I'm on a roll!!!

Not only is this the second post this month, but two days in a row! Anyway, I took this Disney Princess Quiz, and I'm Ariel!! I'm not sure that I necessarily agree with everything it says (fiesty?!!), but Little Mermaid is my favorite movie, so I was happy with the results! Take the quiz and let me know who your Disney princess is!

You Are Ariel!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

It's official!

I'm officially an Oregonian now - I finally got Oregon license plates!! I decided to spend the extra $20 bucks to get the Crater Lake plates since I'm not a huge fan of the 'tree' ones. I wasn't expecting them to just give me the plates when I went to the DMV, but they did, and as soon as I got home from work , I whipped out my tool kit and put my new license plates on my car!

I'm really bad at updating my blog! Life is crazy busy, but I love it - I wouldn't trade it for the world!! I've been doing plenty of playing - I really have the greatest friends ever! I've been looking for a new job, but haven't had any luck with finding something that interests me. My roommate is going to grad school in August, so I'm going to get my own place - I can't wait to live by myself and not have to deal with roommates anymore! I've been looking at places closer to downtown, and I think I found one that I like! Now just to find a new job, and I'll be set!

Three and a half months.... and counting

On August 25th, me and 5 friends will be flying to Oahu, Hawaii to spend 7 days relaxing on Waikiki Beach!! This is a picture of the condo that we're staying in for the week. I went to Waikiki Beach in highschool with my family, and I loved it. I love 'people watching', and it's even better on the beach! Even though it's quite a ways away, I'm excited for some r&r in Hawaii!!

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One of my friends got some studio lights, so we've been playing around with them. I think he's probably taken over 600 pictures of me in a week! It was almost like having my Highschool Senior pictures all over again! The bottom 2 pictures are ones that we took for a friend of his - she had designed the shirt for her new restaurant (or something like that!) and needed pictures for her website. I'm not going to lie - being a 'model' is alot harder than it looks like! I had a hard time not bursting into laughter the whole time!!

Hoppy Easter!

For Easter, we had a wonderful Easter dinner at my friend, Diana's house! We don't have church until 2:30, so Diana and I decided to have a 'lunch' with a few of our friends. We spent Saturday night making twice-baked potatoes, rolls from scratch, and chicken with ham and cheese. Diana lives in a studio apartment, so we had to rearrange a few things, borrow 3 card tables and some tablecloths, but after we got the table all set, it looked really nice! Diana got some beautiful flowers from Trader Joe's and I made name tags for everyone! Everyone brought side dishes, so there was plenty of food, and plenty of fun times!


(In the picture above: Megan, Andrew, Eveling, Jon, Brittany, Ben, Matt, Diana, and Nathan)

Cirque du Soleil

Last Friday night, I went to Cirque du Soleil. And it was AMAZING! One of the best shows or performances that I have ever been to! The things that the performers could do with their bodies was incredible - things that should not be humanly possible! The show was inside a big tent that they had brought and set up for the shows. Next time I'm in Vegas, I want to see another one of their shows there! It was excellent!

the tents

Diana and Me

Leap Day's and Best Friends!

Happy LEAP DAY!!

What a great holiday - it only happens once every 4 years, and I'm not sure how one celebrates a Leap Day, but today is a wonderful day!

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about friends, and how blessed I've been in my life to have the greatest, most wonderful friends ever!! They have truly been a blessing in my life!

Emma and Me

Bri and Me

Sheri, Diana and Me

Earlier today, I was listing all the reasons why today is so great.... and decided to write it down! And here it is......

1 - It's Leap Day.... which only happens once every 4 years, so you have to be happy
2 - It's pay day.... luckily this happens a little more frequently
3 - I'm drinking iced mint chocolate milk from Starbucks - my favorite
4 - The Church is TRUE!
5 - I have a cute boyfriend
5 - Tomorrow we're going to the factory stores, and I haven't been shopping yet this year
6 - Tomorrow is also one of the 2 times a year that our ward gets to go to the Temple to do baptisms
7 - I have the greatest friend ever (see above)
8 - Cameron has a show tonight, and I love watching him play :)
9 - It's lucky leopard underwear Friday!
10 - My hair is super soft today

Holiday fun!

In honor of the holiday season that is upon us, we decided to throw a "Ugly Holiday Sweater Pizza Party"! It was a blast! Most everyone had success in finding an ugly sweater - Diana even found matching ones for the two of us! There was plenty of pizza and lots of people! After all the eating and visiting, we piled into the living room and watched Bourne Ultimatum!



Mike and Matt (I think Mike won for 'Ugliest Sweater'!)
Me, Diana, Christina and Ariel
Me and Jon (yes, I'm totally cheezing it!!)
Most of the girls

...it's beginning to look alot like Christmas!!

Wow! It's been over a month since I have posted anything! November was a busy month! And now it's Christmas time and I can't wait to spend my first Christmas in Portland! My roommate and I went out and bought a real Christmas Tree - it's only 3 1/2 feet tall, so we just stuck it in the trunk of my car and brought it home to decorate with a variety of random ornaments that both Hilary and I have collected over the years. And the best part - my family is coming up to Portland for Christmas!!! This year, it's going to be a 'wet' Christmas instead of the normal 'white' Christmas!

Is it already November?! Where has this year gone! After being away from Utah for almost six months, I decided to take a little vacation to go home and see family and friends! I landed on Thursday night, my parents picked me up and we went to dinner at Wingers – one of my favorites! Friday I headed up to Logan, where I met up with Emma! We went up to campus and walked around a little and met up with my little brother – Dave. Friday night Emma, Scott, Matt and I went to dinner and a movie. Saturday I stopped by the Cache Valley Mall to visit friends who I use to work with! Lunch with Dave, then headed down to Salt Lake City with Matt to go to Thriller! We met up with his brother and sister-in-law and went to dinner at this cute little restaurant called “Em’s” before heading off to the show!

Sunday, I went to church, and just hung out at home! My mom made manicotti for dinner – which is one of my favorite meals! She even bought me my favorite kind of ice creme - Ben and Jerry's Half Baked! Monday, I went out to breakfast with my mom and her friend, then shopping! We mainly went to scrapbook stores because there are not any good scrapbook stores in Portland, but I also got a new sweater and some new shoes! Later that night, I met up with some friends from Utah State who live in Salt Lake, and we went rollerskating – and it was a blast! The top picture is me and Ben, and then me and Adam. Tuesday I spent at home packing, and just hanging out with my parents before heading to the airport. I met up with my friend, Kevin, who works near the airport, and we went out to dinner before I headed off to the airport and back to Portland! It was a great trip and a nice break from the stresses of work and life here in Portland, although I’m glad to be back!