This weekend I went to Vegas for the West Coast Conference with Preston and Grady. See?^ It was a good time despite the pain of last night's loss. This weekend made me nostalgic for last year's Vegas weekend for the Mountain West Conference. I miss the MWC. Even though we would be eaten alive if we were still in it this year, it was fun playing at the Thomas & Mack with all the big schools that I've actually heard of. It was cool to go back to the Orleans Arena to cheer on BYU though. (I went over Thanksgiving with Kylie's family to watch the Rebels and got to see the UNC/UNLV upset. Fun timezzz) Vegas is such an interesting city to me. Like, it's all hotels and casinos. That make up a city. A fully-functioning metropolitan area that attracts millions of people. So much money flowing in and out. So many lights. #musings
Um mostly we watched basketball and shopped and walked. So much walking. My knees hurt. Am I 75? Probably. Guess what? I didn't buy a single thing! Isn't that weird? I was shocked. However I did find the shoes pictured below at a random store and almost bought them but they didn't have my size. I am seriously still fantasizing about these loafers. I remember seeing them on Tumblr last week and thinking, "Those rule. I bet they're $450." And then BAM. There they were at a mall in Vegas for $45. They will be mine.
I am exhausted. I would really love to take a week off school and just sleep, eat Greek yogurt + granola, read books and run in 60 degree weather. You think I'm joking, but that's exactly what I would do if I had a week off school. I'm not sure how I would procure the 60 degree weather in Provo, but this is my fantasy, so whatever. I find myself daydreaming about spring/summer more than I ever have. I just want warm weather. Seriously, I think it would improve all aspects of my life. Today it was 71 in Vegas and all I wanted to do was lie in the grass.
I'm really annoyed because I've been wanting to blog about fashion week, but style.com is doing this weird thing where half of their images are in jpg format and half are in gif and only one format will save as an image on my computer. So there goes 75% of my favorite looks from a show that I want to talk about. (Like Rodarte!^ I LOVED RODARTE AND JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVED IT. Is that so much to ask?) It's probably a good thing though because I really shouldn't be looking at fashion week and should actually study for my exams. My motivation left me around December 16 and I have yet to get it back.
Coachella's in 46 days. Which also means 46 days til the end of this semester. 46 days to get my %^$& together.
This has been one of the best weeks in a long time.
1) Alyanna got accepted into BYU!! And she also turned 18 on Tuesday. I was so excited to hear the news yesterday. I actually was thinking about how much I wanted her to come to BYU when I woke up that morning because we are the same person and like all the same things and wear all the same clothes and are just lil' twinsies. I'm seriously so excited to have her out here. I've always been jealous of my friends who have siblings out here, but now I can finally join them next fall. I am so proud of her :)
2) Valentine's WEEK 2k12. 20 years of never having a Valentine were made up with a whole week of V-day treats. I am the luckiest girl.
3) Chris Brown won best R&B artist at the Grammys. And did you see that performance? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNl75CTWgLg As if that wasn't enough to send me into cardiac arrest, please look at his new video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWG8BVeryU. Liiike HONESTLY?! I stand by my statement that Chris Brown is currently the BEST hip hop dancer in the world. Remember when I saw him at the Staples Center? *sigh*
4) That new Nicki Minaj song. Starships. Repeat all day.
5) In addition to Alyanna's birthday on Tuesday, it was also my sweet baby girl Jadyn's birthday. I never see Jadyn this semester but I got to celebrate with her and some old/new friends on Monday.
6) Hanging out with BLYTHE BEECROFT. Blythe got back the first of this month (?) and I have seen her twice now and let me tell you, they have been the happiest times. Especially our first reunion which is pictured below. We all met at EFY in 2007 and have remained best friends ever since. I am in love with these three and I kind of wanted to cry tears of joy when we were all together again. Some of my favorite things about Blythe are her ability to make you feel so loved always, good listening and advice and her soft doughy hands that I like to hold occasionally.
7) It's New York Fashion Week. Duh. Stay tuned for Ynna-coverage.
I am so blessed and have so much to look forward to these next few months.
"I don't know why but it seems like girls are always not taking a warm enough coat." True. Me. All the time. There is something I love about wearing boys' clothing. I am forever borrowing/stealing sweatshirts and oxford shirts. I actually took one of my dad's old cable knit sweaters when I went home for Christmas and it's one of my favorite things now. Anyway, I came across this video the other day. Fashion blog royalty Scott Schuman and Garance Dore have teamed up with Tiffany and Instagram to create this adorable "True Love" campaign. All of my favorite things- street style, Tiffany's, Instagram and cute. Plus, how adorable is it that they are actually an item?
I'm like, really exhausted so I'm confused as to why I'm blogging right now. Nothing significant has really happened to me. Oh, I saw Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close this week. I liked it. It was a little long, but I think it must have been so difficult to turn that book into a movie, and I thought they did a good job.
I have 4 exams next week. I h8 skool. I'm doing a pretty good job keeping my resolutions so far. A few more days and I will have gone an entire month with no soda! I'm doing ok working out. I'm definitely doing much better than last semester. I have also cooked a reasonable amount and recently got some new recipes from my mom. Don't worry, I will absolutely not take pictures of anything I make and put them up here. I will leave that task to all you Pinterest advocates. (I have not succumbed to the phenomenon).
Obviously, I would love to have no school and just play all the time, but I really don't mind school or work, I would just like it to be warm. Not even hot, just like, 48 degrees. The other day I went running and it was in the low 50's and I felt so happy, I could have run all day. (Not true). But I did feel so happy in the sun. I would be much more cheerful and skinnier if it was warm all the time.
I almost forgot. My best friend, Kaile Knell has been called to serve in Tacoma, Washington!! Isn't that fabulous? Kaile is going to make such an extraordinary missionary. I am so excited for her.
"I like to see people reunited, maybe that's a silly thing, but what can I say, I like to see people run to each other, I like the kissing and the crying, I like the impatience, the stories that the mouth can't tell fast enough, the ears that aren't big enough, the eyes that can't take in all of the change, I like the hugging, the bringing together, the end of missing someone."
Guess what guess what guess what. I'M GOING TO COACHELLA IN APRIL. Yezzzz. Tickets went on sale Friday morning and after staring at the standby page for 1.5 hours and nervously eating Swedish Fish, I secured passes for the 2nd weekend (April 20-22). It seriously felt like pre-sale for Jonas Brothers all over again, but even more was at stake. (Btw, it sold out in 3 hours). I could not be more excited. Look at the lineup. SHINS SHINS SHINS. Everyone else RULES, but I've wanted to see The Shins since middle school and they are the title of this post. I'm going to be able to check off so many bands off my people-I-need-to-see-before-I-die list after this as well as checking off 'music festival.' I'M So0o0 EXCITED.
I spent the weekend in St. George. I hiked Angel's Landing, saw the St. George temple and watched an unhealthy amount of The OC. Also I finished Blink. The weekend was much too short and I'm not ready to go back to school. This semester doesn't seem too bad, but I know by March I will want to kill myself.
So the first picture is Preston and me pretending we like each other and right above is Carley and me at the temple. I had a lovely time with wonderful people :)
Preston and I were sharing baby pics yesterday. Look at this gem. This is me. Circa...1991, I think. How glam am I? I also wonder what I was so distressed about.
First post of 2k12 so obviously I have to put up my New Year's Resolutions for the blogosphere to see so that I feel more accountable and it makes me it more official when they're posted somewhere.
1) No soda. This one sucks. Like it's great that I'm going to give up soda, but it's going to be the hardest for me to stick with. It's not even like I drink soda that often, but the other day I got fast food and I almost broke this one right then and there just because it's instinct to get a soda when I eat fast food of any kind. Or pizza. Or when I don't want candy but want something sweet. I never really drank soda until I came out to school. So no more leisurely drinking of soda. I am only allowing it for academic purposes because energy drinks are the worst.
2) Save money. This is one I start with every year and I'm going to admit, I have never really stuck with it. I guess there's not one defining moment of when you're like, "yeah, I totally saved money this year" but I seriously need to be more responsible with my money.
3) Exercise regularly. Another one that I always start with. The thing is, it's not like I completely stop exercising in February. I just have spurts of fitness. So I think this year, this goal is more like, less spurts, more durations of physical activity. It gets really hard when the semester starts up again and classes get busy, but I really just want a hot bod this summer. There I said it. #skinnyin2k12
4) Eat healthier/be more domestic. This one is hard. More than any other year, I have eaten pretty terribly or not at all. That sounds bad. Like I'll just not feed myself all day because I'll be in class and work and not have a break and then I'll get McDonald's at the end of the day. Or make Ramen. It's bad. And I need to try to cook. Which is hard too. Because I get so bored during the cooking process or I end up eating ingredients as I cook and then I'm full and have no desire to finish making my meal. #domesticin2k12
5) Read the Bible. I've never read the Bible the whole way through. And I was nervous about posting this one because I thought, is a year way too long to read the Bible? But I think it's reasonable. The Bible is so long! And some parts are really boring. Sorry. And I don't read a lot every day. Usually a chapter or two. So I'm going to try and finish the Bible by December 31, 2012.
Five is a good number. I'm done. Wish me luck.
Oh today was the first day of winter semester. It went well.
