blogging the bach 12.3

i was too busy celebrating becky's birthday last week to have one single clue what happened. i had good intentions to go back and watch. you know what they say about good intentions... basically all i heard is that chad is the worst. i'm sure we'll see more of that this week. 

who's watching-celsey, mandi, alicia, lacy, amanda, megan

chase-let's get physical

what i saw

chase is pretty cute

jojo has the cutest high pony

some serious awkwardness

what i heard

i would not do hot yoga with a guy--amanda

i hate this so much and i love hot yoga--megan

this is a terrible date. did they get their budget cut again?--lacy

if they wouldn't have done the yim yam, he wouldn't be getting this rose--mandi

budget cuts--megan

what i thought

i don't have anything to compare to after missing everything last week, but i really like chase and jojo together.

jordan, grant, wells, james f, christian, ali, daniel, vinny, nick, adam, alex, chad-love has no secrets

what i saw

boy drama

chad is straight up out of control

what i heard

i really like his face, but he's just so short--megan

he loves this date--megan about evan

you're a radio dj. this should be easy for you--megan

he's really never seen this show because he just thinks everything is ridiculous--megan

she's probably never going to plan a crossfit date so he's never going to be happy--cel

don't be the tattle tale. that never works out. and you're the ugly one--lacy

oh how quickly he changed his tune--megan

what's he going to break this time?--mandi

villians gotta vil--megan quoting jj

what i thought

a lot of awkward dates happening so far this season

chad is actually the worst. he says he doesn't want to come off as a complete jerk. too late.

james t-let's kick it old school

what i saw

not always a fan of the old school look

what i heard

he's cute in a dorky kind of way--megan

did they just hire him off the street for half a second to be the security guard--lacy

look at all these people whose careers have now peaked from being on the bachelorette--lacy

this is the most special you have ever felt?--megan

did they lose their date budget?--lacy

singer/songwriter-is he completely broke?--amanda

this is a legitimate question--amanda

but then i rebounded real quick when i found out i would be the bachelorette--megan

jojo, do you know where liars go?--amanda

what i thought

this date is boring. can we fast forward?

pool party/rose ceremony

what i saw

going to tattle tale to chris h is probably not the best idea-scratch that. it is not a good idea.

what i heard

evan is just not stuck on getting chad home-pansy--amanda

what i thought

we're all mad at the to be continued

word tally-so the word tally was a little off tonight. i put someone else in charge, and things did not go well.

my favorite so far is definitely chase. i'll pick my final four by next week. who are your faves?

one little word: june goals

i have no clue what happened to may. it was gone before i even had a chance to think about my goals.  

yearly goals to be still

1. morning and night quiet time-i continue to do well with mornings and need to improve with night time.

2. attend the temple monthly-yes Draper

3. color once a week-FAIL-i need to buy a kid coloring book-same-still failing

4. prayer book-keep list of people i need to remember to pray for-the list is beside my bed. i have been doing ok with this 

may goals

1. no treats for 30 days- i mostly did really well until memorial day weekend and then did really bad

2. wake up 15 minutes early to allow time for morning meditation and journaling-i think this happened twice 

3. increase my water intake to more than 100 oz-check

4. be in bed by midnight-big FAIL

june goals

1. quiet time before bed for at least 5 minutes

2. be in bed by midnight

my life has been completely unbalanced lately. i need to really focus on being a little more still and getting more sleep before worrying about any other goals.

how were your may goals? what are you working on for june? grab the button and link up below.

unblogged bloggable...happy birthday

a few months ago my co-worker ingrid found out i make cakes. she showed me a few inspiration pictures and the outfit her babe was wearing to the party. i don't use my giant cupcake pan often enough. this cake was really fun and not too hard to make. even though it wasn't too hard, i was so thankful to have celsey's help with it.

blogging the bach 11.2 AKA becky's birthday party

monday night tradish was on holiday pause this week with everyone traveling back from memorial weekend trips. we decided to watch on our own and pick up next week. 

i can't exactly say i watched or even tell you one single thing that happened, but the show was on in the background of becky's birthday party. we have plans to celebrate next weekend, but we couldn't miss celebrating on the actual day. 

michelle invited all the local money talks girls to come watch and celebrate. we had a fun crowd. i definitely did much more chatting and laughing than actual watching. 

the pictures make it look like some people actually watched. i have no idea if they did or not. i'm so serious when i say i have no idea what happened. all i know is we had a really fun time celebrating becky. who watched this week? fill me in.

dreaming about a someday home

**this post is sponsored by plumb tile. all opinions are my own

about a year ago i started thinking maybe it was time to be a grown up and buy a house/townhouse/condo. things in life were a little up in the air so i put the hold on hold for a while. by the time things were less up in the air, i kind of lost my steam. 

plumbtile

there are a lot of things that appeal to me about owning my own place-no more throwing away money on rent, decorative freedom, my own space, etc.

there are equally as many things that don't appeal to me-fixing things when they break, yard work, a mortgage. 

i don't really like to be alone. i have always had roommates, and i like that. if i owned the place, i don't know if i would want to other people living there. i am too particular about things when i have control over them. this is one of the biggest reasons i haven't ever done it. 

the thing i like the most is being able to do whatever i want with decor. i buy things all the time for when i have my own place. i have so many things in storage waiting to be used someday.

i love going to the parade of homes, browsing pinterest, and taking other mental notes about what i want someday. 

plumbtile

i LOVE color, but i am leaning more and more towards a home with a neutral pallet. i will likely still bring in accent colors, but more neutral tones appeal to me more and more lately. i love brights and whites and lights. it is so clean and crisp and the look i currently love.

plumbtile

i recently discovered plumb tile. it makes me want to build a house. there are so many options to choose from for the perfect home. they offer everything from kitchen to bathroom to other rooms in the home. i never thought i would want to build. the stress of it all seems like too much for me, but tis is really making me reconsider.

**this post is sponsored by plumb tile. all opinions are my own**

bon's bookclub-another book i didn't read

i got the checking to see who is coming to book club text from bonnie earlier this week. even though book club is the 4th tuesday of every month, it catches me by surprise every single time. my response this month was pretty classic-"can i still come if i don't even know what book we're reading?" 

the book this month is nineteen minutes by jody picoult. before tuesday night, i knew nothing about the book. 

the group is small enough and diverse enough that we actually talk a lot about the book. the discussion was very interesting. i still don't know a lot about the book, but there was some shootings in a high school by one (or maybe multiple) of the students that had experienced a lot of bullying.

we talked about the book and characters people identified with the most and characters that we disliked the most and which voice we liked. it was a good discussion about the book.

we also talked a lot about bullying. have things changed since we were in high school? there is obviously much more social media influence and cyber bullying, but what about everything else. what exactly is bullying? do we all identify it the same way? i have a lot of thoughts on the subject of bullying, but i really want to know what everyone else thinks.

as always, book club was enlightening and i enjoyed catching up with these ladies.

what would you do...with pineapple?

we're a week late on our what would you do linkup this month. that's pretty consistent with my life right now-running about a week behind. better late than never right?!?

this month tayler, suzanna, sharlee, and i want to know...

WHAT WOULD YOU DO...with pineapple?

i love pineapple! lately i have been buying the pre-cut pineapple. it is so easy to eat, and i don't waste so much pineapple sitting on the counter and never being cut.

i don't love plain greek yogurt. i eat it because it's good for me. i am constantly trying to find ways to make it taste a little better. for this post i added frozen pineapple from trader joes and cinnamon. i wouldn't say it was delicious, but it was less gross.

i also love infusing water with fruit. pineapple is one of my favorites. it adds so much flavor.

there are so many more good things to do with pineapple. we want to know..

WHAT WOULD YOU DO...this pineapple?

blogging the bach 11.1

we are all so excited for this season of the bachelorette to start. we've been group texting for weeks and reading all the funny things online. did anyone see the funny article about the men and their shirts?

who's watching: celsey, alicia, lacy, amanda, megan, and mandi

intro to jojo did she have some work done? did she change her makeup? she lost weight she must be hungry intro to guys if you want to not like a guy, picture his hairy thighs--cel is he from utah?--amanda about the superfan he looks like he's wearing blush--megan that guy looks like he has ED. look at his shoes--mandi he's hot. nevermind he's not--amanda first impressions jordan (former quarterback) ya he's hot--amanda i hate the former things--megan theo grant (firefighter) plans to fall in love james robby (former swimmer) brought wine alex (marine) he's short and he can't even find a suit to fit--alicia will (engineer) at least he has a real job--amanda he looks like an engineer--mandi chad (luxury real estate) they could do the next hbo show together--amanda daniel (canadian) he was awkward--amanda ali are those his real teeth--amanda i need him to get his brows just a little bit--megan james taylor he probably should find another job--alicia how do you know she does not already know how to play?--mandi jon in a kilt it's a little breezy--cel saint nick i hate santa. he's old and fat and married. i'm hot and single. don't be sneaking into my house--mandi if you don't like santa in this house, you get underwear--cel is he saying jojo instead of hoho?--mandi chase (medical sales) jake (landscape architect) so he's a glorified lawn boy--megan sal with the blue balls coley (real estate) ew his tongue came out--amanda brandon (hipster) he's gross. why? why?--mandi james (superfan) nick s-dancing i'm a little worried about any guy that can do the splits--cel vinny get out of here. go back where you came from--megan evan (ED) wells DJ all 4 one christian there's a reason he's wearing a helmet--mandi you should put that helmet back on--megan luke on a unicorn derek we missed his intro what i saw definite connection with jordan chad is cute too drunken shenanigans what i heard i never thought i would say this, but these guys look better in pictures--cel that was like kissing your grandma--cel why is everyone wasted?--megan have you never watched this show? don't drink so much--cel there is nothing sexy about finding out what someone looks like under a costume--amanda listen abc. we're tired. we started this an hour late--cel after jake shows up what i thought there are a few good ones and a few not so good who's left: jordan, luke, wells, james t, chris, derek, christian, chase, alex, robby, brandon, james f, ali, santa, vinny, kevin, daniel (collective no) word tally (we probably missed a few, but things were a little noisy tonight) love-19 journey-4 amazing-14 beautiful-6 i could see myself-3 husband/wife-3 what are your thoughts this season?

weekend happs

the end of last week was a bit of a booty kicker. i was so excited for the weekend to just relax and regroup a little bit. that's exactly what the weekend was, and it was perfect.

i went to the temple after work on friday. it was actually totally packed, and i couldn't get in for what i planned to do. i decided to take a little time to sit and read and ponder and be still. last week was really busy, and i needed some time to just be still.

i spent the evening with friends which included a good chat with a friend, pop rocks, people eating candy rats, bacon and wasabi gum, and flash tattoos. i mostly caught up on work.

the weather wasn't the best for running on saturday, but we stuck it out anyway. renae and i lasted until the very end. her husband tried to come pick us up a couple of times, but we wouldn't let him. we had a really fun time and didn't realize how cold and wet we were until the end.

i got some things done around the house and ran some errands before meeting some friends to get our nails done. i like painting my nails, but it's always nice when someone else does it.

the rest of the weekend was pretty low key. i worked on some fun projects and pictures that i can't wait to share.

how was your weekend? any exciting happs?

blogging the bachelorette 11.0

the bachelorette starts next week. who is excited! monday night tradish is in full force over here. we've had a fun time during the break between seasons, but we are pretty excited for the new season to start. 

the list of guys has been posted so we spent a little time looking at the guys. based on looks only, this is our who to watch list.

my pick-Ali

lacy-chad

celsey and alicia-derek

who's on your list of guys to watch?

summer is coming

***this post was compensated by product peel. all opinions are my own***

summer is my season! i love love love it so much. i am so excited for warmer weather and sun and the pool and bbqs and everything else fun. we're still in the season of back and forth here in utah so i get all excited and then it's freezing again. whenever the season's change, i have a hard time remembering what to wear or what i need for the season. it's been winter here for so long that i have almost forgotten how to do summer. i recently discovered product peel-a place to go to find out all about the products people are using to get ready for summer. people share their real life experiences prepping for summer. i love hearing what other people are doing and getting ideas from everyone.

are you getting ready for summer? come join the fun at product peel. it's invite only right now, but if you click the link, you can get a code to sign up. i'm curious what people are doing to get ready for summer. i'm excited to check things out to help me get ready for summer.
what are you doing to get ready for summer? hop on over to product peel and see what everyone else is doing to get ready for summer.

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unblogged bloggables...april fools day

i love pranks! i love making people laugh. i especially love pranks at work. a little comic relief is always fun. i only like pranks that are funny and don't do any real harm. there are a few of us in the office that have an ongoing prank war.

quite a few months ago, my co-worker chris put thick-it in my drink. it is used to make drinks thicker for babies who need that. it is disgusting! and also funny.

i made plans for months to get her back and april fools day was the perfect opportunity. i filled her desk with small cups with a tiny bit of blue water.

sage really hates receipts. last year on our memorial day trip she was extra mad about the receipts. tiffany and i decided to save all of our receipts all year long until april fools day.

we filled up her car with all the receipts from the year and balloons. it was one of the funniest pranks ever. she couldn't even be mad because it was too funny. 

did you do any pranks for april fools day this year? 

wear it wednesday...styling a tshirt 2

i love the idea of comfortable in theory, but in reality i don't wear a lot of clothes that are super comfortable. i love when you can get comfortable and cute in the same look. because i sit on the floor all day for work so i tend to wear more t shirts than i prefer. even when i wear a tshirt, i try to dress it up a little.

 target cardi, old navy t shirt. lularoe skirt. converse shoes.