you had me until the chacos. {part 2}

huzzah for part 2 of "you had me until the chacos"! today i'll be looking at the more positive side of things and letting the world know what i do like about the way guys dress (yesterday was what i didn't like.). of course there is much more to a person than just appearance, but usually that's what first gets me interested in getting to know someone of the opposite sex, therefore i pay close attention to it.
basically, my ideal fashionista in boy form can be explained all in one name: justin timberlake. forgive me if i photo him a lot.

so, boys, i'll notice your:

1) fedoras - guys in hats are awesome all together, but fedoras are my absolute favorite.

2) suspenders - i love a little bit of an old fashioned feel and the suspenders definitely add that to an ensemble!

3) chucks with your suit - the chucks give just enough nerdiness to the dressiness that the suit already is. perfect combo. like chips and salsa or chuck bass and blair waldorf.

4) layers - i don't know why i like layers so much. i just do. maybe its because they are so versatile... or maybe its simply because the look so darn good!

5) aviators - love me a good pair of aviators!

6) nice, fitted jeans - see. zac shows us the proper jeans to wear and how to wear them. you can do a lot with a good pair of jeans.

7) light colored suits - dark suits are nice too. lighter ones are just less common which equals a special treat when i do see them!

8) vests - just yum okay??

as far as face and hair:

1) euro hawk/euro mullet/futbol mullet - whatever you want to call it, i love it. it shows that the guy actually took a little bit of time to do his hair in the morning.

2) 5 o'clock shadow - clean shaven is nice too, but there is something about a 5 o' clock shadow...

3) tousled - tricky hair style, but can be done! i love it.

4) curly - boys + curls = awesome-yes-please

5) shaggy - a little bit of length is okay with me. just stay away from the fabio looking stuff...

6) faux hawk - a classic hair style that still hasn't gone out

*runner up - shaved head. i'm not talking biced. no thank you. but cut down to a 2,3, or 4 is nice. not many guys can pull this one off. its a rarity which makes it beautiful!

the fact of the matter is, people are beautiful in their own little ways and we all have our opinion on what is beautiful and what isn't. i guess that's why they say "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"!

what catches your eye when it comes to outer appearance?!

trip re-cap in a nutshell.

well, i'll sum up my utah vacay in a nutshell for you.

tuesday jan 12th: VERY stressful day for me. i don't know. just the packing for a nearly 2 week long trip and getting ready to leave for that long absolutely took its toll on me. i even had a little break-down-cry-session for a few minutes because i was just having a crummy day. couldn't find the ipod, laptop wasn't working, zipper on suitcase was broken and so on and so forth. -- when we finally got out of the house i was still in bad mood due to sissykins tape player (yep i said tape player) not cooperating which meant no listening to the ipod (and no i didn't find mine. brother was just kind enough to let us take his), and then the cds in her cd player were scratched-a-mundo so we couldn't even listen to most of those. *sigh* i was glad to finally get to our destination AND see my bestie kimberly. - she made everything better by purchasing FAME (which i had not yet seen) and making us velveeta and shells (a bestie tradition). i love my kimberly.

wednesday jan 13th: for starters, i know i missed words of wisdom wednesday and i'm sorry. -- we-ll. a not so stressful day (and thank goodness!) although kimberly worked a double, my mckay friend got out of school at noon, so we were able to have lunch and do a little catching up which was g-r-a-n-d. we watched FAME again and i burned music from kimberly so i'd have decent, non-scratched cds (owl city, she&him, a little imogen heap. life was good) for the rest of the drive down which was to take place on saturday.

thursday jan 14th: i went to yoga. first time ever. and guess what? i'm TOTALLY addicted. i plan to start it up with my momma. another highlight? i got to see aunt laura (kimberly's aunt that i have adopted as my own) and amberkins (kimberly's sister whom i've adopted as my own) AND taggy-baby (kimberly's sister amber's baby haha whom i L-O-V-E).

friday jan 15th: i'm aware that i missed a fun fact friday and i am very very sorry for that. well we drove to st. goerge on this day. and before even going to our house, i convinced sissykins to make a stop in at our cousins sami and becca's. it was GRAND! they grabbed their over night stuff and joined sissykins and i at our house for a totally girly sleep over (complete with nail painting and michael buble listening.)

saturday jan 16th: i'm not going to lie. pretty much all i did on this day, was watch season 2 of gossip girl. i'm completely addicted and i wanted to get it out of the way so it wasn't consuming me the rest of the trip, which it only 1/2 did. :) (three dreams about chuck bass in three consecutive nights... okay. i was consumed!) later on that night i went and ate with the cuzzies (sami&becca), played clue a few times (love that game!) and we went and got frozen yougart at krave which i had never been to. excellent fro-yo, but nothing beats my spoon me. nothing.

sunday jan 17th: complete awesomeness because i got to see my amigo mikey cakes. we went to church together (which was quite a weird experience, as the people that are there every time i go back just keep getting younger and younger! i was in a college ward with 18 year olds that were in my home ward. i never imagined i'd see them in a college ward...) - then i got to see 2 of my 4 sets of grandparents (and the cuzzies again)! oh and! my dad was in town on his way home from vegas so we got to see him as well. that was fun.

monday jan 18th: finished up season 2 of gossip girl (so exciting i know!) and... i think that was about it. i may have seen the cuzzies, but to be honest, i can't really remember.

tuesday jan 19th: went to my other bestie kim's house (yep. two besties named kim. which is why one is kimberly and the other is kim. thank goodness bestie number 3 is named ashley. i don't know what i would have done with another kim!) - we did lunch at pizza factory (delicious!) and ran errands for her and all that kind of good stuff, then since i was sleeping over, we stayed up pretty late (mostly to feed and watch baby kai) and started a business!

wednesday jan 20th: oh. missed another words of wisdom wednesday. gotta forgive though. computer useage was VERY limited. BUT what i did do is: colored my auntie's hair on this day, which meant hung out with the cuzzies somemore. it was spectacular.

thursday jan 21st: well mostly i helped my kim friend organize her house. i also got to see an old co-worker/friend of mine, claudia. she came and chated with kim and i while i was at kims house. then, i met up with some girls that sissykins and i have known for almost 20 years! we ate at 25 main (YUM! cupcakes!) and it was great to see them and catch up with them.

friday jan 22nd: bah! missed another fun fact friday! ssssorrrrry. BUT: got to see another set of grandparents! we ate lunch with them, then went back to their house to view pictures from their recent trip to china. it looked amazing. then i went to my bestie kim's house and helped her orgainze more, and worked on the business a bit too. colored her hair, ate some pizza, watched a little bit of the office, and then went home for bed.

saturday jan 23rd: saw the cuzzies one last time, ate lunch with grandparents one last time (grandma took us to see some artwork of my uncles and i helped grandma get a facebook), and set out on the road for provo. - when we got there, we hit up a show at muse music (archie and the traveling sales men), and of course slept at kimberly's.

sunday jan 24th: i said good bye to kimberly and headed home. almost missed the exit (becuase of sissykins!) almost rear-ended someone (again because of sissykins), but made it  home just in time for dinner. it is glorious to be home.

like home,


p.s. it rained 80% of the time we were in st.george which was LOVELY!

{pics taken by me, me, a girl at 25 main whose name i can't remember but am very grateful to her for snapping the pic, me, and me!}

really quickly, let me just say this.

well, i have a lot to share with everyone.

i just had an extraordinary trip to my home state, utah.

and now i'm home-sweet-home.

the sharing though, will have to come tomorrow, as it is late, and i am sleepy.

for tonight though, i will tell you this:

i love me my british boys:

i know its kind of a random thought, but its the truth.

and i can't deny the truth.

london calling,

christmas eve dinner.

every year we have a {special} christmas eve dinner.

all of us look forward to it every year.

mmmmm.

{pasta} with {shrimp} and {crab} and {alfredo}.

d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s.

here are some christmas eve pics:

{me and brothey}

{sister, little m, me, brothey, boo, sissykins}

not a creature was stirring,

{pics courtesy of mother dearest. good job mom.}

happy christmas eve.

christmas is tomorrow!

wow. this year has flown by.

i think i like christmas eve better than christmas.

everyone is still excited, and joyful.

♥

my favorite part of christmas are the traditions.

our traditions are:

every christmas eve, we have a delectible feast.

then, before bedtime, dad reads the first part of the christmas story

(when the angel comes to mary to tell her she will have baby Jesus),

and he puts on his christmas socks that he wears every year, and only on christmas. 

for bed, all the kids sleep in the same room and watch christmas movies,

and read christmas stories, and listen to christmas songs all night.

christmas morning, dad reads the second half of the christmas story (the birth of baby Jesus),

we open presents, eat our yummy breakfast,

and then later in the afternoon we all go see a movie together.

christmas traditions are the greatest.

what are your christmas traditions???

chestnuts roasting,

so many mooooovies.

okay there are 13 movies to date that i'm STOKED for, that come out in 2010.

some more than others, but all are sounding good right about now.

so, what will i be seeing in 2010?

well, since you asked...
**UPDATE (movies that are strikedthrough are ones that i saw)

{january}

when in rome (29th)

i l-♥-v-e kristen bell,

so naturally i'm SO excited for this flick.

plus it sounds adorable.

{february}

dear john (5th)

okay. love amanda seyfried,

and nicholas sparks movies are always so cute.

percy jackson & the olympians: the lightning theif (12th)

i'm probably most excited for this one. i'mjustsayin.

{march}

alice in wonderland (5th)

i have been waiting for this one since '08

so i'm excited its FINALLY coming out.

remember me (12th)

notgunnalie i'm stoked for another r-patz flick.

(hopoing its not rated r...)

{may}

letters to juliet (7th)

okay. another amanda seyfried film.

plus it takes place in italy. the home of my ancestors.

yes. please.

{june}

toy story 3 (18th)

hooray for yet another toy story!

should. be. awesome.

ECLIPSE!!!!!!!!!! (30th)

so happy this installment is coming out earlier than nov.

it makes the waiting process easier.

so. much. easier. -- and i'm excited for the tent scene.

i'mjustsayin'.

{july}

hairspray 2 (rumored)

well its rumored. but adam shankman is directing.

plus i ♥ the first one, so this should be fab.

{august}

step up 3d (6th)

loved the first one, double loved the second one.

hoping to triple love the third one.

{november}

harry potter & the dealthy hallows part I (19th)

hooray for harry potter!

and the fact that there is still one more to go after this is...

pure bliss.

rapunzel (19th)

so happy disney is finally doing some "old school" animation again.

also, rapunzel is my favortie fairy tale character,

so, pretty excited for this one.

{december}

chronicles of narnia: voyage of the dawn treader (10th)

j'adore the narnia movies and books. sad disney quit doing them,

but happy 20th century fox picked them up!

also happy that delicious ben barnes is back again as caspian.

ugh. so many i know.

what are you excited for in 2010???

lets go to the movies, lets go see a show,

dresses, & dresses, & dresses oh my!

stumbled on a {fantastic} website today.

its called modcloth.

they have the most {amazing} dresses i have ever seen.

for example:

{rose dress}

{beachcomber beauty dress}

{dress went down to georgia}

{frock & roll party queen in rizzo}

{kew gardens}

{the christine dress}

{wedding singer}

their shoes aren't shabby either:

{achilles heel}

{a-cute triangles in teal blue}

{empowerment shoes in third wave}

{happy feet t-straps in waverly}

{spinning jenny heels in mule}

and then the accessories, apartment, bottoms etc...

ugh!

i literally had to make myself stop. i couldn't get enough!

these are a few of my favorite things,


{all pics courtesy of modcloth.}

tuesday = national cupcake day.

did everyone know tuesday was:

national {cupcake} day?

oh yes it was.

and if you know me, or if you've been reading this blog,

you know i l-o-v-e {cupcakes}.

as a matter of fact, my most favorite {cupcakes} of all time,

are mentioned on my blog here.

you guys, in honor of national {cupcake} day, and you,

go out and buy yourself a {cupcake}.

(or make some. whichever is your fancy.) 

you deserve it.

cupcakes make me smile,


{this is where i found the: pretty blue, cupcakes all in a row, billion candles cupcake all via weheartit.com}

{daily} smiles. #4

yesterday some of my i.f. friends came over w/ christmas gifts for me.

{how sweet!}

well, they insisted i open them e-mmediatley, so i did. ;)

what did i find inside?

oh. oh. oh.

a darling plaque that had the scripture {1 corinthians 13:7} on it,

and

are. you. ready.

a {robert pattinson} calender!

bahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

naturally, they're both hanging on my wall right. this. second.

thanks ladies! you made my {heart smile}!

just to see you smile,
i'd do anything.
that you wanted me to,

fun fact friday #5

{fun fact friday time!}

this week i'm sharing:

my celebrity crush!

my celeb crush is

(and has been for so much longer than just twilight...)

{♥robert pattinson♥}

what a dreamy, dreamy man he is.

who's your celebrity crush???

cedric diggory is my BOYFRIEND,


{pic found here thanks to here.}

fun fact friday #4.

fun fact friday!

{woot. woot.}

this week, i'd like to share:

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES!

{oh. my gosh.}

i absolutely believe that chocolate chip cookies

(gooey ones right out of the oven)

make the world a better place.

while you're eating them, just for that {small moment} in time,

everything is okay in the world and nothing matters but the intense deliciousness going on in your mouth.

so. fun fact: i {ja dore} chocolate chip cookies.

(probably at unhealthy levels actually.)

standing outside with my mouth open wide,

{got the pic here ya'll. after i searched here ya'll.}

what treasures! (jolly old st. nick part 3!!!)

{oh.} {my.} {gosh.}

i went to walmart today, and saw these two little treasures that...

i'm sorry but i'm just going to have to add them to my christmas list.

even though they are miley cyrus' line,

i feel i just have to have them!

(i sound so selfish and spoiled! really i'm not.

i just appreciate good clothing when i see it.)

i absolutely love dresses. - especially mildly frilly ones such as these!

"l" is for the way i'd look in those dresses,

{i sneakily snapped those photos with my sidekick. because apparently you aren't supposed to take pics of walmart merchandise. so shhhhhhhhh.}

lets get naked!

household favorite?

{naked juice.}

all the time.

{everywhere.}

always.

never tried it? get some.

its {delicious.} and {nutritious.}

and you may never be the same again.

shake ya groove thing,


{i took the pics. they're of food, need you ask?}

the cullen family and my family.

since moving here a year and a half ago, everywhere my family and i have gone,

people stare at us like we're the cullens.

{no seriously.}

even tonight, at pack meeting, there was a semi circle of chairs,

and then there was {our} row of chairs. 

and everyone {stared}. 

guess we're just so super beautiful and awesome that people can't look away. :)

(it gets even creepier when brothey looks quite similar to edward cullen.

and kids at his school think he is a vampire.)

the cold ones,


{the pic of the gorgeous vamps that you see above was found here. but i woldn't have found it without searching here first.}

because of you.

dear {moroccan} oil,

thank you for making my hair so shiny and smooth and healthy. because of you my hair isn't afraid of the {flat iron} or {curling iron} anymore. i think i'll keep you around for awhile.

sincerely,
 and her hair.
p.s. i know this "thank you" is long over due. i {apologize} for taking so long.

{this is the exact spot i was lead to when i searched here for the pic above.}

peanut butter browines. yum. yum. yum.

i'm not much of a cook.

however, one day i was feeling rather {creative}, and so i made some brownies,

but added a little bit of peanut butter into them.

now they are a craze in my family.

peanut butter {brownies}. mmmmmmm.

yum.

daily dose of,

{its a picture of food. need you ask who snapped it? okay. since you asked. it was moi. (thats "me" in french.)}