Gramma's House.

Along with naps, Christmas and Harry Potter, going to Gramma's house is one of my favorite things.
Promise I'm 21 years old.
Lets be real, I am always saying things are my favorite.
Just pretend though for this post this is one of my few very favorite things.

Tate stressing over eating his no thank you bite of chicken.
Remember those?
They were the worst.
Naturally I took a picture to capture this moment.

And another picture....

So then the teacher in me came out and we made it a game.
Take a bite of your chicken and I'll take a picture of you.
Worked miracles.
Bite of chicken, check.
Desert now earned, check and check.
Then came the dry heaving.
Sorry bout that bud.

Did you know that wearing goggles while watching TV makes the whole viewing experience a lot more enjoyable?
It's true. See...

And then there is this cute face.
She says no, thank you and I want to everything.
I may be biased, but I have thee cutest cousins ever.

Quote of the Week.

Big Butts and I Cannot Lie.

Who knew that was even humanly possible.
Just wanted to start out your Thursday right.
Tomorrows Friday, which means.... It's the weekend!
Okay I'm done stating the obvious.
Happy Thursday!

Weekend Goodness.

{friday} went to din din at iggy's with mike, shartel and her hubbsters. had some dang good spinach dip. almost stole a bowl until my waiter noticed something was missing. in my defense though they didn't give me anything to put the dip in. what was i supposed to do? ask for a to go bowl? nah. just kidding. promise i was joking around. sat around and talked for the rest of the night around the fire.

{saturday} laid around for a bit. lied around? who knows. watched marley and me. might have cried. did some homework. didn't get ready till about 7:00. yes, seven. i think i took laziness to a whole new level. no wait, i did. went to mikes and drooled over his new casa. sat and chatted once again with bree and alex. might have offended a friend. oops. that's about how exciting my weekends get folks. i am an old fart.

{sunday} singles ward. got to see good friends i hadn't seen in awhile. ditched out on linger longer. my excuse was i needed to go take a nap. parker told me i use that excuse every week. sad thing is that it's not even an excuse. i really do skip out on free food to take a long blissful nap. made dinner for the fam. by made dinner i mean turned on the oven and then stuck the chicken in. call me chef mccall. boy this post is making me sound like a lazy bum. had another crazy weird dream that i sorta killed someone. now my dreams are not only weird but disturbed. super. good news, dream book says that to dream of murdering someone means you are putting an end to an old habit and your former ways of thinking. hmm... ended the night with of course, kourtney and kim take ny.

Quote of the Week.

{Don't waste your time and energy hating someone when you can waste your time and energy on those you love}

Cute As a Button.

Haven't heard about these guys for awhile huh?
Don't worry, I'm still just as obsessed.
And their cheeks are still just as pinchable.
Pajama day was today.
Cause we're cool and can do fun things like that.
Yes, I just rolled out of bed and came to work.

Gilbert: "Cows don't say moo, they just say eat more chicken!"
Looks like someone's been eating Chick-fil-a.
Welcome to America.
Where chocolate is a food group, fries twice a day is the norm and kids at the age of three have slogans like this memorized by heart.

Nina: "Miss. McCall, you always smell like buttercup."
Thank you Nina, thank you.

Jackson burps.
Miss. McCall: Jack, what do you need to say?
Jackson: Excuse me princess!
Princess? I'm gonna take that one as a compliment. I'm not even mad about it.

See. Told ya. Still just as cute.

Currently...

{watching} Gossip Girl. I hate that I love Blair. Serena is kinda annoying. Dan is a babe. Chuck Bass is a dirtbag. Nate is also a babe.
{listening} to Called Out in the Dark by Snow Patrol.
{hating} my math class. it's only the second week in and I can tell its not gonna be good.
{excited} for the weekend.
{loving} the rainy weather. say what?! yes, rain in January. and I love it.
{thankful} for my MacBook. sometimes I sleep with it next to me.
{wishing} for a nice long vacation.
{blessed} my dad's work is going well. Finally a light at the end of the tunnel.
{feeling} like I need a serious nap. Dr. Pepper should do the trick for now.
{wanting} to go to Disneyland. yes, again. you can never go to Disneyland too many times.
{learning} to be okay with things.

Quote of the Week.

Weekend Goodness.

{friday} started off the weekend right by going on a little road trip to the butt crack of Utah aka Vernal. Yes Vernal. No I don't think it's even on the map. Think it's cold here? It's the freakin Tundra there. Fought over sleeping arrangements. Got ready for bed. Zonked out while listening to Jackie talk to herself cause she had just gotten her 19th wind and was wide awake.

{saturday} slept in and it felt phenomenal. Had some breakfast at a cozy diner. Did some math homework while others swam. Yes, I know I'm lame sauce for doing homework on a sort of vacation. Boys took naps and the girls went and got ready. Shopped a little bit at Walmart and Bealls. Then had some dang good Cafe Rio. Free meal! for me. Played some phase 10 in the lobby. I won. Went back to our rooms and spent more time trying to decide what to do next then what we actually ended up doing. Ended the night by watching Dirty Dancing. Not a fan. I prefer acting over people dry humping each other thank you very much. Fell asleep at some point during the movie.

{sunday} started the long drive home. Got home, unpacked. Finished season one of Gossip Girl. XOXO you know you love me. The hunt begins for season two. Fell asleep at some point and had a crazy dream that I went to church in my sweats. Then Gwen Stefani shouted out, love angel music baby into the congregation. ??? I think I need to see a doctor about my crazy weird dreams. Baked potatoes and chili for din din. Minus the chili though of course. Ended the night with being lazy.

Loves Me, Loves Me Not.

Loves Me Not...

Is it just me or are more and more people waking up on the wrong side of the bed? A few weeks ago I was at Target (of course) and I was waiting for a parking spot. Even went the extra mile and put on my blinker while I waited for this spot. As I was just about to pull in when someone from around the corner zoomed in and took my spot. Now no finger was given but you bet I walked past her car and have her a dirty look. Anyone who knows me knows I can give a good dirty look. Even when I don't mean to. She then have me the finger...in front of her child...classy. People are so rude these days. Kindness is dead.

One of the main reasons why I got rid of the good ol' fb. I don't care you had a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch.
I don't care that you went to the bank, then to school, brushed your teeth, sneezed, shopped and are now home snuggled in bed. And I definitely don't want to hear that gushy mushy stuff about your amazing hunny buns and how fantastic he is and that you're the luckiest girl in the world. Just sayin.

Swimming. Man do I hate it. I can't explain it. Maybe it's cause when I was little I swam till there was chlorine coming out my ears. I was in the pool all day everyday. I even took diving lessons for a bit. But man do I hate it now.

Loves me...

I got this beaut the other day. Big deal for me. I mean big. Like losing sleep over it big. Just never bought something that bum expensive before. But I love it. I had a Dell before. Word to the wise- NEVER get a Dell it's a little piece of....

Okay. I have a confession. I got some of these bad boys awhile ago. I know I said that I wouldn't ever get a pair cause everyone had them. But I lied. In my defense though work drove me to. I had to rebel a little if they were going to make me wear those horrible scrub tops. I had to offset the ugliness somehow with something stylish. I love love them though. So comfy and I want some in every color and style.

Don't judge me on this next
one. One day they had a marathon on tv, I had nothing else to watch or do. So I watched. A good 7 episodes in a row. I am now hooked. It's just so darn intense I can't stop watching. And I may or may not even be mad about it.

Happy Birthday Dad.

Whenever there's someone in my fam with a birthday I always dedicate a post to them.
So I can't believe I forgot about this guys birthday post back in December.
I tend to forget things sometimes.
More like all the time.
So here it goes, a belated birthday post for padre.
Better late than never though right?

Dad. Dadio. Padre. Father. Hector. Taco. Daddy.
No one knows this, but you're secretly my favorite person in the family.
Partly because you spoil me to death, but mostly because you've showed and taught me everything I want in my future husband.
Kindness, loyalty, sensitivity, compassion, hard worker, sense of humor, faithful, good listener.
The list goes on.
Thanks for always treating mom like a million bucks.
I can tell she means the world to you.
It gives me some glimpse of hope for how my future husband should love and treat me.
For some reason you're always the first person I go to when I want to talk.
Thank you for just simply listening.
For understanding and comforting me when I break into tears.
I'm definitely a daddy's girl and always will be.
Even when I'm old and married.
I know you take a heavy burden on your shoulders for what our family had to go through, but don't.
It was a trial much needed.
And there was no better person do get us out of the situation we were in than you.
Plus now we're better than ever.
Words cannot describe how thankful I am you're a constant worthy priesthood holder.
What a blessing.
Sure do love ya dad.

Quote of the Week.

So Long 2011.

It's the second week in January and I'm barely getting to a New Years post, let alone posting at all.
My bad.
It's been a little crazy up in here.

Anyways...
2011. Man you were good to me.
Sure, things didn't go the way I planned and I'm not exactly where I thought I would be.
BUT it's where I need to be.
With lots of favorites along the way...

{favorite movies}
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The Help.
Something Borrowed.

{favorite songs}
Set Fire to the Rain.
Last Friday Night.
Princess of China.
We Owned the Night.
Stereo Hearts.
We Found Love.
Lighters.
Called Out in the Dark.

{favorite things}
Cake bites.
Pinterest.
My iPhone.
Spoon rings from Florida.
Up! House in Herriman.

{favorite moments}
Florida with the fam.
Disneyland for my Birthday.
Drinking Butterbeer in the middle of Hogwarts.
My Abuelo's 80th birthday party.
San Fran with my dad and sister.
Being with my extended family again.

Here's to a new start and a new year.
Bring it on 2012!

The Pit and the Peak.

{the pit} School starts next Monday. Boo. And I have to start driving down to Orem again, three days a week. I purposely avoided the freeway for two semesters in hopes that they would be done with all that dang construction and went to school off campus. They're still not done with construction. Surprise, surprise.

{the peak} Thank you weather! This weather has been fantastic. 50's, sunny, no snow? I'll talke it! Any day over that hellish white stuff people like to call snow.

Quote of the Week.