after my birthday party at my house, dan, dave, and i went to a party in brooklyn. we decided to see who could get a kiss first. turns out dan and i won........like two minutes before dave kissed a drunk girl. we win. it was a fun night out. crazy party in brooklyn...
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
i am not 12.
i had no idea that this is what i look like while on my bike.
"should i be embarrassed to put this picture on facebook?"
"........................................"
These are pictures taken from my roof.
this is central park today. so beautiful.
"........................................"
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
beautiful bod.
i got my bike last night.
i took it to a mexican man around the corner to put it together since dan and i couldn't figure it out and dad wasn't here.....
he did a great job of adjusting the seat and handle bars just right and he also put on my new basket and bell!! i was so happy and so eager to let it take me to school. i felt pretty good about it on the way, stopped to get a slurpee, and locked it up outside.
i guess i looked pretty sorry on the way back though. i was riding along the street just chllin when a man says "i like your bike."
"thanks! :)"
"buuuttt you need a helmet."
"heh...:)..:/....."
The law here is, you need a helmet if you're under 12 or something. then it's just recommended. buddy, even though i may look 12 on my 12 year olds bike, i am of legal age.
then a few minutes later i was really actually strugglin. i was riding through the park on what i thought would be a bike path but was actually a 2 lane road under construction which would be fine if you were driving but my wheels were getting caught in the grooves and i was bouncing around like a rag doll. so i decided to pull over and chill on the curb for a minute when someone drives by and says "you should ride on the sidewalk.....be careful..."
hmmmm THANK YOU.
so i did take his advice and got on the sidewalk, even though it was covered with tiny rocks aka loose gravel aka my enemy from last summer and the reason for the scars on the whole right side of by bod. as i was riding in fear, an old man drove by with his windows down going soo slow because of traffic and in his italian accent yelled out "you've got a beautiful body!"
i took it to a mexican man around the corner to put it together since dan and i couldn't figure it out and dad wasn't here.....
he did a great job of adjusting the seat and handle bars just right and he also put on my new basket and bell!! i was so happy and so eager to let it take me to school. i felt pretty good about it on the way, stopped to get a slurpee, and locked it up outside.
i guess i looked pretty sorry on the way back though. i was riding along the street just chllin when a man says "i like your bike."
"thanks! :)"
"buuuttt you need a helmet."
"heh...:)..:/....."
The law here is, you need a helmet if you're under 12 or something. then it's just recommended. buddy, even though i may look 12 on my 12 year olds bike, i am of legal age.
then a few minutes later i was really actually strugglin. i was riding through the park on what i thought would be a bike path but was actually a 2 lane road under construction which would be fine if you were driving but my wheels were getting caught in the grooves and i was bouncing around like a rag doll. so i decided to pull over and chill on the curb for a minute when someone drives by and says "you should ride on the sidewalk.....be careful..."
hmmmm THANK YOU.
so i did take his advice and got on the sidewalk, even though it was covered with tiny rocks aka loose gravel aka my enemy from last summer and the reason for the scars on the whole right side of by bod. as i was riding in fear, an old man drove by with his windows down going soo slow because of traffic and in his italian accent yelled out "you've got a beautiful body!"
Monday, April 21, 2008
brand new.
You are calm and reposed.
Let your beauty unfold.
Pale White, like the skin stretched over your bones.
Spring keeps you ever close. You are second hand smoke.
You are so fragile and thin. Standing trial for your sins. Holding onto yourself the best you can.
Let your beauty unfold.
Pale White, like the skin stretched over your bones.
Spring keeps you ever close. You are second hand smoke.
You are so fragile and thin. Standing trial for your sins. Holding onto yourself the best you can.
why was this the best weekend ever?
wednesday night my roommates and i went to a local "hot spot" aka Tao on 53rd and Madison for dinner. it was Tai's birthday and my upcoming. it was really fun, i am loving my living situation, i dont think it could be better. this is what they brought me for dessert. i love chocolate. <3
so my weekend of love started off on a street called park avenue with a few people you might know.
1. me
2. congresswoman nancy pelosi
3. congressman george miller (he thought i was twelve. most awkward man EVER.)
and 4. funny guy seinfeld
i will let you guys beleive that he is as funny in person as in real life, don't want to ruin the show for the kids.
so i hung out with those people thursday night, served drinks, wore a 12 year olds dress...the works.
after that i went to a friends house and enjoyed another episode of the office season 4.
"What is it like being single? I like it! I like starting each day with a sense of possibility. And I'm optimistic, because everyday I get a little more desperate. And desperate situations yield the quickest results." well said michael.
this is us on our way to watch the office. skillz.
friday was prom. i worked all day which resulted in me rushing home to shower, rushing to the shoe store and finding it closed, rushing to payless to buy shoes that i dont even know if i like very much, and rushing to my friends house aka dave and dans to get ready. dave:"come early so you can help me set up" me:"can i get ready there?" dave:"yeah bring your make up and get ready here, that would be fun! :)" so i did just that. and i'll leave the party to your imaginations because you'll probably imagine something better than it was.
famous oscar and i enjoying ourselves.
oscar, kate, tai, and myself. the only normals.;)
bond aka d train aka dan and i
the next day was saturday and it had a lot of potential. some friends decided to walk the whole length of manahattan from the bronx bridge on like 225th street all the way to the tip at battery park. 13 miles. they departed at 10:30 and i met up with them at 125th street at 12:30 or something. we walked and walked and walked (...) and walked through central park.
it was so pretty i was loving it. it was really really hot especially since i was wearing black so my friend gave me the shirt off his back....supporting oral cancer...thats why i was wearing it. not a fashion statement.
then this kid and his friend showed up on their bicicletas to save the day and take me on a ride. we rode down to columbus circle and ate lunch and enjoyed the weather and eats with all the millions of others who were apparently hibernating all winter. fact:there are 1.3 million folks who live on the island of manhattan fact: 1.8 million import themselves to the city for work school and other daily activities.
wheres waldo? '08
this is what i saw when i looked up. so cool.
chillin with the other million people at union square. by the way, the previous statistics didn't include tourists. what does that put our number at? this is me on daves bike. can i tell you that riding a bike through the streets weaving between people and cars is the scariest thing ever?
this is the person i followed the whole time. what would i do without him.
after we partied at the pier (I asked a local NYPD (WHO I HATE) if there was anywhere i could touch the water and he, being the cocky bi that he was, laughed and said i'd get a disease.) we hustled our bustles to the church to go to stake conference in our hiking gear. good thing oral boy let me use his shirt or i'd really be embarassed.
saturdays activities concluded around 3 am with me taking a not legit taxi home and talking to the driver about being "cath-all-ic" and "mormon". he tried to persuade me to drink because it helps you let loose and have more fun and i told him its bad that you need to drink to have more fun and he laughed. he asked if mormons were allowed to dance. when i said yes he seemed skeptical because i guess in order to dance, you're supposed to drink as well.
the next morning was the concluding sesh of conference. i was late of course but not that mad because it was surprisingly boring. my favorite part was when oscar olaya was asked to come to the front and share his testimony. he didn't know they were going to call. it was the most amazing thing i've ever heard. it was no longer than 2 minutes and him in his very thick accent sat up there and said "I'm leaving my sick father to go on a mission because i KNOW thats what i should be doing and i KNOW that God is here by me. i've never had a harder decision in my life but i know its what i need to do" it was so awesome and shocked everyone, i've never felt the spirit so strong.
after wards, me dave and dan enjoyed ourselves.
the weekend ended.
so.
weird.
so my weekend of love started off on a street called park avenue with a few people you might know.
1. me
2. congresswoman nancy pelosi
3. congressman george miller (he thought i was twelve. most awkward man EVER.)
i will let you guys beleive that he is as funny in person as in real life, don't want to ruin the show for the kids.
so i hung out with those people thursday night, served drinks, wore a 12 year olds dress...the works.
after that i went to a friends house and enjoyed another episode of the office season 4.
"What is it like being single? I like it! I like starting each day with a sense of possibility. And I'm optimistic, because everyday I get a little more desperate. And desperate situations yield the quickest results." well said michael.
friday was prom. i worked all day which resulted in me rushing home to shower, rushing to the shoe store and finding it closed, rushing to payless to buy shoes that i dont even know if i like very much, and rushing to my friends house aka dave and dans to get ready. dave:"come early so you can help me set up" me:"can i get ready there?" dave:"yeah bring your make up and get ready here, that would be fun! :)" so i did just that. and i'll leave the party to your imaginations because you'll probably imagine something better than it was.
the next day was saturday and it had a lot of potential. some friends decided to walk the whole length of manahattan from the bronx bridge on like 225th street all the way to the tip at battery park. 13 miles. they departed at 10:30 and i met up with them at 125th street at 12:30 or something. we walked and walked and walked (...) and walked through central park.
then this kid and his friend showed up on their bicicletas to save the day and take me on a ride. we rode down to columbus circle and ate lunch and enjoyed the weather and eats with all the millions of others who were apparently hibernating all winter. fact:there are 1.3 million folks who live on the island of manhattan fact: 1.8 million import themselves to the city for work school and other daily activities.
chillin with the other million people at union square. by the way, the previous statistics didn't include tourists. what does that put our number at? this is me on daves bike. can i tell you that riding a bike through the streets weaving between people and cars is the scariest thing ever?
this is the person i followed the whole time. what would i do without him.
after we partied at the pier (I asked a local NYPD (WHO I HATE) if there was anywhere i could touch the water and he, being the cocky bi that he was, laughed and said i'd get a disease.) we hustled our bustles to the church to go to stake conference in our hiking gear. good thing oral boy let me use his shirt or i'd really be embarassed.
saturdays activities concluded around 3 am with me taking a not legit taxi home and talking to the driver about being "cath-all-ic" and "mormon". he tried to persuade me to drink because it helps you let loose and have more fun and i told him its bad that you need to drink to have more fun and he laughed. he asked if mormons were allowed to dance. when i said yes he seemed skeptical because i guess in order to dance, you're supposed to drink as well.
the next morning was the concluding sesh of conference. i was late of course but not that mad because it was surprisingly boring. my favorite part was when oscar olaya was asked to come to the front and share his testimony. he didn't know they were going to call. it was the most amazing thing i've ever heard. it was no longer than 2 minutes and him in his very thick accent sat up there and said "I'm leaving my sick father to go on a mission because i KNOW thats what i should be doing and i KNOW that God is here by me. i've never had a harder decision in my life but i know its what i need to do" it was so awesome and shocked everyone, i've never felt the spirit so strong.
after wards, me dave and dan enjoyed ourselves.
so.
weird.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
i hate growing up.
i hate that i'll turn 20 soon.
i hate that amanda likes california so much.
and that i like new york so much.
i hate that missionaries are already coming home, which means that two years passed by so quickly.
i hate that i moved on.
i hate that its been 18 years.
i hate that college is so important, and therefore they make it as hard as possible.
i hate new york city transportation making it so that going one mile takes 20 minutes.
i hate good memories from high school because it won't ever be the same.
i hate that the only thing that wont ever change is the fact that things always change.
i hate deciding between something i like and something i like.
i hate that amanda likes california so much.
and that i like new york so much.
i hate that missionaries are already coming home, which means that two years passed by so quickly.
i hate that i moved on.
i hate that its been 18 years.
i hate that college is so important, and therefore they make it as hard as possible.
i hate new york city transportation making it so that going one mile takes 20 minutes.
i hate good memories from high school because it won't ever be the same.
i hate that the only thing that wont ever change is the fact that things always change.
i hate deciding between something i like and something i like.
Monday, April 14, 2008
yikes!! BIKES!
so i'm in the kitchen deciding which bike to buy!!!! 13" childs or 17" WOMENS!!?
so i ask my roommate
"don't you think i'm the size of a woman?"
"no. ...child."
no smile. no laugh.
so i ask my roommate
"don't you think i'm the size of a woman?"
"no. ...child."
no smile. no laugh.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
my roommate seriously just said this.
"some of my happiest moments are when i can cook for and feed people."
i laughed SO loud and for so long!!!! and she was kind of chuckling saying "don't laugh, i'm already self conscious about it."
sooo funny
i laughed SO loud and for so long!!!! and she was kind of chuckling saying "don't laugh, i'm already self conscious about it."
sooo funny
stories a through c
a.i saw Delaware the other night, and he did not talk to me like he did the other night. i guess rumors got back to him.
b.last night i seriously SERIOUSLY. saw people doing it in the backseat of a car that i think they thought was tinted.
c.we went to the west village last night and it was SOOOOO crowded. SO crowded. at 1 am we were trying to get on the subway and the stations were more packed then i've seen them and the trains were so squishy and so funny. my friend invited everyone over in the train to my house for an after party and wine. this arabian man loved it and laughed so hard and gazed into my eyes and into dave's eyes when he'd talk to us. i told them that they'd have to buy the wine because i'm only 19...and i'm mormon. and the man laughed soo hard and was like "good point."
umm okay.
in the midst of all the craziness, i hung out with two men last night that really think i'm somethin. one of them helped me find my much needed chocolate cake, bought it for me, then held it in his hand while i ate it. i will post pics as soon as they send them to me. its like amanda's moab bed sesh all over again but with only two guys (SOUND SO WRONG.)
p.s. remember that storm in moab? and how mad i was that the tent kept hitting my face while i was trying to sleep? and how i was soaked? and how i got so mad that i went and slept in the car while lizzie and amanda stayed in the crazy tent?
b.last night i seriously SERIOUSLY. saw people doing it in the backseat of a car that i think they thought was tinted.
c.we went to the west village last night and it was SOOOOO crowded. SO crowded. at 1 am we were trying to get on the subway and the stations were more packed then i've seen them and the trains were so squishy and so funny. my friend invited everyone over in the train to my house for an after party and wine. this arabian man loved it and laughed so hard and gazed into my eyes and into dave's eyes when he'd talk to us. i told them that they'd have to buy the wine because i'm only 19...and i'm mormon. and the man laughed soo hard and was like "good point."
umm okay.
in the midst of all the craziness, i hung out with two men last night that really think i'm somethin. one of them helped me find my much needed chocolate cake, bought it for me, then held it in his hand while i ate it. i will post pics as soon as they send them to me. its like amanda's moab bed sesh all over again but with only two guys (SOUND SO WRONG.)
p.s. remember that storm in moab? and how mad i was that the tent kept hitting my face while i was trying to sleep? and how i was soaked? and how i got so mad that i went and slept in the car while lizzie and amanda stayed in the crazy tent?
Friday, April 11, 2008
more missionaries.
i recorded a video of elder miles talking. he has a new companion that i'm not very good friends with. elder miles is seriously my bff. i recorded him talking to chase. jason is mad in the video because like five minutes before, i told him i had a boyfriend on a mission. elder miles has a girlfriend who is waiting for him and he's going home in 4 1/2 months.
this is me in my new apartment. i took this picture to print out and send jake....i never printed it or sent it. i think its funny because our ceilings are actually like 10 feet high but it looks like i'm a giant in a tiny apartment with tiny furniture, but that simply is not true.
this was the first really warm, really nice day i've spent in NYC and i spent it running errands all day for work. and i loved it.
and i've learned to stop asking why.
i also got a video of oscar and i chillin at the hudson river. i guess he did warn me about the dead bodies, but i just brushed it off.
this is me in my new apartment. i took this picture to print out and send jake....i never printed it or sent it. i think its funny because our ceilings are actually like 10 feet high but it looks like i'm a giant in a tiny apartment with tiny furniture, but that simply is not true.
this was the first really warm, really nice day i've spent in NYC and i spent it running errands all day for work. and i loved it.
and i've learned to stop asking why.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
funny guy!
chase finally wrote me after two weeks (haha!) and sent an SD card full of love!!
tons of pictures and videos!
sdda bwombbb sdiggee...sdiggee..
AMANDA i made him record himself saying "poppas plastic", but i guess everyone in his apartment was in a bad mood and all trying to sleep so he did it SO half aaa-ed.
the last video is lame until about :30 seconds when he explains why everyone in his apartment is mad and how he laughs. and the end is pretty good because he gets caught recording and laughs so hard.
he would die if he knew i posted videos of him!
tons of pictures and videos!
sdda bwombbb sdiggee...sdiggee..
AMANDA i made him record himself saying "poppas plastic", but i guess everyone in his apartment was in a bad mood and all trying to sleep so he did it SO half aaa-ed.
the last video is lame until about :30 seconds when he explains why everyone in his apartment is mad and how he laughs. and the end is pretty good because he gets caught recording and laughs so hard.
he would die if he knew i posted videos of him!
Monday, April 7, 2008
dead bodies. yum.
Dad-"Did it fall off? lol."
me-"yes lol. it is all shriveled up."
dad-"I hear those things happen."
Katie-"eeewww do you know how many dead bodies are in there?"
me-"yes, one bobbed up and hit my toe"
Katie-"haha! thats how law and order always starts...an innocent person stumbling across a dead body." (that got a pretty good laugh....when the laughter silenced a very sick feeling came across us. it was only me and oscar and we were therefore really creeped out the rest of the time.)
Stephanie-"wow. lol. how was it? dirty? lol."
Lizzie-"wow. Congratulations."
thanks girl. guess you haven't heard all the rumors about that river.
by the way, the whole time i ducked under the fence, took off my shoe, put my foot in, oscar was holding onto my arm SO tightly saying "you are crazy. you're crazy."
yet another decision.
my boss asked me to go live in her 10 bedroom house in the east hamptons for 3 weeks at the end of may. i am moving out of my apartment may 10th and she said i could move in there for free.
i'd be a "manager" telling everyone there what to do and making sure it gets done, putting furniture here, hanging posters there... they are in the process of renovating this house so the only people that are there are maids and construction workers. she said there is a pool and its by the beach, i could work every other day. i talked to her 12 year old daughter and she was skeptical. she said that i'd be there alone and it'd be 'lonely.'
PROS
-good money
-by the beach
-good expirience dealing with construction and design
CONS
-be two hours away from manhattan, which means i couldn't hang out with any friends.
-i think i'd be the only one sleeping there.......
-i have no idea what she expects. i dont know if i'll have furniture, if i'll have to get my own food, if she'll let me use the car, if anyone else will ever be there...
what are your thoughts?
and after staying there for a month, what do i do for the rest of the summer and where do i go to school?
THINGS I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE HERE
-you've got accepted to an interior design SCHOOL, and you want to give that up to go to school at SLCC in Utah?
-why are you in a rush to go back to utah? they'll all be there when you go home.
-summers in new york are so much fun!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D
-don't rush school.
THINGS I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT GOING BACK TO UTAH
i miss you.
i can't wait to see you.
summer will be so great with you here.
so i am a confused mess. i thought i'd made my mind up about going home, but then all these other things came up. i don't know what to do.
i'd be a "manager" telling everyone there what to do and making sure it gets done, putting furniture here, hanging posters there... they are in the process of renovating this house so the only people that are there are maids and construction workers. she said there is a pool and its by the beach, i could work every other day. i talked to her 12 year old daughter and she was skeptical. she said that i'd be there alone and it'd be 'lonely.'
PROS
-good money
-by the beach
-good expirience dealing with construction and design
CONS
-be two hours away from manhattan, which means i couldn't hang out with any friends.
-i think i'd be the only one sleeping there.......
-i have no idea what she expects. i dont know if i'll have furniture, if i'll have to get my own food, if she'll let me use the car, if anyone else will ever be there...
what are your thoughts?
and after staying there for a month, what do i do for the rest of the summer and where do i go to school?
THINGS I HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE HERE
-you've got accepted to an interior design SCHOOL, and you want to give that up to go to school at SLCC in Utah?
-why are you in a rush to go back to utah? they'll all be there when you go home.
-summers in new york are so much fun!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D
-don't rush school.
THINGS I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT GOING BACK TO UTAH
i miss you.
i can't wait to see you.
summer will be so great with you here.
so i am a confused mess. i thought i'd made my mind up about going home, but then all these other things came up. i don't know what to do.
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