best and worst of 2008.

i was not tagged.
but i was intrigued.

Favorite shampoo/conditioner: I usually switch it up because i'm nervous that my hair will 'get used to' the shampoo i'm using. i mostly used biolage though and during the summer i used the john freida blonde shampoo and it actually lightened my hair. so my fave is biolage and my least fave is herbal essences. sorry lizzie, i dont like the smell. and it makes your hair fall out.

Favorite hair product: as bad as this sounds amanda...probably my hair spray. i bought it over the internet so i didnt know what it was like or anything, but it works so well !

c-system
its enviornmentally friendly and smells awful, but it is areosol so its not too much and never too little.
its probably also my least favorite hair product because i'm sure i can get an enviornmentally friendly aerosol that works just as well and actually smells good! love/hate

Favorite makeup: bare minerals and mac mascara. i got the dazzle lash which i love but it ran out really fast, so i do not reccomend it. but i usually like mac's mascara, chanel mascara with the rubber wand is also really good. and not that expensive.

Favorite perfume: i love chanel: chance and vera wang: princess.
least favorite is all of the celebrities perfume that they put out and probably never smelled. they all smell tacky. and i dont like marc jacobs.

Favorite Vitamin: what is that? i remember taking a tiny pink pill every day when i was little and i loved it.....i dont know anything about it anymore though so i'll probably never have it again...

Diet Supplement: dont take any diet supplements....

Favorite must have of all time: well. lame but the medicated chap stick.

utah requires chapstick at all times. men and women. (its my favorite thing to see boys unload their pockets and have chapstick in it. it seems so feminine, but so normal). the medicated kind tingles, ps.

Now on to more of my faveys:

Favorite store: of 08? macy's! saved me. i loved american apparel, urban outfitters, and H&M in ny, though. cheap and fun clothing.

Favorite Jeans: my joes have been my best friend since high school. fit like a glove.

Favorite shoes: my sandals!

all of them! i'm such a sucker.

Favorite movie(s): juno, definitely.
second fave: because i said so.
i hated the dark knight.

Favorite Restaurant: i loved ruby tuesday's in new york because they had spinach artichoke dip and free refills. that is very rare in the city!

Favorite TV show(s): gosssippppp girllll.

Favorite books: i havent read much this year.
sad...

thats all! i'd like to hear what you guys loved and hated about 08? i know its kind of late for these posts, but lets reminisce.

all the single babies.

california was a blast. bfs, gfs, single ladies, eating out, new years eve, boys, lots of sleeping, suffering for a whole week with a messy room and cold foggy weather.
amanda and i didn't even fight the whole time! she is the best, and yes we are twins.

we went to chino hills to hang out with our favorite uncle, Brent! and his wife Bev, and her daughter and kids. It was so much fun! the weather was fabulous. we had a bbq (he talked me into eating chicken....), went swimming, played wii and laughed!

i also met up with one of my best girlfriends! stephanie! we met via melodramtic.com in 9th grade? maybe 10th. we started writing each other because she saw that i was LDS. we were then pen pals through melo, email, myspace, texting, facebook and now blogging! our friendship has progressed like the technologies have. she talked me through the ups and downs, the break ups, make ups, the cute things he'd do and the fights and drama of bryson and i. she saw me fall in love with chase and send him off, and shared every detail of all the boyfriends, break ups, and hook ups in between, before, and since. i met her boyfriend this weekend for the first time! he is so funny and so nice. they are too cute together. it was the highlight of my week!

i hung out with john keiter and friends, too. we had a bonfire in newport. it was fun to see people from home in another state, always a good time. john keiter is such the fun starter. i saw lauren and aubrey too, love them.

it was a good week in california! its so fun to go visit there, especially since now i have some friends there, too (okay..one) that i can hang out with when amanda is busy with a bf. (winky face)

when i left california, i flew to las vegas. i met a missionary who was from chicago, serving in new york, dating a girl from las vegas and going to school at BYU-I. we became 'friends' and when he got off his mission we kept in touch via texting. he got back together with the girl who waited two whole years for him, and they got engaged and married! so i went to his reception in LV with some other guys from the mission, it was so much fun to see them. las vegas wasnt too eventful because i was only there for less than 24 hours but i still had fun. and even got to see pam, lindsay, and marissa! they were kind enough to let me stay the night at their house!

this is the only picture i have from las vegas. i dont even remember where we were.

i got home sunday, tired, a little grumpy, and sick. thanks amanda. happy new year everyone ! :)

i'm going going back back to cali cali

howdy howdy howdy
i arrived to california last night around 6 pm EST. lauren was a sweety and picked me up. the drive home was rough but we eventually found our way to amanda's empty house! so i just watched snl videos on repeat until her friend mike came over to entertain me! we went and got gas, parked at a meter, put in coins, walked a little bit, went back and put more coins in, walked a little bit then decided that we wouldnt have enough time so we walked back and moved the car, walked 8 miles to the end of the pier to find ruby's closed, walked 8 miles back plus 2 miles to dairy queen to find it closed to walked to BJ's to eat, sat down, got a menu and decided we didnt feel like this pizza. so we walked 1/2 a mile back to the car and went to 'albertson's' and got frozen pizza and came home and made it with nephi and amanda! so fetch but too much walking, it was literally two hours of walking.

we gave each other tattoos. mature.

amanda and i fell fast asleep, woke up at 10 and jogged to the gym, worked out, walked to get breakfast/lunch and walked home.

this is us post work out sesh. not much of a post but we'll post tons of pickles and fun quotes later!

joyce, thank you.

SECTION 1:
Known as: A.J. to some, Alexandra to others
Born: at Cottonwood hosp

SECTION 2:
HAVE YOU EVER...
Fallen off the bed?: yes when i was really little i fell off a lot. and hit my head on the night stand :(
Broken someone else's heart?: yes
Had your heart broken?: yess
Had a dream come true?: yes

SECTION 3:
CURRENTLY...
Wearing: joes, boots, long sleeve shirt and sweater. oh utah..
Listening to: stuttin is a habiitt
Located: at work!
Chatting with: Adam, Amanda, John, Kalie, Chad. Oh how i love GCHAT.
Should REALLY be: working maybe??????

SECTION 4:
DO YOU...
Have any piercings: none
Drive: nissan altima
Drink: water
Have a cell phone: yes a BB like everyone else ;)

SECTION 5:
LAST PERSON YOU...
Hugged: tigg
Met: addie's husband! crazy
Talked with on the phone: people at work, not interesting
Text: jon hagerman

SECTION 6:
PERSONAL...
What do you want to be when you grow up?: an interior designer, yay.
What comes first in your life?: family
What do you usually think about before you go to bed?: auggie1'09?

SECTION 7:
FAVORITES...
Show: GG you KNOW YOU LOVE ME
Store: i like furniture stores. um apparently i dont shop because i can't think of my fave. yay for saving money
Food: pizza? soup and CHOCO
Color: it used to be silver but i dont know if that stands. probably....brown wah wahh

SECTION 8:
DO YOU...
Like to give hugs: love it
Like to walk in the rain: yes if its warm
Prefer black or blue: black
Sleep on your side: right side of my twin bed....
Have stuffed animals: um ask my dad, we have 8000. but i sleep with only one, that he made with me at build a bear.....3 years ago. haha.

SECTION 9:
THIS OR THAT...
(pick)Pierced nose or tongue: nose. those are cute.
MTV or BET: mtv i refuse to watch BET, so wrong.
7th Heaven or Dawsons Creek: dawsons for totals
Chocolate or flowers: both of course ;)
Color or black-and-white photos: it depends. black and white makes you look better, but its cool to see all the colors
Stay up late or sleep in: both.
Hot or cold: hottt
Sun or moon: sun
Left or Right: all of the above. i dont know :/
10 Acquaintances or one best friend: 10 Acquaintances. its more fun. but i wouldnt give lyndsi up if i really had to choose.
Spring or Fall: spring!
Happy or sad: why would i choose sad? i want to be happy.
Wonder or amazement: amazement!

SECTION 10:
YOUR FIRSTS...
First Screen Name: AJR888 thanx lizz
First self purchased CD: i dont remember.
First piercing/tattoo: ear.

SECTION 11:
YOUR LASTS...
Last GOOD cry: the day before yesterday
Last phone call: voicemail
Last time showered: ummm yesterday....morning.

SECTION 12:
CURRENT...
Current mood: chill
Current food: reisens
Current hair: layered, natural color. growing out!
Current annoyance(s): men. what's my weakness? MEN.

SECTION 13:
WHO LAST...
Made you smile: brandon at work. he tried to scare me but i was just sitting there watching him sneak and so he started blushing and said he didnt really try to scare me....
Saw you cry?: i dont remember? really cry? i dont even remember. if it wasnt my sisters it was probably a year ago. or more

SECTION 14:
WOULD YOU RATHER...
Be serious or be funny?: funny for sure
Drink whole or skim milk? skim
Spend time with your parents or enemies?: um enemies. i love them, thats why they're my enemies.

SECTION 15:
DO YOU PREFER...
Do you prefer red or black?: black
Lust or love?: lust UH
Sunrise or sunset?: sunset
M&M's or skittles?: M&Ms

SECTION 16:
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY...
Do you like anyone?: yeah.
Do you believe in love at first sight?: not really, but you can be interested in them. if you guys both give/receive THAT look.
Do you fall for the wrong guy or girl?: no. i dont fall for the right guy/s. that i should.
the endddddddddd

jumble.

Me: I used to live out there?
Man Living on 2200 Madison Ave NewYork, NewYork: Where!!?
Me: Central Park West and 84th...
Man: Where are you talking to me from?
Me: Salt Lake City Utah!
Man: Why did you move out there? Did you get rich?
Me: ....No...I'm from here. I was going to school in New York.
Man: Oh. Are you coming back?
Me: I hope so.
Man: This is where the money is.
Me: haha...
Man: Alright come on back now. Bye.

He was so sweet. It's so weird to be home, I miss New York so much and no one understands. It's like when a missionary comes home and want to talk about his mission 24/7 and no one cares and no one wants to hear about it. I now kind of know what it is like being on the other end. However, one of my friends just got back from his mission in New York! Soooo that works out really nicely. We can reminisce with each other.

This is a difficult blog to write because I have so many different things on my mind. I could have taken in it so many different directions.

I'll just jump to the new addition to my family.

So I've had a few pets in the past..........thousands of fish, multiple hamsters, and a kitten. All of which I really, REALLY tried to treat well and keep alive.

But they didn't stay on this earth long.
I found them floating in the bowl, frozen solid in their cage, or, the most painful of them all, was awoken by two of my sisters one morning. When they found sweet (???????????????????) Keeska, laying very stiff, but very peaceful, on the top step in the garage.

How I loved her.

I'm hoping that won't happen with my newest, best smelling, fullest, and best dressed...

Christmas tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My dad helped me decorate this beautiful thing after Lizzie and her roommates and I picked it out! So far it hasn't drank any water, but I'm sure it will soon...............

that's the way i loved you....

He is sensible and so incredible.
And all my single friends are jealous.
He says everything I need to hear and it’s like I couldn’t ask for anything better.
He opens up my door and I get into his car, and he says "You look beautiful tonight."
And I feel perfectly fine.
He respects my space and never makes me wait.
And he calls exactly when he says he will.
He’s close to my mother, talks business with my father.
He’s charming and endearing and I’m comfortable.
He can’t see the smile I’m faking, and my heart’s not breaking.
CUZ I'M NOT FEELING ANYTHING AT ALL.


BUT I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain. It’s 2 AM and I’m cursing your name. I’m so in love that I acted insane. And that’s the way I loved you. Breakin down and coming undone, it’s a roller-coaster kinda rush.
And I never knew I could feel that much and that’s the way I loved you....

wisdom teeth.

i got my wisdom teeth out yesterday. right now is a good time to type because i took loritab 3 hours and 15 minutes ago and am about to take them in 15 minutes. they really affect me. even after taking them so long ago i'm a bit tips.

so lyndsi's mother took me to the doctor yesterday and of course i don't remember a thing. the doctor was worried about me because i guess i was trippin from the drug he gave me to fall asleep. he said it was really light weight or some shi. he told me to never do real drugs but i'm sure he tells that to everyone to they all get too scared to do drugs. he didnt scare me out of it though. so i'll put a couple pictures on here of the past days. i just redosed and am already feeling it.
okay here are pictures.
day 1- richard took this and its really hard to smile thats why i look like such a beeyatch in these.

day 2