Rachel Michelle

To Laugh or Be Laughed At...That is The Question.

2012-01-20T09:55:00.001-08:00

So today I've been thinking about funny people. I have a very specific humor so who I think is HIGHlarious (as Perez Hilton would say...FYI he is NOT on my funny list..he is on my most annoying gay man of all time list.) might differ from who you think is. But this is besides the point. What I was really thinking about was people who TRY to be funny. Oh yes they are all around us...I'm one myself except I'm usually successful when I try HAHA. Today I was thinking about those poor dear souls who try so hard...yet fail so miserably at the art of hilarity. I see it at work, at the grocery store, on blogs, and of course on Facebook. Our society is HUGE on humor. Everything has to be a joke or have a pun. Completely inappropriate laughter is something we all seem to thrive on. Well my family does anyway.

I get it, now I'm sounding mean/conceited. NOT my intention, promise! I just seem to get easily irritated by people who are constantly updating their FB with a status that is terribly un-funny which makes me want to punch them because I can feel their humor desperation with every word. I, my friends, am not a fan of desperate humor and I am HORRIBLE at pity laughter. I've even come across some bloggers who are just too much. Now I LOVE laughter...LOVE IT...but WHY does everyone feel so much pressure to be funny ALL the time? We all didn't get a funny bone. Some are meant to laugh, while others are meant to be laughed at. I guess I just want these two groups to be more distinguished. So now that you know my thoughts...decide, is your life calling the laugher? Or is it the comic? Both are VERY important and one CANNOT exist without the other. Now you may disagree..but I am definitely a self-proclaimed comic. What are you?

I'll leave you now with a face that can always draw laughter from those around me...its my most prized ugly face...my brothers prefer slapping me over laughing at me when I flash this face at them..or send them the periodic picture message of it. It is my best weapon. ENJOY!

Happy New Year!

2012-01-04T10:26:00.000-08:00

I can't believe its 2012! Where did the time go? Too bad its all going to end in December. HA. Well I can't even believe that I made it through 2011. I had so many ups and downs and I can't believe where I ended up! Don't worry its a good place. It took me so long to get where I'm at and the transformation feels so good. I'm so grateful to have a new year to explore myself and my beliefs further and move on to chapters I never thought I'd get to in my book of life. (HA). I'm finally me again and it feels fantastic! I love my family, I know who my TRUE friends are, and I finally have my religious back bone again. This blog feels like quite the spiritual blog lately I'm sure...and I'm sorry if that's annoying...it's just where my head's been at. I really love life now so the new theme of my blog will be "How Rachel Got her Groove Back". Happy 2012! Here's to a much better year than ever before!

Love VS. Lust

2011-10-27T10:15:00.000-07:00

So I realize that the majority of my posts might seem kind of preachy but I assure you that is not my intention. I have a mind that goes a mile a minute and I enjoy "researching" certain thought processes so that my brain can feed its hunger to know every little detail about a certain subject. I love being well informed about things I'm interested in so that if any of these things ever come up in conversation, I can discuss it with REAL content and opinions to back it up!

So what is running through Rachel's brain today?? The difference between LOVE and LUST.

I mean I know basically, like we all do, the difference of the two BUT I wanted to really look into the content on the church website. I think being single makes me more facinated with this specific subject because in the world today the two have merged together so much that it's extremely difficult to tell the difference.

I'm all about the LOVE (not that I haven't lusted after anyone...Channing Tatum, Ryan Gosling, yum.)and to say I've been looking for it in all the WRONG places would be the understatement of the century (but that's another day another blog post). So here's where the problem lies...when most girls are all about the love a lot of dirt bag boys are all about the lust. The majority of these boys know exactly how to make you believe that they too are in it for love or that they REALLY, TRULY like you. Now don't you get me wrong there are a lot of MEN out there searching for love, not lust. But seperating the two can become a very difficult task at times.It becomes so hard to tell the difference between love and lust and then you throw infatuation in there and you have a whole cluster you-know-what. So I searched on the church website and I found a short and sweet little excerpt on love, lust, and infatuation. I really liked it so I thought I would share...

"Often what we call being “in love” is actually infatuation. It’s that exciting feeling you have when you discover that you really, really like another person. That feeling usually includes an element of physical attraction. There’s nothing wrong with being infatuated with someone. It’s a normal and important part of getting to know what you like about other people. But sometimes it isn’t much more than a quickly passing excitement.

Love, on the other hand, is a much deeper and richer emotion. It develops over time as you get to know and value the character of another person, as you enjoy the relationship you share, and as you become committed to acting in the best interests of that person. It includes caring, friendship, and respect, in addition to physical attraction.

Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles offered this description of love: “True love elevates, protects, respects, and enriches another. It motivates you to make sacrifices for the [person] you love” (“Making the Right Choices,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 38).

Lust, on the other hand, is pretty much the exact opposite. Instead of elevating, it lowers. Instead of protecting, it endangers. Instead of enriching, it impoverishes. When you are feeling lust, you are thinking about the other person mainly as a means to satisfy your own physical desires. As Elder Scott taught: “Satan would promote counterfeit love, which is really lust. That is driven by hunger to satisfy personal appetite” (Ensign, Nov. 1994, 38).

Although infatuation can lead to love, lust actually keeps love from growing. According to Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “Lust prevents the development of true love” (“Cleanse Us from All Unrighteousness,” New Era, Feb. 1987, 7). True love motivates us to place the comfort and convenience of the other person before our own, while lust does just the opposite.

To keep your relationships on the right track, try to focus on the other person as a whole person. Do things together that will help you get to know each other’s personalities, interests, and character traits. Think how you would want someone to treat your younger sister or brother, and try to treat the other person accordingly. Then love can grow out of a foundation of friendship and respect."

Neat huh? I know you married's are thinking DUH RACHEL! Let me provide with an FYI moment in closing...

In my old age I've become pretty good at not being fooled by the world's d-bags. But truth be told...I've been caught up with a few boys that were less than worthy of my time, yet somehow they would get it anyways. This is where the nice guys suffer...at times the nice ones aren't the ones I am immediately attracted to (something about those bad boys right?) But the more mature I become the more I realize that its not about how infatuated or attracted I am to the person or his traits but it truly, truly is about what is inside (cliche I know). Which boy is going to take me to the temple? Which boy is going to be able to raise my children to be STRONG and FAITHFUL members of the church while loving them unconditionally? Which boy is going to love me for all of my imperfections? Not the lustful bad boy, thats for sure! So on my "quest"(haha) to find the right person, I've made a promise to myself not to write off the good boys and to keep my guard up for the lustful ones.

Took me long enough to finally get this through my brain, huh family?

In Case You Wanted To See.....

2011-10-26T14:18:00.001-07:00

I made my Mormon.org profile and it finally got posted on the website! Click on the cute little picture below if you want to check it out! It was fun to make so if you haven't made one, you totally should.

ENJOY!

Defending My Beliefs: Is It Worth It?

2011-09-13T13:54:00.000-07:00

So I'm sure that most of you have heard about the (somewhat) NEW "I'm A Mormon" media blitz. We learned about it last week in church and watched a lot of the ads. I felt extremely proud and inspired by all of this. The picture above is one of the ads that is up in the middle of Time Square in New York City. How awesome is that? They are and will be everywhere (subway's, taxi's, billboards, tv, etc.) I can't wait to see all of the positive effect's this will have and the positive feedback from those around me. But as Mormon's we also know what else it will bring...religious persecution...and probably some very bad persecution from those who already have personal vendetta's against us.

Today while surfing the web I decided to Google (what is it with me and Google HA) articles regarding these ads. I knew there were bound to be some and I was prepared for the worst. I was pleasently surprised by some, and completely shocked by others. There was one in particular that a Mormon girl wrote in the Salt Lake Tribune (I would post the link but I don't want to lead any of you to that crap)that left me floored. She was in complete disagreement with this whole media blitz. Now I understand not everyone will agree with it, (Mormon's and non-Mormon's alike)but it was the things she was saying that made my blood boil. Just to name a few...

"But these ubiquitous ads are also drastically misleading. Come to one of our meetinghouses on any given Sunday and you’d be hard-pressed to find a group of faithful like those represented in the “And I’m a Mormon” advertising blitz."

"Sadly, as a whole we are far less interesting than what the ads have masterfully conveyed. Generally speaking, we are collectively a boring people. We might try to mix it up — sometimes serving ethnic fare at our ward dinners or altering the tempo of a hymn, but for the most part, as a group, we are steadfast, obedient, charitable, fertile and a bit dull."

"But really, is there much difference between people joining my religious ranks because of these well-crafted advertisements and those who join because they had a little crush on the cute and kind missionary who taught them?"

Why would someone say these things about her own religion? Clearly this had to have been a prayerful decision and one approved by our leaders. Now don't get me wrong, people are allowed their own opinions, BUT as Mormon's I feel that we are under ENOUGH fire from outside sources. As a member of the church, why would you encourage them? Now they can say "Well I saw this article where this Mormon said this...so it must be FAKE or a POLITICAL PLOY or another CRAZY Mormon idea." Why would you add to the persecution of your OWN people? Don't even get me started on the comments. TONS of non-Mormon's were praising her and her ability to stand up to and call foul on her "Cultish Religion". As I read the comments I went from complete FURY to complete sadness. I even cried a little (shhh). I still am in awe at how people can be completely cruel with NO REMORSE. I could never ever say the things people were saying in those comments to ANYONE no matter how much I disagree with them. There were many times as I was shuffling through the comments on all these different articles where I wanted to comment back, speak my peace, tell them about all the good things our religion has done for my life, all the GOOD people I know and love that ARE extraordinary like those you see in these ads, say something so completely perfect that they would have nothing to say but SORRY. Sorry for being so cruel to people who would show you nothing but kindness if you were to walk into one of our church services. Sorry for spreading terrible rumors and shading the truth. I think about these people that say such hurtful untrue things and I bet half of them have never even come into contact with a Mormon. I know that there are some "bad apples" in the LDS religion but aren't there "bad apples" in every aspect of life? People claim we are so judgemental and close-minded yet THEY judge us and aren't OPEN to our religion. I believe there is a word for that...HYPOCRITE. I feel that it is so simple to understand and to break down yet they can't understand that by them being SO HATEFUL toward something they know little to nothing about, they are NO BETTER than what they claim us to be. Which makes me wonder:

Is it worth it? Worth it to defend myself, my family, my friends, everything I believe to such heartless people? The bitter side of me says NO...they aren't worth it. They don't deserve to hear my feelings about something so sacred to me. Then I think about being Christ like. That's always the hard one. What would He do? He would love them and I have to do the same. Defending my beliefs is 100% necessary for me, which probably doesn't come as a surprise to most of you who know me. For once though I would like to do it through my actions not my words. This is where I will use the attention of the ads to do good. To break the mold of what people THINK is a Mormon. I remember a time where I was somewhat ashamed to tell people I was Mormon because of the responses I would get. Now I don't give a damn. I am so proud to be who I am and to believe what I believe. Mormon's are extraordinary the way these ads say they are. You know how I know this? Because I see and I've seen it with my own eyes for the past 22 years. Now tell me those of you who speak so hatefully against us, how do you know this? Last time I checked "actions speak louder than words".

Now that I've completely gone on a rant..haha here are some of those incredible ads that I find to be so inspiring...enjoy :)

Another Word For Alone

2011-09-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

Well I've decided to finally come back to the world of blogging. As I was 'reviewing' past entry's I've shared, I find myself feeling embarrassed. What the heck? Each entry has either jokes that are painfully NOT funny OR sentiment and that makes me want to throw up my dinner. The older I get the more I realize that I go through some particularly irritating stages. So here I am re-entering the world of blogging hoping I'm a little more funny and a little less EMO(if you will).

From time to time when I'm bored I GOOGLE. I love it! Seriously who needs school when you have GOOGLE? (jk,jk be cool stay in school) But really...for someone who's not the most LEARNED and only went to beauty school (because that's where the dumb girls who can't get into college go, right? It's never because they actually like it. No never. =P) GOOGLE is the best teacher. Now that was just a preface or INTRO to what I really have to say. Here is what google taught me today:

So for some odd reason because I am a very odd girl I GOOGLED---"Another Word For Alone". What the heck right? I know, but please allow me to explain...I went and saw the movie "One Day" a few weeks ago (don't go see it unless you are prepared for suicidal thoughts and stuffing your face with ALL carbs. HORRIBLE.) and in this movie Anne Hathaway says a quote that I really enjoyed. It went something like this: "I'm not lonely, I'm just alone." So now I know what you're thinking--"here comes the drama"---but no no no my friend here comes the AWESOME.

After hearing that quote I began to think about the difference between ALONE and LONELY. Despite what some people may think (with me being very single and close to 23, which can be old in Mormon town USA) I am NOT lonely. I am very happy with my life, financial stability, and independence. I work hard and I feel good about where I am in life. IN FACT I thoroughly enjoy proving that you don't NEED a man to have true happiness! Don't worry....I want one I just don't exactly NEED one currently. All of that being said, I AM ALONE. Which I'm totally cool with. This is where GOOGLE comes in.

So with all of this going through my mind I decided today that ALONE is such an ugly word. It sounds so sad and pathetic. This is where I used that genious little search engine to figure out another way to say it. I truly think that all of you...when referring to me and my relationship status...you should never ever again use the words ALONE, SINGLE, or LONELY. Instead I will allow you to use any of the following:

UNMATCHED
UNACCOMPANIED
UNSURPASSED

I like those much better. That is all :)

SWINE FLU

2009-11-05T21:21:00.000-08:00

Its ironic...the "SWINE" flu is making me SKINNY. :)

haha But on a more serious note! Take caution! If you have a bad fever, cough, and headache go to the doctor!! Stay healthy because this is definately not fun!!!!!

CLASSIC

2009-07-29T13:06:00.000-07:00

Check out this classic reunion moment:

Thought I would share...Uncle Van is the best haha

Little Moments..

2009-06-26T22:34:00.000-07:00

Everyone has those moments in life where you just think..."where is this going?" or "what am I doing here?" or even "Why don't things ever go my way?"

And then there are the little moments. The ones that make all your questioning and doubts go away. The moments that make you say "ohhhh yeah...this is what I'm doing here..."

Last weekend I took a simple picture with my silly little camera phone and I don't think that I have ever captured a more beautiful moment in my whole entire life.

This is what I live for:

"Life is not measured by the amount of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."

...

2009-05-19T19:53:00.000-07:00

Something BIG is coming this Thursday...its something that when I am without it for a few months and then it comes back into my life I wonder how I ever lived without it. It makes all the other days of the week seem dull in comparison. Its something that I love so much that I could almost name my unborn child after it.

What am I talking about you ask???

Only the most exhilarating and artistic display of athletic competition known to mankind....(if you can tell me what movie this quote is in I might give you a hunded bucks)

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE!

Please tell me that you're all just as excited as I am!!!

Life these days...

2009-04-27T18:24:00.000-07:00

Well I know its been a very long time so I really don't have enough time or energy to tell you everything thats been going on for like 2 months so I'll just give some little key events that have happened with me lately!

First and formost...(drum roll please)

I GOT A JOB!

The salon is called Images Salon and Day Spa! Its a real great little place in Safford! Here are a few pics to show you how cute it is:

So thats my new salon! If any of you are passing through or live in Safford/Thatcher...let me do your hair!

Secondly...I'm staying in Thatcher for another year...I know I know don't be sad all you Mesa-an's! haha I'll be there soon enough. I just really want to buy a car and it is so cheap to live here and I have a good job so I just think it is a really good plan for me.

Thirdly...I'm getting married.

Just kidding that's a total lie...I just wanted to make my life seem more interesting than it really is! haha I know mr. right will come along eventually. And lucky for him I have my whole wedding planned in my head! hahaha

Well thats all! Here are just some fun recent pics...

and this one is so you guys can hook me up with some hot single guys..

haha juuuuust kidding!
love ya!

Happy Birthday Aunt Rhonda!

2009-02-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

I know I've been a blog slacker lately but today is Aunt Rhonda's birthday and so the slacking off has to stop! haha. Oh and please turn up your speakers because I'm pretty proud of my song choice for this post. haha!

here's the best picture that I could find of me and aunt Rhonda...we should really take more pictures together... ha ha

Happy Birthday to my favorite second mommy! Aunt Rhonda I love you so much and I am so blessed and grateful to have you in my life. You are one of a kind and I'm so glad that you got to be my mommy for a few summers of my life (even though I ran across your yard screaming "I want my mommy" sorry about that by the way haha) Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on, my personal advice giver, and one of the only people that can make me pee my pants from laughter. You are the best Aunt Rhonda and I love you to eternity and back! Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Selle!

2008-11-26T13:00:00.001-08:00

I know it's a few days late...but hey better late than never! Here is a little tribute to my big brother Sellito who is now an old man :)

Here are some things I love about Selle:

He makes me laugh like no other (even in the worst situations)

He is always there for me

I can talk to him about anything and everything

He is so supportive and loves family

Happy Birthday to the best big brother a girl could ask for! I love you with all of my heart Selle. Thank you for helping me through the hardest times of my life. I look up to you so much and I thank you for being such a good example to me. Oh and thanks for picking a wonderful wife and giving me two of the cutest kids to call my niece and nephew! I love you, Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to my MAMA!

2008-11-17T23:29:00.000-08:00

So it was my mommy's birthday on sunday and I wanted to give her a special little post just so she knows how great I think she is.

My mother is the most amazing person I've ever known in all my 20 years. I know that I don't have to tell everyone how great she is because you already know...but I will anyways! So here's to a woman who never gave up no matter what. To a woman who made me and all my siblings feel like nothing was ever missing in our lives. To a woman who accomplished the impossible. To a woman who never gave up on me when I thought my world was crashing down. (or so I thought...stupid high school drama.) To a woman who knows just what to say when you're feeling down. To a woman who is selfless. To my hero. I love you mom and I don't know where I would be without you...really. If I could ever become even half the woman you are my life would be complete. I love you with all of my heart! Happy Birthday mama!

Graduation!!

2008-11-12T15:20:00.000-08:00

Yes I know you're all shocked....I finally graduated! It really is a great feeling! It was a good weekend! My mom and Selle were able to come into town which made it great! I did miss my sisters Jen, Mel, and Mary! But its okay! The cake was really funny and embarrassing! So I'll just go ahead and post some pics for your viewing enjoyment! Yay!

Aunt Rhonda is the bomb!

2008-11-06T17:08:00.000-08:00

So remember that hard week I said I was having? Well Aunt Rhonda's friend was coming to visit her daughter who goes to cosmetology school with me and she showed up with the most awesome cheerer upper ever....

This picture was of course taken after I had already picked through and ate almost everything! She also got some for the twins. So I thought I would dedicate a special lil entry to her to say that I love her so much and thank you. She is seriously the best ever! She always knows how to cheer me up and always has the most perfect advice for me! I am so lucky to have such amazing aunts in my life! I love you aunt Rhonda and thank you for making the worst week ever..the BEST week ever!

Here's to having the best family in the world! I am a lucky girl!!

Halloween!

2008-11-03T18:07:00.000-08:00

What was Rachel for Halloween this year...(drum roll please..)

Marilyn Monroe...the brunette version of course!

This halloween was really fun there was a couple fun dance parties! I had been having a not so good week so Halloween really was a stress reliever! It was so fun to just let loose and have a really good time with my roommates! Here are some more pictures for you to enjoy!

Funny Little Kimball...

2008-10-29T20:26:00.000-07:00

So my mom passed through Thatcher on her way back from Vegas and she showed me this video of Kimball's scary monster face. It was so hillarious that I had to put it on youtube and on my blog! Lets see if I can get enough views to go on Ellen or Jay Leno! haha here it is...
(don't forget to pause my music at the bottom!)

YOU WILL LOVE THIS!

2008-10-19T12:25:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ya39slPgs

GO to this link and watch the video!! It is soooo hilliarious! Sarah Palin was on SNL. I love it.

Make love....

2008-10-08T17:35:00.000-07:00

I bet this picture scared everyone, huh? haha as much as I would love to be a real hippie (mainly because i like their style..not lifestyle) the above picture is a joke. (bet you're relieved huh Selle?)

So me and my roommates were in one of our random hyper moods and we decided to dress up the way we would dress if we were in a rock band together. Here's the result...

Too bad I'm not in a rock band...I'd be dating Jason Castro by now. But I'll just keep dreaming. :)

Life without family??

2008-09-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

Well as you all know I am finishing cosmetology school in 3 weeks ish. Do you know what that means?? Time to grow up and start a life of my own with no support from mommy. WEIRD! (i'm sure my mom is gonna love it haha) When i think about what i'm going to do with my life after i finish school i keep saying i'm gonna move far away and become a big shot...doing celebrity hair...being extremely rich...the works! And then I come back down to earth check the good ol blogs and I see this...

...and I simply can't do it. My nieces and nephews are literally my world. I love them and I can't imagine life without them!

So I decided that maybe I'll just have the celebrities come to me. :)
I love family!

Memories!!

2008-07-24T23:55:00.001-07:00

I saw this on Roni's blog so I thought it would be real fun! Do it! I dare you!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

have fun!

Some Summer Catch-Up!

2008-07-16T13:40:00.000-07:00

So I haven't really posted about how my summer is going!! Its been so fun! I've been staying with aunt rhonda in Sierra Vista and havin' a blast! Even though I am terrified of spiders and bugs and snakes (which all reside in aunt rhonda and uncle van's home). Here are some pics!

Well me and my Friends Lianne, Paige, and Nathan went hiking not too long ago and I thought that I hated hiking but I actually really liked it! Here's some pics!

I'm a tree hugger in case you didn't know...

at the "make-out" spot

Okay so there were bugs in my face and I was swating them..and the picture looks like i'm dancing or something haha

we found bigfoot...

oh wait it was just Nathan..

They were supposed to be Edward and Jacob and I'm Bella..haha a little obsessed :)

this is by far my fav...Lianne is supposed to be bella haha and I'm edward! her face is priceless.

I will have another post real soon! I love you all!

Family Reunion

2008-07-09T00:59:00.000-07:00

I know I'm a little late with this post but better late than never right! Well I had a blast at the reunion. It is always my most favorite time of year! Even though we were missing a few family members (mel and fam, jen and fam, and my little ashlerina etc.) it was still so so much fun! I made a little slideshow thing of the pictures that I took! It has music and everything so make sure you pause my music! If you want any of the pictures that are in the slideshow just tell me and I will e mail them to you :) I love you all!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Things Rachel has become obsessed with this summer...

2008-07-07T13:06:00.001-07:00

Sorry for not posting in forever I know you all just hate when I neglect the wonderful world of blogging.

Well as I'm sure you all know I have a problem of getting really obsessed with things when I really really like them...like for instance..JASON CASTRO. haha So I decided I would share what I am now obsessed with for the summer. :)

First and formost: So You Think You Can Dance...Of course.
Its no surprise that I'm obsessed with this show, I always have been..but who on the show am I obsessed with you ask? Well that would be Mark Kanemura...

I love him I love him I love him. He's beautiful. I want to be Chelsea Hightower. They are my favorite couple by far. I don't care what anyone says...he is NOT gay.

My other obsession that I seriously think about non-stop night and day is the Twilight series. I read all three books in a matter of two weeks and now I'm dying for the 4th one to come out. If you haven't read them I suggest you get on it because your life will never be the same. haha. Edward Cullen has severely damaged me because I really don't think I will ever fall in love unless they are exactly like him. haha I even have dreams where I'm a vampire! Its nuts I know. So my obsession with the books sparked my obsession with the movie (that comes out in December) which also sparked my OBSESSION with the actor who is going to play Edward Cullen AKA Robert Pattinson. I'll just go ahead and show you his beautifulness.

beautiful.

I love you all!

In loving Memory.

2008-06-26T22:11:00.000-07:00

Rest in Peace Alexa and Johnny. We will see you both again soon. You will be missed.

My beautiful cousin Alexa:

My brother in law's brother as well as my nephews favorite uncle Johnny:

Please pray for these two families and their loss at this time.

Its been a while (and jason is still kickin it on idol)

2008-04-28T14:14:00.000-07:00

Well so I figured its been a while and I know you all miss reading what I have to say so here it goes...
things here have been going good! I still love it but I am very much ready for a break from school and what not. I am still in love with Jason Castro and I'm so happy that he is still in. :)
So here's my funny story for this post:
So last night me and my roommate Meredith decided to borrow some rollar blades from some girls in our complex and go rollar blading at like 1 in the morning. So we were gonna rollar blade down the whole campus and then back. So we started our adventure and we weren't even half way there when we saw these two football players walking by and we both tried to look real cool and give them a cute little wave and it all went as planned until we hit the street. We were crossing the crosswalk and at about the middle of the cross walk meredith hits a crack and falls flat on her back not being able to catch herself at all. I start laughing so hard that I lose balance and fall on top of her and if any of you know me you know that I have a really weak bladder(thanks mom) and so i'm trying desperately not to pee my pants from laughing so hard meanwhile the "cool" football players are yelling "are you guys okay?!" and just staring at us laughing as we lay in the very middle of the street on top of each other (meredith holding her butt because it hurts from the fall and me holding my crotch so i don't be my pants. sorry if that was vulgar. haha) So thats my little funny story. thats a typical night for me here. haha but here is a picture that we took just a few minutes before our fall. :)

:)
goodbye!

I'm still in love with Jason Castro....oh and I got a new haircut!

2008-03-25T22:17:00.000-07:00

Okay so I said I wasn't gonna cut my hair anymore....buuuuut i did :)
haha whatever it grows! Here's some pictures of my new hair! I love you all oh and Jason Castro is sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh and... I'll be including jason in every post...

p.s. If you dislike him, think he's gay, a hippie, ugly, bad singer, etc.
SPARE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love him :)

I am in love with Jason Castro.

2008-03-13T17:07:00.000-07:00

Just thought you all should know that this is my soon to be husband...

I know it's been forever!

2008-03-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Well I am very sorry that I haven't done this in a long time and I'm sure I've been missed greatly :)

This week is Spring Break and it feels so nice not to have to do ANYTHING.
I am currently in Sierra Vista with the twinners being spoiled by Aunt Rhonda and Uncle Van! I love them! On Thursday us Taylor's are having a mini reunion in Williams, Arizona at Matt's Grandpa's cabin! I'm so excited I can't see straight!! I love my family! The thing I am most excited about is seeing my nieces and nephews that I seriously love more than life itself. They just light up my day. I love them so much. I can't wait for the fun the rest of this week holds!!
here is a little thingy I made of my lovely nieces and nephews.

P.S. I'm sure that my blog looks extremely self-centered and conceited but HEY...I'm single ;)
haha

christmas!

2007-12-05T20:50:00.000-08:00

I am soooo excited for christmas! I made some lovely sugar cookies and on the back of the package it said "drop" cookies on baking sheet. So I was going to literally hold the dough up from the pan and drop them onto the pan. So before I made them I decided I would call my mom and ask her if I was making them right. And when I told her my plan of actually dropping the cookies onto the pan she laughed so hard made me feel stupid and probably won't ever let me hear the end of it! hahaha so now I know never to ask such stupid questions to my mom....next time i'll just ask the internet :)
i love you all! here are my cookies!
Merry Christmas :)

Making Jarom proud!

2007-12-02T15:45:00.000-08:00

So as you all know yesterday was the ASU vs. UofA game! I decided to get all decked out along with my roommates in ASU stuff because there is nothin but a bunch of Uof A fans here! We watched the game at a friend's house and it was real fun. So now i will share some pics with everyone! I love it here still and Thanksgiving was the best! I really hope the twins come here! can't wait for Christmas! I loove you all! Here's me kickin some UofA trash! i know this will make Jarom proud!

and this is me and paige with our sun devils tattoos!

haircuts haircuts!

2007-11-18T21:36:00.000-08:00

yes yes i will give you all some make overs when i go over there! you don't even have to ask! this is gonna be a short post! but i love you all and i will see you on thursday! along with the twins! sooooo excited! The new ashley is beautiful and i can't wait to meet her roni!! i love you and i'll be seeing you with scissors in hand soon! I love you all! have a good three days!

Finally updating!

2007-11-04T21:38:00.000-08:00

Okay so I'm really sorry for not updating for like 4 months! But I'm back! I'm sure you all missed me terribly! I've been in school for a good 3 months now! I love it! I have already learned so much! I'm already working out on the floor with real clients! So if you need a haircut color or anything I can definately help you! Thatcher is great! I love all the people that I've met they're fantastic! There are so many mormons here and its so nice to be around them all the time! I love being with people that share the same beliefs as me! Well I'm gonna post some pictures and stuff so you can see all the fun i'm having!! i love all of you and i miss you very much! oh yeah and i'm sooooo excited for the twins to come home!!!! 17 days!!!!!! ")

fun times!

2007-07-12T22:38:00.000-07:00

Well everything has been going great here! Lovin' it and i'm way excited for school! Its coming soooo soon! I don't really have a lot to say right now...so here's some fun things for you to look at! =)

mine and lindsey's version of dirty dancing! haha

we went on the stratosphere big shot.... ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

haha
thatt is all! i love you all! have a good rest of the week!

Lindsey n Me!

2007-07-02T10:58:00.000-07:00

Well Lindsey and I have been living here in Arizona for a little over a month! Its been a lot of fun! We have some friends that we like to hang out with! But mostly we are just with each other. Melanie can tell when we get sick of each other. Its probably reallly funny. You see I love Lindsey to death buuuuuut she is SO ANAL! I can't stand it! She's always freakin' cleaning! It drives me absolutly insane! I love her though haha she's my bestest friend and I'm glad we have been living together! We both hate being caught in awkward moments so its good when we're together and caught in a moment like that because then we just make up an excuse and go home! I love that girl! Mel and Jarom have been real fun parents! No curfew is real cool :) and we love being Lydi's aunties! I'm so sad that I only have about a month left here! Then I have to go to school which I am a little nervous about! I won't have Lindsey to get out of awkwardness...and I know that college sometimes can just be one HUGE awkward moment! Lindsey is thinking of transferring and I really hope she does! I would have so much fun! Well I bet you're all excited because next reunion I will be an official hair dresser. SO EXCITED!

The story:
I tried to carry Lindsey to bed from the couch like a great friend! haha! Then I dropped her like a bad friend! She landed on that center coffee table thing and went right back to sleep. ANND her hair looked like a mullet so I thought it was the PERFECT picture opportunity! haha I hope you enjoyed! :)

In the weee hours of the A.M.

2007-06-29T02:46:00.000-07:00

Sooo Its like 3 in the morning and I'm here at Melanie's trying to be a good chilen and go to sleep...but I CAN NOT! So I'm bored and I decide to make one of these nifty little didly's! I figured you were all DYING to know what was happenin' in this cool girl's life! '-) I bet you a million dollars that I will school all of you at this blogging and mine will be the coolest one...within about 2 1/2 days!! Well family I am off to sleep! I love you all and I hope you enjoyed! Tune in next blog! =)