one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

hooray! mike was accepted into the advertising program! which means we are a little bit closer to that ever elusive graduation... but it's nice to be able to give a definite answer when people ask what our majors are. now if only we could answer the follow up question, "so when will you graduate?" honestly? we have no clue. i've been saying a year and a half for the past two years... so... april 2012? (cringe. that means i will have been in college for six years... oi.) cheers for being in the longest undergrad program at BYU!

a little shameless self promotion

Save The Date is being featured on Simply Utah today which means... you should check it out!

cause that's how we do it in provo.

hidden talents we've discovered while living in wymount:

1 - mike can strain green beans and / or olives through the cheese grater. since we don't have dishwasher, i'd say this qualifies as genius.

2 - i can drink two gallons of milk a week. by myself. no sweat. only 26 more to go before we get our free half gallon of creamery ice cream!

3 - i never scrape my windshield in the morning. i prefer to hit the washer fluid for five minutes straight. works like a charm.

4 - we have re-memorized the opening songs to saved by the bell and power rangers. thank you, cougar cable.

5 - we are picking up el portugues through osmosis. or very thin walls.

6 - we've met a lot of new people. unfortunately they are in the stock photos in our empty picture frames. we've just grown too fond of them to replace them all now... but they are great conversation pieces. ("who's this?" "beats me." or "what a beautiful couple!" "yeah we don't know them.")

lessons learned january 22 - 29

drench water, despite it's lovely packaging, tastes like watered down sprite. bleh.

dutch executives can be funny. then mean. then funny. then say the f-word.

i have the same jeans as a boy in my illustration class. wonder what size he wears...

my new typography teacher has designed for... anthropologie. squeal!

strange voices have the ability to enter our living room through the ps3... and it's completely freaky. (right ang??)

sometimes when people say mean things to you it still makes you cry, even if you don't want to.

haagen dazs amaretto almond crunch is a blessing directly from heaven.

i have an attitude problem. apparently.

it is never a good idea to make peanut butter toast without checking to see if you have milk first.

there is a fine line between a co-worker and friend. it's best not to confuse the two.

family first. always.

life moves fast. really fast.

i am happy with who i am. and i know that i'm not perfect. but i'm still becoming.

the obama / pelosi combo makes me a little nauseous.

and finally, for your viewing pleasure, a charming photo of myself frisbee golfing:

amen sister.

by the end of the day i just fall into bed completely cross-eyed. but the new website for the invitations is so close to being ready! stay tuned... it will (hopefully) rock your socks.

behold. a photo of my foot.

mike and i started playing soccer again on saturday. it was fun. until we started running. and then the fun stopped. very abruptly. i tried to trick my mind into thinking i was not actually running, but it doesn't really work out when your legs are burning. and jellified. and still moving. some people feel great when they run. i, however, feel three things: doom, despair, and DEATH.

other helpful realizations that occurred during the game were: 1) i currently have the leg speed and coordination of a baby giraffe, 2) a minor injury with blood (the blood is crucial) almost lets you rationalize why you missed eight wide open shots, 3) it has been far too long since my legs have seen the sun, and 4) mike is neither uncoordinated or out of shape. i would normally place this last one on my list of why the universe is completely unfair and partial to people with long eyelashes, but he does do the dishes every night, so i will let it go.

i resolve to:

1. find a planner

2. not lose the planner

3. try and keep my phone charged at least 2 days a week

4. if the phone is miraculously charged, keep it close so maybe i will pick it up when it rings

5. stop being afraid to pick up the phone when it rings (side effect of a horrendous inbound calls job)

6. eat more reese's puffs

at least i know i will be 1 for 6

2010 motto: under-promise, over deliver!