weeeeekend

Have you ever been too tired to blog?

Or text...

Or do anything?

I have been all over the place the last couple days. It has been awesome. But by the time I have a moment to sit down and relax, I fall asleep before I can even think of opening up blogger to tell you all about all the awesomeness that has been happening.

Maybe I should stop relaxing on my bed.

Anyway, let me tell you about the past couple days.

I weed hacked like a rockstar. Then, I had a birthday party. It was amazing. 

This is only a small sample of the awesome gifts my friends gave me. 

Plus also, please note that these two gifts came from separate friends.

Awesome, right?

The next day, I did a photo shoot down town with my new friend, Maren.

Here's just a teeny tiny taste of the awesome shots we got.

Isn't her smile stunning?

After that, I did Zumba with my Relief Society. So much fun. Then, I showered in record time and drove to Tooele for the early release party of this book:

It's the final book in this trilogy which is ah-may-zing.

Go read it.

The whole series. 

Now.

You're not sold?

Watch this book trailer

Later that night, I watched the JB movie again.

I loooove that guy.

Sunday was wonderful, I went to my new young single adults ward. And later that night, my sista and I went to Summit choir practice. We get to sing in the tabernacle in a couple weeks. So stoked.

Today, the whole fam went to Morgan to visit some special graves. Then, we went to Park City and had the best lunch ever at Ruby Tuesday (seriously kids, the way to my heart is Ruby Tuesday, movie theater popcorn, and flavored lemonades.)

Then

We shopped. 

The end. How was your Memorial Day weekend?

P to the S: Have you entered this giveaway?




P to the P to the S: tomorrow is my birthday. Woot.

if only

I spend a lot of time on "if only's" in my life.

If only I had a boyfriend, I know I'd be happier...
If only I knew what I was going to do when I graduated...
If only this...
If only that...


If only I spent my time thinking about things like:
You know, you only get to be single once, and I am having the time of my life. Someday, I'll be happy to have a boyfriend/finance/husband, but right now, I love being single.
I'm lucky to have been able to afford college and get a degree. I'm so blessed to have made the friends I have in college. I'm SO fortunate that I will soon have a bachelor's degree and be able to get a good job that I'll enjoy.
I have amazing people in my life.
I'm fortunate to be alive and well and happy.
I have so many things that so many people don't. I truly am spoiled.


If only I would change my perspective a little, I could stop worrying about the "if only's" and the "what ifs" and start living for today.

And today, life is good.

birthday giveaway the fourth: semper gumby shoppe

Sooo, when I said later, I didn't really intend for it to be this much later...

Good news though, I now ROCK at using a weed hacker.
"The WEED hacker, Vern! The weed hacker!"


Anyway, I'll get to the point of this post now.

Meet Lindsey. We're in love. Just blog-stalking style, of course. Nothing weird.

Soooo, she has an adorable blog and a rock-awesome shop. (Though, it's temporarily closed)
Lucky for you, though, she's hosting today's giveaway. :)

One lucky lady (or man, I suppose. Do men follow my blog? Do men enter giveaways? What is the meaning of the universe?) gets to win this beautiful, handcrafted, handPAINTED quote board.

Seriously. Hand PAINTED. The woman is amazing. No vinyl or stencil or anything.

Plus also, I love the darling quote from Audrey Hepburn.
And the cute rosette at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Okay, so maybe the real reason it took so long to post this giveaway is that I want to be selfish and keep the board for myself. It's got nothing to do with a weed hacker. ;)

Okay, here's how you enter:

Mandatory entry: If you were making the soundtrack to the Elise's Pieces movie, which song would play during the opening credits?

Other entries: leave a comment for each

- follow Confessions of a Marine Wife

- follow Elise's Pieces

- like Elise's Pieces on FB

- like The Semper Gumby Shoppe on FB. (This way, you'll be able to know when her shoppe is back up and running on etsy!)

- follow Elise's Pieces on twitter

-Facebook/blog/tweet/send someone a postcard about this giveaway.

Because I spend so much time bonding with a weed hacker and didn't get this up on time, I'll leave the giveaway open until next Thursday, June 2nd at Midnight. MST.

little gems

Sometimes, I look back through the notes I save on my phone, my ipod, scraps of paper in my purse, etc.
And I find little gems.

I've been cleaning my room this week.
So, I've found a lot of little gems.

sponsor spotlight: wishful thinking/bobbins and bits

Michelle from Wishful Thinking is my newest sponsor. She's adorable. Also, she has a super adorable etsy shop.

As I started this post, I headed over to bobbins and bits on etsy to find a few of my favorite items to spotlight. Uhm, let me just tell you that if I didn't know how to exhibit any self-control, this post would have pictures of every last item in the shop! It's all stunning!

So here are a "few" of my favorites:

Don't you want it ALL?

Good news for you, Michelle is offering a 15% discount to all you lovelies. 

coupon code: bobbinsandbits15

daybook blogger meetup

Soooo, y'all know Sydney. Right? Cute, prego, Daybook-famous Sydney?

Well, she had this little shindig called the Daybook Blogger Meetup. And because blog-stalking simply isn't enough, we road tripped it up to Rexburg for the party.

We being Ashley, Nichelle and I.
Obviously.

don't worry, our name tags are TOTALLY mini chalkboards.

thug Nichelle.

"uh, this licorice is gross. Can I put it in my pocket?"
...let's just say I don't love twizzlers

Not only did we meet Sydney, but we took awkward family photos with her.
You know you're jealous.

did I mention that we were the only ones there from Utah?
We're cool.
Also, we won prizes.
Annnd, I don't know what Ashley is doing. But I love it.

Best picture of the night.

Seriously, such a fun weekend. The party was a complete blast and the road trip was even better because I was with Ashley and Nichelle. 

We had the best conversations in the car. Like, everything from deep life stories to spiritual moments. Heartbreak and first loves. Oh, and deep dark Harry Potter secrets. 

We got ready for the party together, jammed to some JB, played with some barbies...

That's my kind of bonding. 

Plus, Ashley's mom gave us Easter treats and made us a seriously delicious dinner. 

And we watched Tangled.

Okay, Ashley watched Tangled.

Nichelle and I slept. 

One last thing before I go, I'd like to introduce you to 45 seconds of pure bliss.

We call it "The Toothbrush Dance".

Other than the first three photos, I got all of these fabulous pictures from the Party Photostream.

dear boys, part five

dear entire male population,
I sometimes often get grumpy at you. But really, you're pretty great.
Us girls can sometimes say mean things about you and blame all our problems on you.
But, really, we just want to be in love with you.
That's all it is.

Love,
Elise


dear little brothers,
Be gentlemen when you date.
If I decide to let you date, that is.
Also, don't break as many hearts as I predict you will.

Love,
Your favorite oldest sister


dear green,
I hope you're happy.
Really, I do.
love always,
pink


dear show off,
It's okay.
love,
elise



dear boy,
I roller coaster for you.
xoxo,
elise

vintage wanna bee - winner!

Ohh man, I wish I could pick all of you as winners. You guys are AWESOME. And hilarious.

Can we please just take a moment to enjoy some of the entries?

Nichelle and Elise are:

Pip and Giselle

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers

Mario and Luigi

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon
and I quote: " I know they're dudes, but they're hot and yall are hot! LOL!"
Thanks for that one, Stephanie. :)

Lucy and Ethel.

Rachel and Phoebe OR Joey and Chandler

N, can we please build a canoe in your living room?

Peanut butter and Jelly

Betty and Wilma

Sean Kingston and Baby Biebs
:)

Fred and George

And my personal favorite:

Shawn and Gus

And now that I've put you on a picture overload, I'll tell you who won!

Number 14! Found in my email inbox, because the first 45 comments were deleted in the infamous blogger crash of May 2011...

Miss Maegan S from Fairly Fabulous

Congrats, Maegan!

Email me and I'll get you in touch with Nichelle so you can get your prize.

birthday giveaway numba 3: smitten by a promise

Yesterday was Wednesday, Wednesday.

Today i-is Thursday, Thursday.

We we we so excited.

Haha, okay. I'll stop. 

But really, it's Thursday.

Do you know what Thursday means? 

Another birthday giveaway!

Take that, Rebecca Black. Thursday is SO the new Friday. 

Do you guys know Kelsey from Family Fashion and Facts? I'm in love with her. Like, in the non creepy blog-stalking kind of a way. 

She has a darling etsy store called Smitten By a Promise.

And today, she's giving away a rosette ring AND a rosette necklace. In your choice of color!

So cute, right?!

Here's how you enter:

Mandatory entry: If you were making a movie of my life, who would you hire to play me?

Other entries: leave a comment for each

- follow Family Fashion & Facts

- follow Elise's Pieces

- like Elise's Pieces on FB

- heart Smitten by a Promise on etsy.

- like Family Fashion and Facts on FB.

- follow Family Fashion and Facts on twitter

- follow Elise's Pieces on twitter

- add one of my new buttons to your blog:

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Good luck, team! Giveaway ends Wednesday the 25th at Midnight MST.