MIA

Why hello there!

Sorry I have been mia for the past 2 weeks!

The holidays have been filled with so many things that I have had no time to blog, okay maybe I did have {some} time but most of that time that I wasn't doing anything, all I wanted to do was sleep and eat and hang out with my cute niece Sophie! So therefore I am just getting around to

blogging about all of the events that happened over the holidays! First things first, I got to hang out with my amazing family quite a bit :)

{we like to eat, a lot}

{my older, beautiful, 7 month pregnant sister and her little family}

{My parents, aren't they cute?}

{My lovely sister, and her cute baby Soph}

{the whole family}

I also got to hang out with some lovely friends of mine that I have not seen for some time! We celebrated New Years all together again, it was so fun!

{Best Friends, forever}

{The whole group}

I also saw:

• Burlesque: I thought it was pretty good! I love, love Christina Aguilera, and her amazing voice!
• The Notebook :) A classic, I could never get sick of that movie!

I went on a freezing cold photo shoot with this girl:

And, finally made some New Years {Resolutions} for 2011!

• Grow the relationship that I have with my Lord, God Jesus Christ
• Be more aware about others and be more of a servant
• Be more aware about things that I put into my body
• Be more aware about how I spend my money
• Love

Anyway, Happy New Year!

I hope you all had some amazing holiday celebrations!

xoxo

Merry Christmas to all and to {all} a good night

Merry Christmas!


Can I just say, I love this season, and I really wish it lasted all winter long! Because I feel like after Christmas and New Years pass...Winter just seems to drag and drag!


I love all the wonderful scents that are all around, from food to all the perfume at bath and body works, to the crisp cold air outside, and the cinnamon scented pinecones that mommy brought home from the store to decorate with!

I love that everyone you see, even if you don't know them you can wish them a Merry Christmas...

I have a confession to make..I know that it's not "politically correct" to say "Merry Christmas" at a public place, especially at the airport..but I can't help from saying Merry Christmas to everyone that I check in! And...I haven't gotten in trouble yet so.... what are you gonna do about it! :) Most people that I say it to light up right after and quickly say "Merry Christmas to you" in return! I just love it!

Anyway, I hope you all are having a wonderful week whether you are celebrating the reason for the season with loved ones, or friends, or in the comfort of your own home or a foreign home!

Merry Christmas!

Ps. Look at this aborable Steve Madden bag I got from Santa! Love it! :)

xoxo

Star {struck}

Have any of you ever met a celebrity? Today I checked in Katherine Heigl, and I now know what it feels like to be star struck!

First of all I love her! I love Killers, and Life as we know it~! Just in case you were wondering she is more beautiful in person, and she was super nice too! :)

I want to know your celebrity stories!

xoxo

Winter Wonderland

So...2 days ago, Dad and I decided that we should go skiing for the first time in about 13 years (for me) I figured it would be like riding a bike, you just have to remember how it's done.

So we take this beautiful drive up to Power Mountain and stopped at a rental place to get the skis and boots {who knew ski boots are the most difficult things in the world to get on?} Also they are almost impossible to walk in. i almost fell a number of times...I specifically remember saying to my dad on the way up the mountain "this shouldn't be too hard, i think i'll get the hang of it fairly quickly...next thing I know I am sitting down at the top of the mountain crying because I am too scared to ski down the mountain haha! My dad was making fun of me the whole time :( {sad}

After about dying on the way off the ski lift {they slowed it down for me because i'm a newbie} I about gave up but then i remembered this quote:

"I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me"

Philippians 4:13

All of the sudden I bucked up and went down the mountain :) I did fall a few more times but I was definitely doing much better!

2 days later....my legs are SO sore that I can hardly lift a bag at work haha! All in all it was a really really fun experience...Maybe I will try snowboarding next?

For those of you who have done both, what are your thoughts on skiing vs. snowboarding?

Let me know :)

xoxo

DAYBOOK {inspired}

So pretty much I LOVE this blog! If you haven't seen it before, be sure to check it out! My little sister Carly and I both read it and decided that we should do some "daybook" inspired pictures...so here they are: (keep in mind, it was about 35 degrees outside and the smog was so thick you couldn't even see 2 houses away, we were shooting for about 5 minutes total)

Jeggings: F21, Shoes: Forever Young, Black cover: Charolette Russe, Belt: Thrifted, Lace Cami: Wet Seal, Silk top: Lauren Conrad

Instant Gratification

Dear Santa,

I really want this,

MAMIYA RZ67 PRO II Medium Format Film Camera PackageKit

Includes Prism Find

er, 2 Lenses, 3 Film Backs & More

Starting bid: $749.00

Buy now: $900.00

{But}

I would settle for this just as well :)

Fuji Instax 210 Instant Film Camera (Uses Instax 200 Series Film FJF0476) 15950793

FJF0793

LCD control panel displaying focal distance and film count
Programmed electronic shutter, 1/64-1/200 sec
Automatic flash for low-light shooting
Two-range selectable shooting options: 0.9-3m and 3m-Infinity

Price: $63.95 {here}

So that I could take picutures like THIS

What's on your Christmas wishlist?

xoxo

Obsession

So...pretty much I have an obsession with scarves!

I love love {Love} looking at scarves, buying scarves, and commenting on other peoples cute scarves!

Here are some really really cute pictures I found from WeHeartIt of scarves

P.s. What are some of your obsessions?

xoxo

I {Love} Photography

Just posted a long post on my photography blog please see:

www.brbphotography.blogspot.com

Thanks! xoxo

Blizzard

So, once again...we had another "winter storm watch" this time I was not as fortunate as last. I had to drive in it to get to work... I leave my house to get to my job at 315am so it was not bad going out, due to the lack of cars on the road :) but coming home the roads were terrible! I was not going any faster than 25mph the whole way home! For all of those people who like to go fast in the snow...more power to you. Just don't hit me when you spin out and loose control of your car. (Because I have done that before and it sucks)

I came up with this great idea though! I decided that I better put my hazard lights on so that people know that I am driving like a grandma. Guess what?! It worked! People slowed way down when they got close to me, rather than plowing right by me when I didn't have my hazards on :)

Anyway, tip of the day: if you like to drive really really slow in the snow put your hazards on so people know in advance that you are driving super slow!

Drive carefully out there!

xoxo

Rehab

So...I have a confession to make....I am not very proud of it...but I will tell you anyway. I am addicted to buying M.A.C Makeup...It's a terrible terrible thing. Today when I got off work at 1045am I decided "Oh! It's Black Friday, I should go shopping! :)" .......bad idea... I went to Fashion place mall in Murray and right as I walked into Nordstroms I knew it was a terrible idea! I should have turned around and gone home as soon as I slipped on the wet floor when I walked in! haha! But, no... I went directly to the M.A.C counter as soon as I got to the counter I approached some lonely employees standing around bad idea #2 I decided to talk to one of them. She continued on in the conversation and this is about how it went: " Can I help you find anything today, sweetie?" Me: " Actually....I am just looking for some loose setting powder (which I was) " Ashley (the M.A.C girl) "oh well let me find some for you, have a seat in my chair" (bad idea #3 never sit in the chair! ) Ashley then continues on to take off the make up I have on and tells me all these nice things about what I can do to help my skin, blah, blah, blah...this is where I get lost in how amazing she is making my face look when I look in the mirror for the first time.

She ends up talking me into buying {so} much more than I went in there for. Sigh.

Do any of you have this problem?

P.s. Happy Black Friday

xoxo

Wordless Wednesdays

I got this idea for doing "wordless Wednesdays"

from a wonderful blog I follow: http://jamiemjenkins.blogspot.com/

I hope you enjoy this pictures I found via { www.weheartit.com }

Snowed in

Wow, what any amazing day it has been thus far! Who knew getting snowed in could be so much fun!? My family and I decided to celebrate Thanksgiving today...because they are all leaving to go to the Cape tomorrow morning and I have to stay here and work!

I love. LOVE the fact that I do not have to work today...first reason is that it is a {blizzard} outside and we have been advised to stay off the roads at all costs!

Second reason is that my adorable niece Sophia is here to celebrate Thanksgiving with my beautiful pregnant sister Amanda!

Third reason is that I love just hanging out in the house, cooking all day (actually...watching Amanda and my Mom cook all day...haha) smelling all of these amazing scents, starting a fire and seeing the cat (Carmel) lay by it all day long! Playing play-doh with Sophia and having her say things like "Ellla-fent" and "Uh-oh" (when she dropped the cookie cutters on the floor) Also I love the fact that we have an excuse to do all of these things! ( not that we would need one anyway...but it's just nice to have one) The excuse would be that there is a HUGE blizzard going on right now outside! It is supposed to be the "Blizzard of 2010" or "the equivalent to hurricane Katrina for Utah"

Anyway...while I was snowed in I got side tracked looking at http://www.weheartit.com/ and found some things that I liked! Hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I did!

Xoxo

So cute!

This reminds me of Canada! I love Canada!

There are no words ! :)

Love this! The pose, the hair, the outfit! So cute!

Barnes and Noble

Fashion:

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.”- Coco Chanel

Barnes and Noble + Australian Vogue + Rain = THE greatest thing in the world :)

All the places you'll see....

15 Nov 2010 Lots and lots of fish at Haunauma Bay, my family and I decided to go snorkelling for the day. Trust me, once you finally get all the gear on and figure out how to not touch the coral...it's worth it! hahah



14 Nov 2010
On my Birthday after driving up the North shore and stopping at the Japanese Temple we stopped at the Dole Plantation and had their famous "Pineapple Whip" it was really fun!



14 Nov: On my birthday it was my wish to visit this really amazing Japanese Temple close to the North Shore, we got there and I got pooped on by a bird! I guess that means good luck?...

15 lNov

Hanauma bay: This is where we went snorkelling! Isn't it beautiful? We saw so many cool fish, after we finally figured out how to snorkel, it was worth all the trouble!

14 Nov

After seeing the Japanese Temple we stopped and watched some surfers on the North Shore! It was so cool seeing people who are so talented!

-I hope you like the little descriptions of what I've done the past 2 days! Have a wonderful night!

xoxo