Essentially Meredith

The Scoop!!

2011-05-16T14:25:00.011-07:00

Hey guess what??? I'M MARRIED!!! I know! It's kind of been an all over thing. I need to tell you the story about it though!

So a little background:

Do you remember that hot missionary boy that was TOTALLY OFF LIMITS? Yeah. He and I are hubby and wifey! It's amazing. But now I can't call him that. So to formally introduce him to the blog, his name is Tyler. The now hot return missionary man. Anyways. Yes, we met on his mission. He left the area, then I came back home to the AZ and we wrote each other. He the better one at keeping the writing and letters coming.

Well he got home November 19th, we started talking and things just started to really spark from there. After I had flown out to see him at his humble abode and we became... BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND (oh yeah! That sounds AWESOME!!!!), we started to talk about him coming out to see me over spring break. We talked on the phone ALL THE TIME (because we're official and you know how we do! BAM!) about not being able to wait long enough and what not. But we would wait for him to come during that time when it could be afforded. *little did I know*

My birthday was coming up and he kept asking (at first) what I wanted. I would joke and say him. But knew that was out of the question. Then he would say that I have a package arriving. ***Now I've never had a BF or anything on my birthday before so just being with him was excitement enough.*** I said those typical girl words of "I don't need anything!"

Skip forward! It was Thursday, January 27th. Just a few short days before my birthday. He said that something would be coming in the mail that day. So I was anxious to get home from work. He'd been very short with texting that day too. I figured that he was anxious about what he sent. I get home from a LOOOOOOOOOONG day at work and I ask my sister Queen Bee if she had seen a package because Tyler said that it would come either today in the later afternoon, or tomorrow. She said she hadn't seen anything. DANG!!! I had school that night too, so my day JUST got longer with the news of nothing showing up. But I still had tomorrow to look forward too.

Off I went to school to spend the next three worthless hours (4-7 ish PM) there. After that was done and over with, I was coming home and I was texting Tyler. He had asked if my birthday package had arrived, to which I had told him it hadn't. He said not to worry and that it should be there when I get home.

After I get home, from a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG evening at school, my mom had sent me to get my nephew Curtis from my dad. I reluctantly agreed. My mom took my school things, even with my OCD of saying where to lay them down, and sent me in. With no make up on, hair and clothes a mess from being so exhausted, I walk into the living room where I would be "taking my nephew from my dad!"

GUESS WHAT?! My dad had a camera. Why? BECAUSE MY BOYFRIEND TYLER WAS SITTING ON THE COUCH IN MY LIVING ROOM!!! When he's suppose to be up in Idaho. Not in Arizona. What the heck?!?! I did a double take, then rushed over to give him a hug. He was looking so good and I was so happy. BEST SURPRISE EVER!!!! We talk and he tells me how it was a surprise and how almost everyone was in on it and how they had all worked out the details. WHAT THE HECK!!!! After everything was all settled we had gone to walk around the MESA TEMPLE.

We walked all across the grounds and talked with Dairy Queen treats in hand. We talked and talked and talked. And just walked around, sometimes not even saying anything at all. I opened up and told him everything. And he had also opened up with me. He said he loved me, again, looking into my tearful eyes. It was just what I had needed. My boyfriend with me, hugging me, and holding me tight. That's when I decided that I could spend the rest of my life with him. I assumed that he wanted to also because of how our talk had gone. BUT I still KNEW he was coming down for spring break and was going to propose to me then, or I hoped he would....

The next day, Friday, I had to work. Thankfully I had enough room to spare, so I was able to call in sick that day to spend the day with Tyler. He was helping my dad with the yard work and I was inside chatting with my mom about knowing that he was going to propose to me during spring break. He just needed to chat with my dad and now was the perfect timing. She had a smile in her eyes and had said she'd agreed to my views. YES! Anyways, after Tyler was done helping my dad, he decided that he wanted to jump into our pool to cool off and wanted me to join. Since I had just gone swimming earlier that week (again this being the end of January and water has not heated up. Not even a little), so I declined, but said I would watch. SUCH a good idea!! I had NO CLUE that my man had a HOT BOD! Hello six pack of wonder!!! Anyways, enough about that.... After that we had gone to go on a hike at Superstition Springs. I was pathetic and he was kind. We'd gotten to the spot and taken cute pictures and decided it would be time to go back down to make it in time for dinner and be presentable.

After cleaning up and showering, Tyler (who was staying with my grandma) had come back looking so dapper and we had gone with my younger sister Verity and her hubby to see The Green Hornet. After the movie we came back home and saying goodbye for the next two hours, neither of us wanting to part, my sister, Queen Bee, flashed the lights meaning "it's time to come in". We kissed (woot!) and finally bid adu for the night.

On Saturday, we went to early dinner at Matta's the Mexican food restaurant (not as good as the original) with most of my family. After dinner, Queen Bee had talked to Tyler and said she needed his help getting some grocery items. I went with my younger sister and her hubby back to my abode. After Tyler and Queen Bee had finally returned, he and I went for another walk around the temple like we said we were going to. After walking around and chatting and holding hands we walked to a tree that splits with a view of the temple. It was a cold-ish night, and Tyler, being from Idaho, was shaking. I asked what was up because he was shaking. He had said he was kind of nervous. I couldn't figure out why. Then he said "Meredith, I have a very important question for you!" Then he continued to kneel on one knee, pulling out a box (YES! There was a ring in it!) that he had in his pocket, and ask "Meredith Mariah Ellsworth, will you marry me?" All of the sudden I started to cry, but said YES!

After we had started to leave to go to the car from the temple grounds, he opened my door (always has) walked around to the back, then came back with flowers. Beautiful arrangement of flowers. Not roses (he's so good to me because he knows I don't like roses) and handed them to me. I asked "Have those been in there the WHOLE time and I was just oblivious?" To which he replied "yes they were!"

We headed back home so I could share the news with my family. I couldn't stop crying (Tyler says I was always saying "I'm so happy!" throughout all the tears).

The next day was Sunday and he had come to church with me and my family looking handsome as ever and I announced I was engaged.

Then after some pictures, we both bid another farewell, for I had to work the next day, my birthday.

He had come to my work to eat lunch with me and I had taken a longer lunch. Then came the time to say goodbye because his plane was leaving before I got off work and couldn't afford the time off. I cried, and SO DID HE! But we knew that it was only a short-ish-not-really time before we would see each other again.

Today is 6 months from the time that he had proposed to me. And now? We're married and loving it!

So here's the scoop. Now you all know!

Have a good night!

Peace

It's MY BIRTHDAY!!!!

2011-01-31T21:51:00.001-07:00

Today is my birthday!

I just wanted to post that. I'll post more later! WISH ME A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! jk! haha! But seriously!

That's all...

Peace!

Goals...

2011-01-07T18:04:00.003-07:00

I work out! I love to work out. I recently joined back at my old gym 24 Hour Fitness because when I switched to LA Fitness I thought I was getting the better cards out of this deal. It was going to be closer and newer. Well, come to find out, those were the only things that were good. So I quit my 24 Hour to join suck-y LA. Bad decision on my part.

I recently (not even a month ago) switched back to 24 Hour Fitness and from the lack luster improvement that I hadn't seen AT ALL at LA (and I worked out almost every day), I started to finally see my body transform again into it's hot little self when I was at 24 Hour Fitness again. And THAT is where I'll remain. Happy and fit.

Well happy right now anyways. Since I had quit 24 the first time I seriously had GAINED weight. AH! Girl world of mine died inside me a little bit. I was NOT happy.

I've taken back my routine schedule (with variations to stay physically at my peak so my body doesn't get bored with the boring workouts) and have started working out every day besides Sunday and Friday.

But it's not just enough to work out. Because with working out, you won't really get anywhere if you don't have some goals.

Today I had my mom take measurements of my body:

Right bicep: 11 in

Left bicep: 11 in

Waist 27 in

Booty: 38/39 inches

Right quad: 23 and 1/4 in

Left quad 23 in (even and mismatched)

Weight: 139 lbs

That's embarrassing to tell you, but I can't make progress if I don't track it. And so I'll be tracking on my blog. Mainly because it's easier.

So my working out routines go a little something like this:

Monday: Kickboxing

Tuesday: Cycling and Yoga

Wednesday: Kickboxing

Thursday: Cycling (or I'm thinking this "BodyPump" class)

Friday: Break

Saturday: Cycling in the a.m.

Sunday: Break

But I can't work out that much and not eat healthy. I already eat my daily servings of what I need, all thanks to my fabulous Mom who makes wonderful meals. But I need to get daily nutrients like Iron, Protein, and other vitamins and stuff. I'll be eating smaller portions but more often. 6 meals instead of three: Breakfast, small snack, Lunch, small snack, Dinner, small snack.
Some of those meals will be replaced by my Whey Protein that tastes like chocolate! And then besides my vitamin pack that's called "Be-Hot", I'll also be taking a metabolism booster. Not that it's needed. But it helps when working out so much and places good nutrients to help strengthen the muscle and build it back up when it gets torn.

I'm not necessarily working out to get thin. I'm already thin.

So why am I working out? Because among making me feel better about myself, I want to be tone and have lean muscle. Sitting on my bum all day staring at a computer screen doesn't help. That's also why I'm working out so much. I'm not body conscious or anything (well to a point because I AM a girl), just wanting to be healthier in general.

Working out will also help get rid of/control illness. Like my asthma. Learning to control my breathing working out will strengthen my lungs. And doing yoga and balance will help/control my ears from being bad (I have CRAZY bad ears!)

No I told you where I am currently, I'll post my goals of where I WANT to be:

Right bicep: 9/10 in

Left bicep:9/10 in

Waist: 24 in

Booty: 37/38 (I like my booty and get compliments so it can stay!)

Right quad: 21

Left quad: 21 (yes! They will be the same!)

Weight: 125 (approx. Muscle weighs more than fat, so I don't mind being over if I have more weight that fat)

So those are my goals. I'm not going to post about those every day, because how can you expect to see results. However about every/or ever other week, I will post. Therefore to see if any true progress is made.

Also, I'm going to get my body fat percentage measured by a trainer too. Last time I checked I was at the "Fit" level right next to "Athletic" But I want to be Athletic... So We will see

**I'll also be running to get better at that because running is a good habit for life. Probably going hiking too because I stink at that. But my handy little inhaler will always be by me!**

A trip to the North!

2011-01-04T20:44:00.004-07:00

This past New Year's, I went up to Idaho for those of you who don't know. Now I'm not going to post everything on here, because I'm not. But I will tell you bits and pieces. Really good bits and pieces.

While I was in Idaho, I saw Return Missionary man. I was fortunate enough to spend New Year's Eve with him and his entire family (practically). It was great. The BEST New Year's I've had. Ever! Anyways, after New Year's rolled itself around to that special 12 am, we just said our "Happy New Year's" to each other, then went on to playing games. I LOVE games! And his family our game players! Well, at like 3 am we all decided to leave. By "we all" I mean his parents and two sisters, he and I. He and I went in a car back to his home from his Grandma's with the rest of his family (besides another sister who stayed the night) behind us. I sat in the middle of his car right next to him. He held my hand! It was great. **OH AND... The entire time he opened my doors for me! I don't think he knows how important that is to me, but he did it!** Then as we drove along, he pulled our interlocked fingers together and kissed my hand lightly. I'm no sure why, but at that moment I started to tear up and cry a little. I just lied! I do know why. Because for so long, I haven't had someone who wanted to hold my hand, in public or private. And he did both. Then he kissed my hand while still in his. Thankfully I stopped fast enough to keep my voice strong and keep the conversation flowing. Then a little later, he kissed me. A light, sweet, but very worth while kiss. And after he said he needed to get back to focusing on driving and my chills had settled, I teared up AGAIN! What the Heck!?! I blame it on cold weather and thankfully again, he hadn't seen. Call me crazy, but it was amazing. And it just felt right. Still feels right. I know that I cried because it was right and I haven't felt that way, well, ever!

I would post some pictures, but I forgot my camera. I'll have to post some that I took with my phone.

Short story, sorry. But right now, the details are for me and my memory that I plan on saving and reliving as I have been doing so.

In other news... How was your New Year's? What did you do? Did you party til your heart stopped? Or did you sleep?

Well have a wonderful time.

Peace!

Merry Christmas!!!

2010-12-25T07:58:00.001-07:00

Merry Christmas everyone,

and may you have a wonderful day!

Because life is full of Little Wonders

2010-12-15T17:40:00.004-07:00

let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder
don’t you know the hardest part is over
let it in, let your clarity define you in the end
we will only just remember how it feels

our lives are made in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away, but these small hours,
these small hours still remain

let it slide, let your troubles fall behind you
let it shine until you feel it all around you
and i don’t mind if it’s me you need to turn to we’ll get by,
it’s the heart that really matters in the end

our lives are made in these small hours
these little wonders,
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away, but these small hours,
these small hours still remain

all of my regret will wash away some how
but i can not forget the way i feel right now

in these small hours
these little wonders these twists & turns of fate
these twists & turns of fate
time falls away but these small hours
these small hours, still remain,
still remain
these little wonders these twists & turns of fate
time falls away but these small hours
these little wonders still remain
**by Rob Thomas

Little Wonders is in one of my favorite movies. Meet The Robinsons. It's really a cute little story. Haven't seen it? Well you should! Today I'm discussing more little wonders about... ME! Oh so exciting. As we delve into more of my personality and craziness, grab some popcorn to enjoy my embarrassment!

I'm a "repeater". What is a repeater you ask? Well kind of like a parrot saying the thing last said, or mentioned. My sister, Verity, first pointed it out to me. She would say something like "Oh my gosh! What is on my toe?" (improve people. Perhaps once this was said) But she wouldn't just SAY it. It was the tone of voice, the expression, the body language, etc. I would find it so funny that I would repeat in her words, but usually more quiet because it's repeated. Not just the last word would be repeated though. If only the last word is repeated, i'll repeat that. If the whole sentence is funny, i'll repeat the whole sentence. She classified it as such: Meredith only repeats things if it's really funny to her. So today, and for the past week-or-so, my dear friend (name unmentioned but nicknamed as DD) has been pointing things out that I do. Little quirks. Yesterday (DD is REALLY funny), he said, "Well PER ME, I'm giving her the credit!" (we work at a call center) I just repeated "per me". Because, IT WAS FUNNY! Sue me. Anyways, he says in an almost shout voice "Hey! Hey! Why do you always repeat things?" Not knowing if he was talking to me, I turned around only to have him clarify that he was, indeed, talking to me.

I responded, "I repeat things if I think they are funny. But I don't do it that often. And I don't think it's noticeable!"

DD, "Well I've noticed it since I started here. You do it a lot."

"WHAT?! I do not!!!"

DD, "You're going to fight this with me? You'll lose. Besides it's funny and cute! I never pointed it out before. But if you want I can start a tally board. You've done it a couple times already. (after seeing shock and death stare on my face towards him he say>) It's OK though. I like it."

After calling me out, he says that!? WHAT! Anyways, later that night I was telling RM (Return Missionary) about it. And HE said I do too. I know this! I've known it. I tried to stop myself, only to notice that I did it on the phone with RM man.... A LOT! Sheesh people! RM man just laughed.

And it happens everyday!!! But I like it and other people should too that way they know when I think they are being truly funny, instead of lame!!! Yeah! So how many of you have NOT noticed!? ha ha

Moral: I'm thankful for little wonders like DD to point out my quirks. I'm also glad I have that specific quirk to ensure people that they aren't always funny and to stop trying... ha ha! Just kidding! It's funny when you try, so please keep my entertainment going and I'll keep yours afloat too.

What is a quirk you have?

Fireworks

2010-12-10T18:24:00.005-07:00

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag

Drifting through the wind

Wanting to start again

Do you ever feel feel so paper thin

Like a house of cards

One blow from caving in

Do you ever feel already buried deep

Six feet under scream

But no one seems to hear a thing

Do you know that there's still a chance for you

Cause there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh oh oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh oh oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

You don't have to feel like a waste of space

You're original cannot be replaced

If you only knew what the future holds

After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed

So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road

Like a lightning bolt your heart will blow

And when it's time you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light

And let it shine

Just own the night

Like the Fourth of July

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh oh oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh oh oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own

Boom boom boom

Even brighter than the moon moon moon

It's always been inside of you you you

And now it's time to let it through

Cause baby you're a firework

Come on show 'em what your worth

Make 'em go "Oh oh oh!"

As you shoot across the sky-y-y

Baby you're a firework

Come on let your colors burst

Make 'em go "Oh oh oh!"

You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh oh oh!"

Boom boom boom

Even brighter than the moon moon moon

Boom boom boom

Even brighter than the moon moon moon

by Katy Perry

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This song I chose because it's fun and

that's how I like to feel most of the time. Except

on the occasions that call for being serious.

Are you ready for more "get to know Meredith time"?

BUST OUT! (say that in a Michael Jackson "Oo-whoo" tone)

I am afraid of the dark.

I've seen enough scary movies in my life time

that it completely makes sense. Bad things usually happen in

the dark anyways.

I don't like walking by windows in the dark either.

Have you ever seen DARKNESS FALLS?

It's a scary movie about the tooth fairy.

If you see her face, SHE GETS YOU.

BUT only in the dark. SO the people jump from light to light.

I think it's smart.

Being alone doesn't bother me.

I eat lunch by myself almost every day.

Not that I'm not a "people" person.

Because I am SO a people person. One teacher in

junior high told me that I "could talk to a box of rocks!"

Ridiculous, yes? But oh so very true!

My all time favorite actor is Gene Kelly.

He sings, dances, choreographs, acts, and is handsome.

I also love Bing Crosby.

Love, love, love!!!

Some of my favorite movies are The Holiday Inn and

Singing in the Rain.

The movies and musicals that I like (besides all

musicals) are The Count of Monte Cristo,

The Pajama Game, The Music Man,

The Ocean's movies, White Christmas, and

much, much more. I love musicals the most though.

I make sound effects when I do things.

At work, home, and school. I get

weird looks, but sound effects make me happy!

I love dancing. I know how to country dance

and do flips and other tricks. It's so much fun!

I usually think of myself as "big". Like tall,

or bigger than a skinny, tiny, mini girl.

People at work compliment me on how "small" I am and how

fit that I am. I feel awkward though. I've never

seen myself as "hot" but as "cute". I like being cute.

So when people say they see me as "hot", is

completely weird to me. I say thanks, but

feel I make it awkward! haha!

I have, well, not the best hearing. When I was

very young, up until the age of 5 (or so)

I couldn't hear. I had to have tons

and TONS of surgery on my ears. Whenever

I go to the doctors and they look in my ears, they always

comment on how scarred the tissue is on the inside.

I would rather GIVE a gift, then RECEIVE a gift.

I hate thrift store shopping. I don't understand how such cute

girls can find CUTE and amazing clothes.

I never find anything. It drives me insane.

I'm blunt. I get that from my older

sister, Mombabe. She tells it like it is and so do I.

Speaking of Mombabe, she is one of my heroes. As are all of my siblings.

One story, that I'm not sure she remembers, was at girl's camp.

One year, the girls had been picking on me. I couldn't get

them to stop. Nothing worked. I told my sister Mombabe and

she let me stay with the girls in her cabin. She was a YCL.

I got to do pranks with her and see her in the skits.

I slept with her and she just talked to me until

we both fell asleep. She was the greatest

person to me when others were horrid.

Now I take her point of things and I don't let things get to me

as easily as I did. I grew up. And I'm grateful she was there for me that year.

I love sports. And the outdoors.

I like to get down and dirty. But either all of me or none

of me has to be dirty. It can't be just my hands.

I have C. D. O. It's like O.C.D. But the letters

are in alphabetical order like they should be. haha!

I think that statement is fun. It was on a bumper sticker. It's still

kind of true though. I have to have certain things straight.

And if something feels weird, I have to do it again.

Yeah.... That's enough for this post.

Who are you when I'm not looking...

2010-12-08T20:18:00.002-07:00

My oh my you're so good looking

Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends

But I've not tasted all you're cooking

Who are you when I'm not looking

Do you pour a little something on the rocks

Slide down the hallway in your socks

When you undress do you leave a path

Then sink to your nose in a bubble bath

My oh my you're so good looking

Hold yourself together like a pair of bookends

But I've not tasted all you're cooking

Who are you when I'm not looking

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

Do you break things when you get mad

Eat a box of chocolate cause you're feeling bad

Do you paint your toes 'cause you bite your nails

And call up mama when all else fails

Who are you when I'm not around

When the door is locked and the shades are down

Do you listen to your music quietly

And when it feels just right are ya thinking of me

I wanna know I wanna know I wanna know

My oh my you're so good looking

But who are you when I'm not looking

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This song kind of describes what I'm feeling.

Most people who know me, don't really KNOW me.

I like to think of myself as a chameleon.

Not that I constantly change.

I'm pretty stable (thankfully).

I just have so many different sides that it's hard to distinguish.

Few have. I have a head on my shoulders.

Which, unlike most, is good thing to have.

I know who I am and where I'm going,

(the where part is fuzzy sometimes) but in general.

So after hearing this song, I thought I would share

some small parts of me, that rarely come out when people

are looking.

Who am I when most aren't looking?

I'm a country fan, BIG TIME!

I dance in front of my mirror... Every. Single. Day.

I talk to myself and have conversations in the mirror.

I call it practicing for the true conversation. But my sisters will

attest to that and say I'm just weird.

Speaking of which, I am weird.

I am not a fashion freak, but am DEFINITELY a fashion snob.

You can't tell from my every day wardrobe.

But I have more expensive pieces of clothing than a lot

of people. They will last for ages. My nice clothes

make me happy. Most of my nice clothes are dresses.

I'm a shoe freak. Not cheap shoes that don't last.

But the good strong kind. Most of my shoes are leather.

Boots included too. I feel that when your feet are happy, you are too.

It's true. Comfy feet make for a good day.

I love stars and snowflakes.

They are symmetrical.

They are simple but beautiful...

I love jeans. jeans. Jeans. JEANS! I like getting compliments

on my pants and people saying I look good. Jeans, all compliments are

due to you!

I've never dyed, coloured, anything to my hair. Just cut and perm.

I absolutely love musicals. When I watch, I sing along imagining

that I am in the movie. I dance, when no one looks.

I devour myself in them and could watch the

all day long. Musical are a happy place

in my heart that I hold dear.

If you get angry, threaten, try to get on my bad side,

I don't care. I roll it off my shoulders and move on.

You can pick on me. I don't care. I've been

picked on for so long and heard almost

everything. Instead of sit and cry,

which is embarrassing, I move on.

Forget it. Done!

I have asthma. When I go on an activity and it gets out of

control, I apologize like crazy and get embarrassed.

I try to stop the attack coming on, but it

only makes it worse. I hate asthma.

I wish I could trade it in.

I'm addicted to exclamation points!!!!!! (see)

For the next couple of posts, I'm going to posts songs that speak to me and post

a little something about myself. I'm inviting you into my

personal little world... You're welcome!

Just kidding! ha!

Well for now, I think I've bored you enough.

Peace!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!

2010-12-06T16:16:00.003-07:00

Today is this rudgedly handsome man's birthday.

He is my Dad and AWESOME!

I think this picture depicts him very well.

Also doesn't my sister look LOVELY!?!

Well today since it's Dec 6th I decided to write

my top 6 favorite things about him. So without

further adu, and in no specific order, here

listed below is what I love about my dad!

1. He's funny and like to joke around.

2. He helps and comes to my aid when my blasted car decides to break down.

(This has happened on numerous occasions and

mostly at work too!)

3. He drives a BIG truck.

4. He likes to go "off-roading", camping, and all the

other necessary good things for outside.

5. He jumps in the pool with me after we mow our lawn.

Front and back take forever!

6. He likes to conduct to classical music in the car.

I'm not sure if he's ever noticed that I'VE noticed, but I have.

♥!HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!♥

Love you!

Good things to have on hand...

2010-12-04T21:48:00.004-07:00

So today/tonight, I went to the Paradise Valley Mall with my sister Beary Bee and her son, my nephew, Curtis. It was a looooooooong way out. We went shopping. I got all of my Christmas presents taken care of... For one person that is. That means I still have a long way to go. Good thing Christmas is, well, not as far away. Ha! Now I just wrap and mail to Missionary (we'll call him the RM now) in ID. Easy pee-sie, lemon squeezy!

Anyways, tonight when we were shopping, we went to Dillard's (my FAVORITE store with all my favorite brands!!!) and JcPenny's. Among window shopping in other stores. **I'm going to buy a Burton snow board on my next pay check!!! EEEEEEK!!! Excitement running through my veins!** Dillard's was fine. Then we walked, and walked and walked some more. ALL the way to JcPenny's. We walked in, went all the way to the back for Men's dept. The further back we walked, the more hot it became. It was like a living inferno in that place. I'm not sure how the workers were taking it. So I had said "It's freaking hot in here!" To which my prego sister, Beary Bee, replied, "Oh good! I thought it was just me and my hormones!!!" hahaha! I love her! **Being hot in a store while shopping makes me irritated. I was not standing it!** It was hard to find what I was looking for. Some little worker (obviously not noticing how freaking hot it was) pointed us in the right direction. Found what I needed, purchased the sweet items, and left. Much cooler now. However, we still had the entire mall to walk through back to where we parked. Hello easy cardio!

We drove home, after picking up some soup for me mama and put the very tired (though not willing to show his tiredness) in the bathtub. Beary Bee asked me to watch the little chub chub while she went to fetch PJs and a Diaper. Mr. Baby Chub started to toot. And I told him, "It is ok if you poop in the bathtub! Do you know why?!?!? It's because... I WON'T HAVE TO PICK IT UP!!! hahahaha!" Well he didn't. At least not at first. After I walked out, Beary Bee yells, "Oh my GOSH! He is pooping! He just pooped in the bathtub!" haha!! So funny. So I said, "Welp. You better fish it out with your hand!" haha!

So... Moral of the story of the good things to have: Always have a fish net in your house if you don't have potty trained, and bathing, babies. That way if you see a little turd in the tub, you don't have to touch it.

Oh! BTB (By the By)! Beary Bee. Cleaning the tub now! hahahahahaha! Love nephews that listen to me!

*************

On a side note. Want to hear a horror story? Thought so....

The other day, I was talking to the RM on the phone.

He had brought up a mutual friend of ours and asked if I remembered him.

Of course, I say. Then he brings up the subject that this mutually friend had sent him e-mails. But not JUST e-mails. E-mails of my blog posts...

But only when the mutual friend thought it was about him. RM man starts to read me my own words. "Crap oh CRAP!" I think. I run down stairs pull up my blog and search for what he is reading me. He gets to the part that, yes, is about him. Great! So everything I'd put, pretty much all the embarrassing stuff too, is in his hands. BUUUUT ONLY the stuff that's about him. And that was a long time ago. Except for a recent post. Which has everything to do with him. HORROR!!!

Then, to my relief, RM man says he doesn't know how to get to my blog! So good. Then I say, "Oh! It's easy! There's a link on my facebook!" WAIT, WHAT!? I just said that. I was just pretty much boasting to him how EASY it was to get to. As my dad would say "Eye-D-ten-T". A. K. A. Idiot. No taking back. All you can do is play it nonchalant like. I think I pulled that off pretty well. I think. Anyways, Now he's probably reading this.... With you all. I thought my blog was unpopular! But yet, not so much. Dah well... Anything embarrassing posted, is now available so he can read.

So why am I posting this story? Because I thought it was funny and shocking and horrifying at the time. More horrifying than anything though!! Goodness.

What about you? Have you gotten all your Christmas shopping down? Are you procrastinating? Anything like the above story ever happen to you? Both about the turd and the boy?

Peace

Letters to Whomever II

2010-12-02T20:03:00.005-07:00

Dear The bad Parking man,
After you parked so terribly next to me and I wrote you a little note explaining your decision to not straighten, you did very good at parking straight. However 2 days parking straight don't count for anything. Please try to practice parking more so that workers in the same building don't have to try to squeeze into their cars.... It's just polite.

Dear Man who has a chew of tobacco and chooses to breath on me,
You have stinky breath. I don't like it. I only have to train you because they said so. If you would like some gum, you'll have to spit the chew out and I will give you some. But chewing gum, eating candy, drinking coffee, etc, at the same time... Kind of grossing me out. No lie.

Dear Glee,
You make my heart happy.

Dear Bills,
I'm happy to have the responsibility and maturity it takes to master paying you along with balancing my check book. But if you could just stop, that would be great.

Dear LA Fitness gym,
You are always so empty when I go into you. But I like it. It leaves every piece of equipment I want to use available. Plus you make my body look Rockin' and I love it. Don't stop. Oh and the little GNC place by you? Such a good marriage. I can go work out and know that I have the protein drinks and "Hot Body" pills . You also help with that. My motivation is kicking in and I LIKE IT!

Dear Music,
I love dancing to you wild-like in my car. I don't really like that you make others stare at me in wonder... But I think I'm OK with it. Never stop.

Dear Kruse,
You make working delightful. I was very upset I had to train today because I had Mr. Chew breathing on me. Tomorrow will be a different day and talking and laughter again. THAAAAAANK goodness!

Dear Cartoon Movies,
I'm a big kid in a grown woman's body and I LOVE YOU!

Dear The close age of 23 approaching like a death fog,
I don't like the thought of you. I feel young and alive at 22 and I'm perfectly fine with staying that age. But 23? Why? Well hopefully you make the best out of me. 23, I'm perfectly please and looking forward to meeting you come January 31.

Dear People who know photographers,
I'm needing some cute pictures taken of me.

Love,
ME

A post for a post...

2010-11-28T17:48:00.007-07:00

OK! I couldn't think of a good name for my blog post, hence the lame-ness above! ha...

How was your Thanksgiving? Did you go shopping on Black Friday and get some great deals?

Mine was good. We had just a few of our family in town, which made for a small Thanksgiving with extra food to spare (hello yummy leftovers!!!). It was great! Everyone did a little of something. My oldest sister's family was here in town staying with us, my sister Berit and her sone Curtis, the Rents (cool way of saying parents), my Grandma and Aunt Karen, and also my youngest sister Verity and her hubbie. Sounds like a lot, but trust me, it's not even close. It was all good fun though. Early in the morning we had gone to see Tangled, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Great fun, you should see it. Then the guys took the kids out for their own Turkey Trot. After we rested and got ready for the feast. We had a great smoked turkey for lunch (courtesy of EVIT) and then an even greater bird for the Thanksgiving feast. I could only eat ONE plate! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!??? Yeah, just one. It was good though. Then of course the delicious deserts of pumkin and peacan pie. So tasty!

The next day was Black Friday. Now, mind you, I had and have never participated in a Black Friday before. This year was different. I was going and I was going to drop some bills ($$$)!!! So early (6 am, haha!!) in the morning, my mom, Berit, and Verity, went to go to the Black Friday Fes-crazity! We went to Wal-mart(s) and Target first. Then took a break came home to get some dinner ready (YUMMY white chilli)! And we were off again, this time my Dad had joined us. This time to the Hobby Lobby and the mall. This is where I did some serious shopping. For myself obvisously. I can't by gifts with the people I'm buying them for are there. Back to my shopping. At Hobby Lobby I got this thing that can't really be describbed, but I'd been keeping my eye on it for quite some time. My mom told me not to buy it because "it would go on sale". AND on sale it went. I only bought one, though i'll be going back for a second. I also bought this star. I have a thing with stars, and snowflakes. But this star is one that hangs on the wall. It has a western look to it and inside the star, there is the lonestar. You know? The star in the circle. Well, that's inside the bigger star. I'm pretty much a collector of them, stars, that is. After Hobby Lobby, we all journeyed over to the mall. I bought three pairs of pants. I LOVE pants. SO to be on the list to make Meredith happy is stars, snowflakes, and pants. Among some other things too. Oh! I also got some Clinique make-up too. That was that!

Taking this on another note and the main reason I'm posting. I feel safe to post it on here for the fact that my blog is SO NOT popular. haha! There is this missionary that I kind of like. While I was living with my sister, Caroline Mombabe (she's SUPER popular), in Virginia I was in a singles Branch for the church.

Well this missionary boy had been one of the missionaries their along with his companion. He was cute, but off limits. Anyways, I left Virginia and we started to write back and forth. I sent him stuff, he sent me stuff. I hadn't liked him. Well, I had, just not the like-like kind of like. But I kept writing. I was dating other guys too, but nothing quite worked out. Just a few short weeks ago, he had written that he was coming home. I quickly got my letter out to him before he DID come home.

I was still thinking to myself, "Do I like him? Do I NOT like him?" It was an ongoing battle in my head. We also e-mailed. In his last letter to me, he gave me his telephone number so I could call when I got home. Me, thinking a boy should always call the girl first (I think it's a pretty good rule), I gave him my number in an e-mail (I'd debated on putting it in the letter for the fear of seeming desperate.)

That is until he gave me his number first in his letter. Then things changed of course!

He got home on a Friday, and I finally talked myself into like-liking him. Not that there was a lot that needed to be talked into. So when he was home, I officially started to like him. I wanted to wait, but I was being impatient. All day friday had past and I'd heard nothing from him. "It's ok!" I tell myself! "He's just busy with family which he should be!"

Then Saturday comes.... All day and nothing again. I'd got invited to hang out. So I'd given up and started to get myself pretty looking to hang out.

I got a text on my phone. Thinking nothing of it, I let it be. After finishing my make-up, I'd checked my phone. Hmmm... an unrecognizable number from his area code. Check text. Heart pound! It's him!!!! On his mom's phone, but it's still him. Texting, but still!

We text. And text. Then I have to go because I'm with friends. And things are good.

Sunday and nothing though.

Monday, nothing again. His mom has her phone back, duh! That's why.

BUT he did say he was getting a phone on Monday. Still, nothing.

Tuesday, go to work. Nothing. Break at work, check phone. BAM! Text! Happiness! But I can't have my phone at work. So I wait until I have time and then I can respond. The week goes on just texting, though he said he would call.

I cannot imagine what his voice sounds like. I feel so, well giddy, and girly. What is happening?!?!

Comes the saturday which is yesterday. I get a call. And it's from him. We talk and chat. He has to go, but says he'll call back. I get in the car and drive to my friends and he does. We chat until we both arrive at our destinations.

We talked. I heard his voice. Ahhh!!! This is why I'm blogging. Because in such a huge internet world, I know that posting my nerdiness about a boy, who doesn't read this. So you all get to know how nerdy I am. However, if you already knew me, than this comes as no surprise.

So! What are you happy about?!?

P.S. I never posted about Halloween.... I will do so in an upcoming post.

Dating Manners...

2010-11-09T16:13:00.002-07:00

So everyone (well let's hope everyone) knows that there are certain mannerisms to have whilst out on a date.

#1. Talk, therefore not making it awkward. But not enough to tell your life story

#2. Put the cell phones and other electronic devices away. (Unless it happens to be serving the purpose of background music... aka cell phones still don't count!)

#3. Have fun. It IS just a date after all.

Annnnnd so on and so forth. There are lots more. Perhaps I'll post a 101 to dating... Did you know I'm dating queen? Always a date, never a bride! ha. Anyways, back to my original reason to why I'm posting about these.

I recently went on a date where these three key elements sort of fell flat. Not by me. By my date.

I feel that I'm a pretty courteous date. I turn off my phone/put on silence so as not to disturb my night. I talk during the date so as not to make it awkward. Because TRUST ME, I can make it awkward and it can be funny or horrible for said date. And I have fun. I don't expect anything since we're not dating.

Let me tell you my story though (since we're, and I mean me, on the topic of boys and such)...

It starts out by me getting asked on a date, then going. I got to pick where we went for dinner, he had to come up with the rest. We were having fun. We ordered our food to go and went to eat on some benches before actually going to his part of the event. ***side note. I always bring money now. Big mistake I'll tell you about at the end.*** He pulled out his telephone. I give a break for the first time, second time is pushing, from there... well read on. He did whatever, then we got back to conversation.

Then we went to a concert for the latter part of the date. He pulled his cell phone out again, and again I said/did nothing, while driving. We arrive at the concert, the talk falling short now because he's distracted. Then we arrive.

He uses his phone again, makes a joke about who's calling. On the third time using a cell phone, that's when I whip out mine. You use yours so I'm obviously not important enough for one night. And you being obnoxious with yours means the same thing for me. I begin to text. He doesn't make mention, though I see him look while I text. By this time, that "talk" concept has kind of fled the building. He uses his phone again, so I use mine, laughing at the text and what not. Again noticing, and taking hint this time that "AH! When I use my phone, she uses her. Must stop!"

So it does stop. We're back on track to having fun, mingling, and no phones. Then, at the concert outside in Phoenix, he stops the having fun part because not knowing the songs. I don't mind. I just like the environment. So chill and fun. Not to be convinced though, we leave because of the lack of fun.

Anyways, the date was fun.

But the moral of the story: Don't use your cell phone, I won't use mine, therefore making all conversation cease and stopping the fun.

***SIDE NOTE STORY!!!

One time, I got set up on a date. Or so I thought. I was out of state and visiting so I didn't really have any funds because I was just babysitting for cheap money and didn't think to bring a purse, aka the cheap money. This boy and I go to a restaurant and movie. At the restaurant, after eating, he asks if we're going dutch, I pay for mine, he for me. WHAT? This, to me, is not a date if going dutch. Maybe that's just me, but I'm old fashioned. I have to say that him that I didn't bring any money in the restaurant. He says it's OK and pays. But then at the movies asks again. This time I'd thought more thoroughly and had brought in my cash. And it was a good thing, because I paid for my movie too. BAH!

So moral of the story: ALWAYS bring money. Even if you are POSITIVE the person is going to pay. It never hurts.

My conversation starters...

2010-11-03T09:39:00.004-07:00

A little background: I work full time during the day. I go to school full time during the evening/night. My life is pretty filled with busy work at work and school. I rarely play, but when I do it's hard and fun.

The other day, I had been telling my mom stories that I thought were HILARIOUS!!!! I started noticing, however, that every story I was telling my mom began with, "One time at work, blah blah blah." Other times they started more like, "HA! Ok! So at work, la la la!"

I realized that I couldn't NOT talk about work. Not necessarily about work per se, however about the people I work with. The people I work with are hilarious, adventurous, crazy, and that's why I like them. It's a rare thing to like people at work, but I do. Then I realized that my mom doesn't know a lot about these people. I started wondering how many other times I've begun a story like that. IT HAPPENED SO MUCH MORE THAN I THOUGHT! AH! Yeah! I went back to ponder on my conversations, and it seems that's how they all started out... Do people get annoyed? Well if so, that's really no concern of mine. I'll tell the story anyways. But still, that doesn't stop me from wondering.

Anyways, it was just a thought.

And I needed to post a blog.

Two birds. One stone.

Peace out!

Jobs...

2010-10-21T20:39:00.002-07:00

If you hear anything about a job that would like a woman with an AA in communication, can you please send me any comments about them... I would like to apply and start job hunting!!!

Love,
Me!

P.S. Preferably in Arizona (the Mesa, Phoenix, or Tempe area). Thanks!

The Roach, the twin, the foot stomper, and so on...

2010-08-11T15:46:00.002-07:00

Close your eyes and imagine this....

A 22 year old girl living at home with parents, her sister and kiddos (4 cuties) staying the summer. Now picture the parental units, the sista and kidz gone away for a trip while this beautiful wonder had to stay home and work... Blech! Since you have that on your mind, me being the 22 year old girls, let me fill you in.

Everyone who was staying here at the humble abode, which I call home, had left to go on a small vacation. I couldn't get the time off work, and cannot afford to miss any time. So I was left at home alone. Now they'd left early Tuesday and hadn't come home til Saturday.

The first night, Tuesday, I walk to the down stairs bathroom to wash my face. Only to stumble upon a the roach!!! It was on the bathroom floor, near my bathtub, on the tile, face up. Oh to fool! It was STILL alive. So I shout "AARGH! THERE'S A BUG! SOMEONE GET IT!!!"

Then I remember that I am the only one at home. Not to be alarmed b/c I think to myself, "Meh! I'll just leave it. If it is still there when I'm home from work tomorrow (Wednesday) I will kill the roach myself." OF COURSE it's there when i'm home (Rather have it there then somewhere else!!!). So I get my crap-tastic flipper flop and place toilet paper (tp) on my shoe, then smoosh the roach. Job well done, I flush the roach down the toilet, go to sleep, wake up and go to work on this Wednesday morning...

I come home only to find the twin! Blah!! The exact replica of the roach in the same place, same postition struggling!!! YES! It didn't even have the gall to pretend to be dead til I smashed him. So I run quickly for my shoe, grab some tp, smash the twin, and FLUSH that nasty. Then I get ready to go out with my boy.

While out, I tell this handsome about my heoric story of standing up to the devils! Very proud of me, he jokes and I joke that it'd be just disgusting and out-right RUDE if I stepped on one... we laugh and keep going about our time. Sleep and work come next.

After work on Thursday, well technically on the drive home, I am thinking that if there is another bug, I will be beyond mad.

So I get home, take off everything and put on my comfy short and shirt and walk down stairs (tennis shoes on). I walk into the down stairs bathroom and am glorified NOT to find another roach on the ground.

Satisfied, I walk to get myself a drink. Pouring myself some milk, I walk back.... Then I step on something. Kind of squishy like. Then out loud (yes to myself) I say "Ah crap! One of the kids dropped something on the floor!"

Look down.

!!!HORROR FILLS MY EYES AS I REALIZE WHAT I STEPPED ON!!!!

THE FOOT STOMPER! I STEPPED ON A ROACH! *how is it even possible when those things run so fast! why would one just be waiting for me!*

Now furious I run, grab that same flipper flop, kill the nasty, flush THE FOOT STOMPER, and then have a LOOOOOONG shower, in which I scrub everything very thoroughly.

Pleased, and very clean, I walk down stairs, turn on the TV and just chill out. After about an hour or so, my dogs start to bark. I lazily start to get up, slowly. However I see something out of the corner of my eye. Utterly upset at the idea of another roach I look up to see what I thought I had seen. At first I hadn't seen a thing, relief washed over all to soon. Because then I saw it move. A camolfouged, GINORMOUS Cricket (I swear this thing was mother to 1,000. Or so it looked like...)! The antenna thing moved. Miffed I run again, grab my shoe, brush it off the couch, smoosh that, flush it, then call a handsome boy. He picks up and I nearly scream, "OH MY GOSH! I am so MAD! I killed two bugs, JUST stepped on one, and ALMOST was the appetizer of another!!! I NEEEEED to get out!"

And so we go out for a bit.

Then I come home, my yearly quota for bug keeling OVER and done with, then sleep and don't see another one.

My parents come home, I start helping to unpack and I see a roach. Trying. To. Get. Into. My. House! I step on it.

My dad is home and can kill the rest! ha!

The END!

Peace!

Signs...

2010-07-19T18:25:00.002-07:00

I've decided to write a little diddy about signs...

Where, you ask, did this topic come from? Oh simple really. Let me fill you in...

Everyday at work, I enter the bathroom. When I enter the bathroom, I also go into a stall. When I enter the stall (the cleanest one, mind you, because that is a BIG deal), I read the sign.

And WHAT does that sign read? "Please treat the restroom if you are at home! (seriously! Girls are GROSS! You give them a sign that permits that grossness to appear at work... Well, you see what happens)" Or something about the bathroom being at home....

Well let me tell you that I think it is just gross. I mean REALLY, really? Ladies at work take that sign a little too literally. I want the sign to read "Please treat the restroom as if you are at WORK!" I want to take a pen to that home, cross it out and put the word work. I think it is much more appropriate. Plus, then I won't have to check all the stalls to find "the clean" one... As if such a thing exists.

This brings me to another story about a sign. Not the bathroom part, the work part! Silly heads!

So at work, when I go on break, I like to go out to my car (the death trap) and listen to music.

I see all sorts of things. But the biggest nasty I saw was of a man.

I saw a man drive by. Not just driving by, but digging.

And not Just digging. He was digging in his nose. Going after all that gold!

I know!!

Die! Seeing this had brought me to a previous idea of mine that I find, well, just BRILLIANT!

The idea?

Make signs! Makes signs that say "I just saw what you did... (insert amazing drawing of a nose being picked)!"

Also making signs that say, "Yeah! I'm the one person that saw!" Because everyone knows that there is always just ONE person that sees you doing that something. Whether it be picking your nose, dancing loudly (Yes! You can dance loudly to music! Try it... You'll see!), picking a wedgie <guilty>, etc.

Can you just see it?

I can! And it would be HILARIOUS... just saying.

I also want a neon sign in my car that would glow in the dark and I would turn it on... What would it say? NOTHING! ha! It would just glow!

Well.... That's my randomness. You like? Me too!

Peace out!

GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!

2010-07-17T12:51:00.003-07:00

That's right! Tonight is GIRLS NIGHT OUT. Hosted by Mormon Mommy Blogs (http://mormonmommyblogs.blogspot.com/)... It is at Nielsen's Frozen Custard (on the Northwest corner of Gilbert and Southern, Mesa, AZ) from 6-9 pm. There will be prizes, lots of fun conversations, and delicious treats you can purchase there. It's going to be a blast! So come for a stress-free Girls Night Out... You know you want to... And You don't have to be Mormon, a Mommy, or even Blog! Just come for the fun! See you tonight!

Boys, please stay home!!!

Peace out!

Oh the Not so High School anymore...

2010-07-12T16:45:00.002-07:00

Sooooo... Lately I have been thinking about the people about high school (more like the girls), not that I really talk to anyone from high school anymore... BUT STILL! That's not my story!

Here's my story:

I've been keeping up, actually reading every other month because I get bored, and have found a couple of people's blogs. People that I've gone to high school with... Anyways. It's funny, because I've come across a lot of girls, yes mainly and mostly all girls, saying that "they were picked on in high school, junior high, and elementary school." I find this EXTREMELY funny because the girls that are saying this we actually quite terrible to me. I find it funny that they've totally exploited themselves as being the "victim," when in truth, they aren't.

I like the girls that say they were mean, because they're just looking for attention. Because the girls that REALLY got picked on have moved on....

What I find even more funny? Is that these girls have "lost" themselves. You see the girls that you envied in high school and want to be them, hang out with them, want them to love and accept you. However you get out alive, and become, mostly, better. Ha! Isn't that funny... Because if that isn't, this is...

Most of the "hot" girls, the "poor picked on ones" have gotten-dare I say-a little fat... Just saying... Or they just don't dress right.

What's even better? Is that I have moved on from high school and look at the twits who ditched and called me names and laugh! Because MY high school experience was all it could ever be and greater. Even with the evil girls that are now saying they were picked on.

So....

Dear "The Girl That Got Picked On",
Please note that no one really cares. All girls get picked on, because we are girls!!! There's always going to be someone better, someone who will pick on us... What you do...? MOVE ON! It makes your complaining go away, and our fun can then begin...

LOOOOOVE,
Meredith

PS. My friends in high school that are still my friends, were amazing, SUPER nice girls, and the ones everyone wanted to hang with! Just saying...

Oh! The Good things...

2010-07-11T20:24:00.003-07:00

My final semester of school is finally here. I only have three more classes that I will complete this semester, graduate with my AA in communications and be moving on up and out. Then I can do the mediation class, get licensed and open up my own practice to start a career/money!! It's so great! I'm so happy to finally be getting done... School has been such an issue with me. Some of the issues? Getting hit in the face during the finals time and not really being able to see, getting my appendix removed, and also the fun stuff of going to Disney World for a semester on internship. All those things can really hold a girl back!

It is summer! I love summer. My skin gets tan. My freckles become more noticeable on my face. My hair gets a lot more blonde!!! Bah! I just loooooove it.

Money making jobs. Though I don't make a lot at my job, it still brings in the steady paycheck. I love paychecks. They make me happy... Nough said for that.

My sister, Caroline aka Mombabe, and family are staying here. Meaning there are lots of laughs and more great quotes from little tykes. ha! Basically I am well entertained.

Working out. I have missed you so. As well as my body has been missing you and definitely showing that I have been missing you. I need you right now more than ever! Tomorrow, let's you and I make a date and work out! Sounds FABuLOUso to me!

Dating... Dating is a good thing! Dating one in particular is really good...

I feel this semester is definitely calling my name and full of much more GREAT things! I'm very happy now... Yeah-Heah me!

Peace for now!

Guess Who's Back....

2010-04-20T17:41:00.002-07:00

Noooo! Not Shady! Thought that ridiculous song, that is also sometimes amazing, is now stuck in my head. . . . IT'S ME!!!

I know, I have so betrayed my blog. But I will apologize with leaving somethings that have been going on in the ordinary days of my life.

I've decided that, however tedious my job is sitting on my bum all day, that I love it. The people I work with are amazing. It's funny, because I usually try not to be too personal at work. But these people are so awesome. We have basically two sides at work, and I like to be more on one side, but still in the middle-ish. Who would have thought having work friends could make work more enjoyable. Man I've missed that feeling.

School is a killer. I love all of my classes. This is probably my favorite semester in school, but freak! It is hard. . . I am glad that I will be getting my AA degree and moving on.

Speaking of moving on, I've decided what I want to be when I "grow up!" For so long it has jumped from Dentist to Dental Hygienist to Communication Major to Sign Language Interpreter to Forensic Scientist and back to Dentist to start the ever on-going battle of which career!! It's been tough, with hills and curve and hills and valleys. But I've finally figured it out. What is it? I want to be one of those sexy women who has that awesome career in those cute tailored suits and outfits that is in charge. Sooooo.... That means that I don't want to be a Dentist and Hygienist wearing scrubs to work, however comfortable they may be. I have such a love the Sign Language, but I don't want to go into interpreting. Somewhere between the Scientist and Communication part is where I really want to be. Exactly where, I'm not sure yet. But isn't that exciting.

I've been working out towards my hot bod goal. I've lost 2% of my body fat and hope to lose at least another 5%. It's not a ridiculous goal. I've been getting up early to work, and I can go work out. My goal is to work out hard 6 days straight. Lifting mainly in those 6 days. The 7th day (Sunday) is the rest day. From there it will be 3 days hard core cardio, 3 days hard lifting. I figure calculating the protein drinks I have, the healthy eating, and keeping all of my energy, I can totally lose not on the pounds, but also increase the muscle percent and decreasing the fat percentage. While working out, I've also found that I love the body. The way it moves and works. What to eat to keeps that energy. Ahhh! I just find it interesting as all heck. Anyways....

I've ruled out looking for boys to date to. It's funny when you're searching for something and you never find it... Then by that particular chance that you don't, or aren't necessarily looking, it creeps up on you. Not that that is my goal. Just, I'm done looking for, when I should be the one being looked... Does that make sense. Hmmm... In my head it does. Well that is to say, I'm sick of sitting around waiting for absolutely nothing and would rather pursue much more important things in my life right now. Like working on myself! Not that I'm not going to stop going on dates. I mean, hello boys! I like you! Just saying you can find me! I'll be the cutie little blonde you are trying to have notice you.

Well, I'm back and am here to stay. Can't promise posting every day, or every other day. But every week for a weekly update I can definitely promise. Keeping you posted!

Peace out!

Less Than Appreciative Towards. . .

2010-02-23T16:29:00.004-07:00

Lazy People. In fact, I have no liking towards lazy people. Do I like being lazy? Yes! I take great joy in lazy days. But I am not lazy. I go to work Monday through Friday. Which means I wake up at 5 am, get to work by 6:30 am, (I have to have time to wake up and be ready for driving) and work with no naps (And I am a Nap Lover) until 3:30 pm. Then on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday I go and work out. Tues and Wed I work out before I go to school. Which reminds me that I am a full time student, so I have to put time aside to do homework. So the time for homework and working out, decreases my down time. Now today is just a day, in which, I am bothered about lazy people. Why you ask? Because if I work, go to school and work out (by choice, not requirement) I don't have time to clean my room, do my laundry, do homework all the time, clean the bathrooms, and change the dang toilet paper so that when people have to go to the bathroom after you and there is NOTHING. Only then realizing, when reaching, that there is a lack of toilet paper. AKA NONE!

Now! This wouldn't bother me on a normal day. It just so happens that today, of all days, I get a stupid person to call my one minute before I have to leave. It just so happens that that stupid MAN, thinking I don't know what I am talking about, talks to me for. . . Oh! I don't know. . . 20-30 minutes after my shift is already over. It just so happens that the stupid man talking to me stupidly, is, in fact, the stupid one and doesn't know how to listen. It just so happens that the stupid, STUPID man has to have ME explain to him the same thing 20 different times in 20 different ways. Had you have listened to my co-workers before calling me a few hours later, you wouldn't have been so stupid.

Well, THIS wouldn't bother me on a normal day, except for the fact that I, today, have a meeting with my trainer. A meeting that is at 4 pm and it takes me 30 minutes to get to work. So if you, stupid man, talk for 20-30 minutes after my shift, it almost makes me miss my apointment. So after being done speaking with YOU, loser, I have to note the account, close all my systems, clock out, and SPEED race home. Speed race home to get dressed in my work out clothes and SPEED to my appointment with my trainer. To which I arrive, 10 minutes late, to find that my meeting isn't until 5:30 pm. Now I have to come back home.

Again, lazy people wouldn't bother me on a normal day. But today isn't a normal day. Because around 10 am at work, we kept having power outages. Not the kind that make the phones stop working. Just the kind of power outage to ruin all the systems, lock you out of some for not "logging off correctly", and having to reboot all the systems 2 times every 2 hours. That was ok.

Why am I telling you all this? Not for you sillies. To vent! Because after FIRST going to the bathroom downstairs to reaching and finding the LAST paper of toilet on one roll (in the morning), to going to work, after the power outages all across the upper east coast to Arizona, after racing home to work, speed undressing and redressing, speed racing to my so-called appointment to have to drive back home, to undressing from workout clothes to redressing in PJs until my REAL appointment, to running upstairs to go to the bathroom, reaching to find the LAST tissue of toilet paper on the roll (in the evening). . . SERIOUSLY! Grrrr!

Don't ask me to do things when you are lazy! It makes me mad to add more to my plate. Don't ask stupid questions. Don't leave the toilet roll empty for a nice surprise to me. Just don't be lazy (or for the stupid man, s-l-o-w-d-o-w-n-m-y-t-a-l-k-i-n-g-s-o-y-o-u-c-a-n-u-n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d-t-o-w-h-e-r-e-i-a-l-m-o-s-t-a-m-s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g-i-t-o-u-t-f-o-r-you! Loser!). Deal? Comprende? Good!

Letters To Whomever. . .

2010-02-09T15:32:00.003-07:00

Dear School,
You are a lot harder than I thought! You almost make me want to quit work and not get paid to work on you. It is not cool. But I am very happy that I will almost be halfway done with your face when May comes around.

Dear Work,
You are becoming tedious. Sometimes I hate you. A lot of times I hate you. But then I step back and think, "Well at least if you are going to suck You can pay me." ANNNND you do! So therefore I am happy. . . Somewhat

Dear the age 22,
I heart you! You+me=BEST FRIENDS. . . Until next year!

Dear Gym,
I will become your biggest fan! In fact I am almost there. You+me=Meredith gets one HOTTIE bodAY, HEY!!!

Dear The Kid In My Class I Gave my Number too,
I only gave you my number to text me if you. . . MISS CLASS. Or if I MISS CLASS. You have been abusing the purpose by texting me everyday. More than once a day. If I could rewind, I wouldn't have given you my number in the first place. Listen up buddy. . . If I do not text you back, don't text me the same question. I can read, I just chose NOT to respond. The. End

Dear My Old Partner in My New Class (not same class as before),
The more you are late, the more trouble you will get into. Hence, don't be late. Oh and when you were late (we aren't partners anymore because my teacher did a musical chairs type deal with everyone) don't talk to me when you know that I will get into trouble. You've already gotten me in trouble once. Here's the deal. You listen quickly, I tell what you've missed (for the fourth time), you understand, and don't ask me about my weekend or week. In case you didn't listen, check your e-mail. The teacher is kind enough to e-mail every single little detail you did miss. Oh! Maybe try not being late!
P.S. You smell of really bad smoke which makes me want to gag.

Hmmmm. . . I seem to be forgetting some letters. But tis ok! I will post them if I remember. . . Or probably not.

LOOOOOOOVE,
Meredith

Peace

21 With Help From a Cane. . . ?

2009-12-31T16:42:00.002-07:00

It is New Year's Eve! NEW YEAR'S EVE!

DANG! This year went so fast and I liked it!

Since it is New Year's Eve, I will post my New Year's Resolutions.

I like them! They are pretty witty, if I do say so myself. And I

do! ha!

New Year's Resolution #1 - Dance in my room for at LEAST 5 min, EVERY DAY!

New Year's Resolution #2 - Stop drinking soda. (it is the devil of me Pop=Popbellies=unattractive)

New Year's Resolution #3 - Join a 60+ jazzercise class and show everyone my mad skill by blowing them all away. (will be done in costume)

New Year's Resolution #4 - Sumo Wrestle in a fat suit!

New Year's Resolution #5 - Walk around, in Wal-mart to hopefully get my picture posted on their awesome "crazy picture people" website, in a fat suit.

New Year's Resolution #6 - Go to a state I haven't visited yet and try some of there yummy food from the Food Network station.

New Year's Resolution #7 - Get un-addicted to Facebook and more addicted to things that matter.

New Year's Resolution #8 - Buy a Car!

New Year's Resolution #9 - Become the best at work.

New Year's Resolution #10 - I couldn't really think of one more, but I want this even. SO FOR THE LAST. . . . . I AM GOING TO JUMP IN MANY A FOUNTAINS!! You know the ones you drive by? Yeah Those! Even when it's cold. I'm going to do it at least once. without getting caught. I'll keep you updated on that bad boy.

Bam! What are some of YOUR New Year's Resolutions?

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Oh Yes! I almost forgot the true meaning of my post today. I am posting because I am

21 years old (22 in Jan), and I feel old. Why you ask? Because it is New Year's Eve. Big party

night. The stay out late night. Have fun and count down the year night.

Do you know what I want to do?

Nothing. NONE of that. NO partying. NO staying up late. No kissing someone because

it is the New Years (something I haven't done, saving it for my future hubs). NO dressing up,

looking pretty and going out. No party hopping. Zilch.

I want to stay home, be in my PJs, watch movies, and GO TO SLEEP EARLY!

I think I need a cane, because I am getting old.

I think someone should have a PJ party. A movie night. Something that can be done any other

night. Then I want to sleep.

So throw over that cane and I will surely use it, because the time has come that I'm old and

young at the same time! Man ALIVE! Who knew!

For all of you that Do go out, Be safe! Have fun! Don't get TOO crazy!

AND. . . . . . . .

!!!!!!!HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

2009-12-25T09:22:00.002-07:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

This morning I woke up to my dad saying very loudly, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

Then we waited until my sister, Verity, woke up. Meanwhile my older sister and her husband, Berit and Josh, arrived at our house. Verity FINALLY, just kidding, woke up and we started the un-wrapping of gifts.

******THE BEST PART******

My parents. Has anyone else found it VERY difficult to find or buy anything for your parents? I sure did. Until I was out shopping with my mom and dad! The thing that caught their eye? . . . . A Cannon Rebel Camera, 10 px. From there I ran with the idea.

I told all of my siblings and fortunately they all thought it was a good idea. Something that we could get them, FINALLY, that showed just a little bit of the appreciation that we have for them.

I gave the gift to my dad, and told him to be VERY CAREFUL. Such a very nice gift should not be dropped.

He opened it and BAM! There it is! The box! The CANNON REBEL CAMERA BOX. Verity, Josh & Berit, and I said, "You never know what is IN the box." As we were saying this my mom blurted out. . . "What is this? How much was this?" along with other probbing questions.

Not to worry Mom and Dad, because this is free. . . For you!! haha!

Man a live. From then on she kept asking the dying questions of "Who bought this?"

Easy answer, "WE ALL did!"

"Where did you get this? How much was it? How much did everyone pitch in?"

Easy answers too. "It is for us to know, and you to never find out!"

***MUWAH-HAHAHAHA***

Oh! If I could've recorded this priceless moment I would have. But sadly MY camera battery is dead. . . Ah well!!

TO ALL my siblings, thanks for pitching in!!!! It was a great Christmas gift!

If she asks if you did, the answer is YES.

If she says, "We're still thinking about it!". Well there's nothing TO think about. It's already bought and paid for and opened. By me nonetheless (knowing they'd probably TRY to take it back!)

***MUWAH-HAHAHAHAHA (again)***

If she asks anything else about the camera, OR DAD, avoid it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!! Hope Santa was nice!

Why So Happy?

2009-12-15T18:51:00.004-07:00

Why am I so happy this Arizona (cold) evening? Well I am happy for a few reasons. . .

I will share with you them now.

1. I am happy because it is the winter season. Which means pull out those cute winter clothes and wear them while you can. Snuggle up close so that in this freezing weather you can warm right up. Also because it is the Christmas season. I love Christmas.

2. Christmas is NEXT WEEK! How amazingly crazy is THIS fact? I know, hence the announcement. Christmas is my favorite holiday. After all the kiddos screaming for what they want, all the parents spoiling said kiddos, and after all the shopping, and work is done with, people are happy. I like happy people.

3. I absolutely LOVE STAR and SNOWFLAKE ANYTHING! BUT you rarely find things outside of this lovely Christmas season.

4. School semester is over and done with. No more hassle. Now it is just work.

5. Family! After all the confusion of what to buy, family really comes together during this Winter Wonderland Season! It's amazing! I love my family SO MUCH! WOOOOOT!

6. Cold Weather! Being born in Jan has it's positives. Cold weather, snowflakes, and stars are some of them. But so is the Hot Coco with the works and Hot Wassail (really tast-i-fi-able apple cider kind of jazz).

Everything just seems in such a better mood come the winter season. I LOVE IT!

These are some reasons why I am happy!

What about you?

A Note And A BIRTHDAY!

2009-12-06T19:28:00.003-07:00

I love musicals! I love to sit down and watch all the old school, crazy, things-don't-happen-like-that musicals. They are great entertainment for me. I laugh, cry, sing, and have fun.

I also love Disney! Pixar is great too. . . Actually I'm just a kid and love kid shows! Thank goodness I have nieces and nephews for excuses when I know words to shows like IMAGINATION MOVERS and LITTLE EINSTEINS. Both very good shows.

I love winter. Why? Because it is cold and fun.

I like to be random. It gives me much pleasure in life.

I like the fact that I am almost 22 and single mingle. Oh yeah I have my crazy girl nights to where I hate it and I wish I was anywhere but here in the AZ. . . But mostly I LOVE being 21 almost 22. It's AWESOME!

I LOVE BOOTS AND JEANS!!! GIVE ME MORE!!!!

I like Christmas lights. They are colorful and bright. Two things that get me very distracted. Well there are lots of things, but during this time of year, my distract-o-meter is raised.

I like Sundays! I get to wear my cute dresses and shoes.

I LOVE MY DAD!!!
He is the BEST in the WORLD! He's OLDer and wise and awesome.

Today is his Birthday! I love him!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU CRAZY DAD I LOVE!!!!
You are the BEST!!!

Peace

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T21:02:00.003-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It seems that everyone on this day is putting what they are thankful for. What am I thankful for? . . . . Lots of things! Mainly this year, I am thankful for a cute sick family that came to stay. My sister's family got ill while they were driving up. Such troopers. More specifically I am thankful for cute nieces and nephews who give me the most brilliant things to laugh at! ha
It's very amusing!

This year my nieces and nephews who came were sick. Not all of them. But being a sick person can give myself very good entertainment. Put the sick person in the form of a child and it's sad, but also funny.

What am I thankful for? . . . Brothers and Sisters to give me nieces and nephews who "say the darndest things"!

Peace!

Remember When. . .

2009-11-19T21:22:00.003-07:00

Remember my most recent post?

The one JUST under this one?

About my teacher exempting me from the lab, so that it wouldn't count against me and I wouldn't get a zero?

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Remember that?

I definitely do. . .

Here's is the rest to the story that happened, OH! About an hour or so ago.

In Lab, my teacher is passing out the graded previous lab.

He says "Good news! This lab isn't going to be as hard as the last lab (like I would know, NOT!). However hard it was, everyone did great. 90's and 100's all around."

He then starts passing the graded labs back. He gets to my area. There is my table where sits David, my dad, and ME. Then the table behind us which houses three, sometimes two boys (today it was two).

As he passes them out, I look at David's grade (we're lab buddies with my dad).

He got 77%!! Then I look at my Dad's (I am a snoop, and think I could have

gotten better, since I usually do. No joke).

He got 77% too. David turns to the table of two boys behind us and says,

"What did you guys get?"

To which THEY reply they got 61%.

WOW! Guess everybody DIDN'T do so good.

Well my dad is looking at his paper, and the teacher passes by. David says, "Hey! Can I be exempt from this lab too? (he's pointing at his grade and my teacher notices)"

Teacher, "Well, No!"

David, "Why? She got exempt from it!"

Then my teachers looks at me, points and states, "Yes, but she's attractive. And you are not!"

*crickets chirping interrupted by David*

David, "Well that's true. She is. I guess I can't argue that then."

David and I laugh, and move onto working on the lab.

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Later on in the lab as we are just finishing our last question. David gets a different answer from my dad and I. He says, "Well what did you put?"

I reply, "I don't care. I mean, I'll get it right either way!"

We bust up laughing while my dad is still figuring it out. And I raise my

hand to ask the teacher.

*I am an AVID hand-raising girl. Like

Hermione Granger style NO JOKE. I get made fun of

for sticking it STRAIGHT in the air, really fast, and leaving it up until someone

comes. I do not lie! Ask anyone who is in class with me.*

Well my teacher comes and I ask my question. I ask, he leaves, David and I laugh

AGAIN! ha! Yes! We are also avid laugh-er-er's! Cannot deny the truth!

Then I tell my dad as we walk to the car. He responds in his "Dad" way. Then we come home, happy that we are done. No lab next week due to Thanksgiving. And HOME!

The. End.

Peace!

Lab and the Teacher

2009-11-12T19:50:00.006-07:00

So this week was a holiday week, which usually mean no lab for my astronomy class. Unfortunately my teacher missed the previous lab, and also the week before. When he came back to class he gave the lame news that, Yes! WE indeed did have "make-up" lab today, Thursday. And a test. Well I hate this class. . . and the lab. *side note*I take the class with my dad*side note* My dad had to stay at the lab since he had already missed one. You can miss one, or fail one lab, because your lowest score is dropped. Well I take the test in my lecture class, then wait for the lab. To myself I am thinking, "Man a live! I hate this lab."

Honestly people, it is busy work. The teacher doesn't write his own lab and each one takes about 3 hours to do. The cherry on the ice cream? Or cake? He won't edit it/take out pages/make it short. It's Grrrrrrrreat! I love it!

ANNNNYWAYS! I haven't missed or failed on single lab. I've never ditched or anything. I've gotten A's on every lab we do.

This reasoning is leads to my next bold action.

The teacher is talking to my dad, and he walks by me and I jump the opportunity, literally!

I say, "Hey (for I don't say teachers names. It's weird to me), I have to be somewhere at 7:30. Would it be alright if I took the lab home and brought it back on Tuesday?"

Teacher man "Well unfortunately no! There's a computer program that is only on these computers. So that couldn't do." (imagine a low and SLOW monotone voice)

"Well I could take the zero, since you cancel out the lowest score anyway?

Teacher, "You couldn't reschedule? Maybe take make it up during the day, if you don't work?"

THANK YOU WORK!!!!

"Oh yeah! I work full time during the day, So maybe I could after 5 pm?"

Teacher, "No! There isn't hardly any night classes. That won't work."

"OH! OK Well. . ."

Teacher, "Well I'll just go ahead and exempt you from this lab. I mean it is my fault. So this won't count against you."

"Oh (put on surprised face) OK. Well what should I do with this? (hold out my lab PACKET)"

Teacher, "I'll just go ahead and take it in case I need an extra one."

Thus my story ends with me saying good bye to my dad and walking out of the classroom. And NOT having to do the lab, with no points taken from me!!

Well ttfn (Tigger Language)

Peace.

My Worl Place Experience of Awesome!!!

2009-11-06T19:00:00.005-07:00

So there I am at work.

While at work, I trip.

And while at work, when I trip, I trip in the bathroom.

And when I trip in the bathroom at the place of work, I am actually in the stall.

So when I trip in the stall of the bathroom I work, my head magically lands itself in the toilet. . .

bowl.

Annnnd when I trip and my head lands in the toilet bowl of wonder, my

hands reach out to stop myself.

To stop myself from falling.

But when I trip in the Bathroom stall at the place I work, where my head is in the toilet, my

hands accidentally flush the toilet.

When my hands flush the toilet, I give myself what we like to call a swirly.

And so at my workplace, in the toilet, where my head is sopping wet, I come out.

And when I reach the place I like to call my desk, my co-workers ask me what happened.

So I smile sheepishly and respond. . . . . . "Well It just so happens I tripped!"

I believe that my story goes questioned.

However I am very unlikely at this time to say the whole story. . . .

That doesn't hold me back though. For I am a talker! And therefore love to talk and tell stories. . .

I mention how I tripped, then landed in the toilet. . .

bowl of glory, and happen to give myself the

world's best swirly Given to oneself known to man.

The only thing missing. . . ????

The camera for all the world to see and laugh with me/at me.

Now, let me tell you all. . . . This did NOT happen to me. No sir/ma'am. This is what I THOUGHT in my head. And while thinking this in my head, I may have jinxed myself. But no matter, because I laughed my little head off all the same.

So the people at work REALLY asked, "What is so funny?"

And to that, I responded, "Nothing."

Then resumed to what I was doing previously. . . . Which is watching this funny video in my head, hoping it will become real, and laughing. But only laughing on the inside.

Wouldn't this just be so freaking funny. . . I agree! It indeed would. Hence why I thought of this!

Oh down time of my new job, we are BEST FRIENDS and I am in love with thee!!!

Would a girl as cool as me, with THOSE
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SWEEEEEEET shoes REALLY trip herself in the TOILET BOWL, in the BATHROOM, at WORK, and come out with SOAKING WET HAIR??? I doubt it!

PEACE!

Sometimes. . .

2009-11-03T19:37:00.002-07:00

Sometimes when I go back and read my blog, yes I read my own blog, I laugh. Sometimes I get embarrassed by what I actually put. I only say sometimes, because I know what I am writing, most times. I only get embarrassed every now and then when I someone has told me they read my blog. I think, "oh man. . . Who are you? What is it you read? What did you think?"

Then I come to my senses and think, "I am really not embarrassed about what I write."

I mean, I don't put tons of personal stuff in here. But I did boast about dates. That makes me wonder, if I am cool enough to have boys read my blog, that you are reading something funny, embarrassing. Yeah!

But want to know a secret!?! I've decided that even if someone does stumble across my blog, it's YOU that is reading ME! SUCKER!!! So basically that says I. Am. Cool. End!!!

Peace.

Ps. I know this is short, however something is better than nothing right???

PsS. . . I HAVE A JOB!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOT!! That means I MAKE money! I no longer am a bum!!! I have a job, however worthless it is. I feel totally useful!

Part Two of F-U-N

2009-10-08T22:04:00.006-07:00

Well let our journey continue. . . So I left the last post with a picture of

the Illinois state sign. But these are picture around the Mississippi River and from

thence we will move on into more explanation.

Isn't this COOL? It's where the boats come and then the water change

and what not. AH! I thought it was cool! And my dad was taking

a picture so why couldn't I. . .

Haha! Oh kay! The reason I put this on is because my mom said, "Oh take a picture!

They are SO cute!" So I did! But they were cute! They're whole group went on

a picnic! And all their dresses are house sewn. I love it! I will do that for

my little girls. . . When that time comes. Anywho!

See this boat? Forget about the "Geo. M." part! See the "VERITY" part? Well,
that is my loverly sister's name! She is cool.
I think I forgot to tell her about this. . .
Now onto Illinois. . . WOOT!

So there are a LOT of pretty things here. We still see the Mississippi river,
but you can see the width. The pioneers had to cross that sucker,
in the middle of FREEZING winter. . . and not all of them made it. You try
that! But actually if I recall right (Mom or Dad help me out), the river
hasn't frozen since then. CRAZY!

It is also a dream of mine to visit EVERY single LDS (Latter Day Saints - Mormon)

temple in the world. And hopefully when I am older, or married,

I am hoping to be able to do a session in

each. You can get info about that at LDS.org.

(oh and my dad is in the picture. He is handsome. In a gray shirt.)

See these love-lees? They are in FRONT of the temple. They are pretty and reminded me of one of my older sisters Beary Bee. She likes yellow!

These photos are just a lead up into my next blog.

It will be about two of the Great Lakes, light houses,

and my adventure there. . .

So until then! Thanks for following up!

Peace!

OH!

Ps. I haven't mentioned this to anybody but one person. But I needed a place to

vent. So thankfully I have this blog. Remember that boy who dumped me, over the summer,

in a different state, OVER THE PHONE! Well, we talked and decided that we needed

time to think if we would get back together (a little less than 2 weeks ago). I made up my

mind that I didn't want to get back together with him.

So I texted him that we should talk.

He replied that would be a good idea, but he had to tell me, "I'm dating someone."

OVER TEXT! Geez! This boy has the GREATEST excape routes. Phones are

worthless. Anyways, he told me this. I got upset. I cried. I couldn't BELIEVE it. This boy

had made me cry. Again and again. I was mad. I couldn't play with it in my mind.

But then I thought, "Why the heck

am I SO mad? I've been dating other people, even when you said you

WANTED to get back together." I came to the conclusion that the ONLY reason that I was so

upset, and stupid over you, was because you hurt my ego. Yeah. That's all. You didn't

really hurt me. You just said it first. And I wanted to be the one to say,

"It's done. It's over with. What you could've had is gone."

You know what though? I have come to the conclusion that, even if I DON'T get

married, I will still have a life. Boo-yah! Anyways, This is a long Ps. I tell

you this not for pity, but because it has been on my mind.

OK! Now goodbye!

OH the Blog!

2009-10-07T14:00:00.007-07:00

So I said, WAY previous to this blog, that I would post some pictorials of my SUPER fun summer time that I had. And, OH! You have been deprived! Do not worry though! Today is the time for such a blog! But, let it be warned that this will come in parts, sections, yadda-yadda! My summer full of fun, is too much for your beautiful face to handle in JUST ONE POST! So I will spare you and post in many (well not TOO many) blogs! Oh Joy!

So as you can see! My dad, mom and I went on an adventure to VA.

We made a few stops along the way. . ..

Everytime I think of Oklahoma, I think of the song. . . OOOOO-klahoma!!

I have a cuter picture with this of my mom and I being the Sweet

flowers that we are, BUT that's in my DAD'S camera, not mine. . .

Sad day!

Well it only deems right to have an ELLSWORTH by the sign! COME ON!

Look how proud and cute he is! I love him!

Yes! Sometimes, we need correcting. But not from our SHEER awesome of LE COOL,

just because we have to deflate our heads sometimes!

YOU KNOW HOW WE DO!

I can spell this "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" about 4 different ways.

Can you? jealous?

This handsome trouble maker, well nough said. . .

So I want to visit EVERY state in the U.S.A. Then move outside. I think my plan

is BRILLIANT! What say you?

Oh hello BEE-a-YOU-tea-FULL.

I like these. Hence the photo on le blog.

And this is the final journey for this blog! I know it is only pictures, and kind of lame.

BUT you should know that it took me a while to FIND my pictures after

I put them on this computer-dora. THEN I had to place them

in order! Which means me looking at a map. Also

because my blog is being stupid beyond comprehension.

Because I am SUPPER fine and cute. Well til tomorrow.

ADIOS! (I speak some spanish, because

I'm from Mesa - which is spanish for

table. YEAH BOI!).

Peace

Quotes and stuff. . .

2009-09-17T23:50:00.002-07:00

Every now and then in life, you have an experience. Good-bad, GREAT-terrible, dream worthy-nightmarish.

I think I am going through something in my life that's changing. . . For the better? Let's hope. Since I am not a "talker of feelings/emotions/happy things/sad things/things that make you cry/etc", and my favorite thing to do is to hold things in, I like to find quotes. Quotes from the scriptures, from old talks, from books, from TV shows, movies, from ANYTHING!

I've posted a blog before with quotes a like, so I am going to post another blog with quotes that I use to get me through. Whether it be a bad day or a good day, a good quote can never be forgotten.

So here are some quotes that I, especially now, really like. . .

"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens up your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all those defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from from any other stupid person wanders into your stupid life. . . You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so a simple phrase like 'maybe we should just be friends' turns into a glass splinter working it's way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love." by Neil Gaiman

"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily." by Mike Murdock

"Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." by George B. Shaw

"Change hurts. It makes people insecure, confused and angry. People want things to be the same as they've always been, because that makes life easier." by Richard Marcinko

"Maturity is knowing when to be immature."

"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

"If you can't convince them, confuse them." by Harry S. Truman

"Sometimes I'm confused by what I think is really obvious. But what I think is really obvious obviously isn't obvious. . ." by Michael Stipe

"I never give them hell. I just give them the truth and they think it's hell." by Harry S. Truman

"This world keeps spinning faster, Into a new disaster, so I run to you. I run to you baby. And when it all starts coming undone, Baby you're the only one I run to,I run to you. We run on fumes, Your life and mine, Like the sands of time Slippin' right on through. And our love's the only truth That's why I run to you" Lady Antebellum

Well yeah! ha! That's about the quotes I have for right now! I mean there are obviously more! But I have to get some sleep, for I am going on an adventure to Utah land to visit my most favorite brother EVER!! And my FAVORITE sister-in-law!!

SO, as for now. . . I'm peacing it up on out of here!

Peace

Story of AWESOME!!!

2009-09-10T20:36:00.004-07:00

Yes my deary friends! I have a story to share.

But first, I will give you a little bit of what was in my head when

this story popped into my brilliant and BEE-a-YOU-tea-FULL girl, blonde head. So whilst

chatting it up with my super amazing cool friend on book de face

(she lives in VA currently and knows who she is) she said "FER SHER".

Which then reminded me of one of those awkward dates that

I'm sure everyone has had. . . . Oh you haven't?

So sad to be perfect and boring.

For I am cool and can make dates feel so out of place.

Yes! It is a talent. Sometimes I be nice and let my dates

off the hook. Then there are those sometimes where I forget I have such a magical talent. . . . Anyways, back to me story of le-freak-de-awesome.

In the lovely, jovely (I'm british) state of Virginia, I was asked on a date.

My date was kind of awkward, so he shall be deemed

the name of awk-date (like Oc-doc from spiderman, but not).

So on my date with awk-date, near the end we were doing to climb

(hike) a "mountain" (twas but a hill) and watch clouds. WATCH CLOUDS (like in elementary where you try to figure out the shapes, but I am not in elementary and am in college).

It would've been deemed fun, had it not been awkward,

and had I not been so bad a hiking. And hiking such a small distance too

(seriously so bad at hiking, even though I like it. I am a turtle with asthma. It's fun).

We were coming back down and awk-date said something to where

I replied "YEEE-AAH-HAA BOOOI"

(I also did my peace signs with both, yes, both hands-because i am gangster).

(Yeah, see me? Now imagine me being a little gangster and being

kind of awkward! Tis not hard, for that is my life. . .)

Do I remember what he said that made me say the statement?

Heck no!! All I remember was "the look". Oh you know,

The look of did-she-really-just-say-that look. And it wasn't a fast or subtle look. It was stare-her-up-and-down look. I didn't realize that

my ordinary AZ lingo would be taken as weird.

Anyways, after that, I don't really remember what happened. However that didn't keep me from talking to not make it so awkward for myself.

I do remember that he would glance at me afterwards from time to time. Maybe checking to see if I am crazy? Who knows.

And I also know that I remembered thinking, "Seriously Mr? You gave me the look for a misunderstood phrase of fantastic-ness? Psssh!

You were more awkward running into that spider webb you

didn't think I noticed. BUT I DID!!! I DID!"

I know that I watched what I was saying after that. haha! I am so funny sometimes!

Ever been on the awkward date? You say something un-wanted and get "the look"? Have you just ever received "the look" and NOT been on a date (because I have, it's fun)?

But yeah!! That is my story!

Hope you like.

Peace!

Soccer. . .

2009-08-30T21:54:00.002-07:00

This is going to be a short post. However very learn-worthy. OK! So the other day I was asked by my friend Chris to go and play soccer with him and his friends. First let me tell you that, yes, I do love sports. But only sports that I am pretty good at. Now I can kick straight and hard. However when playing with BOYS who have been on teams, well. . . let's just say it was intimidating. To the point. Today, while driving to church, I saw some people playing the cherished game they love, soccer. I thought to myself, I REALLY do want to learn how to play. Well after watching, very carefully for I was still driving, I texted my friend Chris (this kid is amazing from what I've seen) and asked him to teach me how to play.

Then later in the day he said, "Do you want me to teach the rules too?"

And I replied, "Maybe another lesson. I don't really care about those. I mean if I'm being honest."

So what did I learn today? To be honest and be praised for it! haha!

What did you learn today? In church? In your day?

Again. . .

2009-08-22T22:18:00.002-07:00

Two posts in one day. . . AGAIN! But technically since I am still kind of on Virginia time it's the next day! Take it however you please.

Want to know a pet peeve of mine? It's great. Totally appropriate seeing as how I've just returned to my home in Arizona and to get home I had to take a plane. . .

WEEEELL I'm going to shout out anyways and tell the world. Or the people who read my awesome-tastic blog. My pet peeve is: HATING PEOPLE WHO USE THEIR CELL PHONES ON THE AIR PLANE. Why does this bother me so? It's not because I am superstitious to any degree. Not entirely at least. However when THE CAPTAIN of the flying hunk of metal thousands of feet above the earth ground tells you to "Turn off you cell phones during the flight, UNTIL we get to [insert airport]," THEN JUST DO IT! This has happened one time before. Same airport. What do you NOT understand? What the freak is so important you put MY life in danger of crashing to a painful death, or painful survival. On the plane as we are in the air, finally after leaving the airport thanks to delays and storms, we are no where near civilization. I mean, people we ARE in the air, basically space. As I look out the window, I think, "Oh man alive. If i were an artist, these are the kinds of views I would proudly paint." Then to my wonderful shock, I turn my head to the slight left to see the lady sitting a chair away from me. Across the isle is her dear, sweet little hubby. Doing what? Oh yes. . . Playing with his cell phone. . . On the Internet. WE ARE IN THE AIR BUDDY! NO SIGNAL UP THERE!

So to my amazing sense of knowledge in my cute head, I think, "Dude! If this plane come crashing all the way to the ground. And we all somehow live. . . I will personally sue you dumb cell-phone-using-ways-whilst-on-a-plane-very-high-up until you wished you had died along with the rest of the passengers."

Just saying. Please don't use your cellular device when they specifically say NOT to. This is the SECOND time someone has done this. Seriously. I will tell you straight up that you are not cool/popular/busy/whatever to be on your cell phone. Genius!

That's all!

Post about my cute outfits coming soon!

Peace.

P.S. I have a new cute-y nephew. BAM!

Last Post

2009-08-22T11:51:00.003-07:00

Don't worry! It's not my forever last post. Just my last post in Virginia for a little while.

Pretty much, this summer has been AMAZING!

Filled with learning, new friends, adventures, and great family.

Have fun!

Adios! (That's to get me back into the spirit of living around Mexicans for a while!)

A Whole Lot of Nonsense

2009-08-20T08:19:00.002-07:00

This Monday, I helped my sister, Mombabe, move into her new townhouse. First, I would like to express how much MORE I absolutely LOVE this house! Compared to the other crap hole, it's pretty cute and amazing. She already has pictures and decorations hanging in the house. It is officially her own home!

This Saturday I leave to go back home to Arizona. In some ways I am happy. In others, I am kind of sad. Virginia is a whole new world. It is filled with different people, different views, and different cultures. It is a beautiful state and I have met some really great people. When I first came so many months ago (May! Heck it's a long time! ha!) I was introduced to the sweetest girl, Mckenna. Now, let me tell you that I am not a girl person. Give me a boy to hang out with any day because, like me, they are straight up and know what's up. But Mckenna really helped me come alive in the church. She is so strong and through her example and kindness, is has made me strong. Like I said, I'm not a girl friend having kind of girl. Then another girl moved into the ward. I swear she is the funniest and so cute. I love her and her example. Plus she has the cutest taste in clothes. There are a lot of people in this singles branch of whom I will miss. Like my home teachers. One sometimes has an English accent. Yes, only sometimes. The first time i met him he was speaking pure like American (no accent). The next time, there it was. I guess it's a come and go type of thing. The other has such a good spirit about him. And he speaks like SEVEN different languages. Which is just cool in and of itself. There are tons of people I will miss.

I think I will miss my sister the most. She is so crazy, funny, loveable, fun (fun and funny are two different things), and so great. I love that she and I (along with everyone of my sisters) can just sit and talk and have a good time. Put aside our differences and talk. It's great to know that our mom raised all of us to be similar, but completely different. And it's great to know that our mom taught us how to love each other. I'll miss Mombabe's family. All the cute phrases and sayings and fights. Seriously people the fights are THE. BEST.

Although I will miss all of these things and the people the most, it's time to go back to the Arizona for a little while. I love knowing that I have a place to go back to. To a family and friends who love me. Well some friends, sorry for those who I don't love. Just kidding! ha! Anyways, I am so excited to go home and go to school. Crazy, but yes!

So while in the VA state I have made some very proud purchases. I will have a post on Saturday to show my pictures of all the GREAT (seriously it is THE BEST EVER) stuff that I got! Love love love love LOVE.

Mom, don't read this next little diddy here.
Do you know what? My missionary boyfriend got transferred. :( I cannot admire his attractive suit anymore. However I will be going home to an old sea, but with new eyes. Yeah boys! haha! Mom, ignore this part of my blog! Avert thine eyes!!!!!NOT! It's not like there's really any kind of anything special in here.

Well, Arizona watch out because I'm coming back fierce! Bay-bee!

I'll miss you sweet VA.

Peace.

Sunday Talk-full-ness!

2009-08-09T17:29:00.006-07:00

A few weeks ago I was dumped by a boy over the telephone (I didn't tell my mom I was dating this boy either). I couldn't understand why and I was blind in the
fact that I did not see this coming whatsoever.
I promised myself a few years ago that I would never cry over a boy,
however, that has unfortunately been blown out of the water. I'm a girl, give me a break.
I have a point to this, stay with me. Well, this boy is very nice,
of course I didn't think so when I was bawling my eyes out for him.
However he is. Well, the very next Sunday, like three days later, I was called to
be a Sunday School teacher in my branch out here in Virginia while
here for the summer. It was great, but I didn't understand
why they would want me to be a
Sunday School teacher. Yes, I can talk and talk and talk.
But put me in front of an audience/crowd to speak publicly, and I become so
nervous that I talk so fast it feels like I am humming a song. On Pioneer Day, one of the counselors asks me to give a talk on August 9th. Today.
I'd been given almost three weeks of preparing time. And today was the result of it. I made my talk 20 minutes (while reading out loud to my calm self) and it only lasted about 10-12 minutes. Which is good. Better than 5 minutes.
Anyways, on the whole dumping situation. It really opened me up to the church. I was already pretty strong in the church.
Paying tithing, reading my scriptures daily and praying
daily (most days). Well when I got dumped (harsh word, trust me, I KNOW),
it made me focus all my attention into the lessons and talks that I would share with this Branch. It was great.
It humbled me and made me more obedient to the
willingness of the Lord. So, I can't believe I'm saying this,
I am very grateful that I got dumped. Why? It has made me stronger in something much more important. Plus now I can focus my attention on the cuter boys!
Like the ones in my branch. . . well ONE. Actually two, if you count the missionary.
But I can't, because he is a missionary! Darn! haha!

Now I just want to give a little summary of my talk. . . The topic? Personal revelation through prayer. I spoke on the need and how we should be prepared and can prepare to receive such divine information from the Lord and the Holy Ghost. Then I spoke of how we also need to be prepared to receive the answer. It will come by "His own time, according to His own will." There were some really good quotes as well. In general, I'm so glad that I got to research this topic and come to know of the truthfulness and surety of this principle.

Oh! And thanks to a cute outfit and a sister, Mombabe, who did my hair. . . I looked SUPER cute for it as well! Check my cute-ness out! ha!

(Don't mind the bags hanging on the door)

So this is a dress a bought at Target! See the tear
drop hole in the center, so cute!
My hair is in a side ponytail with a big white flower.
OH LOVE!

Yes I am a nerd because I take these kinds of photos. . .
of myself. But you got to love me!

Anyways! That's my post!

Peace!

My Fed-UP Post!

2009-08-07T07:30:00.003-07:00

Seriously!!!!! Ugh! Do you want to know what I am fed-up with?
People thinking they are so much high and mightier than all the rest of us.
Please let me just say that you need to step off your high horse,
take a look at your world, then talk.
I am pretty sure that your world isn't as "high and MIGHTY" as
you make it out to be. Want to know what else? Back-talking. Yes, I am guilty of this,
but please. . . The only reason you do it is
because YOU ARE WRONG and you KNOW it. Yeah!! Back-talking may seem like you are all the more smart, let me deflate that big head. It's not, and neither are you. What else am i fed-up with? "One-Up-ing". I am also guilty of this. However
I've grown out of it for the most part. So stop. This is a LOSE-LOSE situation.
So again with the head deflating.

I also am Fed-UP with the people that are self-centered and

are constantly playing the victim

card or the mayrter card.

Please get over yourself.

There's more that I'm fed-up with too. Ex-Boyfriends.

You are an EX for a reason. You weren't good enough.
In other words, you kind of sucked. Though we "loved" you at the time, we now know. Thank you for "closing your heart and eyes to us, because they really opened up mine".
What else? I'm kind of sick of this babysitting gig I have
going on at the moment. Now I absolutely LOVE little kids. They
are SO cute and funny. Seriously, where they come up with what they say,
is beyond me. But I'm not ok! with rudeness, fighting,
back-talking, question (every 5 minutes) asking, not following the rules, and having
no concept of the real world because you are so fixated on video games.
So please. Fix that. Thanks!

This is my fed-up post!

Peace!

Have You Ever. . .

2009-08-02T15:25:00.004-07:00

Have you ever had the feeling where someone is staring at you? And you want to look so bad, but if no one is staring, then it's like you're the freak? Have you ever had a hair hanging onto the back of you tickling your arm? But you can't for the life of you see it. So then the problem is whether there is really a hair there or not. . . Have you ever gotten the chills? You do the whole "body roll" thing, and that ONE person ALWAYS sees you acting weird. Have you ever tried to open a locked door? Then even though it's locked, you try again JUST to make sure it really IS locked? Again, that one person sees you. . .

I HAVE! Today in church I swear almost all of these happened to me. First I had the feeling someone was looking at me (I mean today is fast Sunday, testimony meeting, so someone could be staring me down to go up and fill the time in). So I turn to look, and turns out no one is. I'm just conceited (duh someone has to stare at me 24/7). ha! Then I had an hair on me, in Sunday school. Not only was the hottie-off-limits-aka-the-current-missionary-of-my-ward (shhhh. . . that's a secret! haha! And he wants to write to me! SCORE one for the off limits boy!) watching my helpless search for this stupid hair, but so was my friend Chris and some random kid. So again I felt like a freak. Then I had the whole CHILL thing. haha! Man, I was entertaining. OH, the last! SO I'm walking out to the car and as I reach in my purse I accidentally hit the panic button on the keys, so it's honking like crazy until I pull the keys out from my purse, and hit the panic button. Only to get to the car, and try to open the locked door. I unlocked it, got in, and laughed really hard to myself. I am so funny!

I am a nerd and being such nerd I like to go and look for AWESOME quotes and post them as my book de face, facebook, status. Well I like them SO MUCH that I'm going to give you a taste of what my facebook stuff is like.

“Forbidden pleasures alone are loved immoderately; when lawful, they do not excite desire.”

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes." - Marcel Proust, a French Novelist

“Change is the essence of life.Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.”

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker

"...but that doesn't give them the right to decide the meaning of my life as if I were some dream. I decide the meaning. If my life is a dream then it's my dream, I'm the dreamer." Orson Scott Card

“Love is when you shed a tear and still want him, it's when he ignores you and you still love him, it's when he loves another girl but you still smile and say I'm happy for you, when all you really do is cry.”

"... if he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him?" Orson Scott card from Enchantment. Ruthie thinking abut Ivan (ee-vahn)

“Love isn't finding a perfect person. It's seeing an imperfect person perfectly.”

"Like running the hurdles. Work so hard, jump over every one, fast, high enough but no higher, because you can't afford to hang in the air. And then, when the race is over, you're dripping with sweat, either they beat you or you beat them ... and then a couple of guys come out and move the hurdles out of the way. Turns out they were nothing. All that work to jump over them, but now they're gone." Orson Scott Card

"Your mother surrounds you every moment," she said. "I know, because I feel her love for you in my own arms, around you now." Orson Scott Card

"There are three kinds of people. Suckers, Victims, and Grown-ups. Being a Grown-up, means choosing your own destiny"

Those are only some quotes I really like!

That's all for now!

Peace!

Virginia Times

2009-07-26T16:08:00.002-07:00

Being in Virginia I've come to meet new people and my perspectives on the whole church and being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS or Mormon) has changed and grown. I now have a better view on things. I was called and sustained to be a Sunday School teacher for the Gospel Doctrine class. Last sunday I was priveledged to teach the lesson about missonary work. Now, you could say that i have crushes on all missionaries. Seriously! I think they are the greatest things ever. Especially the one in my current branch where I am. Shhhh. . . Keep it a secret. Anyways, I was able to gain a lot more on the subject of missionary work. Specifically on the saints during the Nauvoo times. These saints had to overcome and sacrifice so much, in which they had so little. They had to overcome leaving their families, really no contact for two or MORE years, illness, persecution and so much more. Now in this dispensation, we also have a lot to overcome. And yes every member is a missionary, whether you know it or not (crazy concept, but also true). Anyways, our missionaries (this can also be applied to modern day LDS saints as well) today also have their fair (if you could call it that) share of trials. Well this whole ordeal about being a Sunday School teacher is SO COOL to me. I was talking to my friend last night and we were discussing my next lesson and it was so cool to talk to him about it. Seriously, I've never really TALKED gospel points before. It wasn't fear that held me back, I think it was more of pride. Wellll fear could be involoved in this too. Fear of my pride.

This brings my to my topic. My lesson in a few weeks is on doing temple ordinances for the dead. More concentrated on baptisms for the dead. Now I'm trying to view this from all different sides. SOOOO I need your help (like in Dora. ha)!! How, as a LDS member of the church, would you describe to a non-member what baptisms for the dead are? Why would they need or want to learn it, and how could it be of value to them? How do you feel when you do any ordinances for the dead?

For those of you who are not LDS (Mormon), what do you think when you hear about baptisms for the dead? No we don't baptize dead people! ha! But seriously, thoughts please welcome.

And I will post my lesson on here. Mainly, because it's going to be a SWEET lesson! If it is ok, i may quote you in my lesson too! So if you would not like to be quoted, please state. Thanks all for your help!

Peace!

Not A Slacker

2009-07-25T09:37:00.004-07:00

Seriously, I am not a slacker (on the whole blogging ordeal). HOWEVER the internet at my sister's house was temporarily down, so I couldn't post. Though i had some good ideas. Some of which i forgot. Yes, I know, i'm cool like that!

Anyways, I've been sprucing up my wardrobe (shopping) and I have gotten some cute and freaking SWEET stuff. Some of which are these babies. . .

(Super sweet love's of my life)

What do you think? Personally, mentioned above, I loooooooove love love these.
They match my personality which is crazy and LOUD! So I bought these and HAD
to wear them ASAP. So good thing I had institute the next day. Because i totally
sported these babies with my white skinny jeans (uhh. . . CH-yeah) and a
purple (exact color of purple on shoes) tee, with a turquoise-y undershirt (exact
color of shoes). Let me just tell you that i did get compliments! Who wouldn't?
Anyways i also got some other cute stuff. Pictures will be displayed later of some things.
Whilst shopping with a new found friend in VA, I came across this cute outfit. . .
found this cute outfit, ruffle top and white shorts, at H&M.

Totally emo face of me, but i had to show the detailing of the top.

So those are my most recent purchases. What do you think?

That's all for today.

Peace.

POST-BAM!

2009-07-11T15:12:00.004-07:00

TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY! AMAZING!

Do you ever come to the point when you're so tired, so exhausted, that everything is THAT MUCH MORE FUNNY? So picture that point. . . Got that image in your head? Now, picture that as me, but almost 24/7. It makes for good times. Don't worry, I ain't no fool. I don't laugh at everything, that would make me a freak, and I would have to join the circus. No bueno! However, last night was one of those especially funny nights. Let me explain my good looking self to you (conceited). Last night there was a little blog meeting and we ate at a restaurant called Cosi's (i think that's how you spell it). Anyways it was a lot of fun and I met a lot of new bloggers. So information was shared, stories told, laughs laughed, and food eaten. However good things were there was one negative. And that was the waiter. In short, he sucked. But we laughed and it was all good.

Then came the drive home and here come the part I am talking about. . . The part where everything is funny. Yes, the Mombabe and i drove home and we laughed and talked and FUN STUFF HAPPENED.

I can't reveal my secrets. However when i get home i have a date with a friend. *note my sister wouldn't let me do this with her. You know it's embarrassing having a younger sister yell the most random things* My friend and i are going to video tape myself, and him (taking turns), going into retaurants and asking "WHERE THE BATHROOM IS BECAUSE IT'S AN EMERGENCY?" haha! Isn't that funny! Then i will put the video on my blog, and you can watch it and see their reactions. Oh my gosh, I am so excited!

That's all!

Peace!

Conversation Contemplation

2009-07-11T07:30:00.003-07:00

My deary friend of mine back in AZ, and I, were chatting it up through text the past couple of days. Mainly, because she's HILARIOUS and so am I (don't even lie). Anyways, she's just broken up with a boy and we both thought, "I wonder what boys do when they get dumped (excuse my harsh language) or they are the dumpee?" We of course already know what most girls do in general. I mean being two girls ourselves who have been dumped, and have dumped other guys, we have a pretty good clue as to what we do when WE are the ones being "let go" (sorry dumped sounds WAY awful). In general, if we lose what we want, we cry, get angry for ever dating that said someone, we spend money (wisely because look at the outfits the next weeks or so), and sometimes we eat. Or we can do nothing, or all of the mentioned above. My DEARY friend and I wanted to know what guys to, so. . . we asked. Literally. I texted MOST of the guys in my phone (some are dumb and I knew they wouldn't tell! That's how good I am with my guy friends, because i'm psychic.). So I am going to post their answers. Ha! What do you think?

The text that I sent to all the boys said, "You know how when girls get dumped or break up or something the shop, or eat, or cry? What do you as a boy do? Anything at all?"

Alrighty, so here are the answers

Little (my friend and i both asked him. haha) said, "Well i work on my car or fix something or hang out with the bros or just hang with anyone."

Hottness said, "Well. . . I haven't been broken up with tons, but when I do, I'd say i work out a lot, and write emo songs on my guitar. haha" *then I asked if he would ever write an emo song about me. I HAS to be famous SOME way or another. Gosh jealous*

Peter said, "I dunno go out and drink with friends for the most part. Or call other girls." *Some of my friends aren't LDS (Latter Day Saint, aka Mormon) but i'm putting their answers because they told my the truth and that's what I wanted.*

Viper said, "Haha for me I usually just go race ha that's how I deal with all my frustration is through RC (remote control cars) it mellows me out and I enjoy it." *This boy is really good at racing RC cars. No joke, he has sponsors. How do i know? I worked with him at VIPER HOBBIES. Don't know what that is, research it online. It's a boy toy store.*

Master said, "Have a cry session with rocky road and talk about life with friends."

Ernie said, "Uhhh. . . I myself would probably depending on how much i liked her would either cry of just think why did i date her? That was a mistake. But that's me. ha" He later texted "Of course i haven't had a girlfriend since the 8th grade, so I don't know how i would act."

Royer said, "Lol I don't know-I've only been in that situation twice, i didn't do anything once and another i just cry inside lol- i was in deep but haing with good friends is KEY! That helped me." *he also called me to make sure i was ok! He's the BEST boy ever! Just fyi!*

Jeans said, "Well for me at least I'm always well dressed so I probably wouldn't shop. And I always eat. . . and i never really cry so I am not sure. I've only had Cherie (not real name) as a long term girlfriend. . . so honestly i think maybe I'd play with friends."

Lentz said, "I get over it and just have fun." and "Well it depends how long it was to have certain effects."

Sexy Dave said, "I personally take it out on my body by running or working out."

Esquer said, "Well not sure about other guys, but I've just spent some alone time. Watched some comedies, went hiking, hung out with friends a lot."

Chavez said, "I just chill with other girls and just forget about things."

An Annoying Voice said, "I do a lot of praying. Typically guys could say they faked the entire relationship. People [guys] in general typically go work out thinking they're gonna win the other person back. That or some type of self improvement to occupy the emptyness"

Moore said, "When i get dumped as a guy I go home. . . even if my mom is asleep she comes out and asks what's wrong. The I proceed to bawl..."

Sowards said, "Well i personally haven't been i na serious enough relationship so i don't think i could really answer your question." *You probably thought why would i put this one up, but honesty is the best policy.*

Gene said, "It depends. I've been known to cry (alone), but i usually go out and drink."

So there are the answers to most of the boys! haha! What did you think?

Thanks for reading.

Peace out!

Celebration

2009-07-08T16:54:00.004-07:00

A holiday to celebrate. So as most of you know, or may not know, I am visiting

my sister in Virginia for the summer. And visiting so close to D.C.
has it advantages. One of them is that D.C. being the capital
of the United States has the BEST parades on the Fourth
of July. I have always wanted to go and see the
fireworks and parades and concerts.
The fireworks and concerts part will have to wait,
especially paired with children under the age of 6 who don't

really have the patience with such nonsense of sitting and waiting for
people marching around in costumes (PRETTY costumes). LUCKILY i got to go and
see the parade with them. I brought my camera and took some picture, but my sister takes
better pictures and while rampaging through her computer, knowing she has better
pictures, i found this one. It is SO dang cute. It's with my adorable little
niece and we're both sporting our holiday spirits by wearing RED,
WHITE, and BLUE!
(Plus it shows off my cute new hair cut, that i didn't tell my mom
about but freak, you have to agree that it's dang cute. Just shorter for
the summer weather and with a little more layers. Bangs remained
un-cut because i'm growing them out!)

Check us out! Like i said CUTE! This is my favorite picture

Riding home on the Metro.

We are actively involved in watching the parade! And looking good
while doing so is just a positive!

Well this is my post! Take it or leave it!

Peace

Pro.

2009-06-30T17:40:00.004-07:00

I am a PROFESSIONAL at driving stick shift. Well not really, but in my head i TOTALLY am. Now that i am new and improved, i haven't stalled once. Well, i haven't stalled once since Friday. BUT THAT IS AWESOME! I KNOW! Gosh I am excited. Just had to share my excited-ed-ness.

Second, i would like to discuss a book that i am reading and love. ENCHANTMENT by Orson Scott Card. So i finished it a while ago, but since i don't have another book, well not yet, i decided to read it again. This time, taking my time. AKA i have to babysit every day of the week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. So i need some time out's for me. So I am trying to read, as slow as possible, the book again. And let me tell you. . . IT IS AMAZING. You must read it and join me in gushing all the glory details. BECAUSE i would DEFINITELY marry the main character, Ivan (said like ee=vahn. Not eye-vun.) Let's face the facts people. Ivan, speaking foreign and English languages, in other words, whispering sweet nothings to me in another language=HOT! Nough said. PLEASE READ!

Thirdly, i am becoming a babysitting fiend. Which has positives and negatives. So Mon-Fri, from 9:30-5:30, i watch a 7 year old boy named Malcom and his sister, 12 year old Britt. Malcom is your average 7 year old boy who is basically ADDICTED to video games. However he doesn't play them by himself, he insists on me playing them with him. It isn't that fun when he knows all the little tricks and do-dad's that the game consists of, which makes him win, ALL THE TIME, and me lose, ALL THE TIME. The pay isn't always the best. Being Mormon and sitting for other Mormons, can lead to being jipped. And sometimes the kids are more than a handful of crazy. Thank you sibling for providing me with cute neices and nephews which are easy to watch, and nice. ;) The positive is that I DO get payed. Me no have job=me LOVE any money, even if it is cheap. I also get to spend time babysitting Britt, who is sweet, funny, and does the yelling. Ha ha. And it also leads to playing card games that I've never played before, playing soccer with the two of them and playing a lot more games. ;) It's fun

Fourthly, actually i have no idea WHAT is fourth on my mind. SO i close now! GOOD DAY!

Peace

FATHER'S DAY!

2009-06-21T13:25:00.001-07:00

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Especially to my DAD! He is the BEST dad EVER
and i'm thankful to be his daughter! And to
all my brother-in-laws! And also to all the
FUTURE DAD'S!

Oh to Learn!

2009-06-15T09:26:00.003-07:00

Can you believe that i am 21 years old and am JUST starting to learn how to drive a standard/manual/stick shift car? Yeah and I'm not very good, which leads to stalling. Which then leads to ME getting weird looks from others. Which THEN leads to me being embarrassed because i stall. But it's not like i can help it, I'M NEW! Gosh! However a plus side to this problem is that i don't LOOK like I'm 21 years old, i look like a 16 year old learning to drive. That fact can be good or bad, i take it as good. Because if they new my age, then the looks would PROBABLY be more harsh. NO BUENO! So people in Woodbridge, Va, I am sorry that I'm learning to drive on your turf. But it's better i learn here with your constant turns and hills (both up and down). JUST don't tail me!! Otherwise, that's a WHOLE other problem!

So that is one thing that has been keeping me preoccuppono (said like pre-oak-you-pawn-no). This summer my friend Karie and I have a little wager going for when i return. We want to be in shape (meaning I can run for a long time and not pass out/stop running/make up excuses). ;) I've decided it was a pretty good plan. My sister, mombabe, and I have been doing aerobics on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. BUT i'm going to boost it up and start running every morning and every night. Except on Sundays! Do you think i can do it? I think so. I just need to get out of my OH SO LAZY habit of not doing anything eh?! haha!

I am thinking of things to write, but nothing is coming up. I KNOW! Rambling on time starts. . . NOW. As many of you DON'T know, the movie New Moon (oh love) is coming out soon (well not really soon, but soon enough that i needed to re-read ALL of the books). I forgot how AMAZING they were and how much i love them. Seriously people, I feel like I'm in the book, with a more handsome Edward (NO OFFENSE to Rob). But for reals. ha! I finished reading all of them just a few days ago and I am REALLY, beyond, excited for the new movie. AND when it comes out, just as we did the first, I'm going to see it at midnight, because i'm OH SO COOL! Don't deny it either, because I know you're jealous. . . just saying. Well i finished the series and needed something else to keep my mind a rolling on. Ever heard of Enchanted by Orson Scott Card (he's a genius)? Well I started reading his book SO MANY OTHER TIMES, and just couldn't get into the first sentence. I know, pathetic. Well I actually started to finally read it and I'm LOVING it so far. Yeah, LOVE!

I'll let you know how that goes later on since i just started reading yesterday.

Well, this is a good post for now (don't laugh) so i will write up later.

Peace,
Meredith

Threatened

2009-05-28T12:23:00.004-07:00

"Meredith, you need to sit down there and write a blog. . . Otherwise I'm going to put a gun to your head." ha ha! THAT is what is making me write this right now! ha ha! I am so bad at writing a blog, i apologize. . . What have i been doing that my mind has not even crossed my blog? Well i have been in Virginia, or traveling too. THAT is what. Stop hounding me, gosh. Ha. Just joking.

I had traveled to Virginia, to see my sister's (Mombabe) family and just come on vacation, with my mom and dad. It was a fun trip. However i did experience a heart racing driving situation on the way up. What was that "I'm so tired, but now i'm awake because i almost died" experience i am talking about? None other than my mother driving. We were in the heart of Maryland, and it was foggy (like no other fog you've seen before), with my mother at the wheel. I in the front seat tired from driving all night long, though i did have a nap, and my dad in the back seat, resting with his eyes open. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, my mom veers off the road. From the right lane, to the left lane, to off the road. My dad and i yell "MOOOOOOM". Well that's what i yelled. Then my mommy realizes our near death experience, by her swerving, and tries to correct herself, by getting over the the right lane again. However her swerving was somewhere between the speed of 50-60 mph. Not very fast, but fast enough to when you try to correct from a swerve, you swerve again. Scary feeling. Ever feel it? Ch-yeah, now I'm in that boat right along side of you. Anyways, so my mom says "OH i think i dozed off!" Hmmm. . . maybe! So i say "OH I AM DRIVING NOW!" ha! So we got off at the next place, got some food in our bellies, i got in the drivers seat, with mom in back, dad in front, and started off. WIDE AWAKE, not to mention. As you can tell we are safe! Cheers of joy!

Virginia welcomes us. We are here, i do have pictures, that i will have to post a bit later. Right now it's text time, OK? Actually now I'm at a loss for words. However i have been reading TWILIGHT since I've been in the VA state and the book collection was staring me in the face. I forgot how giddy (did that girl JUST say giddy? HECK YES I DID! Can't touch this!) it made me! ha ha! Even though i know what's going to happen. Anywho, i love these books! ha! Take that Twilight HATERS!

Also, now that i am here with Mombabe, i will be posting a lot more. To get away from her crazy chillens. jk. But for reals, i will be posting more frequently. How often? Well, just read and find out, GOSH! For now, I'm outing!

peace.

BEWARE. . .

2009-05-15T11:21:00.005-07:00

This will be kind of a long blog so be prepared. I haven't blogged in a while because of my laptop being OH SO DUMB! But now it is not so dumb so i can blog AND, a bonus, have pictures.

So over spring break my sister Verity, my friend Karie and i all went to Viva Las Vegas for a little fun. Seeing as how i turned 21 and what not, it only deemed fair. It was super fun. . . Here are some pictures to see how much fun we had. . .

We made Las Vegas shirts and wore them all through the town. Aren't they the BEST shirts ever?! I know! Black shirts, tape, and bleach water is all you need.

My friend Adam and I are being lions. Well HE is being a lion while I'm being a lioness! Even though i have more mane-like hair!! OH YEAH! The lion decided to go to sleep SO we took over. I think we do the job justice. . . But that's my opinion!

The story behind this? There are three, ONLY THREE, M&M worlds in the world. One in New York. One in Florida. One in Las Vegas. I have been to only two. The one in Florida and now VEGAS BABY! It was amazing! And seeing as how i am an M&M myself i thought it only PERFECT to post it!

Aiiiieeeeee!

That is Me, Karie, and this weirdo boy. . . Don't mind him! ha

So that was basically the Vegas trip! I won't bore you with all of the pictures, but there are a few. . . Now on to my next topic. The Easter Pagaent I was in the Easter Pagaent with my sister Verity and my Dad. It was really fun and this year was such a big year. One night we had over 17,000 people. I know, CRAZY!!! Now my part in the pagaent was a multitude woman and buyer and seller. Yes i sold flowers in the temple and Jesus kicked me out.

This is all three of us. My dad was a bad guy.

This is Jere (like jerry). He is also a bad guy and this was the last day. So i'm out of my costume!

Next was Easter Sunday! My mom got Verity and i new Easter dresses for sunday and we both bought new shoes. Mine are chocolate brown and shine in the sun between black and brown. My dress. . . GORGEOUS! It is silk and i got it on sale at Dillard's!

Oh babe's in new dresses and new shoes! Can i get a WOOT WOOT?!

And my last topic, FOR THIS BLOG, is the Black and White Ball that i went to with my date Brad. In institute my teacher was announcing it in class and blurts out "So Meredith, who are you going to the ball with?" I looked around my room, saw my friend Brad and said "Brad, do you want to go to the dance with me?" And like that we went. ha! It was out in the middle of nowhere! Literally! But it was fun! We had dinner there, and danced. Like high school all over, but i'm skinnier now! Yeah BOI!

Ok! So this is my blog for now! Hope you all enjoy and like it! There will be more tomorrow for sure! Have fun!

Peace!

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T09:32:00.003-07:00

To all you wonderful kind MOMs:

!HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Thanks for all that you do. I am not

sure HOW you Mother's can do it, but I

aspire to be just like my MOM! She is the Best

even though I sometimes am a handful! Thanks

again for all that you do and more.

Peace

VIRUS!

2009-04-20T14:16:00.003-07:00

So this just reminded me that i use to say "VIRUS" all the time in this really low voice. Try it. It's funny... But onto my story...

MY COMPUTER HAS 82 VIRUSES!!!

GRRRRRR!!!! It makes me very bitter towards my computer! Very, VERY bitter!

I thought that i would share that with you! Because i would put some picture up on my blog, but since my pictures are on the DUMB computer, i can't, because it won't recognize ANYTHING! And by anything i mean AN-Y-THING! Grrrrr!!!!!!!!!

So yes! That is the reason for my lack of pictures!

Peace!

GrrrrrrrrATE Accomplishments

2009-04-15T00:28:00.004-07:00

So I was chatting it up with my little sister in the car yesterday and we were having a discussion. When i got off topic, which happens a lot (me being an easily distracted girl). ANYWAYS! Sheesh! I tell her of one of what one of my greatest accomplishments and goals in life are. However i need to start. . . . AT the beginning. Of yesterday that is. Actually it's more like the evening. My dearest mother of mine calls my lil' sister and I down to watch this television-o show with her, because she didn't want to watch it alone. Little did she remember that we all watched it together the first episode. What show? Any Dream Will Do! It's about boys, English boys with HOT accents, auditioning to be Joseph in Joseph and the Technicolor Coat. Verity and i both tell our mother that we love so much, that yes we have seen it, and we did in fact all watch it together. Well Verity has homework (lazy) and so i sit down and watch it. One HOOOOOOOTTY Taughty comes up to sing *chillsfromhotboyssinging* and
"You will ALWAYS be MY JOSEPH!"
Mom----LAUGHTER!
GOAL! GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT! Yes!
>But then the show proceeds and we keep on a watching. And guess what. . . . . . . . . . ?
I MAKE HER LAUGH AGAIN!!!
Now some of you may think "Wow what a pathetic goal/accomplishment!?" Why are we friends?! Hmmm. . . moving on. . . My mother which i love to death, is a hard/butnotquitesohard woman to crack a laugh. I actually get her more times now to laugh. ha! AND i love it! Because it's not a LAUGH OUT LOUD type of life. It's is quiet laughter. Oh!!

So now onto the car with my sister Verity and our little convo.
Meredith "I LOVE getting mom to laugh! It's like the GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT! I think i'm going to blog about it!"
Verity "Oh! I was just going to say that that would be a blog worthy topic!"
OOOOOOOOOOOOOH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH!

NEXT story. . .
So we are sitting at dinner two days ago and my older sister, you may have read her blog Beary Bee, was there. READ IT! So Verity gets everyone, mom, dad, muah-self and Beary Bee, smaller cups. Then she gets HERSELF (rude just kidding) a BIG cup. The next conversation occurs.

Meredith "Yyyyyy UUUU Half SPEDAL (special) CUUPp? UUUU DA SPEDAL GuuuuRL?
Verity "Wow! *laughter around the table* that was the best retard voice!"
haha! OH! And our mom laughed at that! MUWAH-haha!

ok! That's all!

Peace!Got to love me!

!!!!MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY!!!!

2009-04-11T13:58:00.004-07:00

Hello!!!

I find it only fair that since it is one of my older sister's birthday that i dedicate today's post to her! So i will tell you a little bit about Mrs Beary Bee!

Beary Bee is fun to hang out with. Beary Bee is CRAZY! Which only makes sense, since our entire family is CRAZY! She fits in so well! ha! Beary Bee is pretty, gorgeous, and beaUtiful! Beary Bee is witty, smart, and prego! Beary Bee is a GREAT older sister!

Have a HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEARY BEE!!!

Peace

MGC.

2009-03-29T21:37:00.003-07:00

So this is sad and short.

My Grandpa died on March 27. He was the BEST and will be missed!

We love you!

Peace

~Meredith

Just What Not's

2009-03-12T21:14:00.004-07:00

Alrighty Tighty! ha!

I'm going to go ahead and give some updates. DON'T worry! There won't be that many because my life isn't that interesting!! Actually it is, i'm just pitying the people that don't have lives. Just kidding.

Recently i've just been going to school and what not. . . No change there. However it was my friend Karie's 20th birthday the other day. I decided to take her out to have some fun. Well we went to the movies and walked around the mall. Now you must understand that this Karie girl that i love is kind of shy!! Some would say ExTrEmElY shy! And i would probably agree! haha! BUT THIS is what i made her wear and that good sport did it, kind of embarrassed, but SHE EMBRACED it! So check this out! haha! The sign, in case you were wondering, says "Hi!! It's my BIRTHDAY! Give me a HUG! Check out my hat!!" haha!! About that hat, you have to hear the history! ha! So my kind sister of mine, Berit, Got me that hat when we worked in Florida. YES! We worked for DISNEY WORLD! Be jealous!! I would be, but i'm the one that experienced working there. . . STINKS TO BE YOU. . . ok sorry i got carried away. Ok! So she bought it for me and THEN i brought it home! And what a better occasion then a BIRTHDAY to wear it. Not my birthday, BUT DEAR Karie's! hahaha! ON to the COOLEST PART OF THIS HAT! You push a button and the candles LIGHT UP!!! Awwww precious! Yes! I know! Anyways! I am an AWESOME friend! haha! And that sign i made Karie face got her a free dessert at Chick-Fe-Le, a hug from a boy that worked at Chick-Fe-Le, and a HUGE discount at the movie theater!! yessiry!

Anyways! That's an update! haha!!!

Peace!

~Dance Hall Drug~

2009-02-21T23:20:00.004-07:00

Isn't that a song by the band BOYS LIKE GIRLS? Yes! Indeed it is! I thought it a good topic because i really like to dance, but not go crazy like the girl in the song!!! So i know for a fact that i am not the only person (i'm not excluding in boys from this, hence person, haha) that dances, poses, stares at their own self, etc. in the mirror! I do all of those plus. . . Yeppers. lol. So back to topic. The other night i was going to go to my friends birthday party and i know that people will be dancing, because this boy likes to "get down". Anyways, before i go dancing or to some parties i like to brush up on my AWESOME moves. They are awesome and you should be jealous. While i was dancing away (in front of my mirror because it is huge and i cannot hide from it! OH and i had these FREAK-ish-ly tall heels on because i feel SO good in them, total confidence booster) i did this jumpy type of move and almost sprained my ankle!! NO JOKE! It was hilarious. Hence why i decided to post about it on my blog. Instead of stopping dancing i have to keep practicing in these freak-ish-ly tall heels. I look H-O-T! No lie. haha Verity, my sister, can attest to this too.

Speaking of my dearest little sister. . . bring my to my next topic of discussion. You see that hair to the left? HOT, eh?! Yeah i know! Story, i thought you'd never ask. One day, and it happens a lot, my sister Verity was bored at the saloon she works at so she shoots me a text over cell-u-LAR Tel-EE-pah-Hon-AY, and asks me to please bring her some Hot Cheetos and string cheese (this sounds weird but is SOOOO good, try it, you'll see). I do. While i'm sitting there talking to her she decides to "play" with my hair. . . By "play" i thought she meant make me pretty! BOI-howdy was i wrong. ok! Take a quick look back to the picture on your left. Hideous!!! Ch-yeah i know. She thinks this is hilarious. However the entire time she is teasing, hair spraying, and molding my hair, it hurt like the devil. WE take a picture as proof, then i ask her to wash it out.

Verity "No i can't! I don't have time. . . We close soon."

Me "Uhh. . . I am NOT walking out of here like THIS!"

Verity *laughing* "I really don't have time"

Me "Seriously you did this now you can wash it"

Verity "Uuuuuuuuuugh! Fine!"

So instead of walking out with hair like THAT, thankfully, i walk out with wet hair. Yes! Only she had to see me like this! But i couldn't resist posting the picture because it is really funny! And fun, through out all the pain, Grrrr.

Ever have a sister, a friend, or yourself play, dress up or what not!? I know i'm not alone and you have total fun, but you don't want to walk out looking how you look in the after-play-time. Am i right? Unless you look nice! haha!

That's all!

PEACE!

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-14T13:07:00.004-07:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
The day with love in the air, chocolate's being passed out, and flower's given!

Remember in elementary when you spent about a WEEK making your valentine's card box to get all the treats from your class mates! Great times.

HAPPY ARIZONA STATE INDEPENDENCE DAY!
Happy Birthday Arizona!

Have a Wonderful morning, GREAT day, and FANTASTIC Evening! Even if you don't have someone significant other to spend it with, grab a friend and have an AWESOME day!

I love you all!

Check out the Bingham Diaries and Busybee Lauren's blog! SO CUTE to read!

Peace.

RUUUUUUUUUN!!!

2009-02-11T21:36:00.008-07:00

Running is one of my newly acquired loves that i love. . . As much as i HATE to run when i'm having my "OHHHH FOOD I NEEEEEEED you in my BELLY/let me LIE on this COUCH ALL day because it gives me comfort" days, i LOVE to run! Not only is it healthy FOR MY BODAY, but also for my SOUL! haha! Seriously though! I think that running is my drug. . . For reals YO! ha!

NOW ONTO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS!!!!!!! Not really! I just want to make you all EXCITED!!! ha! So this Saturday is VALENTINE'S day. I have never had a significant other on this special day. . . NO FOR REALS! I have had one in between birthday (never had one on my b-day either) and Valentine's, but never ON it! CRAZZZZZZZY! Not that I mind. . . ha! Don't get me wrong when i do get married (in the far future) i will have PLENTY of V-day events! However i want to share what i will be doing THIS year. I will be going on a date (actually going dutch) with one of my best friends. . . Hmmm. . . shall i givest thou a hint?? HER (yes her) name is KARIE!!! haha! yeah me. . .

About Valentine's day, i have THEN FUNNIEST little tid bit story that i am going to share with you. . . I won't be using real names (even though i know he won't check this thing, there is always that chance). So last semester i met this boy whose name is David. Very nice boy, don't get me wrong, but not for me in the SLIGHTEST! So This semester it just happens that at MCC i pass David every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday that i am there. It turns out that i accidentally let it slip in one of our VERY brief encounters that "NO! I don't have a boyfriend anymore!" BIGGGG MISTAKE! David, the sweet spirit that he is, is on messenger on the slim night that i RARELY go on. Man i am so lucky. It turns out that it is like 2 weeks (yes not A week not even CLOSE to v-day! Ok! Maybe i'm exaggerating, but that's not the point! pay attention) to this Valentine's day.

David asks "hey! You're still single right!?"
*NO reply from me*
David asks "Hey! You don't have a boyfriend?"
*No reply! maybe if i hold out a bit longer he'll realize i'm "not on"*
David "Hey! (so enthusiastic) What you doing Valentine's day? Want go to Dance?"
*No reply and i finally get off!*

haha! That's not the end though! I hope this doesn't make me mean! Just human! haha! David sees me at school and asks me IN PERSON! Oh crud! I'm thinking "I need a name for a boyfriend". Luckily i just said "Oh NO! I can't go with you! Because i'll be spending MY night with my boyfriend. He's so nice!" haha! ok! So don't even think that i'm mean because i know that EVERY girl can think of at least ONE person that you've thought that! haha! Or done it! AND i let him down gently! haha! I am so funny sometimes.

So will i be spending time with my "boyfriend" that i don't have!!?? NO! I will be spending it with Karie! WHo thankfully isn't creepy! ha! To all of you i hope you have a WONDERFUL VALENTINE'S DAY! Get lots of chocolate, flowers, the conversation hearts, etc. LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Peace!

P.S. Check out this HOT picture!
Yes! That is me and two of my hottie sisters! Shopping! SOOO happy! Verity and Berit! ha

Hmmm. . . Gonna have to say i LOVE that verity face!!!

Loyalties

2009-02-10T00:35:00.003-07:00

So i noticed that every day i get on my blog (see how cute it is with the new background thanks to mombabe!)! Well since i get on every day i never really check out my own personal blog except for the "look" (which is again very cute). I get on and move on to the other blogs i read. My loyalties are not within my own blog, which is a sad day little blog-gy! I'm so sorry for neglecting you! I've decided to write a little diddy on my fancy little blog-gy!

I've recently found that i LOVE being 21, saying that i'm 21 and proving to people with my new license (no more a vertical looser but horizontal-ness)! Yes! I whip that little sucker out every time i talk to someone. . . ok not EVERY TIME. But to the new people! I say "Do you want to see my NEW 21 year old license?" no reason to wait for an answer because i show them anyways! haha. I love being 21! I feel so powerful! And i even bought some AMAZING-ly HIGH high heels. Now i'm not a big high heel person, but i got these babies for $15 thanks to Target. Woot! These high heels are my STAND BACK WORLD heels. I also got some CUTE new tops thank you to my sister and lovely parental units! LOVE THEM!

Want to know what is cool about my birthday?! I was born ON super bowl Sunday! Yes-sir-rooney. So it always falls somewhere near my birthday!

Ok! I will not fool any of you. The real reason i am posting this is because i am uploading music onto my MP3 (MPcool) player and i have been waiting FOREVER. . . BUT can i leave? NO. Because i have to watch this thing and make sure everything goes well. Hmmm. . . i am impatient. It is late and i am tired. So i wait here impatiently. Then i stumbled on my blog and decided to write after i read the other blogs that make me laugh aka Busy Bee Lauren, Bingham Diaries, and Sarah's Silly Stuff! Oh man a LIVE! I love you all for making me laugh so hard. . .

Well i'm done waiting! lucky me! ha jk! It's still loading. But i'm outa here

PEACE!

Did someone say NEON?

2009-02-02T18:18:00.004-07:00

Hmmm. . . Neon party! Oh so fun! Check out my HTWANB (HOTTIE TAUGHTY WITH A NAUGHTY BOD) aka Myself!

Do you see those SEXY white skinny jeans with the NEON green shirt and bandanna garter to tie it together!? Yeah! That's me! But we all look HOOOOT! Siiiiizzle!

Again with the good looks!? Man a live! We just can't stop!

From left to right. Verity, ME, and Carolyn

OK! Now onto the Importante biznes! (said like business but with a certain swagger)! ANYWAYS! Do you ever have the most HILARIOUS little mind views? If you say no, you are a total liar! BAH! I called you out! So this happens to me. . . daily! Sometimes more than ONCE a day too. So every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I walk from the Astronomy building to Psych! Across the entire campus of MCC! I know FAR right. So one day as I'm walking through the court yard my mind starts to race! And here is what i think. . . Funny and random stuff, prepare yourself.

"Hmmm. . . Wouldn't that be so funny if someone i knew just happened to tackle me on my way to class. Man that'd be great. Actually why would it have to be me (i see random other person, they not knowing I'm plotting ha kidding). WHAT IF?!?!?! What if i SAW someone tackle someone else?"

Then i envision this WHOLE tackling thing GO DOWN right in my head! And i cannot stop laughing! Thankfully Mr. Cutie walks by (he's my next boyfriend) and i stop thinking that! END!

Peace Out!

21!!!

2009-01-31T10:07:00.003-07:00

Yeppers! Short title! BUT i am OFFICIALLY 21 YEARS OF AGE!! WOOOOT! Let me just state again that i'm 21!!!! So i decided that SINCE i am 21 (i love putting that), that i will write 21 things about myself that you may or may NOT know!

1. Today is my birthday! I be 21! ha! Sorry. It's pretty much the ONLY thing on my mind right now.

2. My favorite colors are Blue, Brown, Green, and Dark Purple. Not the pansy purple, though i'm not against it. It's just not "pretty" to me!

3. I have the BEST family! Sometimes we don't get along, because we all have to be right. I like to call my family "power houses" because that is what everyone is. However when we get along. . . Nough said! ha!

4. I LOVE to dance, sing, play, read, play the piano, HAVE fun, whatever!

5. My new hobby is running! Yes, running and getting in shape!

6. If you take me to a restaurant and there is a TV on, that i can see, i will most likely watch it and tune you out. Not on purpose, mind you. Just because it's there, in my eye sight, and i'm an easily distracted girl (well woman)!!

7. I like the outdoors. I like camping and getting dirty. I like sleeping in a tent and eating over an open fire. I like water along with the outdoors, swimming fast, slow, it's all good to me. I like canoe-ing and trying to tip it over. haha!

8. I am an eat-er! I like food! That'll probably kill me later in life, but at least i will be happy. My favorite food is Seafood, then Mexican.

9. I LOVE music. Listening to it, creating little somewhat's in my head, singing it, playing it on the piano. GIVE IT TO ME!

10. Little noises bother me. They ring in my ears over and over and OVER. It's like that person nagging constantly at you and you can't seem to get away from it. It's crazy but true.

11. I like to read. Reading is also a new hobby of mine. I've never been the best because i have to read WORD for WORD. If i skip a word, this results in me having to go back and read the whole word, sentence or paragraph, ALL over again. That could be why i didn't like to read. BUT NOW i love it!

12. Crying people make me uncomfortable. Like in testimony meeting (one church meeting where members of the congregation can get up and express their. . . testimony. Sorry couldn't come up with a better word). Cry-ers bother me, which makes me tune you out. I am a little better when it comes to friends and crying and sharing their "emotions". BUT it still makes me uncomfortable and i can't listen to everything. I'm there when you're sad, but don't be TOO sad! ha

13. I like to go to church. Didn't use to because it was just something i was "suppose" to do. Now i go just to GO!

14. My favorite animals are the elephant and penguins. Then my favorite house pet would have to be the. . . . . (did you guess yet?) DOG!?!

15. I like to travel. I don't have money for it right now, but i plan on doing a LOT of it even after i'm married. Traveling is like a big adventure. Something i can't go without.

16. I have many best friends. Why need one? Anyways, my always will be best friend (because she can't escape it) is my sister, Verity. Seeee i told you she can't escape it!

17. I like math. Math is simple. You always have one correct answer. Ask different English teachers the same question and you get a couple of "right" answers. You aren't sure which to go with. No ask any math teacher the same question and you get the same answer. Easy! I'm a nerd. ha

18. Speaking of math and english brings me to school. I love going to school. I always have. Maybe it's getting away for a couple of hours from home, seeing some friends, or learning the new material. I actually choose ALL three! But i really DO like school!

19. My all time favorite band is Rascal Flatts. Country music for a country girl. I love every song ever written and sung by them. I would marry that band!

20. I like jeans. So you're probably thinking that this is really weird. . . and you're right. BUT i LOVE jeans. I have like 12 pairs alone and when i has me some MULA i will buy some more! I'm a jeans fanatic. Some girls like shoes, purses, jewels, etc. I'm a jeans kind of girl!

21. I.AM.21! (Had to put that again!)

Well send me some birthday wishes dangit!!

Peace!

Amazed!

2009-01-29T12:29:00.008-07:00

Yes! You read it and i am AMAZED! At my sister's blog! She had SERIOUS surgery. . . SHOULD be laying down UPSTAIRS getting some rest. . . SHOULD be NOT getting on the computer. . . SHOULD not be doing QUITE a few things! But then there she is! That little Devil woman i love isn't following rules! AND she keeps her blog updated! Unlike me!

GUESS WHAT???!!! My B-I-G 21 birthday is coming up! It's on Saturday!! WOOT!!I actually can't remember what i was going to write about. . . SOOO I'm going to write on a couple of different things! Such as Hollister Co. Heard of it? It's a clothing store! Well my friend, Spencer, works there. I've been looking for a new job, so Spencer tells me to come apply at Hollister (yes I'm THAT desperate that i am going to apply in retail! and the WORST store to apply for!). I apply. End of story.

Running!! I am probably the worst person to run. I say that I'm going to go, and do, then after like a week i stop. Then run and stop. It's an on-going battle!Thankfully one of my best friends, Karie, needs to run too! So we both are starting this "let's not be pathetic and actually GO running and not stop thing" thing. Yeah! I think that it is going to work out. it has so far! See. . . We're pretty amazing! I know. . . and let it be known that these are BEFORE pictures! You can't expect the best results after a week of running!

So that is me! We tried taking "running pictures"! Found out we aren't the best! ha! We were tired after our run! BUT check out the bottom picture! WHAT.A.BRUISE!? I know! I'm proud!

That would be Karie looking OH SO GOOD pretending to run for the picture! haha! Look at those Calf muscles! Go Karie!

The bottom i snapped it and said i wouldn't put it up. . . BUT i lied! ha! It's funny!!!

OK! So that BRUISE, not birth-mark mind you, is from falling! Not just any old fall. . . But crashing! Yes! such a funny story! So i will tell you! My MOST HANDSOME brother, Morgan, decided that he needed someone to go ATV riding with him! So the phone got passed to me and i, the lucky one, got to go! We're driving and he's on his dirt bike and needs to keep his speed WAY up so that his bike doesn't sink. He would stop and wait for me when he got too far ahead. Well here i come and i think that I'm going SUPER fast. I wasn't going THAT fast, just too fast to turn. So here comes this turn and me, oh so smart, think that it is a smooth turn and that i will make it easy. WELL that turn is NOT smooth and "easy". Devil! It ends up being the BUMPIEST (well one of them) and sharpest turns! ha! So i didn't slow down (i didn't know i had to). So at the fastest (which was only like 25 mph) i head towards the turn. My quad crashes into a cactus (little baby-ish thing) and i fly into the tree just to the right. I break the tree IN HALF, bend one of the handle bars. Well Morgan hadn't noticed that i wasn't behind him yet. So i get out of the tree (one of those STUPID thorn trees. ALL covered. No point WHATSOEVER to have the BLASTED tree on earth) wiggling and squirming. Finally i get out. At this point i had forgotten that i was wearing my CTR ring on my right hand, until my finger started to hurt pretty bad (still not Morgan! YEAH!). So i take off my riding gloves (helmet still on). I notice that instead of my ring being round it is SQUISHED onto my finger! Try using my front teeth to get it to bend back so i can get it off. That didn't work so i used my back teeth and got the ring off. I put it into my pocket take off my helmet and my leg hurts, but I'm wearing pants so i can't see anything or know if it's hurt. Morgan notices I'm not behind and turns back and finds me standing and the ATV in the tree/cactus! ha! The FABULOUS brother that he is starts rapidly asking me if i am alright. I reassure him and he gets the ATV out. Then says i was going to fast and asks again if I'm OK! ha! I love that brotherly man of mine! Well he fixes it and says not to go that fast. Just when we're about to head out i realize my long sleeve thermal shirt has red-ish-brown stains that had not been there before. So i lift up my sleeve and There it is! The whole that makes me look like a drug addict who doesn't know how to stick a needle in my arm. It's still there mind you! Still a whole! ANNNND i have a SWEET bruise from the ride! I wish i would've brought my camera! But i left it in the CAR! bah! Anyways! That's my pretty funny and AWESOME-ly amazing story on how a got my bruise! That's only one though! I have LOTS all over and my finger is still jammed! BLEH!

After that my brother wisely says, "Any idiot can go fast. But you have to know when to slow down."

I got better after that! ha

Be smart!

PEACE!!!

Ugly Sweater Party!

2009-01-25T20:10:00.006-07:00

So the other day Verity, my younger sister, and I wanted to have a party! So she decided to the theme of such an AWESOME party should be "UGLY SWEATER PARTY"! Cool Beans! Well it was fun! Actually it was a blast! So i'm going to put some pictures up From the party! Likey??? me too!
To the right from LEFT to RIGHT; Ashley, David, Jared, Jose (josie), Carolyn, and sleeping on the couch is Jacob!

That is my face and my new friend Spencer! He's one funny kid!
This Would be Ashley and MEMe and one of my friends Justin aka Juse!

KaIree CraZZZee Face!
My sister Verity and Jared!
Brian! We both liked our sweaters even though they were "ugly"! Mine, thank you to my sister showing me, was in a stylish magazine!

Talisha and my good looking self! ha! She's funny!

Verity trying to dance with Karie, but denied!

Well that's not ALl the pictures but you get the jist! It was a fun party! I must take this point to sound conceited and say that i looked REALLY cute at the party! Hence the pictures! You should be sad you missed out on my ever-so-good-looking self (trust me, sometimes that's hard to come by) and the party! I made brownies that you missed out on too! BLEH-haha!

peace out!

Pictures from Virginia Trip!!!

2009-01-19T21:16:00.004-07:00

I TOLD you all they were coming! So impatient! jk!

I first want to say this. . . I have NO clue how to do this. If it doesn't work, i'll find out another time. But for now let's see. Now note that my pictures on my blog won't be as fancy as Mombabe's pictures. AKA i won't have cute little sayings on them. Because i just don't know how to do that! YET. . .

GRRRR. . . It didn't do it the way i wanted! I'll have to ask and figure it out!
On the top left is my niece Blayne! isn't she a doll. and Taylor is in the pink jacket, with Tad hiding in the back. This is by one of the many trees in the Dc Visitor's Center

Next is Mombabe, my lovely sister, her hubbie Troy and little Taylor cakes. No one else would get in the picture when we said to! I think Taylor is only there because she is being held???? *Outside the DC Visitor's center

NEXT! ME! I liked that Christmas tree the best! OH! by the way, most of these are taken at the Washington DC temple.

Bottom right is Mombabe, Taylor (getting smushed-ded), and Me

Bottom Left is the three oldest little Bingham babies. Blayne, Tad, Danny Mac!

I have lots more pictures! BUUUUUT if anyone has any idea on how to put these things up PLEASE inform me! I'd like to make this cute. And is there a picture limit???? HELP!!

ps. more pictures coming of Yuma with the Crazy Claridge Clan, Washington DC and Virginia in general

Oh Mother!

2009-01-18T21:35:00.003-07:00

So! My mom BASICALLY (i hate that word! BUT i use it! hahaha) bawled me out about not updating my blog! Which I've sworn to do! MAN that woman i love caught me! Dang it!

Ok! So i thought that since some of you (whoever you are) might think the same thing, that i will post something new today.

I am safe and back home in AZ. On the plane ride i had LOTS of time to think. And by LOTS of time i man 4 hours to where not even music and the book that i'd read could hold my time. That's what brought me to thinking, plus i can't sleep on planes- GRRR to all you little devils that can easily sleep anywhere. Ok, ok. Getting back on track. Thinking! So here are some things that i was thinking. Take what you may but i'm a pretty good think-er. Yeah! I said it. . . WHAT?! Eh-hem!

From the HEAD of MYSELF i give you my THOUGHTS:

1. Rascal Flatts is probably my favorite band in the ENTIRE WORLD! Yes! Country is a simple thing. But these guys are AMAZING! And wonderful. I would marry them all for their voices. Hmmm. . . i want to go see them live. Wow! For as long as i have loved them i've never seen them live. How pathetic am i? OH! I should just date someone and tell him that i want to go to a concert. . . GREAT idea! NO! But then i'd have to act interested (easily done, but not so easy when i have something i LOVE to listen to!!!). Drop that. I KNOW! I'll just buy some tickets. Get a job, buy some tickets, and have my friends come with me. PERFECT!

2. JOB! Dang i need one of those. Something most people find easily, i can't. Suck. ok. . . Get a job. Not so hard. Where do i want to work?

3. Hmmm. . . maybe i should have stayed in VA! Job opportunities calling my name and cutie boys out there that don't know me! WoOt!

4. Boys are dumb. Why do i love your faces? I don't need a boy to do the things that i want to do.

5. Things i want to do?! Well i've never thought about that. Actually it's on my mind, you silly things. So black and white lets see what we have. I want to travel. I want to go everywhere in the world. Sight see. I could go by myself and have time to think get things sorted. I could finish school. Not just finish but exceed in school. My time would be focused on school and nothing more. I could go to a fancy college where education isn't laughed at. Not even go to school for the athletics or for friends but for me! PERFECT! WORK ON SCHOOL!

6. Temple. I love the temple. Which little LDS girl doesn't think of it, or have it in the back of your head? But i have to get married. Hmmm. . . not a bad idea. Then i have to find a boy. ThEn i have to be most wonderful enough to have him want to propose to me. And that's NOT hard to do (yeah right!). Wait! GIRLS can go through by themselves. I'm sick of waiting around for someone to come and marry me. I've been waiting and i'm DONE! Do you know how boring and hard and tear-y it can get waiting and thinking "I'm never going to get married!"? Yeah! It gets old fast. I'm already temple worthy, and nothing is going to change that. So why not?! I can get a temple recommend and go through. Then i can go with my dad and mom and family! PERFECT! But how do i acquire something like this! I KNOW, i'll talk to my bishop. What if he thinks that i want to goon a mission? Don't get me wrong i give kudos to all you missionaries and sisters missionaries. I just don't want to be one. Not that i don't want to share the gospel, that's something i think about quite often actually. I just don't want to have to put a label on something (now these are just my thoughts). I really want to go!

Man! I am crazy! But seriously that is NOT all i thought about. The temple is mainly what i thought about most of the time though. And can you believe i actually CRIED about it! I'm certainly NOT a cry-er but when i thought about this i seriously teared like no other!

Well thanks for all those that read my blog and think it's BORING (Cough*Verity)! My life isn't entertainment! Just kidding! It really is much funnier than claimed on my blog! You just haven't experienced it! Well Peace!

Quotes and then some. . .

2009-01-13T10:21:00.003-07:00

I've decided to keep up with my blog! I may not write every day but from now on out I will give you a little more somethings then before. . . What a GrrrrEAT idea!?! I know! So here are some of my favorite quotes by people.

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." Peter Drucker

"There's a party in your tummy. Yummy, yummy! Yummy, yummy!" Caroline Bingham

"Faith and Doubt cannot exist at the same time." Thomas S. Monson

"The tanical gardens" "No. BOtanical gardens!" "the Botantical gardens" Me and Thaddeus

"Wow! You must be tired because you have dark circles under your eyes" Cassidy to my sister Verity and I

"I know! I kept my eyes open" "Wooooow good job" Brendan McMaster, Verity and Me

"Kiwwers" (said like "killers") The Bingham family

"That is very interesting! I'm not listening to a word your saying. HIT HIM!" Back to the Barnyard cow, ottis(or whatever his name is)

"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it,
To your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more then you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too" Rascal Flatts (only my FAVORITE BAND EVER)

"Just dance gonna be ok!" Lady Gaga

"Dream Big" Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband

"Because when i arrive, I, I'll bring the Fire" Kevin Rudolf (He made that song about me. . . if you couldn't already tell)

"There are three kinds of people. Suckers, victims, and grown-ups. Being a grown-up means choosing YOUR own destiny." Grissom from CSI (MY FAVORITE SHOW)

Not to sound stalker-ish, but i count the steps you take as you walk away." "Why count the steps when you can walk them with me? Me and my friend! I said the second cuz I'm smart! WOOT!

"FINE! WE NOT BEST FWIENDS ANYMORE! I guess I'm OUT of this FAMILY!" Blayne

That's all for now! These are only a couple. OK. More than a couple, what can i say though? Peace!

Random Thoughts

2009-01-12T16:05:00.003-07:00

Well Hello! I notice that after this first two blogs i kind of neglected this thing! SOOOO. . . Here i am typing along!

I AM STILL IN VIRGINIA! I like it here! The weather is nice and cold. The people here run. . . Actually let me explain that one. See in Arizona people do run, you don't see them that often though. BUT here, you see the joggers all day! NO JOKE! And they're totally serious runners too. Spandex (not the short ones but the LONG ones), gloves, mittens/gloves, coats, beanies, etc. If you were to wear that in AZ you'd DIE of heat stroke, or something. But here, being that it is so cold you need excess layers! I bet they have long underwear (two pairs, too).

I think that i will inform some of you (even though so very little of you read my blog) that my sister is doing pretty well after her surgery. Well as far as having four little children having to be told constantly to "Not touch mommy!" ha!

Today, to get the little monsters to "calm down" a bit, i took them to a park. OH MAN ALIVE! It is so funny! I NEED to get some pictures on here. So funny. Anyways so we're playing at this park and this lady (we'll call her lady #1) passes by me with her grand-daughter (or something, but DEF NOT her mom). I comment her little grand-daughter/whatever-this-little-girl-is-to-her/NOT-DAUGHTER. Cutie-pah-tootie pie, Danny, says "I'm Daniel!" (so proud that i could understand him and lady #1 could too). ANYWAYS, you're probably thinking "why the heck is this so funny?! Meredith this is a lame story!" WELL. HOLD.YOUR.HORSES. After Danny clearly introduces himself he turns back around to play in the sand. Low and BEHOLD, that when he bends over to play, HE HAS THE BIGGEST PLUMBERS CRACK!!! Most of you know that i get my entertainment from ANY sort of funny. So i call him over to pull up his pants and that fixed it. All the while, lady #1 standing there looking just as polite as ever. MmmmmHmm. Ok! NOW on to LADY #2! Booh-ba-doooo (sing that). Lady #2 has lost her "BRah-Ther" (ok say brother. . . did you say it? ok now add the STRONG Brooklyn accent and Ba-da-bing! I just introduced you to the new form of brother!). She comes by me, sees her "BRah-Ther", then i hear this
Lady #2 (let us change this to Brooklyn) "Ahre YOooooU THEY-rrrre Nannn-EE?"

Me "NO! I'm there aunt."

Brooklyn "Oh! Being the aunt is way better."

Me . . . . *silence*

Brooklyn "YOooooU Mahst beh Cuz yo jAHcket is So clean and SO is yo face"

Me thinking HOW THE HECK CAN A FACE BE CLEAN!
Just after this she takes her two boys "what's his name" and "BRah-Ther" to this little bridge-y-bendy thing and they proceed to throw rocks onto it. The only reason i REALLY paid attention to this detail was because just prior to that little Blayne E. had just cleared all the rocks off this bridge-y-bendy thing so that "Everyone can be careful and not get hurt!".

End of conversation! Let me just add though that it's not that I'm clean or have a clean face, or can speak proper English (most times, it's hard when I'm around those little children, HELLO baby language!). It's just that, even on my "WOAH HELLO! Who is this person and why are you on the earth because you look terrible" days, i still look, or try to, somewhat decent. Or i don't go out. ANNND for all those that know me again, i will gladly admit that I'm a clean freak with my clothes. Ask my sisters. ha!

ok! So now that THAT is over, moving on. So remember how i said that i will post some pictures. . . ? YEAH! About that, i will, and i intend to. BUT when my laptop won't connect to any internet (stingy people block theirs so i can't steal!) i can't put them on here! Sad day. I know. Tell me about it. They will be coming. Just like i promised.

I don't really know what i posted on here today. I'm kind of out of it. Sooooorry if it doesn't make sense. Try to make do with what you can though, right? Peace!

Washington Dinner Count (DC)

2009-01-05T16:35:00.004-07:00

Today The Binghams and i went to go to DC again today. I got to see the Lincoln Memorial, the Arlington graveyard, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Kennedy center. What else did i get to see? Too little a stroller for too many a babies! I will have to post a video that i made. . . it is QUITE hilarious. WAIT.AND.SEE! Why so funny? Let me just give you a background OKKKKKKKKK!! So everyone knows about the two seat stroller with one seat behind the other and the back seat lays back fully for possibly sleeping babies? GOOD! You know what I'm talking about! ok! So imagine a 5, 4, 2, and 1 year old baby. ha! See it's already getting funnier. ok! So Tad (5) is in the front seat, Daniel (2) is in the back seat along with Taylor (1, the little booty bumper) behind him. Try to picture with me just for a moment. Taylor not wanting to share so she sticks her little booty as far out as she can, in the process of hitting Daniel. Well, Daniel wasn't taking that without a stand, so he retaliates. By pushing his head at her (like hitting, but you could say more. . . "kind") ha! Well Taylor repeats this process over and OVER! Then gives up and takes to hitting (really lightly because her jacket is too big that her hands don't show) But anyways, the jest of this story is funny. DON'T TELL ME IT'S NOT! It is! And your too stubborn to realize anything to the sort of so much funny that you don't realize it.

LATER.
At Dinner with the Binghams little Daniel is not eating he noodles. So my sister Caroline(Mombabe) says. . .
"There is a PARTY in you tummy and this green bean wants to come in!"

Ha ha! I have NEVER heard anything like that to get your children to eat! But i was CRACKING up! Inside and out! So i decided i would post it. . . THEN it got even MORE funny (how so?). She continues to talk about the party and my niece Blayne say "There's a party in my tummy. Yummmy Yummmy!"
Caroline singing "There's a party in my Tummy! Yummy, Yummy! Yummy, Yummy!" (Repeat one more time) ha!

I love that woman! She's amazing truly! ha ha. . .

Th. Th. That's all folks! Peace out!

NO MCDONALDS!

2009-01-02T19:31:00.003-07:00

OK! So since I've been here in Virginia with my sister i have been remembering some old funny stories! SOOOOO. . . the kind person that i am decided to share some funny with you! 3. . .2. . .1. . .GO TIME!
So the when my sister Caroline, and her hubby Troy and family were driving out to Virginia I had the pleasure of driving with them! NO! I love them! So it was fun! Well one of the days Troy get tired and Caroline takes over driving the moving truck and i driving her Yukon (i think that's what it is. Smaller sub)! Well as we're driving Caroline had one of her little rascals in the truck and they were getting hungry, so she decided to walkie-talkie us and say, "Hey there is a McDonalds at the next stop are you guys hungry?" *Notice we were going to stop at the "M" place anyways. I wanted to have a little fun and my handsome nephew Tad says "OH PLEAZE can we stop at MCDONALDS?!" This is how the conversation went from here

Me "NO! WE're NOT going to stop because i HATE McDonalds!"

Tad "PUH-LEAZEEEEE! I Want Mcdonalds!"

Me "You don't know what you want! McDonalds is GROSS! I HATE IT!"

Tad" Puh-LEEEEAAAZZZZZZE! PLEAZE CAN WE STOP AT MCDONALDS!"

(Meanwhile Troy in the car trying to rest! Sorry Troy! ha!)

Me "NOOOOOOOOO!!! I HAAAAAAAAAATE MCDONALDS AND WE ARE NOT STOPPING!" (By this time we've gotten off the exit and are turning to go to McDonalds, also laughing hysterically)

Tad "PUUUUUUUUUh-LEEEEEE-heh-EEEEAAAAZE! CAN WE STOOOOOOOP AT MCDONALDS! Uhhhhhhhhh-HUUUUUUUUUUUH-HUH! I LOOOOOOVE IT!"

*Now turning into Mcdonalds

Me "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Tad "Uhhh-Huh-HUH!!!!! But i just LOVE it! Tad LOVES MCDONALDS!) (continues to grunt and scream with me saying no! I know i'm kind of mean but we were IN THE PARKING LOT!)

Me "Just kidding Tad-dles! WE'RE HERE!!!"

Tad "YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE McDonalds! Thanks (starts basically a triumph chant for "winning")!"

ha! OK! So you may think i'm mean, but i'm not, just funny! And he was happy! ha! If you heard my nephew you would've been laughing JUSt like i was! Poor Troy, too! This was the SHORT version of the story. It would've been too long to actually have you read the WHOLE thing, which i know you would've done. AND afterwards I told Caroline and she laughed just as hard as i was. Just to proove that i'm not mean i'm like their FAVORITE. Seriously. Ask my siblings and especially their mom and dad. ha! It's true!

BUUUUUUUT that was one time. I just thought i'd let you in on a little fun. Movies are now calling my name, unlike you. So peace out.

UNDER PRESSSURE

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My older sister is looking over my shoulder while i am writing this! BAH! Happy New Year by the way! Since I'm not really sure how these blogs go i think that i will have to start at. . . TELLING YOU ABOUT MY DAY! Actually the past TWO days, to be more specific! So Dec 31st. THERE I WAS! New Year's Eve! Getting ready to go out and have a kind of lame (at first) time. You could say it gradually (SLOWLY as all heck) increased in fun!
Anyways. . . i changed my mind and I'm not going to be talking about that! Instead i will be talking about how i am down in VIRGINIA with my sister. You may know her as Mombabe from her blog (oh that woman sisterly of mine that i love so dearly)! ha! So i leave after a long night (yes it was long because sometimes i wanted it to end. And you KNOW how things seem longer when you want it to end. DO.NOT.LIE!) and arrive to see my sisters family waiting for me! Woot! I love those little chillins! They are SO.DANG.CUTE! ha! It is also very freezing here. I mean that litteraly. I know, i'm am wimp!
This is probably going to be one of the shortest things that i ever write. 1. I am a writer. BORN to WRITE/blog! 2. I also happen to be very tired! So peace out! Love ya bye!