Weekend Update

I know I've totally been MIA from the virtual world for the last week.  Give a girl a break. I've been busy, K? *insert mob accent* [curse you, Mob Wives].  Honestly, when I found out that my old roommate Becca was coming for the long weekend, I knew it was going to happen.  Not to mention, work as been getting pretty crazy. The funny thing is that I found myself saying multiple times over the last few days, "oh, I should blog about that" because quite a few really good topics/dramas/annoyances came up. So, uh, hopefully I get around to doing it soon. No promises.

Well, your girl had a little bit of a melt down on Sunday night/Monday morning.  I think {Olivia} was feeling a little neglected or something.  I can't figure her out.  But I faced it, talked it out with the right people, and got it under control.  I have people tell me all the time that I seem to have things so put together but the truth is that I rarely take time to figure out things for myself.  That's something that I've re-learned this weekend as it all kind of caught up to me.  I've learned that you can be the best friend, you can be loving, you can care about people's trials/struggles and mini dramas but at the end of the day you HAVE to make sure that you are being taken care of too. Oh, and that it's OK to say "No" sometimes. [thanks, Liz.]  We're working on it. 

All-in-all it was a good weekend.  I loved seeing Becca and was glad that she was able to just go along with everything my friends and I did. We went bowling, to the Auto Expo, ate at the PIE, went through a ridiculous phase of playing suck and blow (oh the people who half kissed.. bahaha), played games, hung out, ate at Zupas/Fed the ducks with Ariana and Anna and had a really good "getting to know you sesh" with a couple of the homies.  It was a good/exhausting weekend.

Even though it can get a little overwhelming taking on some of my roles as "Jenn," and I sometimes wish for a little break, I can't help but keep my head in the game because I love the people in my life so much.  (did you catch the HSM reference:)) I really couldn't ask for a better family or a better set of friends for me at this point in my life.  I'm just working on figuring things out like everyone else:)

Until then--Here are a few pics from the weekend--Enjoy :)

Me and the bro's GF, Ariana at the Auto Expo this weekend.

LOVE HER!





  

Oh hey, handsome boy.

Oh geez.

The Jeep stuff blew my mind.  Do you know the kind of crap they can do? We were off-roading like mad crazy (inside) and tipping Titanic style but, like, sideways. I was freaking out a tad.

I love days off.  [Thank you MLKJ.] Some of the girls and I went to Zupas and then fed the duckies.  So much fun--totally needed.

  

Yeah, I get it.  Swans are pretty.  But no one talks about how scary they kind of are in real life...

Cole was in a phase this weekend where he liked to snap pennies to see what he could hit. and how hard.  I was the target on Sunday....
Oh Heyyyy Abe Lincoln.

Friday's Favorites since 10 am.

FaceTime with Mom and the Masonator.
makes my day everytime.

Kathie Lee and Hoda.
ok. I watch them everyday but Kathie doing the Hula Hoop today was killing me. I even caught myself thinking "I want to be like KLG when I grow up." not joking. Minus the whole "not good with technology" and drinking thing I suppose.

Having a sister who writes me notes, cards and emails and addresses them like Mason is talking to me.
I love it. Today she wrote me an invitation email from "mason" telling me that his birthday {which isn't until June 24th} would be horrible without his Aunt Jenn there so that I needed to plan on being there. ohhhh mmmmm ggggggg. I wouldn't miss his 1st birthday for anything:) I love the notes.  LOVE them.

Hearing my boss tell Amy and I that we need to decide on a "5 Choices" seminar to go to.  Limitations--Continental U.S.
uh Yeah...we're waiting for one to get set up in Florida, NY, DC or something fun like that.  We know how to work it.  Totally made my day.   

Martin Luther King Jr.
Thank you for having a dream and speaking up.  I shall celebrate with a long weekend :)

Sometimes I Paint.

I love painting.  I'm not good at it--I know this.  In fact, I have multiple canvases hidden in my closet of projects that I begin but never intend to use as wall decor.  I just paint to paint.

There's just something about mixing the colors, listening to music, feeling the stroke of the brush and thinking deep thoughts.  I think my favorite part is starting with a blank white canvas and just creating whatever I want to create.  Most of the time I have nothing in mind--like below--and something just happens.  Other times I have something in mind and I end up going in a completely different direction.  But the beautiful part of it all is that I can make it however I want to make it (abilities limiting of course).  

Many times I will even take a canvas that I've previously painted and I will cover it up with a thick base coat and just start over and create something new simply because I can.

Painting is kind of like life.  We get to choose how we create it.  Sometimes we mess up and we might not like how things turn out but we can choose to brighten things up and start over or add things to make it better.  It just takes some creativity and some hard work to make it the masterpiece we want it to be.

Note--I really did have a deep thought as to what last night's painting (above) was supposed to represent.  But everyone interprets things differently so I'll leave it to your imagination :) 

I won't be hanging it up but it was still fun!

Wednesday's Witty Words of the Week

"Dang it, Liz. We forgot to wear our matching sweat suits."
-Me.
I kid you not.  Last Friday there were two [not so] jokesters that went to the tanning place wearing match sweat suits.  One in Red, one in Purple.  Ridiculous.  The get-up wasn't even cute.  I mean, if you're going to wear something like that and be matchy-matchy to go TANNING then at least have them be PINK or Juicy or something.  really.


"Oh yeah guys.  You're doing such a good job guys, I'm so proud of you."
-Amanda's way of cheering at the boys' church ball game last week.
hahahahaha. I guess some people just like talking in a nice tone instead of yelling and cheering loudly. omg. I can't even do it justice to how funny I thought it was. She was so calm...

"Like--if you think [So and So] is a Lesbian who wants to marry her brother."
-anonymous.
hahaha. this is probably the funniest thing I heard all day yesterday. oh facebook...

"This is a serious situation right now. We're losing weight and we're getting pale. It's like the end of civilization."
-Mike the Situation, Jersey Shore
bahahaha. yep. That does sound THAT serious.  Better GTL like CRAZY!

"Oprah, Barbra Walters and Liz..Go."
-Coleman
hahahahahahaha.  Poor Liz.

"[Dang it] There goes my New Years Resolution." -me
"OHHH. It's OK, Me and Brooks helped you eat it!" -Anna
Uhhh. I wasn't talking about the food..... but thanks a lot ANN-NA!

"Big girl gotta eat!"
-Easton
Aint that the truth?!

"No lies during Truth or Truth."
-Liz
pssssht. What-errrrr, Liz.  hahaha.

"So, I have a question about [So and So]" -Bradlee
"BAHAHA Don't worry. I already asked. She's a little off." -me
Ok this was so rude but so funny. I knew exactly what he was thinking...We were just curious and CORRECT.

"I only speaka de B.S."
-Me and Easton Mocking..per usual
Sometimes I try to speak Spanish to fit in with my homies...and it sometimes comes out like this but with a "Mexican" accent. jajajajaja. oops, did I just laugh in Spanish?. oh yeah.

"Sometimes I just have so many thoughts in my head that I just start typing and this is what happens" post

1--I'm thinking that 2012 is going to be a year of weddings.  I mean I've already heard some June talk and every year, especially as I get older, there is always someone super close to me who gets married. But for some reason I have a feeling that this year is going to be a bigger year for the M word.  Not sure why.  Maybe that has something to do with the fact that living in Utah the topic comes up just a little bit. More than at BYU-Idaho sometimes..like at dinner, bonfires, truth or truth, basketball games, potty breaks, testimony meeting, texting, [...yeah pretty much everywhere.] Maybe I'm wrong, though, about it being a big year for it. Time will tell.  All I know is that yesterday morning as I was walking from my apartment down to my garage, I saw the moon and it was big and beautiful but like, super creepy at the same time and the first thing that popped into my head was.. "OMG. Some big changes are in the midst--hunker down." Maybe the moon thing had something to do with all of the werewolf crap that's on TV and junk but I still started thinking about a few people here and there and some big changes that could be in the midst for them.  Weird. Point of that whole thing is that I just want to be the first one to write it down this year so that you will all owe me a prize if I'm right.  Jk. But if I am right, I will smile, we'll all get dressed up, and we'll celebrate.  If not...well, we'll still get dressed up and celebrate in all our single-ness or whatever, deal? :) uhhh, all I know is that I better crack down on the G part of my GTL like MAD CRAZY just in case.

2-- I love that I can instantly connect with certain people.  I'm not sure how it happens but it just does.  It's like "Oh Hey I'm Jenn" and then not too long after, I'm telling you deep things about my life and trying to give you advice about yours and vice versa.  It's just funny how fast it happens sometimes.  There are so many interesting people in this world and I love it when I make a good connection with someone new.  Each person I've felt that connection with over the years has given me a different perspective to life... I don't believe in coincidences when it comes to the people you meet and the people you "connect" with. You just have to figure out what you're supposed to learn from each of those people...

3--I'm officially boycotting the Bachelor this season.  There are too many other "REAL" things on TV to stay caught up on right now and not enough time to do it. Yes, I'm talking about the Real Housewives, Jersey Shore, Mob Wives...and other Teenage High School dramas. haha. Something had to go--Sorry Bachelor--Take your bimbos, fake love, girl drama and thousands of make outs and shove it. Bring back the Fat Bachelor (More to Love) and I will consider surrendering.

4--I don't believe in awkward silence when it comes to family or good friends.  I think that if you want to say something then you just say something. But if there is a moment where you don't have anything to say, I think that's fine.  Don't make it awkward by drawing attention to the moment that shouldn't  have been awkward in the first place. Silence isn't always a bad thing. Take it for what it's worth from the girl who usually super loud and chatty..

5--I've decided that some people should just let certain people in their lives play cupid or life coach more often.  I know, I know... "But it's my life--you don't know me like I know myself." wrong.  Sometimes I think that people from the outside looking in know you and what you want more than you might know yourself, making their advice just as important to listen too.  AND, might I add, that because they are out of the situation it puts them in a better state of mind to make certain decisions on the matter.  This happened this summer with one of my homies and I know he appreciates us for stepping in. Of course, I understand the whole agency issue or whatever. You can still do whatever you want. So if you don't want the advice then kindly ask the person to step down.  That's totally fine.  But if you have someone in your life who gives you advice and you think that they are really smart and your heart tells you that you should listen to them then maybe you should just do it.  Whatever you choose--just commit to it.

6--Just because things don't go a certain way, it doesn't mean that the world is over.  I feel like people are so whiny and depressed over the weirdest things these days.  [So and so] doesn't like you back--you cry. You pout. you give up.  [Dream Boy/Girl] doesn't make a move, [Princess Gorgeous/Macho Manly] doesn't show they're interested...and instead of getting up and doing something about it or communicating things with words, we mope around for days and well, let's be honest...Moping/frowning causes wrinkles and it's kind of annoying to everyone else around you.  Challenge--don't whine or complain unless you've tried to do something about it :)  *I don't mean to offend anyone at all because I know we've ALL been guilty at one point..But it gets old :)*

Ok. phew. Lunch break is over. I'll stop ranting. BYYYEEE.

Random Pic of the Weekend

First bonfire of 2012... in January!

Then the snow came.

It's not a cool super power...trust me.

Have you ever seen a Chameleon?

HA. Look at him. Acting all cool and blending in with the RayBans like, "OH, look at me, look at me...I'm a cool Chameleon. [BLAH BLAH BLAH] I change my outward appearance to blend in whatever I'm around. [BLAH BLAH BLAH]" 


Uh, News Flash, Mr./Mrs. LIAR...You might look cool sometimes but no one knows who you really are. It's like, are you really pink, red, brown, blue, or green? Or have you forgotten yourself with all the changing you do? No one knows. You're confusing and well, I actually feel bad for you because I know that you don't know who you are.


You don't see me trying to be a beautiful sparkly gold when I'm clearly a dull [yet happy and pretty in its own way] mustard yellow....

Pick a color.
Stick with it.
don't blend in. you were meant to stick out.

FTF :)

1.) Making dinner for my "family"

I made delicious Chicken Taco Salad the other night for Cole, Ariana, Liz and I.

Easy. Boil/Shred chicken. Add Taco Seasoning Packet.  Mix Salad.  Add a few tortilla chips. Thousand Island Dressing. Voila.

2.) Tanning

Remember a year and a half ago when I would go tanning like, everyday?  I starting going again.  I won't let myself get tooo addicted again....but I do love it. A lot.

3.) Queso.

This stuff is a hit.

  1lb Velveeta/1 can Rotel (diced tomatoes and Green Chilies).  Place in Crock pot on low for a couple of hours and....fiesta! 

I will never buy other tortilla chips again.

..if I can help it :)

4.) Bare Minerals-Mineral Veil

I've been using Bare Minerals for a long time and even though it gets expensive to buy the primer, the warmth and the mineral veil in addition to the foundation...it's beyond worth it.  Don't get stingy with the mineral veil.  This stuff is BOMB!

5.) PLL (Pretty Little Liars)

I love that this show is back on and in my life once again.  I just want to finally know who "A" is..
It's killing me.
Seriously.

Wednesday's Witty Words of the Week

"I love White People."
-Victoria, My awesome dark-skinned frannnnnnnd
I don't even remember what we were talking about at this particular moment but it must have been something super white. obvi. so funny.

"At least the stuff I buy is cool. Couponing? Not cool."
-Scott Disick (Kourtney Kardashian's baby daddy/BF)
This episode was beyond funny.  Kourtney was treating couponing like it was a game and started getting super obsessed with it... Like buying tons of toilet paper just because it was cheap, even though they live at a hotel and don't need to buy such items. So funny. I agree with Kris Humphries when he said, "You're a millionaire. You don't need couponing."

"Your fingers are like little angels on my back."
-Brad
Listen, It's true, I do give a mean back massage... just sayin.  I might need to start charging though.

"With the Best of Friends.."

bahahahahahahahaha. 'Nuff said.

"I was so afraid of flying that I used to roofie myself. It was awesome."
-Brandi, RHW of Beverly Hills
This housewife is nuts.  She has no shame about any of the crazy things that she's done/does.  I don't really like her but this week's episode with her Xanax/alcohol combination was hilarious.

"Uh.... Do we need to go somewhere else?"
-Easton
Oh men and their instant reaction to emotions.  Really though, my homies rock for not thinking I'm a crazy person and for always having the best advice! :)

"My [ ] eyeballs couldn't believe it."
-Nieko.
bahahaha. Puh-lease.

"Whoa. I swear I just read and episode of the Hills just then!"
-Savanna
This is the response I received from Savanna after telling her about my New Year's Eve/last 4 days. haha.  It's true.  Sometimes I feel like my life would make a pretty good drama filled reality show.  And my life isn't even that interesting. It's usually everyone else around me that makes it interesting. And guaranteed I would step up the drama for TV if needed.

"...a drunken 7th grade nightmare."
-A discussion via text.
Strong smells you can only control by covering them up with even stonger smells, awkward dancing, a little booze.....a drunken 7th grade nightmare. ha.

"I had to Lysol my chair!!!!"
-Ariana
I've heard quite a few stories in my life that have blown my mind and left me wondering things like "WHY? For the love, WHYYYYY?" Ariana's story made that list this week. Ew.


It's been an eventful week and I wish I could tell you more that was said but some stuff has to remain a mystery, right? Maybe I will put them in a personal journal or something....yeah. probably not going to happen.

Happy Jerzday Eve :)

One of those..."it's been a while since I've vented about relationships" kind of posts. Feat. Liz Waite :)

I figured it's been a while since I've blogged about dating, relationships and the woes of the opposite sex so here you go, you're getting it again.  This time I have a guest.  Meet Liz.  She's one of my favorites... Enjoy.

To the Boys:

Like seriously.. What's your deal? Girls don't want to just "hang out."  Sure, we enjoy being around attractive men that we might not actually date (for whatever reason) but for CRYING OUT LOUD take us on out on a date every once and a while.  The longer you wait, the more awkward, confusing and harder it will be to get yourself out of the inevitable "Friend Zone."  We get sick of hearing the same old "I don't want too. what if she says no? I don't want to spend money on another man's wife." blah blah blah.   If you aren't going to do anything about it then stop complaining.  Ok? Ok.  

We get it.  We aren't bashing on just boys.  We LOVE boys.  I mean, LOVE them.  But you have a hard job.  You have to ask the girls out, spend the money (yes, we said $$), and usually make the first move.  That sucks.  BUT sorry..That's just life.  So we're just saying, don't waste time because you're afraid of rejection.  It's going to happen, it's going to hurt, but you move on and you try again.  Most likely you will end up counting your blessing that you didn't end up with [that one girl] anyways.  You'll find her, she's out there... you just have to keep trying.

And here's another thing... Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself "what makes me think that I should get girls that are "Victoria Secret runway model-esque." Get. Real.  It's probably not going to happen.  Yes, we hope that you end up with someone who is "gorgeous" to you.  But for every Jack there's a Jill.. so why can't you just find someone who is equally attractive, equally weird, and equally dumb?  That's not settling at all--it's realistic. 

So if getting a girl friend is something you are looking for right now, then get that cute little behind of yours off the couch, turn off sports center (or whatever it is that you're watching) and do something about it.  Be real.  Be straight forward--be a man.  

To the Girls:

Can you please FOR THE LOVE stop making things so complicated?!  There is no need to over analyze every situation (not saying that boys don't do this too ;)) Be realistic about the situation.  Maybe he likes you, maybe he doesn't, but you aren't going to know until he tells you or asks you out so there's no need to stress about it or cause drama until you know for sure. Chill.

Boys can't read your mind.  They don't know what you want or what you're thinking.  If you don't say it, they don't know it... So say it.

Give boys props.  They have a hard job (as read above) but if the kid shows that he's interested, help a brother out.  Show you're interested too.  Chances are that he won't keep trying if you aren't reciprocating anything.  But be careful with that one.  You don't want to be overwhelming.  Don't throw yourself at him...that makes you look desperate and pathetic.  Meet him half way.

Why are some girls so clingy?  Whatever happened to taking a day with the girls or letting the BF go out for a night with the boys? You need your girl time and he needs his man time.  It's important to be away from each other every now again.. if not, you might find yourself getting annoyed with each other which usually results in being super nitpicky about each other's flaws.  Take a time out here and there.  And really?  What if things don't workout with homeboy?  You want to make sure you have friends to fall back on.  Don't let those relationships dwindle.  Plus, the friends are probably more fun every now and again anyways.

Lastly, If a guy asks you out on a first date...say yes.  The poor guy worked up the courage to ask you out.  So go.  You never know, it might turn out to be a lot of fun.  By not saying yes (unless you know he's a murder or something) you are being shallow because you are basically saying he's not good enough, and you didn't even give him one chance.  But that brings us to the second date rule.  If you know you're not interested at all after the first date. Don't go on the second.  We've met plenty of guys who would just rather be told straight up.  Don't waste his or your time. But, if you aren't sure about it and want to see where it goes, then go.  That's how dating works and how you get to really know someone.

Oh, and just because he asks you out. Doesn't mean he wants to marry you.  So let's squash that way of thinking real fast. K? Thanks.

Well, that's pretty much all that we have right now but you can guarantee that we will be back again with some kind of bidness. So for now... 

Go get 'em tiger.

Oh, and we're single. just kidding. I mean, but not kidding...