Festival of Colorzzz.

Well, this weekend was fun! Specifically Saturday--

Festival of COLORS!

Jordz, Derek, and I started out the lovely overcast morning at Kneaders for all-you-can-eat french toast. Oh how lovely it was! It's honestly the best french toast on this planet, and if  you've never had it, I advise you grab a friend or two and head down to your local Kneaders bakery and partake of the bless-ed goodness.

I promise, you wont regret it.

After breakfast, we hopped on the freeway and headed down to Spanish Fork to the Krishna temple... Don't worry, we didn't even get lost... NOT. We got SUPER lost. First of all, the GPS was telling us to drive, so we were following it's directions cause, well, isn't that what a GPS is for?? That's what I thought too... We were driving along a road and the GPS said, "Drive 1.4 miles then... Make a U-turn."

"What the eefffff??", Derek and I said basically simultaneously.

By this point, we were in Payson. Definitely not where we should have been. We found the freeway and got back to Spanish Fork, then the GPS led us to some random spot by the mountains that had absolutely NOTHING.. We pulled off to the side of the road to call Alex and figure out where we were supposed to go. Before we knew it, four other cars had pulled off behind us. They were ALL lost... All their GPS's led them to that location... Phew, at least it wasn't just us! We eventually found the temple after what felt like forever. We met up with Alex and his other friends that were with him and the party started!

I've never been part of a disaster like that in my life!

BUT, it was so much fun. The weather was cool, perfect temperature, and everyone was nice and there to just have fun! No douchebags that were shoving and being jerks like at concerts.

Krishna Temple, up on the hill.

This was like a tenth of the people, I swear.

This was before we were completely covered.

Jordz.

D-rock.

Home, after the festivities. My mother told me to not touch a thing.

That was the sweetest, most colorful shower ever!

PS- I HAVE BLONDE HAAAAIIRRRR AGAIN!! :]

But, the pink from Color Festival wont come out... I'll give it a few days to see if it fades... If not, I'll be getting my hair done again. Poop. I'm not made of money! Good thing it was worth it!

trenton grant edwards

It's been a very busy last couple of days and I haven't had the time to post about something

VERY IMPORTANT...

My BFF's birthday!

Trenton Grant Edwards; Born March 14, 1990

{This is a classic Gangsta-Trent photo...}

Things I love about this boy & some memories:

-He's super chill.

-We have a lot of similar views and see eye to eye on a lot of random topics.

-We have suffered through Kava parties together.

-Ghost hunting is our favorite past time.

{Ohh emm geee... Ghost droppings...}

{He's the BEST ghost hunting partner!}

-We have been on more drives together than you could imagine, and it's fun every time!

-We went to Gay Pride together. Yikes.

-He's such a great friend-- He got me through some really difficult things in my life just by listening and being there when I needed him. Poor kid listened to the same crap for like six months and was okay with it! {I think?? Haha}

-He comes from such an awesome family. His parents are so bomb and raised him well!

-He's a hard worker-- At everything! He works everyday, he was going to school full time [Before he graduated and became a certified MA, which I'm proud of him for!] and he usually goes to the gym everyday! Gettin' those ripped muscles for the ladies :]

-He still goes to math class {which I know he hates} but still passes and makes it look easy!

-He has really good taste in movies. Like, REALLY good. Every movie we've watched has been fabulous! He showed me one of my now all-time favorites Into the Wild.

We be Christopher Mccandless fans :]

-He's always down to go to a random local show with me. So fun.

-He also has great taste in music. He's introduced me to some favs... Especially Band of Horses! Where would I be without the Horses? {There have been so many others as well.}

-He's capable of loving someone. I watched him love a girl and get his heart broken, over and over... But he's stayed strong in the face of it all which kinda gives me hope for myself... If he can do it, so can I!

{PS- I don't recommend breaking his heart... Cause it makes me want to beat your #*%!$&@* and kill you-- Which you really don't want.}

-I enjoy the fact that he's a great photographer!

{One of our favorite ghost hunting locations}

I'm sad I don't have copies of some of my favorites of his work to share... They're on his computer...

They're fabulous tho, and he's made really sweet canvas prints of a few.

Someday I'll share :]

-He can still hold a good conversation with me when he's gaming... Which is rare for a guy!

-We have a mutual love for cereal and eat it together often.

-He's bad ass enough to get a motorcycle. {Not purchased yet, but he's been looking!}

-He's the only guy I've ever been BFF's with that will sit and talk on the phone with me for an hour.

-He lets me wear his Indian pancho when I'm feeling a bit under the weather.

-He spends Halloween with me and my broken heart, complete with getting stopped and questioned by the cops. He always plays it cool.

-He's a good guy. He's ALWAYS had my back and has said the things I needed to hear.

I'm lucky that things worked out the way they did so that I could have Trent as my fabulous friend!

He's been amazing and I just looooooovee him!

Happie Happie Birthday!

♥ ♥ ♥

Moments that Matter...

Justice is my second home.

Literally.

I love my job. I love meeting all these adorable girls everyday and helping them feel special and having a splendid time with them.

Nothing is better than seeing an electrified smile spring across her face when she finds the perfect outfit, the perfect accessory, or when she's wished a "Happy Birthday" on her special day.

One of my fondest memories over the past three years I have been there has to be sometime within the first year I was there. I had gone through some major, but greatly needed changes in my life and was figuring some things out. I stepped up my game and let the adorable girls heal my broken heart. One evening I was working when two girls (probably around ages six and eight?) came in with their mother. We had fun picking out outfits, accessories, shoes and fun things. They danced to the music and showed off their treasures they had found that they got to take home. As  they were leaving I walked with them to the door to say goodbye and the girls both gave me the biggest, loving hugs. They were thrilled from the bottom of their heart that I took the time to have fun with them. That's when I knew I loved my job. Since then, I've had my share of ups and downs... Good days and bad days... But I still can honestly say that I enjoy my job. That's not the most common of statements to hear these days. I am one of the few lucky ones.

Considering where I work, I love me some tweeny-bop music...

I hear it all day long, everyday.

It's become a part of me.

It's fun, happy, upbeat...

Yes, I love Justin Beiber, Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, High School Musical, Selina Gomez and Demi Lavatto... And yes, it's ALL on my iPod.

As I was driving home from work the other day, my pod was on shuffle. A Corbin Bleu song came on titled,

Moments that Matter. 

Naturally, I left it on and listened to it.

Part of the song goes like so:

Keep those you love close to you
Cause when it gets tough, they'll help you pull through
No, don't let anybody take your moment from you
Because that's all that matters in the end
That's all that matters...

Cause I figured out these are the moments that matter, matter
And I figured out, that these are the moments that mean the most to me
Cause I know I got

friends

trust

family

and love

All around me, that should be enough
And I figured out that these are the moments that matter, matter to me...

Then I stopped to think about my amazing family and friends. They're always there, they're always loving, and I felt honored to be blessed with so many great people in my life. 

Sure, I have my hard days. I struggle and I hurt... But I fight through the pain and the crap that's pulling me down because that's the only choice I have. Eventually, it will pass...

It is but a small moment in time-- Less than a split second in the eternal perspective.  

I'm learning to love myself and I'm learning to love everything about my life, whether it be joyous or difficult.

"Remember, this is now. Live it, feel it, cling to it.

I want to become acutely aware of all I've taken for granted..."

-Sylvia Plath

The One & Only... Jordan Carl Martin Makin.

February 24, 2011

Today is a special day.

Today is this kids birthday.

[[Jordan Carl Martin Makin]]

He is 22 years OLD.

He is so cool.

Here are some reasons why I like this guy:

I like that he is so freakin hilarious.

I like that he is witty.

I like that he is a FABULOUS friend! I'm so lucky to have him!

I like his black rimmed glasses.

I like that he took me to a movie on Valentines because that was a depressing day.

I like that we share a strong mutual passion for Diet Coke.

I like that we have had many great conversations over a DC on the rocks.

I like that we are completely ourselves around each other. {Down to the farting... Yep, I'm serious.}

I like that we have watched many ridiculous movies together that have scarred us for life.

I like that we have also watched many GREAT movies together.

I like that we watched all of Season one of Creature comforts on Netflix.

I like that he can play the guitar.

I love his family that he comes from and the way he was raised.

I like how we made awful sugar cookies for Derek.

I like that he's a nice guy.

I like that he gives good talks in church.

I like that he helps me play wordz on Words with Frenz against his own self.

I like that he has really good taste in music.

I like that when I'm having a bad day or when I'm down, he's okay with it- He doesn't expect me to be happy alllll the time.

I like that when I am down, he does everything he can to cheer me up.

I like that he succeeds at cheering me up. Every time.

I like that his free throw percentage is like... Really good.

I like that he's still a Jazz fan even after all this Sloan/D-Will nonsense has happened.

I like that we have fun when we hang out.

I like that we became friends on Facebook and it evolved to a fabulous true friendship.

I like that he is my best friend :]

Happy birthday Jordz!!

May all your wishes come true!