happy

halloweeeeeen.

halloween is overrated.....sometimes.

but if you can't beat em, join em.

pebbles- friday

nerd alert- saturday

..success.

gpa

"cOME oN wE gONNA bE lATE"

Grandpa Patrick. Love my elders.

my baby's legal.

Although Chantel has only been one of my babies for a few years,

she is still so special to me like I have known her my whole life.

Channy and I were privlaged enough to be in a certified nursing class of 5 or 6

so that's when we first started spending time together and where I began to see

how fabulous she is.

We had some greaaat times in that class..making up hours that we missed..doing book work..

being the teachers pet. We got lucky.

Channy is a kind of a person that is literally loved by ALL.

I think that's why I felt so lucky to be spending time with her because she could definitely have her pick on who she wanted to spend her time with! A small little group formed by the end of senior year and that started our senior memorable trip..

What was so hilarious about Chantel and I was our love/hate relationship. It was very unique but kept us on our toes..

{at times it's hard to see haha} but she really is the mature one. Or seems like that to me. She's the one that showed us how to grow up. Moving on her own down in St G..going to school.. meeting new friends. I look up to her for it.

So grateful for the times she would come back up to visit us though.

She always was the one that brought us back together.

You would pretty much only see the rest of the group--when Channy was back in town.

Through the years our love/hate relationship turned more into a love/love/love one

& became so close and I'm so thankful for that!

When I think of memories with Chantel they are usually just beyond HILARIOUS inside joke ones. The best memories are usually in her precious vic {i think that's what it is called} cruising around..screaming to our jams..and laughing till we die.

FINALLY the day {i had been praying for} had come where Channy switched paths a little bit and decided to come move back to Provo. Attends UVU with me me me and is back to living a minute and a half from me and it does bring me so much joy.

Miss Chantel Olsen,

I love you with all my heart! Thank you for the many many life lessons you have taught me about growing up and life itself. You're one of my hero's and I can't thank you enough for how strong you are. I am so blessed to know you and continue to have you in my life. I know it was hard, but thank you for moving back and closer to me me me. Happpppppy happpppy birthday baby..I love you more than you will ever know.

Ps text me-cuz I can count on one hand how many I have received...hahahaha

noteworthy.

this is noteworthy that i was talking about!

Ash, you made me some addict.

they were on NBC's "The Sing Off" last year..

I can't seem to get enough of them.

And I just discovered tonight that the girl in the front row middle-with the blonde mohawk is in my precious ward. Yep she'll definitely be getting a talkin' to come sunday. Hiding her fame under a bushel. . .

Watch and be amazed.

hi thoughts.

my friend and i had a convo about not wearing one of your rings anymore.
not like your wedding ring or anything.
just a ring.
the more i thought about it the more scary it was.
i've had one of my rings for at least 6 years and i would die without it. (exaggeration? nah.)

what is up with people not committing?
i think it's lazy and immature.

i miss kristine lara wait

i love my snow white (winter) and beauty and the beast (summer) blankets that cover my bed. my husband might just need to be okay with that..

i watched the stomp the yard last night. WHAT i loved it. why has it taken me this long to find that wonderful hit.

i just had the most fantastic past 24 hours up in park city. {more to come on that}

pretty much rediscovered how much popcorn means to me in my life last night. now i'm an addict. note to self: buy some more popcorn tomorrow.

i went to a concert thing tonight of "noteworthy" from BYU and they are amazing i can't even stand it. how you can do that with your voice i will never know

along with the rest of the world i love this season.
coldness.
scarfs.
boots.
hot coco
peppermint ice cream.
BRING IT ON.

sometimes i wish our lives were literally filmed so i could just go back and watch/relive some remarkable moment.

cut short. sorry brain needs to go to bed though.

RIP MJ?

gee fine.

stalking is the greatest form of flattery.
unless you're male and over 40.
considering that i don't meet those standards,
be flattered people.

i'll say it. but only just this once.

i admit it. i'm a facebook stalker.

whatever happened to nice pen and paper?
don't get me wrong--computers are great great GREAT.
but not when i am trying to fill something out and it keeps logging me off.
seriously just let me finish please?
that reminds me, i hate bragging about myself when applying for stuff.
name 5 adjectives that describe you.
that's pointless.
of course everybody is going to think up the most fabulous outstanding adjectives about themselves, why even ask?


i really am in a good mood i promise.

VENTING.

i don't know if i notice it more because all summer i would say
"wait till after the closing prayer to pack up your stuff" 5 bajillllion times, but it's bothering me more than ever.
half the time we are going to the same place. do you think you receive a prize for getting out the door faster than anybody else? usually the last 5 mins or so of a lesson, lecture, etc is the most important! what bugs me the most is that it is a chain reaction. one person does it and everyone follows. it's sick.
JUST STAY PUT TILL THE VERY END PEOPLE.

latest.

welp here's the latest and greatest:

me and ash face. probably jamming out to avril. no big d.

zack and tanner's fanclub.



brit and i went through about 23 costume idea's
trying to decide the perfect one. she came up with pebbles..cave woman..flinstones..
and many more names we were called that night.

we went and got cheap fabric at joann's..and yes
i was a bit hesitant of the real dog bone in my hair
but it was a SUCCESS!




brit cut her bangs. and they are bangin.



we met up with my two beauts destry and becks to go to a local haunted house that their friends were putting on. i lasted about ten mins IN LINE. don't get me wrong, i was so for it until they told me to sign a paper just in case they touch me oh and they can throw fake blood on me.
SEE YA.
{shocked and proud that brit went through hahah}

we were walking back to our car and had set the camera on something for a timer picture..and good karma came back to me..because some kid asked to just take it for us. all of a sudden thousands of people came out of nowhere. felt popular for 2.2 seconds.

As destry would put it "insta-POP!"

ps i was pushed to my limits and got my talk to be 10 mins. lets hope i stutter or something {knock on wood} so it can be as close to 15 as possible! cross your fingers.

love you my lovelies.

i told you i would kristen :)

Congratulations to my lovely lady

Kristen Desprez.

who was baptized September 25th 2010

...it was sooo amazing! like i dont even know how to explain how it feels. i feel almost fuller if that makes sense and i feel like i have a mini me talking to me now, its so strange still! the tub thing actually had a little leak so the water level dropped, so they had to refill it and i had to be dunked 2 times cause it was so low but i guess that means im twice as special :) It was you and Mckay's lessons that got me to decide to baptized NOW instead of waiting. Also thank you for continuing to give me crap about my nose ring all week...I now know why. I love you..

It's an honor to know you girly girl. I LOVE YOU...awkward eye contact forever.

moving to a new town at the end of summer with no friends...has it's advantages.
hello 2007.

in my lifetime i have never given a talk that wasn't longer than 6 mins..

i can do this.

so when the bishop tells me i have the whole 15 mins, it's a problem.

no sweat.

add a funny intro...

i think i can. i think i can. i think i can.

put some more scriptures in there...

nicole, you got this in the bag.

add another personal experience...

you're doing so great.

k it is looking pretty long.

i will talk extra slow too.

alright lets time this bad boy.

stopwatch BEGIN.

i read through my talk slowly-but not too slowly-cuz we all know you get up there and go the speed of light no matter how many times you have practiced.

STOP the stopwatch...

6:17

you have GOT to be kidding me.

back to the drawing board.

welp like i said here are a few pics from the weekend getaway:

LV.

ash: we probably look tired in that

amelia: yeah you guys look way tired..

of course we all end up in the same room.

hilariously, it was the highlight of the trip.

don't worry it was 92 degrees.

deaaaad tired.

my foot got cut and i was walking so slow. soo not only was parker my bodyguard, but my transportation to the car. bless his soul!

we may or may not have gotten off this exit on the way back JUST to take a picture of this adorable gas station in cedar. parker hated us.

after having fabulous breakfast with parkers family (or so he thought), we ended the trip with church..

gooood weekend with my favorite people.

i love her when she doesn't act like normal.

it's cool how a smell, activity, song, picture etc. can bring back feelings or memories of something or someone.

but

it sucks when you don't have that something or someone anymore. . .

why are you insecure.
why do people think they can make you feel like crap-who gives them that right.
how come you just don't try anymore.
why don't you feel good enough.
why don't you know that you are pretty.
how come you think you have to look a certain way-who set that standard.
why can't you be good enough for that boy.
how come you are constantly comparing yourself to her, even though you don't realize it.
why have you turned into that. it wasn't the plan.
it is sad to know that your mind can be your worst enemy.

road trips are the best.

this past weekend = Las Vegas.
i was able to road trip it with

this woman:

and this woman:

it was sooo great and i loved loving these 2 ladies even more than i already do. too many inside jokes to count. in fact, i'm pretty sure everything that was said turned into one. Love you babies!

ps and of course we can not forget that we were honored to have this hunk be our body guard:

(you know me) more pictures to come. . .

picnic-ish.

LOVE family.