Rachel Anne Brubaker

A little history behind the day I am about to have....

2010-11-20T03:36:00.000-08:00

First of all lets revisit World War II’s Battle of the Bulge. During the winter of 1944-45 in Belgium, American troops were surrounded and being infiltrated by English-speaking German spies dressed as American soldiers. The American soldiers had to devise a way to tell friend from foe, what did they do? They asked a simple question that every upstanding American would know the answer to but would baffle any German intruder. The Question: " What was the score in the 1944 Army vs. Notre Dame game?"

It all started in 1913 when Yale suddenly dropped Army from their schedule. Army accepted an invitation to host the then little known Notre Dame team. Notre Dame was so obscure that The New York Times previewed the game with an article that listed Notre Dame as hailing from South Bend, Illinois, not Indiana. The little known team played a daring game, the result: a 35-13 upset. Army won the re-match the next year and thus ensued one of the greatest rivalries in early college football.

By 1923 West Point's campus field was too small to hold the throngs of people that would gather when the Irish were in town. The game was moved to Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field, then the Polo Grounds and, finally, in 1925, to Yankee Stadium, which had opened two years earlier. In the following years football history was made. In the 1928 game after loosing three years in a row, with a 0-0 score at the half, Notre Dame coach Rockne gave his "Win One for the Gipper” speech. The team returned to the 78,188 roaring fans and Notre Dame took a 12-6 stand in the second half holding Army at the 1 yard line in the last play to win the game.

The teams played at Yankee Stadium every year thereafter except in 1930. The game was occasionally played in snow, sleet and rain and always before crowds of about 75,000. And although Notre Dame won most of the time in the 1930s, the games remained close, with one of the teams usually ranked high enough to be competing for the national title.

So on Armistice day in 1944 (Nov. 11th) the teams met in the sold out Yankee Stadium in front of a roaring crowd, on one side were hundreds of thousands of Army veterans from two world wars — and their families — who treated the footballers from West Point as if they were a national college team. On the other first-generation Americans of European descent who flocked to Yankee Stadium from the five New York City boroughs to cheer Notre Dame players with names like O’Donnell, Carideo and Mieszkowski. That year top ranked Army routed the #5 ranked Notre Dame 59-0 thus providing a question that any American would know the answer to and a way to thwart off german spies.

Today Army and Notre Dame will resume their historic rivalry at the New Yankee Stadium. The game will be the first college football game played at the new stadium and it will also be the first time since 1969 that the two teams have met at Yankee stadium. So if you haven't guessed by now, I will be attending that game... after a day of galavanting all over NYC of course.

I bought my first real couch!

2010-06-16T17:27:00.001-07:00

So my roomate moved out leaving me furnitureless but it was kind of perfect timing as we just had our furniture silent auction at work. I basically came away from it with a fully furnished apartment. I bought this sofa, a coffee table a table to put a tv on (once I get one) a dining room table and a very large cabinet to put in my dining room. I pick it all up next weekend so I will post pics once it is all in my apartment and situated.

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Yet another reason I love my job!

2010-05-27T16:41:00.001-07:00

So we had a sample sale today and I decided to skip the clothes completely (I have plenty of those already!) and head straight for the home stuff... This is what I came away with...

2 rugs
2 pillows
14 books
1 beatles puzzle
1 cake stand
1 serving platter
1 serving bowl
1 mug
1 huge ceramic pot/vase
1 awesome lamp shade

Best part... $60 :)

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Little update

2010-04-24T03:56:00.001-07:00

Ok so it has been a while... But life is good! Crazy but good. Work has kind of consumed my life, but suprisingly I don't really mind, who would have figured me to be the workaholic type, not me. I usually get to work around 7:30 even though work doesn't officially start until 9 and I usually leave around 7:45 even though work officially ends at 6:00.

I have started dating a boy, if you want the details give me a call.

I had a wonderful Christmas with my parents, they are the best!

I am on my way to New York right now with some of my Best Friends, I think it is going to be a great day!

My roomate is moving out next month, because she is not liking her job, so I am on the hunt for a new roomie. I am sad to break up the Rachel and Rachel apartment, but excited to get to know someone else.

Spring in Philadelphia is awesome! I love everything about it! I love the weather getting warmer, I love all the blossoms, I love that all of the outdoor seating at cafes and restaurants re-appears, love that it is light when I leave work and I love that there are flea markets on the weekends again. Needless to say I am glad winter is over and that spring has sprung.

Well I will try to post some pics soon but I am not making any promises.

Rach

-- Post From My iPhone

Thankful

2009-11-22T07:43:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love Thanksgiving and this whole time of year in general, I love fall. My first Autumn here on the east coast has been beautiful and I am loving it out here more and more everyday. I am so grateful for so many things in my life I could never share them all, but I would like to share a few. I am so grateful for parents that I know love me and that will always be there for me no matter how many thousands of miles are between us. I am grateful for all of my brothers and sisters (in-laws included of course) and the much stronger relationship I have built with them over the past couple of years, I consider all of you some of my very best friends! I am so grateful for all of my friends, all my old ones, and all of my new ones, and all the ones in between, you help me through so much and I am so blessed to have so many true friends that are there for me in good times or in bad, no matter what.

Since living in Philly I have come to realize very simple things that I am grateful for that I never really thought about before I was here, here are a few of them. I am grateful that I had parents that read to me when I was a child, that would take me to the library whenever I wanted to go, that put a high value on education, and always pushed and encouraged me to do my best in my academic pursuits. I am grateful for the gospel in my life and the amazing happiness it brings, and also the change I have seen it make in the lives of those around me. I have seen this change take place in many of the new members of my ward and it is so awesome. I am so grateful to know that I am where I am supposed to be, and that I am doing what I love.

On a bit of a lighter note... I am grateful for my guy friends here in Philly they are so great! They set mouse traps, walk us girls home at night, make great food for me, let me watch House, The Office and 30 Rock at their house, help me move all of my stuff into my apartment, let me park in their driveway when I can't find parking, and tell me about things like "Julie Andrews will be at Macy's on Saturday signing her book" (yes I got the book and yes I got it signed, and got to chat with her for a second yesterday!!!!) I am grateful for my girlfriends in Philly who go and really girly movies with me that I would never ever take any guy to (New Moon), who let me sleep on their couch/air mattress when I didn't have a home, who are such great examples of the person I want to become, who spend wonderful Saturdays with me going on runs, going to the farmers market, and to see Julie Andrews at Macy's :).

These are just a few of the many things I am so grateful for, I am so incredibly blessed.

WORLD SERIES!!!!

2009-11-18T20:28:00.000-08:00

I got to go to game 5 of the WORLD SERIES!!!! I had so much fun, and although they lost the series, they were absolutely magnificent in this game. Who would have thought that I would become a baseball fan, go figure. Anyway my friend Landon came out and we went to the game, we got hot dogs and Chickie and Petes fries (a Philadelphia tradition) everything you really need to make a baseball game complete! Maybe they will win the series next year. I had sooo much fun!

Halloween!!!

2009-11-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

So I got to go to Boston for Halloween this year and it was fantastic! I went for the YSA conference which was great, there was a masquerade that night at the Harvard Club and I had a blast... costumes, friends, and a good DJ, what more can a girl ask for. I went up there with most of the "city crew", it was a bit rainy and I think I contracted the swine flu there, but it was so much fun, definitely the best Halloween I have had in a while!

Coming Home!!!

2009-10-23T04:56:00.000-07:00

I am flying home today!!! I will be in Utah until Wednesday morning, I am so excited! YAY!

On my way to New York!

2009-10-03T04:25:00.001-07:00

Ok so I am taking the Bolt bus up to New York, I am meeting up with my brother Ben and his wife Steph and I am so excited! I havn't seen them since the begining of the summer and haven't really gotten to talk to them because they have been in France all summer. I am so excited to have some family time!

Anyway since I will be on a bus for the next 2hrs I thought that this would be a good time to give a little update, so here goes.... First of all I found an apartment, it is in such a cute neighborhood and it is a really cute two bedroom, that I will be sharing with a roomate (also named Rachel, seems like I am always destined to live with other Rachels!) So I was supposed to move in on Thursday. I went and signed the lease during lunch and had packed up my car that morning, but when I was signing my lease they told me that they were planning on painting it and refinishing the floors starting the next day, they said that they didn't have to do it, but I figured that I could wait a couple of days for new paint and refinished floors. So I currently have all of my worldly possesions packed up in my car and I have been couch hopping around between various friends houses. So it has been a funny couple of days, I have a new found empathy for homeless people, and I am so ready to just have a place to call home! Only three more days!!!

I am still loving work, I work alot more hours than I did while I was interning, but it has been great. This week was crazy insane busy, I think it is funny because when I usually think of someone busy at work I think of papers pileing up, but for me clothing starts pileing up all around me! I am starting to make friends at work which is really fun, and I am making better friends with lots of people in my ward as well. I feel really content here and with my life in general right now.

Well that is the quick update on my life, I will post again when I am settled into my new place. Once I am settled and have Internet I will post a bunch of pictures from the summer! Love and miss you all!

Rach

-- Post From My iPhone

To do list:

2009-08-25T19:40:00.001-07:00

Now that I know where I will be for this chapter of my life my mind is a whirlwind of all the things that I need to do, and things I need to get, and people I need to talk to. Here are just a few things on my list.

Find an apartment
Get a matress for apartment
Somehow get all of my stuff from Salt Lake to Philly
Get dishes
Get pots and pans
Get couch
Figure out car situation
Get car insurance
Get Internet
Get cable and DVR
Sign up for independant study
Get other essential furnishings
Get other essential kitchen items

Yeah so lots to do!!! But I am really excited to do it all, or al least most of it, like I said having my own apartment is one of the things I am most excited for, I can't wait to decorate it, especially with cute anthropologie stuff!

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Drum Roll Please........

2009-08-24T15:56:00.000-07:00

I GOT A JOB!!!!!! I will be the merchandise assistant for the swimwear, legwear, loungewear, and intimate apparel department at Anthro!!!! I am really excited, I am starting to look for apartments, and I can't wait to have my own apartment to decorate. I am also really excited to have the discount while actually having an income!!! Anyway more updates and details later!!! Love and miss you all!

Up In The Air!!!

2009-08-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't updated this lately, but life has been a bit crazy!!! I am still loving my internship, and I am desperately trying to find a job here so that I can stay! But everything is up in the air and once again I have no idea where I will be at this time next month... Who knows!

Last week we had swim style out which was crazy we called in about 200+ samples, unpacked them, hung them, photographed them on mannequins, had a bunch of people come in to vote on their favorites, sent back all the samples in their appropriate boxes, printed pictures of all of them, put all the info about the product on the back of all the pictures, and divided our favorites into the deliveries that we wanted them to come in at. It was an insane week I don't think I left work before 6:30 the entire week!!! But I absolutely loved it!!!

It is finally getting really hot and humid, I don't mind it too much, but I am definitely having to adapt. I have met so many great people out here, I love all the people I work with and I have an awesome ward out here. I am definitely never board. Maria is great, couldn't be better, she is helping me with my goal of learning how to cook while I am out here, she is an awesome cook and has worked in a bunch of kitchens, so I am really learning a lot.

Although I am absolutely loving it I really miss my family and all of my friends, I have made a bunch of friends out here but I don't really have any bosom buddies, but that's OK because all of my bosom buddies are only a phone call away.

Well love and miss you all!!!

Rachel

Love it

2009-07-17T15:19:00.001-07:00

I just love this new bed from Anthro isn't it amazing!!

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My 4th Of July

2009-07-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have been here for just over a month and I am still absolutely loving it!!! I feel like I am really getting in the swing of things and finding my own rhythm. I bought a bike last Saturday at the flea market for $45, what a steal!!! It is a 1964 Hercules, I then rode it to the bike shop to tune it up a bit and get a basket put on I left it there and walked home. I got it back on Tuesday, I also bought a lock for it when I picked it up $45 funny that the lock costed as much as the bike... oh well better safe than sorry!!! I was sick last week so I wasn't quite up for riding my bike, but I was basically better by the fourth and rode my bike down town saw the parade, then rode over to Penn's Landing for $5 all you can eat icecream... yum! I ate 8 cups of icecream!!!! I started to feel a bit sick and decided to call it quits after 8 cups, I then rode back downtown, wandered around and then back to Penn's Landing to meet up with some people, then rode home to eat a 4th of July feast with Maria, Lucy (Maria's Mother) and Elise (Maria's best friend). The food was great, and the conversation even better, I think that half of the time we were on the bink of falling out of our chairs from laughter. 9:45 Rolled around and I was thinking of hopping on my bike and heading to the parkway to watch fireworks, but I decided to be lazy and watch them from my window. (I was a little pooped from riding my bike around so much during the day.) All in all I had a wonderful fourth, and I loved that I got to spend it in such a great place with lots of great people.

Happy First Day Of Summer!

2009-06-22T19:54:00.001-07:00

So I don't really quite feel like it is summer, I think that this in part due to the cold and rainy weather, and partly to do with the fact that at work I am constantly looking at and thinking about winter clothes! But happy summer anyway, I hope it will be a happy one!

PS. Just another reason I love my job, they gave us this cute little card and cd just because it is the first day of summer!

-- Post From My iPhone

The Garden

2009-06-13T17:20:00.001-07:00

One of the things I love best about where I am living is that it has a beautiful garden. The back yard is beautiful and the garden connects to other gardens and an emty lot that has been turned into a garden. I love being back there it is so relaxing and amaizing I feel so lucky! And bonus I can actually post pictures now because I got an app that let's me blog from my phone, so the pictures probably won't be great but oh well.

My House

2009-06-05T13:35:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I told you all that I would tell you about how I found housing here in Philly so here goes. So I came out here with all my stuff having absolutly no idea where I was actually going to live, and honestly it was freaking me out, I kept having visions of sleeping on a park bench amongst a variety of odd characters. So I got here and went to church the first Sunday hoping that I could find someone looking for a roomate... no such luck. I had talked to the one of the bishops out here and he had a posibility of a place I could rent with another girl in the branch I went and saw it on Sunday after church, and although the girl was super nice the neighborhood had alot to be desired if you know what I mean. We had also made contact with one of the widows in one of the family wards that had a room to rent, so we went to go and see it, but it was way out in the suburbs and I probably would have had a 1hr commute with traffic... Yikes!!! So I felt alittle discouraged that night with no idea where I was actually going to live.

Monday rolled around I had looked at craigslist and I had contacted someone about an apartment that was a possibility, a little pricey but better than my alternatives. The person renting the apartment had not gotten back to me but I wanted to scope out the neighborhood and see if it was even a legitimate option. So we drove over, parked and started walking around the neighborhood.

As we were walking around we passed a couple people standing outside of an apartment one of the guys was selling some of his old books and stuff, we passed them and kept walking. Then my mom said that she was going to go back and ask them if they knew of anything, or if they knew of any good places to look. Anyway she was talking to them for a while so my dad and I went back and we started talking to them as well, we were talking to them when a lady pulled up on her bike, she knew the guy selling his stuff and she started talking to us too. Then the one of the guys asked her if she knew of anything available to rent for the Summer. Then she asked if I was just looking for a temporary place, I said yes and then she said that she was looking for someone temporarily to rent her 3rd floor because she wanted some extra money to refinish her floors. So she asked if we wanted to come see it, so we followed her to her house, and we saw the place, talked for a bit, and decided that we would both think about it and get back to eachother in the morning.So I thought about it, she thought about it and in the morning we both decided that it was a good idea.

And that is how I found my apartment, I moved in Wednesday morning, and It has been so great, She has even made me two really yummy dinners, and I am making her breakfast in the morning. I really don't think that if I hand picked out my whole situation that I could have picked it out any better! I am so grateful for the way everthing has worked out, and I know that it is no coincidence.

I love and miss you all!
Rachel

ps. still working on getting pictures up, still no real internet!

LOVING IT!!!

2009-05-29T15:13:00.000-07:00

Ok, so when I first got here I was freaking out a little bit, honestly I think that because I found out on such short notice I didn't really have time to process what I was actually doing. But now I am absolutely loving it! I found a place to live, which was seriously a miracle the way it all worked out. (I will tell the story next time I blog and hopefully include pictures.) In short I am renting the third floor of a house that belongs to an AWESOME lady she is a photography professor at the University of the Arts here in Philly. (Once again I will include more later) I started my internship which is actually what I was least nervous about. The first day I felt a little lost, there was SO many things I had no clue about, there were so many acronyms in every sentence that anyone spoke that it seemed like I was in a foreign country. I have settled in more since then and I am slowly learning the acronyms. I am absolutly loving in though, I thought that 9-5 would be so long but the days fly by. I do something a little different each day. I have done sales forcasts, Sell through calculations, helped pick out colors, sent and recieved samples, gone to fittings, modeled samples, helped catch the rain inside because it was a waterfall of rain outside, I have met the co-presidents of the company, done competitive shopping, put together picture packs, web exclusive boards etc. The building I work in is amaising It is on the old navy yard and I think that it is an old factory and I have my own little desk (pictures later!) the cafeteria building is fantastic, there is a work out area that I am free to use, and the food is SOOO good I can there are about 6 different stations where you can get anything from sushi (made right in front of you) to pizza, to salad, to a hamburger. I am loveing my life here and I am so excited to explore a bit of the city tomorrow. I would post pictures but I don't actually have internet yet, I stayed after work to use the internet here. I feel so at home here in Philadelphia and I am loving it, hopefully I will figure out my internet situation soon! Love and miss you all
xo
Rach

Butterflies

2009-05-24T19:54:00.000-07:00

It has been a whirlwind of a week, Packing and pulling an allnighter to finish packing, Driving 32 hours within three days to get here, arriving and thinking "What the heck am I doing?". Needless to say I have had a tornado of emotions rushing through me at 1,000 miles an hour, my emotions range all over the spectrum from being excited to scared out of my mind, ecstatic to being so nervous that I cry and want to turn right around, along with so many other emotions i can't even think of words to describe them. I am happy, sad, lonely, and excited all at the same time, I feel like my heart is going to jump out of my chest at any moment, and that my stomach is full of a million butterflies.

I love the quote that I saw on my friend Kathi's Blog “When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.” I really am so grateful that I have faith and know that everything will work out, and I am glad that I always know that one person knows how I am feeling and is looking out for me. I miss you all so much already, and I am so grateful for the love and support from all of you. xoxo Rachel

Hexathlon

2009-05-19T21:37:00.000-07:00

So today my dad told me to put on tennis shoes, running shorts, a t-shirt and a hat and that we were going to do something fun... and we sure did, we thought of all the sports we could and did them all in one day. The result was the Hexathlon!

P.S. My dad made this awesome little slide show!

Beautiful Bathrooms

2009-05-11T12:57:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am looking at apartments in Philadelphia and I know that I will probably be living out of a shoe box, but I have found myself looking at my design file a lot just dreaming about my dream apartment, so I thought that I would share a couple of my dream bathrooms with you all. Anyway I am looking forward to actually finding an apartment and I will keep you all updated, and tell you all about it when I find one!

I Got It!!!!!

2009-05-07T15:47:00.000-07:00

I got the internship! And I am so excited about it, a little nervous, but mostly excited! I am supposed to be there on the 26th so I have a lot to do before I leave. Life is good!

PS.

I am having a wonderful time at the beach, and having so much fun with my family, I am so lucky to have such a great family, they are the best!

Outfit of the Week: Ready For the Beach!!!

2009-04-30T17:45:00.000-07:00

How great would it be to roll up to the beach in these duds! I would feel like a million bucks, it is to bad that it would probably cost that much to actually show up to the beach wearing this... oh well a girl can dream!

Off To The Beach!!!

2009-04-30T14:31:00.001-07:00

Well I am off to the beach tomorrow with my family. These are the things I am most excited to do at the beach: read a book that has no tie whatsoever to school, paddle ball, beach soccer (this time I don't think that I will try to stop the ball with my face, though it was an awesome save) playing cards at night, TRAIN GAME!, seeing what sand creations my dad comes up with ( I should do a whole post on his past creations!), Playing with my nieces and nephews, and just relaxing!

"Graduation"

2009-04-29T07:36:00.000-07:00

Ok so I am not officially graduated yet, but I figured I might as well walk since I probably will not be back at BYU, and my parents are off to Belgium in July, and what is the point of walking if there is no one to watch you. Anyway graduation was amazing, President Ukdorf and Elder Nelson spoke and they were awesome. I think that my favorite part was as we were walking in to the Marriott Center all of the professors were lining the walkway decked out in their robes, and it made me feel like I had really accomplished something... or almost anyway. It was a great two days, I loved seeing my family. It seems like just yesterday when my mom was dropping me off at the dorms and poof just like that it is 4 years later... crazy! I am so grateful that I have had such a wonderful experience at BYU and learned so much, I am especially grateful for my parents, without them I would never have made it, and I am also grateful for all of my professors who have inspired me, not just to learn, but to be the best person I can be. Thank you!

2nd Interview!

2009-04-29T07:15:00.000-07:00

So I have a second interview with Anthropologie!!! I am so excited and nervous. I am interviewing with two departments, the home buying department, and the wovens buying department. Both would be so amazing, honestly I would be happy sweeping their floors. Anyways cross your fingers again for me!

Best Graduation Present Ever!!!!!

2009-04-25T01:26:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have been doing the whole graduation thing the last two days (even though I have a few classes to finish up this summer) and I will post pictures of graduation later, but right now I just want to tell everyone about my awesome graduation present. Ok so when I tell some people that I got a sewing machine for graduation they look at me with the expression of "hmm... that is a lame thing to get for graduation" and most people think I am crazy to be so excited about it, they do not realize how truly awesome it is. They definitely don't share even half the enthusiasm that I do for it. In other words I could not be happier with any other gift and I got exactly what I wanted!!! I got the Bernina Aurora 440 QE and when I opened it I started clapping my hands and saying "oh my gosh" over and over and making high pitched noises (I tend to do this when I get really excited!). Anyway I can't wait to start making things, I want to make lots of fun summer clothes and some more swimsuits (I will post about the ones I made this semester later). Yeah so I am totally stoked, excited and anxious to get sewing! Thanks Mom and Dad for the best present I could ask for!!!

No More Finals YAY!!!

2009-04-22T22:55:00.000-07:00

So I took my very last final today, wow it feels good to be done! It might have been my last final ever... weird! I still don't feel like I am done and I actually feel a little guilty right now because I feel like I should be doing homework, oh well it always takes me about three days after finals to realize that they are actually over.

Things Are Looking Up!

2009-04-16T16:48:00.000-07:00

Ok so today is way better than yesterday (and the two days before that)! I got an email this morning from Anthropologie and I have an Interview on Monday for my DREAM internship, when I read the email I seriously could not stop jumping up and down and making odd high pitched noises. So everybody cross your fingers, don't step on any cracks, walk under ladders or break any mirrors, because I could use some good luck!

Mamma Said There'd Be Days (or weeks) Like This

2009-04-15T15:26:00.001-07:00

So this has not been the best week, I feel like I have failed at life, and all I want to do is cry and eat ice cream and watch a really good movie, except then I would get fat and feel like an even bigger loser. I guess it is good for us to have a week like this every once in a while to make us appreciate the good weeks. Next week will be better, I know it.

Watching This Made Me Smile

2009-04-14T00:35:00.000-07:00

Ok, this took some serious planning, props to the coordinator of this awesomeness. I am speechless, what I wouldn't give to be part of something like this, wow!

I could use a vacation about now...

2009-04-07T10:36:00.000-07:00

So the semester is almost over, and I am totally burnt out, I really wish I could take a quick vacation to reboot my system before finals, I would especially love to take a road trip in this cute vintage Fiat 500! oh well here is to the dream!

New Soel Display

2009-03-27T15:38:00.000-07:00

This is the new display I made for the big sale tomorrow at Soel, it was really fun to make and now I find myself wanting to make a real one for me.

SALE!

2009-03-26T23:16:00.001-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-17T18:28:00.000-07:00

On a day like today I can't help but miss Ireland, and all the fun I had there!

Colorado Road Trip!

2009-03-09T21:10:00.000-07:00

So over Presidents Day me and some of my friends decided to take a road trip to Colorado, we had a blast! we stayed at my roommate Katie's house and had a fun filled weekend of skiing and snowboarding, cards, and hot tubing. It was just the break that I needed from school and I didn't want to come home.

Out on the "town" in Snow Mass Village

We had way too much fun with the scary mexican wrestler masks!

Out to Dinner, Yum!

On the road home. I find it a bit ironic that the sign for Colorful Colorado is brown and white and the background isn't really that colorful either, gotta love it!

Jake Turns One!

2009-03-07T12:41:00.000-08:00

My nephew Jake turned one and he sure loved his cake! His birthday party was so cute and he was even cuter, I sure love this little guy, it is crazy that he is already one!

Dorm Room Blues

2009-03-05T19:29:00.001-08:00

Ok so living in a shoebox sized space for four years has taken its tole on me and I often find my self dreaming of the day when I actually have a little more space. On days when I am feeling a little cramped I like to go though my style file and daydream these are some of my favorite bedrooms that I have come across. I have no idea where I got all of these so if I got them from you thank you!

Waffles it is!

2009-03-05T14:52:00.000-08:00

So it looks like for the next three years when I visit my parents I will be stuffing my face with waffles...yum! My parents got their call and they are going to be the mission presidents in the Belgium-Netherlands mission and will be living in Brussels, I am so excited for them, and excited to visit. I am not going to lie when I heard that they were going to Belgium and not Africa or Haiti I let out a big sigh of relief, and bonus it is pretty close to London!

Movie Buff

2009-02-09T22:22:00.000-08:00

So in the last couple years I have become obsessed with old movies, even though at moments they can be very cheesy, I so much prefer them to many of the more modern films that tend to have trash thrown in, for what seems like, just for the heck of it. So if you are up for a fun filled night (trash free!) these are some of my favorites that I have discovered. So grab some popcorn, cuddle up and enjoy!

1. It Happened One Night - 1934 Staring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert (It won 5 Oscars!)

2. An Affair To Remember - 1957 Staring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr (Nominated for 4 Oscars)

3. That Funny Feeling - 1965 Staring Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin

4. How To Steal a Million - 1966 Staring Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole

5. Love In The Afternoon - 1957 Staring Audrey Hepburn and Gary Cooper

Fun new toy!!!

2009-01-30T10:43:00.000-08:00

Ok so I really like the look of polaroid pictures, but I have no money to buy the camera or even the film for that matter. I would love to get one someday and try my hand at it, but in the mean time there is a way cool application called Poladroid where you can make your digital pictures that you already have into polaroid like images, I have had so much fun with it here are some of my favorites! If you are like me and have this fettish without funding go check it out!

Hello again!

2009-01-26T20:36:00.000-08:00

Ok so I have not updated my blog for a while this is mostly due to the fact that nothing to exciting has happened to me lately. I am in my last semester (well probably) at BYU and I am taking accounting, D&C, an Excel class, and three sewing classes. I am liking it so far but I am super busy!!! Anyway on Friday I received some exciting news my parents have been called to serve as mission presidents for the next three years! we don't know where they are going but se do know that they are going French speaking, and I will definitely be visiting them. now the question is "What will I be doing when i visit them?

will I be stuffing my face with delicious waffles in Belgium?
Will I be 4-wheeling it in Madagascar?
Will I be fishing like this guy in Haiti?
Or chilling with this guy in the jungle of the Dem. Rep. of Congo?
Or chilling on the beach reading a book in the West Indies Mission?

Well only time will tell!!! I am sure where ever they go it will be the right place for them to be, and it will be an amazing experience, although I really wouldn't mind curling up on a beach and reading a book ;)

My Grown Up Christmas List

2008-12-02T14:28:00.000-08:00

Ok so I love the Amy Grant song and I do want all of those things sung about in the song... but this list is a bit more worldly and actually more on the lines of the song "Santa Baby" or in other words this is my dream Christmas List, I know the chances of me getting any of it is nil, but hey a girl can dream!!!

Via Spiga woman's 'ebony' tall boots $222 at Overstock
Marc by Marc Jacobs Dr. Q bag $428 at Nordstrom
Vintage Van Cleef & Arples vintage Alhambra necklace in gold and black onyx $$$$
A beach vacation, I could really use one of these right now!!!
Last, but actually my number one christmas wish is this 1974 vintage fiat 500R all re-done. I really want to sell my car and buy up this little guy for about (buy it now) 10,000 on ebay motors!

100 things

2008-11-26T10:07:00.000-08:00

In church this week we were challenged to write down 100 things we are thankful for, I thought I would share my list and encourage you all to do the same, it really made me realize how much there is to be thankful for, and made me realize how blessed I have been. Something I thought of while doing this was how i often focus on the one negative thing in my life when there is a plethora of great things in my life to be thankful for. So I guess you could say that my Thanksgiving resolution is to focus on the many positives in my life instead of the few negatives.

1- 21. my family members, you are all so great you each deserve your own number. Oh and no it is not a type O that there are 3 Jacobs, I have a brother a brother-in-law and a nephew that are all named Jacob!

1. Mom

2. Dad

3. Ben

4. Steph

5. Emma

6. Luke

7. Sophie

8. Tiffany

9. Jacob

10. Anna

11. Sam

12. William

13. Lucy

14. Jacob

15. Abby

16. Grace

17. Henry

18. Elise

19. Caroline

20. Ryan

21. Jacob

22. Jesus Christ

23. Snow

24. Stuffing

25. The opportunity to be getting a great education at BYU

26. times that I have laughed so hard my stomach is sore for the next week

27. House M.D. I am obsessed with that show!

28. Christmas music

29. Travel

30. dishwashers

31. washing machines

32. hot showers

33. sunny days

34. London study abroad 2007

35. Boys... half of the time, the other half of the time they are one of those negatives in my life that I am trying not to focus on.

36. All of my friends new and old, past and present! if I named you all it would take up the rest of the list, but you know who you are!

37. wearing comfy sweats and t-shirts

38. Lacrosse

39. my bed

40. my iphone

42. old movies

43. sushi... yum!

44. 7 peaks

45. my parents going on a mission

46. mountain biking

47. campfires

50. smores

51. cutting christmas trees

52. christmas music

53. art

54. church

55. Jane Austin

56. Oscar Wilde

57. George Clooney

58. Movies with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan

59. All of the cool places that I have been

60. Scuba Diving

61. Beach vacations during the winter or anytime

62. Pina Coladas (virgin of course)

63. Guacomole

64. limonatas

65. getting lost in a good book

66. Cary Grant

67. Audrey Hepburn

68. Deborah Kerr

69. Katherine Hepburn

70. Halloween

71. Good Food

72. The scriptures

73. Fabric

74. sewing machines

75. Antiques

76. Fashion

77. my jobs

78. Christmas lights

79. Costco

80. cheap gas prices!!!

81. couches

82. the internet

83. Games

84. dancing signs (a game I play with my friends)

85. days I get to sleep in

86. good health

87. string cheese

88. cookies

89. chick flicks in general

90. clothes, especially really cute ones!

91. dreams

92. hot chocolate, and my coco motion

93. Wicked the musical!!!!!!!!!!!!!

94. other musicals

95. museums

96. Lake Powell

97. waterskiing

98. hallmark christmas specials

99. crafting

100. Last but not least I am grateful for Thanksgiving and this time of year in general.

2008-10-29T08:36:00.000-07:00

Ok so two tests down three to go! Anyway I was in my marketing class last night and we were talking about price and my professor showed us this little gem of a commercial... enjoy!

Midterms!

2008-10-27T21:45:00.000-07:00

OK so I know I haven't posted in a while but I have 5 tests this week so yeah I will get something new up about my life next week!

Summer To Fall

2008-09-21T22:20:00.000-07:00

Now that the leaves are starting to change and the weather is turning I enjoy playing with my summer outfits and giving them a new fall twist by adding pieces like coats and sweaters. Here is a fun summer outfit, that I wish I owned, paired with some fun fall pieces.

P.S. try making one of these collages at polyvore.com I had a blast doing it!

Design File

2008-09-20T13:24:00.000-07:00

OK so I have a habit of blog surfing when I am board or putting off my homework and this is not a new thing but I have actually turned it in to a productive activity! anytime I see a picture I like I save it to my computer and when I have some down time I organize them into different sections, mostly having to do with interiors or fashion so I thought I would share some of my favorites with you. I think I might make this a weekly thing, so here are some of my favorites from my category of bookshelves. Enjoy.

P.S. Unfortunately I never bookmark where I get the images from, so thanks to whoever I got these from!

Hello again

2008-09-20T13:22:00.000-07:00

So I know that I haven't posted for a while and there is a very simple explanation... my life is a lot more interesting in the summer. I am back to the same old, same old of working and going to school. Anyway I will try to spice things up a bit in the near future!

Pick your own in France!

2008-08-26T03:18:00.000-07:00

So while my uncle was here visiting my parents my dad and him went on a bike ride and just happened upon this awesome farm that lets you pick all your own produce! So the crew went back a couple of days later and we had at it, it was so fun I think we might have over picked but maybe not, the fruit and veggies were so good I think that they are all gone now. Wow it was a blast I just wish my cute sister-in-law and brother and their kids could have come they would have loved it so much, but unfortutatly their flight left that morning. It was a blast, and bonus for dinner that night we made the best strawberry and raspberry lemonade, yum! Anyway if anyone will be in france and would like to do this (the farm is about 50 min outside of Paris) let me know and I will let you know how to get there! oh and PS look at the cool way that they plant strawberries so that they are super easy to pick. Oh and Flowers you can pick by the kilo too!

Book Recommendations Anyone?

2008-08-04T09:41:00.001-07:00

I am trying to find some great books to read on my trip anyone have any suggestions?

I got a bike!

2008-08-02T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hey this is my new bike isn't it great I got it on Tuesday and I love it today I rode it to the Provo farmers market, about 6 miles, ok so the market isn't really that far from my house but I got a little lost on the way there. Yesterday I rode it to seven peaks and then to dinner and to a baseball game, then back home about another 6 miles. So hopefully this purchase will help me cut back on how much I am spending on gas each month, and plus it is a really cute bike. (If you are in the market for a vintage bike I got mine at the painted cupboard in Salt Lake they have 100s of old bikes! They are located at 1597 South 1100 East.)

Upgrade... Major Upgrade!

2008-07-31T17:18:00.000-07:00

So I have had the same phone for about 4 years! and after the part that was taped on finally fell off I decided it was time for a new one. I have been totally obsessed with the Iphone ever since they came out last year and so I decided to splurge and get one and since my Ipod broke about a month ago I thought I would kill two birds with one stone. Wow I love having the Iphone! I have never even had a camera on my phone, now I have a camera, internet, and lots of other awesome features, and I couldn't be happier!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MAMMA MIA!!!

2008-07-27T22:52:00.001-07:00

I saw the musical in London and loved it, and I have seen the movie twice already and absolutely love it. It is so much fun to watch, this movie definitely has made it into my top ten all time favorite movies and that is saying something for a movie buff like me!

A Great Birthday Week!

2008-07-26T08:04:00.000-07:00

Wow I have had a great birthday week!

On my actual birthday me and some of my friends went out to Happy Sumo and then went and saw Mamma Mia I think that it might be my new favorite movie.

22 yeah!

I had a family get together up the canyon and we had yummy homemade cupcakes, I wasn't the only one who enjoyed them!

On the 24th some of us went to the carnival in Spanish fork, it was a blast!

Too short :(

I think that I liked the Merry-Go-Round a little too much!

Bonjour Paris!

2008-07-16T23:42:00.000-07:00

21 days and counting, then I am off to Paris! I am getting so excited I can hardly wait. To prepare I am brushing up on the little amount of French that I know, reading up on all the cool places I want to visit, and of course watching classic movies like "Funny Face" to get me extra excited!

"I'm strictly (a) tourist, But I couldn't care less. When they parlez-vouz me, then I gotta confess. That's for me: Bonjour, Paris!" - Just a line from one of the songs in Funny Face and from one of my favorite scenes.

Powell

2008-07-01T19:23:00.001-07:00

So I was very lucky and got to go to Lake Powell about a week and a half ago, it was a blast, lets just say it had been a while since I had had a good water weenie ride

Moab

2008-06-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

This past weekend I got a much needed break from school and went to moab, we were there from Friday night to Saturday night. We biked the slick rock trail and hiked to delicate arch. It was a great weekend and now I am back in Provo for my last week of the term hopfully I will make it through the week and then I will be done with school until the Fall, yay!

I am an AUNT... for the eleventh time!

2008-05-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I became and aunt for the eleventh time. Elise Seely Brubaker 6 lbs 3 oz 19.5 in.

The Countdown Begins!

2008-05-21T10:27:00.000-07:00

11 weeks and 2 days until I leave for France to go and see my parents I can't wait!

Currently Loving: Large Convex Mirrors

2008-05-08T08:14:00.000-07:00

Ever since touring Europe this past fall and winter I have been in love with convex mirrors especially big ones I love this one from Betsy Johnson's dining room. You can buy them here. They are a bit pricey $370-$1,600 to be exact, but a girl can dream and since I don't even have a house to put one in I guess I will be doing a lot of dreaming. Maybe once I am doing a little less dreaming (when I have a house) I will get crafty with one of those security convex mirrors and an old frame.

Etsy Shop Open!

2008-05-01T11:15:00.000-07:00

So my shop is finally up and running, here is a little sneak peak check it out here!

Oh P.S. there is a giveaway for one item on Stephmodo so head on over there and enter!

Highlights of Winter Semester...

2008-04-23T21:49:00.000-07:00

Lacrosse season comes to an end.Skate Your Heart Out for Lacrosse! our annual fundraiser.
Flowers from my mom on Valentines
The Team
Peace tats (not real ones;) )
Best Friends!
My Cell Phone... yes I am still using it!

FINALS ARE OVER!!!

2008-04-23T21:12:00.000-07:00

Yay finals are over and hopefully I will have my life back for a little while. School starts back up with the spring term on Wednesday so I don't get much of a break so I will be sure to milk it for all its worth!

Etsy Shop!

2008-04-06T23:15:00.000-07:00

Ok so I have decided to finally open up an etsy shop, it should be opening in about two weeks. I am really excited about it so check back soon and I will have the link for it!

Soel Friends and Family day!

2008-03-20T22:11:00.000-07:00

Hey Soel's Friends and Family day is on Saturday the 22nd so if you are my friend or in my family let me know if you want to come you will get 20% off your entire purchase. Let me know and I will give you the card so you can get the discount!

CRAZY LIFE!

2008-03-11T15:01:00.000-07:00

Ok so my life has been a bit crazy lately with work, school and lacrosse, but here is a quick update. Lacrosse season is in full swing we have had four games so far and we have one on the 28th in San Diego. Our team is off to a slow start but as it is a really new team I think that we will definitely finish the season stronger than we started. I got a concussion last week and both my shoulders are tweaked a bit but that is the glory of lacrosse season! I am loving my job, you all should come into the store it is awesome and we just got a lot of cute new spring stuff I work on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-3:30 so come drop in! School is crazy right now with lots of papers and tests but I am pulling through. Anyway that is the update for now, I will try to keep current with updates!

Winter Sale and Soel

2008-01-22T12:42:00.000-08:00

Soel is having a sale on Saturday, January 26th Everything in the store will be anywhere from 10-50% off. Come check it out!

I got a Job!

2008-01-22T12:33:00.000-08:00

I just got a job at Soel Boutique in Riverwoods mall in Orem, and I am so excited. Besides being my favorite store, I get to go to all the yoga classes I want, and I now I can get a discount on all the clothing I buy there, which is not a small amount!

I Am Home!

2007-12-28T10:11:00.000-08:00

So after four and a half months in Europe (and over 20 hours in airports) I am finally home! I was so excited when I got to Chicago I got a bagel and I didn't have to double the price to know how much i was really spending. It is great to be home and I am looking forward to seeing everyone. It is a bit strange I feel like I never left that I just woke up from a very good dream. If you want to contact me my cell number is the same and if you don't have it feel free to leave a comment and I will e-mail it to you!

Wicked: Front Row!

2007-12-09T19:52:00.000-08:00

OK so you can all be jealous! yesterday I saw Wicked from the front row and it was so spectacular I can't stop thinking about it. We went to theater at about 8:00am in the rain and waited until 10:00am when the box office opened there were people in front of us who had slept at the theater, but we were able to get the last 7 tickets on the front row of the matinee, and bonus the tickets were only 25 pounds.

Turkey Bowl

2007-12-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

So blogger is working again in London! yay but yeah I don't have time to update you all on all that I have done since the middle of October but yeah I will just start up again and show you all the pictures from November when I get home. Anyway so Thanksgiving was awsome! we had a powderpuff game and a Turkey bowl and it was a blast. It was really muddy because it had poured the night before so that made it even more spectacular! but here are a few pictures from the game!

Ireland

2007-10-16T01:52:00.000-07:00

We had a period of time this weekend for some free travel me and five other girls decided to go to Ireland, Dublin to be precise, we had an amazing time. We went to Dublin Castle, Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and went to a dinner show that included Irish dancing and song. The next morning we woke up early and went to the coast to a town called Howth it was beautiful, we just walked around for a while down the piers and through the town and then we headed back to the Dublin Airport and back to London. Everything went really smoothly and overall it was a great trip.

Wales

2007-10-16T01:32:00.000-07:00

Well we took a two day trip to Wales a week ago and I loved it and everything on the way there and back. Herfordshire Beacon (an old roman earthen fort) was amazing and so beautiful, the green of the hill was amaizing and I don't think that the pictures do it justice. we went to titurn abbey and we actually got to go down into an old coal mine called the big pit it was so fun I loved it!

What I have been up to since I got to London

2007-10-09T01:22:00.000-07:00

I bet alot of you are wondering what happened to me, the answer is London happened! there is so much stuff to do here that I have had no time to update my blog. Anyway I will give you all a brief overview of what it is i have been doing. I have been going to alot of shows I went to Wicked the second night I got here, I have also been to The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miz, Mary Poppins, Billy Elliot, and on a random whim I went to Lord of the Rings the musical and was very pleasantly suprised! and I am going to Sound of Music tonight with my mom and dad who are in town. I also have tickets to the St. Petersburg Ballet's production of Swan Lake in November so I am looking forward to that. I have also been to many museums including the National Gallery, the British Museum, the Courtauld Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert. Every Wednesday as a group we all go somewhere outside of London we have gone to Blenheim Palace, The Cotswolds, this past week we actually took a two day trip to Wales. We have been to many old abbey's including titurn Abbey, Fountains Abbey, and Battle Abbey (sight of the Hastings in 1066). The second week we were here we went on a trip for 4 nights to northern England including the lake and peak districts. As you can see I have been a very busy girl and I am loving every second of it! I am heading to Ireland on Thursday for alittle free travel and I will make that the next thing I blog about hope you enjoyed hearing what I have been upto if you want to know more details just e-mail me!

England North Trip

2007-09-30T15:42:00.001-07:00

Europe travels: Berlin and Paris

2007-09-21T15:31:00.000-07:00

So we took an early morning train to Berlin and zoomed around all day and saw alot of sights but one day was definatly not enough to be satisfyed, there were lots of things that I wanted to see that we didn't get to but I guess that they will just have to wait for some later time in my life! We were able to see alot of things for the limited time we were there, my favorate was either the Brandenberg Gate or the memorial to the murdered jews of europe, it was all really spectacular and like I said we just didn't have time to see it all. That evening we hopped on an overnight train to Paris, the train was supposed to take 13 hrs and ended up taking about 16 hrs oh well we got there and hopped on the RER to Bussy St. George and when we got off the train my cute mom was walking towards us and when she realized that it was me she started screaming and running towards us it was great I got a wonderful hug and it was amaizing to see her (first time in about 3 months) so we went to my parents apartment got showered and then went to the grocery store (they are amaizing in France!) and picked out a buch of good things to eat. we then went back and ate raclette and then went into paris and saw the sights my night, we saw the Eiffel tower and it was sparkeling (it sparkels every hour on the hour) and then we drove down the Chams-Elysees, saw the Arc de Triomphe, and Montmartre. It was Great, I love seeing sights at night there is just something about seeing them all lit up! Our total time we spent in France was 5 days, in that time we saw many wonderful things and went many woderful places. We visited Giverny (Monet's gardens) Rouen where we went to a wonderful concert in one of their larger cathedrals. We went to the Normandy beaches and memorial, we went to Caen and saw the castle there It was all a wonderful experiance and it was wonderful just to hang out with my parents! on the 4th we left early in the morning and hopped on the chunnel to London.

More Pictures From Prague

2007-09-16T14:19:00.001-07:00

Europe Travels: Austria, London, Czech Rep.

2007-09-08T02:31:00.000-07:00

So We arrived in Salsburg pretty late and made our way to the hostel and went to bed, I woke up early and caught a bus to the Salsburg airport and I was off to London For my friend Ashley's wedding. The wedding was amazing and Ashley looked beautiful! after the wedding I went and saw the sights of London by night and they were beautiful. The next day I went to Portabello road and didn't even make it through half of the market before I had to leave for the airport. I almost didn't make my plane because security was so backed up, but after sprinting, and getting quite a good work out, I made it to my gate they were able to re-open the door and I was on my way back to Salsburg. The next morning we were off to Vienna, it was beautiful we went to a great art museum and went to a mixed concert that night (opera, ballet, and the Imperial Orchestra Wein)and then took a night time stroll and saw the sights then went back to our hostel. We had another early morning, we hopped on the 6:00 train to Prague. We got to Prague and started looking for our hostel and we were not in the best area so we decided to try another hostel. so we finally got settled into a better part of town and we walked up to Prague Castle and grabbed some Mexican food (it was soo good!) and went back to our hostel a little earlier than usual talked for a bit and went to bed. We woke up the next morning and saw most of the other sights in Prague climbed their hill/ mountain that had beautiful garden at the top of it and had a lovely relaxing day just walking around the city. We stayed at the hostel again that night retiring early again, and prepared for another early morning of travel to Berlin.

Europe Travels: Switzerland

2007-09-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

So after leaving the Cinque Terre, we were off to Switzerland. The train ride from Italy to Switzerland was quite a long one so we arrived in Lucerne at about 5:00 in the evening we made our way to our hostel (the first one we stayed in) got settled in, it actually was quite nice, and headed out to find some food. We went to a small local restaurant that was recommended to us by the guy at the front desk of our hostel and it was great. we then headed back to the hostel and went to bed. We woke up the next morning to a French lady talking really loudly to herself, yeah I am pretty sure she was crazy because this continued until we left. We made our way to the train station, and deposited our bags in the train station and went out to see what there was to see. It was a beautiful day, we walked around saw the sights went to the Picasso museum, and then took a paddle boat out on the river and it was amazing we then headed back to the train station and got on the train headed to Interlocken.

When we arrived in Interlocken we got on another train to Lauterbrunnen and once we arrived in lauterbrunnen we caught a bus to a cable car station and caught a cable car (like the Tram at Snowbird) to Gimmelwald. The view was amazing! wow so we hiked around a bit and then went and got some yummy fondue, and then went and slept in a barn for the night, (the lady rents out her barn to visitors we didn't just randomly sleep in some barn) anyway the next morning we ate the breakfast that was included in the whole barn stay package and then we took some pictures and went back to Lauterbrunnen and rented mountain bikes, took another cable car up to a place called Gritchalp and rode down through Murren and Gimmelwald and then all the way down back to Lauterbrunnen, it was the most scenic bike ride I have ever been on! Any way after that we hopped on a train and headed towards Salsburg.

Euope Travels: Italy

2007-09-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

Well I have made it back to London after tromping around Europe for nearly 20 days!!! We started out by flying into London and dropping off our big bags and then flying the next day to Milan and leaving Milan that evening for Sienna. We spent the next day in Sienna, and I absolutly loved it, that evening we took a train to Piza. We woke up the next morning and tryed to find church and the bus driver let us out at a Catholic chruch in the middle of nowhere so that didn't work out too well, we then walked to the leaning tower and all that, grabbed some lunch ( I had a yummy Caprese sandwitch) and headed back to the train station where we started on our way towards the Cinqe Terre. We stayed in the Cinque Terre (In Corniglia, for those of you that have been there it is the one with all the red brick stairs up to it!) for two nights and loved every second of it. We Hiked all five cities and swam at the last one we also ate loads of Gilato, my favorate combo was Cinnamon, Yogurt, Mandarino wow I have craved that eversince! Overall we loved italy and loved the food just as much!

I am off!!!!

2007-08-15T12:40:00.000-07:00

Well I am off to London/ Europe! I don't know how much internet I will have access to in the next two weeks but look for lots of new posts after that! Ta ta!

A Few of My Favorite Things...

2007-08-03T15:42:00.000-07:00

Well I watched The Sound of Music this week and I was inspired so here are a few of my favorite things.
Old movies! They just don't make them like they used to. This is from An Affair to Remember one of my all time favorites.

Lacrosse! I love playing lacrosse it is such a great sport.

Jane Austen! Books and screen adaptions alike I love them all.

I Want One!

2007-07-30T19:06:00.000-07:00

Mozi just came out with these neat laptop covers I think that they are awesome I also love the matching IPod case. I don't think I will get one just because I am saving up for London but if any of you get one let me know so I can shop vicariously though you!

Eurail Pass Is Here!

2007-07-27T10:14:00.000-07:00

First Pictures

2007-07-27T09:03:00.000-07:00

Well I got my new camera and i love it! these are a few of my favorates so far.

Two of my cute nephews.

Sunny my cute dog.

New Place New Look!

2007-07-27T00:29:00.000-07:00

well I decided that since I am going to London it was time to get a new look for my Blog so here it is, it took me a while to figure out but I am pleased with the results. Let me know what you think.

New Camera For London!

2007-07-19T15:41:00.000-07:00

So for my birthday my parents decided to give me or rather help me out with purchasing a new camera. So after searching around for a while and scoping out the scene I finally found what I was looking for. I decided on the Canon Powershot S3 anyway this is the camera that will be bringing you the pictures of my wonderful adventures in London and other travels this fall.

Sew Useful

2007-06-21T18:49:00.000-07:00

Etsy + Instructables : handmade meets how-to

Well I am going to enter the Sew Useful contest the prize is a singer sewing machine that is worth about $800 dollars so that would be great to have, anyway I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for what I should do. I was thinking of doing some sort of handbag, a cute apron and a cute bib or something (you can have up to 3 entries) we will see I any of it actually materializes but anyway if you have any better ideas I would love to hear them if you do have a good Idea and some free time enter the contest there are three grand prizes and not many entries, and it is a great way to get your know-how out there.

Summer Jobs!

2007-05-30T20:16:00.000-07:00

Well with London study abroad comming up in the fall, I decided that I need to make the most money possible to make my experience in London and Europe in general the best possible, so I went summer job hunting. The first job I landed was at Whimsy clothing boutique which sells great unique clothing pieces at a great price. After landing my job at Whimsy I decided to work at the fruit stands again to fill in the times when I was not working at Whimsy. On top of these two jobs I got a call yesterday from Nordstrom and they asked me to sell in the kidswear girls dept. for the half-yearly sale and the anniversary sale. So there it is three summer jobs should keep me quite busy this summer, Hopefully with the help of Whimsy, Nordies, Taggie's, Fruit and a little help from mom and pop I will be on off to London for a great time, and a great experiance!

Green House

2007-05-25T10:17:00.000-07:00

Well as I settle in I am loving the basement it has so much potential, this is my latest project. It is alittle sparce right now so I am definatly going to have to keep adding to it. It will be interesting to find out what color my thumb is, but for now it is just fun to actually have something growing in the green house.

New Work Space

2007-05-23T18:04:00.001-07:00

well now that I am back home I have settled in the basement and this is my new work space so now I have a place to be all crafty, yay!

Fun Ebay Purchases!

2007-05-23T12:02:00.000-07:00

I got these vintage magazines off of Ebay, I havn't quite figured out what to do with them yet but I absolutely love them!

New York Trip: Appointments

2007-05-20T22:34:00.000-07:00

New York was amazing, no suprise there, I went with the HFL Department at BYU (home and family living), we got to go to some really great places. One of our favorate appointments was at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House which is an event that benifits the Boys and Girls Club. Basically they take a very large town house and have famous designers come in and decorate a room and then they charge admission. While at the show our group got to meet with one of the designers in his room and hear about how the room came about, the designer we met was David Barett and his room was called "Cocktails in a Town House Potting Shed" it was a truly amazing space. Other Designers that participated included Victoria imperioli, James Rixner, Amy Lau, Nathan Eagan interiors, Eve Robinson etc. Other Places we went included Dulken &Derrick INC. which is a silk flower manufacturer they do the flowers for Vera Wang dresses and and also Ralph Lauren (pictured above). We went to a great costume shop that does many costumes for broadway plays including Wicked and Phantom of the Opera. We visited Nicole Miller and we had an appointment at the FIT clothing museum.

Long Time No Blog

2007-05-20T22:27:00.000-07:00

I have been in New York/Denver/Southern Utah for the past three weeks so I have gotten a bit behind but stay tuned because there will be lots of fun new posts to come!!

Fun Ceramics

2007-04-24T23:33:00.000-07:00

I found these first on the Oh Joy! blog and thought that they were gorgeous, they are by ceramist Kim Westad, for her etsy store go to this website http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=85947 Oh and the best thing is that they are actually really reasonably priced!

Guest houses?

2007-04-23T20:12:00.000-07:00

one more!

guest houses?

2007-04-23T19:26:00.000-07:00

I found these on marieclairemaison.com and I thought that they were so neat that I had to share them.

Etsy better than Ebay?

2007-04-20T11:54:00.000-07:00

Maybe not but it is definately cuter. It is "The place to buy and sell things handmade" I came across the sight a couple of days ago and am already falling in love with it! It is a great place to find something truly unique.

Forever 21 open at the gateway!!!

2007-04-18T16:15:00.000-07:00

So its finally here! I went and took a look around today and the store is great and they have tons of cute stuff!