Cuddle Bug

Missing my puppy today.

Where are you when I desperately need someone to cuddle with?

One Sugar Daddy Please

What a glorious, glorious day!

Such a glorious day off.

Glorious, glorious.

I have decided I am not working anymore.

I'm gonna find me a sugar daddy and settle in.

Good plan right?

Now who is the lucky guy?

It's actually been kind of weird to have a day off in the middle of the week.

I keep thinking to myself, okay hurry and do this because you gotta go to work soon...wait...no you don't.

He He.

But don't worry, I'm being semi productive and responsible by doing my Spanish homework.

Speaking of Spanish homework...

It's an online class so we have to do recordings, I guess so the teacher knows you kind of sort of a little know how to speak.

So, on Sunday I was up in my room talking Spanish into my computer.

Awkward.

I was killing it.

I think Nacho would be proud.

In other news, my glutes and thighs are siiiiiiiiiinging to me today.

I was getting bored of my workout routine yesterday and whenever that happens I bust out the workout DVD's and I was doing squats and lunges all over the place. 

So, what did I do today? I ran the stadium of course!

I think my legs might just crumble to the ground.

I Love Nutella

My sweet tooth is going something crazy tonight.

I desperately wanted ice-cream but with my mom being lactose intolerant  ice-cream runs on slow supply in this house.

So, I settled for some Nutella on graham crackers.

Nutella was sent from the Gods, I tell you.

From the Gods.

I may or may not have just stuck my knife in the jar and licked it clean.

So, I turned on House Hunters and plopped myself on the floor.

We got our carpets cleaned yesterday and we hadn't put the house back together.

There's just something I love about sitting on the floor in an empty room.

But now the furniture is back.

Sad face.

I think my house will be empty of furniture.

Maybe just a few pillows and blankets strewn here and there.

I think I am going to snuggle up and watch a movie now.

Wanna know why?

Because I have tomorrow off and can stay up late with zero guilt.

Oh yes.

p.s like the new blog? I sure do. 

Baseball & A Quesadilla

OK, first off, people are weird.

Second, do you ever have days where you take the longest way possible to get to each of your destinations just because all you really wanna do is drive around and listen to music but you need to be somewhat productive? OK, good. Me too. Today is one of them. So much to do, sooooo little motivation. 

We'll see how this plays out. 

Last night I made plans to hang out with a friend of mine when I got off work.

When I got off I told him I was starving and needed food asap.

When I got to his house he told he peeled me an orange.

I went into the kitchen and the peel was in a million pieces and the orange looked like it had been through WWII.

I took a picture of it, but I accidentally deleted it.

It was a sight.

So cute.

And delicious. 

We were going to his little brother's base-a-ball game so, we made a pit stop at Taco Bell because Hungry Staci was on the prowl.

(Taco Bell, I know, tisk tisk.)

 I'm very animated when I order, apparently.

Ok, listen to this... we ordered a quesadilla right? Half chicken. Half steak. Because I don't like the steak and he doesn't like the chicken.

Well, the people mixed the chicken and steak in the quesadilla, like half chicken, half steak.

Huh??

Yo Taco Bell, you're dumb.

We finally made it to the game and by the end of the night I had eaten: a chalupa, one piece of the quesadilla (then I realized the situation with it), a snickers, a bag of skittles, an oreo and a hot dog.

His brother's team won, by the way.

So we're moving on to the the final tourney suckaaaaas. 

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Song of the Day

Freak Out by Avril Lavigne

Imma Be, Imma Be, Imma Imma Imma Imma Be

I haven't heard "Imma Be" in forever.

It came on my Zune and I had to restrain myself from dancing in the car.

I was just walking up to the public library and these two little boys were talking and one said, 

"That would be fifty two hundred (5,200)". 

The other little boy said, "That's not a number...", 

"Yes it is...", 

"No it's not..."

"Yes it is..."

"No it's not, it's five thousand two hundred."

Then when I sat down at a table this lady's phone was ringing and she was struggling to get it to turn off and this random guy pipes up and says, "Ma'am turn that phone off!!!"

Then this other lady called him a bad name and asked the phone lady if she was alright.

Good times at the public library.

Have you ever moved a mattress by yourself?

Those suckers are heavy.

We're getting our carpets cleaned this afternoon and I thought I would help my dad out and move my own mattress.

I think I ruptured a kidney or something.

So, I've been noticing lately that I've been running a little short on fuel.

I'm sure being to work at the bum crack of dawn has nothing to do with it, but still...

I feel like I've lost my fire that I had before.

There are certain events that have taken place that sucked some flames out of me, but I'm starting to come alive again and it's time to get in gear again.

In lieu of all that I am learning to prioritize and organize. 

August first is D-Day for the mission papers!

Ahhhhhhklkldjoerjanwoejqjfknvkjeajwlkajlkwjeiajllaksj!!!!

I hope everyone is having a happy Monday!

Only Ashes by Something Corporate

What's A Dad For, Dad?

Today is Father's Day.

 I was blessed with one rockin Dad.

I know some of you may think you have the best Dad, but you are wrong.

Yes.

Wrong.

He always listens to me even if I'm being an idiot.

He supports me.

He gives me constructive criticism.

He has a way of saying things that makes it seem not so bad, or rude, or too overbearing.

He is carazy and it's exactly where I get it from.
He used to play with me and my sister allllllllll the time. 

He scares away all the boys I don't want bothering me.

He even scares away some that I do want bothering me.

He is the masta of the grill.

He has a wife, two daughters and had a female dog, he's a man's man.

He is sohooooooo patient.

He does things for his family without complaint or thought of anything in return.

He does way more for me than I deserve.

He has taught me so much of how I want to be, and also what I want in a future husband.

He laughs at all my weird jokes.

He (and my Mom) started saving money for my mission even before I was completely set on it.

He loves my mom and cherishes her.

He has been such a good example to me and my sister.

 We had steak and shrimp for dinner.

Yea, das riiight.

 

He got a new toy too!

Happy Father's Day Dad. 

I love ya!

Life of a Salesman by Yellowcard

(great Dad song)

It's Your Birthday Shout Hooray

 

My friend turned the big 2-0 this weekend.

The three of us went up to Bricktown for a hot girls date night.

We ate at Zio's and it was deeeeliscious

 

 

 

I love my girlies.

Thanks for a great night ladies.

 

 

Then Saturday was a surprise birthday party at El Chico.

I think she was pretty surprised.

 

 

Happy happy birthday, my dear friend.

Hope you had a good 20!

Call Me A Safe Bet, I'm Betting I'm Not

I bought me some neeeeewwww shoes.

Pretty sure I just adore.

They were on Dillard's sales rack and we became instant friends.

They are Steve Madden and I bought them for $21.

I have found so many super cute shoes on that sales rack.

I'll let you be the judge of whether that's a good thing or not.

At least I can say, each pair of shoes I've bought have been under $30.

Check it out someday.

You never know what you'll find.

And I'm all about a good deal.

Go On by Jack Johnson

(By the way, I wanna go surfing.

Or just to the beach.

Or both.

Both would be preferred.)

"There are seasons in our lives, seasons when we can prepare and work, when the sun shines and the air is warm. And there are other seasons when the storms of life would beat upon us and destroy us if they could. Summer is the time of preparation against the harshness of winter." 

-Gordon B. Hinckley

I Need This Old Train To Break Down

Madly by Tristan Prettyman

Dare You to Move by Switchfoot

I know I posted 'Dare You to Move' a couple days ago but I'm posting it again, because, well, this is my blog and I can do what I want. 

This song has taken on a completely new and deeper meaning to me.

As I have mentioned on here, we put our dog down last Saturday.

That afternoon I was cleaning my room and this song came on Pandora.

The phrase, 'I dare you to move, I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor...like today never happened' hit me right to my core.

This past week has been rough to say the least.

Between losing my dog and two friends leaving and work being overwhelming I feel so stripped down.

I just keep listening to this song over and over.

Close my eyes and let it sink in.

I am all about optimism and focusing on the good and always seeing the beauty around you, but I also think there is a time when we need to allow ourselves to break down.

To mourn.

To ponder things and look around.

This week has been that time for me.

And then I will lift myself up off the floor and move like today never happened.

Breakdown by Jack Johnson. 

Lay Your Armor Down

Ten Steps to a Joyful and Enthusiastic Life

First: Stop putting yourself down. There is a lot that is good in you. Empty your mind of thoughts of failure and start seeing yourself as a competent person.

Second: Eliminate self-pity. Think of what you have, instead of dwelling on what you may have lost.

Third: Quit thinking about yourself. Think of others. Go out and look for someone who needs the help you can give, and give it freely.

Fourth: Remember the words of Goethe: 'He who has a firm will molds the world to himself.' God gave humans something called will. Use it.

Fifth: Have a goal and set an achievable timetable to achieve it.

Sixth: Stop wasting your mental energy on the past, and start thinking about what to do now. Amazing things happen when you think constructively.

Seventh: Every morning and every evening say these words aloud: 'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.'

Eighth: Every day say three times: 'This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.'

Ninth: Think and practice joy every day.

Tenth: Get enthusiasm; think enthusiasm; live enthusiastically!

-Normal Vincent Peale

Don't Wait by Dashboard Confessional

I've Got A 20 Dollar Bill That Says No One's Ever Seen U Without Makeup

Perfectly Lonely, John Mayer

'We may know much of loneliness. We may know discouragement and frustration. We may know adversity and trouble and pain. I would hope not. But you know, and I know, that suffering comes to many. Sometimes it is mental. Sometimes it is physical. Sometimes it may even be spiritual. Ours is the duty to walk by faith, rising above the evils and trials of the world. We are sons and daughters of God. Ours is a divine birthright. Ours is a divine destiny. '

-Gordon B. Hinckley

-I had my physical checkup for my mission papers this morning. There is nothing more humbling than peeing in a cup.-

I'd Prefer Not To Be Rescued

I feel like my heart has been ripped wide open.

My feelings are completely on my sleeves.

But I actually kind of like when this happens, because it reminds me of how alive I am.

I've learned not to be afraid of life.

I've been diving into music.

Here are a few of my favorites I've been listening to:

More by Tyrone Wells

Dare You to Move by Switchfoot

Where I Stood by Missy Higgins

Rescued by Jack's Mannequin

Cuddle Fuddle by Passion Pit

Jesus Christ by Brand New

Good To Sea by Pinback

Seventy Times 7 by Brand New

Heart of Life by John Mayer

I love music.
I seriously do not know where or what or who I would be without it.

'No it won't all go the way it should. Fear is a friend misunderstood. But I know the heart of life is good.'