Party it UP

Mitchell and I discovered something this weekend.....we are in fact, professional theme party planners. Go ahead. Give us a theme. I dare ya. The movie Up came out earlier this month and it was quite clear a party was in demand. My parents hadn't seen it so we decided to throw them a Up party .....okay okay, the title of professional theme party planners might be a bit of a stretch ....

We had pineUPple soda

with some chUPs and dUP

and for dessert ... caramel pUPcorn

So give us a call and we can take care of all your party needs. We even offer discounts for immediate family.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Thrift stores are magical. I LOVE walking into a store and finding a diamond in the rough amidst a pile of garbage. Yes most thrift stores have a different ... aroma about them, but the deals can be killer! I remember when I was in elementary school and my mom would take us to DI .... I was embarrassed to be buying someone's used clothing... but now I prefer thrift stores and their prices. A good chunk of my closet is made up of thrift store finds.

Mitchell and I took our "fun money" we had saved up and headed to the nearest Chipotle (in Bountiful 25 mins away) and then hit DI on the way home. We came home with a beauty for sure ......

We do not wish to offend those of you who happen to have this painting hanging in your homes this very minute .... it just isn't our style .... it t'was the frame that made us drool.

With a little TLC from Mitchell ... this frame was transformed into an awesome mirror that would cost a pretty penny in a store.

Warthogs and Witches

Once upon a time there was a very vain girl who occasionally wore sunscreen. She worked two summers doing landscape maintenance ..... 6 hours per day .... in the sun. ..... yes, this girl was me. This job provided me with the perfect opportunity to say farewell to my pasty white skin. I was indeed naive. I wasn't really surprised when a mysterious bump began growing on my forehead a couple months ago, considering my sketchy past with sunscreen. I was prepared to accept the fact that I had precancerous garbage on my face. My mom was concerned so she called up the friendly neighborhood dermatologist and wanted him to take a look at it. We walked over to his house today ... he opened the door .... looked at me for 0.7 seconds and said .... "that's a wart." WHAT?! I'm a wartface?! NOOOOO! I guess I should be grateful it isn't cancerous .... but I'm kind of embarrassed to be put in the same category as witches and warthogs. Oh well. Looks like I will have to begin training my hair to part on the other side.

I'm a .... witch.

Lift off ......

Cubicle Queen

Life #5: Office Girl

Don't let the name plate fool you .... my job isn't that important. I work in a VP's office at Weber State ... it is very glamorous indeed. A typical day at the office includes:

- Fetching the newspaper for thee Mr. Tarbox
- Destroying forests (making oodles of copies)
- Playing mailman (they send all of the weird mail to
our office and I get to decide what lucky soul will get it)
- Babysitting (I stalk the jocks and make sure they go to class)
- Ask Jeeves (people call our office with the most random
questions expecting us to know the answers.

Paper cuts, numb bum, risk of carpal tunnel ... it's a tough job but someones got to do it.

Jesus Wanted Me For a Sunbeam

Life #4: Church Callings

I have to admit I was getting a little bit worried when I hit the 5 month mark in our new ward and still didn't have a calling. Heck, I would have been happy with ward bulletin board specialist at that point.... finally I have a place, make that two places, in the ward now ....... drum roll ...... sunbeam teacher and activities committee!

I was slightly concerned about having to teach a bunch of 3-4 year olds, but my sweet mother hooked me up with all the coolest songs to sing and games to play. My first lesson was "I Can Be Kind to Animals" .... how awesome is that? My next lesson is "Music Makes Me Happy." Last week consisted of marching around the room pretending we were the 2000 stripling warriors and making cool headbands. Can't get better than that.


Mitchell and I both were called to the activities committee which we are thrilled with. I am officially designated as the "ward activity poster girl" .... close to the "ward bulletin specialist" ...but not quite.

Our Halloween party is going to be rocking for sure

Slave Labor

Life 3: The Lowly Intern

Breath in through the mouth and out through the nose. This has been my motto for the past couple months as I have been trying to juggle everything. I have about 120 hours left that I need to complete before the beginning of December ....that's 20 hours per week of UNPAID work. Making sure I get these blasted internship hours has been one of my leading sources of stress, but the end is in sight. Fortunately the Warrior Fitness and Health Center on Hill Air Force Base was kind enough to work with me this semester.

If you want to be my friend for life, hook me up with a free t-shirt and I'm yours. Hill Air Force Base did just that and now we are BFF. I will admit that I feel somewhat important when I wear this shirt, the Air Force is legit and hard core.

I am Wildcat, Hear me Roar

Life 2: A Weber State Wildcat

I have been a college student for approximately 23% of my life. 5.5 years. Hopefully I will end this streak in about 3 months (knock on wood). Things I will gladly kiss goodbye:

1. Freshmen who bring their high school attitudes to campus
2. Group projects. I am kind of a control freak.
3. Packing lunches that are backpack friendly. My lunches have consisted of Fiber One granola bars and fruit for the past 2 months.
4. 40 yr old students who come to class in sweat pants
5. Busy work. Crossword puzzles and word searches in college? Give me a break.
6. Power point presentations ..... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
7. Text books that cost an arm, a leg, a foot, and your first born child.
8. Hunting for a parking spot. Thankfully, this year, campus is a hop, skip and a jump away. Yeah for walking