"What are we gonna do tonight, Brain?!"

I got to play with mice and rats last night in school. I was a little skeered at first. I wasn't really afraid of being bit...more just the shock of it, then accidentally throwing said mouse/rat against the wall. It was a little ridiculous since just last quarter I got gnawed on by a massive pit bull at the shelter. LOL! Anyway, after the initial shock, I LOVED them! There were pretty cute. Their little eyes and twitchy nose got me. One day when I have a farm, I'm going to get two rats and maybe a small herd of mice. Then I can tap lightly on the glass and say, "What are we gonna do tonight, Brain?!" Heh!

P.S. If you don't know what that means...laaaaaame. ;)

Oh thanks.

Thanks for putting all of my socks in one place, Lola.

Here I was worried they were disappearing, when you were actually hording them...under my bed.

"It's like we're drinking in a hottub!"

So the concert on Thursday was AWESOME! Truth be told, it was miserable and HOT. HOT, HOT, HOT! It was 104 degrees-HOT! Zach and I went early and wandered around the stadium for a bit, then grabbed some beer and hung out in the cheap seats until everyone else got there. Lady Antebellum came on first and they were pretty good. Miranda came on next, and yes, I'm biased, but she ROCKED! I love Miranda's music for its country side, but she knows how to rock out! She played for a little over an hour and it was awesome - I danced and sang the whole time. Kenny Chesney was up last. I'm not the biggest Kenny fan (I like his older stuff better), but you can't deny that he puts on a great show. I don't think Zach, my mom or I sat down the entire time. It was a little miserable since it was so hot, but there was nothing we could do about it so we made the best of it and sweated our butts off, dancing and singing for the entire concert. My throat hurt from singing and my calves killed from jumping around so much - it was a great time! That being said, Rio Tinto stadium sucks. LOL! We bought the more expensive tickets to get "better" seats, but we couldn't see anything - the stage was still so far away. That and everything was so expensive. I heard they even ran out of water. Given the extreme temperature, you would think they'd plan on people buying a lot of water. Hmmm. Weird. I honestly will never pay to go to another concert there - it's just not the right venue. But, I'll always remember that concert and how much fun our sweaty, messy butts had. :)

Friday morning I took the day off work to go downtown with my fam for Zach & Mel's engagement pics. That was pretty fun! I came to the conclusion that my enjoyment of taking pics is completely dependent upon the camera. I HATE little, digital cameras - they take forever to take the picture or wait for the flash, or they just don't turn out that great. That is the primary reason I don't post pics on my blog - the interruption of stopping to take a picture is so great that I don't even bother anymore to take a camera with me most places. I know, I get your emails about never posting any pictures, but it seriously drives me crazy! After using my brother's new camera on Friday morning, I now know what I want for Christmas. I had already thought about asking for a nice camera, but now I'm convinced. The pictures were easy to take, came out GREAT and they didn't take FOREVER to focus or reload to take the next pic. Proof for the pudding...here are two of the pics I took on Friday morning. :)





The rest of my weekend was pretty mellow. I got to hang out with family friends, the Smiths, Penas and Schmidts, on Friday night. I love those peeps - they're pretty much my second family. I spent Saturday driving my mom around since my dad took their only working vehicle to work. It was payback for my mom dragging my butt around all those years, I guess. ;) Sunday was laundry day. Oh and movie day! Zach and I watched my new favorite movie "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (Dolly Parton is soooo cute in that one!) and "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix". I still haven't seen the new Harry Potter movie yet, so I was glad to get that one in and get caught up! HARRY POTT-AH! WOO!

That's that. Busy, but mellow weekend. Yay for that. :) xoxoxAC

Miranda Lambert! TONIGHT! AHHH!

YES! It's finally here! Goin' to see Miranda Lambert,
Kenny Chesney and Lady Antebellum...TONIGHT!

WOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

The Stink Eye

My class went until 11 PM last night. When I finally got home, took Lola out, made food for today, washed my face and all that other fun stuff, it was 12 AM before I finally got to bed. Lola was not happy. When I went to wake her up this morning to take her out (yes, my dog likes to sleep in), she would not get out bed. When I finally ripped the covers off her, she gave me the stink eye. It was bad enough that I actually apologized for disturbing her.

Two more days! YEAH! RAN!

Only two more days 'til Ran, Kenny, Sugarland and Lady A! WOOO!

La la la! So excited! :D

"I am Stupid" lives! I just talked to him!

I just emailed some paperwork to an agent. He called back seriously pissed off because he needed TWO copies. Ummm...hello? Just hit the print button again! IDIOT!!

George & Satan's Minions *shudder*

Well my mom, Katie, Dustin and I went to the George Strait concert on Friday night. One word: AMAZING! I honestly have to say that it was the best concert I’ve ever been to. The opening acts were Julianne Hough and Blake Shelton. We didn’t get to see much of Julianne, but Blake was great. I really started to enjoy his music after I saw him last year in Primm. His song “Goodbye Time” gets me every time. Blake was his hilarious, redneck self as usual - he had on a flannel shirt and thermals and then bitched about how hot it was. Seriously? LOL! George was just...great. He just sang. And then sang some more. It’s kinda fun when artists talk and joke around a little between songs, but George didn’t really do that. He was very gracious in that he’d bow and say thank you after every song, then just start up again. His new song “Living for the Night” is so good! I’m a sucker for sad country songs, and that one is excellent! When he sang his classic song “The Chair”, it was a little tough. I love and hate that song for the memories it brings back. He also sang Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” which was so fun! I just sat and sang along and stared at how damn cute he was all night! I was sad when the concert ended - I wanted more! If he makes it back to Utah again, you can be damn sure I’ll be going!

I spent Saturday running errands. Oh and putting together mother$%#@ing bar stools for three hours. GAH! I bought some saddle-style stools for my counter and the sales guy at the furniture shop told me they came assembled. He is a liar. My thumbs are bruised and I wouldn’t mind going back and kicking that guy in the shins. GRRR! Saturday night I went and played cards with the Riverton-ites (Katie & Dustin). It’s our weekend tradition. It hasn’t gotten old or any less funny yet. :)

Yesterday I was a sewing biotch. I finished the top for my duvet cover. YAY! It almost took all day, but it was good times. I just need to sew the back on and put some buttons on the end to keep the down comforter in place. WOOHOO! I’m so excited to get it done. It dawned on me yesterday that this is the first blanket-thing that I’ve ever made for myself - I always make stuff for other people. So that makes it ever cooler! (the pic is an “in process” snapshot - I’ll post another one when it’s all done)


My summer break is officially over. I start classes again tomorrow night. I have classes on Tuesday and Wednesday nights this quarter and no online courses. YUSSSS! Hopefully this quarter should be a little less stressful. Although, since it’s summer, the quarter is shortened so I’ll be in class that much later. I have a radiography class which I’m totally looking forward to, then one on lab animals, exotics and pocket pets. I’m not too sure about that class yet. As much as I love animals, if I have to work with one of Satan’s minions (aka, disgusting, evil spiders), it may be the end of my career. LOL! Just kidding...I’ll just fail the class for running and screaming down the hallway like a little girl. :)

One last Lola note. Yesterday when I laid out all the squares for my quilt, I was walking around the outside so I didn’t mess them up. A while later when I was working on sewing individual squares together, I looked over and saw Lola walking around the edges, eyeing them funny like they were hot lava! She must have seen me and figured out not to walk on them. LOL! I love her.

xoxoxAC

Excitement has set in! George!!!

It just hit me that I'm going to see George Strait in concert tonight! AHHHHHH! I just had a little excitement fest at my desk! I'm so flippin excited! I've never seen George in concert before which is definitely lame since he's pretty much my favorite country artist ever. Yes, I love Miranda's music sooo much, but there's just something about George! Happy dance! Happy dance! Happy dance!!!!! XD

Miranda Lambert's New Video!

"Dead Flowers"



Ahhh...greatness! :D

Uhh...

When you're down at the river bottoms jogging with your dog,

is it impolite to stop and stare at a guy jogging...in a Speedo?

George *drool*

This is George Strait's new album cover.
Did I mention how excited I am to see him in concert? ;)

Killer Two Weeks! WOOOOO!

So I found out yesterday that I'm going to the George Strait, Blake Shelton and Julianne Hough concert next Friday! YUSSSSS!

GEORGE STRAIT! He hasn't been to Utah since 1998. I can't even begin to show how damn excited I am for this! George happens to sing my favorite song in the whole world. And hello.....he's soooo HOT! HAHA! Love him! XD

Oh and yeah...Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Sugarland and Lady A next week! WOO!

I'm sooooo excited!!!! EEEEEEE!

Say NO to the Dress Place

I'm home from a long day of wedding dress shopping with Adrie and her mom (Vicki-Mom). We went to two stores. The first one SUCKED! The people didn't help at all. They didn't ask Adrie what she wanted and they didn't even help her try on the frickin' dresses! I ended up helping her in and out of them. I was more than happy to help her and we definitely got some good giggles in about tulle and about the best way to get out of a dress (HA!), but I was blown away that the sales people weren't helping us. And we were the only people in there!!! Oh wait...the sales lady did pull some FUGLY ASS dresses for her to try on then offer super obscure compliments. GAH! Seriously?! I was tempted to smack her upside the back of the head! The second place was great, though. Vicki-Mom and I were able to sit down and "oooohhhh" & "aaahhhh" over dresses. Adrie looked sooo pretty! I got a little teary in the beginning, but after that it was all good. Adrie found some favorites, but not sure if she hit The One...yet. I took loads of pics, but I can't post them in case her fiance somehow happens upon my blog. :( It was really fun, though. I always, always, ALWAYS laugh my butt off with Adrie. I'm so happy for her and I can't wait 'til her wedding! :D

"scrappy"

Just got home from the fabric store. I love the fabric store - I could spend hours there! Yes, I'm an eighty year old! :-}

I found some pretty cool fabrics. I'm going for the old school country quilt look. It's definitely "scrappy". It was hard to not go so "matchy-matchy" - I had to take some deep breaths. HA!

I was totally stoked to come home and start cutting, but now I can't find my roller cutter thing. GRRRR. The project has come to a halt.

Working on a sunny, Friday afternoon.

Lame sauce.

Ooohhh doggie...weekend's here! :D

Ahhh...the weekend is here. *smile* Sometimes I feel like I just live for the weekends. Don't get me wrong. I like working for a living; it gives me a sense of independence and self worth in that that I’m an overall contributing member of society. Yep. But man...weekends rule!

Lola and I went down to the river bottoms last night for our (now) daily walk. The entrance to the trail isn’t too far, so instead of driving I just add the distance into our nightly mileage. Anyway when we got outside, Lola went ballistic...over my neighbor's car! I have no idea what set her off, but I’m pretty sure if she wore pants, she would have pooped in them! LOL! I figured there was a cat or skunk or something skulking around, but she was literally freaking out over the car. She would get close - hair all raised, growling, shaking - sniff the bumper or tire a little, then retreat and bark. It was the same story when we got back AND when we went outside this morning. Apparently she now associates black Mazda's with evil, vile garbage trucks! The best part of it all is that my neighbor saw this. So now not only do I have the crazy neighbor girl reputation, but my dog is a nutcase too! Great. I scare the piss out my neighbor by literally screaming that "I’VE GOT HER MAIL!!!!", I accidentally wear my shirt backwards in front of her, my dog freaks out over inanimate objects... I can’t catch a frickin’ break! LOL!

I have signed up for Twitter. I actually just rolled my eyes and shook my head when I wrote that. What the hell do I do that’s so important that it deserves an immediate update, right? Yeah...exactly what I was thinking. I have a couple friends at work that use it and I do like to read a couple different celebrities' "tweets" so I was convinced to sign up. So far...I can’t find my friends on there and my first message wouldn’t post. So yeah...I’m really impressed so far. Riiiight. Does anyone else use Twitter???

Adrien’s plane lands in just a couple hours. YAY! I’m so excited to see her. I don’t know her fiance too well yet, but I’m looking forward to hanging out with them both this weekend. On Sunday, I’m going up to the Uinta mountains to go FISHING and have some dutch oven cooking! Ooohhh doggie! So excited for that. I didn’t get to go fishing last weekend like I’d hoped, so I plan to catch all the steenkin’ feesh I can on Sunday! Mmmm...fish fry! WOO! Oh and less than two weeks 'til the concert!! YUSSS! I hope everyone has a super lovely weekend! xoxoxAC

Silly Brother

My brother says when I get bored, I write more on my blog. My last two posts were about drunk badgers and Belgium waffles. I have no idea what he's talking about. :)

Just got back from Belgium...

HA! Just kidding! I just had lunch at Bruges Waffles & Frites which is close enough! This is a new tiny restaurant in downtown Salt Lake City and...Lordie is it ever good! Real, authentic Belgium waffles! They don't use the batter like "normal" waffles. These were made with dough and they're sweet so you don't need syrup. I got a waffle with bananas and cream on it. Oh and some fries. That's all they serve! Apparently, waffles and fries are the cool combo in Belgium. Lola and I are gonna have to do about EIGHT miles down at the river tonight! How everyone there does not weigh 400 pounds is a mystery to me! Anyway, I will definitely have to go back there. In fact, I may have to drag the fam downtown to sit outside on the sidewalk for some delicious hardcore waffles on a sunny, weekend morning! Mmmmmmmm! XD

Drunk Badger Disrupts Traffic in Germany

BUWAHAHA! Nothing like animals stickin' it to The Man! HA!

Drunk Badger Disrupts Traffic Germany
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31800290/ns/world_news-weird_news/

BERLIN - A badger in Germany got so drunk on over-ripe cherries it staggered into the middle of a road and refused to budge, police said Wednesday.

A motorist called police near the central town of Goslar to report a dead badger on a road — only for officers to turn up and discover the animal alive and well, but drunk.

Police discovered the nocturnal beast had eaten cherries from a nearby tree which had turned to alcohol and given the badger diarrhea. Having failed to scare the animal away, officers eventually chased it from the road with a broom.

Adrien's Wedding Page

My friend, Adrien, that I wrote about the other day has a wedding page! It's so cute. For those of you who don't know, Adrien has been my best friend for...FOREVER! So many memories of Flaming Gorge trips, cruising State Street, long, long, long talks and TONS of laughs! Awww...love her! :) Anyway, here is a link to her wedding page:

http://www.mywedding.com/adrienandmichael/index.html

And yes, I am on the wedding party page...in a cowboy hat...during some random party. HAHA! Go me! :D

Dumb Blonde

This morning I missed my freeway entrance.

I realized waaay too late that I was in the wrong lane.

Oh how I enjoy my little trips to space camp.

Frick.

Makes me want to get a dirty job...

A couple things...

The weekend was glorious! I ate a super delicious hamburger on Saturday, laughed my butt off playing lots of cards with friends, drank some American beer and waved sparklers for the 4th of July. Seriously. Is there anything better? :)

In my bid to get more organized and have a pretty place, I bought a new desk and book shelf from Ikea. Since I started school again, I've managed to assemble quite the collection of massive medical books and my kitchen pantry wasn't cutting it as a holding space. Anyway, I got my computer all set up, went to put a shelf on the little computer stand and realized I put the frickin' thing together wrong. Brilliant, A.C. Brilliant.

My best friend Adrien is coming into town on Friday. YAY! I haven't seen her since Christmas so I'm super stoked! She's getting married next year in June and has asked me to be the maid of honor. Awww...I'm so excited! I'm going wedding dress shopping with her on Monday. Can't wait!

Lastly, I watched "Dirty Jobs" on Discovery channel last night. Love that show! If a "Dirty Jobs" (or "Deadliest Catch") marathon is on, I'm pretty much screwed - I can't stop watching! It doesn't help that Mike Rowe is f*ckin HOT! HOT! My cousin Angie told me that my cousin Syd saw him in a bar in San Francisco once. LUCKY! HAHA! Makes me want to go get a dirty job... Mmmm! HOT! :P

Happy Fourth of July, 2009!

Short work-day, loooong three-day weekend! WOOHOO! Is there anything better than living in this country?! :D

I have a super busy weekend planned. Mhmm. It shall be filled with sushi, pedicures and BBQ's. LOL! Oh yeah...life is definitely good sometimes. I am also hoping to get outta the valley for a bit and do some fishing! YEAH! I haven't been this year yet and I'm pretty sure that's a crime. ;) I hope everyone has a fabulous 4th!

Oh yeah...one more thing. Three more weeks until the concert! MIRANDA, Kenny, Sugarland and Lady Antebellum! EEEEEEE!!!!! So excited!! XD

It's 11:42 PM

Just finished editing my blog. Lola is looking at me. She's either willing me to go to bed or thinking about that alien she saw earlier, which may or may not have just been a little kid on a scooter. :/ My 5 AM wake-up call's gonna hurt. Oh hello, sweet coffee!

Treat?

"Ummm...Mom? Treat? Puh-leeeeze!"

Suuushi

I'm going to have sushi tomorrow night for a friend's birthday.
I think I'm going to get some steamed edamame too.
Both healthy. Both delicious.
Mmmm... *drool*

Ahhhh...

Ahhhh... That is the sigh of utter relaxation. My break so far has been super lovely. I hate to say that I haven't exactly taken advantage of the past few days off and been productive, but I definitely have enjoyed them so, so much. I'm pretty sure the Grizzle has enjoyed them too. We've just done whatever we want - hung out on the couch, taken walks down to the river, played guitar, watched a little "Hannah Montana", sat out on the porch after the sun goes down... Again...ahhhh. :)

Speaking of walks, there have been no more skunk sightings. Thank goodness for that! I mentioned before that I wasn’t super afraid of getting sprayed. Yeah, well...I lied. I remember some family member's dogs getting sprayed and how their house had skunk smell for a while after - I definitely don’t want that in my place! I also realized that if I were to get sprayed, I would probably have to chuck the clothes I was wearing. Of course, that would have to happen AFTER I took them off...on my porch...so they didn't get inside my apartment. Translation: I would have to get naked on my porch. NO! HAHA! I already have issues with my neighbors thinking I’m "strange" for various reasons - I don’t think I need to give them another. BHAAAA! So there’s that.

I went camping with some friends this weekend. I love my friends. Despite the fact that I've been absent from most social activities the past three months due to being super busy with school, we had a great time and it was like I'd never missed anything. We went out to the west desert to do some night wheeling. I got to ride with my friend Jeff in his rig, which is an experience all by itself. LOL! I never fail to laugh when I’m around him. It was really good to hang out with everyone. We had a good time by the campfire, laughing our butts off at various things. Particularly that our friend believed us that along with mountain lions, there were wild, dangerous BARRACUDAS in the desert. BUWAHAHA!

One last thing. I had to steal and share this picture. This is my cousin Charlei. That little foot sticking up is her older brother Breckyn's...in the aftermath of being pushed over in the kiddie pool. LMAO! I about spit coffee on my computer screen this morning when I saw that. So funny! Little kids rule!



It feels like summer is officially here. Yay for that! I love me some long, summer evenings. xoxoxAC