hahaha! Another Flashback

My awesome sister sent me this on facebook. Now I used to LOVE these videos.... I mean LOVE!! I'm pretty sure that I would watch them over and over and over aaaannnnnndddddd over again when I was a kid. So I watch this through and yep sure enough- I still remember all the songs...without the words being displayed at the bottom of the screen C:

Sure makes me wanna go to DisneyLand too!!!

One year later--- Just a little mini flashback. Come with me :)

So I was going through some of my old Facebook pictures. And I come to these one's

These were taken a year ago- At Regina and Jared's birthday party. And here earlier this week we all got together and celebrated their birthdays again.

Good Grief time flys by so fast.

Spring Tease...

Well- quite honestly there's really no such thing as "Spring" here in these parts. Winter just kind of keeps on going until about May then there's a couple weeks of Spring - then BAM!! Summertime.

But this year- it's been such a great winter. It hasn't snowed every other day and it actually didn't start till about Christmas time. So I feel like I got enough beautiful Autumn and now I've so far had a pretty fair Winter.

And then last week happened. High's around 50 degrees- sunny weather- and the best of all... FLiP FLoPs all around. Oh how I loved it!!! Lovely Lovely Lovely!! (sigh)

Yes- it's still February though and sure enough it snowed this weekend. But this little teaser I think is enough to get me though a little bit more of winter. C:

Although....
Spring Teaser--- I sure did enjoy having you for the week. Please come back and feel free to visit anytime between now and June- I think you'll find yourself very much appreciated by all those invovled :)

Lessons ReLearned...(looking up toward the sky) THANKS!!!

So nothing really really super fantastic actually happened this week I but I've just been very exceptionally happy this week. Guess sometimes ya don't need a reason to be happy-maybe ya can just be happy just because ya don't feel ownry or sad. Hmm...not that I'm prone to mostly be ownry or sad all the time (:

I don't know--this week has just felt different.

I sat down today really trying to come up with a few reasons for the why---cause I'd sure like to keep it going as long as I can.

I kind of had my little "Ah-ha" moment at the beginning of the week. I guess I should actually call it a "Ka-Duh" moment cause yes it's a lesson that has already been learned in the past but I guess maybe I just needed to hear it again. So here's a little bit of a back story. One of my co-workers I gotta be honest- I've had a little bit of a hard time with. It's not like we haven't really gotten along- we just haven't been the greatest of friends. I don't really have the same friendship with her that I do with the other people that I work with. And I've seriously lost sleep over this cause I've been sure that she just didn't like me at all. I felt that I was really really trying my hardest to be friendly and nice to her and all I was getting back in return was the cold shoulder. It's bothered me that I couldn't find any kind of reason for it all. So anyway- on Monday I decided that really enough was enough--no there wasn't a single bit of confrontation--I simply didn't go out of my way to be as friendly as usual...Ok-I pretty much ignored. And ya know- at the time it really kinda felt good. I know that sounds horrible-but it kinda made me feel a little bit better to just be able to pretend that it didn't bother me in the least. That I was able to give back what I got. Afterward though- it didn't feel so hot. And here's the clincher- not at all very Christlike.

DOH!
When did I decide that I could have unkind intentions towards someone else? When did I decide to be the judge? I may not have said anything out loud- but in my mind those things were being said and Silence spoke everything out loud for me. What was I doing?

Lessons ReLearned :
NUMBER ONE-I realize that the real me is just not a person who can consciously be mean to someone else- I have to do it by accidental lapse of judgement and lack of intelligence.

NUMBER TWO-Nephi is right again!! :) "he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another." He's a rotten fella that Satan is. The little sneak got right in when I wasn't really looking or paying attention.

NUMBER THREE- And not everyone has to like me. Kind of unfortunately in this world-it's not a rule it's an option. So I can't make them do it. And nobody should really be looked down upon for having an opinion---even if it is misunderstood by some, everyone is allowed to have one. Huge weight off my shoulders when I remembered this lesson. I no longer have to worry about it and stress about it and think about it more often than not. It shouldn't even be a blip on my radar screen. As long as I know that I'm doing everything that I can to really do my personal best- that's all that really matters in the end.

So yes- some lessons have to be constantly relearned while we are here. Hopefully nothing too damaging happens while we are working through them and we can come out unscathed. With a new aspiration to be better and do better.

I guess that might be something really really super fantastic aye? :)


(looking up toward the sky) THANKS!!!!

cardigan background

I think this new background kinda makes my blog look like it's wearing a cardigan????

hahaha- just a random thought :)

Awe Valentines

I Wuv You!
I will Always Wuv You!
Even if you UnWuv Me-
I will never UnWuv You!

Precious really :)

So this month - I decided to bring in Valentines Day with a different attitude. Still aware of my "singleness" but I don't wanna brag ;) Let's be honest- you don't gotta have a "signif" in order to enjoy V-Day....I'm sure they're great to have but I can't say that I know from experience. And I don't think that Valentines Day was made to only show love to one other person in your life---but to everyone in your life. One of my favorite memories of love came in a cute little stuffed animal all tied up with balloon strings that my mom had delivered while I was sitting with my 3rd grade class way back in the 90s :P And the little "Be Happy" note that was dropped into my high school locker by one of my best friends because he knew that I was having a bad day.

So Valentines for me this year isn't about the many bombarding "Signifs" wandering around- or the flowers - or the jewelry. It's about LOVE....go figure. Think of it more as a "Show your Appreciation Day" right? There's plenty of people around to show your love and appreciation to!

You gotta tell them when you can-and mean it when you do.

What the??

Online Dating Sites

hahaha! Oh yeah- I've tried....and no...not ever again.

So lately- I've been in need of a some sort of an experiment if you will. Nothing too serious...just wanting to see. Recently - I was hooked up with a Free week from one website- so basically I decided to try it out. Had a lot of mixed feelings.

The Free Week: I maybe only spent a whole 10 minutes filling out a small questionare. And then at the end- I had to compile everything that I am and everything that I'm looking for into a 500 character "essay" And I was set to go. So I start to just kinda dink around the website trying to get a feel for it when all of a sudden I get a chat request. So I open it up and the first thing that is written (my random thoughts in BOLD---I swear I had to really push myself not to type them)
HIM "Hey! You're really cute!" Uhh....?
ME "Thank You." and the conversation continues
HIM "How are you doing today?"
ME "Good thanks. How bout you?" ????????????
HIM "Good. What are you doing right now?"
ME "Just chillin out here on the computer."
HIM "thats cool. You have a really pretty smile." Uhh....?
ME "Thank You."

the conversation continues with more small talk for probably another good 10 minutes. Honestly I'm getting slightly bored with it. Then there's a bit of silence...Oh but wait for it---here's what he said...

HIM "So what do you think of me?" Whoa! Seriously?!?!
ME "Umm...you seem nice. I don't really know that much about you though."
HIM "What do you wanna know about me?"
ME "What kinda stuff do you do for fun....." But he totally interupts me mid sentence and quickly sends
HIM "Are you doing anything tonight? Wanna go out for dinner? I really wanna take you out tonight. U-SO-HOT"

Seriously by this time--I'm starting to get a bit ticked off. Guy can't even stick to a subject. Not to mention he's totally laying it on thick and nothing could possibly bug me more than that. So I say...

ME "I'm not going to go out with you tonight. I don't know you and you don't know me. It wouldn't be appropiate and I absolutely don't feel comfortable doing that."
HIM "Oh come on. I promise to be a perfect gentleman. I totally respect girls. I open the door for you-push in the chair-bring you flowers. I'm totally not one of those creepy guys."

For some reason- I'm not exactly ready to believe him. Not to mention---isn't that something that a creepy guy would say to try and make you believe that he's not a creep? Kinda reminds me of the saying "You said it-not me." He continues

HIM "I'm so attracted to you. You kinda scare me."

Dude- You Scare ME!!! A couple more clicks of the mouse---taken care of.

Whatever happened to getting to know each other first???

"The Chocolate"....oh thank goodness.

"The Chocolate" is this adorable little dessert cafe here in Orem. And let me tell you- if I could I'd live there. It's that good C:

The Kazookie would have to be hands down my favorite. Big Hot cookie + Huge scoop of Ice Cream = The Lord looking down on you and saying "You are my most wonderous creation." Yeah- it's totally that good. C:

However----- Have one all to yourself and you totally run the risk of falling off the wagon - in a big way. Not to mention the extreme sugar high you'll have to work off later.

But ya know what- dieting can't be total and complete deprivation. That's no fun and it's totally unfair. Nobody wants to do it that way.

So---- pace yourself.

And I reckon in order to go enjoy this heavenly bit of goodness every once in a while...just take 4 friends with ya and share one. Splits up the portions but still able to enjoy..... oh thank goodness.

High heels in the Super Market---try not to die out there

Well--usually a quick trip to the grocery store turns into an hour long event. Everyone is in a hurry, they gotta get to the cash register, to the cereal isle, back to the meat department etc... It occured to me- People walk around the grocery store like they are driving. They shop like they drive. With a cart-you even increase your chance of a crash. People stop right in the middle of the isle- or they are going in the "Wrong Direction"/against the main flow - ya got your texters and chatters - and my favorite pulling out of the isle and wizzing into the main flow without even looking. People drive their shopping carts like they drive their cars.

Plain and Simple.


Back to the point---
So this particular trip started out just like any other---except---I wore my high heels. Which NEVER happens!! I also happened to be wearing a cute new dress that I had resently purchased. My hair was done up...in short- I was feeling pretty darn cute. Confidence is a great thing! Walking through the isle's of the store- back straight and head held high when I happened upon seriously one of THE cutest looking fella's ever. So you know what I do---- I smile :) and you know what he does--- he smiles back :)

Hahahaha!!! You know where this is going right?


SLIP!!! All over the place! Oops!

High Heels in the Super Market--great for a confidence boost but try not to die out there C:

Oh my gosh! week 5??? Really??

Alrighty- here we are to week 5 already. Time is seriously going so fast---where the heck did January go???

So this week- I kinda felt a little back and forth. Some good days - some not so good days. I missed drinking a few waters-missed a few workouts-etc...

So I get on the scale this morning not really knowing what to really expect---hoping that I didn't gain but not exactly assuming that I lost either.

Well---


I lost 1 pound C:

And you know what- that's totally okay with me C:

BUT---- I totally don't even want to know after today. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY---and I'm pretty sure I blew it BIG!!! But I gotta say---it sure tasted good! C;

So back to it tomorrow!! C:

Something on my mind these days C:

K- so I admit that this is indeed strange...I've totally come to terms with that. BUT- It really is something that I've really wanted to do for the past few years now. And funny enough I've had a few people ask me about it. So now is the time to really really start thinking about it.

My 25th Birthday.

I know- I just got finished turning 24...I know I know I know... What the heck right?!

So I really wanna bring on 25 years with a bang!! So I do indeed plan to have a fun celebration. I've got a few idea's for "theme-age" and such...it's all kind of scattered at the moment-but I have a whole year to bring it all together so I'm really not too worried C:

I think that I'd like to do little updates on this "SAID PARTY" here on the blog. Keep people somewhat posted on the progress and such.

So there---it's been thrown out to the universe. Now it's time to get to work C:

ZUMBA!!! YAY!

So my folks got me Zumba for my birthday present- and I did it for the first time tonight ... Oh My Gosh!!!

It's soooo much fun! I absolutely Love It!!
Although- Here is the before and the after :)

Pure excitement to Sheer exhaustion.

...but oh so worth it :)

Forgot about Birthday Week (4)

So----my birthday was this past week. Nuf said right?

Wrong-o!

So I was good pretty much the whole week -knowing that I was probably gonna blow it on my birthday. I worked-out every single day for about a combined hour. I ate what I was supposed to...even with the delicious looking chocolate chip cookies that my bishop brought over during his visit... Drank gallons and gallons of water etc...

Here comes Thursday... THE DAY!

And boy was it great!! I had Denny's, Olive Garden, cake, soda, you name it- and boy was it great!!! Thanks Regina!!!! C:

So then the next day- I've still got all of these left over's from the restraunts that we hit...gotta get rid of those----so I ate them on Friday. And went to the movies with Brandee where we both got some good lookin nachos C: That makes two BLOWIT days. So I workout like a horse so it doesn't have too much of a chance to hit hard.

Saturday - I "kinda" jumped right back on after a quick little lunch trip to the Pizza Factory with my sister. C:

Sunday was a lot easier because I actually had to go to work for most of the day. So I decided to jump on the scale this morning and......



WHAT?!?! I actually lost 2 pounds!!! C: YAY!!!

Shoot I would have been happy just to not gain anything---but to loose??? That's a complete and utter miracle right there. C:

So what I learned this week is-- You can be allowed to "BLOWIT" but gotta keep up a pace. If I go out to eat - I don't gotta eat the whole thing then and there. I'm allowed to have the things that I like--but not all the time. I can make due with every once in a while. C:

I'd like to just give a Thanks! shout out to all of my good friends and family who really made this past week such an incredibly fun week for me!! Birthdays freaking ROCK!!! Thanks everybody!!! C: LOVE YOU!!

Week 3 With a Bang!!!

Alrighty folks!

So I got a new battery in the scale so it should be good to go for a while now.

My workouts kinda were few and far between last week just cause school and work were totally taking over my life. So I maybe only got to work out maybe twice last week.

But I did keep close tabs on what I was eating and drinking. And so I was feeling pretty good over all.



And in the last two weeks....




Lost 4 lbs :)

I'm pretty happy with it- but now that life is kinda slowing down just an inch I'm looking forward to having more time to do what needs to be done and I'm hoping that good numbers keep coming C:

Titanic inspired UpDo

Oh my gosh- so far this group was the funnest to work with C: Here are my pictures-

It's kind of unfortunate that I stink at the game of taking pictures of myself- but believe me the back on my hair looked great ! C: It was in a nice and curly bun and they stuck a flower in on the side. It looked wonderful. Maybe when we get our "Professionals" back in -I'll put those up C:

This week at school : Breakfast at Tiffanys

Hahaha! This week at school was a total blast--and next week promises to be way fun too. We all got separated into groups of 4 or 5 and everyone was assigned a 20th century decade to work on and research. But then we have to add in a Movie inspiration. My group got the 1920s so we are gonna run with "The Great Gatsby" We have to do up a hairdo for long hair and then for short hair. Of Course
the 1920s were chalk full of bobbed hair so the short hairdo will be a snap but as for the long hair--we are still working on that C:

But the fun part for me is that I'm one of 4 other girls who still have their long hair at school...(it's been kinda tough for me to not chop my hair cause there are sooooo many adorable short hair cuts running around right now.) Anyway- I get to be kind of shuffled around to other groups so they can have their "Long Hair Experimentation" So I've had my hair all done up all week---- It's been awesome!!!
Here are a couple of pics that I've taken myself of some of the work that has been done on my locks this week C:

Water vs. Soda... The Match of the Century

So everyone who knows me-knows that pretty much I've loved soda for as long as I've had taste buds. Pretty long time. And my goodness-- weening myself off of soda for this diet has been so hard. Not to mention- on my list of favored drinks- water totally lands at the bottom every time. Sad but true.

So on this particular quest to stamp out the lovely goodness that is soda and replace it with blaa water--- I've gone out to find some "help outs" C: hahaha! What I've found has been helpful indeed.

Just Do It! When it comes right down to it- that's all it really takes. Just buckling down and getting it over with. Drink those 64 ounces of water down everyday.

No matter how much I feel like I might just float away---In reality I know that's impossible. C:

Straws are a beautiful thing. Makes the gulping down much less painful C:

Made myself a really cute looking water bottle so it at least looks good.

Turns out Flavored waters sorta count!!! YAY!!!!!

Go figure-- I feel a lot more energized and healthier when I drink enough water.

And if I must indulge and float away in the fizz---let me go down by Diet Dr. Pepper.

Ding Ding Ding!! Water vs. Soda .... Let's get ready to Rumble!

Uhhhhh....week 2 ???

Soo.... Week 2 and I already was slacking off a bit. Not having as much time to work out - not keeping such close tabs on the food etc.... So I wasn't feeling too confident about weighing in and getting too great of a result.
Basically I hit a slight glitch??

But redemption is mine--- my scale's battery died. Therefore - no weigh in :)

So I'm completely relieved that really I'm getting a second chance at this. A Do-Over of sorts and I'm for sure gonna take advantage!

Hopping back on the wagon now- super duper glued to it :)

WaHooo! OnE WeeK DoWn!!

Well made it through the first week of this new diet. And it's been great! I feel Great! Totally have gone cold turkey off soda and most sugars. I've really only had water to drink. Lots more meats and vegetables. Watching the carbs and calories.

Seriously I feel great! I feel like I have so much more energy. And I feel just so much more healthy...

And only after a week C:

Have I mentioned that I feel great!? C:

Oh yeah--ya probably wanna know a result????









Loss of 6 lbs. C:





WaHooo! OnE WeeK DoWn!! Look at me go! C:

This Is It!!! for real this time..... no really.

So many people ring in the new year with resolutions....and let's be honest- most the time they turn into "revolutions" ... by about March or April- these goals have pretty much been forgotten and we are right back where we started...until the next January. C: I've fallen into this cycle many times. I found it easy because I never really told anybody of my resolutions- so I didn't have anybody to really answer to. Pretty easy to forget all about them by March or April.

BUT NOT THIS TIME!!!!

I'm here- and I'm laying it all out on the table to anyone who's listening!

Gosh darn it!- I'm gonna lose weight this year!!!!!
There I said it.

It's been a while since I've even stepped on a scale. Probably because it was just easier not knowing the reality. But I ain't gonna run from it anymore. I walk upstairs and into the bathroom. I kick off my shoes and then I start to feel a little nervous. Honestly this object is nothing but some plastic and metal---yet what it's about to tell me has the potential to either make or brake it. Plenty of others before me have faultered because of this contraption....but here I go. 245. Whew! It sure was easy to get there- it's probably gonna be a heck of a time getting away from it- but you know what- I'm so ready to. This Is It!!! for real this time.....no really.

Will keep ya updated weekly. Watch me go! C: