Day Dreamer Girl

williams-sonoma why can't you fill my kitchen?

I want a fluted pastry cutter.

(Stomp of foot, huff of hot breath, "I want it NOW" for example see here.)

A few things you should know

A Fact:

I am loving my coral nail polish
(urban seriously has the best nail polish colors EVER.)

The Truth:

Adam's macbook needs a new hard drive...goodbye Nordstrom sale.

A Link:

Can we go to all 12? www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-coolest-hotel-bathrooms

A Story

After I fell asleep last night Adam joined me in bed after finishing up some homework. When he climbed under the covers we had the following conversation (which by the way I have no recollection of):

Adam: Hi Honey, I'm here

Amanda: Oh hi pie

Adam: What ya doin?

Amanda: (The correct answer here would be sleeping) Watchin a movie

Adam: (A little surprised) Oh really? What movie?

Amanda: Sad Break.

Have you seen Sad Break? Yeah neither have I, that's because it doesn't exist...other than in my unconscious mind...so yeah.

On that note hope you're having a great Thursday!

So I'm 13...

Yes it's true, the rumors are correct, I still love Britney Spears.

So much in fact that me and my best girlfriends made the trek to fabulous Las Vegas, to see the Goddess live in concert for her Femme Fatale tour.

It was awesome, which is to be expected, after all it is a Britney show.

Between all of the shopping, eating and dance parties we had a blast,

One last hurrah before everyone hits the road this fall.

So as we said when we were 13:

"Girl Power BFF's4L!"

Lately....

I made a chocolate cheesecake...weighing in at, at least 34 pounds.

Em's became my favorite Restaurant...yet again.

Because I got this

(pine nuts, Gorgonzola, chicken, asparagus, mashed potatoes, heaven)

In other food news, I roasted my first chicken.

(Lemons, rosemary, garlic, butter, holy holy chicken)

Husb and I celebrated one year of marriage here

He bought me a new dress

He's afraid of heights

Friends and I celebrated Tess at a bridal shower held in her honor

And then she was married...go her.

(and Kimball, go both of them.)

Lately life has been busy, with school, work and new projects and tasks that I'm never sure we'll figure out how to accomplish, but somehow always do. The mantra as of late has been

"One Thing at a Time"

The more overwhelming things get the more that is repeated in my mind.

One semester at a time, one day at a time, one hour at a time, even a minute at a time

Anyone can get through a minute...right?

I guess that's refreshing?

Crazieness

April has been a hectic, busy, crazy month for me and Adam and (I hate to say it) I am super looking forward to May's comforting arms to take me in this weekend. It hasn't been bad just lots of good stuff going on, just busy you know?

I hope you know.

It will make me feel better if you know too...you know?

Ok I'm done.

So I'm not blogging right now to tell you about all of the busyness, I am actually blogging to remind you (and me) of the best day of my life.

A year ago today I was married to Adam. Isn't that crazy?

It's crazy.

This has been the most educational, most amazing year of my life. It certainly hasn't been the easiest, but it has been the happiest.

After one year as a married woman I wouldn't say that I am a professional by any means but I feel like there are few things I've learned that will stick with me for life. One of those things being that dirty socks have many homes...none of them being the hamper, and that even if I buy a towel rack the wet towels still get hung on the door, lamp, etc.

The most important thing that I'd say that I've learned this year that has helped me and Adam the most in "tricky" situation is this quote by President Monson:

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."

This bit of advice has applied to us more than any other we've received. I couldn't even count the number of times Adam or I have repeated these words to one another and the problem seems to virtually disappear.

I am so grateful for my husband. For my marriage. For the Temple. For this Gospel.

Happy One Year Anniversary to me and my sweetheart.

News Feed

i just registerd for culinary school.

yep.

did it.

OH.MY.GOSH.

could life be any cooler?

YouTubed

My darling husband likes him some youtube. Loves it. Seriously.

And most of the time when he finds the latest, greatest youtube masterpiece I lose interest after about 10 seconds...just don't tell him that.

However, recently he wanted me to spare twenty minutes of my life to watch the short film:

 

 

It was breath taking, and since the first time I watched it I have thought about it often.

The message is one of love and un-obvious beauty.

Let's just say I bawled like a small child.

It's totally worth twenty minutes - just watch it you'll be glad you did.



 

For part one click here

For part two click here