bows, bows, bows.

lately i've been so into bows!

i call them {alice in wonderland bows} because they are so big.

but that makes them all the more fun!

whaddaya think?

painting the roses red,


{pics by mom. sorry for the not-so-great-quality. the lighting in our house is pretty bad.}

*sigh* mr. darcy.

dear mr. darcy,

can i just start by saying you are beautiful? - i apologize if that is improper of me, but i cannot deny the truth. -- your impenetrating stare, almost smiles, and regal persona shall have me in fits for near a week. please, do come back soon.

much love,


{mr. darcy's gorgeous mug found here.}
*side note: i watched the original pride and prejudice tongight with some of my friends and of course sissykins. oh how i love that movie!

christmas eve dinner.

every year we have a {special} christmas eve dinner.

all of us look forward to it every year.

mmmmm.

{pasta} with {shrimp} and {crab} and {alfredo}.

d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s.

here are some christmas eve pics:

{me and brothey}

{sister, little m, me, brothey, boo, sissykins}

not a creature was stirring,

{pics courtesy of mother dearest. good job mom.}

happy christmas day.

{happy christmas day!}

i hope you are all having a spectacular day, and enjoying each other.

did you get everything you wanted?

did you help someone who may not have had a christmas otherwise?

my christmas has been magically magical.

i hope yours has been too.

may your days be jolly and bright,


{pic found here after searching here first.}

fun fact friday #7

{fun fact friday.}

i ♥ musicals.

{wicked}

hairspray

chicago

{mamamia}

into the woods

{seussical}

newsies

little shop of horrors

guys and dolls

{the wizard of oz}

singin' in the rain

etc.

love them all. i saw {wicked} on broadway and it was one of the most amazing experiences in the world!

defying gravity,

so many mooooovies.

okay there are 13 movies to date that i'm STOKED for, that come out in 2010.

some more than others, but all are sounding good right about now.

so, what will i be seeing in 2010?

well, since you asked...
**UPDATE (movies that are strikedthrough are ones that i saw)

{january}

when in rome (29th)

i l-♥-v-e kristen bell,

so naturally i'm SO excited for this flick.

plus it sounds adorable.

{february}

dear john (5th)

okay. love amanda seyfried,

and nicholas sparks movies are always so cute.

percy jackson & the olympians: the lightning theif (12th)

i'm probably most excited for this one. i'mjustsayin.

{march}

alice in wonderland (5th)

i have been waiting for this one since '08

so i'm excited its FINALLY coming out.

remember me (12th)

notgunnalie i'm stoked for another r-patz flick.

(hopoing its not rated r...)

{may}

letters to juliet (7th)

okay. another amanda seyfried film.

plus it takes place in italy. the home of my ancestors.

yes. please.

{june}

toy story 3 (18th)

hooray for yet another toy story!

should. be. awesome.

ECLIPSE!!!!!!!!!! (30th)

so happy this installment is coming out earlier than nov.

it makes the waiting process easier.

so. much. easier. -- and i'm excited for the tent scene.

i'mjustsayin'.

{july}

hairspray 2 (rumored)

well its rumored. but adam shankman is directing.

plus i ♥ the first one, so this should be fab.

{august}

step up 3d (6th)

loved the first one, double loved the second one.

hoping to triple love the third one.

{november}

harry potter & the dealthy hallows part I (19th)

hooray for harry potter!

and the fact that there is still one more to go after this is...

pure bliss.

rapunzel (19th)

so happy disney is finally doing some "old school" animation again.

also, rapunzel is my favortie fairy tale character,

so, pretty excited for this one.

{december}

chronicles of narnia: voyage of the dawn treader (10th)

j'adore the narnia movies and books. sad disney quit doing them,

but happy 20th century fox picked them up!

also happy that delicious ben barnes is back again as caspian.

ugh. so many i know.

what are you excited for in 2010???

lets go to the movies, lets go see a show,

dresses, & dresses, & dresses oh my!

stumbled on a {fantastic} website today.

its called modcloth.

they have the most {amazing} dresses i have ever seen.

for example:

{rose dress}

{beachcomber beauty dress}

{dress went down to georgia}

{frock & roll party queen in rizzo}

{kew gardens}

{the christine dress}

{wedding singer}

their shoes aren't shabby either:

{achilles heel}

{a-cute triangles in teal blue}

{empowerment shoes in third wave}

{happy feet t-straps in waverly}

{spinning jenny heels in mule}

and then the accessories, apartment, bottoms etc...

ugh!

i literally had to make myself stop. i couldn't get enough!

these are a few of my favorite things,


{all pics courtesy of modcloth.}

christmas movies anyone?

i ♥ christmas movies!

they are the greatest.

so, for fun, here are 10 of my all time f-a-v-e-s:

{elf}

"i just like to smile, smiling's my favorite."

{how the grinch stole christmas}

"every who down in whoville liked christmas a lot,

but the grinch, who lived just north of whoville did not."

{the christmas story}

"fra-gee-lay... it must be italian."

{the holdiday}

"i need some peace and quiet... or whatever it is people go away for."

{muppets christmas carol}

"oh, gonzo, speak to me! i mean, mr. dickens. charlie! are you hurt?"

{i'll be home for christmas}

"santa-desert-buzzard-tumbleweed"

{year with out a santa claus}

"oh, some like it hot, but i like it REALLY hot."

{the family stone}

"i love the gays!"

{disney cartoons}

 

"apple core, baltimore, who's my friend? you are!"

&

{christmas with the kranks}

"free frosty! free frosty! free frosty!"

what are your favorites???

have a holly jolly christmas,



{click the movie title to see where the pics were found: elf, how the grinch stole christmas, the christmas story, the holiday, the muppets christmas carol, i'll be home for christmas, heat miser & freeze miser, the family stone, disney cartoons (donald duck, mickey mouse), and christmas with the kranks. but don't forget! i went here first.}

i miss you. :'(

with all the hustle and bustle of christmastime lingering in the air,

i have been thinking about the past,

and the fun stuff i did.

this week i have been missing so much of my "old life".

love my "new life" too. but sometimes, i just miss the good ole' days.

so.

{st. george}

 ♥ 100 south house

♥ going home for sunday dinner

♥ playing with kim & cole

(^watching amntm, eating out, samantha nibbles etc.)

♥ midnight runs to scone cutter/dennys

♥ orange peel, spoon me, & pizza/pasta factory

♥ the olive garden crew

♥ red rocks & sunshine

♥ ashes (& nats & sissykins hangouts)

♥ super smash brothers w/ group

♥ tagging wars

♥ jetting to vegas for the day

♥ and group smore's nights

{provo}

♥ aunt luar laur & uncle bruce

♥ eating at noodles and zuppas

♥ midnight wal mart runs

♥ blasting michael jackson & demi lovato every where we went

♥ forever 21

{kimberly}

♥ velveeta, shells, & martinelies

♥ quote wall

♥ jersy & eddie puppies

♥ grey's anatomy, veronica mars, the office, the big bang theory, ugly betty, friends, will & grace, freaks & geeks, & sytycd

♥ disneylanding

♥ conventions

♥ maggie days

♥ new york

♥ midnight movies

♥ group

♥ us

for everything i miss though, i have something else that i wouldn't have, had i not moved and started this new chapter. i'm grateful for all the fun times and all the friends!

let the good times roll,

seven days of {smiles}.

seven days of smiles this week.

it was a long week for me, and looking back,

i realize i had so many tiny miracles going on around me,

that i want to reflect on what made me smile.

1. {monday} -- i got my hair done. that was a major smile. and then i had a blast at f.h.e. afterwards! 

2. {tuesday} -- watched t.v. with some darling little kids all five of them wanting to sit on my lap.

3. {wednesday} -- attended not one but two christmas parties. loved spending time with my relief society girls, and then laughing with sissykins' co-workers at her work party.

4. {thursday} -- boo's first piano recital ever. and then, my visiting teachers spent 2 hours at my house. we sat on the floor and ate tater tots with sissykins' a-maz-ing fry sauce, they gave us pez dispensers for christmas!

5. {friday} -- went visiting teaching (for 2+ hours) and made some incredible new friends. we're talking incredible. played twilight scene it for the first time ever (and won might i add! - although i would have had fun no matter what.)

6. {saturday} -- drank some hot cocoa after a very long day, and then watched an episode of ugly betty with sissykins.

7. {sunday} -- woke up to find one of my out-of-town cousins at my house (always a joy.) and then after church and dinner we watched i'll be home for christmas which was an early christmas present to me!

so grateful for such awesome blessings in my life.

thank you to everyone who has made me smile this week.

here comes the sun,

tuesday = national cupcake day.

did everyone know tuesday was:

national {cupcake} day?

oh yes it was.

and if you know me, or if you've been reading this blog,

you know i l-o-v-e {cupcakes}.

as a matter of fact, my most favorite {cupcakes} of all time,

are mentioned on my blog here.

you guys, in honor of national {cupcake} day, and you,

go out and buy yourself a {cupcake}.

(or make some. whichever is your fancy.) 

you deserve it.

cupcakes make me smile,


{this is where i found the: pretty blue, cupcakes all in a row, billion candles cupcake all via weheartit.com}

bubble shooter.

do you even know how theraputic bubble shooter is?

play it if you haven't ever.

i could sit and play for hours.

literally.

i have nothing witty to say right here any more,

fun fact friday #6.

its fffffffridayyyyyyy!

fun fact today?

i ♥ pez.

they are the BESSSSSST candy in the world.

every now and then i'll collect a new pez dispenser,

which makes me smile.

do you see what i see,

{discovered the fun pic here. with the help of this.}

joll old st.nicholas, please add this to your bag...

i feel so greedy.

i keep finding stuff that would be incredible to have.

but you know, these are all just suggestions st. nick.

i trust your judgment as always.

so last night i realized:

i need these:

{randomly i already have season 4.}

thanks santa. you're the best.

baby its cold outside,


{lets talk about pics shall we. i found season one here, season two here, season three here, and season five here. but i looked here first. always.}