ABC Tag

You know how I love to be tagged, and this is one I haven't done yet so I thought it might be fun. Thanks Liz!!

A. Attached or Single: Quite Single, but wouldn't mind being attached some day ;)

B. Best Friends: I'd like to say that all of my friends are my besties, because I really do love all of them soooo much, but I have to say that Joni and my Mom are usually the first ones I turn to.

C. Cake or Pie: If the cake is in the form of a cup, then I'm in!

D. Day of Choice: Wednesday - it's my temple day and really the best day of the week because it's in the middle and I get to re-evaluate my life and make sure I'm on track.

E. Essential item: Sunglasses. I can't live without sunglasses bc I HATE to squint in the sun. I feel like such a gomer. Also...dental hygiene items - I'm obsessed. And curl cream, otherwise I look like I stuck my finger in a light socket. Oh...I guess I should have said food and water for this one, eh? Oops.

F. Favorite color: Brown...or green

G. Greatest accomplishment: Finishing college, going to Floral School, learning how to moonwalk

H. Hometown: Las Vegas, NV - although Raymond, Alberta will always feel like "home" to me bc that's where I have all of my fun childhood memories

I. Indulgences: Traveling and shopping

J. January or July: that's a tough one bc July in Vegas is awful, but everywhere else it's really nice. Hmmm....January in Vegas and July in Portland.

K. Kids: Still in heaven, but definitely some day

L. Life is incomplete without: Faith

M. Marriage date: ????? Who really knows?!

N. Number of siblings: 4 - they're all boys and I'm the rose among the thorns! ;)

O. Oranges or apples: Fuji apples or grapples or those little Japanese Christmas oranges. Mmmm...

P. Phobias or fears: Currents in the ocean, fish, birds, snakes, faces in windows, being alone forever...

Q. Quotes: "If you smash into something good, you should hold on until it's time to let go."

R. Reason to smile: I wake up every day and am blessed beyond my knowledge because I'm a daughter of God. How cool is that?!

S. Season: Spring - everything is fresh and new and blossoming!

T. Tag 3 friends: Lindsay, Christy, and Becky

U. Unknown fact about me: I had an extra tooth when I was little and had to get the adult tooth pulled when it grew in. The dentist let me keep the tooth in a little yellow treasure chest.....and I still have it! Gross.

V. Very favorite store: Too hard to narrow down....Target, H&M, anywhere that they have funky accessories

W. Worst habit: Interrupting people. I try so hard but I get so excited/confused sometimes and my filter forgets to turn on

X. X-ray or ultrasound: Hmmm...I've had both and I think I like ultrasounds more bc you get the jelly instead of the heavy lead apron and you can move the wand around and see more stuff. Pretty cool!

Y. Your favorite food: I choose D) all of the above. I LOVE food, but my faves are sushi, cupcakes, pineapple, and pasta

Z. Zodiac: Gemini - totally explains why I don't even understand myself half of the time!

Also...

I'm having trouble sleeping lately....in that I don't anymore. Ever since I got back from Portland I stay up until at least 1:30 every morning when I still have to get up early for work! What am I doing?! You'd think I'd use that time to blog or something, but I have no idea what I even do until such hours of the morning! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!


Hmm...maybe this is my solution. It looks like I just need to be the little spoon to have a peaceful sleep....now if I could just find a big spoon...

Break 'er easy, Cluck Cluck....

Since I'm starting to get harassing messages, and I HATE to keep my public waiting...I will stop waiting for Megan to send me the rest of our glorious pictures and just blog the ones I have. Ok, to continue with my saga that has gone on way too long now...Megan came to visit me in Portland just a couple of weeks before I moved home and we had so much fun! We hiked to the tippy top of Multnomah Falls, which was a nice little 1 mile jaunt of switch backs, but I was slightly disappointed that you couldn't see down the falls once you got to the top. Sadness was my soul. It was still really pretty though.
During her little stay I, of course, took her to Voodoo Donuts and we split 4 amazing donuts that nearly put me into a diabetic coma! It was a pretty chill visit and the weather was gorgeous, so we took a nature walk around my neighborhood one day, and then I worked and Megan studied for her tests. Anyway, it was so much fun to have a wild and crazy friend again. We even hung out with the Ptown crew one night and played games. Very entertaining for so many reasons!!

Ah, nature

The tippy top of the falls. Yup folks, that's it.

That Megan is so hot right now.

I apparently didn't get the "look really cool pose" memo and went for "boo ah! scary" instead.

We're playing it off really well here, but it was cold and windy at the bottom. I actually don't think Megan was warm the whole time she was in Portland. Oh, my little desert rat.

I'm Retarded

Remember the time when I was wearing flip flops and I was showing Kiefer and Megan how good my moon walk has gotten? Oh, and then I moon walked one foot into the other and broke off half my toenail and then it bled and I pretended for a little while that it didn't hurt? Yeah, that was yesterday. Remember that? Was that a hoax?

Remember When...

Remember when I posted this and said that I was just waiting for Joni to send me her pics of us? Well folks, the day has arrived! Feast on these gems whilst I rustle up some time to blog the rest! I can't lie...it's hard to find the time to blog when I'm not doing it at work like I used to! Can I say that?? Come on - a girl needs to take a break from time to time!

The water at Multnomah Falls was FREEZING and I was daring some guy to jump in here.
I told him I'd give him a whole dollar and he wanted to, but his girlfriend stopped him!

We also made some new friends downtown. This was going to be the most action I've had in months, but I just couldn't bring myself to risk communicable diseases.

Joni got intimate with this seal and they bonded. I'm so happy I caught such a delicate moment on digital screen.

What's with this picture, you ask? Don't worry, while we were walking down the street from Powell's to my car, I said to Joni that it sounds like someone is following us with their music bc w had been hearing it right behind us for a couple of blocks. So, we turned around and low and behold, there was a man BLARING music from his giant boombox....and our lives were complete.

New Posts

Just so you know that I haven't been a complete slacker, I have completed the updates on my floral school blog link. Yay!! It is now fully up to date and as complete as my schooling is. When you get to the website, promise that you will hurry and scroll down a few posts so that you can read all 3 days of Large Scale before you get to Exploration of Creativity. Promise?!

Teaser post...

Yay!!! I got another for realsies tag from Lindsay!! I'm so happy! Just thought I'd tease you with a tag post before I did a real post. :)

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Half of my middle name is after my Aunt's college roommate Ladawn, who was apparently the bomb!
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I blame my unceasing tears on Joni for cracking me years ago. I seriously get a little veclempt probably every day, but the last time I let tears come out of my face was probably last week.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Not really.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? in heaven
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Heck yes I would! I am pretty stinkin' fun, if you ask me!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Who me? Never.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yuppers, but they sure do give me a run for my money. I'd really rather they left me alone.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Would and have! If you would have asked me before I did, I would have said no. Just take me on the Big Shot and then ask me to bungee and I will. It was awesome!!!! I'd so do it again.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? I absolutely love the big cheap-o bag cereal called Fruity Dino-bites! mmmmm That's all I ate sophomore year in college. I also like fruit loops.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I wear vans or heels, so they never tie - too much effort
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Wow, hmmm....I've never been very physically strong, I'm a girl so I'm clearly not always emotionally strong, I guess my only strength is spiritual.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Cold Stone's birthday cake remix OR any of the girl scout flavors when they're in season OR praline's and cream.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Eyes and teeth. I love looking at the colors of people's eyes and I'm OBSESSED with oral hygiene.
15. RED OR PINK? Red for my room/house and pink for me
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My impatience, and my love handles.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Honestly? My cousin Tasha. I miss her laugh.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Of course
19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Jeans and bare feet
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? I just had a handful of Reese's pieces, but before that was a turkey wrap and a heath bar cookie from Port of Subs.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The chainsaw as my dad hacks away at our bushes outside, and Mitchel starting up his dirt bike
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? Orange, because it's a happy color
23. FAVOURITE SMELLS? Clean laundry, the world after it rains, men
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Megan
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Love her to death!
26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Lacrosse
27. HAIR COLOUR? Red head!! I totally own it too. :)
28. EYE COLOUR? Green
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, but I wish my optometrist would let me so I didn't always have to find my glasses.
30. FAVOURITE FOOD? Vodka pasta and CUPCAKES
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? There was a time I used to say scary movies, but the older I get, the more I like happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Hot Rod - so funny I practically pee every time
33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? pink v-neck and black tank underneath
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Canadian/Oregon summers and Las Vegas winters. Then I can drive to the snow, board, and drive back to the warmer weather!
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Right now I would take both!! I'm actually becoming more of a hugger these days - I need physical touch - and I would love to say I'm a kisser, but let's be honest....that hasn't happened for how many months?!
36. FAVOURITE DESSERT? Cheesecake w/ strawberries, cupcakes, rice krispy squares, or gelato in Italy
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Everyone I hope!
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I'll be optimistic and say everyone will respond.
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I'm on the 5th book in the Stephanie Plum series and they just keep getting better!
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? My hand - I don't have one bc it's a laptop!
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? I haven't watched TV for a while
42. FAVOURITE MUSIC? so many to choose from - musicals, Michael Buble, 80's for sure, Juno soundtrack, Ingrid Michaelson, Joss Stone, the Shins, Frank Sinatra, Imogen Heap....too many to name. Pretty much anything I can dance to, sing to, or relax to.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles, but a fan of both.
44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? France, Germany, Italy...I'm not sure which place was technically further
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can roll my stomach like a wave, but that's pretty much it. I'd LOVE to say I'm artistically talented, but I really just wish I could be. Also...I'm really funny! ;)
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Raymond, Alberta Canada!! It's a large metropolitan area.

Here's the Deal...

The last couple of weeks have been so busy and so exciting! I have TONS to post, but I moved in with a friend last week to finish out my time here in Portland and I haven't found time yet to put all of my pictures and what not that I want to blog on my external so that I can do a post on her compy. I'm sorry!! There will certainly be a very long post...or multiple little ones as soon as I get back to Vegas! Can you believe I'm already going home? I'm actually quite sad about it now too because I've made some great freinds and we're having a lot of fun. Why does that always seem to happen at the end?! Well, regardless of when it happened, I'm grateful for the friends I've made here because they are amazing! I had a floral design class last week (which I need to update on my other blog too), and one more tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to the one I have tomorrow because I think it will be the true indicator of how far I've come in my creativity and what I've learned. We'll see how it goes. My mom also flies in tomorrow night and then we're going to do a drive out to the coast, and play in Portland for a couple of days. Saturday morning I'm officially off to Las Vegas! I'm in such an array of emotions right now. I'm sad to leave, excited to get home, nervous about starting my new life, and curious about what the next steps will bring. We shall see! Portland has been an amazing experience for me and I feel like I've grown a lot in the last few months. It was definitely the little break I needed to re-discover and re-evaluate myself and what I want out of life. I think I'm through my quarter-life crisis and am ready to move on. I'll be 26 in a few months and I guess I'm finally ready to be a grown-up (well, as grown up as I can be, anyway!). I've even made goals and everything! I never do that! Anyway, enough of this boring stuff. I'm going to finish out my week here and then I promise lots and lots of pictures and fun posts!