Weekly update

Yay for sales! So I went to the mall today, for a new pair of jeans. Which I got. I wandered the mall for a few hours and found a few things. I found a pair of pants I now wish I had bought. They were so cute, tan and velvet....and 40% off. The problem? They only came in sizes 0, 4, 8, and 14. Ok, 8 and 14, too big. No one, NO ONE, should be able to wear a 0. I probably could have worn the 4's, but they would have been a bit tight. I'll have to check in SLC to see if they have any. 'Course, with my luck, they would look hideous.

I've been playing phone tag with Neil, he finally called me at midnight, and we talked for about an hour. I like him, but he's driving me nuts! Ok, so we haven't seen each other in three years, but that's really no excuse to call me every day. We're supposed to go to lunch tomorrow, and he's taking me to a New Years party on Friday. He wants to take me to the airport too. Meh...why not? Hopefully, lunch tomorrow will NOT be at Hooters again...

Christmas went ok. Dad was what he called a "miserable bastard." He really was. He had the biggest stack of gifts this year, and refused to open most of them, saying he didn't need anything. When I said, fine, I would just take it back, and mom looked pissy, he finally opened stuff. He barely said thank you for anything. At least the rest of the family was a bit happier. I specifically requested I not get candy etc this year, so what was it replaced with? Doritos. Lovely. Fat in a different form! I got a photo album which I really need, I have 4 roles of undeveloped film at home. Mom gave me an electric mixer, Harry Potter 3 is FINALLY mine, and the bro got me a gift card to Shopko. I'm glad he did, that was actually the only thing I asked for.

I guess that's about it. My family (aka dad and Colin) watch TV endlessly, so I'm stuck in my room reading most of the time. I wanna go home!

Bored ramblings

I'm bored. I've been home a total of about 24 hours, and I'm bored. I've been to Hooters, seen the Polar Express, and decorated all the Christmas gifts. I've played with the new In Demand thing for the TV that my mom got for Christmas, and watched too much TV in general. And there are nine more fun filled days to go.

The Polar Express was so cute!! My brother really got a kick out of the nerdy know-it-all kid. It was awesome to hear Josh in the theater. Actually, I saw Troy, but that movie sucked. I never did care for Remember either. I'll get to watch movies tomorrow though. We always get movies for Christmas and spend all day watching them. I'm going to be so fat when I get home.

Harry Birthday to me!

What better way to celebrate my 23rd than with a new book? And a new Harry Potter one to boot? That was the best news today! Made my day much better. Time to add that to the countdown Jenn!

Got the car title transferred to my name today. To do that I had to get it inspected. It passed, it shouldn't have because the front tire was so bad. So...after I got my new plates, I had to get car insurance. Have to pay my own now. BLAH! Then, off to buy new tires. Growing up sucks. It's too expensive!

In other news, tomorrow is the open house at work. Goooody. A bunch of kids and their parents roaming around all morning. What exactly am I supposed to do? I can't really do anything with the parents there. And the kids will most definitely not be calm. AND mom is coming too. I have no idea what she's going to do there. That's gonna be weird, my mother at my work. I have a feeling she will get bored or uncomfortable or something and leave. Oh well. I'll get Christmas presents from the kids so it won't be all bad!

Grades

Check it out baby...

A- History of England
A in Democracy in America
A in Psychology of Women!

That's a 3.910 for the semester!! And I graduate with a 3.157!

Happy Birthday Jenn!

I hope you're having a fabulous day! And not a nauseous one at that! Love ya!

My mom came into town last night, and we spent much of the evening talking. Lord knows what we're going to do for the 10 days I'm at home....We went out shopping today since she realised that she spent $125 on Christmas presents for the bro, and $50 on me. I got a papisan chair today!!! Happy dance!

Oh, Heidi, thank you for the magnet! Love it!

You know you live in Utah if...

You may have to be familiar with the Mormon Church to get some of these, my comments in pink:

Green Jell-O with shredded carrots doesn't seem strange. (That's true. And gross.)

Partying means Kool-Aid and Cookies. (PARTY ON!)

Holding a Starbucks coffee cup is a major political statement. (In some parts of town, yes.)

So is wearing a Marlboro t-shirt. (All over town for this one.)

Copper, Powder, and Coal are soft and fuzzy. (And still sold at the malls...)

You understand the phrase "If she smokes, she pokes." (Not a clue what this means.)

You are sick of hearing, "But it's a dry heat." (Oh god, yes.)

Skin moisturizer is a necessity. (Ditto.)

You carry lip balm everywhere - And you use it regularly. (Who doesn't?)

You know why they invented the Ultra-Super Big Gulp (256 oz.)

Your 15 passenger family car has 10 Ultra-Super Big Gulp Holders.

You Think a Chevy Suburban is a car for normal families. (Well, yes, if you refuse to believe that CONDOMS can help you and your baby happy ways.)

You not only know what a Swamp Cooler is, your house came with one. (Yes I do, and yes it did.)
You can pronounce Tooele. (Two-Willa) (What a stupid name.)

The U is not just a letter - Neither is the Y. (Any question why I went to a school called WESTMINSTER?)

Your local gas station doesn't sell beer, cigarettes, or Playboy. (Beer and cigarettes, yes, Playboy, no.)

You have actually eaten 'funeral potatoes.' (Have heard of, never eaten. Don't know what they are.)
"The Church" only means one thing - no matter what religion you are.

That's weird, there is nobody on the freeway - oh, it's Sunday. (Nice day, Sunday.)

You feel guilty for mowing your lawn on Sunday (stares that could kill).

You've gotten both heat and frost burns off your car's door handle inthe same month.

You are not surprised to hear words like Darn, Fetch, Flip, oh my heck, and Shoot. (and dang and shiz-bit and fudge and gosh and freak...)

Your neighbor is a bishop, but he never wears fancy robes and works at 7-11.

Democrats are evil, smoking, baby killers? (hee hee...)

You know the difference between a 'Steak House' and a 'Stake House'.

Your tulips get snowed on three times after they come up and twice more after they bloom.

Hunting season is a school holiday. (?)

Your Jr. High school forced you to take gun and hunter safety classes. (I don't know about that, but you can get a hunting licence at Shop-Ko.)

Buying enough food for two years is not strange. (What's a garage for, if not for storing large bags of wheat?)

The largest liquor dealer is the state government. (And it's closed on Sunday.)

You have at least one set of relatives with the surname Young or Smith.

What is a Keg? (This doesn't even deserve a response.)

You can be a Gentile AND Jewish at the same time. (Like anyone says that anymore. Insert eyeroll here.)

"Jazz" refers only to basketball. (And there is a John Stockton Drive, Karl Malone Toyota, Larry H. Miller Honda...)

You can go skiing and play golf on the same day.

Drinking Mountain Dew is living on the wild side.

You forgot to water your lawn yesterday and now your grass is dead. (LOL! So incredibly true!)

You've done LDS, but never tried LSD.

Somewhere in your family tree is a polygamist. (Not so much, but I'm transplanted.)

You know tons of Idaho jokes. (The only one I know is my brother....j/k!)

Pot is something you cook vegetables in.

Why did that guy say Zion was in the Middle East?

Wendover means gambling and Evanston means fireworks. (Evanston also means Porn Warehouse and 5% liquor.)

It's an hour drive to the nearest Lotto ticket seller.

30% humidity is muggy and almost unbearable.

When, oh when will you girls come visit me? There are some impossibly hot men here. Seems odd, I know, it's Salt Lake. But there are.

I went to the Hard Rock Cafe with my friends Jeannie and Michelle last night to celebrate our graduation. We got there about 6:30, so there was nearly no one there yet. We were seated in George's section. George came over to greet us, etc., and pulled up a chair. We talked for a bit, and it turned out I had had several classes with a good friend of his. He asked if we wanted any drinks, we all just got water to start. When he came back, he told us that he didn't get the chance to rattle off the drink list for us. I told him to go ahead, then told him that if I got a drink at a restaurant, it had to have alcohol in it. He smiled and looked at my friends, pointed at me and said, "I like her!" Jeannie offered to buy me a drink, and he offered to bring me a Hurricane. It was goooood. He kept coming back to check on us, really more than necessary, and once even touched my shoulder. At the end of the meal, though all three of us had food left on our plates, he only asked ME if I wanted a box. Jeannie took a napkin and wrote "call me sexy man" and signed it with my name and phone number. I snatched it away from her; I would have left it, but not with a note like that!

So now....I have to go back to the HRC, and leave it. He was so cute. He was appropriately punk, without looking scrungy, gay, unintelligent...he was tall, brown hair and eyes, cute beard, (not a goatee, not a beard, I think you get the picture.) Tiffiny ( a Utah grobie) turned 21 this week, I suggested on our board that we go there tomorrow to celebrate!

In other news, my friend Chris, who transferred to USC, or UCLA or something, works in a cafe and ran Chris Groban's credit card this week. Nifty.

Here we go...

Look at me! I'm a blogger! Kristy, Heidi, Jenn...here's what you've been asking for!