The Ugly Cry

Today I tried on my last and very favorite wedding dress. Okay, I know I said earlier that I thought I'd found "the dress" but I really did find it this time. I put it on and I just knew. It was SO ME! I still had a dressing room full of dresses left so I tried them on too. I was trying on all my dresses and my friend Kristal reminded me that I needed a veil. Now, I don't know what it is about veils that gets me so emotional but when I saw my friend Erica in her wedding dress for the first time and I was just fine but when the lady put her veil on HERE CAME THE WATERWORKS! It was pretty much the same thing today. At first I thought it was a controllable cry and nobody would notice but it got so bad the nice lady helping me had to get me a tissue! MY OH MY! It was a great day! Love to everyone..I'm just bursting with it!

Support Sluts

I saw this magnetized sticker on the back of a truck that often parks in front of our house. I was "in a funny mood" the other night and put it on my neighbors Morgan and Natasha's car. It somehow made it's way back to my car and I ended up spreading the love by putting on my friend Andrew's car. Don't worry he's paying it forward by putting it on someones car at work!!! Happy Holidays everyone and don't forget to support sluts!!!!

Coolest Thing Ever

Last summer while going through some old clothes in the laundry room of Jonny's house I found some dresses that looked to me like antique flapper dresses from the 20's. Jonny told me that he thought his aunts probably sewed them but I was convinced that they were the real deal. WELL, today I was in the basement doing nothing special and an old hat box caught my eye. Three hours later I was covered in dust but knee deep in treasures! Here's the best part, in an old trunk I found a stack of black and white pictures. I brought them upstairs to look at them in the light and guess what, I found a picture of a young women wearing the exact dress I found last summer. I was so excited my hands were shaking! How amazing is that??! More on other treasures I found later!!

Things I'm Thinking Lately.........

Lemons make me happy. I'm like Martha Stewart that way I guess. Unfortunatly the similarities end there. I just love that they're yellow and smell so good and make your water taste really good. A lemon slice reminds me of a little ray of sunshine. People always tell me, "You know, drinking water in lemons will eat the enamel off your teeth!" Thanks for the info. I don't care.

I love fresh ground pepper. Love the smell, the taste and the word pepper! Sounds peppy!

I wish we had a Trader Joe's in Salt Lake City!

I just saw "Julie and Julia" and it was SO CHARMING! I wanted to buy the book and made my way over to Amazon where I read readers reviews on the book, the news was not good. Apparently she talks about wanting to beat her husband with sharp rocks. I don't know...is that normal? I'm hoping no! She bashes Republicans, swears constantly and is a horrific housekeeper...something about maggots growing in her kitchen and cat hair sticking to everything. THAT IS BEYOND GROSS. Anyway almost everyone hated the book and said the real Julie is whiny and self indulgent (can't stand whiny!) So glad I didn't buy it. I wouldn't want anything to taint my new favorite movie.

Some other good movies that I've seen lately are as follows,
"The Secret Life of Bees"
Really sweet movie. I've been thinking about keeping bees lately and this movie made up my mind for me! After I get married I'm definatly going to try it.

"Orphan"
Okay I know this movie came out a long time ago but I just recently saw it and it was suspensful and creepy and I loved it.I love Peter Sarsgaard. He's sexy. I try to ignore the fact that he's married to Maggie Ghyllenhall(sp?.....not her biggest fan.

"Far and Away"
Tell me you remember this movie! Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. It's funny, touching, romantic and charming. Makes me want to go to Ireland. Definately worth pulling out the VCR and throwing in your old VHS copy of this movie!

"Parenthood"
The first time I saw this movie I was probably 9 and I didn't understand half of it and found the other half a little disturbing, I was beyond sheltered, but I recently watched it again and it's SO FUNNY. SO REAL.

I am ACHING to decorate our place but I'm waiting until after the wedding. Did you know we have maple floors under our carpet?? While we're on the subject Jonny and I clean the carpets all the time and they're still FILTHY. It's so frustrating. How can your home look clean and well taken care of if your carpet looks like something out of 101 dalmations? IT CAN'T. Anyway Jonny's Aunt Jenae thinks I can re-finish the floors myself and she'll show me how. I don't care how hard it is I'm doing it!!

If we ever live in a house where the exterior needs to be painted again we are hiring a professional. It was so much work and we have to wait until next spring to finish it. I hate not finishing things. Like no joke as I type about this my face is turning red in frustration.

Didn't I write earlier that I hate whiny. I do hate it, especially when I do it!


I turn 28 today. Weird. It should be an AMAZING year! It's the year I'm going to marry the most amazing person I've ever met!

OMG Jonny Hit Me!

Once I came home from ballet to find my brother and sister with fake black eyes my mom put on them with makeup. Apparently they had a photo shoot where they pretended that my mom was crazy and abusive. When we got back the pictures they were HI*LARIOUS! That was when my dad was commuting every weekend from his job in Ohio and all disipline kind of went out the window. Every night was like a party (Mormon style of course but still!) I remember blasting WHO LET THE DOGS OUT and dancing around with our dog Cody....we're a strange family. So anyway the other night Jonny was working late and I was bored so I applied my own fake black eye and when he came home from work I pretended to be unconcious on the floor. I ruined it by laughing. I think I might be going a little crazy! I'm soooo bored. I did do a little Halloween decorating though...I LOVE the way the bats look and no Halloween is complete without mini pumpkins. I learned from my cute little neighbor Lucy that they're called sugar pumpkins and they are the kind of pumpkins you make pumpkin pie with! I didn't know that!

My Little Snuggle Bunny

I have the worlds most annoying cat. She sits outside my door at night and puts her meow on automatic. MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW MEOW....she'll do it for hours. She doesn't understand personal space and usually tries to sleep on my neck but today was a rather trying day and she snuggled up to me and put her little head on my chest like she knew just what she needed. I love you Eponine thanks for being my little snuggle bunny all day it soothed my blues and kindled my heart.(That's from A Little Princess)
XOXO
-Brooke

So Stinkin Cute!

Do you know what show Jonny loves? Dharma and Greg. He gets all excited to watch it and just thinks it's hilarious. Between laughing he says things like, "It's like a clash!" and "How can you not think this is funny!" And most often, "Don't judge me babe!" He's so cute ahhhhh!!! Don't tell his friend Adam about this little guilty pleasure of his! Apparently Adam gives him a pretty hard time about his passion for such a girlie show!

Britney Spears Oops I Did It Again/Satisfaction Live MTV VMA 2000

Today whilst watching my favorite show, "Teen Mom" I saw that the Video Music Awards are coming up. I don't know half the people preforming anymore (nor do I care to) but the VMA'S always take me back to a simpler time and AlWAYS makes me think of my beloved Britney. Ya, you heard me right, and how can you think of the VMA'S and NOT think about Britney Spears. Remember her performance in that sparkly nude number? SO AWESOME.

It's weird, at the height of her popularity I had rejected (or was rejected haha) by most aspects of teen life. I didn't listen to popular music, didn't want to get my drivers licence and when I graduated high school I had never even seen an episode of "Friends." But I just always loved Britney. Her album was the first (non-classical ballet) album I ever bought. I WAS SIXTEEN. I used to get up two hours before school to do my hair like her. You know like crimped in small sections and straight in some. Once while visiting my dad in Ohio I became hysterical over a life size cut-out of Britney in the McDonald's. I think I embarrassed him by screaming, TAKE BY PICTURE NEXT TO BRITNEY DAD, TAKE MY PICTURE NEXT TO BRITNEY! Everyone in the McDonald's stared. One night in high school I went to go see "Charlies Angels" and I had to crawl over some gay guy to get to my seat and he said, "Well excuse me, little Ms. Britney Spears" I went ballistic and then I beamed through the entire movie. I used to run home from ballet on Friday nights and blast her music while I got ready for football and basketball games. Those memories, as cheesy as it may sound, still warm my heart.

To this day I get happy when I listen to her music. When her song "3" came out last fall I danced around to it eating pumpkin seeds and drinking diet coke. I probably blasted it over my speakers about 10 times...that's what happens when your fiance works long hours. Anyway I'll always love Brit. MMMMMM.............maybe she'll do a surprise performance at the VMA'S this year! I just hope it's like an older one...not like the one she did a few years ago. That was just heartbreaking/embarrassing for everyone.....she looked like crap, I never thought I'd see the day when I looked better than Britney.

Eponinie Gets Spayed

Today Eponine is getting fixed I expected a lot more drama from her but besides wanting breakfast or a drink of water she was pretty good. People keep saying that getting her spayed will make her less annoying but....I doubt it. That's just her personality. I think it's cute that when you're sleeping she has to sleep on your neck with her face touching your face. Or that she'll beg you to pet her and then when you do she attacks your hand. You have to love your pets for who they are. It has to be the same when you have kids. If I have a child and his/her personality sucks, I'll still love em!

Thoughts and fun with photobucket!

I try to always be happy and in a good mood no matter what but today was just one of those days I couldn't get there. I'm not complaining about my life because it really is wonderful and I know people who are actually dealing with some tough stuff so it makes me feel stupid to complain, but by the time Jonny got home from work I was a puddle of tears on the couch. He can always make me feel better even if I've been a NIGHTMARE for over a week. Don't know what I'd do without him.................

We had a nice night talking and relaxing..oh and Drew dropped by which is always fun! I like to sit between Jonny and Drew on the front porch cause they're so funny to listen to. They're so mean to eachother, if I was that mean to one of my friends they would hate me!

Rise and Shine

I am the furthest thing from a morning person there is. Jonny has a new rather annoying habit of torturing me every morning before he leaves for work. He jumps on the bed, asks me a million questions, moves my arms around like I'm a life sized doll, and this morning he added taking my picture to the mix. I try to ignore him but it's hard. On the flip side he gives me like a million kisses too, so if I have to put up with one to get the other I guess I can stand it..... but if Jonny ever has a black eye you'll know why.

Pride and Prejudice

The other day "Pride and Prejudice" was on t.v. but I didn't catch it until it was more than half over. I still recorded it. I was sitting on my couch sadly watching the incomplete version for the 3rd time when I sighed deeply and thought to myself, I wish I had this ENTIRE movie on dvd. In that moment I literally looked over at our movie shelf and there it was still wrapped, never even been watched. I must have bought it and then totally forgotten about it. I love that movie. I've pretty much been watching it over and over again. I get really sad whenever it ends so I just start it over again.

**Prediction** My mom will read this and tell me that I need to get a job. But I have a job. I'm a stay at home girlfriend. DUH!

A Windy Sunday

From left to right
Josh, my cousin, ring bearer and the cutest little guy this side of the Mississippi! He loves Lady Gaga and can already read like a 2nd grader even though he's still just in first.

Mo, my cousin and future football star. When he was two he lifted up this HUGE picnic table and threw it across the porch like it was nothing. Like he's the incredible hulk.

Reagan and Chloe. They live across the street from my Grandparents. Reagan (the little boy) is obsessed with this porch swing and this very morning we found him curled up fast asleep on it. Several times a week I'll be busy making lunch or in the kitchen talking to my mom and I look out the window and there he is. Just peacfully swinging. He really doesn't say much but I think he likes us. Apparently Reagan and Chloe have a beautiful mother. I've never seen her. My Grandpa sat next to her in church last week and asked my Grandma "have you ever looked into her eyes!?" hahahahaha.

It is with a very heavy heart..........

That I say goodbye to my blonde hair.**big sigh**
It's been good to me and I love it oh so much. Unfortunatly my natural hair color is about as FAR from blonde as one can get. The problem that this presents is that having naturally long AND blonde hair is pretty much out of the question. It breaks off almost as fast as it can grow. Extensions are great and literally make me feel instantly 10 times prettier but there's nothing like the real thing. So I have today made a very serious decision, that I want naturally long hair more than I want blonde hair. A decision I think must be akin to a child forced to pick which parent to live with. (that's a joke) Rest In Peace blonde we've been through some great times together.

**afterthought**
I used to have black hair..like jet black with a blue intensifier then brown and then blonde. My grandma makes no bones about the fact that she hated my hair black and choses to bring it up often. "just don't ever go black again whatever you do" or "i just really didn't like your hair that dark" etc etc...I FREAKIN GET IT, GEEZ! Rude! hahahahahahhaha..I would never go back to that color, it was good for that time and that place and I really loved it, old ladies would always tell me I looked like Pricsilla Presley, but I feel lighter now that I'm a little more mature and I'm not in a "punk' phase anymore. By punk I mean I work tiny gages and a black sabbath shirt to beauty school...BAD A I know!!

Thoughts...........

This is the worst picture of my sister Amanda that has ever been taken. But it always makes me laugh. Speaking of Amanda......sometimes SOME people are really really cranky. Somtimes some people sit around with their cranky crank faces and are big old poop heads.

Cody is the cutest dog in the whole world.

I really really hate people that are inconsiderate slobs. If you know me you know that I am no "neat freak" but enough is enough. Stop leaving a trail of garbage wherever you go.

I LOVE the Kia commericial with the hamsters.

I knew which wedding dress I wanted the minute I put it on and I never changed my mind about it for one second.

I had so much fun with my mom's friends Bonnie and Susan this week. Good moms must just hang out with other good moms. Bonnie's kids and Susan's kids and my mom's kids are some lucky little (and big) rugrats. They love us so much. *Sidenote I hope I'm as pretty as they are when I'm a mom, and no Susan I am not just "being kind"*

If you want to watch something good you should go to MTV.com and watch MTV True Life "Resist the Power, Saudi Arabia" It will make you appreciate your life in ways you've never even thought about.

Being kind is so important, but sometimes it's so fun to make fun of people.

I need to go back to school...but for what??! I don't know. BLUGH.

There is someone I kinda know who thinks she's better than everyone and was excluded a lot in high school and now has a really weird thing about being exclusive, as in excluding other people...how whack is that??

Susan and Bonnie said they really really liked Jonny and they can tell he's going to be a really good husband. I know that already but it was great to hear them say it!

This might be really really innapropriate but I've lost about 15 plbs since last July but my boobs have just gotten bigger. Some days they are bigger than other days. Right now they are GINORMOUS. It's uncomfortable..soon I won't be able to see my belly button.

Broadway Baby

Today whilst driving in my car belting out Lady Gaga's "Speechless" I noticed that some gentlemen in the car next to me where having a good chuckle at my expense. Now, not only am I used to it, but I can't say that I blame them. When I'm in my car I don't just demurely sing along to the songs, I belt those babies out with all the emotion I can muster. Ever since I can remember I have loved to sing. When I was little (like 4) instead of introducing me to Raffie or normal kid stuff my mom had my sister and I listen to musicals. My love of Broadway was born. Amanda and I spent HOURS in our room with our taped recording of Broadway classics. My barbies and Playomobile people were Maria and Tony from West side Story or Tzeitel from Fiddler on the Roof. This might seem cute and funny...but my mom was setting me up for a life of dorkedom and furthermore when I was about 10 she decided to feed into my dreams of a future singing career by telling me that I had a nice voice and even that she would pay for voice lessons. Like any delusional idiot would, I believed her because I wanted to.

Around that same time I started having "trouble" in school. YEARS later I realized there was nothing wrong with me except I always had my head in the clouds and years of academic indifference had merely caught up with me. Anywho, on days when I really didn't want to go to school I would hide in this tiny cupboard in the kitchen until I knew the bus had come and gone. I would wait for my mom to leave for her morning jog and then I would blast Les Miserables in our living room. Sometimes I was Jean Val Jean other times I was Eponine and I thought I sounded really good, I would get really into it doing the acting along with the singing....then I would run upstairs and hide under the table in my moms bedroom before she got back from running.

One day I thought it might be fun to record myself singing...like I said I thought I had a beautiful voice. So I locked myself in my little brothers nursery with a tape recorder and with all my might sang "Hold On" from Secret Garden (the musical) once I was done I eagerly rewound the tape dreaming of my Tony Award. I pressed play and was shocked at what I heard..it sounded like two cats fighting over a squeaky toy. It really took the wind out of my sails but I reasoned with myself that I still had ballet.

I could go on and on but lucky for my family my bathroom/living room Broadway performances ended at about 15. Mostly because I got bored with it and got too busy for that sort of thing but also because the final musical I loved was Ragtime and while I'm sure the bathroom mirror was very convinced by my performances as Coalhouse Walker (an African American man in the ragtime era whose dreams are crushed by racism) I myself no longer believed it. And so the curtains closed on my Broadway Dreams forever.

My Dad and the "F" word

Me: "Dad what do you do when you want to have some fun?"
Dad: "FUN?!"
Me: "Ya, like what do you do when you just want to let loose and have a good time?"
Dad: "UMMMMMMMM......well I like to run and ride my bike??"(This is stated more as a question than an answer)
Me: (growing rather impatient) "I mean those things are ejoyable but they're not really like FUN! They're not a good time".....(i give up)
Dad: "Well your mom and I like to go to the beach sometimes."


AWESOME!!!!!

Jonny

"I'm not easy to understand but you know me like the back of your hand. I'm your girl and you're my man and we're making plans."

At Least My Mother Loves Me!

I took this months ago but forgot about them. WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON HERE!

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Aren't lilacs the prettiest. My mom used to pull over at the side of the road and steal them every year and now I'm carrying on the tradition. The lilac season is sadly way too short and always makes me think of the Robert Frost poem, "Nothing Gold Can Stay."

Natures first green is gold.
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower.
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief.
So dawn goes to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

Isn't it the truest thing ever?? There are so many times when the phrase echos in my ears. It makes me sad but grateful. I wish I could just hold on to some days and never let them go........

The last Saturday I spent with my sister making whole wheat pizza's and salmon, crying together while we watched Oprah and enjoying the beautiful sunshine.

The last year I lived at home. Getting to spend hours with my brother and sisters. Laughing in the kitchen with my mom.

The week Jonny and I spent together in Disneyland after we got engaged.

Laghing harder than I have ever laghed with Amanda, Joe, Emily and Pat while we sat in our regular booth at Dennys eating fries and drinking gallons of diet coke (coffe for Pat!!)

The hours I spent in the ballet studio, what a privlage it was to study ballet and what a privlage it was to give up everything just to wear a tutu and stand up on stage with The Salt Creek Ballet. We were like the band of brothers, except we were girls and there was no war, just The Nutcracker : )

I know that next year I will miss this year and so on and so forth and that's what I love about that poem, it reminds you to soak in those beautiful moments while you're in them and that's what I'm all about : )

Dear Lacie, Cody and Utah,

Lacie,
Thank you for coming out to South Jordan with me and Amanda on Mother's Day. Thank you for walking really slow so that you could talk to my sweet Grandpa....A Lot!Thank you for asking him lots of questions about DayBreak, he loved every minute of it! Thank you for ALWAYS making me laugh, thank you for being a great friend to my dear sister and last but not least thank you for always doing a great job on my hair : )
Cody,
Thank you for dragging me for our entire 2 hour Mothers Day walk, even though you are 11 years old!! It makes me happy you're still so spry. It gives me comfort and makes me think...he really hasn't slowed down that much!
Utah,
Thank you for your majestic beauty, the temples, the mountains and that beautiful sky. I love you!

Brooke

Easter Egg Trees and Whole Wheat Pizza

So this is what I've been up to lateley! I'm semi obsessed with Easter. I love birds, eggs, nests, flowers and most of all choclate so, what's not to love! I am also trying to cook more for Jonny and I. So I decided to make us a whole wheat pizza. I can't believe how nervous I was! It turned out really really delicious! I cooked the pizza crust from scratch and topped it with creamy marinara sauce, fresh mozzerella, peppers, mushrooms and of course pepperoni : )I was so proud I took a picture. I will for sure be cooking more from now on!

Poetry Time!

I always think about this poem around this time of year! It's by Judith Viorst.

The birds are still out of town,
The branches still bare.
The earth is still colored brown.
I don’t care!
I don’t care!
I can smell the green smell in the air-it comes
Just before springtime.

The wind still bends my head low.
Slush sloshes my boots.
Everyone’s talking more snow.
I hear flutes!
I hear flutes!
It’s the music that says, World wake up-it comes
Just before springtime.

The ground hog’s shadow was long.
Bad winter in store.
That ground hog legend is wrong.
I know more!
I know more!
There’s a sweetness that licks at my mouth,
And it tastes not of North, but of south.
There’s a vision that fills up my eyes
With wings making waves in warm skies.
There’s a softness that writes on my skin
The announcement that spring’s coming in.
Earth-bird-tree
I am you.
You are me.
We are one!
We are one!
In that gentle moment that comes
Just before springtime.

It is sooo late but because I slept in today till....I'm not even gonna say, I can not get to sleep. So here's a little something to pass the time. One of the reasons I love blogging is because it's like a journal. My friend Erica told me that some people even print the pages out and put them in an actual journal which is a great idea but I'm getting sidetracked so anyway something kind of important happened to me and I've been very hesitant to blog about it and I finally realized why. Have you ever had something really special happen to you and you tried to put it in words and it just cheapened it? That's how I feel about getting engaged to the most amazing person I've ever met. I know most people say that about the person they love but most people say that about Jonny too! People love him so much. I've had big burly co-workers of his tear up when they start telling me how great he is! My mom even loves him and she is picky...that's how she ended up with a great guy like my dad : ) So I'll just leave it at that. I don't deserve him, but I need him and I'm so grateful that I met his friend Andrew and that his friend Andrew knew I'd make a good designated driver (and wanted the pleasure of my company of course....NOT) and invited me to the horse races in Wyoming! I'm glad Jonny picked me up from my house that day in his moms white mini-van. I'm glad that I thought Jonny was a cutie and that my sister eventually told him, he never would have asked me to hang out on his own! Oh and I'm glad that Karma came back to haunt the boys that day at the Wyoming Downs. They used me as a designated driver, I was later told by Andrew that was the only reason I was invited up there...well that and he was in love with my sister, anyway I totally crashed the car into a runaway tire and I'm glad too. JERKS!

Top Reasons I Love This Lovely Lady

She is so fun. As her boyfriend would say she can have fun with a cardboard box.

Everything she has she has gotten herself. She is hardworking, disciplined and takes her responsibilities seriously.

She is a great mom! Her daughter loves her so much.

She is fiercely independent. If you want to go to the Marilyn Manson concert with her than that's great, but if you don't she'll just go by herself!

A great friend pushes you to be better and she does that for me!

She really loves her boyfriend Scooter and they're so sweet together.

She's a head turner! Much to Scooters dismay hahahahaha! Deep down though I think it makes him proud.

She's a really good cook. Her salsa or pico de whatever it's called is really yummy!

Just call her and she'd be there it doesn't matter what time of day or if she's busy, she's a really great friend!

Top Reasons I Love this Chica!

Life hasn't been easy for this beauty but she's handled it all with grace.

There was a very sad time in my life when she was the only person who could make me feel better. Just being around her soothed my broken heart :)

When she was pregnant she looked beautiful everyday. High heels, curled hair, cute outfits.....I wanted to slap her.

She is HILARIOUS!

We used to drive around in the summer with the windows down singing country songs as loud as we could! I will never forget that as long as I live. On that note she has really good taste in music and has introduced me to some amazing songs that I had never heard.

She's such a good mommy. Her devotion to Presley is inspiring to me. I hope I love my kids that much!

MYSPACE SHANANAGINS HAHAHAHA She'll know what I mean but not many other people will!

We used to spend quite a few late nights at WalMart buying random DVDS. I'd wake up the next morning and be like, why did I buy "Harriet the Spy?"

She'll tell you the truth NO MATTER WHAT. Gotta love it! : )

My New Most Prized Possesion

My grandma gave me her GOP pin! I've always coveted it and tonight she gave it to me! My grandpa gave it to her in 1956 when they were both still just in high school. Eisenhower was running for President. I don't know if I dare wear it......I think I'll rock it when Jonny and I go meet Mitt Romney in March.....ya definitely then!!

My Favorite Flower

My mom gives me a hard time about this but pink and white carnations are my favorite! I love all flowers, roses, peonies, you name it, I love it, but nothing puts me in a better mood than a nice bouquet of pink and white carnations.

Reasons I Love This Crazy

From the time we could talk till the time we graduated from high school we would stay up late talking and laughing when we were supposed to be doing our homework. Especially in high school when we had about three hours of homework a night after getting home from ballet at around 9.30. My mom would say I could hear you guys cackling at 1 o'clock in the morning!

She is sweet. She doesn't judge people. She was always friendly to the underdog.

When we were seniors in high school we were the "Spanish dancers" together in The Nutcracker. I'm not being conceited when I say this but, we rocked it : )

She is the only one who I know will always get my sense of humor. Sometimes we will be dying laughing and everyone else just stares at us like we're stupid and crazy.

She loves animals. When we were little and I was scared I would go downstairs two floors to her all yellow room and she was always reading a book about some different kind animal. I remember her saying, "I just love animals," and then continue to tell me about North African Elephants or something like that.

This sounds mean but when she makes fun of people it's hilarious.

She recently realized she was in a situation that was horrible for her and she turned around and walked away from it. It took strength that I don't think she knew she had.

She loves those leggings!!! I don't think I've seen her in pants for like 2 years.

When she's down she goes on you tube and types in "'People Falling."

BLUSH!

I consider myself a blush connoisseur! I think it's one of the most important makeup items in my makeup bag. My first love is NARS blush in Orgasm. It's really pretty, it's peach with a hint of gold, it looks good on everyone. It is a tad bit pricey but it's worth it and it last a long time. While I was on vacation I was going through my little sisters makeup and I found this really pretty pink blush. It was the perfect shade of light pink and it had an iridescent glow. It's cheap too, I love finding makeup that's fabulous but inexpensive cause it doesn't happen often! Well I slyly put it in my makeup bag thinking she'll never miss this. It broke all over my makeup bag and I never really got to use it. I know it's Maybelline Expert wear blush in Pinch O Pink but I couldn't find it at the Smiths or the Rite Aid. I may have to buy it online which seems silly since it should be in the drugstore down the street. ARRRRGHHH...updates coming soon!!