18th birthday

I am so excited to officially be an adult. It really doesn't change much for me, but I feel like it is still a pretty big milestone. It is weird to think about all of the incredible things I have experienced so far and all of the things that have happened in only 18 years.

18 years ago..
LA riots
Johnny Carson Retires, J Leno becomes new Late Night Host
Bill Clinton was elected President

I don't remember any of those things, but here are some of the events I do remember...

1995
OJ Simpson Trial

1996
JonBenet Ramsey
Dolly the Sheep


1997
Princess Diana's death


1998
Monica Lewinsky Scandal unfolds



1999
Columbine Shootings
Y2K

2000
Bush/Gore Election

2001
Enron Scandal
September 11th


2002
The Euro

2003
War in Afganistan
Colombia Shuttle Disaster


2004
Bush/Kerry Election
Tsunami in Far East

2005
Hurricane Katrina

Pope John Paul II Dies
California Wildfires

2006
Fidel Castro turns power to his brother, Raul Castro

2007
Virginia Tech massacre
Bob Barker Retires
Crandall Canyon Mine Tragedy

2008
Obama/ McCain Election
Global Financial Crisis


2009
Swine Flu
Michael Jackson Dies

2010
Haiti Earthquake



Fads, Trends and Technology
Titanic
Tickle Me Elmo
Furby
Pokemon
Harry Potter
Backstreet Boys
NSync
Reality TV SHOWS
Ipod
Facebook
Youtube
Google
Wikipedia

So much has happened in the last 18 years... Even though I am only one person, I just wanted to thank all of you that have been a part of my life. You are all parts of what make me who I am. I hope that I can make you all very proud as an adult.

I love you all SO much!
xoxo

treasure

I was recently at DI looking for "trash" to turn into "treasure" for my latest design project. I was walking around feeling lost when I saw the most adorable beat up suitcase.


My first thought was that I could turn it into some kind of planter for flowers. I walked closer and saw that the price tag was $15, which seemed like a lot for a beat up suitcase. I thought I would pick it up and inspect it anyway. It was super heavy when I tried to lift it. I decided to open it up and investigate.

Can you guess what was inside?


An Antique Sewing Machine


It had all of the parts and original user manuals. So of course I bought it. It was absolutely adorable. I took it over to Grandma Porter's and we took a look at it. It STILL WORKS!!!

I think I found a pretty incredible treasure.

Megan's Trip to 84321

Megan came up to college for spring break! Probably not as fun as a trip to Mexico, but pretty high up there. Here are some highlights from her trip.


Driving to Logan


Our sweet apartment


Playing games


Willow Park Zoo


Feeding the Ducks at First Dam




Lunch at the Bluebird


Baby Animal Days was so much fun. They do it every year out at the American West Heritage Center and I hope we can go again! They had so many animals that we could hold and pet. I just wanted to take them all home with me.




















Cleaning the Sink at ANGIE'S




Eating like a college kid


I hope Megan had as much fun as I did!!! It was super fun to have my sister with me in my classes and have a full week of sleepovers, swimming, playing, and a whole bunch of memories! Love you Megan xoxoxo

Spring Time Crafts

My mom always says how UN-CRAFTY she is. The truth is, she is extremely creative and crafty. So creative that one of the ladies at Ben Franklin copied her ideas. So last weekend mom had a bunch of crafts ready to create when I came home.

A bottle of paint and a couple of glue gun sticks later we had the MOST ADORABLE carrot planter ever!!!!

We've been looking for an egg wreath for the past month but we couldn't find one with the right colors. So we made one. Yes, you heard me correctly, we made an egg wreath.





Our next craft was a glass brick for spring. We started doing seasonal bricks for our seasonal display. This one turned out so stinkin cute!



And we found some baby ducklings at the craft store that were lacking some embellishment. So of course mom brought them home so we could make them even more cute than they already were.


It might just be me, but I think that the "ugly" duckling is the cutest thing I have ever seen.

Maybe's trip to the Vet

For those of you that don't know my dog Maybe, you don't know what a crazy dog she is. I love her more than anything, but sometimes I just don't know what to do with her. Today, she had to go to the vet for shots.

I was trying to think ahead and prevent any crazy problems she could create. I tied her leash to the back seat of the car so that she wouldn't be able to ride in the front seat on my lap. And then I took her out to the car on another leash so there was no chance of her escaping. She was more than willing to get in the car. It is her favorite thing. So the whole ride to the vet she barked at everything. She is a very vocal creature.

We pulled into the parking lot and I switched leashes to let her out of the car. She nearly pulled me over as she got out of the car. I finally got her inside and the second the door closed, she scratched and cried at the door. I persuaded her to come over to one of the waiting room benches where she sat on the ground crying and shaking. She is such a big baby. Emphasis on BIG. As I talked to her to calm her down, she hopped up on my lap and cried even louder. The vet techs were laughing hysterically at my adorable lap dog.

They finally called her name and I walked her over to the scale. She wouldn't walk, let alone get on the scale. So of course, I picked her up and stood on the scale. And then we weighed me and did the math. We went back to an exam room and sooner than the technician could pull out her clipboard, maybe was on my lap crying again.

I coaxed her onto the exam table when the vet came in but she wouldn't stop shaking. We were only in the room for 10 minutes but she made it seem like a lifetime. The vet said she is extremely healthy and that she is a good dog!

We walked out to the front to pay and I put her leash on the "Doggie Hitch" and pulled out my wallet. She started barking at a Rottweiler 2x her size and then they started to bark loudly at each other. I was so embarrassed that my dog thought she could take on a Rottweiler. I explained to Maybe that she was too little to beat up the other dog, but she didn't seem to mind. I finished paying and as I went to put my wallet in my purse, the owner of the Rottweiler, LET HER DOG OFF OF ITS LEASH. Not Joking. Maybe full on attacked the other dog when it got close enough. Right about at the time I started to pull my dog off of the other one, I got knocked off my feet and cut my back on the "Doggie Hitch."

I apologized for my dog as the dumb lady who let her dog off the leash walked off. I'm still in shock that I was the one that apologized. Who lets their dog off a leash in the vets office?????

Anyway, I got Maybe back in the car and started Driving home. I got to Main St. in Kaysville and decided to call my mom and fill her in. As I was talking to her, I looked in my rear view mirror to see that Maybe had rolled down her own window and was half way out of the car. I hung up the phone and pulled over as soon as I could. As I put my car in park, I looked in the mirror again to see a car pulling over behind me. I looked closer and saw Animal Control. I started to panic and wrestled Maybe back into the car and then got out and talked to the officer thinking that I was going to lose my dog for being irresponsible with the windows. He had a good laugh when he realized why I was panicked, and explained that he got a call for a raccoon. I was so relieved and made my way home. Maybe hopped out of the car, trotted inside and fell asleep. I guess her busy day wore her out...

Valentines Day

Out of all of the Holidays in the year, I think that Valentines Day is the worst holiday of all. You might be reading this and thinking I am either cynical or I am single. The truth is, I am neither of those things. I love having a reason to celebrate so holidays are naturally a great thing in my eyes. And I am dating the nicest boy in the whole world. So valentines day should be a holiday that I swoon over... But it isn't.

I guess I don't like valentines day because it is extremely commercial and I don't like people complaining about "single awareness day." But most of all, I don't like valentines day because I think if you really love someone, you don't need a holiday to tell them that. If you love someone, every day should feel like valentines day. Maybe I am naive and lucky in love, but to me Valentines day seems like a waste of a holiday. Presidents day is much better, at least we don't have school...

This year, I did end up celebrating but I was a week late for the official holiday. Ryan was busy Valentines Day weekend so we decided to postpone it. After we made that decision, I made a silly decision... I decided that this year whatever we gave each other had to be homemade (at least this way I wouldn't end up giving him a cheesy stuffed animal or a box of chocolates or any of the other gifts on the valentines day aisle at Target ).. This homemade Idea may have been my WORST IDEA EVER..
Of course Ryan had mine finished weeks before and I hadn't even figured out what to make him up until a few days before. The only thing that I had thought of was making him a homemade dinner, but my big mouth opened up and I suggested that we do this as a date... So once again, I was left with no idea.

Don't worry, everything worked out.
Maybe helped me make Ryan's present.


And then Ryan came over and we made the yummiest dinner EVER!
We had Caesar Salad, Breadsticks, Rice Pilaf, Stuffed chicken breast, Asparagus.
And For Dessert... (drumroll please)...
MOLTEN CHOCOLATE LAVA CAKE
INCREDIBLE!!!!



Ok... so i made it a few times last weekend...



It was a pretty great Valentines Day. We ended up eating dinner with not just each other, but my family. It was a great time. And i'm so happy that they were there to celebrate it too! Valentines day should be for everyone you love! :)

Thanks for the wonderful present Ryan. I Love it (i'll post pictures once i get it hung up in my room). I love you. Thanks for having a late Valentines Day with me, and my family!

Interior Design #2

So everyone already saw Assignment #1. So assignment #2 was to show an emotion using texture. Sound interesting enough...?

I decided to go with HOMESICK.

What better way to illustrate homesick than the WIZARD OF OZ?!?!


Well... Mom went to Home Depot and came home with all kinds of fun textures. So I used paint samples, felt, flowers, fake grass and a Shadow box to create my very own little version of the land of Oz.


Do you like it?

The Couch

Super Bowl Sunday came and my family went to Rich's house for a way fun party! Well at least as fun as a football game can be... The food was GREAT though!

Anyway... I was bored before the game even started and no one would change the channel to watch the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet. So I got on dad's Iphone to look at Ikea.com and I found a couch. It was PERFECT! I had been looking for some sort of chair for my apartment, but it is an apartment so space is an issue. Of course, who understands space better than Ikea.

Ikea wasn't far from Rich's house, and I was bored... So Megan and I hopped in the van and drove to Ikea. We looked around for a little bit, but we were crunched for time, so we pretty much rushed the shopping. They only had 2 couches left! And I got one! yay hooray!!!

So the couch sat in the garage at my house and waited to come up until saturday. Ryan had a Tuba audition up here at USU on Saturday, so we drove up with Megan and the couch and a tuba. Lets just say, it was a full car. Ryan had time to help me put the couch together before his audition.


Here's the couch!



Pillows?



And a cover... because it is white...



Look at how helpful Megan was.


I'm so happy to have a couch! Thank you so much for putting it together Ryan! You are the best!!!

Interior Design

This semester I decided to take an Interior Design class. On the first day of class, the professor walked in and informed us it wasn't an interior design class, but rather a Design class. She said sorry for the confusion and if we weren't interested in all aspects of design, to drop the class. She showed us the syllabus and I fell in love. I knew from the second I read the syllabus that this was going to be the BEST CLASS EVER!

So far we have looked at different architects and artists throughout history. We have looked at the elements of design (color, line texture....) I have loved every second of it!

The assignments in the class are quite different and I love the creative room that she gives us.

The first assignment was to create a famous person completely out of wire. So we were supposed to find a picture, trace it in one line and then use our sketch to mold our picture out of wire.

Here is my famous person... John Lennon..


Here is my sketch and my first attempt



It didn't quite work. After trying to solder it and then welding it... We started from scratch with a different wire.
Sorry dad.... I didn't pick the best wire to begin with..

Here was the finished result


So after tons of work and my poor dad having to help me for HOURS, it was finished. And it is now on display in the Interior Design Building at USU.

The second project was to show an emotion using texture.
Pictures are coming ...

coming soon...

just found some inspiration for a project or two. I love this.