Showing posts with label carrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label carrie. Show all posts

Sunday, April 3, 2011

being sick=being bored=another blogpost

so the past few days i've been getting sicker. :P BOO! just a dumb head cold. but it's good that it has been conference so i can lounge around my apartment in my PJ's.
So conference was wonderful! I really really really really enjoyed Elder Scott's talk!
it was super adorable how he talked about his wife and all the thoughtful things they did for each other while being married.
{i love these guys!}
I had my questions answered and worries calmed too. :D


Anyways last night i went with betsy and ashley to my friend Carrie's house for banana splits while all the (good) young lads were off at the Priesthood session. {we were driving around town and someone mentioned that they love not seeing guys out for the night because they are all being righteous. and the ones who aren't there we were supposed to glare at them haha} :D She made homemade caramel syrup and homemade chocolate syrup! and had like 50 toppings for them! They were most excellent.

then we watched the Legends of Zorro. never in my life had i seen it. It was super awesome! Antonia Banderaz is a babe.
favorite line of the movie- "you should put some lipstick on if you're going to act like my mother!" bahaha!

it is with great excitement and enthusiasm that i announce to you that.....................................................
I CHANGED MY INFO ON FACEBOOK!

this is what it now reads-
I'd rather be taking pictures!

I am a Utah State Aggie (WOOT!) and I am an Orem High Graduate! I love to take pictures, read, take pictures, have fun, take pictures, and go to Aggie athletic events, etc. I have the BEST roommates in the world. We have a ton of fun, weird conversations, do random spur of the moment things, and enjoy once a week roommate bonding night/i hate boys night/i hate scratchy sock night by eating ice cream and watching a chick-flick.

goals include- dating a cowboy, kissing in the library, traveling to Europe, learn how to control the TV/DVD in my house in Orem, perfect the art of making gravy, Photograph an elaborate wedding, fly a plane, pull an all nighter, become an expert in Facebook stalking, own a 4 door jeep, play red rover in the middle of a large intersection, have someone named after me, have a baby boy before Ashleigh so i get the fought after name, own a horse, go on a sleigh ride, turn 20, fly in a hot air balloon, kiss under mistletoe, take a successful photo of the moon and it's craters, own a legit ranch, marry in the temple, have an adventure every day of my life with him, and live happily ever after with my very own Mr Perfectly Imperfect. :D

cool beans eh?
so now because the only thing i have to do is blow my nose and take a second nap of the day i will explain my fun to goals to you! :D

dating a cowboy- pretty self explanatory. i once read this-

"If he has snakeskin boots and a wide brimmed hat, your hearts a fluttering! He is fearless, loves to get down and dirty, and not afraid of hard work. He is a loyal family man, and wants to provide for them in any way possible. He loves riding horses, training horses, caring for livestock, agriculture and has a deep love for dogs. He is not one to rely soley on his physical skills, as most Cowboys are also highly intelligent. Not only is he good on the farm, but he's also talented at sweet talking you and could lasso your heart a mile away. There is no shortage of charm with the Cowboys, for them chivalry is not dead and never will be. For a rough and tumble type, he really does have a soft inner core when it comes to loved ones, and he isn't afraid to show it. "
Although not all of this is why i want to date/marry/beinlovewith a cowboy, it gives you the most of it. they are just SO adorable, and are at the essence of being gentlemen. sigh.

next-kissing in the library. there is a quote on our P4 quote wall of awesomeness that reads, "i want to kiss passionately in the library."-Brianna...... so i just have this dream of kissing someone in between weathered old paper and metal shelves okay? give me a break. it could be worse. i just think kissing in the library is somehow very romantic. :D
{only i will not kiss a guy if they are wearing that tight of a shirt}

Traveling to Europe- I want to travel the world, europe being the first place i'd go outside the US. (i've already been to Canada). I want to go to Italy (#1) and Greece (#2) the most. I want to bring my camera and 6 cajilion memory cards to document ever milisecond of this adventure. And i need to go before i get married {not that this is happening soon} because everyone knows that after you get married you
  • Become boring
  • become even more poor
  • boring
  • and then more poor.
so obviously in the next 2 years is the most ideal time to travel the world.

learning how to control the TV/DVD at my house in Orem probly sounds ridiculous but you don't understand. There are at least 20-5000 cords and for some reason it's not as simple as pushing a button on the remote that the TV changes from cable to dvd to vcr back to cable. there is a series of un plugging, plugging, jamming, yelling, hoping, but mostly praying to get it to work. and i can never remember the order of how things work. So whenever i go home to visit, if i'm yelling from the basement for someone to help, my family doesn't reply or come. Because they know they will then have to help me figure it out. the only thing is that i hate it when they just do it, cause then i never can learn it. so i always make them teach me how to do it. But i still don't ever remember..... So therefore, this is a hefty and worthwhile goal of mine. :D
perfecting the art of making gravy- my mom, and grandma, and great grandma, etc. have this delicious way of making gravy. and i know how to make it, i just never can make it taste as good as theirs. they don't ever use a recipe so it's hard to make it exactly as theirs. i'm getting better, i just need more practice. and one day, my daughters will be saying the same things as me. :D

photograph an elaborate wedding. i want to take picture's for a waaay expensive wedding. one with name cards on the table, and where they serve dinner that cost over 200 a plate. :D there would be so much to take pictures of and it would be a dream come true for me. :D

fly a plane. It's my grandpa in me. He was in the air force. and i want to learn to fly an airplane. one day it will happen. and you all will be jealous.

pull an all nighter. don't make fun! I've tried! but i always fall short of it. And everyone always tells me that they do it because they procrastinated writing a really huge paper or project. but here's the problem- i physically cannot procrastinate. It stresses me out! and i do not do well with an overload of stress. so, i take the stress off of myself and get things done early. which in return prevents my goal of pulling an all nighter less possible.

Become an expert in facebook stalking. I'm pretty daggon good at this already but even i can improve a little more.

own a 4-door jeep. Because they are sexy! okay okay, i want my future husband to own one. But either way, i would own it. :D preferably a navy blue or yellow one.


play "red rover" in a busy intersection. Would this not be legit?!?! "red rover, red rover, send one mini van over!" i think it would be the highlight of anyone's life.

have someone named after me. story time! i've never shared that with anyone before but i have news! it might happen!! i got this random text from ash and it said, "so nathan has our first daughter's name picked out." i said, "and that is...?" and she said, "jocelyn NICHOLE." AHHHHHHH!!!!!!! that's my middle name!! and i know that it's not even my first name, but who cares?!??!!?! so this dream might in fact come true one day. now, ashleigh and Nathan just need to have a niece for me. :D

Having a baby boy before Ashleigh does. so growing up us girls like to come up with names for our future kiddos, right? well ash and i have the same name for our first born sons. And now that she's married i have not-so-secretly put a curse on her to only having girls until i have a boy first. the name- James. After our grandpa. :D and i am bound and determined that that name is mine!

own a horse- if i marry a cowboy this should be a piece of cake. If i don't, then i want to raise my sons as cowboys. so then they can make other girl's dream of marrying a cowboy come true one day. ;) jk jk. but a horse would be neato to have.

go on a sleigh ride. like a legit horse drawn sleigh in the winter where it would lightly snow throughout. and this, would be perfectly romantic too! :D


turn 20- i'm less than 10 months away. Hopefully i don't die before then. I feel like i've been a teenager for far too long. don't get me wrong, i've had the most wonderful teenage years ever, but still. 20 finally sounds grown up. :D

fly in a hot air balloon. sounds scary, sounds pretty awesome! i just read a book once and there was a couple scenes where there were hot air balloons. And i want to go in one now. :D

kiss under mistletoe. (i know, another kissing one){my friend tara made a list of all the places she wants to be kissed and told me i should do one too.... so i did...... but that is for a different post.....maybe.} i know this is cliche but who cares!

take a successful photo of the moon and it's craters. i have attempted this 4 times. and failed more than miserably every time. i need a better lens.

own a legit ranch- once again, this whole marrying a cowboy would make this easier.

get married in the temple- DUH!

have an adventure ever day of my life with him- i always feel ridiculous when i say this but my greatest goal in life is marrying my very own perfectly imperfect {for me} man in the temple and live happily ever after. I would give almost everything up i ever wanted (see random goals above) to have this.

anyways i'm done being cheesy for today.
i'm going to go take some drugs and hopefully get over my cold.

loves and hugs too,
Bri

Sunday, January 16, 2011

The most wonderful things

People just make me happy. Okay well some people do. especially these people-

my roommates. (in alphabetical order cause i'm cool like that)
Anna- her ability to make the best lean cuisines ever. ;) She's engaged too! Anna is very caring, she gives me boy advice and is really good at listening.
this is us on a 4 passenger airplane.

Ashley- the other day i was having a bad day and ashley just pulled me up off the couch and gave me the biggest hug. I started crying. it was exactly what i needed and she makes me feel happy. She is really caring and i don't get to see her as much anymore because she has a BF. lame. jk ash.
this is us after the paint dance.

Betsy- my "room roommate" as i call it. Betsy and i go waaay back. from the time in 7th grade when she didn't come to the party i invited her to. :P Betsy hears all my complaints, opinions, goals, cries, and even eats my food concoctions. Betsy is the best friend a girl could ask for. Betsy has a 1 of a kind personality that is sincere. she's not fake at all and people like this about her. she tells it how it is.
us after skiing.

Melissa- the woman of every talent. She can even fix the garbage disposal. :D Melissa is there for me all hours of the day. i know that i can talk to her about whatever and she will give me the neutral advice that i need sometimes. she's going to be a great missionary too. :D
us after christmas caroling in the rain.

and adopted roommates-

Lizzy- we make funny videos. she has an infinite knowledge of everything. from instruments, to the gospel, to.... unmentionables too. She even has some quotes on our quote wall now. hahahahha. Lizzy can put a smile on your face 24/7. or even 24/8
us sliding down the stairs in a sleeping bag.

Tara- LOVE this girl. tara and i come from a similar background and we bonded over understanding each other. It's nice to be able to talk to her and know that when she says she understands she really does. she is adventurous and we keep a list of_______ together too. which i still need to write down officially. ;)
at a football game.

Lauren- my little laurenita! i love when she gets into these random fits of laughing. it makes everyone laugh. she will even watch miss america with me. lauren loves life and she radiates with the light of the gospel and her joy for life. Lauren knows who she is and won't let anyone's opinions change this.
playing at a toy store.

Mckenna- she has the best personality. she is SO beautiful. honestly. the boys are probably all after her! Mckenna can have a fun time with a roll of paper towels. She is caring and is a very true friend to everyone. She also has a way of getting out of situations that i don't know how to get out of. haha.
playing where's walso while waiting to clean the sink.

Hope- she is so kind. SO kind. I don't think that she has the potential to hurt an ant. Hope is real and does not conform to the worlds standards of who she should be. I can see why people are drawn to her.
taking friend pictures.

and how can i forget the amazing....
Carrie- i met her my first day in logan. she is one of the most wonderful girls i've ever met. She is nearly perfect. she is a hard worker, SO smart, she is one of the greatest example of showing a Christlike love toward everyone that i have ever met. I need to do more with her so i can learn from her. She is one of those people that is good at everything but you can't dislike them because they are so stinkin' sweet too!
before going to sing at the BYU devotional.

these are the girls. such wonderful people. i love them. They keep me sane... sometimes make me go insane.... but you know what i mean. :D


Sunday, November 7, 2010

1100 people on 21 elementary school buses

today ROCKED my little socks right off. (actually they are pantyhose. black ones with cute designs actually.) :D
i went to sacrament meeting at 9:30 today instead of the normal 12:45. It was muy bien because there were new faces and cute guys. um... but that's not really the point.
we had to go early because we were headed to PROVO to sing in the CES fireside. That Elder Ballard was speaking at. yes ma'am i did.
so we meet and we get on our busses and the seats seemed to be placed closer together than i remembered from my days of riding the bus to school..... like 3 times closer than i remember. like my knees couldn't be straight out, close together. so instead i had to sit like a man (in a dress....) and got charlie horses and cramps. But looking on the bright side.... at least i'm not 6'6" like the guy in front of me. i think his knees were in his chest. poor guy.
We sang really good. It was fun. it was cool. and i got to see my familia. i even saw them in the audience. they were the size of an ant cause of how far away they were. and my mommy made me a good sandwich. It's weird that even a sandwich tastes better made from home than at my apartment. i talked to them for like 10 minutes and then we made our adventure home.
the tall guy in front of me gave Betsy and I some enjoyment. ah ahaha. he reminded me of Collins on the mormon pride and prejudice. he could not stop talking about how cool he was and how he wants to teach institute so people will tell him their secrets..... uhh.... anyways. i don't think he'll be an institute teacher anytime soon...

i did betsy's hair really cute on the way home. and then she played with mine. and i decided that my future husband is going to play with my hair all the time. cause it is SO relaxing! :D i'm so tired now cause of the long day.

i need to stretch my legs.
and i don't want to go to my drawing class this week. cause i don't wanna see naked people. Let alone draw them. :(
loves and hugs.
(sorry my last post was depressing....)
-Bri

Thursday, September 23, 2010

but.... Loving Logan too

so i talked about everything i miss about Orem yesterday and decided that i should talk about what i love here as to feel happy again. so here goes

my roommates:
Betsy- she listens to my worries and stresses. her sarcasm that can make anyone laugh. she's a peacemaker and she made me a burrito this one time too!
Melissa- her mad cooking skills (if i gain the freshmen fifteen it's all her fault!) how she looks cute and doesn't even have to try! her DVD collection that makes me watch movies when i should be doing other things, and her stories, and demonstration with anna that one night. ;)
Ashley- her super loving personality! her cute giggle, how she's going to get married this year and how we have to find a guy for her first.... the good friend that she is.
Anna- knowing that when the doorbell rings, it's a guy for her. how she spits liquid out of her math every time she laughs and drinks, her snort, her "weird moods", and her kissing tips and stories.

The Merril-Cazier Library- the quiet corners with TONS of natural light to study in. and the attractive boy who i don't know that is sitting across from me. :D

Scotsman Dogs-a piece of heaven wrapped up in a bun!
Blue Mint icecream!

the trees lining the streets everywhere in logan

logan canyon!- where you can see the milky way

Angie's kitchen sink- tons of icecream!

the Quad- the grassy fields

the mountains- they remind me of home.

Lauren Hillman- I love having a couple of my best high school friends up here. she always texts me when i am having a hard time and doesn't even know it. what a life saver she is!

Carrie Baker- the cutest personality! Dang smart. I love having hanging out with her!

the tsc international lounge- there is always something going on there.

INSTITUTE!- i love it! it's almost as good as the temple. it's weird having married people in my class but other than that it is fantastic! i love going.

my drawing teacher- she is so flighty it's hilarious.

my 2D design teacher- he brings us doughnuts on critique day! (which was today)
the picture i drew in this class!!

Being able to call home and talk.

that there are RM's all over the place that are worthy priesthood holders and will give you a blessing at the drop of a hat.

that one time when we didn't fall through the ceiling..... and then needed a hammer cause a shoe wouldn't work...... but it's fine. It was really just a flying raccoon....

our quote wall!!! and the hilarious quotes that are on it.

the aggie shuttles- how i can take them instead of walking up the hill to class.

there's a lot to miss from home, but there's a lot of stuff to love. :D