Every day I am astounded at the number of people who leave their homes without brushing their teeth.

2010

Peace out 2010. You were a bitch.

Awesome Editing

I pass by a particular McDonald's billboard almost every day. It says "Eat like you're still dreaming." It's obviously advertising the breakfast options that McDonald's offers.

One day I was driving past it and noticed that the "still dreaming" part had been painted over and written over it, in the same color ink were the words "hate yourself."

For about 5 days the billboard read" Eat like you hate yourself." So good. And well done.


I also drive past a sign almost every day for the Utah Transit Authority that says "I ride, I walk, I bike...Therefore I am." The other day someone edited it to say "I ride, I walk, I bike...Therefore I am poor." I laughed for like 20 minutes. Hahah.

Christmas Recap

Our "First Christmas" ornament

Karl and his Calphalon knife that Santa brought him.

Me and my awesome Ernie Mittens. I love my husband. Haha.

Cranberry walnut bundt cake!


Hello lovelies! I hope your Christmas was wonderful! Mine sure was! Here are a few things the Hubs and I did:
-Watched a plethora of movies. Easy A (so hilarious), Wall Street (slow moving, but decent), Holiday Inn (Bing Crosby. Enough said), White Christmas (More Bing=More wonderful), and Tangled (my new favorite Disney movie).
-Delivered goodies to Karl's Uncle Roy
-Unwrapped lots of fun and thoughtful presents. I love them all so much! I'm so glad I've found a man that knows me so well!
-Stayed in pajamas all day
-Took a Christmas drive
-Baked my mom's famous Cranberry Walnut Upside Down Muffins
-Ate lots of goodies all day
-Called my parents
-Missed my parents
-Talked to my seester. She got a trip to Hawaii from Santa. Obviously she was a VERY good girl this year!
-Went shopping for new clothes! Yay for shopping spree Christmas presents!
-Visited Karl's family for a delicious Day After Christmas feast


I'm grateful for the love that Karl and I share, the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ, and this wonderful holiday season. "Love actually is all around."

Merry Christmas!

Why am I at work?

Blog traffic is has slowed down significantly in the past few days because of Christmas. That's fine and dandy for all of you who are all busy and are enjoying friends and family. I, however, am stuck at work until 3:30PM on Christmas Eve. It's been so incredibly dead (and will get even dead-er) and I've run out of blogs to read and pictures to look at. Talk about wanting to gouge my eyes out.

Do any of you (by "you" I mean the ones who are also bored at work and/or sick) have any good time wasting websites I could look at? I can't get FB at work, I've done Failblog, and I'm painfully awful at Text Twist. If only my work computer came equipped with Spider Solitaire...

10 Little Known Facts About Lynne Forzese

1. She watches the worst TV shows ever. I think she's still watching Supernatural and The Ghost Whisperer on Tivo.
2. She is the one who got me addicted to Chocolate. Chocolate anything is my mom's favorite.
3. She loves to collect Hallmark Ornaments. Like the Barbie Fairies and such.
4. She spends about a half hour each morning and each night taking care of her skin.
5. Her car is ALWAYS a mess. No matter how hard she tries.
6. She let me skip school... A lot.
7. She has the narrowest feet I've ever seen on anyone.
8. She's got such a flair for design and crafting. Seriously, she can do anything from sewing, to making porcelain dolls, to making window valances, to decorating the house. I could go on and on.
9. She is the most beautiful woman I know. Hands down. No arguing. And loving, and caring, and fashionable, and understanding, and wonderful, etc.
10. Today is her birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

And as your gift, I'm not mentioning how old you're turning, even though 31 is nothing to be embarrassed about! ;)

Love you!

All the Pictures I've Promised

So here we have The Beehive Bazaar that we went to in Provo a few weeks ago, the turkey we made a week after Thanksgiving, just to see if we could (It looks amazing!), and Gardener Village last weekend. We have some good times.

Ranting of a Severely Annoyed Bank Teller

Who comes to the drive up at the bank without having any of their crap ready?! Seriously people. Get your shiz together. It's really starting to get on my nerves.

On that note:

Have a prefilled deposit slip read at the drive up. I want to kill people when they ask for a deposit slip. If you don't have one, go into the branch.

No more than 3 small transactions at the drive through. I don't want a deposit with 50 checks in it. And I don't want 4 deposits.

People come to the drive up for fast and convenient service. Please don't dawdle while you count your cash and put it away and paint your nails. There are people waiting.

GET OFF YOUR CELL PHONE. It's rude to be on your cell phone while I'm trying to help you. It's not hard to call someone back.

When I say hello, you're supposed to say hello back. Be courteous. Don't ignore me.

If you see me, don't push the call button. I know you're there. I'm not ignoring you.

Look in the tube to see if there's already a pen there before sending the tube in and asking me for a pen. Common sense people.

Add your own stuff. I'm not your secretary. You can do SOMETHING on your own.


I truly believe that how you treat your bank teller indicates what kind of person you are.

Rant over.

I may be crazy for deciding to eat healthier and work out with a trainer two weeks before Christmas, but oh my goodness. I love it. I've lost 5 lbs in like a week and a half. I'm trying not to guage my healthiness by my weight, but I'll take 5 lbs. Haha. I feel so so good and it's not really hard. I still allow myself some treats occasionally (It is Christmas after all), just not a ton. Also, in the wise words of Liz Lemon, "Ah, eating right, working out, sleeping. Boy is anybody else BMing like a rockstar?" Haha. Ohhh Liz. But seriously.

Oh. My. Goodness. How is it only Wednesday?

Armelle

Ug. I cannot stop thinking about this necklace from Armelle Jewelry. I loved it when it hit the shop, then I saw it at the Beehive Bazaar and it was even more lovely in person. I think I need it. Maybe an early birthday present for myself? I think so!

Sofia Coppola

Sofia and Marc Jacobs photo via La Vie Boston

Check out Nylon's interview with Sofia Coppola here. Pages 172-174.

Her films are magic.

In case you didn't know, her resume includes The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, and Marie Antionette. I can't wait for her new one, Somewhere.

Weekend Review

This weekend was a busy one and I'm so not excited to be back at work today. Such is life I guess. Here's the rundown:

-Personal training. New trainer Ian. He's great.
-Lots and lots of soreness. And needing help sitting on the toilet. Embarrassing.
-Work party. Lots of awkwardness.
-Gardener Village. Karl and I bought our "First Christmas" ornament.
-Christmas shopping! It was insane and awful and fun. If that makes any sense.
-Church. We stayed for all three hours! That doesn't happen a lot. I hate old lady Relief Society.
-Movie watching. Marie Antoinette and The Year Without a Santa Claus.
-Grocery shopping and eggnogg drinking.

Overall, a very nice weekend with pictures to follow.

FAIL

That didn't last long...

It ends today.

My flavor of choice

My Chapstick addiction ends today. I lost two tubes yesterday and about had a heart attack. I had to go buy more. I'm done living my life with a tube of Chapstick as my constant companion. It's over between us.

Dr. Alan Rockoff is a Dermatologist in Brookline, MA and stated the following in regards to Chapstick addiction:

Chapstick isn't addictive, but putting any moisturizer on lips tends to be habit-forming.

Lips are very psychologically-sensitive areas. Just thinking about them makes them feel dry. Whenever a patient complains of dry lips, I have to force myself not to lick them while they're talking. For some reason, those who complain tend to be young adult women, though sometimes men do too.

The dryness is rarely part of some "disease." Instead, a person starts licking their lips for no particular reason, then moisturizes, and then the cycle continues indefinitely, as saliva dries out the lips along with the act of thinking about it, and so on.

You might try an OTC or prescription cortisone ointment instead of a balnd mositurizer. That may reduce the inflammation long enough to help you break the habit.

Otherwise, don't think about it too much.

This was my deciding factor. Wish me luck in this excruciating endeavor. Are any of you "addicted" to Chapstick?

Update: My lips are shrivelling.

Sometimes you just wake up sad and just want to go back to bed with Ernie Pillow.

I can breathe

Workin at the Drive today. Listenin to "Jesus Christ" by Brand New on repeat. Not wearin shoes. This is as good as work gets.

I really dislike pie. I just do.



It's probably the crust.



Ya. It's definitely the crust.

Gettin Crafty

So I saw this yarn wreath DIY here and decided to try it for myself. It took me about 2 and a half hours and was very tedious, but very worth it. I'm in la la love. :)







What do you think? Is this something you'll try?

Happy Friday!

I'm going to leave you with this cheaky print which I saw over at tenthings. I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!


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