My career/education could take a turn...if I want it to.
My social life could shift....if I let it.
My living situation could alter...if that's what I choose.
But here is the thing. It could change....if I decide that's what I will do.
It doesn't HAVE to change.
Anyone who knows me knows the pro/con lists and flow sheets of if this...then that are ABUNDANT in my life right now.
Its been a frustrating time, not knowing which direction I should take.
I spend lots of time in my car and it is often the perfect place for out-loud and...well lets call them... honest conversations with my Heavenly Father.
They aren't the tradition bow your head, close your eyes and kneel down prayers.
They are more the "look...here's what's going on" prayers.
Recently I was having one of these prayers. And in exasperation I said "I don't know what to do! Tell me what to do and I'll do it!"
Suddenly....This song came on the radio......
Now I'm not saying God made this song come on the radio.......
But I know He helped me hear it in that moment.
The answer to my question was to be brave.
Who knows what on earth that means, but its meant I've been looking for bravery.
I saw it in a dear friend who openly admitted to having a problem and asked for help.
I saw it in a severely depressed young women who reached out to a person who might reject her.
I saw it in a young girl who was sick but went through a medical treatment with her head up and her eyes bright.
Bravery means doing something that scares us. It means not letting our fears paralyze us.
It means going outside of our comfort zone.
Its hard to be brave. And we can't always be perfect at it. But lets celebrate the moments we are!
1. I'm addicted to smarties. Some people drink coffee. I eat smarties.
2. Every time I meet someone new/shake someone's hand I turn it just a little bit to see how their veins look. Its worse if you date me cause then I can look at your whole arm with out it being tooooo weird.
3. I eat at 2 AM almost nightly. Nights on and Nights off work...always get munchy at 2 AM. And yes I have left my bed for a midnight kitchen raid.
4. Nailing/blowing an IV both makes and RUINS my day
5. I diagnosis myself constantly...I am a self proclaimed hypochondriac
6. I'm a crazy germaphobe. Like for REALS. We have these purple wipe things...death wipes I call them. I do a thorough wipe down at the beginning and end...and sometimes the middle of EVERY shift!
7. Every 3 months I go around with the "Booty Patrol" and examine the backsides of EVERY patient in the hospital. In the space of roughly 5 hours I usually see...hmmm I'd say at least 75 butts!
8. Very few sights and smells gross me out anymore...unless they are fake. The fake stuff is always worse than the real stuff. Weird I know!
9. I can identify and locate any beeping on the floor...oral thermometer dying, IV occluded vs complete vs dying, chair and bed alarms, monitor red and yellow alarms, dinamaps dying
10. Some nights are crazy and some nights I feel like a failure...but more often than not...I am able to leave my shift feeling like I might have actually made a difference.
Last year I made a final summer in CoMO bucket list....but lets be honest-I didn't get a whole lot done on it....
I kinda underestimated how difficult and time consuming my last semester of nursing school would be.
So we are going to give it another shot. This year, I will have Little Sister and Partner in Crime to help me out!!
So here's the list-with my colorful commentary of course!!!
-Luke Bryan concert...LITTLE SISTER!!!!!!!!!! Even city girls want to shake it sometimes :)
-any sort of trip involving water and me breaking in the new SUPA cute tankini I just bought (lake beach, ocean beach, poolside-I'm not picky!)
-double date (likely with boys who we are not romantically interested in at all) with my Partner in Crime at the boat house
-Cards games....many in fact...the more games I go to...the more chances I have to snag me a cute, single professional baseball player wearing those awesome baseball pants...just sayin ;)
-picnics in Forest Park...also several will have to happen
-Zoo trip...lions and tigers and bears-yes please!
-Camping trip...please include s'mores, stargazing and awesome people. Also lets keep it short cause this city gal can only do the no shower no toilet for more than 24 hours or so!
-The last 3 shows at the Muny..the first 4 are kinda lame
-Day trip to KC...maybe Memorial Day weekend????
-Twelfth Night..June..in the park.....don't knock the nerdy-ness of it. It would be epic!
-Twilight Tuesdays....free music in Forest Park?? Also on Tuesdays...free music in Faust Park. Both good options!!!!!
-Blake Shelton concert...would sure be cool...wink wink.....LITTLE SISTER!!!
-A legit blog photo shoot....I have NO good pics of myself to throw up here every so often...and sooooo...a plethora of crazy (hopefully good) pics will be taken to use when needed :) Little and Baby Sister will be drafted
-Summer sales boys.......enough said wink wink
-Airport...a trip to the airport...which will involve lots of pictures, videos, hugs and tears :)
Hope you all enjoyed Little Sister's post yesterday.
I know I had a lot of look in readers (Little Sister has lots of friends-Miss Popular!)
Hope some of you have stuck around. We have fun around here in the Swilly World and we always love new friends.
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(please excuse bed-head hair and lack of makeup....its my day off and I am NOT getting ready if I don't have to!!!)
Yesterday Little Sister mentioned the Ward Menu.
Allow me to elaborate.
The Ward Menu---aka the Ward Directory---aka a list of people, their addresses and phone numbers (with pictures sometimes) who are in your local congregation.
Very helpful no??
Yes...but it also can present several pitfalls.
So I would like to present a few rules....or perhaps I should call them guidelines...cause rules are meant to be broken.
I simply present these as suggestions to assist as you attempt to avoid AUEs.
There are only three...and they all are kinda common sense.
1. Ladies DON'T use the directory phone numbers to call up/text guys unless it is for your calling. Apparently this can be seen as creepy. And though an alarming amount of guys seem to be saying they like forward (aka creepy) girls. They are the minority and/or are lying.
2. Gentleman DON'T use the directory phone numbers to call up/text a girl unless it is for your calling. Not because it is weird. But because you should put on your big boy pants and ask the girl for her darned number!!!! (I do not at all feel strongly about this one).
You can break this one guys....but it you better have a good excuse. Like you are a mute and can't ask girls for their numbers. Or you were maimed the last time you saw her and now are in the hospital and she can't come visit unless you call her...with a number you got from the directory.
3. Don't mark up your paper copy with color coding, symbols or dog ears with your roommates. Drawing hearts on your favorites, or putting different marks on each based on which roomie is interested/gets dibs, or worst of all color coding by hotness...just leads to bad things when the guys come over..and then ask to borrow your copy. Or worse...happen to see it sitting on the table and flip through your obviously worn copy
The Ward Directory can be an excellent tool.
If used appropriately.
Haven't done a notes from a nurse in a while...so let me tell you about something DREADFUL. Something every nursing student ABHORS and the memory of which leads even seasoned nurses to MOAN.
CARE PLANS
For reals people these things are truly terrible!
Care plans consist of 1. Nursing and/or Medical Diagnosis (what is overall wrong) Ex. coronary artery disease 2. Problems (what negative results can come from what is wrong) ex. decreased tissue perfusion 3. Interventions (what we do to prevent/address problems) ex. 4. Outcomes (what we would like to see happen)
(PS depending on how you were taught, #1 might not be a part of the process....but it works well for me today!)
Now true, this is a good way to look at nursing care in an organized manner. But it still is the bane of every nursing students existence!
Now...why am I telling you all things.....
Because Care Plans are EXACTLY like New Years Resolutions!
Cause lets be honest..though good intentioned they tend to become the bane of our existence by the end of the first week of January!
But at the same time...both can be very helpful.
So here are a few tips I have picked up over the years...that I am going to try and do too... so here we go.
FIRST: the Diagnosis----This is your actual goal. Make it broad and vague and general. This way throughout the year motivation can be more easily rekindled and discouragement more easily avoided.
For example: "Get into better shape" is better than "Run 4 miles every day" What if you can't one day...or one week. Then you are all bummed and less likely to start up again. So BROAD and VAGUE.
SECOND: the Problem---Now this is were we get specific. And we change...MONTHLY. Make Feb 1 and March 1 etc just as important as January 1. These are specific things regarding your general goals. PROGRESSION is the key here. You cannot expect to eat an elephant in one bite. Its lots of little bites. In this case it is 12 little bites. Each month pick another aspect of that larger goal to work on.
For example: "Get into better shape" combines with specific goals like- "Increase flexibility in February and adding "Increase muscular strength" in March
Third: the Interventions---this is HOW! Now you can talk about 4 miles and schedules. In this one FLEXIBILITY is the most important. Again monthly check-ins (or even more frequently) are a really good idea. If something just isn't working...don't give up, just adjust!
For example: "Run 4 miles outside everyday" turns out to be super hard in January. So you adjust to the treadmill in February. But still not great, so you adjust to Zumba in March
Fourth: the Outcomes--this is the MEASURING part. Outcomes need to be specific an measurable. Basically they are how you measure whether or not you achieved the original resolution.
For example: "Able to run ____ miles" "Able to lift ___ pounds"
so thats that! Now I may be full of crap...BUT..maybe this will help you out.
-Bad things tend to happen in 3s...early contractions, seizures, and allergic reactions...
-Weddings where you are one of the only single people there...not nearly as depressing as one might think. It is actually a little funny when people talk about the void in your life and you reply "I'd like that void to stay JUST WHERE IT IS!" Also trying desperately and obviously to avoid catching the bouquet is quite a treat!
-Holding babies who are only a few weeks old is very motivating as far as dating goes!
-Big Sister drives like a GRANDMA
-Therapy sessions with your best friend are ALWAYS more fun when done at 12:30 AM
-Rental cars are a PAIN in the YOU KNOW WHAT!!!!
-Never trust airport monitors....they will tell you that your flight is leaving 45 minutes earlier than your ticket says and will lead you to run across the airport at lightening speed because supposedly your flight was leaving in 3 minutes. (ps....my flight left 20 minutes late....which happened to be 1 hour AFTER the mad dash across the Chicago airport)
-Traveling NEVER goes according to plan!
-The sign of a good friend is that you feel like no time has passed and you can just pick up right where you left off
-Satellite radio is GREAT. They actually have a "spa" station!
-Classical music is not always relaxing. Sometimes it is stressful...cause you feel like its time to go to battle or something!
-I have GREAT girlfriends! They are so kind to have interesting love lives so that I can live vicariously!
-If I Were a Boy by Beyonce is just not a good idea. Especially post break-up....oh dark places ;)
-That rubber duck you keep in your purse to entertain little things? Never give it to a one year old on a plane....they are in a throwing stage...and you will lose it!
-Freshman ward testimony meetings at BYU are well....interesting!
-Always expect the unexpected news to come at the END of lunch....never the beginning
-The game Destiny is ALWAYS right and NEVER gets old...for some strange reason....cause it really should!
-Shooting a garter is harder than it looks. Guys who would like to have this tradition at their wedding...start practicing NOW
-Tie-dye cake recipes on Pinterest...actually work!
-I am pretty sure I have already met my husband....he is all the good qualities of all my 92nd boys smushed together!
Wanna see some of my favorite shots????
LOVE LOVE my Freshman girls!!!!!!
Love my Sisters!!!! Nice photo bomb Bias!
Pappy just caught her...HYSTERICAL!!!!!
LOVE LOVE and miss my 15/16 ers
excellent photography!!!!!
BACKMAN!!!!!
Traci and Catherine!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWWWWW My favorite big brother!!!!! Love you Matthew!!!
ITS MY GIRL!!! LOVE YOU MEREDITH!!!!
JESS IS HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most of HC 15....just missing dear Danielle LOVE LOVE THEM!!!
So I've moved back home...I've attended my family ward....aka the church I have been going to since I was EIGHT...and everybody and their dog (men, women...even CHILDREN) are asking me about my status.
It is moderately amusing in some ways. Some try to be oh so discrete. They try and ask as creatively as possible in hopes that I answer their question without knowing I did.
Others are just plain blunt. Like the little girl who asks "Do you have a boyfriend?" And after my "Nope!" "Do you want a boyfriend?" (This last question was harder to answer hahaha) This bluntness though is preferred. The super adorable child asking it also helps haha.
I don't mind being single....when people aren't talking about my being single. It seems to be everyone's FAVORITE topic of conversation. So I guess I have gotten a little sensitive about it!
But point is....my recent experiences have led me to create a list.
A list of things NOT to say to a person who is single
(unless you want them to figuratively or literally high five your face!)
DISCLAIMER: This is not just a list married/not single people should keep in mind. I admit that I have used some of these phrases in my life. Even us single kids are guilty of it.
These phrases are meant to be helpful. Intentions are good! BUT.....trust me. NOT helpful!
(sorry to anyone who has ever wanted to pummel me after I said one of these things)
ALSO.... I make this list with a twinkle in my eye and a sardonic grin on my face....its all swilly remember?
1. But you are so pretty. Why don't you have a boyfriend? for reals? you basically just insulted the only thing I have in my arsenal other than beauty....my personality! Also please never say "but you have such a great personality" cause that is just insulting my looks. Remember we are single and often not thrilled about it (cause you keep bringing it up!) so we are extra sensitive.
2. It happens when you aren't looking for it. That is just plain not true. I (and people I know) have had "it" happen when they were looking AND when they were not looking 3. You're next!!!! (at weddings, showers etc.) Ummm....you've said that the last 10 times one of my friends has gotten married. So you have been wrong like 9 times! You really stink at this psychic stuff.
4. There are other fish in the sea. Thats nice???? for reals who came up with this phrase? Its DUMB! Also as a Mormon single person....the older you get the more your sea turns into a pond. AND if you don't live in a densely (Mormon) populated area...a bucket with a hole in it!
5. I wish I was in your shoes! Really. You would trade your posh married life for the treacherous singles scene? Don't you remember how just a few months ago you were complaining about how stressful and frustrating dating was? And two days later (after you got engaged) you were practically crying because you realized you "didn't have to look anymore" Although I suppose you can say this if you are truly jealous of my shoes.....that will not cause me to wish you harm with my eyes.
6. You just are too intimidating. This ought to earn you a high five in the face AND a fist bump in the stomach (at least in my book). The idea that you are "too good" "too awesome" or "too amazing" is not very comforting oddly enough. And anyway...if I was sooooooo awesome why has no one but you seemed to notice?? NOT a compliment!
7. Have you tried online dating? Ummmmm none of your business???? Am I really that desperate in your mind? I think online dating is a perfectly good option for many...when other options are not available. A social/romantic relationship is hard to maintain in real life let alone in online life....so I believe it should be a kind of last resort. Are you saying that I am THAT optionless???
8. You are too picky Oh I am, am I??? Is male and breathing too much to ask for???? And wait a minute! When I was 20 I couldn't be picky enough! You were all up in my grill telling me to wait for the right one and not settle. And now that I am twenty-eh he hem I am no longer allowed to be picky? I've waited longer than almost all my friends and 50% of the population who is younger than me. I DESERVE to be DANG picky thank you very much!!
9. So why are you still single?? REALLY??? How the HECK should I know? Maybe its for all the reasons you have already mentioned??? Face High Five! 10. Your time will come/When the time is right Using the word time is NOT advisable. Many of us oldies don't like that word so much. Also for the forlorn about being single crowd...this is like salt in the wound. They already feel like they have been waiting for forever.....don't REMIND them!
11. I have the PERFECT guy for you! Oh please stop trying to set us up!!!!! I have been guilty of this myself-but I have decided I will only set people up who ASK me to set them up. Cause lets be honest here....no one likes a blind date. And the blind date set ups that actually work out well are the exception....NOT the rule!
12. Is there someone SPECIAL in your life? OH GOOD GLORY YES!!! Lots of them.....now stop trying to get up in my business. Ask me if I am seeing anyone. Ask me if I have a boyfriend. I don't mind you asking. Just don't ask in a weird way while wiggling your eyebrows
So there is my list...and in the immortal words of a moderately well-known pop star....
"Everything in it's right time everything in it's right place
Alright so seriously not a huge Twitter fan....I already tell everyone too much of my business on my blog...they don't need to hear what I have to say every minute of every day. Also when I get on my computer I check 2 emails, my facebook, my blog stats, the blogs I follow AND my pinterest. Seriously ladies and gents...that is just too much! I can't get into Twitter too!
Plus....I am not a bird. I do not "tweet"
But yesterday many things about twitter were explained to me..and I feel like the only way to describe the best parts of this weekend (other than the temple and call me maybe).
so..... here we go...best tweets of the day!
oh my gosh they are videoing us! Well lets give them a show! We are gonna go viral! #dancinginthecartopartyrockin
we were just talking about how fun summer flings are in the car #troublewithcommas
here is a pie on a silver platter, would you like to smash it into my face? #settingmyselfupforjokes
what is going on right now? I don't know but its entertaining #awkwardmomentsinthecar
why is your bugle swimming #waytoplaywithyourfood
there are vultures around... I was thinking more like sharks #creepyguyshovering
i've got lots of Latin lovin on my phone #tmimyfriendtmi
LOVE #stephanie'smanvoice
that makes me want to be violent #precious
hmmmm forget the temple. lets go there! #dreamchurch
I love to be stalked #imeantblogfollowing!
I turn into a three year old when I'm hungry #hungerregression
NO NO NO NO NO don't push me #scaryswingsetmoment
so apparently I am the north pole to their south poles #magneticpersonality???
So I know I should be writing about Conference...and I will but first...
During the only full summer I spent in Utah, I was blessed to be in a very ACTIVE ward. There was something EVERY night, every afternoon...and some mornings. Weekends were JAM PACKED! Several members of the ward organized themselves into an activities committee of sorts. We had an official ward activities committee of course but we also had an unofficial one.
The RAC...Rogue Activities Committee.
We carried some of that gusto onto the fall. Of course it was limited with school being back in session. But we had lots of weekend plans. I began to be pulled into the RAC and thoroughly enjoyed it. Particularly because I was leaving that next summer and wanted to really make the most of the time I had left.
So with that all being said and adding in the fact that this being my last full summer in Missouri (for a while at least, if not forever) as well as my last summer not as a real adult, I want to make the most of it and again re-instate my position on the RAC.
SO... I have (hopefully) a few peek in readers today from my branch..here is a bucket list for this summer I would like to do...and would love for you to join in!!
-trip to the St Louis Zoo
-St Louis Cardinals game
-explore Rock Bridge State Park
-day trip to Chicago (this is tentatively set for June 29th when one of my fave boys ever will be there...so if you wanna tag along...or we could do 2 trips)
-Art in the Park
-Picnic on the Missouri River...out Hartsburg way...and St Charles way too
-MUNY!!! There are SOOOOO many good shows this year
-Hang out for the day in Forest Park--there are a million and a half things to do...and lots of it is FREE!
-trip to the lake..don't care which one...I'm not picky!
-Stargazing :)
-Camping trip?? at least a bonfire out in no-where with lots of smore fixins
-Pool time...like EVERY EVERY DAY!!!!!!!
-free concerts...they are around. lets find them and go...even if we have NEVER heard of the band
-water fight....like hard core my friends!
-if we can figure out some way to do a slip-n-slide I will be one very happy camper!
-go to some random place with sidewalk chalk and create a master piece/friendly messages
-tie dye party...socks, pants, shirts...dresses....hmmmmmmm
-popsicles...don't care how or where..but we used to buy Otter Pops in bulk and bring them EVERYWHERE!
-Play on every playground in Columbia
-finger painting....enough said
-Make a drive-in movie...wall of the institute maybe???
-fireworks...I would prefer to just watch them cause actual fireworks scare me..and pretty sure they are illegal in CoMO so.....
So that is my list....if you think of any more...Comment below!!!!!!
I've been tagged!!!!!!
Check out my favorite walking fashion crime Elizabeth
Lets play a little game of blog tag!!!!!
1. post these rules.
2. post a photo of yourself and 11 random things.
3. answer the questions set for you in the original post.
4. create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. go to their blog and tell them they've been tagged.
MY 11 RANDOM FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. I was so squirmy and ticklish when I was a baby..my parents sometimes called me Goosey Loosey. You even looked like you were going to tickle me and I would squeal.
2. If I was not a good little Mormon girl...I would have 3 more piercings than I do now......a little stud in my nose, another one in my tragus (that inner flap in your ear where it connects to your head), and then a belly button ring
3. I have a poster of the Jonas Brothers hanging up in my room...do not judge.
4. I have been in love only once
5. I have gone to midnight showings of 3 movies.....Pirates of the Caribbean 2, New Moon, and Eclipse (only the first did I really want to see at midnight)
6. I am scared of needles. I can't watch when I get blood drawn or shots. But I have no problem putting them in others :) (GO NURSES!)
7. Eyes give me the heebie-jeebies. Or at least eye injuries and eye drops. I can't watch/do it without my own eyes beginning to water.
8. I have a mom/Mary Poppins bag for a purse. Everything but the kitchen sink!!!!
9. Every boyfriend I have ever had has found their wife right after me (Just call me Good Luck Chuck!)
10. I am terrified -to the point of paralyzed fear- of heights!
11. I have been to 3 official concerts in my life...2 David Archuleta concerts and one Rascal Flatts
MY "TAG YOU'RE IT" QUESTIONS
Have you ever been to Disneyland?
Nope! Someday though I am sure!
Tell us an obscure fact about yourself.
I have a scar on my lower abdomen from a kidney surgery I had when I was four
Was your first kiss good or bad?
Good. Very much good ;)
What's your favorite photo? Post it.
you mean of people or other wise....check out my favorite landscape shots HERE
My favorite picture of people?? prolly one of these two......
Its all about the honest happiness...
We are FAMILY! I've got all my sisters with me!
Have many jobs have you had in your lifetime?
hmmmm Lots of babysitting/nanny jobs. Officially: 2 preschool/daycare jobs, 1 secretary job, 2 library cataloging jobs.....so 5 total
Texting: yes or no?
I do. But only for quick messages. I don't feel the need to be attached at the hip to my phone. And I hate having real conversations about real things...or get to know you texting...eh not so much
Would you rather drink body spray or eat candle wax?
ew to both?? but if you insist....candle wax???
Do you have a favorite item from your childhood? If so, what is it?
Sammi my monkey. I got her when I was 10ish.
My dad called me Monkey all growing up.
She has caught many tears...and given much comfort.
(Don't tell...but even at 23, she still sleeps on my bed)
What's your favorite accessory?
Oh that is hard!!!! probably my big chunky necklaces. They can dress up a simple solid shirt easily with a pop of color and interest.
Do you like slides or swings?
SWINGS!!!!!!!!! I LOVE SWINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's your favorite style of wedding dress? (ie: A-line, trumpet, etc.)
gentle trumpet. Not drastic. like this one..
NOW YOUR QUESTIONS
What is your favorite movie of all time?
What is your strongest childhood memory?
Who is your guilty pleasure band/artist/song?
How many countries have you been to (tell us which one too please)?
Which is better...the Harry Potter books...or the Harry Potter movies?
What is your most prized possession?
What would you consider to be your greatest regret?
In oppositeness...what is your greatest success/accomplishment
What is your favorite holiday and why?
What is one talent you wish you had?
You can do ANYTHING right here...RIGHT NOW!! What do you do????
Alright ladies...rewind in your minds to Young Womens. You are a little Beehive...and your instructor just pulled out a pink flowery paper with swirlies and hearts scattered on it for you to write your list on. Your list of perfect male specimen qualities. You in your naive wisdom sit and dream of your prince charming..and your list reflects this picture perfect man
-Curly hair
-Blue or Green Eyes
-Sense of Humor
-Muscles
-Priesthood and Temple Recommend Holder
-Basically the male Mary Poppins....Practically Perfect in Every Way
Ok...Fast forward 2 years. You are a Mia Maid. This time you are pretty sure the paper has been sprayed with perfume and is now puking hearts. You think you are so grown up, and you picture the boy of your dreams...who you will most surely meet at the Stake Dance next month under twinkely lights with either Collide or Hero accompanying you as you dance
-Attractive
-Understanding/good listener
-Good job that will make you both lots of money
-Temple Recommend
2 more years??? You are a Laurel and have what you think is a very mature view of the world. You throw up just a little in your mouth when you see the paper this time. And though you don't plan on marrying EVER..cause boys are stupid and you are a strong and independent women now, you fill out the list to pacify your very concerned YW leader (who is very worried about how your views of marriage is going effect your salvation) Plus if your list is long enough....no guy will ever measure up and you will have a perfect excuse to be a spinster
-Temple Recommend
-Adored by my family
-Ambitious/goal-oriented
-Loves me
-Funny
-Smart
-Kind
-Trustworthy
-No brown eyes
-must be at least 6 feet tall
-doesn't play video games
-will provide well for future family
-good with/likes kids
-good vision, good teeth
-no genetic conditions
Then college comes. You meet lots of boys. And decide boys can be fun.
But then you can't seem to find one who likes you
And watch all your friends get married. Your list becomes.....
-Male
-Breathing
But these qualifications don't seem to get you any further than your long list.
So now...college graduate list
-Adored by my family..and adores them too
-Does nothing more than roll his eyes when I scream/squeal/OM GSH at the TV during The Bachelor
-Laughs at me when I yell at the TV during sporting events
-Accepts the fact that my sisters and I sing Veggie Tales at the top of our lungs on long car trips...bonus points for singing along
-Doesn't mind that I hit the snooze button excessively
-Is willing to wash his feet every night before he gets in bed....I HATE FEET!
-Is willing to help fold laundry (I hate it)
-Must mow the lawn or pay someone else too...cause I sure as heck won't
-Will not get annoyed with me when I refuse to kill a bug. I don't scream...but I also don't kill them if I don't have to! Also wont judge me when I catch them in a cup so that he can kill them once he gets home
-will be willing to load the dishwasher the way I want it loaded
-understands that sometimes I will just have to "Stop...dance it out"
-will roll with the punches every time we fly....I'm a very anxious traveler
-Is accepting of VERY long weekly conversations with my person ANDREA
-Is alright with my liking of David Archuleta, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and the Jonas Brothers
-must NOT be a sales guy
-will not make fun of me when I park crooked...as I often do
-will not laugh when my hands are freezing...my nose is cold and my toes turn a funny color they are so cold
-will understand that I CAN'T sleep if I am hot. I will open a window in January
-no red heads...sorry our kids would just look too wacky with my German/Italian skin and your red hair
-of course the regulars...Temple Recommend/Priesthood...RM...college degree and ambition...kind...understanding...likes/wants/is good with kids...financially responsible...preferably tall with eyes that are not brown (I want to give our kids a chance)...polite and good-natured
I think my list is even worse now than when I was Laurel!
Shoot...I'm never gonna get married ;) hehe
31 or BUST!!!! WAHOO!!!
So a couple of blogger friends have made lists the past couple of days of why they are weird...and confessions they have. So I am following suit.......(is that the right suit???)
-I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE and am TOTALLY ADDICTED to The Bachelor..judge away!
-I don't like new sweatshirts or pj pants....I like them broken in. Hence why I steal so many of my brother's old clothes
-Over Thanksgiving break me and my sisters went to this modest wedding dress shop in my hometown and pretended I was engaged. Yes I tried on dresses...and discovered I have expensive taste YIKES!
-I Facebook Stalk EVERYONE...seriously I'm a creeper!!
-I know exactly how many days until I can ES-CAP-E from Columbia for FO-EVA (its 193 btw...do I have a paper chain I rip off every night?...YEP!)
-I currently have a mucho loco crush on a missionary currently serving in my parent's home ward. (ok you sinner! even worse than flip flops and crocks right L???)
-When I get a car...its name is going to be JB (not for Justin Bieber...for the Jonas Brothers) Also considered was JT...cause we would so be bringing sexy back!
-I still listen to Brittney, Christina, BS Boys, and *NSYNC...Just hit me baby one more time!
-I love love new razors. They give you such a good cut especially after the dull one you just got rid of. (weird I know..but I'm not disturbed I promise)
-Thanks to Tricia and an interestingly amusing moment in Kenna/Jess/Adrianne's apt...I still sometimes listen to Mariah Carey's I Want To Know What Love Is before/after/during my shower ;)
-I haven't seen the end of The Notebook or A Walk To Remember inalmost 3 years. It just always ends...no one dies (sorry for the spoiler haha)
-I often write things like sleep, eat, or relax, as well as stuff I have already done, on my to-do lists so I can cross them off and feel accomplished
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
Nope! My parents just liked the name :)
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Really crying not eyes welling up almost crying?? Last Friday while talking to my mom about some rough things that have happened in my life in the past couple of months. (PS--that was the first time I had cried in 2.5 months...aka a crazy long time for me!)
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
NO! it looks like a man's and its too messy...its just overall un-cute!
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
?? what kind of question is that?? Turkey or Ham I guess I like good salami too and roast beef
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Do inanimate objects count?? No...ok then nope
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Depends on the day. I like to think I would be
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
YES! too much in fact. I am trying to cut back
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes...I have been told they are huge..but take a look in my lil sister's mouth. YIKES!
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
If I wasn't terrified of heights...and hadnt just watched that one girl almost die in Africa...yeah I would
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
at breakfast time wheat chex. but for a late night snack? Cap'n Crunch for sure. I have a thing about sugar cereal in the morning. It needs to be bland and filling!
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
yes...i didn't used to, but I usually do now
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
emotionally or physically??? Physically--NO! Emotionally??--No comment ;)
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Cookies and Cream....or Double Fudge Brownie
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
I don't really look a specific thing. I look at the whole person and try to figure out what stereotypical person they are based on their overall look and "aura". And then as I get to know them better I like to see how they surprise me....or how spot on I am :).
15. RED OR PINK?
Hmmmm..I like pink...light floaty pink more than hot pink. And I have a red dress I love. But hmmmm....prolly pink
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
physically? I REALLY don't like my nose. otherwise? my frequent lack of motivation
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
thats a hard one because I miss a lot of people I love who are far away from me right now...all for different reasons. But I guess since you are asking....my baby brother who is on his mission in Ghana Africa
18. WHAT IS THE PAUL MCKENNA TECHNIQUE THAT YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE MOST?
The what??? Wikipedia please? Hypnosis? Increasing power....its all a bunch of huey!
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
I am inside..I strive to never wear shoes when I am in the house....too uncomfortable
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Homemade Spaghetti...LOVE being home!!!
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Hotspur Heads/Tails...AMAZING SONG I just discovered
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
I don't know...prolly some shade of blue. Cheerful but calm
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Gardenias, chocolate baking, Baby shampoo, Japanese Cherry Blossom from BBW, the cologne an old bf of mine used to wear haha
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
hmmm...prolly a car salesman
25. MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY OR BEACH HOUSE?
oooo...rough. I love beaches and the warmth and the sun. But there is something kinda romantic about a rustic cabin in the mountains. I'll take both please and thank you! I just love traveling and being on vacation with people I love.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
hmmmm...I love watching anyone I am invested in. But I would prolly have to say watching on TV...if you put a gun to my head...college hoops. Watching live I like almost everything
27. HAIR COLOR?
natural or currently? I'll throw you both....lightish brown and dark dark brown
28. EYE COLOR?
brown for sure...like mud....very exciting....NOT!
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
nope! 20/20 vision!
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
You cannot make me pick. Although at this moment? Something I don't have to make or pay for
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy Endings FOR SURE!!! I HATE scary movies
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Love Happens. kinda depressing to be honest haha
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Grey with gold lettering
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Again..both have their pros and cons....I need to live in a place with all four seasons. And I always want the opposite when I am currently in the other :)
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
The candy?? or for reals?? hmmm this could get interesting.
I prefer the complete chocolateness of kisses...that is all I will say ;)
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Cheesecake of all kinds :) Or chocolate :)
37. STRENGTH TRAINING OR CARDIO?
Cardio...but lets be honest I don't really like working out at all
38. COMPUTER OR TELEVISION?
Prolly computer. I watch my shows online so I can not be ruled by the network's schedule :) Plus I blog on my computer :)
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Just finished The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks yesterday. Next up? The Book Theif
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
I'm on a laptop..so no mouse pad for me
42. FAVORITE SOUND?
The sound my phone makes when I get a text. Usually it means someone likes me :) And who doesn't love that little self esteem boost!
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
BEATLES for sure! is there seriously a debate??
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
couple thousand miles prolly
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
No. I am completely talent-less. Wait...does being annoying count?
No but really I am slightly psychic. Not in a creepy way. I just know/predict that couples will end up married. I'm pretty good
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Virginia--right outside of Washington DC
47. WHERE ARE YOU LIVING NOW?
Columbia, MO....but my real home is in St Louis, MO where my parents live
48. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR HOUSE?
I live in an apartment...which is cream and brown.
My home is white with dark blue shutters
49. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR CAR?
That depends on the events of the next month or so :D
50. DO YOU LIKE ANSWERING 50 QUESTIONS?
eh...guess it could have been worse :)
How did you like reading it?????
So...this morning I woke up and got on my Dashboard to see what all my blogosphere friends posted while I slumbered haha....
And I got on Elise's (yes she is prolly right now my number one blog obsession at this moment). She went to a wedding...caught the bouquet...and fell in love with the videographer. And now...I have too!
And so dear Chris McClain...thank you for entertaining me this morning as I have now watched all your Vimeo videos!
Also...be prepared to get a call from me in a few years when my dating luck magically changes and I need to HIRE YOU!!!!!
I love weddings. I LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I'm like that girl from 27 Dresses who reads the wedding articles. I look at wedding pictures. And watch wedding videos....of total strangers. Yes I am a COMPLETE loser/creeper/stalker.
This I know :)
Don't tell my future husband (whomever he may be) but I have our whole wedding planned. I will CONSIDER his wishes...but prolly ignore them ;)
I have thought this through VERY VERY carefully! So here is a list....what will be at my wedding and what WON'T.
WARNING WARNING!!! Its long...sorry!
WON'T HAVE
(disclaimer....I don't diss any of these things if they were at your wedding....they were likely VERY lovely for you...but I can't pull them off! I'm not cool enough!!!)
1. Organized dancing...the cha cha slide that never ends...the awkwardly uncomfortable conga line....the dorky chicken dance. sorry...no go!
2. CAKE SHOVING!!!! Heck if I can get away with it no cake FEEDING. So lame. And messy. If it MUST be done. Very neatly and very calmly
3. The kissing picture where everyone cheers. Its just looks silly. I'm pretty sure MY specific grandparents AND parents won't really be excited to the point of cheering at the prospect of their little girl kissing a boy :)
4. A never ending reception line. We will come to you...or you can come to us. But we will be floating (unfortunately I might have to give in on this one...but there will be a TIME LIMIT...that will be FIRM!)
5. Food that I don't like...like those nasty cream puff things. NO THANK YOU! Also food I don't get to eat. ALSO NOT OK!!!
6. It will not be in a Cultural Hall. I am simply not talented to make it not look like a cultural hall.
7. Picture collage invitations. I want one picture and an invitation. Sorry family...you will have to stuff envelopes :)
8. The groom in a light grey or brown suit. I'm just not hip enough to pull that off :( ...We are going to need black or dark grey
9. EXTREMES in weather...no cold...no hot......no wind....no RAIN! (too bad I can't completely control this one)
10. Chocolate fountains. They are lovely...but a PAIN IN THE BUTT! Pain to start...pain to maintain...pain to clean. And often make a HUGE HUGE mess. You're welcome nice Relief Society sisters who will be in charge of food
WILL HAVE
1. Lots of time. No RUSHING from place to place!!!! I'm thinking a Friday afternoon ceremony...Pictures....Friday night dinner....Saturday morning pictures???....Saturday early evening reception But if it happens all in one day....Lots of time in between!!!!
2. Cupcakes instead of cake (no forks/cutting required...plus they are cute!)
3. A theme...still to be determined....this one I will have to decide on based on the time/season/groom/location...right now I am thinking something involving LACE and vintage-ness
4. THIS DRESS!!!!!!
I don't mean to sound prideful....but I have tried this dress on before...and I look better in it then the model :)
This is it in white....not as good as the ivory in my sinful opinion :)
BUTTONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7. Pictures that aren't a ton of people standing in a line. Depth and dimension!!!
8. Ties that are not solid colors or even necessarily matching...groomsmen will all match. Fathers will be similar.....Groom will be all on his own
9. My two little sisters and any younger sisters he has in the same dresses...knee length and pretty....not too formal that they cant wear them to church. Any older sisters potentially wearing something different so that they look their age.....
10. Any friends who can come....same tops...and just a certain color skirt. So they match but aren't matchy matchy...I'm kinda tempted to not have any one the same....like this one...tempted
LOVE LOVE Sierra's pics...her style and charm are delightful :) love ya sweetie!
11. A shorten father daughter dance. Its weird when they are out there for 3 whole minutes. I'll shorten the song :)
12. Colored shoes under my dress...yes fo sho....also fo sho taking them off at the reception
13. DANCING!!!!!!!!!!! There will be LOTS OF IT! I will be...you will be....it will be EPIC PS there will be at least one song by the BACKSTREET BOYS...don't judge ;)
14. Instead of flower petals....rice...bird seed...bubbles...sparklers.....how about colored flashlights....it will be like leaving a rave ;)
15. A Yummy treat...with our name ALL OVER it for the car ride home....something that matches the theme
16. This hair style!
17. Pearls....not bling
18. One of these temples:
19. FUN....I don't want a boring stuffy wedding that I can't wait to leave :)
20. Natural smiles and happiness. This is the most important. I don't really care what happens...just as long as my family and my future family are all THRILLED and LOOK IT in the pictures
