4.02.2012

Back from the Dead

Hello blog world- some may thing I have died
When in fact school has taken over my beautiful life and tried its best to kill me. 
It almost has once or twice... 
but some how I come out swinging. 
So lets play a game of catch up followed by the promise to be a better blogger. 
Which dear bloggers I do sincerely mean ever time..... 
and yet somehow every time we loop back into this dreadful circle. 
Hopefully history doesn't repeat itself again.  


OK So Presidents day weekend Julie, Caitlin and I took a very sporadic trip (but I wouldn't want it any other way) to San Clemente!  We packed each day of this full of fun filled activities. Which I might add missed one of my favorite activities.. sleep! Which oddly enough I was totally ok with!
Thursday we did a full day 10am to Midnight stint to Disneyland. We all know my feeling towards anything Disneyland, and luckily Julie and Caitlin shared my passion! We made sure that we ate at the Blue Bayou, Saw the World of Color and somehow we managed to make the day a marathon. We were always about to miss the show or are reservations at places and we would always be at the complete opposite end of the different park, so we would have to run to make anything. This was funny at the beginning of the day when I had the energy, but towards the end of the day I had had it and so had my body. It was not prepared for this, I was clearly not trained for this! So as Julie and Caitlin ran ahead I yelled out "I'm out!" Caitlin looked back and without missing a beat yelled "Never Say Never, Come on, JUSTIN BIEBER!" 
Ok please remember we are in DISNEYLAND as all the children are looking around for Justin Bieber I just glare at her and yell back "I'm OUT, see you never JB!" hahaha Needless to say I think we broke every young persons heart and made it to the show on time.

The next day we drove to LA and took a work out class by THE ONE, THE ONLY...... wait for it RICHARD SIMMIONS!!! I had no idea he was still alive let alone even taught anymore. 
This man is amazing! He literally kicked my ass and had me sweating my butt off! He was such an amazing motivator also yelling "Is that guacamole on your ass?" "Do you want to be alone for the rest of your life?" "You fed it, you lift it!" "Am I at Sea World?" He also told us his back story and how he got into aerobics and almost had me into tears. Then he was  right back to chatting with us LDS girl from Utah in the front! I die, he told us we were pretty! Shut up Richard, i love you! hahaha here is a link of a video of the class we were at and you can see us! At the end of the class he stays and signs autographs and takes pictures with everyone. He is so sweet, nice and I adore him! P.S he is only 64... true story! 


Needless to say after that class since it was literally on Rodeo Drive we walked around for a bit forgetting that we dressed in 80's attire for Richards class and went shopping. Judge me I dare you! We also got dresses up and went and had "Tea Time" because we are super classy and it was delightful! 
The trip was fun but way to fast.... Miss it so much. Here are a few pictures... 
 The new Ariel ride... Yeah we loved it and sang along with all the songs
 such a beautiful day
 the lunch we barely made it to, but it was AMAZING

 Juju got the one thing she had wanted all day
 World of Color- the show we made it to, where Im sure all the kids were looking for JB
 The one the only.... 
 My BFF Richard Simmons
 Rodeo Drive
 Yes I am dress to impress... and Juju is stalking me haha
 The class tea room





Then it was back to school. What is currently trying to kill me is my Math class. I have even gone to the extremes of enlisting my 2 favorite cousins and one of there girlfriends and my old sister in forming what we now call Math Club. We meet twice a week and teach me math. If not for them I would be failing Math. I owe them everything! LOVE YOU ALL! 

Then Spring break came along, HOORAY!  I had the privilege to go on a cruise with my mother and sister to the Caribbean! We ate a ton, slept ( mom slept at least 14 hrs a day- not a joke) and laid out, but you would never know because mom only brought SPF 1000 so we all came back looking super white...  read books, just over all a way relaxing time. I went and swam with a Sea Lion (because no one else in the family wanted to, can you believe that? crazy people!) We also made friends with this family from Alabama who had this little girl who was 11 named Lizzie and super smart! We had dinner with them twice and each time we played mind teasers (that I always sucked at) and had some way fun girl chat. I love that girl, we even exchanged emails to keep in touch.




 My mom had no idea what Senior Frogs was haha 
Oh sweet innocent mom.. its a bar...
What? with a frog?
look at how cute he is! Oh and these sweet girls adopted me as there new friend for the entire day! love Amy who is in the middle and Steph to the right. 

 My new BF

 Airplane! 
Turtle love
 Look at that water! Take me back please!
So funny!

SO that is the catch up in a nut shell. I will try to be better but if I fail blame the Math class, because I am determined to NOT fail that!  
-Elise    

2.27.2012

So A few days before my last post one of my adorable friends, the sweet Heather Hatch got married! 
It was such an amazing wedding and I was lucky enough to see so many friends that have either moved away or just got married and super busy ect... 
And here is a quick picture of that night, Although I am missing the key person... 
the Bride! 
But take it from me, she was glowing- so so so stunning!  

Valentines day was so amazing!
I was able to spend it with these lovely ladies

Megan and Ashlee Van Leeuwn at the Lady Anebellum concert.
They were just amazing live!
The passion Agh+ such great seats+ we missed all the opening acts! = perfect night!
Megan and I standing and singing our guts out the whole time while Ashlee laughed and joined in most the time.
What a fun V-day night!
 - Thanks ladies!


2.14.2012

The Big V

Most people have very deep rooted opinions about Valentines Day.
For me... I have never had a bf on V-Day (well he was on a mission.. doesn't count)
and for some years a took that 
"It's Singles Awareness Day" approach for a few years
(after the whole I almost got married thing) 

And now Im just in the middle. 
I don't hate it.... 

It's a great day, people are so happy, lovely dovey, sweet, 
      And there is always an abundance of chocolate! 
Who I ask you can hate any of those things? - No one!

So everyone lets not be sad or upset about this day! Lets be happy and excited to celebrate love. 
Even if you think you don't have it, you do... maybe not with a boyfriend. 
But you have love from your family, and friends!  So celebrate that! 







I love you all 
-E  

2.11.2012

woe two post in one day? I think so!

A few nights a go Katherine and I went to visit are great friend Sarah and after we took a tour of her new place we found the Micheal Jackson Wii Experience. Of course you know Katherine is an MJ enthusiasts, and I just love dancing video games we had to try it. And Sarah was so smart she recorded it, but Katherine won't let us put it on fb, which is so ridiculous because she looks like she has played it all her life and kicks major trash! While I look so dumb! So I have decided to put it on the blog haha
enjoy!
video


Also it was Katherine's B-day this Friday and a bunch of girls went to see The Vow to celebrate. Such a fun time! While we were at the movie theatre we ran into all the people who were dressed up for the Star Wars 3D.... It was so magical! of course we got some pics!










Oh hey there!

that last little blog... SO DEPRESSING! And then I haven't blogged since- some might have thought I was dead
And in a way I was- I got the flu for a lovely week!
Yes that is correct, and I even got a flu shot this year- people that is a huge deal for me because I hate needles and blood... So thanks a lot flu shot and medical community for nothing! 

But lets play a little catch up!

Beth turned 24 this year! So we threw a birthday dinner at the Dodo, which was so much fun to get everyone together. It has just been so long, and it was so delightful! Here are some pictures of the night:
 Some of the Crew
 Love this picture- Frame for sure
 Adorable!
 get him girl haha
 The Couple

 What a great family
 Some sweet pictures of the girls


Then Feb 27th I was feeling so nauseous all day all. Earlier in the day my dear friend Jeff called me and asked to what my plans where for the night. I told him my plans where either
1.) Be dying on my bathroom floor or 2.) Be at the Brad Paisley Concert. 
He was like um ok... Who are you going to the concert with? 
I answered "Oh my I don't even have tickets, I just love him so much! I want to go but I know that is unrealistic, and Im not feeling well really So I am betting I will be doing plan 1 tonight."
He laughed and told me to feel better and that he would talk to me later.
Later that night I wasn't feeling any better- but Jeff called and asked me if I could rally... 
Because I was sick, and apparently really having a blond moment I didn't understand why he would even ask me that- so I said no.
He told me to rally and to meet him at his house ready to go in 40 minutes. 
Then it clicked, He got us tickets somehow to this "sold out" show! I freaked out and immediately jumped in the shower and made it to his house in time. 
As we start driving to the venue I am feeling worse and worse.... And thinking that I might not be able to make it through the night. But I decide to just down some sprite and do my best. We pick up the tickets from will call and he hands them to me. I don't even check to see where we are sitting I just hold them and follow him. We start walking in the lower bowl and I am freaking out. 
How the hell did you get lower bowl tickets on such short notice?-- and we keep walking... and walking...
We end up on row 15 on the FLOOR! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! At this point I am hitting him and yelling about how excited I am, and how I can't believe this was happening, it was so amazing!!!
Not to mention The Band Perry opened! AHHH!! Here are a few pictures of the night that was so unexpected and truly such a great surprise.

Jeff and I on the Floor for Brad Paisley! (He hates pictures- so we are lucky I got one)
 The lead singer of The Band Perry

 Singing "If I Die Young"
 BRAD!
 ME and BRAD

 Carrie made a special appearance for "Remind Me"

The end of the amazing concert!

Right after the concert I went home and that is when the amazing flu started!
After a week of missing school and all sorts of other things I had to play some serious catch up! I had a math test in two days! So I literally lived in the Math Lab and beg some of my friends to teach me math! I took the test and I am proud to say I received an 86! HOORAY! 

Then Monday the FHE activity was Ice Skating! And I have been trying to get a group of people to ice skating with me all winter but somehow it never works out. So Julie, my Mother, and I went to the activity! During this activity we saw this lady who looked amazing on the ice, so Julie and I went over and told her she was amazing and she told us she used to be a pro! And she taught us a few ice skating moves! It was nothing short of a blast! Mom fell pretty hard trying to do a move and thats when we had to call it a night, but we got a few pics thanks to Morgan!
 Cute Morgs and I
 Julie and I!
 The Girls!

What a fun night!