Wednesday, November 24, 2010

my thankfuls....

since its the month of thanks and giving...i figured i should write some things im currently thankful for...

1. Matix- of course. he's the best bud i've ever had. he seriously just has the best and sweetest personality. and even though i know he loves so many people, i am really his favorite. and my most favorite moment of the week is seeing him run to me with the biggest smile and hug when i get home from work!
2. Parents-we don't always see eye to eye, but they love me and matix regardless and are always there for me. they help me sooooo much. especially lately.
3. Snow-there's snow at the cabin=snowboarding all weekend long!
4. Family-the WHOLE family is going to the cabin for thankgiving...chaotic but F.U.N.
5. Bishop-who is freaking awesome and so helpful! He is the best bishop ive ever had and genuinely cares about me...i can tell.
6. Friends- who are always there for me. and have listened to me for hours on end, lately. 

7. a cousin who thinks of me and my dang credit when buying a plane ticket.
8.  the opportunity to go to hawaii...again...next week!
9. my new friend sam, who will be accompanying me to hawaii!
10. gossip girl on dvd...which i will be watching all weekend!
11. no cell phone service in brianhead...i never thought i'd be happy about this...but for this week only...it's a lifesaver.
12. josh...for taking super awesome matix+me pictures...which one day you will all get to see them all!
13. also for his photoshop tutorial haha.
14. for the atonement...and how we can be forgiven for our sins. 

and....

14. this video that made me laugh til tears on a day that was filled with lots of sad tears.
not once...but TWICE.


{thank heaven for ellen!!}
and a shirtless david beckham. aghhh.
"did i just feel a thumb????" 

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

i heard from a little bird....

that darci (my best friend..you know..one of the many) was having a baby boy!
so of course we had to help her "feather her nest"
to help her get ready for this new addition!!
she already has two girls...so some boy-ness was definitely much needed.

i decided to go with a bird theme (obviously...) with boyish/fall colors 
and i think it turned out really cute!
Thanks to her mothers for bringing so much yummy food!
It really was perfect.



me and darci!
 high school friends + me! 
(i came into the picture a little later)
haha


 my sister and my mom came with the twins to support :)
 

darc got some freaking cute homemade stuff. how cute is that volkswagon onesie...she got like 5...all handmade...soooo cute! (her husband loves vw's)

it was a really fun night and i loved finding cute birdie stuff.

i can't wait to meet baby bridger!
less than one month to go!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

2010 playlist...

i could have listened to these albums over and over again for the entire year.
so i guess that means they qualify as my top five favorite albums (of 2010)

do yourself a favor...
listen...and love. 


1.) Taylor Swift---Speak Now
2.) Vedera---Stages
3.) Tegan&Sara---Sainthood
4.)Fun---Aim&Ignite
5.)Phoenix---Wolfgang Amadeus


but mostly t-swift. i think im kind of obsessed with her new cd. and just her in general. 

Monday, November 15, 2010

injured.

so i know it doesnt look too bad anymore. and i also covered it's black and blue-ness with makeup...
but looks can be deceiving. 
this bad BOY hurts!

the story is actually super duper embarrassing...but im gonna tell ya anyways...
on saturday night we had a party at my house.
It was an assasin game themed birthday party/dance party for my brother
(ps happy birthday only brother of mine)
anyways...so we're setting up and decorating the basement...
and i start putting caution tape around as requested.
and then i get smart and start thowing it through the wood panels on the ceiling...
hard to imagine...but pretend you know what im talking about ok...
i throw it up...it hits the wood and comes racing back and hits me right by my eye. 
(let me just tell you that the roll was HUGE...im talking...home depot big and must have weighed at least 5lbs.
and you know it must have hit me hard...because it broke skin...and there is NOTHING sharp about a ROLL of CAUTION TAPE)
luckily no one saw...or i might have died of embarrassment
so i just sat there for a second...thought about crying...but i pulled myself together and hoped the dizziness would go away....
i turn to go upstairs and my friend jon looks right at me. i say, "ummm...im injured..."
he opens his mouth...and says.."umm...youre bleeding... go find brynn.."
i find brynn...she takes one look...and her mouth flies open and says...and i quote.."dont look in the mirror."
i touch it...it literally FEELS LIKE A GOLF BALL is protruding out of my head.
so of course i look in the mirror...and it LOOKS LIKE A GOLF BALL is protruding out of my head.
O  M  G
(i wish so badly wish that i took a picture because it was big)
but the people are starting to arrive...and i really want to dance!!
so i sucked it..up or at least tried to...and went about my party throwing business
until my parents came home and gasped...and my mom forced me to hold an ice back on it all night.
so all night...i had to tell the story about how i got hit in the face with CAUTION tape.

epic fail. 
and now...two days later...i still have a headache & a bruised head...
but thankfully i have a baby matix who has smothered it with kisses so im sure it will get better soon <3

josh told me i look bad ass. i guess thats a good thing as long as i make up a bad ass story to go with it!

City Center: Aria

remember back when robin was in town for dougs bday and we went to aria at city center?

ya well...we took some fun pictures. and it was really fun.
And we got some dessert crepes...with ice cream. and i really am craving those right about now.

enjoy :)







Thursday, November 11, 2010

about me.

all you ever wanted to know (or could care less to know) about me!!!

enjoy.

1. I can't/don't cook. i wish i did.
2. I get bothered when people don't spell correctly. But im horrible at typing...so i often don't. And then i get even more bugged.
3. I love to travel. more than the average soul.
4. I really like to people watch.
5. I read a lot of people' blogs that i don't know. They interest me.
6. Im a pretty lazy person. and im okay with it.
7. I get sick of people easily. I think there's something wrong with me.
8. Im good at keeping friends and I'm really good at keeping in touch.
9. I have been called a best friend slut. I like it that way. 
10. I wish iphones didnt drop calls all the time. then they would be perfect.
11. i think i have the coolest kid in the world. how'd i get so lucky? i havent a clue.
12. i need to travel more. internationally. if i dont. i will feel like i havent really lived life. stupid i know.
13. I wish i could dress myself cuter. everyday. like some fashion blogger. so.not.fair.
14. i get really stressed out when i make big purchases.
15. i love to laugh. i dont like crude humor.
16. i love listening to music. i love going to shows. i used to go to like a show a week with nat. that just doesnt happen anymore. i miss it so much.
17. i wish i had my own house. to decorate.
18. My toes are always painted. usually chipped paint. but always painted.
19. i absolutely love to eat out. nordstom tomato soup is my all time favorite.
20. red lobster is our family favorite. it's like a big deal when we go there. so ghetto. but mostly awesome.
21. i have 8 best best best best friends. they are a best friend for different reasons. and they each know i different side of me. at different times in my life. yet i love them all exactly the same.
22. i dont like pure chocolate. but i love me some reeses.
23. speaking of reeses...the holiday ones are way better than the regular ones (ex...eggs, trees, hearts)
24. its really hard for me to watch a whole movie. they put me to sleep. especially at night.
25. i fall asleep to my tv (explains 24)
26. i used to l.o.v.e. to snowboard. now i prefer half days due to getting too cold.
27. i miss going to the snowboarding convention every year. oh to be young again.
28. green is my favorite color. yellow is second.
29. i need to go to egypt one day. to ride a camel. and see the pyramids.
30. ive never swam in the ocean. (you know like actually swam...like far from the beach) i want to.
31. reel big fish was my first concert. second was backstreet boys.
32. i have won things on the radio station...5 times. you know..like call in and win.
33. i was in marykate and ashleys fan club for 1 year...when i was like 10. i earned the money myself.
34. i want to see a shark. in real life. not at sea world.
35. i wish i tried harder in school. and had a career goal.
36. i wish i had a cool job.
37. i love girls nights.
38. i am not athletic.
39. i cant wait to go to the temple one day. but im really scared of it.
40. i reaaallly hope that one day i can be sealed to matix.
41. i wish i was better at being appreciative of my mom.
42. i have a hard time showing my feelings.
43. i talk a lot. my nickname as a kid was bug. because i would bug everyone. litany still calls me that.
44. my middle name is rebecca. i dont like it.
45. my name was supposed to be adrianne dwan. i kinda wish it was my name because then i wouldnt be one of a trillion ashleys my age and i really like my great aunt dwan. she was the general primary president in the 80's.
46. i have met the prophet. shook his hand. (monson)
47. i could really relate to the movie eat pray love. so much that i bought the book. and had plans to read it all....i am only like 20 pages into it and its been a couple months. i suck at reading.
48. i have been reading the 4th twilight book for almost 2 years now. the whole series is a little boring to me. but i still watch/read them. hopefully i finish before the movie comes out. or maybe not.
49. im always right. ha. (or i think i am)
50. i have been robbed at gunpoint. i chased down than mofo.
51. i have blue eyes.
52. i wish more than anything that i naturally had tan skin.
53. i LOVE naps. its hard for me to function without them.
54. Donkey Kong is my favorite Nintendo game.
55. 500 days of summer is my favorite movie...free willy is a favorite too.
56. i love aladdin. i am princess jasmine.
57. i want a baby girl...her name will be emery jade.
58. one day i will be fluent in chinese. i took chi 101and got an A and then was too chicken to keep going.
59. i suck at mutitasking.
60. i hate fighting with people. it stresses me out.
61. christmas is my favorite holiday. then halloween. then st pattys day.
62. i have watched every season of top model. i think theres like 14 seasons. hahaha
63. i was going to move to china. like i had a place to live, and a roommate from florida. and then my life took a unexpected turn.
64. im pretty confrontational
65.i dont take criticism well.
66. i am sensitive
67. im scared to die
68. i dont like feet.
69. Three foods i cannot/willnot eat: bananas, mustard, spicy foods
70. i think im a pretty reasonable person
71. i hate it when someone doesnt like me.
72. i have gotten too many speeding tickets to count!
73. i was voted worst driver in high school.
74. i think im a lot cooler now than in high school.
75. in college we had a kissing game tally...i almost won.
76. i have never drank alcohol. (ive tasted some...barfff)
77. i ask a lot of questions.
78. i am both shy and outgoing.
79. i like doing things for people.
80. i wanted to sponsor a child in a poor country. until doug talked me out of it. i still secretly want to.
81. i like secrets.
82.i dont like to shower. scratch that...i dont like the getting ready after part.
83. i hate myself without makeup on.
84. my drink of choice has always been a shirley temple.
85. i have eaten a $99 appetizer.
86. i watch ellen everyday. she is my role model.
87. i want to move somewhere. and start a new life in a new place.
88. vegas will always be home.
89. i went to unr for 1 year. i loved it.
90. i always have a camera in my purse.
91. i love being social.
92. i love learning about people's lives.
93. i prefer fun over romantic.
94. i want to buy an suv.
95. i watch entirely too many tv shows...but i love them all.
96. i have to sleep with the fan on...even in the winter.
97. i talk on the phone a lot.
98. i have a testimony.
99. My sister stephanie has helped me more than she knows.
100. Toaster strudels are my favoriteeeeeeeee. 


ps this was fun. ive always wanted to do this kind of thing and never have. 

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

photobooth fun.

last friday night...

me and  him
 went with them
 to congratulate them...
 and we ran into them...
  and we all feasted on the gazzillion desserts.
and then we all went to los tacos for dinner.
(minus the bride and groom, obviously)

it was so much fun!
and the wedding was probably the most creatively decorated one ive ever seen. 
i LOVED it

Matt is my most favoritest friend
(he made matix...Matix brand onesies when he was born and has since been my favorite.)
and im so happy that he is so happy with Mandy.
Congrats guys 
:)

Monday, November 8, 2010

favorite cousin and friends

I have an announcement:

Matix has officially won the Favorite Cousin award.

 i have taken a poll of all of matix's cousins that are of talking age. 
and matix is the WINNER of favorite cousin. 
Every one of them picked someone else AND matix
because it was just too too hard to choose just one!
matix was included in almost everyone's favorite....both boys and girls like him equally.
I wonder why....maybe because he's just that freaking awesome.

anyways... 

since his cousins like him so freaking much...you better believe that other people like him that much too!
Matix also has so many friends. He is very much in the "friends" stage right now.
Everyone is his friend.
And he talks about his friends all the time.
"mom when are my friends coming over?"
"mom, where are my friends"
"mom, i wanna go to my friends house"
"mom, you are my friend"
His cousins are his friends. Dougie is his friend. I am his friend. 
The list just goes on and on....

So here's to matix...and his friends!
(these are just a few of his more recent friends...he has tons more that are not pictured)

Matix and his friends dylan and keegan

 Matix and his friend Clive

matix's friend jillian (age 11) gave him her bear. He is now best friends with jillian and the bear.

Matix and his friend Ayden

 Matix and his friend Sydney

Matix and his friend Madeline

and of course mommy is his best friend...

but dougie is his best BEST friend.
he reminds me of this daily

what can i say...i cant compete with someone who will give horsey rides 
and play hid n seek with him non stop.


I have often been called a best friend slut.
Like mother, like son
i guess

Friday, November 5, 2010

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Halloween: Child Edition

Matix is finally at the age where he gets it.
He understands Halloween. and Costumes. and of course Trick or Treating.
He could not wait for the day he could knock on doors, and get candy.
He could not wait for the day he could wear his shark costume. 
He could not wait for the day all his cousins would come over in their costumes to play.

 

this was the first time we tried on his costume...and this is exactly how he felt about it!
he was sooooo excited. it was so cute :)
im glad i got it on video...

(apparently there was some confusion between trick or treating and chuck e cheese at first...it has since been cleared up)

finally friday came and we could wear our costume for real...let the fun begin!

Friday Night: Ward Trunk or Treat


 then we went and visited daddy at work
because he had to work all weekend
  
Saturday: Marx Family Halloween Party



 Saturday Night: My Sisters Trunk or Treat


 this kid was so intrigued by all the spooky decorations. and he wanted to touch everything.

Sunday Night: Door to Door Trick or Treating (at last)
A big thanks to my friends Brynn and Allison for letting us come trickortreat in their neighborhood..Eagle Hills.
Oh man...Eagle Hills has some legit trick or treating.

Every house is decked out to the max.
There are kids everywhere.
And most houses gave out King Size Candy.
It was amazing. And i loved every second of it.
We even hit up andre agassi's house. no big deal.
allison thinks shes a kid.
matix had no fear...and walked into every house that had a dog.

 We had a great halloween. And have enough candy to last us til next year :)