reflections

work is slow today, so i've been blog stalking (since i'm without facebook still. can i make it til January 1st?? let's hope so. i might cave) and checking out photographer's blogs, which reminded me of ALL THE PICTURES i have on my computer currently (and phone) that need to be uploaded. curse me for wanting to prove a point. facebook is not only good for keeping in touch with people, staying updated on what's going on, and stalking, but it's the perfect forum to share photos with EVERYONE you know. sure sure, i could post them on my blog, but not everyone reads my blog. and i have some pretty AWESOME pictures from the week brianna was in town.

temple square

wedding

poliga-date/prom pictures

and then maybe one or two pics from christmas break.

{what can i say? i didn't do much in my week at home}

January 1st, come faster, please??

{which reminds me...i need to start working on my resolutions for 2011. and i need to reflect on my 2010 resolutions. it's a good thing i have Friday off. kind of. it'll give me time to a) look HOT for new years and b) catch up on blog stuff}

other thoughts:

• i got some jeans for christmas that are black skinny cropped. i tried them on, didn't fit. i went to return them, couldn't find them. so i told my mom i would have to lose weight REAL fast if i wanted to fit into them for new years. i put them on this morning: perfect fit. they'll actually probably stretch a bit. so now i've got a pair of KILLER jeans to wear with my grey booties. (which i'm wearing today as well)
• but i really do want to start working out more and getting myself into better shape. i don't mean to lose weight, because i'm small enough as is, but just to tone everything. and make it so i'm not wheezing as i'm running down the soccer field as i was last night. (two weeks away from soccer really gets to ya, let me tell you) so i've gotta get back into playing soccer at least once a week (for the winter, since let's be honest, no one wants to go running when it's 5 (or less) degrees out, with ice/snow covering the roads/sidewalks). after that, well, i've got a free 3 month pass to 24 that i've gotta use, so maybe i'll get motivated enough to use that after work once it warms up more (and once bathing suit season is closer)
• soccer. what a great sport. i had forgotten how much i enjoy it. maybe because it wasn't as fun when i was a kid. i mean, i liked it, but i was never awesome (and really, i'm still not, but i've at least learned more skills in my years since playing AYSO) and playing with just girls is not as exciting as playing coed. because with coed, you wanna show off your skills (or lack thereof) and show the boys a) that you CAN in fact play, b) that you CAN keep up and c) that you're not just a dumb girly-girl (although i don't think i've ever been taken as such. football season? i'm right there with the boys yelling at the TV)
• i really like being in town during the holidays. there's a LOT less traffic. and it takes me less time to: drive to and from work, go to the store (any store, really), and there are less pedestrians to block the intersections. sure, half of my friends are still gone, but the ones that are around aren't bogged down with homework, tests, other scholarly duties. yay! bonus points. case in point? tonight we're going to play laser tag. score.
• i also enjoy having the apartment to myself. although, it's almost like living alone anyway, since my roommate and i have opposite schedules and are rarely home at the same time. but being alone is sweet. i can wake up early and blast music without worrying about waking anyone up, and i can stay up late watching movies (though i don't, since hello, i'm a working girl now and need my 8 hours of sleep to function) without disturbing someone else's sleep. even if i don't do any of that, it's still nice to have the ability to do so.
• i got a crock pot for christmas and it proudly sits on my counter top in my kitchen. i am SO excited to use it. i just need to find some really awesome recipes first. and then find time to prepare said meals in the morning. i just enjoy my sleep way too much to bother getting up just a little bit earlier to do anything about dinner, or even lunch for that matter. p.s. did i mention that it's red? yes. love.
• i got a second crock pot from my father. i returned it. mom's was better (and red!). so instead i got a set of 20 utensils for the kitchen: spoons, whisks, peelers, pizza cutters, the works. i'm excited to use those as well. they are also sitting proudly on my kitchen counter. my apartment looks more like someone lives there more regularly than 20 hours a week. :) and it's one less thing i'll have to register for when {if}i get married. score.
• aside from the taylor swift album that i talked about yesterday, i'm also currently obsessed with the Glee Volume 4 album. it's got my faves on it: mary you, forget you, just the way you are, lucky, teenage dream. too bad my cd player in my car refuses to work every other day. it's a good thing it's on my ipod, huh?
• another christmas gift? Community, season 1 on DVD. i can't wait to relive all of my favorite greendale moments: paintball warfare, christmas spectacular "are you perpetually on your way to the gym??", troy and abed in the MORNING, spanish rap, dia de los muertos....*sigh* so great. anyone want to watch it with me? you're welcome to. maybe we'll have a community marathon. new years' eve after the parties are over? i've gotta stay up anyway...
• i want my hair to grow. now. overnight. anyone know how to make that happen? it's long-ish. but i want it longer. in all honesty, i want it as long as it was when i graduated high school. i've got a ways to go. as soon as it's there, i'm layering it, fringing it and looking HOT. cannot wait.

wow. that went on longer than planned. oh well. sometimes it's nice to get things off your mind. and without facebook, it goes to blogger instead. nbd.