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You know what's funny. I was just looking at how many posts I've written over the course of my blog. In the month of October I did 1 less post than I did in my first year and 2 months of having this blog. In case any of you are dumb and didn't get that.... From July 06- Sept o7 I did 29 posts. In October 07 I did 28 posts.

I really did not like or get the point of blogging for a long time. And now I can't get enough of it!!! I love going to a blog I know, clicking on one of their links, clicking on one of theirs, and so on and so forth until I find one I love. I have found some amazingly hilarious blogs this way - I love it! And I've found so many people I know by doing that. Blogs are the glue that holds this world together.

So I have been tagged by my friend Kaela- this is my first time being tagged - so this is very exciting! I'm supposed to tell 7 Random Things about Me - but I can't stop at 7. So I'll go on until I run out of things. (dont feel obligated to read them all. No, on second thought, do feel obligated - READ THEM ALL DANG IT!!!)

1. I have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the medicine I have to take for it makes me sick! Bah!
2. I love love love MLB. I love watching it more than any other professional sport on TV.
3. But I LOVE going to college football games. That is my favorite sport to watch in person.
4. I know way more about sports than my husband.
5. I wish I would have done cooler things and visited cool places before I got married
6. I wish I would have been better with my money before I got married and would have built up a good savings.
7. I tend to think people are getting increasingly creepy as the years roll by.
8. And I think that Halloween just gives the creeps the chance to dress up like the true freaks they are! ha. so as fun as halloween is, it scares me.
9. Speaking of scared- I have become theeeee biggest scaredy cat ever since I've been married. I have a hard time falling asleep at night and multiple times a month I will sit up on my couch the majority (or all) of the night and just read blogs and watch tv so that I don't have to sleep.
And wouldnt ya know- tonight is a perfect example - Here I am at 3:51 am, not asleep. duh.
10. One of my companions and I got the first stages of frost bite on our feet on the mission (where your feet go all white and numb and hard) and now my feet get cold SOOOOO fast and are most always cold. When before my mission I would wear flip flops all winter. grr.
11. I stick my cold feet on Brad's legs at night to get them warm and he hates it! "....but babe..you are soo warm, and my feet are sooo cold!!!"
12. I LOVE people watching. People are SO Hilarious!!!!!
13. I RARELY dare stand up for myself. I don't often speak my mind to people - I'm a pansy.
14. I don't like onions, but I LOVE Red Robins Onion Rings, and things like the Bloomin Onion at Outback, Onion Strings at Famous Dave's , etc. (When I eat onion rings I pull out the onion and eat the crust)
15. I suck at my calling. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR ENRICHMENT!!! (Im the 2nd counselor in the RS)
16. If I'm having a hard time falling asleep at night and it's NOT because I'm scared, it's because I'm worrying about my brothers.
17. One of my Biggest pet peeves is hearing people chew. Ick- I hate it!!! And someone I sit by at work chews on ice WITH THEIR MOUTH OPEN every day and it drives me craaaaazay!!
18. But of course I'd never say anything like DIDNT YOUR MOTHER TEACH YOU TO CHEW WITH YOUR MOUTH CLOSED! cuz i'm a pansy, and frankly that's just mean. So my poor husband always gets the wrath of me, cuz his jaw somehow clicks when he eats- and I dare say something to him - and so I'm always staring him down and saying...Honestly, stop clicking. (He knows that I'm just insane and that I know he can't help it, so he doesn't pay attention)
19. I'm such a pansy. I always have been. I don't dare doing anything I want to because Im afraid of A. looking stupid or failing (or both!!!) or B. Getting hurt. i.e. I never dared try out for plays or musicals like I wanted or class president like I wanted and I don't dare go sledding, skiing, motorcycle riding, 4 wheeling (on any trail to steep or crazy)...things like that. I don't want to break my neck!!
20. If I call Brad and he doesn't answer, I immediately assume he's dead in a car wreck and I panic and almost puke. I worry about him soooooooooooooooooooo much.
21. I for some reason always get lost in my thoughts and imagine that Brad does get killed in a car wreck, and I have to try to go on without him...sometimes I'm strong and brave and keep my head held high and sometimes I'm such a mess in my daydream that I go insane. I don't know why I do this!! I just end up bawling and getting a cry headache- and it's just not good.
22. Sometimes I picture that I've died and then I picture Brad dating and getting remarried and it makes me so mad!!! Don't you dare love someone else! But at the same time, I want him to be happy. So I have just decided not to die, so that I don't have to see him love someone else.
23. Along the same lines, I sometimes plan my own funeral - I want really pretty flowers, not some random bouquets- but something thougtful, simple and beautiful. And I want really pretty music- lots of it. Nothing too depressing, just beautiful songs.
24. I'm wierd.
25. I've learned how to cross stitch, sew, quilt, and cook since I've been married and I LOVE it! And I never thought I'd even learn, let alone love it.
26. I love Texas Roadhouse, Village Baker, Red Lobster and Magelbys Fresh and PF Changs.
27. I hate Macaroni Grill, McGrath's Fish House, and the regular Magelbys.
28. I make fun of people too much.
29. Since April of 06 I've had 8 jobs.
30. Why did I admit that?!!
31. I got a speeding ticket in July of 01 and didn't pay it until September 04. I had a warrant out for my arrest, and when I went to the courthouse, or wherever it was I went, to find out how much I owed.... the cops immediately came to the desk where I was and said I had to pay it off right then, or go to jail. YOINKS!
32. I am learning sign language- and i LOVE IT!!
33. I got to "interpret" 2 songs on Sunday for Curry and Melissa's kids that are deaf, during their primary program. It was so fun!!
34. 2 months after Brad and I got married I was having really really bad migraines and would wake up in the night and my body would be completely numb. And then one morning we got up at like 8 (we were in St George at his grandparents for Thanksgiving) and my head was killing me and I started throwing up and couldn't stop and I went delirious and don't remember the next 13 hrs of the day, even though I was awake for most of those hours. I apparently wouldn't relax and stay on the couch and wouldn't stop throwing up and was asking where Brad was and he was right by me and so Brad and his dad and grandma took me to the ER and they had to put me in a wheelchair cuz I couldn't walk and I was saying wierd things and creeping Brad out and so they rushed me right back. I was mean to the nurses and had to have all kinds of tests done and be sedated. They never found anything- and just said I went crazy because I couldn't handle the pain anymore. BIZARRE HUH!?!?!?!?!??!! I was sick for days after and had a hard time going back to work cuz I couldn't work as fast after that for a few months.
35. I'm TERRRRRRIFIED of something like that happening again.
36. I love love love to doodle and write my name all over the place.
37. When I was little I wrote my name on our piano, in the window well in my bedroom, on the carpet with lipstick...everywhere.
38. I used to give plasma twice a week for a little extra money.
39. If I could know what I know now and had the chance to go back in time (like to Jr High/High School) and redo things, I would.
40. I love Guitar Hero. I don't play it that often anymore- and I wish I had people to play it with more often.
41. I would rather unload the dishwasher than load it. Brad would rather load it than unload it.
42. I scrub off everything before I put it in the dishwasher. It's probably a waste of time, but I do it anyway.
43. I wish I had a sewing room. I have plans to take over our spare bedroom for that soon, that will have to do for now.
44. I like having my hair blonde better than all one dark color.
45. But my hair is SO dead being all bleached like it is now. *sigh*
46. I get sick to my stomach from going in to Bath and Body Works.
47. If I smell too many candles I get sick to my stomach. Brad is a smell-aholic and could smell candles/lotions/soaps/deodarants all day, and tries to get me to do the same. Doesn't work out too well.
48. I wish I could play the guitar better.
49. I wish I had more opportunities to sing - I'm getting really rusty.
50. I wish I had a piano.
51. I wish I had SPACE for a piano.
52. I taught myself how to play the piano. So I'm not very good.
53. I miss my friends from Ricks that I haven't seen in soo long.
54. I own one brown item of clothing.
55. I haven't owned brown shoes in YEARS!
56. I look better in brown than in black- but all I wear is black.
57. I wish I could be a writer for the show MXC- It's hilarious. Sometimes too crude. But hilarious.
58. I cry easily.
59. My home teacher asked me if I was pregnant a couple of months ago.
60. I almost kicked him in the teeth.
61. I am not pregnant.
62. I'm sorry this list has gotten so long.
63. I could keep going.
64. But I won't.
65. Love ya!!!
66. I think everyone who reads this blog has probably already been tagged- but if you havent- consider yourself tagged. Now let's hear some random things about you.
67. It is now 4:54 am. DUH!!! go to sleep fool!

I can NOT believe it is already November....that makes me want to barf. I'm not sure why- but I have a good guess. Life is flying by at an unbelievable rate!! Does anyone else feel the same??? Another thing I can't believe is that I haven't blogged about our spontaneous California trip we took 2 weekends ago.

Brad and I went to dinner at California Pizza Kitchen Friday the 19th after work and I of course said- dude, we haven't been to California in FOREVVVVVER- let's hurry and pack our bags and go. I say this almost every weekend...and I'm always shut down. But not this time! Brad agreed and 25 mins later we were on the road!!!! We surprised Brad's mom and step dad and little brother Jake. It was SOOO FUN!!! We watched Jake's football game, ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory in the mall where his Mom works after surprising her at work, and my fave part- We went down to Laguna Beach and walked around and looked at all the cool shops and art studios and then we walked down to the ocean and put our feet in the water and watched the sunset. It was probably the most beautiful sunset I've seen down there and of course we left our camera at my mother-in-laws house!!!!! I was so upset- that's the whole reason I took the camera to CA with us, was to get some ocean pics. duh. Well I sat there and was amazed by how beautiful the sunset and the ocean was, and was also amazed at my dumbness at leaving the camera...and then we went and picked up some food and went back home and ate. Then the next morning we went to breakfast with Brad's dad and then came on home!


Well we actually ended up staying Sunday night in St George because we were stuck in traffic for 3 hrs because of the bad winds and fires. But we made it safely home- kinda wish we would have been stuck in California for a couple extra days, but alas, here we are.

We came home to a beautiful fall day, with no snow on the ground (luckily we missed the snow we got on Saturday here in Utah), but there was a snowman on our lawn that someone made.



Interesting way to make a snowman huh??

Halloweeeeeeeeeeen

So Brad had class and a test Halloween night- so Monday night for FHE we wanted to do something for All Hallows Eve - so I made Hot Dog Mummies for dinner and then we painted pumpkins. From far away the pumpkins look cute- up close you can see all the mistakes I made painting on the black, but that's okay. (We stole the black and white idea from Brad's brothers neighbor- cute idea huh?)

I'm just sitting here wishing I was ambidextrous.

Also- licorice should come in resealable bags because one day they are fresh, soft and yummy. And the next day they have transformed from licorice into red, jaw-breaking, metal rods.

Well I'll BE!

So for lunch today I grabbed a 99 cent Crispy Chicken Sandwich from Wendy's. I wasn't going to get a fry because the last 2 times I've gotten fries from there I've about gagged myself to death. So I thought I'd give them ONE LAST CHANCE to prove themselves before I publicly declared my intense loathing for their fries. And wouldn't ya know!!! They were delicious! It appears that they have started adding some seasoning on them - and it was really quite good!

Now I'm just hoping that that really WAS seasoning and that in fact, some Wendy's worker hadn't just sneezed brown seasoning tasting flecks onto my fries. Well either way - I enjoyed them.

So for the past few work days- I've felt really sick to my stomach around 11/11:30 am and I haven't known why- It's been driving me crazy trying to figure it out! The first day I thought it was the pretzels I'd had for a little snack. So the next day I had some goldfish instead. ('some' meaning alot) (and that in reality probably did add to my sickness)...still sick. So the next day I had a sugar free pudding... still sick. I was feeling like I was in a freaking Nancy Drew novel trying to figure out what was up! And if indeed this was a plot for a Nancy Drew novel, I think the title would have to be "The Mysteriously Mystifying Mystery of the Mysterious Mystery food". But anyway, Today I am triumphant. I have found the culprit. Two words- Marshmallow Mateys. Need I say more. I realized that I started eating these dang things for breakfast the middle of last week when the stomach aches started occurring. I'm still not sure why it took me FOUR days to realize what the source of my misery was, but nonetheless....

Case closed.

Public Restrooms and the reasons I don't like them.

* There are always those cracks on the sides of the doors. STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!!
* Because they are public, so anyone, including the gross fungus people of the world, can use them.
* SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FLUSH!
* The toilet paper is usually thin and rough. Not nice and cushy like the goods at your grandmas.
* I always seem to pick the stall that's out of order and somehow missing the sign on the door alerting you of that.
* You don't know who's been sittin on that seat, so you have to use the seat liner, and then add 2 extra layers of toilet paper.....obsess much??? possibly.
* Those toilet paper holders always seem to be defective. Sometimes when you try to unravel the toilet paper you have to pull so hard it keeps ripping off prematurely and you end up geting one square at a time.
* The soap is made of some fierce flesh eating acid.....STINKY flesh eating acid.
* Air dryers. waste of time.

Things I Don't Understand

- Why people like U2. gag.
- Crocs - the shoes not the animal. (not that i really understand the animal). Maybe if you work in a hospital I'll let them slide..otherwise... NO
- Why Fall only lasts 3 minutes in Utah, when I love it so much!!
- Why Hulk Hogan always wears a fanny pack (those who watch Hogan knows Best...can i get a witness???)
- Why I am turning into my mom and saying things like "Dagnabit" "What in the sam hill" and "for Pete's sake". I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THOSE MEEEAN!!!!
- How Christina Aguilera has made it in the music industry- she's ugly and sings like a dying hyena...with the head of a meerkat....and the antlers of a caribou.
- What the heck my coworker from Africa is saying (thick accent)
- How I have always lived in snowy places. GET ME OUTTTTTA HERE!!!!!!
- How the lady 2 cubicles down can talk NONSTOP for 8 hrs and still have things to say the next day. (and go figure..she wears Crocs EVERY DAY!!!)
- Why the Indians didn't beat the Red Sox. (well ok, because Josh Beckett is a stallion..but still)
- Why people like cats. They are so gross to me.
- People who chew with their mouth open.

UPDATE!

I watched the minutes tick by...waiting for Subway to call..and at 11:09pm.....they didn't call. So I went to bed, and treated myself to the mysteriously appearing $5.

You know youre a child of the 80's/90's if....

Oh my gosh- I couldn't resist!! I've read this list before but when I saw it on my friend's blog I loved reading it again and just had to put it on my blog too. It brings back so many memories. I could read it over and over.

1. You had a crush on one of the New Kids on the Block members.
2. You wanted to be on StarSearch.
3. You ever uttered the word "Radical!"
4. You wore jelly shoes and jelly bracelets
5. You remember watching shows like "Punky Brewster" , "Webster", and "Double Dare"
6. You can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off.
7. You wore a banana clip in your hair or a slap on wrist band.
8. You rolled up the bottoms of your splatter painted jeans.
9. You wore loafers with everything, and you put the laces in those little rolls.
10. You had slouch socks, and puff painted your own shirt at least once.
11. You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
12. You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
13. You can remember watching Full House and Saved by the Bell for endless hours!
14. You yearned to be a member of The Babysitters Club, and tried to start a club of your own.
15. You sat on your back porch, playing with your "My Little Pony" , "Rainbow Brite", and "Strawberry Shortcake" dolls
16. You thought Molly Ringwald was REALLY cool.
17. You know what "sike" and "not!" mean
18. You fell victim to 80's fashion : big hair, crimped, combed over to the side, big hoop earrings, and possibly the worst:you wore spandex pants.
19. You wanted to be a Goonie
20. You owned an extensive collection of Cabbage Patch Kids and trolls.
21. You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."22. You actually saw Ted Danson as the MacDaddy he played "Sam" to be.
23. You ever wore flourescent -neon if you will clothing....
24. You could breakdance, or wished you could.
25. You know who He-Man and She-Ra are.
26. You remember MC hammer well.
27. You totally LOVED Barbie's cooler, punkier counterpart, "Jem" and her "Rockers"
28. You wore biker shorts underneath a short skirt and felt stylish.
29. You wore tights under shorts and felt stylish.
30. You layered your multi-colored slouch socks, and added suspenders to make your outfit complete.
31. You had a hypercolor shirt.
32. You thought skorts were the coolest!
33. You had WonderWoman or Superman underwear.
34. You wanted to be The Hulk for Halloween.
35. You believed that "By the power of Greyskull, you HAD the power"
36. Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
37. You know that "WHOA" comes from Joey from "Blossom" and that "How Rude!" comes from Stephanie from "Full House"
38. You remember Alf, the little brown alien from Melmac and Vicki the Robot from "MY Little Wonder"
39. You you owned a Skip It.
40. You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles.
41. You know the Macarena by heart.. LOL
42. "Talk to the hand" ... enough said
43. You can finish this [ice ice _ _ _ _ ]
44. You just cant resist finishing this . . ."Iiiiiiin west philidelphia born and raised . . ."
45. You remember: TGIF, Step by Step, Family Matters, Dinosaurs, & Boy Meets World
46. when everyhting was settled by rock paper scissors or bubble gum bubble gum in a dish4
7. You used to listen to the radio all day long just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time.4
8. Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?" was both a game and a TV game show.
49. You remember when Super Nintendos and Sega Genisis became popular.
50. You always wanted to send in a tape to America's Funniest Home Videos . . . but never taped anything funny.
51. You remember those Where's Waldo books.52. You remember eating Warheads.
53. You remember Ring Pops.
54. Making those little paper fortune cookie things, and then predicting your life with them.
55. You loved the "Land Before Time" movies
56. You haven't always had a computer, and it was cool to have the internet.
57. And Windows 95 was the best.
58. You watched the original cartoons of Rugrats, Power Rangers, and Ninja Turtles.
59. Michael Jordan was a king.
60. YIKES pencils and erasers were the stuff!
61. All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand.
62. Gak was the coolest stuff invented.
63. Lambchop's song never ended.
64. You collected all the Troll dolls
65. If you even know what an original walkman is.
66. You've gotten creeped out by "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"
67. You always said, "Then why don't you marry it!"
68. When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs.
69. When gas was $0.95 a gallon & Caller ID was a new thing.
70. When we recorded stuff on VCRs.


At a stake dance I won 2 movie tickets in a Macarena competition. I'm the best Macarena-er ever. And yes, I LOVED NKOTB!! I still do. I had a pillow, posters, books I'd ordered from the Book Order at school, tapes, and a hot pink duffle bag. I love them. Also- do you guys remember playing M.A.S.H. I remember it well- because crap! I was still playing it when I was 21. (and thats not a lie) Life's funny- I miss the 80's and 90's alot!

Now that we've established I'm retarded.......

So I met my friend at subway for lunch today, and also picked up some food for another girl I work with that couldn't come cuz she had a meeting. So anyway..I pay for MY food and then hand the girl my subway card and the $5 bill for my friend's food. So she gives me back my subway card and gave me the change. When i went to put the change in my pocket I felt more money in pocket- it was the $5 bill!!!!! WHAT?! So I told the girl, wait you took my 5 right, and she was like yeah, I gave you your change and I was like yeah I know- but I still have a 5. Then- another girl comes up and I tell her the story and she's like, so wait- who would be losing money. And I told her- YOU guys (had she not just listened to my story!!) . So I thought the next thing out of her mouth would be, "Well then that's our mistake." But NO! she said, oh okay- well give me your name and number and then when we cash out at the end of the night if we're missing $5 we'll call you and you can bring it back. YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME RIGHT!!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?!!!?!?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well who's the dumb crap that actually gives the girl her real phone number.....ME! So pray tell...who's the bigger idiot in this situation? Me or her? Cuz right now, I really don't know. Cuz don't ya know that Im going to get a call at 11 pm when Subway closes tonight asking me to bring them their 5 dollars back.

duh.

double duh.

to each his own

This girl in the bathroom today laid her jacket ON THE GROUND in the stall while she used the bathroom. fungus. I was so grossed out. Has she not LOOKED at the floors in there before??? Or even just seen the sicky people that we have to share the restroom with!!! If my jacket accidentally FELL on the ground in there I would be left with no choice but to burn it to it's sad death, let alone purposely set it on the ground. kaka.

AH-HA!

I knew there was something else I needed to mention. And as I went to leave a comment on a friends blog I remembered abruptly what it was. For those of you who have followed my blog for a time now, will have come across a blog about how I hated when i did a post, the time stamp would say "Posted by Andrea F at 10:33 (or whatever time)" and it looked to me like it said, Posted by Andrea Fat. and it hurt my self esteem. So I changed my name on my blog to Laquisha. Hmm. I guess I could have changed it to just say Andrea..... "posted by Andrea at 10:33".... yep that would have worked. I dont know why I didn't think of that sooner. Well anyway- if you get a comment from Laquisha, before I get around to changing it back to andrea- don't be alarmed- its just me.

let's hug.

Bulimic Blogger

I've decided I'm a bulimic blogger. I can post and post in one day, and then will rid myself of blogging for the following days. Do you get it? Binge and purge?...

I have so many things to write about. Nothing of great signifigance...but things to write nonetheless. This is what I have to say right now.

I just went to Kneaders for lunch and got a kids meal. Its comes with a ham and cheese sandwich, a sugar cookie and a drink. I just want to know why they would make a KIDS ham and cheese with 3 pounds of mayo on it. I was so mad. I had to take a napkin and wipe it off. It was like piles of mayo. Gross. And even after the wiping, it was still oozing. gag.

AND

You know how the end of your pen takes on that really rough shredded texture when you chew on it too much- thats how the plastic straw in my kids size drink felt. So I only took two sips- I couldnt take it. Cuz i knew IIIIIIIIII hadn't been chewing on it- so why did it have to have that texture!?!??!!??!?

But at least there was a deck of Animal Trivia cards in my kids meal. WOO....HOOOO!!! Here are just a FEW of the questions. (i really did love this. i love random stuff like this)

1. How far can a rat fall without being injured?
A. 100 feet
B. 60 feet
C. 10 feet
D. 7 feet

2. Which insect lays its eggs under the skin of a caterpillar?
A. Wasp
B. Grasshopper
C. Butterfly
D. Dung beetle

3. Where are two-horned rhinos from?
A. Europe
B. India
C. Africa
D. Rhinos only have one horn.

4. A giant squid's eyes can get to be as large as:
A. Basketballs
B. Softballs
C. Tennis balls
D. Golf balls

5. How many hours will the average sloth spend sleeping in one week?
A. 52 hours
B. 87 hours
C. 129 hours
D. 167 hours


And here is a word scramble from the bag my food came in. Unscramble the letters to reveal the secret food item.

1. RATCRO
2. SHECEE
3. MOOTAT
4. ICOBCORL
5. CNABO


Animal Trivia answers:

1. B. 60 feet - a rat can fall from a 5-story building (about 60 feet) without injury.
2. A. Wasp - a wasp lays its eggs under the skin of a caterpillar so that its young can eat the caterpillar's inards as they grow.
3. B. India - Rhinos with two horns are from India. Rhinos with one horn are from Africa.
4. A. Basketballs - The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world, measuring in at about 9.39 inches(24cm).
5. C. 129 hours - During one week, the average slot will spend 129 hours asleep, 18 hours climbing, 11 hrs feeding, and 10 hrs awake but motionless.


Word scramble answers:

1. Carrot
2. Cheese
3. Tomato
4. Broccoli
5. Bacon

Ok- after really thinking about it- Im SO tired of the music on my ipod. I'm having a hard time finding that 'right' song to listen to right now. Nothing's hitting the spot. In all honesty, I think Brit may have made me lose my music appetite for the moment.

okay! so what!!?!? I still AM listening to Britney. Some of her lyrics just 'speak' to me.

FINE!! I ADMIT IT!!! I WAS just listening to Britney Spears on my ipod!

stop judging me.

Fashion Help

We have just been informed that the Executive Director from AT&T will be visiting the office next week. We received an email saying, and I quote: "We need to leave him with the best impression possible. We are requesting that you come dressed according to CVG “Business Casual” guidelines.

Specifically, no shorts, t-shirts, no flip-flops, no blue jeans.

Men -- please wear slacks and a collared shirt.
Women -- please wear slacks, skirts or a nice dress."

Unquote.

So I'm really in a bind, because for those of you who know me- the do-not-wear-these-or-you-will-be-canned portion of the list is who I am! If only my closet were full of the following sweaters I'd have no problems.


Golden Fireworks Freedom

Courtyard Blues

Devil's Blood

Sald of Greens

Lotion of Ocean

I seriously think I will go on a hunt for my own "Lotion of Ocean" this weekend. What would happen if I came to work dressed in a sweater like this. Would people really think that I thought I looked nice? Would I be shunned? Would I be sent home to change?

The possibilites are endless.

TAG TEAM BACK AGAIN...

Not THEEEESE guys.....THESE guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


So on my way home from work today Whoomp There It Is was playing on the radio!!! ARE YOU EVEN KIDDING!?!?!! I was so SHOCKED and EXCITED that I almost swerved into oncoming traffic!!! I haven't heard that song in YEAARS!!!

But if you think I didn't remember every word by heart-then you are craaazay!

Whenever I hear that song I remember when I was like 11 or 12, I went to a high school football game in Marsh Valley (it's like 20 mins south of Pocatello) and after we made a touch down, the crowd of high school kids from good old Preston High started chanting Whoomp There It is! And I thought it was SOO COOL!!! High Schoolers Rule. So on our next trip to Logan (Logan,Ut was the closest city to Preston) - I bought the single (on tape of course). Well, I thought that it was really rebellious of me to be listening to Tag Team so I bought a Mariah Carey single as well. So when my mom asked what I bought, I told her Mariah Carey. (Sorry mom for being a liar and a sneak) And I was so nervous about it that when I listened to it when my family was home I would turn the volume down realllly low so no one would hear my, heaven forbid, hip hop music. But then when no one was home I'd blare it! Isn't that so dumb of me. Oh well. I was young- throw me a bone.

Anyway - It was great hearing it again today- I was in my own little heaven - and I even busted out some old moves while driving down State Street. It brought back some great (nerdy) memories.

........party on party people let me hear some noise, DCs in the house jump jump rejoice........

I just think she's classy

Gym gym GYM GYM gym

So I need to go to the gym. And I have really been giving myself lots of pep talks lately and getting myself psyched to go. (you may note that i have to do a lot of convincing and guilt tripping to myself before i'll actually get up the gusto to GO to the gym. it hasn't really worked in the past. we'll see how it pans out this time.) I was reading a friends blog today and found this hilarious thing he said and thought it was perfectly said.

Cardio is hell. You know that feeling in your ribs when it hurts to breath after running full speed for more than 3 seconds? That’s Satan.

And that my friends, is why I do not go to the gym. It's not because I'm lazy- its because I CTR, and avoid Satan at all costs.

My battle with cocaine

Part 1.

My first transfer on my mission we lived in an ooooold creepy GHETTO used-to-be-school that was converted into apartements. Across the hall from us lived a man named No Pants. (Well his real name is Danny, but we called him No Pants for certain reasons.) No Pants recycled cans for a living. He would get up EARLY in the morning and could be heard in the hall jiggling his cans around, sorting them, crushing them..whatever it was he did. Well one night my companion and I got home and we happened upon No Pants in the hall and he was hiiiiiigh as a kite. We asked him what was up and he animately told us how the neighbors upstairs had SNUCK into his apt while he was IN THE SHOWER and they had put COCAINE in his milk. Yada yada yada, he drank the milk, and now he is VERY upset that they would break in and do such a thing.

*Here I am thinking, yeah, sure No Pants. I'm totally sure our poor ghetto white trash neighbors REALLY wasted their precious drugs on you. Get a grip* My companion on the other hand was outraged. "You need to call the cops!" "They can't just go breaking into people's apartments,putting drugs in their milk!" Bless her clueless heart. We eventually made it safely into our apartment and away from his craziness.

Crisis averted. Victory #1.

Part 2.

Today while in the bathroom at work I noticed in the toilet paper holder there was a small pile of drugs. Why would there be cocaine in the Kimberly Clark toilet paper holder, I thought to myself. Something seems aloof. So I decided I better take matters into my own hands. I bravely grabbed a little pinch with my fingers and determined by the texture and smell that it was in fact just toilet papers shavings.

Once again I am victorious.
Andrea - 2.
Drugs...zero.

The first 2 pics are my quilt that I'm working on- its just a bunch of squares of fabric by Amy Butler. I bought the fabric over a year ago- I really need to finish it. I just need to get fabric for the back.

The next pictures are the center for a table runner quilt thing that I'm making- I'm going to a quilting class, and that is our first project. I still have 2 more classes and so I still have alot of work left on it.

The last 2 pics are my apron! Cute huh? Well it needs to be ironed, but its still cute. (I was trying to take a picture of it laid out on the table, but it wasn't working- so Brad modeled it for me so i get a decent picture of it. what a good husband)

CAN I GET A WITNESS?!?

How does everyone feel about me leaving work early today. I personally feel great about it.

My Someday Aprons

K Dont laugh at my seriously lacking Paint skills- but here's a couple aprons I drew up that I want to try to make. Cute right?!?!!!? The 3 wavy lines on the bottom half of the white apron are 3 different layers. (I'll have to take a pic of the half apron I made a few weeks ago that has 3 different layers, so you can see what I mean.) Anywho. If I ever make them and they turn out slightly decent I'll post pictures. But for now- we can only look at my drawing and dream.

AMY IS ENGAGED!!!

Okay so here is my FIFTH post for the day. My little sister Amy got engaged tonight!!! I'm so happy for her. I think I screamed for nearly 10 mins straight when she told me I was so excited!!! I even kept screaming when I got OFF the phone with her. (My neighbors dog was going crazy)

Amy is a nanny in Virginia and met Sam through a mutual friend. What's sad is I haven't met Sam yet but my mom and older sister Anneke have and they approve, so I suppose I do as well. But I'm excited to meet him and I'm sure I'll love him (if not Amy's gonna send him packin!) Anyway CONGRATULATIONS AMY! I love you sooo much and Im glad you're so happy and I wish I was there to give you a big hug! (i chose red font for looooove)

The Way I Are

I'm THAT person that:

- Totally can't stop myself from dancing wherever I might be when I hear music I like.
- Sings outloud in my cubicle at work.
- Puts the Quattro Runner(4Runner..for those of you that don't habla espanol) in 4wheel drive when it's raining cuz Im so paranoid of hydroplaning, but then swerves to drive through big puddles on the side of the road.
- Jumps in puddles but then complains that my feet are wet.
- Watches too much CSI and then stays up all night because I'm scared.
- Still loves things such as Full House, Saved by the Bell, NKOTB, Milli Vanilli, Kris Kross and Vanilla Ice.
- Loves my friends but never keeps in touch.
- Listens to songs I like on repeat until I can't possibly stand to listen to them one more time.
- Will go weeks between posting on my blog but then gets really mad that other people don't update theirs!
- Laughs when people fall. (I have a REALLLLLY hilarious story about my friends grandma rolling backwards down the 3 steps into the boys locker room in her wheelchair during our band concert in high school- if you ever need a good laugh)
- Checks behind the shower curtain, in every closet, and every space that's too small to even fit a 3 year old when I get home to make sure noone is hiding in my house.
- Will drive with my windows down and my heater on in the winter.
- Won't let myself walk down the pen/marker aisle in stores because I'm too obsessed and will want to buy them all. (im seriously in love with fine point sharpies and have every color)
- Doodles on everything and writes my name over and over.
- Cant carry a plastic bag around too long cuz I'll have it twisted and torn apart in minutes.


I think that's about all for now, I gotta go to the bathroom.

Rainy Day

I got SOAKED going to my car after work in the rain today!!! But I guess noone MAAAAADE me jump in those puddles.

Sorry boyfriend...

But your hair looks like my little sisters - and she's a girl - and her hair is girly(see pic above). Maybe try looking like your own gender.

Seriously Sir

You sound like you are about to hack up your lungs, which will come hurling onto my keyboard, and then I will have to yell at you, and youre sick so I dont want to have to do that. So please, do us both a dang favor, and go home. Its called a 'Sick Day'. Try it out.

Im a Thief

OKAY OKAY! I stole this picture off of Melissa's blog, cuz I just HAD to have it! It is thee funniest cutest thing ever!!! This is why I love Jaman so much- cuz he is just hilarious!

It was raining the other day and he wanted to go outside, so he found and empty box and put it on his head. I love it because you know he's not doing it to be goofy or anything. It just seems so normal for him to put a box on his head to protect him from the elements, like its a hat or an umbrella or something. And I love that he's SO oblivious to the fact that they took a picture of him. ...."I'm just standing in the rain with a box on my head and this is sooo normal."


And may I just say while I'm at it, how much I love Curry and Melissa. They are so amazing. They adopted Jaman from Ghana a year ago and have already made the biggest difference in this 8 year old's life. For those of you who don't know, Curry has a non profit organization- Signs of Hope International- that takes interns to Ghana to teach sign language in deaf schools, and that helps raise money so that more deaf children can even GO to school. Jaman was a student in one of the schools and Curry and Melissa met him while they were over there and knew they should adopt him. They have been AMAZING with him. He has learned so much from them and they've just given him all their love. I love knowing Jaman, he makes me so happy. He LOVES pizza and can often be seen signing 'pizza' to his imaginary friends. He also LOVES to talk on the phone and it is thee FUNNIEST thing ever! "Buh buh buh buh buh buh buh - oy yoy yoy yoy yoy" is a normal conversation to have on the phone with him.

They now have a foster child, 5 year old Elizabeth, living with them who is also deaf and she is the cutest little sweet thing! If you could all just see how good and loving they are with her you would you understand how great they are.

I love that they are taking the time with these kids to give them the love they deserve and need. And to help teach them and do whatever they can for them. They are the greatest friends and I love them TONS!!!!!!!!!

Dear The Office- I heart you.

So I watched the new Office 3 times in a row last night. There has never been a funnier episode.

Here are some of my favorite lines:

Okay! So I have flaws. I sing in the shower...sometimes I spend too much time volunteering....Occassionally I'll hit someone with my car

You know what they say about forgiveness in the Bible...Forgiveness is next to Godliness

Michael Scotts Dunder Mifflin Meredith Palmers Memorial Celebrity Rabies Awareness Fun Run Race for the Cure, this is Pam.

Im not SUPERstitious, but I am a little stitious.

Did anyone do anything involving an Indian burial ground?

Michael: I would now like to talk about each of your individual religious beliefs.
Toby: Oh, Michael you can't ask about religious beliefs.
Michael: Satan (referring to Toby) is the master of lies. Everything he says is the opposite.
Toby: Alright then, you CAN ask about religious beliefs.
Michael: Thank you for the permission. PSYCH!

Maybe there's some sort of animal that we can make a sacrifice to. Like a giant buffalo. OR some sort of monster, like something with the body of a walrus, with the head of a sea lion. Or something with the body of an egret with the head of a meerkat. Or JUST the head of a monkey..with the antlers of a reindeer.....and the body of a porcupine.

I thought they'd be good together like PB&J........Pam Beasley and Jim. WHAT A WASTE! What...A....Waste!!

A woman should NOT have to be hit with a car to find out she has rabies. But that's where we are in America.

Michael, 5k means 5 kilometers...not 5 thousand miles.

Kevin: Michael you can not make me run
Michael: Look, I know you're probably scared of people seeing your fat legs in shorts.

*Andy covering his nipples with gauze and tape*
I'm petrified of nipple chafing. Once it starts it's a vicious circle. You have sensitive nipples - they chafe - so they become more sensitive - so they chafe more. So I take precautions.

Wait, this money IS going to bat birth control right Michael? Thats what you told me when I contributed.

MYTH! 3 Americans die every year from rabies. FACT! FOUR Americans every year die from rabies.

It truly is the deadly killer. NO, it is the foaming barking killer.

NO, no water for me when rabies causes fear of water - SOLIDARITY!

WATCH THE NIPPLES KEVIN!!!

And while I eventually puked my guts out, I NEVER puked my heart out. And I'm very proud of that.


Some funny shots on the show:

Phyllis making a quilt that had a picture of a racoon, bat and rat on it. I loved that Michael told her she was really capturing the spirit of Merdith.

Andy with his bloody nipples.

Michael almost quitting the race like 10 feet from where the "finish line" was.

Just the whole show was too funny. I love you The Office and I'm glad youre back on!!!!

Might I just say....

Can I just say how lucky I feel this week. For oh so long, I have been wondering how and where some of my closest friends are- Joanna, Kaela and Bethany. I have had no idea of how to contact them- and within the past few days all 3 have contacted me!!! I love it! It's made my life worth living. Now you just need to email me, so that I can get more updates on your kids and lives and such! I love you guys soo soo sooo soo soo soo soo soo soo much!!!!!!!!!! My email is andreafrandsen@gmail.com

Loves be unto you all

Dear lady in Stall #3,

I'm wondering what made you think it was a good idea for you to talk to people on your cell phone whilst on the toilet...in a public restroom.

Don't make me CRY

Wow. Me really tired equals me really emotional. I just cried watching LA Ink. I hope I can make it through the upcoming episode of Saved by the Bell. Jessie and Slater have relationship problems. Maybe I shouldn't watch- this could turn into a weepy mess.

Happy Anniversary

Well yesterday, September 18th, was our 3rd wedding anniversary! Oh Brad Frandsen I love you!! These 3 years have been so fun and fabulous. Well the first year was pretty much hell most of the time, if we're being honest- but SINCE then it's been fun and fabulous. And that really is the truth. I really think I have the funniest husband in the world. Sometimes I have to tell him to
seriously stop talking so that I don't throw up from laughing. He makes me so happy. He is so creative and smart and is such a hard worker. He is my best friend and I could spend every hour of every day with him and still want to spend more time with him. I think he sometimes thinks I am crazy that I just can't get enough of him, but I just can't help myself. He is such a happy person and he's made my life a better one. LOVE YOU FRANDSEN!!

okay- so im adding a "correction" if you will onto this post, due to the amount of shocked readers. When I said our first year was pretty much hell- let me just say that it was NOT all bad- we just had some rough spots which everyone does. don't try to tell me you didnt. k thats all.

i should be sleeping

*Sigh* It is 3:28 am on Wednesday 19 September. Please tell me why I'm awake, for I do not know. Do you ever have those nights where your dreams are wierd and they keep you up and then your husband keeps talking in his sleep and you just can't sleep.. you're uncomfortable, and you hope that its almost time to get up cuz you just don't want to deal with the nighttime anymore. Well that's me... right now. I am SO looking forward to 3:30 because Full House is on then. It's the one where Danny is out of town and DJ, being the sneaky thing that she is, fakes sick so that Joey will excuse her from school so that she can go with Kimmy to the mall to get Stacey Q's autograph. "Stacey Q!! She's SO RAD!!!!" (That is a direct quote from the show for your enjoyment). Well of course she gets busted and Joey has to punish her, because- he can't let that kind of behavior slide! (AND he must feel pretty stupid for getting duped by a 12 year old- so now he has to show her who is boss right) Deej- I hope you have learned your lesson. And Bob Sagget- I wish you weren't such a terrible actor.

I LOVE KEITH URBAN!!!

i just got back from my 2nd concert ever, and my first keith urban concert! it was awesomeness!!!! i didnt know i loved him so much. it was amazing and im so glad i went!!!!!!!!!!!! ...just keep on movin into me i know youre gonna see the best is yet to come...

*****After thought- I just realized, I havent only been to Weezer and Keith Urban concerts - I went to the Jets concert w/ my Mom and Amy and I believe Andy when I was like 15. HMM, here's an after thought on my after thought - Can a Jets performance at USU really be counted as a concert. It sure seemed big time to me being 15 and from Preston, ID.

Dang you blogspot!

I dont like how at the end of each post I make it says "Posted by Andrea F at (insert time)" I really keep thinking it says, "Posted by Andrea Fat" ALRIGHT ALREADY!! I AM TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT!!!

Who you tryin' to get Crazy with ese? Don't you know I'm LOCO?

So Brad was on his way out the door this eventide (lookin mighty fine might I add- I heart him) - and he opens the door and stops and says in a calm yet intense voice - Andrea, Come Look outside our front door RIGHT now. I walked over and that is when my eyes fell upon something similar to the picture above (Minus the glistening muscles and tight buns so radiantly displayed in a form fitting USA lovin' singlet, and flowing gold locks). There were two ENTIRELY awkward looking guys each with some fluffy homemade weaponry, fashioned after what Malibu is holding above, covered in duct tape, and they were engaged in some sort of combat. I was DYING!!!! We tried to get out the camera in time-but by the time we got it, they were already leaving the premises, looking worn from battle but all the while keeping their heads held high. What gallant warriors.

It was such a weird moment in time because what the heck were they doing? And why were they doing it on our grassy knoll? And why did they act like it was so cool? I mean these boys don't date I'm sure, and they were dressed in gray sweat pants and had brought jugs of water along to quench their thirst during the heat of battle. Really boys...get a grip.

I hope they never come back. Okay actually I hope they do because as intensely awkward as it was, I think I could really pull up a chair and watch for hours. They also need to come back so I can get a picture so that you can all partake.

Am I wrong here people? I think not!!

So there is this lady at my work, sure she's sweet but come on - I have TWICE seen her leave the bathroom and not wash her hands. So that's fungus-y enough on it's own - but the other day she brought a pan of food she made to work for us to have at lunch for a potluck and I, NO LIE, witnessed her come into the building that morning, go into the bathroom WITH THE PAN!!!, use the bathroom, not wash her hands, and come out pan in unwashed hand. So needless to say - I opted out of lunch. Ya know- thinking back upon it now- I guess I should've warned the others. Oh well, too late.

THE HILLS

I AM SO EXCITED THAT THE HILLS IS BACK ON! Yesssss! It came just at a perfect time too- right as So You Think You Can Dance ended. I love that show, and I LOVED all of the top 4 but figured that Danny and Sabra would be the final 2. I had a lot of mixed emotions about it because Neil was my fave- just cuz he was hilarious, and of course amazing too. But then at the same time I loved Danny too! And Sabra...I didnt really notice her much at first but in the end thought she was superb! So yay for Sabra!!

K so that's my little shout out.

So sue me!

(You have to say the title in a gay/valley girl voice)

I bought the old school Janice Kapp Perry, I Walk by Faith cd (i originally had it on cassette , of course) that has songs about the Young Womens Values on it and I LOVE IT!!! (brad despises it) I SING IT AT THE TOP OF MY DANG LUNGS IN MY CAR AND I DONT CARE WHO KNOWS IT!!!!!!!!!!!

"Wait..What'd You Say?" continued

So for those of you who have read through my blog may have come across a post titled "Wait..What'd You Say" , where I laid out all the funny incorrect words to songs Brad has come up with. Well I just got a new one. This one comes courtesy of our good friends Curry and Melissa.

The Song: Manic Monday by the Bangles
The real words: "Just another manic monday" (Hence the title)

Curry's words: "Just another man named Monday"
LOL LOL Kills me everytime I think about it!

Please people, if you have any good ones, please share!!!

Well, Crap

I went to Panda Express the other day for lunch and excitedly opened my fortune cookie at the end of my meal to see what wise words were to guide my future. Much to my shock and depression my fortune was this: "Work on improving your exercise routine"

ARE YOU EVEN KIDDING! At first I just scoffed at it thinking- I'll show you! I Dont' even HAVE an exercise routine! So IN YO' FACE!! Then I realized that's just MORE depressing.

But my question is this- Is that even really a fortune??? I thought a fortune should be more like "Next month you will find happiness when you improve your exercise routine" Well whatever- let's just say I think Panda has a little too much insight into my life somehow and I really don't appreciate it.

Oh and I got a new Template, whatta ya think??

I got a new template. Do you like? yay or nay Oh and Lara Stice- I need help knowing how to add links to other peoples blogs. Help please!

Did you mean FUN-due?

Oh la-dee-dee la-dee-dah. Last night (Saturday) Fransy Pants and I went to Bart and Meriels apt for fondue. We didn't know who else was going to be there for sure- but we were pleasantly surprised to walk in and find Bryan and Dawn- the newlyweds!! They have been living in Mexico, just for fun, since they got married in June and we didn't know they had just come back in town. Im so glad that Bryan is so happy now. Yay for getting married and being in love! Anyway- It was a really fun night- we played the new 80's Guitar Hero, chatted, laughed, heard a GREAT story about a bruise, ate cake for Bryans 27th birthday, watched Bourne Identity and of course- ate the best fondue EVER!!!!!!! Its this amazing cheese fondue that we dipped apples, carrots, and bread in. Talk about scrumptious! I'm happy to say we are going back for chocolate fondue tomorrow. It's times like these when I really appreciate Meriel's deep love for chocolate.

Also noteworthy from this weekend- we went to Curry and Melissa's Friday night to load up the trailers with 2,000 beach balls. Don't even try to tell me that it doesn't make you tired just THINKING about throwing 2,000 into a trailer one night-just to throw them at a bunch of screaming children chasing you down the street during the parade the next day in the blazing heat for Alpine Days. But honestly- It was actually pretty fun and it's always just fun to be with Curry and Melissa and their dang cute kids (PS- go to her new blog at caughtupwiththejones.blogspot.com). Then we went and walked around the booths in the park just to take part in the whole "excitement" of Alpine Days. It reminded me alot of yester year and going to Idaho Days. Let's just say, things like that are much more exciting when you're 10.

K well I hope everyone had a great weekend and that you're all looking forward to the work week more than I am. Cuz whoa- how is the weekend already over!??!?!?!?!

Well Well Well...Look Who's Back

Sorry to all you readers of blog Andrea (all 1 of you that actually reads it), I've been a major slacker at writing. I was feeling as though Ive nothing to write about and after thinking about it for a minuto, I realized I have TOO many things to write about. So now I'm back to square one not knowing what to write. *Sigh*

So this month has been a great month so far, well of course it has been- it's July- and uh-hem- my birthday is in July. My 26th birthday was a good one. We went to Curry and Melissa's and they made us the most SCRUMPTIOUS dinner and the seriously cutest card ever. It made me cry. Thanks guys for making my birthday so so fun!! And of course thanks to my Braddy too. It was a good day. For my birthday I spoiled myself and Brad let me :) I got 2 new shirts and some shorts and contacts! The contacts are killing my eyes cuz my eyes are so dry- but I'll keep using my eye drops and hopefully it will get better.

Last weekend we went to my family reunion on my Mom's side. I was not wanting to drive the 4 hours to Rexburg to go because I just wanted my weekend at home, but I couldn't be more happy that we went. It was SO great to see my cousins that I haven't seen in a while and to catch up and just all be together. It was also so fun to go to Rexburg again. I havent been in a few years and it has grown SO MUCH! I couldnt believe it! It was soo fun to go back and see where I used to live and work. It just brought back so many memories. I love Rexburg!

Work is going good- I talked to 2 guys on the phone today for 45 mins and they were really upset and rude at first... but I'm basically just amazing and helped them and they loved me by the end of the call and insisted on telling my manager how great I was and how they've talked to 8 other coworkers of mine and noone else has been able to help them. So I got a recognition certificate. *im so great*

K well Im going to watch "Growing Up..Elephant" on Animal Planet. It is my new favorite show. It just shows a baby animal grow up and I LOOVE it! I've seen Growing Up Seal, Gorilla, Zebra, Camel, Polar Bear, and now Elephant. I'm a nerd. The Gorillas were my fave.

K well tootles. Hope you have a great day!

Hola Friends

So I don't necessarily have anything amazing to blog about today, but I feel I should write something. So I think I'll share a few things that I have done in the past week or so just to keep you updated on all the EXCITING things I do. (Exciting meaning- really average and slightly ridiculous and boring)

1. I have been yelled at on the phone at work. One guy yelled at me and then he realized he'd clicked on the wrong link to something- so it was entirely his fault and he really didn't need to call in, but he was still mad at me afterwards, wierd.

2. I have yelled at another driver, a couple of times, on the road for driving to slow while merging on to the freeway and I'm stuck behind them.

3. I bought a new bag and some cute green earrings at Nordstroms.

4. Gained a pound or two...grrr - but you'll see why below.

5. Had 2 cans of Dr. Pepper a day.

6. Ate a salad for lunch today, but counterbalanced any good that did with a Snickers milkshake.

7. Dropped food down my shirt more than twice in public and had to fish it out.

8. Ooh- speaking of fishing, I went fishing for the first time!

9. Went to Ikea, the new one in Draper for the first time.

10. Ate a meal at the Jones' with sausage in it and actually LOVED the sausage.

11. Cried in the grocery store because I talked to my little sister and missed her and wanted to fly to VA and hang out with her.

12. Wore polka dots 3 days in a row. (Mind you, these are at least 3 different shirts)

13. Watched a ton of King of Queens.

14. Surprisingly only played Guitar Hero once!!

15. Walked around in public with a button undone on my shirt on two occassions and my zipper down once.

16. Called T-Mobile to find out how much a couple phones I want would cost to upgrade to and was told by the kid that he'd have to put me on hold cuz he needed to pull up his "how much they cost list"

17. Learned alot about hookahs from a customer that called in about his merchant account. He sells them on his website.

and last, I only did my hair once. I have just been pulling it back in a pony tail.

Wow... after re-reading all that, I really am beginning to dislike myself.

I LOVE TICKLEHOOK

So this weekend was soo soo soo fun!!! We went to Huntsville, UT to my sister-in-law's parents house that they just built that they haven't moved into yet. There were 3 couples and we had a blast. This house is right on the lake and its just ginormous!!! I will for sure add some pictures later- although no pics or words could do it justice. It was the most beautiful home in the most beautiful area- it was just so relaxing and perfect. And also, I got to go fishing for my first time!! Fishing was awesome- except for the fact that I had to jump in the cold muddy lake 3 times to unhook our lures that got stuck on one thing or another, I got so sunburned that I can barely move, aaaaand in 4 hours all we caught was a 3 inch fish that we had to throw back. All in all- I honestly can't wait to fish again- I loved it!!!!! It was just awesome to lounge around by the pool, make s'mores in the fire pit, watch boats on the lake, watch movies in the theater room, and laugh all weekend with friends. Good times. But now I'm back in my apt, back in reality and can only dream of the beloved estate on the lake, known as Ticklehook.

Wait...What'd you say?

So one of my most favorite things in life is when people sing the wrong words to songs. I do it all the time, in fact many a time I realize that the words I'm singing aren't even real words. I do have to say that my hubs Brad has had some of the funniest mix ups- so I feel the need to share.

The song: Blame it on the rain by Milli Vanilli
The OBVIOUS words:
"Blame it on the rain

Brads words:
"Blame it on the ranger"
He sang this on our first date- and he growled like a bear when he gave me a hug at my door when he was saying goodnight. How did this boy get a 2nd date?!

The song: Hands to Heaven by Breathe
The Actual words:
"Tonight you calm my restlesness"

Brads words:
"Tonight you call my breast nuts nice"
When I asked him what the heck breast nuts are, he said- I dont know! I just thought they were like chestnuts!

The song: Down on the Corner by Credence Clearwater Revival
CCR's words:
"Down on the Corner, Out in the street"

Brads words:
"Down on the Corner, Howdy in the street"
LOVE IT!

The song: Babys Got Back by Sir Mix-A-lot
The real words:
"Ooh, Rump-o'-smooth-skin You say you wanna get in my Benz?"

Brads words:
"Ooh Rumpelstiltskin..say you wanna get in my Benz?"
I actually have heard many people getting this one wrong

The song: Break my Stride by Matthew Wilder
Aaaand the real words:
"Ain't nothin gonna break my stride"

Brads words:
"Aint nothin gonna break my spine"
I nearly died when he sang this. I LOVE IT!

CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS mE

So I graduated this week.......from my training class at work :) So I started a new job 2 1/2 weeks ago at Authorize.Net doing customer support. Its a great company and I love it. We had a two week training and so this past Monday after we took our final test- we had cake and got a certificate of graduation. Kind of funny - but way nice of them to do for us. There are 6 of us in my new training group, and they are all really awesome- so Im really happy I've found a good job with good people. So anywho- above is a picture of my Certificate- I tried to take a picture of it in the sunlight to let the gold shimmer. And theres also a pic of the 99% eaten cake. You can give me my graduation presents whenever you'd like, Thanks

Ah, Life

So tonight I went to a bridal shower for our good friend Bryan Freelands fiance Dawn. It was way fun because it was not like a regular bridal shower, it was just small and intimate. It was fun! My sister-in-law Meriel and her sister Rachel put it together and us 3 and Dawn's friend Natalie surprised Dawn tonight and took her to Salt Lake. First of all we went and ate an Italian restraunt Biaggis at the Gateway. (Way yum and really good priced by the way) Then we had just pitched in money and so we walked down to Victorias Secret and helped her pick out some goods. She's such a cute girl and it was all so worth it cuz she was so shocked when we surprised her and she was so happy about it cuz she thought she wasnt going to get a bridal shower. So yeah- fun night with the girls.

Right now I should be going to bed, but I decided to do a post- and watch Little People Big World and Dog the Bounty Hunter- that's right, Little People and Dog, I have my priorities straight, so stop questioning. My cute husband is making some homemade oreo cookies right now. Love you boyfriend! My husbands so funny, maybe I need to mention some facts about Brad right now.

1. When he says he has cleaned the house- he has cleeeeaned the house. He like washes baseboards, scrubs down the toaster, cleans all the spices in the spice racks, uses the lint brush on the microfiber couches, fluffs pillows, does laundry.......yeah- he's amazing!

2. Brad never gets brain freezes!! I didn't know that was possible. I thought of this cuz I just had one and he thought I was such a baby- but he just doesn't comprendo.

3. Ah, comprendo- that brings me to my next thought. I love, and I mean LOVE to use spanish words knowingly in the wrong context cuz it so irritates Brad. HA! I guess Im a bad wife for that, but it's hilarious. Cuz he every time corrects me immediately. The other day he even went as far as to tell me, when I purposely said "soy listo" (basically "I'm ready", just totally wrong context) that "If you learn wrong, you'll speak wrong" HA i love it.

4. Fransy Pants is basically the funniest person I know. Some of the things he says blows my mind, theyre so hilarious and I don't know how he comes up with them. I love it. He cracks me up all the time.

5. I love to call him Fransy Pants on occassion- like fancy pants combined with Frandsen

6. So my family is all about having our backs scratched. When I first started dating Brad and needed a back scratch- let's be honest- he sucked. But he has come a long way and is so sweet to scratch my back whenever I ask (and thats at LEAST once daily folks, so thats kindness)

Okay I could continue on, and I will sometime- but this is getting long, it's late and the real reason- - - the cookies are done. Peace.