Wordless Wednesday

the potter mobile

As most of you know I am a hugehugehugehugehugehugehugeHUGE!!!!! Harry Potter fan. A couple years ago I decided to get a personalized license plate to show my love for the boy who lived. Needless to say this was probably the best decision I have ever made in my entire life. Ever.

Soon after getting the license plate my family and I started referring to my car as "The Potter Mobile". Though I loved this nickname but I felt as though it didn't really warrant such a wonderful and magical name. Why? Because it was just an ordinary car with an extraordinarily awesome license plate. 

And so, my journey began as I searched for other awesome Harry Potter stuff that could be put on a car i.e. bumper stickers. It's taken me a little over a year of searching, saving, buying, freaking out about whether I really should be spending my hard earned cash on such novelties and then decided that yes, of course it was absolutely necessary! Although my search has yet to be completed, I think what I've gotten to far is pretty good. 

What do you think?

Not too shabby, eh? I still have some Ravenclaw stickers to put on (once I find them that is) and I really desperately want a cool "Weasley is our King" sticker as well.

Wanna help a girl out? Let me know if you guys find any cool HP bumper stickers for sale :)

sneak peak: my room

first and fore most these pictures suck, just so you know. my camera is still packed away somewhere so I had to make due with my cell's camera. secondly, and probably most importantly, i suck at taking pictures. for reals.

i did however think it would be a good idea to give ya'll a little taste of what my room will look like when i am finished decorating. whenever that may be

so enjoy and please, please remember that the colors are far more vibrant and awesomer than they look in the pics.

enjoy!

ps - my floor looks dirty because it is.

that is all.

oh so you are alive

It's true, I am still amongst the living. I know you all were so very worried about me :0)

What have I been doing you ask?

Well now, lets see...

The Olympics have been on and I do love me some Olympics.

It pretty much rules my life and everyone around me simply because no one has access to the TV at night.

Needless to say my mom was very happy when they ended.

I however was not :0(

My love is speedskating and short track though I have become quite a fan of snowboarding after Shawn White's truly amazing run!

Apolo Ohno = awesomesexymanmanofawesomeness

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I bought a new phone.

It's a blackberry.

Not too sure if I like it yet.

I miss my google phone even though it was craptastic.

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I saw my niece perform in her school play twice. They did scenes from several of Shakespeare's plays and sonnets.

Gabby has some serious talent!! Man I love that girl!

*I apologize for the crappy camera work*

She's not in this one but I love it anyway!

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painting by Doug Hyde

I went on my first date in like a bagillion years.

It was good.

I had fun but I felt super awkward.

I usually feel super awkward around people though so it shouldn't have been a big deal.

but it was.

I liked him.

A lot more than I wanted to.

Not that he's a bad guy, cuz he's not. not even close.

But just cuz it's my first time back in the swing of things after a ridiculously long hiatus.

But yeah. I liked him.

Don't know if he liked me though.

Hmmm.

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Oh the winner of the giveaway was Ellen who just happened to set me up with my date.

I believe she and her hubby enjoyed the cookies immensely.

Hey Ellen?

You're welcome :0)

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I splurged and bought these. I love them so much it's not even funny.

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I found my dream wedding dress.

Why was I looking at wedding dresses?

Because that's what I do when I get bored.

I plan my dream wedding.

And no that is not weird.

Or crazy.

Isn't it gorgeous?

I swoon every time I see it.

Dress made by Bridal Bliss Designs

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I wanted to murder an employee who fell asleep during training. Twice.

And then blame it on me when I confronted her about it.

I didn't though.

I let her go instead.

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I volunteered at the homeless shelter for the first time on Friday.

It was a lot of fun actually.

Very humbling and moving experience.

I loved it!

Except when that guy came up to me and smelled me. Not once, but twice.

freaky.

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The bane of my existence this past week has been this:

Its a baby blanket I've been working on for my friend Susie whose having a baby.

I know it's not the best blanket ever made.

Mainly because I only know two crochet stitches.

And I haven't crocheted a single thing for the past year.

And it's only the second blanket I've ever made. But it's the thought that counts right?

So yeah.

I'm never going to make a blanket again.

Until I do.

*kloveyabye*

mudder, it's your birthday

Mudder,

You're going to kill me after this especially since I'm posting pictures of you which you have told me several times not to do. Ever. I'd like to take this moment to apologize to you and to remind you that all this was done out of love. Hopefully, that information will persuade you from doing any harm to my being that would result in death. Maiming I can get over, death however not so much...

I wanted to do an ode or a limerick about you but I will leave that to my much more talented and witty brother. With him around I just can't compete.

Oh mudder pie, it is your birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Quite frankly I have no idea where to start when it come to you. I mean that in a good way. really.

You are a truly amazing woman.

Your life has been one big roller coaster ride. Many ups, many downs and yet you're still a happy, funny, loving person. I'm in awe of you and the woman and mother you are.

I know it was hard, raising three kids by yourself. Heaven knows we were a handful. Well, Nate and Adam were, I was an angel :0) didn't by that huh? damnit....

But you truly did an amazing job raising us. I don't think I have one bad memory from my childhood. never any fights or arguments. Never any time when I felt that I wasn't loved 110%. The older I get the more I realize how blessed I was to be born into this family. To have you as my mother, my best friend. You always allowed us the freedom to be ourselves, to make our own decisions. To discover ourselves. I can't even begin to tell yo how grateful I am for you allowing me the freedom to live and experience life. And, more importantly, to always know that you were right there with me to help whenever needed.

Like I said, you are an amazing woman.

Growing up I always felt like I had the best mom, partially because my friends would tell me exactly that but also because you would point out hot guys to me and then we'd giggle while delighting in their hotness. I mean seriously, how many mothers would do that with their teenage daughter?!

I am also thankful that you never made good on all your threats to kill me, especially when I told that embarrassing story about you to the whole ward on mother's day. You know, the story about how we went camping that one time and I woke up in the middle of the night because I thought I heard a bear roaring and then found out it was just you snoring. Yeah that story. That was funny.

Or how about that one time when I was adamant (extremely adamant) that Southtowne mall was on 90th south and you were like "Oh no it isn't" and I was like "Oh yes it is" and it went on for a while like this until I got really angry and stopped talking to you. Do you remember when I came back a couple weeks later with my head hung down in shame to tell you that you were right and I was wrong. How I had gotten off at the 90th south exit and became lost because Southtowne is actually at the 106th south exit just like you said. You remember how you didn't say "I told you so"? Yeah that just shows how awesome you are. Even though you did have the "I told you so" smirk on your face at least you didn't say the words.

Do you remember all those hundreds and thousands of times we've laughed non stop at the stupidest things? So much fun. So so so much fun!

Here's to you mudder, on your 58th birthday. Hope you like your surprise tonight. I will be taking pictures. Sorry. Don't say I didn't warn you.

love,

Bubba

yes!

I realized today that I'm happy.

Like genuinely happy. That hasn't happened for a really long time.

Yes, I have had lots of happy moments but never has my general state of being been a happy one, at least not for the past three years.

Today however I realized that I've changed. I'm not entirely sure what that change was but I finally feel more like my old self.

My happy self.

And I like it!

i named him gus

This picture was included in the signature of an email I received at work today. I'm a little creeped out right now.

How about you?

my little gabishna

Today is my niece Gabrielle Nicole's twelfth birthday. Twelve... sheesh. I can't believe you're twelve already, time has gone by too fast. I still remember when you were born. Your mom flipped me off when I was taking a picture of her during a contraction. It wasn't because she was having a contraction that she flipped me off but because I told her that women in labor shouldn't be smiling.

Anyway, I had the great pleasure of seeing you enter this world. It was a bit weird for a 12 year old to witness. There was blood and goop and many other things but it was so worth it. I don't really remember much about it other than the fact that I was so excited that you were finally here with us and that soon you'd be coming back home with us since your parents were in the midst of moving.

I remember waking you up all the time so that you'd cry and then I'd have an excuse to hold you. Not exactly the nicest thing to do but I loved holding you and having you with us. You were such a beautiful and happy little baby. When I would take you for walks around the neighborhood people would always stop and say how gorgeous you were. How could you blame them? You had big clear blue eyes, curly golden blonde locks, the cutest fat rolls I have ever beheld and the sweetest smile ever. I remember how you and I spent one afternoon "talking" about what your future job would be. I'm not sure if you know this or not but we had decided on either a ballerina or a doctor.

You are such an amazing person

Gabishna. I think one of your best attributes is your capacity to love. You have such a big welcoming heart. You love everyone you come across and are always willing to help those in need.

You are the smartest kid I know. Period. You're hunger for knowledge is rivaled by only one person and that's your father. You have always been able to converse well with others, even when you were a child. I remember taking you on Trax and you would always strike up conversation with the people around us. They were always amazed, as was I , that someone so young was able to carry on a conversation with such maturity and confidence. None of that has changed, especially now that you and your brother are like miniature lawyers thanks to your dad. Do you remember when you and Ryan went to grandma's work and spoke with some of the attorneys there? They were amazed that you not only knew legal jargon and policies but that you could actually give examples of them that work correctly. Seriously, you have a brain like Einstein's.

I am the luckiest aunt ever because I have you in my life. You have made me remember what it is to enjoy life and live it to its fullest. You are the best niece anyone could ever ask for and I am so happy to call myself your aunt.

Love you like crazy Gabby

xoxo, Bubba

christmas 2009 round 2

These are my favorite pictures from Christmas

classic RyRy

usually he enjoys my hugs...

ladies and gents, Elvis is now in the building

grrrrrrrrrrr

the lovely miss Haley

i was trying to imitate the dance moves in Night at the Roxbury,

I don't think it worked...

fin

things i heart muchos

I've decided to jump on the band wagon and join the likes of Lauren aka awesome person and do a post on things that I heart muchos.

So, without further ado please welcome my list:

1. My new hair cut.

Adorable right?

2. Ruby Woo lipstick from MAC.

I'm a HUGE mac girl and I about died when I saw this lipstick. It's seriously like the most perfect shade of red

3. TOMs Shoes. Like the coolest thing EVER!

Have you ever heard about what TOMs shoes does? For every pair of shoes you buy they give a pair to a child in need. To learn more click here.

4. Scarves!

I absolutely adore scarves and it's finally getting to be cold enough to wear them. Woot Woot for cold weather!

5. Fall

I'm not sure if there is any other season that is as glorious and vibrant as Fall. The colors are so rich and fiery and the weather. Oh don't even get me started on how much I LOVE the crisp weather that Fall brings.

6. My Birthday

My birthday is coming up in exactly two weeks and GASP!!! I'm gonna be 24.

Holy friggin' Hannah that seems old.

and yes, i am very aware of how awesome my paint skills are. don't be hatin'

7. The Jonas Brothers

I love them. Seriously. I.Love.Them. But, not in the freaky fan girl way. That'd be weird since I'm like a hundred years older than them.

Nick will you you marry me???

ahem......

8. Toy Story Double Feature in 3D

OK, seriously, best idea EVER!

These movies rock and to have them up on the big screen again is amazing.

But it gets even more amazinger (yes i know how horribly wrong that sentence is) they decided to show both movies not only in 3D but as a double feature. That means you get two movies for the price of one.

And whats even more amazinger-er are the features they made just for the intermission. They quiz kids on movies and have little features for you to watch while you wait.

AWESOME!!!!

9. Elder Holland's talk during the October 2009 LDS Conference

Elder Holland's talk left me speechless. The amount of power, conviction and emotion that he is able to bring to each and everyone of his talks just amazes me. I love his no nonsense way of looking at the world and the gospel and I strive to be more like him one day.

To listen to one of the most amazing talks aver click here.

Hope you enjoyed. Now i gotsta get back to work :0(

*kloveyabye*