Today = Good

Today I got an E-mail from an friend/co-worker in New York. I haven't heard from her in a year and literally the few words from her made my heart sing. I miss those guys so much and I think I had forgotten how much until today. I actually had a really great day today--little bits of goodness: heard from Liz, surprise soda-visit from Chaddy, lunch with my favorite peeps, discovery of theme song for 2009 (so much better than 2007/2008's theme song...), hugs from Zacky, approval for boss to pay for "sales experiment". All in all...Thursday was a good day. I love the little things that make all the difference.

P.S. Today would have been perfect if The Office and Grey's were new...what's up with re-runs already?

Be Ok

I dislike a lot of things but for the most part I really hate being a "Copy Cat" and I generally hate pop music. However, today please forgive me that I've totally stolen a post from a friend. I found this song on her blog and as I don't listen to the radio I've never heard it but well...let's just say it speaks to me. No more details are necessary but this is definitely my theme for 2009. Anyone think Scotty will be okay with this as an "Action Item"?

Be Ok
I just want to be ok, be ok, be ok
I just want to be ok today
I just want to be ok, be ok, be ok
I just want to be ok today
I just want to feel today, feel today, feel today
I just want to feel something today
I just want to feel today, feel today, feel today
I just want to feel something today

CHORUS: Open me up and you will see I'm a gallery of broken hearts
I'm beyond repair, let me be
And give me back my broken parts
I just want to know today, know today, know today
I just want to know something today
I just want to know today, know today, know today
Know that maybe I will be ok

CHORUS

Just give me back my pieces
Just give them back to me please
Just give me back my pieces
And let me hold my broken parts

I just want to be ok, be ok, be ok
I just want to be ok today
I just want to be ok, be ok, be ok
I just want to be ok today
I just want to feel today, feel today, feel today
I just want to feel something today
I just want to know today, know today, know today
Know that maybe I will be ok
Know that maybe I will be ok
Know that maybe I will be ok

8 Things About Me

8 THINGS ABOUT ME
Here are the Rules:
1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six '8' items
3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment

8 FAVORITE TV SHOWS
1. Friends
2. The Office
3. Friday Night Lights
4. Gilmore Girls
5. Grey’s Anatomy
6. Veronica Mars
7. Big Bang Theory
8. Amazing Race—I HATE Reality TV and most things outdoors but I love this show.

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY
1. Worked
2. Took a shower
3. Watched Lost with Julia
4. Read a couple pages of No Second Chance
5. Ate Popcorn
6. Took a nap during lunch
7. Laundry
8. Made plans for the weekend

8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO
1. The weekend
2. Hanging Out with Zack
3. No more snow
4. Going to NYC in the Spring to see Lauren Graham in Guys and Dolls
5. Going to see Tina
6. Working on another conversion for work—seriously…why? Why? Why?
7. Lunches with Kacee, Luke, Pais and Ads when she can come
8. February 14th

8 FAVORITE RESTAURANTS
1. Zupas
2. Paradise Bakery
3. Sosa Borella
4. A Salt and Battery
5. Shake Shack
6. Café Rio
7. Good Enough to Eat
8. Land Thai Kitchen
**In case you can’t tell…I hate Utah food!

8 THINGS ON MY WISH-LIST
1. Peace on Earth
2. Healed economy—more work for me
3. Happiness and Peace
4. Get my car fixed
5. Travel Travel Travel
6. A healthy new niece
7. No more GH--a girl can dream, eh?
8. Better restaurants in Utah County

8 PEOPLE I TAG
1. Kacee
2. Wendi
3. Mall
4. Angi
5. Mary Sunshine
6. Z
7. Kris
8. I don’t think I know 8 people

Zack the Entertainer!

I think I figured out a way to be able to live in NYC in the way in which I'd like to be accustomed to...

Kidnap or borrow (which ever word you prefer) my nephew Zack and take him to Washington Square Park. He will be able to raise enough money for me to be able to live there for at least a year. If those *&^% kids can do random stunts and make tons of money then I'm sure brilliant, beautiful, perfect little Zacky can make even more.

Last week Becky, Paul, Zack and I met at Sub Zero for some ice cream. Zack was in true form that night and performed for the entire restaurant. Even after the other patrons went back to their business he stood there trying to entertain. He's all about the clapping and praise. He can jump! He's only 19 months old and he can jump--both feet off the floor. He knows he's good. When he's showing off all his signs, he holds up his hand after four or five so that you can give him a "high five". My favorites are when he does "Cat" because he says, "Kitty Kitty Kitty" in the cutest voice while making the sign. He also does that when he shows you his belly: "Tickle Tickle Tickle".

I love him. Love him. Love him.

P.S. Using Zack to make money was Anna's idea--I think she's definitely onto something brilliant. Beck...can I have him?

Heart Attack Special

I'm pleased to announce that KFC is now again offering their "Heart Attack Special". I never watch live TV but I was watching something tonight and was remiss in fast forwarding through the commercials and there it was...

Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Corn
All White Meat Crispy Chicken
Signature Gravy
Three Cheese Blend

Call the Paramedics. Get out the gurney. Summon the Priest.

My Town

On Saturday night my girlfriend and I saw a double feature. Both movies awesome. Both award winning and incredible. Both 'rip your guts out' emotionally intense. During the first movie we had a really bad experience with some incredibly immature girls. One group had a woman who cackled many many times throughout the movie--never at an appropriate place. The other group was a bunch of idiot teenage girls who giggled and laughed during the entire movie. Keep in mind that we were seeing Revolutionary Road and in NO place during the film is it appropriate to laugh, giggle or cackle. After the film I looked at Julia and said, "What were they even doing here?" She glared at them for the nth time and said, "I'm thinking they thought they were at Titanic 2--it's the only explanation!". She also mentioned that it was "Your Town" which she often does when we are in Orem and things like that happen. She also mentioned "Your Town" when we went outside after the film and saw this GIGANTIC truck with fire painted on the sides and wheels bigger than my house. Yes, Orem is "My Town" but at least I don't live in the land of 21 year old BYU idiots. I pointed out to Julia that those girls probably live in "Her Town" and go to her school.

Ahhhhh, Dreaming of John

Last week one of my colleagues showed me a picture of her roommate and "our" boyfriend John Krasinski. a.k.a. Jim from The Office. She ran into him at Sundance and said he was so nice and normal and all those things that we all love about him. They even looked like a couple in the picture so I kind of hate her. Well, Friday night I was in SLC with my friend Shane and after a yummy dinner at Dodo we tried to find a movie to see. We tried the Gateway theater but nothing was starting for a couple of hours and so we drove over to the Broadway and tried to see Slumdog. On the way over to the Broadway we were talking about the Sundance Film Festival and Shane was telling me about the celebs he had seen the previous weekend. I told him about Adrienne's roommate and then we talked about how John's movie was premiering the next night in SLC and wouldn't it be great to be able to go. Well, that night after a week of John John John I went home and had the most vivid dream. Everything that had happened that week including Adrienne's roommate meeting John, watching The Office, the conversation I had with Shane, etc. had happened and THEN I dreamed that I went to John's movie premiere, met him and made out with him. Even after I woke up it felt real. Dude...I'm so messed up.

P.S. We didn't end up seeing a movie and yes, Kacee, I was home before 9 p.m.

BBK and the Frosting

I so so so wish I had a picture of this. Hopefully I can describe it so that you can "See" what I saw.

Saturday afternoon, my good friend Kim and I were having a "Baking Day". We made the Paradise Bakery Sugar Cookies and Magnolia Vanilla Cupcakes. Lots of fun. Good friends. Yummy treats. Here's the funny part. Apparently, Kim's dad (BBK) likes frosting. I don't mean likes frosting like I like frosting. He LIKES frosting. As you know the Paradise cookies don't have frosting on them...they are more of a cakey shortbready kind of a cookie and do not need frosting--they are super rich all by themselves. Well, Bruce took a HUGE dollop of left over cupcake frosting and put it on his cookie. I am still laughing thinking of Mr. Adult. Mr. Health Nut. Mr. Grown-up with a cookie on his plate and a huge scoop of frosting on top!

Best moment of the week!

Perfect Paislee

How could anyone not love this kid?

She's cute.

She's spunky.

She's sweet.

She's determined.

She's so pretty.

She's stubborn as any 2 year old I've ever met and I love her to death!

P.S. She can sing the lyrics to Hate Me by Blue October! Love. Love. Love.

And The Nobel Peace Prize for Brilliance

Goes to Angie...

I've figured out the reasons why all single women are so messed up....drum roll please...

Phil "The Duck" Dale
Lloyd Dobbler
Brandon Walsh
Max Evans
Noel Crane
Chandler Bing
Jim Halpert
Derek Shepherd
Eric Taylor

It started out for most of us in Junior High with Duckie as the example of the perfect best friend. Then we moved into High School where Lloyd Dobbler was the best high school boyfriend a girl could ask for. Then comes college where we were introduced to Brandon Walsh, Chandler Bing, Noel Crane and Max Evans. Now, we're in the 'real world' where we are even more twisted because of the examples of Jim Halpert and Derek Shepherd--boyfriends extraordinaire and Eric Taylor the husband to beat all husbands--hands down!

Maybe not all single women are as twisted and dark as some of us (me) but I do believe that with these characters in our faces all the time no guy will ever measure up--Oy vey!

January 20, 2009

Today is a good day. I could go on and on about all the reasons why I think today is a great day but I will respect everyone else and keep my opinions to myself. I don't care if you are a Republican. Don't care if you are a Democrat. I know who I am. I'm that girl who will go home tonight, curl up on the sofa with her "Edward Blanket", turn on the DVR and watch the Inauguration.

In November when I was in NYC my friend told me about a sign in Harlem that said:

Rosa Parks sat, so that Martin Luther King Jr. could walk, so that Barack Obama could run so our children can play.

Again...don't care who you voted for but I am having a great day!

P.S. Here is an excerpt from Rick Warren's invocation: Rick Warren: Give to our new President Barack Obama the wisdom to lead us with humility, the courage to lead us with integrity, the compassion to lead us with generosity. Bless and protect him, his family, Vice President Biden, the Cabinet and every one of our freely elected leaders. Help us oh God, to remember that we are Americans, united not by race or religion or blood but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all.

Amen.

I've gotta say that after 25ish hours of non-stop snow and super cold weather I can totally relate to these kids...

This is the sweetest story. Enjoy!

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50444120090105

Snow, Snow Go Away!

Please make the snow go away.

Please.

I Miss Meredith

I miss Meredith. I miss her laugh. Her "blond giggle" and her baking. How could you not miss the baking? I also really miss watching TV with Meredith: The Office, Grey's, Big Bang, Veronica, FNL, Gilmore, etc. etc. etc. It is not nearly as much fun to watch TV alone. I haven't lived with Meredith in just over a year but have been thinking about her a lot lately. She's now living in Beirut. Yes, I said Beirut, Lebanon. She moved the day I arrived in NYC for the holiday and we missed each other by just a little bit. I had planned on flying into JFK and then rushing to the apartment so that I could at least say "good-bye" but her driver wanted to leave earlier so we missed each other. I'm missing Meredith so much that I've even been having some strange dreams...Here's a recap of the latest one:

Meredith has moved to Lebanon but kept her room in the apartment. I plan to stay there on my visit and when I arrive Jaime (landlord) has remodeled the apartment and expanded our apartment to include the other apartment on our floor (totally wasn't another apartment on our floor). Not only had he expanded our apartment but it was ridiculously fancy and so so so pretty.

Weird, eh?

Last week I got an E-mail from Mere and it included some juicy news--it seems as if she's beat my latest dating record by three years--Whoo hoo!

P.S. If Jaime had remodeled the apartment and it was as fancy as my dream I would SO move back in a heart beat!