Well. Heads Up. I'm switching our blog URL. Everytime I go to post a blog, it makes me sign in using my gmail account. When I got married, I changed my e-mail address to have my new last name. Now, my gmail account is always automatically signed in with the new email address and its such a pain to sign out of that account and sign in with my old email address. Ya follow? Anyway, I know that I'm kind of a baby. But it annoys me. And blogger wont let me do a new email address and still have the same URL. Anyway, I know that its a pain. but I'm doing it anyway. :) the new blog address is:
greglovesjord.blogspot.com
no more posts here!
4.26.2010
4.12.2010
p.s.
larger around the top and the bottom as well. not just the middle.
i wish it was just the middle. :]
ha.
but no. dont get ideas into your heads.
i wish it was just the middle. :]
ha.
but no. dont get ideas into your heads.
not so great.
i didnt win the contest.
im tired.
i have a paper due tomorrow.
i have a french final tomorrow (defintiely not ready for it).
i start working full time in a week. i super love my job. but i dont have the attention span to sit in one place for 8 hours a day!!
its cold outside. the sun went away.
people love to make plans then bail.
my house needs to be cleaned.
im getting progressively larger around the middle.
thus, i cant find an outfit to wear to kate's wedding that doesnt make me look like a whale.
i tried on probably 13 dresses on saturday. none of them fit.
it was distressing.
and, our best friends are moving next week.
thanks for letting me complain.
contrary to popular belief, complaining does make you feel better.
im tired.
i have a paper due tomorrow.
i have a french final tomorrow (defintiely not ready for it).
i start working full time in a week. i super love my job. but i dont have the attention span to sit in one place for 8 hours a day!!
its cold outside. the sun went away.
people love to make plans then bail.
my house needs to be cleaned.
im getting progressively larger around the middle.
thus, i cant find an outfit to wear to kate's wedding that doesnt make me look like a whale.
i tried on probably 13 dresses on saturday. none of them fit.
it was distressing.
and, our best friends are moving next week.
thanks for letting me complain.
contrary to popular belief, complaining does make you feel better.
4.07.2010
i want to win.
this blog that i read (who also happens to be my french teacher..!) is doing this amazing giveaway that i want to win super bad! to increase my chances...I'm making a post about it. haha. he did the project called ABC Paris. While he has been in Paris over the last few years (okay, the last lot of years) he has taken pictures of things around the city that are especially "Parisian" that look like alphabet letters. He has the whole alphabet, plus some letters have a couple of options. He has an option where you can get the photo of the letter, then at the bottom of the page there is a quote that goes along with the letter. They're super cute. I really love them all. This one in particular is the one that I want to win! There is a super funny quote at the bottom about walking by pastry shops and wanting to buy a sweet. I love it. and isn't the picture just delicious? yum.
anyway, check out his blog HERE. and check out the ABC Paris project HERE. every picture is just awesome!!
and..cross your fingers that i win. I never win anything!! but hey, this little post just doubled my chances. score.
anyway, check out his blog HERE. and check out the ABC Paris project HERE. every picture is just awesome!!
and..cross your fingers that i win. I never win anything!! but hey, this little post just doubled my chances. score.
4.04.2010
yellowstone.
among other fabulous things happening in our life right now -
my family just booked 9 bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms in yellowstone national park.
family reunion.
july 14-18.
2 grandparents.
2 parents.
6 aunts and uncles.
18 cousins.
me and greg.
seriously. how could this not be the most fabulous party EVER?
we are so excited.
SO EXCITED!
i love my family.
i have THE coolest family in the world.
THE COOLEST!
we have so much fun when we are with them.
they are hilarious.
and they're all so nice.
we can't wait!
may 25-june 15: north carolina/new jersey/new york/washington dc extravaganza
june 20 - july 4: cameryn and benson will be here!
(june 20: one year anniversary! wow!)
july 14-july 18: family reunion
july 19-august 9: canada - babysitting my brothers and sister and going to the cabin!!
and maybe even another fun vacation at the beginning of may...if all goes as we hope it will...!!!
what a FABULOUS summer we are headed into!
oh. we had an easter photo shoot today. our friends gave us the idea to take family pictures every easter. i liked it. and i just bought a cute new sweater. so we borrowed their tradition. this was the only picture that i dare show to the public. and im a little embarrassed to do that. i have chinese eyes..even though there isn't an ounce of chinese in me. my face is chunky. when i smile, my eyes disappear in the big cheeks. the big chunky kind..that are cute on 2 year olds. gross jordan! but in the rest of the photos i look like im pregnant, cuz my stomach is just that gross at the moment. so. i dared not put those up to avoid possible confusion. no. im not pregnant. just fat. gross.
have a great week!
my family just booked 9 bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms in yellowstone national park.
family reunion.
july 14-18.
2 grandparents.
2 parents.
6 aunts and uncles.
18 cousins.
me and greg.
seriously. how could this not be the most fabulous party EVER?
we are so excited.
SO EXCITED!
i love my family.
i have THE coolest family in the world.
THE COOLEST!
we have so much fun when we are with them.
they are hilarious.
and they're all so nice.
we can't wait!
may 25-june 15: north carolina/new jersey/new york/washington dc extravaganza
june 20 - july 4: cameryn and benson will be here!
(june 20: one year anniversary! wow!)
july 14-july 18: family reunion
july 19-august 9: canada - babysitting my brothers and sister and going to the cabin!!
and maybe even another fun vacation at the beginning of may...if all goes as we hope it will...!!!
what a FABULOUS summer we are headed into!
have a great week!
3.23.2010
summer 2010
is looking to be just as fabulous as summer 2009! (and trust me...thats hard to do considering all that we got to do last summer).
Greg got accepted into a dental internship seminar program at the University of New Jersey Dental School in Newark!!! we couldn't be more excited. out of 300 applicants, they only picked 20 people!! seriously cool! it runs for a few weeks at the beginning of june. we will try to fly out to north carolina for a few days, then spend some time in new york (he gets the weekends off..so we will head to the city for some delicious food...a broadway show?!), and maybe even vist sean and alena in DC!
i dropped all of my classes for spring semester. with the semester only being 6 weeks long, i didn't think that it would be wise to miss 3 weeks. i was a little bummed, because i really wanted to graduate in december, and now i won't graduate until april. but thats alright. an awesome opportunity like this doesn't come up very often!
so..combine this with hangin out with my brother and sister for 2 weeks at the end of june....thats going to be prettty awesome!
not to mention..that it will be sunny. and warm. and i can wear sandals. my feet are longing to see the sun!!
aaaaand. this friday...im getting a manicure and pedicure, going to cheesecake factory and seeing legally blonde: the MUSICAL with my favorite Samantha in the world! i couldn't be more excited. when i start thinking about it..i have trouble focusing on school!! its going to be a longggg week.
Greg got accepted into a dental internship seminar program at the University of New Jersey Dental School in Newark!!! we couldn't be more excited. out of 300 applicants, they only picked 20 people!! seriously cool! it runs for a few weeks at the beginning of june. we will try to fly out to north carolina for a few days, then spend some time in new york (he gets the weekends off..so we will head to the city for some delicious food...a broadway show?!), and maybe even vist sean and alena in DC!
i dropped all of my classes for spring semester. with the semester only being 6 weeks long, i didn't think that it would be wise to miss 3 weeks. i was a little bummed, because i really wanted to graduate in december, and now i won't graduate until april. but thats alright. an awesome opportunity like this doesn't come up very often!
so..combine this with hangin out with my brother and sister for 2 weeks at the end of june....thats going to be prettty awesome!
not to mention..that it will be sunny. and warm. and i can wear sandals. my feet are longing to see the sun!!
aaaaand. this friday...im getting a manicure and pedicure, going to cheesecake factory and seeing legally blonde: the MUSICAL with my favorite Samantha in the world! i couldn't be more excited. when i start thinking about it..i have trouble focusing on school!! its going to be a longggg week.
3.20.2010
the power of the imagination
A few days ago my uncle sent me a link to this Harvard graduation address given by J.K. Rowling. I really liked it a lot - she's so funny!! Plus, she says some really great stuff. She talks about the importance of the power of the imagination and of the "fringe benefits of failure". I would definitely recommend watching the video if you have a few extra minutes. It's great.
The shower went super super super awesome. it couldn't have gone better. it was a blast. i love hanging out with a bunch of awesome girls, eating, and talking. doesn't get much better!! i wish that we would get together and do it more often. It seems like we always have to wait for some big occasion like a bridal shower to get together. And I don't like it! I wish that we would plan lunch dates like this all the time for no other reason other than that we love to get together. Anyway, it was a blast. yummy food, funny presents, and good conversations. beth and i are going pro. if you need a bridal shower planned anytime soon...give us a call! we kind of rock. haha.
I love my bestie. She is going to be such a good wife. She's so pretty. She's so smart. and she's so crazy. I remembered today all of the reasons that i love her. I can't wait for her big day!!!
here's a funny story about one of the many adventures ive had with kate. once upon a time (last fall) we decided to buy a fish. we bought it during the last week of august. he was a pretty pink and purple Siamese fighter fish. we named the little guy edward. we were thrilled. we bought him a cute little bowl, some pretty beads, and the best food walmart had to offer. everyone doubted us. they said our little pet would live for no more than one week, two at the most. everyone started counting down the days til edward died - roommates, family (admittedly even us sometimes...he wasn't the most lively little creature) . well, thanksgiving came and went, so did christmas, then valentines day. pretty soon, it was time for me to go to London. so, i took edward and his pretty home over to my grandparents. they tended him with love and care...for the next three months. tuns out, our little pet lived for almost on year. he was the best fish in the entire world. the end.
The shower went super super super awesome. it couldn't have gone better. it was a blast. i love hanging out with a bunch of awesome girls, eating, and talking. doesn't get much better!! i wish that we would get together and do it more often. It seems like we always have to wait for some big occasion like a bridal shower to get together. And I don't like it! I wish that we would plan lunch dates like this all the time for no other reason other than that we love to get together. Anyway, it was a blast. yummy food, funny presents, and good conversations. beth and i are going pro. if you need a bridal shower planned anytime soon...give us a call! we kind of rock. haha.
I love my bestie. She is going to be such a good wife. She's so pretty. She's so smart. and she's so crazy. I remembered today all of the reasons that i love her. I can't wait for her big day!!!
here's a funny story about one of the many adventures ive had with kate. once upon a time (last fall) we decided to buy a fish. we bought it during the last week of august. he was a pretty pink and purple Siamese fighter fish. we named the little guy edward. we were thrilled. we bought him a cute little bowl, some pretty beads, and the best food walmart had to offer. everyone doubted us. they said our little pet would live for no more than one week, two at the most. everyone started counting down the days til edward died - roommates, family (admittedly even us sometimes...he wasn't the most lively little creature) . well, thanksgiving came and went, so did christmas, then valentines day. pretty soon, it was time for me to go to London. so, i took edward and his pretty home over to my grandparents. they tended him with love and care...for the next three months. tuns out, our little pet lived for almost on year. he was the best fish in the entire world. the end.
3.18.2010
thoughts of the day.
- i love getting FREE route 44 vanilla diet dr peppers from sonic. can't beat that! it makes me happy.
- i love going shopping with sammy to risque parts of spanish fork. hah! it makes me happy.
- i love buying things for katelyn's bridal shower that i know are going to make her blush.. seriously. its going to be priceless. im such a good friend. i crack myself up. her bridal shower is going to be a blast (well...cross your fingers..!) this is the first party that i've really planned, and i think that its going to be awesome. sometimes i get frustrated because i want everything to be perfect. i want everything to be so awesome that people will always remember it as one of the funnest bridal showers that they have been to - which is a big goal...i know. i like to aim high. haha. i want to have the best of the best. therefore...i end up spending a lot more money than i technically should. i spend money on stupid little details that no one will notice, and that no one really even cares about! but i know that they're there...and i like them! stupid. what a pain! okay...that wasn't meaning to like..talk myself up as the greatest friend ever, haha, because i am definitely not that. but..im just sayin - i get so frustrated when i do stupid things like that!! yesterday while shopping with sam i just went a little nuts, and started buying little things left and right, and it sure added up. dumb! anyway, bridal showers make me happy.
-i love getting food at work. it really makes a difference in my day. yesterday we got green bagles, and today we got orange rolls from shirley's bakery (definitely one of the most delicious bakeries in utah!). it makes me so happy! i love food...i was joking with greg the other day that i eat my feelings. which i suppose is partially true. certain things just make me happy (ie. vanilla diet dr pepper, chocolate molten lava cake from chilis, pf changs). i bombed a test on tuesday night...so what do i do? i make greg take me out to eat so that i will feel better about myself. HA! whoever thought of that?? it makes me happy.
- speaking of the test...yes i probably bombed it. we haven't gotten our grades back yet, but holy cow. i've never taken such a stupid test! so, at the end i told the teacher my concerns about the test, and he said that he would look over the other student's tests and take my concerns into account. i didn't actually expect that my complaints would help at all...but, turns out there were a ton of other people who complained too! which means...he won't grade us so hard. score. i love that, it makes me happy.
-we got a free upgrade to dvr...so i record all my favorite shows...watch them in half the time without commericals. my days no longer revolve around my tv shows (which, uh...they never did?). i am liberated! it makes me happy.
-i had to watch an Iranian movie last night for my humanities of islam class. it was about a blind boy who's dad didn't want him because he was blind. it was heart breaking. it did not make me happy.
-our phones haven't been working properly the last few months. they freeze, they're delayed, la la la. so, greg finally got this genius idea to call verizon and see what they could do for us. turns out, they are sending us both brand spankin new phones!! sweet man!! i can't wait. it makes me happy.
-i keep having these weird dreams. they freak me out. its turning into a nightly occurance. i do not approve. it does not make me happy!!!
-im having girls night with alena on sat while sean goes to priesthood meeting for their stake conference. then we're all going to go this new mexican place in provo called rubios. (totally not new, just new to provo). it makes me happy!
alright...thats all. no pictures. nothing that really means anything. no photo of the day. thats lame. so sorrry.
- i love going shopping with sammy to risque parts of spanish fork. hah! it makes me happy.
- i love buying things for katelyn's bridal shower that i know are going to make her blush.. seriously. its going to be priceless. im such a good friend. i crack myself up. her bridal shower is going to be a blast (well...cross your fingers..!) this is the first party that i've really planned, and i think that its going to be awesome. sometimes i get frustrated because i want everything to be perfect. i want everything to be so awesome that people will always remember it as one of the funnest bridal showers that they have been to - which is a big goal...i know. i like to aim high. haha. i want to have the best of the best. therefore...i end up spending a lot more money than i technically should. i spend money on stupid little details that no one will notice, and that no one really even cares about! but i know that they're there...and i like them! stupid. what a pain! okay...that wasn't meaning to like..talk myself up as the greatest friend ever, haha, because i am definitely not that. but..im just sayin - i get so frustrated when i do stupid things like that!! yesterday while shopping with sam i just went a little nuts, and started buying little things left and right, and it sure added up. dumb! anyway, bridal showers make me happy.
-i love getting food at work. it really makes a difference in my day. yesterday we got green bagles, and today we got orange rolls from shirley's bakery (definitely one of the most delicious bakeries in utah!). it makes me so happy! i love food...i was joking with greg the other day that i eat my feelings. which i suppose is partially true. certain things just make me happy (ie. vanilla diet dr pepper, chocolate molten lava cake from chilis, pf changs). i bombed a test on tuesday night...so what do i do? i make greg take me out to eat so that i will feel better about myself. HA! whoever thought of that?? it makes me happy.
- speaking of the test...yes i probably bombed it. we haven't gotten our grades back yet, but holy cow. i've never taken such a stupid test! so, at the end i told the teacher my concerns about the test, and he said that he would look over the other student's tests and take my concerns into account. i didn't actually expect that my complaints would help at all...but, turns out there were a ton of other people who complained too! which means...he won't grade us so hard. score. i love that, it makes me happy.
-we got a free upgrade to dvr...so i record all my favorite shows...watch them in half the time without commericals. my days no longer revolve around my tv shows (which, uh...they never did?). i am liberated! it makes me happy.
-i had to watch an Iranian movie last night for my humanities of islam class. it was about a blind boy who's dad didn't want him because he was blind. it was heart breaking. it did not make me happy.
-our phones haven't been working properly the last few months. they freeze, they're delayed, la la la. so, greg finally got this genius idea to call verizon and see what they could do for us. turns out, they are sending us both brand spankin new phones!! sweet man!! i can't wait. it makes me happy.
-i keep having these weird dreams. they freak me out. its turning into a nightly occurance. i do not approve. it does not make me happy!!!
-im having girls night with alena on sat while sean goes to priesthood meeting for their stake conference. then we're all going to go this new mexican place in provo called rubios. (totally not new, just new to provo). it makes me happy!
alright...thats all. no pictures. nothing that really means anything. no photo of the day. thats lame. so sorrry.
3.08.2010
...here i go again!
i have watched mama mia 3 times since we bought it 2 weeks ago. oh my. how i love it. what a feel good movie. greg complains that he can "feel the testosterone leaving his body" when he hears Pearce Brosnan and Colin Firth singing. sorry love! its too good to miss. i just cant get enough of it. such a stupid story line, but such great music!! especially the giant music video at the end. love it!
we are loving our new house. it is so awesome!! we are so happy. it already feels like home! it has its quirks...ie. the toilet keeps flushing for a solid 3 minutes after you push the handle....when the heater turns on it sounds like the entire house is going to lift off into space...the water is either scalding hot or freezing, it is super difficult to find a happy medium...the whole no dishwasher thing BITES!... the floor creaks...the garage is so skinny - it is so hard to get into!...the neighbors jacked our trashcan and filled it with junk...the sink is bright olive green- BUT OH HOW WE LOVE IT!!
my little brother and sister are coming to visit this summer (atleast they are supposed to...!) i sure hope they do. greg and i are already thinking of all the fun things we can do with them! we are so looking forward to it!
i have to have a rough draft of my 12 page paper on Rembrandt's crazy Adam and Eve by Wednesday...I'm sure not there yet! whoops.
on friday i'm going to a muslim friday prayer service for my humanities of islam class...we will see how that goes!!
we got an upgrade with our cable company...210 channels and DVR! oh boy. im so excited for the dvr. we have both certainly missed it!!! we are thrilled. law and order marathons here we come! commercial free!
greg is in the regional tournament for ward basketball tomorrow! woo-hoo. exciting!!
-have a botox party -kill a zombie
we are loving our new house. it is so awesome!! we are so happy. it already feels like home! it has its quirks...ie. the toilet keeps flushing for a solid 3 minutes after you push the handle....when the heater turns on it sounds like the entire house is going to lift off into space...the water is either scalding hot or freezing, it is super difficult to find a happy medium...the whole no dishwasher thing BITES!... the floor creaks...the garage is so skinny - it is so hard to get into!...the neighbors jacked our trashcan and filled it with junk...the sink is bright olive green- BUT OH HOW WE LOVE IT!!
my little brother and sister are coming to visit this summer (atleast they are supposed to...!) i sure hope they do. greg and i are already thinking of all the fun things we can do with them! we are so looking forward to it!
i have to have a rough draft of my 12 page paper on Rembrandt's crazy Adam and Eve by Wednesday...I'm sure not there yet! whoops.
on friday i'm going to a muslim friday prayer service for my humanities of islam class...we will see how that goes!!
we got an upgrade with our cable company...210 channels and DVR! oh boy. im so excited for the dvr. we have both certainly missed it!!! we are thrilled. law and order marathons here we come! commercial free!
greg is in the regional tournament for ward basketball tomorrow! woo-hoo. exciting!!
dunno if you can read the things on this sign...but they were all over the tube in london. they are the funniest signs!! they are all things that you could do if you had a year's free rent....some of my personal favorites include:
-have a botox party -kill a zombie
-own a pet squid -set up a donkey sanctuary
-pimp my ride -get my kicks on route 66
-learn to rollerdisco -get spray tan
-get a handbag dog -own a pointless collection
-get mum tattoo -learn the didgeridoo
-shave all body hair -eat posh chocolate
-get much needed moob job -bathe in champagne
they provided so much entertainment!
(i promise that some pictures of the day don't have to do with london...but there are just so many good london ones!!!)
3.04.2010
p.s.
i just received this email from my crazy Pearl of Great Price teacher:
"Being open book, this test is quite solid because you have every opportunity to get the right answer. If you did not do as well a you think you should have, please do not email me with complaints about the test and accusing me of trying to trick you or whatever (this kind of whining really, really annoys me. You need to take responsbility for your score and not shift the blame to me. Cheers."
no kidding. what a man. apparently i'm not the only one who bombed the test. what a joke.
"Being open book, this test is quite solid because you have every opportunity to get the right answer. If you did not do as well a you think you should have, please do not email me with complaints about the test and accusing me of trying to trick you or whatever (this kind of whining really, really annoys me. You need to take responsbility for your score and not shift the blame to me. Cheers."
no kidding. what a man. apparently i'm not the only one who bombed the test. what a joke.
ward basketball.
i finally decided to be a supportive wife and go to greg's ward basketball game. it was the last one of the tournament (cuz...they lost, unfortunately). i was so glad that i did! he is so dang good! yes, i am biased, but you should have seen his 3 pointers! what a stud. they lost to THE MOST OBNOXIOUS team. which makes it even harder to loose. Bummer. We came home and 20 minutes later he was off to his intermural football game. what a guy. im glad that he goes. he always comes home so happy and talking about how he has so much fun with the guys he goes with. i'm so happy for him. now, if only i could make super great girl friends...wouldn't that be nice? haha.
we are slowly packing...today my sweet hubby fixed our garage door opener and hooked up the washer and dryer while i was at school. it was so exciting to drive up to our house, open the garage, drive in from the crazy blizzard, and shut the door, then get out of the car in a dry, warmish sort of place. oh i loved it!! i'm so excited to move. i seriously can't believe how lucky we are to have found this place. i love it so much. i love everything right down to the olive green sinks (oh yeah buddy, straight from the 60's). my boss was nice enough to let me take the day off tomorrow, so hopefully we will be able to get alllll packed up and moved out! saturday morning a few of my sweet sweet friends are coming to help me clean my apartment. so nice of them. rachel didn't even have to be asked. she totally offered. so cool! im a little embarrassed to have them help me clean our apartment...but the help with be much appreciated. i think i might bake them a treat :]
i have a 10 page research paper first draft due on wednesday. have a i started? well, no, i haven't. but don't worry, i wrote my french satire and rocked my french test. so it was a productive day right?? i think so.
question: my hair is curly...but so unruly. however, i despise spending an hour doing it everytime i shower. how do i control my amazonian curls and make them pretty and nonfrizzy?? please help. im so sick of this flat ironing routine. plus, it FRIES my poor hair. i know that there are several hair stylists who read this...please please please help me!!!
photo.... (so it's not that great of a photo..but a really great memory)
we are slowly packing...today my sweet hubby fixed our garage door opener and hooked up the washer and dryer while i was at school. it was so exciting to drive up to our house, open the garage, drive in from the crazy blizzard, and shut the door, then get out of the car in a dry, warmish sort of place. oh i loved it!! i'm so excited to move. i seriously can't believe how lucky we are to have found this place. i love it so much. i love everything right down to the olive green sinks (oh yeah buddy, straight from the 60's). my boss was nice enough to let me take the day off tomorrow, so hopefully we will be able to get alllll packed up and moved out! saturday morning a few of my sweet sweet friends are coming to help me clean my apartment. so nice of them. rachel didn't even have to be asked. she totally offered. so cool! im a little embarrassed to have them help me clean our apartment...but the help with be much appreciated. i think i might bake them a treat :]
i have a 10 page research paper first draft due on wednesday. have a i started? well, no, i haven't. but don't worry, i wrote my french satire and rocked my french test. so it was a productive day right?? i think so.
question: my hair is curly...but so unruly. however, i despise spending an hour doing it everytime i shower. how do i control my amazonian curls and make them pretty and nonfrizzy?? please help. im so sick of this flat ironing routine. plus, it FRIES my poor hair. i know that there are several hair stylists who read this...please please please help me!!!
photo.... (so it's not that great of a photo..but a really great memory)
once upon a time, it was after dinner at the london centre. everyone had plans for the night, except me and sammy. surprise! so, we hopped on the tube and went down to trafalgar square, walked around a bit, made our way to ciaos for a delicious ice cream creation, and then, hit another wall. we really wanted to do something exciting. we made our way to the dicounted ticket booth, but nothing jumped out at us as being worth the money. so we just kinda walked around aimlessly trying to find something to entertain us. several people from the program had been trying to get tickets to mama mia, but they had repeatedly been told that there were no student tickets. well, we don't take no for an answer! so we walked into the mama mia theater literally 10 minutes before the show started, we put on our cutest faces, and walked up to the ticket window. "do you have any student tickets for tonight's performance?" "let me check...yes i have 2 front row center tickets, 35 pounds" literally we were front and center. so close that we could see the actors spitting when they sang, we could see the hair on sophies legs, and the butterfly tramp stamp that she so feebly tried to cover up with make up. it was awesome. it was so much fun. after the show was over, the cast came back on stage, disco balls were lowered out of the ceiling, and neon colored flashing lights appeared. the cast AND the audience then sang every major song from the production for the next 45 minutes. we were singing at the top of our lungs, dancing in the isles, and having a blast. it was the coolest show. i loved it. i loved even more that is was so completely spur of the moment!! it was a blast. i can't wait until legally blonde. 3 weeks!!
3.03.2010
semi-charmed kinda life.
well...
we brought our washer and dryer home today!! it was super excited.
i cant wait to move. im getting antsy. plus. it is affecting my school work.
i cant concentrate while im at school because i have SO MUCH to get done here at home.
i cant concentrate while im at home because i'm trying to figure out where i will put stuff if the new place...and stressing over where i am going to put everything and how it is going to fit blah blah blah.
its all useless stuff to stress over. and i know that. but hey, what can i do. im a stresser.
greg doesnt understand it. he think im stupid. he always says things like - jordan, you just cant stress over that. just stop. ha! i wish i could just stop! that would be lovely. he is always telling me that the amount that i stress is unhealthy..i probably might have to agree with him...it kind of controls me. yikes. but seriously...im just a girl who knows how i want things done, and i know what i have to do to get them done that way, and i do it! and when i can't do it..it freaks me out a little.
anyway, moral of the story, i can't wait to be officially settled into our home sweet home. we are so lucky.
i have a french test tomorrow. you know the kind of test that really...you either know it, or you dont? thats this kind of test. so..i just cant motivate myself to study. i've eaten 2 bags of popcorn - the single serving 100 calorie variety - and drank a whole 33.8 fl oz of my new favorite drink - western family brand flavored sparkling water. yum. seriously... tangerine lime. delish.
i just took a pearl of great price test online. in class he told us "be prepared for a ridiculous test. im just testing you on your ability to find facts. i'm testing you on pointless details. i don't care about them, and you probably wont care about them, but i want to know if you can find answers" lovely. and no. that was not a paraphrase. that is a direct quote! not even kidding. not even a little bit. it was ridiculous. ive never been so baffled while taking a test. ever! greg is gone playing basketball...and even though i am home alone, i asked out loud "what the heck? we didn't even MENTION that in class". it was absurd. plus, each of the 31 fabulous questions was worth 3 points. do the math...you do not have to get too many wrong before your grade sucks. and surprise, my grade sucked. consequently, i am in a bad mood. i will have to find my happy face before boy gets home. he says that he doesnt like going out because whenever he comes home im cranky for one reason or another. i try, honey. i swear.
3 weeks til legally blonde!! woo hoo!! much needed.
also...i'm not going to jinx it and post anything on my blog before i have the money in my hand...but seriously, obama just won my support after seeing how much money we are getting back on our tax returns because of a new education credit (or something like that..) seriously. thank you uncle sam. slash barrack.
side story: i learned in my humanities class that all through elementary school all the way up until he entered law school, obama went by the name "barry". then, when he decided that he wanted to go into politics, he reverted to his cultural roots and changed his name back to barrack. pretty crazy huh?
barry..barrack..harry..george..whatever. im behind you all the way, brother. just keep giving me tax returns like this and im a happy customer!
well greg is home. he is antsy to go to sleep.
but first..
i am super excited to move to our new happy home. i can't wait. but seriously...this has to have been the coolest place that i have ever lived. i mean, c'mon, i had a drawing room, and a library, and like 7 floors. not to mention the gorgeous street! oh how i love the architecture in london. i love the magnificently old buildings. so gorgeous!!!
on my last day in london, my professors wife gave me a bookmark that she bought in london. it is a handmade lace bookmark. and in the card she wrote "I hope that this bookmark will someday remind you that you once lived next door to Kensington Palace." and now i love that bookmark. because it does remind me of the grand adventures that i had during those seven and a half lovely weeks.
i wish that i could re-live them. i wish that i could re-live them better than i did than i did while i was there. i wish that i could savor every single minute of each day!
well, i will...someday.
we brought our washer and dryer home today!! it was super excited.
i cant wait to move. im getting antsy. plus. it is affecting my school work.
i cant concentrate while im at school because i have SO MUCH to get done here at home.
i cant concentrate while im at home because i'm trying to figure out where i will put stuff if the new place...and stressing over where i am going to put everything and how it is going to fit blah blah blah.
its all useless stuff to stress over. and i know that. but hey, what can i do. im a stresser.
greg doesnt understand it. he think im stupid. he always says things like - jordan, you just cant stress over that. just stop. ha! i wish i could just stop! that would be lovely. he is always telling me that the amount that i stress is unhealthy..i probably might have to agree with him...it kind of controls me. yikes. but seriously...im just a girl who knows how i want things done, and i know what i have to do to get them done that way, and i do it! and when i can't do it..it freaks me out a little.
anyway, moral of the story, i can't wait to be officially settled into our home sweet home. we are so lucky.
i have a french test tomorrow. you know the kind of test that really...you either know it, or you dont? thats this kind of test. so..i just cant motivate myself to study. i've eaten 2 bags of popcorn - the single serving 100 calorie variety - and drank a whole 33.8 fl oz of my new favorite drink - western family brand flavored sparkling water. yum. seriously... tangerine lime. delish.
i just took a pearl of great price test online. in class he told us "be prepared for a ridiculous test. im just testing you on your ability to find facts. i'm testing you on pointless details. i don't care about them, and you probably wont care about them, but i want to know if you can find answers" lovely. and no. that was not a paraphrase. that is a direct quote! not even kidding. not even a little bit. it was ridiculous. ive never been so baffled while taking a test. ever! greg is gone playing basketball...and even though i am home alone, i asked out loud "what the heck? we didn't even MENTION that in class". it was absurd. plus, each of the 31 fabulous questions was worth 3 points. do the math...you do not have to get too many wrong before your grade sucks. and surprise, my grade sucked. consequently, i am in a bad mood. i will have to find my happy face before boy gets home. he says that he doesnt like going out because whenever he comes home im cranky for one reason or another. i try, honey. i swear.
3 weeks til legally blonde!! woo hoo!! much needed.
also...i'm not going to jinx it and post anything on my blog before i have the money in my hand...but seriously, obama just won my support after seeing how much money we are getting back on our tax returns because of a new education credit (or something like that..) seriously. thank you uncle sam. slash barrack.
side story: i learned in my humanities class that all through elementary school all the way up until he entered law school, obama went by the name "barry". then, when he decided that he wanted to go into politics, he reverted to his cultural roots and changed his name back to barrack. pretty crazy huh?
barry..barrack..harry..george..whatever. im behind you all the way, brother. just keep giving me tax returns like this and im a happy customer!
well greg is home. he is antsy to go to sleep.
but first..
i am super excited to move to our new happy home. i can't wait. but seriously...this has to have been the coolest place that i have ever lived. i mean, c'mon, i had a drawing room, and a library, and like 7 floors. not to mention the gorgeous street! oh how i love the architecture in london. i love the magnificently old buildings. so gorgeous!!!
on my last day in london, my professors wife gave me a bookmark that she bought in london. it is a handmade lace bookmark. and in the card she wrote "I hope that this bookmark will someday remind you that you once lived next door to Kensington Palace." and now i love that bookmark. because it does remind me of the grand adventures that i had during those seven and a half lovely weeks.
i wish that i could re-live them. i wish that i could re-live them better than i did than i did while i was there. i wish that i could savor every single minute of each day!
well, i will...someday.
(except the boy that i love will be by my side. aw. how romantic)
3.02.2010
wow.
well...we got the house! yay! i'm super excited about it. it just amazes me that we were paying the same amount of rent to rent a tiny apartment and to rent a 2 bedroom (plus garage and huge backyard) house! crazy. me and sam went over there tonight and cleaned it. seriously...what a great friend. she came and helped me clean everything, and with a smile on her face. it doesn't get much cooler than her. no joke.
while the house is awesome...just let me complain for a second here. we have drained our savings account just trying to get set up. we bought a washer and dryer today. they are great. used..oldish...but so great, and so much cheaper. nonetheless...drained our savings. we only have $100 int he account now. lovely. we bought kitchen table and chairs (which we are so dang excited for...it will be so nice to actually eat at a table!!) used half of the checking account...bought some much needed shelves for the bathroom...used half of what was left in the checking account..bought a decent dish scrubbing brush (cuz we have no dishwasher in the new house)...used half of what was left....you get the picture. we are making really good purchases...they are really much needed..and they arent frivolous...but good grief. what a pain. im sick of not having money. im so sick of it. blah. the end.
next week at this time i will be in my new little house and loving it and i wont be remembering all of this stress. thats the plan anyway.
2.26.2010
ANXIETYYY
we just applied for the cute little yellow house.
i am a big mess of anxiety.
it probably ruined my entire weekend.
we learned that there are 2 other couples that are going to see it today (luckily we were first)
it was perfect. it was everything we want.
our own little house. i can only imagine.
the best part is, rent will be the same amount as we pay now...only it will be in a house! a real house.
after we filled out the application, we walked outside and i immediately burst into tears. thats how bad i want this house.
im so stressed that we aren't going to get it.
greg thinks im stupid.
but it really stresses me out.
applying for married housing is a whole nother deal than applying for student housing.
credit checks, employment checks, financial obligation evaluations.
im dying. im a mess.
the end.
i am a big mess of anxiety.
it probably ruined my entire weekend.
we learned that there are 2 other couples that are going to see it today (luckily we were first)
it was perfect. it was everything we want.
our own little house. i can only imagine.
the best part is, rent will be the same amount as we pay now...only it will be in a house! a real house.
after we filled out the application, we walked outside and i immediately burst into tears. thats how bad i want this house.
im so stressed that we aren't going to get it.
greg thinks im stupid.
but it really stresses me out.
applying for married housing is a whole nother deal than applying for student housing.
credit checks, employment checks, financial obligation evaluations.
im dying. im a mess.
the end.
2.25.2010
blah blah blah.
well...greg is at ward basketball. i have 14 minutes til he gets home. i finally sorta finished my paper due tomorrow. but i have an hour in between work and class :] so. i'll blog instead. even though i really have nothing to say. i just like saying things..just to say them.
little anxious cuz...we found a super cute little yellow house. we are going to go look at it tomorrow. oh i want to like it so badly. i want it to be our perfect home sweet home. i'm definitely not getting my hopes up. then i get so down when the house sucks. and realistically, it could suck. old houses in provo tend to be...really old. and really beat up. but apparently they just redid this one...we will see. it would certainly be fun to live in a cute little yellow house though wouldnt it? i think it would be delightful.
super excited cuz...this weekend is going to be so great. and so needed. tomorrow we are going to dinner to celebrate greg's 91% on his o-chem midterm. hibachi grill. yum. my favorite! saturday we are going on a group date with kate and beth. bowling..should be interesting..i'm really a great bowler. not. but we get to go for free at byu. score. i'll take it. (clarification..kate and beth both have dates..its not just me kate and beth plus greg...haha).
confession...im kinda loving ke$sha. yeah she's stupid and ditsy. yeah her songs are even stupider than she is. yeah she doesnt have any real talent. yeah i could sing her songs if i wanted and you probably wouldnt know the difference...but yeah, i like her. her songs are catchy. i sing them when i drive. i like it.
i have a crush on...apollo ono. its true. its a tiny one. but i think he is cutie. and he's fierce when he skates. i like it. ill be the first to admit..i have no clue who he was til my aunt introduced me... but hey. i jumped on the bandwagon. what can you do? hes a crazy skater! i like watching it.
i hate it when...you can feel a super big zit coming in..but you can see it yet...it just hurts like the dickens. yanno the feeling? maybe that was one of those too much information kind of comments. but as i read more blogs, i discover that the kind that i like best are the ones that have character..the ones that arent afraid to be real. so there ya go. it doesnt get more real than that! i look like i re-got the chicken pox. cuuuutee.
i re-discovered...fun-dips!! greg and i went to the nicklecade a few weeks ago. the only thing we could afford with our tickets was fun-dips. and i was perfectly okay with that. i love em!! yum. don't worry. i ate them all. i didn't even leave one for him. and technically he was the one who won the tickets. i sucked at the games...except skee ball which i totally rocked. i got lots of practice at skee ball when i was little. im practically a pro. too bad skee ball is skimpy on its tickets!
i have this class...its an advanced writing class. gag. its taught by 2 grad students. they think they're so cool. truth be told...they're actually pretty funny. but. they grade harder than anyone i've ever taken a class from. get this...they gave me an 88% on a resume. how do you grade a resume?? get this too...i copied it from sam. who got a 99% on it. it was the exact same thing. except it had my name and my jobs on it. what the heck?? doesn't make sense to me. they give us so much homework its ridiculous. for example...the 20 source annotated bibliography...which we had one week to do..or the 5 source critical literature review...which we had 2 days to do. lovely. i love college oh so much. cant you tell?
i get confused...by this weather!! seriously. whats goin on here? it will be sunny and warm...short sleeves kind of weather.. then the next day, its -7 when i leave for school. seriously? that should probably change! its almost march. the way i see it...spring starts in march..its full fledged spring by april. please??
in other news...
this is the loo of the year 2006. and yes folks, i have been there. i used that loo. and what a lovely loo it was. despite the fact that it had no mirror (they took it down so that they could hang up the loo of the year plaque) and no way for me to dry my hands. that kinda sucked.
this particular loo is located in porthcuno. let me tell you about my trip to porthcurno.
we were scheduled to go to lands end and st. michaels mount. instead our director (who really liked to make final decisions without telling anyone) decided that he wanted to go porthcurno...a beach that he thought he remembered going to once 25 years ago. so he made us leave Polperro early, and drive seriously 3 hours to this beach. we were optimistic..we got out, and it was so anticlimactic. i was bugged. it was so stupid!! hellloooo. who would want to go here instead of st michaels? which by the way, i never got to see thanks to this detour. the beach part was probably as long as half of a football field. thats it. and the water was freezing. and it was raining. good choice tommy. good choice. but...we did get to take a picture infront of the ocean!
little anxious cuz...we found a super cute little yellow house. we are going to go look at it tomorrow. oh i want to like it so badly. i want it to be our perfect home sweet home. i'm definitely not getting my hopes up. then i get so down when the house sucks. and realistically, it could suck. old houses in provo tend to be...really old. and really beat up. but apparently they just redid this one...we will see. it would certainly be fun to live in a cute little yellow house though wouldnt it? i think it would be delightful.
super excited cuz...this weekend is going to be so great. and so needed. tomorrow we are going to dinner to celebrate greg's 91% on his o-chem midterm. hibachi grill. yum. my favorite! saturday we are going on a group date with kate and beth. bowling..should be interesting..i'm really a great bowler. not. but we get to go for free at byu. score. i'll take it. (clarification..kate and beth both have dates..its not just me kate and beth plus greg...haha).
confession...im kinda loving ke$sha. yeah she's stupid and ditsy. yeah her songs are even stupider than she is. yeah she doesnt have any real talent. yeah i could sing her songs if i wanted and you probably wouldnt know the difference...but yeah, i like her. her songs are catchy. i sing them when i drive. i like it.
i have a crush on...apollo ono. its true. its a tiny one. but i think he is cutie. and he's fierce when he skates. i like it. ill be the first to admit..i have no clue who he was til my aunt introduced me... but hey. i jumped on the bandwagon. what can you do? hes a crazy skater! i like watching it.
i hate it when...you can feel a super big zit coming in..but you can see it yet...it just hurts like the dickens. yanno the feeling? maybe that was one of those too much information kind of comments. but as i read more blogs, i discover that the kind that i like best are the ones that have character..the ones that arent afraid to be real. so there ya go. it doesnt get more real than that! i look like i re-got the chicken pox. cuuuutee.
i re-discovered...fun-dips!! greg and i went to the nicklecade a few weeks ago. the only thing we could afford with our tickets was fun-dips. and i was perfectly okay with that. i love em!! yum. don't worry. i ate them all. i didn't even leave one for him. and technically he was the one who won the tickets. i sucked at the games...except skee ball which i totally rocked. i got lots of practice at skee ball when i was little. im practically a pro. too bad skee ball is skimpy on its tickets!
i have this class...its an advanced writing class. gag. its taught by 2 grad students. they think they're so cool. truth be told...they're actually pretty funny. but. they grade harder than anyone i've ever taken a class from. get this...they gave me an 88% on a resume. how do you grade a resume?? get this too...i copied it from sam. who got a 99% on it. it was the exact same thing. except it had my name and my jobs on it. what the heck?? doesn't make sense to me. they give us so much homework its ridiculous. for example...the 20 source annotated bibliography...which we had one week to do..or the 5 source critical literature review...which we had 2 days to do. lovely. i love college oh so much. cant you tell?
i get confused...by this weather!! seriously. whats goin on here? it will be sunny and warm...short sleeves kind of weather.. then the next day, its -7 when i leave for school. seriously? that should probably change! its almost march. the way i see it...spring starts in march..its full fledged spring by april. please??
in other news...
this is the loo of the year 2006. and yes folks, i have been there. i used that loo. and what a lovely loo it was. despite the fact that it had no mirror (they took it down so that they could hang up the loo of the year plaque) and no way for me to dry my hands. that kinda sucked.
this particular loo is located in porthcuno. let me tell you about my trip to porthcurno.
we were scheduled to go to lands end and st. michaels mount. instead our director (who really liked to make final decisions without telling anyone) decided that he wanted to go porthcurno...a beach that he thought he remembered going to once 25 years ago. so he made us leave Polperro early, and drive seriously 3 hours to this beach. we were optimistic..we got out, and it was so anticlimactic. i was bugged. it was so stupid!! hellloooo. who would want to go here instead of st michaels? which by the way, i never got to see thanks to this detour. the beach part was probably as long as half of a football field. thats it. and the water was freezing. and it was raining. good choice tommy. good choice. but...we did get to take a picture infront of the ocean!
there were these really odd skinny small steps carved into the side of the mountain. where did they go, you may ask? no where. they just went up. or down. depending on which way you look at it i guess.
weird...
but. atleast we got to see the loo of the year 2006?2.24.2010
i take it allll back.
well... i spoke too soon. serves me right!
we still have some good options of places that we could move to...we are going to look at another one in about an hour.
the super cute condo...turned out to be a condo split into 4 condos....translation it was ITSY BITSY!
there is another option that we both loved when we first saw it..but after we thought about it for a little while neither of us thought that it was really the best thing for us to do right now.
so...maybe a summer back east is still in the cards for us? we will see.
and next time before i get overly excited about something...i will make sure we have decided for sure. haha.
i rocked the turquoise sweater today.
i loved it.
i felt sassy.
i walked a little taller all day.
what a good feeling.
i should be reading my 47 pages about Islamic philosophy...but seriously, who really wants to do that? not i.
school is really kicking my butt this week. i honestly can't really believe that it is only wednesday night. this week is positively crawling.
i went visiting teaching tonight. it really was a small blessing. it was what i needed to do tonight. isnt it funny how this works...i have so much that needed to get done tonight. i was tired and cold. it was raining outside. i didn't want to do anything really. but i went. and i feel just a little bit better. (only a little...haha) but i have the greatest companion. she's lots of fun. and so positive. who doesn't like to hang out with a positive person?? note to self...be positive...people will want to be your friend!
one of my favorite parts of the lesson tonight was this quote by Elder Worthlin:
we still have some good options of places that we could move to...we are going to look at another one in about an hour.
the super cute condo...turned out to be a condo split into 4 condos....translation it was ITSY BITSY!
there is another option that we both loved when we first saw it..but after we thought about it for a little while neither of us thought that it was really the best thing for us to do right now.
so...maybe a summer back east is still in the cards for us? we will see.
and next time before i get overly excited about something...i will make sure we have decided for sure. haha.
i rocked the turquoise sweater today.
i loved it.
i felt sassy.
i walked a little taller all day.
what a good feeling.
i should be reading my 47 pages about Islamic philosophy...but seriously, who really wants to do that? not i.
school is really kicking my butt this week. i honestly can't really believe that it is only wednesday night. this week is positively crawling.
i went visiting teaching tonight. it really was a small blessing. it was what i needed to do tonight. isnt it funny how this works...i have so much that needed to get done tonight. i was tired and cold. it was raining outside. i didn't want to do anything really. but i went. and i feel just a little bit better. (only a little...haha) but i have the greatest companion. she's lots of fun. and so positive. who doesn't like to hang out with a positive person?? note to self...be positive...people will want to be your friend!
one of my favorite parts of the lesson tonight was this quote by Elder Worthlin:
"It takes a great amount of faith to say the simple words "We just can't afford that.""
oh how hard it is sometimes for me to say those words (haha..simple?? says who?!)
i like buying things. i like having new things. i like having new clothes...ie turquoise sweaters and new gold heels. its hard for me. i really need to work on that.
photo...
oh how i love this little boy. i guess he isn't so little is he? he really is one of the sweetest boys that i know. when we were younger (okay i wasnt so much younger...it was more like when i was in high school) we just didn't get along. our personalities clashed. but every now and then we would have this little moment where i knew that we were so much like each other. i see so much of my personality in him. it's almost funny!! i love him so much. i have the best brothers. and i love him so much.
2.23.2010
and so it is.
we have decided. huzzah for us.
we are moving! we got it all cleared with the landlord.
we aren't sure where yet...we have some options...we are going to look at a town home tomorrow.
and oh is it cute!!
we are so excited to have just a tiny bit more space (we will finally be able to have a kitchen table!! yay!)
i went to target tonight.
and bought the cutest diva heels.
and a turquoise sweater.
its a little bright....i was a little self conscious...im not quite the turquoise sweater wearing type.
but sam said that i could be the turquoise sweater wearing type.
and truth be told, i kinda want to be the turquoise sweater wearing type.
so i bought it.
yay!
i really can't believe that it is only tuesday. it's shocking how slowly this week has decided to crawl by.
what can you do?
tonight some idiot guy parked in our parking space.
well actually, he parked in two parking spaces...half in our spot and half in the spot next to us.
what a lovely surprise to come home at 10 only to find that you can't park in your parking garage.
good thing we are outta here.
photo of the day...
we are moving! we got it all cleared with the landlord.
we aren't sure where yet...we have some options...we are going to look at a town home tomorrow.
and oh is it cute!!
we are so excited to have just a tiny bit more space (we will finally be able to have a kitchen table!! yay!)
i went to target tonight.
and bought the cutest diva heels.
and a turquoise sweater.
its a little bright....i was a little self conscious...im not quite the turquoise sweater wearing type.
but sam said that i could be the turquoise sweater wearing type.
and truth be told, i kinda want to be the turquoise sweater wearing type.
so i bought it.
yay!
i really can't believe that it is only tuesday. it's shocking how slowly this week has decided to crawl by.
what can you do?
tonight some idiot guy parked in our parking space.
well actually, he parked in two parking spaces...half in our spot and half in the spot next to us.
what a lovely surprise to come home at 10 only to find that you can't park in your parking garage.
good thing we are outta here.
photo of the day...
this one is for sam.
i would just like you to take a minute, samantha darling, to remember this horrifying creation on brighton pier.
in no way was this ride fun.
it swung us way out over the ocean off the edge of the pier. and we were strapped in for dear life, so if the ride had somehow broken and we had fallen, there was no hope of escaping the seat and swimming to the top.
we were stuck. hopelessly stuck.
yes, it was an experience that i will never forget.
was it worth it? probably not worth the 5 pounds that i paid to ride it.
i have honestly never been so terrified while on a ride before.
sheer terror.
i was shaky for atleast an hour afterwords.
oh the crazy things that happen across the pond.
2.22.2010
for ettie.
i dedicate this post to my aunt ettie....who is very opinionated on the subject of my desire to have babies.
well...the day has come. i think i have moved past the baby hunger stage. its true. this is a very good thing. definitely a step in the right direction for now. (mind you...this could be today...and tomorrow could be a whole different story. ill keep you updated. nooo worries.)
we are trying to figure out our summer plans. we have so many options.
1. something just came up and we could get out of our apartment contract...and move into this adorable 2 story condo with a garage in orem that we have secretly been coveting for the past couple weeks (best part..it would cost LESS than what we are paying now..if you can even believe that). i would go to school like i have been planning and greg would work. i would graduate in decemeber. i could play with sam everyday all summer. we could see my family a ton like we love to do. there are plenty of pluses in this situation.
2. we are toying with the idea of moving to north carolina for the summer so that greg could do some shadowing with a dentist that he knows. this is a little bit of a scary option to me for several reasons (ie. where would we store all of our stuff, where would we live, what would i do while he was shadowing?)...but i promised greg that i wouldn't dwell on it until we talk it out and make some decisions...so i won't go into the "cons" just yet...instead i will tell you all of the totally awesome things that would come from it! first, greg told me that he would take me to disneyworld for a weekend. (this in and of itself almost made me make the decision right there and then!!) second, we could take advantage of myrtle beach.. i would get a nice tan...play at the beach...eat good food. definite plus. third, there are so many places that i want to go. the job that greg would be working would only be 4 days per week, so we could go on some totally awesome weekend trips (ie. savannah, charleston, new york...oh my) fourth, it would be a blast to just pack up and go for the summer. leave provo, take a break from school...have the guarantee of nice weather!
3. we are applying to a few internships and pre-dental summer programs for greg. any one of these would be super awesome. the thing is...we didn't think to do this until a little too late...so we are pushing the deadlines, and have already missed the deadlines for lots of the programs that we would have loved to get in to. (maybe next summer on those?) problems...we would have to find an apartment in a random state for 2 or 3 months, we would have to find somewhere to store all of our stuff...i wouldn't have anything to do...but again, i promised greg that i wouldn't stress until we know whether or not we actually get accepted to a program.
these are the main three...anyway, im already so stressed out about making this decision..i can only imagine trying to make the decision for 3 of us instead of just 2 of us. wow. so..thats the story of the day that jordan decided that she was super content with her life just the way it is. plus...we like going out to eat...we like randomly going out..we like going to late movies...we like staying up late and sleeping in late....we like spending our money on little extras...i just dont think that i'm ready for that to stop. i see friends of mine who are having babies and buying houses and whatnot. i just cant imagine having that kind of a financial burden (among other things..) right now! I love our (relatively) cheap rental payment and being able to go where we want and do what we want and spend our money how we want, without really having to be too super worried about our budget. its nice. im not ready for that kind of stress. im content. (finally...praise heaven.)
seriously...i get stressed out much too easily. its kind of ridiculous. actually very ridiculous. i just dont know how to deal!! every little thing stresses me out. its a mess. but then big things...tests...research papers...they just dont really phase me. i need to work on that big time.
greg has been taking an o-chem test for the last 3 1/2 hours. he still isn't home. dinner will be done in 6 minutes. blah. a test that long would definitely be the death of me. i would not do so well. bless him for choosing such a major! oh my.
photos of the day...
this would definitely have to be one of my favorite memories from london (okay, but seriously...how do you pick a favorite memory?) seriously...this is so much harder than it looks...and those lions are so much bigger and higher up and more slippery and hotter than they look...
well..my boy still isnt home. and dinner is ready...just sitting...and getting cold. its tragic. i know. i hope he survives the black hole that is the testing center....poor boy.
well...the day has come. i think i have moved past the baby hunger stage. its true. this is a very good thing. definitely a step in the right direction for now. (mind you...this could be today...and tomorrow could be a whole different story. ill keep you updated. nooo worries.)
we are trying to figure out our summer plans. we have so many options.
1. something just came up and we could get out of our apartment contract...and move into this adorable 2 story condo with a garage in orem that we have secretly been coveting for the past couple weeks (best part..it would cost LESS than what we are paying now..if you can even believe that). i would go to school like i have been planning and greg would work. i would graduate in decemeber. i could play with sam everyday all summer. we could see my family a ton like we love to do. there are plenty of pluses in this situation.
2. we are toying with the idea of moving to north carolina for the summer so that greg could do some shadowing with a dentist that he knows. this is a little bit of a scary option to me for several reasons (ie. where would we store all of our stuff, where would we live, what would i do while he was shadowing?)...but i promised greg that i wouldn't dwell on it until we talk it out and make some decisions...so i won't go into the "cons" just yet...instead i will tell you all of the totally awesome things that would come from it! first, greg told me that he would take me to disneyworld for a weekend. (this in and of itself almost made me make the decision right there and then!!) second, we could take advantage of myrtle beach.. i would get a nice tan...play at the beach...eat good food. definite plus. third, there are so many places that i want to go. the job that greg would be working would only be 4 days per week, so we could go on some totally awesome weekend trips (ie. savannah, charleston, new york...oh my) fourth, it would be a blast to just pack up and go for the summer. leave provo, take a break from school...have the guarantee of nice weather!
3. we are applying to a few internships and pre-dental summer programs for greg. any one of these would be super awesome. the thing is...we didn't think to do this until a little too late...so we are pushing the deadlines, and have already missed the deadlines for lots of the programs that we would have loved to get in to. (maybe next summer on those?) problems...we would have to find an apartment in a random state for 2 or 3 months, we would have to find somewhere to store all of our stuff...i wouldn't have anything to do...but again, i promised greg that i wouldn't stress until we know whether or not we actually get accepted to a program.
these are the main three...anyway, im already so stressed out about making this decision..i can only imagine trying to make the decision for 3 of us instead of just 2 of us. wow. so..thats the story of the day that jordan decided that she was super content with her life just the way it is. plus...we like going out to eat...we like randomly going out..we like going to late movies...we like staying up late and sleeping in late....we like spending our money on little extras...i just dont think that i'm ready for that to stop. i see friends of mine who are having babies and buying houses and whatnot. i just cant imagine having that kind of a financial burden (among other things..) right now! I love our (relatively) cheap rental payment and being able to go where we want and do what we want and spend our money how we want, without really having to be too super worried about our budget. its nice. im not ready for that kind of stress. im content. (finally...praise heaven.)
seriously...i get stressed out much too easily. its kind of ridiculous. actually very ridiculous. i just dont know how to deal!! every little thing stresses me out. its a mess. but then big things...tests...research papers...they just dont really phase me. i need to work on that big time.
greg has been taking an o-chem test for the last 3 1/2 hours. he still isn't home. dinner will be done in 6 minutes. blah. a test that long would definitely be the death of me. i would not do so well. bless him for choosing such a major! oh my.
photos of the day...
this would definitely have to be one of my favorite memories from london (okay, but seriously...how do you pick a favorite memory?) seriously...this is so much harder than it looks...and those lions are so much bigger and higher up and more slippery and hotter than they look...
well..my boy still isnt home. and dinner is ready...just sitting...and getting cold. its tragic. i know. i hope he survives the black hole that is the testing center....poor boy.
2.20.2010
hey soul sister
greg had a practice DAT this morning.
i have to write a 20 source annotated bibliography by monday.
im home alone..the apartment is quiet...what better time than to write the beast?
wrong.
instead, i have completely deep cleaned everything.
mind you...that doesn't take much in our shoe box of an apartment...
but it was a lovely alternative to finding 20 peer reviewed journal articles about this sucker
it is a serious hike!! im not a hiker. thats just the way it is! so...this was the result by the time i got to the top.
oh boy. im smokin. greg is such a lucky guy dont you think? seriously - it doesnt get uglier than that. this was my "im seriously disappointed with this view, which is not at all worth that death hike that i just took" face. plus, it was so dang windy up there i almost blew off. good gracious. what an unattractive person i can be!!
well. thats enough self-humiliation for today! hope life is treating you well :]
i have to write a 20 source annotated bibliography by monday.
im home alone..the apartment is quiet...what better time than to write the beast?
wrong.
instead, i have completely deep cleaned everything.
mind you...that doesn't take much in our shoe box of an apartment...
but it was a lovely alternative to finding 20 peer reviewed journal articles about this sucker
(it is pretty sweet though, huh? oh i do love my major)
anyway. i listened to a magical combination of hey soul sister, say hey (i love you), fireflies, and -of course- your body is a wonderland., and cleaned away.
in other news...
we discovered (thanks to ettie) this delish new mexican restaurant in springville. oh my - its so yummy! we went last night with sean and alena, then we went and saw leap year in the dollar theater. i had already seen it with sam - and it was just as good the second time! it is so cute. and very funny. i loved it.
tonight i think i'm going to drag greg to see did you hear about the morgans. i want to see it real bad...thats not selfish right?
school is going fine. we are both working hard this semester. greg is in some ridiculous classes. but! we are half way done!! only 35 (ish) more days of classes! its somewhere in the 60's if you include weekends...but who's counting? im trying to decide whether or not to take spring/summer classes this semester. i was totally going to, and then i would graduate in december...(which would be so cool), but recently i've been second guessing myself. greg isn't going to be done for atleast another year and a half...
(sidenote...backstreet boys "get another boyfriend" just came on my ipod. seriously, what great music. good heavens.)
...and so i will just be working some crappy 8-5 job (cuz we all know that i won't be able to get a job thats worth working with my major! haha.) and we all know how excited i am about that prospect. so... whats the rush? maybe i should just enjoy my summer working somewhere and gradute in april like everyone else? i just have no idea what to do. heaven help me make a decision! good grief.
my best friend katelyn is getting married in april! oh how happy i am for her. and i'm even happier that she is getting married in utah so that i can be there! we went a looked a dresses on monday. she looked so pretty in all of them. the one that she picked is gorgeous and makes her look like a princess. i can't wait for her to start life as a married woman! haha. she is going to be a super fabulous wife. she's gona show us all up. so watch out! beth and i are planning her bridal shower. its gona be stellar. seriously...best bridal shower in bridal shower history. im quite excited about my oh so creative ideas. :] hehe.
um. im getting fat? yes. its true. im turning into a blob. its disgusting. therefore...im joining a gym. *gasp* i know. you're all shocked. but for real. im not a skinny pretty. im a chunk. thats the end of that!
well. on that note. here is the photo of the day. (it requires a bit of background info...)
when i was on scotland this summer, my dear friend sam thought that it would be a fun idea to force me to hike this mountain called "king arthur's seat"
yes...to the very tip of the ghastly mountain. it was supposedly a "pretty view" from the top. i complained. i kicked and screamed. but everyone was doing it. literally. it was not a peer pressure technique to tell me that. it was definitely the truth. so it was either hike the killer mountain..or chill in edinburgh by myself for a couple of hours. hm. lets see. those choices suck!! so. up the mountain i went. let me give you another perspective of just how giant this sucker is.
if this picture does not make you laugh...nothing ever will...except perhaps this...
oh boy. im smokin. greg is such a lucky guy dont you think? seriously - it doesnt get uglier than that. this was my "im seriously disappointed with this view, which is not at all worth that death hike that i just took" face. plus, it was so dang windy up there i almost blew off. good gracious. what an unattractive person i can be!!
well. thats enough self-humiliation for today! hope life is treating you well :]
2.14.2010
2.04.2010
sometimes..
sometimes i watch too much tlc.
sometimes i just really really want a baby.
sometimes i want to name her stella.
sometimes i want to name her CLARA
sometimes i want a little boy so that i can put him in chucks.
sometimes i want to name him jack.
sometimes i want to name him tate.
sometimes i want to name him oliver.
sometimes i just really really want a baby.
sometimes i want a girl so that i can dress her in tutu's.
sometimes i want to name her isabella...izzy.sometimes i want to name her stella.
sometimes i want to name her CLARA
sometimes i want a little boy so that i can put him in chucks.
sometimes i want to name him jack.
sometimes i want to name him tate.
sometimes i want to name him oliver.
but only sometimes.
2.02.2010
long awaited...i'm sure.
since i'm sure i have so many people reading my blog who want an update..here ya go! haha.
school is...going pretty great. my classes this semester are actually surprisingly interesting. i'm in a humanities of islam class that is really super interesting. only problem - it's an hour and 15 minute class. i clock out after the regular 50 minutes. for the other 25 i'm just plain antsy!! i'm also in a pearl of great price class - it is hands down my favorite religion class that i have ever taken. i have never learned so many things! each class period is so fascinating. i love it. i'm registered for spring and summer classes. 9 credits each term! i hope i survive. i'm so ready to graduate though!! i just have to push through it. haha.
i am grateful for...the temple being so close. we've been able to go a few times since we got home from Christmas break. i just love it! i feel so happy whenever we come home from being there. i am also grateful for sammy. my lifesaver of a friend. she just gets me. she thinks like i do. she understands me. we don't have to talk. just sit. i like it. she's fun.
i get frustrated when...people don't give credit to BYU for being as hard as it is...or in other words when people think that the grades that they get at other universities are comparable to the grades that BYU students get. I work way harder than you...so just cuz you get good grades - doesn't really mean much to me! not that i'm stuck up or anything...i promise i'm not. but i'm just sayin. i get frustrated when people don't give the credit that's due!
i love...vanilla diet coke from sonic, owl city, cheesecake brownies, my big comfy bed, google translate, popcorn, blankets, socks, veronica mars (new tv show addiction...too bad it was actually on tv a couple years ago) shade clothing sales, my new rock and republic jeans, toast with butter and honey...just to name a few of my recent loves.
i get happy when...the sun is so shiny! it has been beautiful the last couple days. so sunny. yesterday when i was driving home from school my car said that it was 49 degree's outside! so nice. i love it. i cant wait for spring. apparently the groundhogs this year were conflicted in their opinion..some saw their shadows and some didnt...really? lets just all agree on a story. thanks!
i am recently addicted to...get this...pickles and cheese. i know that's disgusting sounding. but no joke - a valasic dill pickle..and a slice of extra sharp cheese. YUM! i'm not even kidding. its delish. i'm also addicted to walmart brand carbonated flavored water that comes in giant bottles. no sugar..no aspartame...just delicious yum.
we went..to the basketball game on saturday night. super fun. im way glad that we decided to go. it was byu v utah. so it was fun to be there simply by virtue of the fact that it was against our greatest rivals. the crowd was electric. you could feel the buzz in the air. and talk about the opening of the game...i have never seen such an awesome opening!! i was totally giggling the whole time.
i saw...the movie leap year a few weeks ago. it is totally adorable. i love it. and would definitely see it again. it was the perfect chick flick. not too gaga, not too serious, super funny. it was super fun.
i started...project 356. (no, it's not a photo project like everyone else...)
i listen to....so mcuh country music these days! oh how i love it. it makes me feel happy. its kinda how love should be. i like it.
i'm excited for...valentines day!! this is my first married valentines day...greg better not leave me hangin!! last valentines day was...amazing. because i planned it. alena and i stayed up ALL night heart attacking greg and seans apartment. we planed an amazingly extravagant scavenger hunt all through provo - a sort of walk through our relationship, if you will. presents at every stop. it was super cute, if i do say so myself. the scavenger hunt ended at the hot springs in the mountains with zupas for dinner. seriously. it was bomb. one of the funnest dates that i've been on in my life!
well.thats all. boring post. no pictures. no real stories. mostly..i'm just sitting in the library waiting for greg to get out of class and i'm sick of doing homework.
cheers!
school is...going pretty great. my classes this semester are actually surprisingly interesting. i'm in a humanities of islam class that is really super interesting. only problem - it's an hour and 15 minute class. i clock out after the regular 50 minutes. for the other 25 i'm just plain antsy!! i'm also in a pearl of great price class - it is hands down my favorite religion class that i have ever taken. i have never learned so many things! each class period is so fascinating. i love it. i'm registered for spring and summer classes. 9 credits each term! i hope i survive. i'm so ready to graduate though!! i just have to push through it. haha.
i am grateful for...the temple being so close. we've been able to go a few times since we got home from Christmas break. i just love it! i feel so happy whenever we come home from being there. i am also grateful for sammy. my lifesaver of a friend. she just gets me. she thinks like i do. she understands me. we don't have to talk. just sit. i like it. she's fun.
i get frustrated when...people don't give credit to BYU for being as hard as it is...or in other words when people think that the grades that they get at other universities are comparable to the grades that BYU students get. I work way harder than you...so just cuz you get good grades - doesn't really mean much to me! not that i'm stuck up or anything...i promise i'm not. but i'm just sayin. i get frustrated when people don't give the credit that's due!
i love...vanilla diet coke from sonic, owl city, cheesecake brownies, my big comfy bed, google translate, popcorn, blankets, socks, veronica mars (new tv show addiction...too bad it was actually on tv a couple years ago) shade clothing sales, my new rock and republic jeans, toast with butter and honey...just to name a few of my recent loves.
i get happy when...the sun is so shiny! it has been beautiful the last couple days. so sunny. yesterday when i was driving home from school my car said that it was 49 degree's outside! so nice. i love it. i cant wait for spring. apparently the groundhogs this year were conflicted in their opinion..some saw their shadows and some didnt...really? lets just all agree on a story. thanks!
i am recently addicted to...get this...pickles and cheese. i know that's disgusting sounding. but no joke - a valasic dill pickle..and a slice of extra sharp cheese. YUM! i'm not even kidding. its delish. i'm also addicted to walmart brand carbonated flavored water that comes in giant bottles. no sugar..no aspartame...just delicious yum.
we went..to the basketball game on saturday night. super fun. im way glad that we decided to go. it was byu v utah. so it was fun to be there simply by virtue of the fact that it was against our greatest rivals. the crowd was electric. you could feel the buzz in the air. and talk about the opening of the game...i have never seen such an awesome opening!! i was totally giggling the whole time.
i saw...the movie leap year a few weeks ago. it is totally adorable. i love it. and would definitely see it again. it was the perfect chick flick. not too gaga, not too serious, super funny. it was super fun.
i started...project 356. (no, it's not a photo project like everyone else...)
i listen to....so mcuh country music these days! oh how i love it. it makes me feel happy. its kinda how love should be. i like it.
i'm excited for...valentines day!! this is my first married valentines day...greg better not leave me hangin!! last valentines day was...amazing. because i planned it. alena and i stayed up ALL night heart attacking greg and seans apartment. we planed an amazingly extravagant scavenger hunt all through provo - a sort of walk through our relationship, if you will. presents at every stop. it was super cute, if i do say so myself. the scavenger hunt ended at the hot springs in the mountains with zupas for dinner. seriously. it was bomb. one of the funnest dates that i've been on in my life!
well.thats all. boring post. no pictures. no real stories. mostly..i'm just sitting in the library waiting for greg to get out of class and i'm sick of doing homework.
cheers!
1.18.2010
so excited!
amongst other great things that are happening for us right now...
i just bought tickets to see
LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical!
with, who other, than Sam...my only/bestest friend :]
haha
Wow. I can't even say how excited I am. SOO excited.
March 26!
1.09.2010
christmas!
Christmas break 2009 began with a lovely trip to las vegas. we met greg's parents for a weekend so that they could go to the BYU football game. We stayed at the Trump Hotel. It was nothing short of AMAZING! and yes. i took pictures of the bathroom! First of all, there was a tv BUILT IN to the mirror. genius!! Who doesn't want to watch tv while getting ready? amazing! I loved it. The shower was HUGE and so was the bathtub. it was like a swimming pool. lovely. while we were there we went to see Beatles LOVE by Cirque du soleil. it was so so so cool. I have never seen anything quite like it!! I loved it!!
we ate delicious food, saw the beach, and...went go-karting!! first timer here. it was such a blast. i had a giddy smile on my face the whole time. and to make it even better...i beat both greg and his dad...both veteran go-karters. it was a rush for sure! :]
the next day we headed down to charleston, sc for the day. it was such a charming place! i loved it. all of the houses were so cool looking. i loved it. it was beautiful! i could have stayed there all week!
school is going well, but we're are both keeping busy.
one week down...fourteen more!
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