janelle cherie

Happy New Year

2012-01-02T10:35:00.002-08:00

This year we spent New Years at the Cameron's. We ate our little hearts out, played pool, drank Martinelli's, and had a dance party till 2 in the morning.

Here's to 2012

Snowbird

2012-01-02T10:18:00.000-08:00

I've been talking to my nephew Chase about going skiing together sometime while he is in Provo visiting his mom... and we FINALLY did it! We went up to Snowbird on Friday and had a grand old time. Chase is awesome!!

Georgia Peaches...

2012-01-01T17:35:00.003-08:00

I flew out to Atlanta for a couple of days to meet up with my parents and help Trevor and Roxanne move. I hadn't seen these babes in FOREVER so we had a real good time hanging out. Lila and Keller are seriously the cutest and I cant wait for baby boy to come and win us all over as well.

me and my mini me....

LOVE these guys

mr. jokester

Dad in Keller's bunk bed :)

I need to come visit them more often. SO much fun!

Christmas Miracle!!!

2012-01-01T17:23:00.000-08:00

So, I know people talk about Christmas miracles all the time but I'm pretty sure I had a Christmas miracle this year that TRUMPS THEM ALL!!! So here is the story: I haven't been home for Christmas in YEARS... I always have to work and subsequently celebrate Christmas the week after, when I can get time off and go home. Well, this year my parents were going to be out of town the week after Christmas making this the first year that I really wouldn't be making it home for the holidays. No big deal right? I'm getting pretty used to working over the holidays. Well, this year I was scheduled to be in Houston for Christmas Eve, but last minute they changed my trip and gave me an ONTARIO OVERNIGHT... on CHRISTMAS EVE. Now, let me just explain to you how rare and AWESOME this was. I have been a flight attendant for almost a year and a half now... and I have NEVER ONCE gotten an Ontario overnight... and most Ontario overnights get in real late and leave first thing the next morning. But, this trip got me to California at 4 in the afternoon (letting me spend all of Christmas Eve with my family) and left at 9 in the morning Christmas day. So I called my brother in law Duane and had him pick me up so I could surprise my family. Seriously THE GREATEST. I didn't think I cared much if I was home for Christmas or not, but after being there with my family and adorable nieces and nephews, I realized how important it really was. I love my family so much. I'm so grateful for them and for this Christmas season to remember the birth of our Savior and better understand the TRUE reason we are all here.

Christmas morning

Family tradition... reenacting the story of Christ's birth.

Family Talent Show...

Chase showing off his mad piano skills.

Tate and Cade

Ellie sang us a lovely song

Malia

California version of a Snowball fight...

The line up

And, the most adorable nieces and nephews in the WORLD

Sammy was SOOOOO excited for Santa to come.

Ellie, Charly, and Malia

Grandpa and Grandma

Mom and Jorli

My sister Amy, who is probably just the cutest pregnant girl in the world

Tate and Marc

Rachelle and Jakey


Our little elf Jorli... love her

Christmas Morning.
I'm pretty sure my mom is going to kill me for posting these pictures so if you don't hear from me for a while you may want to do some investigation... but these pictures are too good NOT to post. Im sure my parents were real glad I made them do a photo shoot with a chocolate mustache first thing Christmas morning. Ha Ha Ha!!!!

Isn't my dad handsome?!

And my mom is the BEST

Merry Christmas Everybody!!

temple square

2012-01-01T16:30:00.001-08:00

this is me LOVING Christmas

Christmas at our house

2012-01-01T16:08:00.000-08:00

The girls at our house celebrated Christmas a week early before most of us went home to spend the holidays with our families. We did a Secret Santa gift exchange that wasn't quite so secret, but really great none the less. Jelissa's mom Camille went all out too and was the Ultimate Santa Clause for us girls. She spoiled us! And we LOVED every second of it.

Anna and Jelissa looking teeny tiny in that big chair :)

Me and Willi

Mal, Magen, and Alaina

Presents!

Thank you Camille!!!!! Best Christmas yet.

My new boots from Willi.... SO CUTE!

Alaina being adorable like always.

Mal made the most amazing Chocolate brownie cake concoction I've ever tasted.

Our Christmas dinner

Our house is cooler than yours...

best idea ever

2012-01-01T15:45:00.002-08:00

I decided to get a pass this year to Snowbird and I feel pretty good about it. Even though there hasn't been much snow yet, it is still SO MUCH FUN!

Jelissa and I are going to have a real good time this year.

Arizona Overnight

2012-01-01T15:42:00.000-08:00

I managed to get a Phoenix overnight this month and Holly was great enough to take off work and hang out with me. SO what do you do with a few free hours in Phoenix in the AM? Chicken and waffles of course. Oh, and a giant DP in a jar. SO SICK but SO GREAT at the same time. Thanks Holls.

Christmas Party...

2012-01-01T15:25:00.003-08:00

We had a Christmas party and it was a pretty big hit... I mean, who wouldn't want to celebrate Christmas at our house??

Willi's beautiful tree

my 2 favorite people... always having such a good time

beau... beautiful beau

4 pizzas delivered at midnight is always a good idea

tis the season...

2012-01-01T15:04:00.000-08:00

I'm a little behind on my blogging so here's an update... December was real good to me. Here are a few pictures from one of the best nights ever. Josh took me to the Melting Pot where we ate our little hearts out and then we went to Kurt Bestor's Christmas concert... it was awesome. Great way to celebrate the holidays... and a pretty great person to celebrate them with.

BDE

2011-12-05T14:28:00.001-08:00

This holiday season has been treating me pretty nicely so far... A few years back I had a good friend, Christopher Sargent, who introduced me to B.D.E... the Best December Ever. It consisted of awesome Christmas activities planned each week and good company to share the holiday season with... He has since gotten married and moved across the country, but I've attempted to carry on the Christmas tradition. My version of BDE is not quite as fantastic as his... but at least its something!! So here's to the Best December Ever, 2011... Its been pretty awesome so far.

Jelissa and I at her family's work Christmas party.... It was awesome.

Alaina and I at the the Children's Choir Christmas concert at the Cathedral of the Madeleine. Everything about it was beautiful.

Our cute house all decked out...

the sweater stockings I made... I might have stayed up until 4 am making them.... not the prettiest things considering I was on the point of delirium while making them... but I'm pretty proud of them, not gonna lie.

Our CHRISTMAS TREE!!!

Christmas craft I made... I recently started using Pintrest and its kind of changed my life.

So far, I have spent a Saturday night at home making Christmas crafts and decorating the Christmas tree with my roommates, watched the Christmas Devotional, gone to an awesome Christmas play at the conference center, listened to tiny angelic voices in the Christmas concert at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, made TONS of treats, started a billion sewing projects and finished a few of them, watched a few Christmas movies... and thoroughly enjoyed all of it. I'm going to be real sad when December is over.

happy...

2011-12-01T17:29:00.001-08:00

So, I've just been feeling extremely happy and grateful these last few weeks... I've got a lot of really great people in my life. My friends and family have helped me in ways they don't realize and have taught me how to be a better person and live life to its fullest. I'm so grateful to each of my friends in different and specific ways and couldn't have asked for a better people in my life. I'm so lucky to have met each of you and am so glad that I've been able to be a part of your life. And I'm so grateful for my family... My mom is the most wonderful lady on earth. She sacrifices so much everyday for the people around her and has always been such a great example to me. My dad is equally wonderful. He's the most kindhearted, patient, and understanding man I know. And my siblings (in-laws included... you guys have been around for almost as long as I can remember).... I love you all to death. Being the youngest I've always been in a different place in life and its been awesome watching you and learning from your example, and I'm really grateful to each of you. You are each wonderful and great in your own way... so thank you for loving me for who I am and for teaching me to be a better person. I'm not the best at keeping in touch with all of you, but just know I love you.

I went to a play the other night at the conference center about the birth of Christ and his resurrection... The perfect way to start off the Christmas season. It helped me remember the true meaning of Christmas. I'm so grateful for a loving heavenly father who gave His Son for us... so that we could repent, live happily, and return to him. I'm grateful for my Savior. For His life, His example, His teachings, His mercy, and His sacrifice. And I'm grateful for the restored gospel and for the peace it has brought to my life and for the person it has helped me to become.

So... to all of you, THANK YOU... I'm SO HAPPY... and SO GRATEFUL for my beautiful life and all the beautiful people in it.

Merry Christmas everyone :)

Birdy

2011-11-30T13:41:00.001-08:00

This girl is awesome. She's only 15 and has an amazing voice. Loved this song and love her cover of Bon Iver's Skinny Love.

Thanksgiving

2011-11-26T16:31:00.001-08:00

This Thanksgiving I had to work again... I honestly can't remember the last time I was home for Thanksgiving, or even Christmas for that matter! Which is sad, because I love my family and its always fun to be home for the holidays... But, I did manage to eat an AWESOME PRE-Thanksgiving dinner this year with my roommates. It seriously was amazing... All I contributed was a pumpkin pie (I'm not much of a cook), but these ladies I live with can do some magic in the kitchen. Alaina made the turkey. Anna made some killer sweet potatoes, Willi made stuffed mushrooms and mashed potatoes, and Magen made green bean casserole. And it all was SO GOOD. I also managed my to convince my roommates to do a self esteem circle with me (Although it didn't take too much convincing because we all just love each other to death). We each went around the room and said what we love and admire most about each person. And don't worry, it only took like an hour and a half we all had so much to say. After the 6 of us (plus a couple more) ate dinner, we invited friends over for leftovers and pie. I couldn't have asked for a better Thanksgiving in Utah. I'm so glad I found such great roommates and made so many friends since moving here. Life really is grand.

I'm kind of obsessed with this song...

2011-11-11T22:49:00.001-08:00

This is a cover of Robyn's "Call your girlfriend" by the Swedish girl band, Erato... its kind of amazing.

fall

2011-11-02T01:38:00.000-07:00

So... even though I'm sad about Halloween being over... its still fall around here and I'm pretty stoked about that. My roommate and I went running around our block on Halloween just as the sun was setting and it was seriously BEAUTIFUL. All the leaves were yellow, the sky was pink and the sunset was reflecting off the mountains in front of us. It was amazing. Growing up in California I never got to experience or appreciate true fall... and even though in Utah, fall means that snow is just around the corner, I'll take it because its seriously worth it. I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

Here are a few pictures of our last Halloween activities...

We found Ted Bundy's house and went up emigration canyon to some creepy shack and spooked ourselves silly..

and I DID dress up once this weekend. The easiest/least effort costume I could come up with was Charlie Chaplin... or Hitler, which ever you prefer...


ps, Willi drew that on her face all on her own... cutest thing EVER.

And, my friend Andrew made us Sunday dinner and I seriously couldn't stop eating it... SO GOOD

Big Cottonwood Canyon...

I made my roommates come with me on a walk in the mountains last Sunday. It was BEAUTIFUL...

Jelissa and Willi

Alaina

Megan

I couldn't have asked for a better group of girls to live with... Seriously lucked out.

Halloweenie

2011-10-28T17:41:00.000-07:00

So, I moved into a new house recently... and my roommates are PRETTY rad. We've been fully taking advantage of the fall and Halloween season. We've carved pumpkins, made apple cider, watched scary movies, and even took a visit to Ted Bundy's house... its been awesome.

(there's 6 of us that live here... and whenever we tell people that, they always feel bad for us... 6 people in one house?! but really its AWESOME. couldn't be any more perfect)

family dinner for Alaina's birthday

Carving pumpkins... can you tell which one is mine??

... making apple cider. Alaina's friend has an apple press so we made about 12 gallons of apple juice the other night... SO MUCH FUN!!

I love Halloweeeeen...

Holly's Birthday Weekend

2011-10-24T23:51:00.002-07:00

Holly just had a birthday and it was kind of a big deal... so we went on a trip together. It didn't quite work out exactly as expected but it was still AWESOME. Holly got to have her first standby experience and unfortunately it wasn't too lucky. Our original plan to go to Hawaii got VETOED so we went to San Diego instead. Although it was a bit disappointing, Holly and I could of had a good time together if we were stuck in an elevator for the weekend... So San Diego wasn't too bad of a deal.

We ate ALL WEEKEND LONG and it was totally worth it.

I took Holly to Extraordinary Desserts, next time you are in San Diego you should probably stop by.

We tried to get some sun and managed to find a few rays.... and while the sun was hiding we walked around Torrey Pines. Not quite Hawaii but still beautiful.

So glad I have a girl like Holly in my life. She's always been an amazing friend. I know I can always count on her whenever I have a problem, need advice, or am looking for a good time. We decided that we are definitely best friends because even though we got our fair share of frustrating, annoying, exhausting, and disappointing experiences at the airport, we never once got sick of each other. Instead we laughed until we cried, ate tons of great food, laid out at the beach, met up with friends and family, and had a grand ol' time. Thank you Holly for being born and for always being so great. Sorry the weekend wasn't quite the paradise you were expecting, but I'm glad we got spend it together.

happy fall...

2011-10-12T16:34:00.002-07:00

So, I haven't blogged in a while. But I had some time on my hands today so I thought I would say hello... I'm in Dayton, OH and the leaves are changing here and its beautiful. I love the fall, but I hate that it means winter is on its way. I am excited for carving pumpkins, haunted houses, and holiday treats though!

A few things have changed since I last participated in the blogging world. For one, I moved to a new house in Salt Lake City. Its pretty much the cutest thing on the planet, and my roommates are awesome so I'm pretty stoked. One of my roommates owns the house and she recently redid it all and it looks great. If you ever come over you are totally going to be jealous... its THAT cute. The other day we celebrated my other roommate Alaina's birthday. We had a concert in our backyard and it was awesome. A bit cold but the music was great. St. Boheme, Gothen, and Matteo played and all did a fabulous job.

Also, a couple more recent changes in my life: I am going back to school! I just started an online program through USU for Communication Disorders. I'm basically getting my prerequisites done for Speech Therapy. I'll hopefully be applying for grad school this winter. And I finally got part time with SkyWest and will have a little more control over my schedule and life... something I'm VERY excited about. So yes, things are looking up for me. And hopefully everything will work out in the end!

today i fell in love with sacramento...

2011-06-23T21:36:00.003-07:00

...granted, I got this new artsy photo app that makes my pictures look 10 times cooler than they are in real life... but serious, sacramento is super neat. I walked around old town, stopped in lots of cute shops, got lost on a semi-creepy street, walked to the Capitol, found Capitol Park (which is BEAUTIFUL), found the biggest orange tree in the universe, and stumbled upon a free latino concert downtown. It was awesome. I really do like it here, maybe I should come for an extended visit sometime...

Happy Birthday, Jennilee

2011-06-02T12:12:00.002-07:00

This is my best friend, Jennilee, and today she turns 25. Its kind of a big deal, and so is SHE. If you have had the chance to talk to this girl for even a few minutes, you know that she is a pretty rad chick. We met seven years ago (crazy that its been that long!!) at BYU Hawaii and our lives haven't been the same since. I'm so lucky to have her as a friend.

Jennilee is FUNNY, smart, beautiful, kind, loving, forgiving, patient, thoughtful, considerate, selfless. She is an amazing listener. She's always been there for me when I needed someone to talk to. She is supportive, encouraging, and lights up every room she walks into. She has an amazing testimony and has always been a great example to me of love for our Father in Heaven and faith in Jesus Christ. She is an amazing wife and mother and a great friend. Oh, and did I mention she is FUNNY?! Like seriously, funny.

Jennilee, Happy Birthday!!! I hope today is wonderful... I love you!!!

st. thomas

2011-06-01T16:24:00.007-07:00

So, I finally took advantage of my flight benefits and went somewhere I had never been before:

St. Thomas

...

it was awesome!!! My mom and I went out together (my poor dad didn't get on the flight... thanks to the disadvantages of flying standby) for a couple of days and had SO MUCH FUN.

st. thomas is beautiful (almost as pretty as my lovely mother)

this was the view from our hotel

they drive on the other side of the street there... and my mom and i only had ONE near death experience :)

we found the best beach on the island... hardly anyone was there and we got to snorkel, and lay out, and swim and read under the beautiful caribbean sun.

we ate lots of good food,

saw a lot of really beautiful beaches,

and we even found a house we wanted to buy...

so that we could do THIS all day :)

we ate pizza on the beach

sunburned our white white bods,

and had a brilliant time.

getting home on standby turned out to be a little tricky... silly me, forgot about memorial day weekend and lots of flights were full. it only took us 24 hours to get home, no big deal...

ha ha! but it was worth every second of it! Mom, thanks for sweating in that hot humid air with me... and dad, we were really sorry you couldn't be there with us :(

Anyway, we had ourselves a great time, but are happy to be home. And we LOVED St. Thomas!!!

Cody, WY

2011-05-20T20:30:00.002-07:00

So, I had an overnight in Cody today. And what does one do in Cody?? you might ask... Well, I found the answer: Buffalo Bill Historical Museum.

Cowboys. Indians. Buffalo. Guns.

...

Awesome

it was a little rainy, but luckily the hotel had a SWEET gold mini-van for me to drive down town!

Don't you kind of wish you were a cowboy?? Or even better, and Indian?!

and naturally, i had to take a self portrait... asian style

Next time you are in CODY, be sure to stop by. Its a rip roarin' time.

bliss

2011-05-20T08:40:00.003-07:00

Have I ever told you how much I love this girl?!

I got to go to San Diego for a couple of days this month to hang out with Jennilee... and it was SO SO SO SO SO fun. If I could live in San Diego and hang out with Jennilee everyday, my life would be complete. She is so fun and I laugh so hard everytime we hang out. Loves it. And, not to mention, she has THE CUTEST kids in the world.

me and jennilee at pipes

ps, going to the beach with 2 kids can be quite a production....

cache man

the beautiful Velzy

and I finally got to go to extraordinary desserts... next time you are in SD, GO THERE. SO delicious...

also, I got to hang out with my favorite girl in SLC... heather and I have way crazy schedules so we don't get to see each other much (even though we live like 4 mins away from each other) but a date with Heather is well worth the wait.

and i got to go home for a couple of days to see my mom for mother's day... unfortunately I didn't get a picture of my beautiful mom... but I did get one of this guy... How cute is Jake?! The Larsons are growing chickens now and he was really excited to show me the baby chicks. I got to see the Hunts too... Duane and Chase took me to the gym and kicked my butt... and Kaylee, Charly, and Sammy showed me a real good time on the trampoline. My nieces and nephews are SO FUN!

i did it...

2011-04-29T17:20:00.002-07:00

I finally got an iphone!!! I've been waiting for months. I probably shouldn't be spending so much money on such a silly contraption but I'm really, REALLY excited. I'm a little sad I wont get free mobile to mobile with my mom anymore but we'll make it work, somehow... we've just got to!

just some thoughts

2011-04-27T16:25:00.003-07:00

Riding bikes yesterday with Holly Hansen in the hot Phoenix weather got me WAY EXCITED for summer... Oh how I wish Utah clouds would stop spitting snow on us. I want to say goodbye to my winter coats for good.

I think I could eat tacos everyday for the rest of my life and feel really good about it.

Also, Capser was on tv last night. How long has it been since you've seen THAT movie??? And why hasn't Christina Ricci been in more movies lately???

Also, if I ever happen to get married, remind me NOT to post a status on facebook everyday about how much I love my husband.

there's a lot more thoughts where those came from but I won't bore you to death. hope everyone is having a happy wednesday...

xoxo,

missing these guys...

2011-04-25T10:42:00.002-07:00

i'm pretty sure i have the cutest nieces and nephews ever...

happy easter

2011-04-24T00:09:00.004-07:00

Yesterday Holly, Megan, and their mom Cindy invited me to go with them to the Carl Bloch exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art. His paintings were all beautiful and it was so cool to see them this Easter weekend. I love Easter because it always comes on or around General Conference and its nice to have so many reminders of why all of us really are here. Its easy to get caught up in the mundane activities of life, but if we center our lives on Christ we will experience more joy than we thought possible. A lot of times I tell myself I am too busy to do the little things... but I think its the little things that make our lives simple. If we clear our heads each day and invite the spirit into our lives through scripture study and prayer, we will become happier and more productive, and grow closer to becoming the person we were meant to become. I have a long ways to go, and a lot to work on but I am so grateful for my knowledge of the Gospel, for the love and sacrifice of our Savior, and for the opportunity we all have to repent and return to live with our Heavenly Father again, someday.

Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the prophets testified shall come into the world.

And behold, I am the light and the life of the world; and I have drunk out of that bitter cup which the Father hath given me, and have glorified the Father in taking upon me the sins of the world, in the which I have suffered the will of the Father in all things from the beginning.

Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel and the God of the whole earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world.

(3 Nephi 11:10-14)

today

2011-04-23T23:10:00.003-07:00

So, I got to spend the day with these lovely ladies today

...and it was so much fun! We went to the Flake wedding reception which was at an amazing house up Hobble Creek Canyon in Spanish Fork. It was beautiful and so fun to see Troy and Brooke (again) and meet up with some old friends from Provo.

AMAZING

2011-04-23T22:40:00.002-07:00

So, my good friend Spencer Starley invited me out to Oakland on Thursday to see Mumford and Sons!!! They played with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show... and it was pretty much one of the greatest shows I have seen. Seriously, amazing. It was in the middle of a shipyard in Oakland, right next to the bay overlooking downtown San Francisco. There were so many people there... and the music was SO good. It was almost magical. I loved everything about it.

shark socks!!!

2011-04-19T12:05:00.002-07:00

How great are THESE SOCKS!!!! My friend sent me a link to them today and I fell in love.

image found here

phoenix

2011-04-17T11:23:00.004-07:00

I've been able to go to Phoenix a couple of times in the last month or so... the first time was just for fun and the second time was for work... I had two overnights there twice in a row! So I was pretty much the luckiest girl ever and got to hang out with Holly again!

She picked me up from the airport and we had plenty of fun running errands and hanging out. We went to dinner at this really good restaurant. I wish I could remember the name, but we got spinach artichoke dip and grilled cheese with bacon and apples. It was amazing and we ate our little hearts out.

Holly had plans the second day I was there, so I decided to go on a walk. The hotel we stay at is by ASU and for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to walk to the temple (I had heard there was a really good photo gallery at the visitor's center)... Well, the temple is 5 miles away from where I was staying, but the irrational girl inside of me thought that it wouldn't be a problem. Plus, about a block away was the light rail and I thought for sure it would take me all the way to downtown Mesa. I was wrong. It went for a few miles, but where it ended and I started walking, had to be THE most ghetto part of Mesa. But I had already gone too far, and I couldn't turn back. I was determined. So I'm walking down Apache Blvd, and 7 cars honk at me, 3 creepy men pull over to ask me if I need a ride, and two cop cars drive by... both times the officers looked at me strangely as they thought to themselves, "What in the world is that girl doing???" Anyhow, after walking for what seemed like hours, I made it to the temple. It was getting dark and I was laughing at myself because I had forgotten to think about the fact that the visitors center was probably closed. Anyway, I walk closer, and I hear angelic music coming from the park next to the temple. There were herds of people walking towards it... so, naturally, I went to see what all this business was about. Turns out Mesa was having its annual Easter Pageant of Jesus the Christ... and I had gotten there just in time. So I found myself a seat way up front (which is easy to do when you are by yourself) and watched one of the coolest Easter productions I have ever seen. Anyway, I took a cab back and made it home safe and sound. But I was glad to have survived my little adventure.

finally

2011-04-17T01:02:00.002-07:00

So these are my girlfriends from freshman year at BYU... Jessica had been trying to get us all together for weeks, but with everyone's busy schedules it was next to impossible... But we finally made it happen. We went to Vinto for dinner (which is WAY good) and then to heather's parents for dessert. It had been years since we had all hung out and it was so fun to finally catch up!

B & T Flake

2011-04-11T12:29:00.005-07:00

I went to DC last weekend for Brooke and Troy's wedding and it was awesome. My flight got in a few hours before Holly and Jess', so I wandered around DC and took some pictures. DC is rad.

Friday was Brooke and Troy's wedding and it was amazing. (We were all in the same ward my last year of BYU... so I was able to see the two of them from the beginning. It was so great to see them finally tie the knot!) Brooke looked beautiful as always, and I've never seen a couple more in love. They got married in the DC temple and had their reception at a mansion in Baltimore. It was all pretty great, and it was so much fun hanging out with Holly and Jess.

Aren't we just the cutest?!

remember when i almost died??!

2011-04-04T17:28:00.004-07:00

Okay, so maybe i'm being a little dramatic... but there were A LOT of things that could have gone VERY VERY wrong this morning that would have resulted in some serious injuries.

I was driving up to Park City this morning with my friend Pam to go snowboarding, when all of the sudden this HUGE sheet of ice slid off the roof of the diesel truck driving in front of us.... And i'm talking huge, like the size of a door... so, I try to shift into the other lane to avoid getting hit, when all of the sudden, WHAM, ice and glass everywhere. Pam and I were both in shock. I pull over to the side of the road, put the car and park, and look at Pam... we are both shaking, covered in glass, thinking to ourselves, "what the heck just happened?"

Luckily neither one of us were hurt... but the highway patrol guy who helped us said that 5 min before they saw us, he and his partner had been talking about a kid in Logan that got killed from the same thing a year ago, and they thought we were for sure going to be goners. The ice hit the top of my car and dented the roof a little bit, so maybe that saved us from getting our heads cut off... I don't know, but it scares me just to think about it. SO CRAZY Someone must have been watching out for us...

I'm just really happy to be alive.

(and maybe a little sad my powder day got ruined)

a pirate's life for me

2011-03-23T23:35:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday Sarah!

tonights sunset

2011-03-22T22:33:00.002-07:00

It was kind of stormy in Salt Lake City today but it cleared up by the evening and made for a beautiful sunset. I'm not a good enough photographer to do it justice, but I happened to have my camera while I was driving around today so I snapped a few anyway.

i'm ready for summer

2011-03-21T20:52:00.000-07:00

image found here

my next purchase

2011-03-07T17:47:00.002-08:00

My friend just told me about Republic Bikes and I think I'm in love. I'm saving up all my monies...

baby benson's blessing

2011-03-07T14:32:00.003-08:00

Ben was blessed yesterday and I was actually in town so I was able to make it! He is SERIOUSLY adorable. Like, I can't get enough of him.

atlanta

2011-03-07T14:18:00.002-08:00

I've been waiting to have an overnight in Atlanta with work so I could see Trevor and Roxanne, and I finally got one!!! And I got to spend a whole day with them!! It was way fun. Keller and Lila have gotten so big and are SO cute.

look whose 25...

2011-03-07T10:36:00.002-08:00

So, I turned 25 last week. On the 28th to be exact, and I managed to have myself a pretty good day. My friend and I went snowboarding all day (and it was awesome) then we ate Korean food (my favorite) and then had some cake and ice cream with friends. My roommates were great and made me the cake and got me a ROBOT PINATA!!!! And I got flowers sent to me for the first time ever. Best 25th Birthday I've ever had, thats for sure.

every time a bell rings...

2011-02-25T11:30:00.002-08:00

I was in uniform today at the airport and this old grandpa took a look at me, then looked at my wings (the ones you get when you are a flight attendant) and then said,

"Now what are those?? Are you an ANGEL!!??"

Oh airport grandpa, you are so smooth... Can I take you home with me?

you make my heart go thump thump....

2011-02-14T21:29:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day

image found here

i'm excited...

2011-02-11T16:12:00.002-08:00

to hang out with these cats again...

today i am...

2011-02-08T08:13:00.003-08:00

seeking serenity

if only fortune cookies really had all the answers

2011-01-31T12:04:00.003-08:00

image found here

Today, a miracle happened. Lately I have been trying to figure out what I should be doing with my life. Granted I'm almost 25 and should know by now what I want to do when I grow up. But I have this thing where I get the itch to do something new every 6 months... and guess what folks, its just about that time. So anyway, I was talking to my mom about it earlier and right when I got off the phone I had 2 simultaneous event happen:

#1 I thought to my self, "what should I do with my life??!"

#2 I spotted a beautiful fortune cookie that had yet to be eaten.

So naturally, I cracked it open and lo and behold, my fortune read "YOU WOULD MAKE A GOOD LAWYER." I think it was a sign from the fortune cookie god. If only fortune cookies really had all the answers.

San Francisco

2011-01-27T17:06:00.002-08:00

I went to San Francisco a couple of weekends ago to meet up with some friends. Seriously, so much fun. We rented bikes and rode across the golden gate bridge, then I ate the most amazing sandwich of my life (so good i posted a picture of it), and then we rode the ferry back and walked around. It was such a good time. I love beautiful sunny days in California.

some thoughts

2011-01-18T19:58:00.002-08:00

1. Remind me again why i'm NOT living in California??! I went to San Francisco last weekend (pictures coming soon) and it was beautiful and sunny and I couldn't remember why I thought it was a good idea to move to Salt Lake. I also got to ride a bike across the golden gate bridge on that beautiful and sunny day and I am now in love with road bikes. I'm saving up and i'm going to buy one. And then i'm going to become a triathlete... and then i'm going to bike down the coast of California... (and get really skinny while i'm at it).

2. I'm so glad I have snowboarding to get me through the winter. Even though I HATE the cold, I do love snowboarding... and i'm glad I got a season pass this year. I've been able to go up a few times in the last couple of weeks and its been AMAZING. I'm not good by any means, but something about riding super fast down the face of a mountain of snow kind of makes me giddy inside.

3. Sometimes I still can't believe I'm a flight attendant. I was in Pasco, WA the other night, walking from the plane to the airport and I thought to myself, "This is so weird. I'm in some random city, with three people I hardly know and who I'll be spending the next 4 days with... and I'm a flight attendant??? Weird." I'm not sure how I ended up doing this, but I think its pretty radical. It may not be the most prestigious job in the world, but I think its pretty neat for now.

4. Really, 15??? So, the other flight attendant and pilot went to the hotel bar/restaurant tonight to grab some drinks. I met up with them after they'd been there for a bit to get a diet coke and get out of my hotel room for a little while. Well, they were chatting with an older fellow when i got there so naturally, he and I struck up a conversation when I joined the group. He was a nice man, from atlanta, doing some science research at a local university. I can't remember exactly what the he said but I could tell he thought I was younger because he made some comment about the Diet Coke I ordered (like I wasn't old enough to drink or something). He later asked how old I was, and when I said I'd be turning 25 next month, he LAUGHED OUT LOUD from the shock. "How old did you think I was," I asked. And he quickly responded, "15." REALLY??! 15 years old!! I look like a SOPHOMORE in High School??!!! OH geez.

baby benson

2010-12-28T11:26:00.002-08:00

I finally got to meet baby benson. How cute is this little guy!?! He was born on Dec. 22, and Chris and Mikelle are now proud parents of four. Aren't little babies are the sweetest?

SHARK ATTACK!!!

2010-12-22T08:32:00.003-08:00

So, along with my obsession with robots, I also love sharks... I got this idea in my head to make shark mittens for a friend for Christmas, and this is what I came up with. I'm pretty dang proud of them. I probably should've made some for myself. Anyway, I just wanted to show them off... Hope you all have a Sharktastic Christmas!

San Francisco

2010-12-21T17:16:00.003-08:00

I got to spend a couple of days in San Francisco last week for work. The airport was madness and it was actually a pretty frustrating weekend, but I got to see my friend Spencer and it made it all worth it. He was nice enough to take us to Union square, which was BEAUTIFUL. I seriously love the Christmas season. I think it makes everything seem a little bit more magical. Anyway, we walked around a bit, went shopping, and then ate the most amazing burger ever. It was FANTASTIC!!!!

tea for two and two for tea

2010-12-15T14:57:00.002-08:00

I've been really into tea lately... There's nothing like a hot chamomile citrus tea to warm you up on a cold wintery night. And the cafe across the street from my house gives you the BIGGEST mug you'll ever see in your life. I love it.

December!!!!

2010-12-10T10:52:00.002-08:00

I LOVE the month of December.

Especially in Salt Lake City. Growing up in sunny California was fantastic, don't get me wrong... but something about the cold air and change of seasons during the holidays just really makes a difference. The other night some friends and I went to Bonneville Park for a live nativity they were doing, and it was AWESOME! they had the walkway all lit up with candles, and people dressed up like they were from Bethlehem... and a real live baby Jesus. It was pretty neat. We even got to see a camel, a yak, and the cutest donkey i've ever seen. Oh and we also found Christmas Street! The whole thing was decorated with Christmas lights. I heart the Holidays.

round TWO!

2010-12-09T14:37:00.004-08:00

I got to go to hawaii again this month... I LOVE MY JOB!

and I love being able to hang out with erin jane whenever I want.

Jane fell in love with this adorable puppy while we were at Sunset Beach. Conor and I practically had to use physical force to keep her from stealing the little guy. But really, who could blame her??

It was fun being able to visit laie again... My pasty skin got to see the sun for a couple of days, i got to see a few old friends and catch up, went swimming at turtle bay, jumped off the rock at waimea, and did arts and crafts with jane and friends.

it couldn't have been any lovelier

also, for those of you in hawaii that read this thing... you should probably go to Ono Yo in kahuku. It was SO GOOD! (or maybe it was the fact that I could eat frozen yogurt outside in shorts and a tank with out FREEZING my arce off that made it so good). Either way, it was a treat! And the owner will explain in detail everything you need to know about frozen yogurt. its fantastic.

thanks again jane and conor!

from minnie to memphis

2010-12-09T13:42:00.002-08:00

So, last week I was on a trip... I went to Minneapolis, Memphis, and Madison... It was my first time to all three of those places and it was actually really fun (other than the High of 22 degrees!!!). My roommate Sarah was in Minneapolis that day too... So we went to the Mall of America and rode the CRAZIEST roller coaster! and We found a SHARK!!! from the aquarium. It was Awesome.

In Memphis the other flight attendant and I went to BEALE Street and then saw the ducks at the Peabody hotel. They make a big to-do about these ducks that come out of the elevator and then swim around this fountain. Its kind of funny what people get excited about.

Oh! and my favorite part was in the Minneapolis Airport last Saturday! Delta had a special event going on for underprivileged kids... a flight to the NORTH POLE!!! It was the cutest thing ever, they even had it on the gate information screen. So of course we had to take a picture! (and a picture of snoopy too... I mean, we were at that airport for FOUR HOURS!!! we were BORED!)

movember...

2010-11-27T18:06:00.002-08:00

...is almost over. so in commemoration i want this.

thanksgiving

2010-11-25T19:45:00.006-08:00

happy thanksgiving everyone. hope you enjoyed your turkey and pie. thanksgiving this year was a little different for me. I spent it flying over most of the western united states serving people "complimentary coca-cola products, coffee, tea, and juices." i started the day at 3:30 am when i woke up to my freezing cold apartment in salt lake. then i flew to los angeles, palm springs, denver, and finally finished in bakersfield at 5 o'clock this evening. it actually wasn't too bad, to be honest. on my way to L.A. i met a family who was going to Hong Kong to pick up a baby girl they were adopting, and someone on my palm springs flight was on his way to propose to his girlfriend of 2 1/2 years. i thought both of those stories were pretty awesome.

i also had a man on my last flight drink about 8 cups of coffee during the 2 hours we were in the air. drinking that much coffee in two hours is pretty amazing in and of itself... but the fact that he didn't once use the restroom was mind boggling. then towards the end of the flight he borrowed my pen and returned it to me wrapped in a napkin with his phone number. perhaps there was a method to his coffee madness... too bad he was 45 and totally not my type.

working as a flight attendant on a holiday does have its benefits though... including the pleasant mood of all the passengers. especially on thanksgiving. I mean how can you be angry on a day that is supposed to remind you of all that is good in life... and it makes my job a lot easier when people aren't so grumpy. one sweet old man even gave me a giant cookie. i mean, if you want to win the key to a girls heart, give her a giant cookie. maybe coffee man could learn a few tricks from the old man.

i also got to eat a nice turkey dinner with my crew... two grumpy old pilots whom i barely knew. they are actually both quite nice, but one of them proceeded to talk my ear off for a solid hour and a half. i mean, the man wouldn't shut up. i can now tell you in detail the history of the SkyWest company, how the west was settled, every plane the man has ever flown, and every possible highway that stretches between Denver and Salt Lake. i almost started screaming by the end of it. i'm sure he meant well, but i'll remember to stay in my hotel room next time...

all in all, it was a good day though... i'm grateful to have a job and a house to go home to. i'm grateful for family and friends who love me and take care of me. i'm grateful for my health and the health of my loved ones. i'm grateful for the beauty that surrounds us each day. i'm grateful for heaters and hot showers and blankets on my comfortable bed (can you tell i've been cold lately???) i'm grateful for the chatty pilot who bought my dinner tonight and taught me so many things through his detailed story telling. i'm grateful for the man who gave me a cookie. i'm grateful for the ocean. and for the sun. and for chocolate and all delicious food. i'm grateful for the experiences i've had and for the things i am learning. i'm grateful for the gospel and the happiness it brings to my life. i'm grateful for a loving father in heaven and a savior who died for us all. and i'm grateful for this holiday season to remind us what life is all about...

i hope you all had a fabulous thanksgiving. happy holidays to you all.

oh good morning utah...

2010-11-21T07:36:00.000-08:00

...

2010-11-17T16:32:00.002-08:00

Here's another one from my trip to San Diego. I think I'll move there next fall... But for now, I'm real excited for this girl to move up to Park City so we can go snowboarding all winter!

Velzy Bell

2010-11-12T10:27:00.002-08:00

Last Sunday I was able to go to San Diego to visit Jennilee and meet little miss Velzy Bell for the first time! And let me just tell you, she is adorable. Velzy was born on the 26th of October, and was blessed this last Sunday. Jellie has some better picures on her blog, but here are a few I took. and I had to throw in one picture of Velzy wearing the robot shirt I made her. I love robots... and hopefully Velzy will too.

mahalo

2010-11-05T12:22:00.003-07:00

Thanks jane and conor for letting me come visit you and sleep at your house.

(And Conor thanks for letting me steal your wife.)

Jane, thanks for swimming in the ocean with me at night, even when you were scared of sharks.

Thanks for making me acai bowls and eating haleiwa eats with me.

Thanks for letting me use your surf board and thanks for taking me to sunset beach and waimea.

Oh, and most importantly, thanks for making my blog look so darn cute.

Love you lots boobie. You are the best.

HAWAII

2010-11-02T22:57:00.002-07:00

san diego

2010-10-27T15:45:00.002-07:00

So, I decided I need to use my flight benefits at least once a month to make this whole flight attendant thing worth it. I mean, if I'm going to be making as much money as a junior in high school working at McDonald's, I might as well get some good trips out of the deal, right???

So far I've been to Portland and Atlanta... and I decided this month should be San Diego. I got to see Jennilee for a bit (who, by the way, had her beautiful baby Velzy yesterday!) and I met up with some of my other girl friends, Jess, Holly, and Megan.

My weekend consisted of VG donuts with the girls, meeting up with my lovely mother in Anaheim for a day of shopping, in-n-out (holls, i was really looking forward to sushi deli with you...), and a bike ride along the boardwalk at mission beach. It was almost perfect.

Leaving San Diego is usually a pretty difficult task for me emotionally, but I decided Salt Lake isn't going to be too bad... especially if I can leave whenever my little heart desires.

i'm a resident...

2010-10-15T13:58:00.002-07:00

how cute is my creepy-looking old apartment??? i love it.

book smart

2010-10-06T12:57:00.003-07:00

Got myself a library card today... and I'm real excited about it.

oh gosh, where to begin...

2010-09-28T14:30:00.002-07:00

a lot has changed since i last wrote... i'm not very good at keeping this thing updated, but for those few and far between that read this, here's an update on my life:

i am now an official flight attendant. ha! i was never planning on having such a profession, but somehow i've found myself on an airplane for the last four days serving peanuts and beverages to complete strangers. weird. this is a picture of me and my roommate from training.

also, i've been able to use my flight benefits a bit... starting off by going to my best friend's wedding in portland. jane married conor and they are the luckiest and cutest couple ever. their wedding reception was amazing (both in portland and in san diego)... jane is always really good at whatever she does and the party was just about as beautiful as the bride.

i also got to stay in portland for a couple of days with my friends ashley and karly... we went to the omsi and took a submarine tour, and watched the imax hubble movie (which was amazing by the way), went to the rose garden, ate amazing food, took a visit to voodoo donuts, and made it to the farmers market. pretty much a great weekend in an even greater city.

after that i was able to go down to san diego for jane and conor's open house and to hang out with my bestie jennilee... jenilee is super cute and about to have baby number two... i can't even wait. also went out to atlanta for a total of 48 hours to visit trevor and roxanne and their babes. keller and lila are seriously the cutest things ever. keller just learned how to start riding his bike without training wheels and was already trying to find jumps he could hit. pretty freaking rad for an almost 4 year old.

also, i am no longer a nomad!! i signed a lease for an apartment in the avenues of slc... and it is so nice to not have to live out of my car anymore!! i'll be here for at least a year if all goes as planned... however, i'm learning that NOTHING ever goes as planned.

but, for now i am settled, employed, healthy and happy...

when im a mom i want to be in hawaii...

2010-08-20T16:48:00.003-07:00

So... i don't blog much, but i look at other people's blogs plenty... and these two girls make me jealous every time i snoop their page... Jonna and Meg: your lives are w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l. I hope you know. Im determined to get back out there. Somehow my babies will grow up on the north shore of hawaii...

my girls

2010-07-22T22:34:00.004-07:00

i got to visit san diego this week for jane's bridal shower and to see jennilee....

i just love these girls and i can't wait for baby velzy to come!

art festival

2010-07-19T09:02:00.002-07:00

salt lake city arts fest is one of my most favorite summertime activities up here. it happened a few weeks ago, but i'm a little behind on my blog posts... i went with my friend jess and we loved every second of it.

Lake Powell

2010-07-11T23:20:00.012-07:00

oh canada

2010-07-08T13:04:00.008-07:00

I love road trips to Canada.

quick detour...

2010-06-04T22:59:00.002-07:00

Jess and I went on a little detour on our drive home from Utah... it was pretty much amazing.

easter weekend

2010-05-23T09:53:00.002-07:00

I had some friends in town easter weekend... and we had lots of fun. we pretty much drove all over southern california... long beach, la, huntington, redlands. worth it.

babies bikes and beaches

2010-05-20T21:43:00.003-07:00

a little behind...

2010-05-20T21:02:00.003-07:00

so, i'm a little behind. this is from a couple of months ago. my friend holly was in town and we went to disneyland... and then hung out in la with some friends. my favorite part of that last picture is my friend holly, in the middle. i promise she isn't a midget.

Disneyland

2010-04-16T09:28:00.002-07:00

this one's for my mother...

2010-04-16T09:25:00.001-07:00

my mom thought i looked awful in my last profile picture... so i took another one for her.

Here's to Spring...

2010-03-10T22:04:00.001-08:00

and new beginnings...

photo found here

2010-03-03T18:55:00.000-08:00

"The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude."

-Joseph B. Wirthlin

2010-03-01T19:49:00.004-08:00

this is my friend jane. I don't know what i'd do without her. she is great. i wish you all could be her friend too because that's how great she is... but i'm glad you aren't, otherwise i would have to share. thank you jane for the birthday post. i like you too.

24

2010-02-28T20:34:00.004-08:00

Dear Family,
Thank you for coming to my birthday party!!!

los angeles

2010-02-27T12:42:00.008-08:00

dear troy,

thanks for hanging out with me yesterday. I loved it.
la is great, you are great, your job is great, ...everything is just great!!! (or at least it will be, eventually... right?)
but really, thank you for everything. its always great to see you.

love,
janelle

i think im addicted...

2010-02-25T23:00:00.004-08:00

to the internet.

Seriously, its getting really bad. Its amazing how much time i can waste on here. I need to start filling my time with constructive activities. Hopefully, with the completion of my last grad school application, I will no longer be sitting at the computer wanting to put off writing personal statements by surfing the web...

And, with my new resolve to abandon the internet I'm hoping i can get a few things done around here.

sewing projects, photography, silk screening (i just took a class and im so excited about this), organizing my life, writing, reading, and endless art projects...

Wouldn't it be great to have zero responsibilities and just
play all day long???

I need to find a husband that will make lots of money so i can just stay at home and play all day :) Or, if no one wants to marry me, maybe i can find a sponsor.

anyone interested???

2010-02-24T20:30:00.004-08:00

...

i think i'm the luckiest

2010-02-19T22:28:00.008-08:00

I'm so grateful to have such good friends.
I don't know what I'd do without them.

(photo found here)

sense of urgency...

2010-02-17T20:17:00.006-08:00

have you ever had that feeling deep inside where you feel like you are missing something vitally important... you feel rushed even though you have no plans... and there's this unsettled feeling that comes with every heartbeat?

(photo found here)

baby lila

2010-02-08T14:00:00.006-08:00

Meet baby Lila Rachelle... one of the cutest little girls I've ever laid eyes on...

My parents and I went to Georgia for the weekend for Lila's blessing. She is adorable and I can't get enough of her. My mom made her dress and I think its the cutest thing ever. My mom is such a good seamstress... and trevor and roxanne are so good at making beautiful babies.

Also, I can't get enough of this kid... He is so cute and so funny.

Trevor, Roxanne, Keller, and Lila...

Thanks for letting me come play with your beautiful family. I really wish you didn't live so far away. If you move closer, I promise I'll let your baby spit up on me anytime she likes.

Update

2010-01-27T20:56:00.007-08:00

My computer is broken so I haven't posted anything in a while. But lets be honest here, I am terrible at blogging and even if my computer wasn't broken, I probably wouldn't have posted much. However, in an effort to redeem my previous poor "blogsmanship"... and rejuvenate my new years resolution to write more, here I am... With an update on my life.

Lets just start off by saying that
I am the luckiest girl in the world.

Just as I had hoped, January has been filled with LOTS of good fortune and plenty of adventure. I started the new year off right in lovely San Diego for new years eve and made my way up to Long Beach for a night at the Hotel Maya with some friends.

Then my spoiled little self got just what I wanted and went to Hawaii. I figured if I wasn't going to Korea I might as well spend some time in my favorite place with my favorite person. Jeremy went home for the holidays so I followed him out there and made him entertain me for 10 days. We swam to Chinaman's Hat... biked to sharks cove for acai... went on hikes... jeremey went surfing and i paddled around... and we had ourselves a GOOD time.

I came home from paradise to the reality of being unemployed and very poor... but was pleasantly surprised with a new job opportunity and free rent at home! My brother in-law, Marc (or "Dr. Larson" as I now call him at work) needed a new receptionist at his ortho office, and I gladly took the opportunity. I love it and I'm so lucky that things have been working out so well for me.

So, if you are looking for me, I will be in the Redlands living with my padres... or visiting Jeremy in San Diego...
I'll keep you posted on the updates.

Life is funny...

2009-12-16T16:54:00.009-08:00

If anyone knows me they know I am a planner. I love to plan. I plan for the week, I plan for the year, I plan my future. I need to have something exciting in my life to look forward to. I’ve learned, however, that no matter how much planning (or should I say dreaming) I do, a lot of times things just don’t work out. So far this year I’ve flirted with the thought of going to India to learn yoga, tried to move to Hawaii, imagined being in Hawaii for Christmas, and planned on going to Korea to teach English.

I know these probably seem far fetched, but the naïve imaginative girl in me really thought I would be able to pull it off. The India thing was more a dream than anything, but I did actually fly to Hawaii... only to turn right back around and start my life in San Diego instead. Christmas in Hawaii would have been amazing, but lack of income and rising ticket prices (among other things) prevented me from going. And teaching English in Korea… well, I really hoped it was going to work out. (In case my going to Korea is news to any of you... if anyone even reads this... I was supposed to go for the month of january. I was going to make some sweet money and be able to visit my mission and I was stoked). But I found out yesterday that Korea just wasn't in the cards for me. Apparently a H1N1 scare dropped english camp enrollment quite a bit and there's just not a big need for English teachers. So, no Korea for me.

But...
Even though I've been experiencing some big disappointments lately, I have learned some important lessons through all of this... I've learned that even though my plans don't work out, there is still someone out there watching out for me, making sure my life turns out wonderful:

San Diego wasn't something I planned for, but ever since moving here things have just fallen into place.
India didn't work out, but I was able to go on the most amazing trip of my life.
I won't be spending Christmas in paradise, but I'll be able to spend time with my family here.

So, since good things came from my previous failed plans, I'm hoping january is filled with lots of adventure.

mission beach

2009-12-05T11:07:00.003-08:00

i stopped by mission yesterday to catch the sunset. i love my new camera. love it. and i loved this sunset.

this just in...

2009-12-03T22:29:00.001-08:00

merry christmas to myself... i just got my new camera and im SOOOO excited. Amazing pictures to come (hopefully)...

just saw one of the greatest movies ever...

2009-12-03T22:27:00.002-08:00

i love sandra bullock. and i love movies that make you want to change someone's life.

I've been missing...

2009-11-22T18:54:00.002-08:00

this place...and this girl and this baby (and logan too)
and this girl...
mahalo nui jennilee and logan for having me this summer...

and mahalo hawai'i nei for being so good to me...

Friðarsúlan

2009-11-13T09:26:00.009-08:00

I must have been on my mission in Korea when the Imagine Peace Tower was built because I learned about it for the first time today, and I think it's amazing. I want to go to Iceland now to see the memorial to John Lennon from his wife, Yoko Ono. It has the words

"Imagine Peace"

carved in 24 languages on a huge wishing well that shoots light 4000m up in the sky. How cool is that! It is lit from October 9 (john lennon's birthday) to December 8 (the day he was shot) and underneath are burried 500,000 wishes from people all over the world.

I wish...

i love...

2009-11-07T08:58:00.003-08:00

...the drive-in. Movies weren't so great, but even watching a bad movie can be fun when you are watching it from the back of my subi-rubi station-wagon

we went with my roommates and some friends

i love posting hideous pictures of jeremy and i. we take a lot of them

the drifter

2009-11-06T16:45:00.003-08:00

jeremy and i went to a movie premier last night for rob machado's new surf video, "the drifter"It was pretty good but super cheesy, very typical for a surf movie. It made me want to go to indonesia though, and i don't even surf.

San Diego Zoo

2009-11-03T22:43:00.003-08:00

Jeremy got some free tickets to the zoo... so we went on Saturday and had so much fun.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-03T22:25:00.002-08:00

I love Halloween.

This year I got to make sugar cookies with my cute little nieces, carve pirate pumpkins, dress up at work, and watch betelgeuse under the stars at old town with my cute bf. Greatest Halloween ever.

all i want for christmas is...

2009-10-21T23:06:00.001-07:00

i think i've been REALLY good this year.