fundraising: NOT for the faint of heart.

i'm doing a fundraiser for school.

all proceeds from the purchase help get me

to a 3-day convention in vegas where i will have the

opportunity to take classes from some of the leading

professionals in the beauty industry.

THIS IS BIG TIME PEOPLE!

i can't do it without you.

these beauty bags make FABULOUS holiday gifts.

women, men, children, animal lovers. done and done.

please. just one bag. that's all i ask.

interested? comment below OR click that button on the left

that says "email me" and i will love you forever.

stuck like glue.

saw sugarland perform this song on ellen the other day.

i love and hate it. either way, it's stuck...like glue.

wah wahhhhhh.

minute to win it.

our ward hosted it's very own minute to win it competition last week.

there were laughs aplenty as our team ran from station to station.

for one of the challenges, jason put a baseball in the bottom

of a nylon and then put it on his head and tried to knock

over each water bottle in less than a minute.

junk in the trunk might've been my fave challenge.

poor johnny was picked to complete the task.

a kleenex box + 6 ping pong balls + shimmy and shake

those balls out of the box in 60 secs or less.

pure hilarity!

6 challenges later...lookie here! winners winners chicken dinners.

sign me up for the real deal.

sparkle sparkle.

i begged mo mo AND g.

fingers crossed for this particular present

under the tree.

tweet tweet.

how do you feel about twitter?

i kinda like it. it's a test of wits, really.

to be funny/smart/poignant in 140 characters or less?

NOT for the faint of heart, people. i do love a challenge.

i'm not always successful but i'm a work in progress.

follow my progress here.

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play by play.

after a long, hard, half a week...

last wednesday evening went a little something like this:

6:00pm

dinner with angel

8:00pm

get text from friend giving away

ingrid michaelson concert tickets

9:00pm

hit the road to LA

10:00pm

arrive at music box just in time for

ingrid to take the stage

10:00-11:45pm

bliss

we make our own fun.

last night, after a most delicious lebanese dinner,

most of us were hanging around + making weekend plans.

meanwhile, there were games afoot.

sometimes devin is what you might call an instigator.

enter, the bump stop game.

brian + dusty quickly jumped on board.

i love how dusty shuffles along.

brittany, never one to be left behind, was up next.

brittany's flailing arms are the highlight of this bit.

and rounding out the night, we have the prodigal son, scott busby.

what he lacks in skill, he makes up for in grace, no?

aaaaand i'm pretty sure he pulled a muscle on this schennanigan.

my friends make me laugh. a lot.

toot it and boot it.

+

+

+

+

i need me some booties.

for real, tho.

you fancy, huh.

i wanna throw a party just so

i can wear this dress.

the visitors.

my mom + mom's bestie + my sister came to visit last weekend.

we packed a whole lot into just a few days.

+ whale watching

+ in-n-out

+ LA fashion district

+ girl talk

+ comparing noses (mine = pointy; sister's = not)

+ LA ink

+ lots and lots and LOTS of shopping

+ eating

+ laughing our heads off

+ dance offs

+ turning my sister's hair green (whoops)

+ yogurtland

i mean, we're talking SERIOUSLY good times people.

it. was. so. much. fun.

witchy poo!

20 grown women + petticoats + striped stockings +

feather boas + the irvine spectrum.

t'was a ladies' night never to be forgotten!

trifecta.

martha's been away for awhile now and seth*

is moving away this week. sad face.

luckily, we've got modern technology to span

the distance. pretty sure, my webcam is my best friend.

don't worry, martha and seth are a close second and third.

*names have been changed to protect identities

pop song of the day.

ingrid michaelson. i'm a fan.

her latest single is more pop than indie

but i love it just the same. the lyrics

are super sweet and this acoustic version

has some pretty fun bits.

gotta love the uke.

myfroyo.

while visiting the fam in WA,

lil sis treated me to yogurtland knockoff myfroyo.

it was tasty but def a far cry from the

beloved land of yogurt. can't wait for her to come

visit and have her mind blown by REAL froyo.

dee-LISH!

the 'ween.

two weeks until halloween.

are you dressing up?

{via}

fa-la-la.

it's time for another ocmco concert.

december 2. 5pm and 8pm. segerstrom concert hall.

trust me, this one is gonna be FABULOUS!

buy tickets here.

sassy lashes.

sad.

SASSY!

seems like eeeeeveryone's doing lash extensions these days.

but if you want the best, you gotta call the best. that's where i come in.

call/text/email/fb message me to make an appointment.

trust me, you need some sass in your life!

home again home again jiggity jig.

spent the weekend in washington

with this little guy. best weekend ever.

what did you do this weekend?

50.

happy birthday paw paw!

the big FIVE OH! i can hardly believe it!

you da man.

lgn + nate.

do you read little green notebook? if not, you should.

her design aesthetic is fab + super inspiring.

she did a post on nate berkus last week.

i'm obsessed with this mirror.

scarlet harlot.

emma stone is perfection.

go see.

today's goal.

i'm on a mission to get

my bedroom space under control.

bleh.

bb.

took a quick trip to big bear for a little sleepover.

the mountain road was VERY windy (barf) but the

views and fresh air were glorious!

how did you spend your weekend?

waiting for superman.

catching up on oprah again.

education in america. scary.

have you heard about/seen this film?

discuss.

bachelorettes + napkin heads.

most of you in mormon land have probably heard

about my girl aubs and her bachelorette escapades.

if you haven't, catch up here.

my dearest dusty was date #6 in aubrey's search for love.

oh. em. gee. pretty much the best date ever televised.

and the follow up is just as good.

"i'm being held against my will."

so classic, so dusty.

for more dirty details on the date to end all dates, go here.

oprah's on.

it's her final season.

i'm determined to watch every episode.

are you watching?

semi unexplainable.

i'm obsessed with bruno mars.

he's adorable + very talented.

and his newest single is oh so sweet.

yup...obsessed.

powell.

headed to lake powell for the week.

i'm a first timer. suuuuper excited.

looking forward to:

road trippin' (again)

hiking

games (water + board)

kickin' it with this gal

reading reading reading

napping

dance party-ing

memory making

bring it on, lake powell.

bring. it. on.

boobs legsly.

so i've been pretty neglectful of fashion week this year.

neither the time, nor the inclination right now i guess.

but i DO have time to pull a GG and gossip about the fact that

everyone is heralding blake lively as fashion week's it girl.

really, fashion week? really, anna wintour? REALLY?!

i mean, those legs ARE amazing but c'mon now.

blake lively's "sense of style" is SNORE.

boring.

boring-er.

boring-est + totally dated + so NOT stylish.

the best part of blake acting as the fashion world's

little pet these days, is it gives m'peeps over at

go fug yourself plenty of material to work with.

in their world, she's known as boobs legsly.

if the shoe fits, wear it on the runway.

now, if you don't mind, i'm switchin' from haterade

to diet coke for the remainder of the evening.

only nice + positive things to say about blake from here on out.

promise.

her legs ARE great.

glamping.

the ladies of sc5 are kickin' it old school and headed

to girls camp this weekend. honestly, i'm not much of a camper.

i'll be meetin' up with them a little after the kickoff festivities

but better late than never, right?

looking forward to:

+ road trippin' with this girl

+ becoming one with nature

+ camping food (tinfoil dinners. duh.)

+ giggling with m'sc5 ladies into the wee hours

+ craftin' it up girls camp style

nothin' like "roughin' it" to bring people together.

i'll let you know how it goes.

pray for me.

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vanilla peoples.

my SIL posted the most hilarious fb status the other day.

i laughed. hard. had to share. hope i don't get in trouble!

adorable niece qotd: "mom, you and i are like vanilla peoples."

kids say the darndest things.

btw, isn't my bro's fam so so SO cutie?!

pic stolen from SIL's blog.

balboa.

this weekend, angel and i hijacked the beetle and headed

for the wild unknown (aka balboa island).

it was angel's first time so a trip to dad's was necessary.

hippo cookies + balboa bars. heaven.

i heart weekends in california.

bromance.

so much goodness in only

3 mins and 44 secs.

thanks, peanut.

need > want.

this melts my heart.

seeeeriously.

teenage dream.

am i allowed to love this? 'cause i do.

props, jackie may. props.