For Mom

Because you giggle every time we drive by...

Thanks Mom

Conversation I had with my mother while standing in front of the wedding "decorations" for an unusually long time at the dollar store.

Me: You planning a cheap wedding?

Mom: Well, I don't know how long it's gonna take for you to get married and we may have run out of money by then so I thought I'd check out the options.

Thanks Mom

S'Wonderful, S'Marvelous

Those of you who know me well know how much I love Audrey Hepburn. Huge, huge fan. I intend to get married in the wedding dress she wore in Funny Face. Anyway, naturally I was excited that there was an Audrey movie marathon on TCM the other day. I sat down to watch My Fair Lady because I had never seen it before. Weird, I know for such a huge fan, but I was always stuck on Funny Face, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and Wait Until Dark. Plus, turns out, My Fair Lady is three hours long...

I enjoyed it. The music was great, and she was darling as usual. My only problem was with the character Freddy. Eliza first meets him when Professor Higgins takes her to the horse races, and he is quite taken with her. So much in fact, that he starts to hang out on her street at night. I thought this was creepy. My mom thought it was cute. "But he's in love!" she said. Then this conversation:

Eliza: Freddy, what are you doing here? (she says this while walking out of the house.)

Freddy: Nothing. I spend most of my nights here.

I'm sorry. He's talked to her once and now spends most of his nights hanging out on her street in front of her house. I stand my ground- creepy.

But yes, other than that. I still want to be her.

Seriously Miss Them

So, my brother Scott, his wife Katie, and their daughter Sarah spent about three and a half months living with my parents this summer. About a week and half ago they decided they had had enough and decided to go back to Texas. Ok, really they had to go back since Scott is starting his third year of law school (yay!). Either way, I seriously miss them. Conversations here just haven't been as funny since they left.

Katie to Scott: If I were going to eat you, I wouldn't stuff you full of cookies.

Scott: What would you stuff me full of?

Katie: Um, peanut butter?

Scott: Oh yeah, we used to go there to watch movies. Throw out some blankets, move the tables...

Mom: Blind kids?!?

Scott: No mom, blankets. Blind kids? That wouldn't be very nice.

Mom: You're the one throwing blind kids and making them move tables.

Oh and also, Katie taught me several more useful words in sign language to add to my small repertoire- shark, whale, dolphin, dinosaur, and Hitler.

Scott and Katie- please come back...

Yes, I've Caved...

Over and over again I have been asked why I don't have a blog. I have had several friends tell me that I go on way too many adventures to not have one. And yes, I have gone on many adventures. Most recently, I studied abroad in Paris, went to Kauai with one of my best friends, and spent the last 10 months in San Diego pretending to be a Shamu trainer. You see, my dad infused in me his love of traveling, and I often get restless if I am in one place for too long. A jealous coworker of his told him that if she died and was reincarnated, she would want to come back as me. That being said, my traveling days are most likely over for a couple of years as I am heading back to Provo to start my Master's. So, even though this may not be the most opportune time to share my adventures, I figure better late than never. (That, and I have been home for about a week with nothing to do and this is helping to pass the time)

So, here is a collage with pictures from past adventures as a sort of attempt to catch up. I can't promise updates very often, and I can't guarantee it will be funny, but now I can answer to all my friends, "yes, I do have a blog."