Flavorfully, Wonderfully Alive

Priceless

2011-02-23T17:04:00.000-06:00

I was talking to a friend today and here's how the conversation went-

Me: I've made a decision. I think I need a ring watch.

Her: a ring watch?

Me: Yeah don't you remember those, like back in the day, you know the watch you'd wear on your finger?

Her: I didn't hang out with those kind of girls

Me: oh....

Little does she know I'm one of those kind of girls. Just wait until she comes over to my apartment for Girl's Night and sees my collection of Beanie Babies from the 6th grade. Ahhhhh SNAP.

p.s. I forgot to Blog about the best work story EVER last week- I mean we're talking in the history of work stories.

So last Thursday I get this call from my favorite IT guy Jared. He was on his way to come visit me on the first floor and he got stuck in the elevator. LEGIT got stuck like I could hear him through the door which refused to open.

Turns out to unstick him it took 4 admins and our building maintenance man. It probably didn't help that I was laughing so hard I was crying.

All I could think about was this clip from Mixed Nuts:

Moral of the Story:

Lesson #1 I am really not helpful in stressful/emergency situations.

Lesson #2 I'm glad I don't have to rely on the elevators here to get to my desk.
{p.p.s. We're hiring. Anyone interested? ha ha}

B.M.M. Valentine's Day Style

2011-02-14T10:48:00.000-06:00

I love Valentine's Day.

It's not a secret. I love the cheesy-ness of it all.

The horribly sappy cards, ridiculous new ways they come up to package chocolates, the CD compilations.

So here is Bad Music Monday- the cheesy love song edition!

Oh the Bangles.

or Meatloaf.

This song makes me laugh until I cry- even just the Title I'd do anything for love (....but I won't do that) makes me giggle.

and anything written or performed by a boy band is like the kiss of death

Here's my personal favorite from the Middle School Era.

{Come on admit it, even you got the retarded tingles from that song. Didn't you?}

{p.s. Let me explain. Retarded tingles are that feeling when something is SO cheesy you just want to gag and say "ICK" but you kinda like it anyway.}

Pulling a Lohan

2011-02-07T16:58:00.001-06:00

I think my dog might be an Alkie.

Prefaces. I currently live with my best friend Jackie.

We both have habits that annoy the other one.

Jackie constantly has at least 7 unfinished beverages around the apartment, mostly on our coffee table.

Jackie had a pretty bad week/start to the weekend so she drank more than she usually does.

Shou puppy also likes to randomly channel her inner Latina and play Dora the Explora on our furniture. Especially the coffee table.

This leads to this morning.

I wake up a good couple hours before J does so I let Shou run and play around our house while I'm getting ready. I heard this big crash and her running away and I go out to the living room and she had been drinking out of J's old coffee that was spiked and had knocked over a beer bottle and had been drinking the spillage.

So I cleaned it up and put her back in her little gated area.

A couple hours later I get a text from J saying that she caught Shou laying on the coffee table trying desperately to drink her left over wine.

Needless to say after thing about this my 2 conclusions are:

1) that Shou Shou has a problem with the Sauce. I mean she was born in Texas and that is common there and she even tries to hide it like a true Lady would. Coincidence?

and

2) that I am the worst Dog Mom ever and she has to drink to deal with me.

I'm rooting for #1 but we'll see.

But I do know that if I catch her snorting stuff off the floor we're going to have to have a very long and intense conversation.

Bad Music Monday

2011-02-07T11:31:00.000-06:00

B.M.M for the win.

I'll be honest there is a special place in my heart for white people rapping,

especially when it's just awful.

You've probably already seen this video, so for the 3 people that just discovered the Internet here you go

and

Here's a gem. It seriously gets better every time I watch it.

The lyrics are just insane, he looks like a biker gang reject and this video is worth watching just for the "swag"

and

last but not even close to least

{Did this not just cement your love for Florida just a little bit more?}

Hope your Monday just got a little bit better. I know mine did!

Baby's First Fight Club

2011-02-02T16:22:00.000-06:00

Best.Story.Ever.

I got a phone call from one of my guy friends.

He had spent last night babysitting his sisters kids, ages 4 and 18 months.

The baby somehow got a bruise and a scratch during this time. So his sister called him this morning to ask what happened. Evidently what not to say is,

"The first rule of fight club.... Don't talk about fight club"

Let's just say this was NOT the answer she had anticpated.

Guess which Uncle will not be babysitting again anytime soon?

Bad Music Monday

2011-01-31T12:29:00.001-06:00

Sometimes we just need a double dose of "it's so good because it's so bad"

today is one of those days.

In fact I have a feeling this whole week is going to be like this.

get prepared.

and a shout out to my current home, the 801

Advice to my future nieces

2011-01-30T21:02:00.000-06:00

Yesterday I got an email from a good friend of mine asking me to join in on one of her family's traditions. When a girl turns 16 all the other females in the family {and select invitees} write down letters or words of advice that they wish they had {or had listened too} when they were younger.

First of all, what an awesome tradition that is!
Second, how flattering is it that one of my friends choose me to participate, that she thinks I'll have good advice for a 16 year old? it's probably only because they didn't know me at 16 because I was a train wreck of emotions and bad decisions. but I digress.

So I started with a list of things like:

Don't wait by the phone. Or the computer.
All women are completely neurotic. Don't apologize for it. Own it.
Don't chew gum in public. No woman has ever looked intelligent or attractive while chewing gum.

But then I got to thinking of what advice I really needed when I was that young, what I honestly wish I had understood back then. After reading and rewriting my letter about a bijillion times I decided that it wasn't just Kaylee that needed this advice. I need this advice, and to be honest you probably need it too.

Dear Kaylee,

The advice you'll be getting today has been well thought out and personalized for you by a group of amazing and talented women who love you more than you'll ever know. Some of it you'll have already heard, some of it you probably won't understand yet, some of it you'll know you should listen too but you probably won't. And that's okay. You won't be the first woman not to listen to advice, most of us don't even listen to our own advice.

I won't lie to you, you'll make mistakes. You'll do things you know you shouldn't. Some you will regret, some you won't, but you'll learn something from all of them. The important thing is to continue loving yourself, and to continuing loving and supporting your friends when they inevitably make mistakes as well.

Here's what I've learned in my life through my many and sometimes repeated mistakes:

I'm not Jennifer Aniston. I'll never cook as well as Julia Child, write as well as Tolstoy, be as funny as Lucille Ball or as rich as Oprah Winfrey. I'll never be as beautiful as Beyonce, as famous as Lady Diana, as good an actress as Meryl Streep, as driven to a cause as Elizabeth Cady Stanton. I'll pretty sure I'll never learn physics, or how to speak Chinese. And I can guarantee you I'll never figure out new math.

But I get to go through this life as me. And that is more than I have ever dreamed of.

Kaylee- my hope for you is that you can take not only what I wrote, but what everyone wrote to you and just try to be the best you you can be. You only have one chance to live your life, make sure to chase your dreams. Not just the big ones but the small dreams too. Live your life so that you are happy, that's all anyone wants from you.

Happy 16th Birthday!

EmSum

beliefs...

2011-01-27T11:30:00.004-06:00

I believe in dressing for my mood (which sometimes results in me changing 3 or 4 times a day.)
I believe in wearing high heels

I believe that putting on another coat of mascara can make your day better

I believe that a new lip gloss can solve almost any problem

I believe in wearing dresses whenever I can

I believe that good friends are all a girl needs (besides a closet full of clothes and a cute boy to date!)

I believe that good friends are hard to come by
I believe in choosing to be happy

I believe life was easier when boys had cooties

I believe in fairytale endings
I believe in working hard to make fairytales happen

The Bernie Dance is taking over

2011-01-26T16:10:00.001-06:00

I was catching up on my blog stalking and saw this youtube video that made me laugh so hard that the entire IT department came out to see what was going on.

Then we all repeatedly watched and enjoyed this toddler rock the Bernie!

{p.s. A quick shout out to Pink Lou Lou for sharing this one her blog}

{p.p.s. Sorry about the F* bombs the background song drops.}

this is the original clip.

This makes me want to go home early and watch 'Weekend at Bernies' haha!

Does this only happen to me?

2011-01-26T10:32:00.001-06:00

this past 24 hours has reminded me of why I sometimes choose to be cynical.

We'll start off with yesterday morning.

It had been so nice and sunny in SLC recently, not warm mind you but there was NO snow on the ground and it hadn't snowed in weeks. I decided to actually dress up a little bit more for work than usual {the problem with a 'casual' environment is that when I have to wake up at 5 I go really casual, like way more than normal... I digress. sorry} so I throw on a pair of cute jeans, a springy top and my favorite 5 inch peep toe wedges, they really are to DIE for.

I get to my workplace and am getting ready for the morning and setting up everything and then BAM I look outside and it's snowing. so I go to weather.com and it said light morning snow- just a few flurries. FALSE. it became a full on white out, the local universities canceled some classes. Then to make it worse I had to load my car with a bunch of boxes for the national Sales Kick Off in downtown Salt Lake. But don't worry I loaded my car, while 4 boys just watched me... lame, and dropped everything off at the hotel with no shoe issues, no slipping, nothing. Then I go home and the first thing I did was sink like the Titantic. I think even shou shou was laughing at me, obviously she's a dog so it wasn't out loud but I saw it in her beady little eyes.

Now for today:

I got up a little bit earlier than normal this morning so I thought I'll do my make up a little bit nicer than usual. That was my first mistake.

Then I begin my morning commute and a truck completely cuts me off and then I notice it's like pacing me and we're the only 2 cars on the road so I look over and he blew a kiss at me. let me repeat...

HE BLEW A KISS AT ME. ew.

and it didn't stop there. We ended up both going the same way on the 15 and he followed me or paced me and kept winking or waving at me. The winner though is that he followed me off my exit waiting until we were stopped at a light and then rolled his window down and asked for my number. Are you kidding me? When did this behavior become acceptable? It is not flattering to stalk someone? But don't worry I told him we need a few more morning commutes together before I gave him that kind of commitment. Then he preceded to get back on the freeway I'm assuming either to find his next victim or go to work.

I now feel like I'm covered in creep-shrapnel.

I knew I should have hit snooze a couple more times. Can I go back to bed and start over?

Bad Music Monday

2011-01-24T11:31:00.000-06:00

because Monday's aren't bad enough already.

Okay I'll stop lying. I LOVE this song, actually I secretly love everything Enrique but that's a whole different story. And as you should know by now Jersey Shore is one of my many guilty pleasures. I freaking love them.

feel free to judge.

Sexy Kinda

2011-01-23T12:24:00.000-06:00

As I put on my typical lazy weekend gear, aka yoga pants, I realized that I brought sexy back just to put her in sweats and a messy uneven bun.

In the romance department I may be doomed.

at least the FedEx guy flirts with me {but then again he's in his early 30's and a FedEx guy so....}

All that sexy I borrowed from Sex and the City is officially gone.

Fill in the Blank Friday

2011-01-21T14:37:00.000-06:00

I would usually try and think of a story or something crazy from my day at work but since I've pretty much been attached to our postage meter all morning I got nothing- although sidenote I think I could really succeed working for the postal service, I rocked that meter's world this morning.

but anywho. My friend Suz sent me this and it amused me so here we go Fill in the Blank Friday.

1.   The first thing I do in the morning to start my day is: push snooze.
2.  Today I wish I was: already off work and richer.
3.  If I had an extra $100 in my bank account today I'd: Probably save it. I've gotten better about being poor and saving everything I can.
4.  Tomorrow : who knows? but I'm definitely watching this past episode of Jersey Shore.
5.  Two things that don't go together are: Emily and snow {good thing I moved to Utah...}
6.  Something I can never pass up at the grocery store is: Hummus, especially spicy versions
7. The last time I tried something new was: Well I tried a new indian place last saturday but I can't remember the last time I had something new new. I know I live on the EDGE.
8. The best thing about being in school was: Being surrounded by friends
9. The worst thing about being in school was: Studying or taking generals.
10. My favorite subject in school was: Oh I loved a lot of them but probably Culinary Arts because it made me not afraid to try new things, even if I failed.
11. One subject I wish I could have mastered/would like to master is: more Languages. I'm pretty fluent in two but I'd love to speak more.
12. I could never get tired of studying: Linguistics and the evolution of Language. Huge nerd. I'm so aware.
13. The most memorable teacher I had was: Oh I had so many but the two that stand out right now are Dr. Strong because he made me feel loved and needed and Jeff Hamblin because he taught me to be the best me I could be and how to push my boundaries and limits.
14. My dream vacation would be: renting a beach house in a small town with my friends or my family. Both are pretty awesome.
15. The best trip I've ever taken was: roadtripping from Idaho with my bestie Stephanie to LA to hang out with our other bestie Hannah before she left for us to go live in England for 2 years. Best 3 days ever!!!
16. The most important items to take on a road trip are: Friends, IPods, a sense of humor and pateince.
17. The next trip I'm looking forward to is: yet to be planned but hopefully it includes me moving to some place fabulous!
18. If I had to pick one CD to listen to for a long road trip it would be: seriously Suz. Did you get this questionnaire from your hotmail account in 2002? Who uses CD's anymore.
19. The biggest disaster I've ever encountered while traveling was: When I went to Disneyland Dec. of 2009 and frontier lost my luggage and I didn't get it back for 4 entire days and my trip was only 6 days long. They sent my luggage to New York instead of Los Angeles and refused to reimburse me for the clothes and everything I had to buy. NOT EVEN CLOSE... but it's not like I hold a grudge or something {just kidding...I totally do}
or when driving from Idaho to Texas during spring break and spinning out and getting stuck at 3am in a white out blizzard in the middle of no where Wyoming and we had to wait for 4 hours for someone to give us a ride back to town and then another 2 hours for a tow truck and then I had to buy all new tires. a 24 hour trip that took 38 hours. With NO sleep of course. awesome. but unforgettable.
20.My favorite traveling memory is: anything involving a roadtrip. Probably because I grew up going on them ALL THE TIME but I love a good roadtrip, you never know what's going to happen!

well the questionnaire was like 3 times as long but you'll just have to wait until the next fill in the blank friday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

2011-01-20T15:32:00.000-06:00

No, not to me but y'all are sweet!

No it was Dolly Parton's 65th Birthday yesterday. And we all know how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE her.

I wish with all of my heart I could have been at Dollywood yesterday, well to be honest I wish I could be there everyday but that's a whole nother story.

In honor of her B-Day here is a quote of Dolly's that my lovely Sister Katie sent me

"If I see something sagging, dragging or bagging, I get it sucked, tucked or plucked. It takes a lot of money to look as cheap as I look"

I love her for being open and honest about who she really is and for loving being kinda WT. You should know by now that a small part of me wants to be WT, it may be small but that part sure ain't hidden!

Now i'm off to go listen to 9to5, Romeo, Why'd you come in here looking like that, and many other Dolly Classics.

Good thing I work at the front desk and don't have to share an office.

Also a good thing that our visiting managers are mostly Asian because they love Dolly!

Remember this?

2011-01-19T14:38:00.000-06:00

or this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phZgOTt7hyE

or this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gg7o32FVpo

I miss these commercials.

p.s. You know you laughed.

Inspiration

2011-01-19T12:05:00.000-06:00

One of my old Journalism instructors told us we need to find inspiration in every day, that we need to find it anything and every a-z.

Abalone
Blizzards
Candid moments
Dandelions
Eternity
Farm houses
Giggles
History
Iced drinks
Jukeboxes
Karma
Lavender lemonade
Milk glass
Nautical
Old fashioned candy
Peonies
Quirkiness
Ruffles
Shou Shou
Tulle
UK fashion
Vintage
Weddings
X-rays
Youth
Zydeco

What inspires you?

RANT

2011-01-18T14:13:00.000-06:00

I don't rant or get on my soap box very often (I mean who am I to preach, I'm a barely salted in the adult world.) but for the last few weeks I've had multiple very interesting discussions with multiple friends about Femininity.

(Here are my opinions... and for the like 5 people who actually read this blog feel free to not read this.)

I feel like I am a very feminine person but I feel like the idea of femininity is becoming more and more confused. Being feminine isn't about wearing heels and dresses everyday. It's not about looking perfect every second. It's about loving yourself, realizing the and embracing the qualities that make you a women. It's about being the best you that you can be. Sure it makes you feel better when you take the time to wake up early and get ready. It makes you feel better when you're working out regularly and eating healthy. But if feels better because you are showing you that you care about yourself.

Femininity is indescribable, it's power unmeasurable. The power of femininity has built up and brought down some of history's most powerful kingdoms ( I mean just read the Bible or any historical novel.) It's like both men and women are fighting to be masculine, like we woman have something to prove. Women have nothing to prove, we just are. To act as if we have to prove something says we feel inadequate. We don't value our strength. Femininity has so much depth, it's so mysterious and intangible, how could you not love it?

Femininity doesn't mean a woman can't be independent or strong, it isn't about money. It's about spirit. Femininity is not a weakness. In my opinion it's about a woman not trying to being anything other than a woman. She does not do anything to bring negative attention to herself, she conducts herself in a way that makes it hard for people to disrespect her. She is gentle in her approach to everything. Gentle does not equal being a doormat. She is pleasing to the senses without being provocative and vulgar.

That being said I was talking to my dear friend, Amanda, who lives in Texas and we got chatting about being women and she pointed out what a double edge sword it can be sometimes. She said something like, But people only think girls are funny when they're channeling there male humor, Consequently, femininity is almost always compromised when a lady makes a lad laugh, isn't it? I got to thinking and I'm going to have to say NO. We all know I can sometimes have the humor or a 13 year old male but I never think my femininity is questioned because I know I fully embrace being born a girl.

Here is my advice. Learn to love being a girl, learn that smiling gets you what you want faster than yelling, learn that an extra coat of mascara or a new lip gloss might not make your day better but it might make you feel better about your day, learn that you are unique and embrace that.

God made you to be smart, and sexy, and sweet-meets-sassy. So quit living such boring, bossy and unbelievably selfish lives.You'll notice a difference and I can guarantee that others will too.

Bad Music Monday

2011-01-17T09:11:00.000-06:00

This video never fails to make me laugh for two reasons: 1) the sheer ridiculousness of the music video and 2) it brings me straight back high school, mainly U.S.A Camps held on the Stanford Campus.

Time well spent at work

2011-01-14T09:03:00.001-06:00

So I found this yesterday while wasting time online. Not going to lie I love break up drama {well only when I'm not directly involved in it}

This link made me laugh really hard. like really really hard.

http://youmakemetouchyourhandsforstupidreasons.ytmnd.com/

You're Welcome.

Are we there yet?

2011-01-12T10:09:00.000-06:00

Okay I like winter, I think it's fun to go play in the snow and all that and I'm normally really good about knowing that seasons take as long as they take and enojying them while they last. However today I just want winter to be over.

I'm done.

I'm done being cold all the time. I'm sick of layering because I HAVE to not because I WANT to. The worst part of my job is that I work at the front desk so people are always walking in and out and it's freaking freezing.

I decided it was time to take matters into my own hands. So I painted my nails light pink, stuck on a cute springy outfit,put on some dangly earrings, strapped on some wedges and prayed.

{ I also brought my heater into work...you know just in case.}

I'll tell you how my plans work out later.

B.M.M.

2011-01-03T20:35:00.000-06:00

Here is the first ever Bad Music Monday.

I may or may not have had an obsession with her when I was younger. But I can tell you that I love that Billy "business in the front, party in the back" Cyrus is Dolly's Romeo. Does it get any better than this?

I think she had my child...

2010-12-29T22:27:00.000-06:00

So I just got off the phone with my good friend Mindi from College. She's pregnant, for the 4th time and just found out that she's having her 4th little girl. Her poor husband was praying for boy parts but to no avail.

When she told her other daughters the good news her eldest said, "I'm so mad I'm just going to punch that baby right in the face when it comes out of you."

We decided that she had someone how she had my child.

We also decided that maybe she should file a restraining order....just in case.

Old People

2010-12-28T16:20:00.000-06:00

For those of you who don't know after quitting my job, at a largely known, horrible run public venue in the Salt Lake Region, I've decided to just temp for awhile while deciding what to do with my future.

That means every week or two I get a new job, which I shocking love. This week I'm working the front desk at a Technology firm. My only issue is that some people are treating me like I'm 4 years old. And they aren't that much older than me.

My breaking point was yesterday when a man, who couldn't be more than 10 years older than me said, "You're such a good little girl."

It was all I had in me not to wish for a sippy cup to throw at his head and then maybe break out into a spontanious tantrum.

24

2010-12-27T10:17:00.000-06:00

I like being 24- it's a good age and it wasn't even one of my scary ages.

however after yesterday I'm really looking forward to summer so I can not be 24 anymore.

I went to Zumba with some friends and I got talking to this middle age lady after class and she asked me my age. When I said 24, she promptly asked if I liked that show and went on to talk about the show for like ever {or like 5 minutes} while I stood there silently.

I decided that if that conversation had a face I would punch it.

Guilt Complex

2010-12-24T21:55:00.000-06:00

So for those of you who don't know this is the first year in my life that I've decided not to go home for Christmas. In fact I'm sitting at my home with some friends watching Christmas movies and eating Christmas Pizza and tomorrow we're all volunteering at a women's shelter.

But that's not what this post is about. {I don't usually brag about how Christ-like I am.}

After hanging out all day a good friend {I won't mention names but you know who you are} told me, "I love you but if you ever have Children they will probably need extensive therapy." Offensive or not I laughed.

so here it is:

Dear Future Children:

I'm sorry that you're genetically predisposed to need therapy. And by the way I spend money now you'll probably have to pay for it yourselves.

You're welcome.

Love,

EmSum

We're going to try again

2010-12-23T21:41:00.000-06:00

Okay...well... I fell off the face of the blogging earth. literally. Who knew?

So anyway it's almost 2011 and I'm going to start repenting of my blogging errors.

Life Stat's:

Currently living in Salt Lake City, Utah
Shockingly loving it here
Started growing my hair out {again}
Dyed my hair Brunette
Un-patiently waiting for Summer to get here
Although the snow isn't so bad if they clear the roads well!
Addicted to my blackberry & twitter& facebook & Diet Coke
Still getting lost every 10 minutes {navigation is not something us Summers' Girls are known for}
Finally getting the hang out of this grid system thing
Still laughing all the time
Still reading gossip magazines every chance I get
Cleaned out my lip gloss and sunglasses collections {it was brutal}
Loving everything pink and glittery
Still shopping way to much
Tried cleaning out my closet {it was unsuccessful}
The love of my life is still my shih tzu, Shou Shou
I'm still constantly ruminating on life

um....that's about it. For now.

Here's wishing that my blogging adventures are a little more fruitful this time around!

uh.....

2010-12-22T21:35:00.000-06:00

Sometimes I suck at life.

Sometimes I don't.

We're going to work being the later right now.

(especially when it comes to this blogging thing.)

One of those days...

2010-02-26T11:32:00.000-06:00

Well this morning I woke up because my puppy bounded across the bed and head butted me which resulted in me getting a bloody nose.

It's been one of THOSE days.

{P.S. I know she doesn't look mean but this beast evidently HATES the snooze button and apparently my habit of pressing it repeatedly.}

Economic Roller Coaster

2009-05-18T02:49:00.000-05:00

So as a recent graduate who is still uhhhh ummm....jobless ....I frequently curse the economy. I mean really who wouldn't want to hire me, let's be honest?

So while everyone else is complaining about bail outs and other govermental issues {I always get confused when I think about all the details} I've decided that it's going to be okay because guess what...
This same thing happened to Britney.

Like remember how Brit was awesome, had a rockin' bod, and all the cute boys loved her and then all of a sudden she was fat druggie clawing at cameras and her kids , what's his face and the other one, had to go live with creepy thugged-out K-Fed while she was in germy, downer rehab? And all those quote un quote experts said her career was over. That she had crashed and burned and their was no hope, that all those years of roitis living had caught up with her, end of story?

it's just like the ECONOMY!!!

All these so called experts are flipping out shreiking, " it's going to be worse than the great depression..." {which honestly would it be that bad? I mean black and white is in right now.Everyone was super skinny and raggy=vintage=HOT! and to be honest forlorn slash angry pout is one of my better looks} Anyways, everyone saying that the economies are toast are just like those doubters saying that fatty Brit was here to stay. But guess what? Haters were wrong. Did you see the VMA's? and how hott she is again? Have you looked at the top 10 on iTunes lately?? Just like Britney, the econ's is going to come back hotter than EVER!!!

okay so maybe as a nation we have to go through the crazy custody probs, psychyatric evals, bad slash crazy hairdos, etc., but then the USA will have its own economic version of BRITNEY IS FREAKING BACK!

our economy now:

How our economy will be:

captain planet.

2009-05-15T17:43:00.000-05:00

Earth...Wind... and Fire

Sometimes the elements kill me.

85% of the time it's freakin hot outside and perfect tanning weather.

So I went and had my whole day planned out for tanning and lounging outside.

but Mother Nature has it out for me and the current pigment of my skin

the wind was outta control.

LAME.

maybe tomorrow?

Would you still be my friend?

2009-05-14T23:24:00.000-05:00

If I bought and wore these boots.

Not even going to lie a little I was tempted.

I tried them and everything. They are just so fug-tastic.

I mean they wouldn't be for reals boots, but how much fun would these be to dress up in.

Come on...just admit it... You love them too. Just a little bit?

Still jobless and searching,

EmSum

life moves pretty fast

2009-05-13T23:14:00.000-05:00

I'm not saying this to be cocky or self-centered. I'm saying this because it it makes me feel good about myself.

I love it when I get that text message that says I MISS YOU or Rexburg isn't the same without. I love that people call me frequently or write on my facebook wall.

I mean I miss everyone SOOOOO much but it's so nice to know that I'm not left behind and forgotten.

Sometimes I feel like life is moving all around me and I'm missing everything going on in my friends lives. I see pictures of them together on facebook and I'm so sad that I'm not in them and not hanging out with them all the time.

I don't believe in accidents, and I know everything happens for a reason but sometimes being alone jobless sucks and I am sooo sad that I've already graduated but I know it will pass.

But I miss everyone. I miss all my Rexburg friends, my BFFL's and my besties. My old roommates and neighbors. and classmates and teachers. I truly loved everything (well except the stress and the homework) about college and I still can't believe it's over.

I never realized how important keeping in touch with your friends is until now!

Single and Searching.....?

2009-05-11T23:07:00.000-05:00

Let's be honest here for a second. I am 100% single. I'm okay with this. In fact I've chosen to be single right now. But people seem honestly shocked to hear this about me.

What about me screams "Should be in a relationship!!!"

I mean people I don't even know ask me if I'm single or why I'm single?

and I thought this was the craziest thing until I realized that maybe it's a new thing. I have gotten hit on three times on the freeway. Like a truck will pull up next to me and ask for my number. And no way am I giving any digit of my number to some stranger on the freeway....EWWWWW.

I do not understand this concept.

California here I come!!!

2009-05-10T00:58:00.000-05:00

I've been here for...well....awhile now and nothing looking up on the job front.

Ridiculous. But it's okay. I've accepted it! And I've embraced this jobless thing ( well for now at least...) and I booked myself a trip to visit my family and San Diego. A two week vacation. But does it really count as a vacation if I'm not taking a break from anything?

The real reason I'm going is one of my sisters is running a full marathon. that's like 26 miles or something ridiculous like that. I'm so PROUD of Jennie though and I'm so excited to go cheer her on.

SOOOO long....

2009-05-01T22:37:00.000-05:00

It's been so long since I've updated.

I mean I'm a college Graduate.

WEIRD!!!!

And then I drove. by myself.

With everything I own overtaking every available location inside said car.

Let me tell you it is one loooong drive.

and I now have opinions about states that I never thought I would have. Let me tell you- sorry for all your new mexicans but this is probably my least favorite state.

I think we could rope it off and send prisoners to live there for capital punishment.

Seriously.

Now I live a life of laziness.

Okay well as lazy as I get...

I basically search for jobs and apply for them, which means writing and rewriting cover letters for hours on end, because as we all know I am a slight perfectionist. ( And I am thinking that I am beginning to be a PRO cover letter writer. Maybe I could add this as a skill on my resume???)

then if I need a break I go lay by the pool and fulfill my only actual job which is working on my tan. ( I know tanning = skin cancer. but whatever. I'll chance it right now.) and I will be honest and say my tan is going well because it's freakin HOT and humid. I've never experienced this before.

You'd think this was the life, but I think I'm ready to be done with it now.

Any of you blog readers out there looking for an employee?

check....check....check it out.

2009-04-04T02:23:00.000-05:00

oh and this is my new blog.

I started it for a class.

But I think I'm going to continue updating it.

boys out there need ALL the help they can get.

stepstoldsdating.blogspot.com

CHECK IT OUT!

Differences

2009-04-04T01:50:00.000-05:00

Only 6 days of College left. EVER. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. Look at the difference.

But I have finished 3 of my classes already. Only four left to go.

That means this weekend....

I have

1 Cake to decorate

6 plate presentations to finish

1 Culinary Portfolio to due

2 Case Studies to Write Up

1 Blog to write

1 Apt to pack up

9 girls to have a slumber party with

4 session of conference to listen too

But look at what I have made already....

White Chocolate Mousse

with chocolate and caramel sauces!

A Peach and Goat Cheese Salad

With Walnuts and Pistachios

Deconstructed Tacos

Blackened Chicken

SouthWestern Salsa

Guacamole

Sour Cream

Fruit Salsa

Sauteed Halibut

Vegetable and Rice Pilaf

Advanced Presentation is KILLER.

Wish me luck in finishing.....

21 days

2009-03-19T00:36:00.000-05:00

I only have 21 days left as a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho.

Here are 21 things I have learned while attending school here!

1)When living with 5 girls there will always be drama. Get over it.

2)Get involved on Campus. Get out there and be actively involved. It will change your college experience...I promise!

3)People come into your lives when you least expect it.

4)Learn to love where ever you are.

5)Your roommates can become some of your best friends.

6)You won't like every single one of your roommates. It's okay.

7)Date often. Even if at first you don't like the person. Give them a chance.

8)Be social. Don't let studying take over your life.

9)Keep in contact with those people that matter.

10)Just because a friend is married or has a baby doesn't mean they fall of the face of the earth. They are still the same person.

11)Monkey Rock isn't as cool as it seems.

12)Neither is Bridge Jumping.

13)Don't judge people because the housing complex they live at.

14)Become friends with your teachers. It's worth it in the end.

15)Take classes just because. Especially ones not related to your major or minor.

16)Get over yourself. It's really not about you.

17)You will never get anything done on the 3rd floor of the library. Trust me.

18)Be friends with locals. They have the best toys and you usually get invited to family events.

19)Make different types of friends, don't stay with the same four people all the time.

20)You will never get used to the snow. EVER. In fact snow may become a four letter word to you. I know it has for me. My two least favorite words: Snow and Ice. Yuck.

21)You WILL learn to love SouthEast Idaho. It may take awhile. but it will happen.

I miss my Mom...

2009-03-13T22:24:00.000-05:00

This week I found out that one of my good friends little sister was killed. She was only 16 years old.

It made me miss my Mom.

It's been three years and a handful of days since she passed away.

Somedays it feels like another life time ago.

Sometimes it feels like it was yesterday.

There is so much I want to share with her.

So many things I want to call her about and ask her.

I want her to meet my friends.

I want her to see my graduate college next month.

I want her advice about what to do with my life.

I want to call and tell her about my dates.

I want to rejoice with her about my successes and cry to her about my failures.

I want to go shopping with her.

I'm eternally grateful for my testimony and knowledge that this separation isn't permanent.

I know that I will be with my family for time and all eternity.

I know that my mother is watching over me at all times.

I can hear her voice sometimes telling me that it will be okay.

but

I still miss her.

I love you Mom.

Sun Please...?

2009-03-11T12:38:00.001-05:00

Anyone else remember July and August?

Yeah I've been thinking about them a lot.

I miss them.

Things have been crazy lately.

I'll write more later.

promise!

oh shooot

2009-02-19T13:21:00.000-06:00

HannaH

Guess what I found?

haha I know. Conference Weekend 2006 and then a year later

you had already been in England for like 5 months

and shopping at real British Pantries...

Weird I know!!! Oh shoooot.

Love you B.F. ^ Cubed.

I <3 Museums

2009-02-18T13:00:00.000-06:00

So my internship is re-marketing the Teton Flood Museum and I <3 it!!!!

Seriously so many funny things happen everyday.

The original Pee Party?

Not quite sure what's going on here, especially because we just

went under renovations last fall, like 6 months ago...

I daydream about this blanket.

I want it, I crave it, I <3

Anyone wanna make one for me???

No Sleep till Brooklyn..... I mean graduation

2009-02-17T10:48:00.000-06:00

So I've decided that sleeping= no longer essential to survive. I can get so much more accomplished if I can function all 24 hours in the day. Good Plan? Probably not.... but thank goodness for Guava Rockstars. ( I know I know it's a horrid addiction but give me 9 weeks and I'm sure I'll break it...)

Secrets Secrets Everywhere

2009-01-29T22:24:00.000-06:00

Hidden Treasures in Madison County:

ALBERTSONS CLEARANCE RACK....

Don't judge until you've checked it out for yourself. I used to be a non-believer but a certain old roommate showed me the light. But let's keep this on the DL until after April.....

Nostalgia....ugh.

2009-01-24T23:18:00.000-06:00

So I have been awkwardly into nostalgia lately...

I've heard that happens when you are close to graduating...

(12 weeks!)

anyways here are a view of my favorite photos from last semester!!!

I <3You girls sooo much! GUP was BOMB this semester.

I am so sad it's over now and I'm the only one in Rexburg this semester.

We're still raising the roof like we're raising the bar!!!!

Possibly the Best decision ever!!!! I <3>

So many memories, so many looks, so many games of mafia, and sooooo much food!!!

Except that 13 almost went down to zero when Jackie almost fell...

It was a close call.

Way to let Wal.Mart down Jax.... way to go.

2009-01-22T00:11:00.000-06:00

I was just looking through some photos and talking to some friends. I am was just overwhelmed with a sense of appreciation and love for my life. I have some of the best friends ever, and I have had many adventures over the years!!! Thanks to all my friends, for just being you.

2009-01-21T23:37:00.000-06:00

In my Advanced Presentation Class there are only six of us so everything is pretty personalized. My assignment for this month is I have to cook at least once a day six days of the week. The challenge is I can't use recipes and I need to try and mix new flavors together. It could be an interesting month...

I started last night and I have to say I was super proud of myself!!!

It doesn't look so pretty, but it was super tasty. I sauted some garlic and then I added diced tomatoes and then reduced it until it was 1/3 of the liquid and then I added shrimp and feta cheese and put it under the broiler for 11 minutes and then I put it all over some orzo past. Delish!!!

Blissfully Aware

2009-01-20T11:14:00.000-06:00

Here I starting the third week of my last semester of College, last semester of school ever (well....probably.) And I have to say it's bitter sweet. I love the life I have created here in Rexburg.

This semester is going to be a crazy one, not only am I taking 17 credits and I am a coordinator for GS 111 (one of the peer facilitation programs on campus) but I am also interning with the community affairs division for the City of Rexburg. But I love every minute of it!

As for the post-graduation future, I am so unaware for what I am going to do. I am thinking Manhattan... My friend Bec and I want moving there together. We'd have so much fun!!! (especially if Michelle moved there too??? mmmhmmmm...) But I guess we'll just have see.

As for the future of today I am having lunch with the Mayor. I know, Rexburg is small so really it's probably not that big of a deal, but I am stoked-interning of the city is bomb!!!

Well I've been avoiding getting ready all morning and most of yesterday but I should probably quit procrastinating that cause really no one should procrastinate showering past the age of ten.

XoXo

Em.Sum.