8 things I am looking forward to:
1. california
2. harry potter 6
3. new room
4. new car
5. school
6. thursday
7. girls weekend in august
8. did i mention california?
8 things I did yesterday:
1. went to 4 missionary homecomings/open houses
2. planned my week
3. blogged about my wonderful father
4. slept
5. went to visit both sets of grandparents
6. finally got my itunes to work
7. gave my dad the best fathers day present
8. slept more
8 things I wish I could do:
1. spend the rest of the summer in california. or hawaii
2. cook
3. be better at saving money
4. draw/paint
5. anything athletic
6. move out
7. NOT waste so much time on blogger/facebook/twitter
8. lose 10-15lbs. magically. without diet or exercise.
8 Shows I watch:
1. the office
2. grey's anatomy
3. law & order/csi
4. biggest loser
5. american idol
6. america's next top model
7. jon & kate plus 8
8. what not to wear
8 favorite fruits:
1. strawberries
2. bananas
3. oranges
4. grapes
5. pineapple
6. cantaloupe
7. nectarines
8. raspberries
8 Places I'd Like to Travel
1. brazil
2. austrailia
3. russia
4. caribbean
5. paris
6. new york city
7. africa
8. asia
8 Places I've Lived
1. a
2. r
3. i
4. z
5. o
6. n
7. a
8. :)
8 People I Tag
1. lindsay
2. shannon morgan
3. tara cottam
4. natalee cordner
5. tara cordner
6. rachel foxcroft
7. tashina birch
8. carissa routsong
"he didn't tell me how to live. he lived, and let me watch him do it."
-clarence budington kelland
why MY dad is the best.
he is the hardest working person i know.
he will forever see me as his baby girl, which makes it that much easier to get him to give in to what i want :)
he loves my mom.
he introduced me to the eagles, chicago and elton john.
his love for the gospel.
he thinks he can grow a beard.
his sense of humor. i admit it, he is pretty funny sometimes.
he can fix almost anything.
he'll tell you exactly what he thinks about something, but usually not until you ask him for his opinion.
he is a good listener (though he may have been forced into this with the three daughters thing).
he would do anything for his kids.
he will fall asleep on the couch and we can make a ton of noise and he will just sleep, but the second we try to take the remote he is up.
he is always willing to serve.
he taught us kids how to work (though he'll tell you we still don't know the meaning of the word).
he has lost a lot of sleep over the years, but doesn't complain about it.
he is always there, no matter what. we can always go to him if we need something.
i love my dad. all of us look up to him and we all have to talk to him before making decisions because we know he'll be honest with us. i really hope i marry someone like him.
happy fathers day, dad. i love you :)
i have the best friends.
picture quality is stinky, i know. that's what happens when you put the camera on a self timer and don't check to make sure the edge of the wall isn't in the picture.
this is outside of MOJO. mojo is very much like ocean blue, (for those that have been there) but much cuter. its self serve frozen yogurt and you pay by the weight. its on mill ave, and its pretty much the best.
much better. i love girls nights.
on a side note. adam lambert did a live chat the other day. it was through comcast and you could submit questions that had to go through a filter and then certain ones were passed on to adam that he answered. and what do you know, MY question got answered! i submitted a few, and pretty much the only reason i asked this one (because quite frankly, i'm sick of all the hype over it) was because i figured it had a better chance of being answered. and i was right. ANYWAY, here is my happy happy moment.
[Comment From cassie]does it bother you that everyone made your sexuality such a big deal?
Adam Lambert: It doesn't bother me. I'm sure that it's interesting to people, but I do think that we should focus more on the music, because ultimately my sexual preference really doesn't have anything to do with me as an entertainer.
and i agree with that. make fun of me all you want, i was excited. for those of you that are obsessed with adam too (megan howell... i am all for stalking him with you) click here to read the whole thing. they actually did this chat thing with all of the top ten. click here and scroll to find whichever one you would like to read.
california in t-minus twenty three days. yessss.
for whatever reason, i've been wanting to blog lately. i don't even have anything to talk about, but i just... want to. do not ask me why.
so for those that actually read this (mom), you get to read my ramblings about nothing.
the gilbert police department put a speed radar on my street. at first, i thought it was stupid. and then i remembered that episode of the office when they all run past it and see who can get the fastest speed. no worries, we definitely tried it. tennis shoes and all, i ran as fast as i could, and NOTHING showed up. it was blank. how sad is that? we figured out it doesn't clock you until you're going at least 15mph. of the ones that legitimately tried, connor and cameron were the only ones that could get anything. they tied at 18mph. kelly and i had cameron ride on his bike next to us and clock us and according to him, we were both going 12mph. seriously though, it is kind of pathetic that i couldn't run that fast. and then i remembered, oh yeah, i haven't run a mile since i was a freshman... 5 years ago. anyone that knows me knows i have a very strong dislike of exercise. i avoid it at all costs so i really shouldn't be surprised. i was so determined though. kelly and i made a plan to do sprints all week long and then try again at the end of the week to see if we could do it. we were going to make a video. i was really excited because i thought maybe that could be my motivation to work out. but much to my dismay, the thing was gone when i got home from work today. i think they moved it to a different street and if so i want to find it. the good news? kelly and i have no need to do sprints and i can stick to my lazy ways.
i have a new favorite song. "gravity" by sara bareilles. it will be played on repeat for at least a week. actually, her cd is in my car and it really is the only thing i listen to (along with adam lambert's version of u2's "one"). "vegas" is a good one too. would have been really fitting for my dreamer post had i remembered about it.
a friend and i are watching all the seasons of the o.c. and i was reminded of how much i love 
and
adam brody & ben mckenzie
thank you warnerbrothers for bringing these wonderful (and lets not forget attractive) men into my life.
when you cry, be sure to dry your eyes
cause better days are sure to come
and when you smile, be sure to smile wide
and don't let them know that they have won
and when you walk, walk with pride
don't show the hurt inside
because the pain will soon be gone
when you dream, dream big
as big as the ocean blue
cause when you dream it might come true
when you dream, dream big
when you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud
cause it carry all your cares away
and when you see, see the beauty all around and in yourself
and it will help you feel okay
and when you pray, pray for strength
to help you carry on
when the troubles come your way
when you dream, dream big
as big as the ocean blue
cause when you dream it might come true
when you dream, dream big
and when you laugh, be sure to laugh out loud
cause it carry all your cares away
and when you see, see the beauty all around and in yourself
and it will help you feel okay
and when you pray, pray for strength
to help you carry on
when the troubles come your way
when you dream, dream big
as big as the ocean blue
cause when you dream it might come true
when you dream, dream big
-ryan shupe & the rubberband
someday, i'm going to write a book. an actual novel. even if i'm the only person who ever reads it (and i will be because i am way too much of a chicken to ever share something like that with anyone. its that whole "welcome to a life of insecurity and paralyzing self-doubt" thing. plus my indecisiveness. bad combination those three are.) i'm going to do it. i've always wanted to. mostly just to say that i did, and to check it off my list of things i want to do in life. but i will do it.
i decided today that i miss reading. i used to read all the time, but then my addiction to that switched to tv (more time efficient, and a tad more entertaining) and quite frankly i don't have time for one, let alone both. sometimes i tried to fool myself into thinking i could watch my shows and read my book at the same time, but i was totally kidding myself. i would get through a whole tv show and a few chapters in the book and realize that i didn't know what happened in either one. so then i had to waste (not waste...) more time because i had to watch and read what i missed, separately. i think i want to reread the harry potter books this summer. but i also want to read funny (as in meg cabot's the boy next door) books that aren't cheesy and that actually make me laugh out loud. i'm torn. i know i can do all of that but i can't decide which to start on. also, i will gladly take any suggestions of good books to read.
elder scott came to our stake conference this past weekend. it was a very neat experience to only be 9 rows away from him. that was a whole kind of spirit i had never felt before. at the end of his talk, he told us to dream dreams that seem impossible. then trust in the Lord, have faith, and make them happen.
i decided to add that little list on the side. knowing me, i'll probably get sick of the way my blog looks in a few weeks and redo it and take it off. but for now, its there, written somewhere for me to see. baby steps.
"twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. so throw off the bowlines. sail away from the safe harbor. catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover."
-mark twain
