Holy holiness!!

It's winter break. Finally!!

I have been terrible at posting lately due to the infinite amount of studying, projects, and papers that I was drowning in. So, so glad it is over now. I never, ever have to go to another Cognitive Psych or History & Systems class. THANK GOODNESS.

A super cute exciting blog is coming soon. I just have to finish up a little something first. :) Hopefully by tomorrow!

This blog post is short because my brain is empty still.. Sorry. :p

<3 B

life lately in iphone photos

 

 

Obviously, my life is thrilling.

In other news.. So much to do! So little time! So what do I do? I blog. Of course. ;)

But really, it is week 10 of the quarter. Which means CRAZINESS and lots of homework and projects and final papers and studying. Week 10 makes me tired to just think about. But it means that I am almost done and winter break is almost here!! So excited. :) :) :) :) Extra smilies for excitedness.

I need to go read lots of chapters and write a paper and finish a project and get ready for a presentation.. So no more blogging for me today. But there is a super fun and exciting blog coming up featuring my bridesmaids.. Can't wait :)

<3 B

Giving Thanks

Since it is Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to have a post of what I am most thankful for.. :) I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

my love

mom

dad

joshy & katie

my grandma & grandpa

 best friends

and being a part of a new family, too :)

Feel Good Tuesday

Mondays might be horrible, but Tuesdays sometimes sneak up and say SURPRISE! TODAY WILL BE A GOOD DAY. It's nice when that happens.

I slept in today (purposely) and left late (also purposely) but somehow still managed to get to class in time with a parking spot RIGHT in front of my classroom. It rained buckets all day which was cold but it sounded wonderful and smelled wintery. I had my daily soy vanilla chai tea latte and it was the perfect companion to the rainy weather. I was responsible and did not spend money on new pink lipstick (because I'm poor) but Chelseywelsey, the best ever, bought me it out of the goodness of his sweet heart. I'm going to wear that sassy pink lipstick tomorrow with some heels and rock the last day before the long weekend. I went to Thai with Aryn, who is just really a little ball of sunshine and made my day infinitely better as always. I wore my big comfy coat and got compliments for its cuteness. Chelsey and I looked at baby clothes forever (shopping for a baby shower.. no bun in the oven, don't fret) and I nearly fainted at the cuteness of newborn onesies. I ate a whole pack of mentos and drank diet coke and I didn't explode (I was secretly worried I would).

All in all, a pretty good Tuesday.

<3 B

Ps, here is the front of the card I bought Chelsey for his half birthday. The inside read "All yours." I think it's pretty applicable to our relationship.. :)

How we met (in a little silver box)

We are kind of (understatement) a nerdy couple. So, it would follow, that the way we met was a little nerdy too. At the little silver box of all things technology, also known as the Apple Store.

july 24 2009

I had recently been hired, and it was my second day of training. Part of the training is to walk through the store like a customer would, in order to understand what the typical 'customer journey' is. (I tried to care. Retail is not for me, I learned.) So as I was walking around the little silver box with way too bright lights, I saw (cue angels singing) Chelsey! Ta da! It was magical and we lived happily ever after.

Just kidding. 

But really! I saw him. More his bright blue eyes than him, to be honest. The store shirt was a light, bright blue at the time and I swear his eyeballs were the same color. Yowzaaa. Seriously, look at these bad boys!!

Anyways, I kept walking. I mean, let's be honest, you can only look at someone's eyeballs for about .1 second unless you want to look like a stalker and/or serial killer. Later that day, he came up to me and asked about my tattoo. For those who don't know, I have 'Exodus 14:14' tattooed in calligraphy-like script on my left wrist. He acted really interested (weird, who is this guy?) so I explained what it meant and then kind of just stopped talking to him. Oops. Ha. :) He added me on Facebook sometime that day, and apparently lurked hard on my page to find my phone number! Creep-o. 

I got a text later that night from a number I didn't have that said something like 'You got offline when I was trying to talk to you!' Um? Who are you? You're weird. I found out it was Chelsey (I kind of forgot who he was.. I had met a lot of people that day!) I looked him up on Facebook and saw that.. DUM DUM DUM.. He had a girlfriend! What a little player. So, of course, I confronted him on it - "Um, you have a girlfriend, so.." His response? "I've been thinking of breaking up with her." Ooookaaaayyy. Sure. Except that is probably a lie, so nice try. He wanted to hang out with me (he even tried to convince me to let him take me to icecream that night - weirdo), so instead of just rejecting him, I invited him to church. Hah! He would never come. Obviously. I am such a trickster. 

Except for that morning, he actually showed up to church. And he was actually nice. And he actually really did break up with his girlfriend. (I still think that part is funny). After church, we hung out all day and then talked late into the night on my front porch, and before I knew it I was telling him just about everything about me. And I figured out I kind of liked this guy. And I still do. But don't tell him that - gotta keep some mystery in this relationship. ;) 

A Case of the Mondays and A Half Birthday

This ^^ is exactly how I feel about the world at this moment.

Today is most definitely a Monday. Woke up late, left the house late, got stuck in a 7+ mile backup on I-5, it's cold and dreary outside, I forgot to eat breakfast, and twice (TWICE!) a giant raindrop came out of nowhere and dripped on my head. Also I have to write a long paper tonight. It's about love. Which I am not feeling at the moment. Waaah. Feel bad for me! (Whiney rant)

BUT! Alas!! Today still has a little tiny bit of happiness bursting through despite the fact is a Monday (which is, by definition, is horrible). I still have this sparkly ring on my finger (which I keep looking at instead of listening to my professor) and it is my love's half-birthday today! Most people don't celebrate half-birthdays, but they should! You're half-way to a day that's all about you. That's worth celebrating.  ;) So, dearest Chelsey Wood, I have a card for you to commemorate you turning 23.5 years old. It has a picture of french fries on the front and is funny. We should probably get french fries while you read it. And actually, I bought it a week ago just to be nice (it is just a random 'I love you!' card) but let's pretend it is for your half birthday! Hurray!
+ Tomorrow is my half birthday.
+ I am going to Thai for dinner with Aryn, my dear sweet friend, tomorrow. I love Thai food.
+ I get to go to a baby shower on Wednesday. I can't wait to see those tiny baby socks!!
+ Do you realize that Thanksgiving, is in 3 days!? I am going to eat all of the mashed potatoes that my small self can handle. Bring on the food coma.

I guess Monday isn't so bad after all. :)


<3 B


P.S. Coming soon, a little info post about Fiancéman + I, how we met, and other lovely things. Tonight or tomorrow! Probably tonight while I'm procrastinating on my paper. Let's just be honest.

happy birthday dad!

 

    

Today was my dad's 43rd birthday! I decided to do a little throw-back, and make him a cake similar to one I made him when I was a wee tot of only 3 years! How sweet am I? Just kidding. Kind of.

Sequence of photos: 

1. Me, at 3 years old. That cake is truly horrible.

2. Me, at 20 years old. With the cupcake + pretty version of the guitar cake!

3. My dad getting all teary-eyed over everything, per usual. :p

4. My little card I gave him (inside was the picture of me as a lil' baby.)

5. Dad & I :)

5. The creation! Whammy-bar and all. Go me.

That's all for tonight. I'm excited about this little blog.. Let's see if I can stick to it! (Probably not.)