yo yankees...

couldn't you have stepped it up a little bit?

it's wednesday night and no gLee.




i guess this will have to suffice for now...

years later...

i haven't written a blog post in almost a year. i'm not going to apologize, though. i was doing other things. let's all get over it. i already am.

october has come and gone. :( i always feel like it passes me by before i can get into the real autumnal spirit. it was the shiz, though, as it always is. how could it not be when we kick things off with my birthday?? (is it bad that 22 feels old?) since i tend to gravitate towards things meant for little boys, i chose to celebrate at pirate island pizza.


it was grand! gracias to all my wonderful friends who partied with me. i love you all!

a lot happened in october. a lot happened in the past year, too. i won't bore you all with details, though. my month of birth was graced with the presence of my recently (provo) departed (and soon to be missionary) best friend ellen, my splendidly silly little sister hailey, ingrid michaelson, pumkin chocolate chip cookies courtesy my roommate megan, hip hop, criminal minds, math, bike rides, hockey, and my roommate kim's GRE flashcards. it was a good month. it culminated in this:


five points to anyone who can figure out what we are!

(this is for nicole, cuz she needs a flattering picture in all of my posts)

i have folders!!!

Whitney tagged me to post the fourth picture from my fourth folder in my iPhoto.  She doubted that I even have folders.  False!  I may not be the picture of photographic organization (haha, so punny), but I do have some folders.  So feast your eyes on this:

This is from my glory days, a.k.a. high school.  (That's a joke...I was neither cool nor cute in high school.  I was okay with that, though.)  I believe the venue is Brian Favero's wedding, which of course took place at Arden Hills.  Megan Favero is on the left (that girl is still way cooler than me) and the one with the 70's rocker hair is Nicole Bagozzi.  

These girls remain two of my best friends and I love them dearly, especially when we ride bikes, go swimming and have sleep-overs!  Wow, not much has changed since we were twelve, has it?

Nice...

I'm in an exploration of teaching class this semester, which entails going to observe various math classes at Utah County high schools and middle schools.  This morning we were looking for our teacher's classroom (in a middle school) whilst bumping our way through an extremely crowded hallway full of preteens.  When we got to our destination, the teacher was coming out of her room.  I smiled, 

"Hi, are you Mrs. So-and-so??"

Her response:

"Yeah, are you new?"

Ouch.

For the Love of America

Has anyone else noticed that everyone's favorite gymnast with seriously solid little thighs has some extremely uneven eyebrows? They're like waaaaay off. Don't worry though, I still love her. Her balance beam routine was awesome last night. She was just so poised the whole time. She barely wobbled once throughout the whole thing. It almost made me wish I had devoted my entire life to becoming a contortionist. Almost. I think I might be too tall at my towering 5'6" anyways, so I guess I didn't completely cheat the world out of my potential talents.


Also, who does not love swimmers these days? This relay was so exciting. And Michael...I'm willing to look past the sticky-outy-ears, if I can just briefly touch your ever so smooth torso. Think about it.

The Best Day EVER!!!

So yesterday (saturday) was a very good day. It was a fantastic marathon of frivolous spending that I currently do not regret. I will tell you why:

Part 1a: Ellen, Kim, Megan and I went and got 2 for 1 massages at the Utah College of Massage Therapy in Lindon. I got my first full-body massage for a mere $12.50. I will be going back. For those interested that reside in Utah Valley, they are doing the 2 for 1 deal next Saturday as well as the following one. I whole-heartedly recommend it.

Part 1b: While waiting for our massages we headed to kneaders and I got a chocolate croissant. It reminded me of buying them at the La Bou at Country Club Mall back at home. Good times.

Part 2: Kim was on the hunt for an adorable lamp from Ikea, so we went exploring. Megan cracked us all up as she got way too excited over the practicality of kitchen set-ups and thoughts of getting married and coming to Ikea to deck out her own home.
Kim found her totally awesome lamp, Ellen bought a pot...good purchases were abound. And best of all (for me, anyways) we didn't spend inordinate amounts of time in there. I can only gaze at dozens of bedroom options for so long. Don't get me wrong, I love a good decorating binge as much as the next girl, but decisions get exhausting...even if you're just pretending.

I'm not sure if you're actually "allowed" to take pictures inside Ikea, but no Swedish police came to throw meatballs at me, so I decided it was okay.

Megan requested a picture with this family tree so that she could remember it for when she decorates her own nursery. I told you she was way too excited.

This apron looks good on Ellen. Though that skirt might get a little heavy.

Part 3a: We drove to the Jordan Commons movie theater in Sandy. Sandy totally reminds me of Roseville, by the way. It's a little bit weird. On our way we passed this store that Kimberly had a strong desire to check out simply because it had an amazing name: Nothing Bundt Cakes. Lucky for us it was their Grand Opening and we got discounted "bundtlet" cakes, which are mini bundt cakes if that was over your head in any way:) I got lemon raspberry. It was some seriously scrumptious cake.

Part 3b: Right next to Nothing Bundt Cakes was a little slice of my own personal heaven - CHIPOTLE!!! For those of you who don't know me, I have a passion for fake Mexican food in the form of Chipotle burritos. I got my usual steak with the corn and tomato salsa. Delicious. Also, in California they give free drinks to students if they have their ID card. Apparently they don't in Utah, which is lame. We inquired about this, and there was some miscommunication. In the end, even though Utah Chipotle's rules are crap, their employees were awesome and gave us free drinks anyways. I wanted to hug them for making my fantastic day even more fantastic.

Part 4: We went to Jordan Commons because it's like the coolest theater ever, and it was the only appropriate venue for us to view the highly anticipated Dark Knight. This place lets you reserve your specific spot in the movie theater so you don't have to wait in lines. Plus, they let you bring in outside food, so it was a burrito and bundtlet feast!
Now, the movie. I have always loved Batman. I think as a kid the idea of creating this secret identity for yourself and having sweet gadgets and a Batmobile made him my favorite. Plus the villains were always the most creative. Lets face it though, Batman movies have not always been spectacular. But I loved Batman Begins. I like the lack of comic-book cheesiness and how it almost seems real and totally plausible. I was excited the moment I saw a trailer for The Dark Knight, and it was even better than I expected. The acting was great, particularly Heath Ledger of course. I know there was a whole lot of hype about his role, but believe me, it was well-deserved. He creeped me out more than a little bit. I think Kim put it best when she said that she was always waiting for his scenes, but whenever he came on she was freaked out and didn't want to look at him. He's the scariest of any super villain I think I've ever seen. Because his motive isn't money or even power necessarily. He's just seriously psychotic and enjoys causing mayhem. He has nothing to lose and nothing to fear, so even when he's getting his face bashed in or falling from a building he laughs like it's all a game. He really has no weakness that the hero or police could use as leverage to make him stop. And that's what made it kind of disturbing. I was in a constant state of worry for Gotham, because all this horrible stuff was happening and the only way to stop it would be to actually kill the Joker, which everyone seemed too noble to do.
There was a lot going on in this movie, and I won't bore you with more of my opinion, but I will say that I loved it. And Christian Bale's foxy face didn't hurt either.

Part 5: Ellen's mom came to Provo because she's driving Ellen and I back to Sacramento for our good friend Krystal's wedding. I love Julie. She took us out for a light dinner, and to make make the day even more ridiculous, took us out to see Mama Mia. Quite a departure from The Dark Knight, but I was ready for something light. I found it hilarious, and it definitely made me want to dance like a dancin' queen!

How awesome is Coldplay?

Answer: extremely awesome.

And that is not up for debate.