my day in a nutshell. jan 30.

1. worked out. 

i'm happy to report that not only am i getting better at this working out thing, 

but i'm actually starting to experience the sensation

 of running off your burdens.

2. started a new words with friends round. i decided to care this time.

3. got to have goldfish today! 

kirsti and i were very excited to be reunited with our favorite snacks!

4. pretended i was wealthy and imagined what it would be like
 to live in a really nice apt in nyc.

5. realized that i hear "red solo cup" almost every time i drive from one job to another.

6. listened to soothing sounds and felt like a woman again.

7. got my free meal at cafe rio! complete with a dp!

8. went visiting teaching with my favorite jazz fan, brooke.

she understands.

9. hang out plans became a date. to appease parentals.

10. found a new song i love. "concrete wall." boom sha clack clack.

11. felt at peace about my interview tomorrow, despite feeling completely unprepared.

whatever needs to happen will happen. i trust in the plan.

no matter what happens tomorrow in that interview, 

tomorrow evening i will see chris thile.

nothing else matters. :)

night.

journal jar #2

what is your favorite book?

anyone who knows me is probably laughing at the question. i'm not a big reader. i've never really enjoyed reading. generally, the books i enjoy the most are self-help books. this sounds a little sad, but i believe it is because they are organized in a logical way. however, i will continue to answer this question.

the "book of mormon" is at the top of the list.
this book, as the word of god, is scripture. the words are eternal and will therefore allow the reader to receive revelation when they read in faith. no matter how many times it is read, new understanding, deeper understanding comes because the reader has changed. the reader's needs, desires, understanding, questions, etc. have changed therefore, the answers, comfort, peace and understanding that are received are different and will be exactly what the reader needs.

one of my favorite scriptures is:

"and i will ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will i do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that i, the lord god, do visit my people in their afflictions.

and now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon alma and his brethren were made light; yes, the lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the lord."

-mosiah 24:14-15

"the hiding place"comes in second.
it is such an inspiring book. this has always been one of my mom's favorite books. i remember when i was younger she bought copies for each of her daughters. she wanted us all to experience this book. as one who didn't enjoy reading i didn't give it a chance until years after she gave it to me. after getting myself through the descriptive beginning i found myself completely involved in this story and enveloped by the sweet message. it gave me hope and faith in myself that i could be better. that no matter how hard some of my challenges seemed, i could rise above them and not allow them to corrode my spirit.

"i know that the experiences of our lives, when we let god use them, becomes the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work he will give us to do."

-the hiding place, p.15

my day in a nutshell. jan 29.

1. went to church.

2. ate a mint truffle bar for breakfast.

3. gave my friend, alyssa, a chocolate sucker since i ate my breakfast in front of her.

4. realized i had a lot of friends named alyssa. i like it.

5. was taught so much on receiving personal revelation!

we are allowed to have questions. it's all about where we take our questions and where we search for answers that matters. we must take our questions to the lord in faith if we desire answers.

6. lindsey and i were sad about our class being over.

7. we went to sunday school instead and had an amazing lesson. thank you chris.

8. we decided to be roommates although we live a block away from each other.

9. lindsey and i were called tweedle-dee and tweele-dum,

which are the nicknames for laman and lemuel, by our teacher.

we were slightly offended. he felt bad. we got over it.

10. went for a handshake, got a hug.

11. had a bite of a snickerdoodle. (coolest cookie name, by far. in my opinion.)

12. was home taught and visit taught! the gospel is true!

13. "for god hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
- 2 timothy 1:7

*there are only two motivations. fear and faith.

faith comes from god. fear comes from satan.

why give in to our fears when we know faith is more powerful?

14. made plans for the weekend. so grateful for the busy week ahead!

i'm ready to apply everything i learned this weekend!

15. re-painted my nails for the 76,000th time.

16. took a nap.

17. talked with melex... or at least the mel half.
so grateful for her wisdom, support and friendship. 

18. reminisced about richard simmons' sweatin to the oldies
 work out video at dinner with the family.

19. felt at peace.

20. made cookies with princess4...
or rather, she made the cookies this time and i ate them.

21. princess4 found my life adventures game which has been mia since june! and her sis-in-law braved touching a dead fly to retrieve it! that is love.

22.played a rousing game of boggle with princess4, princess4's sis-in-law and the madre.

i won. and didn't brag.

23. was in an earthquake.

24. took the opportunity to go to bed early! wahoo!

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 28.

1. got up early and made my way back to bountiful for another beautiful and edifying day with wonderful people.

2. got a phone call from anna and noelle who were making their way up as well. love those girls.

3. was excited to see meredith up there after her mdt audition!

4. finally saw my alleluia rapper friend for the first time since her wedding!

5. learned so much today. my heart is so full of gratitude!

and i have so much more to learn and give!

6. wished i could stay up there with those dear people for hours and hours more,

but family comes first. we take the things we learn there and take them back to our families.

7. took a quick nap (or closing of the eyes) with usnavi.

8. i spent the evening shopping/talking with the madre.
9. ran into my dear friend emily sch. that girl is so full of happiness
 and basically i want to be like her.

my day in a nutshell. jan 27.

1. drove to work with my hair in curlers...

this pic is for princess2... (pic taken at a stop light)

2. had chili and a dp for pizza day at work. love it!

3. today was my first day without caity at work...

at least i had several other wonderful women to take her place.

4. helped kali get a little closer to finding a new receptionist.

5. drove up to bountiful with paulita and jonathan.
so grateful for the preparation they gave me.

6. met some of the most amazingly wonderful people who taught me so much about what it means to serve, love and bear testimony through example, stillness, friendship and being present in each moment.

taylor, me and my little paulita!

7. met a lot of people that i swear i knew from some place else.

8. was told i remind someone of popcorn.

9. went to wendy's for a late night snack with a group of those wonderful people.

noelle, anna, andrew, jen, paulita, beau and his miki!
10. met a sweet wendy's employee whose name i think was stephanie.

i feel horrible that i didn't write it down.

11. realized i was a pretty good fake crier.

12. anna and i played with our hands and faces
 as we answered the question, "who are you?"

i love this girl. she taught me so much. she is such a light!

13. was grateful for difficult experiences from my past

 that allow me to better understand others feelings.

14. made noelle tell me all about her growing up in nyc. so jealous.

this girl has such a strong testimony.

 and you can see the fire in her eyes when she talks about it.

15. got a text to return on saturday for more life-changing experiences!

16. went to bed late.

17. excited for an early morning.

my day in a nutshell. jan 26.

1. hit a curb. brilliant.

hub caps popped off and i found myself looking like a crazy person

 as i ran into the street to pick them up.

2. took my car to the shop and sat there for an hour and a half
 until josh saved me.

3. signed up for institute, then realizes i wouldn't be able attend the next couple classes.

well, i achieved half my goal...

4. kirsti and i determined that cheeze-its are not as good as goldfish.

5. got a 2nd interview at familysearch.

6. i like to organize. in fact, while planning trips i make lists and maps...

it's fun. can i make money doing this for others?

7. princess4 helped me pick up usnavi! he's all better now!

8. worked late at work.

9. going to bed early.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 25.

1. magically woke up at 5:30. huge blessing.

2. the padre gave me a confused glare for running on the treadmill at 6. sorry.

3. by the time i got to work, at 7, i had read my scriptures, 

exercised, showered, had abt 2 glasses of water 

and was ready for the day ahead. 

well, i got ready. that's very different from being ready.

4. congratulations to me! 90 straight days without missing a day of scripture reading.

5. actually understood what i was explaining at boq. thanks dave.

6. wondered if my iphone's autocorrect was sending me a message... 

i believe it told me to "date" "now"

hmm...

7. learned what hipaa stands for.

8. got a delicious mint chocolate truffle for knowing.

9. the early wake up started to hit me.

10. pumpkin bread? from kneaders? yes please.

11. made a visit to sees candies for the madre. and for chocolate suckers for me.

12. spent the evening with angela, another one of my fabulously wonderful friends

 who is also lost on that whole "what to do when you grow up" topic. 

13. we bonded on that and other issues and then decided to become wood spirits.

easy, fun life. now we can focus our attention on other confusing aspects of our lives...

like the messages we receive from autocorrect.

(thanks princess4hubs for inspiring us. please get home to my sister safely.)

14. gave princess3 her special present... 

the one we give to each other after we read it.

15. why do i like "castle" now? seriously, i don't need any more.

16. satan likes to make life difficult.

i don't think i've ever had to work so hard to fight off his negativity.

so rude.

my day in a nutshell. jan 24.

1. i gathered food like the end of the world was coming,
 to prepare for a long afternoon at work.

2. bought a magazine.

then i realized i had already looked through that one.

that magazine will now find a home with princess3.

we like to do that for each other.

3. i named lauren's boyfriend mo-jack.

she didn't like it. we changed it to homeless hipster jack.

she liked that one. as did i.

4. my setup at work... one of these things is not like the other...

yeah, that would be that book on software testing on the far left...

5. i was attacked by a pen.

6. lauren thought i had a cool japanese tattoo on my jaw.

close, but it was just two moles.
she was probably jealous of my awesome tattoo looking moles.

7. was grateful for the opportunity i've been given to try again and be better.

8. finished reading for boq. barely stayed awake.

9. ate some delicious taco salad with the traditional chocolate milk.

10. worked-out? yes.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 23.

1. work-out plan? done.

2. got to work at a reasonable hour.

3. spent a lot on newsies tickets... now i just need to wait 3 months.

4. found out they turned "once" into a musical. def gonna see it.

5. remembered i have to read and prepare to present for boq on wed.

6. got the second to last sample of blessed aquaphor.

7. had fhe with princess4. which means we cleaned the house for the madre and padre.

8. ate pasta and ice cream. how unusual.

9. almost watched this... as princess4 also goes by emily sometimes.

10. instead we watched "the soloist." 

can't figure out if it was moving or upsetting.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 22.

1. went to church.

2. determined to be better at making goals and following through on those goals.

3. made a goal to sign up for institute. this week. and attend.

4. was reminded that there is nothing too big or too painful
 or too hopeless that the lord cannot heal.

5. ate bbq spare ribs. so grateful for our big, delicious family dinner on sundays.

6. made wonderfully flat chocolate chip cookies.

7. played hand and foot. princess4 and i lost.

8. watched "young victoria." twice.

i wasn't being lazy because the 2nd time i introduced princess4 to it.

oh, and because it's beautiful.

9. had the most difficult, honest, important and loving conversation to date.

10. determined to have my faith blot out my fear.

11. i'm so grateful for my family and the gospel.

journal jar #1

as princess4 was helping me purge my room of unnecessary trinkets i ran across a "journal jar" i made back in young women. it is filled with dozens of questions that as a young women i was supposed to answer in my journal. although i considered throwing it away, i have always held onto it promising that some day i would actually answer all of these questions. princess4 suggested i answer them here. some are funny and random, some are more meaningful. i encourage you to answer these questions yourself...

do you have a close relationship with any of your grandparents? tell about it.

i do. i have always felt very close to my grandpa groo. i was named after him. i've wondered if maybe that's why i feel close to him or if it is something else. i'm still not sure, but either way i've always felt important to him. probably all of my sisters felt this way about him. he was just one of those men. so good. so happy. always smiling. even as he reached the end of his life and he became more and more confused i never saw him mad, upset or confused with me or anyone.

he had crutches as a result of polio, which he had years and years before i was born. we would all pretend to be mermaids and he would send his crutch out into the water to catch us. to me, they were a part of him. they express, to me, how he dealt with all of his trials. he accepted them as part of him and instead of dwelling on them, he found happiness through them and shared it.

i remember playing checkers with him. i remember eating cream of wheat with him. i remember him whistling. i remember his smile. i remember his big heart. i remember his playfulness. i remember his love for me. 

after he was gone i developed a love for family history. as my grandma groo recognized this she told me that maybe i could complete that work that he had been working to accomplish... as his namesake. that might sound a little dramatic and i see that love for family history burn in the hearts of other family members as well, but now when i learn about my ancestors i not only feel closer to them, but i feel closer to him. i know him better, he knows me better, he is proud of me and he is looking out for me.

me and grandpa.
2 whits.

me and grandpa.

me and grandpa.

me and grandpa.

me, princess4 and grandpa.

it's almost impossible to speak about my love for him without sharing my love for my grandma groo as well. she was very different from my grandpa. when my grandpa was alive i felt a more interactive relationship with him than with her, but she was the doer. she was behind the scenes making everything possible. she made the food when we visited. she planned the thanksgiving fishing. she made us dress-up clothes. she let me play dress-up with her clothes and jewelry. she sent letters of love and reassurance, sharing how proud she was of me, encouraging me to be good and be better.

after my grandpa passed away and she moved closer to my family, she took a more interactive role in my life. i know i took it for granted. she cared about me so much, was worried about me, looked out for me and just wanted me to be happy. i would go to her condo and we would make muffins and she would suggest we take them to her neighbors. she would encourage me to practice the piano. she would make deals with me to get me to stop biting my nails. she would cut out newspaper articles for me that she felt i should read or that were meaningful to her. she was one faithful and loving woman.

me, grandma, princess3.

me, princess2, princess3 and princess4?
i just got my dress-up wedding dress that she made me.

me and grandma.

i love and miss them both.

my day in a nutshell. jan 21.

1. listened to the rain. watched the rain.

2. missed va thunderstorms.

3. read good things.

4. went to del with the madre, the padre and john.

5. talked politics.

6. went to work... cause i love learning new words that much.

7. decided to buy an expensive camera bag that doesn't look like a camera bag.

haven't done it yet.

8. heard from an old friend.

9. saw "extremely loud and incredibly close."

made me grateful for my family.

10. walked in the slush to princess4's car.

11. telekascopes=telescopes when you're cold. according to princess4.

12. princess4 was a great shopping buddy and saved me loads.

13. thought about buying rain boots, but my calves are so small that my feet would still get wet because all the water would get in the top.

14. gave some girls at target a funny story or i offended them by thinking they worked there...

15. bought new, soft, white sheets and a down comforter for that duvet cover i bought back in september from westelm... (love that store)

16. went to outback with princess4, the madre and the padre.

me and princess4... waiting... happily.

17. played tap tap revenge with the madre while we waited.

18. organized part of my room.

19. put new bedding, bed skirt, and pillow on my bed and put curtains up,

again, all with princess4's help.

seriously, what would i have done without her today?

too bad you can't see the gorgeous lace bed skirt in this pic.
thank you target and westelm. this renewal was needed.

20. was motivated by her to continue studying danish.

i'm feeling good about this.

21. rambled with her in our tired state.

22. didn't achieve the "going to sleep earlier" goal.

i'll try again tomorrow.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 20.

1. renewed my determination to do to bed early.

2. plane/hotel for nyc? check.

3. "how do i live without you" was on the radio again. (106.5 rocks)

reminded me of A.

4. had a breakfast of champions. different varieties of chocolate.

5. realized our family is weird about finances. princess4 finds men who talk about finances attractive. i not only agree, but i enjoy managing my own... except retirement. gross. i'll probably marry the first guy i meet who has that under control.

6. ate a deliciously juicy pear. 

why did it take me so long to realize what wonderful fruit pears are?

7. took the entire day, but figured out how alike me and my dad are.

8. watched "beauty and beast" twice.

9. best. job. ever.

10. i got cafe rio again. next time it's free!

i appreciate that they never mess up my order.

11. this picture could tell you many different things about me.

 i'm a hoarder. i'm not a finisher.
OR

i collect. i'm healthy - or try to be. i'm optimistic.

12. i love pebble ice.

13. shared my salad with princess4.

14. princess4 and i talked with her hubs who fled the country for his senior project.
thank you skype.

15. went to "secret garden" with princess3 and princess4.

me, old princess3 and half of princess4's face.

madre is a brilliant high school theater teacher.

16. princess4 shared funny newlywed stories with me.

ah. she makes me laugh and feel uncomfortable.

17. saw chase's cute new look... as a cowboy.

18. princess4 and i picked up some treats and had an old school evening
with the original "mission impossible."
we like themes.

me and princess4 enjoying our sugar-filled, weird tasting sprites.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 19.

1. although i went to bed early i didn't actually get the whole 'deep sleep' i was hoping for.

2. thanked aleve for helping my sore throat.

3. spent the day making music at work.

4. got excited about my travel plans for the year.

5. spent some time talking with princess2 today. man i miss her. i like visiting her cause she goes on adventures with me - even if the adventures for the day consist of grocery shopping and making a new exotic dinner at home. she teaches me so much about how to be a good wife and homemaker (again, i'm stock-piling all of this
good advice for future use)
here is a "small" collection of pics to show some of our adventures.

something happened to us at pixar. 

our hard hat photo shoot. 

our road trip to carmel. we like to throw stuff.

our san fran excursion. following in madre's footsteps.

san fran excursion.

my first baseball game!

us... after about an hour of searching for a dine-in pizza hut.
we were happy, hungry and proud of ourselves.

6. found a bluegrass festival in co that i'm definitely attending this year...

yes, punch brothers is gonna be there.

6. did my hair down for a change.
and i forgot to take a picture of this momentous occasion...

7. listened to "into the woods," one of the greatest musicals of all time.  
sondheim = genius.

8. spent the evening with some amazing people. . . some old friends and some new ones.

i was taught and reminded that the work which requires giving our whole selves

is the most challenging and most rewarding work we can do. 

9. introduced some amazing girls to"she loves me." 

which just happens to be one of my favorite musicals of all time. 

so simple. do funny. so special.
they in turn told me about "in the good old summertime."
10. was told i should work at disney world, due to my great love of the disney classics.

11. ate some delicious and addicting lime tortilla chips.

12. spent some qt with madre, watching her favorite show "mentalist."

13. i'm excited to sleep. and i fully intend to really sleep this time.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 18.

1. i woke up to an even worse sore throat... which stuck around all day...

2. i went to work to build some monsters.

3. i was impressed with our new skyclub at work... at thanks to joseph.

4. i got excited about doing taxes. not cause it's fun, but cause i get money.

5. then i remembered that due to that job incident earlier last year my taxes will be a tad more complicated... no bueno.

6. i was treated to delicious brick over salad for our lunch meeting at work.

7. i smelled some humus. it's still not appealing...
even though talented alyssa made it herself!

8. i remembered that everyone has their own problems and concerns
(usually worse than my own).
why do i forget that sometimes?

9. i got swabbed for strep. good thing i work at a doctor's office.

10. suffered through my work-out plan, despite feeing sick.
it would be kinda lame to stop on day 3.

11. watched the new episode of "white collar" while i ate my delicious dinner.

neil caffrey makes me happy.

12. i decided to beat this whole feeling sick thing and go to bed early.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 17.

1. day two of work-out plan. still goin' strong.

2. i had a reese's for breakfast.

3. my head started hurting from day 4 of "birds nest" hair.

4. i went home and did my hair at lunch.

5. i heard A singing to chase about what a cute puppy he is. she denied it. she lied.

she loves chase. he loves her... cause she sings to him.

6. A left today. boo. my heart hurts a little, but my bed time is happy.

saying goodbye is hard to do. see you febten.

7. it felt like summer for a moment. driving with my new sunglasses on and jason mraz blasting out my speakers! then i got out of my car and remembered it was 30*.

look at that sun!

8. i brought my classic disney collection to work... cause i feel it's my duty to enlighten the children at the doctors office of the classics.

9. i realized hercules had big ears.

10. i started to lose my voice. thanks A for leaving your sickness with me... super sweet.

11. i shared my tibetan leftovers with my super cool, vegetarian friend, alyssa, at work.

12. i had a therapy session with kali.

13. i thought for about 5 minutes that all hancock employees were on strike.

14. i bought burlap. lots of it.

15. i fixed my nails.
16. A sent me fake (imaginary) flowers.

17. gj filled me with natural, fabulous tasting, remedies.

18. i sang some songs.

19. i went outside my comfort zone.

20. i remembered that i need to live bigger.

21. i set some goals. it's the oa side of me coming out. watch out.

22. colbert makes me laugh.
23. A started a blog and didn't invite me.
24. happy 1 week to my nutshell!

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 16.

1. i started my work-out plan. boo-yah.

2. i was told my hair looked like a bird's nest. i think it was meant to be a compliment...

3. i recognized gods love for his children and his individual attentiveness to each of them and their needs. and he allows to be instruments in this work.

4. i ate lauren's frosted mini wheats.

5. i gave A smokey eyes. cause they are so hot.

6. A and i rocked out to some old school mj.

7. i was only slightly embarrassed when i knew all of the words to "how do i live" by leann rhimes...

8. A and i tried new foods at an old favorite restaurant... los her.

9. we didn't even come up for air from the chips and salsa.

this is literally what we looked like. people stared. we kept on truckin'.

10. the birthday singers at a nearby table made a baby cry. i felt the kids pain.

11. our waiter was super tall, but don't worry, he was super nice... unlike most tall people...? good thing our host cleared that stereotype up for us.

12. A and i decided to have a conversation using all shortened words cause we're ganstas. it didn't last.

13. 100p

14. i ate my delish burrito and got a food baby.

15. i almost choked on my smoothie.

16. restauranttourism: it's when you explore new places by eating at their restaurants - wisdom from A

17. "do you know the lady with the jars on tv?" - question overheard from nearby table. yes. i eavesdrop.

18. A and i saw david in a mexican loincloth.

19. we found classy moon boots that will soon be super trendy among 13 yr old girls, as they are at nordstrom.

please note that the girl who 'conveniently' placed herself in A's pic agreed with us on the moon boots.

20. i became a maxxinista - thanks to A and betsy johnson.

21. A and i ran into katie at ross, who was later asked out by glen(n),
the loss prevention specialist at ross.

22. despite my food baby, i ate some ice cream. A judged me, again.

23. we watched a very special moment on scouted. we cried. a little.
24. touche. A never uses it in the right context,
but i always feel good about myself when she says it.
25. sometimes A says things like "bow-chica-wow-wow" in situations that make everything that is happening awkward. she doesn't do it on purpose. it's just that thing that comes out of her mouth when she's bored. it's funny.

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 15.

1. i went to church.

2. i led the music. which i love doing.

3. i learned to have an eye of faith... in the future, myself and others.

4. i was grateful for L, her friendship, wisdom and all she's taught me.

5. A and i watched "sword and the rose"... and remembered that a younger version of the grandma on "while you were sleeping" is in it.

6. "cover yourself hussy!" - henry viii

7. i ate frozen pineapple juice. loud, but delicious.

8. i went on a wikichase on mary tudor.

9. i made and ate tomato soup with rice and reminisced about childhood.

10. A and i watched "slipper and the rose."

11. "what has love got to do with getting married?"

12. "do not tease girls. it spoils your looks!"

13. princess3 and i enjoyed the warm january weather!

14. i found my coffee air freshener. yum!

15. kitty, katie, hales and i watched the golden globes. in sleeping bags. on the floor.

16. we waited 2 hours for hales to return from her 1 hour hang out.

katie really likes her animal calendar.

17. i heard kitty's upsetting dorito story.

18. i remembered the glorious days in va when i fell asleep on the bench in the sunlight on a sunday afternoon.

19. i refereed a cake ball throwing competition.

20. katie and i did some 1am sun salutations.

21. i watched hales eat kitty's life-changing grilled cheese sandwich.

22. i was escorted to my car at 2 am with kitty and her bread knife.

23. i got home at 2:30am. was grateful i didn't have work in the morning--thank you m. luther. then realized that i'm supposed to start my brilliant work-out plan tomorrow... for the rest of the year...

night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 14.

1. i realized i still have a long way to go on my path of becoming a responsible person.

2. i remembered, again, to continue my efforts in finding an apartment/house to move into.

3. A scared me with the results of her "seltzer."

4. i decided textured nails are all the rage!

5. i introduced A to "up all night."

6. i disapproved of boys that don't treat A well.

7. i did some laundry. and cleaned.

8. i spent a moment with my sick nephew tjab.

"my brain hurts."

9. "you never know unless you ask" became a new motto of mine.

10. i went out with the boys to enjoy the exotic cuisine of tibet at cafe shambala.
so good. i love the adventures we have when melex comes to town!

11. we ate mo-mos, curry, fhingsha and glass noodles.

stu and his mo-mo.

al and his mo-mo.

our tibetan feast!

"i'm gonna blame the attractiveness of this photo on the photographer... stu..."

12. we gained wisdom from the dalai lama... since he was there.

13. i learned how to use chopsticks the correct way... again.

 14. we sang songs in reverse. and laughed our heads off. 

15. i participated in a lung-squishing hug. thanks stu.

16. i came home to a sick A curled up on my bed.

17. i did more laundry.

18. A made me watch the end of "ps i love you." made me cry. reminded me of shants.

19. i ate yummy ice cream. A judged me.
night.

my day in a nutshell. jan 13.

1. i spent quite a bit of time talking with A this morning... again...

2. i got excited to see 'the vow.' i openly confess how much i love sappy chick flicks.

3. i walked in 4 in heels, on a dirt path, to our new office.

4. i chose guava juice over dp. tough choice. both so good.

5. i received 50 pennies.

6. i remembered how much i love my jobs and all of the people i work with.

7. i had an interview.

8. i ate magelby's chocolate cake. thanks J!

9. i was told my hair was pretty. i then decided to be better at not suppressing kind thoughts.

10. i loved the feeling of leaving work when the sun was still up... sort of.

11. i treated myself to cafe rio.

jealous?

12. i biffed it while walking up to my house with cafe rio in hand. food was not injured. A laughed.

13. smiled with glee when i took off my 4 in heels.

14. i watched 'bones' and missed dc.

15. "nonsense. i look like a train conductor."

16. "there's a quarter in your ear!"

17. "a tiara!" according to A, tiaras are special for unattractive people.

18. i painted my nails. then begged A to fix my nails.

19. we stayed up til 2:30am watching awesome shows on tv since painting our nails was a much longer endeavor than we anticipated.

20. "meet me at sunset"

do we look tanner?
night.