Two.

Day 2. Five things you did today


One: went to the gym. This is big for me. Because normally I go like once every two weeks. But I went two days in a row! So impressive! Go me.

Two: took a bath. After the gym of course I decided to reward myself with a nice hot bath. And some cheerios while i was at it.

Three: went to lunatic fringe. To shadow and assist like I usually do every Friday and Saturday. But I can't go this weekend so I decided to go today instead:)

Four: gave Susan a haircut. I'm lucky- because not only do I have the bestest friends in the world, but my friends have fabulous mothers! So I got to spend an hour just with robyns mom Susan and chat with her about life. So fun to see her and just catch up!

Five: went to the gas station with zachary. I feel like we are always filing our cars up with gas- we drive a lot. Between Provo, Murray and salt lake we are little commuters. Zachs a gem though- he always fills my car up for me so that I don't have to get out of the warm car. It's a small gesture but it makes me happy. Sometimes I'll roll the window down though and talk to him so that he doesn't get lonely. Haha:)


-ps I left my computer charger in Provo so I've been doing my posts from my phone. Hence my picturless posts. Boring I know. Nothing pretty to look at. It's like a book without pictures. So I'll be posting pictures once I get it back. Cus I know some people don't even read they just look at the pictures. Trust me I know - I'm the same way.


Okay thas it. I'm trying to keep my days with stuff to do so that I don't get bored and realize I'm not doing too much with my life. But my hopes are high- send good karma my way:)

new challenge.

SO. i decided i wanted to start another blog challenge. so i am.
its just a short one. about 15 days to be exact. the theme is in 5's.
you'll see what i mean.

so why waste anymore time. less get it started shall we.

day 1. FIVE things you could eat every day.

one- watermelon.

its like, you can eat tons and you dont feel full ya know? its like straight delish water basically. i really like it. and i really like the summer time when you always have it in the fridge. sometimes i like to cut it in half or so- grab a spoon and just dig in. i dont even mind the seeds- ill eat the crap outta them.

two- cheese.

string. slice. shredded. i like it all. its by far the greatest. if you didnt notice- all good food has cheese in it. for example: nachos, pizza, enchiladas, raviollis, even salad. its a staple. 

three- texas roadhouse rolls. 

when they are steaming hot and you put that delicious cinny butter on it? heck ya id eat that every single day no question.

four- frenchie toast.

id be happy if i woke up every morning and there was just french toast to great me, with homemade syrup and maybe some powdered sugar on top. im not trying to get tooo demanding but some o.j. on the side would suffice.

five- im just gonna have to say the dodo. 

like i know i dont shut up about it. but theres a reason. so i couldnt just say the turkey sandwich, cus i want the whole meal- i have to get me that banana cream cheescake too. okay ill stop talking about it now...maybe ill go pick some up? tonight? moving on...

got it.

Ohhh uhm- just in case you were wondering, cus I know everyone is- it's been the number one worry on your mind, I got my banana cream cheesecake. I ordered my dinner and said- save me a piece of that delish goodness cus I will buy it and I will devour it and love every minute of it. And the waiter said you got it! And I did just that- I let everyone try it though just so they knew what kind of cloud I was floating on- cloud 9 to be exact. They were jealous. And they will all go get it next time they are at the dodo- bet me on it.
Because I'm a nice girl- I saved my last third of the pie for me little friend zacharias. He bowed down to me and I added 10 points to my scoreboard. And he earned 4 points by letting me have a bite, even though I had given it to him. He soo nice.



I'll probably go and get it again this week
Cus I feel like it at all hours and minutes of the day.

p.o.w

i like old jewlery. i like rummaging through my moms old drawer of stuff and wearing my grandmas vintage watches and rings. one of my very favorite bracelets is my mom's p.o.w. bracelet. i had no idea what it was when i first saw it- but it drew me in from the start. she told me that during the 60's and 70's, everyone would buy these bracelets in honor for the "prisoners of war" and soldiers missing in action during the vietnam war.  you would wear the bracelet with the persons name on it, in hopes they would return safely. 

whenever i wear my bracelet- which is everyday, people ask me what it is and what it means. so the other day when i was talking to my buddy chris at lunatic fringe- he asked me if the guy was ever found. i didnt know. i really had no idea if he was still alive or not.  so that night i did my research.  i looked up Captian Wayne Irsch and to my surprise, found out a lot about him- including a picture.

i read stories about how this man was 31 years old, from Oklahoma.  he was married and was in the air force, a captian in fact.  on January 9th 1968, he was set off on a combat mission with another one of his fellow pilots and their plane crashed in Laos after being hit my enemy fires. his body was never found.

i know its kind of silly but after i read the story and saw the picture of this mysterious man on my bracelet, i felt some weird connection to him.  instead of just a name, he was a person. a real person with hopes and dreams and likes and dislikes- and he died serving his country and left a family behind. it all became much more real to me.  

i dont know this guy, i dont know his family or anything else- but i like him- and i hope to meet him one day and until then- ill wear my little p.o.w. bracelet to show that i support all those who are fighting for our country.

yum

two weeks ago I went to the dinner with zachary. we have our usual spots and so ya know, we went to the dodo. yumm yum yum. i introduced zach to my new fav dessert (thanks to A) banana creme cheeescake pie! zachs not a huge dessert person- but he LOVED it. 

so a week goes by and we go on a group date and where do we go? the dodo. i just cant get enough. so me and zach are stoked on getting our pie- and right before we order our din, they cross our banana cream cheesecake off the board- meaning it was out for the night. we were bummed but it was still fantastic.

now the weekend is almost here- dont judge but im already planning on going to the dodo on saturday....3rd weekend in a row. haha to celebrate sophies birthday we are eating at our favvvorritest place in the world and just so you all know- before i even order my dinner, im saying- hi, im ordering a banana cream cheesecake so save it for me- k thanks.

i wish the dodo was my kitchen- id eat it 3 times a day, 7 days a week. 

i just like food. 

tricky trickkky

one of mine and zachs favorite commercials is the Bosley ones.  Every time they come one, we roll over in laughter! why you ask? becasuse they are BEYOND ridiculous.  the commercial is for hair loss product and the before and after pictures they show are HILARIOUS. like i dont know who they are trying to fool, these arent even the same people?!  unreal. so unreaaaal. please bless.

 this guy got younger as well as getting hair...

 maybe if we tilt his head differently then no one will notice its a different guy?

 hmm...the turned face throws us off.

uh...this guy doesnt even have the same color eyes?!!

i get a kick out of this stuff- it makes life so much better.

i am....

REALLY really excited for the bach tonight!!

and soph is even going to make a "bach" of cookies. (at least she said she was) and yeah i totally made up that little pun. off the top of my unshowered head. 

i don't when exactly the bach became two hours but i can say that its the best idea they ever had. its like a dang movie! and yes its the highlight of my week. im counting down the hours for my two favvvies to have their one on one dates tonight!! yayayayayay!

k yeah im obsessed, so what.

ps. still upset that keltie is gone cus i liked her and thought she was hilarrrrr. -
dont ya feel like sometimes when they show a girl your like, woah who issss she? and then he picks her like 3rd in the rose ceremony and its like what the? (obvi she isnt that interesting or else they would have aired her more- but shes not, so like all the times she talks to brad doesnt even make it onto the show....secretly i feel kinda bad for them)

the topic of all important topics.

It's been the topic of all important conversations, it's been the controversy of my days, it has even made me settle into a deep pondering. What is it you ask ? What could ever be so important as to throw me off my perfectly spinning axle?

Well when I entered into this world of stars aligned on October 23- the zodiac chart named me Scorpio. As a young one I felt like scorpions were nasty- but learned to love my sign as if it were my own identity. My birthday happens to be on the cusp of Libra and Scorpio and so according to some magazines I was considered a Libra- but I always stayed true to my real colors and read my months future from the Scorpio collum.
You see- until this year I've been a devoted member of the Scorpio sign. And just when I was coming to terms with my inner self and astrology- the world decided to add another sign to the zodiac chart. (something to do with the stars not aligning...) enter Ophichuis. And because of this great deal, I am now considered a Virgo.


Say what!? How does that just happen? How does everyones signs just get to change over night like that? What if my significant other and mines signs don't match up? What if I have a scorpion tattoed all over my back? ( I don't but I'm positive some people do). It's just all very confusing to say the least. Am I just supposed to embrace the Virgo in my life? Or change my birthday to continue my journey in life as a Scorpio? So many desicions I must now make. Not to mentions the worlds greatest pick up line, whats your sign? is now going to bring up contention to those who are not happy with their new sign, or simply just confuse people.. "well i used to be a capricorn..but i dont know what i am now."
"awkward, i cant calculate if we would work well together then..."


I guess I'll just have to see what my fortune reads next month on glamour and decide from there what lies ahead for me. And then I think this will all unfold.

Old: Scorpio

  
                                                      

New: Virgo

                                                                                                                            





Yeah I'm a little dramatic. And a little sarcastic. To say the least- it really doesn't make sense as to why they had to change it-but I'm just glad that I don't have to make a laser removal appointment this week. and just between you an me....im secretly crossing my fingers that its all a hoax- cus i really just want to stay my old sign.





did your sign change too? most likely they did. cept a few leo's....lucky people. take a look at the new dates...

Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16. 
Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11. 
Pisces: March 11-April 18. 
Aries: April 18-May 13. 
Taurus: May 13-June 21. 
Gemini: June 21-July 20. 
Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10. 
Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16.
Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30. 
Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23.
Scorpio: Nov. 23-29. 
Ophiuchus: Nov. 29-Dec. 17.
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20.

fail...

dangit.

shoot.

crap.

a day of elevens.

just for fun.

11 things i love about today- because it IS 1-11-11. what a fun day.

1.   first off- i showered which always make me feel nice and happy.

2.  i took zachary a jamba at work and got to see him for a little minute before i went to prov. 

3. when i opened the fridge there was a nice cold diet coke smiling back at me.

4. my pandora playlist was DEAD ON today. thank you thank you.

5. i went to CPK with some of my pmts posse. they are the cutest and i had missed being with them.

6. i turned in my 6 plastics to get a free lipstick from m.a.c. :) 

7.  sophie drove with me all the way to prov- it was much better to have someone to talk to rather than be on another pretend talk show....

8.  since yesterday i organized my closet- picknig out an outfit this morning was enjoyable and much easier to say the least!

9. teen mom 2 is on tonight? let the games begin!

10. i finished up a couple more things for school- i know im graduated....yet i still have little things - slowly but surely im getting it all finished :)

11. i am happy- and because of that, today is good :)

i decided i want to start another blog challenge...maybe just a 15 day one...? hmmm

breathe

Hello new year. We've been off to a lazy start. While the rest of the world seems to be making new years resolutions- I've been sleeping in every day, eating nachos for the hundreth time, and watch episodes of ellen and Tyra back to back. Why so slothful? Simply because I'm stresses. And when I get stressed- I go into shut down mode. Its quite backwards really.


The thing is, the last year and half of my life I've been busy. I woke up before 9, was at school all day and was constantly doing something! Even this winter break I was up by 8- and worked all day on the job sites- followed by coming home and playing with all the friends and fam.
Which brings us to now- I am graduated from school and I've hit a wall. My plan was to move back to salt lake and immediately start working. Well sometimes life doesn't go as planned. My contract won't sell and I cant pay for a place for 8 months and not live there. Not in the budget. So I've decided to stay in prov until my contract does sell.


In the meantime I've been looking for something to do- a job that is going to benefit me in Provo and will be okay if I have to all the sudden move back to salt lake- a job that fit in my career field as a cosmetologist. At first I was freaking out. My life wasn't going anywhere and I was supposed to be well on my way right? Well after a few sleepless night (maybe the reasoning for my wake up time of noon) and deep discussions with multiple succesful people I've realized I just need to take a deep breath.


I'm not sure still what is going to happen, who knows where I'll be living 3 weeks from today, and who knows what I'll be doing. BUT as much as it freaks and stresses me out- I realize everything will eventually take it's course and life will go on. That doesn't mean giving up and just letting life go on how it will, I will just simply be intune to every ippurtunity that comes my way! Cus everything does happen for a reason, right?!


....and yeah, i just wrote this eating nachos, in my sweats and topped it off with a lindor chocolate. at least i did make an effort to exercise this morning, good effort indeed.


so today i needed a little positive reinforcement. that i havent failed because i have no idea what im doing with my life, but that i can do whatever i simply want with my life.
for all those who need a little pick me up..

off.

remember when i said my brain was turned off for a little minute? well it shut off again. not quite sure how it went to the off mode- but im not happy about it.


today i get in my car to head to grand ol provo for a couple days.  i start loading my car...
laptop? check. chargers? check. clothes for a few days? check. binder for school? nope...
go back inside and grab it. smile to myself thinking, awesome i got it- lets get the show on the road.


i drive to prov- listening to some tuneskys from my pod. feels like its taking forever to get there but im enjoying my little drive.  the minute i pull up to paul mitch i think, mmm lipgloss, i need some lipgloss. 
then BAM it hit me like lightening. where the HECK is my purse....i look around my car. no purse. notttt a purse in sight. youre JOKING?! i wish i was. no purse= no wallet, no make up bag, nope-nada.  i have zero dollars. doesnt help either than as the minute i got off the freeway in provo my gas light popped up. not a problem right? so annoying. 


to say the least- i honestly just have a problem. i do, i cant hid it anymore or deny it.  i freaking lose stuff. and its a serious problem of mine that im not sure where i picked it up from or when it started or anything.  its by far one of my most annoying weaknesses. 
funny thing is, you'd thing i'd learn after a couple times of this same thing happening...but nope. just keeps repeating itself.




new years resolution for lauren numero uno: STOP LOSING THINGS.




thass it. xoxxx.

hello

so the other day my family went around and told our most embarrassing food we eat. something that we wouldn't normally like to share with the world- coming from my family it could go anywhere because my mom would probably say Wendy's like it was the devil. or anything fast food for that matter. any who i said mine, thinking it wouldn't be a big deal- but nope everyone thought i was insane.
i said...
fire Cheetos.
if you haven't tried them, you should- cus they are delish. i thought it was norm to like such a thing- but my fam thought it was simply the grossest thing they had ever heard.

i don't care. i yell it proudly to the world.


I LOVE FIRE CHEETOS!

that's all :)

whats your embarassing/guilty please snack or meal?

fin.

its here. its come to an end. my 30 day blog challenge is ALMOST done. right after this post it will be finished! wooooo hoo. it was fun while it lasted- perhaps ill do another one later. i just need to be more consistent about posting.

but here goes...

day 30. 30 facts about you.

1. I must sleep with a pillow in between my legs. or else they hurt like none other.

2. The only toothpaste I will buy is Aquafresh.

3. I do NOT like touching ice. I wrap my otter pop in a towel. it is the worst feeling ever.

4. I have a soft spot in my heart for the homeless. I always give them a buck or two.

5. I hate the way I chew gum- make fun of me I dare you. 

6. All The Single Ladies is my least favorite song- in the usa. in the world. in the universe.

7. I don't like tap water. distilled please ?

8. I have the worlds smallest toe nails. they are tiny little rectangles...I've never seen any ones quite like mine...they are wack.

9. I wish for a day I could be famous.

10. I love when people admit to facebook creeping. we all do it...so when someone admits them i give them 10 points.

11. I am so grossed out by uncooked meat...it makes me want to be a vegetarian. but I'm not...

12. I love love loveee drinking water out of a Styrofoam cup. it tastes so much better for some odd reason. like i guzzle cups at cafe rio.

13. One of my fear is that one day ill accidentally hit the cement barriers on the freeway...ya know when all the sudden there is only an inch between you and the barrier? well one false maneuver and that could go bad...i really get nervous being too close to those things. middle lane, thanks.

14. i love getting the hiccups!

15. I can honestly say, I still get confused with my right and left. I have to do the "L" trick with my hands...its so redic, i missed the day in elementary when they learned I guess.

16. Must have paper towels in the kitchen always- i go through those babies like its no ones bidnesss.

17. I think Uggs are the worst shoe ever invented and they should become extinct. Ugg is for Uggly.

18.  I always drive on cruise control. even in the 30 mile zones....helps me not speed :)

19. Id rather eat cookie dough or brownie mix than the actual cookie or brownie.

20. I sit Indian style everywhere....church, restaurants, home, school, every chair. Indian style knows whats up.

21. I burp all the time. and its gross. I don't realize it until i hear someone else burp and then I tell myself Ill never do it again...and then I do.

22. I will never call my dad DADDY and my children will never call their father DADDY. cus that is just straight up the most unattractive thing ever.

23. I could eat popcorn for every meal.

24. I gotsta have a straw for my drink. must must.

25.  Nail polish? check. I always have at least one in my purse.

26. The older I get, the more nervous I get on planes and flying. but i LOVE the airport.

27. I'm 21 years old and sleep with my blankie. and I will for the rest of my life...if zach doesn't find it and throw it away first.

28. I'm thee WORST at history...learning about people who I feel like I have no connection with is just not my thing. Id much rather learn about personalities and why people do the things they do and all that jazz.

29. Ya know how showers wake people up? not me. they simply PUT ME TO SLEEP. after I get out of the shower I wrap up in my towel and crawl into my bed. night.

30. If it were acceptable, Id still play with my barbies. heck- I'm going to MAKE it acceptable cus i LOVED and still do love barbies.

well there you have it. cheers to a new year and the end to my 30 day blog post :)