Well, the title says most of what I'm sayin. Yup, I'm sick. Blah. I'm downing the stupid orange juice like mad, but it doesn't really help anything. Except for now I think I have an over-active bladder, but hey. All in the name of gettin to that point of healthiness again, right?
It's official. I am sooo ready for spring to just get here already! Of course that could have something to do with being sick, and correlating sick with cold... but either way, I was getting so excited when I could finally see green-ish grass under the melted snow! Then God sent down some more snow to cover it up. Yeah, snow is a blessing... but I'd much prefer rain these days.
Alrighty. So I was going to put some pictures of the mess I made out of Jake's room in order to ask him to Sweethearts... but I can't find the USB chord for my camera... which means you're going to have to wait. It was a rather cheesey idea... and most of it stemmed from the fact I just really wanted to make a mess out of his room... :p So basically it's TONS of crepe paper from floor to ceiling, and wall to wall... accented with a million little conversation hearts all over the place and one solitary balloon on his bed with a pin taped to it. (Weapon of choice. :D) POP! The balloon serves it's purpose and he finds a note directing him to the freezer. (Note... he has more than one freezer so good luck to him finding the right one.) Then there's a little heart dish frozen with far too much glitter and a note inside a ziplock bag in the middle of the frozen-ness... so obviously he'll have to melt it to get to the note. The note says, "Now that you've melted my heart, will you go to the dance with me?" Corny? Silly? Ridiculous? Of course. :)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
fotos.
sorry, i couldn't help it... I just like the green! :pThe rest of the pictures are good tho. Or so I'd like to think. :)
Ps, since I'm far too lazy to go through the posting maddness, Thanks to everyone who commented and said they liked the pictures. Alex, I still don't think I'm all that great... They're just amature pictures, but thanks anyway. Lori, thanks :) The 'Miss Cedar' thing isn't really like an Iron county pagent kinda thing like it sounds... It's just from the Bridal Elegance Modeling that I'm doing this year. They gave us sashes to identify which School we represented. :)
And Erin, of course Frank Sinatra rubbed off on me a little. Just this one. Ok, so I'm sure I like other songs by him... I just don't know them. :)
AAnyway... Thanks to all!
Monday, January 19, 2009
... just a little friendly request...
Hello anybody and everybody who reads this. I have a small request I'd like to pose.
I guess some people have been emailing my blog to their friends, which is mostly cool, because it's likely that some of your friends are some of mine... but I'd prefer that my blog wasn't emailed around. I love you all and everything, but trust me. Everyone I'd like to be aware of it *(and more) are... is. Whatever. I can't... gramatize... or something. :) Aaanyway... I know this is a blog, and it's on the Internet, and I'm sure EVERYONE and their dog knows about it. But I'd appreciate the cessation of passing it around. Thanks. :)
Also P.S Tip of advice to anyone doing flags... a screwdriver isn't enough to attempt ice chipping out the little holes the flags go in. Bring hammers so you can REALLY get down to business with the chiseling. :)
Holy guacamole! It was BEYOND freezing this morning. I poured hot water into one of the holes and by the time I was finished chipping it out, the water that spilled out of it had already frozen again. My boot was actually temporarily frozen to the sidewalk! Um, yes dears, it is in fact cold.
Putting them away wasn't much warmer either. :) But it was actually kind of fun. Try as I might to convince you otherwise at times, I really do love my family. The twins could use some chill pills usually because they're constantly hyped up on... well, whatever it is. Life probably. :) And Brianne is neglected by me so when she does get attention she's like a sponge! :) I feel bad, I should probably make more time for them. My favorite, though, is when Jake came over (a couple times, actually) And he and I played games with Brianne the first time. (Kudos for him, he was pretty patient with her... Bri's definitely loving the attention she got from him in the whole Uno competition); and last time he came, we built 'forts' in the front room... I don't think she really cares what we're doing, as long as she's included. It's pretty cute. She's getting so big though! It keeps reminding me how EVERYONE is growing up. Myself included. Although the 'growing up' part about me is debatable at times. ;) Sometimes I think I'm just regressing... that's the word right? Going back? Right, anyway, you know what I mean. But honestly, coloring books and 'bugles with cheese' sounds a whole lot better than being mature and doing homework. :) Also, my cousin Justin (one of the 'Three musketeers' from 'back in the day at grandma's house' is turning nineteen next month! (? February, right?) My point is, he's going to be off on a mission soon! Which, by the way, seems so surreal! It's crazy! And Aubree will be graduating, and pretty soon I'LL be graduating and then I'll have to watch all the guys my age go on missions, and all the girls get married.... um, MARRIED???
So the other night after a particularly grandchild filled church meeting, Marissa came and informed me that she gave me her permission to go and get married soon so I could have cute kids soon. Haha, yeah, funny Marissa... ME? MARRIED? SOON?? These three words don't really go together. Give me at LEAST five years. 22 would be soon enough. But thinking about it, in two years I'll be nineteen, which is when my mom got married. Two years isn't long at all! I still feel so little... maybe I won't in two years. Oh well... My point of all that rambling was, TIME FLIES! Seriously, it's so cliche, but it's true!
I guess some people have been emailing my blog to their friends, which is mostly cool, because it's likely that some of your friends are some of mine... but I'd prefer that my blog wasn't emailed around. I love you all and everything, but trust me. Everyone I'd like to be aware of it *(and more) are... is. Whatever. I can't... gramatize... or something. :) Aaanyway... I know this is a blog, and it's on the Internet, and I'm sure EVERYONE and their dog knows about it. But I'd appreciate the cessation of passing it around. Thanks. :)
Also P.S Tip of advice to anyone doing flags... a screwdriver isn't enough to attempt ice chipping out the little holes the flags go in. Bring hammers so you can REALLY get down to business with the chiseling. :)
Holy guacamole! It was BEYOND freezing this morning. I poured hot water into one of the holes and by the time I was finished chipping it out, the water that spilled out of it had already frozen again. My boot was actually temporarily frozen to the sidewalk! Um, yes dears, it is in fact cold.
Putting them away wasn't much warmer either. :) But it was actually kind of fun. Try as I might to convince you otherwise at times, I really do love my family. The twins could use some chill pills usually because they're constantly hyped up on... well, whatever it is. Life probably. :) And Brianne is neglected by me so when she does get attention she's like a sponge! :) I feel bad, I should probably make more time for them. My favorite, though, is when Jake came over (a couple times, actually) And he and I played games with Brianne the first time. (Kudos for him, he was pretty patient with her... Bri's definitely loving the attention she got from him in the whole Uno competition); and last time he came, we built 'forts' in the front room... I don't think she really cares what we're doing, as long as she's included. It's pretty cute. She's getting so big though! It keeps reminding me how EVERYONE is growing up. Myself included. Although the 'growing up' part about me is debatable at times. ;) Sometimes I think I'm just regressing... that's the word right? Going back? Right, anyway, you know what I mean. But honestly, coloring books and 'bugles with cheese' sounds a whole lot better than being mature and doing homework. :) Also, my cousin Justin (one of the 'Three musketeers' from 'back in the day at grandma's house' is turning nineteen next month! (? February, right?) My point is, he's going to be off on a mission soon! Which, by the way, seems so surreal! It's crazy! And Aubree will be graduating, and pretty soon I'LL be graduating and then I'll have to watch all the guys my age go on missions, and all the girls get married.... um, MARRIED???
So the other night after a particularly grandchild filled church meeting, Marissa came and informed me that she gave me her permission to go and get married soon so I could have cute kids soon. Haha, yeah, funny Marissa... ME? MARRIED? SOON?? These three words don't really go together. Give me at LEAST five years. 22 would be soon enough. But thinking about it, in two years I'll be nineteen, which is when my mom got married. Two years isn't long at all! I still feel so little... maybe I won't in two years. Oh well... My point of all that rambling was, TIME FLIES! Seriously, it's so cliche, but it's true!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
My music player!!! :D Woo HOo!
Ok, so this might be entirely pointless because you guys are most likely more technilogically savvy than I am.. but just in case you're in the same boat as me, I'm going to explain somethin to you. While you're on my blog, you get to listen to some of my favorite songs! But you don't have to. You can turn it off if you click on the play/pause button (Duh. I sound so redundant. Except for not redundant... Just... lame. :p ) However, you're not going to want to stop listening! I've even got DEAN MARTIN! :D I think if he wasn't old and/or dead I'd be in love with him. :p My mom gives me that one "Are you serious?" look when I say that... But hey. His voice makes me melt like a popsicle on the 4th of July, and I think that's definitely important in relationships. :p Or could be. Anywho, as I was saying, you can browse through the songs if you click Menu, and then the next button. The song you were listening to will keep playing, it just scrolls through the titles... Oh, and yes, I do have a Journey song. :) My musical taste is broad ok? Plus I couldn't fit everything I wanted on there.
Also, I just wanted to announce that I woke up at seven. On a Saturday morning! And it was all because Tara was coming today. And I didn't clean my bathroom. (Which I still haven't. Not really... shh. Don't let my mom in on the secret. Although she is a mom, and therefore her supersonic vision will probably give it away. :) ) So I got up, and I actually did my hair today. Amazing huh. And then I cleaned my room and 'tidy-ed' my bathroom... I even practiced piano and violin. All before nine thirty! :D I'm rather proud of myself if the truth be told.
Last night I watched Ghost Town with the Barries... I honestly love being at their house! Their family is so much fun to be around. Anyway, I thought it was a really cute movie. Cute story line... could've used some editing on the language, but it was quirky. I like it a lot actually. It's one of those "Who just thinks of things like this?" movies. A man dies, and then all of a sudden he can see ghosts and they all want him to help them with their 'unfinished buisness'. There's some romance in it, and it's funny and I just like it! It has an awesome ending too.
And now that I've put in my share of rambling for the day- I'm off to read The Count of Monte Cristo. I've only seen the movie (We watched it in our French Class since it takes place in Europe) but I LOVED it! And although I'm only on page four, I like the book so far. I like the way it's written, the speech... I just like it!
Also, I just wanted to announce that I woke up at seven. On a Saturday morning! And it was all because Tara was coming today. And I didn't clean my bathroom. (Which I still haven't. Not really... shh. Don't let my mom in on the secret. Although she is a mom, and therefore her supersonic vision will probably give it away. :) ) So I got up, and I actually did my hair today. Amazing huh. And then I cleaned my room and 'tidy-ed' my bathroom... I even practiced piano and violin. All before nine thirty! :D I'm rather proud of myself if the truth be told.
Last night I watched Ghost Town with the Barries... I honestly love being at their house! Their family is so much fun to be around. Anyway, I thought it was a really cute movie. Cute story line... could've used some editing on the language, but it was quirky. I like it a lot actually. It's one of those "Who just thinks of things like this?" movies. A man dies, and then all of a sudden he can see ghosts and they all want him to help them with their 'unfinished buisness'. There's some romance in it, and it's funny and I just like it! It has an awesome ending too.
And now that I've put in my share of rambling for the day- I'm off to read The Count of Monte Cristo. I've only seen the movie (We watched it in our French Class since it takes place in Europe) but I LOVED it! And although I'm only on page four, I like the book so far. I like the way it's written, the speech... I just like it!
Friday, January 16, 2009
FACELIFT! No, not me... heavens no...
This blog of mine has officially received a face lift.
Purty exciting right? I thought so. :)
So it is in fact almost 11:30, so what in the world is Shannon doing posting?
Well, she's catching up. This week has been so long, and it's been kind of rough as well. But hey. That's how life is. :) "Life is like a roller coaster- you can get on and go through the ups and downs, and the unexpected turns; get sick and scared- or you can stay off. But what fun is it to stand and watch?"
Exactly. No fun to watch everyone else have fun. So here goes nothing I guess.
School is death. Except for not, I actually secretly really enjoy it (although the homework still stinks.) And I am absolutely determined to give it some effort once more. For a while there I have to admit I wasn't really trying all that hard. I'm not stupid, so why was I letting my teachers think I was? Math is still my most infuriating class, it honestly feels like a foreign language ninety seven point three percent of the time. (P.S. Did you know that 87.449% of all statistics are made up on the spot? :p haha... Yes, yes... hilarious isn't it? Of course that's mainly because I'm exhausted. So I'm gonna go to bed. Soon... I think.) So back to my rambling... Oh yes. Math. I take notes (make lists, and figure it out! :p) Fortunately Jake is crazy enough to want to major in math. ;) Which is perfect because while I get help with math, he can get help with English. I think it's a rather fair trade. Actually, most of the time when we hang out now, it's doing homework. Which is good, and bad. Good because, hey. I'm passing math. Bad because who wants to do homework anyway?
I have a couple of things that I just thought I'd let you all know. I like to call it my cure for the blues.
A) my favorite scripture. Well, one of them: It's D&C 6:36 "Look unto me in every thought. Doubt not, fear not." Um, self explanatory. Basically that one scripture can solve just about anything.
B) A long hot shower, and a really big bathrobe
and last, but obviously most importantly
C) A HUGE mug of hot chocolate... Cinnamon preferably. :)
On to bigger better things, I cannot believe how fast time is going! It seems like just yesterday Aubree, Justin and I were the little three musketeers playing 'huskies' in grandma's basement. I keep having all these sentimental flash backs as of recently. It's only kind of flustering because I just so happen to be related to my father, and therefore my tear ducts work perfectly well. :) And now Justin is about to send in mission papers, and Aubree is talking about graduation and cosmetology school! Where does that leave me? A sad, lonely little senior for next year, I suppose. :) Just kidding (mostly). I'm excited for life and growing up. I just wish I could rewind and savor those happy little kid moments again. I just found the most FABULOUS piece of "Flair" on facebook: "Kindergarten... where the definition of drama was someone stealing your crayons."
Haha. Hey, you can steal my crayons anytime. :)
Purty exciting right? I thought so. :)
So it is in fact almost 11:30, so what in the world is Shannon doing posting?
Well, she's catching up. This week has been so long, and it's been kind of rough as well. But hey. That's how life is. :) "Life is like a roller coaster- you can get on and go through the ups and downs, and the unexpected turns; get sick and scared- or you can stay off. But what fun is it to stand and watch?"
Exactly. No fun to watch everyone else have fun. So here goes nothing I guess.
School is death. Except for not, I actually secretly really enjoy it (although the homework still stinks.) And I am absolutely determined to give it some effort once more. For a while there I have to admit I wasn't really trying all that hard. I'm not stupid, so why was I letting my teachers think I was? Math is still my most infuriating class, it honestly feels like a foreign language ninety seven point three percent of the time. (P.S. Did you know that 87.449% of all statistics are made up on the spot? :p haha... Yes, yes... hilarious isn't it? Of course that's mainly because I'm exhausted. So I'm gonna go to bed. Soon... I think.) So back to my rambling... Oh yes. Math. I take notes (make lists, and figure it out! :p) Fortunately Jake is crazy enough to want to major in math. ;) Which is perfect because while I get help with math, he can get help with English. I think it's a rather fair trade. Actually, most of the time when we hang out now, it's doing homework. Which is good, and bad. Good because, hey. I'm passing math. Bad because who wants to do homework anyway?
I have a couple of things that I just thought I'd let you all know. I like to call it my cure for the blues.
A) my favorite scripture. Well, one of them: It's D&C 6:36 "Look unto me in every thought. Doubt not, fear not." Um, self explanatory. Basically that one scripture can solve just about anything.
B) A long hot shower, and a really big bathrobe
and last, but obviously most importantly
C) A HUGE mug of hot chocolate... Cinnamon preferably. :)
On to bigger better things, I cannot believe how fast time is going! It seems like just yesterday Aubree, Justin and I were the little three musketeers playing 'huskies' in grandma's basement. I keep having all these sentimental flash backs as of recently. It's only kind of flustering because I just so happen to be related to my father, and therefore my tear ducts work perfectly well. :) And now Justin is about to send in mission papers, and Aubree is talking about graduation and cosmetology school! Where does that leave me? A sad, lonely little senior for next year, I suppose. :) Just kidding (mostly). I'm excited for life and growing up. I just wish I could rewind and savor those happy little kid moments again. I just found the most FABULOUS piece of "Flair" on facebook: "Kindergarten... where the definition of drama was someone stealing your crayons."
Haha. Hey, you can steal my crayons anytime. :)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Pictorals!
Well, Hello. Obviously from the title, these are in fact pictures. :) That i took. I need to pick three of the best ones that have to do with winter so comments are not only appreciated, but practically required. :) Thanks! :D
Note to audience... I took this picture in PJ pants, and no shoes or socks. It was intense, but definitely worth it! It was such a gorgeous sunset!
I kind of really like clouds as of recently.
Claire de somethin. The moon is gorgeous!
isn't it lovely??
Part of a hinge you'll see later. :)
This is part of a wall mirror at Jacobs. I just like the iron look and the lines in it.
These are candles that are also at Jakes house.
I love these candles!
I like this one ok? I love how you can see the writing on the jar. It's cool.
A jar of marbles... so that's where mine went! :D
These are some of the most amazingly cool fishing reels that are in this jar at Jake's house. I love their decorations! They're quite photogenic. ;) haha
I liked the wood grain and the hinge and the nails... Jacob just thought i was crazy. :) Which i am, of course.
STARS DELIGHT! :p... although it isn't christmas eve night... so that phrase isn't quite as catchy.
Some Stars. Of coolio-ness
I LOVE these!
Nicole and Billy... I like hands a lot.
Cute huh?!? Nicole and Billy.
I have a thing for shadows. Plus after running through the water BAREFOOTED i kind of liked the footprint stuff too.
This is Avery. She's my cousin's little girl, and she's ADORABLE! Haha, the best part is her personality. It's my favorite to just listen to her. :) She's 3 going on 16. She's a cutie though.
AWESOME icicles!!!!! Up close, and personal! :D
Random? I like icicles ok? And our little... playground thingy.
I just liked the chair. :) I find it rather artistic.
Icicles!
Black and white-ish Version
:D I love silhouettes. Jake just happened to be the victim of my photography addiction. :)
This one is a little bit better than the one below. Only a little bit though. It's the view from between the Heritage Center and the Parking Garage. :)
This one didn't turn out half as good as i had envisioned. :) But that's kind of typical with my camera. And me. Can't blame it all on the camera. ;)
The parking Garage view! :D
This is on the Canyon Trail... It didn't really turn out as well as i wanted it to. :p I saw too much potential in it. :)
Note to audience... I took this picture in PJ pants, and no shoes or socks. It was intense, but definitely worth it! It was such a gorgeous sunset!
I kind of really like clouds as of recently.
Claire de somethin. The moon is gorgeous!
isn't it lovely??
Part of a hinge you'll see later. :)
This is part of a wall mirror at Jacobs. I just like the iron look and the lines in it.
These are candles that are also at Jakes house.
I love these candles!
I like this one ok? I love how you can see the writing on the jar. It's cool.
A jar of marbles... so that's where mine went! :D
These are some of the most amazingly cool fishing reels that are in this jar at Jake's house. I love their decorations! They're quite photogenic. ;) haha
I liked the wood grain and the hinge and the nails... Jacob just thought i was crazy. :) Which i am, of course.
STARS DELIGHT! :p... although it isn't christmas eve night... so that phrase isn't quite as catchy.
Some Stars. Of coolio-ness
I LOVE these!
Nicole and Billy... I like hands a lot.
However, Billy is CRAZY and so he insisted on wearing one of nicole's rings. Blast, this was my favorite. He just looks silly. Or at least his hand does. :p
Cute huh?!? Nicole and Billy.
and nicole's cute rings and stuff... and hand warmer things. :p
I have a thing for shadows. Plus after running through the water BAREFOOTED i kind of liked the footprint stuff too.
This is Avery. She's my cousin's little girl, and she's ADORABLE! Haha, the best part is her personality. It's my favorite to just listen to her. :) She's 3 going on 16. She's a cutie though.
AWESOME icicles!!!!! Up close, and personal! :D
Random? I like icicles ok? And our little... playground thingy.
I just liked the chair. :) I find it rather artistic.
Icicles!
Black and white-ish Version
:D I love silhouettes. Jake just happened to be the victim of my photography addiction. :)
This one is a little bit better than the one below. Only a little bit though. It's the view from between the Heritage Center and the Parking Garage. :)
This one didn't turn out half as good as i had envisioned. :) But that's kind of typical with my camera. And me. Can't blame it all on the camera. ;)
I just like lamp posts... Dont ask why, cuz i can't tell you, but I do!
The parking Garage view! :D
This is on the Canyon Trail... It didn't really turn out as well as i wanted it to. :p I saw too much potential in it. :)
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