5.30.2008

insight.

i love the sound of: lionel richie's creamy, smooth voice, singing me to sleep.

i love the sight of: brown paper packages.

i love the taste of: buttermilk waffles with buttermilk syrup. thanks, laur (and by default, bren), for the recipes.

i love the smell of: spring in the morning. there is just something about the smell of the morning air in spring that i enjoy.

i love the feel of: being appreciated.

5.27.2008

spt.

the challenge: may means "wedding month" to me. and, no, this challenge is not going to be about weddings (unless you want it to be). this month's challenge is simply: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

and finally, my something blue.
(i do realize that i am a few days late, but i had to finish what i started.)

this picture is a few years old (and by few, i mean at least ten). it was taken by my friend, melanie. we went and worked at lake powell the summer between our sophmore and junior years of college. one day, we went on a little road trip and found this small body of water near blanding, utah. i absolutely love this picture. the scenery was amazing. and so, it is my something blue.

5.24.2008

insight.

i love the sound of: rain on the window.

i love the sight of: green vegetation on the mountains, as opposed to snow.

i love the taste of: chocolate. duh.

i love the smell of: something that brings memories back.

i love the feel of: being wrapped up in my blanket during a rain storm.

5.20.2008

most ridiculous item of the day.

just for fun, i thought i would do this "celebrity-look-alike" thing and i have never laughed harder in my life. i should actually be offended that they think i look like beyonce and paris...so ridiculous, i just had to share it.

roku.

nanatsu exists no longer.

it is now roku.

remember that nanatsu was japanese for seven.
well, we lost three of the original members of nanatsu
we have since picked up two new members, totalling six.
and roku is six in japanese.

you might wonder why japanese...well, because the first dinner of the dinner group was sushi.
japanese was just logical.

so, look for roku postings in the future.
and i'll introduce you to the new members.

spt.

the challenge: may means "wedding month" to me. and, no, this challenge is not going to be about weddings (unless you want it to be). this month's challenge is simply: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

and here is my something borrowed.

(this was the most difficult for me to come up with, but i did it anyway. aren't you proud of me? hahaha.)

the last significant thing that i borrowed was my sister and brother-in-law's car.
remember how mine had a major malfunction and died?
well, they were nice enough to lend me their "extra" vehicle...which turned into a fiasco, but that's another story for another day.

these are the only pictures i have of the borrowed car.
this was the day that we left on the family vay-cay and we were loading up the van.
the boys were playing and ended up climbing on top of the borrowed car.

we probably shouldn't let them climb on the car. oh well.

don't you just want to squish him? i do. maybe it is just an auntie thing.

5.16.2008

a little johnny and roger.

a co-worker showed me this video when i got to work and i love it. the best is roger miller's song. you'll know what i mean when you see it. and who doesn't love johnny cash?

5.13.2008

so funny.

this might be the funniest thing i have seen in a long time. i mean, it's probably not the funniest, but i couldn't stop laughing. enjoy.

spt.

the challenge: may means "wedding month" to me. and, no, this challenge is not going to be about weddings (unless you want it to be). this month's challenge is simply: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

and here is my something new.

these are my newest nieces and my newest nephew.

5.11.2008

insight.

i love the sound of: someone playing the piano.

i love the sight of: spring blossoms.

i love the taste of: rancheritos' (formerly known as beto's) california burritos.

i love the smell of: rain.

i love the feel of: spring. real spring, without the snow.

the best wedding, ever...seriously.

last saturday, i was fortunate enough to attend the best wedding ever. i'm not even lying. it wasn't the best wedding ever because it was the most luxurious and extravagent. it wasn't the best wedding ever because the food was the most delicious food ever or because the band was the greatest wedding band to ever play a wedding.

i bet you wanna know why i think it was the best wedding ever...well, i'll tell you. it was the best wedding ever because it was the most entertaining and out of the ordinary wedding that i have ever attended. now, let me tell you why.

you are probably wondering who's wedding it was. it was my friend, sara's brother's wedding...sonny married kallie.

aren't they adorable? i know, they are.

remember how i told you about my favorite vacation destination? well, the first best thing about this wedding was that it was held at my favorite vacation destination. that is reason enough for it to be the best wedding ever.

i'm sure i haven't really ever told you this, but i secretly had a minor obsession with cowboys for a good portion of my life. my dad used to take us to that famous preston night rodeo, and when i was in high school, i had unrealistic dreams of marrying a cowboy and living on a ranch and raising cows and horses together. i outgrew this dream, but i still really like rodeos and cowboys.

so, the second reason that this wedding was the greatest wedding ever is because it was a cowboy wedding. sonny is a bull rider and kallie is a barrel racer. it doesn't get more "cowboy" than that.

and the third reason that this was the best wedding ever was because it was more than a wedding...it was a party. for real. one of those parties that you talk about for years and years. it was the kind of party that you end up playing the "remember when" game with, over and over and over. it was such a good party, that when bud (sonny's brother) gave the toast, this is how it went: "the last time we had a party this big out here, our parents were out of town." beautiful. need i say more.

anyway, i got some really good pictures of the ceremony, but my camera battery died promptly after the ceremony (i knew i should have charged it). the rest of the pictures are from another wedding attendee. good thing she had her camera, cause i was afraid i wasn't going to have any documentation of this event.

so, now for your view pleasure...the best wedding ever.

kallie and her dad were driven to the aisle in this buggy.
bud, sonny's brother, drove the buggy.

at the "alter." they were so happy and so cute.
sonny's dad, tim, married them and it was a beautiful "cowboy" ceremony.
the funniest thing tim said was that sonny was gaining a wife, not a ranch hand.

my friend, sara, and her dad.
such a happy-family day.

sara and brother bill.
bill is the only brother that is not a rodeo cowboy.
he and sara are more alike and i love it.

from left to right: laurie (mother of the groom), bud, ty and his wife, jeanie, and sara.
ty is also a cowboy. he is a good example to the rest of the rowdy cowboys.

after the ceremony, there was a delicious meal and mingling and a band and dancing. you know, all the usual wedding stuff. but as soon as the band packed up and the sun went down, the party started, full force. that's when the bull-riding started. yup. that's right. bull-riding. it was awesome.

this is a shot of the spectators at the bull-riding.

this isn't a good picture of the bull-riding, since you don't actually see anyone riding a bull...but i promise, it happened.
and yes, they rode with their jackets and ties on.

some fireside dancing...this is shawn and sara.

brother of the bride, whit, with the bride.
kallie's family is adorable, just like she is.

bud and bill.
brothers, and twin brothers at that.

bud pulled out the electric guitar to play us a tune.
he plays a mean guitar.
all i heard him play, though, was the theme to the movie, top gun.

and then the karaoke-ing started.
i wish i could tell you what they were singing, but i'm not real sure.

kallie enjoyed it, though.
and that's all that matters.

more karaoke-ing.
if you could have only been there, you would appreciate it so much more.

kind of a big group shot, fireside.
defnitely a cowboy-wedding-turned-crazy-party.

and it wouldn't have been a true cowboy event had no one slept in their car.
and they did.
lots of them.

definitely one the highlights of my life. there are quite a few, but this wedding is going on the top ten list, for sure.

my best wishes to the newlyweds and may their marriage be as entertaining and enjoyable as the wedding and party. or at least close.

5.06.2008

spt.

the challenge: may means "wedding month" to me. and, no, this challenge is not going to be about weddings (unless you want it to be). this month's challenge is simply: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

it's been awhile, but here is my something old.

this is me at approximately four-years-old.

5.01.2008

there are not words.

i can't even explain to you how annoyed i was this morning, on may 1st.
yes, this is what the morning of may 1st looked like.
may 1st.
unreal.
there are not enough words in the english language to adequately describe how annoyed i am with the weather.
i'm so effing over it.




this is out my window, so excuse the screen.