Merry Christmas.

Have a wonderful holiday!

It could be worse....

You could be stuck here.

Holiday Party 2006


I hate this picture of me, but Michelle and Rachel look great so I went with it.

Ceremic donkey. This was actually the most coveted item of the night.

Isn't Anna pretty?

Me and Chris

Here are some pictures from the party. Everyone looked really good and it was a blast to hang out with all my best friends in one place. Hopefully, we'll make it a tradition.

Going home on Friday night. Can't wait.

Night Trains

I'm going to blog about the Christmas party soon. Not right now though. Since I made such a big deal about it, a post like that would require pictures, which I have, but haven't yet downloaded. But it was a good time, definitely. Stayed tuned.

Last Thursday I went to see Amos Lee at The Depot here in Salt Lake. I love going to concerts, small ones, like this one, at good venues. A good venue is key to a good show. The Depot is a a great venue, the best in Salt Lake I think. It Amos Lee was rad. He is the definition of cool. He seems to be one of those people who you would love to just sit and talk to at some hole-in-the-wall blues club or something. I bet he has some awesome stories. His music is great. His voice is so smooth, so rich. Listen to him. Love him.

Utah got worked by a snow storm this weekend. All the ski resorts got a good 2 feet of new powder over the weekend. I'm not going to sit here and pretend to be some raging snowboarder, but I would definitely want to get in on that action. Falling is a lot less painful when you are in powder....

I went to the BYU-Utah State basketball game on Saturday in Provo. Waste. Of. Time. USU didn't even show up to play. They were horrible. It was sad too because there were SO MANY Aggie fans there. Tons. What's cool about Utah State fans though is that it didn't even matter we were losing. Everyone still cheered and yelled and made fun of BYU, which is really why we all showed up anyway.

Tomorrow night I am going to a Christmas dinner party at my friend Quela's. Quela was my original roommate during my freshman year of college. She is married now so I don't really see her that often, but she invited all our friends from freshman year, many of whom I haven't seen in a while so it wll be a lot of fun.

I hope they find those missing climbers on Mt. Hood. How scary would that be? Sometimes me and Heather watch Man vs. Wild on the Discovery channel. The host gets dropped off in the middle of some extreme habitat and has to find his way to out, all the while giving you tips on what to do to find food, shelter and water. It's basically a survival guide show. It makes you wonder how or if you could hold it together if you were lost in the rainforest or in the mountains or something. Have I talked about this before? I think I might have...or maybe not. I can't remember.

Kings beat the Jazz on Friday. They came back from 15 points down in the 3rd quarter and beat them by one point. YES. And can I mention Mike Bibby's new hair? It's a good look for him. He should keep it grown out a bit.

Enough.

Depending on who you ask, it's probably the most wonderful time of the year...


Lonely leaf

Lawn

Tree w/o flash

Tree with flash

The post where I get all Stephen Covey up in here....

Over Thanksgiving I got really sick...like, you guys don't even know. I hardly ever get sick, maybe once a year, but I had the worst cold EVER over Thanksgiving and I'm still recovering. Not only did this horrible cold produce endless streams of grossness and cause me to convulse with coughing, it also left me without the ability to taste anything. Although my cold is pretty much gone, my sense of taste is unfortunately still warped. In addtion, I have lost my apetite (which is NOT like me) and haven't been eating as much as I usually do. This is probably a good thing since I have been trying to lose a few pounds, but it's annoying when I need to eat and nothing sounds good. When I do eat, it doesn't taste the same. I have heard of colds doing permanent damage to taste sensations and that is scary. I hope mine comes back soon.

Lately, I have been thinking seriously about moving home for a while. I can't help but feel like I have outgrown Utah and I've been getting restless to go out and find something, someplace I love. Moving home would give me a chance to save more money, something I haven't been doing at all. It would also give me a better opportunity to look for jobs in San Francisco, since that's where I want to be. Making a decision like this is not easy and I still don't know if it's the right one, but I feel like I am at a point where I can finally do something to change my situation. Even though it's scary, I have the confidence to do it. Last night I had a conversation with a friend that was long over due, and even though it was hard, I did it and hung up with the most awesome feeling of relief, which is something I have never felt before. Never have I felt so capable, so motivated to change the things in my life that have overwhelmed me. This conversation meant more than just what was said. It tested my insecurities and shortcomings and even though it's taken me a while, I think I may have finally passed.

Yeah Caridee!!!

Caridee just totally won America's Next Top Model!! YEAH! Although I am absolutely embarassed that I watch this show (and that I'm a closet Tyra Banks fan-well I guess not anymore) I am all about givin' it up to Caridee. She worked Melrose and sent her packing, thank goodness! Melrose was such a snob, such a drama queen and so up tight (uptight?). I would post a link to the page, but the website is overloaded right now so I can't.

Anyways, still no dress. I don't really care about it anymore. It's not about looking good (well, not completely). I am just excited to have all my good friends together and to have a good time. We still need to get a tree and some decorations and stuff, but we still have a week.

I really want to see this movie. I love, love, LOVE Kate Winslet...Cameron Diaz, not so much. She kinda bugs, but she is a great actress so I will see check it out.

I moved up in my Fantasy Basketball league. All I can say is..

IT"S ABOUT TIME.

I have been camping out at the bottom for so long. Hopefully my team gets healthy and, oh I don't know, STARTS SCORING POINTS. But I'll be honest, 8th place feels good right now.

As I type this, I'm listening to a show on Vh1 about the drug revolution in the 60's. I keep hearing phrases like "Freedom, love and LSD", "The psychodelic experience is an adventure", "Experience America on acid" Uh, what? Weird. Apparently the Beatles were total potheads.....

Have I talked about my niece, Lillian June (name pending)? Well, my sister Jen is pregnant and due at the end of March. I am beyond excited and don't like thinking about it too much because March seems like forever from now. Jen being pregnant is very strange. I never looked at her as the mothering type, but I am certain she will be a great mom. Pip and JP seem to like her, so there's that. Seriously though, she will be and this baby is one lucky kid. She already has a pretty tricked out wardrobe and is getting some sweet furniture too.

Anyways, Caridee won, I'm in 8th place and Bush is going to have to suck it up, lose the attitude and figure this whole Iraq thing out.

Not too bad.

Dragging

I really don't feel like blogging right now. Only because I have nothing to talk about really. It's been a slow week. Sorry in advance for this lame post.

I have been trying to find a dress for my party and it's not going well. Salt Lake has some decent shopping and I've still struck out everywhere. It's so frustrating. I hate shopping too, so that doesn't really help my situation. Shopping to me is such a chore. I get so exhausted so quickly with all that walking around....wow I sound so lazy. But really, I hate trying on clothes. Nothing ever fits and it's not fun for me. Don't get me wrong, I like having new stuff, it's just the process of getting that stuff is so annoying.

I'm really into America's Next Top Model and the finale is on Wednesday. Very exciting. I hope Caridee wins. She won't though. Melrose however, will. Melrose reminds me a a cartoon. She smiles way to big for way too long. It makes my face hurt just looking at her. Sick.

I'm done. I told you this would be lame.