tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13882897992018712642024-03-14T08:57:39.482-07:00NATIVE TOMBOYMichaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-77727149594854322112013-10-02T22:03:00.000-07:002013-10-02T22:03:20.638-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over part of the weekend, we took a quick trip up to meet up with Anne and Coleman and spend some time with Steven, Deanna, and Ginger at their home in Vegas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We spent a good portion of our time there climbing in Red Rock Canyon, which is gorgeous desert. I love Nevada (and anywhere else) in the fall and I love spending time with family. This shorty trip was packed with it all and it was a lot of fun. I'm so glad that Tommy has such a wonderful family and that we all get along so well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It felt so good to get out and "drink in the wild air." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And to just "get away from it all" and run around in the desert with bare feet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really channelled my inner childhood, which felt </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">soooo</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And little Ginger was adorable, as usual. She joined in on the climbing fun by having us put a princess up top for her to climb up to and save. She ended up saving all six of them before she sat back to relax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And Tommy conquered too, of course. He's a champ. At everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The boys stuck around a little longer while the ladies got to enjoy the </span><a href="http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/watch/general-relief-society-meeting/2013/09?lang=eng&vid=2703169989001" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Relief Society General Broadcast.</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was inspiring. It's so incredible to be part of a world wide sisterhood with such great women.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall, the weekend was great. We had such a fun time exploring, relaxing, and especially enjoying the company of such likable people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">So grateful for seasons, family, nature, inspiration, loving relationships, and getaways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">{I forgot to bring our camera, but Coleman and Anne snapped some picture for all of us. Thanks guys!}</span></span></div>
Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-21257846801848769082013-09-25T10:37:00.000-07:002013-09-25T10:37:52.786-07:00<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember how I have a blog? Yeah... I forgot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Also, remember that one time Tommy and I got engaged? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Probably not, because I never even really blogged about it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, it was awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the summer of 2012 is when Tommy and I fell in love and learned that we wanted to be together forever. From our first date on, I think it's safe to say that Tommy and I spent time with each other everyday (except for the few days he was out of town.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On August 16th, we were planning on meeting up with Tommy's dad for dinner, who was in town for only a few hours. Before we drove down to meet him, I remember showing up at Tommy's place and I was so hot and sweaty, which for me is a recipe for a bad mood. Tommy's smart and I'm sure he knew this, so he suggested that we jump in the pool for a bit and then clean up and meet his dad for dinner. Such a good idea. So, we jumped in the pool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We met his dad down at the famous Fish Market in the San Diego Harbor. Dinner was yummy of course, and the company was wonderful too. After dinner, Tommy took me over to Coronado Island. We got ice cream and found a nice spot to sit on the beach. We ate and talked. Tommy started to put a ring on my finger. "Wrong hand," I told him. He switched hands. He was asking if I would marry him. I wasn't sure whether to believe it, so I asked if he was serious. He was. And I said yes. And we laughed. And hugged. And hugged and laughed. For a good while.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That whole evening was so fun. I remember being so happy to be spending time with Tommy. Little did I know that he was going to propose and I'd get to spend the rest of time with him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That night we kept our engagement to ourselves. It was our little secret. And it was fun. We had been planning on driving out to Mesa, AZ the next evening to meet up with my family for the weekend. We figured it would be more fun to show them the news than to call with the news. So, I spent the day on a high by myself while I waited for Tommy to pick me up so we could get on the road. Longest day of my life. I pretty much didn't talk to anyone for fear that my extreme happiness might kill them or something. We finally got to Mesa and my family finally noticed the ring and then our little secret was public news.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That was an extremely memorable time in my life. I know I'll never forget it. I know I'll always remember little things about it, like how Tommy kept saying he wanted to have an "enjoyful" day. That isn't even a word. He probably made it up out of nervousness when I thought he was just being silly. I'll always remember how happy I was. I'll always remember the best parts of that memory. But I won't remember every thing. I'm sure I've already forgotten some tiny, little things within that memory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And sadly, I've most likely forgotten many fun and wonderful memories in between then and now, simply because I didn't take time to record them. I feel like each day there is some new connection, some fond memory, some silent blessing, and I'm missing out by not writing them down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess I've been thinking about it so much lately because at this time a year ago so many special memories were forming. And I loved it. And I never want to forget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This August 16th, Tommy and I went and visited our special spot on Coronado Island. The spot where we hugged and laughed and had such a happy time together. And it was wonderful all over again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've never been the best at keeping a journal or a record of my life, which is basically why I started blogging in the first place. I'm not too good at keeping a blog though either. But I really want to keep a record of my life. So many great things happen that I don't want to forget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently got a journal called "One Line a Day" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and have been writing in it every day since. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Get one! </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811870197/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0811870197&linkCode=as2&tag=wwwnativetomb-20" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">(You can get it here!)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=wwwnativetomb-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0811870197" style="border: none !important; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-86865637969833541182013-07-29T12:50:00.000-07:002013-07-29T12:50:17.312-07:00<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Scenic drives, setting up camp, petting horsies, roasting mallows, nature hiking, building fires, exploring, road tripping, stream jumping, pool swimming... </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The Humphry's (Tommy's Mama's side) Family Reunion included just what a summertime, Idaho, family reunion should! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We spent a day in Lava Hot Springs and two days in Grey's Lake camping.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">While the others were off shooting guns, I'm over here trying to pet and feed some horsies we found.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tommy and I got to spend some time in Utah with his family and it was a wonderful time filled with fireworks, shave ice, soccer games, family fun, relaxation, swimming, climbing, summer storm watching, and all of the fun festivities that come along with the </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4th of July celebration.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tommy's Dad was the President of the Freedom Festival this year in Utah, so we went to a lot of fun events including the Stadium of Fire. It was my first time going to all of these fun places and my first time celebrating the 4th with Tommy, which I loved!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I got to go to Hungary with Tommy?! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tommy and I flew Swiss Air from LAX to Zurich and then hopped a little plane to Budapest, where we stayed for the majority of the trip. We stayed in the country for a night and drove all around the countryside throughout the trip. We were there for 10 days, and Hungary is a pretty small country, so we saw a good deal of it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first time in Europe, I wasn't entirely sure what to expect (although Tommy did give me some preparation tips like - "everybody smokes" which was good prep for me as I get nauseated by the smell of cigarette smoke.) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The countryside to be so dreamy. While Tommy and I made our way through the country I about died when I saw how many wildflowers and poppies (both my favorite!) there were. There were fields and fields and finally I requested that we stop and snap some pictures. I'm glad I did because this is one of my favorite memories of the entire trip.</span><br />
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-47657790270418736522013-05-12T19:59:00.001-07:002013-05-12T19:59:19.843-07:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Today is Mother's Day and my Mama's birthday, which I think is very fitting. She was born to be a mother and she makes such a lovely one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">In my opinion, there is truly no way to describe how one feels about their mother. My mother is the most beautiful person I ever saw. And if I could sum up the kind of selfless nature she has in a sentence, the following would explain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"She is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie."</span></div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-20868626397411963622013-03-14T14:35:00.001-07:002013-03-15T13:12:34.330-07:00<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love when my husband asks me out on a date. ♥</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> I get so excited. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Spending time with him is one of my favorite things and it's always really fun to find something we both enjoy doing. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">Husband and I dream of gardening. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">We love it and although we live in a 900 square foot condo with a small balcony for a yard, our garden seems to be getting along wonderfully for us. </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: center;">Tommy is taking me to a garden party at our favorite local nursery tonight. I'm sure we will let our gardening imaginations run wild while we're there, but there isn't much more room on our balcony for all of our gardening daydreams to come true. We have done a pretty thorough job of packing in the plants. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you think your space is too small to garden, reconsider. We've been able to fit all of these with square foot gardening beds and pots. Our balcony doesn't get a great deal of sun, which is obviously essential for gardening, so we've tried to stick with winter plants (mainly lettuces) that can survive with out all-day sunshine. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">No matter your space size, geographical location, amount of time, or other circumstances, I encourage you to garden. It's such a pleasure to sink your fingertips into the earth. It's even more of a pleasure to eat what you have planted, cared for, grown, and harvested with your own two hands. I believe there is something both humble and Godly in cultivating the earth. I guess gardens are humble recreations of His artistic masterpiece. Mine and my sweetheart's sure is small, but I think it's lovely and suits us fine.</span><br />
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<br />Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-87110912147365119542013-02-06T09:50:00.000-08:002013-02-06T09:50:57.095-08:00<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">It's February!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1. <a href="http://www.hm.com/us/product/04062?article=04062-D" target="_blank">Pink skinnies from H&M</a> - threads for February.</span></div>
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<br />Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-55618324099479427072013-01-28T16:47:00.003-08:002013-01-28T18:31:26.624-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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Get a piece of paper and a pencil. Just do it. This is fun.</div>
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If you can't decide between navy and sea write them both down.</div>
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My answers: Navy, gold, sea</div>
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Husband's answers: Sea, navy, forest, aqua, marine</div>
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My answers: Running, dancing</div>
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Husband's answers: Running, jumping</div>
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If your favorite animal is a dog write down what type of dog, like husky or hound.</div>
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If you can't decide between a lion and a bear write them both down.</div>
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My answers: Husky, horsey, tiger, fawn, fox</div>
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Husband's answers: Tiger</div>
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My answers: Wildflower, moon</div>
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Husband's answers: Tree, gold</div>
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My Native American name: Dancing Gold Moon</div>
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Husband's Native American name: Jumping Gold Tiger</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">So yeah... There are some new things going on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I got a new home. Bye-bye Rexburg. Hello San Diego.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I got a new name. Life's Rad in Carlsbad is now the golden burrow. Just because.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">And a new last name. Just because.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">It's now a new year. Well hello 2013. And welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Oh yeah, and I got a new husband! His name is Tommy and you can read all about our special day <a href="http://michaela-jean.blogspot.com/p/doves.html" target="_blank">right here on the "our day" page</a>.</span></div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-30183763413416724942012-06-11T23:59:00.000-07:002013-01-07T13:47:19.961-08:00<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">A few things.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">1) I'm still alive. Since I know SOOoo many people are concerned about that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">2) <a href="http://www.brandicarlile.com/" target="_blank">This</a> girl crush of mine has decided to grace us with another album! And thanks to an impulse iTunes purchase, I've already been enjoying the fruits of her labors. Thank you, Brandi Carlile, for rocking so much.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">3) My kid sister, Tibi, just <a href="http://kevinandvicki.blogspot.com/2012/06/last-days.html" target="_blank">graduated from HS</a> last weekend. Congratulations to her! And it will be so fun to spend some more time with her! (We'll be invading Rexburg and showing that place what's up come fall. :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">4) Come one! Come all! To <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/JRs-Hawaiian-Shave-Ice/190093003635" target="_blank">the best shave ice hut</a> in the entire wewld! (You see, that's supposed to be an accent.) Truly. Amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">5) I've been called: sweetheart, darling, dear, princess and baby girl more today than possibly ever. All by total strangers. That was just nice. Aaaannd... somebody left me a 5 dollar tip today. And it wasn't even a guy trying to hit on me. Just a girl that was feeling generous. Booya Monday. <i>I</i> win this time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-21045192569771096342012-04-04T09:10:00.000-07:002013-01-07T13:47:33.167-08:00<span style="font-family: inherit;"> Well, there went February and March. It's amazing how much of my life I allow to go by without recording a single second of it. It's sad is what it is. Because it's been a <span style="font-size: large;">great</span> two months and now what do I have to show for it? Well, I will soon have the privilege of <span style="font-size: large;">belting</span> out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU6qDI_DRc4" target="_blank">this song</a> again... That's something I guess. But it's been another great semester at BYU-Idaho. And aside from a most likely lower cumulative grade point average I've also got a few other things to show for it. For instance, the 40 pounds I've gained. Okay, just kidding. But it sure feels like it. I bought a pack of hotdogs thinking that it was a good/inexpensive idea to finish out my last days of the semester/to try and welcome summer to show up <span style="font-size: large;">anytime</span> it fancies. Looking back, I realize that I have some cubes of Crisco in the cupboard, maybe I could have just helped myself to those. On the <span style="font-size: large;">brighter</span> side, I have a few new found loves to take with me as well. One of them is corn tortillas. I used to have a disliking for them, but this semester I have just fallen in love with them. They are cheaper, they keep longer, they taste more authentic, and they are better for me; it's just a win win win situation. Love em. Another new found love is my new favorite flavor of ice cream. Breyer's Butter Pecan. <span style="font-size: large;">So. Good.</span> As for an old found love, the good ole' county fair is coming up and that means time with my family. It's fun to put on my country girl and get down to my <span style="font-size: large;">roots </span>once a year. Soon this little lady will be tippin' her hat to this semester and sippin' on sarsaparilla!</span><br />
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On Saturday night I attended a campus event called Grand Pianos Live. I usually never go to events that aren't free, but when I saw that it was a tribute to the 90's, I was so. there. Even if it did cost $3. I actually happened to be wearing a 90's inspired outfit that day, and I fit right in with the fresh vibe of the music. I got a free glo-stick when I walked in and when I looked at the program I was happy to see that Wonderwall was on the program. That was basically my only expectation. Totally delivered before the show even started. Favorites of the night included: the prelude of 90's hits playing, one of the performers names was actually Zach Morris - no joke, a performance of Michael Bolton's Go The Distance, and a performance of Oasis's Wonderwall. I was shocked to hear no Nirvana, but all in all it was a wonderful evening full of inspiration. It got me thinking of the 90's. I thought I'd just remind myself of some of the things I miss.<br />
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1. Frutopia - What ever happened to this drink? There is no way it didn't have enough business with me on the loose.</div>
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2. Music - The music in general. Third Eye Blind, Soundgarden, Counting Crows, Spice Girls, The Cranberries, Sister Hazel, Beastie Boys, Robbie Williams, Sugar Ray, Sarah McLachlan, Toad and the Wet Sprocket, The Breeders, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, The Verve, Smashing Pumpkins, TLC, Chili Peppers, and the list goes on and on.</div>
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3. Birkenstocks - I'd still rock a pair of these. I pulled this look off many times. Birkenstocks, sometimes with a pair of socks, plaid boxer looking shorts, and a tee.</div>
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4. Lisa Frank - Of course you had to have a Trapper Keeper to keep all of your Lisa Frank stationary in as well. Loved it. Still do. I currently have two Lisa Frank folders that I use for school.</div>
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5. Awesome TV Shows - Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, Bouncing Gummy Bears, Saved by the Bell, Step by Step, Boy Meets World, Kids Incorporated, TGIF, Seinfeld, etc.</div>
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6. Overalls - More fashion. One strap down? Yeah, I totally did that sometimes.</div>
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7. Amazin' Fruits - Where did these go?! Best gummy bears ever. And they had the best commercials.</div>
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8. Fashion - Okay the fashion in general. I don't care what anybody says, the fashion was so great.</div>
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9. Stick-On Earrings - I loved these. Especially the hearts. I would still wear these actually.</div>
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10. MST3K - Myster Science Theater 3000. So funny. If you haven't experienced this, I'm sorry. Tom Servo has got it goin' on.</div>
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11. Top 20 countdown and TRL - My sister would tape MTV for me (on VHS of course) and I loved watching those shows. Back when Carson Daly was almost cool.</div>
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12. Clean Chick Flicks - Back when chick flicks were the best movies made, had zero nudity, zero sex scenes, and zero crude humor. Sleepless in Seattle, Sabrina, While You Were Sleeping, You've Got Mail, etc.</div>
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13. Looking like this and it being totally acceptable - I never did my hair. Thank you Marc Jacobs.</div>
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14. Making Mixed Tapes and Listening to Them in This Walkman - I loved doing this. I was so cool.</div>
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15. These boots - I loved these so much I had two pair. Seriously.</div>
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16. Suburbans - Ours was probably a product of the 80's, but these were popular and I loved this thing.</div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-68511291418451014172012-01-20T20:14:00.000-08:002013-01-07T13:47:53.860-08:00So, I'm eating a delicious Machaca Burrito at Ramirez tonight and when I go to take another bite, by the end of the bite I have burrito (eggs, meat, cheese, grilled vegetables, etc...) spread across my face: onion and cheese on my upper cheek, egg in my hair, lime juice in my eyeball (yes, it was stinging)... Smooth. Really smooth. "Yeah, don't mind me everybody... I'm just over here being disgusting..." I don't know why my burrito had a fit, but I'm sure it was a lovely sight for all of the fellow customers trying to enjoy their food. The place was packed too, so that was great. At least on the way out some guys ran up to me and ranted and raved about my pants and then went on to tell me I looked like Angelina Jolie. I tried to smile and say thank you without showing my teeth, since I was sure I had food all up in them. I know, I lead such a glamorous life with onion breath, peppers in my teeth and eggs in my hair. But thanks to those little fellas who just made my night.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Guess who has been married for 33 years?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Two of my favorite people ever!</span></div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-45291042949185876922012-01-18T17:57:00.000-08:002013-01-07T13:49:14.666-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: x-large;">Look what I found on campus the other day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"> Also, do you know that feeling of being just scared enough to laugh? Not scared enough to cry or even wimper, but just to laugh. Like.. "Hehe, shh!! We can't get caught by Santa Claus." or "Hehe, shh!! What if they catch us?" while toilet papering.. (not that I've ever done that.) I'm not sure if those examples are the best, but you should know what I mean. Well, I have Ancraophobia. I am unusually terrified of wind. Weird? Yeah, I know. But I am. When I walked home from campus today it was a bit gusty, giving me pushes every now and then, but just enough to make me giggle all the way home. So, happy Windsday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">I hope everybody had a warm Christmas celebration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This little message made me warm, fuzzy and grateful.</span></div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-43774366596838263182011-12-15T23:51:00.000-08:002013-01-06T10:48:04.205-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This year I got to work at Cowboy Christmas for the full ten days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I sold hats for <a href="http://www.resistolhat.com/" target="_blank">Resistol</a> in the <a href="http://teskeys.com/" target="_blank">Teskey's</a> booth and loved it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Myself Kirsten DP Charles Amy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">This little darlin' sure is.</span></div>
Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-33366923145386303712011-11-28T12:07:00.000-08:002013-01-06T10:54:31.074-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I forgot to pack my camera, but I snagged some pics from my mama.</span></div>
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Landon Tibi Dad Me Kira Marc</div>
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Delighting in the Thanksgiving Feast.</div>
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Wednesday night we had welcoming and hugs. Thursday we had a pancake breakfast, games of Bump-out, feast preparation, The Feast, lounging, family night, pies and goodies and late-night laughing and games. Friday we had a quarry hike, lunch duty, yummy leftover sandwiches, playing at the park, a game of football, carnival games, film shooting appointments, cannelloni dinner, family commercial show, pies and goodies, dancing, late-night laughs and games and a late-night game of Popcorn. Saturday we had shooting, boutiquing, shopping, errands and goodbyes.</div>
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-2238506526575070052011-11-20T23:11:00.000-08:002013-01-06T10:49:55.970-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tibi's mad photography skills.</span><br />
I went up north for the weekend with my sister and parents to watch my little brothers' football team compete for the State title. The actual game was kind of a cold, slow and painful death, but it was still fun to go. Landon helped recover a fumble and the boys played hard, so good for them for making it to State. It was a quick trip - Logandale, Nevada to Fernley, Nevada and back in two days. This was the only picture I got of the weekend, and I didn't even take the picture. I wish I would have gotten a picture of all of us at the game. We looked like wannabe eskimos!<br />
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Michaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04357922230707346255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1388289799201871264.post-53719261780089449762011-11-14T12:17:00.000-08:002011-11-14T12:18:47.622-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I entered to win <a href="http://writingrainbows.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-about-giveaway-while-im-away-50.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">this</span></a> giveaway {with ashley's <a href="http://writingrainbows.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">i believe in unicorns</span></a>} </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">because <a href="http://shop.stelladot.com/style/b2c_en_us/shop/earrings/earrings-all/starfish-earrings.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">these</span></a> {<a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/shannonw"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Stella & Dot</span></a> earrings} </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">are just too cute to pass up the chance.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Remember when I said that <a href="http://michaela-jean.blogspot.com/2011/06/this-girl-is-going-on-mission-to-this.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">this girl was going on a mission</span></a> to Taiwan?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Well, instead she decided to GET MARRIED!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Without further ado.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mrs. Nicole Rowberry.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And as you can see, I had a wonderful time at the wedding celebration.</span></div>
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The lovely evening included: s'mores, a mini high school reunion, a yummy pomegranate drink, fireworks, a bubbly pair of lovebirds, and yours truly.</div>
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Awesome: Having Nicole interrupt her conversation with a lady in line and whisper yell, "Michaela!" when she sees me waiting at the back of the line. Thanks for the early shout out.</div>
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Awkward: Chatting it up with the girls, including Nicole, when the photographer comes up and says, "Hey, go make s'mores so that I can get a picture." To which I responded, "Us?" Thinking I'm some kind of idiot, she says, "No.." I immediately knew she meant the bride and groom. Duh... </div>
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