tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55551922012-01-27T22:03:26.132-08:00Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2081100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-87141284234175946422012-01-27T19:02:00.001-08:002012-01-27T19:02:56.130-08:00

Okay, so I love Pinterest, but one thing about it drives me crazy. The number of ridiculously simple workouts posted with photoshopped images of trim women is getting a little too absurd to laugh at anymore. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not anti-photoshop, but seriously, take this popular pin: Even assuming that this image wasn’t photoshopped, that short, unvaried workout would never equal this body,

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There are a few things that can quickly turn any day around. They are (1) getting something in the mail, and (2) getting something for free. It was not until a few weeks ago that I figured out how to go about getting these two things in greater abundance. As with any obsession story, it started on Facebook. I saw that one of my friends from high school kept commenting on a Facebook page called

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  No. A heart attack did. I joined Pinterest a few weeks ago and since then I have had a non-stop flow of ideas of all sorts. Naturally the first thing I pinned was the same thing that makes it into almost everyone’s first 10 pins…Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies. I decided to make this my first “Pinterest” recipe to make at home, and oh boy was I in for a surprise. The recipe itself is

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I was in my first month of 6th grade and had just made the move into middle school. Everything in my life was changing. I had a locker, wore a gym uniform and was making new friends. Each morning before school I would watch TV, usually PBS, Disney or Animal Planet, while I ate breakfast and got ready for school. It was my young version of “me time” and I liked it that way. One morning, things

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I started hearing Pumped Up Kicks on the radio over the summer. I haven’t heard it since I got back to Utah, along with Little Lion Man (another one of my summer favorites). This is such a happy upbeat song but check out the lyrics: Robert's got a quick hand.He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan.He's got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid.Yeah he found

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After our wedding, we flew out to New Orleans and then took the short drive out to Panama City Beach, Florida for our honeymoon. Nick planned it himself, and he did a fantastic job. We stayed in a condo at Cabana Cay, right across the street from the beach. The pool was amazing. In fact, in walking and driving around town, I didn’t see another one that compared. The beach was gorgeous. Fine

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Because Nick’s family is from the New Orleans area and it would be difficult for all of our family and friends to gather to one central location, we decided to have two receptions. It was so much fun being able to get all dressed up twice, eat cake twice and try all sorts of fun traditions. Since we got married in the Seattle Temple, we had our Washington reception first. We had it at Tibbetts

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In June I got my bridal photos done by Joshua Jean Photography. We started out at the Woodland Park Rose Garden just outside of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. There weren’t many flowers blooming yet, but the garden was beautiful.              In looking at other women’s bridal and wedding photos, I loved the up close pictures of their shoes, and sometimes even their sneakers. Using that as

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Even if you aren’t Mormon you have likely seen links to videos about the LDS religion, or Mormons, on FaceBook and YouTube. It is all surrounding an effort to help members of the Church help their friends and family (or strangers) understand what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is all about. Of course I had taken the time to watch a few of the videos on the Mormon.org website and

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Last month, my cousin Michelle came down to Provo to do our engagement pictures. We had an absolute blast and the pictures turned out amazing! We started out at the Provo Temple to do some more formal pictures, in our dress clothes. While the gardens aren’t in bloom just yet, the trees and mountains look gorgeous. We aren’t getting married in the Provo Temple, but seeing as we met and have

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Yesterday, my Aunt Maurine hosted a bridal shower for me. I had never even been to a bridal shower for someone else before, so this was my first one all around. Some of my Mom’s sisters and my Grandmother came, but it was mostly women from my Dad’s side of the family…most of which I had never met before. They were all very sweet and helpful (which was needed since I had spent the night before in

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I am the luckiest girl in the world. On January 6, almost a month ago, I got engaged to my best friend. We are getting married in July and we are both ecstatic. There’s lots of work to do and so much to figure out, but we already have a good start. Needless to say, I’ve added a countdown gadget to my desktop. 162 days left.

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This year, instead of buying Christmas cards, I did a tag and card swap with some of my friends and family, similar to the swap we did for Valentines Day. The theme was “The Music of Christmas” and the cards I have received so far are wonderful! I’ve hung them up in my living room to add a little more glitz, especially since one of my roommates will be staying here for the break. Anyway, here are

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I want some Triple XXX                    RIGHT NOW! I have been craving some fresh root beer and a burger for weeks now. Maybe I’ll be able to get some next week. Mmmm…

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While I was in New Orleans, I went with Nick and his grandparents to look at a cemetery. Not in a creepy way or anything, but while here in Utah the graves stand up a little bit, modern cemeteries in Washington have tombstones that are flat to the ground (for the most part), and I wanted to see some that were a little fancier. Nick’s grandmother often works as a tour guide in New Orleans, so she

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I have not been feeling good at all for the past few weeks. However, after spending some quality time with the doctor, things are starting to get better slowly. So that also accounts for why I haven’t been posting. When I wasn’t sleeping, I was trying to take care of some more basic necessities…like play Civilization on the Xbox 360. Anyway, for one of the last days I spent in Louisiana, Nick and

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This past week I’ve been experiencing a sore throat and fever, so at last, I was convinced by all of the people most likely to catch what we thought was strep or some other infection (i.e. my boyfriend and my roommates), to go to the doctor. At the doctor, it turned out that I don’t have an infection, but a virus that has been going around the Utah County area that behaves exactly like strep but

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Tonight, Nick and I carved our Halloween pumpkins. We had been talking about it for weeks and finally were able to do it today. We got our pumpkins at Fresh Market along with a kit that included a few pumpkin saws, other tools and some patterns. Nick chose to do a werewolf pattern from the kit and I printed out a Guy Fawkes mask to use as a pattern for my pumpkin. They both turned out great! It

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It’s time for another adventure from my trip to Louisiana! For a while, Nick and I had been planning to buy and put together a model rocket, so while we were at his house, we decided to make this dream a reality. We used the GPS to find a hobby shop and after driving to two other locations, we finally found one that still existed. It was very cute with all kinds of science projects and pieces for

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Or How to Take Care of Your Mouth It should be easy. From the time we’re young we use sparkly toothpaste and character toothbrushes. As we age we may get braces, or use mouthwash, giving the appearance of good overall mouth health, but there may be a few things that will make this care more pleasant and give you better results.   1. Clean Your Gear No matter how much you take care of your mouth,

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First off, I would like to congratulate BYU on winning their homecoming game last Saturday. While I didn’t watch the game, I could hear the roar of the crowd from my lowly concession stand, and it sounds like there were lots of happy fans that evening. That’s all fine and dandy, but what about the most important part of homecoming? The homecoming dance?!? At BYU there is always a formal couples

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As I mentioned before, I did lots of stuff this summer. However, what I did not mention was that I spent the month of August in Louisiana! I went home with Nick for a visit and so that he could get his knee surgery. We did lots of stuff, which of course I am going to write about, but all in good time, my friends, because this post is about the zoo only… We went with some of Nick’s family to the

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Funny Junk Interiors is having an “All About Me” link party and as I read posts by my Mom and aunt, I decided that I wanted to join in too! Who Am I? I am a young adult attending BYU Provo. I love dancing, exercising, learning about and spending time with my boyfriend. One of our favorite things to do while the weather is nice is go on hikes. I grew up in Washington but was born in Spain and have

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Or How to Fix the Most Common Skin Ailments With Mentholatum You read that right. In continuation of my quest to provide the internet world with a year of handy tips I’ve learned, I’ve decided to spill my favorite skin secret…a $6 container of Mentholatum. It all started when I was a freshman in college. I had a very bad cough and was getting desperate for a solution so I splurged for a cheap

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This may be over due. I didn’t post much during the summer and now you will understand why. I was just doing all kinds of cool stuff…like… Eating cotton candy at the Freedom Festival in Provo.     Camping (where I was sure I had been bitten by a hobo spider in the middle of the night just because my arm was asleep).     Hiking at Stewart Falls.     Hiking the Y.            And more! It was

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Over the past summer I became very interested in family history and genealogy. The more information that I found, the more that I wanted a way to share the information I had obtained. As a result, I started a new blog just for genealogy called Beyond the Home. While the biographies and lines of descent are focused on my ancestry, I will be continuing to add links to useful research websites, tips

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Or How to Avoid Skin Cancer While I was walking from the car yesterday, I saw a girl from my ward who was wearing her swimsuit. I could tell that she had been wearing it for a long time because of the dark red colour covering all of her revealed skin. Not only is that not appealing or comfortable but it is also dangerous. As we age, our skin takes a lot of abuse. Whether you notice it or not, it

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It’s back to school for me. I started last week and it seems to be going quite well. I unknowingly decided to take two statistics classes (one was disguised as a class in the “School of Family Life” and the other is a straight up stats class. Additionally, I am taking a parenting class and two religion classes (Doctrine and Covenants and Family History). While the work for any of the classes isn’

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Happy June 19 and welcome to my blog! For those of you who don’t know, Karen Valentine from My Desert Cottage is having a Where Bloggers Create Party. Last year I loved looking at everyone’s spaces so much that I decided to jump in this year. My “studio” is not much but I get lots of stuff done in there. From writing for my blog to writing poetry, as well as editing video, drawing and any and

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It seems like whenever I’m on the phone with someone, it provokes me to start photoshopping pictures together. Here are some of my favorites: My friend Gary was telling me about how he was talking to a girl while he was fixer her order at Starbucks, where he worked. He though this girl was his age, but all of his coworkers thought (and were correct as they found out later) that the girl was

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For an art class I took we had to draw potatoes with charcoal so we could practice shading and because they have unique textures. Don’t they look delicious?   Did this not too long ago when I was playing with my tablet and Corel. Ignore the poem in the middle that is blurred out (I didn’t write it). This is a border I did using felt pens for my High

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-33933163447896963782010-06-11T23:48:00.001-07:002010-09-29T09:41:03.735-07:00

Okay, so that’s not the motto for Kraft, but lately I have been loving Mac and Cheese. The regular old Western Family is not bad at all but the Velveeta Shells and Cheese from Kraft is AMAZING!!! …So buy some and eat it. You will love it. Also watch my favorite commercial in the whole world: Claaaaassy. And for dessert, try this commercial from the 90s that

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One of my favorite projects to do in school was block printing. We would draw a picture, copy it onto a linoleum or rubber block, carve said block, slather with coloured inks and make prints. While I was at home in April, I scanned some of my prints from middle and high school. I did this print of a ballet shoe in grass in middle school. I like the original pencil drawing a lot,

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-49599455375194633622010-06-05T00:49:00.001-07:002010-09-29T09:42:05.635-07:00

On June 3, 2010, The Seattle Times published a story about a student who was severely injured in a locker room fight at Mount Si High School. You can read the story online, but to summarize, the story states that the victim was a fourteen year old boy who had a friend that was constantly harassed about being gay (the article never says that he was homosexual, just that that is how he was being

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Time for a little Seattle “Where’s Waldo” from day two of our vacation. Okay, so I guess you don’t have to pick him out of a crowd, but let see if you got the locations right… 1) The Pier (kind of anyway) 2) The Monorail   3) The EMP 4) Pike Place Market   5) Seattle Center  

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After a couple of months of being busy with school and the boyfriend, I’m back to blogging. On Monday night I got back from a week long trip visiting my family in Washington and showing Nick all of the sights. It was loads of fun! Tuesday was mostly full of driving. About 12 hours of it with only a couple of short breaks to fill up on gas and visit the restroom. Thanks to a change in time

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-85700513597403234902010-02-15T18:22:00.001-08:002010-10-27T23:23:46.622-07:00

I had a very good Valentine’s weekend. For the past month I’ve been decorating our living room with the valentines I both made and received in this year’s family swap.    These cards all look so good and add a bit of colour to our drab apartment, so I will likely be keeping them up for for the rest of February. On Saturday, my boyfriend (Nick) and I had dinner together

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-68541187512610392252010-02-02T16:32:00.000-08:002010-09-29T09:43:14.144-07:00

This year, some of the women in my family decided to do a valentine swap. I made a valentine for each of them and sent them out toward the end of January. In return, each of those people sent me a Valentine. It was so much fun and I would love to do it again next year. I love the cards I made (okay maybe that sounds a little vain, but I spent quite a bit of time on them), so I am going to

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-50980700364631152572010-01-24T20:02:00.001-08:002010-09-29T10:51:51.606-07:00

Remember my resolution to try making a new recipe every week? Well, I just finished making and eating some of week 4. Here is what I have done so far: 1) Sugar Cookies: Yes, I’ve eaten sugar cookies many times before but I’ve never made and decorated them all on my own. I didn’t actually make these this year, but on New Years Eve for a party at my friend’s house. I don’t have any

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-23609962778760684702010-01-13T22:37:00.001-08:002010-09-29T10:52:16.692-07:00

This last summer, I watched all of “Twin Peaks” for the first time. While it was creepy watching the story of a murder unfold in locations that I had been driving past every day for years, I thoroughly enjoyed it. My favorite parts were the ones that left me with an uneasy feeling. From the man in the red suit to the giant, I enjoyed it all…except for maybe Bob. Upon further reflection,

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I have mentioned before that I enjoy making collages once in a while. Well, little known fact, I also like ink drawings. Maybe it was because I liked reading Shel Silverstein’s Where The Sidewalk Ends when I was younger or maybe it’s just because it is easy and fun to do when you are bored. The first was done in my high school art class (2008 or 2007) for “

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-21891697605443151382010-01-08T17:23:00.001-08:002010-09-29T10:52:34.743-07:00

Ah! My first post of 2010. How refreshing. I started my new classes and a couple New Years resolutions as well. They are as follows: 1) Go to all of the devotionals: Okay so this isn’t a year round goal, but for this term at least, I’m going to go to all of them. They are only once a week for one hour. True I have to run from the Smith Field House to the Marriot Center right after my dance

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-35942576323762224492009-12-22T18:14:00.001-08:002010-09-29T10:52:49.241-07:00

I found this video from Mormons Made Simple a few weeks ago: I thought it was very cute. Right now, most of the boys I met at school last year and a few others that I know, are preparing to serve or severing missions. My cousin, Thomas, is in Paraguay, along with many of the guys from my on campus ward last year. My good pal, Gary, is in Texas and my friend Matt is serving in Utah for a

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-51014473267133963282009-12-12T10:30:00.001-08:002010-09-29T10:53:12.654-07:00

I check the mail every day. Often, about 1/5 of the time, we get mail for the people who lived here before us. One young lady, neglected to give the post office her forwarding address, instead giving us her new address to write on each piece of her mail that comes our way (because we are nice enough to keep doing it). With the others, I just write wrong address and toss it back into the outbox.

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-63454851796183003002009-12-09T17:14:00.001-08:002010-09-29T10:53:29.227-07:00

But all three of the BYUs and LDS Business College are almost exactly alike. While Provo’s new found 0 degree weather is making it more like its Rexburg contemporary, that’s not what I’m talking about. It’s more of a cultural issue. I got an advertisement on FaceBook recently telling me to check out a series called “Business at the BC” made by a group of students from LDS Business College in

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*Spoiler Alert* If you haven’t watched NBC’s 12-03-09 episodes yet…do not read! (Unless you don’t mind…then go ahead.) When Thursday’s episode of Community started I was a little worried about where it would go. After all, a television show about an STD fair at a community college could go anywhere. I was glad when it turned out to be a perfect parody of government run

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This past year I’ve started subscribing to a lot of conservative vlggers on Youtube. Now, I can get my fill of FilmCow, Neil Cicierega and DaxFlame while watching true conservatives get a chance to go over recent news and provide their opinions. Often, I trade these videos with a couple of my friends, but I want to make sure everyone knows about these guys. So here…we….go… Steven

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So this post has taken me a long time to get to because I’ve been busy and not at the top of my game. A few months ago I entered a drawing on one of my favorite blogs, So About What I Said, and I WON! I was so excited to get the package. Everything was wrapped up so cutely! But I know what you are wondering…what did you win? I won… No…not dark circles under my eyes…bows! They

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But I’m pretty sure that the person who made this flyer doesn’t. I undercitand that mixin’ up ur foniks is phun onse in a wyle… But come on!

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As you are all well aware, Saturday was Halloween. I had spent a couple weeks working on my costume and at 5 pm I still had absolutely nothing to do. So I got my costume on, and my makeup done and headed out to my Grandparents’ house to see if there was anything going on. When I got there, they were just finishing up dinner, so I showed them my costume, and then we went out to see my uncle’s

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For Halloween this year, I decided to make my own costume. I started thinking of the idea a few months ago, but only started working on it last weekend. What was my costume idea? Lady Gaga, of course. I say of course because she was easily the most popular costume for girls, this year. Here is how it tuned out: Originally, I was only going to wear the leggings as I was driving,

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Anyone who is a member of FaceBook will understand how I feel about this topic. No this isn’t going to be a rant about the ever changing news feed, this is about the advertisements that appear on the right hand side of the page. Let’s start out with one of my favorites.   This is a bit of a old one, as far as internet ads go. I’m guessing that they are holding the guy that’s supposed

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I’ve seen this posted by several people on FaceBook: There are so many campaigns going around these days about the evils of skinny models and Photoshop happy photo editors dominating the fashion market. I think it’s all ridiculous. Some people think I’m just taking the side of businesses in this debate, but I think that that is the only reasonable side to take in this argument, and here’s

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A few weeks ago, a young lady, who was my neighbor while I was living in the dorms on campus, tagged me and my old roommate in this picture. This is my old dorm’s door. Good ol’ 15A. What you are seeing (or what you would be seeing if I didn’t blur it out) are the names of the people living there now. Like the neighboring dorm last year (F. Smith), Wells has decided on a United Nations sort of

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I doubt that I’ve ever really made this clear, but I absolutely hate going on dates. I don’t get asked on many, but when I do I usually turn them down. This may seem rude, but I like the fact that the best date I’ve ever been on was with a quiet-talker that I felt bad about saying no to. If I were to ever go on a date that was…say…enjoyable, I might become more optimistic and that would destroy

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I made this collage while I was watching this weeks episode of “The Office” (which was wonderful by the way). La Femme I didn’t have anything in mind before I started. I just sat down with a stack of old fashion magazines and started cutting. I like how it turned out.

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After a restless night and a rough weekend, I was excited to wake up and see this reminder on my white board. No, not one of the many TV listings (channel 5 at 7 pm) but October 5! To anyone else, it was probably just a normal day, but to me it was much more. October 5th is my noniversary…and this is my first one. It’s easy to remember because it’s always around the same time as LDS

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Between the late hours of Friday, October 2 and the earliest hours of Saturday, October 3, 2009, my Uncle Bill passed away. He had a sudden heart attack from which paramedics were unable to revive him. Even though it is sad to lose someone who we all saw nearly every holiday, and while I know his family misses him dearly, I can’t help but think he’s in good company. My Aunt Laurie (his younger

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Do you enjoy canned meats? Do you enjoy carbohydrates? If you said yes to both of those questions, you may want to try this: Corned Beef Hash Burritos! 1. Fry up some corned beef hash in a skillet. This takes a while, but you can do the whole can at once and put what you don’t eat in the fridge for a quick microwave meal later. 2. Heat a tortilla up,

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BYU’s humiliating defeat by Florida State University is old news and I hate to reopen the wound by bringing it up again, however…   The Sunday after the game, I went for a walk around campus. Chalk notes like this were scrawled in several different places. The scripture reference, Doctrine and Covenants 123:13 reads: Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing

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As all of the BYUers, UVUers and Beauty Schoolers settle in for another school year, one question remains. Where will they party? Well, seeing as Provo law seems to demand that all music stop at midnight, whether it’s bothering someone or not, it appears they will have to go to The Loft! Everyone has been getting flyers for it throughout the past month. While I was staring at this flyer

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I don’t like Kanye West, and I never have. The best thing about him is that he is so easy to make fun of, it’s super funny when he is made fun of, and unlike some stars, he seems to get mad about every thing that everyone says about him. By: Me

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While I was on FaceBook yesterday, I was pleased to see a quiz going around my friends that would determine which Mount Si High School staff member I was most like. There were only five results (how did they narrow it down?) but it was still fun. In response to this quiz, others wanted to create quizzes with other teachers. While I was trying to help them figure out teachers (it’s amazing how

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For those of you not familiar with your oldies music, that is “Dizzy” by Tommy Roe. That is also how my head has felt for the past week and a half. For a long time I thought it was just dehydration or left over sickness from before I got my wisdom teeth out. I was wrong. Lets take a look back at this past week. While I had felt nausea and headaches increasing for some time, this past week I

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Imagine, you are walking down the card and magazine isle at the store looking for the most obnoxious music card when the latest issue of “Martha Stewart Living” catches your eye. “What the what? No pants!?!” you think to yourself. Then you realize that she is just wearing skin colored (er…peach?) pants. (Or does she have khaki skin?) The only thing creepier are her covers for Halloween

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-30302578453290555562009-08-30T21:30:00.001-07:002010-09-29T11:01:14.866-07:00

I have so many blog posts to catch up on and a lot to post about, but don’t expect super long posts anytime soon. I just moved into my apartment in Provo and start classes tomorrow. As many of you know, I like Jones Soda. It’s delicious, it’s pretty and will give you a sugar buzz like nothing else. Last year, I would drink Jones all of the time, putting most of the empty bottles in my window

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One disclaimer before you check out what’s below: While I love to work out, I am not a healthy eater. What you are about to see is NOT a healthy breakfast and I advise that young children leave the room. Now… This is my favorite breakfast: Mmm…double chocolate toast. A delectable blend of foreign chocolate toppings on a warm, toasted piece of wheat bread. I know what you’re thinking.

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Yesterday afternoon, I got my wisdom teeth pulled. I had planned on either never getting them taken out (because they are just fine) or getting them out later. However, the dentist discovered a painless cavity and suggested that we either get it filled or pulled. The actual procedure was more or less the best part. I wasn’t put to sleep but had local anesthetic and laughing gas (nitrous oxide

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-76895809612567087022009-08-14T12:39:00.001-07:002010-09-29T11:01:58.716-07:00

I was thinking yesterday, while I was driving around listening to my musicals mix CD, that this would be good to post. These will be three musicals that I think are the most relevant right now. They may not be the most patriotic (but go ahead and watch “1776” anyway, because it’s awesome), but they mean the most right now. 1. Evita This excellent musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber catalogues

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Last Friday, I went with my family to a Mariners game. I haven’t been to one in a VERY long time and my youngest sister had never been to one. The stadium was full until after the 9th inning when we started going into extras. We stayed the whole time though. I was glad too. Not only did I get to eat my hot dog and a huge bag of kettle corn, but we got to see another excellent home run and a

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…An old Sega game system and Iron Man? An old Sega game system painted to look like Iron Man, of course! I finally finished a project that I started last summer and here is the end product: Beautiful. These were the best pictures (even though they still have a lot of glare). I used some pretty glossy paint, so the pictures don’t really do its beauty justice. I wish I would have been able

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-34756832665697482562009-08-06T13:42:00.001-07:002009-08-08T23:49:38.687-07:00

I like making art, but actually get anything done pretty rarely. While I enjoy various forms of art, one of my favorites in making collages. Because of my limited magazine consumption, there are very few topics for me to pursue. I’ve decided to post a few old pieces to show you what happens when you pretty much only have Alloy, dELiA*s, American Girl and Discount Dance catalogues at your command…

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Yes, this is old news, but I haven’t posted about it yet, so deal. I loved the new Harry Potter movie! As a diehard fan, I know how some people didn’t like how different it was from the book and while the ending didn’t bother me as much I wish they would have shown more of the suspense of trying to figure out who the Half-Blood Prince is, but I digress. For a long time I have liked the second

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Yesterday, my Dad and I took a couple hours to go to his relatively new building at Microsoft and check out some statues, throw stuff off of the fourth floor and all of the other regular workday stuff. We had tons of fun taking care of each statue, as you will soon see…   Agent 47, from “Hitman,” has just gotten a sweet kill when I walked by, however, he didn’t seem to pleased

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While I was unloading the SD card from our family camera onto the computer, I saw something amazing. Here is my three year old cavachon, Missy, wearing a Snuggie, holding the remote and sitting in her favorite spot. I have long believed that a PuppySnuggie would be a great idea, and now the look of joy on Missy’s face has given me the inspiration to move forward with my dreams. Missy

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Yesterday, I went to Golden Gardens in Seattle, with my Mom, my sister, Jordan, and her friend. On Sunday, when my Mom originally asked me if I wanted to go, I was dead set against it. I’m not a non-pool swimmer and most of the beaches in Washington are disgusting, so I had good reason, but after a visit to the ER that night, I had changed my mind about being home alone all day…and I’m glad.

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-7660807926539102009-07-09T18:23:00.001-07:002010-09-29T11:05:23.274-07:00

My friends and I made this a long time ago and it has hit the YouTube world at last!

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While I was cruising through a community on LiveJournal, I found a link to GraphJam. It's amazing. People can create and upload their own charts and a lot of them are hilarious! These are some of my favorites: see more Funny Graphssee more Funny Graphssee more Funny Graphssee more Funny Graphssee more Funny Graphssee more Funny GraphsAnd of course:see more Funny Graphs

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That's right. I have made a blog on blogger that is only for my videos. You will be able to view and comment on all of my videos while checking out related links and reading up-to-date commentary on them. It's just getting started but to check it out, visit the link:http://paisleytube.blogspot.com

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Summer seems to be going okay. I’ve been hitting the gym and reading a lot but I’m still on the hunt for a job. Thankfully, in the past week, I’ve had some babysitting opportunities. I hadn’t babysat in quite a while. Mostly because I’ve had jobs at the outlet and then lived on a college campus. However, the past few jobs have been really fun. Last Saturday I ate enough blueberry pie and chicken

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-89036341733555596792009-05-07T17:59:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:09:44.187-07:00

No, I didn't spell anything wrong. I point you to Urban Dictionary's second entry for the word:captcha: 2. that annoying thing with letters and number (e.g. A7FF9YTP) that sucks a lot when you do it wrong cause you have go back and do another one. ex: i friggin hate captchasI was annoyed when websites began using captcha (word verification) programs. It added another step to what should be a

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Now that three of my favorite shows are hitting the television graveyard (three in one season…what’s wrong with me?) I’m pretty miffed. At least Chuck got out of its first season, but Dollhouse (it's on the cusp) and Kings didn’t even have a chance thanks to poor advertising, poor channel placement (hey FOX, what happened to your last Joss Whedon series?) and ridiculous time slots.But what can be

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When I was in elementary school, I decided I really wanted a hedgehog. I would read books, write reports, look at pictures all about hedgehogs. I even started raising meal worms (partially out of enjoyment) but also because they are a favorite snack of hedgehogs. Sure, they do some gross things, but all animals do. I still think they are adorable. However, when my mom found out that she was

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My two youngest finally made it into the world of YouTube. Give them some love.I present, "Age of Peeps" (based on Age of Empires) and "World of Peepcraft" (Based on World of Warcraft). I've heard that the script to the second is not pleasant for some, but believe me, I toned it down a lot from what Fritzler brought over.Here are links [I will embed players in a week]:-http://www.youtube.com/

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I’m proud to announce that I will not be a hobo next school year. Today I checked a huge thing off my list and got an apartment. It’s no worse looking than Heritage (where I live now) and it’s cheaper, plus I get my own room…and my work desk won’t be in the living room. I’m very excited.Yesterday, a few of the kids from my Hebrew class and I went to sing at the hospital. The original plan was to

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-40794946182227796782009-03-24T22:31:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:10:57.377-07:00

I guess my list of things I dislike a couple posts ago made one viewer unhappy…not because he is any of the things of the list, but he was feeling for them. *coughveganscough*That is why I will now list things that make me happy…in particular order, and these things do not make me the most happy, but they are up there.1. Sunny, warm days. Not 90 degrees, can barely breathe hot, but 70 is nice.2.

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The weather has been beautiful all week. Next week is supposed to be sunny on some days and rainy on others but as long as the snow is gone for good, I’m happy. The past couple days I’ve been sitting on one of the balconies to do my homework in shorts and a leotard in the hopes that perhaps someday I’ll look like I’ve been outside sometime in my life. So far, it looks like my skin has gotten more

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-16274980466194543182009-03-17T22:51:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:12:07.739-07:00

Today someone asked me what kinds of things make me mad. I don’t generally get really mad about things. I get mad when I oversleep, am busy or just cranky, but seeing as pretty much everyone does, I chose the things that make me truly, and uniquely angry. I was somewhat surprised by my answers.1) Taxes2) Abortion3) Vegans4) Rap singers5) Ditzy GirlsYeah. I did just put ½ of the females attending

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You knew this one was coming when you logged onto FaceBook this afternoon...When FaceBook changed to “New” FaceBook last summer or so, I didn’t like the change. While there are still aspects that I don’t like, for the most part, it grew on me. So why won’t this new layout do the same thing? Let me tell you why…1) There is STILL no feature for the blocking of individuals on FaceBook chat. Every

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-26427112729084744692009-03-11T22:01:00.000-07:002010-09-29T11:12:58.054-07:00

Have I mentioned how awkward BYU life is? I think it’s the mix of awkward people, moving through an awkward stage, in an already awkward setting that makes it that way. Thankfully, Taco Bell feels my pain…I have one, and my friend, Fritzler, told me that he picked up a few from the Cougareat (BYU’s cafeteria) with which to arm ourselves for ward prayer.My other friend, Michael, said that a few

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Midterms seem to be getting everyone down at the moment. With exams in both American Heritage and Hebrew this week and a test in Book of Mormon next week, I know that I'll be pretty busy. I seem to be doing fine (though the fact that, when under stress, my clothes cannot find the dirty clothes hamper, is taking a toll on my room) but my roommate seems to have acquired a drinking problem. In one

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I never went the EFY when I was in high school but I remember getting to BYU and there was a variety of girls so excited for it to be like EFY all of the time. These are the girls who abuse the privilege of being girls. Girls that feel offended if they are left alone during a slow song, or are upset when they can’t have some sort of meaningless conversation about toothbrushes and hobbies with any

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Campus is a-buzz with the BYUSA elections. In Brigham Square, the courtyard in front of the JFSB and beyond, the candidates have set up tables to promote themselves and give out very free scraps of cloth in different colors according to their campaign’s colors. While walking to classes in the JSB, Tyler grabbed a couple of red cloth streamers from an unmanned booth and since nothing is more

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-84081781841470444052009-02-11T17:06:00.000-08:002010-09-29T11:13:58.376-07:00

If nothing else, attending BYU has made me more careful about my outlook on diseases. In the past week alone one guy I know was diagnosed with salmonella poisoning and one girl came down with mono. In some ways, college is like a third world country. Everyone is sick. Of course, when everything is dirty, nutrition isn’t very good and there are so many people, there are going to be a lot of

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-9503169931602079262009-02-09T12:22:00.000-08:002010-10-11T00:03:00.581-07:00

Every Sunday, after everyone has had a chance to eat dinner and unwind a bit, our ward meets at the central building for ward prayer. Last semester this included an unending barrage of announcements (usually for things that have nothing to do with a majority of the people there), a few songs and dorm introductions. Thankfully this semester, while the number of announcements continues to increase,

Hillaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07734779429268611504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555192.post-38098923761593301382009-02-04T17:17:00.000-08:002010-10-11T00:03:13.075-07:00

I decided to sign up for an account of Shelfari today because I wanted a widget for the books I am currently reading to put to the right (see it?). My page is at http://www.shelfari.com/hillaryp in case you want to add me as a friend or see what I have read or plan on reading. I also had time to play with my drawing pad and Corel. It was my first time so I mostly just tested the colors, and some

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I wish my day was as fun as this.Look at him go!

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After having a TV in my dorm for two months, I now have it hooked up to the cable in the dorms. We get about 30 channels, about five of which are not in English. It will be nice to be able to watch “So You Think You Can Dance,” “American Idol” and the news. After searching the BYU bookstore which was sold out of the cable I needed (I guess there was a sudden need for them by more than five people

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Ballet classes are a wonderful thing and I think that it would not hurt anyone to at least take one dance class at BYU, even if it is just for the experience. Have said that, don’t let the following story deter you.There are three guys in my ballet class. This is pretty new to me. Last semester we had one boy for a week before he dropped the class and before that the only boy I had ever had in my

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