Sunday, July 17, 2011
Post 3: Ideal Perfect First Date
My idea of the perfect first date would be a handsome man picking me up and taking me to a football or basketball game. Something energetic and fun where we could laugh and have a great time while still being able to talk to get to know each other better. I'm not a fan of blind dates because they are extremely awkward and it is hard for me to be comfortable with someone I just barely met. (I'm not knocking blind dates because I know they can work since that is how my parents met, it's just not the ideal date situation for me). So in this ideal situation we would already be friends or acquaintances where we both were comfortable in our own skin. Afterwards we would go get ice cream and sit in a park eating, laughing and talking. Then the night would end with a very sweet kiss and the promise of a second date.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
My Favorite Movie
Post 2 - My Favorite Movie
People look at me crazy when I tell them my favorite movie...but it makes me laugh every time I see it and it is just the BEST MOVIE EVER! My favorite movie is Rat Race. There is just something about the characters and the crazy stunts they pull that have me laughing in stitches. I can be watching it completely alone and I've seen it a million times but every time I'm full on belly laughing. I'll never forget the first time I saw this movie...I was with my friend Mad and I think we almost wet our pants, we were laughing so hard. Those are the greatest times; laughing uncontrollably at something so goofy. But this is my kind of humor. A lot of people don't get it and think it is "stupid" (as my mom would say), but I love it!
People look at me crazy when I tell them my favorite movie...but it makes me laugh every time I see it and it is just the BEST MOVIE EVER! My favorite movie is Rat Race. There is just something about the characters and the crazy stunts they pull that have me laughing in stitches. I can be watching it completely alone and I've seen it a million times but every time I'm full on belly laughing. I'll never forget the first time I saw this movie...I was with my friend Mad and I think we almost wet our pants, we were laughing so hard. Those are the greatest times; laughing uncontrollably at something so goofy. But this is my kind of humor. A lot of people don't get it and think it is "stupid" (as my mom would say), but I love it!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Joining the Bandwagon
For the past couple of months I've seen all of these blog challenge posts everywhere and thought that would be fun to do one but A. do I really want to look like a follower and copy everyone else and B. would I actually post something everyday? Since I don't seem to do much on the week nights and I'm trying to find something constructive to do I've decided I don't care if I'm a follower...whatever. And I'm going to promise from the beginning that mine will NOT be a 30 day challenge. I'm not going to put a time limit on it. I will just call it a 30 post blog challenge. I've been thinking I should post more often and this gives me ideas on what to blog about...so here goes:
Post 1 - Your Favorite Song
I LOVE music and am addicted to iTunes. I'm pretty sure I download new music every week. So it is really hard for me to pick one favorite song. So instead I am going to pick my current favorite artist, which isn't really an artist per say, it's a compilation of several talented people...it's the cast from GLEE. I absolutely love their music and am an avid viewer of the show. My favorite night of the week is Tuesday because I can't wait to hear what songs and renditions they are going to do. They can take old and new songs, mash them up or put a modern spin on them and I love that aspect. Of course there are songs that don't suit my fancy, but 9 times out of 10 I am downloading at least 1 song from every episode. I find myself counting the weeks until Glee is back on the air; pathetic I know. But I just can't get enough of it!
Post 1 - Your Favorite Song
I LOVE music and am addicted to iTunes. I'm pretty sure I download new music every week. So it is really hard for me to pick one favorite song. So instead I am going to pick my current favorite artist, which isn't really an artist per say, it's a compilation of several talented people...it's the cast from GLEE. I absolutely love their music and am an avid viewer of the show. My favorite night of the week is Tuesday because I can't wait to hear what songs and renditions they are going to do. They can take old and new songs, mash them up or put a modern spin on them and I love that aspect. Of course there are songs that don't suit my fancy, but 9 times out of 10 I am downloading at least 1 song from every episode. I find myself counting the weeks until Glee is back on the air; pathetic I know. But I just can't get enough of it!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Soap Box
Summer is approaching which means swimsuit season. I know that modesty is shot with society and that it is harder and harder for teen girls and women to stay fashionable and still maintain a modest style. But it really makes me sad when I see women who share my faith throw their modesty card out the window when they put on that bathing suit. Just because you have the body to wear the bikini doesn't mean you should...I'm just sayin'.
Monday, January 3, 2011
My Next 30 Years
It's the eve to my big 3 0 birthday. I'm not sad or depressed about turning 30; it feels surreal. I don't feel old enough to be 30. But I can honestly say I'm actually looking forward to it. Not the getting older part, but ever since I was little my mom would tell me how much she loved her thirties because she finally had a sense of who she was, where she was going and what she wanted to do (to some degree) with her life. She wasn't struggling financially like her twenties; she had a sense of purpose. And I agree; I feel the same.
I did a lot of things in my twenties (both good and bad); experienced things I never thought I would do (again both good and bad) and had a lot of heartache and tears along the way. Whoever said growing up was easy was definitely mistaken. I've learned a lot of life's lessons and I'm ready for my next 30 years. The biggest one has been that life definitely does not work out the way you plan; which is so difficult in the moment but when you are able to finally look back you can see that it turns out so much better. It's amazing how much I thought I knew only to realize I didn't know anything. I'm so much more appreciative of the things I have and how I've gotten here. Struggle is one of the hardest things in life but it is so needed to become the person you want to be.
I'm not a woman with many words; I'm not eloquent and have a hard time expressing my emotions through speech. I better relate to music and often express my feelings through talented artists who are able to write down similar emotions through song. I can't get Tim McGraw's 'My Next 30 Years' out of my head. I'm not one for new years resolutions. I think you're just putting yourself up for failure telling yourself you're going to break bad habits because a new year has rolled around. Come on, how many times do you tell yourself you're going to do the same thing each year and for about a month you work on it and then nothing. I'd rather work on life resolutions. There are a few lines in Tim's song that have really hit a special note with me:
"Maybe now I’ve conquered all my adolescent fears
And I’ll do it better in my next thirty years"
"My next thirty years I’m gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more"
I've let fear lead my life way too much these past 30 years. The fear of disappointment, rejection, failure. Why do I do this? Well, no more! I've learned that the best things in life are worth the risk and I need kick fear to the curb. For so many years I was scared to go upside down on a roller coaster. Making up excuses because of a scarring car accident. Truth is I was just chicken and thought I would be better off sitting on the sidelines while everyone else enjoyed the ride than actually face my fear. Finally one day I let someone talk me into going and it was the greatest feeling ever. I couldn't believe I had wasted so much time being scared. Now I'm a coaster junkie. This will be my next 30 years. No more sidelines for me. I know what I want and I'm not going to let fear stop me from getting there.
So goodbye twenties; you were good to me some of the time but I'm ready to move on. Hello thirties...LET'S DO THIS!
I did a lot of things in my twenties (both good and bad); experienced things I never thought I would do (again both good and bad) and had a lot of heartache and tears along the way. Whoever said growing up was easy was definitely mistaken. I've learned a lot of life's lessons and I'm ready for my next 30 years. The biggest one has been that life definitely does not work out the way you plan; which is so difficult in the moment but when you are able to finally look back you can see that it turns out so much better. It's amazing how much I thought I knew only to realize I didn't know anything. I'm so much more appreciative of the things I have and how I've gotten here. Struggle is one of the hardest things in life but it is so needed to become the person you want to be.
I'm not a woman with many words; I'm not eloquent and have a hard time expressing my emotions through speech. I better relate to music and often express my feelings through talented artists who are able to write down similar emotions through song. I can't get Tim McGraw's 'My Next 30 Years' out of my head. I'm not one for new years resolutions. I think you're just putting yourself up for failure telling yourself you're going to break bad habits because a new year has rolled around. Come on, how many times do you tell yourself you're going to do the same thing each year and for about a month you work on it and then nothing. I'd rather work on life resolutions. There are a few lines in Tim's song that have really hit a special note with me:
"Maybe now I’ve conquered all my adolescent fears
And I’ll do it better in my next thirty years"
"My next thirty years I’m gonna settle all the scores
Cry a little less, laugh a little more"
I've let fear lead my life way too much these past 30 years. The fear of disappointment, rejection, failure. Why do I do this? Well, no more! I've learned that the best things in life are worth the risk and I need kick fear to the curb. For so many years I was scared to go upside down on a roller coaster. Making up excuses because of a scarring car accident. Truth is I was just chicken and thought I would be better off sitting on the sidelines while everyone else enjoyed the ride than actually face my fear. Finally one day I let someone talk me into going and it was the greatest feeling ever. I couldn't believe I had wasted so much time being scared. Now I'm a coaster junkie. This will be my next 30 years. No more sidelines for me. I know what I want and I'm not going to let fear stop me from getting there.
So goodbye twenties; you were good to me some of the time but I'm ready to move on. Hello thirties...LET'S DO THIS!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Early Christmas Present
Christmas came early this year. Here are some pics of my new house (sorry to those of you who are sick of me talking about this):
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
I still can't believe it...
I am buying my first house!
Do you ever feel like things are just meant to be? I do! I have always been lead more by my heart than my head. It all started at the beginning of this year. If you've been following my blog you already know about my decision to leave a job and an industry that I've been in for my whole professional life and start a new adventure. Never in a million years would I have guessed that that decision would have lead me to this.
I knew that it was time for me to make a change in my life. I was miserable and I kept receiving promptings from the Lord that it was time to move on. I didn't know where I would go; I quit without another job locked in. I had some savings and I knew from the promptings I felt that I would be okay. I got a job doing hair, which at the time I thought would be my new career. Was I ever wrong! I was working so hard trying to make this new career work, but still found myself coming home with a paycheck that was barely minimum wage + tips. I wasn't sure what was going to happen but I still felt really good about my decision to leave JB. Then one day I was getting ready for work and I couldn't use my left arm. I was in so much pain and could not lift my arm to do my own hair let alone 8 hours of doing hair in the salon. I had no choice but to quit. I didn't know what I was going to do now. Before I had hair as an alternative career...now what!? I didn't know what I would do, or where I would go but I knew that I was going to be okay because the spirit told me so. I had to make some tough decisions regarding my finances; I knew that I could get by if I cashed in some investments I had and got completely out of debt, so I did.
Four long weeks went by with little to no interviews even though I was applying for jobs like crazy. Then my friend got me an interview with her new company. I went to the interview with little information; I didn't even know what the position was for. I had 2 interviews and could not believe how perfect the job was for me and my experience. It was in the same field as my previous JB job, but for a handbag company! I knew that this was where I was meant to be.
For the first time in my life I was debt free and had a good job. So I started thinking about how nice it would be to own my own home. It was really just a thought; I didn't think it could happen for at least a year. I would sit and talk with my brother and we would daydream about what we would do, how much we could afford and how soon we could do it. Every time we talked I would get really excited, go home and look at listings. I would then find an online mortgage calculator and have my dreams crushed when it estimated how much I could qualify for. I kept talking about it, but never put any action in place. Finally my dad told me I would never know until I tried, so he suggested I contact a mortgage broker and try to get pre-qualifed.
Weeks went by I never put my thoughts into action. I was too scared to find out the answer. Then one day I got a mailer from a realtor with a mortgage website. I was curious, so I went online to take a look. I decided I would email her with my questions. She emailed me right back, asking me to fill out an application and said "I think you'll be surprised". So I did. Next thing I know, I'm pre-qualified and looking for listings!
I figured it would take months to find something and I wasn't in any rush. My realtor told me to go online and make a list of properties I wanted to see. I made a huge list; properties all over the valley but one kept coming back to me. I knew going into this I was going to let my heart guide me. (I had a previous experience when my family moved back from CA that we were meant to live in a certain neighborhood; I knew that was where we were meant to be just by driving down the street before we even saw the house.) That's the same feeling I wanted with my house. I went on the first appointment with the realtor and looked at house after house after house and I didn't see anything that really caught my attention. Then the last house for the night was the one that kept popping into my head. And it was the only property the realtor didn't have the key box code for! We peeked through the windows and I got that feeling I had once before. We came back 2 days later with the key box code and I knew that was the house. I had been officially house hunting for 1 week and I was making an offer! (Did I mention that the day in between peeking through the windows and actually going inside that the seller lowered the price?)
The house was a flip. The seller had purchased the home from the bank and completely renovated the place; new roof, windows, appliances, paint and flooring. Since it was a bank owned home, my realtor suggested we do a meth test. Which was a good thing because it came back positive. Extremely low, but still positive. So we went back to the seller and said that we would only proceed if he replaced the furnace, sterilized the duct work and took the necessary steps to make the home certified safe and clean by the state of Utah. He agreed so we proceeded with the home inspection and appraisal. We got back the results yesterday and except for a few minor corrections, the house passed with flying colors!
All of this has happened in 3 weeks! As long as nothing major occurs, I will be closing on the home the first part of November. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father; I definitely would not be here if he had not lead me to this job and this house. I don't know what lies in store for me in this new home, neighborhood and ward but I know that if this is where I am meant to be everything will work out.
Do you ever feel like things are just meant to be? I do! I have always been lead more by my heart than my head. It all started at the beginning of this year. If you've been following my blog you already know about my decision to leave a job and an industry that I've been in for my whole professional life and start a new adventure. Never in a million years would I have guessed that that decision would have lead me to this.
I knew that it was time for me to make a change in my life. I was miserable and I kept receiving promptings from the Lord that it was time to move on. I didn't know where I would go; I quit without another job locked in. I had some savings and I knew from the promptings I felt that I would be okay. I got a job doing hair, which at the time I thought would be my new career. Was I ever wrong! I was working so hard trying to make this new career work, but still found myself coming home with a paycheck that was barely minimum wage + tips. I wasn't sure what was going to happen but I still felt really good about my decision to leave JB. Then one day I was getting ready for work and I couldn't use my left arm. I was in so much pain and could not lift my arm to do my own hair let alone 8 hours of doing hair in the salon. I had no choice but to quit. I didn't know what I was going to do now. Before I had hair as an alternative career...now what!? I didn't know what I would do, or where I would go but I knew that I was going to be okay because the spirit told me so. I had to make some tough decisions regarding my finances; I knew that I could get by if I cashed in some investments I had and got completely out of debt, so I did.
Four long weeks went by with little to no interviews even though I was applying for jobs like crazy. Then my friend got me an interview with her new company. I went to the interview with little information; I didn't even know what the position was for. I had 2 interviews and could not believe how perfect the job was for me and my experience. It was in the same field as my previous JB job, but for a handbag company! I knew that this was where I was meant to be.
For the first time in my life I was debt free and had a good job. So I started thinking about how nice it would be to own my own home. It was really just a thought; I didn't think it could happen for at least a year. I would sit and talk with my brother and we would daydream about what we would do, how much we could afford and how soon we could do it. Every time we talked I would get really excited, go home and look at listings. I would then find an online mortgage calculator and have my dreams crushed when it estimated how much I could qualify for. I kept talking about it, but never put any action in place. Finally my dad told me I would never know until I tried, so he suggested I contact a mortgage broker and try to get pre-qualifed.
Weeks went by I never put my thoughts into action. I was too scared to find out the answer. Then one day I got a mailer from a realtor with a mortgage website. I was curious, so I went online to take a look. I decided I would email her with my questions. She emailed me right back, asking me to fill out an application and said "I think you'll be surprised". So I did. Next thing I know, I'm pre-qualified and looking for listings!
I figured it would take months to find something and I wasn't in any rush. My realtor told me to go online and make a list of properties I wanted to see. I made a huge list; properties all over the valley but one kept coming back to me. I knew going into this I was going to let my heart guide me. (I had a previous experience when my family moved back from CA that we were meant to live in a certain neighborhood; I knew that was where we were meant to be just by driving down the street before we even saw the house.) That's the same feeling I wanted with my house. I went on the first appointment with the realtor and looked at house after house after house and I didn't see anything that really caught my attention. Then the last house for the night was the one that kept popping into my head. And it was the only property the realtor didn't have the key box code for! We peeked through the windows and I got that feeling I had once before. We came back 2 days later with the key box code and I knew that was the house. I had been officially house hunting for 1 week and I was making an offer! (Did I mention that the day in between peeking through the windows and actually going inside that the seller lowered the price?)
The house was a flip. The seller had purchased the home from the bank and completely renovated the place; new roof, windows, appliances, paint and flooring. Since it was a bank owned home, my realtor suggested we do a meth test. Which was a good thing because it came back positive. Extremely low, but still positive. So we went back to the seller and said that we would only proceed if he replaced the furnace, sterilized the duct work and took the necessary steps to make the home certified safe and clean by the state of Utah. He agreed so we proceeded with the home inspection and appraisal. We got back the results yesterday and except for a few minor corrections, the house passed with flying colors!
All of this has happened in 3 weeks! As long as nothing major occurs, I will be closing on the home the first part of November. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father; I definitely would not be here if he had not lead me to this job and this house. I don't know what lies in store for me in this new home, neighborhood and ward but I know that if this is where I am meant to be everything will work out.
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