Well Hello! "meughhhhhhhh"

Updates, updates... What have I been up to?

Well I finished one semester of school and actually passed my classes which was actually quite treat for me. I started another semester at school, my second to last to be exact, and I'm pretty darn excited about graduating in December. A couple of my classes this semester are about marriage and families and children in middle childhood, I think the U is trying to tell me something.

Karl and Joan are still alive, and Karl just got his manhood taken away. Ryan is pretty sad about it because he had high dreams of the dogs breading together so we'd get some misfit puppies, but of course I had to destroy his dreams and get Karl clipped.

A couple of girls and work and I decided that we needed to really get disiplined and stop eating cakes and candies and everything bad for us. I knew that the only thing that could keep me away was making a bet for a large sum of money and it started on June 2nd. I've done really well and it hasn't been as hard as I thought it would. I thought I would crave Coke every day but there has been only a couple of days that I've been miserable. We get a break on the 4th of July which I'm pretty darn excited about. I'll probably gain 10 lbs. on that day alone. Oh well, it will be completely worth it.

So Ryan and I are doing well, still working, still going to school. We are going to Arizona to my families cabin for the 4th of July. My dad will be there and three of my sisters with thier kids. It's been over 4 years since I've been to the cabin and it will be Ryan's first time. Perhaps I'll take some pictures and post them when we get back, but I'm not going to promise anything.

AND for those of you that understand that title... you are welcome

Because I can?

Ryan somehow convinced me that we needed another dog because Karl needed someone to play with during the day... Joan is the result.... She is REALLY cute and cuddly, but we'll see how long that lasts... 

Advise... I need it!

So Ryan has given me the go ahead to start buying furniture to decorate our new (5 month old) house. The problem now is that I don't know where to start. I'm going to start with buying new night stands for our bedroom because I literally have been using a Home Depot box since we moved in and its a cheap and easy first step...

So I have some choices to make. One I could go the really simple route and order one of these choices from Ikea, 

Two, I could get unfinished furniture and stain it how I want:

This is an example from store around here, I'm not loving the feet or height of this one...

Or C I could take some initiative and find some antique or vintage store around Salt Lake to find something that I love. But who knows how costly that will be... The mind reels...

Lazy Sunday

Ryan has had the Flu since last night and so he's been out of commission all day. 

I'm scared to death that I'm going to get it too, which will be REALLY bad for school and work. I don't have sick days at work and for one person to miss a day is a BIG deal because there is no one to cover. I also have not thrown up for 7 years. I really can remember the last time that I did, which I'm probably totally jinxing myself now for mentioning it. But the last time was when I had my wisdom teeth out in 2001. The dentist (my brother-in-law) gave me some Percocet for the pain and my mom bought me chocolate pudding. It didn't take me long to figure out that the mixture of Percocet and chocolate was making me sick so I OBVIOUSLY stopped taking the drugs... (we're still talking about my wisdom teeth if you are confulsed).

Anyway, this semester of school is ending on Tuesday and I'll only have 2 semesters left before I actually have my dang degree... I should be writing my paper right now but I've had a really hard time motivating myself. So instead I've been taking some really great pictures around the house and of my dog.

 

Originally uploaded by lackycb

Lazy Sunday

Photoge

For my latest photography class we learned about street photography and taking candid pictures of people without them knowing. I walked around Bountiful Main street all morning trying to get a good shot and this girl just jumped out out at me This girl just seems so out of place that I loved the picture. Her big white heels and the post office bin are out of control. 

And who sees pay phones anymore?? Fantastic...

This third picture is an old wall on Main street in 

Bountiful. The old brick building had been covered

 by stucko and was now peeling off. I think it used

 to be a welding shop but now it's just boarded up and not being used. 

This last picture I just really like because of how the flash came out and how you can barely see my outline in the mirror.

Because what else am I supposed to write about???

10 Years Ago: 

I was 15, socially awkward... and probably in the AV club.... Just kidding, that was YEARS before. I was in 10th grade, I had met Jon and we were 'semi' dating. We couldn't really be dating for 'reals' because I wasn't 16. 

5 Things on my To-Do List Today: 

Study for my Gender test BOO!!

Feed Karl

Play Basketball

Review a Journal for class

EAT

Snacks I Enjoy: 

candy

Candy

CaNdY

cANdY

..... Dr. Pepper

3 Bad Habits: 

Procrastinating

Watching WAY too much TV

Swearing....

5 Places I've Lived: 

Utah (all over)

California (Lake Forest)

Texas (San Antonio)

Idaho (Rexburg)

Arizona (Mesa)

Jobs I've Had:

Pete's Fish and Chips _the BEST job ever because of the Morons I worked with

All Smiles Dental Care

Copeland Sports

Blockbuster

Home Depot

Bountiful Orthodontics

5 Things you DON'T know about me:

1. I can't drink out of plastic cups because they disgust me

2. I cry at night realizing that I'll never leave Utah

3. I peed my pants a lot when I was a kid

4. I talked to my self ALOT as a kid... and even extended that a little too long if you know what I mean

5. I'm Hilarious... but everyone who knows me can tell

3 People I admire:

Ryan Jones (awe) because he knows a lot about pretty much everything

My Papa because he's always been an amazing example for Church living

My sister Kim because she's motivated to do pretty much anything she wants... and I COMPLETELY lack motivation


My 3 Favorite Movies:

Better Off Dead

Emma - soooooo sad I know

Best in Show

Since you all want to see them I'm sure....

I'd like to pretend that I'm sort of photographer, and I'm trying to avoid doing any more of my homework, so here are some pictures that I've taken. Feel free to comment on how artistic I am... seriously...

This is one of the first I did for my class. I was playing with the depth of field on the camera and I've found that I like pictures better with a shallow depth of field. It makes the focal point really show well and just makes it all together more interesting.

Growing up my mom had a matchbook collection where every restaurant or hotel that she stayed she'd grab one of these to take home with her. She had a pretty good collection going and now it's mine. I don't think places give these away anymore, other wise I would continue on the tradition. This was the MACRO/close-up picture that I turned into class.