FIRST GRADE FLASHBACKS!

so everytime i bite into a BLUEBERRY NUTRI-GRAIN BAR i instantly flash back to first grade. i had them everyday during my first month at arroyo elementary school and i swear it still takes me back everytime i have a taste! so tonight when i grabbed one at my sisters, i had all these funny memories.
fun fact: i get super bad back to school anxiety EVERY year and no joke, i can still remember first grade being traumatic because i was going to a brand new school and my only friends were in the second grade and danny scinto and i was so scared! it lasted for weeks!
here are some other funny things i remember from first grade:
1. DOROTHY HAMILL HAIRCUT. i cant even tell you how long my mom had me rocking this awful bowl cut. you should see my school pics from this year EW
2. jessica and jaqueline ellis and lindsey fischer: my 3 BFFS! once i had these buds, my anxiety subsided.
3. my first time holding hands with a boy! brian weigand on the way to the library! he was totally the cutest kid in my class!
4. learning to write on those horrible grayish brown recycled paper notebooks and having to re-do it 1000 times when your writing was messy.
5. i had the cutest purple backpack with hearts all over and a matching lunch pail!
6. riding the bus! so i get really nervous when i have to pick a seat next to someone. like even today, when i have to take a flight without assigned seating i get so panicky about sitting next to someone and so on the bus i had to be there so super early so that i could be first in line and pick a seat where no one was sitting! i never care about people coming and sitting next to me, just about having to pick a seat when the other side is already occupied. i know, im so weird.

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!
what do you remember from first grade??

5 FABS and no boring update!

i know, i know, i know! everyone has been on my back about a new post! can you get fired from blogging? my name has probably come up in meetings..
these last few months and weeks especially have been so crazy busy! but now its SUMMATIME and the livins easy! :) rather than bore you with some lame, way too long update on the last 3 months (even though it was awesome! with britney spears concerts, CA trips, erinns wedding, arizona! etc etc etc..) i thought i would just steal this from alyssa! its 5 FABULOUS things..to me..as of right now :)

1. kim kardashian. i dont even care if you think this is dumb! she is FAB! love the hair, love the clothes, love the boyfriend! it probably has to do with my new obsession with keeping up with the kardashians (get off my back! i never get to watch TV!) but i think she is super funny and not a stuck up celebrity diva. i know shes famous for...nothing, but shes super cute and funny and seems pretty semi normal for someone whos super rich and lives a ridic life and..i just think shes FABULOUS!

2. my sisters...as moms. ive always known that my sisters (and sisters in law) are fabulous but lately ive been witnessing them each in their roles of motherhood and man, they are good at it! im so lucky because i know when im having a hard time and freaking out when i have kids, ill either know what to do because i learned it from them or will have them to call. they are seriously such FABULOUS moms!

3. gap jeans. ive always been prettyyyyyy picky when it comes to jeans and i think these are super reasonable as well as super fabulous. they are comfy, practical, and look super good! try a pair today :)

4. XXX vitamin water. ive been addicted to this for a while! its some pomegranate acai flavor and soooo delish. its also supposed to be filled with antioxidants and if anyone tries to tell me this is bad for me for some reason ill kill you.

5. arizona. i loveeee arizona. my trip back helped me remember how fabulous it is out there! i love the people, love the places and the heat really isnt even that bad! (trust me, my nephew had a baseball game at 3 in the afternoon! and im still alive to tell..) minus the random cameras on the freeway that take your picture if youre speeding! i definitely need to live there again some day!

TAG!!! youre it!!

pictures soon to come!

BIRTHDAY FUN!

so this year was DEFINITELY one of the best birthdays ever! i felt so special all day because so many people went out of their way to make my day even more special!

the fun started on thursday night when they surprised me with a cake at work! even people who werent scheduled came in for the surprise! it was super nice

then Friday was the big day and my roomies decorated our apartment so CUTE! I am so lucky to have them!

I got some more special cakes and presents :) and then we went out to dinner with all our buds but I dont have any pictures! It was just such a good day and thanks to everyone who helped to make it so special!! LOVE YOU GUYS!

ITS OFFICIAL!

dear shauna joy hayta

we would like to congratulate you on your acceptance to the university of utah!

COLORADO FOR THE WEEKEND!

so im off to BOULDER this weekend for my BFF jessica's birthday! woo! and to see all my old friends from freshman year since they're GRADUATING......what?? who knew college could be done in 4 years...

maybe ill get my nose pierced again. or a tattoo!!


JUST KIDDING KRISTI!!!!!

NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS!

so christmas was great! brian and catherine and kristi and all the kids and uncle kevin ended up making the trip out to st. george! i was so excited. now im back and starting school tomorrow ewwwwwwww. but tonight me and my roommates and the guys apartment across the hall made our new years resolutions and hung them up! it was so fun. here are mine:

1. call when texting isnt appropriate (this is a problem for me!)
2. make service a priority at least once a month
3. increase peace! (be more optimistic)
4. call each family member more often
5. get an A in accounting
6. dont date people from work (its harder than you think ok! i spend alot of time there)
7. only have a maximum of 2 sugary treats per day
8. try to be less grumpy in the mornings
9. run a 10 K by the end of summer

i think those are pretty good! hopefully i can stick to them!

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