i'm not embarrassed.

a creed song came on the radio when i was driving home from work tonight.

and i didn't change the station.

and i kind of enjoyed it.

BooBooNeeZee

so apparently my cousin, jesse thomas, has a band. and he plays the "keeeyboard." their name is BooBooNeeZee and this is their myspace page.

if i didn't think they were awesome i wouldn't be writing about in on this blog. but don't take my word for it.

want to hear about my trip to new york??????

my mom called me in february and the conversation went as follows...

mom: do you want to go to new york for your birthday?

me: uummmm yes!!!!

(while thinking to myself, is that a question that you really need to ask?)

so, may 14th rolls around and mom and i fly over to the "big apple."

the statue of liberty would have been in this picture if i would have been a little more quick on the draw. it's about a centimeter to the left of the edge.

we stayed at my sister, eryn's apartment in astoria (which is in queens). it is a really precious city full of arguing greeks. here's a photo of the park in astoria:

our days mainly consisted of bagels in the morning, walking, shopping, walking, eating, walking, shopping, walking, eating, walking, shopping, walking...and passing out on eryn's floor every night while watching our favorite retarded movies. (keep pretending you don't like shag or how to make an american quilt lauren, we all know you love them.)

it truly was a glorious trip and i had so much fun. and don't worry, i bought a ton of clothes. i really wish that brooke and shea could have come too so it would have been a complete thomas girls' trip. someday, someday. thanks for the best present ever, mom and dad! i am a lucky girl.

if you want to see all of the pictures from our trip, click here.

remember when this blog was awesome?

happy birthday rheagie!

my baby (niece) rheagan turns seven today.

let me tell you a little bit about rheagan coralie blandford.

she is the cutest little pint-sized child in the world. don't let her small size fool you, she is very feisty and full of sass. her favorite color is purple and she is into everything girl - barbies, clothes (especially skirts and leggings), her american girl doll, accessories, high school musical, etc. and she has a heart of gold. when i come home for visits she will always cuddle with me on the couch, oh how i miss that.

she is so thoughtful and caring. rheagan was born on the same day as my grandma coralie, hence her middle name. rheagan even kind of looks like grandma coralie. a few months ago, rheagan wrote a letter to grandma and told her that this year they should celebrate their birthdays together. how precious is that? not every child gets to have a joint luau birthday party with their great grandma and it was all her idea. so now i am on my way to their luau.

happy birthday rheagie!

the injury

so i burned myself with oil while i was making dinner on sunday and now have leopard print burn marks on my wrist.

that's what i get for straying from my usual sunday dinner of a bowl of cereal. lesson learned.

twenty-three

well, my birthday was good. i started my celebrating with dinner at tucano's the night before my birthday. can i just say that i love that tucano's gives you a free meal on your birthday since it is pretty much the greatest meal ever and i can never afford to go there when it's not free.

on my official day of birth, i woke up to a bathroom mirror and a kitchen cupboard decorated with birthday wishes. when i arrived to work, my cubicle looked like this:

after work i went to dinner and a movie with my roommates and brooke. then i spent three-and-a-half glorious days in new york. all in all, a pretty good birthday.

you better treat me well, twenty-three.

graduation

so...i graduated. a month ago - i'm a little behind in blogging about the events of my life.

to my left is my old roommate, sarah, from my sophomore year. we got to have a precious little reunion.

even the grandparents came.

brooke and david threw me an awesome bbq with deliciously amazing food.

family and friends came.

isn't it irritating that i am wearing a turtleneck sweater at the end of april at a bbq? it is taking forever for summer to arrive in utah. it's supes annoying.

so that was graduation. it was a great day and i am so thankful that i am surrounded by family and friends that are so supportive.

stay tuned for posts about my birthday and new york (which was awesome, by the way).

does this make me a bad person?

several (six-ish) weeks ago i was perusing websites looking at cars (because the melting plastic smell my car is currently making isn't very encouraging) and i accidently submitted an inquiry to a dealership. said dealership now calls or emails me (or both) everyday to ask me about it.

and i never answer my phone or call them back.

one time i replied to an email apologizing for wasting their time and explaining that i wasn't interested in buying a car. but they haven't given up, they just keep calling and calling.

i know that i could easily just answer my phone, do us both a favor and end this. but i feel like this has been going on for so long that i kind of want to see who gives in first.

i can tell you this much: it's not going to be me.

good luck sydney at brent brown toyota.

i need them.

sometimes i hate j.crew for making me love them so much.

i can't even tell you how much i want these pants. and the shoes.

so comfortable looking and yet so chic somehow.

and my birthday is in 4 days.