Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Drum Roll Please...
I MADE IT.
1870 coke rewards points today, February 1st. It took me a whole year with a LOT of help from all of you, but I got the one free year of blockbuster rentals.
But never fear, the contest continues until APRIL 15th.
So keep sending them. Together we can accomplish great things.
1870 coke rewards points today, February 1st. It took me a whole year with a LOT of help from all of you, but I got the one free year of blockbuster rentals.
But never fear, the contest continues until APRIL 15th.
So keep sending them. Together we can accomplish great things.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Remember that time...
Its 130 and I'm not tired. Here goes nothing. I haven't done this since high school.
Thanks Karren for the email. Woop.
1. What time did you get up this morning? 730 am. darn early morning class.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Used to be diamonds, then I saw Blood Diamond. Now its pearls.
3. Single/married/committed? Single
4. What was the last film you saw at the theater? Dreamgirls
5. What is your favorite TV Show? Greys Anatomy. Its a soap opera but I'm all into it. Sorry I am 14 again.
6. What did you have for breakfast? Banana Strawberry Yogurt and a Granola Bar and an ice cold diet coke
7. What is your middle name?
8. What is your favorite cuisine? I love all of them. Really.
9. What foods do you dislike? Scallops weird me out.
10. Favorite Chips? I have pita chips, tostitos with lime, and whole wheat tositos in my kitchen right now.
ll. Favorite CDs? Too many to name. But, for whole albums, lets just say Achtung Baby by U2 never gets old.
l2. What kind of car do you drive? Silver 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee, my pride and joy really
l3. Favorite sandwich? I'm loving tuna melts lately
14. What characteristics do you despise in others? Gossiping is my latest pet peeve
l5. What are your favorite clothes? I live in zip up hoodies and my lucky jeans.
l6. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation?
l7. What color are your eyes? They used to be brown. Now they are brown with a green circle.
l8. Favorite Fashion Brand? j.crew
l9. Where would you want to retire to? Where the grandkids are.
20. Favorite time of day? Dusk. Just right before the sun sets.
2l. Where were you born?
22. Favorite sport to watch? I really love college basketball. Then football and baseball. Its so hard to choose.
23. Who do you least expect to send this back? I'm posting this baby on the blog.
24. Person you expect to send it back first? N/A
25. Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke is my drug of choice.
26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with everyone? I love road trips.
27. What did you want to be when you were little? the first woman in the NBA
28. What is your best childhood memory? skiing with the fam
29. Did you ever skip school? And then get caught? I did a lot my JR and SR year of high school. But mom let me.
30. Who was your best friend in school? Elementary:
3l. Piercing? Ear lobes
32. Ever been to
33. Ever been toilet papering? I did in fact TP this past Sunday night.
34. Been in a car accident? Yes.
35. Favorite day of the week? Sunday
36. Favorite restaurant? I love oak city bar & grill back home
37. Favorite flower? Roses. Lets be honest.
38. Favorite flavor of ice cream?
39. How many times did you fail your driver's license test? 0
40. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? Katie Clifford
41. What store would you choose to max out your credit card? Nieman Marcus
42. Bedtime? 1 or 130 these days
43. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? N/A
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? 12 peeps...my brother, glo,
45. What are you listening to right now? Stellastarr*
46. What are your favorite colors? blue & orange
47. How many tattoos do you have? Zero
48. How many people are you sending this e-mail to? the world wide internet
49. Favorite movies? Fletch
50. Favorite book? The Poisonwood Bible, East of
Monday, January 29, 2007
Break Up
Dear Charles,
We've had an amazing relationship over these past few months. I discovered you back in March and its been pretty much bliss ever since. When I first started to get to know you I could only see you for short amounts of time because of my law finals, but this summer my love for you grew by leaps and bounds.
This fall I even moved closer to you so we could see each other every day. I can't get over all the fun times we've had. The late night hang outs, the early morning get togethers, and the mid day lunch breaks. I've gotten to see more sides of you this fall as you let me see you everyday with the beautiful weather. Sure, there were other boys in the picture, but I always came back to you.
So, this weekend when I was in Montreal, I contemplated The Break Up. Seriously. I thought, there is no way I can survive this icy, rough, windy patch with you. Although it was so beautiful when I ran with you that day after it snowed, now that you have frozen over it is difficult to be with you everyday. My face freezes when I see you. Literally.
I'm so glad I didn't call it quits because after coming back from Montreal, I realize that you are the only one for me. I can't go to the gym and I really cant find any better running routes that are close to where I live. Running around Boston just doesn't cut it. And the gym is lame. I think I grew a second layer of skin while I was up there because although it was 10 degrees outside when I was with you today, I still stuck with it and loved every minute of the sunshine blinding me off the white snow on your frozen cover.
I think we can get through this winter season together.
I love you Charles River.
Your hopeless romantic runner girl,
Whitney
We've had an amazing relationship over these past few months. I discovered you back in March and its been pretty much bliss ever since. When I first started to get to know you I could only see you for short amounts of time because of my law finals, but this summer my love for you grew by leaps and bounds.
This fall I even moved closer to you so we could see each other every day. I can't get over all the fun times we've had. The late night hang outs, the early morning get togethers, and the mid day lunch breaks. I've gotten to see more sides of you this fall as you let me see you everyday with the beautiful weather. Sure, there were other boys in the picture, but I always came back to you.
So, this weekend when I was in Montreal, I contemplated The Break Up. Seriously. I thought, there is no way I can survive this icy, rough, windy patch with you. Although it was so beautiful when I ran with you that day after it snowed, now that you have frozen over it is difficult to be with you everyday. My face freezes when I see you. Literally.
I'm so glad I didn't call it quits because after coming back from Montreal, I realize that you are the only one for me. I can't go to the gym and I really cant find any better running routes that are close to where I live. Running around Boston just doesn't cut it. And the gym is lame. I think I grew a second layer of skin while I was up there because although it was 10 degrees outside when I was with you today, I still stuck with it and loved every minute of the sunshine blinding me off the white snow on your frozen cover.
I think we can get through this winter season together.
I love you Charles River.
Your hopeless romantic runner girl,
Whitney
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Christmas time *was* here...happiness and cheer...
Before I start this post...one more pic from the roofdeck, taken December 2006.
Isn't that amazing?
So...this Christmas was simply delightful. There is nothing better than spending it with my family. My neices made Christmas so much more fun with their wonder and awe of the season. I was so thankful that I didn't get stuck in Boston after my flight was canceled due to Denver snow. Right when I got there I got to babysit and play with my neices. I could hardly function due to the 8 hours of sleep I had gotten in 3 days so it was funny when Sophie said, "Play with us Auntie Whitney" and I was like "I"m just going to watch". And she insisted again, "No, I need you to play Barbies with us." But then she didn't really get a response because I had already fallen asleep on the floor. (don't tell my sister!) haha.
The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party really got me in the mood for Christmas early since I had it on December 1st. I just had to post a couple more pictures. I was so proud of my little pine swag that Liz helped me put up the banister with lights.
The day I got to SLC my 5 year old neice Sophie played the violin for us.
Haley (3) playing innocent.
:)
A couple days after recovering, we all went out to see the lights at Temple Square. I think that last time I actually went to see the lights was when I was 6 or 7 so this was quite fun. It was SO COLD though.
Here is James and JB with his brother in law and Jame's cousin Jerad and Owen. James, my nephew, is the green bundle.
SLC Temple.
Purty lights.
Mom and Hales in front of the pink lights.
Me and Sophie.
Oh I miss her.
We took a bunch of pics of Christmas day, but Cam has all of them. I was so proud of my apple pie I baked for Christmas Dinner. It was beautiful and oh so good. I got really sick right after Christmas so I couldn't go skiing for a couple days...finally I got to go up with the whole fam.
Cam and I on the way up to Alta.
My favorite part about driving up to Alta/Snowbird is seeing all the trees caked with ice/snow. So gorgeous!
Snowbird and little cottonwood canyon have a special place in my heart because we went there every year for a week growing up. My favorite part of the drive up the canyon was seeing the HUGE rock with little sticks under it like it was being held up. People still put sticks there and its still funny to me after all these years.
Welcome to a piece of heaven on earth.
It was a perfect sunny day. A little cold but still perfect.
One of my favorite parts about skiing is the hiking up places to get fresh powder and skiing through the trees. For me the rush of going fast, going down steep runs, and dodging rocks is just as fun as stopping to check out the beautiful views and enjoying the beauty of all the mountains.
In the late afternoon fog started to roll in the canyon from the valley. So cool.
mom.
OK so I did a lot more in SLC than just ski a few days...but I have no pics to share...
Here was my favorite pic of the whole trip...my neices helping me leave.
Isn't that amazing?So...this Christmas was simply delightful. There is nothing better than spending it with my family. My neices made Christmas so much more fun with their wonder and awe of the season. I was so thankful that I didn't get stuck in Boston after my flight was canceled due to Denver snow. Right when I got there I got to babysit and play with my neices. I could hardly function due to the 8 hours of sleep I had gotten in 3 days so it was funny when Sophie said, "Play with us Auntie Whitney" and I was like "I"m just going to watch". And she insisted again, "No, I need you to play Barbies with us." But then she didn't really get a response because I had already fallen asleep on the floor. (don't tell my sister!) haha.
The Ugly Christmas Sweater Party really got me in the mood for Christmas early since I had it on December 1st. I just had to post a couple more pictures. I was so proud of my little pine swag that Liz helped me put up the banister with lights.
The day I got to SLC my 5 year old neice Sophie played the violin for us.
Haley (3) playing innocent.:)
A couple days after recovering, we all went out to see the lights at Temple Square. I think that last time I actually went to see the lights was when I was 6 or 7 so this was quite fun. It was SO COLD though.
Here is James and JB with his brother in law and Jame's cousin Jerad and Owen. James, my nephew, is the green bundle.
SLC Temple.
Purty lights.
Mom and Hales in front of the pink lights.
Me and Sophie.
Oh I miss her.
We took a bunch of pics of Christmas day, but Cam has all of them. I was so proud of my apple pie I baked for Christmas Dinner. It was beautiful and oh so good. I got really sick right after Christmas so I couldn't go skiing for a couple days...finally I got to go up with the whole fam.
Cam and I on the way up to Alta.
My favorite part about driving up to Alta/Snowbird is seeing all the trees caked with ice/snow. So gorgeous!
Snowbird and little cottonwood canyon have a special place in my heart because we went there every year for a week growing up. My favorite part of the drive up the canyon was seeing the HUGE rock with little sticks under it like it was being held up. People still put sticks there and its still funny to me after all these years.
Welcome to a piece of heaven on earth.
It was a perfect sunny day. A little cold but still perfect.
One of my favorite parts about skiing is the hiking up places to get fresh powder and skiing through the trees. For me the rush of going fast, going down steep runs, and dodging rocks is just as fun as stopping to check out the beautiful views and enjoying the beauty of all the mountains.
In the late afternoon fog started to roll in the canyon from the valley. So cool.
mom.
OK so I did a lot more in SLC than just ski a few days...but I have no pics to share...
Here was my favorite pic of the whole trip...my neices helping me leave.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Atherton Police Blotter
The Palo Alto Daily News, the free local newspaper, was always good for a laugh when browsing the police beat section. In high school reading the police beat section was one of my favorite pastimes. Yesterday proved no different when my mom and I laughed so hard we had to sit down on the sidewalk in downtown menlo park as passerbys commented,
"Its good to see two ladies laugh like that in public" and
"I've never seen anyone laugh so hard".
Here is what we encountered when we faced the police beat.
Atherton
MONDAY
Atherton Avenue at Alameda de las Pulgas, 8:01 a.m.: A woman taking her child to school in a red convertible claimed that someone in a blue Mercedes was tailgating her and yelling profanities. An officer was unable to locate the Mercedes.
200 block of Alameda de las Pulgas, 9:25 a.m: Someone illegally dumped a couch and numerous bags near a school.
200 block of Alameda de las Pulgas, 12:09 p.m.: Someone threw something at a woman's vehicle. The motorist told police she was "shook up".
100 block of Fair Oaks Lane, 1:42 p.m.: A poodle and a black dog were barking. The area was quiet by the time an officer arrived at the scene.
First block of Ralston Road, 11:27 p.m.: A unknown type of "critter" was making a ruckus on the roof of a house. An officer was unable to locate the "critter".
That was the docket for Monday.
My favorite though was from my senior year of high school. I remember it clearly. "In Atherton" "A baby was allegedly found in a dumpster. Upon further inspection, it turned out to be a burrito."
I'm still laughing.
"Its good to see two ladies laugh like that in public" and
"I've never seen anyone laugh so hard".
Here is what we encountered when we faced the police beat.
Atherton
MONDAY
Atherton Avenue at Alameda de las Pulgas, 8:01 a.m.: A woman taking her child to school in a red convertible claimed that someone in a blue Mercedes was tailgating her and yelling profanities. An officer was unable to locate the Mercedes.
200 block of Alameda de las Pulgas, 9:25 a.m: Someone illegally dumped a couch and numerous bags near a school.
200 block of Alameda de las Pulgas, 12:09 p.m.: Someone threw something at a woman's vehicle. The motorist told police she was "shook up".
100 block of Fair Oaks Lane, 1:42 p.m.: A poodle and a black dog were barking. The area was quiet by the time an officer arrived at the scene.
First block of Ralston Road, 11:27 p.m.: A unknown type of "critter" was making a ruckus on the roof of a house. An officer was unable to locate the "critter".
That was the docket for Monday.
My favorite though was from my senior year of high school. I remember it clearly. "In Atherton" "A baby was allegedly found in a dumpster. Upon further inspection, it turned out to be a burrito."
I'm still laughing.
Monday, January 08, 2007
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Vacay
I can't believe I've been in CA for 5 days now. Its flown by although I feel like I've done nothing at all. A lil' recap for y'all on what i've been up to since I've been home in CA.
Tues night: Flight from hell, I was supposed to get in at 950, didn't get in till 1145. But thankfully I was picked up by my best friend Sara and we went straight to In and Out and I enjoyed a cheeseburger at 12:15.
Wed: Woke up early, walked the dish with Karren, Stacks banana-pecan waffle, and then the Haight for fun tshirts. Then down to Los Gatos for Chile Verde from David and banana ice cream which changed my life. After eating too much we settled down and watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2. Edited, of course but oh so good. This was pretty much an awesome day.
Thurs: Woke up late, went on a run around the neighborhood, picked up Sar in my mom's X5, went to In and Out, then went to the Pursuit of Happyness (highly recommended!). Then hung out at Sara's house and had dinner there and talked till my parents came home. As much as I loved having the house to myself I was so happy to have company, especially at night.
Fri: Woke up early, brisk walk with mom around the hood, up to UCSF to see my favorite endocrinologist who reminded me that life working at a law firm is hard, then off to Union Square in SF where we spent a lot of time at the Last Call Sale at Neiman Marcus. I scored big time. I found a pair of AG jeans for $57 that were originally $168. I also got a couple other things which I'm REALLY excited about. I got an Elie Tahari skirt, a white diane von frustenberg blouse, and a cute black and white Cynthia Steffe cardigan. After finding great deals we had lunch at the Rotunda restaurant.
The interior is stunning.
We had this amazing view out on Union Square.
The Rotunda serves you hot fresh popovers with strawberry butter. Oh so good.
I got the Beef Tenderloin Salad with organic mixed lettuce, asian pears, daikon radish sprouts, and spicy korean BBQ dressing. It was amazing. My mom had the seafood cobb. We were quite happy with our selections.
After lunch I poked around the cosmetics counter and then I was off to Niketown were I took back the jacket my brother got me and found a new running jacket that I cant wait to wear in Boston. It has a cool pouch where I can put my Nano and string my earphones through the sleeve.
We then went to Zara where they were having a great sale (one more skirt was purchased) and then we went to Burberry where my mom picked up a fabulous jacket.
Needless to say, our little morning trip to SF turned out to be an all day affair. We didn't get back till 630 pm.
That night I supervised Karren cleaning her room and I got to play elf for the night with her apartment gift from Santa.
Sat: I went down to Los Gatos for breakfast with Gordon. We went to Southern Kitchen which I had heard so much about. I didn't think it could live up to its hype but it really did. The hot chocolate piled high with whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles was the perfect start to the meal. The denver omelette was SO good doused in hot sauce. I can't wait for a return visit to try the banana-blueberry pancakes.
After breakfast the Thomas' were generous enough to let me lounge at their place to work off the food coma. Lounging turned into an all day affair when David decided to make dark chocolate coconut macademian nut cookies that were to die for. I stayed until 530 chatting and giggling over a book about giant squids. Dont ask. Actually you should ask. :)
Sat night I watched football and Thank You For Smoking. (I dont recommend that movie, I thought it was really stupid).
Sun: I went to my home ward and the Stanford singles ward so I went to 6 hours of church. But I loved it. My mom's lesson was touching and really deep. I'm so excited to study the new testament this year. After church was more football and we had crab for dinner. Oh so tasty.
Now i'm off to game night at karrens. Im so glad I get to stay here another week. Does life get better than this?
Tues night: Flight from hell, I was supposed to get in at 950, didn't get in till 1145. But thankfully I was picked up by my best friend Sara and we went straight to In and Out and I enjoyed a cheeseburger at 12:15.
Wed: Woke up early, walked the dish with Karren, Stacks banana-pecan waffle, and then the Haight for fun tshirts. Then down to Los Gatos for Chile Verde from David and banana ice cream which changed my life. After eating too much we settled down and watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2. Edited, of course but oh so good. This was pretty much an awesome day.
Thurs: Woke up late, went on a run around the neighborhood, picked up Sar in my mom's X5, went to In and Out, then went to the Pursuit of Happyness (highly recommended!). Then hung out at Sara's house and had dinner there and talked till my parents came home. As much as I loved having the house to myself I was so happy to have company, especially at night.
Fri: Woke up early, brisk walk with mom around the hood, up to UCSF to see my favorite endocrinologist who reminded me that life working at a law firm is hard, then off to Union Square in SF where we spent a lot of time at the Last Call Sale at Neiman Marcus. I scored big time. I found a pair of AG jeans for $57 that were originally $168. I also got a couple other things which I'm REALLY excited about. I got an Elie Tahari skirt, a white diane von frustenberg blouse, and a cute black and white Cynthia Steffe cardigan. After finding great deals we had lunch at the Rotunda restaurant.
The interior is stunning.
We had this amazing view out on Union Square.
The Rotunda serves you hot fresh popovers with strawberry butter. Oh so good.
I got the Beef Tenderloin Salad with organic mixed lettuce, asian pears, daikon radish sprouts, and spicy korean BBQ dressing. It was amazing. My mom had the seafood cobb. We were quite happy with our selections.
After lunch I poked around the cosmetics counter and then I was off to Niketown were I took back the jacket my brother got me and found a new running jacket that I cant wait to wear in Boston. It has a cool pouch where I can put my Nano and string my earphones through the sleeve.
We then went to Zara where they were having a great sale (one more skirt was purchased) and then we went to Burberry where my mom picked up a fabulous jacket.
Needless to say, our little morning trip to SF turned out to be an all day affair. We didn't get back till 630 pm.
That night I supervised Karren cleaning her room and I got to play elf for the night with her apartment gift from Santa.
Sat: I went down to Los Gatos for breakfast with Gordon. We went to Southern Kitchen which I had heard so much about. I didn't think it could live up to its hype but it really did. The hot chocolate piled high with whipped cream and rainbow sprinkles was the perfect start to the meal. The denver omelette was SO good doused in hot sauce. I can't wait for a return visit to try the banana-blueberry pancakes.
After breakfast the Thomas' were generous enough to let me lounge at their place to work off the food coma. Lounging turned into an all day affair when David decided to make dark chocolate coconut macademian nut cookies that were to die for. I stayed until 530 chatting and giggling over a book about giant squids. Dont ask. Actually you should ask. :)
Sat night I watched football and Thank You For Smoking. (I dont recommend that movie, I thought it was really stupid).
Sun: I went to my home ward and the Stanford singles ward so I went to 6 hours of church. But I loved it. My mom's lesson was touching and really deep. I'm so excited to study the new testament this year. After church was more football and we had crab for dinner. Oh so tasty.
Now i'm off to game night at karrens. Im so glad I get to stay here another week. Does life get better than this?
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
January in California
Its 63 and one of the most gorgeous days ever here.
I mean I love Salt Lake, but c'mon, how do you beat this?
This is the view out my back window. And I have the whole house to myself :)
I'm so going to jump in that pool.
I mean I love Salt Lake, but c'mon, how do you beat this?
This is the view out my back window. And I have the whole house to myself :)
I'm so going to jump in that pool.
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Highlights of 2006
So on the eve of a new year, I have been reflecting the last few days about my favorite times from 2006. There are many. For your entertainment, I will list just a few.
I know there are more...I'll keep adding some :)
This year was one of my favorites for growth. I really learned how to deal with a lot of pain, pressure, and stress but I'm a better person for it. This whole year was a really good time for growth.
Bring on 2007!
Happy New Year!
- Finishing my first year of law school. Seriously, I can't believe I made it.
- Puerto Rico for spring break with friends and fam
- Danube River cruise w/ my mom and some old people in May. I got to see Budapest, Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Prague and of course my mom and I stopped in Paris.
- Working at a biotech this summer
- Big Lake Half-Marathon after I ran myself ragged after finals
- Lollapalooza and Chicago in August
- Fourth of July in Boston, doing it up like a true tourist
- A new nephew in March
- My mom getting married in April
- Opening Day at Fenway for my 23rd bday
- Dominican Republic for a random Columbus Day weekend getaway
- Nailing a REAL job this summer (what!?)
- Going home 3 times in the fall
- The leaves and weather this fall and winter in Boston
- My apt in Beacon hill (did I mention the roofdeck?)
- NY for a few days in August
- Throwing a fabulous housewarming and ugly christmas sweater party
- All the concerts I got to go to this year...too many to name
- Being perfect through the first round of my NCAA bracket (I was so stoked)
- Visiting Steph in DC and seeing her in SF again
- Thanksgiving in SF
- Skiing at my two favorite places Snowbird and Alta
I know there are more...I'll keep adding some :)
This year was one of my favorites for growth. I really learned how to deal with a lot of pain, pressure, and stress but I'm a better person for it. This whole year was a really good time for growth.
Bring on 2007!
Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Recovery
I can't tell you how grateful I am to be in my pajamas right now and to be in Salt Lake. Last night at midnight I found out my flight was canceled due to snow in Denver...and the earliest I could get out of Boston was Saturday or Sunday. I was a little antsy about missing christmas with my family so I booked a flight at 7 am to Salt Lake.
Too bad I got 2 hours of sleep after finishing my law finals.
It was all worth it to see my nieces who attacked me with kisses.
I love being at my sisters house. :)
I do miss my brother though. :(
But I get to hang out in a house full of diet coke. :)
Too bad I got 2 hours of sleep after finishing my law finals.
It was all worth it to see my nieces who attacked me with kisses.
I love being at my sisters house. :)
I do miss my brother though. :(
But I get to hang out in a house full of diet coke. :)
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Only 470 to go....
Although I need to be cramming for my evidence final,
I reached a milestone today in the coke quest...
I have 1400 points!
The leaders are:
1. Corey C.-- 263
2. Janiece J. -- 116
3. Wells M. -- 43
4. Hillary T. -- 40
And I wanted to share with you the excerpt that made it into the family christmas letter. This little paragraph was written by yours truly and it made my little paragraph the biggest in the letter. :D
I reached a milestone today in the coke quest...
I have 1400 points!
The leaders are:
1. Corey C.-- 263
2. Janiece J. -- 116
3. Wells M. -- 43
4. Hillary T. -- 40
And I wanted to share with you the excerpt that made it into the family christmas letter. This little paragraph was written by yours truly and it made my little paragraph the biggest in the letter. :D
Following in her fathers and sisters footsteps, Whitney picked up a diet coke habit when she started law school. Fortunately enough, Coca-Cola started a rewards program and Whitney set her sights on the prize of one free year of blockbuster rentals. She only needed to drink 624 bottles of coke. Part of the motivation for the coke quest was last year Cameron received Premier status on United Airlines and got a lot of attention for his achievement. Whitney decided to follow a similar dream by drinking coke. With the help of family (namely her cousin Janiece) and friends (namely Corey), Whitney only has 191 more cokes to go. She wants to thank everyone for all their loving support as she has worked so hard on this goal since March and she will not let you down. She promises.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Birthday
When walking back from a sevie run...
There was a manger scene surrounded by christmas trees, lights, and ornaments. There was a little blond girl all bundled up walking with what looked like her grandma. She must have been 3 or 4. She stopped at the window, got all excited, and yelled, "YOU KNOW WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS!?"
Her grandma paused and said, "No....who?"
"JESUS!"
And they walked on.
And I got all choked up and smiled.
There was a manger scene surrounded by christmas trees, lights, and ornaments. There was a little blond girl all bundled up walking with what looked like her grandma. She must have been 3 or 4. She stopped at the window, got all excited, and yelled, "YOU KNOW WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT IS!?"
Her grandma paused and said, "No....who?"
"JESUS!"
And they walked on.
And I got all choked up and smiled.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Blogging In Bed
Its 4:19 AM. I've been an insominac for a little over a week now. Tonight I think takes the cake though. Anyway, I know its from stress and I can't shut my brain off. So here I am blogging in bed. I finally got a wireless router on Wed so I could study in my room and get the internet...I really have quite the set up. So why am I still up? Too much to think about I guess.
1. Exams fast approaching. Figuring out my best game plan in cramming a semester worth of stuff into a couple days. Health Law and Copyright are dominating my thoughts.
2. All these places feel like home. I was thinking about Paris and Ashanti-Mampong, Ghana tonight and how much I miss living abroad. I love how I have lived in various places and all of them feel like home. I miss my friends in Africa. Sometimes I wish I could just quit it all and move there. (now that would be truly crazy).
3. Christmas presents. I'm hung up on what to get my sister and my mom. They have everything!
4. Relationships. Always on my mind late at night. Family, friends, boys, ya know.
5. Skiing. Seriously cant wait for Snowbird/Alta action in a couple weeks. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
6. My Plasma TV. Hoping I can get rid of my other tV to make room for the new one. *sigh*
7. Christmas Concert narration. I'm nervous. Not really.
8. I FORGOT TO PICK UP MY LAW SCHOOL EXAM NUMBER. The registrar's office better have a Plan B for me...
9. Its cold out. Seriously.
10. What do I want for breakfast? I'd really like banana pancakes.
11. Where should I study tomorrow? Boston Public Library, School, here, Cam's place, Starbucks?
12. Where should I go on my run tomorrow.
13. What should we do for January Enrichment?
14. I'm too social. I need to be a hermit for a while.
15. I need to learn copyright. I need to learn copyright.
16. My pillows are fluffy.
17. Man I have a comfortable bed.
18. O rly? Ya rly.
19. Why did I drink 132 oz. of diet coke today? Am I going to get formaldehyde forming in my blood? Is that why my K+ is high?
20. Stephen Colbert is hilarious.
21. I need a car wash.
22. Why do I keep discovering new songs that I love by the dandy warhols?
23. When I get stressed I'm a really reckless driver. I shouldn't drive the next few days.
24. More like weak sauce.
25. I need some melatonin.
1. Exams fast approaching. Figuring out my best game plan in cramming a semester worth of stuff into a couple days. Health Law and Copyright are dominating my thoughts.
2. All these places feel like home. I was thinking about Paris and Ashanti-Mampong, Ghana tonight and how much I miss living abroad. I love how I have lived in various places and all of them feel like home. I miss my friends in Africa. Sometimes I wish I could just quit it all and move there. (now that would be truly crazy).
3. Christmas presents. I'm hung up on what to get my sister and my mom. They have everything!
4. Relationships. Always on my mind late at night. Family, friends, boys, ya know.
5. Skiing. Seriously cant wait for Snowbird/Alta action in a couple weeks. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
6. My Plasma TV. Hoping I can get rid of my other tV to make room for the new one. *sigh*
7. Christmas Concert narration. I'm nervous. Not really.
8. I FORGOT TO PICK UP MY LAW SCHOOL EXAM NUMBER. The registrar's office better have a Plan B for me...
9. Its cold out. Seriously.
10. What do I want for breakfast? I'd really like banana pancakes.
11. Where should I study tomorrow? Boston Public Library, School, here, Cam's place, Starbucks?
12. Where should I go on my run tomorrow.
13. What should we do for January Enrichment?
14. I'm too social. I need to be a hermit for a while.
15. I need to learn copyright. I need to learn copyright.
16. My pillows are fluffy.
17. Man I have a comfortable bed.
18. O rly? Ya rly.
19. Why did I drink 132 oz. of diet coke today? Am I going to get formaldehyde forming in my blood? Is that why my K+ is high?
20. Stephen Colbert is hilarious.
21. I need a car wash.
22. Why do I keep discovering new songs that I love by the dandy warhols?
23. When I get stressed I'm a really reckless driver. I shouldn't drive the next few days.
24. More like weak sauce.
25. I need some melatonin.
Friday, December 08, 2006
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Deck the Halls with Ugly Christmas Sweaters
Last year I had so much fun at my own ugly christmas sweater party, I decided this year to continue the tradition. Plus, its the perfect excuse to play "Last Christmas" by Wham over and over again. Little did I know that the quality of sweaters would jump ten fold. Seriously. I handed out a few prizes, but I really wished I had more. There were multiple sweaters that went unsung...it was a great showing by all.
The components that make up an ugly christmas sweater:
Large size + christmas scene + needle work + gregarious colors = one fun time.
I was so stresed that day since our gas was turned off earlier in the week and we had failed to get a technician out to turn it back on. My wassail was highly touted the year before and I couldn't let my fans down. Thankfully at 230 pm, the gas man came out and switched our gas back on. Also, my christmas sweater I ebayed had not arrived and the day before I found out that the woman I bought it from sent it parcel post. Which did not make me very happy. I figured Iwould have to wear one of my puffy paint backups. Which was fine, I just had wished I didn't buy an ugly christmas sweater for the party if I wasn't going to wear it. But lo and behold, my sweater arrived with the batch of USPS mail at 6 pm. Thank goodness! And the wassail turned out really well. Phew.
And the weather that day was really crappy, but it turned out to be warm just in time to use the roof deck. :)
My first guest, Susan. Here I am with her fixing my tree earring.
Susan walked into a vintage store and asked for something ugly. This is what she came out with.
Bryce showed up with out a sweater. And apologized. Little did he know i would have extras on hand for the peeps that thought they could get away with an apology.
Dave Alba. Hilarious. And you can see my hanging advent calendar above his head.
We were on the roofdeck and Lauren had a camera. I put my arm around Dave and he thought I was making a move. Not true. I just had to get a pic of the blue spandex.
Here's me getting rid of the egg nog. I still have a quart or so left. Everyone is invited to the party in my refrigerator so that someone will drink it all besides me.
Cyrus and Lauren. Two of my favorite people.
Although this doesn't show the genius displayed by his homemade ugly christmas sweater, I just had to post this b/c of the grin.
Geoff made up for his poor showing last year with this little number. It reminded me of a scene from Zelda meets Mario. Actually, more like that video game Tom Hanks plays in BIG. What was the name of that?
Aww...the Lewis sisters. They bought theirs on clearance at K-Mart. I was so proud. They were AMAZING. And totally soccer mom or grandma like.
Another view of those great sweaters. LOVED Carolina's as well.
Charlotte and Rachel did a fantabulous job of picking out theirs as well. Check out the earrings.
Riva's was truly ugly. And she brought us a figgy pudding. Which I had never had, but now I won't go until I get some.
This was supposed to be a picture of the two large tree sweaters. But they both weren't looking at the camera. oh well.
Carolyn and Sarah told me their outfits were going to be great. I was still overwhelmed at the sight of them walking in. They had turtlenecks, belts, leggings, vests, earrings, necklaces, and even bandanas. Most people called them pirate outfits. I saw the bandanas and thought "ghettofabulous".
I love Dave's reaction in this pic. Bryson's was pretty good too because the label said "Liz Claiborne".
Check out the socks folks.
Charlotte sandwiched in the middle of the ghetto fabulous girls.
Dave in the thick of things.
Jordan undearneath the mistletoe. I placed two bunches of mistletoe under two different door ways. But no one used them. That was the one failure of the party.
Bryce in my puff paint christmas sweatshirt.
Whitney Blair in a marvelous Christmas vest that was passed down through her family.
Rach and I boogeying. Boogieing?
Spencer also showed up without a sweater. He got to wear my sweatshirt I wore last year that was made especially for me. Check out the W.
I LOVED Lauren's. It was a masterpiece. Shoulder pads, sequins, and beading.
i love this pic of us.
Lee had a tie that played music and a fabulous matching sweater. It brought tears of joy to my eyes.
Posed Mike. You can see the full effect of the tree here.
Posed Mike.
Candid Mike.
Linda should have gotten a prize for best headband.
Here's Cyrus' duck tape Christmas sweater. Robins and Brenda's were great too.
Brenda's looked like it was stolen out of the closet of my first grade teacher.
Jenny had a faublous cap.
Cam ebayed his for 2 bucks. Check out how ugly that is.
I don't know exactly what we were doing here, but i think we were dancing.
Bryce looks surprised. We were deep in conversation.
Now, for the awards ceremony:
Dave Alba won for his "most surpring" outfit. I would have never guessed the blue spandex.
He won a spiderman dinner set.
Susan, our second winner, won for my favorite christmas shirt.
Here she is explaining finding the shirt.
I love this pic of Cyrus grinning under the mistletoe. So classic. And a perfect candid shot of everyone else.
And there was much rejoicing.
Susan's Prize: Spaceball The Movie.
My brothers and mine favorite prize of the night.
It went to the lovely ghettofabulous ladies...
Wait for it...
CHICKENS!
Victory!
As the crowd looked on...
A random former missionary renunion spiced up the night. Check out Toni's sweater. SO good.
Lee, with the musical tie w/ reindeers won the big sled.
And the WINNAR...E. Michael Visser. He MADE his sweater out of tinsel, wire, little presents, bead strings, and even a little star at the top. It was simply stunning.
He won best in show.
Cam and I are telling him about how awesome his prize is. Cam was the one who spotted it in the store.
Ready?
Meet Darth Tater.
Here is where Mike started the improv acceptance speech. From Cam's and my face, you can tell it was quite hilarious.
My favorite picture of the sequence.
One more pic of Dave's butt. Sorry but it was too funny.
Sigh. It was such a great party, the party high has continued for me through this week. I had so much fun. Good times, good times. I can't wait till next year.
The components that make up an ugly christmas sweater:
Large size + christmas scene + needle work + gregarious colors = one fun time.
I was so stresed that day since our gas was turned off earlier in the week and we had failed to get a technician out to turn it back on. My wassail was highly touted the year before and I couldn't let my fans down. Thankfully at 230 pm, the gas man came out and switched our gas back on. Also, my christmas sweater I ebayed had not arrived and the day before I found out that the woman I bought it from sent it parcel post. Which did not make me very happy. I figured Iwould have to wear one of my puffy paint backups. Which was fine, I just had wished I didn't buy an ugly christmas sweater for the party if I wasn't going to wear it. But lo and behold, my sweater arrived with the batch of USPS mail at 6 pm. Thank goodness! And the wassail turned out really well. Phew.
And the weather that day was really crappy, but it turned out to be warm just in time to use the roof deck. :)
My first guest, Susan. Here I am with her fixing my tree earring.
Susan walked into a vintage store and asked for something ugly. This is what she came out with.
Bryce showed up with out a sweater. And apologized. Little did he know i would have extras on hand for the peeps that thought they could get away with an apology.
Dave Alba. Hilarious. And you can see my hanging advent calendar above his head.
We were on the roofdeck and Lauren had a camera. I put my arm around Dave and he thought I was making a move. Not true. I just had to get a pic of the blue spandex.
Here's me getting rid of the egg nog. I still have a quart or so left. Everyone is invited to the party in my refrigerator so that someone will drink it all besides me.
Cyrus and Lauren. Two of my favorite people.
Although this doesn't show the genius displayed by his homemade ugly christmas sweater, I just had to post this b/c of the grin.
Geoff made up for his poor showing last year with this little number. It reminded me of a scene from Zelda meets Mario. Actually, more like that video game Tom Hanks plays in BIG. What was the name of that?
Aww...the Lewis sisters. They bought theirs on clearance at K-Mart. I was so proud. They were AMAZING. And totally soccer mom or grandma like.
Another view of those great sweaters. LOVED Carolina's as well.
Charlotte and Rachel did a fantabulous job of picking out theirs as well. Check out the earrings.
Riva's was truly ugly. And she brought us a figgy pudding. Which I had never had, but now I won't go until I get some.
This was supposed to be a picture of the two large tree sweaters. But they both weren't looking at the camera. oh well.
Carolyn and Sarah told me their outfits were going to be great. I was still overwhelmed at the sight of them walking in. They had turtlenecks, belts, leggings, vests, earrings, necklaces, and even bandanas. Most people called them pirate outfits. I saw the bandanas and thought "ghettofabulous".
I love Dave's reaction in this pic. Bryson's was pretty good too because the label said "Liz Claiborne".
Check out the socks folks.
Charlotte sandwiched in the middle of the ghetto fabulous girls.
Dave in the thick of things.
Jordan undearneath the mistletoe. I placed two bunches of mistletoe under two different door ways. But no one used them. That was the one failure of the party.
Bryce in my puff paint christmas sweatshirt.
Whitney Blair in a marvelous Christmas vest that was passed down through her family.
Rach and I boogeying. Boogieing?
Spencer also showed up without a sweater. He got to wear my sweatshirt I wore last year that was made especially for me. Check out the W.
I LOVED Lauren's. It was a masterpiece. Shoulder pads, sequins, and beading.
i love this pic of us.
Lee had a tie that played music and a fabulous matching sweater. It brought tears of joy to my eyes.
Posed Mike. You can see the full effect of the tree here.
Posed Mike.
Candid Mike.
Linda should have gotten a prize for best headband.
Here's Cyrus' duck tape Christmas sweater. Robins and Brenda's were great too.
Brenda's looked like it was stolen out of the closet of my first grade teacher.
Jenny had a faublous cap.
Cam ebayed his for 2 bucks. Check out how ugly that is.
I don't know exactly what we were doing here, but i think we were dancing.
Bryce looks surprised. We were deep in conversation.
Now, for the awards ceremony:
Dave Alba won for his "most surpring" outfit. I would have never guessed the blue spandex.
He won a spiderman dinner set.
Susan, our second winner, won for my favorite christmas shirt.
Here she is explaining finding the shirt.
I love this pic of Cyrus grinning under the mistletoe. So classic. And a perfect candid shot of everyone else.
And there was much rejoicing.
Susan's Prize: Spaceball The Movie.
My brothers and mine favorite prize of the night.
It went to the lovely ghettofabulous ladies...
Wait for it...
CHICKENS!
Victory!
As the crowd looked on...
A random former missionary renunion spiced up the night. Check out Toni's sweater. SO good.
Lee, with the musical tie w/ reindeers won the big sled.
And the WINNAR...E. Michael Visser. He MADE his sweater out of tinsel, wire, little presents, bead strings, and even a little star at the top. It was simply stunning.
He won best in show.
Cam and I are telling him about how awesome his prize is. Cam was the one who spotted it in the store.
Ready?
Meet Darth Tater.
Here is where Mike started the improv acceptance speech. From Cam's and my face, you can tell it was quite hilarious.
My favorite picture of the sequence.
One more pic of Dave's butt. Sorry but it was too funny.
Sigh. It was such a great party, the party high has continued for me through this week. I had so much fun. Good times, good times. I can't wait till next year.
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