"Grandmother...what big eyes you have..."

Tonight I went with some of the girls in my ward to see the movie "Red Riding Hood." Fast synopsis--I really enjoyed the way that the film was done, I was startled a couple of times and it really kept me guessing the whole time!

Oh and let's not forget to mention that the boyzzzzzz in this movie are NOT boring to look at. UMMM Shiloh Fernandez as Peter had it going ON during the whole movie. Sure, he reminds me of Joaquin Phoenix a little (pre-beard/rapper/crazy person of course) but much hotter!

really though... beautiful boys up in here--both of the male leads. And the love story in this movie really is tender. awwww love and unrequited love--totally pulls at the heart strings.

The critics, the people sitting in front of us and the little tween boys who stomped out of the theatre (CRAZY LOUD) didn't seem to really care for the movie but I really liked it!

Let's just say that I just really wish that we could all wear cloaks for like a day or something and not be judged for it... let's be honest--they're not trendy and if we saw someone on the street wearing one we'd be like "CREEPER!" BUT, these boys in there black hooded cloaks and what not..yowzer. It's so medieval sexy. mmm.

I say give it a try! --Watching the movie thing that is... not the cloak wearing thing :)

SURPRISE!?!?

I got home from work today to a surprise package at my door from my BFF Savanna. Well, let's just say I love gifts for no reason. Especially when it's from one of my favorite people in the whole world because they know me and what I love best.

I hurried and ripped open the FedEx package to find this glorious book:

Yes. That's right. The official Justin Bieber book: "First Step 2 Forever" omg, I love it. Seriously. I haven't been this excited since I saw the movie!! I spent the last hour flipping through the pages and reading bits about his story. Pretty sure this has already made me an even BIGGER JB fan. I'll say it again, I'm just so proud of him.

I opened the book just to take a quick glance and opened to this page first:

How appropriate since it came from of my friends for life :)

I haven't had the chance to read the whole thing yet..since I just got it 2 hours ago but I've really loved reading the large quotes as I've flipped through to look at the pics (of course that's what I did first.. he's just so cute!) I noticed that he's even got some really good advice in it too.. I mean, coming from a now 17 year old boy:
hahaha. Amen JB. Amen.

Oh and don't worry that the book came with a giant Justin poster :) Be jealous.

If you need a little JB in your day.. just watch this. Trust me:

Thanks Sav! You totally made my day! LOVE YOU. Love JB.

AHHH prayer!

Can I just say that I love prayer!?

Last night I sat at my computer for three hours (yes, THREE) trying to write a talk for sacrament on Sunday. I wasn't able to come up with anything and I was really trying. I had bits and pieces but none of it tied together and it all just felt wrong. Normally, I can jot down some stuff and in an hour I've got it down and I'm confident about it.

I was complaining and Cole said, just pray about it.

Long story short, I know what direction I need to go in for my talk about "Knowledge and Education!" ...I just have to go home and start re-writing the talk! voila. I love prayer and am so grateful for a Heavenly Father who hears and answers my prayers.

Beautiful Thursday indeed.

Utah Single.

I don't really doubt that I'm on the right path and doing what I'm supposed to be doing for me right now. But sometimes I catch my self thinking, "Wait, why do I live in Utah again?"


Like this morning I woke up to not only a crap load of snow but also to an extra 15 minutes tacked on to my commute because people think.. 'Oh, there's snow on the ground, I better CRAWL to work.' Annoying. But I digress.

The main reason for questioning my exsistance in this state: I feel like I never left BYU-Idaho. Awwwww to live in a state/town where you don't have to explain/justify to others the fact that you are single and a mormon.

People at church (guys and girls) will ask "Are you dating anyone!?" as if it's the first thing you need to know about someone. Puhlease! Sometimes I just want to quickly respond "No, I'm a lesbian." Joke, I'm totally not! But I would like to see the faces of the people at the singles ward after my response. BAM! Shock factor. That's how I do.

But really, I might as well start wearing something like this everywhere I go in this state to avoid everyone and the local hobo on the street from asking if I'm dating anyone:

Yes. I'm LDS. I'm graduated from College. I live in Utah. AND I'm Single. Get over it people :) This wouldn't be considered a plauge anywhere else for a 23 year old. Just sayin'.

Note--I'm not completely bagging on Utah. I've met some great people and for the record, I love my ward! There are just some funny things that I don't think I will ever get used too.

Am I being Punk'd?

I know that spring is right around the corner but just because you put tights under a skirt or dress that barely falls below your behind, it doesn't make it appropriate for singles ward.

I turned my head a couple times in sacrament yesterday as people walked in late and thought, "Am I being Punk'd?"

Although cute, we'd all appreciate it if you didn't wear it to church. Thanks.

Today's Punkage: No more 90210 for a month? What kind of sick joke is this? Not right when Teddy finds meets the new/cute gay kid on the block, Silver admits to hooking up with her bff's bf and Naomi hooks up with the cutest nerd since Max in Greek! Gah. *Fist shakes all around.

I'm Jennifer Hansen...and I've been Punk'd. Where's Ashton!?

"Go drink a bottle of yourself, Evian"

Fact: Ice water is my choice of drink. Add a straw and you've really got me!

I mentioned at the beginning of the year that one of my new year's resolutions is to not buy bottled water during 2011 (unless in a different country or when in a pinch where it becomes a necessity) and so far, as expected, it's not even a problem. These little gems make it easy:
I carry my black one (with the flip straw) everywhere I go. Not only do I continue to fill it up, ensuring that I'm getting all of the water I need in a day, but I feel just a little better knowing that I'm being a little more cautious than before when it comes to waste and doing my part in helping this situation:



Yes, I'm still traumatized from my trip to the landfill with my dad...I read that nearly 90 perfect of all consumed bottled water isn't recycled. Instead, it's thrown in the garbage leaving it to go to landfills where it can take up to a thousand years to decompose.

I won't get too deep into it.. I don't want people calling me a Tree Hugger--although, *side note*, some people don't mind that title.. ie: the car I stopped behind the other day with the following license plate:

Really people? Really?..

If you go through lots of bottled water, I won't judge. I've purchased my fair share of them as well. But it's just a suggestion to save a little money and invest in a Nalgene bottle of some kind. If you don't like the taste of your tap water...purchase a Brita. They come in cute colors and make the water crisp and delish. I have this one in my fridge:
Not only will it save you money but it just makes sense! And if you are still going to drink your plastic bottled water/sodas.. Recycling will help :)

Thanks for letting me vent!

Yep. Thumb out.

Remember a couple of posts ago when I mentioned the conversation Cole and I had about flipping people off ? If not, go here.

I know it's ridiculous and I really don't care, I was just curious and wondering the proper way... thumb out, thumb in? I saw the gesture a lot in high school but spending four years of college at BYU-Idaho and living in Utah I haven't really seen it a lot. Oh, except when I first moved down here and a little old man didn't seem to think that I understood the Utah driving rules.

Well I just thought I would set the record straight that my lil man Justin Bieber seems to think thumb out is the way as he proved when he flipped off a camera the other day. I won't post the pic on my blog to save myself from the potential judgements but you all know how to google.

See. Thumb out. I called it...Gangster. More dramatic.

Oh and let's not judge JB... sure, he's supposed to be an example to the children but he apologized and I can only imagine what the paparrazzi are capable of doing just to get a pic of him.

*note, I'm not supporting the hand gesture or justifying just because I love JB. The end.

Nothing a little Z-A-C won't fix

Remember the movie "Valentine's Day?" OK, definitely wouldn't receive an award for best plot in a movie, but we all saw it at least once because of all of the fab people jam packed into one movie who's lives are all mysteriously intertwined...

As I was doing my daily (quick) people.com skim, I couldn't be more excited when I saw one of my favorite celebs on the set of his new movie "New Year's Eve" which is going to be movie similar to the way Valentine's Day was done. I'm betting it will be the exact same concept.

Will I see it? You better believe it. I mean, look how beautiful he is :) :)

If you want to see the rest of the cast you can go to imdb.com. Great website! Looks like a great cast again. Halle Berry, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Josh Duhamel (enough said)! Nah--Even Glee's Lea Michele is casted.

Even though I hope it's really good I know it's got Dud potential...But nothing a little Zac Efron won't fix for me! woot.

Linkin Park After Dark

You know how in some movies girls have perma lip gloss? Like in "The Stranger" when the main girl is frantically hiding and trying to get away from the creeper in the house but somehow she manages to ALWAY have lip gloss on? Well, I would never wish for perma lip gloss but I do wish that my nails could be perma "Linkin Park After Dark."

Slap two coats of this baby on and you've got the 'not quite black but perfect shade of purp' look!

I'm boring I suppose. I've gone through three of these bottles since I fell in love with the color and I'm out--AGAIN. I've been wearing dark blue for a couple weeks and I've over it. But It would be nice for it to just stay on all the time. Painting the nails once a week gets annoying but I feel like I have man hands when I don't. Therefore... Linkin Park it is!

Oh and in the name of Linkin Park and for good times sake:

Lately:

-I've been thinking of adding "unprofessional therapist" to my resume. Unprofesh because I didn't go to school for it of course.

-I've had the strangest dreams about Cappie from Greek the last couple of nights. His character is strangely attractive and for some reason I like all of the rings he wears. Weird.


-I've been trying to grow out my hair and I think that I've officially reached "medium" length. Woot Yeah! Oh and my bangs can almost be tucked behind my ear... Maybe it's time to stop being the frumpy frumpster and cut and highlight it. But I'm kind of digging the length. We'll see.

-Everyday I get more and more excited for my baby nephew to come!!!!!!

-Cole and I have had the weirdest conversations. Of course I bring up the most random topics. Today we talked about how you shouldn't give people the "finger" aka: flip people off but if you do... do you tuck your thumb in or stick it out? I'm not sure if each way means something different. Then we decided that it doesn't matter because we don't flip people off. Solved. Although I think it has more of a dramatic effect when people stick their thumb out when doing the gesture. gangster? idk. Who cares.

-I've been especially amazed this week by how things can be going one way and then all of a sudden life as you know it has been changed forever. I've noticed moments like this recently in my life and in the lives of some of my closest friends and family. IE: my sister moving back to Idaho this weekend and my dearest friend who proposed to his love a few days ago:) These are changes in my life as well but they are good changes and I couldn't be more happy!

(side note, "Life as we know it" the movie...super cute. Umm.. Hello Josh Duhamel!!..still can't believe he's married to Fergie.)


-I may or may not have used youtube in the last few days to help me gain a new skill. HA. In the works.

-There are songs that I can play over and over again because the lyrics explain exactly how I feel about life and what not. But as much as I LOVE music I've realized that sometimes you have to turn off the music, listen to your own voice and realize that this is real life. I don't do it too often but it's in those quiet moments that I can really evaluate the way things are going and remember that life isn't as dramatic as I make it seem sometimes.


-I've learned... hardly anyone goes to FHE when there is a "Speaker." ESPECIALLY if there is a Jazz Game on. I missed that memo.

-Today's lessons: The key to trust is communication....