the longer you can go the better it is for you hair and the more skills it requires to not look like a dirty hot mess.

Love this song

My sundown
Jimmy Eat World.

a cute old man

colorfull balloons

Zech+Katie • Proposal from Daniel Chesnut on Vimeo.

in the park.

funny things.

I was talking to my boyfriend on the phone and I was telling him how I went to HomeDepot to buy paint because I want to paint things... ya know, like picture frames and junk, so that my studio will be colorful. He comes out of left field saying he used to manage a paintng company.

huh? what?

funny when there are so many random things you dont even know about your own boyfriend.

I feel like i should ask to see his resume and maybe I would get to know him better.

dunkin donuts

went through the drive thru before work to get an ice coffee... left with a bagel and cream cheese and a coffee. no self control.

The bagel wasn't even that good.

Lets see how many days I can go without eating bread.
Ready set go.

It's Britney Bitch.

"I'm miss extra extra this just in
you want a piece of me
I'm miss she to big now she's to thin
you want a piece of me?"

Things i learned form britney spears: Every bitch is crazy. You just gotta be awesome too so that people still envy you.

Rule No. 1

Cowboy boots can work with every outfit. Wear your boots proudly, and often.

the rules

Problem:

I want sushi but I'm super poor and I dont get paid till friday. ugh.

Oh, so you mean graduating college and getting an entry level job doesn't mean I am rich? hmmm... that's not ideal.

Moving is expensive. so many deposits. and of course I want to buy furniture and decorate my apartment in 1 paycheck... which clearly is not possible with my entry level paying job.

Also, having a long distance boyfriend + buying plane tickets to see him really breaks my little bank account.

I want someone to buy me things and take me places. mmk, thanks.

Confession:

I remember cheating on my 4th grade spelling test. I felt horrible for days. I actually prayed for god to forgive me.

I just tried to spell Subtle... suddle
sudden... suddenly... suddle...?
I guess this is why I majored in business and not journalism.
And thats what I get for cheating.

benefits

Benefits of being on a men's hockey league with the president of a company... you get hooked up with pretty a rad internship that you are probably not qualified for.

Benefits of being the qualified full time employee that has to sit in the cubicle next to the unqualified intern... I get kudos for actually showing up on time, not leaving early and actually working.


I can deal with the annoying questions and not so subtle passes as long as you continue to make me look good.

Happy Tuesday

Note to self: you are happy when you feel pretty.

It makes such a difference in my mood when I dont press snooze three times and I actually have time to pick out a cute outfit and do my hair instead of wearing a pony tail.

yes, im a girlie girl.

“ Give what you have. To someone it may be better than you dare to think. ”

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

kissing

best kisses caught on camera

I had way too much fun this weekend and not enough sleep.

oh well...you can sleep when you are dead.

Mapped out my summer :)

Reno... T minus 5 hours!!!!
4th of July in SLC with my fam
Disneyland (mid-July ish)
Birthday in 48 days !! -->Napa with Clayton :)
Burning man in 72

My life is rad. I bet you wish it was yours.
xo

LDR

So my friend new friend Kinsey was checking out my pictures on facebook...
K: Who is that cute guy you have all those cute pics with?
S: Oh he lives in Tahoe, we went to seattle a couple weekends ago
K: Oh, so you're in an LDR too?
S: a LDR?
K: a Long Distance Relationship
S: Oh, ummm, Ya, I guess so...

I never thought I would do something so crazy, but sometimes it just happens to you.
:)
It makes it easier to have Megan and Kinsey who are both in LDR's too.

i need this

get your shit together flask :)

I am in love with Adventures.

I am obsessed with engagement videos. This one especially. It is exactly what I want.

Happy Friday

Cute engagement video

My Birthday is 54 days away!

Yes I'm counting down. And yes, I know I'm turning 24 and nothing exciting comes with 24. Thank you.

I wish there was a birthday Santa that you could send your wish list too. So for now I'll just send it out to the universe and maybe the universe will hook it up.

1st and foremost I want a Michael Kors watch. I'm a big girl with a big girl job and therefor I deserve one. Rose Gold please.
A weekend getaway!! living social has tons of deals, and I love going to new places, trying new things and making memories.
I also need new black going out shoes. Not heels, only wedges... otherwise they wont stay on for more than an hour and yes, ill be that girl on the dance floor barefoot. I love all things with buckles. or feathers for that matter. Just FYI.
I would love to hire a professional photographer and have a couple boudoir photo shoot. Sexy pictures like this. and yes, my man already has the ink & the sexy tank top :)

But if all else fails, Textsfromlastnight.com said it best:
I'll be accepting presents in the form of drinks, drugs and orgasms. So any or all of those will be fine.

Stay passionate about your passions

love!

BIRTHDAY PRESENT IDEAS --> TOMS SUNGLASSES

Dinner

ugh. I'm so not excited about going to dinner tonight with C. There are so many complications when it comes to establishing the 'friend zone' with certain guys, that it mostly isn't worth it. Here are some helpful hints that my co-worker and I came up with to make sure there is no confusion on the fact that we are JUST friends.

dont change outfits, wear the same shirt that you wore to work

dont let him pick you up, meet him there

wear your hair in a plain ponytail. this alludes to the fact that you didnt spend extra time curling or styling your hair

wear vans or chucks

dont let him pay

casually mention other guys in conversation

only give one armed hugsand if he really isn't getting the hint, burp and or swear

-Wish me luck.

Biggest Little City

T minus 8 days until i get to visit my home!
Boyfriend
Friends
Family
Reno Rodeo
Imperial
Silver peak Nachos
WuRK
Hiroba Sushi
Wine Walk
Truckee
Hugs
&Kisses
:)

I! Could! Not! Be! Anymore! Excited!

reminds me of saturday morning, coffee and cuddling

Favorite Food!.. go ahead, judge me.

That is why we need to travel

If we dont offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes dont lift to the horizon, our ears dont hear the sound arround us.

I've got some REAL competion on my hands

Today I have realized that there are two kinds of people who have advantages in business, and LIFE in general;
a.) People who have significant others and get to have morning sex. Fact: There is no way a morning workout creates as much endorphins as a morning orgasm.
b.) People who have prescriptions to adderall.

I am neither of these people and I'm not happy about it.

Apartment #219

New apartment. Just me and the bear :)

studio. large walk in closet. new carpets. wanna-be granite counter tops. pool. dog run. hot neighbor on the left. potsmoker neighbors on the right.

It's small, but its eclectic and affordable and semi-awkward. Just my style.

My bed is in what should be the dining area, because I HAVE to have my bed under the ceiling fan or I would die. And yes, Im going to buy a couch/futon for visitors. And I have a BIG tv.

Life is good :)

Dear little sister... who's ex is a bag of douche,

Introduction: Here is some advice I gave my lil sis who dated this guy... She told him she wanted to keep things pretty casual (seeing that she just got out of a 6 year relationship). On one of their dates that they went on, she drove and her car got towed. He insisted he pay for the tow charge. Later when things started getting too serious, she told him she needed to take a few steps back. Bitter and what he thinks is a broken heart (after only a few months of dating) he insists she pays him back. He stalks her financial endeavors via facebook by keeping track of the places she check-ins so that he can call her out on all the money she spends instead of paying him for something that was never consensually agreed to be paid back.

Ohhhhhh man. This is ridiculous!
For starters, I like your word choice when responding to his request..."What a fair weather friend you turned out to be, and a tacky-ass one at that." NICEWORK sis.
Second, Yes, he is out of line. Reminds me of something (insert ex BF's name) would do. Bastard. He is just bitter that you don't like him anymore. Instead of trying to be content with being your friend, and trying to be mature, he is trying to make you hurt in any way he can... It seems immature, but I think you need to de-friend him on facebook. Other wise he is going to know all of your business.
Also, I honestly don't think I would pay him!! Its a life lesson he should learn. Not everything last forever, so next time he pays for something he should realize it he isn't buying your love. Tell him he was being a good friend and thank him. It would be in his best interest to let his balls drop, go through puberty, mature a little, and move the f*** on. Hearts get broken. That's what life is about. Girls break your heart, boys break your heart. Your cats dies... and your heart breaks. You get fired... your heart breaks, you change your plan of attack on life.. and yes your heart breaks again. NOWHERE is there a signed contract when dating someone that says it is going to last forever. And nowhere is there a contract that says he would loan you money and you would pay him back. So him putting this 'payment plan' on you and monitoring how you spend your money is a joke.
I would ignore him and try to cut him out of your life as much as possible. You have grown more mentally, financially and emotionally than most 22 year year olds. So he can f*** himself. He is just trying to jab you where you are most sensitive. Just have confidence in your self and remind yourself you are not a bad person no matter what he says.
Keep on Keepin on. I love you!!!!
Sincerely,
Don't mess with my little sister or I'll kick your ass

My Impossible List

"It's kind of fun to do the Impossible" -Walt Disney
Possible is safe, realistic and boring. Let's take risks, get hurt and get happy. I might not be able to do everything on this list... but I will try anyway.

*This is a first draft*
Life Goals
• Change 1 Person’s Life For The Better
• Sponsor a student to attend college
• Buy a House
Fitness Goals
• Run a 5k -CHECK
• Run a 10k-CHECK
• Run a Half Marathon [Oct.16.2011 in SF]
• Run a Marathon
• Run A Triathlon
Travel Goals
• Visit Every Continent
o North America -CHECK
o South America
o Europe
o Asia
o Australia
o Antarctica
o Africa-CHECK
• Go Swimming in Every Ocean
o Pacific-CHECK
o Atlantic-CHECK
o Indian
o Arctic
o Southern/Antarctic
• Travel For 1 Year Straight
• Become Fluent in a foreign language
• Own a small flat in 2 different countries
Minimalism Goals
• Go without a car for a month
• Fit everything I own in my car-CHECK
• Create a “Getaway” Backpack [I'm really excited about this]
Adrenaline Rushes
• Go Skydiving
• Go Scubadiving
• Bike Across America
• Do A Cross Country Road Trip-CHECK
• Climb a Volcano
Events To Attend
• Burning Man-CHECK
• Bonaroo
• Coachella
• Sasquach
• Day to Breakers
• Participate in Tomatina
• Running of the Bulls
• Mardi Gras
Professional Goals
• Purchase a company -CHECK
• Put $100,000 in the bank
• Give $100,000 away
• Start a successful blog

I like this. Switchin things up :)

I want to name my next pet SpRiNkLeS

Next Tattoo: Infinity ∞

Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.

Seattle

Had an amazing weekend in Seattle with the boy. I had so much fun hanging out with his college buddy and just being silly together. I like hanging out with boys... they are usually pretty innapropriate and thats what I like. It was hard to keep up at times, but I think I did ok.

The plan is to run away together once a month... next stop Disneyland?!

this is exactly how i want to live:

It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.

It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the centre of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life’s betrayals or have become shrivelled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it, or fade it, or fix it.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself. If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. If you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty even when it is not pretty every day. And if you can source your own life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand at the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon, ‘Yes.’

It doesn’t interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone and do what needs to be done to feed the children.

It doesn’t interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the centre of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.


–Oriah Mountain Dreamer



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12 things i find ridiculously romantic

beaches
intimate glances amidst crowds
tickling
wildflowers in ball jars
handwritten notes
pouring rain
airport homecoming/farewells
green rolling hills
movie nights with wine and popcorn
old fashioned cars
holding hands
picnics

Online shopping on my lunch break :)

I need this Michael Kors watch!!... or maybe this one?... I just cant decided.

Operation: Bikini Body

Lately I have been uncomfortable in my own body. I've been wearing summer dresses because most of my pants are too tight :(

I had been slacking on working out for months, I've been busy moving, and eating out wayyy to much. I went from snowy Reno weather to Phoenix pool party weather and I am very unprepared.

I have been consistantly running at least 3 days a week for the past 3 weeks. I have noticed that I am more toned, but I still havn't lost any inches. I think I need to switch things up a bit and give my body a kickstart! oh, aaaaannnd I'm visiting Mr. Clayton in Seattle in 10 days!! So, hopefully I can drop a pound... or five :-/

So here it goes... Liquid Diet for 72 hours!!! + running 5x a week.
See you soon Bikini Body!

Things I'm addicted to

"I wouldn't really call it an addiction, more of a passion. I'm habitually passionate."


Lattes

Suntanning

Evening Runs

Kissing

Diet Dr. Pepper

Weekend Get aways <3

Happy Humpday!

Here are some Rules of Happiness from my lovely cousin Laura's blog :)

Go OVERBOARD on birthdays...

Save money, and be wise, but dont forget you can always make more money, but you can't always make more memories... [Instead of getting a cute place with expensive rent, I'm going to get a cheap place, travel the world and decorate it with pictures of the memories]

Skinny dip at every appropriate opportunity :)

Let you heart break and love it <3 ...[It is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something. ~Elizabeth Gilbert]

See Pocket full of Prose for more happies :)

i miss her the most

Dear Estee Bear,

I want you to know how much I miss you. I know you're having a blast with the boys... But I can't wait to get you back.

Xoxo,
Momma Bear

Things that eeeerk me

1. People who are talkers and not Do-ers
Lets be real, if you have been talking about doing something for over a year and haven't done it yet, you probably never will.

2. If you are a guy, don't text me more than three times in a row with out me responding.
Isn't this common sense? Guys, if she likes you, TRUST ME, she will be looking at her phone waiting for you to text her and she WILL text you back.
If I haven't responded to one of your three texts;
A. I'm not interested
OR
B. I'm not interested

3. Since when did the verb 'talking' become synonyms with having sex?
If someone asks me "I heard you and Bob are talking" It seems pretty ridiculous that If i say "Ya" I get this oddly intrigued look like I'm some kinda of skank. So now I will respond, "If by talking you REALLY mean having conversation via text like I do with most people then yes... but if you mean having sex? Definitely not. Thanks for asking"

4. People who can not admit that they don't know, or that they are wrong.
This mostly is a syndrome found in the male species especially when dealing with car problems.

5. Shy people.
I just don't get it. I would so much rather people think I am weird, than think I am quiet and boring!! The ONE exception to this rule is my sister Mandy. She isn't shy, she's just not as loud as most. But when everyone quiets down just enough, she is weirder than anyone I know :)

6. LOL
Dont say it unless you are actually laughing out loud. Kids now-a-days use it after every sentance. No you are not laughing out loud and neither am I. LOL.

I'm pretty good at being a girl

Things that make me happy:
Pretty nails... So I have gotten my nails done professionally since I was 17 years old. I recently decided to be less high maintenance and save money and paint my own nails. I didn't realize how much of a challenge this would be!! You use your hands for EVERYTHING!! and I cannot stand it if my hands are out there, for people to see, when they have ugly cuticles or chipped nail polish. So my less high maintenance plan didn't work, because now I paint my nails three times a week... But I'm saving $80 a month that I would be spending on gel fills :)

Margaritas...This is my family's drink of choice, we know how to put down margaritas! I'm majorly missing midweek lunch dates at Miguel's with Mom & Dad :(


Miss Estee Bear... She is my baby and best friend













Coffee/Chai Tea Lattes... This makes me so happy. I love relaxing with someone special over a yummy hot beverage. Soothes my soul :)

Hair Accessories... especially feathers!

Who Wouldn't Want This?!

I am enjoying my stay at the Gunters home. First of all their home is beautiful; my favorite part is the custom pool. Secondly Shelly is an amazing cook; she makes yummy dinner and then there is always leftovers for my lunch the next day.

BUT one of my very favorite things about living there (besides getting to share a room with my bff Kenzie) is our brother Derek Gunter. Now this kid is one of the funniest/weirdest/most scarcastic kids I have ever met. We are constantly playing tricks and making fun of each other.

Last week he offered to share a bite of his Cafe Rio with me. (If you know anything about me then you would know how much I LOVE Cafe Rio).

As I was taking an extremely large bite becuase I wanted to make it a good one, sourcream and quac got all over and around my mouth while beans and rice were actually spilling out. I treated it as if it was my first bite of food in days. As I looked over at Derek with my cheeks full of burrito he said to me with a disgusted look on his face, "how are you still single?!" I tried to quickly say something mean back but I couldn't help but laugh at how repulsing I looked.

In humilty I was about to say, "Good call Derek" But I still stuck to my guns and replied (with extreme arm and body motion), "WHO WOULDNT WANT THIS?!"

Am I right? or am I right?

lovely