11.25.2008
Congratulations!
So my cousin Jill and her boyfriend Blake are now officially engaged! I'm so excited for them! He surprised her last night with roses and cards filled with her favorite quotes about love and memories of their time together (they have been together exactly 1 year now...how cute is that?!) and the final card said that he had a special question to ask her, and when she looked up from the card he was down on one knee. They are flying in to visit for Thanksgiving and I'm so excited to take their engagement pictures while they're here! I'll post them soon :)
11.22.2008
Ticked Pink...
A few of the reasons I am so happy right now:
1- I am now officially on Thanksgiving Break!
2- It's snowing outside!
3- I'm sitting in the library drinking warm tomato soup.
4- I've recovered from my hangover from last night's frivolities.
5- I will be participating in more frivolities tonight!
6- I'm going to see "Quantum of Solace" at 5:25 tonight!
7- There are only 4 more days until I will eat myself into a coma!
8- I have only three weeks left of school until I graduate!
Life is good.
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. ~Jacques Prévert
Happiness is never stopping to think if you are. ~Palmer Sondreal
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark Twain
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ~Edith Wharton
1- I am now officially on Thanksgiving Break!
2- It's snowing outside!
3- I'm sitting in the library drinking warm tomato soup.
4- I've recovered from my hangover from last night's frivolities.
5- I will be participating in more frivolities tonight!
6- I'm going to see "Quantum of Solace" at 5:25 tonight!
7- There are only 4 more days until I will eat myself into a coma!
8- I have only three weeks left of school until I graduate!
Life is good.
Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it. ~Jacques Prévert
Happiness is never stopping to think if you are. ~Palmer Sondreal
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~Mark Twain
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. ~Edith Wharton
11.18.2008
So close...
Thanksgiving is just around the corner!
I'm so excited to see all my family (minus Jed, Danielle, and Joie sadly) for the holiday. Ever since we were kids we have been getting together with my Dad's side of the family for the holiday, rotating between our house and my two aunt's houses in Seattle and Longview. This year is my parent's turn, and the first holiday to be spent at their new house on the golf course. I'm looking forward to turkey, pumpkin pie, laughter, wine induced giggles, and Christmas movies.
My family is big on traditions and there are certain things that just have to happen for Thanksgiving - and family is number1!
Firstly, the day before Thanksgiving my Aunt Janet starts her baking projects with pies to die for, and gingerbread cookies that are almost too cute to eat! My aunt is an amazing baker, and the holidays wouldn't be the same without a slice of her apple pie. During the day while my Aunt Janet (and usually my mom and Aunt Sandy too) is baking, my Uncle Rodney and I start a game of gin. Years ago he taught me how to count cards and play a number of card games, and although I'm not good at it, its so much fun to sit and play with him. He is an amazing person with an abundance of life experience and is a joy to talk to. Around our 30th hand of gin (seriously!) my Uncle Lauren joins in- we always invite him to begin with, but I think he enjoys just watching for a little while. Once he joins in, it seems to spread that card games are fun and we soon have an entire (or almost entire) family tournament with group solitaire or hearts, spades, or zero going on. We have too much wine to drink and too many sweets to eat and we are all happy, and content, and having fun. On Thanksgiving day the cooking frenzy begins bright and early. My mom and aunts have been forcing my cousin Jill (she only 9 months younger than me) and I since we were little to help with the cooking, but they usually get frustrated with our "laziness" halfway through the morning and we're free to spud with the boys until its time to set the table.
Thanksgiving is a day for movies! We have our traditional ones that we watch when we get together like "Joe Dirt" (yes I'm serious) and "My Cousin Vinny" and we usually rent a few hit blockbusters too. My cousin Jill's (now boyfriend) Blake has a serious DVD burning issue and always supplies us with TONS of DVDs to choose from. (oh my gosh, I just realized that this Thanksgiving will be the first that Jill and Blake will be together. for years Blake has been attending our family Thanksgivings as one of the family since he has been close to my cousin's family for ever, and we have been telling those two that they need to get together, and now they are!) The day after Thanksgiving we have to watch two movies "Home Alone" and "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation"- these movies are our traditional kickoff to the Christmas season!
Anyway... as you can probably tell, this time of year is my favorite. I am very excited to partake in family fun and tradition. The food, the smells, the fun, the laughter...
Ahhhhh, the holidays...
gotta love it!
I'm so excited to see all my family (minus Jed, Danielle, and Joie sadly) for the holiday. Ever since we were kids we have been getting together with my Dad's side of the family for the holiday, rotating between our house and my two aunt's houses in Seattle and Longview. This year is my parent's turn, and the first holiday to be spent at their new house on the golf course. I'm looking forward to turkey, pumpkin pie, laughter, wine induced giggles, and Christmas movies.
My family is big on traditions and there are certain things that just have to happen for Thanksgiving - and family is number1!
Firstly, the day before Thanksgiving my Aunt Janet starts her baking projects with pies to die for, and gingerbread cookies that are almost too cute to eat! My aunt is an amazing baker, and the holidays wouldn't be the same without a slice of her apple pie. During the day while my Aunt Janet (and usually my mom and Aunt Sandy too) is baking, my Uncle Rodney and I start a game of gin. Years ago he taught me how to count cards and play a number of card games, and although I'm not good at it, its so much fun to sit and play with him. He is an amazing person with an abundance of life experience and is a joy to talk to. Around our 30th hand of gin (seriously!) my Uncle Lauren joins in- we always invite him to begin with, but I think he enjoys just watching for a little while. Once he joins in, it seems to spread that card games are fun and we soon have an entire (or almost entire) family tournament with group solitaire or hearts, spades, or zero going on. We have too much wine to drink and too many sweets to eat and we are all happy, and content, and having fun. On Thanksgiving day the cooking frenzy begins bright and early. My mom and aunts have been forcing my cousin Jill (she only 9 months younger than me) and I since we were little to help with the cooking, but they usually get frustrated with our "laziness" halfway through the morning and we're free to spud with the boys until its time to set the table.
Thanksgiving is a day for movies! We have our traditional ones that we watch when we get together like "Joe Dirt" (yes I'm serious) and "My Cousin Vinny" and we usually rent a few hit blockbusters too. My cousin Jill's (now boyfriend) Blake has a serious DVD burning issue and always supplies us with TONS of DVDs to choose from. (oh my gosh, I just realized that this Thanksgiving will be the first that Jill and Blake will be together. for years Blake has been attending our family Thanksgivings as one of the family since he has been close to my cousin's family for ever, and we have been telling those two that they need to get together, and now they are!) The day after Thanksgiving we have to watch two movies "Home Alone" and "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation"- these movies are our traditional kickoff to the Christmas season!
Anyway... as you can probably tell, this time of year is my favorite. I am very excited to partake in family fun and tradition. The food, the smells, the fun, the laughter...
Ahhhhh, the holidays...
gotta love it!
11.16.2008
Am I dreaming...
Or is David singing this song just for me?
If not, don't tell me. I'm enjoying my little dreamworld :)
If not, don't tell me. I'm enjoying my little dreamworld :)
11.15.2008
Grinning like a fool...
So maybe it stems from being lonely, but most likely from watching my favorite movie of all time "Bridget Jones' Diary" tonight, but I wanted to post a compilation of some of my favorite males. Haha, random I know, but I'm wasting time online tonight, and it seemed at least semi-productive at the time I started this project.
Here are a few of my favorite gorgeous and farking hott men :)
David Cook
Colin Firth
Johnny Depp
Some great scenes from a great movie:
Here are a few of my favorite gorgeous and farking hott men :)
David Cook
Colin Firth
Johnny Depp
Gerard Butler
Daniel Craig
Christian Bale
And here is the culmination of them all... Colin Firth and coffee... my two favorite things:
Some great scenes from a great movie:
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