Friday Things....

Hey dearest friends! It's been quite the week over here in Alishka land. I've been so busy and trying to get  things done - it's been crazy! I'm very much looking forward to my weekend and the weeks to come...but for now let me express some of my thoughts that are in my head....

• It's Friday the 13th. EVERY time a Friday the 13th rolls around I can't help but think of that one Friday the 13th in which I tore my MCL.

• being able to call Soldier Boy my boyfriend is the best thing ever.

• I burned my finger curling my hair yesterday. My finger still hurts.

• I love chapstick. It's amazing stuff. I wonder who invented chapstick?

• Thank you Google.... the inventory of chaptstick

• I get to go see Ballet West's performance of Emeralds (and Petit Mort and Paquita) this weekend. I'm ridiculously excited!

• I'm getting very excited for summertime. Soldier Boy and I have lots of fun plans of things we want to do together and with his daughter (hmmm...I might need to give her a 'nym!)

• I don't think I've told you this yet....but my sister is making me an Aunt at the end of September! I'm really excited to be an aunt and have a cute little niece or nephew to spoil. :o) It will be fun times.

• There's a family reunion coming up...in July! I'm excited for that fun times. My family is pretty cool and I'm excited to introduce Soldier Boy to them all.

• I'm trying to decide what to wear to the ballet on Saturday...I'm thinking of a little black dress I have...or my brown skirt w/teal top. We'll see how I feel on Saturday. ;)

• I'm wishing I could go to Disneyland again. Right now. That would be awesome sauce.

• I hate taxes - they are retarded.

• Life is an amazing gift and I feel SO BLESSED right now.

ANYWAYS. I hope all y'all have a great weekend - hopefully this Friday the 13th isn't too crazy for you. ;) 

Three Things....

Thing #1 -

My trip to California was SO magical. I LOVED Disneyland with all of my little girl heart. It was the best thing I've ever done for myself. It was grand. My friend Josh's fashion show was FANTASTIC. Here is a link to see his collection (set 1 and set 2). It's very high men's fashion...in fact there's a chunk of it I would never even consider putting on Soldier Boy, but that suit. oh man. I LOVE that suit. :o)

Thing #2 -

The Photo-A-Day meme was going so well for me....and then I went to California and didn't do it AT ALL. Seriously. AT ALL. And trying to make up 5, 6? days worth of pictures at this point? so not worth it. In fact, I'm trying to do other things for March right now that I think I'm just going to bag the month of March, call it good and do the month of April. (I am doing this for a Day Zero goal after all) Sound good? good. :o)

Thing #3 -

I have  the best Tender Mercy for you today! So...without further ado, Tender Mercy Tuesday 59th Edition

So last night Soldier Boy and I were reading scriptures together. We were in the Book of Mormon, specifically Mosiah 23 and 24

I was reading when I read verses 15 and 16 in Chapter 24 where it says:

15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

 16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.

 I loved that. First, I loved that the people did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord. How hard must that have been? To be in the middle of so great a trial and yet to be willing to let the Lord be in control and to be HAPPY about it. and THEN verse sixteen then says that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord..[said]..on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage. So the Lord then blesses them for their faith AND patience.

I know the Lord always blesses us and that out of great trials come great blessings, but how often does he tell us WHEN the blessing will come and WHAT that blessing will be  for us? It's not very often. HOWEVER, I was comforted last night to know that it is POSSIBLE to be cheerful and patient in our trials and we will be blessed for it. It is not always the easiest thing to do, by any means, but it was comforting none-the-less. Trials always come. There's no way around them, they are the reason we are here on this earth - to be tried and tested and to come to an understanding before returning to live with our Father in Heaven. However, we're never given anything more than we can handle and we always have the opportunity to have the Holy Ghost, a comforter, to be with us. How grateful I am for these facts. I don't think I'd be able to live through some of my current (or past) trials with out these blessings from my loving Heavenly Father.  He really does loves us and want us to be happy and for that I will eternally be grateful.

Have a great day everyone!

Hi guys.

Hi friends.

I'm sorry I've been MIA. I haven't even gotten a Tender Mercy post up in a couple of weeks! GAH! I feel so bad...but I've been living my life and haven't had a ton of time to blog about it. I hope you follow me on twitter and stuff, because I do try to keep that updated. :o) Try being the operative word.

ANYWAYS....

I had a grand weekend, life is great and my future boyfriend is the best thing that has ever happened to me in the history of ever. Things are really good in that regard. In case you were wondering.

ALSO,

I leave for Disneyland in ... 7.5 hours. I'm rather excited about this trip of mine. I'm going with Surfer Boy (remember him? we're good friends still) the EQ Pres (yup, the RSP and the EQP are both going to be gone from church this weekend. good times!) and then another girl from my ward is coming. She's hilarious and I'm excited for our little road trip of awesomeness.

PLUS

I'm going to spend TWO DAYS in Disneyland this week. GAH. I am so excited I just can't stand it.

Don't miss me too much and I'll try to bring back loads of awesome stories and stuff about my trip. :o)

love you all!!

Thursday Things + new things

Hey all y'all. Having a good week? I had one awfully, terrible day wedged between two amazingly wonderful days. I just love life and the roller coaster it sends me on on a weekly, er daily basis. :o)

Anywho, I have some Thursday Things for ya, followed by something new at the VERY end of this post. So...stick it out. ;) (or, ya know, just scroll to the bottom if you're just too excited to see this something new.)

• we've gotten some snow in the past couple of days. I really hope we don't have a crazy late winter that affects my spring. I love spring.

• dancing. LOVE it. I took a ballet class this week to help me release some emotional angst that I had and it was the best thing ever. I'm thinking I might need to go take class at Ballet West sometime soon.

• Soldier Boy is pretty much a rock star and I like him. the end.

• I get to go dancing at Blue Tango tonight - I'm excited for it, but I'm more excited for it next week because then I get my birthday jam. :o) SO STOKED.

• Speaking of my birthday, it is in SIX days. You should work on finding me a present.

• Disneyland is in TWO WEEKS. oh my goodness. I can't believe this is ACTUALLY HAPPENING guys. I've dreamed of this for ages. 

• Finally, I've decided to participate in the ever popular Photo A Day meme through Instagram. So...today's prompt was UP. Stay tuned for many a more Photos-A-Day to come your way! :-)

this is the view looking up in my kitchen. :o) Love my kitchen.

Hope you all have a great weekend! I'm looking forward to mine...mostly because once it's over it means I'll be closer to my birthday!!!! :o)

Thursday Things

okay. work is nuts, and i only have a few minutes. so without further ado....

THURSDAY THINGS!!! (dun dun duuuuun)

• Soldier Boy is in Disneyland. I'm missing him something fierce this week. :(
• This week is my Friday off and I have THE best plans ever!!
• I'm getting a massage tomorrow
• I'm going to Tucano's with Sister B and her husband tomorrow
• I'm having a Disney Movie Marathon on Saturday
• I'm going to the Temple this weekend
• I'm going to get LOTS of sleep
• I'm going to fix my ADORABLE dress that I'm wearing to LA (and most likely the ballet next weekend)

Pretty much...life is great minus the fact that a certain someone is not HERE right now....sigh. Hope you have a great weekend!

a little bit of news and a request....

Dear Friends,

As many of you know and have heard me talk about time and time again - I have NEVER been to Disneyland. Which is so shocking considering my love for everything Disney - especially the princesses. I mean, even my car is named after a Disney character!!

That is going to change in less than 2 months.

*SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

whew. Okay.

So yeah, I'm going to Disneyland. Well, really, I'm going to L.A. the 3rd weekend in March for my dear friend's runway show and while I'm there I'm going to go to Disneyland (as a birthday present to myself!). I'm so freakin' excited. Some of you know just exactly how excited I am - I get all giggly and excited and I turn into a little girl. It's quite the sight.

ANYWAYS

I need your help. I'm pretty sure that 90% of my readership has been to Disneyland at least once and I need your suggestions. I'm probably only going to have one day there - so what shouldn't I miss? Also, I like to be prepared for everything so any other tips or tricks would be great. The friends I'm going with (I'll post more about that later) already have connections for cheap tickets, place to stay etc so we're covered in that regard.

ALSO. I need your opinion. I know I'm going to want a bag or something of some sort to carry my ticket, any fast passes, chap stick (I'm addicted), water bottle (maybe?) and snacks. So....I figure I'll probably make one to cater my needs. The question is do I go with a sling type of bag like this one:

but possibly smaller in dimensions (I love all the pockets!!)

or something that attaches more firmly to myself (however hideous and tacky it may seem) like this one:

with really cute/fun fabric that expresses my personality....

Sigh. I just don't know. I might just have to make them both..... :o) (I really do have a VERY unhealthy obsession with bags. I love them oh so much!)

So, any suggestions, comments, well-wishes would be very welcome! I am so excited for this trip....it's going to take all of my (non-existent) patience to make it until the day I leave.....  :o)

Love Always,
Alishka Babushka

When cleaning your room gets to be the "fun" thing you do on a Friday night

Today is the First Friday of the new year. I love Fridays. They make my heart oh so happy! I just wish I had today off. :o( Oh well. I am also sitting her wishing I had fun and amazing plans for my Friday night. Unfortunately for me, I've got nothing. I desperately need to clean my room seeing how I've barely been home a week and I still have piles of Christmas presents and dirty clothes in the corners of my room. Sigh. Since when did cleaning your room become the "fun" thing to do? sigh.

Anyways. There are few things that I wanted to blog about today. The first one being - my birthday! I love my birthday. It is a holiday all about me! At least....I like to think of it that way. :o) Today marks the 2 month countdown until my birthday. 2 months people! In 2 months I will be a quarter of a century old - GAH!

It is a big milestone birthday and because of that, I want to do something AWESOME! I would love to go to Disneyland...but as of right now I'm not sure that's going to happen. I do have another event happening later in March, but I am not at liberty to blog about it yet. I will when I can. :o)

So...the reason I am blogging about my birthday now my dear internet friends is because I need some ideas of what to do for my birthday that are not expensive and I can do them here in Utah.  I want to have an awesome birthday party to celebrate. I'm thinking a mocktail party would be really fun but any other ideas you might have would be welcome. I really want to have it be a "themed" party - like a fiesta party or toga party or something. Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

The other thing I wanted to blog today is the Friday Fill-ins. It has been a long time since I have participated in Friday Fill-ins and today I am going to do it. :o) Enjoy!!

1. It's 2011; I am loving this fact. 2011 is rockin' it out hard core y'all.

2. Oh my gosh, I LOVE pickles.

3. Thankfully I have my cute shirt to help with the winter blues.

4. I love how the little things tend to be the best things in life.

5. I am so excited for my future. My future is bright yo.

6. I love eating a bowl of soup on cold days. Warms the soul.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to cleaning my room *sigh*, tomorrow my plans include teaching, a teacher meeting, the gym, a bridal shower and date with Dr. Teeth and Sunday, I want to enjoy my stake training meeting and set up my visiting teaching appointments!

New Beginnings

Happy New Year everyone!!!

I hope you had an enjoyable evening with lots of friends, fun and whatever else makes you happy.

I have been looking forward to the new year for several weeks now. Approximately a month ago I had several "ah-hah!" type moments and I knew there were things that I wanted to change in my life for the year 2011. I have already begun working on several personal matters and I am excited about the difference they have made in my life.

I have several plans for the year 2011. Each of these plans revolve on my living up to my Word of the Year that I have picked for 2011. My word for 2011? Flourish. Merriam-Webster defines flourish as several things but the on I am going with is the second one: to achieve success.

So how am I going to flourish? Let me show you a little peek at my plan for flourishing in 2011.

FIRST:

I will continue to work on my Day Zero goals. I have kept these in the back of my head, but I am going to make a dent in them this year. It is going to rock.

SECOND:

I am taking my personal finances in hand - some of my Day Zero goals address this but I have sat down with my budgeter (mint.com) and I have a plan! By the end of 2011 I will have 2 payments left on my car and one year left on my student loan.  I will also have a solid amount of savings in my bank account.  

THIRD:

I have lots of FUN things I want to do in 2011, but these are not FOR SURE things. These are things that I am going to save up for and if nothing bad happens and the timing works right I will do these things. These things are: go to L.A. and Disneyland (hopefully for my 25th birthday!) and go to the Dance Teacher's Summit in July.  Like I said, there are other variables for these things to happen, but they are definitely in my radar.

So there you go! I plan on Flourishing this year. I can already tell that it is going to be a great year and I am very excited to track my progress and keep you, my lovely internet friends, posted on said progress. Do YOU have a word of the year? New Years Resolutions? Please share!

yawn

I am soooo sleepy. I have had too many late nights with SwingKid this week. (late night = 11pm or later bedtime)

I have lots of plans to get lots of sleep tonight and tomorrow night and the next night....etc etc etc. We'll see how this really works out for us. :o)

Also. It is Thursday and so far it has been crazy in the office. I'm going to die I'm sure of it.

In other news SwingKid was supposed to be on a plane this morning to meet his family in Disneyland....but he missed his flight. We're crossing our fingers hoping he'll still make it so he can enjoy a few days in the sun but it is not looking good right now. sad day for him. :o(

finally...I have some awesome things planned for the next couple of days since SwingKid was going to be/hopefully will be in Disneyland. Dinner with a friend, sister bonding time, sleeping....:o)

That is all. Random thoughts I know. but I'm tired. that's what you get. Randomness.


one year ago
two years ago
five years ago

i'm not feeling creative so this title sucks.

well yesterday went fairly well. I'm happy with everything - for the most part. there are some complaints, but not many. mostly because my girls are awesome. :o)

also. I ran outside last night for the first time in a LONG time (just been doing the treadmill thing) and man ALIVE it was HARD-sauce. I thought I was going to die. Going to have to do more of that running outside business in order to survive the 5k. ugh.

and now...Ten on Tuesday. then more work. then more dress rehearsal (i'm only going to part of today. yay me). woot.

1. What would the title of your autobiography be?
Title: My Awesome Life (not very creative I realize. I can't think this morning)


2. What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard a child say or seen him/her do?
oh. teaching ballet to 3 year-olds and babysitting for much of my teenage years has led to several funny, funny things. I think my favorite though is when my dad was trying to discipline the youngest when she was about 2 and he said to her "young lady, i'm not very happy with you" and my little sister put her hands on her hips and repeated the phrase right back at my dad. It was hilarious.

3. What is your favorite kids game to play?
I love just going to a park and swinging like there are no cares in the world. I'm totally counting that.

4. If you got invited to a potluck BBQ tomorrow, what would you bring?
Seeing as I have not very much food in my fridge and I can't go grocery shopping until Friday...I'd probably jsut make some cookies. I think I have stuff for cookies...




5. If your ears are pierced, how old were you when you got your ears pierced?
I was 12. That was the rule at my house, and I'm okay with that.




6. If you were celebrating your 30th anniversary, where would you want to go?
I would want to go on a Mediterranean cruise. So many awesome places. Now, if that wasn't feasable - Disneyland sounds pretty awesome. Then again, Disneyland always sounds awesome since I have never been ever.


7. What one blogger would you love to meet and why? And what would you want to plan to do with them?
You know, I blog stalk alot of people and there are some really, really cool people out in the blogging world. I'm not sure who I would want to meet at this time. I think in some ways I'd love to meet someone who isn't as noticed in the blogging world and we could hang out and create awesome posts about our adventures and then the world would love us. Or something awesome like that.

8. On a scale from 1-10, how good at you at home decor? (Pictures welcome.)
Probably a 7. I'm fairly crafty and make some  cute things for my house. However, I'm not always good at creating "themes" and my house is sort of hodge-podgey right now. Granted, I live in an apt. with 2 other girls. That could be part of it.

9. Do you have good fingernails?
Ugh. fingernails and I aren't always good friends. mine right now are pretty good in length, but i've been getting hangnails like CRAZY.

10. Pickles: Dill or sweet? Baby, spears, or chips? Plain or on a burger?
Oh i love pickles. Dill and sweet. Cucumber chips are AWESOME. I love sweet pickles - especially during the holidays. I eat pickles however I can get them. They are awesome.

one year ago
four years ago 
five years ago 

2009 in Review

so the past couple of years I've gone through a month-by-month review of my entire year. I don't feel like doing that today. So I stole this little jewel from a blog I enjoy, Ramblings and Randomness to do instead. I hope you're okay with that, because it's what you're getting.

What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?

Graduated. Bought a car. Got a full-time job.

Did you keep your new years' resolutions?

I don't remember making any. so YES!

What are some of your resolutions for 2010?
I have one. To make a meal plan for each month and stick to it.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
um. not really.

Did anyone close to you die?
nope.

What countries did you visit?
Zero.

What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
a disneyland vacation.

What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
oh man, there are many. the  day I graduated from BYU, the day I signed the papers for my new car, the day I found out I tore my ACL, the day I had surgery, flying to VA. too many dates to remember if you ask me.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Graduating from BYU

What was your biggest failure?
i can't think of one at the moment.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
torn ACL. not fun people. not fun at all.

What was the best thing you bought?

my car. my iPod. my new camera. Christmas presents.

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
um. no one in particular.

Where did most of your money go?
car payments. school. surgery.

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
MY NEW CAR. GRADUATION.

What song will always remind you of 2009?
um. the good ones.

Compared to this time last year, are you: much happier, richer, nicer?
happier - for the most part, yes. richer - yes. i actually have money in savings. yay. nicer - i could only hope.

What do you wish you'd done more of?

dancing. running. vacationing. traveling.

What do you wish you'd done less of?

rehab.

How did you spend Christmas?

with the fam in VA. see  below for recaps

Did you fall in love in 2009?

Every. Single. Day. ;)

What was your favorite TV program?

Big Bang. Castle.

What was the best book you read this year?

oh my goodness. I read SO MANY books after graduation. I have too many favorites. TOO MANY.

What did you want and get?

a new car. happiness. a diploma. an iPod. a new camera

What were your favorite films of this year?

Star Trek. Up. Avatar. Harry Potter #6. My Sister's Keeper.

What were your least favorite films of this year?

Drag Me to Hell. ugh. hated it. for the most part.

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

let's see. I turned 23. My ballet girls "kidnapped" me and we had breakfast and cake. SwingKid and my roommates took me minature golfing and then SwingKid and I went to Tuchanos. Yummy.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
um. not having ACL surgery. That would have made it 10x better

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
find shirts that make me look skinny. also accept the fact that i look great in skinny jeans and then wear them.

What kept you sane?

SwingKid. always.

Who did you miss?

My family and some past roommates.

Who was the best new person (people) you met?

oh man. Probably the people at my current place of work. THEY ROCK!

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.

Don't skip dinner. It will make me ornery.

What are you most excited for in 2010?

Possibly, Disneyland, Disneyworld or England. Haven't decided/figured out which one of those will work. :o)

What are you least excited for in 2010?

You know what, I have no freakin' idea. There isn't anything that I can think of to hate on right now.

friday, friday, friday, friday.....

1. When will certain things finally happen?

2. Fade by Lisa McMann was the last good book I read!! (or movie I saw or tv show I watched.
)
3. Everything has its beauty but we sometimes don't always notice it at first.

4. Leftover Pinapple Curry from Thai Drift is what I had for dinner last night!

5. I'd like your advice, but i don't know how to ask for it.

6. Disneyland is where I want to be right now.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to NOT unpacking. because i am sick of it., tomorrow my plans include teaching and judging auditions for BU and BU2 and Sunday, I want to meet new people and make new friends at church!

Hump Day

Wednesdays are hump days. I have a love/hate relationship with Wednesdays.

Things I hate:

• they are my LONGEST day of the week with job 1/school/job 1/job 2/job 3
• SwingKid works a double shift. I only sometimes see him
• it's the middle. you're the furthest from the last weekend...but not quite to the current weekend.

Things I love:

• it's the day before Thursday and I LOVE Thursdays
• I usually get a lot done on Wednesdays
• I can catch up on all my tv shows
• i can hang out with Roommate R and not feel bad for neglecting SwingKid.

And now...in honor of my love/hate relationship with Wednesdays - I present the "X" marks the things I have done during my lifetime thingy:

(O) Been to Canada
(O) Been to Mexico
(O) Been to Florida
(O) Been to Hawaii
(X) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
(O) Watched someone die
(X) Been on a plane
(O) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost
(O) Been an extra in a film (I was so close once, but then i had to do a school project instead)
(O) Been to a TV show taping
(X) Visited Washington, DC
(O) Traveled by San Francisco trolley
(O) Traveled to Europe
(O) Traveled to Asia
(X) Went to the top of the World Trade Center (when I was a baby. I'm SO counting it.)
(O) Been to Notre Dame (Cathedral)
(O) Been to Jamaica
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
(O) Skipped a final exam
(X) Sang Karaoke
(O) Watched the birth of a child
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only
(O) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch (but i drove past it!)
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't
(O) Made prank phone calls
(O) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
(X) Danced in the rain (only like EVERY time it rains)
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(O) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies in 2009
(O) Been deep sea fishing
(X) Driven across the United States
(O) Been in a hot air balloon
(O) Been sky diving
(O) Gone snowmobiling
(O) Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(O) Seen the Old Faithful Geyser
(O) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(O) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(O) Been on a cruise
(X) Traveled by train (totally counting the trains at the zoo and Lagoon. :o))
(X) Traveled by motorcycle (around the block totally counts)
(O) Been horse back riding
(O) Been to Disneyland, Disney World, and Japan's Disneyland (i wish)
(X) Been pulled over by a police officer (But I wasn't driving and it wasn't my car)
(O) Gotten a ticket
(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer
(O) Been in a rain forest
(O) Seen whales in the ocean
(X) Been to Niagara Falls (again...I was a baby)
(O) Ridden on an elephant
(O) Swam with dolphins
(O) Been to the Olympics
(O) Sat on a jury
(X) Learned to juggle (Thanks Mr. Brown!)
(O) Walked on the Great Wall of China
(O) Saw a glacier
(O) Been spinnaker flying
(O) Been water-skiing
(O) Been snow-skiing
(O) Been to Westminster Abbey
(O) Been to the Louvre
(O) Swam in the Mediterranean
(O) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(O) Been to a National Football League game
(O) Been to a Professional Soccer game

lions and lambs

have you ever heard the phrase "in like a lion out like a lamb?" or vice versa? well today came in like a lamb. at least i think so.

today was a beautiful day. full of sunshine and warmer weather. granted, it was only in the 50s, but that was enough for me.

i finished season 1 of Veronica Mars today. I have the best boyfriend ever. Luckily for me, Roommate R's cousin has the 2nd and 3rd season. We have started season 2. I really like the show and i'm sad it didn't go on longer than it did.

i have plans for my birthday this coming weekend. unfortunately Disneyland isn't a part of those plans, but fun times with roommates and SwingKid, yummy food, and awesome cake will be and I'm okay with that. hope you all had a grand weekend! :o) here's to a great Monday!!

Brainstorming help

Hey y'all. I need YOUR help. My 23rd birthday is coming up (11 days) and I want to do something really super fun for it. I wanted to go to Disneyland but the lack of plane tickets to L.A. and the fact that blocking for my senior project is the same day restricts that want.

So now my dear blogger friends, I am coming to you for suggestions. SwingKid wants to know what I want to do and I am drawing a HUGE blank. Your help in the matter would be appreciated. Thank you.

Friday...

1. Enough with the snow already, I'm sick of it. Bring me spring!.

2. Decisions about clothes in the morning causes me to be conflicted.

3. I've been craving taco soup and swedish fish. Not to eat together mind you.

4. SwingKid makes me laugh.

5. I wish I could go to Disneyland next week. Hopefully for my birthday though....

6. My senior project has been on my mind lately.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to ULX, tomorrow my plans include loads of rehearsal with two companies and ULX and Sunday, I want to go to ULX! (Do we sense a theme here? I'll be spending my entire weekend at ULX aka the Utah Lindy Exchange for swing dancing. It's my first exchange and I'm rather excited about it. Have a great weekend y'all!!!)

Thursdays

First of all, I am impressed with the amount of comments and advice I got from all y'all concerning flu shots. You're awesome.

Second of all, i am getting really excited for my date with Rescue Ranger tomorrow night. in fact, I can hardly contain my excitement.

and Third of all....I decided to do this. Enjoy your Thursday!!

1. Started your own blog (who else would have started my blog?)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (concert band in High School anyone??)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (but maybe for my Birthday???)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis (I think I did once when I was younger. but maybe not?)
10. Sang a solo (but i might next semester?)
11. Bungee jumped (I wish)
12. Visited Paris (I wish)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning (who hasn't?)
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (someday!)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping (Is it bad that I really, really want to do this?)
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (I started learning Russian on my own once. I think I learned 3 things)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance (yay for my health class and volunteering for a mock disaster. :o) )
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain (that was some of the best kissing ever)
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia (so close, yet so far)
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma (i should do this though some day...)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (i hate admitting to this...)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial (but maybe at Christmas time?)
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job oh yes.
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper (yup. yay for Miss Payson and being an honor student and so many other things...)
85. Read the entire Bible (Art thou crazy?)
86. Visited the White House (Maybe at Christmas?)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous (cosmo!!!)
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Copied this from someone else's blog cuz you're original like that

The Five Tag

The Five Tag

5 years ago: (2003) I was getting ready to begin my Senior year of High School, going to summer ballet camp, learning choreography, and getting ready for girl's camp with my little sister. Also, this is when Chugly (the car I drove senior year) came into my life.

5 Months Ago: (January, effectively) Hard Things happened. President Hinckley passed away. I got horribly sick.

5 Things on my to-do list

1. Study for Kinesiology final
2. Study for Christian History and Restored Gospel final
3. Take finals
4. Go to the Temple with Roommate S
5. Relax!

5 Snacks I enjoy:
1. Frozen Grapes
2. Fruit Snacks
3. Granola Bars
4. Ice Cream
5. Fresh Veggies

5 Things I would do if I were suddenly a billionaire:
1. Go to Disneyland
2. TRAVEL!
3. Pay off school loans
4. Pay off rent for the rest of year
5. Invest for later

5 of my BAD habits:
1. procrastination
2. staying up too late when i have to wake up early the next day
3. forgetting to do my dishes
4. day dreaming
5. sleeping in class. :S

5 Places I have lived:
1. Cougartown, UT
2. Hometown, UT
3. Bloomington, Indiana
4. Ogden, UT
5. Roy, UT

5 Jobs I have had:
1. babysitter
2. newspaper delivery person
3. ballet teacher
4. receptionist
5. secretary

5 things people don't know about me: (some of you might know these...)
1. I don't like spaghetti
2. I have never been to Disneyland
3. I play the flute
4. I love reading
5. I'm allergic to these jelly shoes.

Don't forget to post a comment if you want to enter my giveaway!

Hurray for Fridays!!!

I am so happy it is Friday! Enjoy my Friday fill-in, and I'll try to post that story I promised later today...

1. Riding an elephant, go para sailing, and go to Disneyland is high up on my bucket list.
2. My favorite quote is To live is to dance, to dance is to live; it's from Charles Schultz in the Peanuts comic strip, spoken by Snoopy.
3. Writers of the 100 Hour Board that blogged inspired me to start blogging.
4. Strawberries are best fresh. I love eating them plain, on strawberry shortcake, or covered in chocolate!
5. My roommate jumped up on my bed and tried to get me out of bed in the last dream I remember having.
6. The most enjoyable time to go for a walk is in the early evenings just as the sun is going down.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to visiting with friends and going to a sweet shameless dance partay, tomorrow my plans include possibly a bridal shower, an audition for a dance company, and swing dancing on campus and Sunday, I want to play with my family!

My current life in 90 questions

1. What was the highlight of your week?
Spending time with my family

2. Whose car were you in last?
Roommate E's.

3. When is the next time you will kiss someone?
Someday soon I hope.

4. What color shirt are you wearing?
Black and Pink

5. How long is your hair?
Just above my shoulders.

6. Are you good looking?
Of course I am.

7. Last movie you watched?
The Italian Job

8. Who were you with when you watched it?
Um....ST aka Jerkface....

9. Last thing you ate?
White Chocolate pudding pie on an Oreo crust. mmmm....

10. Last thing you drank?
Orange Julius

11. When was the last time you had your heart broken?
In January.

12. Who came over last?
ST...

13. Are you happy right now?
Why yes I am!

14. What did you say last?
What kind of shoe do you wear?

15. Where is your phone?
In my purse

16. What color are your eyes?

A crazy hazel color. They change depending on what I wear.

17. Are you left-handed?
No I am not, but Roommate A is and my mom is too!

18. Spell your name without vowels:
Lshk Bbshk

19. Do you have any pets?
Well….I used to have Bob the Fish. But he’s in Payson with my Sister D. He’s a year old as of last Friday…

20. Favorite Vacation?
One that gets me away from where I live.

21. Who do you dislike currently?
um…not anyone off the top of my head…

22. What are you listening to?
not much. it's pretty quiet around here.

23. If you could have one thing right now what would it be?
a boyfriend. but not just any boyfriend, a good one. one that loves me and makes me feel loved.

24. What is your favorite color?
Green, Teal, and Purple.

25. Who makes you happiest?
Lots of people. Currently, Roommate A, C, E, H, and S.

26. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Saying goodnight on my doorstep.

27. When is your birthday?
March 7th

28. Who has the same phone as you?

Lots of people.

29. Last time you went swimming in a pool?
Last week after one of my runs.

30. Do you read your horoscope?
Just for fun. Sometimes they work, but usually they are full of it.

31. Where was the last place you bought something?
The bookstore

32. How do you feel about your hair right now?

I love it. It is so fun!

33. Do you bite your nails?
Occasionally. Not a habit though.

34. Do you have a best friend(s)?
I have so many best friends! They rock my world.

35. Have you ever drank?
Nada

36. Myspace or facebook?

Facebook.

37. How fast have you driven a car? Um…I got close to 100mph once. But that was an accident. Once I noticed how fast I was going, I dropped down to the speed limit real quick.

38. Have you ever smoked?

Nope.

39. What was or is your favorite subject in school?
Um….I loved my Dance History class. Dance classes in general are fun.

40. Do you have Verizon?
Nope. No Verizon for me.

41. What type of boy or girl do you usually fall for?
Usually he is taller than me with dark hair. 4/5 of the boys i fell for have been a sweetheart and a perfect gentleman.

42. Do you have any hidden talents?

I am sure I do. But they’re hidden…..

43. Favorite Song?
Oh I have so many favorites.

44. Do you like to sing at all?
Well, I do like to sing, but I’m not very good at it.

45. Dream Job?
Mom and Choreographer

46. Where does most of your family live?
All over the place.

47. Are you an only child or do you have siblings?
3 siblings. All younger: Sister B, Brother C, Sister D.

48. Would you consider yourself to be spoiled?

Not particularly.

49. What was the first thing you thought when you woke up?
Why am I awake? (my body woke me up way too early.)

50. What shoes are you wearing?
Barefoot. However, today I wore my hot black heels. You know, these ones.

51. Know any other languages?
Not fluently.

52. Ever write a coded message?
When I was like 10.

53. Have you ever been IN a wedding?
Yes. I have been a bridesmaid multiple times, and one of those times it was a civil ceremony and I walked down the aisle. That was an interesting experience.

54. Do you have any children?
Not yet. Someday I will.

55. Did you take a nap today?
Nope.

56. Who has the same birthday as you?
OH! I have 3 good friends that share my birthday! Roommate J, the Hawaiian, and my Anatomy buddy.

57. Ever meet anyone famous?
I think I have. I want to have met someone famous, but no one is coming to my mind at this moment.

58. Do you want to be famous one day?
Um…nah I don’t think I do. I like being just me.

59. Any Pet Peeves?
I don’t know of anyone that doesn’t have a pet peeve. One of my biggest ones is when someone turns on their blinker when driving and then never turns it off so you have no idea what they are doing.

60. Are you multitasking right now?
Yes I am. I am always multitasking. It’s a talent.

61. Do you like Britany Spears?
Not particularly.

62. What is your least favorite chore?
I hate cleaning toilets.

63. Last place you drove your car?
About an hour ago to take my grandpa back to his house.

64. Ever been out of the country?
Unfortunately, I haven’t.

65. Where were you born?
Orem, UT

66. Could you handle being in the military?
Nope. No way, no how.

68. Who are you thinking about right now?

Lots of people.

69. When was the last time you laughed REALLY hard?

I laugh all the time, but the last time I laughed REALLY hard? I don’t know. Within the past 2 weeks.

70. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Um. I think about 15-20. Or something along those lines

71. Are your toes always painted?
Nope.

72. How many piercings do you have?
1 in each ear

73. What are you doing today?
Church, Mother's Day dinner with family, relaxing and sleeping.

74. Have you ever been gambling?

Nope.

75. When was the last time you updated your blog?
Friday

76. Do you like roller coasters?
For the most part, yes I do.

77. Have you ever been to disneyland or world?

Unfortunately, I haven’t. It’s a sad life.

78. Do you have a favorite cartoon character?
The first one that comes to mind is Darkwing Duck.

79. Last thing you cooked?
Sweet and Sour Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes

80. How's the weather?

A storm's a brewin' mate.

81. Do you e-mail?
Yes. I love it.

82. What's the stupidest thing you ever did with your cell phone?
Dropped it in the toilet.

83. Last time you were sick?
End of January, beginning of February. It was awful.

84. What states have you lived in?
Utah, Indiana, and Utah. :-D

85. Do you wish you could move?
Nope. I just moved into the best place ever. I’m loving it!

86. Finish the sentence. Today is...
the beginning of something awesome.

87. What is your dream car?
Something small, brightly-colored, and cute.

88. Have you ever wanted someone you can't have?
Yes.

89. If you could be anywhere right now where would it be?
In some foreign and exotic country.

90. Are you happy with your life?
Yes I am! I have an awesome life. :)