here's what you missed.

well, i'm back. officially.

the crazy thing is i didn't really even plan a hiatus but life happened and so i decided to enjoy my break which, can i just tell you, has been nothing short of wonderful. - i even took a break from the book i'm writing. (oops!)

don't get me wrong, i love blogging, but not doing it for awhile has been super nice too. 

anyway, since i don't have endless amounts of interesting things to write about, i'll just fill you in on what has been going on in my life since my last actual post (which was on may 26th... wow.)

my younger brother, "gregward" (new nick name for the brother. he looks identical to r-patz.), graduated from high school (woot! woot!) and since my sister came up for that from st.g i decided to go back with her and call it quits in idaho. see i've been anticipating this move for a few months now but the last time i moved away from home it was a monstrous disaster which involved many, many tears and me high tailing back to mommy and daddy's house with my tail between my legs. not. good. 

so this time i decided to do things a little differently. i decided to take an "extended vacation". aka leave like i was going on vacay and not head back until it was just to get the rest of my stuff. so far this has been working out much better than the last move. i've only cried twice and my separation issues have been much less. thank goodness. 

anywhooser. so, i've been in utah for the last few weeks. in that time i have:

seen:

{via}

prince of persia 

which is like, one of the best. movies. ever. if you haven't seen it, stop reading this blog and go watch it right. now. - i've seen it twice already.

 {via}

iron man 2 

also a great flick. the first one was still better but this is definitely worth seeing.

 {via}

robin hood 

again, great film. its the before story of how robin hood becomes an outlaw and i loved it. and i don't even like russel crowe! 

p.s. mark strong was awesome in this. awesome. 

i've also been house hunting. (p.s. found an apartment and we move in next week. yayyyy!) and hanging out with long lost friends, eating froyo at my fave froyo place and cupcakes at my fave cupcake place, shopping (oops. i should have avoided this!), searching for jobs (applied at forever 21 the other day. i. will. work. there.) and just having an all around good time. 

i've also recently been introduced and addicted to this:

 how i met your mother.

i know its on like its 5th season already but i just wasn't interested. then the roomie, kim, suggested we watch it and i obliged. now i'm kind of addicted and love it.

its like will and grace and friends smooshed into one show. not to mention (thanks to neil patrick harris) its hilarious. i recommend it if you're looking for a new show to watch. 

other then that, i start school on the 24th (yikes!) and have a lot of moving to do (which means a lot of decorating to do. can i get a ya-hoo? i ♥ decorating.)

what has everyone been up to while i was away?

i've been trying to catch up on all the blogs but its a lot of reading for just one night!!!

peace out everyone. 

stay wonderful.

p.s. welcome to all my new followers!!! leave a comment, tell me about yourself! i'd love to check out your blog.

 

the good times just keep coming.

welcome to my newest follower kathleen!

kathleen from just a small town girl, blogs here.

i stopped in this morning  (ok... more like this afternoon...)

and she has such a charming blog!

welcome kathleen. thanks for stopping in.

♥

okay. 2 more followers to go.

then, i will be releasing all the awesomeness i have on a

give-a-way!

wow.

the more we get together, the happier we'll be,

okay stop it already.

anybody know what it feels like to walk on cloud 9?

hmmmm. i do.

wanna know why?

oh. it could be because i have a new follower...

it may seem like i'm going a little over board with the edifying other bloggers, and squealing out when i get new followers, but i come from a long history of MLMers (multi-level-marketers -- you know those annoying people with a "great opportunity that you can make millions with by working at home for a few hours a week"? yep thos are MLMers) -- and one of the biggest things in MLMing is edification. i'm not one of those attention-hungry-looking-for-approval type of gals, however, i believe in focusing on the little things in life to make me happy.

little things like:

one of my all time favorite bloggers following my blog!

those types of little things. =]

anyway, as always, welcoming my newest follower: bananas (aka little myra).

she blogs here and i recommend stopping by. 

i have to get my daily dosage of bananas every afternoon. 

welcome to the blog bananas!

♥

okay. now for some house keeping notes:

3 more followers to go. are you guys getting as excited as i am?

ugh. you better be. ;)

3 little monkeys,

well, well, well.

{you.} {guys.}

boy did i get on to find a nice surprise waiting for me!

i'm feeling like this right now:

first of all, i have a new {follower}. the one and only:

revolving styles! - yes. the same r.s. that i mentioned here.

i'm so tickled that they even dropped by. but now they are {following} as well!!

okay so not only do they have an AWESOME etsy shop, but they also have

good taste in bloggers. (if i do say so myself. ;])

so, if you have good taste too, you'll {heart} them here,

and {fan} them here.

welcome to the blog revolving styles!

♥

so. you know what another {follower} means.

11 down, 4 more to go.

and i'm so excited about it.

if you haven't heard about my upcoming {give-a-way}, you can briefly read about it here.

OR here is a little re-cap for you:

you can win a set of 3 customized frames.

i can either {surprise} you with the design, or you can pick colors and such.

i'll make and send them.

i know its not much, but everyone loves free stuff right?

um, {i do}.

so, we only have 4 more followers to go. if you want the chance to win, follow me, and try and rally your friends as well. =]

♥

next! - my revolving styles post brought some of my most favorite bloggers here to my little blog! peeps such as: ♥much love♥ {a wonderful blogger who always has great photos, awesome give-a-ways, and posts that are happy and uplifting. i always feel happy after stopping by her blog.}, life is BANANAS {this girl has sass and class all in one! i love reading her in-yo-face/oh-no-she-dint! type posts. and if you stop by her blog this month, be sure to wish her a "happy birthmonth" because like me, she celebrates all month!}, and leah {leah is one of my fashion icons! she dresses so amazingly its enough to make you want to go shopping after every post! =]. love her pics of her daily outfits.} as well as revolving styles themselves!) stopped in and shared their love for r.s. as well! -- its so much fun when everyone comes out to play!

thanks for stopping by ladies. and thanks to everyone else, who also stops by.

=]

why don't you come out and play,

{really huge, really yellow, really smiley smiley face pic found here. and the pics of the frams were done by yours. truly. uh-hu.}

i'll write for you.

i just saw julie and julia.

what a cute flick.

it made me think though.

what makes a blog alluring?

what is so interesting about other peoples lives that make us want to read about people we don't even know?!

right now i'm following 14 blogs. i personally know one of those people who's blog i read.

so what is it about the others that makes them so interesting?

why do everyday blogs about people's lives get so many followers?

i don't really have the answer.

the blogs i read make me smile.

they give me hope.

they inspire me.

they make me laugh.

that's why i go back everyday, and read what they have to say.

and why do they blog?

i blog because i've always loved to write.

i've always been writing every chance i've had.

stories, fan fiction, blogs, plays, skits, essays etc.

and i probably always will write.

whether its for me, readers, my family, or whomever.

i'll probably never stop writing.

so, thank you.

thank you to those who read.

thank you to those who comment.

thank you to those who follow. (all 8 of you.♥) 

you brighten my day.

if no one else, i'll write for you.

bon appetit,


{julie and julia poster found here but i searched here first... as i often do.}