This Is Who I Am.

New Blog

2011-10-14T12:51:00.000-07:00

I highly doubt that anyone ever looks at this blog anymore...

BUT, you never know.

So if there randomly is anyone who comes here, go instead to

www.bryannadavies.blogspot.com

and you'll find me there :)

The Story Of Us

2011-06-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

(The day after the proposal)

Here it is. The tell-all story of Anna Shorten and Bryan Davies.

Prepare yourself.

Here's a quick timeline:

December 13, 2010: First time meeting- At a Family Force 5 concert with our mutual friend Curtis. Who knew

February 25, 2011: Became Facebook friends!

March 8, 2011: First date- Dinner at Iggy's and then to the movies to see The Adjustment Bureau.

First kiss (Yeah...that's right...on the first date!)

March 11, 2011: Decided to become official BF/GF.

March 22, 2011: First "I Love You's" exchanged. (Best birthday present...EVER)

June 20, 2011: Engaged!!!

October 8, 2011: Wedding!!!

There you go. Yes we moved very, very, very fast. But when it's right, it's right! There is no denying that.

A little back story:

I met/knew three other members of the Davies family before I met Bryan. I worked with his brother Brandon for about 7 months before he left on his mission, and I currently work with his mom, and his other brother Bryson. Remember Curtis? The one we both went to the FF5 concert with? Well he is my friend from high school and he knows the Davies family because they used to be in the same ward. Without Curtis, we never would have met! Thank you Curtis!!!

The Proposal:

On Sunday night (6/19), Bryan told me that we wanted to "get out" and go hiking. So, the next day I show up to his house all ready to hike and off we went to Bridal Veil Falls! We hiked up to the waterfall and then decided to cross over it and go up a little higher because neither of us cared if we got wet. After finding this cute little mini waterfall and a dry place higher up to hold Bryan's phone, he said that he was going to "set the timer on his phone camera" and climb back down to me (standing under the mini waterfall) so that we could try to get a picture of us with the big waterfall behind us. Little did I know he was recording the whole thing! So, when he got back down to me, we posed for the "picture" and then just started talking. Mind you, there was very cold water falling all over us, which prompted this conversation:

A- "Bryan, it's freezing! Snuggle with me!"

B- "I can't."

A- "What!? Why!? Just snuggle with me!"

B- "No, I can't."

(Side note- at this point, he was so nervous he was afraid he was going to throw up!)

A- "Why!?"

(Bryan drops to one knee...)

B- "Because I have to propose to you!"

A- "Are you serious!?"

(Side note- He has fake proposed before!)

B- "Yes! I have the ring in my hand!"

And then...(after he told me I had to take my promise ring off so he could replace it with the engagement ring) the absolute CUTEST thing I have ever seen happened. He started crying. So I, of course, start crying to. Then he asked the inevitable question and I gave the inevitable answer. It was perfect and wonderful. And he has the whole thing recorded.

Picture time!


Somewhere near the beginning of our hike...little did I know that a proposal was coming my way!


This was right before Bryan set up his phone to "take a picture."


First post-proposal picture. Both soaking wet and very happy. And Bryan still a little shell shocked :)

My beautiful ring! It's hard to get a picture that does in justice, but it is wonderful and very sparkly!

For some reason he doesn't look very happy in any of these pictures...but trust me when I say that we are both happier than either of us have ever been! I am so amazingly lucky to be engaged to my hilarious, romantic, sweet, handsome best friend!

Cillian Quote...

2011-06-05T18:43:00.000-07:00

This conversation happened right before Candice took this picture:

Candice: "Kennedy, I can see your bra."

Cillian: "But can you see my mustache!?"

2011-05-17T18:36:00.000-07:00

Here is something very, very, very cool that Bryan and I discovered the other day.

Bryan was born on:

January 13th at 6:25 pm.

6+2+5=13

I was born on: March 22nd at 11:11 am.

11+11=22

What the what!? Do you get it!? The times at which we were born at, added together, equal the day that we were born on. Is it just me, or is that preeeeety cool?

It has officially been...

2011-05-16T22:12:00.000-07:00

...FOREVER since I have blogged.

This is why :)

Today I...

2011-03-24T17:03:00.000-07:00

...rediscovered my love for My Chemical Romance's album, The Black Parade. Every song is awesome! It made the fact that I was shelving a Junior Non-Fiction cart, (one of my least favorites) not quite so bad.

I know that I've been slacking off on blogging lately, but hey, it happens. I will try to do a birthday post soon because my birthday was on Tuesday and I am now 20!!! Yaaay! Take that, teen years!

SlithaLemmy!

2011-03-21T10:22:00.000-07:00

Dearest Tiny Sloth,

Thank you for being one of my BESTEST friends in the whole wide world! As I have said a few times, I do nosh even know where I would be without you! Thank you for always making me feel welcome at your house, feeding me tasty food and Diet Coke, making me laugh and laugh and laugh forevers, the notebook, Jocelynn, attempted chest bumps, craft nights and crazy faces, ki pa ko, advice, butsgray/ z-smite howler and sleepovers in your silky zebra sheets. Oh, and even for all times that you've pinned me to the floor, tickled me, licked me and sang "Spice My Lemur" all creepy like in my ear! Good times. Good, good times.

Love, Lem

Ps- Oh herro prease! It be worf it! :)

Song Of The Day:

Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace

This is mine and Starrie's song! Although I have to say that our dance/ music video idea is about a million times better than this one :)

Happiness!

2011-03-09T19:21:00.000-08:00

I recently discovered a new band who opened for Hellogoodbye when I saw them a few weeks ago. Jukebox The Ghost. The pianist guy has what I like to call crazy-awesome-magic piano hands. I find him seriously incredible, especially live! So, without further ado, please enjoy my new happy song.

Schizophrenia by Jukebox The Ghost

In other happy news, it's Cadbury Mini Egg season! Hallelujah...Those tiny chocolate eggs will be the death of me, I'm sure of it.

And as one final happy thing, here is a happy picture entitled:

Friendship Sweaters!!!

Yes, that's right. Starrie, Patricia and I were on the search of cute bracelets we could buy as friendship tokens, but after failure on that, we settled on friendship sweaters. $15.00, Forever 21.

Creepy...

2011-03-07T23:36:00.000-08:00

So, the thing about working at a library is that you have to pick up after people who leave piles of books just sitting around. Well, one day my mom and I found a pile that creeped us out a little bit.

The titles were:

A Passion To Win
Unsolved Crimes
The Encyclopedia Of Conspiracies And Conspiracy Theories and...
How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found

Suspicious? Yes. Worrisome? Absolutely. Let's just say that I don't want to meet the person who was looking at those! Hahaha...

Wishlist

2011-03-06T18:53:00.000-08:00

In 16 days...IMMA BE 20! In general, whenever people ask me what I want for my birthday, I always say " Ummm...I dunno...nothing?" So here is a list of stuff I would like. I know it seems like I'm screaming "BUYMEPRESENTS! BUYMEPRESENTS!" But I'm not. I just know how frustrating it can be to not know what to get for someone. Hopefully this will be at least semi-helpful to someone.

Feeling charitable? Well I would LOVE this necklace from hello-somebody.com. By purchasing the $15.00 necklace, you will feed 100 people. http://hellosomebody.bigcartel.com/product/necklace

Awesome? Yes, I think so.

Still feeling charitable...? Well then, let me help you out a little. I very much like this awesome shirt (medium) from Call It Captivate. (Bryce Avary's clothing company) 20% of the proceeds go to your choice of one of the charities listed below! Incredible? I think yes. http://callitcaptivate.com/shop/body.php?module=product_details&pid=3716&catid=21&id=119

Blood:Water Mission - This is a non-profit organization created to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa while also addressing the underlying issue of poverty by building clean water wells and supporting medical facilities.

Holt International Adoption - Holt is a non-profit adoption agency that maintains programs overseas to give orphaned, abandoned children a safe and nurturing environment in which to develop. Holt's goal is to carry out God's plan for every child to have a permanent, loving family through adoption.

These Numbers Have Faces - TNHF is a non-profit organization that works to stop generational poverty in South Africa by providing college scholarships for the youth in the township of Gugulethu. It is their goal that through education, we can give the youth an opportunity to make a positive change in their lives.

The LA Dream Center - A non-profit dedicated to enriching the lives of the less fortunate by giving them purpose and hope. Their mission is to transform the inner city of LA by meeting both tangible and spiritual needs of the people. They offer many opportunities for at-risk youth, low income families to reach self-sufficiency by providing assistance in the areas of counseling, mentorship, education and job training, food, clothing, rehabilitation, and healthcare.

The Miracle League of El Paso - A non-profit which provides children with mental and/or physical disabilities an opportunity to play baseball as a team member in an organized league on a safe synthetic rubber field designed to accommodate crutches and wheelchairs. Through donations alone, these children are given an opportunity to have fun with one another through baseball.

MORE CHARITY!? YES, PLEASE. I greatly desire a pair of "Ash" TOMS. (Size 9) Starrie and Andrew bought me the black ones as an early birthday present and I LOVE THEM. Can't get enough. They run a little under $50.00 a pair, but here is the awesome thing about TOMS, "With every pair you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. One for One." Super fantastic? Yes, oh yes. http://www.toms.com/womens/classics/ash-canvas-classics-shoes Or Nordstrom.

This one is pure vanity on my part. I just really, really, really want whiter teeth. That's it. Pretty sure you can find these at just about any store like unto Target or Walmart. $25.00.

I am definitely in the market for one of these Auxiliary cables so that I can listen to my iPod in my car. Only recently did I discover that my car actually has a secret aux plug thingy...haha. I have a radio transmitter one right now, but it's not quite cutting it. I haven't priced shopped around for them, but I know that Walmart has one for $10.00. Not too shabby...

I also quite like gift cards to places like...the University Mall, Nordstrom, Target...stuff like that :)

Lastly, wanna know something cool!?

This CD comes out ON my birthday. I'm totally going to go buy it first thing when I wake up...Unless I can convince my beautiful mother to get it for me so that I'll have it when I wake up... *cough cough wink wink*

I Beliebe.

2011-03-06T15:41:00.000-08:00

I know, it surprised me too. And it didn't happen right away, but that's right! You heard me! I am now a BELIEBER! To be honest, Justin Bieber's music makes me feel happy, and isn't that a good thing to feel!? I sure think so. And come on now...you have to admit that he is super cute, probably a little conceited, but super cute nonetheless. And you can't deny the fact that he is talented, not only musically, but with finding fame so quickly at such a young age. So there you have it, I like JB. And Twilight. I am not ashamed :)

Song Of The Day:

Never Say Never by Justin Bieber (feat. Jaden Smith)
It only seemed fitting that I should end this post with a song by the man himself.
(PS- I think that Jaden Smith is adorable)

Meow...

2011-03-03T16:43:00.000-08:00

In memory of...

Houdini Shorten

(Hooch, Hoodgie, Hoooo-Genie, Beensters)

On March 2, 2011, my cat Houdini had to be put to sleep. He had gotten in a fight about a week ago and got a cut/scratch on his face that got so infected that it was basically taking over the right side of his face. It makes me so incredibly sad. When I found out, I just went into my room and cried and cried and cried. That's how much I love and miss my big orange cat. Just writing about it is making me tear up :( Life in the Shorten house will not be the same without Houdini and his loud, "rusty gate" purr.

Song Of The Day:

Maps (Cover) by The Rocket Summer
Yes, another Rocket Summer cover. It's so amazing that I just can't help myslef, ok!? I can't stop listening to it.

Sentimental...

2011-02-25T15:46:00.000-08:00

Here are a few things that have a lot of sentimental value to me :)

This is the Dashboard Confessional shirt that I "inherited" from Mike.

I don't know what it is about this shirt,
but it's been one of my very favorites ever since I got it.

There is something about it that I just love.

Sadly, I'll have to start limiting how much I wear it because it's starting to get a hole :(

So, thanks Mike! I bet you didn't know that your old shirt would mean so much to me!

And here we have my Dino Blankie.

Not dinosaur blanket...DINO BLANKIE!

My Grandma Shorten gave me this when I was around 7 years old.

Anyone who really knows me has seen this blanket on multiple occasions...

and knows that I love it with all my heart!

Song Of The Day:

Helena by My Chemical Romance

I don't know what it is about this music video, but ever since the first time I saw it, I was obsessed. I love it. I think it might have something to do with Gerard Way's eyes...so mesmerizing...And no matter how many times he changes his looks/style, this is how I will always think of him. And If you are a REALLY cool person, you'll watch MCR's I Don't Love You music video. Because that's my favorite song of theirs.

This Is The Song, La La La La...

2011-02-20T19:22:00.000-08:00

...Elmo's song! Ha ha ha ha!

This is the latest edition to my wardrobe, courtesy of Starrie and Andrew :)

Hahahahahaha :)

Song Of The Day:

On The Brightside by Never Shout Never.

Sigh, Christofer Drew Ingle. Yep, love him. Loved him ever since I saw him open for Hellogoodbye in 2008. The first time I saw that hair, I was hooked. Then he started playing and I was...hooked...forever...hahaha.

MLA #7

2011-02-19T19:02:00.000-08:00

This Hilarious Man:

I know I've mentioned Craig Ferguson a few times before, but I really can't even describe how much I love watching his Late Late Show.

This Tasty Burger Place:

Mmmmm...

I usually, well pretty much always, get the Classic Smashburger and Smashfries.

They also have good shakes.

This Delicious Candy:

In my opinion, these are much better than the original Reese's peanut butter

cups and Reese's Pieces.

Vespas:

I would LOVE to have one of these to drive around all summer long.

Preferably in this lovely seafoam green color.

Maybe I'll get one once I'm done paying off my car.

If that ever happens...haha...

This Adorable, Sleepy Baby:

I'm watching Jocey for a little while tonight, and she apparently got super tired on her way up to play with her toys in her bedroom :) SO CUTE.

Song Of The Day:
Well, I had one all picked out, but the computer I'm on is not letting me copy and paste the embed code. Jerk computer. So, I'll have to store the song away in my memory for another day.

A Pictural Adventure!

2011-02-17T16:08:00.000-08:00

So, my massage table was delivered to me this past Tuesday! I was/am excited to finally have one of my own. So excited, in fact, that I took step by step pictures of the opening process :) Please excuse the crappy quality of the pictures. They were taken on my little cell phone. I really need a camera.

Song Of The Day:

Here is a little collage of some pictures I took when I saw him on 1-11-11!

What better way to celebrate such a cool date?

So Impossible by Dashboard Confessional
Chris Carrabba = Perfection. What more is there to say?

Valentine.

2011-02-14T20:38:00.000-08:00

This year, Jocelynn is my Valentine :)

We hung out while her mom and dad went out for a Valentine's dinner at Chef's Table! We are sick buddies. Lots of tissues were used tonight!

Hahaha...I love that her face looks the same in the last three pictures.

And I love my little Valentine :)

...

2011-02-14T11:12:00.000-08:00

I hate waiting for my bangs to grow out!

Cool picture though :)

Bane.

2011-02-13T18:31:00.000-08:00

Money.

I have decided that money is the bane of my existence.

I never seem to have as much as I need. Then again, who does? Other than Oprah, of course. Haha...But really now. This stuff rules our world. And MY world. However, I must say that I really am truly grateful that I have a job that allows me to work enough to pay my car payment, car insurance and gas every month, as well as having some leftover to have fun :) Because I have direct deposit and online banking, I've noticed lately that, to me, money is starting to be a number on a computer screen that either goes up or down. (Usually down...haha) About 90% of the time, I pay for things by swiping my debit or credit card. I rarely have cash in my wallet, and as I was discussing with Starrie yesterday, how annoying is it that you have to pay money for something to hold your money in!? So annoying. I have a quote I adopted from Shawn Spencer (Psych is the best.), "Note to self: be rich one day." Brilliant! As far as I can tell, that's the only way I'll ever be able to pay off the multiple, multiple, multiple thousands I owe on my car and in school loans. It's quite daunting...but I've found that the best way to handle it is to just focus on it one month and one payment at a time. I also have to restrain myself when it comes to shopping. It is soooo difficult! I am always wanting new clothes and new earrings and new shoes, not to mention the fact that I tend to go on music buying binges every once in a while. And I LOVE concerts. And buying shirts at said concerts. Gah. I just can't help it! Maybe one day I will get a money shower just like that picture up there...Wouldn't that be great?

Song Of The Day:

I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You (cover) by The Rocket Summer
Thank you to Colin Hay who wrote this song. I can never listen to it just once.

DAY 28

2011-02-12T00:51:00.000-08:00

Last one! It only took me...oh a little over 2 months to finish it!

Day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then:

February 2010:

(This was when I was SO excited to get my TRS cd/shirt in the mail 3 days before it was officially released)

"February" 2011:

(This was secretly taken on January 22nd)

(GIANT TEDDY BEAR. In the Ogden Walmart.)

How I've changed...Hmm...

Physically: Longer hair, gained a little bit of weight.

Mentally/Emotionally/Intellectually: More mature, slightly more immature in some ways, crazier (if possible), graduated from my post HS education, better sense of who I am and who and what means the most to me.

I'm sure that I'm missing stuff. All I really know is one thing. To quote Motion City Soundtrack, "THE FUTURE FREAKS ME OUT." I don't know what direction life is going to take me, but I sure hope it's a good one.

Song Of The Day:

Sugar We're Goin Down by Fall Out Boy
I don't care what anyone thinks, I LOVE FOB. This song is definitely a classic, haha :) I love Patrick Stumps' voice and I just love Pete Wentz. Who doesn't?

Days 26 and 27

2011-02-10T16:10:00.000-08:00

I'm making up for yesterday which was spent cooped up in my room with my book, season 6 of House and a humidifier :)

Day 26- what do you think about your friends:

Let's be honest, this is a weird question.
I love my friends...they wouldn't be my friends if I didn't.
They are pretty great though. ALL of them.
I have several different "groups" of friends and they are all different and amazing in their own ways. But my general rule is "Don't mix friend groups." It's not like they hate or would hate each other, it's because, to be completely honest, it would be weird and awkward. I have a completely unique and crazy friendship with each person and we have our own inside jokes and stupid things that make us laugh for hours. My friends are the shiz.

Day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge:

I initially did this 30 day challenge (which is secretly only 28 days...odd...) because I wanted something to blog about. And Miri was doing it and it looked like fun. Then life got crazy and I took a little hiatus from blogging all together. But I got back into the groove of it and am almost done with it now! Now I need to get my creative juices flowing so that I can think of other things to post about.

Song of the day:

The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! At The Disco
Oh boy. I really do love me some Panic! And I'm excited for their new album, Vices and Virtues to come out in March.

Day 25

2011-02-08T16:01:00.000-08:00

Day 25- what I would find in your bag:

iPod and headphones
Keys
Flash drive
Chapstick brand chapstick
Carmex
Pen
Pencil
Orbit Sweet Mint gum
Halls creamy strawberry throat drops
My work id badge
Lotion
Tissues
Contact solution
A bottle of ibuprofen
A brush
My wallet
A cute little makeup bag containing the following:
Nail care kit (Clippers, nail file, cuticle trimmer, nail buffer thing...)
Floss
Lip gloss
2 moist hand towelettes
Hand sanitizer
A comb
Face powder aaaaand...
A key to my old car

And that, ladies and gentleman, is what you would find in my bag. Aka purse. I try my best to be prepared. What I was not quite as prepared for was a night of ridiculously un-restful, on and off sleep. I would watch Gilmore Girls to pass the time until my body decided to fall back asleep. Also, around 4:45-5 am, I gorged on ice cream because my throat hurt really bad and the cold, milky-ness of it was a welcome relief. I was also unprepared for the fact that I would need to blow my nose approximately every 10 minutes today at work. Not to mention the constant sneezing. I am proud to say that I did make it through 3 1/2 hours. Out of 6. So a little more than half, that's not too bad is it? I am very thankful to have and have had really nice and understanding supervisors who understand that life happens. I am very much looking forward to Pizza Pie Cafe tonight because all I've eaten was the 5 am ice cream and a few handfuls of tortilla chips. Hahaha, aren't I healthy?

Anyway...guess what!? I recently made my first ebay/ pay pal purchase. Wanna know what it was!? A massage table! Woo-hoo! I'm hoping that everything worked out and went through because I could sure use one. Let me know if you are in need of a massage and I'm sure we can work something out :)

Song Of The Day:

Brat Pack by The Rocket Summer
Aaaaaah TRS. The band/man that always makes my day a million times brighter. Turns my frowns upside down, makes me giddy and reminds me that life is both beautiful and wonderful.

(Sorry about the bad quality of the video, it's the best I could find)

Day 24

2011-02-07T19:31:00.000-08:00

Day 24- your last five facebook statuses:

1. I could seriously watch America's Next Top Model alllll daaaaay looong.

2. Jamba Juice, Jamba Juice, I love you...

3. Andrew is the coolest friend i have ever had. i wish i could be a panda! (This status courtesy of, you guessed it, my friend Andrew. This was his way of telling me that I forgot to log out of my FB account on his laptop!)

4. Starrie and Anna craft night was a success! :)

5. Chris Carrabba is Hands Down one of the sexiest men alive. As well as an outstandingly phenomenal musician.

Unhappy News:

I have developed a bit of a cold. I've been dealing with congestion, runny nose and sore/itchy throat all day at work. Not my favorite thing. So I have dubbed tonight to be a stay at home and watch Sherlock (A new BBC version of Sherlock Holmes where he and Dr. Watson solve crimes in 21st century London. It's really good!) kind of night. Yes, I do believe that sounds good to me :) I'm hoping that I at least won't get any worse. I would very much like to NOT be miserable at work tomorrow! I also have a "dinner appointment" tomorrow at Pizza Pie Cafe with Channing and I want to be feeling good for that!

Song of The Day:

Stays Four The Same by The Ready Set The Ready Set is the music of Jordan Witzigreuter. Because I am me, I happen to find him extremely attractive (Somewhat similar to Christofer Drew) and I also love his upbeat, slightly techno/ good for dancing, awesome music.

Day 23

2011-02-06T15:40:00.000-08:00

Day 23- something you crave for a lot:

And I give into that craving way more often than I, or anyone, should.

In fact, I could really go for some right this very second.

Mmmmmmmm...

Song Of The Day:

Curse Of Curves by Cute Is What We Aim For

I love this band. And this is my favorite song of theirs. So Gooood.

Not my favorite music video...However, it doesn't change my opinion of the song :)

Day 22

2011-02-05T18:23:00.000-08:00

Day 22- what makes you different from everyone else:

EVERYONE!?

As far as I can tell, the only thing that makes me

different from everyone else is that I am ME.

Last time I checked, I'm the only one.
Then again, I have never actually checked...haha...

Song Of The Day:

Stomping The Roses by David Archuleta

I definitely have a soft spot for David. I think he has a great voice, he's super cute and he's from Murray. Like 30 minutes away. And this song is EXTRA great because it was co-written by...only my favorite person...Bryce Avary!

What Was I Thinking...

2011-02-04T23:57:00.000-08:00

So...I just read the first 15 or so posts that I posted on this blog.

It made me realize that I was a FOOL.

Let's talk about it.

It was literally a painful experience for my brain.

Is that really how I was three years ago!?

Did I like really like talk like that?

My apologies to anyone who has read them.

I'm different. I've changed!

I PROMISE!

Day 21

2011-02-04T16:05:00.000-08:00

Day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy:

I do believe that this picture is the very definition of happy!

Starrie is one of my very best friends and we have been through alot.

But at the end of the day, this is picture pretty much defines our friendship.

Oh how we laugh...

I love you, Slith! :)

In other news:

Last night was fun. Filled with meeting new friends, Cafe Rio, The Rocker, X-Box Kinect, chest bumps and laughing so hard I collapsed onto the couch and couldn't breathe. Thank you Starrie, Andrew, Jordan, Jocelynn, Kelsee and Boston!

Also...

I think that I may be going crazy. Last night as I was driving home, as well as this morning, I totally thought it was supposed to be Sunday today. No, it's Friday. So, I set my alarm and planned my day around 1:00 church instead of 10:00 work. Hahahaha...awesome, right? But don't worry, I got everything worked out and was even called "practically perfect in every way" by my supervisor during my work evaluation. BAM! I am a ninja.

To end this post, I feel like sharing a funny experience I had with an elderly gentleman while leaving work the other day. One this particular day, I was wearing my pretty red flats to work. So here I was walking through the parking lot, when this little old man says to me, "You won't get lost in a grassy field with those red shoes on!" Hahahaha. What do I say to that? Well, I'll tell you what my brain came up with, "...Thaaat's why I bought them...!"

Song Of The Day:

Hello Fascination by Breathe Carolina
Can I just say that my mom LOVES this band!? Yeah, she is pretty fly. I keep her young :)

Days 18 and 19

2011-02-02T18:57:00.000-08:00

Day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have:

Lots of these probably sound pretty cookie cutter, but they are what they are and I am what I am :)

Grow out my hair and bangs.
OWN nationals.
Get licensed.
Find a fantastic job in Park City or some other place out of the Orem/Provo area.
Move out and be on my own. I love living with my wonderful parents, who do SO very much for me, and I'm honestly scared to support myself 100%, but it needs to be done.
Hopefully get my own thing started someday.
Get out of debt and be and feel financially secure.
TRAVEL. There are so so so so many places that I am absolutely dying to visit.
Be very diligent in saving money for my New York trip in June of 2012! (Check one place off my list!)
Lose the excess weight I've gained over the past few years and tone up.
Become healthier in general.
TEMPLE MARRIAGE.
Have a happy little family of my own one day.
Be a happy, uplifting and self-confident person.

Day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them:

I'm not really sure how to explain why I have the nicknames I have. A few are pretty self explanatory and others are inside jokes that come from happy memories. So...instead I will just name the people who call me these nicknames.

Anna Banana/ Banana: Pretty much any one who feels like it.
Bernerner: Michelle
Nana: My nieces and nephews, Sister Huish, Hailee Huish and probably a few others too!

Nan/ Nan-Bot: Amber

Mokey: Amber

Lemur/ Lem/ Lemmy/ Lem-ur: Starrie, Andrew, Jordan, Tyler and probably Jocelynn. When she learns to talk :)

Confession time:

I haven't felt super awesome today, so I've spent the greater part of the day watching America's Next Top Model (Cycle 15) on Hulu. And guess what? I TOTALLY cried with happiness and joy when they announced the winner. Yeah. I'm awesome.

Song of the day:

White Blank Page by Mumford and Sons.

(A special thanks to Amber for turning me on to this amazing band.)

Day 17

2011-01-31T21:07:00.000-08:00

Day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why:

So...I've been pondering this one all day long at work. What did I come up with? Nothing. Sure, there are people who I am jealous of which makes me wonder what it would be like to have the life they do. But I can't pinpoint a single person. Hmm, except maybe Bryce Avary's wife. Yes, that would be nice. I think I'll stick with that. Tara Avary. Haha, I like that I can't think of an answer ALL DAY LONG, but when I come home and start typing, it just comes out. Go figure.

On a completely unrelated note, THANK YOU AMAZON.COM for letting me purchase an iTunes compatible mp3 of an amazing song that is "Album Only" on stupid iTunes. However, I do not appreciate the fact that due to a whole bunch of random confusion, a lost file and who knows what, I had to purchase it twice as well as making me accidentally purchase a completely random song that I didn't, and still don't, particularly want. I really didn't want to spend those two extra dollars...Sigh...C'est la vie.

MLA #6

2011-01-30T17:19:00.000-08:00

This Dessert:

Ah, brownies and ice cream.

I'm about 99% sure that this is my favorite dessert.

This Movie:

I absolutely love this movie.

It is hilarious and cute and just awesome.

I have a soft spot for her chameleon named Pascal.

This Oldy But Oh So Goody:

This movie is one of my all time favorites.

It is simply fantastic.

This Song:

Paperweight by Joshua Radin.

This song is in the movie Dear John.

Which is a movie that I like.

These Shoes:

Toms.

I want them in black and ash.

Just like those pretty pictures up there!

They are on my birthday wishlist.

*cough cough hint hint*

Day 16

2011-01-30T16:07:00.000-08:00

Day 16- another picture of yourself:

I'm not afraid to pull out them big guns!

Day 15

2011-01-29T11:02:00.000-08:00

Day 15- put your iPod on shuffle- first 10 songs that play:

This Is Me- The Rocket Summer
New Shoes- Paulo Nutini
Screaming Infidelities- Dashboard Confessional
MK Ultra- Muse
Belle Of The Boulevard- Dashboard Confessional
Dancing With Myself- Artie from Glee
La La Lie- Jack's Mannequin
Face Down- Family Force 5
The Gambler- Fun.
Losing It- Never Shout Never

And just because this is a fun game, here's another 10!

I've Got The World On A String- Michael Buble
The Way I Are- Timbaland
Defying Gravity- Rachel and Kurt from Glee
Micro Cuts- Muse
Scream- Zac Efron (HSM 3!)
You Raise Me Up- Josh Groban
Things- Danger Radio
Don't Let Go- David Archuleta
The Middle- Jimmy Eat World
Share It With Me- Family Force 5

Ps-What do you think of my new background? I like it.

Day 14

2011-01-28T14:50:00.000-08:00

Day 14- a picture of you and your family:

Here is my stunningly attractive family in May 2010.

Dan, Candice, Lis, Jeremy, Mike Miri, Mia, Me, Cillian, Foxx, my Mom, my Dad and Kennedy!

Day 13...Amongst Other Things.

2011-01-27T21:04:00.000-08:00

Ah...Day 13. It only took me over a month to get to you :)

Day 13- a letter to someone:

Dear Am,

You and I have the same brain. I don't think that anyone could deny it. We think the same thoughts, feel the same feelings and love the same music among so many, many, many other things. We even look pretty much the same. I'm pretty sure that you are the only person who has seen me at my very best, worst and absolute CRAZIEST. I know that you will never ever ever ever ever judge me, and that you will always be there for me, no matter what. You are one of the very kindest, most generous and most beautiful people in the whole world! Thanks for always listen to me talktalktalktalktalk about the same old things time and time again. Thanks for letting me rant and rave. Thanks for letting me cry to you without feeling stupid. Thanks for all the countless times we've driven around, blasting music and singing at the top of our lungs. Thanks for being the kind of person that I love to bring on my family vacations, and that loves to bring me on hers. Thanks for bathroom dance parties and Dancing Mountain dance parties and all dance parties in general. Thanks for late night Walmart extravaganzas and putting up with me always wanting to take pictures on your camera. Thanks for driving allllllll the way from Ephraim to Lehi and back, in one night, simply to watch me graduate from college. Thanks for letting me obsess about Bryce. Thanks for going to all sorts of freaking awesome concerts with me. Thanks for going to Ikea, watching (500) Days of Summer countless times, and eating tasty cinnamon rolls with me. Thanks for ugly Christmas Sway-ters and six mile summer time walks. WARTER BED! WARTER BED! Thanks for all of the million things you've bought me and for letting me buy you stuff too sometimes. Last, but most certainly not least, thanks for being my SBF and my BFE and any other crazy title/nickname we've come up with through the years. I la jew, Am!

Love, Nan-Bot

PS- All of our sinks are broken!

Alright. Here's that other stuff I hinted about in the title.

Well, it's really only one other thing. But it has really been bugging me.

So, the book Ella Enchanted has been one of my favorite books since the first time I read it. It's so great. Then the movie came out. I was about 13-14 and remembered being disappointed at how different it was from the book, but I still enjoyed it. But now, oh let me tell you, now I find the movie to be a monumental EMBARRASSMENT. Pretty much the only things they kept from the book were the names and the very most general and basic storyline. I recently just listened to the book again, because it had been a while, and now it makes me shudder to even think about the movie. Gah. Awful.

To end on a happier note, I CANNOT WAIT FOR PART 2 OF HP AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS. Just as is the case with almost all books-turned-movies, the books are fantastic. But I still do very much enjoy the movies when it comes to good ol' Harry Potter.

Yes. I'm Alive.

2011-01-18T18:08:00.000-08:00

This post today is to anyone who might actually read my blog and is possibly wondering, "Is Anna dead?" The answer to that question is no. For some reason or another, I just have not had the time or the will to post. But that changes NOW! I still plan to finish that "28 Day Challenge" or whatever it is called. And there has been a whole lot of things that have happened in my life over the past month or so. So be prepared, all ye blog readers, the posting will start up again!

As for now, here is a picture of me at Ikea giving a thumbs up to a super weird microwave :)

Ps...

2010-12-01T15:24:00.000-08:00

Check out this awesome guy. That right there is talent.

Days 6 and 7

2010-12-01T15:15:00.000-08:00

(As you can tell, I'm really good at doing this every day. Ha.)

Day 6- favorite super hero and why:

I'm going to go with Batman. He is very awesome, and doesn't need any super natural powers to be so.

Also, I used to be obsessed with Smallville, so I have to give Superman some credit too.

Day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you:

My momma :)

Days 4 and 5

2010-11-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

Day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have:

As I briefly mentioned before, I eat too much. And it's usually not super healthy stuff. I eat when I'm bored, happy, sad, angry, depressed, excited and nervous. There just doesn't seem to be an off button! :(

Day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to:

Disneyland/California Adventure!

Day 3

2010-11-27T10:29:00.000-08:00

Day 3- a picture of you and your friends

My friends come in different groups...So one picture will not suffice.

Amber-My other half/ Sbf/ Bfe/ Mokey and Poon!

Goin' old school on this one! Michelle- BFF since childhood

From our Fun Time Trip to Disneyland- Andrew, me, Tyler and Starrie.

Aka- Pan, Lem, Mup and Slo and AnnaDrewTyStarr

(Even though we NEVER see Tyler anymore...gosh...)

MLA #5

2010-11-27T09:36:00.000-08:00

This Commercial:

Oh man. I absolutely LOVE that. Starrie can definitely attest to it! I couldn't stop laughing the other night when we saw it on TV. And yes, It's in French.

I like it better that way for some reason :)

This Movie:

I love Hiccup, I love Toothless/Night Fury, and the fact that he looks like my cat Nilla and I love that Gerard Butler and Craig Ferguson's voices are in this movie.

This Guy:

He is mighty attractive and quite funny. I'm excited to see him as The Green Lantern!

Day 2

2010-11-25T23:21:00.000-08:00

Day 2- the meaning behind your blog name

I've already mentioned this before in a previous post, but I'll tell it again. "This is who I am" is a line in the song We Are Pilots by Shiny Toy Guns. I needed a name for my blog, and this seemed appropriate because, well, this is who I am :)

Also, yesterday was Thanksgiving which means that today is Black Friday! And I will admit that I will be joining Candice in line at Target in a couple of hours, around 2:30 am. It will be cold, but hopefully worth it. Anyway, back to yesterday, my Thanksgiving consisted of: eating dinner/lunch (We ate around 2 or so), hiding in my room and reading Harry Potter 7 and sleeping, waking up and eating a bunch of my mom's delicious pie, going back to my room and reading and sleeping more and cleaning the house after everyone left. Good times. I realize that I never did a thankful post, but there are so ridiculously many things that I'm thankful for, I'm going to cut to the chase, I am thankful for my life, the people in it, the things and opportunities I have and...love. I am very thankful for love :)

Stolen (Day 1)

2010-11-25T00:27:00.000-08:00

I decided to steal this from Miri, who stole it from her friend Lindsey, who got it from who knows where...Why? Because it's something to blog about, and lately I have been coming up pretty dry when it comes to blogging ideas :) So, thanks to Miri, Lindsey and...whoever came up with this!

day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you and your friends
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- another picture of you and your friends
day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one
day 13- a letter to someone
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- another picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
day 20- someone you love
day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave for a lot
day 24- your last five facebook statuses
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- what do you think about your friends
day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?

Alright, here's day 1:

(Me and sweet little Jocey :)

The only toothpaste I'll buy is Crest Cinnamon Rush
Some of my nicknames are Nan, Lem/Lemur/Lemmy and Nala the Lion
I've recently been wearing my hair up a couple times a week, which is a very rare thing for me
I'm not a big fan of playing games, and I get a lot of crap for it
I love love love Jocelynn Whittle!
I love to take pictures, but don't get to very often because I don't have a camera :(
I love new clothes
I enjoy blasting music in my car
I struggle with cold weather
I seem to either get too much or not enough sleep
I want to get my teeth whitened
I'm extremely jealous of people with long eyelashes...especially boys
I eat way too much
I wish I was more musically talented
One of my guilty pleasures is High School Musical 3. Love it.

Obliviate!

2010-11-22T22:16:00.000-08:00

Here is a poem that I wrote for a ninth grade English assignment:

Procrastinator

Jeremy’s mother told him
Don’t procrastinate and don’t give in
But Jeremy thought it was all a whim
He thought he could sleep in.

He felt too lazy
He felt grim
His mind was somewhat hazy
And he felt so dim.

His hair was messed up
His clothes not up to par
Living by the clock was not his cup
Also where were the keys to his car?

His poem on bats
Didn’t seem so hard
It was harder than it seemed, rats!
It showed he was no Bard.

It was a quarter past one
And he said to himself
I’m almost done
Just one more look at that book on the shelf

He got there barely in time
His paper was not late
Maybe he’ll remember next time
Do not procrastinate!

Ironically enough, I wrote this in the morning, before school, on the day that it was due. Hahaha. Story of my life. Literally. I've come to decide that procrastination is a disease, of which I am hoping someone will find a cure for :)

In other news...

HARRY POTTER.

It was soooooo good! I am very proud of them for sticking pretty closely with the book. At least a lot closer than with the other movies...I REALLY wanted to go to the midnight showing, but the friends I was planning on going with ended up not being able to and I had work and clinic on Friday. Work, and especially clinic, are not things that I should be exhausted for. So, I practiced some restraint and waited until Friday night (9:45 showing) to see it with Amber! Then, come Saturday night, I saw it again with Starrie, Andrew and Patricia. I am also in the midst of re-reading the seventh book! There are a lot of things that my mind needs to be refreshed on. I can't believe it's been three years since I've read it! Oh Harry Potter, I desperately love you.

Also, I got my Vans this evening. Yesssssssss.

Oh, and my birthday is in four months from today!

And...Thanksgiving is in three days and Christmas is in 33! I have done zero Christmas shopping yet. I better get on that.

MLA #4

2010-11-15T21:11:00.000-08:00

This TV Show:

I have been waiting what feels like FOREVER to see season 6. So, when I saw it at Target on sale for $25.00, I had no choice but to buy it. Sooooo excited to see how it all ends!!!!!

These Shoes:

Sigh...Unfortunately, I don't actually own these :( But I want them so so so very badly.

One day...one day...

This Candy:

I don't know what it is, but I love these. The cheapest I've found them is at Winco. $.88 if I remember correctly!

Snip Snip Snip...

2010-11-11T20:58:00.000-08:00

I did it. I did it. I cut my hair.

What do you think?

Sadly enough, I am having very little to no success with getting my bangs to actually do what they are supposed to do...I'm working on it though. But overall, I think I like it. But I do kinda feel like it is too short! I worked so dang hard (Approximately 1 year) to get it to be long, and now I feel like it's gone. And the "subtle" layers that I requested are not as subtle as I was hoping for. Oh well, what's done is done and hair grows back...right?

And for you entertainment, here is my before picture.

See!? Doesn't it look long!?

(Just in case you were wondering, I made these pictures black and white because the color ones looked crappy. Because I took them on my cell phone...)

Barbie

2010-11-08T21:07:00.000-08:00

And now for post #2 :)

Do you remember the good old days of using email ALL THE TIME? When the first thing you did when you got on the computer was check your email instead of your Facebook? When you would get a million forwards that would threaten death or bad luck if you didn't forward it to 25 people in the next 3 1/2 minutes? Or how about all of those quizzes that you'd fill out and forward on just because you were 13 and had no social life?

Well, just tonight I went through "Other Stuff" folder in my email account. Mind you, I've had this account since I was 12, so I have a LOT of stuff saved in that folder. Anyway, I came upon this treasure and decided to fill it out and post it :)

HOW BARBIE ARE YOU??

DO:

>[x] you own 10 bottles of nail polish or more.

>[] you own a designer purse.

>[] you own a perfume that cost over $60.

> [x] you had/have fake nails.

> [] you have more hair/body products than you can use.

> [] you have a pet chihuahua/pomeranian/york shire terrier/Siamese/bichon/any small dog.

> [] you have shoes/ clothes/ accessories for your pet.

> [x] you have enough pictures to create your own wallpaper.

> []you have a pink comforter/sheets/walls.

TOTAL: 3

DO YOU:

> [] Spend more time at the mall than doing homework/work.

> [x]Have/had a hair color that is not your natural color or high lights

> [x] Have blond moments at least once a day.

> [x] Buy stuff because its awesome but never wear it.

> [x] Constantly keep your phone at your side.

> [x] Dance around your room when no one else is around.

TOTAL: 5

DO YOU ADORE: (In my case, I'm changing the work "adore" to "like")

> [x] makeup

> [] glitter

> [] the color pink

> [x] shopping

> [x] jewelry

> [x] mirrors

> [x] chick flicks

> [x] shoes

> [x] rainbows

> []unicorns

> [x] disney movies

> [x] candles

> [x] flowers

> [x] stuffed animals

> [x]purses

TOTAL: 12

DO YOU SHOP AT:

> [] Coach

> [x] Forever 21

> [] Victoria's Secret

> [] Guess

> [] Claire's

> [] Express

> [] Delila's

> [] MAC

> [] Sephora

> [] Bebe

TOTAL: 1

DO YOU SAY:

> [x] whatever

> [x] oh my gosh

> []hun

> [] fugly

> [] thats hot

> [ ] dunzo

> [] darling

> [] psshhh

> [] cutie

> [x] like

> [] hottie

> [] skank

> [x] totally

> [x] for real

> [x] fabulous

TOTAL: 6

DO YOU READ:

> [ ] Cosmo

> [] Elle Girl

> [] Teen People

> [] Seventeen

> [] Teen Vouge

> [] Vouge

> [x] People (If I could afford to have a monthly prescription, I would)

TOTAL:1

DO YOU LOVE THESE MOVIES: (Changing "love" to "like")

>[x] Legally Blonde

>[] Elizabethtown

>[x] Mean Girls

>[] Now And Then

>[x] The Notebook

>[x] A Walk to Remember

>[x] Sweet Home Alabama

>[] Where The Heart Is

>[] Just My Luck

>[] John Tucker Must Die

>[] Bring It On

>[x]How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days

>[] Mona Lisa Smile

>[] My Girl

>[x] Step Up

TOTAL:7

ARE YOU ADDICTED TOO:

>[x] Lost (I don't particularly see how watching Lost would make you "Barbie"...Haha)

>[x] America's Next Top Model

>[] Project Runway

>[] Desperate Housewives

>[] The Simple Life

>[] My Super Sweet Sixteen

>[] 8th and Ocean

>[] The Hills

>[] Laguna Beach

>[] Sex and the City

>[] Grey's Anatomy

>[] The O.C.

>[x] Gilmore Girls

>[] Newly Weds Nick and Jess

TOTAL: 3

GRAND TOTAL: 38

(Count how many you checked and multiply the number by 2...)

And there you have it. I am 76% Barbie.

Holla.

Noooooooo.....

2010-11-08T20:26:00.000-08:00

I am getting sick.

I woke up with a sore throat, (the kind that makes swallowing a very unpleasant thing) my throat and ears feel itchy on the inside, my nose is either runny or stuffy, I'm mildly headache-y/ feverish and there is the slight hint of an oncoming cough. Hmm, after listing out all of these symptoms, it actually sounds like I already am sick! Dang... The fact that it's not bad enough to keep me down is kind of a bittersweet thing. On the one hand, I would LOVE to be able to just stay at home and rest, read my book, watch stuff and focus on kicking this thing in the butt. However, that would mean that I miss school and work. Which is not something that I can afford to do. So my only alternative now is to keep to my normal schedule and feel like crap while doing so. Oh boy.

On a happier note...

I'm planning of FINALLY going to see Inception tomorrow night with Collin and Channing! I am very much excited! I'm pretty sure that I've only been to the movies (regular or dollar theater) once since Brian left. And that was, coincidentally enough, also with Collin and Channing (and a few other people) when we went to see Toy Story 3! Needless to say, I'm pretty excited.

Oh,and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is in Inception, which makes me extra excited :)

11/5/10-TRS

2010-11-06T22:52:00.000-07:00

(This is how awesomely close that I was)

Here is a quick overview of my November 5th concert experience.

Amber and I consumed an entire Little Ceasars pizza while driving up.
Waited in line for a long, long time.
I was always between 1-3 feet away from Bryce's keyboard, and between 5-10 feet away from where he played his guitars.
Being completely crushed for about 90% of the concert.
Some girl digging her elbow into my stomach, under my rib cage. Multiple times. (It hurt soooo bad, I wanted to punch her!)
Never getting my feet stepped on once.
Being COMPLETELY drenched in sweat. My shirt wasn't even dry when I got home! And my hair went from being nice and straight too being poofy and curly. Due to sweat and humidity.
Screaming and singing my lungs out.
Not being able to breathe sometimes...
Listening to Bryce tell hilarious stories and just be generally awesome.
Being unable to imagine how it would feel to have so very many people who love and adore me as much as Bryce does.
Running my fingers through Bryce's beautiful, blond, sweaty hair.

(This is when he came into the crowd for the last song. And when I pushed and shoved my way through the crowd to run my fingers through his hair :) )

Basically, I loved every minute of it. Not so much the elbow in the stomach...haha...but everything else was great. This is the kind of thing that reminds me how much fun it is to be young and alive! That's why I always talk about it. Don't judge :)

MLA #3- Food Edition!

2010-11-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

I love food. A little too much.

Here are a few of my favs:

This...Smoothie Place:

Favorites: Caribbean Passion

and

Mango Peach Topper

This Restaurant:

Favorites: Yucatan Chicken Tortilla Soup

and

Turkey Spinach Artichoke Sandwich

(The chocolate covered strawberry is a very nice touch)

This Restaurant:

Favorite: Chicken Tikka Masala

with

Garlic Naan Bread

(You don't know the meaning of amazing food until you have eaten this.)

There are obviously many more than these three, oh so many more, but I decided to put a limit on how many I share :)

In other news, THE ROCKET SUMMER/BRYCE AVARY. TOMORROW NIGHT. I'm so excited that I can hardly contain myself! Believe you me, I will be right at the very front.

Aaaand, I have a hair appointment on Tuesday. My hair really needs to be trimmed, and I'm thinking layers. As well as...straight across bangs!? I really want to try them out. It could end up being fantastic, or completely disastrous. What do you guys think!? Should I go for it!?

Annoyed...

2010-11-03T23:17:00.000-07:00

I had a few annoying things happen to me yesterday.

I bought some new makeup on Monday. Same brand, different kind. Why? Because I've been using the same kind for a while now, and I thought it was time to switch it up a little bit. Mistake. I tried it out on Tuesday and discovered that it had a smell that bothered me and even worse than that, I was allergic to something in it. So all day at work my face was itchy and slightly burning. Not particularly pleasant, I'll tell you that. So after work I made a pit stop at Target to spend some more money on new makeup. (I went with the same old one I've been using for forever...) As I was leaving the parking lot...
...some guy got to close to the back of my car and tapped my bumper. I didn't know if there would be any damage, but I did the obvious and right thing-aka pull over into a different part of the lot. But guess what? The guy just drove off. Thankfully, all he left was some scuff marks and a little scratch. But come on, it is my new car. And when the paint gets chipped off, even if it's just a little, there is a much greater likely-hood that it'll keep chipping off in that same place. Needless to say, I'm still a little pissed about it.

Today was better though! I worked from 9-2 and went to a late lunch/early dinner with my old friend Kallie. We went to Olive Garden, and it was fantastic. I hadn't been there in forever and was very excited to get my favorite dish- Braised Beef and Tortelloni. Brian and I refer to it as "Melty beef." Which actually sounds kind of gross, but the beef is so nice and tender that it basically melts in your mouth. Mmmm...delicious.

Also, on Friday Amber and I ate yummy pizza while watching the movie The Stepfather, in honor of Halloween. Before I went home, I had her give me a lovely Sharpie foot tattoo. Or as I prefer to call it, "foot art." I actually got quite a few compliments on it, most people thought it was Henna. Now hows about a picture?

MLA #2

2010-11-02T22:41:00.000-07:00

MLA= My Latest Addictions. Those words are slightly deceiving sometimes. For example, "addictions" might actually mean "loves." And "latest" generally means "all the time." But hey, I think it's still a pretty good title :)

This Drink:

I know. It's horrible for me. But I love it. Also, while we're talking about Coca-Cola products, I would like to point out that Coke Zero does not completely live up to it's slogan:

"The Only Drink With Real Coke Taste & Zero Calories"

Sure, It may have no calories, but I sure doesn't taste like real Coke.

Thanks for trying though.

This Movie:

I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

I love that he has a dance number to,

"You Make My Dreams Come True"

(My happy song)

I love Zooey Deschanel.

I love her clothes.

I love her hair.

(And I wish I could pull them off)

I love the music.

I love that it comes right out at

the beginning and tells you that

it's not a love story.

(Even though you secretly hope it still is.)

And I love the scenes in Ikea.

Oh the weekend...

2010-10-24T22:09:00.000-07:00

I had a pretty great weekend.

FRIDAY: I did my normal work and clinic routine and then went to the Valencia, Saves The Day, Motion City Soundtrack and Say Anything concert with Curtis! It was at Avalon Theater in Murray, and it was very fun! Because I didn't get out of clinic until like...7:15 and because traffic was kind of ridiculous, we got there on Saves The Day's third to last song. But they were still amazing as was MCS. Even though I really shouldn't have spent any money, I had no choice but to buy a shirt because I thought it was awesome. I also got to meet and get a picture with Justin of MCS as well as have him sign my ticket! Also, on our way back to the car, we happened upon Chris of STD (haha) and we chatted him up for a little while and I had him sign my shirt receipt :) Traffic was super crazy on the freeway due to construction, so it took us around an hour to drive back from Murray. When I finally got home (Around 1 am) I grabbed my blanket and pillow and headed over to Starrie and Andrew's to sleep over!

SATURDAY: The reason I slept over and Starrie and Andrew's was because I needed to help Starrie with her hair for their sealing! Yaay! It was fun to be able to help send them get ready and out the door so that they could go get sealed in the Salt Lake temple with sweet little Jocelynn :) When I got home, I get ready and went to work until six, after which Amber and I went to dinner at Wingers! After dinner we went to Walmart and bought some stuff and then drove around for a while, listening to music and drinking coke floats. Then we went to my house and sat in my room looking at all of the notes and such that I have saved over the years! It was fun to reminisce and laugh our way through that! Then we got all ready for bed and watched She's The Man. What an awesome movie that is.

SUNDAY: Amber came to church with me today which was super great! It was the first time that I had been to my ward in about four weeks, so it felt good to be back. The best part of church was sunday school, because I had some eye candy to look at! For real! There was a super attractive guy, that I have never seen before, who had a Matthew Bellamy-esque air about him which was oh so...fantastic. I honestly couldn't stop looking at him. Sad, I know :) Another awesome thing about my ward is that my bishops last name is Muse. I wasn't there the week they read my record in, but seeing as I'm now officially in the ward, I have visiting teachers and I have to visit teach. Not my favorite thing ever, but I should probably start liking it. I'm also nervously awaiting/slightly dreading the day when I get a calling and am asked to speak in sacrament meeting. Good times church...

Oh, and next week in Halloween! I don't actually like Halloween all that much, but I am excited for the party that Starrie, Andrew, Tyler, Jordan and I will be having!

My Latest Addictions

2010-10-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

This TV Show:

[Veronica Mars]

And...

This Picture:

[Look at his adorable face!!!]

[And amazing hair :)]

Denver!

2010-10-18T23:30:00.000-07:00

I would like to start this post by pointing out that I am stupid. You may ask, "Why, Anna? Why are you stupid?" And I would tell you that it is because I am neglecting my homework in order to write this post. But I just HAVE to write it because it has already been 16 days since my Denver trip, and I have still yet to blog about it.

As you probably already know, the whole reason that Starrie, Andrew, Tyler, Jordan and I went to Denver was to see the almighty MUSE!

THE TICKET:

First of all, I purchased my ticket online in May of this year. Because I wasn't able to get it within like...the first hour of the tickets going on sale, I got to pay a ridiculously jacked up price for mine. The ticket price was $122.00 and with shipping it came to around $156.00. I know, I know. So, in my confirmation/receipt email, it said that my ticket should ship "On or before 9/24/10." Sure, that is only eight days before the concert, but I could deal with that as long as it came by then. Well, after many angry and frustrating phone calls with House of Tickets, long story short, they had to send my ticket to my hotel. This meant that I did not get my ticket until 4 hours before the show started. RIDICULOUS. I was not completely pacified until I had that ticket in my hand.

THE TRIP THERE:

On Saturday the 2nd, Tyler's mom drove us to the airport around 9:40. Tyler greatly overestimated the amount of time it would take us to get through customs, so we got to wait about two hours or so. But hey, better safe than sorry! Because flying scares me and gives me anxiety, I have to mentally prepare myself to actually get me on the plane. My body (and mind) are completely tensed up and freaked out until about 20 minutes into the flight. Take off is the WORSE. But, I survived with the help of my complimentary Diet Coke, and my iPod. When we landed in Denver, I made Tyler call the hotel to make sure they got the Fedex package with my ticket, which they did, thankfully! Then we each paid our 20 bucks and got on our shuttle for the hour(ish) long drive to our hotel.

THE CONCERT...AND OTHER STUFF:

After we got all checked in and settled, we grabbed our tickets and money and set out towards the Pepsi Center, and FOOD. (We were all starving.) It was about a mile walk from our hotel, and with the help of a map from the hotel, and a few iPhones, we finally found it. After locating exactly where the Pepsi Center was, we, in our weak bodied and ravenous state, set out to find somewhere for dinner. Thankfully, we quickly found a Cheesecake Factory! The food was fantastic. And we all scarfed it down very fast. After finding out from the waiter that they were staying open until 12:30 that night, we decided to come back after the concert for desert! We then ventured on back the the Pepsi Center, found the nice long line, got our GA wristbands and waited. And waited. And were offered Pop-Tarts by a strange Asian boy, who was also very surprised to hear that we flew here specifically to see Muse. When we finally got inside, we bought shirts then made our way to the floor to...you guessed it...wait. There was only one opening band, called Passion Pit. They were pretty good, but after a while all of their stuff sounded the same. Finally, Muse came on, and they were most definitely victorious. They put on the most amazing shows! It isn't something one can describe very well. More of a "You really REALLY had to be there" kind of thing. After the show, we all felt like we were crippled and deaf. Our feet hurt sooooo bad! So, we hobbled back to The Cheesecake Factory, and had dessert. I got a piece of the Raspberry Lemon Cream cheesecake, and it was fantastic. It was mutually decided that there was no way we were going to be able to walk back to our hotel because we all hurt, and it was freezing and dark. We decided to take a taxi van back to the hotel which only ended up costing us 10 bucks altogether! Bargain...After messing around for a few hours back at the hotel, we all passed out. Literally. We barely woke up in time to get downstairs for the free breakfast, but we made it :) After b-fast, we all showered and got ready, checked out of our hotel and waited at the Starbucks for Andrew's sister and her family to come. They live in Wyoming about an hour and forty five minutes away, and decided to come down to have lunch with us and save us all 20 bucks by driving us to the airport. We smashed ourselves into the van (they have two kids...) and went to lunch at TGI Fridays.

THE TRIP HOME:

After lunch, we piled back into the van and drove to the airport. Customs took longer here than in SLC, but we still got through with plenty of time to spare, especially since our flight got delayed by 25 minutes. The flight home was not so great. As we got closer to SLC, the weather get kinda rough and we had a bit of turbulence. I do not enjoy turbulence. But I must say that I do love looking out the plane windows at the clouds. It is a cool experience to be able to look at them from above. Tyler's mom picked us up from the airport and drove us home. And that is basically the end. I had waited so long in anticipation for this trip, that it is hard to believe that it is already over :( But, it was definitely fun and worth the wait!

Cilly Billy

2010-10-13T19:40:00.000-07:00

Hey, so this is Cillian.

He is my three year old nephew,

and he is a real cool kid!

This is my favorite conversation to have with him:

Anna- "Cillian, you're nuts!"

Cillian- "No, you're nuts!"

Anna- "Cillian, you're beautiful!"

Cillian- "No, you're beautiful!"

Anna- "...Ok! You win!"

SQUIRREL!

2010-09-22T22:05:00.000-07:00

When it come to homework and studying,

I am very ADD.

I get distracted by pretty much anything.

For example, MY BLOG. On which I am currently blogging,

while the paper I am writing is just hanging out, waiting to be finished.

And of course another obvious culprit for my current predicament is...

FACEBOOK! Oh FB, what can I say? I just can't help it.

And of course, there is the fact that I am one of the world's greatest...

PROCRASTINATORS!

But, I guess it just all boils down to the fact that

I just do not like homework.

Or studying.

Even if it isn't hard.

Aaaaaaaaggggghhhhh....

Love.

2010-09-19T01:06:00.000-07:00

RYLAN ARTHUR PETTY

September 18, 2010

I would be lost without my knowledge and belief in the Plan of Salvation.

A Few Notes

2010-09-18T18:09:00.000-07:00

Dear Library Patron,

Please tone it down on the perfume. You nearly gave me a headache by simply walking by me.

Sincerely, Anna

Dear Blond Girl Who Was Next To Amber at the Muse Concert,

If you're going to give us annoyed/frightened looks when we scream our freaking heads off at the beauty and amazingness that is Matthew Bellamy/Muse, you shouldn't have been at a concert. Let alone a Muse concert.

Still Annoyed, Anna

Dear Oprah,

So you know how you are one of the richest people...ever? Could you please spare a measly 2 million dollars and give it to me? That would be great.

Begging You, Anna

Dear Diet Coke,

You taste way too good and are way too addicting. For the sake of my health, please stop. This also goes out to all soda and junk food

Love (too much), Anna

Dear Cell Phone,

Why did you just lose service for 30 seconds? Sadly, I depend on you too much for you to do that!

I Am Your Slave, Anna

BAM!

2010-09-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

Remember how I love this man?
(How could you forget? I talk about him enough! Haha...Don't hate.)
Well guess what!?
He is coming back to good ol' SLC!
On November 5th!
At Club Sound.
It is a special fall tour called,
"The Rocket Summer: Bryce Avary, his instruments and your voices"
Aka- Smaller venues,
Just Bryce with his guitar and piano,
songs from all of his albums,
the stories behind those songs,
singing along at the top of my lungs,
and lots of love.
I am so there it's not even funny.
If you would randomly like to read more about it, here's a link.
Alt Press interview

By the way...
Next week is the last week of my 4th school quarter!
That means that I will only have 3 more months until
I am DONE with school.
WHAT!?

I also have some fun weekend plans coming up, which include:

September 25-27: Driving down to Snow
to visit Amber and get a taste of
the "real college experience."
and
October 2-3: Flying to Denver with Starrie,
Andrew, Tyler and Jordan.
To see MUSE at the Pepsi Center.

I must admit, 2010 has kind of been a crappy year.
But good things still happen,
even during crappy times.
Like the fact that before the year is over,
I will have seen
The Rocket Summer (x2)
Muse (x2)
and
Never Shout Never
My three favorite bands!
As you can see, music kinda rules my life.

Saturday

2010-09-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

Who: Me
What: Watching Glee on Hulu, while wearing the glasses I got when I saw Up in 3D (minus the lenses) and consuming 1 pint of Ben and Jerry's (Half Baked)
When: Saturday night
Where: My house
You: Are jealous :)

Auf Wiedersehen, Helga.

2010-09-05T14:39:00.001-07:00

As of 9 days ago, I no longer have my 1999 VW Passat. Aka, Fraulein Helga Jorg. I purchased this car on July 12, 2009, and un-purchased it on August 27, 2010. So I had it for a little bit over a year! Here are a few pictures that I took on our last morning together.

Pro's:

It's a pretty car...Inside and out. (As are most VW's and Audi's)
Sunroof
Awesome colored dashboard lights (Blue and red!)
Big trunk
Power locks and windows
Black interior (Which some might see as a con, but I personally like)

Con's:

The constant, ever-glowing presence of the check engine light (Which means that...)
It was ALWAYS needing something repaired (Resulting in...)
Me (and my parents) putting WAY more money into it than it was actually worth (And...)
It spent a few months hanging out in my driveway because I did not always have the money to fix it and/or it was in the shop
Horrible sound system (because the right passenger speaker was blown)
Gas mileage= Not super great
Has a little big of damage to the body from various things (None of which were caused by me, thank you very much)

So...after about 5 total hours at the Brent Brown Toyota dealership (right across from Walmart in Orem), lots of ups and downs, lots of bargaining and a few test drives, I now have a 2009 Toyota Yaris! And because I decided to stick with naming my cars after their "nationality," I named my car Hiro-Ando Nakamura! After the two awesome Japanese characters on the tv show Heroes.

Pro's:

Ten years younger/newer than the Passat
27,000 miles as compared to 136,000 miles
It has a cute little hood (Or as Amber likes to call it, "snout")
It is all around cute
Good gas mileage
Black interior
Won't need repairs every other day
Pretty nice sound system
Fantastic headlights
Turns on a dime
Super cool cup holders
Good windshield wipers

Con's:

Will cost me more every month in insurance, and my actual car payment (But will save me money in the long run because I won't constantly be needing repairs that I can't pay for!)
Costs lots more overall (But it'll last me a long long time)
No power locks or power windows (WHAT!? On a 2009!? Yeah, I know. It's really odd, and I know it'll annoy me, but I would rather have that, than a crappy car that rarely works.)
The right drivers side hubcap is now MIA. Aaaaaaaaugh.

There you have it! That's my new car, and so far I am loving it! It's kind of crazy to think that I'm only 19, and I'm already on my second car. But the way I see it, I NEED one, and it's good for me to experience paying something off by myself. Oh, and it also helps build good credit, which is a major plus!

Now for a final picture: Here are the awesome characters that my car is named after!

Ando and Hiro!

Konnichiwa! :)

Stress

2010-09-02T15:16:00.000-07:00

It has been one of those days.
You know,
the ones that make you want to:
Pull out your hair.
Punch someone in the face.
Scream at the top of your lungs.
Rob a bank,
ditch your life,
and move to Hawaii.

However...

Seeing as I can't really do any of those things,
my reaction is to:
Not smile.
Look depressed.
Act unfriendly.
Cry...
And last but not least,
EAT.
I am an emotional eater.
And a very emotional person.
Food is my only solace,
and I HATE it.
I eat and eat and eat and eat.
And then I regret it because then I feel
sick and fat.
Yet, I can't stop eating.
This really needs to stop before it gets
even more
out of control.
Any suggestions?

Thank You For Being So Rad

2010-08-25T19:49:00.000-07:00

I'm a list maker.
I am always grabbing scraps of paper to scribble down a list of whatever just popped into my head, after which I promptly fold it in half, and stick it in the back pocket of my jeans. Lots of the time, they end up getting thrown away or lost, but I try to keep track of the most important ones. My most recent list is my "Books I Need To Read" list, and I feel the need to share it with you, my precious few blog readers. [The list I made before this one was "Food I Want To Have At My Wedding Reception" Even though I am not engaged, or anywhere close to it...it never hurts to be prepared, right!?] If you have any suggestions, or comments on any of the books, type me up a comment! [Miri, I expect to hear from you, haha:)] I am completely positive that there are many, many more than what is on my list, but these are the ones that have come to me in the past two days!

[This list is in no particular order...jsyk]

Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me?-Louise Rennison [LOVE this series :)]
The Mysterious Benedict Society series-Trenton Lee Stewart
The Hunger Games series- Suzanne Collins
The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society-Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
Ella Minnow Pea- Mark Dunn
The Sweetness At The Bottom Of The Pie- Alan Bradley
Eats, Shoots & Leaves-Lynn Truss
The Book Thief-Markus Zusak
The Fablehaven series-Brandon Mull
The Goose Girl, [I started this in 10th grade, but never finished] Enna Burning and Princess Academy-Shannon Hale

In other news...
I have two new favorite words! LOVELY and RAD. Aren't those great? I sure think so.
Ummm, so yesterday was the 2nd year that the first day of school came and went without me :) I cannot believe it has been so long since I graduated from high school! I'm going to be 20 in about seven months! Also, I will be done with my current schooling at the end of this December! I will graduate with the diploma, but I plan to go back in maybe a year or so to get my associates. I'm hoping to find another, better paying job, so I can pay off a nice chunk of debt, before I get into even MORE of it to finish school. Hopefully everything will work smoothly, and in my favor for once. Yeah, that would be totally rad. Want to know what is not so rad?
The fact that summer is practically over. The other night, while I was on a walk with Amber, I sniffed the air, and it smelled like fall. And Halloween. Don't get me wrong, I like fall just as much as the next person. But fall means that we are one step closer to winter. And winter=hate. I do not like the freezing cold. Or ice. Or scraping/cleaning off my car. Or getting stuck in the snow, which turns into being in the freezing and getting soaking wet so you can get unstuck. The lovely thing about winter is the wardrobe. Which has inspired another list!

Things I Will Purchase For Winter:

A short pea coat
Grey boots
A cream colored scarf
Perhaps a pair of matching cream colored gloves
Some longer sleeved shirts for layering

Boy do I love shopping. It's a shame that shopping requires excessive amounts of money, which I currently (and usually never) have. This is one reason that I plan on being rich one day soon. Feel free to donate generously to the cause :) [I hope you noticed that I purposely used my two new favorite words]

The Past

2010-08-22T13:28:00.000-07:00

Today's post is going to delve into the mind of "4th grade Anna," via excerpts from my school journal. [Which is beautifully adorned with hearts, kittens, and flowers!] Unfortunately, my 4th grade school picture is the only one that I don't have scanned into my computer, so I put up my 3rd and 5th grade ones. So imagine me looking somewhere in between those two pictures!

[I am typing everything as I see it, so any misspellings or grammatical errors are intentional]

Oct. 19, 2000
"This morning Michelle couldent shrink my scooter so Austin tryed to do it
right as he touched it I kicked him."

[Hahaha! Awesome, yes? Oh man, I remember Austen Anderson. Somehow, despite my tom-boyish nature, he had a crush on me :) Which was why Amanda Page would frequently say to me, "I wish I was in your shoes!"]

Oct. 24, 2000
"Last night I had the most wonderfull dream. I was just 16 when at school Sam [Resident 4th grade hottie] asked me to go to homecoming first we went horseback riding and went to the same Italion resturant as Liz did with Jeff [Her sophmore year homecoming date...if I'm remembering correctly.]. I woke up and trid to get back to the dream and I did. [Which is amazing, seeing as I can never get back to my good dreams now!]"

Oct. 30, 2000
"...Last night Liz threatend me not to get out of bed or bug mom and so I got out of my bed to get Liz running after me but then pounced on my bed and my head hit the little shelf behind me and my head hurt for a long time."

[Haha! Isn't that fantastic!? I love that I was intentionally provoking Liz. (After being "threatened" mind you!) I don't remember doing stuff like that, but apparently I did! So, sorry Liz :) BTW, I still have that same shelf behind my bed!]

Nov. 1, 2000
"Today I wish that we could party all day..."

[Story of my life.]

Nov. 9, 2000
"Today it was megasnow. I bet Gore will win the president thing. But I still have my hopes up for Bush. I hope he wins so bad."

Nov. 10, 2000
"...Michelle, Sister Pinegar and my family and me have a sinking felling that Gore is going to win but we hope he doesn't."

[Wow...Apparently I have a secret political side! A very Pro-Bush/Anti-Gore one. I seemed to care more back then, than I do now...sadly enough. But, our "sinking felling" was wrong, seeing as Bush won that election. And then proceeded to screw up our country some more, haha. Perhaps our feeling was misplaced...]

Dec. 12, 2000
" I feel so bad for my dad because yesterday at Classic Skating he fell down and had to get stiches. It pains me to talk about it."

["It pains me to talk about it"!? What 4th grader says that!? Oh wait, awesome ones like me. Haha]

March 9, 2000
"...I have a part of a rap song stuck in my head that goes like this "didn't [Which is actually supposed to be 'never'] mean to make your daughter cry I apoligize a trillion times I'm sorry Miss Jackson Oo I am for real!"

[I was straight up G. All thanks to Aaron Pinegar for teaching that song to Michelle and me! And just so you know, the song is, Miss Jackson by Outkast]

Lastly, I am going to end with a story that I wrote. I found it on a piece of paper that was tucked away in my journal. Warning! It is a cliff-hanger! I don't even know how it ends...

Mr. Flys Pet Flea

Once upon a time there was an old man named Patrick Fly. He was a lonley old man he was also very poor. He said "I wish I had a nice pet." he ended with a long drawn out sigh. Tonight for dinner he had a slice of molding bread with some cheese, and went to bed. during the night Patrick had a strange dream he dreamed he was walking along the road and a strange stragley dog came up and talked. He said "Sir I know this is just a dream but in the morning go to the bakers shop and I will be their waiting for you." "I will have a flea on my back you are to take the flea home and put him in your pot." And then Mr. Fly woke up and at 5 past 10 he walked to the bakers shop he saw the dog from his dream. He said "hello dog" He took the flea off the dog and when he got home he put the flea in the pot. And went off to get some bread. When he came

Told you! I guess no one will ever know when became of poor, old Patrick Fly...

Life As I Know It.

2010-08-18T22:21:00.000-07:00

To quote myself from a previous post,

"I've mentioned this person many times on my blog, and here I go again. BRYCE AVARY. Love him. He is crazy talented and amazing. One day I WILL MEET HIM."

Well ladies and gentleman?

I met him.
At Warped Tour.
I waited around in the hot sun to get
front row,
to watch him work his magic.
Blew me away.
I touched him multiple times during his set.
I got TONS of amazing pictures.
I shook his hand right before he went off for interviews.
And...
I MET HIM.
He was SO nice and SO gorgeous.
He signed one of my shirts,
and my Warped Tour ticket.
I also met his wife at the merch table.
She is gorgeous...and super nice...
sigh...
(NOT FAIR)
Here is a picture of my dream come true!

Here are a few more of Bryce...

And here is another amazing guy.
I wish I had gotten
to meet him too...
But alas, he did not do a signing.
:(
On The Brightside,
(Haha! That is the name of one of his songs!)
I got lots of great pictures of him too :)
So adorable...
For your viewing pleasure,

CHRISTOFER DREW (Ingle)!
aka: Never Shout Never.

In other news...
I started school again a few weeks back.
After my lovely three week break.
I have school Monday-Friday.
And work Monday-Thursday and Saturday.
Suffice to say,
my life is really really busy.
But I deal with it.
One thing to look forward to is
MASSAGE EXCHANGE!
with
Jonathan!
It is a blessed relief.
Another blessed relief in my life is
Saturday mornings.
When Amber and I drive down
to the Provo Temple,
and do baptisms for the dead.
I'm pretty sure that time slows down
when you are in a
temple.
It is so peaceful.
And void of worldly distractions.
It gives you time to think.
Also,
Brian is doing great in Kentucky!
He loves it there, and he loves being a missionary.
Despite the blazing hot weather...
not to mention,
humidity.
(shudder)
I do not do well in humidity.
It's a good thing I live in Utah!
Which, now that I think about it,
is probably why I don't do well with humidity.
Haha...
As for now, it is definitely bed time.
Another busy day awaits!

Oh, kids...

2010-08-05T20:40:00.000-07:00

I found this at work today, and it made me smile.

Nineteen...

2010-07-23T10:46:00.000-07:00

This is my cute Mommy when she was 19.
Which also happens to the be age...
of me.
This November, I will be the age
that my mom was
when she got...
married.
This seems really strange.
19 always sounded really old to me.
Until I actually was 19.
In 8 months, I will be 20 which is really...
Weird.
It makes me feel old, because
I won't be able to say that I'm a
"teen."
(Even though I still feel like I'm 16 sometimes)
The fact that approximately 50%
(Possible exaggeration)
of the girls in my graduating class are either:

a) married
b) engaged
or
c) married with a baby

sometimes freaks me out.
Occasionally it makes me feel
left out and behind the curve.
Then I step back,
remember that I'm 19,
and realize that I'm not ready to be
married.
Yet.
I am, in fact, very excited
to get married.
I practically have my whole wedding planned out!
But it's not the right time for me.
And that is ok :)

Roses.

2010-07-18T22:44:00.000-07:00

I'm going through a bit of a rough patch. I'm so filled with anger, frustration and hurt that sometimes I just want to give up. But I can't, and I won't! Here are some lyrics that keep me going :)

"Keep holding on
All I got is holding onto these roses
The thorns will keep on digging
But my soul believes, please...

And it's reminding me
That the thorns you wear
Is love that we must share."
(Roses by The Rocket Summer)

"It's silent tonight
I'm trying to wrap my head around
If everything will be alright
And how you didn't have to do it now

And I don't
Know how
You managed to sleep with
Knowing that you abandoned me at the worst time
But I will

Fight the fight and
Keep defying
I'd give up, but I keep trying
To fight the fight, it's in my wiring
This is how you made me
To fight the fight
And keep on fightin'
I'd give up, but I'd be lying to me

Faith, welcome back
It's been a while since we hung out
Have you come to get me back on track?
You know they didn't have to do this now

But I don't
Have no time to waste for me now
About how they abandoned me at the worst time

But I will
Fight the fight and
Keep defying
I'd give up, but I keep trying
To fight the fight, it's in my wiring
This is how you made me
To fight the fight
And keep on fightin'
I'd give up but I'd be lying to me

What would I do now
If you weren't here to pull me out?
What would I do now
If I didn't have my friends?
What would I do now
If you weren't here?

And as the trouble chases me
Bring me guidance
be with me..."
(The Fight by The Rocket Summer)

Music is powerful stuff. One thing I know is that it's always there for you when you need it most. Whether you're happy or sad. Oh and by the way, I start school again tomorrow. And on Saturday, I went swimming with Amber! (Very very fun, thanks Am!) I got a little sunburned, but only on my face, shoulders and thighs...hopefully it'll turn into a tan sometime soon! (I could use a little color!) I also got my Warped Tour ticket! Oh man, I am so excited for that. I am in desperate need of a concert, and an ALL DAY one is just that much better.

This Is Who I Am.

2010-07-15T00:46:00.000-07:00

I got the name for my blog from the song We Are Pilots, by Shiny Toy Guns.
During the day, my shower curtain has to be closed. At night, it must be open!
I have a tendency to name things. (Ex: Phone-Nigel, Car-Helga, Legs-Barbie and Fran, Hands-Bryce and Troy, Stomach-Jaxon)
I've recently decided that I don't look good in dangly earings.
I pretty much never wear tennis shoes anymore. Not even when I'm running.
I am a blog and Facebook stalker...bahahaha...
The name of my school will be changed to Broadview University, come August.
My latest addiction is definitely The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. He is hilarious, and Scottish. Ay Caramba!
One day (preferably while I'm still young) I will travel to all of the following places: France, Holland, Italy, Germany, England, Greece, Hawaii and New York.
I love looking at engagement and wedding pictures.
I don't think it's fair that Zac Efron is so ridiculously good looking.
I don't really like Scarlett Johanson, (I mean come on, she gets to be married to Ryan Reynolds. So not fair.) but I discovered that I like her WAY more than Jessica Alba.
I wish that I was a dancer. Especially ballroom...
In the future, I WILL [haha] have 2 boys, (Avary Christian and Sawyer Hayden) and 1 girl (Macy Brooklyn)
I am very excited to go to Warped Tour this year. Despite the fact that I will be in the ridiculous August heat allllllll daaaaay loooong...
I wish that I could speak French fluently. Like my mom and Grandma Foster.
Once upon a time, my hair was down to my waist.
I wish that I could be one of those people who "has a passion" for running.
Every time I see my 11th grade English teacher, (MR. JONES!) he tries to convince me to go to school to become a librarian.
I literally have a PHOBIA of throwing up. I know that nobody likes it, but I have an actual fear of it. Can't help it. Sad, but true.
I like cats a million times more than dogs. Hands down.
I've been an aunt since I was 9.
I have the best family EVER. Wouldn't trade 'em for anything!
I looooooove the beach, and wish I was there right now.
HarryPotterHarryPotterHarryPotterHarryPotterHarryPotterHarryPotter. The movies are good, but the books are AMAZING.
I like onions and mushrooms.
Brownies and ice cream. Mmmmmm.
I've mentioned this person many times on my blog, and here I go again. BRYCE AVARY. Love him. He is crazy talented and amazing. One day, I WILL MEET HIM.
Ikea! Ikea! Ikea! Ikea!
I don't really like that most people just assume that I go to BYU or UVU.
I will never ever ever ever ever ever go on The Rocket (or anything like it) ever again.
I love being a brunette, but I also love my little blond streak :)
I think it's kind of funny that I've had said blond streak since September '09, and nobody noticed it until 2 months ago. Now I am constantly hearing, "Wow! When did you get that done!?"
I get a little annoyed wHen PEopLe tyPe LiKe tHiS aLlLLl tHe TiMe.
Yes, I work at a library, but my job is to put away, and cover books. I'm sorry that the computer isn't working, but I have absolutely NO IDEA how to fix it. So please don't get frustrated at me when I tell you this.
I would really like to know what people are thinking when they come for their "Free 60 minute, full body massage" and then won't take off any of their clothes. What were you expecting!?

That big list right there is just a little bit of who I am. Take it or leave it :)

SURPRISE!

2010-07-09T13:03:00.001-07:00

Gotta love those pillow babies. This will, however, be what my lovely sister Liz will look like around December! Congratulations Liz and Jeremy, and yaay babies!

Please Explain...

2010-07-06T23:42:00.000-07:00

As Amber and I were driving around Provo, we stopped at a red light. (Go figure. Haha.) While we were stopped, I glanced to the left and read the giant sign announcing:

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
THE WORLD IS OUR CAMPUS

After I read it out loud, I realized that I have no idea what "The world is our campus" means! I have been trying to figure it out all evening, but I am still as dumbfounded now as I was when I first saw it. So, if you know, or have any ideas of what it is supposed to mean, please enlighten me!

Ho Hum...

2010-07-02T13:45:00.000-07:00

A few pet peeves of mine:

When people pronounce the name "Jacob", as if it was spelled "JacoP."
When people put unnecessary T's into words such as Salsa (SalTsa)
LOL. Hate it. Can't stand it. It should be banned from existence.
People who can't understand me, or make fun of me when I don't talk like a Utahn. Aka, I SAY MY T's! (Unless they are unnecessary hahaha) (MounTain, BuTTon, ShorTen, KiTTen)
People who can't grasp the differences between words like "Your" and "You're."

In other news...

Yesterday, I purchased two shirts online at urbanoutfitters.com! I am really excited, and I really hope that they fit well and look good on me. I've never really online shopped, (other than a Rocket Summer shirt that I had my mom get me for my birthday) and I normally prefer to actually go to stores, but both things were on sale. Therefore, I had no choice :)

Here they are:

1- $14.99 (normally $38.00!)

2- $4.99 (normally $24.00!)

Also...

Here is a quick update on my exercising:

Wednesday 6/30: Ran 2 miles (Awwww yeah)
Thursday 7/1: Ran 1 mile-Walked 2 (Starrie wasn't feeling good, so I went with Jordan)

And...

Well...
So...
Yeah...
That's basically it :)

Progress

2010-06-30T15:44:00.000-07:00

I have decided that I am going to update my exercising progress, right here on my blog! Here we goooo!

Wednesday 6/23: Ran 1 mile-Walked 2
Thursday 6/24: Ran 1 mile-Walked 2
Friday 6/25: Ran 1 mile-Walked 2
Saturday 6/26: Ran 1 mile-Walked 2
Monday 6/28: Ran (1) mile-Walked 2 1/2
Tuesday 6/29: Ran (1 1/2) miles-Walked 1 1/2

Not too shabby eh? Also, the () means that we ran it all at once, instead of breaking the laps up in between the walking. If that makes sense. I would also like to point out that we never stop until we're done. Go team Anna and Starrie!
Also, I found another goal to add to my list! I would like to run a 5k before the end of summer. Good goal? Yes. Yes, I think so.

Why am I surprised? It was bound to happen.

2010-06-27T23:39:00.000-07:00

I realize that I just barely posted, but I just remembered something that needs to be said! I would like to quickly refer back to my post Automatic. So if you haven't read that, or just need a refresher, please take a look.

So, here's the news. I discovered a bathroom that has automatic TOILET PAPER dispensers. Yes, the whole motion censored, wave your hand in front of it, kind of deal. Maybe it's just me, but I think that that is kiiiiind of crazy...

Pysi-cally Fit!

2010-06-27T23:09:00.000-07:00

Starrie and I seem to always talk about how much weight we want to lose, and how we need to get in shape blah blah blah. Basically your normal girl stuff. Our problem was that we never really did anything about it. Oh, and also the fact that we were usually eating Hostess cupcakes and drinking Diet Coke while having these discussions :) Finally, we stepped it up a notch, and instated "Walking Wednesday!" Which, just as it sounds, consisted of us walking at the track by MV, on Wednesday nights. Then, all of a sudden, we both got hit with the motivation truck. Starting on Wednesday June 23rd, we decided that we were going to add running into our regime, as well as have a goal of each losing 20 pounds in 2 months. Crazy? Yes. Are we determined? Yes. Since neither of us are in super great shape, we have to start out slow. So, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we walked two miles and ran one, and on Saturday, we walked two and ran half. Saturday has been deemed "We get a little bit of a break" day. Starrie even made a whole chart in our notebook, so that we feel guilty if we don't have anything to record. So, I guess we'll see how it goes! Tomorrow is Monday, which is Weigh Day, so hopefully we will have both made some progress! Wish us luck :)

We come in peace!

2010-05-16T18:29:00.000-07:00

So I do this really stupid thing that I like to call, "Hey, I'm going to watch a really scary movie, so that when it's time for me to go to bed, I'll be scared out of my mind!" This is exactly what I did with Amber last Tuesday evening. The movie we watched is called The Fourth Kind.
The tagline on IMDb is "There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction." Haha yeah, it's about alien abduction...which probably sounds ridiculously stupid to many of you. If that's what you think, I DARE you, nay TRIPLE DOG DARE you, to watch this movie and tell me that it didn't at least freak you out a little bit. Even though I had seen it before, the second time stuck with me way more than the first time! As I was driving home from Amber's, I called my house to see if anyone was still awake. My dad answered, which made me feel a little better. Little did I know, I had woken him up when I called! Oops. But when I got home, I made him stay upstairs with me until I had opened the shower curtain in the bathroom, and turned on a funny movie in my room. I thought I would be ok after that, but oh boy was I wrong. Even though it was around one in the morning, I texted Brian to see if he would let me call him and talk for a while to make me feel less scared. I pressed send, and my phone made the little "message failed" noise...I tried again and again and again and it kept failing. I lost service for probably five minutes. I was downright convinced that aliens were doing this to my phone so that I wouldn't be able to contact anyone when they came for me. I was so scared that I was glued to my bed, and when I finally got service back, I called Brian right away and made him talk to me until I was so tired that I couldn't think straight. The next time I saw him, he told me that since I was mumbling so much that he had to say "What?" about a million times. This apparently bothered me in my half asleep state, because I got mad at him and said something to the effect of "You never understand me, I have to keep repeating myself and it's getting really annoying!" Haha. Poor Brian.
In other news, Plato's caught on fire last night! Amber and I were just driving around when Tyler called me telling me the news. We drove straight there and found tons of firetrucks and an assortment of other flashy light vehicles, and a cloud of smoke above Plato's. Apparently it was some kind of electrical fire, and it destroyed a lot of the first half of the store. It was really weird for me, because it felt like one year of my life just went up in flames. Literally.

DUN DUN DUN...

2010-05-11T15:18:00.000-07:00

I have a credit card now.
Don't worry, I only have a limit of $500.
I wish that I did not have to get into more debt, but...
I got it so that I could get my oil pan fixed.
My dad told me that I should have saved my money up until I had enough.
But...
I know me. And me is not good at saving.
But me CAN pay something off.
Oh...and I also used it to buy a concert ticket.
To see Muse :)
(Again...)
On October 2nd.
In Denver Colorado.
With Starrie, Andrew, Tyler and Jordan.
We are going to fly!
On a plane!
Flying scares me a little bit...
But I will get over it, because it is going to be
SO
MUCH
FUN.

You make me happy...

2010-04-18T19:18:00.000-07:00

Today has been a pretty good day. I give most of the credit to the weather. Sun. SUN SUN SUN! Amber and I have decided to try out the singles ward. So today we went to sacrament meeting, but we both kinda feel weird about being there with all of these people that we don't know. Soooo we decided that we will have to take some time to adjust to the whole three hours. After sacrament meeting, (Which was pretty good!) we decided to take advantage of the sunny weather, and the happiness that it made us feel, and we went on a walk for almost two hours! It was a nice relaxing time to just have fun together and talk about all sorts of things. One of those things we talked about is our upcoming road trip to California! Provided everything goes as planned, we will be going either the first of second weekend of June. I can't even tell you how excited I am! I love California, and I love love love the beach! I have a strange fascination with the ocean. I think it is amazing and gorgeous and I would love to go scuba diving so that I could explore! But, It also scares me to death. The depth, the scary creatures, the general huge-ness of it, all of the unknowns...It's nuts.
Anyway, in other quick news, EVERYBODY IS GETTING MARRIED. It's crazy! It seems like I hear of a newly engaged person (of my age...) every single week! One of those crazy people just happens to be my best friend of many years, Michelle! I'm very excited for her, and her fiancee Michael Wayment :) They will have very cute, tall, blond-haired, blue-eyed children one day. Haha. Also, I started school up again on the seventh. It's going pretty well so far. It's definitely keeping me busy. And so is work. Sometimes I feel so busy all of the time that I just want to scream. Or just pass out from exhaustion. (Which I do often. Usually in the evening. While watching a movie. Brian can definitely attest to that!) But I've decided that it's better to be busy and productive, than to be a lazy couch potato who does nothing.
Right now I am concert hungry! I want to go to one so bad. Speaking of concerts, on April 5th I was one of the lucky thousands who got so see MUSE. It was amazing. More to come on that subject in my next post! Which will hopefully be sooner, rather than later!

Automatic.

2010-03-31T18:05:00.000-07:00

I know that I have already posted today. In fact it was like an hour ago. But blogging inspiration has struck, and I will not stand in its way.

It has been decided by me, that I have become way to dependent on automatic bathroom...devices. There have been way too many times that I have almost not flushed because I expect the toilet to do it for me. Sometimes I stick my hands under a faucet and think, "Crap, the sink's broken!" if the water doesn't automatically start coming out. And there have been countless times that I look like a fool as I stand in front of a paper towel dispenser, waving my hands, waiting for the dang thing to work. I fear that I am slowly losing the ability to use handles. If you ever see me standing in front of a door, looking really confused, please open it for me :)

Hahahahaha!

2010-03-31T16:59:00.000-07:00

Apparently Youtube is having some problems right now. When I tried to look up a video, it brought me to an "error page." (Whatever that is...) As I was about to exit out of it. My eyes saw the word "monkeys." That lead to me deciding to read the whole sentence. I laughed. Then I took a picture of it, and stuck it on my blog. Please read it, (the second sentence at least) and enjoy :)

Update!

2010-03-28T18:57:00.000-07:00

This is post 100! Yaaay! Unfortunately, I couldn't think of anything fun to commemorate it. Oh well :) Well, update time! I think I will make a list because that is what I do best.

A few weeks ago, Amber and I went on a fun little road trip up to Ogden to visit Lis and Jeremy. The main reason I went up was to give Lis a massage, but I figured that since I was going to drive all the way up there, I might as well bring Amber and make it EXTRA fun! Amber and I drove all around downtown Ogden, and we went and watched the people at the I-Fly, and also the people on the Flow Rider. So that was cool. We went to dinner at The Pizza Factory, at which we got 5 numbers. Yes, we are just that hot. Haha.
I got to see Saves The Day, and Hellogoodbye in concert, which was super fantastic! And a week after that, I got to see Manchester Orchestra, which was as well, super fantastic. Aaaaand, onApril 4th, Amber and I are going to the Muse concert! (Which I'm positively sure will be super fantastic)
I'm 19! My birthday was last Monday, March 22nd. Seeing as it was on a Monday, I had to go to school in the morning, and I decided to work my normal shift at work because I figured that I need the money. Also because I took Saturday the 19th off to party with Amber! Thanks to Christopher who used to work at La Quinta, we got to stay at a suite for free! It was super awesome. We got to go after hours swimming around 1 am, and we didn't go to sleep until 6! Then on Saturday me, Amber, and Brian went out to dinner and then saw The Princess And The Frog at the dollar theater. (I fell asleep during the middle of it because I was exhausted!) On Sunday I went to Christopher's farewell, and it was also my family birthday dinner. On Monday night, Brian and I went to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point! (It's technically called The Museum of Ancient History, but I like dinosaur better.) Then we went out to dinner at my very favorite restaurant, Bombay House. It was amazingly delicious. On Tuesday, I went out for a celebratory dinner at Olive Garden with Starrie, Andrew, Tyler and Jocelynn. On Friday Michelle took me to breakfast at Mimi's Cafe, and my parents took me to dinner at Zupa's! Basically, I got to celebrate my birthday for a week straight. Awesome.
I finished up my second quarter of school, which means that I am officially on break until April 7th! For my week of freedom, I plan to work extra, and play extra. I will also try to sleep as much as possible, because recently, I have been getting so tired that I feel like I'm going to die. It's not a super pleasant feeling! Oh well, such is the life of a college student, right?
Brian got his mission call two days after my birthday! He will be serving in the Louisville, Kentucky mission! He is very excited :) He will be leaving on June 2nd. I have a feeling that it is going to come up way way WAY too fast...

Anyway, I think that about sums the past month up pretty well! Stay tuned for post number 101!

I need a break, but I'd rather have a breakthrough.

2010-02-28T20:31:00.000-08:00

I believe it's about time for an update on my life.
I wish I didn't have to say this, but nonetheless, I must be truthful and admit that I have made no progress on my list. I will even go farther and say that I have regressed rather than progressed. I am at a point in my life where everything seems to be getting harder and harder, and I can never catch a break. I think I have a pretty good idea about what things I need to start doing in order for things to get better, but I'm having trouble following through with them. And I'm not just talking about the things on my list. These things are more mental, emotional, and spiritual type things. "We invest with the bankers, but not in The Maker. Think about it."

Right now, the only things that are keeping me going are: my parents (and family), The Rocket Summer (The newest album in particular. "Of Men And Angels." It's amazing. Please buy it.), and my very closest friends. I'm definitely looking forward to the day when things turn around.

"So keep the faith this I know, but I'm about to lose control."

Guess who's on cold medicine!?

2010-02-11T22:58:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I felt fine. Last night, I felt fine. This morning I woke up to a really bad sore throat. Then the runny/stuffy nose kicked in, as well as lots of sneezing. How does one go from being not sick to sick in the space of 7(ish) hours!? Also, I just saw a picture of John Mayer on Yahoo, and I do not think he is very good looking. And this is my 98th post, which means that I'm almost to my 100th post, which should probably be something epic. Any ideas? Anyone? Anyone? Please? Bueller? On Tuesday I went to the Jack's Mannequin concert. That was pretty amazing. The band fun. opened for them, and they were really good too! I love concerts. And I'm getting pretty close to being 19 which is a year away from 20. And now, I'm going to bed.

Dance, Dance

2010-02-03T21:03:00.000-08:00

As I have mentioned before, I am not the kind of girl who wears copious amounts of make-up/jewelry, or fancy clothes. However, I really do put a lot of effort into trying to look presentable. I require at least an hour to get ready everyday. I have a pretty set routine. Shower, wash face, lotion up, blow-dry hair, face make-up, straighten hair, start eye make-up, style hair, finish eye make-up. And somewhere in between all of those, I get dressed. And yet, after going through all of that, I am never truly happy with my appearance. Either my hair just isn't working, my face decided to break out, or my clothes just don't fit right, and I feel huge. That last one is mainly due to the fact that I lack the motivation to exercise. (or at least consistently exercising without giving up after a week...or a couple days...) I have a friend that is blessed with a high metabolism and the love of running. I have another friend who was lucky to be born with a naturally smaller frame, and skinny little legs. I am neither of those. I need to learn to accept that I need to be way more careful with what I put into my mouth (Do I REALLY need that ice cream? Or that doughnut?), and that it doesn't hurt to do a few crunches. I am also lacking in a few other places in my life. Like school. And would it honestly hurt me to pick up a few extra hours of work? So here's the deal peeps. I hesitate to use the word goals, so instead I will make a list of Things That Anna Really Needs To Do In Order To Have A Better Life. I'm hoping that if I write them here on my blog, and people read them, and I try to check up on them here, that I will get off my lazy butt and actually make some changes. So without further ado, here is my TTARNTDIOTHABL list.

Eat more fruits and vegetables, cut WAY down on the junk food, up my water intake, smaller portions, stop binge and emotional eating. (With a few exceptions of course ;-) sometimes your emotions need ice cream. There's no getting past that.)
Study. Studystudystudy. I suck at studying. I usually tend to cram, and hope that I slide by on luck.
Cut back on my TV watching. And by TV, I actually mean my TV on DVD watching. I love TV on DVD. It's my very favorite.
Stop finding excuses not to exercise. Toughen up, put on lots of layers, and brave the cold to go for a walk (I cannot wait for summer...), or pop in one of my mom's many fitness DVD's.
Stop the compulsive spending. You have A LOT of debt, Anna. Take care of it.
Get more sleep. It makes you feel better, and reduces the size of those beautiful circles under your eyes.

So there you have it. I know lots (or all) of those sound kind of generic. But hey, I guess I'm generic, and I'm ok with that.

In other news, I will now report that best part of last weekend. On one of our routine weekend drives, Amber and I went to Wendy's and got us some Coke floats and a whole lot of french fries. We proceeded to down those while blasting the new Never Shout Never cd, to which we sang along with at the top of our lungs. However strange this may sound, I have the bladder of a pregnant woman. I have to pee all the time. (Bet you wanted to know that! Hahaha) So around 11:30 pm, we pulled into a gas station on State Street. We were the only ones there, apart from the woman mopping the floors. So after I finished my business, I washed my hands, and Amber and I had a dance/ singing really loud in an echo-y bathroom, party. It was so much fun, and rather cathartic. During that five minutes, I didn't have any responsibility. I didn't have any stress. I felt care free and five years old. I was all smiles and laughs. I think that everyone needs to feel that way every once in a while. So, I invite you to take some time to be five years old. Whatever your method, just do it.

:-(

2010-01-13T16:51:00.000-08:00

I suck at blogging right now.
I can't think of anything worth writing about.
Or maybe it's just that I'm not good at writing about what I want to write about.
Yes, I think that's my problem.
I take that back. It's definitely a combination of the two.
Dang...

Dreaming Is My All The Time

2009-12-09T21:07:00.000-08:00

(I stole the title of this post from the name of Mike's blog. And he got it from the song "Never In My Waking Life" by Saves The Day :-)

Last night I had a crazy dream.
It went a little something like this...
My mom came up to me one day and told me that it was getting way to expensive for me to continue going to massage therapy school. So to fix this problem, she had gone to BYU and pulled some strings to get me in without applying, or an ACT score. (Which I really don't have. Yes that is right, I didn't take that ridiculous test. And I'm proud of it. So ha.) She then took me to my new dorm room. Which I shared with a weird creepy girl whose name was also Anna. Anna was creepy because she pushed our beds together in the middle of the room. Yeah...after I fixed the bed situation and organized all of my stuff (Which my mom had taken the liberty of getting in there without my knowledge or consent.) I sat on the giant couch that was in our room, and watched a movie with Brian, while contemplating whether I wanted Chinese food. Oh and also freaking out about starting at a new college and having absolutely no idea what my major was going to be.
Welcome to my head. And my dreams.
Now it's time for some real life. Happy and sad news.
Sad first. On Monday, my car decided to die on me. So now it is sitting all alone in the parking lot somewhere between Barnes and Noble and In-N-Out. All alone in the freezing cold. Not to mention the fact that it is now SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES BY ROCK HARD FROZEN SNOW. Aaaaand I have no money to get it fixed right now. And all I want to do is cry. And cry. And CRY a little more. I am however very very very (times one gazillion!!!) thankful for such a good big brother like Dan. Without hesitation, he was the first person I called because I knew he would come save me, and he seems to magically know a LOT about cars. And I don't even know why...
Happy time! Tonight I found out that one of my very favorite bands EVER, Muse, decided to come to the US! They have announced six states they are coming to, and SLC just happens to be one of them! April 5th! Yala-yala-hoopla! Also, my favorite band ever, The Rocket Summer, just came out with a new music video, which is excellent. It was also announced that the date February 23, 2010 is the day that the newest TRS record (Of Men And Angels) will come out! Holy heavens I am so SO SO SO psyched for that. I've also seen things on the internet that suggest that my (Yes, MY) Bryce Avary will be coming in February. Hopefully that is true. Another tiding of great joy (where did that come from...hahahaha) is that I got to go see Dashboard Confessional last Friday! It was a solo accoustic tour which equalled lots of Chris Carrabba. Which equals a gorgeously, beautiful, so amazingly attractive man playing the guitar with fantastic skill, and singing in his God-given voice. It also happend to be at my favorite venue. (In The Venue) If those things aren't a dream come true, then I don't know what is.

30 Days!

2009-11-25T17:10:00.000-08:00

Hey guess what!? Christmas is in 30 days! I love Christmas. Here is a lovely song called "30 Days" by Never Shout Never. Hopefully it will put you in a holiday mood :)

On a bit of a sad note, my car ended up costing $1089.00 to fix. It makes me really sad. But on the bright side, I am watching Psych on Hulu and Shawn reminds me of my brother Mike! In personality, looks and hilarity! Yaaay!

And I'm sorry, I sound glad, but why always be so sad?

2009-11-23T18:21:00.000-08:00

I know that everyone has trials. I know that they are there to strengthen us and help us become better. I also know that lots of people have way worse trials than I do. But I also know that I wish we didn't have to have so dang many of them.
Today I found out that it is going to cost over $700.00 to fix my car. Thankfully I have fantastic parents who are going to pay for it right now, because I don't have that kind of money.
I'm sad that I don't get paid more at my job, because I really like it. But it's hard to pay for everything I need. Not to mention the fact that sometimes I like to buy things that I want because I feel I deserve it.
Sometimes life sneaks up on you and mugs you, and makes you sad and confused. These are the times that you need to remember to be thankful the very most. So without further ado, here is my thankful list of the day.
I am thankful for: Pushing Daisies, full-body massages, my giant journal from Mike and Miri, concerts, memories, boys, bottled water, scriptures, towels, chicken and mashed potatoes, Cillian giving me a kiss about five minutes ago, blue skies, Nilla, Houdini, my dino blankie, mad-libs, funfetti cake, Christmas being in 32 days, and love.

Simple Life

2009-11-14T18:56:00.000-08:00

Today at work I found a yellow sticky note with someone's to do list on it. I liked it, so I shoved it into the back pocket of my pants. Here's what it said.

Today

Print Pope B4 class
Paint
Write up the sunscreen song, frame it and hang it on your wall
SC lose

(And my two personal favorites...)

Be sad at Bryce
Wear shoes

I love my family

2009-11-14T15:03:00.000-08:00

Thanks-giving.

2009-11-14T14:05:00.000-08:00

I think it's sad that the phrase "thank you" is being used less and less every day. For example, today at work, a lady came up to me with a little pink slip of paper filled with the call numbers for a bunch of CD's that she wanted, but couldn't find. So there I was. Ready and willing to help. And I did. I found five cd's for her. And did she ever say thank you to me? Ever? EVER? No. Not even once. All I got was an "Ok." Which, frankly, doesn't even make any sense. All I wanted from her was just a little validation that I had done well and even possibly made her day a little easier. So please, remember to say thank you to people.
My favorite thing about filling my car up with gas is that at the very end, it says thank you on the little screen. It brings a little smile to my face, and almost makes me forget that I just spent a whole bunch of money.
So, thank you to anyone who is reading this. Thank you car. Thank you heat. Thank you warm winter coat. Thank you mom for making me food. Thank you to my waiter at Brick Oven who slightly remembled Ryan Reynolds. Thank you water. Thank you nature. Thank you church. Thank you family. Thank you friends. Thank you Bryce Avary. Thank you house. Thank you movies. Thank you clothes. Thank you sleep. Thank you cell phone. Thank you cute babies. Thank you job. Thank you bed. Thank you Christmas. Thank you books, and thank you anyone or anything that has ever helped me out, or made me feel good about myself. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

On a completely different note, ealier this week, I was hanging out with my friend Brian when I had a brilliant idea. ( At least I thought so...) We hopped in my car, drove to Target, went to the electronics section, and bought a four dollar disposable camera. I hadn't used one in years! It's amazing how impatient I started getting after a while of not being able to instantly see how I looked in the pictures. Not to mention the fact that you have to wind it up after every picture, and press a button and wait until you see the glowing red dot so that you know the flash is charged and ready. After all of the pictures were taken, I stuck it in my purse, took it to Walmart the next day and had it developed. Oh what fun it is to have a whole envelope of never before seen pictures to look at. Thank you disposable cameras.

Ha-cha!

2009-10-07T20:53:00.000-07:00

Here are some interesting facts about myself. You should probably read it. You might learn a thing or two. Or three. The possibilities are endless.

I always have my toenails painted, but never my fingernails.
I often talk in strange accents, or in chicken (bok bok), or cat.
Earlier this year I decided that life would be much better if I had a giant, soft, furry panda that I could use as my mode of transportation.
My goal right now is to road trip to California at the beginning of December, so I can see The Rocket Summer at the House of Blues in Anaheim.
I am about 80% positive that I am secretly a five year old.
Boy: Avary, Christian, Hayden, Shaeffer; Girl: Peyton, Macy, Brooklyn. These are the names I like and will take into consideration for my future children. Speaking of...
...Pregnancy and child birth scare the living daylights out of me.
I just killed a spider.
Sometimes I really think that wizards and magic are real and the Harry Potter books are actually a series of auto-biographies written by the man himself. JK Rowling is merely his clever way of deceiving us.
This evening, my friend Channing and I planned a party for May 29, 2010 at 6:00 pm.
I love it when I find a book that is so good that all I want to do is read it. I however don't like when I'm really anxious to know how it ends, but then when it does, I'm sad that it's over.
The very thought of snow and ice makes me want to curl up in a big ol' toasty blanket and hibernate until spring.