I came across this video the other day and I thought that it portrays a GREAT message. As we're ALL surrounded by IMAGES everywhere of what we should look like, dress like, act like and be. This little message reminds us that we're all different, no one's the same and that goes for our clothes, looks and size. Yay for being HEALTHY and not trash talking ourselves :)

Even our Toes are feeling FESTIVE!

Hooow cute are our toes?!?! I Looove 'em! My friend Katie always has SUPER cute, crazy, fabulous looking painted toes. So after asking her a bazillion times were the nail place was (because I could never remember!) I finally went and got my toes done... They had SO many options, it was hard to chose! But I couldn't resist the plaid! Katie's toes are the presents!

Hooray!

I am happy to announce that.... FINALS ARE DONE! Por Fin! Just as of yesterday. I celebrated by attending FHE with the ASU ward, walking the Mesa Temple grounds that are FABULOUSLY decorated in lights! And then picking up my friend from the airport. {ooooh, how I wish I could leave!}

SO what does all this mean, you ask? It means 5 full weeks of FREEDOM from reading{for class}, writing, attending, listening to professors go on and on and ooooon, tedious homework assignments, late nights to complete projects, etc. You get the idea.

Sounds FAB right... not having to do any of that? YAY- I'm full of GLEE! Lol.

I'm EXCITED because this 5 week break is going to include, most of, if not all of the following activities:

-Learning how to COOK! no joke! I'm making chicken soup tonight! mmm,mm!
-Reading what I want to read! hooray! I have a MASSIVE stack of books that haven't been touched and are collecting dust, sigh {I just counted 13 books, sigh again}
-Getting more sleep, hmmmm, maaaaybe, I'll see if I can fit some more of that in?!
-Putting together Christmas gifts - I've got some GOOD ones this year- yea yea!
-Putting together my BFF's Christmas gift and last years birthday gift, and this years too! I'm sooo excited about these gifts
-FINALLY putting together the "Epic Asia Trip 2007" DVD... soooo cool! I'll make a link to it when I'm done :) I just finished China... and it's like 30 minutes long... hahaha, no one will care except for my BFF and I anyways :)
-Hang out with my buddy from South Africa, that I met in Asia- YAY SHANEY POOH!
-RUN! I'm SO excited to go RUNNING! I love running and now I have more than enough time to GO!

Oh and here's a little preview to the DVD... oooh, aaaaah...

I like things, like....

....using my VOTING power as my voice... NOT MY SHOES!

Good duck there, Mr. President! Look at the dude to the right of him! Duud duuud Duuuum! hahaha... pay better attention next time, sir. (didn't he listen to his mother, ever?!)
It just seems SO much better, right?! No violence. No blood. No DEATH. No shoe throwing. The FREEDOM to voice my opinion through voting ROCKS!

Listen Up!

Okay, if you haven't seen Australia... you NEED to! It's FABULOUS! All 3 hours of it. Those of you who know me, know I have a soft spot in my heart for Australia :) So it makes sense that I would absolutely love this movie, right?! Indeed I do! I can't wait to buy it when it comes out on DVD. Nicole did a fab job, Hugh was as HOT HOT HOT as ever (looooove the pouring water scene! haha!) BUT my absolute favorite little person EVER was this KIDDO, Brandon Walters:
I LOVED HIM! SO cute! I want kids that look JUST like this, or I'll take just one, I don't care!! Lol. I love his HUGE black/brown eyes! I love the messy, bleached out hair more (reminds me of little canarian kids!) and he's the about the cutest little kids EVER! Watch the movie, and you'll see for yourself.

Oh, and here's a cute picture of the main peps of the film! Okay, didn't Nicole JUST have a baby?!?!? WHAT THE CRAP! How does she look soo dang good already??

Man, oh Man!

I wish I were Matt!!!.... traveling the world, seeing all sorts of places, meeting all sorts of great people, having amazing experiences! Ah! I can't wait to leave again! I love ALL the fabulous colors you see in this video, it's SO bright and happy! This is the "Where the Hell is Matt 2008" video.... it's NEW, and improved!

Christmas Questionnaire Time!!!

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
I’m a hot chocolate connoisseur! I heart chocolate more than any other hot drink, more than mate! Anytime of the year (thank you Spain!) anytime of the day! I love this stuff! Keil brought me some of Costa Rica’s finest hot chocolate early this year and I drank it every night til it was gone! Delicious!
(and NO, I don't like big cinnamon sticks in my hot chocolate!)

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
She definitely wraps them! I mean HE!!

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
I like to mix it up… or the family likes to mix it up. I have yet to put up lights on my own place. I do like to hang white lights in my room tho

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
No!!!...but I totally should! What have I been thinking all these years?!

5. When do you put up your decorations?
My mom usually puts them up after thanksgiving, she’s SOOOOO good! I’ll prob do the same, but not to the same extent as her.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish?
I love stuffing, I love turkey, I love desserts, (unfortunately) I just love food in general. Hmmmm, mmm.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?
Getting my first stereo and my first CD ever, The Cranberries.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
No idea?!! The year my parents covered our windows with cardboard so they could sleep in after being up all night setting up the Christmas gifts. Lol.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
Ummm, yes! Of course! Tradition. Oh, and it’s always pajamas!

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?
Oh, however my mom tells me too! Hahaaa!

11. What is another favorite Christmas tradition memory?
Probably just playing with my toys all day. Also, going to the movies with my Dad on Christmas day.

12. Can you ice skate?
No, but I can skate on hockey skates…. Does that count?!

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
Anything to do with Barbie’s back in the day! Now, I love getting things I wouldn’t buy myself… nothing practical tho… I’ll be buying that myself!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
Being with my family! My Dad’s side or my Mom’s… doesn’t matter who, but as long as it’s family!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
Ummmm, all the treats my family makes… cookies, peanut brittle, the typical holiday treats!

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Didn't I already answer this one? Another random fun tradition: Decorating the tree while watching Toy Story.

17. What tops your tree?
A ribbon or an angel tops my families tree.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
I like both! I love finding something or making something that I knooooow my family member or friend will love. I also love being thought of too, and when someone knows I’ll love something… it’s a full circle thing.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?
I don’t think I have just one favorite song… I love instrumental Christmas music though.

20. Candy Canes?
When I’m in the mood, which just happens to be around Christmas time! I do love pepermint icecrem too!! mmmmm, mmmm!

21. Do you feel Christmas is too commercialized?
Not if it starts in November, perhaps if it starts in August! I love hearing and seeing all the festive décor that comes with Christmas!

I'm tagging Amy S., Erin H., McKenzie H., all my girl cousins and sister-in-laws!

I VOTE NO!

What's with the Chester Molester 'stache Clooney?!?!MAKE IT STOP G-Dawg! Pronto, PLEASE!Oh, and here's ANOTHER one... ugh!

Why ruin a good looking face like that with such an ugly looking 'stache?!?! Riiiiight?! Why can't we see something more like....

or better yet...He's just too good looking for an old dude to start sporting a nasty mustache. Although I prefer a bit of scruff, The Clooney looks SO much better clean shaven, don't you think?!

Oh my wooooord, blog!

Oh my word. It feels like it’s been MONTHS since I last posted anything. {Thank you Amy!}

Well, nothing too FUN or FUNNY or EXCITING or ENTERTAINING for that matter has gone on…..ugh. I think I’m just getting bored with blogging, I mean life….. I mean, I don’t have a whole lot to write about… well, I do. But really, it’s funnier to me, than to anyone else! Lol.

ANYWAYS…
-I’m in school. How lame does that sound? So yeah, I’m in a bit of a stand-still at the moment as I try to finish something I started WAY too long ago. . But hey, I guess that’s life. I’m just not used to being so “still” for this long. BUT great news!!! I have 3 semesters left here at ASU and the summer of 2010 I will be doing an internship. The internship will be (fingers crossed) in South Africa… while the World Cup is going on! Yeah yeah!! So if that goes down as planned, I’ll be seeing as much as possible in Africa prior, but most likely after I’m done working there 

-Jordan and Stacy got married! YAY! There’s some EXCITING news though for some of the family! Party!!! Par-tay, indeed it was! Well, not like outta control or anything… but it was fabulous little ceremony with just family and a few friends, with a nice reception, yummy food and a great time had by all.

Stacy looked like a hottie in her wedding dress and Jordan looked quite snazzy in his blues. Take a look for yourself…

And speaking of happy things… look at WHO IS WAVING AT ME!!!! My soon-to-be-here little niece: Lilly Grace Brown yaaaaaaaaay!!! Applause Applause!! Okay, she’s just sucking her thumb but really, she’s uber cute already!! You can just see it here! February can’t come soon enough! She doesn’t even know what she’s missing out on yet… SPOILAGE!!!

This years Halloween was a blast! A bit of a random night… but fun. I was a Greek Goddess and once again, my mom sewed my costume! Last minute. Haha… SUPER MOM! THANK YOU! Yeah, she picked my favorite color EVER, purple and added some nice touches of gold. FABULOUS! My friends, Katie and Amy and I went to some pretty random gatherings… and of course hit up Mill Ave. in downtown Tempe…. I’d love to post some pictures, but I look preggers in my picture, so I’m gonna have to pass!

-Also, I’ve started a WISH LIST for Christmas…..and if you talk to any of my parents, Steve and Gina or Pat and Peri, feel free to mention some of these items to them!!

1. An iPod. I need something to listen to while I work out (more on that later) but the one I have is LAAAAAAME, and works half the time. Actually, I don’t even have it at the moment. It served it purpose tho.
2. A new car. Okay okay, I know this isn’t gonna happen. And I’d prefer to buy my own, but hey, why not ask… you never knoooow?! (after doing some research, I think I’ve narrowed it down to the Toyota Matrix… uber cheap, great gas mileage and it’s just super cute all the way round!)

3. This really really cool world mad. It’s “old school” brown and tan. It’s thick, so you can put little pins in it, as to mark where one has been. It’s FABULOUS! And I really really want one!
FYI ladies that are into this ridiculous show…..Jan 5th… the BACHELOR starts!!! Need I say more?


But on a more serious note, my co-worker did confess his love for me. It’s a long story, so I’ll just point out the important things he mentioned.

-I’m a “Beautiful Creature”…. Ummm, who knew?!?!
-He’s not been able to pick his jaw up off the floor since meeting me. Ummm, flattering!?!
And the BEST thing he mentioned after all this confessing…
-“I wish I’d met you prior to the girl I met, and got pregnant”
Hahahahaa, hilarious! This is seriously the story of my life!

Oh and finally introducing the new LOVE of my LIFE, he’s a bit of heaven.