Happy V Day to Me...

Yeah, I'm singing Happy V-Day to myself right now. What?





Aren't they pretty??



They were sent from my cute boyfriend:






Okay, okay, not Gus....this guy:






(At the World Cup Dual Mogle event in PC)

How was your V Day?

With Suz You Never Loose! (My Totally Lame Attempt To Rhyme In A Post Title)

Have I told you how much I love Suzi? Not only does she send me part of the beach, but now she has out done herself and sent me this:





She is psychic and knew that I would be needing a pedicure set while I'm down and out from the surgery so she timed the mailing of the package perfectly to coincide with it.


Okay, it wasn't really Suzi's psychic abilities, all I have to say is it pays to be an accountant. You can trick anyone into thinking you know what you're talking about and then they will send you gifts.


You learn that in the first class of Accounting 101, of which I obviously passed with flying colors.





Suz, you are in SO much trouble for sending me this. But you know I love it, it's all my favorite things all in one package!


You. da. best.

Llama Face!

Queenie Jeannie. What can I say? She is amazing and I feel just terrible that I am not blogging about this until now.



Weeks ago, I received a cute little box in the mail.




"Curious." I thought to myself. Yes, I really did.




"Curiouser & curiouser." I said to myself with a British accent. (Ok, not really)






Isn't that beautiful? She made it herself, I've never seen anything like it. And of course I bawled.


Again.


But what else is new right? So thank you thank you thank you Big sis!


On another note, remember this post? The one where I admit that I am a recycling virgin? The one where I express my fear of recycling? Well Blue Violet has cured my recycling phobia! I won 4 portable recycling bins from her giveaways!





Now you can use these for barbeque's because they are portable, they pop up, and when you're done, you can just throw the whole thing away.


However....I am using the recycling container in my house! That's right Nana! No more old magazines for you, they are goin in my very own green mean recycling machine.

That was stupid. Sorry.


I've also been winning over at Broken Teepee. I'm tellin ya, entering giveaways is addicting! Here are my most recent wins:





Okay, I won the first season of the Real Housewives of New Jersey and now I am hooked! Seriously. Anybody else watch this show?





I'm not the only one that benefits if I win a contest. I think the cats get more excited than I do, they always take over the boxes. Doesn't matter what size of box, Boomhower will try to squeeze his fat butt in it!





Stupid Kittays.


If ya wanna test your luck, here are some more giveaways happening RIGHT. NOW.


At A Nut In A Nutshell:
Enstrom's Toffee
The Brag Company Bra Bag and Panty Pak
UgLee Pen 3-Pack
The Pleated Poppy Shop
SurfSweets Candy
Sarah McLachlan - Laws of Illusion
PF Chang's Home Menu
Karen Neuburger Lounge Socks
Surfshelf Laptop Tray
ChefTools Gift Card


At Broken Teepee:
Touch'd Bath Butter
Beauty Scoop
Fabulous Hair Argan Oil
Dali Decals Gift Card






Peace out,
Poob





Sticker Face!
*said in David Spade Kuzco voice*








Ok, peace out for real,
Poob

It's Official. Kinda. Sorta. Well, Maybe.

Someone's engaged!!!!




Well kinda. She has a ring but no official proposal....

After two years, she'll take what she can get.




So the mom came and visited me last night on her way home from the boyfriend's house. She finally has an engagement ring! Although they are not officially engaged since he hasn't proposed yet and they don't have an official date, but hey, a ring is a pretty good sign that they're actually going to do it don't ya think?


So I had my mom show off her ring but she was more interested in showing off her boobs.









Mom, seriously, nobody cares about your double D's! Sheesh.


Now Mom's gonna kill me but I just have to post about it. The other week I get a call from my mom. Her and Bob had been debating for a while about this engagement ring. What were they debating over? Well, when I answered the phone, this is what my mom asked.


"So, um, when you are engaged, do you wear the ring on your right hand or your left?"


Seriously mom? Maybe it's a good thing you have those double D's after all.





Love you!


Congrats!
(Sorta)

Stacy Rocks! Like A lot. No Really, Stacy Is The Shizzle. That's Right, I Said Shizzle.

Okay People It's Christmas Eve and I got the best surprise evah! One of my favorite people, Random Stacy, wrote a tribute to me on her blog!



Yall know I love Stacy, her Princess Nagger, her wine making skills, her recipes, her giveaways (and not just because I've won one!), and her decorating talent (among her many other talents)! But seriously she is as crazy and as blonde as me and I love her to death. Her blog always brings a smile to my long horse-shaped face!




So thanks Stacy, I heart you!


Like a lot.

"And The Lamp Blazed Forth In Unparalleled Glory"

Best. Christmas. Ever.

My very own Leg Lamp.


Thanks Suz! You da bestest!

The LSAT Can Suck It.

We flew to California last Thursday and after we landed and were exiting the plane, the hubster's phone beeps notifying him that he has an email. Little did I know that this tiny email contained a three digit number which held the fate of our little family in its value.


He looks at me nervously, he isn't sure he wants to open it right then and there, but finally his curiosity gets the best of him.


I'm standing there biting my lip in anticipation while watching his face as he reads the email. I jump in surprise when he yells out an expletive and for a moment, I can't tell if he was happy or angry.


The huge smile that appeared on his face answered my question.




The hubster improved his LSAT score by about 10 points! We were so excited we seriously high fived each other like two kids who just won thier soccer game. Then I squealed and jumped up and down while Alex slapped his forhead and caught his breath. At this point we were still standing in the terminal and everyone was staring at us hugging and laughing like we had just won the lottery.




But we didn't care. We were so excited and so relieved at the same time, Al's hard work finally paid off!


What a great way to start a vacation right? So we spent the weekend in celebration and after we arrived home Alex received what he thought was a sales call. He decided against his initial impulse of hanging up on this guy and found out that he was the Dean of the U of U law school.


Yes, the friggin Dean called my hubster's cell phone. He told him that with an improvement that huge is so impressive that he would like Alex to start law school this fall!


Not only that but Al also got an offer from a law school in Arizona telling him that he could start this fall as well. Of course we were expecting to wait a year and not start law school until fall of 2010 so this was a big surprise.


We are still keeping our options open right now because who knows, he may be able to get accepted to his dream school next fall, but at least we know we've got two offers already just in case.


Who knows, maybe we'll end up in California!

Wicked Earings

Look what I got!




I entered Sarah's contest a couple weeks ago to win one of three jewelry pieces by Juditude. I only had to leave eighty comments to win, it was only fair.

I love them! I just got them in the mail yesterday.




And of course I am styling them today!




So thank you Sarah and Daisy you girls rock!





On another note, my sister finally found her way back out of Emigration Canyon and posted about her experience on her blog, you should go convince her to give me her first born child as pay back.

(Great idea Kristina!)


Oh and I can't wait to see Wicked tomorrow night! I will probably have something to say about it on Monday. Has anyone else seen Wicked?

All Rainbows, Bubblegum and Perfectness

First off, to see the winners of the Chick Chat contest go here. If your name isn't Yaya, Tonya, or Donnetta, you didn't win.

Sorry.

And thanks to everyone who participated in the Chick Chat kick off, the Three Bay B Chicks & Hot Chocolate Carmel Mocha are my idols (Not my American Idols, that's totally something different I haven't heard them sing, I'm just talking about my life idols, ya know, the type of people you want to grow up and be like? That kind of idol, and not in a weird worshipping kind of way because I believe in the ten commandments, well all except for that one about not stealing, I could take or leave that one. Mostly take. From Andrea's house. When she's not looking.)

And of course I send my love to Kathy B and Ryan Ashley Scott, much respect for these two girls that do NOT sound like men on video!



Now it's time for Easter pics. We went to Al's parents yesterday for Easter Sunday and yes, we all got Easter baskets! Check out my basket:




And look what I found hiding from me:






Twilight! Yay, I finally have my own Twilight DVD for me to watch over and over again. I plan on tying the hubster to a chair, taping his eyes open, and forcing him to partake of all the Vampire goodness.

So besides getting spoiled to death by my mom and dad-in-law, I got to spend some time with these cuties!








I love these kids so much, they are so fun and have such cute personalities. Check out this cute face!




She loved these bunnies, she'd hug and kiss them and then knock them down and laugh.






She had to have this one sitting next to her at dinner so she could feed it. Of course. Bunnies have to eat to ya know.




Mom and daughter:




My cute sister-in-laws chattin away. I really lucked out in the sister-in-law department!






Well really I lucked out in the total in-law package. This woman is hilarious, she gets laughing so hard she starts wheezing! And she always goes all out for our family dinners, everything is always perfect.




For example, perfect Salad.




So thanks Cris and Terry for such a good Easter day!








Yes, I am aware that this post was all rainbows and bubblegum happiness which goes against my own bloggy advice in the Chick Chat video, but....yesterday really was bubblegum and rainbows. Well, except for the time when my dad-in-law locked me in the cold cement cellar with the lights out. Not sure what I did to deserve that but it must have been bad!

Ok, so he didn't really lock me in the cellar. He just turned the lights off and shut the door while I was in there admiring Mama Silkman's wine collection, but still, I had to stumble my way around to get out of there!



Don't worry, I'll probably do something stupid tonight to blog about tomorrow.