A random thought

A little blue watch sits tucked away in a drawer and beeps at 11 pm everyday. I am grateful for that little watch even though I hardly ever wear it. And the 11 o'clock hour.---> I went to church camp several times was I was a kid. Not EFY (aLthough I did go there once too). This was a Protestant church camp before I became LDS. There was a keynote speaker one of the years that I really liked. I can (now) only remember one thing he said. He told us that sometimes he needed a reminder that God loved him. He remembered sometimes but he needed something a little more often to remind him that he was a loved child of God. He wore (what I call) a runners watch. You know the digital kind that you can time things and beeps every hour (or at least his did). He said that he decided that to remind himself often that God loved him he would tell himself everytime his watched beeped on the hour. After a while he didn't have to say it anymore. it just became a reminder to him when he heard it. For some reason that little story stuck with me and often when I hear a digital watch beep I think to myself that I am loved too by an amazing Heavenly Father.

iMovie

I discovered iMovie the other day but wasnt quite sure how to use it.  So I called in an expert.  :)  Happy viewing.

Oh, and I know that I am pretty much the biggest dork alive.  lol

the wedding present

I finally sent off Nate and Erica's wedding present.  And they got it (they called), so I can post pics now.

Its called quilling (rolled paper).  The outline of the S was by far the hardest and most time consuming.  Overall it was a lot of fun though.

And yes, I made all of it from scratch (just in case that was a question)   :)

The glue under the tux wasn't dry.  Normally you wouldn't see that.  silly me!

Those awkward moments in life...

We all have them.  Those moments when you want to bury you head in the sand or disappear into nothingness until everyone forgets about this moment forever.  Usually when one of these awkward moments arrives i do one of two things.  I either a) try to explain why i did what i did, which usually results in me rambling, telling too much info and then furthering my already awkward situation into something horrifying; or b) just ignore it like it never happened and hope the other person/people will do the same and soon forget all about it.

Last week i chose option B. Which I feel was probably the better choice, but it was still super embarrassing.

In case you were wondering what happened, (i know you were, dont lie.) Ill just tell you.

I did some traveling around the 4th of July holiday.  I went to visit my cousin in Houston.  He and his wife just had a baby and my aunt was going to be visiting too, so i thought it would be a perfect time to see everyone.  Their little girl is soooooo adorable.  Like, i briefly contemplated sneaking her into my bag and taking her home.  She was so snugly.  Mmmmm, babies...

Moving on...So when i travel i like to be comfortable.  I left my cousins house wearing my pajamas because first of all they were cooler (temperature) than jeans, and it is so freaking hot outside.  And really, who wants to be all uncomfortable when they are in a car for several hours.  So i get on the road and then i decided my bra was really bothering me (you know how bras can be sometimes), sooooooo....yeah, i took it off and put it in my purse.  No big deal.  No one was going to see me anyways, right?

Wrong.

So I'm driving. Minding my own business. Listening to music.  Going 5 over the speed limit.  Then i notice a cop on the side of the road.  I pass him without thinking much about it.  I looked in my rear view mirror and see him whip out behind me and flip his lights on.  I was confused but i pulled over.  He came to my passenger side window (since it was the furthest from the road).  He asked if i knew why he had pulled me over.  I told him i honestly didn't know.  He said, "Well ma'am you were going 80 in a 75. Why were you going so fast?" I will admit 80 is fast just as a general rule, but that isn't what he meant.  He wanted to know why i was going so fast OVER the speed limit.  I was really confused then.  So i asked him to repeat how fast i was going, because i clearly must have heard him wrong.  He says "80 in a 75" again and again asks why i was going so fast.  I honestly couldn't think of anything intelligent to say at this point.  It has never occurred to me that going 5 over was something you could get pulled over for.  So i "ummm-ed" and "uhhhhhh-ed" a few times before this little gem came out of my mouth.  I said the only thing that i could honestly think of. "Um...well, i guess i didn't think that 5 over was that big of a deal."

WHAT?! who says that to a cop?? Oh my gosh. I am soooooo getting a ticket, right?

Wrong again.

He cheerfully says, "okay! Ill just write you a warning...but go the speed limit, okay?"  To which I thanked him and said "okay."

THEN...He asks for my license and proof of insurance.  And then it happens...

That unsuspecting awkward moment we all dread.

In all the craziness of being pulled over and being confused, i had completely forgotten that i had put said bra in my purse.  So without thinking i reach in my purse/bag and start pulling stuff out to get to my wallet.  Guess what the first thing that comes out is? Yeah...my bright yellow bra.  hahahaha.  I'm pretty sure the world stopped for just a second because as SOON as he saw it he stopped shuffling around with his warrant stuff, flashes his flashlight on it and promptly asks,

"Ma'am, where you headed tonight?"
"Umm...home. I mean, Lewisville...Texas." oh my gosh, i sound so dumb.
"Uh huh, and where are you coming from?"
"Uhh...Houston?"
He looks me dead in the face, probably sees my utter embarrassment and then says..."okay.  I'm going to need that license and insurance."

I am sure my face was cherry red.  I felt like i had just been questioned for suspicion of prostitution or something (the way he looked at me).  I waited until he walked away to run my license before i awkwardly stuffed my bra back in my bag.  I sorta wanted to die right then.

but it makes for a good story, i suppose.  lol

A story about a pair of green shoes

Its really just the very beginning of a story.  But it is going to be epic.  You just wait.

I bought these $120 shoes for just over $60.  Now, sixty dollars stills sounds like a lot for shoes, but half price? I couldn't pass them up! And they are the shoes that are going to carry me to my goals this year.  So that have to be good quality, right?

Before the year 2012 is up these shoes are going to carry me to run my first mile without stopping.  They will be with me thru 3 more 5ks.  If I am lucky and really work hard they might even carry me to run one of those 5ks the whole way.  Ambitious? Maybe, but I've got the potential.  I just have to push for it.  Annnnnnnnd these shoes are going to see me thru losing 50 total lbs before the year is up.  Its happening.  Those are chapter headings.  Now watch as these little green babies fly!

:)

All kinds of things

A post of lots of random things I have done lately, or see, or been to, or gotten as gifts...

Newspaper print on my nails.  It was fun to try.  Found the idea from pinterest

 I wanna say this was on Easter...but I don't quite remember.  

 For my birthday, Alex took me to a fashion show.  I was thinking it was going to be a runway with models, but apparently this type of fashion show is one where there are vendors who show off their products and sell things.  They also give away free goody bags, and you can get discounts on photography shoots, and local clothing stores.  It was fun. But not exactly what i expected.  Then there was this piece of artwork we saw when we first walked in.  it is just string that is making a very cool looking rainbow.  Alex and i decided we are going to have to do this in my new apt!  yesssss!

Me and Bre at my birthday bash last night.  It was fun.  It was several peoples birthday and so we got called up on stage to sing with the band and dance for a song.  I pretty much rocked it!  you already know about me.  lol

This was a present from Abdoul for my birthday.  Yes, Abdoul.  You are probably asking yourself why he is back in my life, and what i think i am doing.  Well, funny thing about that.  I didnt ask for him to be back in my life, nor do i want him there.  He is...stalking me...i guess.  Stalking is a harsh term.  And i don't know if it is the correct one to use, but i don't know of any other word to use.  He shows up unannounced when i have told him he is not welcome at my apartment.  Tries to kiss me when i dont want him to.  Texts me and tells me he misses me and loves me.  Part of my secretly kind of likes it.  Who doesn't want to be the girl a guy just cant get over?  But really, i don't love it.  And he needs to quit.  He keeps buying me things thinking that will help.  Sadly if he knew me better he would know i don't really like getting gifts from people who i am on good terms with, let alone, people who are trying use it to win me over.  And the really funny part is i see him now (against my will) more than i did when i was dating him, and if he had only put in this much effort (and a lot more probably) we would not be in this situation, now would we?  

They are wall hangings from Africa.  

And a rose from him too.

Jason and I went to a Stars Hockey game a few months ago.  It was fun.

Part of my birthday present from Bre

 And yes, it is that time again in my life when i am moving.  I am going to be living alone again, which i am exited about.  I am trying to find and apartment that i really love and will feel settled in so i wont keep moving every 12 months.  I am sick of it.  Seriously. 

This is a door knocker.  and i thought it was super cute.  A boy and girl kissing.  if you pull up the bottom, the boy come away from the girl and then they kiss again.  I was in this person's house the other day and saw it and loved it.  haha

 This came in my chinese food the other day.  and i just wanted to say thanks!  yeah...to you!

some projects

I came across "quilling".  And i love it! Its super easy and looks so fun!

A dragonfly

A flower

A balloon

This project i started in my head a long time ago.  About the time i was dating Leandre.  I wrote a ridiculously long quote on my phone one day about all the things i think i am worth.  And then i started creating a piece of artwork for it.  It is a piece of wood with dark paint colors splattered all over it and then whitewashed with a silver paint.  Then i broke down the quote and wrote it down.