Utah Skies

The skies have been exceptionally incredible this week. Probably thanks to the nasty inversion. Oh Utah, I do love you but your air quality is sub par.

Bryan and I like to pretend we have the money to buy a house. We're constantly on KSL and Zillow finding what we like and what we would do in terms of updating and such. We even went and walked through an amazing model home. Its all in good fun. What was really fun was when the big ol' powerball jackpot was waiting to be claimed and we talked about what we'd do with all that money. But if I learned anything from Breaking Bad, (besides meth is bad) its that money doesn't fix everything. So for now, we are happy in our cute little apartment. 

I hope everyone is well. I'm a week away from taking my basic esthetics state board test, so wish me luck!!

basic white girl

i am a basic white girl. there i said it. if you don't know what that means. HERE or also HERE. although, i am proud to say i've never had a pumpkin spice latte and i don't own ugg boots. so there's that.

probably the most basic white girl thing about me is my love for taylor swift. yup. this is in fact a post about t-swizzle.


i think if i were to meet her, she'd been genuinely happy to meet me. i think that's just how she is.

if you haven't seen this video, you should. and if you don't want to take the time to do so, it's about a fan that sent TS a wedding invite. she couldn't go to the wedding so she surprised her at her bridal shower. HOW COOL IS THAT.

i also love that she is just not afraid to be herself and even though she's a terrible dancer, she dances anyways. 

also this:

and if you haven't seen her new music video, you should because she knows she dates a lot of guys and she knows she's a terrible dancer but she doesn't care and i love her

she also made this so....

(now find out if you, too, are a basic white girl with THIS quiz)

wife-ing it

poor, poor bryan. i can't cook. no, let me correct that. i HATE to cook. i have the ability. i just passionately hate it. his dinners have consisted of sandwich's, granola bars and leftover yogurt and fruit from our wedding luncheon. i've been eating at my parents house most nights so... he has no leftovers to take to work. BUT today i went shopping. and hopefully i can be a good wife and make him a proper meal.

other wife duties i have (mostly)  succeeded at:
-putting our home away. our cute little apartment is mostly all put together. we just got a new bedroom set that we are IN LOVE with. now to put the decor up...
-keeping up on laundry and dishes.
-making sure our home smells delicious with the most amazing better homes fall scents from walmart. i seriously wanted every single one.

-i guess this is more of a fail than a win but i ordered a vacuum yesterday. finally. 

guys. i'm such an annoying newly wed but i seriously just love being married:)

i still exist

hi.

in case you were wondering. i'm still here. and i have 2 blog posts involving a thousand pictures that i need to load and edit so i've been putting it off.

plus i got a job and i just kind of always want to be with bryan. also, my computer battery died and i put off getting a new one FOREVER. but i finally gave in.

that's really it, no grand excuses. i haven't even cleaned my room in a few weeks. you should see it. it's a disaster. but hopefully things will settle down and i'll get a second to go through pictures and stuff. thanks for sticking around guys.

#miaprobs

"wow, you're tall"
"i have a great nickname for you... mama mia"
"is mia short for amelia?"
"can you reach this for me?"
"are you italian?"
"can i call you mia thermopolis?"
"irish?"
"how tall are you?"
"mexican?"
"you make me feel short"
"mama mia, here i go again! my, my how can i resist ya?"

hi guys

i literally have nothing worth posting these days. but i do have this article that made me LOL. it's called

What Will They Think Of Us In 75 Years?

by Olivia Wilde

it's kinda long but it made me giggle.

i'm waiting for my family to skype but i got bored of netflix and pinterest so, here i am. rambling, yet again. have a great week everybody. and here's a video for you guys.

the haps

hello all.

this week i bought a car. my first car and i'm super excited.

there were super sad things that happened back home. rest in peace Miller and Jason.

bryan hit his 2 months left mark

i signed up for the wasatch back ragnar relay for this year (SO EXCITED)

bryan is also running

i really don't want to work this summer, i just want to go on adventures. but that probably won't happen.

you know how like, all 20-somethings go through a phase of wanting to travel? i didn't think i'd ever go through that phase but i think it's starting to hit

my best lazy buddy burlz got engaged tonight. CONGRATS KIMMIE!

i cry like, everyday because im leaving

the pretty little liars season finale made me super angry. I JUST WANT FREAKING ANSWERS!

my sister will never beat me in quiz up. never.

i wore my hair down and naturally curly today for the first time in a long time and i forgot how curly it was and when i saw and remembered, it made me really happy

cadburry eggs are heaven sent

not even funny

maybe i'm exhausted.

or maybe these are actually as funny as i think they are.

we'll see tomorrow

i guess i just feel like writing

i really want to write something but i feel like i have nothing of worth to say. my life is very repetitive. i work all week and play on the weekends... when i'm not working.

i have 66 days left out here. and bryan has 93 days left out there.

my free time these days consists of online car shopping and watching the office

i really wish i liked to read like i used to. in high school, i would stay up for hours to finish just one more chapter. then just one more. then i PROMISE just one more.

i also wish i liked to write in my journal like i used to. like i said before, my life is so repetitive that i feel there is no point in writing everyday because it would be the same thing over and over again.

i would love to be a photographer. but not like the type that every other girl claims to be, i REALLY want to do it and be good at it.

one day, i will achieve my dream body. i want to be strong. not skinny. i like my thick build. i've got a few (more than a few) curves and it makes me feel like a woman, not a lurpy teenage boy

i really want to go to greece. and i will one day

my thoughts today in the shower were this: "what if mankind never progressed? what if we were still living in caves, hunting and gathering?" well, if that were the case, you wouldn't be reading this, that's for sure

i love my job SO MUCH. i couldn't have asked for a better experience. it couldn't have been more positively life changing and perfect even if i'd planned it out myself (God really knows what he's doing up there)

i do love my job, but i'm also ready to be back home. i miss utah (never thought i'd say that). i miss my family and my friends and i miss my boyfriend

i can't decide if i want to do another childcare job when i do get home. cause child care is what i know and i'm good at it but i would like to become a mother in the next few years (after marriage of course) and i sometimes wonder if i maybe need a break from it all. try something new maybe? (if you're reading this and know if any jobs for me starting april 28, you go right ahead and let me know)

people exhaust me. i don't mean that rudely, i just get really exhausted when i'm around a lot of people for a long period of time (see THIS list. this is seriously me to a t. also THIS. #introvertsunite)

it's wedding/ engagement season. and i can't wait for it to be my turn.

i can't get off my civil wars kick. they are literally all i listen to.

is it christmas yet?

sittin, waitin, wishin

this is me waiting to go home (i know i look orange, my web cam is horrendous)

t- 6 hours 19 minutes and 6... 5....4....3 seconds

buzzfeed overload

BuzzFeed is my favorite way of wasting time, seriously. it's my favorite website. here's an article they posted a few weeks ago to lift your spirits, it's called 23 Pictures That Will Warm Your Cold, Dead Heart. if you don't want to look at all of them, here is my favorite:

"the exact moment when a musician realizes hes made it"

seriously, can you imagine that feeling? his face says it all.

also, for all my fellow introverts, show THIS to your friends to help them understand.

you're not alone, i feel ya.

also this video:

and finally for all my fellow harry potter fans, check out THIS and THIS

now download the buzzfeed app for when you're bored at work or can't sleep

you're welcome.

last thing, a shout out to The Civil Wars for their incredible new album. my favorite(s) are tied between:

and

i hope you all have a fantastic week!

uneventful

i had a pleasantly uneventful week. i would give you highlights but there were none. just an average week. i worked, i painted my nails, i went to a relief society activity (i've decided to switch to the family ward in my area), i ran errands, i worked some more, i experienced Shabbat, i wrote some letters and i skyped with my family (always my favorite part of the week).

on another topic i've sometimes thought to myself, 'why do i write what i do? who cares about this?' so sometimes i hold myself back from writing and posting and just stick to keeping it in my journal for my own privacy but then i stumbled upon this quote and i love it:

so, i whether you care or not, i will continue to write and post random thoughts and silly pictures of me doing my own make up because this is my version of my life that i get to control.

so have a great weekend everyone! i love you all.

brain dead

i used to have all these great ideas for blog posts (at least I thought they were good ideas..) and now, i got nothin. i mean, i've got some ideas but not enough cream feeling to make them an actual post. if i actually posted what i've got, you'd just be getting the cake. no full twinkie. so pardon my not posting (cause i know you just LOVE my random ramblings)


also pardon my twinkie metaphor. i don't even like twinkies.