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.

 

of all the huzzah-ness.

i'm excited about life lately, and excited about what's to come. at the beginning of the year i said that 2010 would be my year, and so far it has been. i'm glad too because i couldn't handle another 2009!

so have i filled you in on everything?

i'll take a brief second and do so:

first of all, i'm finally employed. i haven't had a job in over a year and so it feels good to go back to work and be productive. granted at this point i only work 3-4 hours a day and at the most 5 days a week, but its more than nothing which is good. the thing is its not a job i ever would have applied for, but i love it. not something i'd want to do for the rest of my life, but for now its perfect for me.

second, i'm moving from this wretched state that i pretty much loathe (too much snow + too much drama = i'm outta here). but i'm moving because thirdly i'm starting school. i'll be starting as a freshman at a school in utah with a double major in [international] business marketing, and creative writing. normally i wouldn't be so excited about school, but i feel good about what i'm going into and confident that i'll do well, so its going to be fun for me (or else!) 

i know most of that doesn't sound very exciting at all, but its a big change from what is usually going on in my life a.k.a. nothing, so i welcome the changes.

in the mean time, i'm still trying to recover from our most recent move, but one of these days i'll get my usual routine back on track.

how are you doing???  

xoxo,

out with the bad, in with the good.

i'm at a point in my life where i'm ready for a new slate.

ready to purge out all the bad/stressful people and situations in my life,

and ready to welcome all the good and cleansing aspects.

i'm ready for my re-birth.

my phoenix moment if you will.

lately i've just been so irritated with life and how completely redundant it can be.

i'm kind of a tricky person. i hate change, unless i instigate it.

but i also h-a-t-e making big decisions.

i love when i get into my groove and life is good and all that,

but when things get too routine, i'm out like a light.

however, it takes me ages to actually decided what i'm going to do to break out of my usual day-to-day.

i move a lot, change my wardrobe a lot, constantly find new "favorite" bands etc, and i'll obsess over these things for a few weeks or months, and then i'll get bored and move on.

i have such a yellow personality.

when i actually find something that i'm excited about for extensive periods of time,

that's when i know i'll be happy about it for the rest of my life.

this is why it has taken me this long to get going on school,

its why i'm not married,

and why i've moved 7 (going on move 8 and 9 in the next few months) in the last 2 years.

but i'm an adult now.

there is no more time for messing around.

which is where my phoenix experience comes in.

i've started making minor changes in my life,

that i feel are requirements to allow me to live the happiest life i can.

stupid little things like:

canceling my twitter account(s)

{bye, bye birdie.}

twitter was just causing me way too much stress,

and taking up too much time in my day.

i realized how impersonal and pointless it was to be tweeting all the time.

and who really cares what i'm up to 24/7?!

that's what reality t.v. is for.

bought a new purse and shoes

okay so my purse didn't come from bergdorf goodman,

but it is big and yellow like the one seen above.

best part about it?

it was $3.00.

the shoes? not exactly keds, but mine look just like them.

they were $5.00.

i do love me my bargains.

and i was ready for some new things to help carry me into my new life!

and i've stopped doing things i don't want to do

(that aren't a necessity.)

that means you'll be seeing less of words of wisdom wednesdays

and fun fact fridays.

they were a fun idea in the beginning, then they just got too binding.

i felt like i had to do them.

i'll still do them every now and then.

only if i feel like it.

i'm also moving and starting school

yeah. i'm giving my summer away to classes and grades.

papers, professors and student loans.

and i couldn't be more excited.

its the beginning of a new chapter in my life,

and i can feel its going to be the best chapter yet.

it feels good to take control and move on.

what will you do to make the changes you need to?

good by clouds of grey,
hello skies of blue,


{daisy and the egg photo found on jennipenni's flickr site. what a great photo!, pheonix paper sculture found via xin yan's flickr site, choices, twitter, black keds picture all found via google images, big yellow purse found here, and hogwarts pic sited here via we heart it.}