Because I Said So. . .

Craft Project/ Painting Party

2011-09-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

Becky, Whitney, and I had a shoe painting party. it started out with Becky and Whitney. They found some pretty cool shoes online, and decided to paint thier own pairs of Disney inspired shoes. I came into the game super late, and I painted a pretty lame pair of soes (the last picture) I wanted to do something from Alice In Wonderland, but it all seemed really hard. So I ended up with a very unique Cheshire Cat shoes. Becky and whit kept going on with their shoes, which they did and amazing job, and I decided that I could do Better. So I decided to make Sleeping Beauty Shoes. Tell me what you think about them.

Whitney and her pair of Tangled shoes. It is the mural on the wall that she paints in the movie.

Becky's pair of UP shoes. It is the classic poster for the movie. Both girls did a GREAT job with their pairs.
My first attempt at painting....Can you see why I tried again with Becky and Whitney's awesome Shoes?!

Good Book

2011-09-29T20:34:00.000-07:00

Okay- So I said that I was going to read good books in my Year Of Fun. So the first book was "Something Borrowed". Cute book. My friends Becky and Jessica recommended it to me, and so I read it. I like that there is so much more development in books than movies. ( I also saw the movie) But now I need to read the book after this one "Something Blue". I hope the next one is as cute as this one.

Sara Bareilles and Sugarland

2011-09-29T20:21:00.000-07:00

This is Becky and I waiting to get into the concert. First let me say that the concert was AWESOME!!! Both acts were great. But I have to admit that I did not really know anything by Sugarland before this concert. I mean, I had heard a few songs, but I did not really know them. I am now a fan of Sugarland. And then there is Sara. The reason I wanted tickets in the first place. She was so good! I love her music. If you have not heard her stuff- look her up!! I have to say though, that my favorite part of the concert was at the end when Sara came out on stage and sang "Come on Eileen" with Sugarland. FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC!! And here are a few other pics for you. But there was one sad thing, my camera battery died right after Sugarland started, So I only have a few, really bad pictures from them. But I only put one up.

YEAR of FUN!!!

2011-08-05T09:28:00.000-07:00

So my friend Jessica had a brilliant idea that this was going to be her Year of Fun. And since I am her BFF, she told me that I have to have my own Year of Fun. We decided this at the begining of July. Who says that a year of fun has to start in January?! So, the first event I did to celebrate my year of fun was I went to Santa Cruz with my family. We went to the Boardwalk, and down to Carmel. I will add pictures later. Here are a few things that I have planned for my year of fun already:
1- Young Single Adult Conference
2- Sara Barreilles and Sugarland Concert with Becky
3- Go to Monterey a few times (Talk to me if you want to join me)
4- Go to Paris and London for New Years.
5- Read good books
6- Go to Disneyland
7- Visit BYU-I, and go to General Conference (maybe)

I am sure there are going to be many more things to do. If you have any ideas for me please tell me!!! I am excited about my year of fun!

Happy 30th Birthday Shelly!!!!!!

2011-04-05T14:42:00.000-07:00

For my good friend Shelly's 30th birthday- her close friends got together to celebrate. We met at our friend Jenny's house, who just recently turned 30, to start all the fun. We had dinner and got all dolled up for a fun night in the city by the Bay. Our first stop was an Irish pub that featured Dueling Pianos. What a fun experience! We sang, laughed, and they pulled the Birthday girl up on stage to sing Happy Birthday to her. After we were done there we headed over to Rickshaw Stop Dance club. It was 60's themed. They even had people there to style hair from that era. And when we were done dancing the night away we headed back to Jenny's again fro a little more fun. A few people spent the night, and we woke up to a wonderful breakfast! It was a fun night with fun people! Me and the birthday girl!

Waiting for the Dueling Piano's to start

Me (Pinky), Lisa and Jenny

Two guys that wanted me... but who wouldn't, right?!

Dancing away at the club

SHOES!!!!

2011-03-23T21:08:00.001-07:00

I found a picture of one of the best ideas for a pair of shoes I have to make myself. And if you know me, you will know why I love these shoes!

I See London, I See France.... Well, I will at least!!!

2011-03-23T20:53:00.000-07:00

So, my best friend Jessica and I are planning a trip to Europe this Fall. We have decided to go to the 2 places I have ALWAYS wanted to go. PARIS and LONDON!!!! I am so so so excited. We are going to start out in Paris. We are doing all the touristy things in each place. So while in Paris we are going to go to and climb to the top of the Arc De Triomphe, and go to the Eiffel Tower, and we are going to go to Mass at Notre Dame, and go visit the Palace of Versailles. But I am really excited about our night tour of the Louvre!!

After our adventure in Paris we are going to hop the pond and experience London. We are going down to Bath and drink of the ancient waters there, and go to see Stonehenge. We are going to visit Westminster Abby, and Windsor Castle, see the crown jewel's, and go on the Eye of London- which we must remember to Mind The Gap!!

Just thought I would share some of the plans for my fall season. Hope you all have a fun adventure with your best friend, like I am going to have with mine!!!

Ingrid Michaelson

2010-11-19T14:53:00.001-08:00

So, I just wanted to post a special little blog to an artist that I LOVE. Not only do I love her, but my friend Becky, Cami, and Whitney also love her. I have seen her in concert twice (pictures below) and I can not get enough of her music. My friend Cami even knitted me a hat of Blue and Gold because that is in a song of hers. I can not wait until she puts out another cd. And I am hoping that her next tour includes Sacramento or somewhere closer to where I live. So to everyone that has not listened to her music, I hope you do! Plus she is really fun in concert. Becky and I both agree that if she lived around here that we would be friends with her. Which is totally true since the two of us are totally awesome! And we all have a similar sense of humor. So off to hoping for another cd and tour very soon!

The first concert we went to in Redding, CA. Our shirts that were inspires by her cd. We decided to put it on a shirt instead of on our face like the cd cover.

Ingrid singing awayOur second concert was during the Christmas season. It was Her and David Gray. We donated a toy and got a free concert ticket. It was really good!

We were the very front, right two seats of the Center row of chairs. We were really close.

Look!!! We met her!! She signed out shirts. I think all three of us could be cousins!. Well, everyone thinks that Becky and I are sisters, so actually Ingrid would Becky and I's cousin. Don't you agree?

Calimine, Calimine, Calimine Lotion ...

2010-07-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

I am writing on honor of Becky. She went out to Maine to work at an awesome looking camp. The name of the camp is Kingsley Pines- and I looked it up and it looks so so fun. It reminded me of the camp I went to as a young girl. She is in charge of archery. The camp also has themed days. They do Pirate days, Disney days. There was a dance where she did her make-up like a member of KISS. She has made so many new friends from all over the world. And the campers in her cabin have also been from around the country and world. I am glad she has this awesome experience. I will try to get her to email me a few fun pictures so I can post them for you all to see.

A Birthday Celebration

2010-05-11T15:33:00.000-07:00

So For our friend Whitney's birthday my friends and I went to Disneyland. I know you all think that we go to there too much, but how can you get sick of that place? So on Wednesday April 28th Kaylee, Whitney, Becky, and I all piled into ruby (Becky's car) and set out for the best place to celebrate. We played games in the car, listened. sang to GLEE and *NYSNC and Madonna. It was lots of fun. We got to our hotel which was a castle with gargoyles and everything. The next two days we had so so so much fun in Disneyland and California Adventureland. We found new places, did things we have never done at the parks before. My friend Jessica came up and Whitney's friend Sydney came up. We all went out lunch at the Blue Bayou. And we got to ride on the Lily Bell. Then on Saturday we went to Knott's Berry Farm. I have to say the best part of that was eating the fried chicken dinner. There was way way too much food, but it was so good you couldn't stop eating. Then when we were done at Knott's (which did not take very long) we all piled back into the car and made our journey back home. Here are some pictures so you can be jealous of all the fun we had!!

WICKED

2010-01-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

So last week Becky, Whitney, Matthew and I had the opportunity to see WICKED. It was so amazing! I loved everything about it. The sets, the costumes, the songs, etc. Everything was amazing. I am grateful for that opportunity I had to go, and I would like to thank the wonderful people who gave me that experience. They know who they are- so THANK YOU!!! After the show all of us also had the opportunity to meet Teal Wicks. She plays Elphaba (the wicked witch of the west). She was very sweet. The whole night was wonderful. We took the BART in and out of the city. We had a crazy guy on the train on the way back. Here are a few pictures. I know how we all love pictures!! (At least I do)

As Time Goes By

2009-12-28T10:50:00.000-08:00

Sorry that it has been 6 months since the last posting. I used to get mad at my friends that did not post stuff; and I am one of those people now. A lot has happened since that last posting. Our friend Kent left on his mission in August. He is serving in the Colorado Springs, CO mission. He is doing well. As of now he is serving in Kansas. He is a great missionary! Soon after Kent left his brother Matthew came home. Kent told us (Becky, Whitney and I) to be nice to him and to befriend him. So we did. We actually have become great friends with the Melville family. We do a lot of things with there family. They have thrown Becky and I birthday parties. We have gone to there house for Halloween. We have grown to love that family a lot.

What else has happened. A while ago Becky and I were at wal-mart and we saw some married friends, Joe and Brooke. They had just bought a house and were getting little things. It is always fun to see people, and to know people are happy and doing well. They are having a baby in the next little while. Which is also very exciting. And speaking of babies. My best friend Cami had her second baby. She had a little boy. He is very cute and doing well. And another friend Lyndsie had a little boy also; and my friend Candie had twins; a boy and girl. Lots of babies and joy!!!

I am not sure what else to talk about. I will try to be more diligent in posting in the future. I hope all is well with everyone!

Monterey

2009-07-16T17:58:00.000-07:00

So our friend Kent is going on a mission, and he leaves at the very begining of August; and we wanted to go on one last adventure before he left so we went to the Monertey Bay Aquarium. It was soo soo much fun. It was the same group of us that went to Disneyland. There was one bad part of the trip- we left at 6am. But other then that is was awesome! The aquarium put on a little play that taught us to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Okay, it was mainly about Reducing. But it was still fun. Here are a few pictures so you can see all the fun we had.

No, Right? Yeah!- Disneyland Trip

2009-05-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

First of all I want to say that the trip was awesome! Becky and I went with our friends Whitney and Kent. We could not have gone with people better suited for our personalities. But, that is not to say there were not a few gliches. Let me explain.. the first day we were there, on the very first ride, becky lost her brand new sunglasses. Then we lean later that she also lost a water bottle and a few packes of gum. Also- after we get a ride i find my cell phone is missing. We search all our bags. My friends call my phone but it goes straight to voice mail. I do not know which ride i lost it on. there are 5 or 6 rides that it could possible be on. so we go to everyride and tell them that I lost my phone, and they assure me that if someone finds it and turns it in that i will get it back. So we go on the Space mountain again (the same ride Becky lost her sunglasses) and we ask if the have them...and they did!! she got her sunglasses back!!! then later that day Becky gets a call from my sister and sayes that someone found my cell phone and turned it in to lost and found!! YAY!! I got my cell phone back!! But the next day right after we got off the water rapids ride, we come to learn that kent lost one of the lenses in his glasses. Sadly we could not find his lense, and no one else saw it eaither. Poor guy. They only one who left the trip without lossing something was Whitney..lucky girl. But even with all our hurdles we had such a good time together. I would go on vaction with them anytime!! I hope you enjoy the couple of pictures I added.
Becky and I

Thunder Railroad

After Splash Mountain

Magic of the castle and the Fab 4!!!

San Francisco

2009-03-29T20:01:00.000-07:00

Okay, I know it has been a while since the last time I posted something. I am sorry... I hat it when people do not post things. But I also know that you feel dumb posting things just to post them. But I think this is a fun/worthy post. So here it is.
I went to San Francisco on Saturday with one of my co-workers named Jewell. We had so much fun! We went to the De Young and the Legion of Honor Museums (if you go to one you can get into the other the same day for free!!) I love art museums!! Below are a few of the things we saw. After we went to the museums we went to Fisherman's Wharf. We walked around and went to a peir that was full of old time arcade games. Some of the games were not really games, but it was still fun. And we ate at the Boudin Bread Factory. We had bread bowls full of chili ( I am not a fan of clam chowder). That was my adventire this weekend. I hope you enjoy the pictures!!
This is at the Legion of Honor- A MonetThese dresses are from a special exbit that honored designer Yves Saint Laurent. It was a special exhibit and I only saw a fwe things because I did not pay double the price of admission to go see it.

This cathedral was made out of guns and bullets. Crazy!!!

President's Day

2009-02-19T17:39:00.000-08:00

For President's Day Becky and I, and a few of our friends, went to the Sacramento Zoo. It was so much fun. There were only a few other people at the zoo that day because of the weather. All aroung us it was raining, and we even thought that it would be raining; but we brought our umbrella's and thought we would tough it out. But when we got there, it was not raining, and we did not need our umbrellas at all that day. It was wonderful!! here are a few pictures to show you how much fun we had...
Me hanging out with the animalsBecky as an awesome spider

Me, Hunter, Becky, and Kristin - we are excited to have fun!!

The No-Excuses Truth To Understanding Guys

2009-02-08T19:50:00.000-08:00

So Becky and I went to the movies on friday, and we saw one of the greatest movies ever made! I mean, you have to love a movie that is based on one of the best books! It was wondering how they were going to make the book into a movie. But because it is not a set story line, it is easier to make into a movie. You do not have to worry about character portrail, or getting the story line correct. I think they did a fantastic job makeing putting the excusses guys give into a movie!! I love the actors they used. Over all it was a fun movie. I definatly recommend it to all women.

Part Two - Sorry!

2009-02-01T23:05:00.000-08:00

It's a haircut blog like Holly's.

I'm going to cut bangs, and here's what I want them to look like! Wish me luck!

-B

Campin' It Up!

2009-02-01T22:32:00.000-08:00

So... This summer I am going to be a Camp Counselor of some sort. Just thought I'd tell you :) I'd love to do EFY, but they "rejected my application" 2 years ago, and I was hesitant to re-apply, but I'm hoping persistance pays off :)

If EFY doesn't go through, I'd love to do a sleep away camp. Go stay in cabins, and meet new people, and be outdoorsy for once in my life! Keep in mind they're cabins with electricity and showers - so not too outdoorsy. I for sure could not handle that... I just really need a break from life right now, and even though that doesn't come until May or June, it'll have to do, something to look forward to I guess. An 8-12 week break will hopefully de-stress me, and give me a break from everything that is going on right now, with my job, and my calling, and my life.... I'll miss my friends, but I'll deal! Besides - I can totally update the blog from Camp!!!

Let's see - Something exciting to write about?!?
-My grandma is in town, but that's not super exciting - she's crazy, and it's fun. I guess the crazy part runs in the family...
-More of my CRAZY friends are engaged. What's their deal?? No clue!
-My boss is a total idiot, long story.
-I really want it to rain?
-One of our cats died?

Ok Sorry! I'm getting really boring. Holly wanted me to blog about something, but this blog really sucks, and I apologize! Not that I'm blaming Holly at all - but Holly - you've helped me to learn a lesson, don't blog unless it's about something totally awesome, and it has pictures! Ok, so that's it. I love you all!
-B

P.S. How do I make this blog pretty like the ones you all have? All of my married friends have waaaayy cuter blogs! Do tell?!

I Did It

2009-02-01T11:46:00.001-08:00

Before After

Okay- I cut my hair. I did it 2 weeks ago. I was going to post it when I did it, but I could not get a good picture. And this is not a great picture; but at least you know that I did it. It is not like the picture. It is longer and does not have all the layers. I am not a layers kind of girl. I get really annoyed with them. But other then that tell me what you think. And be honest!!!!

Something I Hate to Love

2009-01-18T19:20:00.000-08:00

Okay- So here is ther deal. Going along with movies, there are 3 movies that I hate to love. I was a substitute teacher in Las Vegas and all my kids, especially the girls, loved the movie(s). My best friend Cami and I went to the video store like 2 times to rent the movies to I could relate to the kids, and have some connection with them. but I was making fun of the movie the whole time. Then my friend Becky said that she could Tivo the movies and we could watch them togetjher so we could make fun of them the whole time. And so she did, and we watched them. They are soo soo cheeze that I loved it. I was making fun of them a little as I watched, but they are fun to watch and to sing along to. I know what you are thinking...what movies are she talking about???? High School Musical!!!!!! Then Becky and I wen to go see the third one. It was fun to watch. Now you know my love for those movies. you can make fun of me for it, but I am sure you love them also!!

Hair Cut

2009-01-11T23:26:00.000-08:00

This is Holly-

So, I have been thinking about cutting my hair, and I saw this picture and I love the cut. I want you opinion on if this is the hair cut for me. Do you think it would go with my face shape? What about a little longer version on me? I am not going to dye my hair...so do not worry about that. I have been debating it for a while. I know my hair would grow out if I did not like it...nd i would have to style my hair every day. But tell me what you think. Thanks!!!!

More of the funniness

2009-01-10T15:54:00.000-08:00

This is Holly- and I totally agree with Becky. Can people please help us (or at least me) learn how to us this more. I am glad so many of you like our first posting. The whole reason we starting this blog is cause of the movie we saw. So we started our blog. We wanted the name of the website to be singleladies, but that was taken. And then we started looking at all the movie titles that are soo soo fitting, but all taken. Here are some names that we loved, but were already in use: aboutagirl, alotlikelove, catchmeifyoucan, failuretolaunch, inloveandwar, howtodeal. Do you see how funny and fitting those would be for us. So for movies ...next movie we are dying to see is He's Just Not That Into You like Becky already told you about. I read the book a few years ago, and I loved it! Then I let Becky read it, and she loved it also. So you will definatly hear about our thoughts on that movie. I am toally excited. I think Becky and I need to get together and blog about 3 movies that we hate to love, but can't help ourselves. Soo check for updates soon, cause you know that they are coming!!!

Haha, quick funny note

2009-01-10T15:17:00.000-08:00

Hey y'all. It's Becky. Ummm 1st off all - can you tell us how to add "Team Members" to our blog, that way we don't have to specify who's blogging all the time... anyway. That'd be super duper helpful :)

So I started laughing at all of the comments made by our married blogger friends, and my mom overheard me laughing and asked what it was about. So I let her read it, and she asked if we were just going to talk about random crap (not her exact words...). So I told her, nope, now that everyone is super addicted to Holly and I, cough... Amy... cough... we could just watch movies and relate them to our lives :) So I started thinking - what should we see next that could relate to our lives??? Hmmmm! I know! Next movie should for sure be: He's Just Not That Into You. That will be an easy one...

HELLO!!

2009-01-09T23:02:00.000-08:00

We started this blog to talk about movies, music, hot guys, and basically vent about our lives. If you don't like it click the "X" in the right corner. Or if you have a mac, the "X" on the left. If you do likie it then keep reading..oh wait you are..awkward..moving on

We are now going talk about the movie we saw tonight. We saw Bride Wars. It was cute. It made us think about all the people we know that are getting married. And how we are glad that we are not bridesmaids. Oh wait, Becky is in September, SAD DAY! And aren't we glad it's 8 months away! Good bride! Unlike most crazy Mormons we know... 6-8 weeks... CRAZY! Really Crazy!! If you're one of those girls, get over that we're writing about you, it was bound to happen one day, ok? Sorry for actually blogging about what most people are too chicken to say to your face. You know it's true. Ok, we'll try to be nicer from now on. Well, for this post... we're not super nice usually, but honest, yes.

Since this is our first official blog, we think we should tell you a bit about us. Ok, since I'm typing, I'll go 1st.

I'm Becky. Hi, nice to meet you. I'm super awesome in pretty much every way. Just kidding, really, I'm not. Let's see. I'm 22, and live in the super fancy Rescue, CA. Bet you're jealous... I work at Chili's as a server/trainer/QA/togo/whatever else needs done that day. I like it most days, and I feel really lucky to actually like my job, even though it doesn't pay me enough to live on my own. Whatever, I'll get there. If you're into astrology, I'm a scorpio, and if you read up on it - it really applies to me. I'm nice, and bubbly most of the time, but please don't mess with me because I have the occasional mean streak. It's true ask Holly. Ok, you'll learn more about me as the blog progresses.

Here's Holly: I am 26. Some people call me a cougar, but that is what happens when there is no one your age worth dating. I am currently working as a temp in an OB/GYN office. I like it a lot. I have soo much fun with the ladies in the office. I sing to them all the time..which is funny because my voice is not the best. But I have fun doing it, so that makes it okay. I mean, I am not trying out for American Idol or anything. I have an awesome family, which includes a pretty niece, and handsome nephews, that LOVE their aunt Holly! I am a Sagaittarius, which pretty much compliments Becky as a friend. It is true, she gave a book that tells me so! I am pretty much everything thing you never knew you always wanted; and more!!

So keep cheking our blog to learn more about how cool we are!