yogurty thoughts

I made a discovery today. The chunks in yoplait strawberry cheesecake yogurt are not gross. They were not mushy, they were actual little juicy squares of strawberry. I was so pleased and I ate every last little chunk. All the same, I don't think I'll be converted to "fruit-on-the-bottom" yogurt any time soon. 

Also, my favorite yogurt is the strawberry whipped. And, I've heard it's delightful frozen. Has anyone tried it? I've got one in the freezer getting all sorts of crystalized as we speak [type?]. 

k-l-u-t-z

This weekend, I got to see The Scarlet Pimpernel. My friend, Nick, was in it and it was so good! I also got to go to the General Relief Society Meeting at the conference center. That was even better. And, I got to go to my friend, Merrit's, mission farewell. She's seriously the coolest girl you'll ever meet.

And, I fell off a train.

Not a moving train, mind you, a stationary train. 

"Here's what happened..." [Monk, anyone?]

I was at a train station in Ogden taking some senior pictures. I was standing on the back of the engine to get the angle I wanted and I fell while I was climbing down. My left pant leg got caught on part of the engine [which actually probably slowed my fall] and was ripped up to my knee. Hooray for a new pair of shorts!

And my other leg? It caught my fall on another part of the train...

It got swollen enough that I looked like a grew a second knee. And today, it's five or six different pretty colors. [Let's be honest, I'm really proud of it and I've been showing it off all day.]

I did get some fantastic pictures though, here's a sneak peek:

[Yes, this is another Laci Davis wall. That, my friends, is the pure bliss of living in Logan and going home to Salt Lake; you have so many location options and you're already driving that way anyway.]

Oh! And as we were driving through Sardine we got the wonderful pleasure of being a part of a motorcycle gang. They all had teddy bears, and when it got down to one lane, we merged with them! These pictures are of us catching up with them in Brigham. 

How was your weekend? 

ways to avoid writing your case study for media law

1- Going to Hobby Lobby
2- Reading Elise's favorite new blog, Busy Bee Lauren
3- Going to Dollar Tree
4- Listening to the music from the newest episode of Glee
       [yes, I know I could be typing my case study at the same time...]
5-Blogging about how you're avoiding writing the case study

Are any of you guys super duper law professionals? 'Cause I just remembered why I am not the next Elle Woods.

down with the chunks

I have to tell you, as much as I like yogurt, I do not appreciate chunky little surprises in my yogurt. No, I don't mean mold or anything, it's the stinkin' fruit chunks that come in the yogurt! Now, I like strawberries and mangos as much as the next person (unless the next person has an allergy or something and doesn't actually like those, in which case, the next next person will do) BUT, I do not like them in my yogurt unless I put them there myself (i.e. parfait). Yogurt should be creamy without squishy little chunks. The end.

P.s. My eyeballs were exploding tonight around 11pm, so I switched to my glasses a little earlier than normal and my roommate, Janielle, said to me "are you going to bed soon?" Ha.

And now, because I am a blogging fool, I will share with you some favorite images I discovered on my phone's memory card. You know why? Because I am halfway done with my silly case study/brief for Media Law and I need a break.

I took this today because I thought the text was really neat. And then, I missed the little white walking man and the boy crossing the street from the other direction laughed at me. Oh well. I still like my picture.

This is a chapter from the book "The LDS Girl's Guide to Getting a Date". Pretty good book. Entertaining at the very least. This, however, is my guilt trip chapter. 'Nuff said.

This is a super attractive shirt that I should have purchased, but didn't.

Random cute married couple on a road in Colorado.

And, this is me two years ago when I had pink streaks in my hair. I miss them. I'm contemplating putting fire-engine red & blonde chunks in the bottom. To dye or not to dye? What do you guys think?

overcast

Today was so beautifully overcast. Every time I walked across campus between classes I wanted to just run the heck home and get out my camera and shoot. But, my mom will be happy to know that I was a good girl and I went to class. Every last one of them.

But once class was over...

This wall was one that the lovely Laci Davis featured on her top 10 colored walls on Studio5 a while back. AND, she's featuring her top 10 for fall tomorrow on Studio5 and I am stoked.

look at what I made

Inspired by this tutorial. It was SO easy and I adore the finished product.

I also made this yummy cake inspired by one of my faaaavorite bloggers, Meg @ Whatever.

And remember when I wanted to make cookies?

This beauty sat out on the counter for a day or two. Still no chocolate chips = still no cookies.

dear, tuesday

Dear cutie, glasses-wearing bus driver,
You drop off on the complete opposite side of campus. I never ever go there, but, would you mind if I rode your bus anyway just because you're cute?

Xoxo, Elise

Dear Mr. Suave sunglasses guy,
I totally knew that you were checking me out behind those sweet shades of yours. And I did, in fact, notice when you pulled them off all suave-like. It's okay though. You were kind of cute, so I'm taking it as a compliment.

<3 Elise

Dear fellow students in my parks and rec class,
Thanks for not judging my eighties outfit and gagging yourselfs with spoons when you saw me. And thanks for dressing up with me.

You're rad, Elise

Dear Tuedsday,
Last semester you stunk. Thanks for being so awesome this year. I like you.

Hugs, Elise

items of business

number a- check out the new layout. Partially, I was bored. Part of it is that I love yellow and aqua lately. And, more of it is that I wanted something more simple. What do you think?

number b-

no words necessary.

number c- I love Sundays.

That's all for now. I've got a big post coming up with lots of fun stuff I did last week. But for now, Happy Sunday!

thursday discoveries

moo.com

um, yep. I want minicards. Not that I need new business cards. the one's I have are pretty already.

Keri Smith

Author, artist, blogger, etc. This woman is brilliant. I want to order all her books and read them instead of my textbooks.

elisejoy.com

This cool website. Her blog, her wedding, her crafts, her shop... not to mention, she's got the coolest name ever.

i like things

This week, I've been a little bit of a grump. It's just one of those weeks. Third week of the semester, the novelty of school has worn off.

Don't get me wrong, I'm pleased with life. Just having to work harder to stay optimistic.

I listen to this album. All. Day. Every day. Go buy it, honestly, best purchase you'll make all month.

I'm addicted to this blog that I discovered today.

And, I have a Target gift card that I've had since may that I finally get to use this Saturday. What for, you might ask? This movie. :)

And, while we're on the subject, go just listen to this song, please. It's from the credits of the movie, it's not a very good recording, and you can't even buy the MP3. But, that's okay. I'll take what I can get, and if what I can get is the crappy youtube version, I'll embrace it.

You know what else? I've always really wanted to ride in a hot air balloon. Like, really wanted to. And, I think the experience would be ten million times better in this balloon.

Hot air balloons, Letters to Juliet, Sara Barielles, and shoes. Does it get any better than that? I submit that it does not.

6 gallons.

I have had such a marvelous day. The CES fireside was brilliant, inspiring, and made me so happy. I love Elder Scott. And that couple he interviewed? Yeah, their cheesy happiness made me giddy.

Besides that, church was great. And I adore my roommates. And we had dessert night and literally had 100+ people come for rootbeer floats. 6 gallons of ice cream. 6.

My life is so good, and I am so content with what is going on in my life right now. I'm so happy to be me.

But.

Sometimes, I get frustrated. This dating shin-dig? It's not easy. I don't know why I let it get to me, but I do. And, you know, there is not even a specific event bringing this on, I just want to rant about dating today. That's all, really.

And, instead of leaving you on that note, I'll leave you on this one. It's from a guy named Thomas Monson. you may have heard of him. He knows what he's talking about.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MormonMessages#p/c/4E784EC0770935C0/38/wdmy7mbSUEo

Mormon messages are my fave.

flowers

Janell, this one’s for you. J

Burned ribbon flowers. (There really should probably be a prettier name for them…)

First, cut out your circles from a piece of ribbon. I went and bought a bag of scrap ribbon from Hobby Lobby with lots and lots of lovely colors.

Make each circle progressively smaller. If you want a bigger flower, use 5 circles, if you want a small one (i.e. for a ring) use only 3 or four circles.

Once you’ve singed the edges of all your circles, you glue them together using a small dot of hot glue on each one. Add a bead, gem, or pearl in the center and you’ve got yourself a flower!

If you want to make a ring, use a hairtie and just glue it on between two pieces of felt.

Numero Dos

This one is a newer version of the black one I posted back on this post.

First, cut out 10 circles of whatever size you’d like your flower to be. Then, take 9 of the circles and fray the edges. Lay out one circle as your base, then fold another circle in fourths. You’re going to do this with the next 7 circles and put them onto the base circle in 2 layers of 4. Once you’ve sewed all those on, take your last circle (the non-frayed one) and cut it in a spiral. Here’s where it gets tricky. You’re going to wind the spiral tightly and sew it into the center of your flower. Then, sew a button or whatever you’d like on top and you’re done!

One more flower for the night and then I’m done.

This one’s great and also pretty easy. And, super super cute at that.

Cut your fabric ½ inch wide and about 1.5 feet long (depending on how big you want your flower)

Tie random knots (7-10 knots) in the fabric strip.

Glue one end to a piece of felt (cut slightly bigger then you would like your flower to be).

Make a line of hot glue one half circle at a time, and stick the strip down in a spiral pattern. When you reach the end, glue it down securely and cut off the extra felt.

Saturday, my roommates and I went on a flower making kick. So, here are some fun pictures of the fruits of our labors. J