a few good things

lately i like

1. clay busts of lionel richie

hello? is it me you're looking for?

it's always a good surprise when i hear this on the radio.

2. the man AND the backpack.

kd and bookbagsssssss

 

3. old man in cowboy hat

this accessory is a fajillion times better when a 90 year old man dons it.

on my way to nashville, an old man wore this very hat the entire flight. so precious that i tried taking his photo on my phone. well, none of them turned out. but picture the happiest old man in a jazzy with this on his head.

4.jimmy fallon's thank you notes
(and hair do, yeah?)

 "thank you...google search bar in my web browser that still has my last search typed out in it for letting everyone know that my last search was 'recent fred savage pics.'"

i just wanna fly

early last december, i was reintroduced to one of southern california's pride and joys. i was flipping through the channels and came upon "don't forget the lyrics" with host mark mcgrath, from sugar ray. i didn't even realize it was him at first, but i stopped on the channel when i realized the back street boys were guest stars that night. when i think of sugar ray, i think of my cross country coach singing "fly" one day after practice when i was in fifth grade. that's right, fifth grade. so you see, sugar ray is SO old. old, but still young enough to come to provo and play for me apparently. this is what he did on saturday, and for that reason i. am. eternally. grateful.:)

 i respect those guys for playing with as much vigor as they did. i thought that after fifteen years of playing the same songs, it'd be kind of lame. but they seemed like they LIKED being there!

singing to me and rachel in the crowd

 

 

 sugar ray likes fun, but they also like jimmer, fist bumps and fist pumps, black ray bans, slicked back hair (a big shocker, we all were counting on frosted tips), and awarding third eye blind t shirts to crowd winners. thank YOU, sugar ray.

sobbobed huffy

some days i learn so many new things, like that dennis the menace's babysitter is buzz from home alone. buzz will only ever be big enug to pull the silly ol' mail train cars.

 

 

also, i love this.

sister! sister!

i have 2 beloved sisters, and sarah has been gone for a year and a half on her mission in florida. she's getting back tomorrow, and i am excited.

bunch of happy boys (and girls)

 sometimes i think it feels ok to fail. you know, getting rejected from something or completely botching something that it's apparent to every person can be painful, but then it feels ok because it just reminds you that you're human. but sometimes, it just feels good to win.the cougars have had an epic season for obvious reasons, and i just have felt so good ever since they beat gonzaga on saturday, advancing to the sweet 16.

this video may seem cheesy, and maybe it is. but i like it. and i think it speaks the truth. we're too emotionally invested in these guys to not care as much as well all do. right?!

nobody can do the PHILLY! like i do

sometimes you just need some new music. i've been in search of some good songs to run to lately. turns out, best idea is always to throw it back with the classics of all classics. this nike commercial makes me feel good.
 

 check this dunk.check this wheelchair.check it!

rocky II: well just i wanna run through littleitaly&onthetraintracks&shoutouttothatconductor&havevillagesfollowme&runupthosestairs&fistpumptheworld

and chariots of fire, of course.

happy belated, ash trash

this is asher.

asher is my best and only nephew. he turned 3 this month, and i felt that he needed an extra shout out. 3 is a hard year. am i right? the kid loves his baseball hats, fruit snacks, space guys, and katie's cookies in her cabinet. he's half a country away, but thank goodness for skype so i can talk to him while he looks like this

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i am pretty sure this is one of grandma's life vests we would use on our canoe rides on the tennessee river. those life jackets have one of the most distinct smells of my life. i really did love that canoe, and i loved that dock, and we probably tried paddling to one specific "island" a dozen times. one summer germs and i almost got there, but then i made us turn around cause i had to go to the bathroom. yeah, that's true. true and lame of me.  but don't worry! we made good use of the canoe in our feature film "jaws 4!" starring every sibling, duke, sue, etc. great cinematography from my mother. it took a full 2 weeks to complete it. good things come from movies like that, like looking back and realizing it was a good thing you didn't run away from your dead end street in missouri with exactly 1 apple and a package of saltine crackers to become an actress at the age of 9. anyways, i love the kid. i like the vest. and i'd love to star in one of his movies on day when he's older.