Happy Happy Birthday Children Dear

Erin and I had a double birthday party as we do every year. I think it makes us feel like we have more friends than we actually do, because we pool our resources. It was really fun. There was singing and poetry readings and harmonica playing and story telling and even some impersonations.








My favorite birthday moments in no particular order:

1.The "special guest" Joe. He was invited because he has my old phone number and someone trying to get a hold of me thought he deserved to be invited and he came!!! What a good sport.

2.Jake singing Heaven by Bryan Adams.

3.Getting to show everyone that I really did know all the words to Ice Ice Baby.


and number 4.

The after party.

I learned what "chopping" was and I wish I hadn't. We laughed, we cried, we swore a lot. I loved it.

I love Nessie!!!

Breaking Nessie News

Apparently I have been "tagged"

I normally hate these things, but I LOVE Alyssa so I am willing to do it.

Move 'em all up, take off the first, add yours to the bottom.

1) 4 B's In A Pod, 2) Life According to the PRP, 3) Life at the Chicken Coop, 4) J*A*M*S* 5)Life and times of Angela Corinne

I'm officially tagging:

Sunny (You're on bedrest, I think you can do it!)
Maren
KaRyn
Alissa

What were you doing ten years ago?

I had just finished my first year of Ricks College and went home to Florida. I was working for a summer day camp as a counselor.

What were you doing one year ago?

One year ago I just decided that I was not moving to London and had started working for Valley Mental Health. I was STILL living in Salt Lake. Nothing really exciting.

Five Snacks You Enjoy:

1. chips and salsa
2. Wheat Thins (sun dried tomato)
3. vegetable cheese and crackers
4. mini carrots
5. Salsa verde Dorritos

Five Songs You Know All The Words To:

1. Ice Ice Baby
2. Gangsta's Paradise
3. Blaze of Glory by Bon Jovi
4. Most of Alanis Morissette's first album
5. Most Coldplay songs

Five Things You Would Do If You Were A Millionaire:

1. pay off all debt
2. Travel, Travel, Travel.
3. Own a home, many different places.
4. Lazer hair romoval of EVERYTHING (except head hair and eyebrows).
5. Hire a personal trainer.(I stole that from Alyssa)

Five Bad Habits:

1. Staying up all night.
2. Kissing too many boys at once.
3. swearing
4. Eating fast food
5. dancing like a crazy woman

Five Things You Like Doing:

1. Kissing too many boys at once
2. Traveling
3. Listening to live music
4. Going to the movies
5. Singing

Five Things You Would Never Wear Again

1. A thong, at least not for myself.
2. fake nails
3. a blonde wig
4. turtle neck sweater dress
5. string bikini (I am too old and too modest for that)

Five Favorite Toys:
(not in any particular order...)

1. Ipod
2. Laptop
3. Boy of the moment (jk . . . kinda)
4. My Car
5. Nintendo NES

Sometimes I watch the spanish channel

This is my new favorite band/video. ENJOY!!

ARRR!!

Last night at 11:30pm, I took my little sister
to see "Pirates of the Caribbean". It was 2 hours and 45 minutes (too long), but I liked it. It could have been the delirium, but I thought it was pretty good.

Or it could have been the eye patch, foam sword and bandanna. We were all pumped to be pirates until we got to the movie. People were not so welcome. The ticket guy saw us and asked if we had lit the bathroom on fire, I thought he was kidding- he wasn't. I had to assure him that we were the most respectable pirates that helped, not hurt the public. I also bought blue and red bandannas and we saw the movie in West Valley. I am sure we don't fit the normal "gangsta" stereotype, but I should have thought a little before I bought. Good thing not many Bloods or Crips carry swords, well at least not foam ones.

I was so tired that I forgot my camera, but here are a few shots on my camera phone, prior to us giving up on the whole idea altogether.







I am so tired today.

Commando

Ever need to wash clothes so badly that you don't even have clean underwear? Guilty. I totally went commando today. I liked it.

Oh and if you ever need an eye patch, bandanna or foam pirate sword, look no further than your local Walgreen's.

My trip to Portland by Angie Robson

Thursday, Aliah and I left our lives in Salt Lake City and headed for Portland. I wanted to go to Portland for a number of reasons. Those reasons being that I needed a break from everything in Salt Lake,I really like Portland and I may be going to school there in the fall and wanted to see what it was all about. We drove about 6 hours on Thursday and stayed in a really small town called Baker City, OR. Nothing was open at about 9pm except for the Pizza Hut, but the hotel had a pool and that was all we cared about.

The next day we arrived in Portland and stayed with my friend Ashley and her adorable family. Macie, Marley and Trenton were so much fun and it was great to see Ashley and Justin. We were roommates almost ten years ago and it had been about 4 years since I had seen her last. Her children are beautiful, their house is beautiful and they are just a wonderful family. Sometimes I get discouraged about my life and the things that I want (i.e. Temple marriage, kids, husband) but then I see families like Ashley's and they make me want what they have more than ever and it's easier to try for some reason. Aliah and I both had a few "pantry moments" but it was all worth it.

Here are just a few pictures of the cuties.

Marley really liked my sunglasses and this face is priceless.

Macie lost a tooth while we were there and she was so brave. The other one is going to fall out at any minute.

I had my birthday while I was there and the thelin family really made it special. After an exhausting day of shopping, Aliah and I got back to their house and they had decorated for my birthday. They had ordered Thai food, had a pie for me and cards and a present. Here are some of the pictures.

It's really hard to know what to wish for at age 29. 29? Geesh.

Aliah and I also had fun just running around Portland. We went to a concert at the Roseland Theater on my birthday to see Ben Gibbard play. He was amazing. Jenny Lewis (of Rilo Kiley) sang a couple of songs with him as well. It was a great concert.



We saw Portland State, we went to Powell's Humungo bookstore, we hit a lot of consignment shops and we ate and ate and ate and ate. It was glorious.

We went to some of the waterfalls outside of Portland too.







See the face?

I like pigs and Portland. Will it be my new home?

Birthday Party

I will post later all about my fabulous trip to Oregon, but first here is my birthday party invite. My talented friend Marianne wrote it up, it should be fun so try to make it if you can.


Open Mic Birthday Extravaganza

Dying for an excuse to wear tights and recite Shakespeare?

Need an audience for that new "three Mormons happen upon a can of Coke" joke?

Ready to share that Van Halen air guitar routine with someone other than your bedroom mirror?

Have you always wanted to propose to Angie, but you haven't had the balls? (…or eggs, or whatever…)

WELL HERE'S YOUR CHANCE!

It is Angie and Erin's annual birthday celebration, and this year it's OPEN MIC NIGHT. That's right: All Open. All Mic. All Night. Which means it's all about you! Come share your talents, bear your soul, or just wish the birthday girls the best. They aren't mourning the death of their twenties - they're celebrating the right to rock n' roll!

THIS FRIDAY (May 25th), the fun starts at 7:30 in Erin's backyard.





Email me or call me if you want to come and I will give you directions!

Roadtrip!

Well, I am in Baker City, OR (wherever the hell that is) and we are at the El Dar ado Inn. The pool was 8 feet deep.

Portland tomorrow for a good ol' time.

I have a date with Ben Gibbard on my birthday, but I am not putting out no matter how great he sings to me.




More to come on the roadtrip to Portland.

Hilarious

My friend Ryan is in this commercial. Check it out.

Last Comic Standing